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Latest Bargain e-Books – October 18th 2013

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<— This is what I just finished and will be reviewing next. 😉 I really enjoying it, so this is my personal recommendation for today’s bargain and reader recommendation list! PLUS, it would appear I’m a HUGE fan of this author, as I’ve just noticed that I’ve read a few of her other books and loved ’em, too! Her books always feature adults, have a very private, very intimate feel (sometimes eye-popping and sometimes gentle) but they always pack a punch! Whether it be because of a crazy twist, or the direction the story takes, or a character *issue*, I can’t help but become addicted each time! Original, interesting (exciting!) and unique story lines, with characters that feel SO real, and twists that make it, so you never forget ANY of her books!

I’ve listed everything I’ve reviewed from her, below, plus here are all of today’s goodies (featuring the latest reader recommendations):

NOTE: bargain priced when I added them, but prices can change on Amazon, so make sure to check before you finalize your order.

P.S. Let me know if I’m missing any or if you loved any. :)

Todays latest reader recommendations and bargain ebook finds:

  • Unbound: (InterMix) by Cara McKenna <— bargain priced and what I’m reading now (and very much enjoying!!). These are modern adult characters, with adult issues. Well, her not so much (she’s fairly well-adjusted), but him… definitely has issues. She’s hiking through Scotland, gets sick, and seeks refuge at a tiny cabin in the highlands. The good looking (but hermit-y) owner reluctantly lets her in and they get to know each other. His “twist” took me by surprise and I’m really connecting to these two! P.S. The steamy stuff is a bit eye-popping (yet very personal… very intimate) and SCORCHING HOT!!!!!! Loving! and Kandace agrees: “I’m not very far into it but I’m really enjoying it. It is a lot different from the usual. I’m very interested to see where the author takes us.“
  • Curio by Cara McKenna <— male escort!! (see my review and the Curio Series Reading Order) – not very bargain priced but I loved it anyway.
  • Willing Victim by Cara McKenna <— darker more daring read that explores a… fetish. Not for the faint of heart but SOOOO good! (my review) – not very bargain priced but I loved it anyway.
  • After Hours: (InterMix) by Cara McKenna <— YES bargain priced and my favorite one in the bunch!! (here’s my review)
  • Hers by Dawn Robertson <— Stephanie found us this one saying: “Hers by Dawn Robertson is on sale.*Warning: Erotic activities include FF, FMF, and MFM interactions. I know some of my Book Buddies will want this book! You know who you are!” LOL!!
  • Discovery (Electi) by Brina Courtney <— Rachel found us this one! “Looking for a great NA paranormal romance? Check out Discovery by Brina Courtney! It just released today… It’s a NA paranormal romance about witches in Salem.”- “…Now a guy, looking remarkably like her missing boyfriend, has arrived in Salem along with a mysterious stranger, who may have some answers that Teagan has desperately been searching for. Teagan must now decide who to trust. It’s a matter of life… and her death.“
  • Unintentional Virgin by A.J. Bennett <— Stephanie found us this one, too! “Unintentional Virgin by A. J. Bennett on sale! *Standalone where the girl wants to lose her Vcard (but with a twist).”
  • Damaged and the Beast by Bijou Hunter <— YAY!!! Big deal on this one, and book #2! Nancy says: “YES! Damaged and the Beast plus Damaged in the Knight are both reduced” <— (new adult) and this one has an obnoxious alpha! (see my review)
  • Damaged and the Knight by Bijou Hunter <— book #2
  • Damaged and the Cobra by Bijou Hunter <— #3 just came out
  • Insanity (The Asylum Trilogy) by Lauren Hammond <— (#1 & #2) come HIGHLY recommended by many of our fellow readers (and they are anxiously awaiting #3). Jillian recommends!! “…for those of you looking for a different type read – these are it! Especially good for a Halloween read.  Insane asylum = wonderfully creepy and yet there is the love interest as well!!”
  • White Walls (The Asylum Trilogy) by Lauren Hammond <— and #2
  • Untangle Me by Chelle Bliss
  • Hear No (Hidden Evil, #1) by Lizzy Ford <— found for us be Leanne, just released! “Nathan must eliminate the human host guiding Shadowman to the keys. Except Nathan isn’t expecting the woman anchoring Shadowman to the human world to be beautiful, witty, innocent and completely unaware of the creature manipulating her. Worse, she makes him feel alive for the first time in his long existence, and he haphazardly discovers she’s meant to become the love of his life.“
  • Forever My Girl (The Beaumont Series) by Heidi McLaughlin <— brought back to my attention and some really great feedback from our fellow readers so I’m putting ’em back on this list! See the conversation below. I feel like I need to read these ASAP!
  • My Unexpected Forever (The Beaumont Series) by Heidi McLaughlin (book #2)

