Friday, 2 February 2018

Review: Dragon School: The Ruby Isles

Dragon School: The Ruby Isles Dragon School: The Ruby Isles by Sarah K.L. Wilson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’m not the biggest fan of serial stories – I much prefer one big chunky book I can sit and devour over the course of a couple of hours – yet the Dragon School series has me addicted. In fact, it may well be the only serial I follow to the end.

Dragon School: First Flight, book one, sucked me completely into the world – it was so much more than I’d expected, and I couldn’t wait to get more. Dragon School: Initiate, book two, sucked me in even deeper – it showed me there was more to the story than I’d originally thought, ensuring I would pick up the next. Dragon School: The Dark Prince, book three, was a very important book in the series – it may not have been my favourite book, but it was vital to the overall story. Dragon School: The Ruby Isles, book four, continues to move things forward in a wonderful way – it may not be my favourite of the first four stories, but it is another important addition.

In this fourth addition to the series, we have another vital read that adds a lot to the overall story. For such a short read, so much happens throughout this one. There are plenty of big things added – numerous events that will clearly have repercussions – along with a number of smaller things that I feel are foreshadows of what is to come – things that seem to happen in passing, yet I do not believe for a minute superfluous events occurred. In fact, I feel as though everything that happened in this one will prove to be vital in the future of this series – so much happened throughout, and things really are moving at a rapid pace.

I will not give any details of what happens, but know there is plenty added to the series. The ending in particular will hit you hard – it will leave you wanting the next book, and wanting it right now. I cannot wait to see what comes next, curious to see how everything comes together based upon the bang that was the ending to this one.

Without a doubt, another fun addition to the series.

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Review: Heart of a Highlander

Heart of a Highlander Heart of a Highlander by Tammy Andresen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Heart of a Highlander is the second book in Tammy Andresen’s A Laird to Love series, and it’s even more enjoyable than the first book.

Last year I worked my way through Tammy Andresen’s Taming the Heart series. I enjoyed each of the stories, finding myself wanting more after each one. When the chance came about to start Tammy Andresen’s new series, A Laird To Love, I found myself more than willing to dive in.

Christmastime With My Captain provided an extremely short story that introduced me to the A Laird To Love series, and desperately left me wanting more. It was short, but it provided all I love about a Tammy Andresen novel. Whilst I really enjoyed Christmastime With My Captain, it is merely a blip on the radar considering how much I’ve enjoyed My Enemy, My Earl and Heart of a Highlander.

My Enemy, My Earl, the first book, won me over in no time at all. It left me wanting more, desperate to see where the next story would take us. I found myself overly excited for the stories that were to come, in dire need of more from the characters I’d enjoyed so much. I knew I would enjoy the future books, yet I enjoyed Heart of a Highlander even more than I’d anticipated.

Heart of a Highland was typical of Tammy Andresen in a number of ways – and none of these ways are negative. It was a quick and easy read, one you can complete in a single sitting. Despite the length, there was more than enough to keep you griped throughout. Plenty occurs, ensuring you are addicted to every page, be it due to the romance, the drama, or something more.

I think my favourite element was the type of love story we were given. Never before have I read a historical romance that used the friends-to-lovers trope, and I loved it. It was what we all love about the friends-to-lovers storyline, occurring within a historic backdrop. The couple were wonderful together, I loved watching how their relationship developed, but the main thing to win me over was how rare it is to find such a trope in this genre.

If you enjoyed My Enemy, My Earl then you’re sure to love Heart of a Highlander. Everything I’ve come to love about Tammy Andresen was evident throughout this story, and I cannot wait to read book three. In fact, I’m overly eager for A Scot’s Surrender.

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Release Boost: Awkward.




Title: Awkward.
Author: Lily Kate
Genre: Romantic Comedy
Release Date: January 30, 2018



Blurb

Ladies,

I know how things look from the outside. I’m rich. I’m a successful surgeon. I’m handsome. I should have women lining up from here to New Jersey clawing for space in my bed, but there’s one huge catch.

I’m f*cking awkward.

Every time I get a date, I spoil it. Asked if she’s pregnant? Check. Forgot her name? Check. Bought a meat lover’s pizza for my vegan girlfriend? Check, check, check.

This is why my best friend, romance fanatic Allie Jenkins, has declared that she’s swooping in to save the day. She’s prepared a list of required reading straight from The Ripped Bodice, and I’m supposed to take notes, learn from the best, and put that shit into action. After all, practice makes perfect, right? 

Wrong. 







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Thursday, 1 February 2018

Review: Starcross

Starcross Starcross by Samantha Jane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The first book in The Order of Orion series, Starborn, won me over in no time at all. It sucked me into the world, and I could not wait to find out more about the wonderful world Samantha Jane had created. Thus, I jumped straight into Starcross.

