Blog Tour + Review: Backstage by A. M. Madden-The Back Up Series

Posted on 11/17/2014 by shellbellereads

Trey Taylor was loving life. Bass player to the world famous rock band Devil’s Lair, chicks falling to their knees at every turn, no one to be held accountable to for his actions…life rocked.

He had all he needed, food to sustain his body, sex to sustain his libido, rock to sustain his soul. For years he walked to the beat of his own drum, and made no excuses to anyone. Running and hiding can temporarily distract your fate, but it won’t derail it. Fate was coming for him, whether he liked it or not.

His past was gaining ground and threatening all the secrets he desperately tried to hide. His present was slowing him down, making him feel emotions he buried years ago. The two are about to collide. Will Trey survive the impact?

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Michel’s Review

Wow! Backstage by A.M. Madden was a fantastic rock star romance. It can be read as a stand alone novel or in series order. I would highly recommend reading the entire Back-Up series. Each book is well written and highly entertaining.

Trey Taylor has been an enigma throughout this series. He is a man of mystery that hides behind the shades he always wears. Those shades hide the true glimpse into Trey Taylor’s soul.

We meet Trey when he was eighteen years old. He has come from a very troubled home life. It has left deep scars upon his soul. He doesn’t depend on his parents and keeps mostly to himself. There is one exception, his girlfriend, Taylor. They are planning to run away together on her eighteenth birthday. Tragedy strikes and Trey is left alone and broken. The only solace he has is his guitar. He vows to leave home and never look back.

Trey has struggled along the way. His coping mechanism is sex and music. He doesn’t let anyone in and keeps everyone at arms length. His success with Devil’s Lair has kept him in the spotlight, available to women, and able to hide the pain he has carried around for years.

When the past and the present collide things will change. He will have to reveal his secrets. He will have to relive the pain. It is a heart wrenching and painful experience that could cost him his friendships that he has carefully built.

Trey’s history has made him feel unlovable. Will his present prove that he is or will destiny step in and prove him wrong? He has a chance at love with Leila if his past does not destroy it.

Backstage is a story of losing oneself because of the past. It is a battle of redemption. The redemption is learning to love oneself and accept the love of others. It is learning about self worth. Everyone deserves to be loved, even Trey Taylor.

Backstage was one the most emotional books I have read. My gut was in knots and my heart was breaking. Through it all the reader was able to experience the wealth of emotions that Trey Taylor had to experience to come full circle. This was more than a rock star love story. It was a story of learning about love in every form.

I highly recommend reading Backstage by A. M. Madden. It will not disappoint!

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Amazon Best Selling Author ~ A.M. Madden’s debut novel Back-up is the first of three in The Back-Up Series. Book 2, Front & Center is also available on Amazon. Book 3, Encore will be released June 2014.

A.M. Madden is a wife, a mother, an avid reader of romance novels and now an author. In Back-up she aspired to create a fun, sexy, realistic romantic story. She wanted to create characters that the reader could relate to and feel as if they knew personally. A self-proclaimed hopeless romantic, she loves getting lost in a good book. She also uses every free moment of her time writing, while raising teenage boys.

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Release Day Blitz + Giveaway + Review: The Perfect Gift by Dani-Lyn Alexander- Holiday Romance

Posted on 11/17/2014 by shellbellereads

The Perfect Gift

A Holiday Romance

By Dani-Lyn Alexander

Synopsis

It’s the season of second chances in this heartwarming, contemporary holiday romance where two single parents find each other—and another chance at love—in the most unexpected of places.

’Tis the night before Christmas…and businessman and single father Jason is scrambling to find the dollhouse of the season for his seven-year-old daughter Emily. But when he finally strikes gold at an obscure toy store, he’s met with resistance—literally, as from the aisle across from him a beautiful woman named Leah is grabbing onto the dollhouse box with similar intent, determined to get the same Christmas present for her own daughter.

Desperate not to let the other win, Jason and Leah forge a pact: stay together until they find the same dollhouse at a different toy store. It sounds simple, but ten stores and many hours later, they still come up empty. They might not be finding another dollhouse, but they sure are finding a lot to talk about and, as their mutual attraction grows, the unlikely pair finds the greatest holiday gift of all—love.

