REVIEW – SUGAR DADDY (Sugar Bowl, #1) by Sawyer Bennett

May 24, 2016August 9, 2016Leave a comment

SYNOPSIS:

Seduction has never been so sweet! The New York Timesbestselling author of the Cold Fury series—Alex, Garrett, Zack,and Ryker—returns with the first novel in a hot new trilogy.

Sela Halstead lost her innocence in a way that no sixteen-year-old should ever have to endure. She’s spent years trying to forget that night even while wondering about the identities of the monsters who brutalized her—until a telltale tattoo flashes across Sela’s TV screen. The incriminating ink belongs to Jonathon Townsend, the millionaire founder of The Sugar Bowl, a website that matches rich older men with impressionable young women. Obsessed with revenge, Sela infiltrates Townsend’s world, only to come face-to-face with a tantalizing complication: Beckett North, his charismatic business partner.

The tech mastermind behind The Sugar Bowl, Beck always gets what he wants, in business and in bed. And yet, for a man who’s done every dirty thing imaginable, there’s something about the naïve, fresh-faced Sela that sparks his hottest fantasies. Because with her, it’s not just about sex. Beck opens up to her in ways he never has with other girls. So why does he get the feeling that she’s hiding something? In a world of pleasure and power, the shocking truth could turn them against each other—or bind them forever.

Note: Sugar Daddy ends on a cliffhanger. Sela and Beck’s story continues in Sugar Rush and Sugar Free!

*****Patty’s Review*****

*****FIVE+++ STARS*****
{Netgalley ARC}

“I want to crawl inside of you, Sela and feel every inch of you against me. I don’t want any barriers and I don’t want any fucking walls between us. Just you and me, touching…you melding into me, me into you. I want to know what that feels like with you…

WOW…JUST WOW!!!! I have read Sawyer Bennett’s Cold Fury series and really enjoyed them but, HOLY HELL, I really think this one right here is her BEST yet!!! There are some seriously dark elements to the story but aside from that, the decadently sinful steam factor had me panting quite a bit!! I was literally on the edge of my seat the entire last 30 % of the book! Now this is how you write a story!! I had so many dang feels going on and I know I do this often but I totally fell in love with the Hero of this one ladies. Get ready to swoon and to be seriously turned on by Mr. Beck North!!

Sela Halstead is a beautiful young Grad student, who has suffered through one of the most traumatizing experiences that could ever happen to a young girl. She was brutally raped and sodomized by several men when she was just sixteen-years-old. It has left her severely broken inside and early on she had a few failed attempts at suicide. Now at the age of twenty-two, she knows the identity of the ringleader of her gang rape…Jonathan Townsend. He is a billionaire businessman who grew up with a silver spoon in his mouth. He’s the epitome of a wealthy douchebag. The guy likes his women blonde and submissive. Drugging and raping young women is par for the course as far as he’s concerned. Sela sees his name splashed all over the papers and news regarding his successful online dating service called theSugar Bowl. It caters to very wealthy older men who are looking to date beautiful young women and vice versa. They maintain in their contracts that this is not a paid escort service and that sex isn’t one of the benefits but it’s understood by all that sex is definitely part of the package. Sela has vengeance on her mind and sees a way in. She dyes her hair brown and goes through a little makeover to hide her identity from Jonathan so that she can infiltrate his organization by becoming one of his Sugar Babies. Unfortunately for her, he doesn’t fall for her bait as he is only interested in submissive blondes. BUT she does catch the eye of his business partner and long-time friend,BECKETT NORTH.

OH MY GOD! When Beck comes into the picture, I was a goner. This guy is gorgeous and quite the ladies man and has this seriously HOT ALPHAMALE thing going on. Sela catches his attention almost immediately and all he wants to do is get her naked and do all kinds of naughty things to her. Sela decides to go back with Beck to his hotel room, thinking that he’s her way to get to Jonathan. Beck is only seeing this as one hell of a hot one night stand but after a few rounds of sex with Sela, he becomes addicted to her. And Sela is definitely feeling some intense attraction towards Beck as well. She has never been able to enjoy sex or to experience an orgasm from it since the rape, but that all changed after just one night with Beck. These two can’t seem to get enough of each other and I, for one, was not complaining! Some of it made my heart rate pick up and left me salivating for more.

