Fifty Shades of Blonde by Jessica Knoll

Synopsis:

The sexy story that first burned up the pages of Cosmopolitan is here—with three new chapters that are so hot they may steam up your screen

Christopher Reiss is the handsome and extremely intimidating CEO of a major financial firm. Megan’s nothing but a lowly assistant. But when she stumbles upon some incriminating evidence that could threaten Christopher’s career, she finds herself on his radar . . . and eventually his desk, his kitchen counter, his bed . . . you get where this is going, right?

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What?

Megan is some assistant of some big finacial firm. Her boss is sexy, wealthy, dangerous, and connected to the Mob? Sounds like a promising, some what original story? Not exactly. I was excited when I saw this on Netgalley and I just had to review it! As I started reading it was pretty good. Good characters, promising plot, great sex, climatic boss encounter, more great sex, the end? Thirty pages or less? Where was the story? The back story? Why did Chris get tied into the mob? Why did Megan want to be a reporter? Did they fall in love or was it all lust the whole time, or Chris's ploy to see if Megan was going to fuck him over? Who knows. Unless there is more to the story that is coming out soon? Research showed no promise.

I guess I'll be left hanging. I recommend this book to people that just want to read porn and that's it.

Disclaimer:
I recieved this book in return for an honest review from Netgalley.

Providence Series by Jamie McGuire

Synopsis:

Providence & Requiem:
In the old world shadows of Providence, Rhode Island, Nina Grey finds herself the center of a war between Hell and Earth.

Struggling with her father’s recent death, Nina meets Jared Ryel by chance…or so she believes. Although his stunning good looks and mysterious talents are a welcome distraction, it soon becomes clear that Jared knows more about Nina than even her friends at Brown University. When questions outnumber answers, Jared risks everything to keep the woman he was born to save—by sharing the secret he was sworn to protect.

When her father’s former associates begin following her in the dark, Nina learns that her father is not the man she thought he was, but a thief who stole from demons. Searching for the truth behind her father’s death, Nina stumbles upon something she never expected—something Hell wants—and only she holds the key.

Eden:
She had seen the unspeakable.
She would learn the unknowable.
Now, she would fight the invincible.

In the third and final installment of the Providence series, Nina Grey will marry the wrong man, carry the child that was never supposed to be born, and fight a war she can't win.

Faced with the impossible task of protecting his new wife and unborn child against the throes of Hell, Jared Ryel is allowed no mistakes. Pressured to return the Naissance de Demoniac to Jerusalem, he revisits St. Ann's to learn the answers were in front of him all along.

Together, they must survive long enough to let their child save them - and the world.

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Kindle has this awesome bundle for only $9.99! Believe me, it's definitely a steal!

The story starts off with Nina's father dying from a car accident. As she is leaving the funeral and in her own little world she notices a boy sitting next to her on a bench at the bus stop. The bus has already came and went, but Nina has no where else to be, she is lost. She meets Jared. A very sexy stranger, whom seems to be every where she is. Jared also seems to be harboring a very dangerous secret. Will Nina be able to handle the secret or will it send her screaming for the hills.

I liked how the first two stories are serious, but also fun. Those two were my favorite, but Eden was just tying up loose ends and saving the world from Hell taking over. Too serious, but also good.

I recommend these to people who like originality. Jamie McGuire knows how to dish out an original, emotional story, she just may be my new fave. :)

The Lost Prince by Julia Kagawa

Synopsis:

Don't look at Them. Never let Them know you can see Them.That is Ethan Chase's unbreakable rule. Until the fey he avoids at all costs—including his reputation—begin to disappear, and Ethan is attacked. Now he must change the rules to protect his family. To save a girl he never thought he'd dare to fall for.

