The Maze Runner Series by James Dashner

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The last 72 hours of my life have been devoted to reading The Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials and The Death Cure. Actually, in my brain it is just one long book. I still need to read The Kill Order. But I had to share my thoughts on this. I will say my sister has been nagging me to read this series for over a year. I saw The Maze Runner last year for my birthday with my best friend. That was the universe's gift to me. The universe is so generous that I will be doing the same thing this year for my birthday too. I loved the movie. While I was curious to read the book I was in quite the reading slump (as you may already know if you follow this blog).  Now that the time for The Scorch Trials is getting closer I just had to find out what happens. The rest is history. I don't really know how to describe how I feel right now. When I finished reading the Divergent series I felt livid, angry and was almost in a rage over the ending. Let me not jump ahead of myself here. Only one other series has gotten me to read the books after watching the movie. That would be The Hunger Games. Ya'll know how much I love that series. That being said, for this series (and Hunger Games too) I feel like the first book is a little hard to get into. I think this is because you already know (mostly) what is going to happen. But like I usually say, stick with it, it is well worth it. Book 2 & 3 just fly by! So suspenseful and keeps you on the edge of your seat. You don't know what to believe anymore. It is like inception! Let's talk about the ending. I won't give anything away. UGH! I just want more. I need more pages between the last two chapters and the

epilogue. I need more reconciliation with Thomas and Teresa. I need more after.  Clearly I just need more. I would have resolved things a bit differently, but, hey, that's how I roll.  I loved this series but now I just feel numb. I feel like Thomas. Like I have just been mindf&*^ed and didn't even realize it is over. Maybe after the movies come out  I will elaborate in more detail what I want more about. I don't want to ruin it for anyone who may be wanting to read it. I will say I love and agree with the casting. Except for one person. I would have made this guy Ratman, or Janson instead. 

5 stars! #DashnerArmy

Book Review: Translucent by Erin Noelle

Sometimes you reach a point where you just can’t take any more – a breaking point some call it. The day I watched my husband murder the woman who was pregnant with his child, my point didn’t just break, it exploded like a magazine firing through the barrel of a fully-automatic AK-47. Literally. I am no longer his American Princess, nor am I his slave. Now, I’m a murderer in hiding. My name was Bryleigh Carter Oliveira and that was my story.

Translucent is one woman's story of breaking free, starting over, and learning to trust again through willful submission.

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Where do I start with Translucent? I was EXTREMELY lucky to have read this while it was in process. You know what that means? No, not that I automatically love it and give it a gazillion stars-although that is the truth. What it means is that I have had a severe book hangover from Madden for weeks-and could not share my misery with you guys. I literally have not been able to read another book since this! I have a few that I read for reviews but I mean just picking up (ehhh, I should say opening the cloud) a book to read just for fun-yeah, that hasn't happened. As a matter of fact, I am rereading this one. It is that serious my friends. 

Ok, I should tell you something about the story. I won't give anything away and since a synopsis and excerpt are included in this post you will see what I mean. Blake has had a rough past. She is starting over in a new state, new job, new everything. She meets Madden and BOOM! She never saw him coming and little did she know he is everything she never knew she needed. Can I have Madden please? Nope, he belongs to Toski! lol (See book dedication)
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5 stars!

Check out the trailer below! I made it! Huge thanks to Erin Noelle for trusting me to do her work justice. And for allowing me to stalk her at the wee hours of the night when freaking out over her work. I. Love. That. Woman. 

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Meet Bryleigh Carter…

Picking me up off the bed, Ish threw me over his shoulder and marched out of the hotel room, into the pitch-black night. Scared speechless, I didn’t make a peep as he strode into the small motel office and dropped me on the floor. The male front desk attendant that had rented me the room had eyes as big as saucers, obviously fearful of Ish and the scene unfolding in front of him.

“Did you give her a room to stay in?” he demanded.

The older man nodded, taking a small step backwards.

“Don’t you fucking move, Gramps, and answer me when I ask you a goddamn question.”

“Y-yes, I gave her a room,” he admitted in a cracked voice.

“Did she pay you with money, or did she fuck you for it?”

“She paid me with money, sir. I don’t run that kind of business.” The man looked down at me huddled in a corner on the floor, and then back up at Ish. “She never even offered that kind of thing.”

Ish stomped around to the back of the counter and held his hand out, palm up. “She wants a refund. She’s not staying here tonight.”