Georgette: You should really read them, they are great! I loved them!

Maryse’s Book Blog: … I do intend on reading it. I hear #2 was especially exciting (drummer, right)?

Amy: Very Hottttt !!

Georgette: Oh yeah!!! Really HOT HOT HOT drummer!!!

Tracie: Just my measly .02, but this series is really great.

Kandace: Tracie, is it “sweet”?

Tracie: It’s a second chance love story. There’s a bit of angst, but it wouldn’t fit my definition of “sweet”. You know what I think sweet is and this isn’t it. I really liked the second book too.

  • PANIC: Rook and Ronin, #3 by J.A. Huss <— just released (models that fall in love on a shoot)!!! (here is the series order)
  • The Singing River by R.K. Ryals <– Aimee found us this deal and Kat says: “I absolutely loved this story. The writing was beautiful and the story was powerful.” – “At eighteen, Haven Ambrose isn’t just a high school graduate. In her head, she’s an aspiring writer, a traveler, a chef, a slayer of injustice, an astronomer, an archaeologist, and the love child of a famous, rich musician. But reality is harsher. Reality is overdue bills, a crumbling trailer, an absent father, an old addiction, and a hot, crushing summer that may end in disappointment. For twenty year-old River Brayden, life seems good, but appearances can be deceiving. The oldest son of a wealthy family, he has finished his first year at Harvard to return home for the summer only to discover his younger brother headed down an unforgiving road.“
  • Rock the Heart by Michelle A. Valentine
  • Rock the Band by Michelle A. Valentine
  • Rock My Bed by Michelle A. Valentine
  • Rock My World (book# 2.5) by Michelle A. Valentine
  • Mid Life Love: At Last by Whitney Gracia Williams <— book #2 was just released. Neika went crazy happy!! “OMGOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! … Its out its out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Jonathan and Claire second boook!!!!!”
  • Mid Life Love by Whitney Gracia Williams <– and here’s book #1.
  • Price of a Kiss by Linda Kage <— recommended by Ivannie: “Just finished Price of a Kiss by Linda Kage !!It was really good ! Fell in love with Mason !!”
  • Hell’s Knights (The MC Sinners Series) by Bella Jewel <— Ivannie also recommends these (#1 & #2) “Also Hell’s Knights and Heaven’s Sinners !! OMG were really good!!” OH YES!! Biker books!! “She should be running, she should be escaping the demons of her past, but instead she finds herself falling for the gorgeous biker.“
  • Heaven’s Sinners (MC Sinners #2) by Bella Jewel
  • Let it be Me by Toni Aleo <— recommended by Linda: “Just finished reading Let it Be Me by Toni Aleo. Wasn’t sure if I liked it in the beginning it was a little to wordy with her constantly talking through her thoughts, if you can understand what I mean. It does have a tough theme on a married woman and abuse. But once you get reading you can’t put it down. I recommend it if you haven’t read it yet”
  • Chasing Serenity (Seeking Serenity) by Eden Butler <— New release from earlier this week and it seems many of you are loving it! Kristi says: “55 % into Chasing Serenity right now and LOVING it!! Maryse, I think you will really love this one! Love the writing and I can’t stay away from this story!” and Ashley agrees: “I totally agree with Kristi I’m about 10% and loving the writing!” and Katie says: “…there is a twist in this book that I didn’t see coming and I love it!”
  • Until November (Until series) by Aurora Rose <— Neika recommends it! “I loved this. Its a series debut although each will be a standalone. Super Alpha Males…but super sweet! The only thing I hate of reading books like these is that I crave more Alpha when im done!!!”
  • Meant to Be (An Anchor Island Novel) by Terri Osbourn <— recommended by Trisha: “I read Meant to Be by Terri Osburn last month. It was a sweet romance with real characters, without over-the-top angst, but yet not eye rolling.”
  • When You’re Ready by J.L. Berg <— Jillian recommends this one: ” It is a very real to life book. I thoroughly enjoyed it because of that. Very refreshing. No cliffhanger either!”
  • First Thing I See by Vi Keeland <— Kandace recommends this one: “…her book ‘The First Thing I See’ totally rocked my world.”
  • Between Sisters by Kristin Hannah <— looks heartwarming: “Claire Cavenaugh has fallen in love for the first time in her life. As her wedding day approaches, she prepares to face her harsh, judgmental older sister and their self-absorbed mother. It is the first time they have been together in more than two decades. Over the course of a hot Pacific Northwest summer, these three women who believe they have nothing in common will try to become what they never were: a family.”
