Rock Me (Ross Siblings #2) by Cherrie Lynn

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Loved IT!!! The right amount of everything! Evan still with Marci and all leveled headed prosecutor district attorney like. The families and friends were great. I can really see a series with Ghost!!Candace Andrews has had enough of pleasing others. In an act of birthday rebellion, she sets out to please herself—by walking into the tattoo parlor owned by her cousin’s ex-boyfriend. All she wants is a little ink, and Brian’s just the guy to give it to her.

As soon as she submits to his masterful hands, though, the forbidden attraction she’s always felt for him resurfaces…and she realizes the devilishly sexy artist could give her so much more.

Sweet, innocent Candace is the last person Brian expected to see again. She’s everything he’s not, and her family despises him. He doesn’t need the hassle, but he needs her, and this time no one is taking her away. Not even those who threaten to make his life a living hell.

Backed into a corner, Candace faces the worst kind of choice. Cave in to those who think Brian is a living nightmare…or hold her ground and risk it all for the one man who rocks her world.

Warning: This book contains explicit sex, naughty language, tattoos aplenty, family drama, a hot rock concert…and a bad boy hero who’s pierced in all the right places extra steam!!

As soon as she submits to his masterful hands, though, the forbidden attraction she’s always felt for him resurfaces…and she realizes the devilishly sexy artist could give her so much more.

Backed into a corner, Candace faces the worst kind of choice. Cave in to those who think Brian is a living nightmare…or hold her ground and risk it all for the one man who rocks her world.

Warning: This book contains explicit sex, naughty language, tattoos aplenty, family drama, a hot rock concert…and a bad boy hero who’s pierced in all the right places

5 out of 5

14Aug2012

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Just loved this. It was fluffy and sappy romance but I needed it bad!! I am shocked at how many times I was laughing my butt off. Haley decides that things are going to change starting with the aggravating neighbor who has too much charm & not enough restraint. What she didn’t expect was to sucked into his world, but Haley has a game plan and she won’t let herself forget just what the bad boy next door is capable of. The last thing Jason expected was for his little shy neighbor to go Rambo on him over some ruined flowers. After he decides to take her under his wing he can’t help but that notice that she fits very nicely in his life. Now the only left is to convince her that this is anything but a game Playing for Keeps (A Neighbor from Hell #1)

5 out of 5

14Aug2012

Perfection (A Neighbor from Hell #2) by R.L. Mathewson

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Zoe is used to taking care of herself and has long ago accepted that if anything bad was going to happen, it was going to happen to her. So when she loses her job over something most bosses would probably be happy with and her life starts going down hill from there she doesn’t expect it to get any better. She certainly didn’t expect any help from the loud jerk next door, but then again she has nothing to lose so puts her trust in him and hopes for the best. What she didn’t expect was the once in a lifetime opportunity that he offers her through an arrangement where they both benefit and no one is supposed to get hurt, but she should have known better because her luck has never been that good.

Like most Bradfords, Trevor has a soft spot for food, but that’s about all. He leads a pretty straightforward life and likes to keep things simple and that includes his relationships. He wants the perfect woman and knows exactly what she’ll be like. So when he discovers much to his horror that he’s thinking about his frumpy little neighbor he decides the best way to get his head straight is by working her out of his system. He’ll keep her around, but only until he finds perfection (from cover)

Perfection (A Neighbor from Hell #2) “You missed breakfast,” Jason announced as Trevor stepped into the large busy kitchen filled with Bradfords and food.
“That’s fine. I’m not really hungry,” he said, barely aware or caring that all activity in the busy kitchen suddenly stopped as every Bradford in the room, even one year old Cole stopped trying to climb onto the counter to get at the large platter of cookies his mother made to stare at him in disbelief.”

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14Aug2012

Ordinary World (Andi Cutrone #2) by Elisa Lorello

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This is the follow up story of Andi and Devin. In the first book- Andi is a creative writing professor and Devin is a high paid male escort. They strike a contract- she will teach him about writing and he about sexuality. By the end of book one- he falls in love with her but her heart belongs to another- Sam. She moves away and marries Sam to live the blissful life she always dreamed of.

In Ordinary World- disaster strikes- after 5 years of marriage Sam is killed by a drunk driver and she plummets into a deep depression. There are many interesting twists and turns to this story including how she comes to terms with her losses and how she finds her way back to an ordinary world!

As always this was a recommendation and IO loved the first one equally as much Ordinary World

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14Aug2012

Nobody’s Angel (Rescue Me #2) by Kallypso Masters

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Marc d’Alessio might own a BDSM club with his fellow military veterans, Adam and Damian, but he keeps all women at a distance. However, when Marc rescues beautiful Angelina Giardano from a disastrous first BDSM experience at the club, an uncharacteristic attraction leaves him torn between his safe, but lonely world, and a possible future with his angel.

Angelina leaves BDSM behind, only to have her dreams plagued by the Italian angel who rescued her at the club. When she meets Marc at a bar in her hometown, she can’t shake the feeling she knows him, but has no idea why he reminds her of her angel.

