ARC Review: Shy Kinda Love

Shy Kinda Love by Deanna Eshler

Publisher: Enchanted Book Publicity, 2015

326 pages, kindle edition

Source: Publisher

Release Date: February 4th 2015

Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Abuse

Links: Goodreads | Amazon US | Amazon AU

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

When I was eleven, my best friend died in a car accident. When I was twelve, my mom walked out, leaving only a note to say goodbye. When I was eighteen, I was forced into witness protection.

My new name is Shyanne Adams. To protect myself, and painless existence, I do not live. I do not laugh. I do not love. For the last three years, the only meaningful thing I’ve done is care for the horse I rescued.

But now, at the age of twenty-one, the one person from both my past and present is pushing me to start living. Before I know it, I’m moving in with new friends who make me laugh. And next door is Kade Cross, the guy who wants me to love.

Kade knows that I will complicate his life, but he welcomes the challenge. He sees that I’m broken, but he doesn’t try to fix me. When he knows I’m trying to push him away, he braces for the impact.

What Kade doesn’t know is that I could have to relocate at any time. So I have to decide: is experiencing love for a short time worth the pain of losing it?
This New Adult Romance is an emotional journey through pain and healing as Shyanne decides to start living again, but never forgetting she could lose this life… just like her last one.

My Review:

Man this was a fantastic love story about a girl finally coming out of her protection shell, our character shy is put in a pretty bad situation with help from a few new buddies she meets on her journey she was able to learn to live life to the fullest and learn to love eventually.

The author out did herself with the book she did a great job at developing the characters and I found it was easy to love this book with all the characters even if it was a little unbelievable. Big ups to the author she did awesome job and keep these good books coming.

Author Bio:

I'm a Licensed Clinical Counselor, with a masters degree, but I choose not use my degree. In 2013 I quit my job, working with foster kids and families, to stay at home with my 2 kids. That decision is one of my better ones to date.

In addition to my education in counseling, I am certified through EAGALA to provide Equestrian Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP). That training, and subsequent work using horses to help kids heal, is partially where my inspiration for Shy's story began. Watching children, and families, gain insight into their own behaviors through the horses has been an amazing process. I should mention that I'm not currently using this certification either. I like to gather information, training, titles, but I'm not big on utilizing my new skills.

I started reading, for fun, around 2007. I thank Harry Potter for showing me that escaping in a book is the best therapy. Since that time, I have read more than 500 books. This is one thing I have stayed committed to. I prefer audio books, since I can fold clothes and read at the same time, but I usually have a kindle book I'm reading simultaneously.

I decided to write my own novel when I realized there are not enough books in the New Adult genre. This is my favorite genre, thanks to Colleen Hoover and Jamie McGuire. Once I started writing Shy's story, I couldn't have stopped if I wanted to. Sometimes she would wake me in the middle of the night to tell me what the next chapter was about. Writing her story, as well as her horse's-Walker, was an emotional adventure. I hope you enjoy reading her story, as much as I enjoyed writing it.

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Review: Beneath This Mask (Beneath #1)

Beneath This Mask (Beneath #1) by Meghan March

Publisher: Self-publisher, 2014

290 pages, kindle edition

Source: Purchased through Amazon

Release Date: September 29th 2014

Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Military, Mystery, Erotica

Links: Goodreads | Amazon US | Amazon AU | Amazon UK

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

He loves me, and he doesn’t even know my real name.

The limelight that follows him could expose everything I’m hiding. But even knowing the risks, I can’t force myself to stay away.

I’m going to break his heart, but mine will shatter right along with it.

Will we lose it all when I reveal what’s beneath this mask?

My Review:

Author Meghan March’s second Novel, it is the first ever book I have read by her and I liked it! This book was sexy edgy, and very emotional. I am looking forward to the next book in the series, which is Con’s book! Charlotte Agoston is on the run from her past, her family name was publicly tarnished. Everyone knows who she is and after her father was convicted of stealing billions of dollars from thousands of innocent people, she decides the only way to move forward is to hide her identity and run away. She goes to one of the best places on Earth, New Orleans Louisiana.

This boo picks up after nearly a year after she started her new life as “Charlie” Charlotte Agsoston wore designer studs. While Charlie wears tattoos and converse shoes proudly. Working in Voodoo Ink, a local tattoo parlor, her plan to stay out of the public eye is going well up until a certain someone waltzes right through the shops front door and charms the pants off of her, Simon Duchesne.

