Book Review - Rock Chick by Kristen Ashley

One of my favorite authors definately is Kristen Ashley, she writes the best badass-alpha males  heroes and fun-kickass heroines, and her books always have a very interesting plot and super funny supporting characters.  The problem with her books is that are usually VERY LONG, but it's definaltely worth the time you  spent reading a KA book.

Last week I have the opportunity to read ROCK CHICK, the book one in the ROCK CHICK SERIES by this author and I have to say this book is soooo worth 5 stars!

Ok, first of all, I still don't know how I spent all this time without reading this Kristen Ashley's book!... This is one of the best books of this author, still my favorites are Sweet Dreams, Motorcycle Man and Own the Wind, but for me this one deserves to be on the top 5 KA's best books.

"Indy Savage, cop's daughter, rock chick and used bookstore owner, has been in love with Lee Nightingale, once bad boy, now the man behind Nightingale Investigations, since she was five years old. No matter what ingenious schemes Indy used to capture his attention, Lee never showed an interest and Indy finally gave up. Now Indy's employee, Rosie, has lost a bag of diamonds and bad guys are shooting at him. When Indy gets involved, Lee is forced to help. Complicating matters, Lee has decided he's interested, Indy's decided she's not. But she can't seem to keep Lee out of her life when she's repeatedly stun gunned, kidnapped and there are car bombs exploding (not to mention she's finding dead bodies).

Indy's best bet is to solve the mystery of the diamonds before Lee. Lee's challenge is to keep Indy alive and, at the same time, win back her heart."

There are some things that I always like from KA's books, like I said, cool heroines, super hot alpha male and badass heroes, fun and crazy supporting characters, hot steamy scenes, lots of action and mysteries to solve, and this book covers them all.

Indy is super fun to read, a little bit silly and her friends are ... weird, but funny weird.  Lee is.... badass, hot super alpha, possessive and the list can go on...and there's a bunch of others badasses too!.  The only thing I would suggest is, I think there could be more interaction between those two, not like they don't interact (wink wink) but I missed a little bit of drama in their relationship, like real drama not Indy's made up drama, but that was fun.

“We aren’t finished yet,” he told me.

“Yes we are,” I retorted.

Lee’s crinkles disappeared and his face got serious.

“This is happening between you and me,” he threatened.

I wasn’t entirely sure what “this” meant since he announced to his mother and sister that we were “together”. Considering what I did know was that a goodly part of it involved us being naked, in his bed, participating in activities which required my avid participation, I wasn’t going to have any part of it.

“No, it isn’t,” I snapped back.

“We’ll talk about it later.”

“No, we won’t.”

His eyes narrowed. “Do I need to kiss you again?”

I took a hasty step back and watched my toe draw a pattern in the carpet.

“No,” I muttered.

“Christ, I need to get my head examined.” 

My head snapped up.

“What does that mean?” I asked angrily.

“Nothin’. Be here when I get back.”

“Sure.”

Not on his life.

As any other KA's books, this book is super long, but it's so entertaining to read that really the time flies by when you read it, at least it was like that for me!

If you are into books with kickass heroine, hot alpha hero and a bunch of fun supporting characters, then this bok is a must read for you.

Book Review - Welcome to Sugartown (Sugartown #1) by Carmen Jenner

4 "mostly for Elijah Cade" Stars!

I was debating on how to rate this book since it left me with to many mixed emotions, love, heartbreak, sadness, hope, rage, confussion, happiness and more... the truth is, this book is brilliant that way, it makes you feel every emotion while you're reading and that should be praised enough to be fair.

When I first decided to put this book on my TBR it was because I read it was a fun reading and I saw the blurb I thought it sounded fine, but the truth is I was not prepared to the emotional rollercoaster I epxerienced while reading it.

In Welcome to Sugartown we meet Ana Belle, a 19 year old who owns the town's diner and bakes killer pies...

"Every day I dream of leaving Sugartown. And every day I open this crummy pie shop, I make pies and serve customers, and stay several hours after closing to make pies for the following day. I’m nineteen. The world should be full of endless possibilities, right? Wrong. Oh, so very wrong because I’ve just finished high school and my family happen to own this joint. So instead of making the world my oyster and all that, I’m stuck wearing this retro waitress uniform for the rest of my days—my mum and dad had some kind of rockabilly diner fetish, it’s sad really, don’t ask"

Yep, not a very happy girl, but she has Holly, the loyal best friend since kindergarten and Sammy, the six year old stepbrother.... I think those 2 were my favorite characters in this book...

