Reviews - Expanded

Ace of Hearts (Cursed Ravens MC #1) by Chantal Fernando

6/11/2018

The New York Times bestselling author of the “swoonworthy and addicting” (Kim Karr, New York Times bestselling author) Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club series is back with more bad boy bikers in this first novel in the Cursed Ravens Motorcycle Club series.

Erin Dawson had the perfect life growing up in a perfect home with a perfect family. Her parents gave her and her sister everything a child could want. But after learning that the man she’s called “dad” her whole life isn’t actually her biological father, Erin is determined to find the man who is.

Armed with her original birth certificate, she finds her father, but begins questioning if her mom had been right all along to keep this information buried. It turns out he is the president of a motorcycle club, which could not be further from the life Erin leads. But, she’s determined to get to know the man who she gets her striking blue eyes from. Despite getting what she wants and finding her biological father, it’s the slightly older, much rougher but incredibly sexy biker Ace that catches Erin’s eye.

As the new “princess” of the Cursed Ravens, Erin is learning a whole new world, but her father has made it clear she is off limits. Will Ace follow his President’s orders or will he put his heart ahead of his duty? A sizzling tale of family and passion, Ace of Hearts features Fernando’s signature “snark and sass” (Booklist) and is perfect for fans of Kristin Ashley.

Erin just learned that the father she has known her whole life is not her biological father. With her birth certificate and his address she sets out to meet him. Gage, her real father is the President of the Cursed Ravens MC. When she walks into the clubhouse to meet her father she locks eyes with Ace. Needless to say Gage was not expecting a daughter he never knew he had.

Once the newness wears off, she is accepted into the MC, as their Princess of the club. She has a lot of ups and downs with the her father and MC club. This whole new life style is not what she is what she is used to. Ace takes her under his wing and tries to soften the blow of their rituals and lifestyle. However, he is not able to keep her safe from someone inside the club that wants her dead. She has had two episodes where someone has tried to kill her. When she finds out that her dad and Ace have a deal to make her stay at the club she returns to her home town without Ace. Can Erin and Ace find their way back to each other and can her relationship with her dad be fixed?

This is a great book I would recommend this to anyone over 18 and I can not wait until the next book is written.

Satan's Spawn: Spawn & Spitfire Volume One (Books 1-3) by K.J. Dahlen

6/8/2018

Buckle your seat belts and get ready to dive into the underworld where MC and organized crimes rule the streets...

Volume One of the Spawn & Spitfire Series

SATAN'S SPAWN MC #1
Deke Tory. He is respected by many and feared by all. As the president of Satan's Spawn MC, he is a man who knows what he wants and he will take what is his. But when he finds himself drawn to the spitfire girl who appears out of nowhere, he fights falling in love with her. Love makes men weak. Deke is a ruthless leader who lives to protect his club and family from harm. Love isn’t part of his equation. Loyalty and allegiance is everything to him.

Growing up on the streets since the age of ten, the only rule Cassie ever learned was the rule of survival. Never trust anyone at face value and never let anyone in. She is a tough woman, many men would steer clear from. However, when her best friend Peaches is snatched off the streets, Cassie breaks her rule to save her and fulfill a promise she made to her long ago. Tracking her down to Troy, New York, she never knew how her world was about to change forever.

When a dangerous man from her past comes looking for Cassie, the same someone who would see her dead to keep his terrible secret, Deke finds himself more than ready to keep Cassie, his club, and family safe. Can he break down the walls she has built up to protect herself? Can Deke protect her—can he even hold on to her?

REVENGE AND RETRIBUTION #2
Just when Cassie thinks her past is over…someone comes looking for her. Someone she and everyone else thought was dead a long time ago. She has a man in her life and her dreams are coming true, so when Robbie comes after her, she has more to lose than she ever had before. Except this time—she isn’t alone. She has friends with the MC and family to help her fight against the darkness that threatens her.
Then she discovers yet another surprise—she has a sister…

BABIES & BASTARDS #3
Just as Cassie’s whole world is coming together—it’s ripped apart when Deke’s dad, Sam stops the wedding. When Sam finds out who she really is, he asks about Flynn’s older brother. No one realized he even existed and they scramble to find him before he comes after Cassie. Rumor is Donavan will kill the person who snitched on his brother and got him killed.

When the police come around asking more questions…Cassie reveals another dirty little secret. Detective Lance’s partner isn’t who he seems and he takes her back to Boston at gunpoint. Sam follows to rescues Cassie from certain death. He promises Deke that he’ll bring her back to Troy—to him. Can Sam keep his vow?

