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Review & Recommendation – UNLEASH (VET Book #6) by Felicity Heaton
UNLEASH – VET Book #6 – by FELICITY HEATON
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Enter the dark, sinful and seductive world of the vampire owners of London’s premier vampire erotic theatre, Vampirerotique, and discover how these powerful vampires are brought to their knees by the women who claim their hearts.
A powerful vampire lost deep in his bloodlust, Snow is a savage animal, mindless with rage and a thirst for violence, and trapped with no hope of awakening from an endless nightmare… until a song draws him up from the abyss, restoring his sanity but leaving him haunted by the sweet feminine scent of lilies and snow, and fragmented familiar lyrics.
When the mysterious and beautiful songstress reappears in Snow’s room at Vampirerotique, she awakens a fierce protective streak and stirs dark desires that drive him to claim her as his female, even when he knows his touch will destroy her innocence.
A single forbidden taste is all it takes to unleash emotions in Aurora that she shouldn’t possess, tearing her between duty and desire, and luring her into surrendering to her wildfire passion and embracing hungers that burn so hotly they threaten to consume them both.
One act of kindness can lead to one thousand acts of sin though, each a black mark against the bearer’s soul and another grain of sand that slips through an hourglass. The clock is ticking and time is almost up. Can beauty save the beast?
Vampire romance books in the Vampire Erotic Theatre paranormal romance series
Covet
Crave
Seduce
Enslave
Bewitch
Unleash
REVIEW:
I’ve been a big fan on the VET series from Felicity Heaton since I read the first book, Covet!!
UNLEASH is SNOW’S story and is, sadly, the 6th and final book involving the Vampirerotique Theatre and the group of vampires that live and work there! Fans of Felicity’s books & the girls over at her Mistress of Midnight Street Team have waited a good while for the big guys story but gods, I’m sure they’d all agree it was well worth it!!!!
Snow has been involved in each of the VET characters books from the beginning and we have watched as he fought hard to overcome his bloodlust & try to lead as good & quiet a life as he could – not easy to live when you need to be chained hand and foot to a bed on an almost daily basis to avoid hurting yourself and/or others!!!
In Unleash we find out about Snow’s past, what has happened in his very long life and the tragic events that led to him being so tortured & haunted. We discover why his brother, Antoine, worries about him so much and we find that there may just be a small glimmer of hope for his future!!!
This is a true love story – however, it was no bed of roses or all heart and flowers!!!- No – reading Snow’s story was absolutely heartbreaking at times!! I cried (a lot) from nearly the beginning of the book and used up a not so small pile of tissues throughout!!! Aurora – Snow’s lady love – is not what you’d expect and she has quite a sad tale to tell too!
I was so torn about the fact that Snow’s story was the final book in the series as, while I was desperate to read it, I was sad that this was the end of our time with everyone at the theatre…. Thankfully, Felicity has hinted that this might not be the last we that we come across our vampires and their ‘family’!!
We get a chance to see all of our favourite characters for one last time!! This was a fabulous finale to a wonderful series and for me it’s a definite 5* read
While you could most likely read Unleash as a standalone , I honestly think that to enjoy it fully you should read the rest of the series in order. Hope you love them as much as I did!!!!
** I was very fortunate to receive an ARC copy of Unleash from Felicity Heaton in exchange for an honest review**
LINKS:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17795413-unleash
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Review & Recommendation – UnBeautifully (UnDeniable #2) by Madeline Sheehan
UnBeautifully by Madeline Sheehan
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Warning: This is not a story about fate or destiny. This is a story about pain, sorrow, and suffering. This is an impulsive whirlwind romance between two lovers that are not meant to be together. Theirs is not a world with sunshine and roses. Instead, their love blossoms in a secret world full of crime, violence, and death. Their story is about what can be born from nightmares.
Danielle “Danny” West is the daughter of Deuce West, President of the Hell’s Horsemen Motorcycle Club. A sweet and beautiful girl, she loses her way, searching for things that are always out of her reach. Erik “Ripper” Jacobs is the Sergeant of Arms in the Hell’s Horsemen. Once a man who always had a smile on his face, his life takes a turn for the worst when a tragedy befalls him, leaving him scarred and broken. During a midsummer night, Danny and Ripper’s paths cross, forever changing their lives. Hastily, their lust turns to love until another tragedy forces them apart. On a journey that is marred with ugliness and chaos, Danny and Ripper must discover if their unforeseen connection can find the beauty in their world.