“Do you ever want to crash one of their parties?” Holly pipes up, as we watch Kerry cross the street. She kisses my dad full on the lips and then straddles the seat behind him. He revs the throttle and they ride away into the sunset. 

“And watch a bunch of drunk, greying old bikers boast about how big their engines are while their trampy women drape themselves across their laps? Not my idea of fun, Holly.” 

“Yeah, bunch of hussies. Though I wouldn’t mind draping myself across Red Hot Rob’s lap again.” 

“Whath a huthy?” Sam’s little lisp pipes up from beside me. 

“Yo’ momma.” Holly shoots back with a cheeky grin. 

“Seriously Holly? You don’t think he’s going to repeat that?” 

She shrugs. “It’s true"

And then we throw a hot piece like Elijah Cade in the mix...

“Come on, Ana Belle, it’s the least you could do after humiliating me in front of your dad for the past two weeks.” 

“Hey, you brought that on yourself.” 

“How so?” 

“You came strutting in here all cocky, with your dimples and your tattoos and your big brown eyes and expected us to swoon.” 

“Baby girl, if that’s all it takes to make you swoon then you just wait ‘til you see what I do with my hands.”

Oh yeah, things get a little bit steamy between those 2, but don't get me wrong, if you think this book is about two people fallin un love and living happily ever after then this book is not what you want to read. Unfortunately, Ana and Cade have so many issues and secrets to have an easy and normal relationship, so things starts to get complicated and the emotional rollercoaster begins. There were some parts where I wanted to kick Ana and Cade for their stupidity and stubborness and other times I was really doubting there will be a HEA for those two, but Ms. Jenner saved the day graciously enough to left all the bad moments behind.

There are some subjects mentioned in the book that can be disturbing to some readers.

Do I recommend this book?... DEFINATELY!... but like I said, be prepared to experience different emotions while reading.

Book Review - Windows by Emily Minton

4 STARS!!!

I liked this story so much that I couldn't put the book down until I finished reading. It's a beautiful, sweet story about true love.

This is the story of Lucas and Lindy, along with Tara, they've been friends since there were kids. Everything change in High School since Lucas is the school quarterback and Lindy is the nerd chubby girl, and since nobody likes her, he doesn't speak to her at school, but he still climbs trough her window every night to spend time with her…

"Tara and Lucas are my only friends. In fact, they are the only people who even talk to me. Well, Lucas only talks to me when we are at home. But, at least he doesn't pick on me at school like everyone else does.
Lucas and I grew up together. We've lived next door to each other our entire lives. Our moms have been best friends since before we were even born. Our dads were both cops and were partners for years, but my dad was shot during a routine traffic stop. I was only nine at the time."

Ok at this point I was like “OH GO TO HELL LUCAS!”, but then I kept reading and he explain to her stuff and I was like “ok, that makes sense” I mean High School can be brutal, right?...

So Lindy is in love with Lucas since she can remember, but right before they go to college, something happens, he broke her heart and she left. 

“The next morning, Mom helps me pack my stuff into Tara's car. She gives me a hug, and I climb in. We are just pulling out of the driveway when Lucas comes running out his front door.
"Lindy! Wait!" he screams.
I look over at Tara and shake my head. We drive away, and I don’t even look back.” 

4 years later, she’s back in town and he’s decided to be close to her again and prove her he’s changed:

"Visions of Lucas and his friends laughing at me fill my head. I try to shake them away, but I cannot get rid of them. "You did it before."
"Damn it, Lindy. I was barely eighteen when I did that shit. I'm not a stupid kid anymore. I am a grown ass man. I would never do something like that to you again." He blows out a breath. "Fuck baby, you’ve got to give me a chance. Please, let me prove myself to you." 

But this is not just a story about love and friendship, there’s also a touch of suspense with a crazy man lose in town.

"Break-ins in Warrington?" I had never heard of anything like that ever happening here. Sure, kids would pull a few pranks every once in a while. Occasionally my dad or Paul would get called out on a domestic violence case, but that was it. Yes, my dad got murdered, but everyone thinks that was someone just passing through.
Tara nods. "Not normal break-ins either. Whoever is doing it doesn’t steal anything. They just break all the mirrors in the house. The papers call him the Mirror Man." 

