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Review: Primal by Sky Corgan

10 September 2017 / Reviews / , , ,

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H-O-T! Oh, And Did I Say Hot!

This is as close to reality as it comes for the home reader of erotica that has no real experience in anything even remotely kinky.

Many women romanticize about the world of BDSM, but if one was actually trying to make the page become a reality, it would probably end up a lot like Winter. We would have lots of cheap pieces ordered from amazon and a small collection of overly sexy outfits, but still never seeming to leave the perch at the bar.

Winter is determined to live out the fantasies she reads about, even going as far as to drag her best friend and coworker Simon along for the ride. Once she lays eyes on her Mystery Hottie, she realizes she may not be quite cut out for this lifestyle, because she wants so much more than just a random encounter.

Mystery Hottie turns out to be a scrumptious desert of a man named Sorin, who is a regular and very much not looking for more. He doesn’t even like to do the same girl twice so there is no misinterpretations of his intentions. He can’t help being drawn to his Little Miss Sunshine and her inexperience and the deep desire to ruin her for other men.

Their perceived ideas of the rules of the game and how they think it’s going to play out couldn’t be any more wrong, but in a good way. Trust me, its Oh so Good!

I can relate a lot to the heroine in this story. She wants to have a crazy sexy adventure, but she wants to do it with just one man, the same man, Her man.

This is my first read from Sky Corgan and I am not disappointed! The writing was full of heat and emotions. You feel for Winter and really want to see her get her hottie and do bad thing to him! And Sorin heats you up so much you want to do naughty things to your significant other! You have been warned!

Thank you Irina Stone for delivering a lust inducing performance while also nailing the other characters. Pun intended! I felt right in the middle of the story the whole time.

I give this 5 out of 5 naughty stars and recommend this to anyone who likes their stories Hot!

Primal

Primal

Written by Sky Corgan

Read by Irina Stone

Ebook obtained through Kindle Unlimited

Audiobook obtained for free at my request and I am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review

Review: Ruby and the Beast by Ditter Kellen

8 September 2017 / Reviews / , , , ,

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Great modern day retelling of Beauty & the Beast!

I’ve always loved Beauty & the Beast, and find it hard to pass up a retelling of it. This modern take on my favorite classic, has the supernatural elements we are familiar with mixed into the real life scenarios of New Orleans.

Lincoln, aka The Beast, was cursed in the womb by an angry witch practicing black magic voodoo. I was very angry at this because he was being punished for the sins of his father, so not fair! He really wants to break his curse but feels revenge will be his only solace.

Ruby, aka Beauty, finds her family’s secrets run darker than she ever suspected. Her issues keep piling up until she is forced to make a deal with the devil in an effort to not lose all she holds dear.

There is a riddle, a rose, and furry hunky goodness, oh my! If you like Beauty and the Beast, you will not be disappointed.

This is my first read by Ditter Kellen, and I want more! I love the writing with the twists and turns, and the secondary characters and a wolf named Satan are super adorable. I look forward to reading more titles by this author.

Johnny Mack Does a fantastic job narrating this story. There are many characters that span many ages and he pulls it off with relish! Everyone has a distinct voice and it’s easy to get lost in the story. Sadly my favorite is only used a small amount in the end. Transformed Lincoln sounds HOT!

5 of 5 stars!

Ruby and the Beast: A Beauty and the Beast Tale

Written by Ditter Kellen

Read by Johnny Mack

Ebook obtained through Kindle Unlimited

Audiobook obtained for free at my request and I am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review

Review: Ken (Bad Boys for Hire, Book 2) by Rachelle Ayala

27 July 2019 / Reviews, Series / , , , , , , , , , , ,

My Reviews
I love it and want more!

This is number 2 in the Bad Boys for Hire series, and my first of this series, and author. I do want to read number one now and definitely am looking forward to number 3. I also want to read other titles by this author.

I loved this story. It’s so much more than a man rescuing a damsel in distress. Both Ken and Jolie have their own issues in life to work out so that they can move on in love and living. Ken has always been living but hasn’t taken the time to love. Jolie has taken the time to love, but on her terms. She has never truly lived which forces her to inner reflect if she has truly loved.

Ken is the equivalent of Jerry O’Connell from Stand By Me. He was a chubby child that grew up to be a super fit hottie! He took a big header while surfing and while his career is on hold so his head can heal, we moonlights as a Bad Boys for Hire! Yes, it’s an escort service, but sex is specifically a no-no and is written into the contract.

Jolie is a bride without a groom! Her intended was caught literally with his pants down the night before the wedding by her bridesmaids, so in an attempt to keep Jolie from looking foolish, Ken is hired to be a stand-in.

Ken recognizes Jolie from their childhood school days and now that he is no longer the pumpkin boy, he wants to see if he can get her to fall for him. Jolie on the other hand has no clue this fit and fabulous man before her is that same little boy that was in her play at school so long ago.

I completely adored Ken’s interactions with his sister, Carol, who fell off a mountain while climbing it during a winter storm, and now is in a wheelchair. He was an awesome brother and friend and I look forward to the next book which features Carol in her own HEA!

Chris Abell was excellent in his narration. Both male and female characters were completely believable and it was easy to get lost in the story. He does remind me a bit of Casey Kasem but unless you are in your thirties or older, you probably have no idea whom I’m talking about.

