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I had no idea what to expect when Ms Paton offered this book for us to read - all that she said was that it was "very different" from everything else she has written. Now, given that everything I have read of hers so far has been "different", this was no help to me!!

But I like different.

Bliss King #1 has a paranormal-ish kind of feel to it when you first start reading. I had Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody running through my head "Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?"

But as you read on, you realise that it isn't a paranormal book.

It is not the normal start to a relationship - kidnapper and kidnappee, but for Lek and Greer, it is what it is, and it works for them. Through everything, you just want them to say "f&*k it all, I want this".


Kidnappers, drug lords - sounds all kinds of dark and terrible doesn't it? But it doesn't feel that way at all. I think it is the tropical Asian island setting, the creatures, the heat that makes it feel lighter.


Lek is what he is, and he knows it. He doesn't pretend to be anything else, and even as he tries to push Greer away, he wants her near. She gets him, and gets to him.


So no matter how bad the things he had done, has done, you just want him and Greer to get together.

Just as things were really starting to come together - BAM! It ended. I knew it was part one of four, so I was not surprised at having a cliffhanger ending.

BUT there is not long until the next part of the series is released, so the wait won't be too terrible!

it has been months since I read a BDB book and loved diving right back in.

But man I was not expecting all the feels. Right in the heart, right from the beginning.

I gave never teared up so much in this series as I did with Lover Reborn

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This follows right on from Grind, so you will need to have read Clash and Grind before reading this installment.

In the aftermath of what happens at the end of Grind, Macy is becoming a shell of the vibrant, vivacious woman that Cal has been falling in love with.

Each book. I have adored Cal just that little bit more - heck , if Macy won't have him, I'd have a go! His determination, his unyielding devotion to Macy... swoon!

While the first two isntallments have been been heavy on the sexy - nothing wrong with that - this installment is

This is mostly told from Cal's POV, though we do get to see, hear, feel what Macy as feeling through her diary entries.

There is so much more to Macy than she has let on previously, and watching her open up to Cal, seeing her bloom in her newfound freedom and happiness from the secrets she has long held close to her chest. It is just wonderful what the love and belief of a good man can do.

I have to say, through each and every installment of this series, I have come do dislike Macy's family more and more. I despised them at the end, and feel that each and every one of them god what they deserved.

Mac and Matt make appearances again, and there is nothing not to love about them.

Cal and Macy's story has been both sexy and fun, as well as heart wrenching at times. This finale is more about Cal and Macy and their emotional connection. You can't help but want to see them get through the obstacles, the things that are conspiring to keep them apart.

Ms Bennett's writing can flip between the risque, sexy times between Cal and Macy, and the heartbreaking tales of abuse and lack of self worth. She touches on these subjects compassionately. This is as much a tale of Macy's self discovery as it is a tale of love and lust.

I cannot wait to see what we get next.

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This is book 3 in the New York Saints series, but it could be read as a stand alone - but why would you want to miss a minute of the hotness trio? The first two books are Devil in Denim and Angel In Armani.

I have loved this series since I first stumbled across them last year. And since I first started reading them, I have always felt that Malachi Coulter's story is going to be the one I really really loved.

And I was not wrong.

Malachi was everything I wanted him to be - and so much more!

When Malachi first sees the new Saints cheerleaders, he is not impressed . Cheerleaders in baseball - yeah.. NO! Remember Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own yelling out "there's no crying in baseball!!"? Well, that was how I heard Mal in my head!

Then there is Reina, their cheerleading coach. As much as he doesn't want cheerleaders, he wants her like he has not wanted a woman in a long time.

As much as they don't want to want each other, they just can't help it.

There is that instant spark between our lovelies that cannot be denied - or ignored - not matter how much they want to, and you just know that this is going to be a bumpy ride - a hot bumpy ride.

Reina is that bomb! She is such a strong character. None of this whining why me attitude from her. From her coaching to her other job (which is AWESOME!!) she takes no crap from anyone. I soooo want to be her when I grow up! She is fun and high spirited - and Mal just doesn't stand a chance!

There is a bit of a mystery happening around Reina, which adds a great arc to her and Mal's storyline. Protective Mal is something no woman would be able to resist, I am telling you right now. As much as it would piss you off at times, it is totally swoonworthy.

