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Submission is Not Enough by Lexi Blake

10/28/2016

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Submission is Not Enough (Masters and Mercenaries, #12)

Submission is Not Enough by Lexi Blake
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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Erin Argent has my heart and so does Lexi Blake. As my much anticipated book from Lexi Blake, I couldn’t wait for Submission Is Not Enough. Seriously, this book was a culmination of raw emotions, love, and brutal honesty. There are not enough words to describe how powerful and poignant this love story was. It was as if Lexi Blake had to pull the strings of our hearts in this twelfth installment.

Personally, I loved the heroine, Erin so much. She was a perfect blend of a strong heroine and yet had that gentle aspect to her. Her fierce love for Theo made this book really hard to put down. I honestly think she was the IT factor as to why I was able to love and enjoy this book so much.

Submission Is Not Enough is hands down the most emotional book of the series. So if you are looking for a story where the author beautifully and masterfully crafted a journey of love and second chances then I beg you to submit to this book and fall in love with Lexi Blake’s emotional and stunning prose.

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Lexi Blake

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Pigeon Blood Red by Ed Duncan

10/26/2016

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Pigeon Blood Red

Pigeon Blood Red by Ed Duncan
My rating: 3 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
Copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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A gritty nail biting suspense thriller!!! Pigeon Blood Red is a cunning and duplicitous suspense thriller that meticulously weaves fourberie, crime, and a bit of mystery. Ed Duncan crafts a quick action packed thriller that will have you riveted. Every detail are taken into account in order to heightened the progression of this crime thriller. Overall, I did enjoy the book. Definitely a good weekend read though I wished the author provided more angst and drama in order to build up the anticipation. The writing was good and so if you are looking for a crime thriller escape this book might be the one for you.

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This Isn't You, Baby by K. Webster

10/25/2016

BUY LINKS:
This is War, Baby (War & Peace Book 1) | This is Love, Baby (War & Peace Book 2)
This Isn't Over, Baby (War & Peace Book 3) | This Isn't You, Baby (War & Peace Book 4)

This Isn't You, Baby (War & Peace, #4)

This Isn't You, Baby by K. Webster
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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Dear K. Webster,

This is me craving, begging, and demanding you for more. This is me addicted. This is me asking you for my next dark romance fix. Well, asking is putting it too mildly. More like imploring you. Fuck it, I am begging you to continue delivering stories that demands our attention. Stories that are filled with so many twist and turns. Stories that are filled with the unexpected. Stories that grips you to the core. Stories that shatters you but somehow you are able to weave romance and heart onto the open wound. Stories that makes me crazy with anticipation. So as you can see and tell, this is me bowing down to your crazy and brilliant mind. This is me admiring you for never conforming. This is me thanking you for once again delivering a story that was like a drug. A story that had me begging, drowning, and floating high with euphoria. So I guess, this is me intoxicated with your wicked, sinful, and meticulously flawless prose.

Sincerely,
~Michelle xo

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I am IN AWE of K. Webster’s brilliant and sinister mind. In this fourth installment of War & Peace Series, Kristi has masterfully played and toyed with our hearts, minds, and emotions once again in This Isn’t You, Baby. Everything about this book was precisely crafted, detailed, and organized in such a creative, cunning, manipulative and sinister manner that readers like myself are left holding onto our breath and kept on the edge of our seats. I think it’s safe to say that if you read a K. Webster book, prepare for the unexpected.

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“I kiss her as if she’s the drug I need. The addiction I am suffering from.”

The beauty of reading a K.Webster book is that unlikely secondary characters will find a way of to your heart. And this couldn’t be more true especially in This Isn’t You, Baby. Characters that you assumed would be just filler roles in order to enhance the story ended up playing pivotal roles in the transformation of Brie. Like any piece in a chess game, every piece is valuable. The key is to not overlook them and treat them like a pawn. And in this particular story, the pawn may be the one to surprise you.

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“A musky tongue is dancing with mine. The tiger is tearing me up. Marking me and owning me. Obliterating the sad girl and pulling the tigress from her ashes. “My Brie…”His musical words sear themselves into my soul.”

Brie may have just been a pawn to her adopted family. A means in order to bring a working relationship with her adopted family and a powerful Colombian drug cartel family. When she reached eighteen, she will be arranged to get married to one of the sons. In the backdrops before her arranged marriage, Brie forms a close relationship with Ren, Hannah’s younger brother. Ren’s job was to watch over Brie but in the process he began to have feelings for her. But what happens when Brie must decide her next move? To get married or be with Ren? Is she just an ordinary pawn? Or is she the unlikely pawn that has all the power and moves to dethrone her unsuspecting foes?