When Marc’s search-and-rescue partner, widower Luke Denton, confides he believes Angelina is the angel his wife promised to send him, Marc is convinced she is meant for Luke. A painful incident from his past keeps Marc from letting any woman drive a wedge between him and a friend.

While Luke can provide Angelina with love and stability, Marc knows his friend can’t satisfy her submissive needs. Marc offers one night to show her that BDSM is not about pain, but a power exchange with mutual trust and consent. But he knows he can’t commit emotionally to anything more.

When the abusive Dom from Angelina’s past threatens, Marc’s protective instincts kick in; he must keep her safe. Again at the Masters at Arms Club, she turns the tables on him and turns his safe, controlled world upside down. (Book Two in the RESCUE ME series; follows introduction to series, MASTERS AT ARMS.

Nobody's Angel (Rescue Me, #2)

14Aug2012

Naked Edge (I-Team, #4) by Pamela Clare

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Well well I am so happy about this one. Who knew so much about Navajo artifacts? I got an American Indian education for sure. Someone wants the Native Americans off their sacred land, which happens to be a place where looters found priceless artifacts. Navajo journalist Katherine (Kat) James and park ranger Gabriel Rossiter team up to investigate why. Together they discover the truth about both their past and the future. There were the usual players and of course Chief Irving and Tom our much love to hate boss at Denver Independent. Shocked to see where the truth takes these two and the long road to get there. The reveal on Gabe is just HUGE. Can not say enough good things about their passion and the authors portrayal of what a real Navajo thinks especially about dreams. I will never look at a coyote the same way. Kat was so young but had such wisdom from her faith to her beliefs I just adored her.

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Naked Edge (I-Team, #4)

14Aug2012

Masters at Arms (Rescue Me #1) by Kallypso Masters

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This was really good especially for the start of the series. The Fallujah and Iraq references were made to provoke the mindset of any service person, whether a Marine or not. I loved the way the story had placed the three main characters who were not in such close proximity together through the American Vet service bond. There were parts that were really intense, but pulled the plot together for the rest of the series.

4.06

Masters at Arms (Rescue Me, #1)

14Aug2012

Knockout! A Passionate Police Romance by Emma Calin

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A Kindle Best Seller in Romantic Suspense, Romantic Adventure and Women Sleuths. I bought it and was a little disappointed. The English phrases and slang were really annoying to me. The fact that it took me extra time to understand was a killer. Aside from the usual pumping up a book on Goodreads and Amazon, where the reviews were great, I was no thrilled.

Interpol cop, Anna Leyton, spirals down into a hopeless vortex of sexual and emotional passion
as she fights to keep her professional cool. Who is deceiving who in this fast moving ride across continents?

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14Aug2012

Hard Evidence (I-Team #2) by Pamela Clare

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I actually got annoyed today that life happened and I was not able to read ggrrrr. I finished this one tonight and was just amazed again. The Russian mob and human trafficking part scared the crap out of me! I loved Tessa and the other I Team reporters who all have their personalities engraved in my brain. Tessa, much like Kara, interfered with a lot of the FBI task force and the DPD operations, some of them were just so funny too! When the story unfolds with Julian’s family life and Tessa’s equally messed up family life, we see the reasons why they evolved into the adults they are. Bother were ashamed and not forthcoming about their past. Julian fights his demons because he cant get over that his father was a pimp and has emotional scars from that. Tessa has a family that forced her to lie and say she grew up in Georgia so she doesn’t have to share her beginnings. Such a fantastic story I just enjoy being on the edge of my seat. TY Pamela Clare!!

Hard Evidence (I-Team, #2)

“I’m half Italian.”

“Which half?” the words were out before Tessa could stop them. Was she flirting with him? She never flirted with men.
His lips curved in a slow, sexy smile that made her heart trip. “From the waist down.”

“Her gaze met his, her blue eyes filled with confusion and terror – and love. If Julian hadn’t already been in love with her, that would have done it.”

“Tessa touched her hand to his cheek. “You’re strong, brave, protective -”

“So is a Doberman.”

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14Aug2012

Gabriel’s Rapture (Gabriel’s Inferno, #2 ) , by Sylvain Reynard

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SO much to say and of course I am up until the wee hours of the morning. I am the biggest believer of St Francis of Assisi and this touched me when Julia held him to such high regard. He always welcomes good and bad and all creatures big and small.I think the university sanctions were awful. I know I was so sad for Julia. Most actually I felt for Gabriel. He knew what he planned on and what messages he tried to get to her and she had no idea. The process of the University and the procedures were very hard to read. You just felt angst for them both. They worked entirely too hard to lose it all. Without one another they were lost and needed to find the broken pieces. It was not easy to read and worse to imagine her pain. Gabriel had demons ad that was also a concern, could he rise above or would he fall into a previous Gabriel version of purgatory?

Like the other book the side story of Julianne’s dissertation and the Dante story were completely ruined for a long while. I had my doubts about the way they were able to come together and how Katherine was able to guide her and have her succeed. Knowing the worst day would have been the doctorate without Gabriel being there was destroying her. The Julianne character grew a tremendous amount.