  • Perfecting Patience (The Blow Hole Boys 1.5) by Tabatha Tabatha Vargo (thank you Aimee!)
  • Taming The Alpha (BBW Paranormal Shape Shifter Romance) (Wild Obsession) by Adriana Hunter <— “…when a handsome stranger appears at the club, his dangerous, feral presence commanding attention, the sexual charge between them is so strong that she can barely breathe, Nikki finds herself swept into a world she never dreamed existed. A world where nothing is as it seems and once she enters, there is no turning back.” (thanks Aimee!)
  • Stone Guardian (Entwined Realms) by Danielle Monsch <— zombies (bad) and gargoyles good!). I’m assuming they’re sexy. 😉 “Larissa Miller may have been born after the Great Collision, but as a history teacher who lives in the human-only city, she has never come into contact with any other race or species, nor has she wanted to. Her life is as ordinary as it gets – that is, until one day she walks out of her apartment and is attacked by a mob of Zombies, only to be saved by a Gargoyle.” Lots of great reviews and one review that was no so great didn’t seem to like it ’cause the book was too focused on their attraction to each other (with not enough action and adventure). And strangely enough, that peaked my interest. 😉 LOL! (thanks Aimee!!)
  • Forever Bound (A Vampire And Werewolf Romance Anthology) by Cynthia Eden <— this whole bundled book deal!!
  • Going Under by S. Walden <— hugely popular book amongst our fellow readers (and I loved this author’s other super risqué book!)! Tracie says: “I absolutely LOVED this book. Oh the feels it gave me, just wow.” and Sally agrees: “FANTASTIC read !”
  • Discovering Us (True Love Trilogy) by Harper Bentley <— This one made Clarissa sick (I think in a good way! 😉 ): “Just read Discovering Us by Harper Bentley and I feel like vomiting! Talk about angst. My stomach is in knots. I can’t wait till book two comes out!” <— well that is one of the things I hope for in a read!! 😉 and then Karen just potsed: “So…. I read ‘Discovering Us’ (True Love, book 1) from Harper Bentley… And I must say, I really Loved the book – like a lot, the writing is awesome! Really funny – I just have onde thing against it: the second book, February only!! It is one of those books that makes you think about it, miss it and be angry at it…. Does it make any sense?” <— I AM WAY TOO curious about this one. Sounds SUPER-angsty!!! Ohhhh right right right. I just re-read the synopsis. Her boyfriend is a baseball player and she leaves everything to be with him, and there are bad things like supermodels in the mix. Yep. I can already imagine why this one is making y’all crazy…
  • Irreplaceable (Harmony Book 2) by Angela Graham
  • Inevitable (Harmony Book 1) by Angela Graham <— and here’s book #1 “When the estate next door sells, the last thing Cassandra expects is the unnerving attraction she feels for her sinfully handsome neighbor, Logan West, the young and charming single father with a playboy reputation.
    It’s through Oliver, Logan’s four-year-old son, who keeps popping up in her childhood tree house, that she slowly begins to catch glimpses of the compassionate and wounded man Logan has hidden beneath his strong exterior.“
  • Winters Heat (Titan #1) by Cristin Harber <— it seems all of the books in this series are on sale! (this one is book #1) “When Titan’s safe houses are compromised, Colby stashes Mia at his home, exposing his secret—he’s the adoptive father of an orphaned baby girl. Too soon, danger arrives and Mia lands in the hands of a sadistic cartel king with a taste for torture. As hours bleed into fear-drenched days, Colby races across the globe and through a firestorm of bullets to save the woman he can’t live without.“
  • Carrie by Stephen King is on sale right now! (Plus they re-made the movie – again – and I’m totally going to see it!)
  • Emma’s Secret: A Novel by Steena Homes <— this is book #2 on sale and while not our usual read, looks SO good!!! BUT!!! a reviewer says read the prequel FIRST (and I see why now after reading #1’s synopsis below) so here it is…
  • Finding Emma by Steena Homes (also in sale) <— this is book #1!!! “Megan is the harried but happy stay-at-home mother of three little girls living in a small town. Her life implodes when her youngest daughter, Emma, disappears on her third birthday.”
  • Fighting Fate by Linda Kage <— Autumn’s co-reviewer recommends this one! “When Paige Zukowski enrolls at Granton University in honor of her dead brother, she has no idea fate will land her on the same campus with the very guy who killed him. But Logan Xander isn’t quite the murderer she’s always believed him to be.”