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Michel’s Review

With the holidays quickly approaching, everyone’s schedules will be full of holiday shopping, searching for the perfect gift, attending holiday functions, and finding time for all those forgotten things we tend to put aside throughout the year. It is a time of festivity and celebration. It can also be hectic and exhausting.

The Perfect Gift by Dani-Lyn Alexander is the perfect holiday novella to curl up with in the hectic holiday season. It is a charming Christmas romance that most readers can easily relate to. It is about finding love in the busiest time of year. It is about giving from the heart and not a physical gift. It is the perfect example of love in every form. I am not going to say too much about the story itself. I don’t want to give away spoilers in this holiday novella.

Finding The Perfect Gift is not about conquering all the stores in the search. It’s about searching your heart and giving it to someone unconditionally.

This book was charming, full of cheer, and had two special little girls that would rather have love than the Perfect Gift.

This novella will lift your spirits and dazzle your holiday spirit. It’s perfect to read in rushed times and stolen moments. I highly recommend this holiday romance.

Dani-Lyn Alexander Bio:

Dani-Lyn Alexander lives on Long Island with her husband, three kids and three dogs. She loves spending time with her family, at the beach, the playground, or just about anywhere. In her spare time, which is rare, she enjoys reading and shopping—especially in book stores. Some of her favorite things include; Bernese Mountain Dogs, musicals, bubble baths and soft blankets. She’s an incurable insomniac and has an addiction to chocolate.

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Release Blitz: Take A Chance Box Set by Caridad Pineiro

Posted on 11/17/2014 by shellbellereads

Take a Chance Box Set

by Caridad Pineiro

Three sexy novellas about risking it all for a chance at love and passion . . .

JUST ONE NIGHT

Jason Hart has just one night to prove to his best friend’s older sister that anything is possible . . .

Nicole de Salvo has been in love – and lust – for her little brother’s best friend for years. For years she’s watched from afar and done nothing about her attraction for Jason Hart only now their time together is almost at an end. On their last night together will she find the courage to do something about her feelings, or will she live with regret for the rest of her life?

ONE SPECIAL NIGHT

It’s been nearly six months since Tommy de Salvo’s fiancée cheated and left him in the midst of wedding preparations because up-and-coming businessman Tommy was all work and no play. The last thing Tommy wants or needs is to be attracted to another woman who won’t be around for too long. A woman just like Navy Corpsman Jasmine Reyes. She’s rough, tough, and determined to go it alone, but Tommy knows that if he passes up this opportunity, he may regret it more than the loss of his fiancée …

Jasmine “Doc” Reyes is both emotionally and physically scarred after her tour of duty. Wounded in battle, all she can think about is rebuilding her life and continuing with the career that she’s dreamed about since she was a young child. She has no time for rich sexy men who’ve never had a care in the world and wouldn’t understand her determination. But Tommy’s charm is seductive and she knows that she has to explore the attraction, even if it’s only for this one special night.

ONE LAST NIGHT

It’s been over a year since Marine Lieutenant Trevor Mason and his father have spoken. After nearly losing his life during a Taliban attack in Afghanistan, Trevor wants to end the rift between them so he can return to active duty with some peace of mind. But a visit to his father’s office only serves to show Trevor that his father isn’t as eager to reunite. If not for the intervention of Samuel Mason’s spunky and very sexy intern, Trevor would probably be returning to Afghanistan with his one wish unfulfilled.

Trevor Mason had used to do all kinds of things to Maggie Sullivan’s insides when she worked at the country club his family used to attend. Five years later, there is little left of the teen she knew in the stoic Marine who only wants some time with his father. When Trevor’s father backs out of his son’s dinner invitation at the last minute, Maggie does the only thing she can: she goes to Trevor’s apartment to deliver the news, but she can’t leave him alone on his one last night before returning to duty.

Thrown together, Trevor and Maggie can’t ignore the sexual heat between them. As they satisfy one set of needs, another slowly develops as passion breathes life into other emotions. Will Trevor and Maggie’s one last night together possibly lead to many other nights in the future?

