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Midnight (McKenna Chronicles Book 1)

8/30/2015

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I fell willingly into his bed, stolen moments of passion so intense they blurred the lines of responsibility and reason. The passion we've unlocked could be the key to our salvation or the path to damnation. This is my story, my fall into love and fear that it could end in a heartbeat...

One destined meeting. It alters journalist, Charlise "Charlie" Carter's course. When asked to work on a Republican candidate's campaign, she's unprepared for the intense reaction she has toward the young, handsome presidential hopeful, Colin McKenna.

Unable to resist Charlie's allure, McKenna succumbs to his desire and they find themselves exploring a passionate, physical relationship that is soon tested by not only their own secrets, but his political advisers.

Traveling the country in pursuit of the presidential nomination, his career aspirations and complications from the past collide with their desire to be together, threatening to tear them apart forever. Midnight tells a compelling story of burgeoning trust, intense passion and secrets that could cause it all to unravel in a heartbeat.


Midnight is a story of two broken individuals finding their way to love. It is a bit of an emotional roller-coaster that sucks you in making you desire the happily ever after you know they both deserve. I can’t wait to read the next book. This book gives you two sides to the coin if you will. Charlie and Colin trying to build independence within their own future and the unbridled moments of sweet passion they have for one another. My favorite parts are when Colin is able to remove himself from his mindset of being political persona and become just another person.

This story leaves a lot of unanswered question but it does it in a way that makes you want to read the next book, without throwing the current book against the wall. Typically I don’t care for stories that leave so much in up in the air, but I didn’t feel that way with Midnight. Well done Elizabeth Miller!

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The Ghost Files

8/28/2015

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Author: Apryl Baker

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For sixteen year old Mattie Hathaway, this is her normal everyday routine. She’s been able to see ghosts since her mother tried to murder her when she was five years old. No way does she want anyone to know she can talk to spooks. Being a foster kid is hard enough without being labeled a freak too.

Normally, she just ignores the ghosts and they go away. That is until she see’s the ghost of her foster sister… Sally.

Everyone thinks Sally’s just another runaway, but Mattie knows the truth—she’s dead. Murdered. Mattie feels like she has to help Sally, but she can’t do it alone. Against her better judgment, she teams up with a young policeman, Officer Dan, and together they set out to discover the real truth behind Sally’s disappearance.

Only to find out she’s dealing with a much bigger problem, a serial killer, and she may be the next victim…

Will Mattie be able to find out the truth before the killer finds her?

The Ghost Files Review

     I want to tell you how I came to read this book. I was at Books and Bourbon, which was a book signing that I attended in Kentucky. That’s where I met Apryl Baker’s and stopped by her table because of her book “The Ghost Files”. The cover drew me right in!  Also the fact that it will be turned into a Major Motion Picture says a lot about the book.
    
    Not only does the cover pull you in…but the first page does as well. I couldn’t put it down, and I can't wait to read the second and third book as well. Apryl is a great suspense writer, and she is good at plot twists….(can’t give too much away). I would have to say this is more of a suspense book rather than a horror book. It just keeps you guessing.
    Baker’s take on ghosts is pretty normal…its hard stray from what everybody knows. Her ghosts are typical, but they are creepy. Her take on the Reaper legend is pretty creative. I like that she also talked about wraiths in the story! It isn’t just about the ghosties.
    Mattie is such a great character! She is tough, caring, courageous and daring. I also like that Mattie knows who she is as a person, and I feel like I can relate to her character (we have a lot of the same qualities). I found that I enjoyed the fact that Mattie handles her problems in a very teenage way. She just does, and worries about the consequence later. Although I am still kind of unsure of Officer Dan’s intentions, I like him as well. I love the banter between the two characters and the loyalty that Officer Dan offers Mattie. He really completes the story; I enjoyed the fact that he was so young and its easier for Mattie to trust him and his boyish good looks. Overall this books was a great read, and I can’t wait to review the next two for you! I give this book 5 ghostly stars!
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Out of Darkness (Heaven Hill MC #2) by Laramie Briscoe

8/26/2015

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Ex-News reporter.
Rape survivor.
Former enemy of the Heaven Hill MC.
 