So, will Mal finally succumb, and fall head over heels in love? Will Reina give in and need him/

Nope, for that you are going to have to read for yourself.

I love that we got more of the other two guys from the series - Alex and Lucas - and their lovely ladies, as well as meeting a couple of new great characters in Reina's best friends.

I hope that this is not the last of the New York Saints series, I want more!

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This is not my first Cat Johnson book, but it is the first cowboy book of hers I have read. Cowboys... SEALs.... both hot, so I had a bit of an idea what to expect with Midnight Ride.

And I was not disappointed!

I really liked Midnight Ride. Being that side of 40, I am getting to the stage where I get a bit sick of all the characters in my books being early 20's. But oy, Bianca!! You would have had a problem if Tyler was after me???? I know I wouldn't have lol

You could feel the spark the second Janie and Tyler meet. And LOVED the circumstances of how they met, very funny!

I couldn't blame Janie for ogling Tyler, thinking about Tyler, dreaming about Tyler. What woman with a pulse wouldn't be?

I could understand Janie's hesitation to get involved with Tyler - recently widowed, the age difference. But I wanted to shake some sense into her, Tyler did nothing but show her how he wants her and she kept pushing him away. Silly woman!! Welcome to Cougar Town lady!

So, are their feelings enough to keep them together? Or will the age difference be too much for Janie to take a chance/

Nope, for that you are going to have to read for yourself.

I live in a country town, farming district, and I have to say - I need some of these cowboys to drop in!

I loved the secondary characters, Rohn, Colton and Justin on the farm, Janie's best friend Rene - heck, I think I love her the best lol. We need more of her in the next books - even though they are not about Janie and Tyler.

This was a sweet, pretty angst free, fun romance - with healthy dose of hunky cowboys!

I am looking forward to the next two in the series.

Another series from the fabulous Emma Chase - let me at it!

From the minute we meet Stanton and Jenny back in their high school days, you just know that he going to be a stand up kind of guy. When their lives change in an instant, he doesn't run away like a lesser man does.

12 years later, when his career in DC is about to really take off, he gets the news that he never thought he would hear - Jenny is getting married - to someone else.

Sofia, Stanton's friend with benefits agrees to help him get "his girl" back, even as it breaks her heart to do so.

Oh Stanton, I wanted to shake some sense into the man! How could he not see that what he wants, what he needs is standing in front of him, not the woman he always thought he was meant to be with

My heart shatters for Sofia as Stanton keeps pursuing his first love at her expense. Stanton was a bit of a jerk to her, wanting his cake and eating it too. Gah, men! Hey, sleep with me but help me get my girl back? Yeah, NO!!! But I could feel the pull between the two and that kind of thing is hard to ignore, or resist.

To quote Forrest Gump... "I'm not a smart man Jenny, but I know what love is." That may be so, but does he know who it is with?

Overruled is a smart, sassy, sexy story. While at times I was laughing out loud, there were other times where I shed a few ugly tears as well.

Well played, Ms Chase, well played!

Oooh and a really great part of Overruled? We got a bit more of my man Drew Evans! Both past and present! Woohoo!!!! And her work colleagues Brent and Jake are great. Can't wait for more of them!

So, will Stanton keep chasing his past, or will he finally see what it right in front of him,and get the HEA he is after?

Nope, for that you are going to have to read for yourself.

Can't wait for book #2 Sustained.

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Grind starts up right where Clash finishes, so you will need to have read the novella first.

This series just keeps on getting better and better.

There is a pretty fine line between love and hate, and Cal and Macy seem to be blurring that line. These frenemies are slowly but surely becoming more to each other.

They have been pushing each other's boundaries since they decided to do the sexy time thing. Their "friends with benefits" is seeing them actually becoming friends now! We are learning more and more about why Macy is the way she is. Saint Cal is breaking down her walls, and they are starting to develop real feelings for each other.

Did I mention that together they are hot? I mean steam up the windows H.O.T! Phew, I am still fanning myself.

Cal doesn't want to keep their "arrangement" secret, but does for Macy. Though they are not very good at keeping it hidden, as Mac and Matt are onto them. You know secrets never lead anywhere good, right?

