January 2015 Book List!

I still can't believe that January is already over. It is madness! Here is a list of all the books that I read in the month of January. Some of these book I wrote reviews on and some of them I didn't. I hope you enjoy my list!

5 Stars!!!!

USA Today Best Seller

Gable Powers had all the makings of everything my father had ever warned me about: a reputation that was anything but stellar, a dirty mouth that had me shivering at the things he uttered in my ear, and a body (oh, God, that body) that was covered in tattoos, all of which added up to a solid ten-point-oh on the bad-boy scale.

The first time I met him, I instantly loathed him.

The second time was even worse.

He was a jerk. He was an ass.

He had secrets.

He was nothing I thought I ever wanted.

So why couldn't I resist him?

New adult. Not recommended for readers under 17.

3.5 Stars!!

Meet K.C. a gregarious, fun loving woman in her thirties. With an abundance of friends, and an enviable position as a jet-setting stewardess in the prestigious world of private aviation, she seems to have it all....but does she? 

Love by Deception is a compelling read of how meeting the wrong person can bring not only heartache, but real devastation in the most brutal of ways. We follow K.C.’s turmoil, as we unravel her disastrous relationships where she becomes the unwitting victim to four extremely cruel men. 

Throughout K.C.’s journey she is determined to never allow anyone to break her spirit. 

***WARNING*** Contains graphic details of sexual violence and strong language. Some readers may find Love by Deception disturbing, discretion is strongly advised!

4 Stars!!

****Amazon Bestselling & Top Rated Title**** 

What do you get when you drop eleven sexy friends in the middle of the ocean on a pristine private beach with a seemingly endless supply of cocktails? The Crew, as they lovingly refer to themselves, is about to find out. The group has grown close over the years, both in, and out of "the lifestyle." After six months of drudgery since their last outing together, they are more than ready for their next great sexual adventure--The island of Beora West. 

After the initial buzz wears off, their curiosity gets the better of them and they set off to explore the island. What they find is nothing short of baffling, but there are some secrets even the untamed jungle around them can't hide. When one of them disappears, it becomes clear things are not what they seem. Who is behind the hidden agenda that brought them all to Beora West? What happened to their friend...and what dangers lie beyond the barricaded north shores? 

What the Crew finds is more than they bargained for, but what they lose may be too much to endure. 

WARNING THIS BOOK MAY CONTAIN MATERIAL YOU MAY FIND OFFENSIVE! There are multiple erotic scenes containing: FFFF, MMFF, FMFM, etc... if you find same sex relations, partner swapping, or bisexuality in anyway offensive you may not wish to purchase this book.

5 Stars!!

With explosive suspense and dark sensuality, Revival, book #2 in the Twisted series, is a passionate, riveting tale of power, conflict and dangerous desire, told by Cut Throat Curtis Mason. 

I was a failure. An orphan. A quitter. A heartbreaker. A screw-up. A criminal. A monster. 

The life I was imprisoned in was the life I deserved. 

Beep, beep, beep. 

Ollie’s death shredded my tenacity, chipped away at my confidence and stole the will to fight out from under me. When the toxic worthlessness swimming through my veins made me reject the only girl I’d ever loved, she took the rest of my life with her. 

Beep, beep, beep. 

Alone, away from home and emotionally desolate, I was propelled into a life of greed, control and crime when fate played a hand and forced mine into the clutches of Charlie Alexander Tattersell. My vixen. My poison. My villainous addiction. 

Beep, beep, beep. 

I fought for and against the life that held me captive, but one painful reminder returned to haunt me. 

I was the only one who knew the truth. 

Skye’s truth. My love. My driving force. My life’s obsession. 

Beep, beep, beep. 

After enlisting the help of my protégé, Jesse ‘the Gentleman’ Kennedy, the mission began. 

I had to find answers, retribution and the spark that would release me from the claws of the abyss and bring me one step closer to the Skillet. 

Beep, beep, beep. 

With new secrets waiting around every corner, a vicious Charlie waiting to bury me and the haunting memories of every mistake I’d ever made hanging over me, I missed one vital clue. 