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Author Bio:

NY Times and USA Today Bestseller Caridad Pineiro is a Jersey Girl who just wants to write, travel, and spend more time with family and friends. Caridad is the author of over 40 novels/novellas and loves romance novels, super heroes, TV and cooking. Caridad writes dark and sexy romantic suspense and paranormal romances for those who live to love on the edge. Her sweet, but still naughty side, Charity Pineiro, writes contemporary romances packed with emotion and humor

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Cover Reveal: Nomad by Kelli Maine- Lucifer’s Legion Motorcycle Club- Book 2

Posted on 11/17/2014 by shellbellereads

Nomad

Lucifer’s Legion Motorcycle Club- Book 2

By Kelli Maine

Synopsis

I see you.

I know you.

I am you.

He should’ve put a bullet in her head when he had the chance.

When Luc　”Lucifer” Bontrager wakes up to Lilith—the satanic, sociopath bitch he left for dead in　the desert—holding a gun to his head, his first thought is the girl in the club’s basement. That’s how he knows he’s screwed.

He’s lived his life training women for Lucifer’s Legion Motorcycle Club to take over the border and use for profit. Now he’s caught up in the innocent, young girl he’s supposed to hand over to a Mexican cartel boss in a few days. There’s no way in hell he’s letting her go.

But Luc can’t save her if he’s dead, so this time Lilith won’t get away from him alive.

NOMAD is the second installment in the Lucifer’s Legion Motorcycle Club series and continues Luc’s story from LILITH.

Lucifer’s Legion Series

Lilith- Book 1

Lilith

Lucifer’s Legion Motorcycle Club Series-Book 1

By Kelli Maine

Synopsis

Who am I?
I’m every woman’s worst nightmare.
A taker of lives.
A trainer of slaves.
You can call me Lucifer.

Luc “Lucifer” Bontrager is a nomad in Lucifer’s Legion Motorcycle Club. Traveling chapter to chapter, he brings in big money kidnapping women, training them and selling them as sex slaves. He’s heartless, brutal and all business.

And then he meets his match.

Lilith. Every man’s worst nightmare. A taker of lives. A sociopath on the run.

Inked up with satanic symbols and verses, she’s fearless and completely insane. Luc can’t train her, he sure as hell can’t sell her, and—for the first time in his life—he can’t bring himself to put a bullet in the bitch’s head either.

She’s his worst regret.

Her words and cold, calculating eyes haunt him. She’s the devil on his shoulder, reminding him of all his sins. He should’ve killed her when he had the chance, because when the unthinkable happens and Luc falls for the young, innocent girl he’s training, Lilith seeks her revenge, targeting the only girl he’s ever wanted to keep as his own.

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Author Bio:

Kelli Maine is the erotic romance author of USA Today Bestseller and #1 Nook book, Taken, and the Give & Take series, along with the Dolls & Doms novellas and Chains. She lives in Northeast Ohio with her husband and kids. When she’s not writing, Kelli enjoys watching reality T.V., getting lost in random Wikipedia pages and searching online ads for vintage muscle cars.

Favorite Author: Diana Gabaldon
Favorite Food: Japanese
Favorite Superhero: Spiderman
Favorite Place I’ve Been: Yucatan Peninsula
Writing Must Haves: Coffee and chocolate
Plotter or Pantser: Proud Pantser

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Holiday Review: Oh, Naughty Night by Leslie Kelly

Posted on 11/16/2014 by shellbellereads

Oh, Naughty Night

A Holiday Romance

By Leslie Kelly

Synopsis

Hot for the holidays!

Every Halloween party has its share of eye candy, and journalist Chaz Browning has just spotted a treat he can’t resist—a deliciously wicked witch with sparkly red hair and deep, dark eyes that promise all kinds of sexy tricks. She wants no names. No strings. Just a night of lust-filled magic.

The witch’s mask may hide her face, but Lulu Vandenberg knows exactly who Chaz is. They spent most of their childhoods tormenting each other. So the moment Chaz touches her and everything turns to lust, Lulu knows she can never reveal her identity. But desire has a memory of its own, and Chaz has vowed to find his fantasy woman before the holidays end…