Trembling, the man opened the cash register and pulled out some cash, setting it in Ish’s hand. As he did, Ish grabbed hold of his wrist and twisted it behind his back.

“Please…please don’t hurt me,” the man begged. “I didn’t know I was doing anything wrong.”

“No, you probably didn’t, but she did,” Ish spat, his fiery eyes darting over to me. “Princesa, did you know you were doing something wrong?” 

The growing sob that had built in the back of my throat escaped as I nodded and said, “Yes, I did.”

“Well, someone needs to be punished for your bad behavior to remind you not to do something like this again.”

“Punish me, Ish,” I cried. “That poor man has nothing to do with this. Please, let him go.”

He glanced over at the man he held in a tight hold, and then back at me before releasing an evil laugh that echoed loudly throughout the small room. “Sorry, Princesa, but I need you to be pretty for our upcoming wedding.” Then, without warning, he pulled a long-bladed knife from the leg of his pants and chopped the man’s hand clear off in one swing. I’m not sure who screamed louder, me or the man, but within seconds, it was only my high-pitched voice shrieking, because Ish took the knife and slit the man’s throat, killing him instantaneously. Dropping the bloody body, he stalked towards me, bent down to my level, and clamped his hand on top of my mouth.

“Quiet now, Bryleigh, before you alert anyone else and I do the same thing to them. You don’t want to be the reason anyone else dies tonight, do you?” he whispered in my ear.

Immediately, I stop screaming, knowing damn well he would do exactly what he promised. “Now, that’s my good Princesa,” he said, stroking my hair. “We should get out of here. I’m going to carry you to the car, and I expect you to be well-behaved.”

Lifting me from the dirty tile floor, he carried me like a baby out to his car and placed me on the passenger seat. Petrified of what was going to happen next, I sat as still as a statue as he got into the car and drove north, back towards Chicago. He said nothing the entire drive home, but once we were both inside the apartment, he threw me on the bed and stripped me naked. Turning me over so that I was face-down on the mattress, he yanked forcefully on my hips, raising them in the air. He held tightly onto my hipbones as he viciously thrust himself into my virgin ass—no warning…no lube…nothing. I shouted out at the intense pain, and tears immediately began to stream down my face, but he didn’t stop thrusting until he was buried completely inside of me. 

Leaning over, with his chest pressed to my back, he said in low, spine-chilling voice, “Anytime you fuck up, Princesa, someone will pay the price, and I will make you watch as I administer the punishment. You need to see the consequences of your actions, so don’t fuck up again if you don’t want any more blood on your conscience.”

He then fiercely fucked me until he came deep inside my asshole. He pulled out, not saying another word, then showered and left. I cried until I couldn’t see, and passed out with exhaustion. 

That was the only time I ever tried to run away, but sadly, not the only bloodstains on my hands. It was only the beginning.

  

Erin Noelle is a Texas native, where she lives with her husband and two young daughters. While earning her degree in History at the University of Houston, she rediscovered her love for reading that was first instilled by her grandmother when she was a young child. A lover of happily-ever-afters, both historical and current, Erin is an avid reader of all romance novels. In 2013, she published the Book Boyfriend Series, which included books Metamorphosis, Ambrosia, Euphoria, and Timeless, and recently published When the Sun Goes Down, a contemporary romance novel. Her books have been a part of the USA Today Bestselling list and the Amazon and Barnes & Noble overall Top 100.

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Blog Tour: Pretty Instinct by S.E. Hall

What to say about Pretty Instinct? Really, my unedited thoughts are simple: This book needs to be the man manual. What I mean is each man in the entire world should read this book so he can learn how to be a better partner. It does not matter if the partner is a man or a woman. Actually, scratch that. Instead of being the man manual, it should be the relationship manual. Quite simply, Cannon Blackwell is a dream come true. We can all learn a thing or two from him. I love this book-and not just because my name may or may not be mentioned in these beautiful pages. In the real world as Lizzy says so eloquently: "Love is not patient, love is not always kind, Love does envy and boast." Even though she is saying what love isn't she is saying exactly what it is. Be warned: THIS IS AN UGLY CRY! I mean Nicholas Sparks ugly. Such a beautiful story! I would not change a dang thing! Love my shorty mama a.k.a. S.E. Hall!

In case you hadn't noticed, I'm giving this book 5 Stars! 

“If opposites attract, then I am nothing. Because you, you are everything.”

