Monday, May 4, 2020

RE/VIEWED by Michele Zurlo


Title:  RE/VIEWED

Series:  Doms of the FBI #6

Author:  Michele Zurlo

Publisher:  Lost Goddess Publishing

Publish Date:   03.14.2017

Category /Genre:  Romantic Suspense, Erotic

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC copy / errors excused

Received from:  Michele Zurlo

Goodreads link: Re/Viewed

Date completed: 05.03.2020



Description from the publisher:

As a writer for The Eclectic Traveler, adventuresome daredevil Tru Martin indulges her penchant for travel and thrills of all sorts. After her discovery of a murder victim brings two sexy FBI agents into her life, Tru suggests combining their efforts instead of letting their interest in her divide them.

With a murderer on the loose and a crime ring known as The Eye to bring down, Jed Kinsley and Liam Adair are game to give it a try. Though Liam is new to the lifestyle, Jed is an experienced Dom, and the trio goes undercover to a private, fetish-friendly inn and there assume the roles of a submissive and her two Doms. As the investigation heats up, so does their chemistry. Jed and Liam soon discover they want more from this uniquely sensual woman, and they’ll do whatever it takes to make her fall in love with them.

Warnings: Ménage, D/s, anal sex, double penetration, base jumping, and an unpredictable sixth sense

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RE/ VIEWED is the seventh book in the Doms of the FBI series.  Each book in the Doms of the FBI series stands alone, though there is an arc that is built throughout the series and all of the characters are present in one another’s story.



As always, Michele Zurlo writes a story that 1.  I can’t put down and 2.  Educates and entertains in another kink of the lifestyle, all while 3. Providing a satisfying suspense.  This time it is a ménage relationship.  Tru is the lucky cream-filling submissive in a hunky Oreo between alpha-Doms Liam and Jed.



I loved this flirty, sexy, suspenseful, and fun story.  I loved that jealousy was acknowledged and addressed.  I loved that exes could be friends and supportive.  I loved that there was teasing and good times.  I loved that there was a touch of paranormal – Tru has a sixth sense.  I loved that the story could stand alone, but holds even more power if you’ve read the whole series (I’ve only missed one book).  In short, I loved this book and I love this series!



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Doms of the FBI Series:

1.      Re/Bound

2.      Re/Paired

3.      Re/Claimed


4.      Re/Defined

5.      Re/Leased

6.      Re/Viewed

7.      Re/Captured

8.      Re/Deemed

Also from Michele Zurlo:

·         Bear Country

·         Blade’s Ghost

·         Catherine and the Spanking Room

·         Discovering Desires

·         Dragon Kisses

·         Irrepressible Force

·         Master Eddie’s Sub (Club Alegeria #2)

·         Master Jett’s Surprise (Club Alegeria #3)

Awakenings Series:

1.      Letting Go

2.      Owning Up

3.      Serving Sophia

4.      Hanging On

5.      Two Masters for Samantha

6.      Time to Pretend

7.      Stepping Stones

8.      Surreal Neal (Hanging on #2)

9.      In Their Hearts (Two Masters for Samantha #2)

Daughters of Circe Series:

1.      Torment

2.      Desiree

3.      Riley

Kiss Me Series:

1.      Kiss Me Goodnight

2.      Kiss Me by Moonlight

SAFE Security Series:

1.      Treasure Me

2.      Switching It Up

Forging Love (Mercenary Hearts #0.5)

3.      Drawing on Love (Mercenary Hearts #1)

Broken Love (Mercenary Hearts #2)

4.      Shards of Love (Mercenary Hearts #3)

Safe Word: Oasis Series:

1.      Yes, Justin

2.      By My Side

3.      Out of My League

4.      Wanting Wilder

5.      Mina’s Heart

 
















Saturday, May 2, 2020

ONE HOT ROOMIE by Anna Durand


Title:  ONE HOT ROOMIE

Series:  Hot Brits #2

Author:  Anna Durand

Publisher:  Anna Durand

Publish Date:   05.01.2020

Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from:  Anna Durand

Goodreads link: One Hot Roomie

Date completed: 05.02.2020



Description from the publisher:

She's off limits, but that's the hottest setup of all.



I'm British, single, and in America to find a girl to shag like my brother Chance did. Why not? It's a bit of fun, nothing more. Chance's fiancée, Elena, has lent me her old apartment in New York City. But there's been a miscommunication, and Elena's best friend is staying there too. Arden Clover Pesti is a sexy little American, the perfect candidate for two weeks of bloody fantastic shagging. Except she's my almost sister-in-law's best friend. And a virgin. And slightly insane.



Arden talks about auras and aliens and microwaves frying our brains. Still, she has the sort of body any man would kill to enjoy for fourteen whole days. And I'm starting to realize she might not be as barmy as I thought. But I shouldn't get naked with her. It would be wrong.



When Arden sashays around in her underwear and looks at me that way, I forget all the reasons we shouldn't do this. I'm not the relationship type, but she's making me question everything I thought I knew about myself. How long can I hold out? After all, I'm the Dixon brother who does the wrong thing the right way.

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ONE HOT ROOMIE is the second book in the Hot Brits series.  Though it stands completely on it’s own, I’m convinced anyone who reads the book will have wanted to read the first book as well.  Besides their both wonderful.