Beck is enamored with Sela and the feeling is quite mutual. He asks her to enter into a Sugar Daddy agreement with him, whereby she moves into his place and he pays off all of her college loans. It’s not meant to last for more than a month. But as time goes by, Sela starts to truly fall for Beck and she may be working her way into his heart as well. This puts Sela in a bit of a conundrum because she knows going through with her plans of revenge against Jonathan, could very well end up costing her relationship with Beck. And this relationship has become something truly special to her.

I would love to go on about this book because I really did love it to death! I just didn’t know that Sawyer Bennett had it in her to write such a captivating story with darkness embedded in it. I also can’t believe how incredibly evil she is to end this book on a cliffy of such a grand scale!! It had me crying my eyes out!!! I mean I just don’t know how I am going to get by these next couple of months without getting the answers I so desperately need right at this moment!!!

Be sure to one click this one!!!

*****Mel’s Review*****

4.5 Stars!
(ARC provided by author)

Sela Halstead is a 26 yr. old woman with a tragic past that still haunts her. She has tried to move forward with her life & is currently working on her master’s degree in psychology at Golden Gate University in San Francisco. She thought she was moving past her issues, but one evening she see’s a man on tv named JT that takes her back 10 years to the horrors she can’t forget.

She decides she wants revenge against this man she blames for destroying her life. She wants vengeance. She wants to make him suffer as she has & then completely end him. He owns a multimillion dollar dating website called The Sugar Bowl & she decides to pose as a sugar baby to get close to him.

When she realizes it’s not going to be easy to get near JT, she sets her sights on his very gorgeous business partner Beckett North who seems very interested in her. She decides to use Beck to achieve her goals & carry out her agenda.

As Sela becomes more involved with Beck, she develops a connection that she’s never felt with another man. He’s kind, charming & really a decent guy. She starts to feel guilty about using him to carry out her plan for retribution. He’s suddenly becoming important to her, & she’s wondering if she could let the rage & anger go for a chance at happiness and a normal life. This beautiful man seems to want her in his life & also gives her the most incredible pleasure she’s ever experienced.

-“There’s an innocence about you. The fact that I can give you something that no other man has…well, let’s just say that does nice things to my ego.”

-I’m not sure if he’s magic or just so damned dedicated to the cause, but it was effortless on his part. I’m betting he could probably just look at me a certain way and I might explode.

-Beck North was the best thing that ever happened to me.

The longer Sela is with Beck the less broken she feels. Suddenly she has so much to both gain & lose. Her feelings have her torn about what to do. Can she give up her revenge for love? Before she can make that decision everything blows up in her face & we are left with a major cliffy. I loved this book so much! You will need the next book immediately after reading this! So addictive!!! :))

COVER REVEAL – DEEP REDEMPTION (Hades Hangmen, #4) by Tillie Cole

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016Leave a comment

RELEASE DATE

Tuesday
12 July 2016

ABOUT TILLIE

Tillie Cole hails from a small
town in the North-East of England. She grew up on a farm with her English
mother, Scottish father and older sister and a multitude of rescue animals. As
soon as she could, Tillie left her rural roots for the bright lights of the big
city.

After graduating from Newcastle
University with a BA Hons in Religious Studies, Tillie followed her
Professional Rugby player husband around the world for a decade, becoming a
teacher in between and thoroughly enjoyed teaching High School students Social
Studies before putting pen to paper, and finishing her first novel.

Tillie has now settled in Austin,
Texas, where she is finally able to sit down and write, throwing herself into
fantasy worlds and the fabulous minds of her characters.

Tillie is both an independent and
traditionally published author, and writes many genres including: Contemporary
Romance, Dark Romance, Young Adult and New Adult novels.

When she is not writing, Tillie
enjoys nothing more than curling up on her couch watching movies, drinking far
too much coffee, while convincing herself that she really doesn’t need that
extra square of chocolate.

