Review: Deeper than Midnight by Lara Adrian

Deeper Than Midnight: A Midnight Breed Novel by Lara Adrian
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

What made me like this story was the Breed males and their women. I just love Lucan & Gabrielle and adore Dante & Tess. Some of the best parts.....having Chase in the scenes. I have grown to really love this guy.

I thought Hunter & Corinne's story rather sweet but not that emotional.

A lot is happening in the Breeds World and Dragos is stepping up his "evilness".

And the cliffhanger....can't wait for the next book!

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Review: Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian

Taken by Midnight by Lara Adrian
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Not my favourite in this series.

I didn't engage with the two mc's as much as I did with the previous stories.

And, though I enjoyed seeing some of the characters that I have come to love, I found myself not totally into the story of Jenna & Brock.

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Review: Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian

Ashes of Midnight by Lara Adrian
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I really like this series and even since meeting Andre I looked forward to his story. I engaged with his character and after the tragedy that happenned in his life, I wanted to see him find happiness again.

What didn't work for me was Claire. Could there ever be anyone so dumb and idiotic like her......the whole trust issue she had with Andre...please...where are you coming from???? I wanted to throttle her a few times.

Loved getting to see the characters from the previous books...Lucan & Gabrielle...I love that couple and Mira...adore her...not forgetting Renata...what great characters.

World building continues to grow and I can't wait for the next story.

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Review: Seduced by Cari Quinn

Seduced by Cari Quinn


: What a great start to a series about rockstars, all their trials and tribulations as they rise from “oblivion” to superstar status.

Well written, fast paced with characters that are flawed but at the same time, endearing. We see the ugly side of a lifestyle that we all think is so glamorous and here we are reminded that there is the sex, drugs, and booze too. Betrayals, insecurities, jealousies, fights, and the “sharks” and “hanger-ons” that surround the band.

We follow the members of the band as they struggle and work towards their goal……making and playing music and becoming famous and successful….and it’s not without its many obstacles on the way.

Did I forget to mention that I loved the drummer in the band......JAZZ!!! Wow, she rocks!!!

I am really looking forward to reading the entire series.


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Review: Love, Sex, Repeat by Alessandra Torre

Sex Love Repeat by Alessandra Torre
My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Nothing about this book was what I expecting!!!! The incredible writing, the fresh and new spin on a ménage storyline, the setting and fantastic and endearing characters…..what can I say but that…………..

From the opening pages………..

I love two men. I screw two men. I am in a relationship with them both, and they are both aware there is another. That is all they need to know, that is all I let them know. They don’t need to know a name; they don’t need to know anything, but that they are not alone in my heart.

To meeting the 3 main characters:

Madison

I wasn’t prepared to feel such a connection with her . Here’s this woman that is not only beautiful on the outside but inside as well. She’s warm, loving, caring (the one scene with her stepfather was really poignant), and lives her life on her own terms, never wanting to cause pain or hurt to anyone. How could I possibly not like her…..totally understood why both men had such intense feelings for her.

I hate society's notion that there is something wrong with sex. Something wrong with a woman who loves sex.

Paul

A young, sexy and gorgeous professional surfer, living in Venice beach, is laid back and cares only, apart from Madison, for finding and conquering the next big wave in his life.

Can I be honest and admit that I fell in love with this warm and loving guy. I felt that he truly loved Madison and was prepared to do anything to make her happy –agreeing to her “outlandish” proposition and even if it meant giving her up to Stewart if that was what she chose.

Stewart

Powerful, wealthy, sexy, dominant male, totally dedicated to his job and immersed in his work, which Madison is fitted into the little free time he has in his life. He’s totally obsessed and in love with her, physically and emotionally and he realizes that he’s not fulfilling all her needs. So he proposes that she find another man who will give her what he cannot…..more time with her.
Whilst I did have a soft spot for him, I did think the love he had for Madison was not strong enough should there be anything that would disrupt his life. Of course, the issues in his past had a lot to do with his emotional psyche, which come back with a bang!!!

"The three of us. Living two separate relationships. I get that you don't understand. That you wonder how someone could possibly be aroused, turned on by the thought of something so forbidden. But often, it is the forbidden that is the hottest, and the depraved that is the most arousing."

Two amazing men, both intense, each giving Madison what she thinks she needs in her life.

Paul loves me with unconditional warmth, his affection public and obvious, his arms pulling me into his warmth, his mouth littering my body with frequent kisses.

Stewart loves me with a tiger’s intensity, his need taking my breath away, his confidence in our relationship strong enough to not be bothered by the presence of another man. He stares into my soul as if he owns it, and shows his love with money, sex, and rare moments of time.

“God.... he whispers. “You are my fucking kryptonite.” He leans down pressing soft kisses on my hair and forehead, his hand releasing me and cradling my face, turning it up to his, and kissing my fully and deeply on the lips. “I love you Madison. For everything.”

The twist…..the first one, I was like WOW…………I didn’t see that coming!!! And just when I thought…okay, we have this HEA…..which just by the way, I absolutely LOVED….I’m thrown an epilogue that I can’t even describe in words how much it stunned me…..NOW…THAT I NEVER EXPECTED!!!!