There’s no easy road traveled to such an intense sentiment, one I never dreamt I’d feel…. 

But I also never planned on Cannon Blackwell climbing aboard my tour bus.

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“I can’t let a stranger on the bus with Bubs. What if he’s a mass murderer?” What if he’s not as pretty on the inside as he is on the outside?

“Ah, Mama Bear, run him through all the tests. You’re careful. And he might say we’re crazy and tell us to fuck off. Let’s ask before we worry about it.”

Biding my time, I chew on the inside of my cheek and look back, confirming Conner’s still tossing the Frisbee happily, Rhett watching him. “You asking or am I?” I sigh, hopefully masking the foreign tingle of anticipation working its way up my battered spine.

“He’s hetero, I can tell from here. I say we send in,” he flicks a finger back and forth between my boobs, “the big guns.”

“Don’t lick your lips!” I shove him, mouth agape. “You’re like my brother. That’s illegal in at least forty states, and gross.”

“You didn’t think it was gross when—”

“Enough.” I slap my hand over his mouth hastily. “I’ll go, but you stay right here and watch, closely. He makes a move for a weapon, dial 911 as you run to rescue me.”

“On it.” He grins at me, full of victory, a hint of his earlier teasing still lingering in his expression.

Girding my loins, I think, do women have loins and can they be girded or is that only a guy thing? Summoning my courage, I move with slow, hesitant steps in the miraculous unknown’s direction, reminding myself with each one that it’s for the boys, the band, the overall goal of staying the hell out of Sutton. And it is, but I’m kidding myself if I don’t admit I wouldn’t be this anxious if I was walking up to an ugly man. Or even a kinda good-looking man. Shallow much, Liz? Nah, I have no control over biological response.

Almost there now, his head lifts and turns at my approach, connecting eyes as sable brown as thick molasses to my own. He was tummy-turning enough far away. Up close, he’s better than photoshopped, a clear-cut case for Guinness Genetics. His lips are full, much plumper than my own, and he has a strong nose and jawline, both very masculine, the latter covered in a dark scruff. His hair is the same rich chestnut as his eyes, not too short, but definitely not too long. “Just fucked” hair (isn’t that what they call it?) be damned. He’s got “just fucked her and she had to hold on” locks, unruly in the most intricate fashion. The black boots at the end of long, thick legs are scuffed, faded jeans worn, well, and the long sleeved black thermal he’s wearing? Oh, he wears it, or rather, every muscle in his torso holds it up flawlessly.

Bottom line—he’s easy to look at.

“Are you a deranged serial killer and/or rapist?”

I like to open subtly.

“No, are you?” His timbre is deep and gravely, sending my vagina subliminal messages. Something along the lines of “yup, you want it.” With a voice like that, I’m praying he isn’t a chain smoker. To fuzz this perfect picture with the stench of an ever-present cloud of smoke would be one helluva slap in the face of the Almighty creator.

“No,” I answer too defensively, this instant, highly unusual attraction frying my staple “too cool to care” attitude that, up until right now, I’d like to think I pull off fabulously. “You any good?” I lean and point to the instrument on his back, brows bowed in questioning antagonism.

“Define good,” he deadpans, head down as he pulls the guitar off his back and puts it back in its case.

“Hendrix.”

“Not left-handed.” He shrugs as he straightens back up and captures my gaze.

“Page.”

He laughs, treating me to one seriously enlightening sound, accompanied by the sexiest blindingly white smile. “Then no, not even close to good.”

Damn, I should’ve gone with a mediocre guitarist! Now I’ve backed myself into a corner, Stranger Danger not giving me anything in the form of segue. Struggling, I shove my hands in my back pockets and rock nervously back and forth on my heels, forced to come up with another revealing yet seemingly aloof question.

“Why do you ask?” he rescues me.

“Our band.” I toss my head back toward the bus. “We need a bassist. And since you’re hitchhiking, I thought maybe—”

He drops down from his perch on the top edge of the bench and stands, well over six feet of sinister sex appeal stretching out before my eager eyes. “Do you know what a hitchhiker is?”

“What?” I shake my head to clear it and take a step back. “Yes, of course.”

“You sure about that?” He eats up the steps I’d retreated, placing his body close enough to mine that I can literally feel the battle of push and pull between us. “‘Cause where I come from, hitchhikers stand at the road, where you can see them. It increases their chances of actually landing a ride.” His left eyebrow curves up at one end and that same eye, I swear it, twinkles at me. “Seeing as how I’m sitting at the back of a desolate rest stop, I’m either the worst hitchhiker in history,” another step closer, “or you’re labeling me with the wrong tag.”