Ethan thought he had protected himself from his older sister's world—the land of Faery. His previous time in the Iron Realm left him with nothing but fear and disgust for the world Meghan Chase has made her home, a land of myth and talking cats, of magic and seductive enemies. But when destiny comes for Ethan, there is no escape from a danger long, long forgotten

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Ethan is your typical bad boy, who sets fires to schools and beats up football players. This is an image Ethan is okay with everyone seeing. His secret, he can see fairies, and his half sister, Meaghan is the Queen of the Iron Fey. GASP! He can see faireis, but tries, failing miserably to act as if they are not there. For being a Pro, he isn't that great at it, if you as me. Then Ethan meets a kid being picked on by a couple of big football players and decides to intervene, but turns out said kid is half-fey. Just freaking wonderful. Then the kid goes missing, along with other half fey, and then these ghost things come after Ethan! So what does he do? Asks his sister, who he hates so freaking much, for help. Ethan is once again sucked into the Fey world and has to protect Mackenzie who was accidently sucked into the world with him.

I could not finish this book. I got about 70% and that was mostly skimming to get to the great parts with Ash, Puck, and Meaghan. I don't know if its the characters or if I just miss Puck, Ash, and Meaghan... I have no idea. I hated how hateful Ethan was. So much negativity. We get it. You're an angry teenager. What makes you so different. Oh, your sister is a Queen of fairies. Whoopie. Seriously, I don't know what it was about this book I just didn't like. It wasn't the same Iron Fey series I came to love.

I would recomment this to people still, its an amazing story, but it wasn't for me. I don't know if I out-grew the series, or if I had my expectations too high.

Disclaimer:
I recieved this book in return for an honest review from Netgalley.

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Synopsis:

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University's Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

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Abby was to restart her life and image, and leave the unwanted past like it left her unwanted. Or so she wants to think and desperatle believe. Abby's friends take her to an underground fight club sort of thing where Abby first sees Travis. I about melted when Travis called her Pigeon. I never thought Pigeon could ever be edearing, but here is bad boy Travis making it happen. I like how Abby fought her attractions for Travis in the beginning and instead of giving him the cold shoulder and keeping her distance, she befriends him. They're best friends and you see how they fell in love but instead of talking about it, they both are stubborn and fight it just so they can keep thier friendship. There were a few things I didn't like about Abby, and Travis. I didn't like the fact Travis went back to his old habits and in front of Abby more or less. I wish Abby just grew a fucking back bone and told him how she felt! A lot of disaster could have been diverted, but makes up for the drama in the book. This was an emotionally fun ride. I enjoyed it more than I should have.
I recomment this to people who love raw emotions, hot sex, and angst! I cannot wait for the next installment! Walking Disaster, its Travis' POV! Should be interesting! Watch out for that one! :)

Gabriel's Inferno/Rapture by Sylvain Reynard

Symopsis:
Gabriel's Inferno:
Enigmatic and sexy, Professor Gabriel Emerson is a well respected Dante specialist by day, but by night he devotes himself to an uninhibited life of pleasure. He uses his notorious good looks and sophisticated charm to gratify his every whim, but is secretly tortured by his dark past and consumed by the profound belief that he is beyond all hope of redemption. When the sweet and innocent Julia Mitchell enrolls as his graduate student, his attraction and mysterious connection to her not only jeopardizes his career, but sends him on a journey in which his past and his present collide. An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love and redemption, "Gabriel's Inferno" is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible...forgiveness and love.

Gabriel's Raspture:
Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student, Julia Mitchell. Sequestered on a romantic holiday in Italy, he tutors her in the sensual delights of the body and the raptures of sex. But when they return, their happiness is threatened by conspiring students, academic politics, and a jealous ex-lover. When Gabriel is confronted by the university administration, will he succumb to Dante's fate? Or will he fight to keep Julia, his Beatrice, forever? In Gabriel's Rapture, the brilliant sequel to the wildly successful debut novel, Gabriel's Inferno, Sylvain Reynard weaves an exquisite love story that will touch the reader's mind, body, and soul, forever.

