Sunday, March 31, 2019

CHARADE by Jade C. Jamison


Title:  CHARADE

Series:  Pretense and Promises #1

Author:  Jade C. Jamison

Narrator:  Kathryn Lynhurst

Length:  7 hours 35 minutes

Audible Release Date:  11.27.2018

Publisher:  Audible Studios

Publish Date:   10.23.2017

Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Listenability:  OK  or  NSFW

Received from:  Jade C. Jamison (as an Audible gifted copy)

Goodreads link: Charade

Date completed: 03.29.2019



Description from the publisher:

No kissing necessary. Definitely no sex required.

Erica Larson had dreamed of being a lawyer for as long as she could remember, but the job at Ford & Associates—a family business run by a father and his three sons—is sheer drudgery. Erica is ready to pull up stakes and move home—until devilishly handsome but arrogant Brock Ford, the youngest son, makes her an offer she can’t refuse.

Play his fiancée for a month...maybe two, because his future with the firm depends on deception.
Just attend a function here and there.
No kissing and definitely no sleeping together.

Well...maybe one kiss.
Or two.

And, before Erica knows it, she’s doubting if she can distinguish between fiction and reality, because her heart can no longer tell the difference. Can she stop herself from becoming a victim of his charm before it’s too late?

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Wow! Wow, Wow, Wow, WOW!  This was one of the best fake fiancĂ© stories I have ever read!  Talk about a slo-o-o-o-o-w bu-u-u-u-rn, bring you to your knees read!  Do you get the idea?  I absolutely loved this slow seduction – of each other and of the reader.



Bonus smile:  Though CHARADE is a stand-alone contemporary romance; there is an Easter egg for Jade Jamison’s BULLET lovers.  You absolutely do not need to know anything about that book in order to enjoy the Easter Egg, but for those of us who have read the previous book the recognition will bring a squee of joy.



CHARADE is the first book in the Pretense and Promises series.  I, for one, I’m looking forward to what may come next.

Narration:  Kathryn Lynhurst does wonderfully with pronunciation (I only noticed one word that I was truly lost and had to back up and figure out.  I believe she meant to say pinochle, the card game.)  While her narration is not perfect – she does drop consonant plosives at the ends of some words – she is perfectly understandable and clear.  Her voice drama is beautifully presented.  This is the first book I have listened to with Kathryn Lynhurst as the narrator, but I’m going to say right now that she is already one of my favorite narrators so far.


Note:  While I received this book as a gifted audiobook copy, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Pretense and Promises series:

1.      Charade

2.      Shenanigans

Also from Jade C. Jamison:

·         All I Want for Christmas is the Hot Guy in the Santa Suit

·         Crossing the Line (previously Stating His Case)

·         Dream Guy

·         Fabric of Night

·         Finger Bang

·         Heat (released in four parts)

·         Laid Bare (formerly Worst Mother)

·         MADversary

·         My Boyfriend’s Dad

·         Old House

·         Picture Perfect


·         Savage

·         Substitute Boyfriend

·         Then Kiss Me

·         To Save Him

Bullet series:

1.      Bullet

2.      Rock Bottom

3.      Feverish

4.      Fully Automatic


5.      Slash & Burn

6.      Locked & Loaded

Codie Snow Series:

1.      Fool Me Once

Feverish Series:

1.      Feverish

1.5 Boiling Point

2.      Scorched

Matchmaker series:

1.      Looking for Love

2.      Steamy Kisses

3.      First Comes Love

4.      Then Comes Marriage

Nicki Sosebee Series:

1.      Got the Life

2.      Dead

3.      No Place to Hide

4.      Right Now

5.      One More Time

6.      Lost

7.      Innocent Bystander

8.      Blind

9.      Fake

10.  Lies


Tangled Web Series:

1.      Tangled Web

2.      Everything But

3.      Seal All Exits

The Vagabonds series:

1.      On the Run

2.      On the Road

3.      On the Rocks

Wishes series:


2.      Secret Wishes (not yet released)

3.      Carnal Wishes (not yet released)

4.      Dangerous Wishes (not yet released)



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Saturday, March 30, 2019

MISADVENTURES WITH MY EX by Shayla Black


Title:  MISADVENTURES WITH MY EX

Series:  Misadventures #23

Author:  Shayla Black

Publisher:  Waterhouse Press

Publish Date:   03.26.2019

Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  A – near perfect

Received from:  Waterhouse Press (as an ARC gifted copy)

Tour by:  Bare Naked Words

Goodreads link: Misadventures with my Ex

Date completed: 03.23.2019



Description from the publisher:

***MISADVENTURES ARE STANDALONE ROMANCES THAT CAN BE READ IN ANY ORDER***



Once, Eryn Hope fell fast and incurably for Weston Quaid. And he seemed to adore her too—until she learned their love was built on lies when he walked out on their wedding day.



Three years later, West has finally won control of his family empire and fortune, but it cost him Eryn—something he regrets every day. When business forces him to return to her life and temporarily shut down her livelihood, of course she’s furious. But their chemistry is still beyond combustible. So he makes her a proposition: he’ll take care of her until her bistro reopens…if she becomes his mistress. Her mind screams no, but her body whimpers yes, yes, yes.



As soon as West has her back in his bed, their passion burns hotter than ever. So do his feelings. But can he and Eryn really recapture the love they shared? And when their bargain ends, will he be the one shattered this time, or will they finally come together forever?



