Beast by Lexi Blake (Sophie Oak)

 

4 Star

Dante is tired of his life, and he wants a mate. He decides to follow his cousins’ idea and buy one at market. When he gets there, he finds Kaja. No one can tame her, and they are talking about putting her down since they can’t match her with anyone. He takes a liking to her and wins her trust. When he brings her home everyone is leery of the match and thinks Dante has taken her to clean up his image and he will get rid of her later. That may have been the plan but what happens if he falls for her?

We met Dante in the last book, and I really wanted him to find his happy. I loved Kaja for him. She kept him on his toes. She is strong and weird, and I loved them together. I liked the fact that he started out planning on saving her and then letting her go to never wanting to let her go. This book fit well with the first one and continued the overarching story nicely. There is one more to go and I can’t wait to see how the story concludes.

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Riley Thorn and the Dead Guy Next Door by Lucy Score

 

3.5 Star

Humiliated and left broke by her divorce Riley is trying to ignore her hallucinations. Until she things she’s seen start coming true. When a hot PI, Nick, shows up on her step asking questions about her neighbor she gets drawn into an investigation. She has a vision of the neighbor dying she tries to prevent it but doesn’t. Now she is being accused of murdering him. With the help of Nick will she be able to clear her name?

This was an interesting cozy mystery. By the end I liked it but the beginning was confusing and I nearly stopped reading it. It seemed like she didn’t believe in her psychic abilities but then later in the book she talks about the family heritage of psychic powers. I liked Riley and Nick together. He had more faith in her abilities then she did. I also loved all the old people Riley lived with. The ending was a nice twist. Overall, the good outweighed the bad and I will check out book two.

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Bound by Lexi Blake (Sophie Oak)

 

4 Star

Megan has been kidnapped from her home and put up for auction. Beck is desperate to find a mate for him and his brother Cian before it is too late. Megan will do. She wants nothing to do with them until Cian wins her over. Beck will need to find a way to connect with her. When an enemy they weren’t expecting steals, Megan away will she find her way home?

I enjoyed this harem story. Beck is a dick to Megan who has been ripped from her home. Megan and Cian work really well together and were so cute. I also loved that Megan made Beck work for forgiveness and not just all is forgiven. I also loved Beck and Cian would have been doomed without Megan. She kicks ass and saves the day and her men. I loved the world building in this book and the story flowed nicely. Looking forward to the rest of the series.

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Summer Affair by Marina Adair

 

3.5 Stars

The day Jillian caught her husband cheating was the day she gave up on men. She decides to focus only on her son. To help survive she rents out her inherited home to others. When she’s asked to rent to her BFF’s Brother-in-Law she agrees. She was not expecting it to be Clay Easton or for him to see her skinny dipping on his first night. He’s trying to recover from his NFL injury that might prevent him from ever playing again. He was not planning on falling for his new landlord. Will they find a way to get their HEA?

I liked this story a lot, but the ending was very abrupt. I really enjoyed the story and seeing Jillian and Clay come together. I wanted more information on Jillian’s ex as in the description it was talked about but other than that you know she's divorced, and her ex is a dick. This is book 3 but it can be read as a standalone well. Overall, I blew through the book & liked it until the end when it just kind of ends. I wanted more. I am looking to forward to the next one.

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Say Your Prayer by Crystal Ash & Kathryn Moon

 

2 Stars

A succubus has taken refuge with one of the few remaining human encampments. She needs to stay away from hell as her former boss wants to use her and abuse her. Will Deyva be able to help the humans stay safe from hell?

There is no world building in this book. Hell is on earth but no exclamation about how or why

or why. I liked Deyva a lot and her men all are due a major comeuppance. Basically, this book is all about sex & not much else. If that’s what you’re looking for the writing was good, but it felt lacking in story.

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From USA Today bestselling author Helena Hunting comes the second installment in the Lakeside series, where a gutsy heroine confronts family secrets and personal struggles in the town of Pearl Lake.

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Witch Unexpected by Debbie Cassidy

 

1 Star

The Tri-Pack has been around forever, bound to the most powerful coven in the world. The coven is meant to keep an evil at bay. At the next Blood moon Cora will be the next witch in charge of the covenant. But only if she can make it that far.

I enjoyed the Deadside Reapers so much and had high hopes for this series, but it fell flat. I found myself skimming this book to try and find something that interested me, and I couldn’t. I was bored throughout this book, and it disappointed me. The MAIN CHARACTER was created/met in the reaper books, and I loved her in that book, but I didn’t feel this story moved anywhere or built on what was created in the other series. I may come back and read this series. See if it gets better in book two but right now, I am just kind of meh with it.

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