Review: Divide & Conquer by Abigail Roux

Title:  Divide & Conquer
Author:  M. Urban, Abigail Roux
Series:  Cut & Run, #4
Publisher:  Dreamspinner
Release Date:  October 14, 2011
Pages:  313
Rating:  

 

Baltimore, Maryland, is a city in alarming distress. Rising violence is fanning the flames of public outrage, and all law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, are catching blame. Thus the FBI’s latest ideas to improve public relations: a municipal softball league and workshops for community leaders. But the new commitments just mean more time Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett have to spend apart when they’re happily exploring how to be more than by-the-book partners.

Then the latest spate of crime explodes in their faces—literally—throwing the city, the Bureau, and Ty and Zane’s volatile partnership both in and out of the office into chaos. They’re hip-deep in trouble, trying to track down bombers and bank robbers in the dark with very few clues, and the only way to reach the light at the end of the tunnel together requires Ty and Zane to close their eyes and trust each other to the fiery end.

“First time I saw you, after I got over hating you, I knew,” he said, echoing Ty’s words, “I knew I’d fall in love with you."

I ABSOLUTELY loved and adored DIVIDE & CONQUER. These books are getting better and better with each new book in the series. I never want Cut & Run to end. I need my Ty & Zane fix! In the previous book, Ty had told Zane that he loved Zane. So in this book Zane is trying to wrap his brain around that. But what remains to be true is, he can not get Ty Grady out of his mind!

“Well, you know my type," Ty responded with a saccharine smile as he passed Zane's desk. "No self control and loads of mental issues.”

One thing that I was excited to see before I started reading this installment was how Ty and Zane's relationship would change now that Ty told Zane that he was in love with him. One thing I loved was Ty being jealous of the hot waiter. And also Ty's Reacon Team makes their appearance in this book. And he comes out to them and we find out Ty's best friend, Nick had the hots for him. Oooooohhh!

Yeah, it might take Zane four months to decide if he loved someone, and then more to decide if that was a good idea. Ty didn't mind waiting.”

DIVIDE & CONQUER had a awesome plot and this book was really about Zane coming to a decision to Ty's "I love you". I loved this book from beginning to end. Ty and Zane had hilarious moments, great sex scenes, as usual. Oh, and that ending? Why end it like that? I swear these authors prefer torture by cliffhanger madness!

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Review: The Will by Kristen Ashley

Title:  The Will
Author:  Kristen Ashley
Series:  Magdalene, #1
Publisher:  Smashwords
Release Date:  April 8, 2014
Pages:  kindle edition, 375
Rating:  

 
Early in her life, Josephine Malone learned the hard way that there was only one person she could love and trust: her grandmother, Lydia Malone. Out of necessity, unconsciously and very successfully, Josephine donned a disguise to keep all others at bay. She led a globetrotting lifestyle on the fringes of the fashion and music elite, but she kept herself distant.

While Josephine was trotting the globe, retired boxer Jake Spear was living in the same small town as Lydia. There was nothing disguised about Jake. Including the fact he made a habit of making very bad decisions about who to give his love.

But for Josephine and Jake, there was one person who adored them. One person who knew how to lead them to happiness. And one person who was intent on doing it.

Even if she had to do it as her final wish on this earth

“Josie.” My name shook with his amusement and it was annoying because the way it did sounded lovely. “She gave me you.”

I was very worried before I began this book, because many KA Fans did not like this book so much, so I was dreadfully nervous. But Oh.my.god. I'm in the minority yet again! I FREAKING LOVED this book. And I can't wait for more Kristen Ashley books to follow. THE WILL is about Josie Malone, whose grandmother has passed and upon hearing her will it was declared that her grandmother gave Josie to Jake Spears. And her reaction? HORRIFIED!

I didn't like Josie so much in the beginning, but later on I warmed to her. The problem with her I had was her language. She talks like an older middle-aged woman from England with her speech. She says things like "unhand me" and "vexed". It was nice to have a whole different heroine, but good god. But in the end I got used to her weird language. She has a very horrible attitude in the beginning, which changed quickly as she warmed up to Jake and his children.

“You see, a woman who knows herself and her worth knows that her time is valuable and her heart is precious. She doesn’t give either to a man who can’t respect the gifts he’s being offered.”