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“When she was just a girl with no worries. Just a sad girl with a sad past. Now she’s much more than that. A broken girl. Dead inside.”

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“Sex was always one of my favorite activities. But sex with love, well, that’s quickly becoming an obsession. I’ve always had an addictive personality. And I’ll gladly inject her into my soul for the rest of my life.”

As I said before, K. Webster is a master of twist and turns. The unsuspecting surprise is the beauty of this book. It was the driving force as to why I inhaled this book in one sitting. Everything about this book was perfectly executed from the raw emotions, explicit sex scenes, and of course the craziness. The writing was beyond phenomenal as I was literally on the edge of my seat and I loved every moment of it. I know Brie is one of those characters who gradually worms her way into your heart. She is that heroine who surprises you. You want to hug her, hate her, scream at her, and love her. And I think seeing the progression and transformation of Brie is what made this book stand out. She may be a pawn but she is a worthy opponent who stood on the side and watched an unfolding of secrets, lies, and truths. So will she discover and embrace this new side? Is this the Brie that K. Webster intended for us to love? Or hate? I guess that is one answer you have to decide to for yourself. So are you ready for the crazy ride of This Isn’t You, Baby?

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K. Webster

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Behind Closed Doors by Lisa Renee Jones

10/20/2016

BUY LINKS: KINDLE | AUDIO

Behind Closed Doors (Behind Closed Doors, #1)

Behind Closed Doors by Lisa Renee Jones
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author & publisher in exchange for an honest review

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A cunning, sexy, engaging, and suspenseful romance that had Lisa Renee Jones trademark of mystery sprinkled with touches of eroticism. In Lisa Renee Jones’ newest standalone romance, Behind Closed Doors, she beautifully weaved elements of grit, duplicity, suspense, and romance in such an intoxicating fashion that you cannot put this book down.

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“I MUST BE DREAMING. How else do I explain having a famous poker player who looks like a cover model in my house, pressed up against me, and accusing me of blackmail?”

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Sold! Typically when you hear that one would be excited especially when you are bidding on an auction or in this case a storage room. Think of the TV show, Storage Wars. So when Skye reluctantly bids and wins a storage room that her friend, Ella persuaded her to buy in order to earn some quick cash for law school, Skye discovers that behind the boxes of underwear, junk and that infamous journal lies a secret key and locker combination. With not much in the storage room, Skye decides to head to the locker room location and it is there she discovers a note and poker chip.

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“It’s me gambling on you. And like I’ve already said, I’m not a gambler.”“Me going with you is me gambling on you, as well.”“Then let’s hope we both win.”

With a lingering feeling that she is being watched, Skye heads back to her San Francisco apartment. She doesn’t know what to make of the note and this poker chip. So she does what any inquisitive person does, she turns to Google. It is there she decides to Google the name on the note and poker. When the results come up, she sees a familiar image. The same man that she saw at the storage site is Jason Wise. The infamous “Red Bull” professional poker player.

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As it turns out, Jason is suspicious of Skye as she acquired the storage room of the woman that is blackmailing him. So when he goes to confront Skye, he learns that she is an innocent stranger. When he tells Skye of the blackmail, it is then they sort of form an insta-lust kind of relationship. And soon, Skye finds herself flying on a jet to Las Vegas with Jason “Red Bull” Wise to a poker tournament. In the backdrops of the blackmail, Lisa Renee Jones integrates a romance between Jason and Skye.

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“He wants my trust. He needs my trust. He could demand. He could threaten. Instead, he’s invited me into the private space he swears he doesn’t share with others. It matters to me for reasons he can’t understand.”

As Jason and Skye begin to spend more time together, the target on Jason’s back begins to play a factor. Everyone is well aware that Jason doesn’t lose and doesn’t bring any woman to his tournaments. And in such, suspicion and danger begins to be a prominent factor. Will Jason be able to win the poker tournament all the while keeping Skye safe? Or will Jason be forced to show his hand and fold?

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“I’ve seen his poker face, and I know he’s letting me see this. He wants me to know what he feels, when I’m not sure he lets many people see anything at all.”

Behind Closed Doors was sexy, riveting, and utterly addicting. With her sinful prose, Lisa Renee Jones has no problems holding readers hostage as she delivered a book that was a wicked symphony of duplicity,chicanery, mystery, steam, and intrigue. So if you are ready to read a winning romantic suspense, then I would recommend you to read this book.

