I'm reviewing K Bromberg's Driven at Smexybooks

Driven (#1 The Driven Trilogy) by K. Bromberg

Romance Contemporary
May 1, 2013
Self Published

Favorite Quote: “ So…you just fuck’em and chuck’em?”

Rylee Thomas lives an orderly controlled life and likes it that way. Working for a non for profit that specializes in helping abused and traumatized orphans, Rylee feels her life is complete.

Until she meets Colton Donovan.

Colton, a playboy race car driver, sees Rylee at a charity auction and decides he wants her in his bed. And Colton always gets what he wants. When Rylee turns down his rather crude offers, he makes a bet with her. By the end of the night, she will accept a date with him. When Colton uses nefarious means to win the bet, Rylee can’t see her way out of it. Rylee isn’t like the women who normally throw themselves at Colton and her rejection of him intrigues him. Colton wants more than just a single date with Rylee so he maneuvers her into spending more time with him by promising to fund her new charity project if she escorts him to every single event involving the project.

Rylee enjoys her time with Colton but his edict that he doesn’t do relationships doesn’t make sense to her and she refuses to be another notch in his belt. As she gets to know the real Colton, her feelings for him grow and she soon finds herself falling for him. But Colton has a dark side and as Rylee begins to get under his skin and closer to his secrets, Colton finds himself willing to do anything to stop her from discovering the truth…even if means destroying them both.

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I’m reviewing Ruined by Moonlight by Emma Wildes at Smexybooks

 

Ruined By Moonlight (Whispers Of Scandal #1) by Emma Wildes
Historical Romance
Released: September 4, 2012
Signet

Favorite Quote: “Do you think a woman, experienced or not, cannot tell if a man puts true emotion into a kiss? “

I’m a well established fan of Ms. Wildes’s historical romances. I enjoyed her previous trilogy, Notorious Bachelors, a great deal and was excited to see her starting a new series. Ms. Wildes has a unique approach to historical romances. Her heroes and heroines are never over burdened with misunderstandings or book filling situations. Sweetly portrayed characters exist in viable storylines. Not overly emotional or angst driven, her books fill a nice spot on my bookshelf.

I wish I could say this story blew me away me, but I cannot. An interesting premise and mildly intriguing mystery that never seems to quite gain a foothold and expand. A deliciously decorated package that when opened, lacks substance. The best I can say is that it is sweet. The characters are sweet. The plot and subplots are sweet. The rescue is sweet. Even the villain, who isn’t really a villain, is sweet. There is no sense of adventure within the plot, only mild intrigue and suspense. No standing on the precipice, quivering in anticipation wondering what will happen.

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I’m reviewing Erica O’Rourke’s Bound at Smexybooks

Bound (Torn Trilogy #3) by Erica O’ Rourke
Paranormal YA
June 26, 2012
Kensington

Favorite Quote: “Not everything is fixable.”

Bound picks up about right where Tangled left off. Mo used her gifts to avenge her friend’s death and negotiate with her family for some much needed freedom. Thinking she is finally going to be free, her uncle flips the tables and pushes for more from Mo and isn’t above using her family and friends to get what he wants. Mo makes the ultimate sacrifice and gives up her dreams in order to keep everyone she loves safe. But not everyone appreciates her sacrifices. Mo’s inability to let things lay soon places her and Colin in discord. Mo soon finds herself pulled in different directions as her magic, the Arcs, and her family makes demands on her she can no longer ignore. As Mo tries to clean up her mess, she sets in motion a dangerous game that unless played just right, will destroy them all.

 

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I’m reviewing Goddess Interrupted by Aimee Carter at Smexybooks

Goddess Interrupted (Goddess Test #2) by Aimee Carter
YA PNR
March 27, 2012
Harlequin Teen

Kate Winters passed the Goddess test and in now set to become the Queen of the Underworld. After being away from Henry for six months, she is more than ready claim her throne and start her new life with him. But once again secrets and deception will stand between them when an evil from the past rises and the one person who can save them all is the one person Kate fears the most.

Goddess Interrupted picks up six months after The Goddess Test ended. Kate left the underworld at Henry’s request. After what happened with his first wife, Persephone, he wants Kate to be happy and sure of exactly what she is getting into. When Kate arrives in the Underworld, she gets there just in time for Henry to disappear. Cronus, king of the Titans and father to all, is slowly escaping his prison. Cronus was defeated and imprisoned by the Pantheon decades ago for the cruelties he invoked against them and the humans. Kate soon learns that Calliope is working with Cronus to free him completely. With the rest of the Parthenon preparing for war, Kate decides it is up to her to find Henry. As he is being held in Tartarus, Kate goes to Persephone for help. Only she can navigate that world.