I give this 5 of 5 stars, and recommend it especially as a palate cleanser for in between the heavier, more dark reads.

Ken (Bad Boys for Hire Series, Book 2)

Written by Rachelle Ayala

Read by Chris Abell

Ebook obtained through Kindle Unlimited

Audiobook obtained for free at my request and I am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review


Review: Ken (Bad Boys for Hire Series, Book 2) by Rachelle Ayala

Review: His Pretend Baby by Theodora Taylor

24 August 2017 / Reviews / , / 1 Comment

My Reviews

Love someone because of their differences not in spite of them!

I am an audiobook devourer, at minimum a book a day, seriously, I read A LOT, and mostly romances! I am also a writer, so am aware of the story from a technical point of view. That being said, I still love getting lost in the adventure of the story put before me and still get all the feels from the flutters to the knots and even the tears and the giggles. From the blurb of a book combined with the author’s style, if I have read other titles by them, I have a fairly good guess as to what is afoot in the story. It is not quite often that I say to myself, “I didn’t see that coming”. This story got me twice. Well….. Mostly once with the second time being a “you better be lying” moment!

There was a twist that was totally new and, yes, I didn’t see that coming! That was quickly followed by the second surprise that I didn’t see coming and was more of a “you better be lying” moment that had my heart in palpitations. Seriously, I had to take a break and breathe it out … and maybe do some creative cursing to the abandoned rant that had been building inside of me.

I loved it but would have to say to those of you that are like me and need that HEA, be patient. Keep that hope in your heart and it will all work out in the end.

Now to the book itself!

His Pretend Baby is a story about loving someone because of their differences not in spite of them.

The main character, Go, took me for a loop trying to figure out who was actually being addressed as there were too many names being thrown about. Let me simplify it for you. Rodrigo is his birth name, Go is his preferred nickname, Burger is the name his family calls him because he has Asperger. Total A-holes right?

So Nyla dated Marco, which is Go’s brother. It didn’t work out with him, but they have a drunken one-night-stand that results in a pregnancy. On the way to tell his current girlfriend what happened, Marco dies in a car accident. Sounds like a jerk move, but in the immortal words of Ross, “they were on a break!”

Go gets the confession out of Nyla before his family finds out and wants her to marry him and say the baby is his in an effort to keep the child with the family. He worries she will leave and the loss will drive his parent’s over the edge.

The two of them have chemistry but Nyla doesn’t like lying. Go manipulates the situation to his advantage and gets what he wants and a lot of what he doesn’t. Go’s perfectly executed life is supposed to go according to “the plan” of his own creation. Nyla is an expert at disruption and puts her skills to good use!

The narrator is Clementine Dove and she does well with multiple characters. Each person has their own voice and it is easy to get lost in the story.

This was my first time reading anything by this author and I definitely want to read more, but I will keep this experience in mind as I moved forward.

I give this 5 of 5 stars!

His Pretend Baby

Written by Theodora Taylor

Read by Clementine Dove

Audiobook obtained for free at my request and I am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review


Review: His Pretend Baby by Theodora Taylor

Review: The Two-Night One-Night Stand by Ryan Ringbloom

28 August 2017 / Reviews / , , , ,

My Reviews
You had me at the title!

This was a fun ride of a book!

I love some comedy with my steam, and this author definitely delivers.

Some may find a talking “Peen” an instant “No” when reading the book description, but I am here to tell you to rethink that thought and say “Yes” to this story. We always make comments and jokes about men being led by their brain below the belt and this story simply gives it a name and a voice. Oddly enough, this actually make it less creepy.

Holly has not had as much luck of late in the boyfriend department. She agrees to a date set-up with her best friend’s brother on Halloween. (I don’t know how she has never met him already considering they live in the same town and it is her best friend, but if they had, we wouldn’t get this story.) They are to meet at a bar in costume. Holly’s naughty nurse to his Sexy Doctor.

Mathew is a Physician’s Assistant meeting his brothers for a drink after work at the same bar. It was a long day and he didn’t bother to change out of his work clothes. Holly has already been waiting for over an hour for her date to show so thinks the hottie in the scrubs at the bar is Jayne’s brother. Not being able to resist what Holly is throwing at him, Mathew doesn’t correct her. What we get is a funny romp through a comedy of errors.

Mathew was completely adorkable who needs to invest in some super glue for Holly’s feet. Holly needs to quit it with the cinnamon booze! That way only lies puke!

This audiobook was narrated by both Tor Thom and Charley Ongel and they complimented each other well. Tor Thom be still my little heart! His voice was deep and sexy and I would love to hear him voicing a shifter romance! I wanted to slap Holly a couple times, which says to me that Charley Ongel did an excellent job.

I give this title 5 of 5 stars and would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a good romance with a side of laughs.

This title is featured in the Read Along With Me section.

♥

The Two-Night One-Night Stand

Written by Ryan Ringbloom

Read by Tor Thom

Read by Charley Ongel

Ebook obtained through Kindle Unlimited

Audiobook obtained for free at my request and I am voluntarily leaving this unbiased review.


The Two-Night One-Night Stand by Ryan Ringbloom