I loved the pull and push of Simon and Charlie’s relationship, when she found out who he is and learned of his family’s rather public image, she wants to run but Simon is a very good chaser. Both Simon and Charlie have ghosts in their own pass, as the 2 of them get closer, Simon starts to trust Charlie with one of his secrets. But Charlie is scared to share her own secrets, but before long she soon realises her heart is in too deep with Simon. He makes her want to stay and she allows herself to be caught up in him regardless of all the consequences all because of the way he made her feel. I highly recommend you get your hands on this book it is great, it’s an enjoyable read and lots of fun.

My Rating:

Author Bio:

Meghan March is the author of contemporary and erotic romance novels.

Meghan March has been known to wear camo face paint and tromp around in woods wearing mud-covered boots, all while sporting a perfect manicure. She’s also impulsive, easily entertained, and absolutely unapologetic about the fact that she loves to read and write smut. Her past lives include slinging auto parts, selling lingerie, making custom jewelry, and practicing corporate law. Writing books about dirty talking alpha males and the strong, sassy women who bring them to their knees is by far the most fabulous job she’s ever had. She loves hearing from her readers at meghanmarchbooks@gmail.com.

Meghan is represented by Jane Dystel of Dystel & Goderich Literary Management.

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Review: Climbing Out (Hawks MC #2)

Climbing Out (Hawks MC #2) by Lila Rose

Publisher: Lila Rose, 2014

288 pages, kindle edition

Source: Purchased through Amazon

Release Date: May 27 2014

Genre: New Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Erotica, Abuse, Suspense, Funny

Links: Goodreads | Amazon US | Amazon AU | Amazon UK

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

For Mature Audiences 18+

Deanna Drake has a past she longs to forget, but won't ever be able to. She's always been the tough one. No one, but her best friend Zara has ever been able to penetrate her cold, hard, shell.

Until Griz

Griz— a.k.a Grady Daniels, Hawks Motorcycle Club second in command, also has a past that he wishes he could undo...all except one part.

It's her past that brings them together. Only will it be forever?

My Review:

Climbing out begins when Deanna decides to try to distance herself from her friends when her past is coming back to haunt her. She does not want to drag them down especially when Zee is pregnant. But things change when her best friend forces everything out of her and the man she is infatuated with ends up moving in along with his child who she knew nothing about. Now these 2 have to deal with a whole of crap before they could have their happily ever after.

I really liked this one and thought it was good but I still felt there was something about that was missing. I sort of felt like the stuff with Griz’s baby mama was just glanced over and not made out to be that big of a deal, then I also felt like the age issue thing was placed a bit odd in the book. Other than that I enjoyed the main characters and getting to see more of the previous characters from the first book. There was one other thing as well that bugged me, I really wanted Violet and Travis to have their own book, but I felt like a lot of it was just explained in this one so that kind of bummed me out. But I do look forward to reading more in this amazing series.

My Rating:

Author Bio:

I was born in Brisbane Australia, my step-dad was in the Army which caused us to move around a lot. We finally settled in country Victoria, Australia. I am the youngest of four children and I can say that I was spoilt a bit. I drove my mum crazy when I refused to eat meat at a young age.
Now I live with my husband and two children, and I find myself regretting all the troubles I put my parents through because my monsters are just as picky as I was.
I started writing in 2013 and self-published the first of the Hawks MC Club series Holding Out. The next to follow was something different, I wrote Senseless Attraction, a YA novel. Soon, I was back to the Hawks series with number two Climbing Out. I have more to write in the series, but there will be also be more novels in the humorous erotica genre, like Left to Chance.

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Review: The Hurricane (The Hurricane #1)

The Hurricane (The Hurricane #1) by R.J. Prescott

Publisher: Not available, 2015

308 pages, kindle edition

Source: Purchased through Amazon

Release Date: February 10th 2015

Genre: New Adult, Romance, Sports, Contemporary, Abuse, Erotica, College

Links: Goodreads | Amazon US | Amazon AU | Amazon UK

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

Emily McCarthy is living in fear of a dark and dangerous past. A gifted mathematician, she is little more than a hollow, broken shell, trying desperately to make ends meet long enough to finish her degree.

Through an unlikely friendship with the aging, cantankerous owner of an old boxing gym, Em is thrown into the path of the most dangerous man that she has ever met.

Cormac “the Hurricane” O’Connell is cut, tattooed and dangerous. He is a lethal weapon with no safety and everyone is waiting for the mis-fire. He’s never been knocked out before, but when he meet Em he falls, HARD. Unlike any other girl he’s ever met, she doesn’t want anything from him, but just being around her makes him want to be a better person.

They are polar opposites who were never meant to find each other, but some things are just worth the fight.

My Review:

Emily McCarthy escaped a very abusive stepfather to start a whole new life at the University of College London, she works at a café part time and attends classes. One of her regulars is an older man named Danny, he takes a liking to her and asks her to come and do the books part time for him at his gym.

