Review: Low Sided - A.J. Downey

Low Sided by A.J. Downey
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stars

Low Sided by A.J. Downey is book four in the Sacred Hearts MC Pacific Northwest series. The story focuses on Mace and Raven. Mace has done time in prison and feels like he is missing out on love since the brothers in his MC all seem to have found their one. That is until he is jumped outside a bar one night and Raven becomes his saviour. Whilst Raven looks after Mace, he comes to realise that she has been through her own trauma and wants to help her shine, but first he has to help her slay her own demons as well as his own.

Both Raven and Mace were great characters, they definitely suit each other as they’re both a little different and happy to live off the grid and minimally. Mace was very sweet with Raven as she tries to overcome her trauma and the story is certainly a slow burn with a lot of feeling put into it. I liked that Mace was Raven’s saviour and that he was willing to do things he wouldn’t normally do, even if it cost him a little part of himself. The dynamic of the MC is great in this book and there is a lot of emotion and build-up in each character’s stories. I also liked that we saw characters from previous books, and they added to both Raven and Mace’s relationship. Overall, a really good book in the series!

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Blog Tour: For the Boys - BL Mute

Title: For the Boys

Author: BL Mute

Series: Sugar & Spice #3

Release Date: October 20, 2022

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Blurb:

After spending the entire duration of my high school years doing everything I should– studying, volunteering, and making sure I could land an awesome scholarship–I’ve decided now it’s time to let loose and live a little. 

With college classes approaching in a matter of weeks and knowing I’ll have to leave town, I want to go out with a bang. 

And the way I plan to do that is going to one of their infamous parties. 

Drew Lewis, Isaac Dean, and Vincent Brooks. 

I’ve wanted them for as long as I can remember, just like every other girl in this small town, but now I’ve managed to catch their attention.

At first, the liquid courage from the copious amounts of beer I had made me feel good. But when they asked to make a movie, I sobered up really quick. 

Do I give in to my own wants and their praise, or walk out and forget the entire night ever happened?

Author Bio:

BL is a USA Today Bestselling Author who lives in north Texas with her husband and three children. She enjoys writing different sub genres of romance, and building flawed and broken characters. You can most likely find her mommy-ing, watching her husband cook (because she is a horrible chef), getting tattoos, or walking into the pole you've told her to watch out for. She loves interacting with her readers and other authors in the community. Friends and family classify her as fierce, loyal and ditsy at times.

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Review: Memento Mori - Ravyn Salvador

Memento Mori by Rayvn Salvador
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Momento Mori is book one in the Haunted New Orleans Series by Ravyn Salvador and can be read as a standalone. The story focuses on  Hanlan, a woman who has gone through a huge tragedy which has left a gap in her soul. Heading back to New Orleans and her home of Arborwood, she is there to meet a paranormal investigation team and more specifically Dev, a man who has his own hurts from the past. Hanlan has an instant attraction to Dev and has to work with him, even when she is sceptical of his beliefs and what he does. Whilst Hanlan and Dev’s relationship develops, a serial killer is on the loose who seems to have Hanlan and people she knows in his sights.

This book was a really good read. There is a lot of atmosphere and almost a gothic feel to the book as you’re emersed in being in New Orleans as well as what it’s like in the day of a paranormal investigator. I loved the other characters that were introduced to Hanlan through Dev and the special connection that they both had to each other. This was definitely a fun read with some suspense and romance thrown into the mix. I also liked Dev’s background and who he was related to…if you know anything about New Orleans and her history, you’re going to love that little twist. Overall, a good, spooky read for October.

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Review: For The Boys - B.L. Mute

For The Boys by B.L. Mute
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

For the Boys by B.L. Mute is book three in the ‘Sugar and Spice’ series and a short novella telling the story of Tilly and her three men. Tilly decides that she wants a fling before she goes off to college and she knows the perfect guys….the guys that she has been fantasizing about for years. Not only does her wish come true, but she gets to partake in some serious fantasies including a sex tape, kink and some M/M action.

This is definitely a quick read story with a lot of action, which doesn’t delve too deep into the characters mainly due to it being a novella, but overall, it is a fun and sexy read!

ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review. All opinions are my own. 😊

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Review: Bittersweet Promises - Carrie Ann Ryan

Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Bittersweet Promises by Carrie Ann Ryan is book one in the Montgomery Ink Legacy series and boy is it a sweet one. The story focuses on Leif and Brooke. Leif is part of the Montgomery clan, working in his tattoo parlous and getting on with life. The only thing that is missing is a good woman, and that comes in the form of former flame Brooke who moves next door to his cousin with her little boy. Brooke and Leif met when they were younger and through some cross wires didn’t meet up like they were supposed to, and both were left burnt by it. It is only through meeting up again that the spark fly and their love for each other keeps growing, but it may all be for nothing if Leif can’t overcome his past and reach out and ask his family for help.

This is a beautifully written story with moments of heartbreak, laughs and love sprinkled throughout. The story is about two people who deserve to be together but sometimes fate has other plans until she is ready. Brooke has been hurt in the past and the most important thing to her is her child. Letting Leif in is a big step for her, but she just can’t forget how he made her feel, both the good and the bad.

Leif is a guy who has been through a lot and questions his place in his family. Through meeting Brooke and her son, he can see a lasting relationship, if only his past wasn’t making an entrance. He definitely goes through an emotional rollercoaster throughout the book, but his love for Brooke certainly helps him to stand up and take what he wants.

There is a lot of steam, fun times and family moments in this book. It is a really great start to a series, and I can’t wait to read more about the other characters. A really enjoyable read!