This is Danny and Ripper’s story.
Everything has beauty. Even the ugly. Especially the ugly.
Because without ugly, there would be no beauty….
MY REVIEW:
Well hell…. didn’t think it could get much better than UnDeniable….. how wrong was I!?!?!
‘UnBeautifully’ from the awesome Madeline Sheehan totally smashed my expectations!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!
Madeline is an evil genuis when it comes to this series – I love her!!! UnB gripped me from the start – I honestly felt like Madeline had ripped my heart out of my chest, threw it on the floor and stomped on it only to put it back then give it a kickstart to begin healing again!!!
I cried so hard reading Danny & Ripper’s story and was left feeling like an emotional wreck – but it was oh so worth it!!
UnBeautifully starts where the epilogue for UnD left us. It then takes us back to just after the whole ‘psycho Frankie’ nightmare then moves forward to a little after the end of UnD.
Ripper just tugs at your heart – that damned man is so appealing and you just need to comfort him.
Danny – Deuce’s princess – grows a lot in this book. She is a truly good, caring, loving, beautiful person.
Madeline gives us more of Eva & Deuce and the story covers the years following Eva’s horrific final experience at the hands of f*cked-up Frankie. We also gradually find out what Ripper suffered at the hands of the maniac!
Told from the POV of the 4 character, I wasn’t sure how that would work but it was excellent.
To see just how broken Eva & Deuce were and how they found their way back from the darkness is fabulous.
Danny and Ripper – they are a truly fantastic couple. This is a modern day, hard hitting love story! – it isn’t pretty – it’s hard, sad, painful and dark at times.
For everyone that has read UnDeniable, this book is a must read.
If you haven’t read UnD yet – why the hell not!?!?!?! Go grab a copy now and get reading!!
This series grabs you by the neck, squeezes the f*ck out of your heart and near destroys you before dumping your ass on the floor and at the end you’re pretty damned devastated that its over!!!
Can’t wait for UnAttainable and the story of Cage & Teacup!!! x
LINKS:
http://www.madelinesheehan.com/
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16114861-unbeautifully
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The Mighty Storm (The Storm #1)- Samantha Towle
The Mighty Storm ( The Storm # 1)- Samantha Towle.
Check out an awesome review from Divas Book Blog of The Mighty Storm by the fab Samantha Towle…
Book 2, Wethering the Storm is out in August…. Cannot wait to get my mitts on more of Jake & Tru…. gods help me if I cry as much with WTS as I did with TMS….. but it’ll be so worth it!!!!
If you haven’t read it yet, go get yourself a copy now!!! You’ll be so glad you did!!!
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Book Recommendation & Review – SEDUCE by Felicity Heaton
It’s now only 14 days until the release of the 6th and final book in the awesome Vampire Erotique Theatre series by the extrememly talented Felicity Heaton….. In the run up to the big day why don’t you check out the other 5 fabulous books about the guys who live & work in the Vampirerotique Theatre.
Book 3 is SEDUCE – this is Antoine & Sera’s story!!
Bloodlust runs in his veins, a dark master waiting for the day it will reign over him. Now a woman with a pure soul and wicked intentions has him in her sights and is determined to crack the ice around his heart, and she might save or damn him.
Antoine stands apart from the world around him, a dangerous and broken soul who must maintain rigid control at all times or risk his dark addiction finally seizing hold of him. The shadows of his past haunt him and he sees his bleak future each night when his brother wakes screaming, his blood addiction turning him savage. He cannot allow himself to feel, but when Sera walks into Vampirerotique, the erotic theatre he runs with three other vampires, to audition, she awakens dangerous desires in him—hungers that could spell the end of both of them.
Sera has wanted Antoine since the night she first saw the gorgeous aristocrat vampire. She can’t ignore the deep carnal hunger he stirs in her or the ache to know the heat of his touch. With the help of her sire, an ex-performer at Vampirerotique, she sets in motion a game of seduction, one designed to thaw the ice in Antoine’s veins and make him burn for her.