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Gabriel's Inferno is about a young student, Julia is begining in Mr. Emerson's Dante's specialist class. I never heard of Dante, or half of the people but it was so much fun learning about them. At first I really didn't like Professor Gabriel Emerson, and I thought the beginning started awfully slow. It picked up pretty quick after a few pages from the beginning and I got the inkling that Julia knew Mr. Emerson before his class, but it took a while before the story revealed secrets. I enjoyed the playful banter between Gabriel and Julia. After they quit being stubborn and got together it was fun. They get together, fight through the truths and lies surrounding one faithful, drugged out night.

(Mild Spoilers; book 2)
Gabriel's Rapture is when the shit hits the fan and everything they once fought for is now crumbling down around them. They get caught having an affiar at school, people's lives are in jeopardy and they split, of course. BUT instead being sensible and letting eachother in on thier secrets, shit gets messed up.

This was an amazing two reads. I got to read Gabriel's Inferno/Rapture back to back and imerssed myself in the world the beautiful, talented Sylvain Reynard created. The plot was original, the characters were relateable, the scenes believeable, and the sex mind-blowing! I enjoyed Inferno better than Rapture, but was glad with the happy ending. I would love to read more about Gabriel and Julia's future together. Highly recommended!

Hostile Takeover by Joey W. Hill

Synopsis:

Book V of the Knights of the Board Room series (can be read as standalone)

Ben is the last unattached member of the five-man executive team of K&A Associates. The other four, all Masters, have found the submissive of their dreams. That’s fine. The sharp-edged lawyer knows he’s the most hardcore of all of them, with extreme tastes as a Master he satisfies physically through experienced club submissives. He doesn’t really need anything more than that.

Marcie has loved Ben since she was sixteen. He’s never behaved as anything more than a protective big brother, a family friend. But now she’s twenty three and starting her career as a corporate investigator. She may be a blood-and-bone deep submissive, but she won’t hesitate to use her aggressive talents to prove she’s meant to be his. With a Master as tough as Ben, she’ll have to take whatever measures are needed—even if her deepest desire isn’t a hostile takeover of his heart, but an unconditional surrender to it.

Reader Advisory: Marcie’s sexual journey contains a group scene of female/female sexual exploration. The Masters also share her in a brief group scene.

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If you are looking for something like Fifty Shades of Grey, keep looking, but are looking for more smarter, serious smut? How about an extremely sexy lawyer dominent, and a completely senseless submissive? Hostile Takeover is exactly what you are looking for.

Ben is a lawyer for the K&A Associates, with a troubled past. Mommy issues. Marcie is Cassandra's younger sister. They knew each other a long time, and Ben has seen her nothing but like a little sister, but Marcie wants to change all that, and she's willing to play a very dangerous game just to get what she wants. Will Marcie break the very hardcore dominent Ben into falling in love, or will Ben leave Marcie to bite more than she can chew?

Hostile Takeover contains very intense BDSM scenes, not for the fainto f heart. Bondage, anal sex, ménage (m/m/m/m/m/f and f/f/f/f), spanking, and absolute submission are all a part of this story, but, in my opinion, this is a love story at heart. It takes complete love and trust to completely give yourself your control. Now, because of this book, I want to check out the other Master of the Boardroom books! :)

Disclaimer:
I recieved this copy for a honest review from Netgalley.

Bared to You by Sylvia Day

Synopsis:

Gideon Cross came into my life like lightning in the darkness…
He was beautiful and brilliant, jagged and white-hot. I was drawn to him as I’d never been to anything or anyone in my life. I craved his touch like a drug, even knowing it would weaken me. I was flawed and damaged, and he opened those cracks in me so easily…

Gideon knew. He had demons of his own. And we would become the mirrors that reflected each other’s most private wounds…and desires.The bonds of his love transformed me, even as i prayed that the torment of our pasts didn't tear us apart...
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Wow, oh wow! Close to Fifty Shades, but with its own twist! I very much enjoyed Bared to you by Sylvia Day. It was an amazing emotional roller coaster! I loved Eva's character, she was pretty kick ass and girly at the same time! It had the same alpha male, mega rich, and little girl just starting out in the world, and amazing HOT chemistry and amazing HOT sex. I am surprised I enjoyed this book so much, just like I was with enjoying Fifty Shades! Gideon, oh my Gideon. At first I didn't like his name. Who in the hell names thier kid Gideon! But, man. He was amazing to read. There was a couple parts in the story (when you get to this phase of the story, you'll know what I mean.) that I could have seriously done without.
I seriously cannot wait until Reflected in You and continue with thier love story. I recomment this to you Fifty Shades lovers. :)

