Wednesday, 28 March 2018

Review: Royal Rebel

Royal Rebel Royal Rebel by Jessica Peterson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I’ve been a fan of Jessica Peterson since I picked up Spanish Lessons, the first book in her Study Abroad series. In fact, I was more than a little bit obsessed with the series and would dive into each new book as soon as I had it sitting on my Kindle. Having enjoyed her new adult romance, I was more than eager to dive into her adult romance. With Royal Ruin, Jessica Peterson guaranteed I would have a new obsession to replace the emptiness that appeared in my life when the Study Abroad series came to an end. Thus, it should come as no surprise to hear I was more than willing to dive into Royal Rebel.

Royal Rebel is the second book in the Flings With Kings series, but it can be read as a standalone novel. I would recommend reading the prior book – it’s a wonderful book, one you should certainly go and read simply because of how good it is – but it is not necessary to understand this one. If you do read the prior book, however, you will get to appreciate the side characters and certain events a lot more with this one. Whether you read the prior book or jump straight into this one is entirely up to you.

At present there are a lot of royal books on the market, due to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle having a decent proportion of the world obsessed with their relationship. As I sated in my review of Royal Ruin, though, I’m not overly interested like some people. That being said, I can appreciate a good royal romance read. Especially with how much I enjoyed Royal Ruin, and how I wanted more of the family Jessica Peterson had introduced us to.

I went into this one with high hopes, and I was not disappointed. It took me a couple of chapters before I was completely sucked in and obsessed, but once the story got moving I was lost. It quickly became a book I was finishing in a short period of time, turning the pages at a rapid pace, and growing annoyed when someone tried to interrupt my reading.

While Royal Ruin was a second chance romance, Royal Rebel offers us the enemies-to-lovers trope instead. I’ll be completely honest and say this wasn’t quite the enemies-to-lovers story I had expected – I’m a fan of deeper dislike than was apparent in this story, preferring the blood boiling disgust to the kind of enemies we saw in this one – I did enjoy the way the characters played off each other. There was so much emotion to be felt throughout, so many wonderful interactions to watch. The couple from the first book are my favourite from the series thus far, but these guys were a great couple too.

Honestly, this was such an addictive read. Jessica Peterson always offers up fun romances, and this was no different. It sucks you in from the very start and leaves you wanting more. I cannot wait for the next book in the series, as I cannot wait to get more of this family.

Another winner from Jessica Peterson.

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Release Boost: Love's Dance.




Title: Love's Dance
A Time for Love Series Standalone
Author: Karen Deen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 26, 2018



Blurb

Grant
I control my life. It doesn’t control me.
As CEO to the family company, I’m used to calling the shots and making executive decisions.
People answer to me, and business flows without a hitch because of it. The same applies to everyday life.
Until I meet… her.
When she opens her mouth, she leaves chaos in her wake.
Like a whirlwind, she tears through my world leaving me in chase. I want her. I need her. More than life itself, I have to have this girl by my side.
Instead, I walk away because everything she needs is not with me.
And that takes the most control of all.

Zara
Focus is what I have.
To achieve your goal, you need to want it more than anything. Too many times I was told I couldn’t have it, that it was too far out of reach. But I’m ready to prove them wrong.
Dancing has become my life, my every breath.
Until… him.
Now he steals my breath with every glance, and controls me with every touch.
And worst still, he makes me dream another dream.
Being with him will alter the course of my life. Being without him makes life simply unbearable.
Is it possible to have both? Or will I be forced to choose between the two things I hold so dear and risk losing one forever?







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Karen Deen has been a lover of romance novels and happily-ever-after stories for as long as she can remember. Reaching a point in her life where she wanted to explore her own dreams, Karen decided now was the time to finally write some of her own stories. For years, all of her characters have been forming story lines in her head, just waiting for the right time to bust free.

 In 2016, Karen put pen to paper for the first time, with Zach and Emily being the first characters fighting to have their story written.  From that first word, she hasn’t been able to stop. Publishing Love’s Wall (her first novel in the Time to Love Series) in 2017 has ignited her passion to continue writing and bring more of her characters to life.

 Karen is married to her loving husband and high school sweetheart. Together, they live the crazy life of parents to three children. She is balancing her life between a career as an accountant by day and writer of romance novels by night. Living in the beautiful coastal town of Kiama, Australia, Karen loves to enjoy time with her family and friends in her beautiful surroundings.


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Cover Reveal: Triple Daddies.




Title: Triple Daddies
Author: Madison Faye
Genre: Contemporary MFMM Romance
Cover Design: Coverlüv
Photo: Wander Aguiar
Models: Kerry Smart, Preston Thompson,
Wayne S. & Jessica T.
Release Date: April 2, 2018



Blurb

Some brats like to break the rules,
Boys, fast cars, and skipping school.
But for dirty girls who flirt and tease,
Sometimes big daddies come in threes…


She’s the forbidden fruit. The apple of temptation. The girl I never saw coming.

Too innocent. Too so-much-younger. Too much my student.  Too much our student, actually.