Although Starcross tells an individual romance story, you do need to read Starborn to get the much bigger picture. Things in this book pick up where the prior book left off, and details will only make sense if you have read the prior book. It is a series where each romance story will have a start and an end point within an individual book, but to understand the main story throughout you need to read the books in order. If you have yet to read Starborn I suggest you turn back now – I promise, you will not regret reading it.

While I did enjoy Starborn a lot, I loved Starcross even more. In fact, I enjoyed this one even more than I thought possible. After reading Starborn I was excited as to what would come next, after reading the synopsis of Starcross my excitement increased tenfold, and after finishing Starcross I find myself desperate for book three. This series is promising to be absolutely amazing, and I cannot wait to see what comes next.

Picking up where Starborn ended, Starcross follows two of the characters from the first book as we are introduced to the bad guys. Sure, we got a little bit about them at the end of Starborn, but in Starcross we step foot into their world. With Eve as our leading lady, you know you’re in for a good time.

I won’t say too much about the actual events, as I do not wish to be the person handing out spoilers, just know a lot happens throughout this one. Every page has action, every word sucks you in. You’ll be turning page after page, wanting more of the story, needing to know how everything comes together. Everything that happens in this one was so much fun, and I adored it more than I thought possible.

The events were enough to leave me loving the story, but the romance really won me over in this one. I enjoyed the couple in this book so much more than I enjoyed the couple in book one. They went together so well, the events that played out were perfect for them, and I was disappointed when their story reached an end. We’ll get to see more of them in the future books, I’m sure, but it just won’t be the same – I was completely lost to their relationship, falling so deeply.

I think the only thing that disappointed me was the level of darkness in this book. Considering the things that have been said about the bad guys, considering the warnings made to characters, I felt as though things weren’t as dark as they could have been. I was prepared for something much darker, and left the book wishing I’d had a little bit more. There was some darkness to it, bad things do happen, but I’d expected a more consistent level of something darker. That’s just me, though.

Overall, I adored this second book. I’m seriously excited for book three, and cannot wait to get my hands on it!

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Review: Starborn

Starborn Starborn by Samantha Jane
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I love books involving paranormal powers, meaning I was quick to grab this read when I realised the superpowers were of the paranormal variety. There’s no Superman flying in from another planet, no Batman slipping out of his mansion to join the hero party – it’s just good old fashioned paranormal superpowers done right.

Despite my excitement, I was a little bit worried. I questioned whether I was getting pumped up, heading towards disappointment. This fear, however, evaporated quickly. There was no need for me to be worried – within pages I had fallen in love with this story, and I wanted more. More of the powers, more of the world, and more of the characters.

Without a doubt, the powers were my favourite element of the story. The way in which people came into their powers was so refreshing. It was something different, and I’m always willing to try something new. How the powers develop was also a lot of fun. Throughout, we got to find out enough to keep us engaged, yet there is still plenty more we wish to find out. We know what to expect in terms of power categorisation, but there are so many potentials for where individual powers could lead.

Add that into where the story could lead and there are so many possibilities. The world building in this one was wonderful, introducing us to so much. As with the powers, though, there is still plenty more to find out. It’s a solid first book in a series – it introduces the major points, while leaving you wanting more – and I cannot wait to see how everything comes together. There is drama between characters, bad guys are introduced, and references are made to a much bigger world outside of what we were introduced to. It was plenty to whet the appetite to ensure you’d be back for more.

I can assure you, you will be back for more. If the superpowers and world building were not enough to win you over, then the characters will. Although this book tells the relationship between two of the characters, so many characters are introduced and you know they will be important in the future. I cannot wait to see how the stories of the other characters play out – not just their romantic stories, but I want to know where their powers and choices lead them. The cast was so much fun and I cannot wait to visit them again.

While I did enjoy this book a lot, I was surprised by what my least favourite element was. I love a good tutor and mentee romance, yet the romance was my least favourite part of the story. I think I was so sucked into everything else that I never reached the level of fangirl over the relationship that I had hoped to. It was still a fun romance story, I cannot deny the characters went well together, but it wasn’t my favourite element of the story.

Overall, I loved this one. The ending will certainly have you grabbing book two, wanting to see what comes next.

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Release Day Blitz: Starcross.




Title: Starcross
Series: The Order of Orion #2
Author: Samantha Jane
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: February 1, 2018



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Thomas Granger is willing to do anything to be a hero, even if that means having his memories wiped and being sent into enemy territory with a woman he doesn’t trust. Eve Trilby wants nothing to do with pretty boy Granger, but he’s her ticket out of Orion prison and back to the rogue Starborn gang, Noctem. Eve agrees to help Granger infiltrate Noctem, but secretly plans to hand him over as an Orion spy the first chance she gets. Controlled for years by Noctem, she just wants the money they owe her for leading the invasion of the Orion Sanctuary and then she’s gone. She can’t afford to care about Noctem torturing and killing Granger.