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Tina’s Review

*** ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. ***

Lucille is looking for a little fun at the Annual Halloween costume bash she and her two best friends are attending. She recently moved to Washington D.C. after interning in Rwanda and taking a job with the local NGO. Chaz Browning is a photojournalist. He’s fresh back from an assignment from Pakistan and, at the last minute, decides he needs a little American holiday traditions.
They spot each other from across the room. She knows almost immediately who he is, even after nine years, but Chaz does not recognize her through her costume. Lucille is glad that he does not recognize her as the girl from next door that teased and tormented him all through childhood up to graduation.
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Although the recognition was one-sided, the instant attraction was mutual. After an hour or so of give-and-take at the bar, they decided to go back to his place. She’d been adamant about not revealing her identity and only staying for a few hours of fun. He’d been determined to change her mind, wanting to keep her for as long as possible. Several hurtles were thrown in their path and eventually, his mystery girl slipped through his grasp. Like in Cinderella fashion, he’d lost the girl and could not find her anywhere.
Living only a few doors apart, Chaz and Lulu found themselves bumping into one another at a fairly regular rate. The sparks of attraction kept amplifying.
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Ms Kelly writes some very dynamic characters, it’s not hard to become emotionally invested in them. The main characters are very enjoyable, as are the secondary characters. The story flowed smoothly with excellent dialogue and interaction. The plot had enough dimension to keep it from feeling stationary. Overall, it was a sweet romance about childhood neighbors / frenemies that meet years later and discover that their adult selves recognize the deep-seated emotions from childhood may have been “more”. Second chances and forgiveness play a large role in the plot. A slight conflict was presented with wonderful resolve and good closure.

Author Bio:

New York Times Bestselling author, Leslie Kelly writes sexy romances and dark romantic thrillers. A four-time RWA RITA Award nominee, eleven-time Romantic Times Award nominee and 2006 RT Award winner, Leslie has become known for her delightful characters, sparkling dialogue, and outrageous humor in her romances, and for the dark grittiness of her thrillers. Since the publication of her first book in 1999, Leslie has gone on to pen more than forty sassy, sexy romances for Harlequin Temptation, Blaze, and HQN.

In 2009, Leslie began tapping into her love for dark suspense by penning several books under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish. The Black CATs and Extrasensory Agents series quickly put Leslie on the must-read list of romantic-suspense fans.

Tired of writing under various names, Leslie decided to go into her next genre–futuristic thrillers with a suspense element–under her real name. Look for her dark, gritty Veronica Sloan books and watch her website, http://www.lesliekelly.com, to see what she will be writing next.

Leslie lives in Maryland with her husband Bruce–her real-life romance hero–their three daughters, two spoiled-rotten dogs, a cute hedgehog and an icky rat that is adored by her animal-loving daughters.

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5-Star ARC Review: Before We Fall by Courtney Cole- Beautifully Broken Series- Book 3

Posted on 11/15/2014 by Saucy Southern Readers

Before We Fall

The Beautifully Broken Series

By Courtney Cole

Synopsis

Sometimes before we fall . . . we fly.

One dark moment was all it took to turn twenty-four-year-old Dominic Kinkaide’s world black. On the night of his high school graduation, a single incident changed him forever, and he became a hardened man-famous in the eyes of the world, but tortured inside. Now all he cares about is losing himself in the roles that he plays.

At twenty-three years old, Jacey Vincent doesn’t realize how much her father’s indifference has affected her. She is proof that sometimes it isn’t one specific moment that wrecks a person, but an absence of moments. She tries to find acceptance in the arms of men to fill the void-a plan that has worked just fine for her, until she meets Dominic.

When jaded Dominic and strong-willed Jacey are thrown together, the combination of his secrets and her issues turns their attraction into the perfect storm. It could change their lives for good-if it doesn’t tear them both apart . . .

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Kelley’s Review

Before We Fall by Courtney Cole takes you on an emotional journey as you follow the lives of two very broken people on the path to redemption. In the beginning I did not like Jacey or Dominic. At 20 percent of the way through this read I almost put it down. I had a hard time identifying with these characters. They were dirty and perverted and I had their path already plotted in my head. I decided since I was reviewing this for Romance @ Random that I would continue reading the story.

Dominic Kinkaide has been dealing with horrible guilt for the past six years because he blames himself for a terribly tragedy that was no one’s fault. No matter what he does he can’t get over it. He has decided that he is only worthy of sexual perversion and will not allow himself to get emotionally attached to anyone. He has accepted that he is a monster and shuts everyone around him out of his life. This makes him lonely, bitter, and unbearable to be around.