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LIVE – SUGAR DADDY (Sugar Bowl, #1) by Sawyer Bennett

May 24, 2016May 24, 2016Leave a comment

Title: Sugar Daddy
Series: Sugar Bowl #1

Author: Sawyer Bennett

Publisher: Loveswept
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release
Date: May 24, 2016

Blurb

“This book devastated me in the most wonderful way,” raves Meredith Wild. In Sugar Daddy, the New York Times bestselling author of the Cold Fury series proves that vengeance is sweet—but seduction is to die for.Sela Halstead lost her innocence in a way that no sixteen-year-old should ever have to endure. She’s spent years trying to forget that night even while wondering about the identities of the monsters who brutalized her—until a telltale tattoo flashes across Sela’s TV screen. The incriminating ink belongs to Jonathon Townsend, the millionaire founder of The Sugar Bowl, a website that matches rich older men with impressionable young women. Obsessed with revenge, Sela infiltrates Townsend’s world, only to come face-to-face with a tantalizing complication: Beckett North, his charismatic business partner.The tech mastermind behind The Sugar Bowl, Beck always gets what he wants, in business and in bed. And yet, for a man who’s done every dirty thing imaginable, there’s something about the naïve, fresh-faced Sela that sparks his hottest fantasies. Because with her, it’s not just about sex. Beck opens up to her in ways he never has with other girls. So why does he get the feeling that she’s hiding something? In a world of pleasure and power, the shocking truth could turn them against each other—or bind them forever.

Note: Sugar Daddy ends on a cliffhanger. Sela and Beck’s story continues in Sugar Rush and Sugar Free!

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New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett is a snarky Southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. Her husband works for a Fortune 100 company that lets him fly all over the world while she stays at home with their daughter and three big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Bennett would like to report that she doesn’t have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.

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COVER REVEAL – AMPED (Trent Brothers, #2) by Tina Reber

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016Leave a comment

Amped by Tina Reber will be released this summer!

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Teaser excerpt

(Blurb to follow at a later date)

“Everyone has a demon inside them. That voice of self-loathing, of questioning our purpose and worth. But everything in life has balance. A counterbalance. The light in the darkness. Every breath we take, each choice… We all struggle, Jason. Every day. You aren’t the only one. But that’s what life is all about. Of counting our blessings. Of seeing the moments of beauty that are right in your face. But you’re too busy feeling sorry for yourself and allowing the cowardice of others to blind you.”
He scoffed. “Cowardice?”
“You think there’s bravery in suicide? Or this slow death of yours? It’s a copout. You want to label yourself as brave, you fight—every second of the day if you have to. You never, ever give up. You fight until the end.”

About the Author

I had my first library card at the age of four. My mom was a part-time librarian at the Coplay Library in Coplay, Pennsylvania for 29 years, where I spent a good portion of my time growing up attending “story hour” every day after school.

I always chose the hot pink colored carpet to sit on to listen to the amazing stories that were read to us and eventually begged my parents to install the same hot pink carpeting in my bedroom. That’s when I learned that “wall to wall” carpeting DIDN’T mean that my walls would be covered in hot pink carpeting too. It was a sad day.

My education and background is in Business Analysis, Corporate Training, Banking, Accounting, and IT Design – but that was just to pay the bills. Creative, artsy stuff – from jewelry design to painting and writing – have always been my passion.

I live a quiet, drama-free life in Pennsylvania with my husband, our nine year old son who is growing like a weed, a Keeshond that sheds like crazy, two very lively mini Schnauzer puppies, and an Eclectus Parrot who thinks he’s a dog and mommy’s boyfriend – named Percy.

REVIEW – KISSED by Elizabeth Finn

May 23, 2016June 2, 2016Leave a comment

SYNOPSIS:

Reputation is everything, a fact Keegan Lauri knows all too well. A political PR strategist by trade, he makes his living creating and protecting the image of men, protecting them from women like Gabrielle Kitrick. She’s a threat to every man who falls for her. Beautiful, innocent, young, and available … for a price… Gabe is the shiny little trophy men of power seem to desire. But possessing her is a risk, a risk Keegan is responsible for removing from his client’s life.

He’s not above manipulating her for his own professional gain. He’s not even above seducing her and enjoying every second of it. But he finds out quickly her looks are a façade, and the more he comes to know Gabe, the more difficult it becomes to ignore her humanity. Because behind her beauty and crimson-lipped smile lies a young woman fighting for a better future, a future his very involvement with her jeopardizes.

When Keegan’s professional responsibilities threaten to expose her, will he choose to do his job or protect the young woman he’s become so attached to?

