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I have loved Bella Jewel's writing since I first picked up Hell's Knights, so I always have a pretty good idea of what I am going to get with one of her novels.

I have to say, I really do like the Alpha's Heart series a heck of a lot. I love the role reversal, with strong, amazing women in the man's work environment.

Tazen Watts is, was and always will be a jerk. I liked the softer side we see later in the book, but he pretty much is an arse.

Quinn is strong, I loved that she didn't fall right into bed with Taz, no matter what the attraction. The harder things get, the taller she stands, no letting anyone or anything break her spirit.

She gives Taz as good as she gets from him.



I enjoyed where the story took us. I LOVED the fact that Quinn didn't run off in a hissy over some stupid thing, acting like an irrational 12 year old girl. She stuck it to them and walked with her head held high. She kicks arse and takes numbers.

There are some smoking hot sexy times that will have you fanning yourself!

There are some great secondary characters, I adored Taz's family, and what was there not to love about Jase, Quinn's best friend. Oh, and hallelujah, he is not secretly in love with her (am I the only one who is sick of that one???)

I am looking forward to the last book, Hard to Forget (there is a good teaser of this at the end of Hard to Break.

3.75 stars

I have had this sitting on my shelf it seems for forever, but I have finally gotten around to reading it. It is my first Chelsea M Cameron read, so I didn't know what to expect.

Let me just say, right from the get go, that Hunter made this story for me. Complex, but straight to the point when it comes to Taylor.

Taylor - gah, I just wanted to shake some sense into the girl. Yes, I know she has had some past dramas, but man, most of the time I just felt like she was a bitch. This did get better as the story progressed, but her bitterness towards Hunter for most of the story was just mean and unnecessary (but this could just be my feelings).

I did love the slow burn of their relationship - I am definitely not a fan of the insta-love - lust yes, but not love). It was a joy to watch their walls come down as they moved their relationship along.

There are some great secondary characters too - I would love to know more about Taylor's sister.

So, while I liked My Favourite Mistake, my lack of connection (or general annoyance with) with Taylor took my enjoyment down just a little bit.

I am glad I finally read this, and will soon by reading My Sweetest Escape sooner rather than later.

3.75 stars

Copy received from author for an honest review

You will need to have read book one, On The Run, as On The Road continues where book one left off.

I was all excited for Kyle and the girls from Vagabond to hit the road and make their make on the world, and Ms Jamison has not disappointed with this second installment.

The first installment was quite tame compared to this second installment. This definitely lives up to the old adage sex and drugs and rock and roll. On The Road pulls no punches when it gets down to it. The girls are all experiencing freedom like they have never known, and they do like to indulge. There were a couple of times where I was "woah".

We got more of CJ from the first book, and hopes were high for Kyle and CJ's budding relationship - but this is only the middle of the story, so I guess I am going to have to wait!

This book hits on some of the darker, seedier aspects of the world our girls are in. Underage sex, drug use and abuse, the whole kit and kaboodle. It is not for the faint-hearted.

This book is over a few years, and we see the highest of highs and the lowest of lows for our Vagabonds. There was sooooo many times that the singer Barbie needed a size 9 boot up her arse. I wanted to slap the narcissism right out of her. I wanted to hug the heck out of Vicki and Liz, I cheered for Kelly, and I just wanted Kyle to have it all.

So, can they make it? Can Kyle have it all? Or will they all hit rock bottom well before their time/

Nope, for that you are going to have to wait (not very long!) for the 3rd installment

I loved the Maysons, but I really think I love The Maysons: The Next Generation even better!

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Oh, it seems like it has been forever since I had an Alice Clayton book in my hands.

I freaking LOVED Wallbanger, and while I loved the rest of the Cocktail series, it just missed that little something.

But never fear, Ms Clayton is back to her Wallbanger best with Nuts. Seriously, a book full of nuts and cucumber double entendres is always going to be a winner with me - yep, that's right, I have the mind of a 12 year old boy!

I loved this from the first word to the last. Roxie is just too adorable for words. So good at her chosen career, but such a bumbling mess when it comes to one sexy farmer

Seriously though - from the first minute we meet him, all I could think was "humina humina"... and then I thought, "hang on, I live in a farming town, where are all the Leo's???"

Maybe I need to go on Farmer Wants A Wife and find him!!

I couldn't help but smile and laugh out loud with some of the situations Roxie and Leo found themselves in. But as we know, the path to love is never a smooth one, and there was a twist in the tale that completely blind sided me!

There are some great secondary character - Roxie's best friend, her high school crush (oh man did I love The Chad!) and her flighty, yes sometimes quite profound mother.

There is also a bit of set up for the second book in the series, Cream. Oooh, and we also get a little bit of Grace and Jack from the Redhead Series (which now, after reading Nuts, I have to go back and reread!!)

I can't wait for the next book and some more zany antics!



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This has been sitting on my bookshelf forever waiting for me to get to it. After reading My Favourite Mistake, I had to jump right back in and read this one.

I enjoyed this book more than I did the first one - I think because I had already met most of characters and knew their story.

Jos - my heart broke for her as the story progressed. I hated how everyone treated her like a 5 year old instead of the 18 year old she is - yep, she has made some choices in the past that they don't agree with but gah - man I didn't feel that she deserved the way she was treated.

I adored Dusty - he is funny and cute and sexy and I just wanted to know more about him.

There was an underlying part of Jos's story - about "him" that i did not guess who "he" was - I didn't know until Ms Cameron wanted me to know, and I loved that. I hate being able to guess that sort of thing in any book.