Although it took a little push from Paul, Julianne did manage to grow a little more and became a little tougher than I could have imagined her. She managed the correct amount of grief and stopped at the point where most of us would have done some things. This Carrie Underwood Before he Cheats.

For a while I wondered where Paul would be and how he would close his story. The Christa **tch got know where with her claims, that was good.

I see a few openings for a third book. Again I applaud the author for using the religion and the promise of celibacy before marriage in the case of the reconciliation. I believe that Grace made herself visible with Maia to guide Julianne and that was back to accepting Gabriel.

Another beautiful love story guided by Dante and who knows maybe Virgil did play a role. We can examine Virgil as Paul for that one. Could have been divine logistics. I do believe!!

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Gabriel's Rapture (Gabriel's Inferno, #2 )

“Love is doing a kindness for someone else, not expecting to receive anything in return.”

“She is not my equal; she is my better. She is my sticky little leaf.”

“Truth sets one free, but love casts out fear.”

“Everyone wants to know where evil comes from and why the world is riddled with it. Why doesn’t anyone ask where goodness comes from?”

“I wandered in the darkness looking for something better, something real. I found you, and I’ll be damned if I’m going to lose you.”

“Grace isn’t something we deserve, Gabriel,” Julia said softly. “It comes from love. And God wraps the world in second chances and sticky little leaves and mercy, even though some people don’t want them.”

“You are my sticky little leaf. My beautiful, sad, sticky little leaf, and I want to see you happy and whole.”

“I would have done whatever it took to save you.’ His voice and his expression were grave. ‘Even if that meant I had to spend eternity in Hell.”
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“I want to be your first and your last. I love you, Julianne. I offer you my heart and my life.”

“Never Leave.” His voice dropped, and he turned to face her.

“I’m more worried about losing you.”

He leaned over and kissed her forehead. “Then you have nothing to worry about”

“You’re the only one who has ever been my lover in the true sense.”

“Who’s the Angelfucker now?”

“My dad is here,” She hissed, hoping to give Gabriel enough of a head start so he could make it to the elevators before Tom took out one of his hunting rifles and shot him.
“I know, I called him.”
She turned to Gabriel in wide-eyed disbelief. “Why would you do that? He wants to kill you.”
The Professor pulled himself up to his full height. “I want to marry you. That means that I need to make amends with your father. I want to be able to be in the same room without him attempting to shoot me. Or castrate me.”

“This was part of the divine comedy-God’s sense of humor undergirding the inner workings of the universe. Sinners participated in the redemption of other sinners; faith, hope and charity triumphed over disbelief, despair, and hatred, while the One who called all creatures to Himself watched and smiled.”

“She was his as surely as if he’d branded his name on her skin.”

“It isn’t God who’s evil-it’s us…….Everyone wants to know where evil comes from and why the world is riddle with it. Why doesn’t anyone ask where goodness comes from? Human beings have a tremendous capacity for cruelty. Why is there any goodness at all? Why are people like Grace and Richard so kind? Because there’s a God, and he hasn’t allowed the earth to be entirely corrupted. There are sticky like leaves, if you look for them. And when you recognize them, you can feel his presence.”

“Many people fail to see how modesty and sweetness of temper compound erotic appeal.”

“Dark blue, heavy with emotion, gazed up unblinkingly into wide chestnut. Every movement, every yearning was reflected between the couple’s eyes.”

“She was sweetness and light, gentleness and goodness, and the burning and searing goal of all his earthly hunts and fascinations.”

“The Kingdom of Heaven is like a family,’ thought Julia, as she watched Rachel and Scott hug their father. ‘Where love and forgiveness replace tears and suffering”

“He was like a lion, eager to feed but still stalking his prey. He didn’t want to scare her off. But she was helpless in her own desire for him.”

“The blue sky blushed to see such passionate lovemaking, while the Florentine sun smiled down, warming the lovers despite the gentle breeze.”
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“She felt him through the fabric of her dress, hearing the silk taffeta rustle like a breathless woman. The dress clearly wanted more.”

“Gabriel noticed with satisfaction the way Julia intentionally fingered one of her diamond earrings, as if she understood his revelations and received them gladly. As if she knew he was revealing his love for her through art. His heart swelled.”

“In a perfect world, there would always be communication and consultation between partners. But we don’t live in that world. There are emergencies and dangerous, vindictive people.”

“No relationship is absolutely reciprocal. Sometimes, when couples try to split everything in half, they discover that the relationship is not a partnership but a bean counting exercise. Striving for reciprocity in a relationship can be unhealthy. On the other hand, striving to have a partnership in which each partner is valued equally and shares both burdens and responsibilities can be healthy.”

“Instead of standing around and watching Christa’s ugliness, we need to fight her with something stronger, like charity.”

“You are my water. Making love with you is all I need to quench my thirst. Why would I throw this away for water from the ocean?”

“I have become a great many things since you made me your lover.”

“This was the joy that the world sought–sacred and pagan all at once. A union between two dissimilars into a seamless one. A picture of love and deep satisfaction. An ecstatic glimpse of the beatific vision.”