I check my phone for the tenth time. It’s almost 2 am, surely they’re asleep and I can sneak to my own bed. Sleeping with Conner isn’t as fun as you might think, unless you think being caged with a wild animal sounds like a party.

As quietly as possible, I slink out of the bed and through his door, pulling it closed; halfway there. Sending up a silent prayer I don’t meet any open, awake eyes, I turn, relieved at the lack of spectators, and scurry to my bed. After sharing my song tonight, I need some time to pass before I look them in the eyes—those lyrics, the tremor in my voice as I sang—I’m not ready for questions or commentary.

“Pssst.”

Of course I didn’t pull off the covert bed switch undetected. This bus—40 x 8 feet—might as well be a shoebox. I draw back the curtain, squinting my eyes against the dimness.

“Hey,” Cannon greets me with a whisper and grin from his bed, curtain also pulled open.

Giving him back the smile I can’t contain, I finger wave. Has he been waiting up for me? Was I secretly hoping he’d still be awake? Do I want to know either answer or what it says about me? What planet am I living on that this is now an issue?

“Here.” He scoots to the edge of his bunk and hands across…an earbud? Eyeing him curiously, I turn on my side, facing his way, and put it in my ear. “Shhh.” He puts a finger over his lips then winks and slips the other bud in his own ear, only breaking eye contact for a split second to tap the phone screen, then reconnecting in the muted light.

“Hello, Lizzie,” his voice sounds in my ear and as my eyes pop in surprise. He once again does the “shhh” thing, nodding to me to just listen. “I thought about playing you ‘You Are So Beautiful,’ but surely you already know that. This, you may not.”

There’s a brief pause, then music starts… It’s “Have a Little Faith in Me.”

I know I whimper aloud, but I force my eyes to stay on his no matter how badly I want to hide them and the building tears. Through the entire song, I stare and he stares back, mouthing the words every once in a while. With the closing notes, his voice returns.

“Not too corny, I hope. Just…think about it. Sweet dreams, Lizzie.”

Apparently picking up on the fact I’ve been rendered incapable of functioning, he reaches over and gently removes the earbud, taps the end of my nose with his fingertip, then closes my curtain for me.

I’ll have the corny with a side of corny please.

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Book Review: Ambrosia by Erin Noelle

I just finished this one. Let me tell you, I have it bad. Someone dear to me said that different types of alcohol gives you a different type of buzz. Beer, wine, vodka...I feel the same way about books. There are the happily ever afters, there are the cliffhangers, there are the ones that end and you are just like WTF! WHYYY! (insert Igniting the Wild Sparks by Ren Alexander), there are the ones that pull your heart strings and make you torn... How can I love 2 book boyfriends in 1 book? Granted this is the Book Boyfriend Series! Erin Noelle has captured the emotions that a reader feels-angst, love, heartbreak, confusion-and has inserted them into her books. Think of some of your favorite books and authors and some of your favorite book boyfriends. This book has them all! LOL You will not be disappointed with this series. I have to say, this review is not doing it justice AT ALL! I'm rushing because I need to start book 3 as soon as I'm done writing this review. I just needed to stop and share with you all. 

By the way, I am still team Ash. But I love Mason too. I even have love for Max. 

At the beginning of each chapter there are songs to go along with the mood. This one stuck with me.

5 stars! And forget book boyfriends, we have book husbands here!

Book Review: Finally Home by Ann Vaughn 5 STARS!

OMG. OK. I just finished Finally Home. I need an alcoholic beverage and its only 3pm right now. Firstly, anything Ann Vaughn writes is guaranteed to be freakin awesome. Or your money back. GUARANTEED. Out of all the guys, I thought Riley was my favorite. Really, I can have no favorites now. I love all the boys-ahem, I mean men. You can't help but love them all. Before I get ahead of myself let me tell you what the book is about. Mike Casiano-Italian, strong silent type, been through hell and back, selfless, has the self control of Jesus, determination like a bull chasing a red flag and a heart of gold. His nickname is the Commander and boy does it fit him perfectly. There is no way you can not love him. He was a Navy SEAL, was a POW and tortured beyond belief. Any Sherrilyn Kenyon fans in the house? He reminds me a bit of Acheron-except Acheron's suffering was for many years and Mike for 12 hours. Acheron is a freakin God and poor Mike is just a man.  Still, your heart will bleed for him. I haven't even started on Lainey! What a great match for "Mike. Freaking. Casiano."   