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Misadventures is a romantic series of spicy standalone novels, each written or co-written by some of the best names in romance. The stories are scandalous, refreshing, and, of course, incredibly sexy. They’re the perfect bedside read, a ‘quick blush’ for the reader who loves a page-turning romance.



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MISADVENTURES WITH MY EX is the twenty-third release in the multi-author Misadventures series.  Each is a stand-alone romance of epic love.



In this case, we have characters from a previous Misadventure returning because Eryn is Ella’s (from Misadventures of a Backup Bride) younger sister.  There is a third sister, Echo, whom I believe just may have a misadventure with her best friend on the horizon!



It is wholly appropriate that I should read this book on this date.  The opening pages have Eryn lamenting that it should be her third wedding anniversary with West and today should have been my thirty-fifth wedding anniversary.  Talk about knowing the character’s feelings!  Talk about feeling the fantasy!



This story had me sucked in from the first line and kept me glued to it.  I loved the romance and rockiness.  Ms. Black gets the concept of wariness perfectly.  Once bitten and permanently gun-shy is real.  More than anything, I loved that the men in the white hats win, not everyone in black hats is all bad, and the villainess lands on her ass, just as fate and justice should demand.



I hope my prediction that Echo will have a book in the Misadventure series is true and we will be returning to the Hope sisters with Ms. Shayla Black soon.



Note:  while I was given this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Misadventures series:

1.      Misadventures of a Virgin (Meredith Wild)

2.      Misadventures of a City Girl (Meredith Wild and Chelle Bliss)

3.      Misadventures of the First Daughter (Meredith Wild and Mia Michelle)

4.      Misadventures of a Backup Bride  (Shayla Black)

5.      Misadventures on the Night Shift (Lauren Rowe)

6.      Misadventures of a Good Wife (Meredith Wild and Helen Hardt)

7.      Misadventures with a Super Hero (Angel Payne)

8.      Misadventures of a Valedictorian (M.F. Wild and Mia Michelle)

9.      Misadventures of a College Girl (Lauren Rowe)

10.  Misadventures with My Roommate (Elizabeth Hayley)

11.  Misadventures of a Rookie (Toni Aleo)

12.  Misadventures with the Boss (Kendall Ryan)

13.  Misadventures with a Rock Star (Helen Hardt)

14.  Misadventures with a Master (Meredith Wild)

15.  Misadventures of a Speed Demon (Chelle Bliss)

16.  Misadventures with a Manny (Toni Aleo)

17.  Misadventures with a Professor (Sierra Simone)

18.  Misadventures on the Rebound (Lauren Rowe)

19.  Misadventures with a Country Boy (Elizabeth Hayley)

20.  Misadventures with a Curvy Girl (Sierra Simone)

21.  Misadventures with a Book Boyfriend (Victoria Blue)

22.  Misadventures in a Threesome (Elizabeth Hayley)

23.  Misadventures with My Ex (Shayla Black)

24.  Misadventures in Blue (Sierra Simone) – releases 09.24.19

25.  Misadventures at City Hall (Victoria Blue) – releases 10.08.19

26.  Misadventures with a Twin (Elizabeth Haley) – releases 11.12.19

27.  Misadventures of a Time Traveler (Angel Payne) – releases 11.26.19

28.  Misadventures with My Bodyguard (Kendall Ryan) – release on hold



Also from Shayla Black:

·         Dangerous Boys and Their Toys

·         Devoted to Wicked

·         Four Play

·         Her Fantasy Men

·         His Stolen Bride

·         His Undeniable Secret

·         Naughty Little Secret

·         A Perfect Match

·         Strictly Seduction

·         One Wicked Night

·         Watch Me

Devoted Lovers Series:

1.      Devoted to Pleasure

2.      Devoted to Love

The Doms of Her Life Series:

1.      One Dom to Love

2.      The Young and the Submissive

3.      The Bold and the Dominant

4.      The Edge of Dominance

Doomsday Brethren Series:

1.      Tempt Me with Darkness

1.5 Fated

2.      Seduce Me in Shadow

3.      Possess Me at Midnight

4.      Entice Me at Twilight

4.5 Haunted by Your Touch

5.      Embrace Me at Dawn

Masters of MĂ©nage Series:

1.      Their Virgin Captive

2.      Their Virgin Secret

3.      Their Virgin Concubine

4.      Their Virgin Princess

5.      Their Virgin Hostage

6.      Their Virgin Secretary

7.      Their Virgin Mistress

More Than Words Series:

1.      More Than Want You

2.      More Than Need You

3.      More Than Love You

4.      More Than Crave You

5.      More Than Tempt You

5.5  More Than Pleasure You

Perfect Gentlemen Series:

1.      Scandal Never Sleeps

2.      Seduction in Session

3.      Big, Easy Temptation

4.      Smoke and Sin

5.      At the Pleasure of the President

Wicked Lovers Series:

1.      Wicked Ties

2.      Decadent

3.      Delicious

4.      Surrender to Me

5.      Belong to Me

6.      Mine to Hold

6.5 Wicked All the Way

7.      Ours to Love

7.5 Wicked All Night

7.5 Wicked and Dangerous

7.75 Forever Wicked

8.      Theirs to Cherish

9.      His to Take

9.5 Pure Wicked

10.  Wicked for You

11.  Falling in Deeper

11.5 Dirty Wicked

11.75 A Very Wicked Christmas

12.  Holding on Tighter
































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