Note: All Volumes in the Satan Spawn MC series are standalone, full length super sexy, raw MC romance novels. They can be read in any order and do NOT contain cliffhangers. It includes lots of steamy scenes, biker slang, cursing, some violence, dark themes and elements about a fictional outlaw motorcycle club. HEA guaranteed.

Author K.J. is a new to me author, I purchased the book not knowing what to expect. I am an MC Romance book lover and have my favorite authors. It is sometimes hard for me to separate myself from that.

I was floored! Yes, her serious has a few spelling/grammar errors, but that did not take away from the story AT ALL.

Deke, alpha male President of Satan's Spawn MC, so big that not a person dares to defy him.

Cassie, tiny little wisp of nothing, but deadly in her own way.

Deke has a chip on his shoulder towards Cassie within seconds of meeting her. She can't stand him, he took her best friend. But, did he really? Can Deke stay no emotions towards Cassie.....can Cassie resist Deke?

As Cassie's background starts to unravel, as a reader, my core was shaken. The things K.J. had Cassie and her best friend go thru blew my wind. Her ability to spin this story, but make it feel real, kudos to you! There was times as I was reading that I keep saying, these poor girls can not deal with anything else....then more of the past was unlocked.

I am only going to give this book a 4.5 stars due to the grammar errors and in spots words were missing....I understand that if her brain was racing and her fingers just could not keep up! But, in some spots, I had to reread a sentence to get what she was trying to say.

Dirty Billionaire (A Trilogy) by Meghan March

6/7/2018

I've got a big dick and an even bigger bank account. That's pretty much where my bio ends. Honestly, I don't need to say anything else. I've just sold 99% of women on going home with me.

Do I sound like an asshole to you?

That's because I am.

And guess what? It works for me just fine.

Or at least it did.

Until I met her.

Books talk about sparks flying. Fuck that shit. With her, it was like emergency flares mixed with jet fuel. Or maybe just straight up napalm.

Only one problem.

She didn't leave her name or number when she disappeared from the hotel room after the hottest fucking night of my life. Now I've had a taste of unicorn pussy—the sweetest, rarest of all pussy—and I need it again.

So what's an asshole to do?

I took this problem to the street. A missed connection gone viral.

And when I find her? I'm keeping her.

The Dirty Billionaire Series is comprised of three novellas: Dirty Billionaire, Dirty Together, and Dirty Pleasures.

The storyline was fun to read. The main character is an aspiring country singer who finds herself married to a dom billionaire after a one night stand. Their relationship builds over the compromises of his need to possess her. She is a take no crap kinda girl and doesn't allow is control issues dictate her life.

Overall, this series kept me reading if only because the series was completed when I started reading. I don't think that the cliffhangers that were presented at the end of each book would have brought me back to read book two and three if I had to wait six months or longer for them.

War Storm (Red Queen #4) by Victoria Aveyard

6/7/2018

Victory comes at a price.

Mare Barrow learned this all too well when Cal’s betrayal nearly destroyed her. Now determined to protect her heart—and secure freedom for Reds and newbloods like her—Mare resolves to overthrow the kingdom of Norta once and for all… starting with the crown on Maven’s head.

But no battle is won alone, and before the Reds may rise as one, Mare must side with the boy who broke her heart in order to defeat the boy who almost broke her. Cal’s powerful Silver allies, alongside Mare and the Scarlet Guard, prove a formidable force. But Maven is driven by an obsession so deep, he will stop at nothing to have Mare as his own again, even if it means demolishing everything—and everyone—in his path.

War is coming, and all Mare has fought for hangs in the balance. Will victory be enough to topple the Silver kingdoms? Or will the little lightning girl be forever silenced?

In the epic conclusion to Victoria Aveyard’s stunning series, Mare must embrace her fate and summon all her power… for all will be tested, but not all will survive.

Endings
War Storm is the fourth and final install of Red Queen Series. This series intrigued my inner need for women’s empowerment along with the need for fantasy.  Mare the main character raises the revolution against oppression in a world were being “sliver” make you superior and being “red” indebts you to a life of servitude. Slivers possess the ability to control their environment; while red posses no powers. In book one Mare finds out that she is neither red nor sliver but an entirely different race all together. This revelation makes Mare highly sought for both sides of the cause and is used as a pawn by the revolution and the slivers.
In War Storm Mare’s predicament is finding the balance between loving the sliver King and fighting for her cause. The big question is can Mare break the barrier and bring the nations together under democracy.
I anticipate this book for a long time. The read sucked me in as the first three books did. However, I felt like the storyline would have been better served if it had ended without the epilogue.  I wanted so badly for the conclusion to the book to be romanticized and I felt like the epilogue took away for that.