Fate threw her in front of me. The feel of her lips on mine had me taking what I never should have touched.

…My inability to walk away from trouble had me saving her when I should have let it be.

But now she’s here in my house – me, her college professor. And it’s not just me either, there are three of us living here. Three big, rough, hardened older men – men twice her age.

…Men who can’t f*cking look away from the tempting little tease sleeping right down the hall.

But saving her or not, there are rules that she’ll follow under this roof. And when Cora Hartley decides she doesn’t need to follow them, she’s going to learn just how wrong she is.

Three men like us can only be teased and tested for so long, before she gets a firm hand of discipline.

…Or three.


Hang onto your tushies, we’re about to wild. Don’t show your friends this book, they’ll probably judge you. Luckily, I won’t, and my lips are sealed ;).

Alpha af, wildly over-the-top, silly, steamy, and sweet enough to make your teeth hurt. This mfmm romance is allabout her – no m/m. Safe, no cheating, and a HEA guaranteed.


Please note: this is a VERY loose sequel to Double Daddies, involving side characters from that book. You absolutely DO NO have to have read that book to fully enjoy this one though!







Author Bio

#1 bestselling contemporary romance author Madison Faye is the dirty alter ego of the very wholesome, very normal suburban housewife behind the stories. While she might be a wife, mom, and PTA organizer on the outside, there’s nothing but hot, steamy, and raunchy fantasies brewing right beneath the surface!

 Tired of keeping them hidden inside or only having them come out in the bedroom, they’re all here in the form of some wickedly hot stories. Single-minded alpha hero, sinfully taboo relationships, and wildly over-the-top scenarios. If you love it extra dirty, extra hot, and extra naughty, this is the place for you! (Just don’t tell the other PTA members you saw her here…)

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Cover Reveal: The Accidental Harem.




Title: The Accidental Harem
Author: JJ Knight
Genre: Reverse Harem Romantic Comedy
Cover Design: Exquisitely Covered Books
Release Date: April 24, 2018



Blurb

This is a story of when I screwed three different customers of my travel agency.

Brady, the bull rider.
Mitch, the billionaire.
And John, a Navy SEAL.
I do like my men.
And in my line of work, I meet a lot of them.

Unfortunately, this time I screwed more than the men.
I also screwed up their luxury cruise.
I accidentally booked all three of them in the same cabin.
A cabin already occupied by Adolfo, who runs a royal casino in Monte Carlo.
And when I get on the yacht to straighten it out…
I screw them all.

This is the story of my reverse harem.
My accidental harem.


Full-length HEA reverse harem comedy.






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JJ Knight is the author of the USA Today bestselling series Fight for Her as well as the Uncaged Love series, the Revenge series, and Single Dad on Top.



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Release Blitz: Come A Little Closer.




Title: Come A Little Closer
Author: Kim Karr
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 28, 2018



Blurb

I haven’t always been this bad…

Up until recently, I was the kind of girl who wore white cotton panties and bent at the knees rather than the waist.

Pomp and circumstance changed all that.

Jaxson Cassidy was my first taste of bad, and I liked it more than I should have. Just not in the way I was meant to. I couldn’t help myself though. I found him irresistible. That sexy grin, those skilled fingers, and that dirty, dirty mouth were a lethal combination.

I wasn’t supposed to want him. I wasn’t supposed to let him put his hands on me. I wasn’t supposed to do a lot of things…but I did.

He wants to keep me close.
I should push him away.

He says he can help me.
I’m not so sure.

For some reason, he thinks there’s good left in me.
What if he’s wrong?

Everyone knows a good boy can’t turn a bad girl around.
Everyone knows it’s always the other way.
Everyone…except him.







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Reader * Chocolate Lover * Writer * Coffee Lover * Romantic * Beach Lover * Yoga Beginner

Kim Karr is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of eighteen novels. Best known for writing sexy contemporary love stories, she enjoys bringing flawed characters to life.

Her romances are raw, real, and explosive.
Her characters will make you laugh, make you cry, make you feel.
And her happily-ever-afters are always swoon worthy.

From the brooding rock star to the arrogant millionaire. From the witty damsel-in-distress to the sassy high-powered business woman. No two storylines are ever alike.

Get ready to fall in love.


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Release Blitz: Getaway Girl.




Title: Getaway Girl
Author: Tessa Bailey
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance
Release Date: March 26, 2018



Blurb

This unlikely getaway driver never expected to help the mayor escape…

After a six-year absence, Addison Potts is back in Charleston to stir things up. And what better place to make her villainous return than her estranged cousin’s wedding? Only, the nuptials hit a snag when the bride doesn’t show, leaving Addison to play getaway driver for the jilted groom. A groom whose heartbreaking smile and deep, southern drawl she should not be noticing…

Elijah Montgomery Du Pont is the future mayor of Charleston. From his military career to city hall, every detail of his life has been meticulously planned. Until now. His only respite from life’s sudden upheaval is Addison, his new, improbable best friend. She makes him happy. Grounds him. And public disapproval be damned, he’s not willing to give her up. But with an election on the line and public pressure rising, Addison—and the cruel hand of fate—might not give him a choice.