Jake Spears is supposedly Josie's dream guy according to Grams. He is a classic Kristen Ashley alpha male hero. He was kind, gentle, protective and sweet! Also, he isn't afraid to tell it like it is. He has three kids and has been married three times. His kids were awesome. I always love when kids are in the mix in Kristen Ashley's books. And I loved his kids.

I was seriously over the moon when we got things, not other Josie's POV, but also in Jake's. That is complete AWESOMENESS! I greatly enjoyed how all the secrets about Grams and Jake came out in the end. The turn out was heartbreaking and just plain EPIC like many other Kristen Ashley books. In the end, I thought THE WILL was another great Kristen Ashley book. And I am looking forward to more!

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Cover Reveal: Dark Debt by Chloe Neill

Dark Debt
by Chloe Neill
♦ March 3, 2015 ♦

    

Praise for the Chicagoland Vampire novels

“These books are wonderful entertainment.”—#1 New York Times Bestselling Author Charlaine Harris

“A strong-minded, sharp-witted heroine who will appeal to fans of Charlaine Harris’s Sookie Stackhouse series and Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake.”—Library Journal

“A refreshing take on urban fantasy.”—Publishers Weekly

“If you loved Nancy Drew but always wished she was an undead, sword-wielding badass, Merit is your kind of girl.”—Geek Monthly

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Review: Fish & Chips by Abigail Roux

Title:  Fish & Chips
Author:  M. Urban, Abigail Roux
Series:  Cut & Run, #3
Publisher:  Dreamspinner
Release Date:  December 6, 2010
Pages:  314
Rating:  

 

Special Agents Ty Grady and Zane Garrett are back on the job, settled into a personal and professional relationship built on fierce protectiveness and blistering passion. Now they're assigned to impersonate two members of an international smuggling ring-an out-and-proud married couple-on a Christmas cruise in the Caribbean. As their boss says, surely they'd rather kiss each other than be shot at, and he has no idea how right he is.

Portraying the wealthy criminals requires a particular change in attitude from Ty and Zane while dealing with the frustrating waiting game of their assignment. As it begins to affect how they treat each other in private, Ty and Zane realize there's more to being partners than watching each other's backs, and when the case takes an unexpected turn and threatens Ty's life, Ty and Zane will have to navigate seas of white lies and stormy secrets, including some of their own.

“That’s my gun,” Ty said in an offended voice. “They hid my gun in the sex toys? That’s not right, man.”

I swear these Ty and Zane books are getting better and better with every book. I am quite enjoying myself at this point. In FISH & CHIPS we have Ty and Zane going undercover and posing as a married couple. How fun! And because of that they can be a little bit more affectionate in public now, well way more than they were before.

“You’re so freaking romantic. I don’t know how I keep my pants on.”

I adored all moments Ty and Zane got it on white roleplaying with the married couple they were pretending to be. And them being totally sexy and sweet! I don't particularly like the mystery, but I love just watching this beautiful relationship develop. In the first book it was a couple of rounds of addictive hot fucking, but now we have something real and beautiful developing and I just love it!

"I didn't just say it to get you to jump. I'm in love with you Zane," he admitted in a calm,clear voice. "I have been for a while.”

In the previous book Ty had realized his feelings for Zane and Zane is wrapping his mind around this thing he has going on with Ty. At the end of the book I ended up being so happy, because Ty confesses to Zane that he loves Zane. Now I am really excited for the next book because this is going to be all that is on Zane's mind, right?

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Review: Law Man by Kristen Ashley

Title:  Law Man
Author:  Kristen Ashley
Series:  Dream Man, #3
Publisher:  Forever
Release Date:  December 11, 2012
Pages:  kindle edition, 508
Rating:  

 
Sweet, shy Mara Hanover is in love with her neighbor. For four years, she has secretly watched her dream man from afar. Handsome police detective Mitch Lawson is way out of her league. She's a girl from the wrong side of the tracks, and there's no way a guy like Mitch would want anything to do with her. But when Mara has a leaky faucet that she can't fix, it's Mitch who comes to her rescue.

Mitch has been eyeing his beautiful neighbor for a long time. He jumps at the chance to help her, and soon their formerly platonic relationship gets very hot and heavy. But when Mara gets a disturbing phone call from her cousin's kids, she gets pulled back into the life she's tried so hard to leave behind. Can the hot law man convince Mara to let go of her past-and build a future with him?