*****Mel’s Review*****

4.5 Stars!
(ARC provided by author)

Keegan Lauri is a gorgeous 33 yr. old ambitious man who comes from a politically connected wealthy family from DC. He is a political analyst/strategist who makes a living protecting the reputation of men in power. In his line of work, image is everything. He’s very good at his job & known for his discretion. Currently, he is spending time in Chicago working with a CEO of a huge company. He has to make sure this future politician stays out of the bad press, so when a stunning woman named Gabrielle Kitrick keeps showing up on his client’s arm, Keegan takes it upon himself to get rid of her.

This beautiful woman is simply a risk to Keegan’s client he can’t allow. She needs to be removed & Keegan can’t have his client’s shiny new toy showing up in photos. She’s too gorgeous to enter a room & not be noticed. Keegan decides he will do whatever it takes to make her go away even if it means going to extreme measures that even include manipulating & seducing her for his own professional gain.

Things get pretty hot between these two & lines get very blurred. They can’t get enough of each other. As Keegan spends time with Gabrielle, he gets to really know her & discovers she’s a real person with feelings, & not just a pretty face.

Suddenly he’s very involved in her life, & she means something to him. He learns there’s so much he doesn’t know about her secret life. She’s trying to just get by & survive. She was dealt some bad circumstances & is a young woman fighting for her future & a better life. She’s desperate & has felt alone for a while now. Her future & privacy are jeopardized when she becomes involved with Keegan, & his job threatens to expose her secrets. He wants to help her, be there for her, & fight for her. She doesn’t see her own worth & is broken. When everything blows up, will Keegan choose his career or the woman he’s grown to care deeply for? As usual, I love Elizabeth Finn’s writing! This was a fabulous sexy read! Hope we get a book for Jessa next! 😀

-Most men seemed to see through me, as though I was only partially there, but since the very moment I’d met Keegan, he’d treated me as though I was a solid thing.

-I couldn’t rationalize why I was drawn to her the way I was. She was beautiful, but it wasn’t her beauty that made my heart race.

-No man before Keegan had ever…kissed my soul in the way he had.

-I would never get tired of kissing this man. He made it exceptional every time, and it was never just some random thing for him.

*****Dee’s Review*****

4.5 ~Kiss Me~ Stars*****

(ARC kindly provided by author by recommendation of Allison. Thank you!)

Decadent and forbidden. A very passionate story that swallowed me whole from the very first chapter. My skin was burning; every word created chaotic and wicked sensations inside of me, that were impossible to resist. Kissed was so good! It’s one of those books you immediately miss after you’ve just finished reading.

Keegan Lauri, thrives in his career as a political PR specialist. He is known for his experience, and sharp strategies to achieve the best results. His latest project has him in Chicago following on the trail of a very important aspiring politician, that has his eyes set on getting into Congress. This very powerful man has a lot of potential in a career in politics but he has a small problem, he is single, but only enjoys the company of high priced escorts, and lately he’s been found in the company of a gorgeous woman with red lips.

That is how Keegan meets the beautiful Gabrielle Kitrick aka Gabe. She is a very beautiful, young woman whose difficult life has forced her into a life where she needs to sell her body to survive and provide for her younger sister.

The attraction between Keegan and Gabe is explosive, undeniable, but the circumstances surrounding them, are nothing if not complicated. One night they get together and their desires will make the world around them disappear, in a game where these two characters pretend to be simply a man and a woman who are desperately falling for each other. After one night and a fiery kiss, will they be able to simply go back to their lives as if nothing happened?

Even though this novel has a bit of a taboo theme, with the heroine being a high priced escort, I really felt compelled by her. The story was carefully written, making the reader feel engaged and understanding toward her situation. The Hero was amazing, very sexy, and elegant, he just fell for Gabe so strongly. It was simply magnificent to read about.

I always enjoy Elizabeth Finn’s novels not only because she’s an exceptional writer but her stories are so bold and unique. I really would recommend this book to any reader looking for an intricate and sexy story, that starts with only a kiss.

RELEASE BLITZ – WEDNESDAY by Kendall Ryan

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016Leave a comment

It’s not what I really want, but it’s all he has to offer. He’s filled with turmoil and heartache and regrets, but for two hours every Wednesday all he feels is me.

Wednesday by Kendall Ryan is NOW LIVE!

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Blurb

How much I desire him, how desperate he makes me, how much I’d like things to be different between us. Real.

He used to be my best friend back before he got married. And now? Now, he’s a young widower. It would be wrong on so many levels to expect something more from him, so I give him what he needs. Dark, delicious fucking.