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Lisa Renee Jones

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Savage Mafia Prince by Annika Martin

10/19/2016

BUY LINKS: KINDLE | PAPERBACK

Savage Mafia Prince (A Dangerous Royals Romance, #3)

Savage Mafia Prince by Annika Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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Savage Mafia Prince is the third and final installment to the A Dangerous Royals Romance Series that chronicles the search of Kiro, the last remaining Dragusha sibling.

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Patient 34 doesn't have a name. He is a savage monster locked away in a mentally ill and dangerous facility. He is just Patient 34 to others but in truth he is the long lost baby brother of Aleksio and Viktor. As the brothers race to find their brother before Lazarus gets to Kiro, Patient 34 develops a bond with the new nurse, Ann.

Ann is not just a nurse but also an investigative journalist working undercover at the MiD facility. It is there she meets Patient 34 and forms a deep unspoken connection with him. It is there she sees the real man behind the savagery.

While this book is told in multiple POVs, Annika Martin beautifully weaves layers of suspense, grittiness and romance in the backdrops. Kiro hands down was the IT factor as to why this installment stood out. Kiro may be a simple man but his inner working of his mind was smart and cunning. The sexual and romantic development of Ann and Kiro was hot and explosive. Readers like myself could feel the inevitable and turning point of this story when it was only a matter of time till Ann helped Kiro in his escape at the mental facility.

So if you are looking for a raw, primal, sexy and dangerous love story that was brimming with action and passion then this series might be for you.

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Annika Martin

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Away from the Dark by Aleatha Romig

10/18/2016

BUY LINKS: KINDLE | PAPERBACK

Away from the Dark (The Light, #2)

Away from the Dark by Aleatha Romig
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author/publisher in exchange for an hones review

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A sexy, suspenseful, and hypnotic blend of Aleatha Romig’s signature stamp of the unexpected. Aleatha Romig is one of those authors who can simply write about anything and yet has a way of you bewitching you with her wicked and sinful prose and she did just that with her newest release, Away from the Dark.

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“With only a whisper of distance between us, his lips crashed over mine. Their warmth was the fire that ignited my body in a way I no longer wanted to admit. ”

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In this final conclusion to the duet to The Light Series, secrets and truths are slowly unraveled. Well, they more come into the light. What was seen as the shadows or the grey matter, Aleatha brilliantly puts everything in perspective. Everything about Sara Adams and who she is comes into the light. The man she knew as Jacob Adams will be the driving force as to whether, Sara wants to remain in the light or get away from the dark.

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“I’ve loved you since the first time I saw you, and now, the more I learn about you, the more I love.”

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I cannot fully review the conclusion of the book without spoiling it so I think it’s best to leave this review vague. Reading this book duet should be an experience and a journey. Like the heroine, Sara Adams, readers need to feel and experience all the unexpected twist and turns and revelations. As you put your trust in Aleatha Romig to bring Sara away from the dark, then trust that she will be guiding readers with her beacon of light. Lies, betrayals, secrets, and duplicity will be brought forth in such a meticulous and flawless manner. Aleatha's stunning prose and unexpected turn of events heightens this story onto another level of brilliance.So if you are ready to stepped beyond the shadows, away from the dark, and see the light of a literary masterpiece that is a symphony of romance, mystery, suspense and unexpected surprises then this is one book that you need to read.

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Sugar Free by Sawyer Bennett

10/14/2016

BUY LINKS: KINDLE | PAPERBACK | AUDIO

Sugar Free (Sugar Bowl, #3)

Sugar Free by Sawyer Bennett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michlle
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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A sexy, brilliant and addicting read!!! Sawyer Bennett once again has readers on the edge of their seats as she took us on one sweet revenge!!! Sugar Free was the perfect conclusion to wrap up this trilogy that was high on romance, revenge, suspense and intrigue.

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Since this book is a continuation, I cannot fully review this book without giving away spoilers. And so, I can only explain to you why this book is brilliant. As always, Sawyer never fails to deliver a story that will hold us hostage. Her writing was wickedly sinfully as she engages readers to feel the suspense, the hurt, the anger, the revenge, the lust, and most importantly the passion brewing between Sela and Beck. With her vivid prose and raw characters, this is one sinful treat that beautifully weaves steam, a darker romance undertone and a sticky molasses of love. So if you are looking for a wickedly sexy read, then I would highly recommend you to read this trilogy. It was intoxicating. Sinful. Addicting. And most importantly highly entertaining.

