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srferr's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
bookedandbusybookblog's review
5.0
Absolutely fantastic bundle! I enjoyed getting to read authors that are new to me and ones that I have read before!
becsa's review
4.0
1) Midnight Unleashed by Lara Adrian
Tamisia has been banished from the Atlantean colony and has found herself in Rome working at a women's shelter. When a brutal murder in the shelter leaves her shaken she vows to get to the bottom of it.
Trygg is a vampire and is trying to find the lair of Santos, an evil man. When he hears gunfire he heads to the shelter and finds two of Santos's men.
Will Trygg let Sia work with him to get to the bottom of what happened before anyone else gets hurt?
This was a good quick read and the first I have read in this series. It definitely left me with interest in reading more by this author.
I liked Sia but I would have loved more information on why she was forced to leave her Atlantean colony. She seemed like such a great person and I loved her bond with Rosa and Angeline. I loved how powerful she is and I wasn't expecting her confrontation with the two men.
Trygg was mysterious and I liked how he was an assassin but there was something about Sia that could bring him to his knees. He turned his life around and was grateful to the Order for what they did for him.
I looked how Sia was able to figure things out and help Trygg. Towards the end things definitely got tense and I was happy Sia was there.
The very end of the book was pure karma and it was great!
2) Dirty Filthy Fix by Laurelin Paige
Trish is a member of Open Door, a kink group that operates on Saturday nights. Trish has her own rules about what she will and will not participate in and there are various people there that she loves to spend time with. One night she is taken by a complete stranger that leaves her heart racing.
When Trish happens to see the man, Nathan Sinclair, unexpectedly when he shows up for a meeting with her boss, Hudson Pierce, Trish needs to decide if she is willing to merge her two lives.
Will Trish give Nathan a chance or will the idea of commitment scare her off?
This was a super interesting book that is full of kink and exhibition.
I liked Trish and I did like that she had her own guidelines about what she would and wouldn't do. I liked that she was independent and was afraid of what a man would do to her freedom and independence.
I liked Nathan and he exerted an alpha sense where he wanted Trish and he would stop at nothing to have her. Yet Nathan also wanted to possess Trish and hated the other guys coming onto her.
I loved the concession that Nathan gave to Trish and how he truly proved that he was with her for the right reason and would do what it took to hold onto her.
3) The Bed Mate by Kendall Ryan
Maggie is dating Trevor but is best friends with Sam. Lately Trevor seems to be distancing himself from Maggie and Maggie soon discovers why.
Sam is out in Colorado for a guys vacation but when he realizes what Maggie is going through he quickly books her on a plane to come out and see him.
Will Maggie and Sam finally see each other as more than just friends or will Maggie find herself back with Trevor?
This was such a good story with great characters!
I thought Maggie was great and I was surprised when she and Sam were talking about her relationship with Trevor and how open she was but then I wasn't surprised at all with what was revealed. I loved where she went to hide from him and thought it was the perfect spot!
Sam is like the ultimate dream guy!! I can't believe what he did for her - so awesome! My heart broke with the whole brother/sister thing!
Things totally started getting heated but then I was like oh no!!
The end was awesome and ended perfectly!
4) Lucky Number Eleven by Adriana Locke
Layla James Miller was dating football player Callum Worthington until he cheated on her. She writes a lifestyle blog and keeps busy with her friends.
Brandon "Lucky" Best is another football player and teammates with Layla's brother, Finn. He knows Finn wants him no where close to Layla but there is something between them that he can't stay away from.
With Brandon's bad reputation will Layla give him a shot and what is Brandon prepared to give up for Layla?
This was a great quick read with some hot sexual tension and some explosive fights!
I thought Layla was great and had a ton of personality! She had just been through a cheating relationship with Callum and had no desire to get into a relationship with another cheater, Brandon.
I thought the change in Brandon was great when he realized what he wanted. He knew he had to prove himself to Layla and was prepared to do whatever it took.
I loved the showdown between Brandon, Callum and Finn!!
The end was awesome with what Brandon did for Layla!!
5) Heartbreaker by Stacey Kennedy
One year ago Joss O'Neill had the hottest sex of her life in the bathroom of a club with a hot stranger and now she finds herself reporting to him in her new job at the Seattle Police Department.
Police Lieutenant Maddox Hunt has a reputation as a heartbreaker who never goes back for seconds with the women he sleeps with. Yet there is something about Joss that is forbidden and drawing him back in for more.
As the sexual tension builds between Joss and Maddox they both realize they want more but will a no strings attached sexual relationship be enough?
This book was hot!!
There was something about Joss that drew Maddox in for more and he introduced Joss to BDSM and loved to be in control. Yet you also realized that Maddox was changing his own rules by having Joss more than once.
I thought the forbidden part of the romance was great especially with the twist involving the Police Chief.