Oh and there’s a lot of steamy scenes in there too!

“I look down into her eyes and smile. "Damn, Lindy. I missed you so fucking much."
She stops laughing. I can’t read the expression on her face, but I can tell that she is thinking about something. "I missed you too," she whispers.
I promised myself that I was going to take this slow, but I just can’t wait any damn longer. I bring my lips to hers and place a soft kiss on them. I pull back because I don’t want to scare her off, but she follows my mouth. I can’t stop myself. I kiss her deeper this time. My tongue explores her mouth. I can taste the popcorn and butter, but mostly I just taste her, and she tastes amazing. She pushes her body up into mine, and my cock climbs my zipper all the way to the top button, the denim going tight, painful. Rubbing against her makes it worse, far worse. All I want is to be inside her heat. Now. Right fucking now. " 

AND, as you can read, the book is from dual POV, so we get to understand better their actions.

Great book, great story, great characters, suspense and action… Highly recommended!

Book Review - Crossing the Line by Kele Moon

5 STARS!!!

This book is simply AMAZING!

Honestly, my favorite book of the Battered Hearts Series was [book:Star Crossed|14759652] because there’s a lot of action, although I prefer Clay and Melody's relationship in [book:Defying the Odds|13114255], but definitely Crossing the line is, for me, the greatest book of the series so far!.

This is the story of Tabitha and Wyatt, and if you’ve read the 2 previous books of the series you may know she left town and Wyatt was devastated.  I kind of hate her without knowing what their story was, but this book was so sweet and their love was so perfect, it was so worth the angst I felt while reading.

I loved it because you get a glimpse of their life since they were kids, although there were a lot of sad moments to read in there:

"He glanced up when he sensed Tabitha looking at him. He followed her line of sight, seeing that she was eyeing the cookies in his hand. Thinking quick, he offered them to her. “You want ’em?”
“Really?” Tabitha’s eyes widened. She turned to Clay, and the two of them had a strange sort of silent exchange, because his eyes were wide too. Then she turned back to Wyatt. “Ain’t ya gonna miss ’em?”
Wyatt shrugged. “Naw.”
“But I ain’t got anything to trade, and—”
Wyatt frowned when Clay cut her off by kicking her foot. He was just about to say something when Tabitha snatched the small stack of cookies wrapped in cellophane out of his hand.
“Thank you.” She held them close to her chest, sort of reminding Wyatt of the way Jules used to hold her baby dolls when she was younger.
Weird."

You read how their love starts to blossom and it starts to get intense:

Wyatt’s voice became warm and affectionate. “I’ve loved you since kindergarten. I saw that bright red hair across the room and I thought, ’someday I’m gonna marry that girl.’”
Tabitha rolled her eyes as they walked out the front of the store. “You’re delusional.”
“You wanna go make out in my truck for ten minutes?”

Super sweet and funny, and there’s a lot of hot moments in there too, like a lot:

“I don’t think it was perfect. It was quick and messy and not at all how I pictured it. I need more time.” Wyatt pushed up, making his massive biceps bunch as he looked down at her in concern. “Once’s not gonna cut it, Tab.”

And most important, you get to know the reason why she left, but I’m not explaining that part with an excerpt of the book, I prefer to tell that while I was reading I was a mess, crying with Tabitha and thinking why things were so unfair for her.

Oh and there's another thing, you can see how Wyatts and Clay's friendship started:

“You can’t go. We’re supposed to be buddies.”
“I’d rather go with the state.”
“Nah, that ain’t true.”
Clay gave him a dark look that said in no uncertain terms that it was true, but Wyatt’s theory was if he kept reminding Clay enough times of their new friendship, eventually he would forgive him.
“I said I was sorry ’bout a million times.”
“Whatever.” Clay turned back and sat at the table with a fresh plate of eggs. “I ain’t gonna be your friend. No way."

Do I recommend this book?... TOTALLY, you need to put it on top of your TO READ list!!!... you won’t regret it.

Book Review - Maybe Baby Lite (Baby Lite, #1) by Andrea Smith

4 STARS!

I start reading thins book and to be honest at first I thought it was going too slow for me, but then things start to happened and it was great!

This is the story of Tylar a 20 years old college students whose passion are horses, she is an intern durirn the summer at Sinclair Stables, where she meets Trey Sinclair, a super sexy, hot as hell lawyer, in charge of the Stables during his parents absence.