This review might not be coherent as I'm still a blubbering mess over this book. Talk about book hangover at it's finest!


Here are some of my favorite quotes:

• You're the one who sent a card to Riley addressed to Malibu Ken." Colt laughed and even Mike had to chuckle at that one.
• Call Colt up here. He was our medic." Her eyes narrowed. "Why didn't you say that in the first place?" "You were so insistent on playing Florence Nightingale, who was I to stop you?" he said, deadpan.
• Everything about the huge space was masculine and sleek, tasteful yet Spartan...she decided it suited Mike to a T.     

• "It's fine. I've faced down Al Qaeda, right? I think I can handle one pissed off little blonde."
• "Consequences for disobedience will be immediate and severe." (A line from Mr. Anthony Rawlings if I do say so myself!)
• "If I tell you I'm going to do something, then I'm going to do it. Don't question me when I've already given you the answer, capisce?" (Capisce! made me giggle!)
• "You didn't notice Nick's hair?" "Um, was a little  preoccupied by the fact that he had your face," she grumbled. (No kidding! My thoughts exactly!)
• "You caroused?" Jenna asked Riley with a raised brow. "I was in my mid-twenties and a badass SEAL. Hell, yeah, I caroused," he replied...
• Riley walked up then, Colt and Coop just behind him. Lainey took just a moment to admire how they had recognized that their Commander was in a confrontation and they all came to stand behind him. (I love them all damn it! Sticking up for Mike. AHHH My poor heart!)
• Devil's Lair?" AM MADDEN ( I LOVE when authors do that! When they give a shout out to another awesome book!)
• Fine...but this would be a lot easier if you were with me and not hovering behind me like Kevin Costner."
• "Dio," he swore, then because he couldn't help it, wrapped his arm around her head and rested his chin on the top of her head. "I don't know if you're an angel or the devil."

• Not a quote but: OMG Mike teasing the stalker #priceless! #avengingangel #iceman
• "He's just Mike." (MAGIC MIKE LOL)

I did go a little hashtag crazy with this one. Here are some of my favorites:

#avengingangel

#iceman

#MagicMike

#thecommander

#MikeFreakingCasiano

#popeye

#bleedingheart

5 stars! All of the guys are book boyfriends, book husbands and favorites of all time! 

Return to Kadenburg by T.E. Ridener

5 Stars!

This is the second installment in the Kadenburg Series. You will not be disappointed! Some of our favorite werebears are in trouble. The prodigal son, Rutley, returns to Kadenburg to find things have changed in the past 10 years. We also realize the things that go bump in the night are real and in that world everyone has a role. What happens when the very thing you are created for you cannot do? There is a greater plan in motion and no one is truly safe.

I loved every word of this book! Seriously! I loved Lorcan from the first book. I was #TeamLorcan all the way. I have a new love for Dimitri and Rutley. I cannot wait for the next book. Ridener's writing style is perfect. Her works are truly a hidden gem. 

My reading craze started with paranormal books and after a while I got tired of it. Ridener has rekindled that love for me. 

Here are some of my favorite quotes:

“I mean, obviously I must be crazy to come back after you called me a sinful little heathen and told me I was going to hell.”

“You take yours black, right?” “With honey,” she nodded.  “I have to have the honey, dear.”  (made me chuckle)

“Don’t you worry about another thing.  This isn’t my first rodeo.” (lol, he sounds like he is from the old west)

“Of course I don’t,” he finally said.  “But I don’t think Kadenburg’s quite ready for a sexy homosexual like me.  All the girls will be locking up their boyfriends, afraid I’ll steal them or something." (LOL)

“If you hurt her, I own a shotgun and a shovel." 

"...I don’t give a damn if she regrets your birth…..I don’t regret it.  I’m grateful you were born.  I’m grateful that I know you, and I can never be thankful enough that you love me.” (Can I love Lorcan any more!)

Just remember, you can turn into Smokey the bear.  Nothing is impossible at this point.
Arnold loathed the way he was strutting about like the cock of the roost, acting like he was victorious.  He wanted to smack him- just one good smack and he’d feel better.  That’s all he needed. (Literally laughed out loud at this line!)

“Does Beau qualify as an actual person?” Dimitri wondered aloud.  “He’s sort of a dick.”