But I know I can’t keep this up. I’ve already given him my body, my soul. I want him to have my heart. It might drive him away forever, but that’s a risk I’m willing to take.

Wednesday is an angsty romp told from dual points of view. If you’re in the mood for something quick and dirty, you’ve found it. Proceed at your own risk.

Excerpt

Once upon a time, he’d been my everything.

He was standing in the corner talking to one of her great aunts, holding an empty glass that my brother had kept filled with whiskey all afternoon. I wanted to help—to do something, anything, to take that dark, stormy look out of his eyes—so I asked him if he wanted to get some air.

He took my proffered hand without a word, but instead of leading me outside like I expected—maybe to the front porch for a breath of the cool February air—he towed me upstairs. And straight into the bathroom. Without a word, he pulled my black cashmere sweater off over my head.

I stood there shocked for a few seconds. This was Shaw—my former best friend and secret lifelong crush. The man who once held my heart in the palm of his hand when I was young and foolish. And he had just been through the most traumatic event of his twenty-six years—losing his wife to a drunk driver. Yet here he was, singularly focused on getting me naked, and seemingly as quickly as possible.

About the Author

A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of more than a dozen titles, Kendall Ryan has sold over 1.5 million books and her books have been translated into several languages in countries around the world. She’s a traditionally published author with Simon & Schuster and Harper Collins UK, as well as an independently published author. Since she first began self-publishing in 2012, she’s appeared at #1 on Barnes & Noble and iBooks charts around the world. Her books have also appeared on the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists more than three dozen times. Ryan has been featured in such publications as USA Today, Newsweek, and InTouch Magazine.

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REVIEW – WEDNESDAY by Kendall Ryan

May 22, 2016May 22, 2016Leave a comment

SYNOPSIS:

Hard core fucking.

It’s not what I really want, but it’s all he has to offer. He’s filled with turmoil and heartache and regrets, but for two hours every Wednesday all he feels is me. How much I desire him, how desperate he makes me, how much I’d like things to be different between us. Real.

He used to be my best friend back before he got married. And now? Now, he’s a young widower. It’d be wrong on so many levels to expect something more from him. So I give him what he needs. Dark delicious fucking. But I know I can’t keep this up. I’ve already given him my body, my soul. I want him to have my heart. It might drive him away forever, but that’s a risk I’m forced to take.

Wednesday is an angsty romp told from dual points of view. If you’re in the mood for something quick and dirty, you’ve found it. Proceed at your own risk.

*****Patty’s Review*****

*****4.5 STARS*****
{ARC Provided by Author}

“You’re perfection. You make me feel alive. You give me everything I need, and I don’t deserve any of it. That’s what goes through my head.”

This was a very unconventional twist on the friends-to-lovers/in love with the big brothers best friend tropes. There is an enormous amount of steam packed into this super sexy novella. I was hooked from the very first page and found myself in need of an icy cold shower or two. This book is sure to set you on fire!!

Chloe and Shaw have been best friends since childhood. They grew up on the tiny island of Marathon which is right off the Florida Keys. When we meet the two of them, Shaw has just suffered a tremendous loss in his life. His wife of a year was killed in a car accident and Shaw seems to be utterly shattered. He turns to Chloe for comfort and what that entails is some hard and fast sex in his bathroom immediately following his wife’s funeral. Chloe has harbored a crush on Shaw for so many years and is torn between feeling elated over what they’ve just shared and also feeling extreme guilt because she knows that Shaw is grieving over the loss of his wife and thinks she may be taking advantage of the situation.

The incident in the bathroom turns out to become a regular occurrence on every Wednesday evening. They have the most incredible sex of their lives together and it’s definitely the highlight of their week, but as time passes Chloe is realizing she wants so much more with Shaw. But she doesn’t think she is anything more than a hot roll in the hay to him.

Shaw decided after his wife’s death that he would never be tied down to one woman again and yet the only woman he’s been with or even wants is Chloe. Their sexual encounters start to occur more frequently but when Chloe starts to date other men, Shaw becomes insanely jealous and questions what has been building between them. Will Shaw figure out his true feelings for Chloe in time or will it be too late?

I really enjoyed this one. The sex is downright dirty and I guarantee it will be melting panties everywhere. Kendall Ryan has delivered one hell of a tantalizing story!!