                                           

 

Excerpt and Signed Paperback Giveaway of Katie Ashley’s latest, “Beat of the Heart”

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YAY!!! I love signed books and I have one (Beat of the Heart (Runaway Train) with someone’s name on it. Katie Ashley’s of course, 😉 since she signed it, but one lucky commenter here will get it!

Plus, it’s a super-STEAMY rock star book. Right up our alley, and just that excerpt alone raises the temperature.

So what’s it about?

After years of bad relationships and a cheating ex-fiancé, twenty-eight-year-old Mia Martinelli prefers healing her patients’ hearts on the Cardiac Care floor rather than risking having her heart broken again. But that all comes to a screeching halt when caring for the head roadie for Runaway Train puts her into the orbit of drummer and Latin Lover, AJ Resendiz. After a scorching weekend of steamy passion, Mia’s intention of getting out with her heart unscathed is challenged by the stud with the wicked sense of humor, especially when he wants to continue seeing her. But when the harsh reality of AJ’s hoard of female admirers sends her insecurities into overdrive, Mia bails, leaving him handcuffed to his bathroom shower.

AJ never imagined that after two weeks of the best sex and female companionship he’d ever experienced, he would need rescued by his band mates from his shower prison. Although he tries to forget the sensual brunette whose curves made his mouth water, AJ can’t get her out of his mind…or his heart. Months later when he finally seeks Mia for answers as to why she left, nothing could prepare him for their life-altering reunion.

Can AJ prove to Mia that regardless of the women after his body, his heart belongs only to her?

Ready for that excerpt?

As I looked at AJ’s body, so built and muscular with its fluid movements, my stomach rolled with nervous energy. I glanced at my reflection in the mirror and shuddered. I couldn’t do this. My head was starting to swim with old insecurities rapidly taking over my pretense of sexy and strong. There was no way in hell I looked graceful. Beads of perspiration had started to pop out on my face and chest from both my exertions and anxiety. Dancing, or attempting to dance, was so not me. This was a huge f&%king mistake to even attempt it with someone like AJ.

“AJ, I can’t do this. I’m completely robotic compared to you!”

“No, you’re not.”