When Sera discovers the shocking truth about his past and the darkness that lurks within him, will she be strong enough to seize his heart with both hands and win him forever or will she lose him to the ghosts that still haunt him?
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MY REVIEW:
Seduce is book 3 in Felicity Heaton’s fantastic VET series. Felicity has built a dark, delicious & erotic world that you can’t help but be drawn into!!!
Seduce is Antoine & Sera’s story.
Sera is a young elite vampire. She has watched Antoine for a year and has fallen for him. She knows what she wants and regardless of the advise from her sire, Elizabeth, she sets out to get him – this starts with an ‘audition’ at the theatre which doesn’t go quite as planned…
Anotine is a very reserved aristocrat vampire who comes across as quite hard and stern but when he encounters Sera and she starts her seduction, we discover he is far from cold-hearted…. He has been damaged by his past and is concerned that the Bloodlust which haunts his brother will also take hold of him, but he is a good man and not just as detached as we would think!!
Another steamy & intense installment to a wonderful series which just keeps getting hotter and hotter………
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Review: Disciples of the Damned – The Vypers (Ep #2, Season 1) by April M. Reign
The Vypers (Book #2 Disciples of the Damned) by April M. Reign
The Vypers – Book 2 in April M. Reign’s DoD series – finds Dom contacting and striking a deal with the head of the Vypers – who are a rival gang of the DoD (Dom previously came across Shane and a few of his boys in Book 1!)
Dom agrees to provide vampire protection at certain times when Shane’s gang are moving their ‘mysterious’ shipments – in return, once he’s done what’s needed, Shane will provide Dom with the information he needs to track down Florin.
Should he trust the Vypers – will he get what he needs from Shane? Do the Vypers trust him, even though they need him?
Some secrets, a few new faces, more questions….. The series continues on at a pace. Looking forward to Book 3 and finding out what April has in store next for Dominic!!!!
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Review – Beyond Denial (Beyond Series #2.5) by Kit Rocha
Beyond Denial – Kit Rocha
A short freebie (deleted scene from BC?!) from the Kit Rocha girls – released as a ‘bribe’ during the early rounds of the DABWAHA. The short features Ace & Jared (and Rachel).
The events take place during the party Lex organised for the new potentials from Sector 3 and are as hot, sexy and steamy as you would expect from Bree & Donna!!!
Beyond Denial gives us an little insight into Ace and his past, his feeling for & attraction to Rach and sets us up for their story in Beyond Jealousy…
As with the series proper, this short was smokin’ hot and a lot of fun – and, as with the series, if you haven’t read it already, check it out now!!!
LINK:
http://kitrocha.com/beyond-denial/
Bonus – as well as being able to read on the KR site, Beyond Denial can be downloaded to your Kindle!!! 😀
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Review – Mathilda, SuperWitch by Kristen Ashley
Mathilda, SuperWitch – Kristen Ashley
I’m a huge fan of Kristen’s books but when I started reading Mathilda I wasn’t quite sure what to expect….
It’s a bit different from the series that I love – Dream Man, The Three, Unfinished Heroes (and I’m sure the upcoming Chaos series!!) – you know the ones: hot, heavy & sexy – but it’s still a fantastic read. Nowhere near as steamy as you would expect from KA but the romance was still there.
Kristen took a girl who had no idea she was a witch and threw her into the magic world. She chucked in a kooky family, a witch coven, some great & loyal friends, a trendy coffee shop and 2 hot and very competetive ‘bodyguards’.
The plot was really good – there were a few twists and turns, a lot of laugh out loud moments, a few ‘gasp & I can’t believe its’ – which had me a little bit teary eyed – and an ending that set us up for a future book on the life and times of Mathilda and her friends!!
Definitely in the ‘read again’ category…. Check out Mathilda now, you’ll be glad you did!!!