ARC received for a fair, honest and sometimes long review. All opinions are my own. 😊

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Review: Wallflower - Jessica Prince

Wallflower by Jessica Prince
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐ stars

Wallflower by Jessica Prince is book 5 in the Redemption series and is a quick paced, steamy contemporary romance that can be read as a standalone. The story focuses on Willow and Stone. Willow is your quintessential wallflower, she’d rather spend time by herself than in a crowd and in between work and looking after her ailing father, she doesn’t have much time to do more than crush on the uncommittable, tattooed mechanic, Stone. Every time she is near him, she becomes tongue tied, but that’s about to change as she approaches thirty and Stone isn’t going to know what hit him!

This was a quick read for me, it had a lot of emotion in it and Willow goes through a lot with not only her family but Stone, who at times you feel is messing her around. Stone grows emotions for Willow as he gets to know her more and sees the confident young woman who is behind the baggy clothes and shyness. Through the help of her friends, we see Willow grow in confidence throughout the book and eventually she does put Stone in his place and doesn’t let him rule the roost.

There is definitely some insta-love going on in the story with some great characters and some steamy scenes thrown into the mix. A good and easy read!

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Release Blitz: Texas - Lila Rose

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Title: Texas

Series: Hawks MC: Next Generation #3

Author: Lila Rose
Genre: MC Romance

Release Date: October 11, 2022

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Growing up around the Hawks Motorcycle Club, Maya and Texas have been in each other’s lives seemingly forever. Maya’s crush on her brother’s best friend has lasted almost as long.

Older and somewhat wiser, she knows the man who’s always had her heart will never see her as anything other than his friend’s sister. But try as she might, she can’t escape him. Everywhere she goes, Texas is there, and now it seems like his eyes are always on her.

What in the hell is she meant to do with this version of Texas?!

Recovering from an injury and feeling nothing but Maya’s calming presence, Texas finally sees the possibilities right in front of him. There’s nothing like a punch in the gut when his eyes are pried wide open. 

Now he’s on a mission to prove to Maya his playboy ways are over and that he can be the man she needs and deserves. Life is too short not to take what really matters, and to him, that’s Maya. 

Note: This is book three in the stand-alone Hawks MC: Next Generation series. Like a lot of Lila’s MC books, you’ll discover romance and heat wrapped up in the love of a MC family. 

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Lila was born in Brisbane Australia, her step-dad was in the Army which caused them to move around a lot. They finally settled in country Victoria, Australia. Being the youngest of four children she admits she was spoilt a bit. Even drove her mum crazy when she refused to eat meat at a young age.

Now, Lila lives with her husband and two children.

She started writing in 2013 and self-published the first of the Hawks MC: Ballarat Charter series- Holding Out. Since then, she has published eleven other titles, which range from erotica, humorous romance, YA and paranormal. 

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New Release: The Perfects - Rachel Van Dyken

                                                              

Everything was perfect.

Until it wasn't.

The Perfects by Rachel Van Dyken is now live! 

Find out what happens when their perfect image breaks in #1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken's steamy new adult romance.


Everything was perfect.
Until it wasn't.

Until my family took on a foster girl and placed her across the hall from me. A charity case to look good and a person who should have never existed in my world.
I kissed her to get her to stop talking, and then I kissed her again because I liked the taste of her words--I liked her.
It was our secret until we got caught--that night changed everything.

We became strangers living in the same house, seeing the same ghosts of our past mistakes, but I can't stop thinking about us, about those forbidden moments.
I pretend to hate her, I tell her I'll never forgive her, and then Quinn, my ex-best friend, steps into the picture. I can't tell if he actually likes her or if he has a death wish and just likes pissing me off, but what do I say? Stay away from my foster sister?
She's mine?
I've already had her?
Saying that to him would expose what we were and ruin everything.
We're all three of us living multiple lies, and eventually, I know our ivory tower of perfection is going to come crashing down.

He knows my secrets.
I know his.
And now she knows both.

She wants.
He wants.
But I always—always get what I want.

And what I want is the girl, no matter what it may cost me.

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Meet Rachel

Rachel Van Dyken is the #1 New York Times Bestselling, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of over 90 books ranging from contemporary romance to paranormal. With over four million copies sold, she's been featured in Forbes, US Weekly, and USA Today. Her books have been translated in more than 15 countries. She was one of the first romance authors to have a Kindle in Motion book through Amazon publishing and continues to strive to be on the cutting edge of the reader experience. She keeps her home in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, adorable sons, naked cat, and two dogs. For more information about her books and upcoming events, visit www.RachelVanDykenauthor.com

 

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Review: Give Me More - Sara Cate

Give Me More by Sara Cate
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ stars

Give Me More by Sara Cate is book 3 in the Salacious Players Club. This story focuses on Hunter, Isabel and Drake. Hunter and Isabel are married are in a strong and dedicated relationship. They seem happy with what they have but when they are on business with their best friend Drake, Hunter feels that he wants more within his relationship….basically he wants his wife to sleep with his best friend.

Drake feels like the third wheel in his relationship with Hunter and Isabel and has feelings for both of them which he has kept under wraps. But when things change with his relationship with both of them, his feelings start coming to the forefront and he has to choose whether he can be part of a triad or go back to his old ways.

This book definitely has all the feels. There is a lot of emotion in all three of the characters as they come to terms with their changing relationship and even sexuality. I loved all three characters for each other, they all brought something different to the relationship. We see Isabel grow strong within her sexuality throughout the book and start voicing how she feels more. We see Hunter come to terms with his past as his relationship with Drake becomes closer and we see Drake find his self-worth with people who he has always loved.

There are some steamy scenes in this book, and it was a really enjoyable friends to lovers book. I can’t wait to read more in this series.

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