When they arrive at Noctem, Eve throws her carefully laid plans into chaos by protecting Granger and pretending he’s her new lover. With no memory of his Orion affiliation, Granger is a ticking time-bomb—she’ll give him a few days in Noctem’s lair before reactivating his memory so he can complete his mission. But within minutes of double-crossing her dangerous boss, Eve realizes there’s something more at stake than losing her life—her heart.







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Wednesday, 31 January 2018

Release Boost: Unwanted.




Title: Unwanted
Author: Leigh Lennon
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 26, 2018



Blurb

Emma

A baby is all I've ever wanted.
After almost dying on the operating table,
I despise everything about motherhood,
especially the little girl I brought into this world.
It makes me sound awful; hell; I am awful.
How can I make myself fall in love with a baby
I feel no attachment to?

Tyler

I don’t recognize my wife anymore.
When I thought I might lose Emma during our baby’s delivery;
she survived only to reject the baby I love so much.
When I hold this baby, I fully understand unconditional love.
How do I make the woman I love want this little girl I would move heaven and earth for.






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Emma:

I open the door to the guest quarters where we are staying this weekend, and I don’t see him, but his luggage is in the middle of the little apartment. I hear the faucet in the bathroom turn on, then off. The door opens, and out walks my Tyler. He seems to have gained a touch of weight, but it looks good on him, and his hair is very short. His eyes meet mine, and he stops in front of his luggage. He comes to me, but it only takes me a second until I kick the door shut and take off my shirt and he has my bra unlatched.

I don’t say a word to him, and only crash my mouth to his, while I unbuckle the belt on his jeans. Within record time, his pants are off, and his large hands are around me, cupping my ass. He has always been an ass man, but when he trails his fingertips down my back, massaging my butt slow and deep, my core is instantly wet. I need to feel him inside me, and we still have not talked. I pull back and say, “Hi, you.” With a big smile, I move his one hand to the front of me, giving him access to my pussy. As much as he loves my ass, he loves my pussy too. He falls to his knees, looking up at me.

“Hi, to you too,” he says as his mouth finds its way to my core. I’m so wet that all he has to do is touch my inner folds with his tongue and I could cream on him. My hands find their way to his dark hair, and I’m rubbing his head, moaning. “Fuck, Ems. You are so wet.”

“What can I say, I fucking missed you. I won’t last long, Ty. Make me come and do it now.” He always loved my bossiness, and it doesn’t seem to have changed. His tongue works its way, circling my clit, and I’m glad he has not forgotten what makes me hot and bothered. It takes less than thirty seconds, and I hold onto him for dear life as my entire body spasms. “Fuck, Ty. I missed your tongue.”

Standing up, he crashes his lips to mine, and when his tongue collides with me, I can taste myself on him. “I fucking taste great,” I say.

“Yes, you do.” He agrees with me, taking my hand as we find our way to the bedroom. Pulling the blankets back, he places me on the bed, sliding in next to me. “As much as I need to be in you, Ems, I need to take you in.” Settling under the blankets, he pulls them back again as he searches my body up and down. “I want to sit here, holding you for now.”

“Okay, I can agree with that.” With a mischievous look on my face, I continue, “Your dick had better be inside me in the next ten minutes.”

He wears a cheesy smile while I ask, “What?”

“I missed your bossy little mouth more than I can tell you.” He’s pulling my hair back, looking at me intently as if his gaze would burn a hole in my soul. “Shit, Ems, I knew I missed you, but it all hit me right now how incomplete my life is without you.” Placing his hand on my cheek, he strokes my face gently. “Babe, you look good. I mean, I see a little of my old Ems in you right now, and it gives me hope.”

Rising on my elbow and placing my hand on his chest, I feel a tear run down my cheek. “Fuck, Ty, I’m so sorry. I mean, why are you still with me after all the shit I pulled? I put you through so much and here you are.”

“Ems, I would walk over broken glass for you. Don’t you know that by now?” he asks, kissing my forehead. Tyler pulls me close. “Ems, our problems will still find us tomorrow, but for now, all I want is to make love to my wife.” He is right, and for that very reason, we fall onto the bed, in a tangled heap, as he ravages my entire body.


Tyler:

Emma’s hand finds mine, leading me to our bedroom. She hasn’t initiated any affection toward me in a long time. More so, her touch stops me. It is the gentle Emma touch I fell in love with years ago. Turning to her as we enter our room, I see something in her eyes that I haven’t seen in ages. “Ems?” I ask as I desperately want to touch her too. Fuck, do I want to touch her.