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Thief of Hearts by L.H. Cosway

10/14/2016

BUY LINK: KINDLE | PAPERBACK

Thief of Hearts (Hearts, #5)

Thief of Hearts by L.H. Cosway
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
Copy provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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L.H. Cosway has beautifully and artistically painted a literary canvas that was a splash of raw emotions, beauty, truth and second chances. This book held my full attention from the opening pages as I absorbed her words. Thief of Hearts was the perfect title for this story as L.H. Cosway stole my heart. Like a thief in the night, Cosway catches readers off guard as she slowly had readers like myself bewitched with Stu Cross and Andrea Anderson.

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“I’ve just spent the last two days watching you, Andrea. Believe me, I like you.”

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Andrea Anderson knows heartbreak. She knows loss. She first hand experienced it when she became a widow at the young age. The love of her life gone. Taken by cancer. Now four years later, Andrea is living in a monotone world. There are no colors. Just black and white. That is until, a student entered her classroom.

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“I’m not good for you, Andrea. Please remember that, because the next time I try to touch you, if you let me, I won’t stop.”

Stu Cross is a thief. A convict. A man who is assigned to attend classes as part of his probation. It is there in the classroom that he meets a woman, who intrigues him. A woman that he wants. Andrea Anderson.

Stu is well aware that Andrea is still holding onto the past. Stuck in the in between. Wanting to move on and wanting to hold onto the past in order to not tarnish the memory of her late husband. But as Stu and Andrea begin to spend more time with another, feelings begins to form. The walls that Andrea has built begins to shatter. Her heart begins to beat again. But what happens when Andrea learns of the reason why Stu suddenly appeared in her life? Will this thief steal more than her heart?

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“He understood me on a level deeper than I ever could’ve expected and it was sobering.”

Thief of Hearts was a heartwarming and beautiful tale of love and second chances. L.H. Cosway meticulously crafted a story that was poetic in a sense as each action and words were beautifully eloquently felt through the pages. I absolutely loved everything about this book as it gripped your heart. The characters were charismatic and the writing was flawless. So if you are looking for a book where the writing and story was a visceral literary masterpiece then I highly recommend you to read this book.

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Mr. Mysterious by J.A. Huss

10/14/2016

BUY LINKS:
Mr. Perfect: A Mister Standalone (The Mister Series Book 1) | Mr. Romantic: A Mister Standalone (The Mister Series Book 2)
Mr. Corporate: A Mister Standalone (The Mister Series Book 3) | Mr. Mysterious: A Mister Standalone (The Mister Series Book 4)

Mr. Mysterious (Mister, #4)

Mr. Mysterious by J.A. Huss
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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“You know who you are. What you’re doing. Where you’re going. And then a girl named Cinderella sends your whole world spinning.”

Once upon a time, there was this girl who decided to read this book called Tragic and ever since then she became obsessed. Yes, obsessed. You see, she decided to stalk the author. Who wouldn’t want to stalk an author named JA “Motherfucking” Huss. So fast forward to several books later, this girl once again became obsessed with another series that features five Misters. Yeah, think of it as J.A.’s version of Prince Charming. All different, unique, sexy, and appealing in their own way. Slowly, she was able to pair off the Misters to their fated Missus. With three misters living their own version of happily for now, JA decides it’s time to treat her readers to her own fairy tale version. So yeah, JA “Motherfucking” Huss had to put her signature stamp of brilliance of unexpected surprises and twist and turns. Hence, Mr. Mysterious got his own Disney ending, well not exactly but he did end up with Cinderella. Cinderella Shrike, to be exact so you can’t say that JA didn’t give you a fairy tale ending. It’s just Mr. Mysterious is a different kind of Prince Charming and this Cinderella, is no damsel in distress. Instead she is a bomb. Baby Bomb, to be exact.

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Paxton Vance aka Mr. Mysterious isn’t as mysterious as he thinks. Well, not really since Cinderella Shrike was able to dig inside information on Pax. Well, more like she stalked Paxton Vance. Why would she do that? Cinderella was obsessed with Pax and that’s putting it mildly. She already knew that they were meant to be. He was her Prince Charming and he just needed the right push and direction...towards her. She didn’t need him to rescue her but instead this Cinderella wanted to be the one to rescue him.

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“And she’s not going to fade away, you guys. She’s not a fade-away kind of girl. She’s going to fight. You have no idea how much fight that girl has.”

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Cinderella initiated contacted with Paxton. She made sure Pax was well aware of who she is. Well not really, she did leave the tidbit out that she was Oliver Shrike’s baby sister. While leaving out some important details, she was able to challenge Paxton and seduce him with her witty and sassy personality. And of course, Pax couldn’t help but be drawn to her bombshell sexual appeal. He was intrigued by Cinderella. She was sexy, smart, badass, and of course mysterious. It was like for the first time, he met someone who understood him emotionally, physically and sexually. Their connection was electric. It was pulsating, radiating, and brimming with an abundance of lust, passion and love.