Cormac O’Connell works construction and is a member of Danny’s gym, from the moment he had laid eyes on Daisy, he has been intrigued, and he is a very gifted fighter but hasn’t put in a lot of effort into training much to Danny’s frustration. When Connor decides that he wants Emily, he also wakes up to the realisation that he cannot spend every night drinking and every day giving a half assed effort into training. So he throws himself into training so that he can win matches and gain sponsors.

Also one of the best aspects of this book is the secondary characters, particularly the other fighters at the gym. As Cormac is wooing over Emily aka Sunshine, he says that he will be fine with being just friends but does things like holding her hand or kisses her. Kieran is a funny and enjoyable character far more relaxed than Cormac. The best man speech he gives is so wonderful. It takes time for the couple to get together only because Emily is afraid of herself and the shamefulness of her past but Cormac told her that he was willing and happy to wait for her.

There are no surprises in the book, the one female friends is portrayed better looking and somewhat promiscuous. I did feel that there was some low level slut going on in the portrayal of the villainous women as loose, makeup wearing, short skirt, big boobed women also not to mention that they are referred to as sluts, I could have seriously done without that.

My Rating:

Author Bio:

I was born in Cardiff, South Wales although I left to study law at the University of Bristol, England. Four weeks before graduation I fell in love, and stayed. 10 years later I convinced my crazy, wonderful fire fighter husband to move back to Cardiff with me where we live with our 2 equally crazy sons. Juggling work, writing and family doesn't leave a lot of time, but curling up on the sofa with a cup of tea and a bar of chocolate for family movie night is definitely the best part of my week. 'The Hurricane' is my Debut New Adult Novel.

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Review: Rough Justice (Sinner's Tribe MC #1)

Rough Justice (Sinner's Tribe MC #1) by Sarah Castille

Publisher: St. Martini's Papaerback, 2015

385 pages, kindle edition

Source: Purchased through Amazon

Release Date: Feburary 3rd 2015

Genre: Adult, Romance, Contemporary, Erotica, Suspense, Thriller, Abuse

Links: Goodreads | Amazon US | Amazon AU | Amazon UK

Synopsis (from Goodreads):

IT TAKES A GOOD, STRONG WOMAN

Raised in a motorcycle gang, tough, beautiful Arianne Hunter has always dreamed of a normal life. But no sooner does she escape her father’s domineering grasp than she wakes up to find herself in a rival gang’s clubhouse—at the mercy of the dangerously sexy Jagger Knight.

TO TAME A MAN WHO’S HELL ON WHEELS.

The alpha leader of the notorious Sinner’s Tribe, Jagger Knight is all muscle, all biker, and all man. But somewhere inside this hard tattooed outlaw, Arianne senses a kindred spirit—and she can’t ignore their tempestuous attraction. Can she beat him at his own game in a revved-up blaze of glory? Or will their passion spark a war that’s the end of the road for them both?

My Review:

Growing up as a President’s daughter of an outlaw MC the Black Jacks was brutal, but it has taught Arianne “Vexy” Wilder how to stand on her own 2 feet. She is about to use that knowledge to flee the country and start a new life when all hell beings to break loose. But suddenly held captive by her father’s nemesis, the Sinner’s Tribe, Arianne meets her match in their leader Jagger Knight. As their crazy chemistry threatens to blow the roof off the clubhouse she has to decide if she can betray her father and if she can ever walk away from Jagger.

Jagger Knight takes pride in his role as Prez of the Sinner’s Tribe in Conundrum, Montana although he is about to realises it puts a big target on his back. Past events have also shown him that getting involved with a woman can be used against him by his enemies. But when Jagger and his crew of outlaws have no choice but to hold Arianne after a recent attack, he knows better than to get too close to her. Against his better judgement, Jagger gives into the pull that he feels between them, while the battle between the 2 MC’s goes on. Can Jagger also find a way to keep Arianne in his life without getting them all killed in the process?

I seriously would have to rank this story more than five butterflies, Ms. Castille knows how to write hot sizzling romance. Arianne who is brave, independent, and all around female, with our hot dominant alpha male Jagger was absolutely perfection. I loved that it was a toss up between them as to who had the dirtier mouth. This book was a sinful fun. It was very nice to have a heroine who could hold her own with the guys yet who also could completely own her sexuality. Was also a nice change of pace to see 2 very strong characters together.

My Rating:

Author Bio:

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author, Sarah Castille, writes contemporary erotic romance and romantic suspense featuring blazingly hot alpha heroes and the women who tame them. A recovering lawyer and caffeine addict, she worked and traveled abroad before trading her briefcase and stilettos for a handful of magic beans and a home near the Canadian Rockies.

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