The key to my revival…

4 Stars!!

*The Pact is a FULL-LENGTH 

*STANDALONE (not part of a series, no cliffhanger, fully wrapped-up novel) 

*"FRIENDS-TO-LOVERS" CONTEMPORARY ADULT ROMANCE 

It all started with a pinky swear… 

Linden McGregor is tall, rugged, and gunslinger handsome; a helicopter pilot with a Scottish brogue and charm to spare. He’s also one of Stephanie Robson’s best friends and has fit into that box for as long as she’s known him. 

Beautiful, funny and an ambitious businesswoman (with one hell of an ass), Stephanie Robson is one of Linden McGregor’s best friends and has fit into that box for as long as he’s known her. 

But some relationships can’t be boxed, can’t be classified, can’t be tamed. 

Back in their mid-twenties and tired of the competitive hit-or-miss dating scene of San Francisco, Steph and Linden made a pact to marry each other if neither one of them were in a serious relationship by the time they hit thirty. 

It sounded like fun and games at the time but as the years to thirty tick past and lovers come and go out of their lives, the pact becomes larger than life. 

Sex is inevitable. Friendships are tested. Hearts are on the line. 

The pact is about to change everything. 

Note: due to the dirty talk and sexy times, The Pact is not meant for anyone under the age of 18. All characters in THE PACT are in their thirties, therefore this is NOT a new adult book...even though love can mess you up at any age. 

5 Stars!!

Monsters. They don’t hide in your nightmares. They steal you away from the good life and prevent you from living your dreams. 

That’s where 17-year-old Gwendolyn Fitzpatrick found herself; surrounded by wicked fiends after everything she thought she had was gone in the blink of an eye. She was shuffled away with one bag of memories miles away to a pair of foster parents that hardly had her best interests at hand. Forced to obey and listen to her caregiver’s commands, Gwendolyn buries her old self and focuses on the pain to become one of them. 

A monster herself to seek vengeance. 

While yearning for her teeming point to come, Gwendolyn starts to connect with another 17-year-old foster boy living with her who calls himself Welch. Just when Gwendolyn starts to feel faith splice its way through the venom of pain, the connection she has with Welch is put in jeopardy as the harshness gets worse with each passing day. 

Will the two tattered spirits make it out alive?

4 Stars!!

From USA Today and New York Times bestselling author Jo Raven comes the fourth installment in the Inked Brotherhood series which began with ASHER. 

Now a USA Today Bestseller! 

When you’ve tried your best for years and never managed to please your demanding parents… When you’ve fallen head over heels for someone who keeps ignoring you… When you’ve hit rock bottom. 

Tessa is this close to giving up – on her authoritative parents and their demands, on her studies, on everything in her life. 

Including Dylan. The one boy she has loved since she can remember. The one who dated her and promised her forever when they were fourteen, and then dumped her without an explanation only to ignore her ever since. 

The one who shows up to save her from violence before the stroke of midnight, who kisses her and holds her close, only to tell her in the course of the same night he doesn’t love her. 

Tessa knows Dylan has gone through some tough times, and they’re only getting tougher - but is he telling the truth about his lack of feelings for her, or is he running from his own demons? 

The way Tessa sees it, she has two options: run away, leaving it all behind - or stay to fight against her controlling family, and win back Dylan. She has a feeling he needs her, and how can she leave when he's the only man who’s ever made her feel alive? 

Standalone novel. No cliffhanger. 

*Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young readers.* 

Inked Brotherhood Series: 

Five boys brought together by fate. Five young men trying to overcome their troubled pasts. Five tattoos marking them as a brotherhood built on tragedy. Will they find understanding and rise above the pain? 

Five girls tied by friendship. Five young women fighting their own demons. Five lives laced with sorrow. Will they be strong enough to save the men they love and make them happy? 

The series comprises five interconnected, stand-alone novels: Asher, Tyler, Zane, Dylan and Rafe. 

4 Stars!!

When all is lost, how do you remember love?

When her beloved foster parents pass away, Holly discovers a past both shocking and heartbreaking: the murder/suicide of her biological parents on the South Pacific island of Pitcairn, famous for the HMAV Bounty mutineers. Travelling to a home she does not remember, Holly reconnects with long-lost childhood friend Jack. An old friendship quickly becomes more…until a dark secret is uncovered.