There are so many other good quotes here but I don't want to give this story away.

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Book Review: Daring the Wild Sparks by Ren Alexander

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The title of this book is great. The first book is Chasing the Wild Sparks and this one Daring the Wild Sparks. You will be feeling Wild Sparks after reading these! I love these books. I love Finn. I think you will too. I think I like him a tiny bit more than I do Hadley. Don't get me wrong, I love her. She just hits too close to home for me. Then I start thinking, wow, did I nag my partner that much? The answer is YES lol. What is ironic is that I have been thinking lately how cool it would be for an author to write a romance about my life. Well, folks, this is pretty much it lol. I will say it isn't one of my finer moments. But I understand the passion, conviction and frustration Hadley feels. I'm already ahead of myself. As we know she has an awesome sauce boyfriend, Finn, who loves her more than the air needed to breathe. He doesn't want to get married, she does. His issue about being married makes her reevaluate her beliefs and makes her wonder if she gives in to all his wants, what happens to hers? Can she live happily ever after with him if it means never being married?  I could write on this subject for days, especially since I got engaged after being with my Finn for 10 years. Yes, 10 years lol. Take the ride with Finn and Hadley. You will laugh, cry and be frustrated all in the name of love and what it means to be in love. I cannot wait for the next book. I keep thinking I know whats going to happen but then it doesn't happen!

Did I mention this is a 5 star read? AND Finn is definitely on the book boyfriend list.

Dear Ren Alexander, I would like to dedicate March 4, 2014 to you. Why, you ask? Because you have sucked me in to the world of Finn and Hadley and have kept me hostage.  I did nothing at work today but read, stalk you on facebook, read some more, create chaos in one of my groups on fb and write reviews! I can't wait for the next book so please release it soon! xoxo, Jazzy

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Here are some of my favorite quotes:

• "I was watching for you." ..."Like a little doggy waiting for its owner to come home?" (lol)
• "My girlfriend is my best friend. She's the other half of my soul. I tell her everything."
• ..."I took my boyfriend to see a lighthouse because of what I told him abou tme being his safe harbor."
• We're all quiet. I really want a rogue asteroid to take us all out. 
• "You know you own me, Becks. I've told you countless times. I'm yours."
• "Oh, honey. Don't tell him that! Now he'll never propose to you!"
• "You not wanting to tell me anything speaks volumes. It says you don't trust me."
• What happens if he wins? Or, rather, what happens when I lose?

The debate of what Finn looks like is pretty comical. The author will share that with us soon. Until then, here are some runner ups. 

The Truth About Kadenburg by T.E. Ridener

Well folks she has done it again. Ridener has created a world filled with shifters! To say this book is good is an extreme understatement considering I read it in under 2 hours. I could not tear myself away from it to do things like eat or shower and get ready for work.  Seriously this was 5 stars hands down. Even the names are hot: Presley, Lorcan, Liam, Dimitri, Breslin... Presley is returning to her hometown after having a bad breakup with a super a#$hole. Things aren't ever what they seem and the same goes for the small town of Kadenburg and its residents. No vampires in this town (yet?) but there sure are werewolves and werebears. I don't think I ever read about werebears other than in Sherrilyn Kenyon books. Lorcan and Dimitri make the book boyfriend list.

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Here are some of my favorite quotes:

• They hadn't even moved up enough in the real world to receive a Wal-Mart...
• When did Lorcan grow into the jolly Green Giant?...And hot. When did he get hot?
• Presley had a scent that was more tantalizing than honey. (LOL)
• We're bears? Presley questioned as she tried to inch further away from her uncle. I really need to stop drinking...
• Honey? Was he serious? Presley rolled her eyes before laughing bitterly. "Sure, that's cute. Honey soothes bears, huh?  (LOL)
• One minute she was angry, the next she was confused, and then she was ready to drive a blade through a man's chest because she knew he wasn't really a man at all! (Isn't this normal ladies!)
• "It's like someone looked down from the sky and thought 'Oh, you're dealing with a personal crisis, Presley? That's great! Let me add on the fact that you can turn into WInnie the Pooh, too!'"
• "You've never wondered why you prefer fish sticks over pizza rolls, or going to Captain Shivers over Burger Hut?  ( #CaptainShivers -that gave me a chuckle!)
• Ursithropes definitely had to be the reigning champions of bear hugs, and for good reason.
• "It's all right," Lorcan whispered. "I'm right here, Presley. I'll always be right here, just like I've always been."
• Oh god, who am I kidding? I don't even know how to bear out!"  (of course I immediately thought of this) : (Listen with the volume all the way up, he says "Flame on" I hear "bear out" lol )

Here is my Lorcan. You know an author has done a good job in creating an Alpha male when even a hottie like Chris Hemsworth doesn't add up to the image in your head! 