Jacey Vincent is working as a high priced scantily clad cocktail waitress as she puts herself through school. She allows men to ogle her and grope her for tips. She is one step up from stripping. She looks at it as a job and the money is good. She does not plan on doing it forever but what she does not completely realize is that her image gives others the impression that she is cheap and easy.

When Jacey meets Dominic Kinkaide at a party she is working, she is awestruck. She can see that he is wrestling some serious demons. Sparks fly between the two of them and Dominic is intrigued but blows her off like every other woman he comes across. He does not believe that she will be any different than any of the women who want him just because he is famous.

I really thought I had this story pegged but boy was I wrong. These characters possess deep dark secrets worse than you could ever imagine. Their path to redemption is very rocky and emotionally gripping. I was up until 1:30 a.m. reading because there was no way possible for me to predict what was going to happen next. Courtney Cole is a masterful plotter and she really took this story twisted and turned it and then dropped a bomb that I never saw coming. She also throws in a tiny paranormal twist in epilogue that brings the reader right back to the beginning of the book. This book was so much more than I ever imagined it could be. The supporting cast was written so well that I can’t wait to read each of their stories. The phrase I think that sticks out for everyone in this read is “before we fall, we fly”.

My interpretation of this phrase is that when two people begin to fall in love they fly. Everything is wonderful and they live in a bubble and have this feeling of euphoria before they fall deeply and madly in love. You have to fly first and feel all that is good before you can truly fall in love taking the good with the bad.

I am really looking forward to reading more books in this series.

ABOUT COURTNEY COLE:

Courtney Cole is a novelist who would eat mythology for breakfast if she could. She has a degree in Business, but has since discovered that corporate America is not nearly as fun to live in as fictional worlds. She loves chocolate and roller coasters and hates waiting and rude people.

Courtney lives in quiet suburbia, close to Lake Michigan, with her real-life Prince Charming, her ornery kids (there is a small chance that they get their orneriness from their mother) and a small domestic zoo.

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Blog Tour + Review: Surrender by K.M. Scott- Club X Series- Book 2

Posted on 11/15/2014 by shellbellereads

Surrender

Club X Series- Book 2

By K.M. Scott

Synopsis

Stefan March lives for a good time. Born into wealth, he sees everything in terms of what he can have, especially women. So far, life has denied him nothing and no one. When he meets his newest bartender, he instantly knows who his next conquest will be, but Shay’s not like the usual women he collects. To get her, he’ll have to be more than just the player he’s always been.

Shay Callahan is beautiful, determined, and intelligent. She’s got plans for her life, and they don’t include getting sidetracked by a man, and certainly not her wealthy player boss. Her job at Club X is for one thing—money to fund her education—but if she can make Stefan March see he’s not God’s gift to women, all the better. She never expects to find out there’s more to him than meets the eye.

As different as day and night, can these two see past who they think they are to find love?

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Michel’s Review

I have to admit that I have never read any of K.M. Scott’s books. When the blog tour for Surrender-Club X came through my email, I was very intrigued with the blurb. I am always looking for new authors to add to my “must buy” list. K.M. Scott is undoubtedly on that list! I loved Surrender- Club X! It can be read as a stand alone novel or in series order.

The Club X series is based around three brothers that own a club where fantasies can come true. Stefan March is the youngest of the three brothers and the one with the most sullied reputation. He has earned the reputation of being a man whore that uses women without remorse. His older brothers are usually left to clean up his messes and make restitution for his escapades. His messes don’t stop him from moving on to the next woman, the next sticky situation, and the next notch in his belt. After all , he knows his looks and charm can land him any woman he wants whenever the whim hits him. He is a bad boy through and through and makes no apologies for it. He has never been turned down and always has his next target in sight. That is until Shay Callahan comes to work at Club X as a bartender. She wants nothing to do with Stefan. She is immune to his charm and good looks. She has her own agenda to focus on and that does not include the man whore boss. With quite a bit of taunting from his brother and a huge dose of sibling rivalry, Stefan has made Shay his next mark. He will do anything to win and show up his brother. The chase is on.

Shay Callahan is a smart woman. She has taken the bartender job at Club X to make enough money to fund her continuing education abroad in microbiology. She doesn’t have the inclination or the time for a self proclaimed man whore. She knows the game well. Stephan’s cockiness and arrogant attitude rub her the wrong way. She wouldn’t mind bringing Stefan down a peg or two and show him how the real game is played.