“I tried to tell you before that I just don’t have it in me.” I dropped my arm from his shoulder and started to stalk off, but AJ tightened his grip on my hand before whirling me back against him.

“Yes, you do have it in you, Mia. And I’m going to show you.” He turned me to face the mirror before sliding behind me. His hands came to rest on my shoulders. “First of all, you’re way too tense. You need to loosen up. You have to let the music flow through you.” His deft fingers began massaging my neck and shoulders. His dark eyes locked on mine. “That’s it. Let the tension go. It’s only you and me here. No one is judging you.”

“But you—”

He shook his head. “You’re the one doubting yourself, not me.”

AJ’s fingers slid down, teasing along my clavicle. I felt the muscles in my neck and shoulders go limp. My eyelids started fluttering closed as he continued massaging me. “Mia, when will you get it through your thick, stubborn, Sicilian skull that your body is made for dancing…and for f&%king?”

I popped my eyes open to stare open-mouthed at his reflection. He winked at me before leaning down to kiss my cheek. “Turn your head, and give me your mouth, Mia.”

Although I wasn’t one for commands of the non-dancing kind, I obliged. AJ’s warm lips crushed against mine. As he deepened the kiss, I felt my tension releasing as I melted into him.

He pulled away, and I had to fight not to whine in protest. “Now for the lower half.” His hands slid down the side of my body, slightly catching the sides of my breasts, before coming to grip my hips. His hands rose up and down on my flesh, causing my hips to roll forward and backward. “That’s right.”

When he eased up on his grip, I kept up the same pace of undulating my hips. “Very nice.” He met my gaze in the mirror and grinned. “See, you don’t suck.” Keeping his eyes locked on mine, he slid his hands slowly back up my torso. My breath hitched when they paused above my ribcage to tease the underside of my boobs. Surveying my reaction, he then splayed out his fingers to fully cup my breasts.

I raised my brows at him. “And when did groping second base get added to the rumba?” I questioned breathlessly.

His head dipped to nuzzle my neck. “It’s all part of my rumba.”

Okay now, who wants the signed copy?

How to enter for a chance to win it? Just leave a comment below, and Friday night (Friday October 18th, 2013) by 10pm EST, I will randomly select one winner.

The winner will be contacted and will have 48hrs to respond with a mailing address, so if you are picked, do not delay or you will lose your chance. These books will be sent to the winner directly by the author.

Open to US only however all are welcome to comment! :D

J.C. Mells – Pierced Series Reading Order

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Paranormal series that seems to have a bit of everything. And while the synopsis leaves me a bit… befuddled (I haven’t read ’em yet), these recommendations make these seem like my kinda read! And this part is what “sold” it for me:

“Pierce has been on the run for two years from the man who held her captive in a vampire compound for almost a decade.”

Shannon: I needed a “palate cleanser” this weekend so I decided to dive into the Pierced Series by J.C. Mells and LOVED IT!!! Wow, the characters are so wonderfully written and I just cannot wait to see where in the heck this all goes. Vampires, Sorcerers, Werewolves…Oh My! Book 1 is Pierced and Book 2 is Pinked and then there is Book 1.5 Escaped. Book 2 does not end on a cliffhanger, you just know that more is coming. I gave both books 5 stars and I cannot wait to read more of this series. … The second book is more expensive, but once you reach the end of the first book you just HAVE to read it!!

Donna: I just finished Pierced by J.C. Mells and it was very good however there are some really dark parts (and not the good kind).  If that does not turn you away I highly recommend this book. … WOW  Great read

About book #1:

Imagine the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo meets Betty Crocker. That’s Pierce in a nutshell.
Pierce has been on the run for two years from the man who held her captive in a vampire compound for almost a decade. Life on the run would be a lot simpler if she didn’t suffer from several social disorders and ‘quirks,’ have a ten-year-old brat in tow, as well as have two characters from a 1945 classic film living in her head and guiding her at every turn.

