January 7, 2017

ARC Review --> Worth the Wait (McKinney/Walker, #1) by Claudia Connor

Title: Worth The Wait
Series: McKinney/Walker, #1)
Author: Claudia Connor
Release Date: January 10, 2017

Synopsis 
He broke her heart. When he finds out just how badly, it will break his too. 
Nick Walker found the love of his life when he was just nineteen. Found her. Loved her. Lost her. It's been ten years since Nick watched the only woman he ever loved walk out of his life. Now this FBI Special Agent will do anything to win her back. But it won’t be easy… Mia’s heart was shattered by Nick. They'll have to face their painful past if they want a future, including Mia's own secret about that day it all fell apart.  Do you believe in second chances? 
Review | 3.5 stars
I have mixed feelings about Worth the Wait. I was pretty excited for Nick and Mia's book. Somethings I liked and some not so much.
I loved how devoted Nick was to Mia from when he very first met her. I liked that they took their time to get to know each other first. I just really enjoyed reading about Nick and Mia's earlier days. Nick was such a sweetheart.
I loved how Nick stepped up and took care of his siblings at the young age of 19. I loved how Mia became like their mom. And I loved how she was with Hannah.
Things I didn't care for...
I hated the lost time Nick and Mia had. I understood Nicks pain, but in the end he should have listened to Mia.
I hated how after they broke up Nick slept with other woman and Mia didn't move on at all. I hated that. It's always the woman waiting for the freaking man. It should have been the other way around or they both could have moved on a little. This was probably my biggest issue I had.
This book is sort of slow. It's not like the other ones. It's told mostly in the present but you will get flash backs of their days together.
Overall, I decided to rate it a 3.5 because I didn't love it nor did I hate it. I hated that Mia was the one who waited the whole time for Nick. I wished she would have gotten a boyfriend or something. I hate when the authors make the woman wait for the man like that. It makes the woman seem pathetic and I didn't think Mia was like that. I loved her for the most part. She was like a mom to Nicks younger siblings. Especially Hannah.

ARC Review --> Fan the Flames (Search and Rescue, #2) by Katie Ruggle

Title: Fan The Flames
Series: Search and Rescue, #2
Author: Katie Ruggle
Release Date: Available Now

In the remote Rocky Mountains, lives depend on the Search & Rescue brotherhood. But in a place this far off the map, trust is hard to come by and secrets can be murder...

As a Motorcycle Club member and firefighter, Ian Walsh is used to riding the line between the good guys and the bad. He may owe the Club his life, but his heart rests with his fire station brothers...and with the girl he's loved since they were kids, Rory Sorenson. Ian would do anything for Rory. He'd die for her. Kill for her. Defend her to his last breath-and he may just have to.

Every con in the Rockies knows Rory is the go-to girl for less-than-legal firearms, and for the past few years, she's managed to keep the peace between dangerous factions by remaining strictly neutral. But when she defends herself against a brutal attack, Rory finds herself catapulted into the center of a Motorcycle Club war-with only Ian standing between her and a threat greater than either of them could have imagined.

Search and Rescue: 
On His Watch (novella)
Hold Your Breath
Fan the Flames
Gone too Deep
In Safe Hands

What People are Saying: 
"Sexy and suspenseful, I couldn't turn the pages fast enough."-Julie Ann Walker, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author on Hold Your Breath
"Chills and thrills anda sexyslow-burning romance from a terrific new voice." -D.D. Ayres, author of the K-9 Rescue Series on Hold Your Breath"

Review | 3 stars
I was disappointed in the second book of Search and Rescue by Katie Ruggle.
I really enjoyed the suspense of this book. But it was lacking with the romance. It didn't hardly have any romance until around the 70% mark. Maybe a little later than that. And I think with the amount of suspense this book had it definitely needed more romance.
Ian and Rory are something. I liked Ian and Rory but I wasn't really feeling a connection between them until after the 50% mark. And I really wanted too.
I loved that Rory could take care of her self. She was kick ass. Ian was the same.
I really just wished there had been more romance in this book. I needed more between Ian and Rory.

January 5, 2017

Series Cover Re-Reveal --> Freebirds series by Lani Lynn Vale


Freebirds Series by Lani Lynn Vale
Titles: Boomtown, Highway Don't Care, Another One Bites the Dust, Last Day of My Life, Texas Tornado, I Don't Dance
Genre: MC Romance
Release Date: Available NOW
 
Her
I wanted to have a pity party of one when I went for that beer. I never imagined I would meet a dark and dangerous man. That man took me on the wildest ride of my life. Literally and Figuratively. He quickly became my entire world.

Him

I didn't know I was looking for her. I saw her warming that bar stool and knew she would be mine. A man like me doesn't deserve the likes of her. But damned if I didn't take it.

Her

When we met for the first time we didn't know that we already had a connection. A cruel game was being played, and we didn't know the rules. Sam would save us, but at what cost? Sam was one of my main reasons for living. If he wasn't in this world anymore, would I still want to be a part of it?



Her
Snark. Jokes. Attitude.
These were all things I used to disguise the hole in my heart. I'm not a happy person. I don't live life. I just exist. That is until that beautiful man rides in on his Harley Fat Boy and burns rubber on the way into my heart. 
Him
My life's been no hayride either. Everyone I've ever loved in life has died or betrayed me. So I stay back and watch. Unless you're one of my brothers, you get nothing from me. I don't participate. I ride. I eat. I sleep. I work. And I repeat. That is until Ember stomps into my life with her bad attitude. She's all piss and vinegar, and makes me want to share my bike seat for the first time. 
Together
They fight like cats and dogs. Don't see eye to eye on a single thing. They rant, rave, and yell. They bring out the best in each other. They heal each other's hearts and souls. They find what they were missing, even the things they never even knew they had. 