I loved (most of) the interactions between Jos and her sister and friends. I could understand the why's of how they treated her, but I felt for Jos about it. I loved that we got more of all the characters from My Favourite Mistake, and I freaking LOVED Jos' new friend Hannah - she is the bomb!

But most of all I loved the play between Dusty and Jos. There is this whole push/pull thing going on that just delighted me as much as it frustrated me.

The story flowed well, was well paced and it kept me interested from the minute I started till the minute I finished. I may have had a few sniffles as we delved deeper into Jos and Dusty's pasts too.

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This is book 1 in the Until Him series, however I think you should read book 1 in the Until Her series, Until July first, as we met our main characters in Jax there, and it may feel like you are coming in part way into the story with out.

Firstly - how hot is this cover! I abs-olutely, positively wanted to lick it.

I have adored the Until series by ms Reynolds since I first stumbled upon Until November all that time ago, and I adore all the alpha Mayson men.

But it is definitely time for them to take a step back as the Maysons: The Next Generation get their


Jax (Cash's son from Until Lilly) meets Ellie, his boom back in Until July. Like all the Mayson's before him, he knew she was it.


I loved how take charge he is with her. I know in real life that I personally would be taking restraining orders out if anyone acted like this with me, but this is why we read romance, isn't it?


Ellie - how great is it that she is not running from an abusive ex/father. Yeah, her life has been pretty crappy, but every day she lives and breathes to make things better. She is sweet, somewhat timid, but oh my she is a fighter.


But the thing I love love love about Until Jax? Hope. I love a book where the alpha man is brought to his knees by a child - and this little girl has Jax and everyone around her wrapped round her pinky finger! What man could resist her?


There is plenty of witty banter, love the interactions between Jax and the rest of his extended family (I have to keep reminding myself which cousin is which and who belongs with who!)


There is a fair bit of suspense as things from Until July are played out in full through Ellie's story. I wanted, no NEEDED to know that people got what they deserved - both good an bad.

I have written it many times before - I am not a fan of insta-love relationships - but you know what you are going to get with an Aurora Rose Reynolds. Nobody does insta-loving hot alphas like her.

I am really hoping that the next story in the Until Him/Until Her series is about July's sister June!

I am enjoying going back into the world of the Mayson's - both the older and the new generations. Love seeing "the original alpha Mayson's" as they have gotten older and wiser.

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You should probably read Beautifully Brutal before starting Beautifully Loyal, just as the story lines to cross over a little.

We met Leyton, Max Adorite's right hand man and second in command in the first book. I knew back then that they had a close relationship, but not how it came about.

Leyton has been in love with Max's sister Ashlynn forever. But due to his loyalty to Max, he has never made a move on her. Oh,so much stubborness in one man!

Ashlynn wants Leyton, but is with Jase - who also wants Leyton. Oh Ms Edwards really does know how to write an intriguing menage. The UST between all three is off the charts! They tease and drive each other to distraction.


You could feel Ash's frustration coming off the page - why doesn't Leyton do anything. My heart was breaking for both her and Leyton as they tried to keep their distance.


There is so much adoration, devotion, love between our trio, that you just know that when they finally get together it is going to be smoking hot.

And this girl here is still fanning herself! An ice cold shower just does not do the trick!

I loved that we got more of Max and Courtney, as well as some of the Sniper 1 Security boys. Ms Edwards just gets that family dynamic right, the love/hate relationship we all have with our siblings.

I really think that the Southern Boy Mafia is becoming my favourite Nicole Edwards series to date, and I can't wait for what happens next.

Navy SEAL? Check!
Second Chance Romance? Check!

Navy SEAL in a second chance romance? Let me at it!

I adore Cat Johnson's Hot SEALs series, so when I get the chance to read another one, there is usually a little happy dance involved.

Brody's story is one I have been keen to know about since the series began, and I was not disappointed at all!

Back from deployment, family is on his mind. Family and the one that got away. That, and booze and women!

Who ever really forgets their first love? Brody never forgot Ashley - and she never forgot him.

When their worlds collide again after a decade, I just knew that the sparks were going to fly. Their lives are so different from what they were back then, but their hearts ... sigh.

Oh how I love them together. Even though they are no longer the teenagers they were when they first met, I loved the giddy feelings, the butterflies they both got.

And loved that we get more of the GAPS guys - those guys are a lot of fun! We also see the darker, more emotional side of being in the military, and I feel that Ms Johnson touched on those subjects well.

I can't wait to see what Ms Johnson brings us next with these guys

Copy received from author via Netgalley for an honest review

I was not sure what to expect when I started reading Five Steps To The Harem. The synopsis had intrigued me, so I was curious to see where the story would take me.

Five Steps To The Harem was so much more than I thought it was going to be.

Catherine has been chasing down Nicholas Redthorn for months - in her capacity as a London cop. There has been so much happening in her life the past 12 months, and she is completely focused on them "getting their man"

Nicholas Redthorn is not what she expected at all. When he tempts her with an indecent proposal, things start to really heat up. But he is a big ol' riddle wrapped up in an mystery inside an enigma. I just could never tell if he was the good or the bad guy.

And I didn't until A.M Helen wanted me to know. Then it was like "woah! I was not expecting that!" - which is good, because I don't like to have been able to have picked it! I want to be surprised, shocked, taken back.

There are 5 steps to the harem - Expectation, Consideration, Commitment, Realization and Fulfillment.

These could be chapters of Catherine's life. As the story progresses we see her coming to terms with things in her past and present, and looking towards her future. It is as much a voyage of self discovery for Catherine as it is a murder mystery.

A.M Helen is a new to me author, but I will definitely be reading more in the future.