Will joyous love remembered become heartbreak? Can she find out the truth before someone else is hurt?

5 Stars!!

When Ella Riley gets a chance to score her dream job at the Abbott Hotel, she can't believe her luck.. or how insanely sexy her billionaire boss is. 

Still, Ella is determined to impress him with her professionalism in order to land the full time position she so desperately needs. 

So what will she do when she finds out her boss has an entirely different agenda? 

**Warning: This romantic suspense series contains mature content including explicit contemporary sex scenes and adult language. 

5 Stars!!

The high of pulling off the Christmas party was one thing, but Ella never could've prepared herself for what it would feel like to have her boss's hands on her. 

Now, even though her head is saying she did the right thing by resisting him, her body is telling her she's made a huge mistake. 

And Will Abbott couldn't agree more. 

**Warning: This romantic suspense series contains mature content including explicit contemporary sex scenes and adult language.

5 Stars!!

The high of pulling off the Christmas party was one thing, but Ella never could've prepared herself for what it would feel like to have her boss's hands on her. 

Now, even though her head is saying she did the right thing by resisting him, her body is telling her she's made a huge mistake. 

And Will Abbott couldn't agree more. 

**Warning: This romantic suspense series contains mature content including explicit contemporary sex scenes and adult language.

5 Stars!!

When Ella realizes that getting over Will is easier said than done, she hopes a handsome stranger will be just what she needs to move on. 

But when Will discovers someone close to him is interested in Ella, he is overcome by jealousy. 

Will his reaction be enough to make him admit his true feelings or will his bad behavior drive her away forever? 

**Warning: This romantic suspense series contains mature content including explicit contemporary sex scenes and adult language.

3.5 Stars!!

Lana is a quiet girl, living on her own and trying to get by. She has a dream and is willing to work hard to reach it. She doesn’t want a relationship, she’s been hurt enough as it is. But then he walks straight into her life. Damien is sexy, exciting and more handsome than anyone has the right to be. 

He’s used to women throwing themselves at him, but Lana is different. Boy meets girl. Boy kisses girl. What happens next is a force of nature that neither of them control. Nor can they control the aftermath. 

Life is wonderful… until it isn’t. Damien is suddenly gone, a dead ex-girlfriend in his wake. He’s suspected for her murder and is on the run. Didn’t she know him at all? 

Lana attempts to pick up the pieces of her life, live with the choices she made and move on. 

But someone else has other ideas for her… he wants to make her his own. 

They say time will heal a broken heart. Maybe hers will heal too… if he doesn’t kill her first. 

*Mature content – 18+ 

Dark Desires is the first of a two part series. 

3 Stars!!

The population of the island of Turios is mercilessly exterminated by the workings of black magic. Only Bashinoir, badly wounded, his wife Lil, and the Priestess Miril have survived. Determined to give their loved ones a worthy burial, the three soon discover that the corpses have disappeared. Their only hope for salvation now lies in the magical protection of the Temple, as sinister threats continue to pursue them. A shadow spreads over their hearts, dividing and destroying them, as their bodies appear to be fading away. Feeling increasingly isolated, Bashinoir watches as the two women grow closer… 

In the Kingdom of Isk, wizards and wisemen alike must bow down before the insatiable King Beanor, whose greed for power and war is matched only by his hunger for sex. A young woman he has chosen as his next bride does not, however, wish to surrender her freedom to love and live. Will games and tricks under the sheets turn the tide in a war that has lasted thousands of years? 

3 Stars!!

Lucy Plume knows Jet Mak is the man she wants to marry. Her thoughts have never wavered to another. Lucy knows all of Jet's secrets, his family's secrets, and doesn't give a damn. He is her best friend, her lover, her confidant...her all. But can she finally find the courage to say yes?

Jet Mak knows Lucy Plume is the woman he wants to marry. He's known since they were children. Lucy is the only woman who can make him smile and groan at the same time. She tests his patience beyond what most men would endure, but he doesn't care. He wants her, and everyone knows it. If only Lucy would say yes...