   

Book Review – Maybe This Time by Chantal Fernando

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Maybe This Time
Apparently I’m on an MMA cage-fighting kick right now and I can’t help myself but jump on every single one that I find out about. I’ve already read two this week, with another one lined up… let alone the others that I’ve read over the last month. Oh and, let’s not even mention the ones I’ve been stockpiling in my iPad. No worries. I’m sure you’ll be hearing about them, soon. 😉

So this is a brand new release (in that genre), and in theory, has everything I look for in my guilty pleasures. Mega alpha-male that has a bad attitude, even to the girl (not so much cocky, just broody, angry and no-nonsense). The one that everyone says “don’t even bother with him. He hates everyone”. And then, out of the blue, he does (or says) something soooooo sweet and swoon-worthy. Ahhhh yes. That’s a quick way to my heart right there. 😉 Trick it and make it think it hates you (or that you hate it) and then surprise it with sweetness. Er, wait. That’s not cool at all. LOL! Recipe for disaster, actually.

But in books for some reason, this always seems to work for me. ‘Cause wow, right? She must be something for a guy like that to break all of his own rules. And I dunno, it’s fun exploring that avenue. The one that can mend his broken-ness. Yep…I’m sure therapists everywhere are having a field day with this topic. LOL! Too bad for them. I’m readin’ ’em!

So anyway, in theory, I said, right? Yep. ‘Cause I’m having a liked/no-so-liked relationship with this book. It managed to keep me reading with gusto, and yet all the while, in the back of my head, I kept thinking to myself… ugh!! Tooooo fast!! Too much unnecessary drama. Does a guy like him even talk like that? To… Ooooh wait… nice and growly…what he just said there was perfectly “him” for that part.

Being flung around back and forth from good, solid, true-to-character reactions to more “uncharacteristic” moments.

We went from feeling like this guy had NO true interest in her (he was outwardly hostile and distant), to an almost immediate intense pursuit and claiming of her. While I’m good with that direction, I needed the space in between so that I could have believed his sudden change of heart, grown with it and pined for it. Of course there were a precious few “building-up” sweet scenes along the way, but much too fast in the grand scheme of them (for me). Maybe in their world (their “timeline”) it wasn’t so sudden, but reading-wise, it was pretty much… immediate. Stuff like that kept me distracted. Like I was watching a movie in fast-forward, only stopping at the “bigger” scenes.

And yet, stuff like THIS is what kept me reading —> example: a super-sweet moment where he had a need to sneak into her room and snuggle with her as she slept after one of his cage fights. Yep, stuff like that (those little touches and that kind of build-up detail) gets me every time. I love that secret look into a “bad-ass’s” vulnerability.

So what’s it about?

Summer’s mom just died and she moves to another state? City ? (I can’t remember, in fact I even somehow missed that she moved because her mother had died…) to live with her half-brother and her biological father. She barely knew them due to animosity between her parents, but this was her time to get to know them, now.

And living with her brother means pretty much living with his motorcycle riding, bad-ass friends. Including a gorgeous set of identical twins (the sweet, cocky, flirty one, Ryan and the scarred, moody, uninterested in being friends-EVER one… Reid).

“Anyone ever tell you it’s rude to stare?” the scarred twin says with a growl. “Reid,” the other twin says, a warning in his tone.

Of course she can’t help but hate Reid off the bat ’cause he pretty much shuts her down from the start.

I don’t normally give a f&%k what others think of me, of my scar. But when Summer was looking at me, I couldn’t help but lose my temper. When there are two exact versions of a person, and one is scarred, who do you think the women go for?

But as they all become friends, she forms attachments… and they all start getting closer (while Reid continues to try and keep his distance). But of course, like all great-alphas go, Reid starts getting possessive.

“So, kissing means nothing to you? Maybe I should go and kiss the next guy that walks by and see how you like it?”

“If you want to see a fight, sure,” he says, narrowing his eyes a little.

Plus… there’s all this secrecy stuff going on that they (including her biker father) are all shielding her from.

… there’s just a few things she doesn’t know about this town.