Stuck: A Movie Star Romance by Logan Chance

6/7/2018

It's not everyday you have the number one box office star in your car. Actually, not any day for someone like me, Nova Sparks, a plain Jane hair stylist.

And the real kick in the rear end? Not only will he be in my car, in a few weeks, he’ll be in my life— as my stepbrother.

Fate has brought Ethan Hale into my small Montana world and kept him unattainable. How’s that for cruel?

Now I’m stuck being near him. Stuck with the tabloids and paparazzi. Stuck with these feelings I shouldn’t be having.

The only way to get unstuck is accept I can’t have him and send him back to Hollywood.

The only problem? He may have other plans.

WOW! I read this book in, pretty much, one sitting. It was that good. I'll admit that I had heard of this author, had seen several of his books, but this is the first time I've read one. The synopsis sold me. This was the perfect blend of comedy, drama, romance, and frustration.

Who hasn't dreamed of meeting their favorite movie star? But Nova doesn't just get to meet Ethan Hale, movie star and heartthrob; she gets to be his new stepsister when her mother falls in love with his father. These are both adults who love and worry about their parents.

This story shows the downside to fame, and the dangers of worrying about what everyone else thinks. This was a wonderful read that I could not put down until it was finished.

The Healer (Rise of the Pride #7) by Theresa Hissong

6/7/2018

Harold Blackwell, the pride’s healer, never imagined he’d be working to save the enemy. He took an oath the day he graduated from human medical school; to learn how to care for the sick and injured, but he never planned on saving a wolf.

Luna Ray was scared and alone when she was rescued from the labs that studied shifters. Her family had been slaughtered by the Community, but her life was spared when she was saved by a panther. Being the only white wolf shifter in the world, she must learn to live with the pride who believes she is dangerous.

Harold doesn’t want to have feelings for the wolf, but his panther demands he do everything in his power to heal Luna inside and out. The more time they spend together, the easier it is to accept fate when he touches her for the first time.

*This is a novella and should be read in order with the other books in series.

Theresa Hissong's Rise of the Pride series is a ever growing world of shape shifters. Harold's story has been a long time waiting. He's the healer of the pride and he watches as everyone else finds their mates.

But he is stunned when a rescued rare white wolf shifter, being sheltered by his clan, could be his destined mate. A panther and a wolf - .hmmm...will it work?

I loved his interactions with her. He was trying his best to remain professional while tormenting himself because he knew she was the one. This was a wonderful addition to this growing world. Harold is one of my favorite characters from this series, and this novella is perfect for him.

Redeeming (PAVAD: FBI - Prevention & Analysis of Violent Acts Division #7) by Calle J. Brookes

2/6/2018

He knew what it was like to be a commodity, bought and sold by those who should have protected him.

Billionaire Davis Lucas did his best to stop the people like the ones who hurt him. He had it all now, but he'd never forgotten what it was like to have nothing, and to be a victim. He'd worked for eight years to keep others from being victimized, too.

Dr. Payton Asher was the kind of woman only a worthy man dreamed about. She was good, innocent, and beautiful.

She had no business showing up at his home well past the time good girls should be in bed...

Payton stumbled right in to Luc's dark secret, leaving him no choice but to protect her at any cost. Even if the greatest cost was to his heart...

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Talk about stubborn! These two people are of the toughest crop.

Payton has a past that she isn't over yet. She doesn't want anyone new in her life and have to explain her past.

Luc had a past that had it's monsters, really, so he doesn't understand love and how to love someone. He can save them, but can he love them?

Take this journey with Luc and Payton as they try to rectify their past so they can be the best of themselves.....with each other or without each other.

Running (PAVAD: FBI - Prevention & Analysis of Violent Acts Division #6) by Calle J. Brookes

2/6/2018

Seth Lorcan thrived on undercover work and he was good at it. But his latest assignment brought him dangerously close to the edge--and made him a target, from both the bad guys and the good. And if he didn't act fast, all the information he'd risked his life to obtain would be gone, just as quick as the memory card could be destroyed.

What he needed was a ride out of there...even if he had to take it. Carjacking--carborrowing--was his only option.
But Seth got more than he bargained for when he took Alessandra Brockman...that was for sure.

Al wouldn't let him hurt her or anyone else. Especially when she realized just exactly who Seth was.