Sorry, but I can’t help it….I loved the writing style and can’t stop with some more of my fav quotes:

‘I was, and still am, a dramatic rider. I believe that there’s no point in doing something if you aren’t going to do it with all of your heart.’

‘I love her. She knows it. I don’t hide the fact. But I don’t think she knows how much I love her. How much my chest expands to a point of pain when she smiles. How I ache when I leave her, how my hands shake when I finally get to touch her again. She is everything I don’t deserve, and everything I could ever hope to attain.’

If you want a beautifully and thoughtfully written story about passion, love with a fantastic, provocative and clever story line, then read this.

It’s an addictive read believe me!!!!!

I can’t wait to read more books from this author.


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Review: Escape out of Darkness by Anne Stuart

Escape Out of Darkness by Anne Stuart
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Wow………that’s why I love reading Anne Stuart’s books. She knows how to get you all tangled in the stories that make for non-stop reading.

I discovered this book by chance and I was a bit apprehensive when I saw that it was first published in 1987…but needn't have worried…….it’s just as fresh as if it was written today.

Let me begin by saying that the heroine is just my kind of woman!!!!!!! No shrinking violet – she’s beyond a smart, beautiful, no bull-shit kick-ass negotiator…spy!!!!!

. She’s like LARA CROFTNIKITA and ULTRAVIOLETall rolled into one fabulous MAGGIE BENNETT.!!!

Maggie Bennett (I still haven’t figure out what she actually does…..I think she’s an undercover CIA agent…..I bet she is…but who knows!!!), has a new mission. Go undetected to Idaho and bring in a witness that has been hiding in a safe house, back to Houston, for the trial of a huge drug operation bust.

No problem for her…..never mind she’s just got off a flight from London, no sleep for days….she’s on it!!!!!!
So she meets up with the witness, an ex rock-star turned music producer, Mack aka “Snake” Pulaski (I really didn’t like his names!!!)….but anyway, he doesn’t quite look that now, but he’s still a hot and sexy guy!!!! Of course I knew that….

Soon, we join these two as they dodge bullets, flee from murderous assassins, survive the plane crash, which just happens to break up in the sea…..not toooo far from where they have to go and find some guy that Maggie needs help from………..yes…..that guy is not in Idaho, not even in the USA but in rebel infested Nicaragua…no, not there..but near there..now what’s the place called????? Colombia? No! Honduras…that’s the place.

More shootings, cars blowing up and soon we see M & M flying to Zurich next. I wonder how they pay for everything. Don’t be daft Alex…this is fiction………NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE!!!!

I really engaged with the two mc’s. Loved their banter and interaction…..

“Maggie, you may look like Miss Sweden and act like Superwoman but you’ve got the personality of a king cobra. Don’t you ever lighten up?” Mack

“You certainly are grumpy for little cause.” Mack
“You certainly are cheerful for little cause.” Maggie

“ What do you mean, little cause? The road is paved, the sun is rising, no one’s trying to shoot as us for the moment, we’ve got food, warm bottles of Coke, guns to keep off ravaging wildlife, and I’ve been extremely well-laid. What more could I ask?” Mack

“When did you get over Randall?”Mack
“Last week, dammit. When you stepped out of the shadows in Moab, Utah. Now shut up and let me ache in peace.Maggie

and the airport scene was a laugh a minute!!!! Maggie…..she always has a plan……..a bit like Sarah Connor…remember her???

I found the info on the characters below which introduces some of the characters in the series:

• Margrethe Elisa Bennett: Almost six feet of Nordic gorgeousness, she does protection work for a Third World Causes, Ltd..

• Mack Pulaski: Record producer, former rock star and lead singer of Why, his throat (and singing ability) were wrecked in a gangland attack years ago. He just witnessed a drug deal that was connected to international terrorists, and he needs protection.
• Peter Wallace: Head of Third World Causes, an ex-lover and a friend.

• Jeffrey Van Zandt: CIA agent full of sleazy charm.

• Mancini: International drug dealer.

• Sybil Bennett: Maggie’s movie star mother.

• Kate Bennett: Maggie’s half-sister who lives in Chicago and works for an indie movie studio.

• Holly Bennett: Maggie’s half-sister–a super-model.

• Jilly Bennett: Maggie’s half-sister–a doctor living in the Pacific Northwest.

• Randall Carter: The one man Maggie ever loved.

• Bud Willis: Former CIA, mercenary and creep.

• Mike Jackson: head of the DC branch of Third World Causes.

• Hercule Mersot: Organized crime lord.

• Enrique Castanasta: some puppet general in the RAO rebel army

• Lonesome Fred: the stoned pilot who comes to a watery end.

• Consuela: Bud Wills “woman” in Honduras, who we are not sure if she comes to a stick end or not.

This was such a fun and thrilling ride……and I am hopefully going to find book #2 & #3…..I have to keep up with Maggie Bennett’s next adventures!!!


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