Presley :)

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Crazy Maybe by A.D. Justice

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Wow! 5 stars! I'm really impressed with this author! This is the first book I have read by her and I will be starting her other book, Wicked Games, ASAP! Why am I so impressed you ask? Let's start with the writing. It is solid. There is a real, solid story line. Her characters- are realistic and memorable. Andi is a strong, determined woman. I could not have written a better female character myself. She just blew me away. Luke....hmmm. Luke is insanely hot and has a good heart but he is a hothead. What guy isn't a hothead? OH! These guys are boxers, even Andi can hold her own. I'm not even kidding when I say she is strong. It is nice to see such a strong woman who has feelings, gets hurt and survives. She handles things like a champ! Sorry guys, this review wont do it justice because I'm too sappy over it right now! 

Here are some of my favorite quotes:

• I could drown in these eyes and die happy.
• I'm the big, strong fighter but I can't even find the damn words to apologize to this petite, beautiful woman who keeps throwing lifelines even though I've done nothing to deserve them. Or her.
• ..."So if we had sex, as you're implying, I guess that means you have a really tiny penis and i didn't enjoy it much at all..." LOL!!!!
• I've kissed countless women in my life, but in this moment, this is the first real kiss I've ever experienced. 
• I will scream, cry, eat fattening foods and grieve tonight. And come tomorrow, I will move on. Because that's what I do. AMEN SISTA!!

There are so many more awesome quotes but I don't want to give anything away! Just read this and find out for yourself. :) 

Please and Thank You! 

OHH! And Luke totally makes the book boyfriend list! 

Ashes to Ashes by Karina Halle

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I have been waiting for this book FOREVER. What is weird is that as soon it was available I didn't read it. I was busy falling in love with some super sweet book boyfriends like Hutch from Vicki Green or Riley from Ann Vaughn.  A part of me didn't want to read it because I can't come to terms that the series is coming to an end. I love the Experiment in Terror Series by Karina Halle. Ashes to Ashes in #8 in this series. Have I not mentioned how much I love Dex & Perry? You may have noticed I have a banner on my blog that says "Team Derry" hehehhehe. OK, back to business. Dex & Perry are on to another adventure together for their internet show "Experiment in Terror." In the 8 months they have known each other it seems like they have known each other for a lifetime. They have been through it ALL. Now, just when the dust has settled and things seem to be "normal"-well as normal as it can get for them-they are faced with some new hurdles.

This series is like romance meets the X Files. You just love to hate and hate to love Dex. I'm sure I have said that before. He is just too much and you love every second of it. I'm so sad that this series will end soon. Literally, I have reread this series 3 times! I will be rereading Ashes to Ashes too. I feel like the first time you read the book you have so much anxiety that you just want to know what happens. The second time you read it you can savor every word. This book kind of reminds me a tiny bit of Silent Hill. Particularly the creepy nurses.

  I do have a dream cast for Dex and Perry.

DEX

PERRY

Here are some of my favorite quotes:

• ...it's such a non-issue that it's become an issue.
• And an anchor was a hell of a lot sexier than getting a big ass boulder tatted on you.
• ...I'd had verbal diarrhea of the lovey-dovey kind.
• ..."But we can handle it. And if we can't, well that's what Jack Daniels is for."
• "Who's the boss in the bedroom here? Tony Danza?" (LOL!)
•  "Sometimes I think I'm looking at a ghost but it turns out to be a meth head."
• "You know you can have pie any time you want," I teased him.
• "You think you'd be used to fog, coming from jolly fucking England and all," Dex said.
• "Don't even think about a quickie," I warned him with a sharp shake of my head. "I couldn't come in this place even if you had two dicks." (gasp in feigned horror)
• "I mean, hello, way to welcome him into your hidey hole so soon." (LMAO)
• "Perry, there's something that's been weighing on me...promise you won't get mad." My eyes widened defensively. "If you're starting something off like that, I can probably promise I will get mad." (HECK YEAH!!!)
• I was like the highly sought after call girl of the supernatural.