Links:
http://www.kristenashley.net/menu/titles/mathilda_superwitch.html
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12794147-mathilda-superwitch
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REVIEW & Book Recommendation: UNDENIABLE by Madeline Sheehan
UNDENIABLE by MADELINE SHEEHAN
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Warning: This is not a typical, sappy, love story. This is an all-consuming, soul-crushing, tear-your-heart-into-pieces story. It’s intense, gritty and raw, dark and disturbing, and it doesn’t happen overnight. This is an epic love story that knows no boundaries and has no time limits. It grows and develops—with hurt, sacrifice, and heartache—over the span of a lifetime.
Eva Fox is the princess of the Silver Demons Motorcycle Club. Growing up with bikers in the club lifestyle is all that she knows. When she’s a young girl, Eva meets the reason for her existence. Deuce West is the sexy, biker bad-ass of the Hell’s Horsemen Motorcycle Club. Like Eva, he was born and raised in the club—but that’s where the similarities end. Their first meeting is innocent, but as Eva matures into a woman, their chance reunions evolve into a fit of lust and love. Fate continues to bring them together time and time again, but their twisted journey is filled with pain, betrayal, and bloodshed that could tear them apart. Eva sees in Deuce what he cannot see in himself—a man worthy of love—and Eva spends her lifetime proving to him that her undeniable love is the one thing he can’t live without.
This is Eva and Deuce’s story.
It wasn’t easy.
Nothing worth doing ever is.
And love is worth everything.
MY REVIEW:
I picked up Undeniable after reading a fab review over at Herding Cats & Burning Soup BlogSpot – thanks for such an honest, open review, you were on the money with this one!! – the comments grabbed me and so did the book!!
Bought it late last night and have just finished it this afternoon – would have been quicker if only real life hadn’t rudely interrupted!!! I love both Kit Rocha & Kirsten Ashley – man, those 3 girls know how to write an ‘anti-hero’ type hero!!! – for me, Undeniable is quite similar in style to their books except for the fact it seems to be on mega doses of steroids!!!
What can I say but “OMFG, what an AWESOME fckin’ read”!! This was a book that was fast and furious (in some instances quite literally). Eva and Deuce have totally f*cked up lives with tons of issues. At points I really liked D (fell for him as hard as E did at one point!!) but at others I wanted to kill him with my bare hands… He was a total b*stard at times and at points I honestly wanted E to give up on him and forget he ever existed – yeah, right, like that was ever gonna happen!!!…….
Eva, what a truly great girl – brave, sassy & smart – she hasn’t had an easy life and during the 25 years the book covers, she has to put up with a helluva load of crap that no-one, especially not someone as good as she was, should ever have to deal with.
Frankie – not gonna say much about that crazy-ass psycho!! Kami – Eva’s BFF and a great character along with the MC club boys – Demons & Horsemen alike inc Cox, Ripper, ZZ and Jase – all add to the mix to make this is truly fantastic read!!!
The story involves gang dealings & issues, rape, cheating (so not something I can usually stomach in a book but, with Undeniable, I couldn’t stop reading and I just made my way through these times). The book had swearing, sex, violence, betrayal, hurt & heartache, tension and anger in spades.
Reading it I laughed out loud, I got mad mad mad, I felt desperately for both Eva & Deuce at times and I was in tears at a couple of points…. Jeez, it was emotionally destroying but it’s still one of the best books I’ve read in a while!!! Don’t get me wrong, Undeniable ISN’T for everybody and if you don’t like to read dark, hard, bad and dangerous you should probably look for another book… To quote Eva “It wasn’t easy. Nothing worth doing ever is” but for me, this book was SO worth the time and effort it demanded!!!!
Personally I think this is a 5* read (jeez I’d give it more if I could) and I can’t wait to get my hands on Madeline Sheehans’s next chapter in the ‘Undeniable’ series. I’ve got a feeling Danny’s story ‘Unbeautifully’ is gonna be as wild a ride as Eva & Deuce’s!!!!!
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Review: Beyond Control (Beyond Series #2) by Kit Rocha
BEYOND CONTROL (#2 in the Beyond Series) by Kit Rocha
Jeez, this series just keeps getting hotter and hotter….. What we’ll be like come book 4 is anyones guess!!! Cold shower anyone?!?!
I stayed up most of the night to finish the book, I just didn’t want to put it down!!!
I’m gonna keep this review to mainly my thoughts & feelings on the story and don’t want to give away any spoilers!