3.5 Stars!!

"How odd to be made of flesh, balanced on bone, and filled with a soul you've never met."

   

Charlize Wynwood and Silas Nash have been best friends since they could walk.  They've been in love since the age of fourteen. 

But as of this morning...they are complete strangers.  

Their first kiss, their first fight, the moment they fell in love...every memory has vanished. 

 

"I don't care what our real first kiss was," he says. "That's the one I want to remember." 

 

Charlize and Silas must work together to uncover the truth about what happened to them and why.  But the more they learn about the couple they used to be...the more they question why they were ever together to begin with.

 

"I want to remember what it feels like to love someone like that. And not just anyone.  I want to know what it feels like to love Charlie."

 

Never Never: A Novella Series, Part One.

5 Stars!!

When reclusive novelist Senna Richards wakes up on her thirty-third birthday, everything has changed. Caged behind an electrical fence, locked in a house in the middle of the snow, Senna is left to decode the clues to find out why she was taken. If she wants her freedom, she has to take a close look at her past. But, her past has a heartbeat…and her kidnapper is nowhere to be found. With her survival hanging by a thread, Senna soon realizes this is a game. A dangerous one. Only the truth can set her free.

 3.5 Stars!!

After the passing of his mother, Michael Kallad finds himself unable to forgive his abusive father. He runs away from home, but not before stealing the emergency funds from his Father’s house. 

In his journey to make it on his own in the big bad world Michael makes two promises to himself. He will no longer exist in the poverty his Father’s wayward habits had his family in and more important he will always treat the woman in his life with respect and dignity. 

He soon finds the one promise getting in the way of the other… 

4 Stars!!

Coming Soon!

I’m a rocker with the eyes of the world on me. Waiting for my triumph or my downfall…just waiting. Most of my life is in my hands. My destiny? That’s another story. My destiny isn’t as debt free. 

My band, Phoenix Rising, arrives in Houston to cut a new album. Before we perform our first concert in the city and I choose my groupies of the night, I’m thrust into debauchery. Sleeping with a gorgeous woman twenty years older than me has its perks, especially when her husband orchestrated the encounter and eagerly watches. To me, performing is performing. If a man wants to share his wife, who am I to stop him?

Unfortunately for me, I don’t make a clean getaway as I leave the McCall mansion. Georgie, their sixteen-year-old daughter, is in the midst of her own intrigue, sneaking home in the middle of the night after an evening of drugs and sex with her older brother’s best friend. In her, I see me. She’s lost and drifting. Her hedonistic parents insist she’s old enough to make her own decisions. Instead of time and love, they give her money and things. 

I’m a twenty-five-year old international superstar and I know better. I’m cocky and arrogant. I know it so I own it. Somehow, I’ve always bested the fates. I have all to lose—my reputation, my career, and my freedom. Her mother’s jealousy forces my hand and I take Georgie on the tour.

This is our story and our secret relationship and the destruction of my life. You know the adage about secrets? Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead. Wise words from a wise man. If only I had listened. Secrets have a way of revealing themselves in the harshest way.

5 Stars!!

Dirt poor. Hillbilly. Backwoods hick. Mountain folk.

Tenleigh Falyn struggles each day to survive in a small, poverty-stricken, coal mining town where she lives with her sister and mentally ill mother. Her dream of winning the college scholarship given to one student by the local coal company and escaping the harshness of her life, keeps her going.

Kyland Barrett lives in the hills, too, and has worked tirelessly--through near starvation, through deep loneliness, against all odds--to win the Tyton Coal Scholarship and leave the town that is full of so much pain.

They're both determined not to form any attachments, but one moment changes everything. What happens when only one person gets to win? When only one person gets to leave? And what happens to the one left behind?

Kyland is a story of desperation and hope, loss and sacrifice, pain and forgiveness, but ultimately, a story of deep and unending love.

THIS IS A STANDALONE SIGN OF LOVE NOVEL, INSPIRED BY TAURUS. New Adult Contemporary Romance: Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.