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Oh, she did not go there! Oh, yes, she really did!

There is more than one Lorcan? Holy Mother Mary!!! Total HOTNESS alert!! Sound the fire alarm.....oh wait, we already did!

Someone is after him....they are setting him up. He needs a car, Carrie's will do, but he has no clue who she is.....or her blonde headed friend.

Al is pissed at him, but she has the need to help him.....but only because of being friends with one of his TRIPLET'S! Yes, you heard that right!

So, who is out for him and willing to hurt Al in the process?

I love how they went from wanting to hurt each other to being each other's trusted friend to co conspirators to bring the enemy down. But, are they ready for who the enemy actually is?

Hunting (PAVAD: FBI - Prevention & Analysis of Violent Acts Division #5)by Calle J. Brookes

2/6/2018

Fear. Dr. Julia Bellows understood fear. Loss had made it as much a part of her as living and breathing. But that didn't mean she needed Dr. Malachi Brockman being an overprotective Galahad. She could take care of herself. Didn't need him interfering in her life—personal or professional.

Dr. Malachi Brockman was determined to keep an eye on the widowed Medical Examiner assigned to his unit in the PAVAD directorate of the FBI. She got under his skin, made him care...too much. Now she'd become a pawn in a deadly game. The Chessmaster's weapon against Malachi. And he'd protect her at all cost...even if that meant becoming the killer's next victim..

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Be still my heart!

Jules has one hurtful past, I have no clue how she has gotten over her past. Is she ready to start piecing things back together in her life? She almost doesn't have a choice. Ruthie is depending on her!

Mal has been chasing the serial killer for years now. He feels like a failure, what has he missed? Ding Ding Ding! Will he be able to save Jules and Ruthie?

Again, same as the other books....editing was not the best....but the read and story are truly amazing! I love Calle's style of writing!

Second Chances: PAVAD Duet (PAVAD: FBI - Prevention & Analysis of Violent Acts Division #3 and 4) by Calle J. Brookes

2/6/2018

REUNITING
Dan Reynolds spent every spare minute he could searching for his three missing daughters, taken from him by his malicious ex-wife years ago. When not searching for his girls, he excelled at his role as second-in-command of the CCU. He loved his team, loved them like family. And when it became necessary to risk his own life to protect one of those teammate he gladly does it, nearly dying in the process.

His first day back on the job he's nearly knocked to the ground by a pretty little whirlwind. The younger woman makes him feel again and brings out all his protective instincts. Shame she'd never be interested in a man like Dan, one who had nothing to give. He gave it all to his search.

Allison Brewster liked the look of the man who helped her to her feet. Yes, he was at least fifteen years older than she was, but he had a kind face. Strong hands. A spark of real intelligence in his eyes. She found him so intriguing...

But Dan had a complicated situation, just as complicated as the recent divorcee's. Should they really get involved with one another?

RECKONING
Someone had hacked the PAVAD's secure maintenance system, trapping his daughter and a pregnant woman in the elevators, and that infuriated Edward Dennis, creator of the PAVAD division.

Ed's fury faded away when he learned the culprit was 11 yr. old Teddy Glendower, son of the new forensics supervisor, Dr. marianna Glendower.

Ed recognized the act for what it was--a boy stuck in the middle of six other brothers and needing attention. Since his daughter's recent marriage, Ed had the time to mentor the young boy. Provided his mother was agreeable...

Ed Dennis terrified Marianna, with his cold brown eyes and commanding presence. And now Teddy's fate was in the man's hands, something Marianna, the survivor of domestic abuse, couldn't help but panic over.

If Teddy didn't cooperate would Marianna lose her position? The position she'd worked hard for? Men who held that kind of power over people couldn't be trusted...

Ed was determined to show the beautiful mother of seven boys that he could be trusted. Determined to show her he would never hurt her...

But someone was trying to do just that. Hurt Marianna and her team, and her safety now rested in Ed's hands. And he could make one vow, and he'd die to keep it if necessary.

No one would hurt Marianna or her children ever again...

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OMG is all I can say! I think I am going to have to read this book again and again and again.

Dan's ex-wife took his daughters and ran......years ago. He has not stopped searching for them. A turn of events changes his ENTIRE life in like 12 hours.

Ed Dennis has just come to expect life as it is.

He is head of the PAVAD unit, a father and a grandfather. What more could a person want? How about a sassy mother of boys and lots of boys.

Again, this is like the first couple of books....editing was a little messy but the actual read was fantastic!