Meredith Rager’s life completely changed the night she was attacked by an unknown person. Once a vibrant force that threatened everything about Heaven Hill, she is now under their care. The only place she feels safe is inside their compound. When she decides to take back the part of her life that her rapist took away, she discovers secrets that once again could tear the club apart.

Orphan. 
Formidable force of nature. 
Loved member of the Heaven Hill MC.
 


Tyler Blackfoot came into the world a John Doe. An orphan from the moment that he took his first breath, the only thing anyone knew was his Native American heritage. For most of his life, he’s been alone – except for the club that has taken him in as their own. When he rescued Meredith, a protective side of his personality came out that he never knew he had. Protecting her means everything – even when he discovers danger might be closer than either of them thought possible.

Together, the two of them are trying to make a life for themselves. Against everything they have, they’re hoping to see the light that will lead them out of darkness.
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I couldn't wait to dive into Tyler and Meredith's story. Laramie introduced Tyler Blackfoot in the first book of her Heaven Hill MC series, and something about the silent-but-deadly larger than life man made me want to know more. And Meredith - I had to know what happened! In Meant To Be, we witness the horrible attack against the "too nosy for her own good" reporter and Tyler finding her in the aftermath. Without a second thought, he became her protector and her shield. 


Where do I begin - I love the way Laramie writes. Her style allows you to see both sides; what they think, how they feel, and I enjoy reading stories like that. This is an MC book, but she gives us a glimpse into the harden shells that these men have had to erect around their hearts. 


One of the best things I enjoyed in this book, was the way Laramie treated Meredith's rape. It wasn't down played. The most tender moment for me was when Tyler tells Meredith about his tattoo - swoon worthy. 


This was a wonderful book, and with the introduction of Jagger (and Tyler's skull cup) I had to dive right into the next book in this series. I know I gave the first book a 4.5, but that was because it was the beginning of a series. The intermingling of new and older characters is a talent, and I wanted to see how her followup book would fare. I'm happy to say, I'm hooked and I love this author - 5-stars!   
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Meant to Be (Heaven Hill MC #1) by Laramie Briscoe

8/25/2015

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Single mother.
Laid off factory worker.
Drug runner for the Heaven Hill Motorcycle Club.
 


When Denise Cunningham is served with foreclosure papers on her birthday it’s the last straw in a long line of bad luck. Sitting and crying about things has never been how she solved her problems, but this time she decides to do just that. A phone call interrupts her pity party and changes the course of her life forever.

Loyal brother.
Grease monkey mechanic.
Vice President of the Heaven Hill Motorcycle Club.
 


William Walker Jr., known as Liam to his club, needs a new recruit that is just naïve enough and desperate enough to do what he asks without question. When Denise Cunningham lands in his lap, he decides to hire her - not because he wants to, because he has to.

Neither are comfortable in their new roles, but he needs help and she can’t stand to lose anything else.

As bullets fly and a local Bowling Green, KY reporter works to bring the club down, Liam and Denise find themselves getting closer to one another. When the stakes get high and outside forces try to keep them away from each other, they have to decide if they really are meant to be.
 
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Well, I posting here first, before the official review...you see, I had never heard of the author, Laramie Briscoe, until I attended the Books & Bourbon Book Signing. I love MC books, so when I see a new book in this genre, I have to read it. 

I bought the first book in this series in paperback there, just because I met Laramie Briscoe at that signing. I do most of my reading on the Kindle, so when I got home, I pulled it up on Amazon - and it is FREE!!! Happy? YES! I grabbed it and devoured it in one day.

I couldn't wait to start on the second book in this series - and bought it and book three, book four, book five, book six and book seven - but I had to stop so I could review. My apologies for the delay, but I hated to put down my Kindle. I have found a fab new author!

So without further ado - here is my review...

Donya's Review

Meant To Be is the beginning of a new series by Laramie Briscoe. Denise is a single mother with two teenage children. No father, no child support, and losing her job when the factory closes, has her financially in a bind and she's getting ready to lose her house. When Denise picks up an extra waitress shift for Roni, her coworker, little does she know that she's now came under the radar of the local MC, Heaven Hill - especially Roni's brother Liam, the chapter's Vice President. When a deal goes bad and Denise and her children are caught in the middle, Liam puts her under his protection as his "old lady". 