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Excerpt

“Well…” I stop to clear the rasp from my voice. “If there’s no picture of us together, we should take one.”

“Good idea.” He crooks his finger at me, unwittingly sealing his fate. “Come here.”

I put my jacket on downstairs when I thought we were leaving, but I take it off now, simply letting it fall. “I want you in the mayor’s chair.”

His eyes stray to my pooled jacket, then tick to mine. “You what?”

“In the picture. I want you sitting in the chair.”

“Oh. Right.” He slides out the brown leather, high-back executive chair and drops into it. “What about you?”

My bravery slips. Whose wouldn’t? This powerful, gorgeous man sits before me, outlined by the city he’s been elected to run. His thighs are thicker than my waist, his sleeves caught up around his elbows. A strong man. A man of conviction who will not be seduced unless he really wants to be.

Or is driven out of his mind and can’t resist.

Before I can second-guess myself, I move between his outstretched thighs and ease myself onto his lap. “Addison.”

I send him an innocent look over my shoulder. “Yes, Captain?”

His chest rises and falls. Once. Twice. “Take the picture.”

The fact that I’m playing with fire stops psyching me out…and begins to excite me. Maybe it’s the gravel in his tone…or the big fists that come to rest on the desk. No…it’s definitely the way he presses his nose to my hair and inhales. As if I’m not going to notice. But I do. I do and it makes me braver. Makes me throb between my legs.

“The picture, Addison.”

“Sorry.” I lean across the desk where I set my purse, taking my time digging through to find my cell before pulling it out, searching for the camera app. All the while, his muscles bunch beneath me, harder and harder…and that’s when I feel it. His erection lifts under my backside, so thick and glorious, I bite my lip to stop from crying out. I want to, though. I want to sob at the proof that he’s physically attracted to me and at least I have that much.

My hands are shaking as I lift the camera, my instincts screaming at me to grind down. Elijah’s breath is pelting the back of my neck. Other than that he’s completely still, though. But when I flip the camera around to selfie mode and get my first look at his face, there isn’t a jury on the planet that would rule him unaffected. His eyes are closed, nostrils flared, mouth open against my hair. “You’ve got five seconds,” he says. “Take it, or—”
“Or what?” Elijah stands up and takes me with him, my ass pressed to his lap, feet dangling off the ground. As if I weigh nothing more than a child. It only lasts for a couple mind-blowing seconds, though, before he settles me on the ground behind his desk. His heat begins to leave me and I sense my chance slipping away, so I twist around to face him. Still mere inches away from me, he pauses with his head tipped forward, hands flexing at his sides. “We could be more than friends.” After easing myself backwards onto the desk, I snag his necktie and tug him closer, guiding his hips between my open thighs. “Just for tonight.”

His laugh is more like a rough expulsion of air, the scent of bourbon hitting me. “That’s not how things work,” he says, his palms scraping up my thighs, twisting in the hem of my dress. “Goddammit, Addison. You’re not supposed to tempt me like this.”

Tempted. He’s tempted. My blood cells crash together. “I don’t always do what I’m supposed to,” I murmur, leaning up to bring our mouths close, a breath separating them. “If I wasn’t your friend, would you kiss me right now?”

His eyes fasten on my mouth, seeming darker than usual. Predatory. “You felt what you did to my cock, sugar. You know the answer to that.”



Author Bio


Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of ten years and six-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.


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Review: Claimed

Claimed Claimed by Alexa Riley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Claimed is the third book in Alexa Riley’s For Her series, but you do not need to have read Everything for Her or His Alone to understand this one. It’s clear who the couples are from the prior books, and you will be interested in knowing more about their stories, but they are not necessary for you to understand Claimed.

As Alexa Riley is an author I’m constantly seeing, I keep telling myself to read more of the author’s books. Prior to Claimed I had only read a single Alexa Riley book, Beauty in Winter, the fourth book in the Beauty series where four authors offered up Beauty and the Beast novellas; however, I’ve had other Alexa Riley books sitting on my Kindle waiting to be read, such as Mechanic. Having read and enjoyed Claimed, I’ll certainly be diving into the couple of books sitting on my Kindle.

From the start of this one I was sucked into the story, desperately turning pages to see how things turned out. There was plenty within this story to keep you interested, from entertaining moments between the main characters to suspenseful scenes. I’ll admit that some of the suspense scenes were not as developed as I would have liked them to be, but this is simply a reflection of how I am a big fan of romantic suspense where things are much more edge of the seat. Overall, though, the story was super gripping.

My issue, however, was with our male lead. There were plenty of times where I felt uncomfortable within this one due to the behaviour of our male lead. He made me feel uncomfortable with his stalker-like ways, and the way the behaviour was brushed off did not sit right with me. I know some people enjoy these kinds of elements, but I felt really unnerved by some of his behaviour. I did consider dropping my rating because of this, but in the end I decided to keep my rounded up to four stars rating because the story was really addictive.

Overall, I enjoyed this one. I wasn’t completely happy with it, but it was a fun book to dive into.

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