The end of this book does leave us on a cliffhanger, but we only have a couple of weeks before book 3, Yield comes out, so I guess it won't be tooooo bad waiting... oh heck, who am I kidding, I need to know now what is going to happen!

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Book about a hockey star - yes please!

I really did not know what to expect when I started reading Pucked, as this is the first book by Helen Hunting that I have read.

I have to say, I really did enjoy it a whole lot!

After a bad relationship with a hockey player, Violet Hall has sworn off hockey players. Too bad her family is involved in hockey and she is often surrounded by "hockey whore" players, hey. Her brother is a pro player, her step dad is a scout.

Alex Waters is the team captain, sexy as sin, and not what Violet would call the usual hockey thug. Yep, still a man whore, but intelligent too!

What happens when your one night stand becomes more? This is Violet's story of just that things.

I adore Alex. Smart, sexy, successful. And man is that boy persistant! I loved how he pursued Vi, trying to change her mind about hockey whore players, change her perception of him.

The attraction between Vi and Alex is off the charts. Right from the start they are drawn to each other like moths to flames - and getting to close to the flame is never going to be good.

Or is it?

You can tell from the start that this is never, ever going to be smooth sailing. Preconceived ideas, rumours, their history are all going to conspire to make this one heck of a bumpy ride.

More than once I wanted to shake the pair of them, tell them to sort their crap out, talk to each other before jumping to conclusions - but then again, what fun would that be?

There are some very funny moments, some great scenes involving MC's (you will have to read to see what that is!), boobs, beavers. So much innuendo and so many double entendres. And when we get to some sexy times - whoa, hot!

I have to say, I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with more than one character. I still am not sure how I feel about Vi's step brother Buck. Do I like him? Do I loathe him? Gah, it changed over and over as I read the book, and as I write this the next day, I am still undecided!


Pucked also shows some of the darker side of fame, how the intrusion of the media can affect relationships.


I am not sure if there are going to be more books with the characters we were introduced to in Pucked I sure do hope so.

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If you have read Ms Richman's Needing Moore series, than you will have already have met our main man, Henry.

If you haven't - don't worry! I have not read the whole Needing Moore series yet, and Henry's End can be read as a standalone.

We first meet Henry again at a wedding, and his thoughts are on the man he just met - Seth.

We are then taken back in time to get Henry's story, from the 1990's until the present day. We find out how he came to be the man he is today.

I loved going back to see the man Henry was, and getting taken along for the journey to the man he can and will be. Henry's life is not all rainbows and butterflies. There are some wonderful things that happen to him, but there are some truly horrible things that occur. For every laugh and smile, I shed a tear.

But even after things happen, it just goes to show that you have to live. You have to move on. You have to know things will get better.

The only thing I would have liked better, would have been if we had had more time with present-day Henry, and his foundling relationship with Seth.

What was there not to love about Henry and Seth together? I completely and utterly adored the pair of them.

I just wish we got more. Ms Richman, please give us more.

As I felt that Henry's End was really just the beginning.

And I need to know more!

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I am quite new to Lilliana Anderson's books, and I have not read the first 5 books in the Beautiful series, but they can all be read as stand alones.

They say you never forget your first love. Well, how would you feel if you ran into your first love a decade later?

This is what happens with Dakota (Cody) and Brad. We get told their story from when they first met as teenagers to the present day. I loved that we got past and present, and also got both POV's. Sometimes when reading in dual POV's it can be hard to keep up with who is telling their story, but Cody and Brad both has such distinct voices that this was not a problem with A Beautiful Taste.

From the minute we met Brad, I was hooked. Even as a 16 year old he was the kind of man so many others could only hope to be in their wildest dreams. Can understand why Cody was swooning over him

I adored how through the years our lovelies were still so attracted, were still circling around each other, just biding their time.

But has their time passed? Will their reconnection lead to the continuation of their great love, or is it all too much/

Nope, for that you are going to have to read for yourself.

Another things I love about Ms Anderson's writing is that a lot of it is set in the area where I grew up. I can completely immerse myself into the places she is writing about, as so many times I have been there and know exactly how to picture it.

There are some great secondary characters in this book, and I am sure as I go back and read the previous books in this series, I will get to know a lot more about their lives and loves. I look forward to finding the time to actually do this!