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“He fixes things. He hides the dirt, sweeps it under the rug, and makes everything go away. But his own problem has never been fixed. Never cleaned up. And he hates the fact that he has put that smudge on his mother’s pristine family name.”

In the backdrops of their sexual escapades, Paxton and the rest of the Misters were still trying to figure out who is after and targeting them. Pieces of the puzzle begins to unravel when mysterious envelopes were being delivered to their specific recipients. But what happens when danger begins to not only threaten Paxton but also Cinderella? Will Paxton be able to save his Sugar Princess? And of course, how will Oliver Shrike react when he discovers his best friend is in a relationship with his baby sister? Will Paxton be forced to choose between his best friend or his girl?

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Mr. Mysterious was just perfect. This book was a sexy blend of intrigue, suspense, passion, and of course had JA’s signature stamp of the unexpected. From the opening page to the very last page, Julie delivered a story that was highly entertaining. With her sexy prose, Julie held us hostage as readers are thrown into a whirlwind of mystery as we try to discover and see the bigger picture. While romance was still in the forefront, Julie still maintained the suspense and mystery aspect of each installment as pieces of the puzzle comes into light. There was nothing that I would change about this fourth installment. The characters were a riot and each played their integral part in the story line. But I will admit, I have major love for Paxton, Cinderella, Oliver, Ford and Ariel. So if you are looking for story that has a symphony of heat, passion, mystery, and a riot of entertainment then Mr. Mysterious might be the book for you but I would highly recommend you to pick up the rest up of the Misters. Why settle for one Mister when you can have them all?

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“Prince Charming is gonna deliver the fairy tale to his sweet-smelling Cinderella. Whether she wants it or not.”

And by the way, JA Huss endings are way better than the Disney’s happily ever after because in this fairytale ending, Cinderella doesn’t need a glass slipper but instead she just need Mr. Mysterious' magical tongue and appendage.

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Honor by Jay Crownover

10/11/2016

BUY LINKS: KINDLE | AUDIO

Honor (The Breaking Point, #1)

Honor by Jay Crownover
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Reviewed by: Michelle
ARC provided by author in exchange for an honest review

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Okay confession time… Honor is the first book that I have read from Jay Crownover. I know, I know… Jay Crownover fans are probably screaming at me why did it take me so long to finally read one of her books. Well, don’t worry after reading Honor, Jay Crownover has my complete undivided attention now.

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“What I wasn’t expecting was that my cause, my reason, my purpose for living, and my something to believe in would be dancing nearly naked on a horrifically ugly stage, looking like she was going to cry at any second. She was so much more than freedom. She was Honor.”

Honor was a gritty, intense, emotional and sexy romance read. Crownover beautifully blends intrigue, steam, and sensuality in such a gripping fashion that readers like myself can’t help but be mesmerized with her words and characters. Right off the opening pages, I was hooked. Crownover’s prologue was all it took to suck me into the proverbial rabbit hole where I wanted and needed to know who is Nassir. Who is this man? Is he the devil? The hero? The monster? Or is he the unlikely anti-hero that will steal our hearts as he proves his loyalty and love for Keeyln?

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“Nassir Gates, half man and half monster. He was lethal and toxic, keeping all that sinister beauty covered up in a ridiculously expensive suit that made him look elegant and falsely civilized. To the untrained eye, Nassir was an outrageously handsome man that looked like he was on his way to a business meeting, but if you had spent any time on the streets, were familiar with life in the gutter, there was no missing who he really was, what he was. The top of the food chain.”

The strong pull of Keelyn and Nassir is one connection that can be described as magnetic. They are total opposites and yet put them together, the electric charge is so strong. This connection that they feel for one another is indescribable and hence loving a man who is dangerous will test any relationship. Behind the rough edges and his complex personality, can this unlikely anti-hero steal our hearts?

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“She was undeniably beautiful. She was sexy. She was full of attitude and fight. She was strong. She was street savvy. She was my equal in every single way. I had wanted her from the first instant I saw her.”

Honor was one of those romance reads where the anti-hero steals the spotlight. Nassir’s bold and enigmatic personality draws readers to see him as a complex man but also as a man who has heart and affection for one woman only. So if you are looking for a romance that is full of complexity, intrigue, badass characters and suspense thrown into the mix then Honor is definitely the book for you. Crownover surely held me hostage with her wicked prose and vivid raw characters.

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