Though I loved the meet cute and dates that Arden and Chase had in this story – in other words it was a wonderful romance – there was substance missing from their backgrounds.  This could have been solved had I got to know them before they met each other or if I got to know each of their backgrounds as they talked to one another during their dates.



On the other hand, I was not disappointed in the romance or the comedy.  It is full of the laugh-out-loud moments and scorching hot chemistry that I expect from Anna Durand.



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC from the author, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Hot Brits Series:

1.      One Hot Chance

2.      One Hot Roomie

3.      One Hot Crush

Also from Anna Durand:

·         The Falls

·         Fired Up

·         Tempted by a Kiss

Au Natural Series:

1.      Natural Passion

2.      Natural Impulse (releases 06.22.2020)

3.      Natural Satisfaction

Hot Scots series:

1.      Dangerous in a Kilt

2.      Wicked in a Kilt

3.      Scandalous in a Kilt

4.      Gift-Wrapped in a Kilt

5.      Notorious in a Kilt

6.      Insatiable in a Kilt

7.      Lethal in a Kilt

8.      Irresistible in a Kilt (releases 09.07.2020)

Psychic Crossroads Series:

1.      Willpower

2.      Intuition

3.      Kinetic

Reborn Series:

1.      Reborn to Die

2.      Reborn to Burn

3.      Reborn to Avenge

4.      Reborn to Conquer

Undercover Elementals Series:

1.      The Mortal Falls

2.      The Mortal Fires

3.      The Mortal Tempest

4.      Obsidian Hunger (releases 08.10.2020)

 














Friday, May 1, 2020

COLE’S MISTAKE by Laylah Roberts


Title:  COLE’S MISTAKE

Series:  Haven, TX #8

Author:  Laylah Roberts

Publisher:  Laylah Roberts

Publish Date:  04.28.2020

Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance, BDSM

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from:  Laylah Roberts

Goodreads link: Cole’s Mistake

Date completed: 04.30.2020



Description from the publisher:

Everyone deserves a second chance, right?


Cole Saxon wasn’t so sure of that. He’d burned so many bridges, he wasn’t sure anything he could do would be enough to make amends.


Then fate brings him to Haven. To the brother he’d disowned and to the only two people to ever have a hold on his cold, black heart.


Keira and Julian have been through hell. The road to recovery is rocky, filled with Julian’s paranoia and overprotectiveness, and Keira’s nightmares and panic attacks.


When it’s suggested they could use help in the form of a Dom. One to help guide and shelter them, fate brings them Cole. . .


Well, fate can just kiss their ass because he is the one man they will never trust again.

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COLE’S MISTAKE is the eighth book in the Haven, TX series.  Each story stands completely on its own, with some character interaction.



Even Doms make mistakes.  The best ones apologize and make amends – eventually.  Cole knows that he has messed up.  What he doesn’t know is the horrible domino effect his error has set into motion.  I loved that his desire to make contrition turns out to be the balm that Keira and Julian need.



This story grabbed hold of me from the first page and I couldn’t put it down until I found the healing end.  Strong emotions, beautiful commitment, and steamy romance are all powerfully pulled together to build a don’t miss story.



Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.



Haven, Texas Series:

1.      Lila’s Loves

2.      Laken’s Surrender

3.      Saving Savannah

4.      Molly’s Man

5.      Saxon’s Soul

6.      Mastered by Malone

7.      How West Was Won

8.      Cole’s Mistake 

Also from Laylah Roberts:

·         Ally and Jake:  An Ageplay Story

·         A Cowboy to Call Her Own

·         Firecracker

·         The Haley Chronicles

·         Laying Down the Law

·         A Mate to Sacrifice (The Hunters #2)

·         Set Free:  Kylie’s Story

·         Their Christmas Baby

·         Trouble Comes in Threes

·         Unforgettable

Bad Boys of WildeSide Series:

1.      Wilde

2.      Sinclair

3.      Luke

Cavan Gang Series:

1.      Rectify

2.      Redemption

Doms of Decadence Series:

1.      Just for You, Sir

2.      Forever Yours, Sir

3.      For the Love of Sir

4.      Sinfully Yours, Sir

5.      Make Me, Sir

6.      A Taste of Sir

7.      To Save Sir

8.      Sir’s Redemption

9.      Reveal Me, Sir

MC Daddies Series:

1.      Motorcycle Daddy  (releases 05.20.20)

Men of Orion Series:

1.      Worlds Apart

Montana Daddies series:

1.      Daddy Bear


3.      Daddy’s Sweet Girl

4.      Daddy’s Lost Love


5.      Daring Daddy

6.      Warrior Daddy

7.      Daddy’s Angel (releases 06.03.2020)

Old Fashion Man Series:

1.      Her Old-Fashioned Man

2.      Two Old-Fashioned Men

3.      Her Old-Fashioned Husband

4.      Her Old-Fashioned Boss

5.      Her Old-Fashioned Love

An Old-Fashioned Christmas

Redemption Valley Series:

1.      Audra’s Awakening

Taken Series:

1.      Taken:  Risa’s Story

2.      Held:  Alia’s Story