Their first encounter was a little bit weird, at least that's how I felt the scene, but then Tylad had an accident and Trey's protectiveness kicks in.

There are some hard scenes to read onthe firsts chapters, that made me want to kick the s**t out of Tylar's mom, two scenes specifically made all tensed up while reading, I was shocked! 

As the story develops weird things happen to Tylar, like she finding things at her house, things from her past, and to be honest it's good at some point because, like I said, I found the firsts chapters a littler bit slow for my likes. Another thing that was repetitive and slow for me, was that Trey gets more and more protective, but they still don't seal the deal if you know what I mean (wiggling eyebrows), I totally get why at some point Tylar thinks he only wants to protect her as a sister or friend.

Some of the additional characters are very funy and enjoyable to read, like Gina Tylar's best friend, whose not crazy about Trey's posessiveness:

“Well, I do think he’s somewhat of a Nazi, yeah, but he’s your Nazi, Ty. For whatever reason, and even I don’t understand it, when I see you two around each other there's this hot energy that you bring out in each other. I mean, yeah, it drives me nuts when I see him go all ‘Edward Cullen’ on you, but I think you need to play it out. It could be something really good"

There are several hot scenes and funny scenes:

“Then Tylar, I suggest we stop fucking,” he replied, a look of sincere concern on his handsome face. “I’d hate for our child to hear some of the things that Mommy screams when Daddy hits her special spot"

The epilogue was my favorite part of the book, it's seet and funny!

So at the end, the only thing I can say is give this book a try, It's worth reading!.

Just Released! - Crossing the Line (Battered Hearts #3) by Kele Moon

I was waiting for this book to be release and is now live on AMAZON!... If you haven't read the Battered Hearts Series I highly recommend it!

Here's the sinopsis:

Wyatt Conner is a hard man. A sixth generation sheriff in his hometown of Garnet. A former MMA fighter. His life is about following the rules and making sure everyone else in Garnet follows them too.

Before life hurt him, Wyatt was different. Love had once blinded him to his upbringing and made him defiant against anyone who tried to separate him from the girl he loved. He easily broke laws to ensure her safety.

When she left it destroyed him.

Now she's back.

Tabitha knew coming home was a mistake, but family obligation demanded it. She wasn’t expecting to run smack into the love of her life the same day she returned.

Despite the danger, Tabitha is powerless against the wild rush of desire that explodes between them the moment she finds herself in Wyatt’s arms again. She needs a second chance too, but she can't risk Wyatt finally discovering the real reason she left.

Even for another taste of true love.

Tabitha knows her haunted past will destroy both of them if Wyatt finds out. What she suffered through was too terrible and it's the one thing that will have him crossing the line for revenge.

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Book Review of MINE by Katy Evans

RIPTIDE IS BACK!

Yes, he's back and last weekend I've spend it reading "Mine" by Katy Evans, and I was nicely surprised with this book.

"He's mine, and I'm his. Our love is all-consuming, powerful,
imperfect, and real..."

The first book, REAL, blowed my mind, and MINE was no different.  Remy is so Hot and sexy and super alpha.  As usual, he is super possessive of Brooke and needs her like a drug to stay "clear".

In this book, Brooke has the usual insecurities, but who can blame her with his past, his hotness and all the groupies!.

There's an unexpected twist in this book, at least I didn't see that coming, but it's a good one.

I loved that they got their well deserved happiness... I'm not going to say anything else so I don't spoil this to future readers I just want to say I LOVED IT!!!!!

There's also a LOT of licking and scenting in this one (LOL), maybe someone find it weird I've foind it sweet that he needs to feel her close and HIS.

Here are some of my favorite quotes of the book:

“I'm the realest fucking thing you're ever going to have.”

“Baby, the way you need me can only barely cover half of the way I need you.” 

“You are going to love me until I die. I’m going to make you love me even if it hurts, and when it hurts, I’m going to make it better, Brooke.” 

“You cope knowing I love you, that's how you cope. I fucking love you," he hisses.” 

“Remington Tate, I swear to you—I swear—that when I’m able to get up from this stupid bed and run again, you’re always, always, going to be the one thing I’ll run straight to.” 

“Baby, the way you need me can only barely cover half of the way I need you.” 

“I need her with me. She goes where I go.” 

If you haven't met REMINGTON TATE, don't waste any time, find REAL and after jump straight to MINE, you're not going to regret it!

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