Let me say, I read a lot of the MC genre books. Starting a new series is never easy. The first book is the introduction. It takes a lot to keep them fresh and new. Laramie Briscoe has taken both sweet and rough and created a believable MC world in the hills of Kentucky. At first, I wasn't sure I would like Liam, because of William, his father. But Liam showed that when he claims you as family, he protects his own.


I loved the secondary characters. They are blended in with humor and a sense of honor.  Laramie Briscoe did an amazing job introducing and including the members of the club and extended characters from the small town. 


I couldn't wait to get started on the second book in this series - I had to see what happened with Tyler and Meredith! I give this awesome start to a "new-to-me" series 4.5 stars!!
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Halfway Dead

8/24/2015

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Written by: Terry Maggert

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Carlie McEwan loves many things.
She loves being a witch. She loves her town of Halfway, NY—a tourist destination nestled on the shores of an Adirondack lake. Carlie loves her enormous familiar, Gus, who is twenty-five pounds of judgmental Maine Coon cat, and she positively worships her Grandmother, a witch of incredible power and wisdom. Carlie spends her days cooking at the finest—and only—real diner in town, and her life is a balance between magic and the mundane, just as she likes it.
When a blonde stranger sits at the diner counter and calls her by name, that balance is gone. Major Pickford asks Carlie to lead him into the deepest shadows of the forest to find a mythical circle of chestnut trees, thought lost to forever to mankind. There are ghosts in the forest, and one of them cries out to Carlie across the years--Come find me.
Like the forest shadows, danger can run deep. The threat is real, but Carlie’s magic is born of a pure spirit. With the help of Gus, and Gran, and a rugged cop who really does want to save the world, she’ll fight to bring a ghost home, and deliver justice to a murderer who hides in the cool, mysterious green of a forest gone mad with magic.

Halfway Dead Review

This book is a fun little witchy book! Carlie is such a fun character, and she is somebody I would love to know and be friends with. I love how she is in touch with everything around her and how she cares for her little town. She is insightful, caring, smart, small but tough. I found that I enjoyed how much her craft keeps her in touch with nature, especially the moon.
    I enjoy how Terry writes…he adds in little bits of life advise that just make sense. For instance this quote was my favorite, “take care of things that take care of you.” The book has many more of these fun, little insightful tidbits. I also like how Terry describes his supernatural characters..some of them are so unique. He also does a good job of describing the classic creatures as well….the mummy was my favorite!
    I would have liked to have known more about what happened with Major he is only mentioned briefly in the story…I kind of expected him to be more of a protagonist. I would also like to see a book written about the grandmother, because Carlie mentions her powers so often.
    Overall I enjoyed the book and have passed it on for others to enjoy…I rate this book a 3.5 stars!
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COVER REVEAL!!! ULTIMATE DECEPTION!!  BY LYNN STOOKES

8/24/2015

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Title: Ultimate Deception
Series: Harden #2
Author: Lynn Stookes
Genre: Adult, Contemporary Romance
Coming: September 25, 2015
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In a matter of months, Dani Delaney's world drastically changed. Now, she faces the toughest challenge of her life and is determined to handle it on her own.

Detective Sawyer Woods will do anything to be with Dani, the woman he's dreamed about since he first laid eyes on her, but she'll have nothing to do with him, no matter how much charm he uses.

It isn't until Dani receives threatening messages and criminal activites happen around town that she's forced to accept the help of the one man who can bring her to her knees. Can Sawyer protect the one woman who doesn't want him and convince her to give him a shot? Or can one lie destroy it all?

 
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      One day, Lynn took her passion (maybe obsession is more apt) for romance books and mystery shows and wrote her first romantic suspense novel, Fatal Obsession, Book 1 in the Harden Series.

      When Lynn isn’t writing or working her day job, you can find her reading on her Kindle, spending time with her family and friends, or playing on Facebook. She loves running, coffee, and country music in no particular order.