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LIVE – WEDNESDAY by Kendall Ryan

May 22, 2016May 22, 2016Leave a comment

WEDNESDAY

By: Kendall Ryan

Release Day: May 22

Standalone

Hard core fucking.

Wednesday is an angsty romp told from dual points of view. If you’re in the mood for something quick and dirty, you’ve found it. Proceed at your own risk.

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REVIEW – SHOWMANCE by L.H. Cosway

May 20, 2016May 20, 2016Leave a comment

SYNOPSIS:

Damon Atwood was Hollywood’s golden boy. Having won an Oscar at the tender age of thirteen, he had the life many could only dream about. But his success came at a price, and after a short but fruitful film career, he chose to live a life of obscurity on a remote Scottish island. Almost a decade later he’s finally ready to make his return, starting with a lead role in a musical on London’s West End.

As a choreographer’s assistant, Rose Taylor has always faded into the background. She watches shows come to life from the side lines, but has never craved the attention of stardom. When rumours begin circulating of Damon’s involvement in her latest gig, she doesn’t predict how she will be thrust into the limelight, nor how the mysterious and strangely introverted man will need her to teach him how to be a star again.

Rose knows that show crushes don’t last. Actors fall for each other during the intensity of a production, often losing themselves in their roles. These kinds of affairs burn bright and then they fade. The question is, should Rose let herself shine with Damon, or guard her heart from being broken after the final curtain call?

*****Dee’s Review*****

5 Champagne and Sunshine Stars*****

(ARC kindly provided by author)

Rose is a dance choreographer in show business. She is the assistant to her mentor; a very respected and famous choreographer in London. Dancing is everything to her.

Rose has sworn off actors. Being in the business she’s in, she’s gotten burned too many times by some of the beautiful players of the industry. She’s a hopeless romantic, always looking for love, but after her latest heartache, she’s decided she’s taking a break from love.

Then comes Damon Atwood.

Rose’s latest work project is the theater remake of Moulin Rouge, and the mysterious Damon Atwood has been cast as the male lead. Nobody knows much about him since he’s been absent from show business for more than a decade. Damon was a child actor, very successful, even winning an Oscar at the age of thirteen. After his mother died of cancer, he went to live with his dad. His father burned through all of Damon’s earning in drugs and parties, forcing Damon to get emancipated from him. After that he disappeared, secluding himself in the island of Skye, with his grandmother.

Damon’s grandmother’s dying wish was that he would go back to what he loves to do, singing and acting. It was destiny that brought Damon to London to meet Rose.

Damon is very shy and closed off. He doesn’t trust anybody but from the moment he saw the kindness shining so bright in Rose’s eyes, he couldn’t stay away.

Rose and Damon are very attracted to each other but they are skittish about love, so they decide to take things slow and become good friends. Both helping the other overcome their fears. As their friendship progresses, a beautiful love is born. Unfortunately, the world they live in is full of jealous and competitive people, making it very hard for them to move forward with a romance and also feeding into their insecurities.

The beautiful theater setting in this book is truly captivating. L.H Cosway makes us live and breathe the playhouse magic with her latest novel. The blinding lights, the music, the dance, the applause, you’ll be able to feel it all.

Another thing that I loved about this book was how original and unexpected Damon’s character was. He was the broody and shy type, but when you least expected it he would turn into a sexy alpha male, ready to strip you naked just with his eyes and sexy words. Very dreamy!!!

I wish I could add lights and music to this review. This novel was a musical for the heart, each chapter packed with love and lyrics, ready to make you sing and dance. This is the kind of story that was created to make the reader happy. I will be gifting copies of this novel to a few of my friends, and share the love a little bit. Fabulous book!

Make sure to check out L.H Cosway Spotify account. She always puts together beautiful music playlists to go with her novels. Listening to the music, always enhances my experience with the book.

*****Patty’s Review*****

*****FIVE+++++++++++STARS*****
{ARC Generously Provided by Author}

In a heartbeat, every look we’d shared flashed through my mind, from that initial fleeting glance across the dance studio the first time I’d heard him sing, to this one. This one told me I owned his heart, his soul, his everything.