From the moment these two meet there is combustible chemistry between them. The game is on. As each player makes their move, the sexual tension escalates. The rapport and banter between the two is entertaining, witty, downright sexy, and challenging. It makes one wonder who is playing who.

The more these two are together the more bonded they become. Shay begins to see the true Stephan that he keeps hidden from the world. She sees a man that is much more than what meets the eye. Stephan finds that Shay is the one woman that can touch his soul like no other. These two will have to let go of their agenda’s and give their hearts to one another in order to win the big game.

K.M. Scott did a great job with Surrender -Club X. The story was fast paced, super sexy, with larger than life characters, entertaining dialoge, and panty dropping romance.

I highly recommend Surrender-Club X. I am looking forward to the next book in the Club X series!

The Club X Series

Temptation

Club X Series-Book1

By K.M. Scott

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About The Book

Cassian March, the public face of Tampa’s most exclusive nightspot, Club X, has a great life. Women, sex, and money are his for the taking, and no man indulges his desires more. Life is short, and he plays hard. He lives by only one rule—never let a woman get close.

Olivia Lucas needs a job, and if that means working at a club that specializes in making members’ wildest fantasies come true, then that’s what she’ll do. A girl’s got to pay the rent, right? She never expected to fall for the gorgeous owner of Club X, though, but a man like him would never go for someone like her. Or would he?

.About K.M. Scott

K.M. Scott writes erotic contemporary romance and thinks she has the best job in the world! A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, she loves to write sexy Alpha heroes and the strong women they fall hard for, giving them stories that keep her readers turning the page until the very end. When she’s not writing, she can be found reading or feeding her TV addiction, always with a tall glass of iced tea (or a martini) by her side. Fans can find her on Facebook, Twitter, her blog, or through email, which she loves to receive.

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Release Day Blitz + Giveaway: First Debt by Pepper Winters- The Indebted Series – Book 2

Posted on 11/14/2014 by shellbellereads

First Debt

Indebted #2

Series: Indebted

By Pepper Winters

Synopsis

“You say I’ll never own you. If I win—you willingly give me that right. You sign not only the debt agreement, but another—one that makes me your master until your last breath is taken. You do that, and I’ll give you this.”

Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Stolen, taken, and bound not by monsters but by an agreement written over six hundred years ago, she has no way out.

She belongs to Jethro as much as she denies it.

Jethro Hawk’s patience is running out. His inheritance gift tests, challenges, and surprises him—and not in good ways. He hasn’t leashed her but he thinks he might’ve found a way to bind her forever.

Debts are mounting. Payment waiting.

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Michel’s Review

Indebted

Indebted Series

By Pepper Winters

Synopsis

“I own you. I have the piece of paper to prove it. It’s undeniable and unbreakable. You belong to me until you’ve paid off your debts.”

Nila Weaver’s family is indebted. Being the first born daughter, her life is forfeit to the first born son of the Hawks to pay for sins of ancestors past. The dark ages might have come and gone, but debts never leave. She has no choice in the matter.

She is no longer free.

Jethro Hawk receives Nila as an inheritance present on his twenty-ninth birthday. Her life is his until she’s paid off a debt that’s centuries old. He can do what he likes with her—nothing is out of bounds—she has to obey.

There are no rules. Only payments.

A modern day Dark Erotic Romance

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Author Bio

Pepper Winters wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife. She loves dark, taboo stories that twist with your head. The more tortured the hero, the better, and she constantly thinks up ways to break and fix her characters. Oh, and sex… her books have sex.

She loves to travel and has an amazing, fabulous hubby who puts up with her love affair with her book boyfriends.

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ARC Review: Fight For Her Vol. 4 by JJ Knight- Fight For Series- Book 4

Posted on 11/14/2014 by shellbellereads

Fight For Her Vol. 4

Book 4 in Fight For Her Saga

Book 9 in Uncaged Love Series

By JJ Knight

Synopsis

Maddie has left me again, and I can’t blame her.

I failed to protect her.

I don’t even know if I deserve her and Lily.

But I’m determined to make things right.

First, I’m going to find her father. He’s been living on the streets too long. That has to end.