About her father.

About us.

I think someone needs to update her, and quick. But hell, what do I know? This is their decision to keep her in the dark, and it’s not really my business. I suppose if she was mine, I’d want to keep her safe and away from all of this, too.

Don’t even get me started on the secrets. Everyone had a secret and Summer kept getting herself in trouble, in the process. *sigh* Nobody would speak, they would just all react. Badly. Which would make things worse.

Sounds good, right? LOL!!!

And it was… and yet… I’m left feeling unfulfilled, for some reason.

I dunno. It held my attention even though I was exasperated for the most part, and had that feeling (just in it’s speedy progression and all of the eye-rolling I was doing) that I’d probably not be “feeling” it by the end. But I had this urge to keep reading (barely putting it down in the process).

And yet despite my primal need to read it, my overall impression is that the story felt rushed. “Biggish” things had potential to be developed and “truly felt”… explored, adding depth and true emotion, but instead, seemed to be sped along to move onto another drama. And some “big things” that should have been explored, were barely even touched upon (her father’s background, let’s just say…). The storytelling was somewhat choppy (I seem to have “missed” important parts that were brought back up again later and I was all… Oh. I didn’t even know that!??). And important stuff that was brought up was often quickly swept away. Blink and you missed it.

Mostly, kind of exhausting like an over-the-top soap, and yet… when I think back to it, nothing TOO crazy happened.

Just… I dunno. And yet there was something about “Reid” and his reactions and how he spoke that had me (despite some of the stuff he said that seemed uncharacteristic). But mostly, his alpha-growls held me captive.

I dunno. Hehe. 😉

There were big feelings and strong reactions, but not enough depth (for me) in the follow-through. Good potential, but technically… it just lacked a certain something. And yet, it still had enough *something* that I felt a need to let it out, in a review.

3 stars (4 stars for the parts I liked and 2 stars for the parts that I not-so-liked).

 

Steph Campbell & Liz Reinhardt – Lengths Series Reading Order

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Great looking “new adult”  series (with already 5 installments!) that I’ve been told by the authors can be read in any order (all standalones)!

Shanda: Maryse, last night I finished “Lengths” by Liz Reinhardt and Steph Campbell last night. Loved it! You should add it to your TBR list.

Christina: Just finished Lengths, good YA book 🙂

Jennifer: I just finished it too. I enjoyed it but thought it ended a little too quick.

Kirsten: I liked Lenghts too.

NOTE from the authors: “EACH BOOK IN THE SERIES WAS WRITTEN AS A STAND ALONE TITLE. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO READ THE PREVIOUS BOOKS IN THE SERIES TO FOLLOW ALONG.”

About book #1:

Nineteen-year-old Whit Conrad leaves her conservative Pennsylvania home for sunny California, looking for independence, a fresh start, and a place to stash her grief. She promptly finds a job at a tattoo parlor, a craptastic first apartment, and one friend—Ryan—who is a little less friend, a little more benefits.

Deo Beckett is a soulful surfer with a passion for tattoos and beautiful women. On the eve of his twenty-second birthday, he finds himself living with his grandfather, recently unemployed, and seriously adrift. He doesn’t know much about what he wants out of life, but he does know his current situation isn’t cutting it.

When Deo meets Whit, she’s all sexy makeup and fierce, smart-ass fun. It doesn’t take him long to see past her tough shell. And when he gets a good look at what’s under all the superficial stuff that usually gets his attention, it leaves Deo wondering if there might be more to life than living fast and free.

Too bad Whit has a past she doesn’t plan on sharing—no matter how hot Deo is. She might want him, but she knows better than to let her guard down.

Deo falls for Whit, and falls hard. But everything about her, down to that mysterious tattoo and the way she thrashes in her sleep, tells him that the girl he loves is hiding something. And the more he pushes for answers, the more Whit pulls away.

Having your guard up is one thing, but are the lengths Whit goes to to protect her secret worth throwing away the second chance she has at happiness with Deo?

     

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