I liked that Joss was able to realize what she wanted towards the end of the book and I also really liked what was revealed with Maddox's dad.
The end was great and a perfect ending!
Tamisia has been banished from the Atlantean colony and has found herself in Rome working at a women's shelter. When a brutal murder in the shelter leaves her shaken she vows to get to the bottom of it.
Trygg is a vampire and is trying to find the lair of Santos, an evil man. When he hears gunfire he heads to the shelter and finds two of Santos's men.
Will Trygg let Sia work with him to get to the bottom of what happened before anyone else gets hurt?
This was a good quick read and the first I have read in this series. It definitely left me with interest in reading more by this author.
I liked Sia but I would have loved more information on why she was forced to leave her Atlantean colony. She seemed like such a great person and I loved her bond with Rosa and Angeline. I loved how powerful she is and I wasn't expecting her confrontation with the two men.
Trygg was mysterious and I liked how he was an assassin but there was something about Sia that could bring him to his knees. He turned his life around and was grateful to the Order for what they did for him.
I looked how Sia was able to figure things out and help Trygg. Towards the end things definitely got tense and I was happy Sia was there.
The very end of the book was pure karma and it was great!
2) Dirty Filthy Fix by Laurelin Paige
Trish is a member of Open Door, a kink group that operates on Saturday nights. Trish has her own rules about what she will and will not participate in and there are various people there that she loves to spend time with. One night she is taken by a complete stranger that leaves her heart racing.
When Trish happens to see the man, Nathan Sinclair, unexpectedly when he shows up for a meeting with her boss, Hudson Pierce, Trish needs to decide if she is willing to merge her two lives.
Will Trish give Nathan a chance or will the idea of commitment scare her off?
This was a super interesting book that is full of kink and exhibition.
I liked Trish and I did like that she had her own guidelines about what she would and wouldn't do. I liked that she was independent and was afraid of what a man would do to her freedom and independence.
I liked Nathan and he exerted an alpha sense where he wanted Trish and he would stop at nothing to have her. Yet Nathan also wanted to possess Trish and hated the other guys coming onto her.
I loved the concession that Nathan gave to Trish and how he truly proved that he was with her for the right reason and would do what it took to hold onto her.
3) The Bed Mate by Kendall Ryan
Maggie is dating Trevor but is best friends with Sam. Lately Trevor seems to be distancing himself from Maggie and Maggie soon discovers why.
Sam is out in Colorado for a guys vacation but when he realizes what Maggie is going through he quickly books her on a plane to come out and see him.
Will Maggie and Sam finally see each other as more than just friends or will Maggie find herself back with Trevor?
This was such a good story with great characters!
I thought Maggie was great and I was surprised when she and Sam were talking about her relationship with Trevor and how open she was but then I wasn't surprised at all with what was revealed. I loved where she went to hide from him and thought it was the perfect spot!
Sam is like the ultimate dream guy!! I can't believe what he did for her - so awesome! My heart broke with the whole brother/sister thing!
Things totally started getting heated but then I was like oh no!!
The end was awesome and ended perfectly!
4) Lucky Number Eleven by Adriana Locke
Layla James Miller was dating football player Callum Worthington until he cheated on her. She writes a lifestyle blog and keeps busy with her friends.
Brandon "Lucky" Best is another football player and teammates with Layla's brother, Finn. He knows Finn wants him no where close to Layla but there is something between them that he can't stay away from.
With Brandon's bad reputation will Layla give him a shot and what is Brandon prepared to give up for Layla?
This was a great quick read with some hot sexual tension and some explosive fights!
I thought Layla was great and had a ton of personality! She had just been through a cheating relationship with Callum and had no desire to get into a relationship with another cheater, Brandon.
I thought the change in Brandon was great when he realized what he wanted. He knew he had to prove himself to Layla and was prepared to do whatever it took.
I loved the showdown between Brandon, Callum and Finn!!
The end was awesome with what Brandon did for Layla!!
5) Heartbreaker by Stacey Kennedy
One year ago Joss O'Neill had the hottest sex of her life in the bathroom of a club with a hot stranger and now she finds herself reporting to him in her new job at the Seattle Police Department.
Police Lieutenant Maddox Hunt has a reputation as a heartbreaker who never goes back for seconds with the women he sleeps with. Yet there is something about Joss that is forbidden and drawing him back in for more.
As the sexual tension builds between Joss and Maddox they both realize they want more but will a no strings attached sexual relationship be enough?
This book was hot!!
There was something about Joss that drew Maddox in for more and he introduced Joss to BDSM and loved to be in control. Yet you also realized that Maddox was changing his own rules by having Joss more than once.
I thought the forbidden part of the romance was great especially with the twist involving the Police Chief.
I liked that Joss was able to realize what she wanted towards the end of the book and I also really liked what was revealed with Maddox's dad.
The end was great and a perfect ending!
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