Second, I’m going to give up this career. If she wants me to sit behind some security desk, I’m going to do it. For us.

But when Maddie’s father turns up in the hospital, and she flies into town to see him, I learn something that changes everything.

Someone I used to call a friend has threatened my little girl.

The game has changed, and now the only person who’s determined enough to win is the one who almost bowed out.

Me.

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Michel’s Review

Fight For Her Vol. 4 by JJ Knight is the final book in this series. Maddie has once again left Parker without an explanation or goodbye. She refuses to take his calls. She has reverted to only allowing Lily to talk to her father on Thursday nights. Everything seemed to be falling into place in their relationship. They were finally communicating and working to find solutions for their problems. They were on the right track to becoming a real family. Everything was going great until the last fight in Vegas and the attack from past enemies.

Maddie has returned to New York and shut Parker out. Parker is facing the biggest fight of his career. This fight is for a title and could put him in the big leagues. Without Maddie and Lily in his corner his career means nothing. He is willing to give it all up for his girls.

Parker is determined to make things right in his life. He sets out on a mission to fix all the wrongs that have affected their lives. He intends to get Maddie’s homeless father off the streets, end his fighting career, and become the father Lily needs.

When the truth comes out about Maddie’s abrupt departure, it will change his recent decision. A former friend has endangered his family. He will stop at nothing to take down that friend and keep his family safe. This time he has Maddie on his side.

The Fight For Her series has been an addicting series that showcased more than the MMA world. This series focused on the importance of love and family. It focused on becoming a better person and making personal sacrifices for others.

JJ Knight is a talented writer. She incorporates romantic suspense, emotional angst, steamy love scenes, and gripping cliffhangers. By the end of the series the readers have had a very satisfying reading experience.

I am looking forward to future works by JJ Knight. Keep a watch out for JJ Knight’s next project in early 2015. She will be writing as Annie Winters with partner Tony West. The new series is called Vigilante’s Lover. It is a spin off from one of the sexy characters in the Fight For Her series. Jax DeLuca is going to rock our world, burn up the sheets, and redefine the meaning of safe house. More to come….

About JJ Knight:

JJ KNIGHT is currently releasing BLUE SHOES, a follow-up to her popular REVENGE series.

New reader? You can start with BLUE SHOES #1, or with REVENGE #1. Both series are set at Morris Music and follow the same characters.

Also available: UNCAGED LOVE. New readers start with UNCAGED LOVE #1. This series features Colt, a pro MMA fighter, and Jo, the girl he rescues. This series is close to JJ’s heart, and she’s taken a number of bruises and sore muscles with a personal trainer to research the roles.

Come chat with JJ and other fans on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jjknightauthor

New books mailing list: www.jjknight.com/p/newsletter.html

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Series Review: Senses Series by Xavier Neal:Blind- Book 1, Deaf- Book 2 and Numb- Book 3

Posted on 11/13/2014 by shellbellereads

Blind

Senses Series-Book 1

By Xavier Neal

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Synopsis

Aside from being blind to the fact his best friend, Maxx Hughes, is madly in love with him, Logan ‘Unbreakable’ Kellar has it made. He’s the best amateur fighter at TKO, has a buffet line of women desperate to be taken by him, and three friends that are his family. However, when Maxx crosses over from Logan’s blind spot on the side lines to the dead center of his vision, he realizes that he can’t stay blind to the fact this girl, is the girl.

Senses Series Book 1

*Warning: contains strong language & sexual situations.*

Tina’s Review

Maxx Hughes is cajoled by her best friend, Erin, into being a ring side girl for a match one night in the hopes of obtaining a position as an event coordinator. She needs the job and feels the need to contribute to the bills and groceries as she lives with Erin; Erin’s brother, Luke; and their friend, Logan. She’s had a crush on Logan since childhood, but was denied and firmly placed in the “friend zone” years ago. She wishes he’d just see her as a desirable woman, not the frumpy friend.
Logan “Unbreakable” Kellar fights in these semi-legal events. He’s taken by surprise that his yoga pant-wearing, nerdy friend, Maxx, could transform into the sexiest siren of a ring girl that he’d ever seen. He’s always thought her curvy nerd look was on the sexy side, but kept her at a distance. She’s is calm in the storm, his rock, his anchor… but given his upbringing, he does not feel he can give her what she needs – what she deserves.

