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Back to the Honey we go.

I am not going to lie, I did have my issues with the first book in this series, The Deep End, It was good, but I had some problems with it.

However I said when I finished it that I would be reading the following books.

And I am so glad that I jumped right onto this one

The Farthest Edge felt more likea KA book to me. Whereas the first book had a LOT of sex which took away from the storyline (for me), The Farthest Edge, whilst still having the sex and the BDSM, this was more in the background.


If you have read the first book, you have met Evangeline and Branch.

Oh how I love this broken, struggling pair. They are living, but they aren't living. I adore how they are with each other, what they are to each other, what they do for each other.

Seriously, they are all kinds of goodness.

I adored getting more of Amelie and her Olly, seeing how their relationship has progressed.

This book is sweet and sexy. Gritty. Throw in a quick snapshot of an old favourite character of mine, and I was a goner.

I really, really enjoyed The Farthest Edge - now I can't wait to see what Ms Ashley brings us next.

** Reviewing Ignite by Amity Cross only **

I have fallen hard for the guys and gals of The Beat and The Pulse series, and enjoy every bloodthirsty visit to The Underground.

Blade and Ali's story had me hooked from the start. The feelings, the emotional connect I had with Ali, the wanting the hunka hunka burning love that is Blade/Liam. They are everything neither of them wanted, and I adored seeing the changes they made in each other.

There is just something about an Amity Cross story that drags me in every single time. I can't help but fall for each and every new couple as the series is released.

Can't wait for Strike!

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I adored the last Olivia Miles series I read, so picking up One Week To The Wedding was a no brainer.

This is the first in the Misty Point series, and more of a cross to women's fiction than romance - though there is still plenty of romance, I mean, there is a wedding in the title!

I adored Kate from the start. Through all her hurt, she is doing everything to give her best friend the most amazing wedding, even though it is killing her slowly on the inside. It really is a kind of Hell Week for her, but she battles on with a smile.

Alec - well, even though he is a bit of an ar$e he is a loveable arse.

I love the spark between our lovelies, the bit and snark that they bring out in each other. There is a love/hate kinda thing going on there, which makes for all kinds of heat.

There is sort of 2 parts to this story, there is Kate and Alec, then there is Kate's sister Charlotte. She plays such a big part in the making of the Kate of today, and while I should hate her, I kind of couldn't.

I laughed, I cried, I smiled whilst reading One Week To The Wedding.

Now I am impatiently waiting for what Ms Miles brings us next.

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Not going to lie - I have terrible bookzheimer's and it has been such a long time since I dipped my toe into the This Man series that I couldn't remember who Drew was - at first.

It didn't take me long to remember Drew and Sam - you know, Jesse Ward's best friends, regulars at The Manor and all that.

There was so much I had forgotten. I had forgotten about Drew's daughter Georgia. I had forgotten how much of a conniving cow her mother Coral was - I think I had repressed those memories as they mad me so mad reading the earlier books I wanted to forget her forever!

Drew is all business and no emotional connections - until the wonder that is Raya comes into his life. She drives him bonkers - but in the best way.

I loved seeing Drew's vulnerability surface, love seeing him as more than the polished guy. And OMG him with his daughter - ovaries exploding! She is such a little scene stealer.

All I Am is a great novella, giving us Drew's story as well as a little snippet into Jesse and Ava, and Sam and Kate's worlds. Sigh, it makes me want to go back and reread the This Man series all over again.

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I wasn't sure what to expect when I picked up The Last Guy. I find the writing collaborations can go either way - they can flow seamlessly, or they can feel jumpy.

The Last Guy is the first, you wouldn't know that it was two different authors writing the POVs

Rebecca and Cade are great in this office romance (with a bit of enemies to lovers thrown in for good measure)

They say you shouldn't dip your nib in the office ink, but there is just something about Cade, the sexy new sports guy that Rebecca can't stop thinking about - though not always in a sexy manner!

Cade - gosh, what a sweetie this guy is. He is cute and adorable and totally doable! I love not only what he does for his "Stone" Rebecca, but for what other things he does.

Now, it may be just that I have binge watched 7 seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race, but I loved the referenced to it throughout the book.

I did get a little fed up with a secondary character - or two - that kept popping up and causing trouble for our duo. And then one or the other of the duo going off half-cocked about the troublemakers. It just felt a little superfluous after the first few times.

But that probably just bothers me.

The Last Guy is cute and sweet and sexy, and it made me want a big burly footballer of my own.