This was my very first LH Cosway book and all I can say is that after having finished this one I am DYING to read every single story she has ever written!! I have become her newest FANGIRL!!! From beginning to end, I loved the ever loving crap out of this story. It was like having my most favorite meal – I never wanted it to end!! This book had a beautiful, dirty talking, and utterly to die for Hero and a beyond loveable Heroine. Throw in a bunch of angst, well developed secondary characters, and off the charts STEAM, and you have the makings of THE PERFECT BOOK!!

Rose Taylor is an assistant to a choreographer of the Broadway rendition of Moulin Rouge. She is getting over a recent breakup with an actor she worked with on a previous job. She has had a weakness in the past for actors but now has decided to write the lot off. Her new rule against dating actors is about to be put to the test when she meets the leading man of the show, Damon Atwood.

Damon was a child star who went through all the usual family drama and ended up getting emancipated from his father at an early age. Some of the things he went through while living with his father have left some lasting damage even through to his adulthood. He’s been out of the limelight for nearly a decade, living on a small island in Scotland with his Gran. On her deathbed, she urged Damon to try his hand at acting again. She truly believed in his talent and felt he could find happiness in it again. He’s a man of a few words and shy, but he lets all of his inhibitions go when he gets into character.

When Damon and Rose first meet, you can feel that simmering attraction from the start. There is an undeniable pull between them. Damon feels a little unnerved having to live in the city of London and on his first night there, he asks Rose for help with directions to his new home. He finds himself feeling at peace whenever she is around and for some reason he feels that he can trust her. Damon has trust issues that stem from the time he spent with his father and with people who seemed to only be interested in him for his celebrity.

The two seem oblivious to that fact that they are both attracted to each other and that made for some good angst. Plus, throw in a couple of characters that were out to get in between the two and it became downright painful at times. But when Damon lets down his guard a little and the dirty talking alter ego comes out, well let’s just say Rose wasn’t the only one left panting and weak in the knees. I was nearly dying from the anticipation for the two of them to finally give in to their passion for each other, but the slow build made it that much more fantastic when it finally happened!!! Once Damon gets a taste of Rose, he becomes insatiable and I couldn’t get enough of the steam!!

Be sure and one-click because this is a definite MUST READ!!!! I already know this is one I will re-read in the future. It was just that PERFECT!!!

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REVIEW – “A WAY TO GET BY” by T.Torrest

May 19, 2016May 19, 2016Leave a comment

SYNOPSIS:

A WAY TO GET BY

What happens after The Ballad of Brenda and Eddie?

This is not a romantic comedy.
This is not a fairytale.
This is not what you’re expecting.

Lies, secrets, betrayal.
Marriage, divorce, sex.
Love, heartbreak, money.

Best friends.
Old enemies.Soul mates.

Happily Ever After comes in many forms.
A WAY TO GET BY is the story of how Brenda and Eddie found theirs.***For ages 18+ ***READ WHEN YOU’RE IN THE MOOD FOR: Angsty, surprising, heart-breaking, infuriating true love.***WARNING: This book is told in dual POV with a non-linear timeline.

*****Patty’s Review*****

*****4.5 STARS******
{ARC Generously Provided by Author}How was I supposed to live without her? I had no idea how I was going to face the next hours much less the endless years to come. Actual tears gathered behind my eyes as I let out with a choppy breath, the pain in my chest an unbearable ache.

T. Torrest is one of my favorite authors. I became a fangirl over her when I first read her book, REMEMBER WHEN. To this day, it is still one of my all-time most treasured series. You can never accuse T. Torrest of being a predictable writer. Her stories never follow the same formula and this woman is definitely a risk taker. I admire the hell out of her. She has definitely delivered a story that is very different from what I’ve read thus far.

A WAY TO GET BY takes place over a span of a few decades, the late 60s to early 80s. The story is inspired by several songs by Billy Joel. We follow the story of Eddie and Brenda, who started off as high school sweethearts, and now after several years of marriage, they find themselves at a crossroads. They’re unable to make things work anymore between them and are about to file for divorce. We go from the past to present seamlessly and little by little we see how strongly these two loved each other and feel the heartbreak when their relationship starts to fall apart.

This book is seriously angsty, which is what I crave most in books!! I really had a very hard time liking Brenda. I actually hated her because her reasons for wanting a divorce were just loathsome to me. My heart broke for Eddie and all I could think throughout was that he deserved a woman that was a million times better than Brenda.

I know people are going to have a hard time liking this lady but stick with this one. You’ll be glad you did!

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