REVIEW: Taming The Storm by Samantha Towle

Taming the Storm by Samantha Towle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Read in 2014

A dual POV book.

Tom, the cocky bandmate and friend of Jake from The Mighty Storm. Man slut and he wears it well. Becomes the tour manager for a newly signed band with a female lead singer.

Lyla, unfiltered, passionate and determined to keep Tom at arms length. She's a firecracker.

I fell in love with Tom in the first two books of this series and now, I love him even more with his fight for Lyla. These two cracked me up and gave me FEELS.

While this can be read as a stand alone, I would suggest reading the series in order.

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REVIEW: Sharing You by Molly McAdams

Sharing You by Molly McAdams
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Read in 2014

Let me start by saying I love Molly McAdams and loved, loved Capturing Peace. I wasn't prepared for this story about Brody and Kamryn at first and actually read the book twice. See, Brody's in a loveless marriage and I happen to think his wife is crazy and that he should have left her a LONG time ago but alas, because he's married, I guess you could say this love triangle is also an adulterous one. When I finished the first time, I was angry at Brody for not trying harder with Olivia. But when I read the book a second time, I realized that sometimes staying in a marriage out of obligation because you want to help someone isn't what is always best for you or for them.

I don't normally even fathom reading book triangles that have adultery in them... don't know why, it's just not my thing, I still would recommend this book to everyone.

Don't rust through the book though. Read it, read between the lines, and try to understand where Brody is coming from. Where Kamryn is coming from. Even Olivia. I still loathe Olivia though. In the end, the book is worth it. It moved me, it got me thinking, and in the end, I was entertained.

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REVIEW: One Night: Promised (The One Night Trilogy Book 1) - Jodi Ellen Malpas

Promised by Jodi Ellen Malpas
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Read in 2014.

Are you a fan like I am of The Lord of the Manor? Well, get ready for a man who is even more Alpha than he is. He is OCD driven and has to have "his thing".

The first of a Trilogy and it ends in a cliffhanger so be prepared. It helps that the rest of the series is out now unlike when I read this and had to wait for each additional book (the wait was WORTH it though)

This is the story of Olivia and "M". Both with their own demons their fighting and while I had my suspicions about "M"'s occupation, I still ended up shocked when Olivia figures it out and tah-dah - cliffy.

This is a great start to the trilogy. Olivia's backstory helps you to understand a bit ab out why she is why she is. Her grandmother is a witty and spry elderly lady whom I would love to know in person.

I couldn't put my finger on "M" through the first half of the book... something was egging me on and then when it hit me at how after the chocolate in the kitchen and Olivia had fallen asleep he just had to go make the kitchen spotless, I was like --- OCD much and yup... he is. Very. He's demanding, very Alpha, and has caring moments... the book had me captivated and when it ended in the cliffhanger, I was like --- GAH! I NEED THE NEXT PART NOW.

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REVIEW: Captivated By You (Crossfire Series, Book 4) - by Sylvia Day

Captivated by You by Sylvia Day
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

To the Amazon commenter that let me know I left the wrong review... thank you... I'll republish soon!

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REVIEW: Melancholy by Bella Jewel

Melancholy by Bella Jewel
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was gifted a copy of this book for an honest review and must stress that you should read the first book – Precarious – before you read this book to get a feel for some scenes and people in the books.

We were introduced to both Maddox and Santana in Precarious. Maddox is the Club President of the Jokers’ Wrath MC. He saved Santana a few years back, got her off drugs and cleaned her up and protected her, all the while keeping his love for her hidden from her.

In Precarious, Maddox… the man slut that he is… does something stupid that a house “bunny” rats out to Santana that causes Santana to leave the compound.

In Melancholy, Maddox and Santana’s story is told in flashback paragraphs.
Santana is in denial of her feelings for Maddox and believes she loves a “good boy” who, well, in my opinion, is a scuzzbucket (is that even a word?). But once again, Maddox comes to her rescue. He always comes to her rescue.

Melancholy is the journey of a hardcore biker who has a soft spot for the girl he watched grow into a young woman that he rescued from the streets who must admit to her about a lie that he’s had her believing since she got cleaned up because he was afraid she’d leave.

It’s also about Santana. We see her struggle with her love for Maddox and her resolve to find something that belongs to her that’s been missing.

As Maddox and Santana come to realize that the other is what they want, they must battle outside forces and human trafficking to get what they want and survive.

A fight or two, a gunfight, and lots of sex are included.

We are treated to some Krypt and Ash scenes and interactions with Maddox and Santana and crew.

I found myself enthralled with this second book and cannot wait for the next.
Thank you Bella Jewel for the gifted copy and for writing characters that make me want to come back for more.


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REVIEW: Precarious by Bella Jewel

Precarious by Bella Jewel
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

When I first decided to read this book it was because someone recommended this as a change for me from my sappy and paranormal romance stories. This is a story that gripped me from the beginning because I have never read anything like it. I've read other MC stories before, but this one was different and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

This story is about Ash (Prison Guard) and Krypt (a.k.a. Beau - MC Club Vice President) and the Jokers' Wrath MC.

It has fights, guns, kidnappings, action, love, sex, and betrayal.

Yes, Krypt is your Alpha male to the core, but Ash is who kept me reading the book, even when she had me cringe when she did something so stupid that threatens her budding friendship with a young lady under the protection of the club president.

Pulling no punches, this book is not sappy, nor paranormal, but it was just what I needed.



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REVIEW: Withstanding Me (Breakneck, #2) by Crystal Spears

Withstanding Me by Crystal Spears
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

If you don't like reading about Biker Bad boys that ride hard, fight hard, love hard... then this book isn't for you (and neither is Seize me, Breakneck #1). As with Seize me, the author warns us at the beginning of the book about how dark these books are. She grabbed me at the honesty in that at the beginning of each book and it prepped me for what I was about to read.

I admit... I wanted to read this book because Greg Cage (from the Corps Security books by Harper Sloan) makes an appearance in this book briefly but I had to read Seize Me first to get to Withstanding Me.

ZZ, aka Mason - Big, bad Biker Boy whom became a dad at 13, swears off falling in love with a woman.
Storm - Won't sleep with ZZ as she's not looking to be a one night stand or some MC gal that gets passed around between the members of the club.

For the first half of the book or so, there are several POVs. While I found that I liked it, I kind of feel that Storm and ZZ got cheated a little out of their story. However, Braxx and Winter and Tatiana as well as some other surprises are in the story and the plot line got to me nearly as much as the sub-plot in the first book.

This was a quick read for me, but note that you really need to read Seize Me before you read this book as this is not a standalone book and if you read it as such, you will be lost.


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