When I started LAW MAN I really ended up loving it a whole lot, which was great. The plot, and the characters were awesome. But, there was something that ruined the book for me, where I couldn't enjoy it to the full extent. I, for the life of me, COULD NOT STAND THE HEROINE!

My problem lies with Mara, the heroine. At first she comes off as really shy, which I was okay with, but after a few chapters, her real character comes out. She is a real insecure, fucked up, dumb-ass. She is so stupid, that if I was reading an actual print book I would've thrown the book across the room. Problem #1 lies with her inability to care properly for the kids. Her niece and nephew were in a bad home for many years and she does NOTHING! They could've fucking died.

Thank god, Detective Mitch Lawson was there to clean up that mess. Grow a fucking backbone, woman! And also, when Mitch offers help with the kids. She won't accept his help. This ticks me off majorly because she has a full-time job. Who the hell is going to take care of the kids, huh? She decides to take the kids, but she hasn't thought anything over. I for one was glad Mitch was there being the classic KA Alpha Male that he is and setting this woman straight!

“Then you’re wrong and I’m right. I do know everything about you. Because out here in the real world, there aren’t ‘kinds’ and only someone twisted and fucked up or just plain stupid thinks there are.

And my second problem with this woman is the way she views life. She grew up in a bad home with a bad mother and people treated her like a trailer trash whore, because her mother was one. She got away from the shit and has a good life and she still thinks low of herself, that she is not good enough. She puts herself down all the time and her reason for not being with Mitch is because she believes she is way out of his league. One thing I hate more than anything is when a woman puts herself down all the time without reason. There was no reason for this. And this went on through almost the whole book.

“Don’t mind me. Have your moment.” Mitch leaned back, letting Billy go and grinning at me. “Men don’t have moments.” “You do,” I returned. “I’m witnessing one.”

I have to talk Mitch Lawson now! Mitch was awesome! I loved him. He had a lot of work to do with Mara and had to deal with her bullshit and craziness. But, man! He is definitely my Dream Man! And I loved the kids. I loved how Mitch was with the kids. Even though they are not his kids, he cares for them like he is the father and it touches me so much when KA Alpha men are so sweet with the kids in these books. Makes my heart melt. LAW MAN wasn't perfect, but it was still a pretty damn good book.

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Review: The Darkest Kiss by Gena Showalter

Title:  The Darkest Kiss
Author:  Gena Showalter
Series:  Lords of the Underworld, #2
Publisher:  HQN Books
Release Date:  June 1, 2008
Pages:  368
Rating:  

She has tempted many men...but never found her equal. Until now.
Though she has lived for centuries, Anya, goddess of Anarchy, has never known pleasure. Until Lucien, the incarnation of death--a warrior eternally doomed to take souls to the hereafter. He draws her like no other. And Anya will risk anything to have him.

But when the merciless Lord of the Underworld is ordered by the gods to claim Anya herself, their uncontrollable attraction becomes an anguished pursuit. Now they must defeat the unconquerable forces that control them, before their thirst for one another demands a sacrifice of love beyond imagining...

I am really glad that I decided to give the Lords of the Underworld Series a second chance, because I didn't have a good experience with the second with the first book. So many things in THE DARKEST KISS were so much better and amazing! And such a great storyline. A big step-up from the previous book. I'm excited about that!

“Can I help you fight the Hunters? Please, please, please, can I?” “No. Be silent.”

We have Lucien, the Lord of Death and Anya, the Goddess of Anarchy. And I loved them together. They were a very refreshing couple. Lucien has scars and considers himself ugly and hasn't had a woman in thousands of years, would not alow himself to be with one and he has very low self-confidence. And Anya. Oh, man. She was quite a change for the heroine in any paranormal romance book I have read. The woman is crazy funny. She is very flirty, sexy and seductive towards Lucien. And I liked that, because the heroines are never like that.

“Like I’m going to obey you. You aren’t my daddy. Unless you want to be. ’Cause I’ve been a bad, naughty girl and I need a spanking.”

Lucien gets ordered to kill Anya by Cronus and if he doesn't he will make his brothers and loved ones suffer, so he is put in quite a spot, because he loves his brothers/friends, but Anya is the only woman who has made his heart beat like crazy in a thousand years. I loved Lucien and Anya. I loved Lucien unable to kill Anya and him making out with her instead and I loved their silly little arguments. THE DARKEST KISS was a great addition into the Lords of the Underworld Series.

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