Following on pretty much from where Beyond Shame ended, Beyond Control is Lex & Dallas’s story. Will they ever get it together?
Dallas wants her complete submission but, even though she seems to want more from him, Lex can’t let herself go as much as her needs her to!!
I am a HUGE Jas fan but in BC Dallas really hooked me & reeled me in… He’s a total alpha male, smokin’ hot and domineering, the man’s got control issues… Lex is a fantastic character – strong, brave, sassy, intelligent and sexy as all get out. What a combination!!
The gang are all back – including Jas & Noelle, Ace, Rachel, Bren and Mad – all still getting it on in their own inimitable style. We meet a couple of potential new O’Kanes – and we catch up with Six and find out how she’s adapting to life away from Sector 3.
A lot of the story takes place outside of Sector 4 and this is where the tension and violence really get going. We meet the other Sector leaders and find out a bit about them – how they run their sectors, their business and just how power hungry they are. We also find out just how political being in charge of the sectors can be and how duplicitous the sector leaders are behind all that front.
Tension, passion, heat, lust, laughs, trust issues and violence are all included in spades. As you would expect from the KR girls the sex is hot, sweaty and down right dirty, with a bit of BDSM to boot – wait ’til you get to the party of six!!!!! ** over-heating **….. It’s everything you’d expect from a Kit Rocha ‘Beyond’ book!!!!
Towards the end of Beyond Shame I was in tears when Jas tried to send Noelle away for her own good – well hell, Beyond Control had me breaking out the tissues again …. I tell you, at one point I was just a teary mess – who’d have thought it!!
There are some unforgettable scenes in BC – one in particular made me cheer, while another had me needing to put the kindle down as I really needed a breather & to pull myself together!! At points I wanted to slap and/or scream at both Alexa & Declan while at others I wanted to grab Lex and give her a hug!! Emotional hijacking at it’s best!!!
The girls really smashed my expectations with Beyond Control and I can’t wait for Beyond Pain (which I’m thinking could be Bren & Six’s story!!). Bree & Donna keep up the good work, you gals are AWESOME!!!
Thanks to Kit Rocha for an ARC of Beyond Control – which I received in exchange for an honest review.
http://kitrocha.com/coming-soon/beyond-control/
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Review – Raising The Bar (Book #3 in the Wicked Warren Brothers series) by Marie Harte
Raising The Bar (Book #3 in the Wicked Warren Brothers Series) by Marie Harte
Raising The Bar is the 3rd book in the ‘Wicked Warren Brothers’ series by the very talented Marie Harte.
This is Dylan’s story. We first met the sexy doc in his younger brother Gage’s book ‘Enjoying the Show’ and then in his twin Derrick’s book ‘Closing The Deal’…..
Until his own story, I felt Dylan came across as quite serious and a bit phobic about getting into a relationship. In RTB we see a different side to him – still cautious and kinda quiet but, for a change, having fun & willing to take a risk
While ‘acting’ as his brother after losing a bet, Dylan meets Harper and the sexual attraction is instant.
Later, when having a drink at a very exclusive club with the handsome contractor, he is introduced to Freddy – the gorgeous bartender – and as with Harper, there is an immediate spark of interest!
One + one + one = ??….. Is it just lust between the three of them and would it be likely to end in complications & hurt or could it lead to love and much more than Dylan could ever imagine?
Raising The Bar introduces us to some fabulous new characters and we meet up again with some old favourites.
Harper & Freddy are really likeable, fun characters and you immediately warm to them.
We catch up with Gage & Hailey and Derrick & Sydney and find out what is happening in their lives. There is a great side story featuring the brothers mother, Barbara – who is as perceptive, as much fun (and as nosey!!) as ever!
The book is full of passion, a touch of frustration, some fun and – as you would expect from one of Marie’s books – smoking hot sex, with a little BDSM!!!
I laughed out loud in parts and in others I worried about which way Dylan was gonna jump and how things were gonna work out for the trio!!
Hard to put down, Raising The Bar is another 5* success from Marie. I absolutely love her books and look forward to reading more in the future!!
Links:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17449688-raising-the-bar
http://www.marieharte.com/Samhain.html#RAISING_THE_BAR
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