I’d been wanting to read BLIND and DEAF for a while now and then I won BLIND from Love Affair with Fiction in a giveaway! So here we go:

These are not full-length novels. They average less than 150 pages.
In an increasingly popular format, this story is written in the alternating first-person POV. There are a lot of mental asides that are sometimes directed to the reader, other times are just mental ramblings or inner thoughts. Her thoughts are more snark and insecurity and his are more volatile and self-depreciating. It’s a bit odd, a bit difficult to adjust to, and sort of makes Maxx and Logan seem a bit… mentally unstable. It’s kind of uncomfortable, the way it’s written, as if they are telepathically talking to you, the reader, while holding a verbal conversation and interacting with the others. The plot is solid, with great secondary characters that are truly enjoyable. There really was not any predictability, so I am pleased there, however the continual conflict was never resolved and the story does not conclude; it is left completely unfinished – which seriously bums me out.

Deaf

Senses Series- Book 2

By Xavier Neal

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Synopsis

While the pleas of Logan Kellar’s best friends typically fall on deaf ears, there’s one voice he can’t ignore so easily. His own. And when Maxx, his beautiful best friend, says something that shakes his existence, he finds himself suddenly desperate to be heard.

CAUTION: Contains Adult Content, Language, and Themes! 18+ ONLY

Senses Series #2

Tina’s Review

The mental tirades of Maxx and Logan continue in this second installment of SENSES. It’s still a bit off-putting, but in the interest of “getting over it”, I’m going to do my best to ignore the chosen format and judge more on the characters and plot itself.
Best line? “Just because you lick it, doesn’t make it yours, Logan.” Loved it, such a current phrase thrown in with unexpected sass. The characters are well-written. Mostly enjoyable, but human. There are flawed personality traits and they don’t always do/say the right thing or make the best choices. Dean is a wonderful addition, especially in the way that he adds more dimension to Logan’s personality. I wish the shadowed back stories of C.J. and Erin as well as the kindling of Luke and Stuart would be highlighted just a little more. The flow of the book progresses smoothly and has enough dynamics to not feel stagnant; not an easy thing to do when you are reading novella-length books. Although, to be fair, these books do NOT individually have closure like a regular book would, it’s more of a serial: “to be continued”. Thankfully, there’s really no predictability. DEAF is just as open-ended as BLIND was; do NOT expect closure or resolve, you WON’T find it here.

Numb

Senses Series- Book 3

By Xavier Neal

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Synopsis

Just when Logan Kellar was finally ready to make some changes in his life, his entire world was flipped upside down. Now the pain he is used to burying is fighting back. Refusing to let him slip into his old ways, refusing to let him hide from his mistakes, and refusing to let him become numb.

Senses Series Book 3

Tina’s Review

After a colossal misunderstanding and some serious lack of communication, Logan and Maxx are once again ranting to the readers while trudging though the muck that is their misery. I have to say, the best line that made me laugh -out loud & uncontrollably – was “I don’t know what demons are eating you up inside, but I can tell by the way your Botox induced face is trying to wrinkle, they are something nasty.” Wow, that was fantastic snark, loved it! The side stories of C.J. and Erin as well as further developments with Dean continue in the background as Logan and Maxx still struggle to find their way through their trials and mishaps. Logan is more likable this time. While the plot flowed smoothly and was great, and some of the conflicts found resolve, there are still gaping holes left unconcluded… Once again, it’s to be continued in HUSH, coming out in December.

HUSH, which is part four, is due to release in December and so is SAVOR (a prequel). VITAL is the final part to the series and is expected to release in January. Since each book here is a continuation of itself, I am breaking from my normal format of writing independent reviews for each. It’s hard to create character introductions to characters you should have read by now. If you haven’t, you will be 100 percent, completely, no-doubt-about-it lost. And, given the length of these novellas, it would almost feel like an incomplete review if I were to do this any other way.

Come back in January 2015 for the second 3-in-1 review for this series!

Author Bio:

Xavier Neal lives in Texas where she spends her time getting lost in writing, reading, or fandoms she recently discovered. (At the top of that list is Supernatural and BBC Sherlock) Whether she is enjoying books or movies, she continues finding inspiration at every turn to bring more exciting stories to life.

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