5 Stars!!

*Full length Novel intended for mature readers due to graphic adult situations* 

How far are you willing to go to protect those you love? Romeo knows he is willing to go the distance. This is his story… 

Romeo has fought his way through hell and back to overcome his demons. Just when he thinks, he has everything under control, his life changes in the blink of an eye. You have to take the good with the bad or so they say. When the club’s worst nightmare comes true, Romeo finds himself faced with the unthinkable… 

“Hard is the only road I have ever been down…” 

Sunshine has devoted her life to being Grim’s old lady. She thought they had it all. Soon she is faced with choices she isn’t prepared to make. What do you do when all the walls of the life you have built come tumbling down? 

What happens when your happily ever after isn’t what you expected? Baby has everything she has ever wanted but it comes with a price. The deeper you love the rougher the road you travel becomes. Baby is finding out the hard way that sometimes the truth cannot set you free. 

Striker Black has everything he ever dreamed of within his grasp. Power, loyalty and brotherhood are his for the taking. Only problem is it could cost him everything and everyone he has ever loved. 

The Black Rebel Riders’ MC are about to take you on one hell of a ride, so strap on your gear and get ready to travel the highway to hell. You haven’t seen nothing yet. 

4 Stars!!

Brooke Stewart, a realtor in New York, is sure of one thing: she will never surrender her heart fully to the green-eyed, sexy as sin, six foot two sex god that she calls her boss.

Jett Mayfield is dangerously sexy, but more than that he attracts trouble. Avoiding him has never been an option. The night he hooks up with Brooke, he aims to keep her in his bed, but more than that, he aims to make her his.

When he sweeps her away for one weekend, she has no idea that some rules are bound to be broken, and that his dark secrets will impact her life in a way she never imagined. Too late she realizes that she has fallen for a man she should never have been involved with in the first place. And that one weekend will change everything. Will it be too late to run or will the truth allow them to heal?

A woman who can't trust easily

A man who has too many secrets

Two lives that are about to be destroyed

3 Stars!

Lori spends her holiday with her parents and James, her stepbrother. 

When she goes for a walk, she spies on him while he’s outdoors without a shirt. She can’t get enough of his sexy torso. 

He notices her and she panics. He invites her to his private house, where they experience their love for each other. 

This wonderful taboo story is intended for adult readers of 18+ years old.

3 Stars!

Scarlet Leore enjoys a glittering existence amongst society's elite. Ethan Blake is a prizefighter knocking his way through school, counting on his winnings to bankroll the dreams that won't fit in a boxing ring. When the two meet, neither can deny the instant attraction that wells between the hulking fighter and the heiress who is miles and millions out of his league. But a vicious attack leaves Scarlet physically and emotionally battered, and for Ethan, her allure crumbles along with the rest of his life after she accuses him of wielding the knife.

Years later, Scarlet has abandoned the high life for that of a hard-working lawyer, while Ethan has clawed his way to the pinnacle of a business empire. Drawn into his world of high-stakes tech mergers, they dance to a tune of revenge, desire, and finally, redemption. But their world won't tolerate an attorney falling for her client. They'll need more than lust and forgiveness. They must bridge the chasm of a tormented past to understand who they are today. Only then can they forge a future in the face of the resurging enemy who once tore them apart.

4 Stars!!

Sometimes everything needs to crash and burn before life can begin again. 
Life can change in the blink of an eye. One moment, Lily is trapped in a loveless marriage. In a split second she is free, but at what cost? Her mundane life is set into a freefall of tragedy and terror. Her husband may be out of her life, but he left a storm of collateral damage behind and the burden is on Lily to sort it out. 
Fate connects Lily with Gavin, a charmingly handsome British gentleman that has been drawn into her tangled circumstance. Gavin is everything Lily’s husband wasn’t and gives her hope that love really does exist. Gavin wants nothing more than to sweep Lily up and carry her off into the sunset, far away from the devastation left behind by her husband. Gavin has been the first breath of fresh air in her life, but she isn’t looking to be saved. She needs to clean up her husband’s mess and find a way to save herself in the process. 
Does she throw caution to the wind and open her heart? Or listen to her head that tells her and go it alone until she’s found herself again? 

Thank you so much for looking at all of the books that I have read. If you want to suggest a book, please leave me a comment. I love to read! ;)