Fight you for him - I win!

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And so the Saints of Denver series comes to an end - sad panda.

But this book. This book is everything about the the SoD.

If you have read the earlier Saints books or the Marked Men, you will have met Poppy before - she is Rowdy's girl Salem's sister, and she has has a sh!tty time.

Since I first read her, I wanted - no, I needed more. And what Ms Crownover has given us was so much more.

Buyer beware - do not go into this story without tissues handy. Neither Poppy nor Hudson's story is all sweet and cute.

It is tough, gritty, raw and heartbreaking. However, through it all there is hope, and our lovelies clung to that hope like their lives depended on it.

Heck, I clung to that hope, I needed them to make it together. I loved the way they helped each other ,healed each other.

"We all need someone to bring us in from the cold."

I just wanted to hug the crap out of both of them. They wormed their way into my heart and I couldn't help but hurt for them, hurt with them.

Gah, see, I am still an emotional mess writing this review.

I loved seeing snippets of the characters from the MM/SoD series pop up, gave me a big old smile, like I was catching up with old friends.

So Salvaged - buy it - read it - love it.

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I have had this book sitting next to me for months, waiting for me to get the time to read it, and I finally laid down this week and got it done.

JD Barrett is a new to me author, however after reading The Song Of Us, I will definitely be keeping her on my radar.

Zoe Wylde is my kind of woman. She's a little bit quirky, has an unusual job, and she just want what everyone else wants. A home, a family, love.

And she is on a voyage of self discovery, re-finding her worth, to herself and to others.

I loved that she did a lot of this through others too. Whilst taking on their wishes, she finds herself again.

There is a very eclectic cast of characters, some that I loved and some that I loathed (some I really loathed.

I really enjoyed the writing, and once I picked the book up, I was just "one more chapter" and losing myself in the book for another hour. I loved it being set mostly in Bondi as I was able to visualise the area well.

The way the book ended, let's just say that I hope we get a little bit more of those characters sometime in the future.

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Hmm, where to start with this book? I wasn't sure what to expect when I chose it, but there was something in the blurb that intrigued me.

Now firstly, I will say that I liked it, however I did have my problems with it. Nothing to do with the BDSM subject matter, more to do with the fact there was too many other tropes in there as well.

It started out suspensey with Isabella's past, then it flew straight into BDSM - hope you have lube as there is no reader foreplay involved, then we flip over into a teacher/student taboo-ish relationship.

And to throw something more into the ring, every character had some kind of big issue to fight through, not just one (which would have been enough IMO)

But enough of that - it makes me sound like I didn't like it, however that it not the case at all. It was just a bit (lot) too much in the one book!

I did enjoy Isabella and Tristan's story, I could understand her interest in the BDSM lifestyle and why she threw herself right in the deep end

There were so many times I just wanted the characters to just be able to move forward without all the hullabaloo that was going on around them. There was enough with just her past and the teacher/student thing that at times I just couldn't help but roll my eyes at all the extras, that felt a bit OTT.

But again, this could just be me.

I did like the arc that Isabella and Tristan's story took, however with so much thrown in there, something had to give. And for me, it was the ending. It felt extremely rushed, and I was sure I had to have missed a chapter or two in there.

Sometimes less is more, and in the case of At His Mercy, I feel that this would have been the case.

I will read the next book in the series though.

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Yes!

Firstly, forget whatever Bianca said - the guy on the cover is mine! I am not usually one to worry about the covers, but this one I keep going to look at!

Yes, this is a billionaire and poor girl story, but it is not the normal. This story has been years in the making for Aaric Christos and Bryn, and l loved that we got to see it in both past and present tense.

I freaking adore Christos - both past and present. I need to start a game of Where's Christos, because he is heading right to the top of book boyfriend chart!

Our lovelies story is sweet, sexy and beautiful. Their past and present tie them together in an story of love and passion, but most of all friendship. And friendship is the best base for all relationships, am I right?

I did get frustrated at Bryn a couple of times, throwing out those mixed signals, however I LOVED how persistent and how constant Christos is towards Bryn.

"Beside me is Aaric, the boy from my past who's no longer just a boy, and no longer just in my past.

My what if."

Ms Evans has given us witty banter, lingering glances and characters that will stay with you for a while.

I really enjoyed Tycoon, and I can't wait to see what Ms Evans brings us next.

Narration was mostly good. There were a few words that were mispronounced, and a character said wrong every time that grated with me, but overall was good