“Ty,” is all she says to give me the permission I need; by the way her eyes water and her mouth shows just a hint of a smile, one that has been missing from my wife’s face forever, and I melt. It is less than a second, if that, before I crash my mouth to hers. Her hand instantly finds my hardness, and without thinking, I grab her as she wraps her legs around my waist. “Ty, I need you.”

She takes the words out of my mouth because at this very moment, I have not needed anything as much as I do her now. Once we are wrapped in each other’s arms, the postpartum, the guilt she feels with Aspen, the attempted suicide, the fact she’s leaving for LA soon—it all fades away.

I place her gently on her back. Crawling onto the bed, I straddle her, taking in the sight of my wife. Over the years, her almost raven-colored hair has become a touch lighter, her deep jet black eyes still captivate me, but it is her smile, the way she tweaks her mouth just enough to look both fucking sexy and innocent all at the same time. In her smile, I can forget everything that is against us. Right now, all the shit we have in our past and ahead of us fades, and I’m left with only my wife.

“Ems, I have fucking missed you so much! You are my world.”

“Ty, I’m so sorry.” Hell, now she’s crying. I can’t have that ruining this moment, when the same Emma I fell in love with years ago is back with me.

“Shh, babe, I’m here. I’m yours. I’m going nowhere. See, as much as you have tried to push me away, I’m here.”

Again, she smiles, and this time, when it reaches her eyes, I’m a goner. The things she can do to my heart and, well, other parts of my body leave me speechless. I push her hair out of her eyes and kiss every part of her face, wiping away the tears. After that, I need to be inside of her and have the urge to take Emma roughly. And though I know she loves it when I ravage her, taking her deep and hard, she needs soft and sweet right now.

Standing up briefly, I yank her yoga pants off her while she tries to take care of her shirt and bra. Stopping her, I simply say, “I want to soak in every moment, Ems. Let me do that.” Again, she smiles at me, and my heart is truly hers again. Not that I ever wanted to admit defeat with us, but she’s giving me a glimmer of hope, one I haven’t had since Aspen was born.

I bring Emma up to me and pull her simple black top over her head and reach behind her to unclasp her bra in one fluid motion, something I have been known for. She laughs. “You haven’t lost your move, there, buddy,” she says with a bit of a flirt in her voice. The rasp in her tone is exactly how I remember her when she’s turned on. Oh, how I have missed that rasp.

“Never, babe,” I say as I urgently undress. But she stands, taking control. She slowly unbuckles my belt. Taking it from the loops very slowly, she draws out the need and the desire I have to plunge into my wife right now. But I give her this control. She needs something that is hers. As she reveals my skin millimeter by millimeter, her smile grows.

“Fuck, Ty, your body is like that of an Olympic god.” She has used this little tagline for as long as I can remember. The rasp of her voice causes my dick to stir. It has a mind of its own, and like me, Emma owns it.

I push her back gently and crawl on top of her now that both of us are naked.

Taking her large D cup boobs in my mouth, I massage the nipple with my tongue as a slight moan escapes from her. Wow, I’m turned on when I massage the other nipple with my hand, squeezing the tit with my fingers. Her hand moves to my erection, pumping it the way I like.

Before she can demand entrance, I drop my head between her legs and open those sweet lips. My head finds its way to her wet pussy, and my tongue finds that sweet spot only I know when it comes to my Emma. She starts to writhe, but the second my free hand touches her stomach, she calms at my touch, allowing her the ability to enjoy the upcoming orgasm. The more I work her clit with my tongue, the more I can feel her release building. In a matter of seconds, she’s pushed over the edge and comes all over my face. I can’t help but lap up every drop of her.

I don’t give her any time to think, though, as now I’m in front of her face. Her greedy little pussy is waiting for my entrance, and I don’t disappoint. I ram into her hard, and she smiles that sexy fucking smile again, but then I slow. I want to relish every little movement I make inside her.

Looking deep into the black irises of hers, I realize I love her more, more than I care to admit and more than I ever thought possible. This time, Emma has given me hope.

Now that we are finally together after our time apart, we move in motion as if we were never apart. I grab her face, moving slowly and methodically, relishing every second I’m with my wife. I make her look in my eyes, and I continue to soak her in and burn this to memory.




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Leigh Lennon is mother, veteran and a wife of a cancer survivor. Originally with a degree in education, she started writing as an outlet that has led to a deep passion. She lugs her computer with her as she crafts her next story. Her imaginary friends become real on her pages as she creates a world for them. She loves pretty nails, spikey hair and large earrings. Leigh can be found drinking coffee or wine, depending on the time of the day.


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