Kate is already feeling insecure, not having seen Henry for six months and his cold and distant attitude upon her arrival. With the added pressure of Persephone, Kate begins to think long and hard about whether she can truly be happy with Henry, knowing his love for his ex wife. As the count down begins, Kate makes a decision that could tie her to Henry forever or destroy them all.

 

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I’m reviewing Sharon Sala’s Next Of Kin at Smexybooks

 

Next Of Kin (Rebel Ridge #1 ) by Sharon Sala
Romantic Suspense
January 31, 2012
Mira

As a teenager, Beth Venable was dragged from her home and the man she loved when her family decided to flee for reasons unknown. Beth wrote Ryal for years , begging him to come get her, but never received a reply. When her parents died suddenly, Beth decided to stay in LA and continue to build her life there. When she accidentally witnesses a murder, she becomes the target of a ruthless mob boss who will do anything to silence the only witness to his crime. After her 3rd safe house is compromised and she barely escapes with her life, Beth knows of only one place she may be safe-Rebel Ridge, Kentucky. Beth knows no matter what happened in the past, her kin will hide and protect her. Her uncle, a truck driver, uses his contacts to bring her across country and Beth finds herself once more wrapped in the loving care of her clan.

Ryal Walker was devastated when Beth’s family disappeared without a word. He always believed that his relationship with Beth is what caused them to run. He wrote to Beth everyday until the letters began to arrive back unopened. He decided then to let her go and never looked back. When he is called upon by Beth’s grandmother to help hide Beth from the mob, Ryal never thinks twice and offers his and his kin’s help. Seeing Beth again reopens old wounds and feelings and soon Ryal finds himself falling in love all over again with her.

As Ryal and Beth slowly find their way back into each others arms, the mob has discovered her hiding place and through deception and trickery, are slowing advancing towards the mountains. But blood is thicker then water and soon the mob learns that the mountain takes care of it’s own.

 

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I’m reviewing Shiloh Walker’s If You See Her at Smexybooks

 

If You See Her (Ash Trilogy #2) by Shiloh Walker
Romance Suspense
January 31, 2012
Ballantine

Favorite Quote: “Damn it, if he didn’t have any condoms, she was going to see him cry like a baby. “

Hope Carson came to Ash, Kentucky to try and start her life again without fear. Having survived a brutally abusive marriage, she now finds herself savagely attacked and a suspect in the attack of a close friend and the murder of a police officer. Since her ex-husband is a cop, Hope doesn’t trust the police in this small town…nor the DA who makes her feel things she thought she had buried long ago.

Remy Jennings knows he shouldn’t feel so protective of Hope Carson but his gut instinct tells him there is no way she was involved in the attack or murder. She was set up and Remy is determined to find out why. When Hope’s past comes to Ash to take care of her once and for all, Remy will do whatever is necessary to gain her trust and protect her before it’s too late.

I’m reviewing Joyce Lamb’s True Shot at Smexybooks

 

True Shot (True Trilogy #3) by Joyce Lamb
Paperback
Romantic Suspense
December 6, 2012
Berkley

Favorite Quote: “It’s like you’re Jason Bourne and I’m… the resourceful girlfriend who gets killed in the beginning of the second movie.”

Sam Trudeau ran away from her home and family at eighteen and never came back. Manipulated into joining the FBI, Sam was experimented on and used as a weapon. When a fellow agent comes to her accusing their boss of unethical practices and is killed for it, Sam barely escapes with her life. She goes the one place she feels safe, her family’s remote cabin, but is shocked when she finds she’s not alone.

Journalist Mac Hunter has had a rough year and when Sam’s sisters offer him the cabin, he jumps at the chance to get away for awhile. He’s shocked to find Sam there, wounded and unconscious. When men in black burst into the cabin, guns blazing, Max knows that whatever Sam’s involved in, now involves him and vows to help her anyway he can.

When Sam loses her memory, she and Max have to stay one step ahead of her enemies while trying to figure out what is so special about her that her boss is willing to kill anyone to get her back.

 

 

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