Honor by Teresa Mummet

Synopsis:

There are two sides to every story. Honor Student is the story told from Emma's perspective. A college student who lacks discipline falls for her professor but he has secrets that could cost her her life. Honor Thy Teacher is the story from William's perspective. A college professor with very unique tastes and lots of secrets.

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Honor by Teresa Mummet, is both Honor Student, and Honor Thy Teacher. I read the first one and it was alright, all they did was fight, leave each other, guilt trip each other and have sex. It was exhausting to read. The sex scenes were amazing though! I really liked those but the story had some holes and seemed made up as the author wrote it. She put no thought into the relationship aspect. Fishy stuff happens and you think all is right in the world. They "fall in love" have amazing sex/fight.sex/fight/make-up sex. Then I begin reading Honor Thy Teacher...WTF!? I mean, his back story is real interesting, but you find out some crazy lies he told Emma! What!? But he loves her? No. That's not love. That's lust. She's a good fuck and that's it. Don't make it into what it is not! Gross.

It was an alright read, I wish Teresa put a lot more thought than she did with these books, put more love than lust and lies. Then it would have been a great read! I may read the third and fourth when they come out in a bundle but other than that...Nah.

Dark Veil by S.L. Naeole

Synopsis:

Fallon Timmons didn't know what to expect from the small island her adopted parents grew up on, but whatever it was, she thought she was prepared for it. Then Liam appeared, all teeth and venom, with a warning to stay away from his sister Audrey and from him. It was a warning that she was not going to heed, no matter what the strangely attractive boy said.

Liam Mace was used to seeing the tourists on the Rock, and looked especially forward to them leaving. But Fallon wasn't leaving. In fact, she was staying. Worse, his sister was growing attached to her, and that was never a good thing...

You never become attached to your food.

Black Cat Rock, or the Rock as it is called, is the home of the Panthus, shape-shifting cats of magnificent size and strength who live in their human skins only to protect their secret. During the day they catch fish to sell, or wait on and serve the tourists who come to visit their island, but at night, the fangs come out and the hunt begins as tourist becomes prey.


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The synopsis is longer than this book! Ha. Any way, this was a pretty short read for being a S.L. Naeole book. She is a sucker for amazing detail and imagery, and this was no different. I really, really, REALLY wanted to like this book, and the characters, but I just couldn't. The story is amazing and original like always, but the ending was adrupt, with no real resolution. The two main characters; Fallon and Liam spent the whole book hating and fighting chemistry between each other and all of a sudden then they decide to be together? Then the end is snippets of them coming out to the whole town that they are together? It just left me with more questions than answers. I really don't like Liam. He was a dirty dog (HAHAHAHA!) and he kept playing both girls until the end. We'll see what happens and if he can restore some dignity in the next book.
I do recommend, Naeole is my all time favorite author, and I will be reading the next book and hopefully it will be a hell of lot better like her other books!

Forever... by Judy Blume

Synopsis:

Katherine and Michael meet at a New Year's Eve party. They're attracted to each other, they grow to love each other. And once they've decided their love is forever, they make love.

It's the beginning of an intense and exclusive relationship, with a future all planned. Until Katherine's parents insist that she and Michael put their love to the test with a summer apart...


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Uhm, okay... I didn't know what to expect going into this, and just from the synopsis, I guess I expected a lot of raw teenage emotion and angst. All I actually got was a robot having sex with some horndog teenage boy, who clearly didn't know a thing about romance. Not my cup of tea, Judy. But thanks for trying. Wouldn't recommend this one at all.