      She's currently working on the next book in the Harden Series.
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      Explosive Combination by KaLyn Cooper

      8/23/2015

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      ATF Special Agent Harper Tambini is kidnapped by a Colombian drug lord and forced to use her explosives knowledge to kill his competition before she can escape with the help of undercover CIA agent Rafe Silva. 

      As they make their way through the rivers, mountains and jungles, their desire for each other detonates. 

      But Harper reminds Rafe of his murdered fiancée, and the shadow world he wants to leave. Harper learned the hard way that men never stay, so now she doesn’t keep them around long enough to see if the sparks can light a fire that will last forever. 

      ​In their short time together, can they crystallize a relationship, or will it all blow up?

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      Harper and Rafe don't meet under ideal circumstances and by no means should be attracted to each other. Harper is an ATF agent that is kidnapped by a drug lord named Carlos in Colombia and Rafe is his "Segundo" or "Second".  Harper senses that there is more than meets the eye but trusts no one, especially the "Segundo" that held her at gunpoint.

      Harper is an explosives expert and is threatened with the harm to her ATF team if she does not cooperate with and follow the orders that the Carlos has issued, to build him a bomb. A VERY dangerous one at that.

      Rafe the ex-Navy Seal and Carlos the Colombian drug lord have history, one that makes Carlos trust Rafe and never doubt his loyalty making Rafe the perfect candidate to be recruited by the CIA to be a double agent, when his school friend started his nefarious and no longer purely humanitarian dealings. Carlos may have started off trying to help his country become a more beautiful place but his ambitions and increased paranoia have made him a dangerous man. 

      From the beginning, Rafe feels the need to protect Harper. She feels drawn to him, something she is not familiar with. Harper uses men until she is done then boots them from her bed, Rafe is a gentlemen that does not love and leave em. 

      The story is fast paced and there is an element of danger throughout the book. Harper and Rafe eventually can no longer fight their attraction and give in to those feelings. But those feelings are confused and contradictory. They cannot believe they feel the way they do, but they also can not help themselves. 

      Although Harper is a a damaged character she is not weak, she knows what she wants and takes it. She is not used to feeling at all. She also has a rule "No sex during a mission". Rafe has a type of woman and Harper is it. He wants her but he is not willing to go there again. Both are afraid of heartache that love pretty much guarantees but they can have a fling and use it a pretense to keep Harper safe. And keep feelings out of it, right?

      I liked the suspense and thrill I got reading this book. You are on the edge of your seat from the beginning. It is also apparent that the author has a lot experience with the military. She writes almost like she lived the life.

      I would have like the characters to have had more time to develop their relationship so that is was not so much of a tennis match of feelings. The sex scenes were tastefully done and not too frequent and that was okay with me because there was enough and the rest of the story was actually very enjoyable.

      If you are looking for a steamy, suspense thriller, this book is perfect for you.

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      Better When He's Brave by Jay Crownover

      8/14/2015

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      In New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jay Crownover’s third novel in her sexy, thrilling Welcome to the Point series, a woman’s search for repentance leads her to the one man from her past she can’t forget as they join forces to save their city—and the explosive love neither can live without.

      Titus King has always seen his world in black and white. There is a firm right and wrong in his mind, which is why as a teenager he left behind the only family he’d ever known to make a better life for himself. Now a police detective in one of the worst cities in the country, he can’t deny his life has turned into a million different shades of gray.

      The new criminal element in The Point has brought vengeance and destruction right to Titus’s front door, and walking the straight and narrow seems far less important now. The difference between right and wrong is nothing compared to keeping those he loves alive. To add to his already strained moral compass, the beautiful and mysterious Reeve Black has made her way back to town. This girl might be as dangerous to Titus as the guy trying to destroy the Point but he can’t walk away because he needs her—in more ways than one.

      Reeve knows all about the threat trying to destroy The Point. She knows how ruthless, how vicious, and how cruel this new danger can be… and instead of running away, she wants to help. Reeve knows that she has a lot to repent for and saving the city, plus the hot cop that she hasn’t been able to forget might just be the only way she can finally find some inner peace.