Everything is perfect. If you didn't count a gang, one of the biggest in the South, gunning for Ember. That, or the pure evilness that is Gabe's ex-girlfriend. Gabe will have to put his life on the line to save the one woman he loves, but will it be enough?
One thing is constant in life. It's about the journey, not about the destination.
Her
I wanted him, but couldn't find the courage to have him. You know that feeling, the one where you’re too scared to go to sleep, too scared to go out, and too scared to do anything? Ever since my assault, I've been functioning, but not living. That was until I met that motorcycle riding man with such a deep gravelly voice that it sent shivers down my spine. He helped me through some of the darkest moments of my life.
Him
She was a cock tease pure and simple. Or so I thought. What I believed to be a game on her part, turned out to be a bone deep fear of everyday life. We helped each other cope, and slowly our friendship turned into something more.
Them
Circumstances broke the two of us apart just as we decided we wanted to be together. A vengeful woman sets out to ruin Max and anything he holds dear in his life. Payton has gone through so much in her life that enduring one more thing just might break her. Only Max taught Payton a few things. Never hold back. Never hesitate. Do something stupid, and always learn from your mistakes. Together, they can overcome anything.
Her
She’s the definition of lost. Doesn’t know her name? Check. Cruelly beaten within an inch of her life? Check. No memory of anything that's happened since she woke up from that beating? Check. Losing a child she doesn’t remember conceiving? Check. She hasn't felt anything but lost in a very long time. Then an old biker tells her danger is on the horizon. He sends her to a man that she instantly feels a connection with. A bone deep connection.
Him
He’s the definition of despair. After the death of his young wife while on a tour of duty in Afghanistan, he hasn't seen the appeal of participating in the world around him. He’s lost the only thing he ever loved. He’s been a shell of the man he once was. His only escape from reality is feeling the wind in his hair, going as fast as he can get his old Harley to take him. That’s the only time he can push his demons back far enough to feel peace. That is until she screams his name.
Him
James had plans for his life. Those plans were derailed by the surprise arrival of his daughter. His life revolved around her. Then she arrived with her beautiful brown hair that was made to wrap around his wrist, and a butt that was to die for in a tight pair of jeans. Nevertheless, he didn't need any more drama in his life. His ex-girlfriend was stirring enough of that up for ten women. Yet, there was something about her that soothed his soul.
Her
Shiloh’s made it her life’s mission to protect the innocent children she can from the big, bad, scary things that lurk in the darkness. She has an inane curiosity for life and craves knowledge. Which is why when she starts poking around in her father’s business, she inadvertently starts something in to motion that threatens her very existence. Her father, the one man that was always supposed to be there for her, drops her off with a brother she never knew she had and leaves. Making her question the father she obviously never really knew at all. Then she meets him, and she doesn't think her life’s so bad after all. The sexy biker turned SWAT officer sets her nerve cells to igniting, and she relishes in every single second of it.
Him
He knew life could change in an instant. One soul crushing instant.
When he’s presented with the aspect of losing Shiloh before he’s ever even had her, he decides it’s time to grab life by the handlebars and ride it like he stole it. Then that threat not only touches his woman, but his daughter. And there’s no power on God’s green earth that can protect them from a father’s wrath.
Her
Blaine didn't understand the true meaning of lonely until she spent her first Christmas away from her husband. She was never one to believe in love at first sight. Then she met Elliott while he was on leave from the Army. From that moment on, they loved fiercely, and never wasted a day. She knew that deployment was a very real possibility… one that scared her to death.
Him
When the orders are handed down, he has to go, leaving his new wife at home while he risks his life half a world away. Elliott did his best. He loved Blaine with his whole heart, but he had a responsibility to his team and to his country. Regrettably, that meant being away from Blaine Christmas after Christmas, year after year.
Her
Blaine made the best of her situation, and did what any good military wife should do, even if it tore her to pieces to do it. She stood by her man. Years go by, but one thing holds true. They’re meant to be. Blaine and Elliott have a love like no other, and time and distance will never change that.
 

I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 5, so I can assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us. I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas.
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January 2, 2017

ARC Review --> Close to You (Fusion, #2) by Kristen Proby

Title: Close to You

Series: Fusion, #2

Author: Kristen Proby

Publisher: William Marrow

 

From New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby comes the second novel in her sizzling Fusion series. Camilla, “Cami,” LaRue was five years old when she first fell in love with Landon Palazzo. Everyone told her the puppy love would fade—they clearly never met Landon. When he left after graduation without a backward glance, she was heartbroken. But Cami grew up, moved on, and became part-owner of wildly popular restaurant Seduction. She has everything she could want...or so she thinks.  After spending the last 12 years as a Navy fighter pilot, Landon returns to Portland to take over the family construction business. When he catches a glimpse of little Cami LaRue, he realizes she’s not so little any more. He always had a soft spot for his little sister’s best friend, but nothing is soft now when he’s around the gorgeous restauranteur. Landon isn’t going to pass up the chance to make the girl-next-door his. She’s never been one for romance, but he’s just the one to change her mind. Will seduction be just the name of her restaurant or will Cami let him get close enough to fulfill all her fantasies? 

Review | 3.5 Stars

I didn't like this book as much as I did the first one. I was excited for their book because he was her friends older brother and I love those types of books. But it fell flat for me. There was little to no conflict. I was expecting more from this couple.