      With an entire city poised on the brink of war, Titus and Reeve stand in the crossfire—and it will take two brave souls to fight for the ultimate love.
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      Better When He’s Brave by Jay Crownover

      This is the third book in Jay’s Point Series and they just keep getting better and better! In this book she takes the most hated girl in the Point, Reeve Black, and pits her against the most honest person in the Point, Titus King. They must form an uneasy alliance in order to take down the threat to the city he’s vowed to protect.

      Titus’ character, as the honorable cop in a bad city, is multifaceted. His brother is a criminal and his friends are the new reigning crime lords, and they are the only ones he trusts, especially when it comes to protecting Reeve.  His seemingly quiet facet hides the fact that he’s capable of being as bad as he needs to be in order to safe those he holds dear. Slowly peeling away the layers shows the reasoning behind this complicated cop. 

       Reeve Black, lives with guilt. Guilt from being unable to save her sister, guilt of being one that caused the death of one person, and the guilt of the being the one to get her friend kidnapped and almost killed. Reeve finds peace with Titus, because she can accept all of him, and he can accept her – the good and the bad.

      I loved, loved, loved this book. It was hot – HOT! Titus fights his feelings for Reeve, and Reeve feels like she doesn’t deserve having someone as good as Titus. 5 stars and if I could give it higher than that, I would! 

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      Hidden in the Stars-H.I.T.S. (Falling Stars 2) by Sadie Grubor

      8/14/2015

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      When you're Jackson Shaw, guitarist of The Forgotten, and your hearts been broken, shattered by the deception of a woman you thought was the one. You can't hide from cameras and millions of fans hanging on every dirty detail printed and posted.

      What you can do, is swear off love and dull the ache with gorgeous women who look nothing like that girl who tore you apart. A supermodel girlfriend and sexplicit escapades splashed across the tabloids is the ultimate revenge. It's also the perfect way to hide your pain in the media. But when the ache turns to a hollow pit, and there isn't enough sex, drugs, or alcohol to fill the emptiness, what do you do?

      You cut your losses and head to L.A. to mentor the latest reality talent show. You follow an old friend into a world where the art of the tease and bump and grind were perfected. Where the sound of her voice calls to every primal instinct buried within your body and makes the demand for your attention.

      Jackson's an addict, and just one taste puts him back in the precarious position of falling in love with a woman who's mastered the art of ensnaring and teasing.

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      I have patiently been waiting on the followup for Falling Stars, and I wondered how Jackson's story would compete with Chris and Mia's story. Sadie Grubor did not disappoint! She took his story in a totally different direction. I assumed Jackson Shaw, would get back together with his former girlfriend, Lanie; but just like in real life - sometimes when people break up it's for good! 

      Jackson tore me up! He was the strong one in the band, the one that always worried about everyone else, but after his breakup, he suddenly finds himself falling deeper and deeper into the cliched role of rockstar - and it is not a pretty one. 

      Enter Eliza Campbell, single mother, burlesque singer - and I didn't want to like her - but I couldn't help fall in LOVE with her. She was just what Jackson needed. She gave him a dose of reality. 

      H.I.T.S. was the perfect followup to Falling Stars. Jackson's faults were not a rewrite of Chris's problems, but another extension of dangers of the stage. This story shows how quickly and easily it is to fall in the limelight; and it shows what is truly important.

      I give Hidden in the Stars - H.I.T.S. a bump and grinding 5 stars!


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      Beautiful Disaster

      8/13/2015

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      The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

      Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants—and needs—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

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          Whoa! This book is intense. Beautiful Disaster caused me to have so many emotions throughout the book. I felt anxiety, fear, love, heartbreak, stress and longing. This book will drag you through emotional mud! Abby Aka Pidg is a sensible college freshman in the beginning... Travis is a hard-headed frat boy with a sad past. He can also have any pick of the litter. Abby and Travis are a volatile duo.
          I really enjoyed the story because the characters really work together. Not only do you have Abby and Travis, but you have the besties America and Shep. They help with bringing sanity to the situation and they also add in a dash of chaos themselves. I also liked seeing into both Travis’ and Abby’s family lives...it makes them more real and relatable. I rate this book a 4.5
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