Feasted On: Dark Warriors Series, Book 8.5

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"Midnight's Surrender" [Dark Warriors Series, Book 8.5] by Donna Grant

Author's Book Description : Dale has been on the run–on the run from himself and the demons that haunt him. However, when he comes across a stunningly beautiful woman he cannot resist, he knows that he must do whatever it takes to possess her. She is a Druid with secrets of her own, but he is drawn to her like no other. Even when danger closes in around them, Dale knows that the true threat is to his very soul, which he will sacrifice in order to save her.

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars! Drawn towards a magic/woman he can't deny. Unsure of her own lonely future. Together Rennie & Dale find a power that will destroy the evil coming after them if only Rennie can embrace her destiny and open her heart!

For such a short story, it is jam-packed with action, erotica, and romance! I really enjoyed Dale & Rennie as a couple, as well as, how everything plays out for them in their novella!!

I recommend this novella to anyone who is a fan of this series or Ms. Grant and to those who like paranormal erotic romances!

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My Previous Review(s) for this Author : Dawn’s Desire

My Previous Mention(s) of this Author's Books/Characters : "Waiting On" Wednesday: Dawn’s Desire | Best Book Couples -- Happy Valentine's Day 2013

Author's Novel Extras : Midnight’s Surrender - Overview & Excerpt

Author's Series Extras : The Dark Warriors Series - Overview | Dark Warriors - Description | Midnight’s Master - Overview & Excerpt | Midnight’s Lover - Overview & Excerpt | Midnight’s Seduction - Overview & Excerpt | Midnight’s Warrior - Overview & Excerpt | Midnight’s Kiss - Overview & Excerpt | Midnight’s Captive - Overview & Excerpt | Midnight’s Temptation - Overview & Excerpt | Midnight’s Promise - Overview & Excerpt | Dark Warriors - The Gods | Dark Warriors - Glossary | Meet the Characters | Take the Warrior Quiz


Book Teaser(s) :

He reluctantly ended the kiss, but he couldn't release Rennie. Her body trembled in his arms as she clung to him.
How long had he watched the couples from MacLeod Castle and yearned to have a woman of his own? How many times had he wondered how it would feel to have someone look at him with love and devotion?
"Why did you stop?" she asked.
Dale made a sound at the back of his throat. His body was asking him the same thing. For once he was going to do the right thing. "I doona want to take advantage of you."
"Liar."
He looked in her eyes and because lost. He was falling, tumbling. Plunging.
It was her compassion, her gentleness that transfixed him. With a smile she had mesmerized, charmed. Fascinated.
No longer did he want to lie about who he was or what he had done. If there was a way to wash the sins away, he would do it in a heartbeat.
How could he, who lived and breathed evil for so long, dare to be in the presence of someone as pure and good as Rennie? He should walk away that instant.
But the invisible ties that had drawn him to her had been fused. He knew in that instant that he would never be able to walk away from her. ~ within Chapter 3

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Made the Grade: When a Lord Needs a Lady by Jane Goodger

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"When a Lord Needs a Lady" by Jane Goodger (aka Jane Blackwood)

Author's Book Description : Lord Graham Spencer needs a wife.

But not just any girl will do. She must have the money to save his dilapidated estate and desperate tenants. So when he meets a charming American lady’s maid on the beach at Brighton, the last thing he ought to do is kiss her.

Katherine Wright is hunting a titled husband.

Or at least her mother is. But Katherine can’t get the memory of a most inappropriate kiss out of her mind. The handsome stranger who took her in his arms in Brighton was only a valet, but even if she is an heiress, she’d rather spend her life with him than some stiff British aristocrat.

Can true love survive two false identities, two scheming mamas, and two lavish house parties where all is revealed? It can ...

When A Lord Needs A Lady

My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars! A woman who is on a trip she doesn't want to be on meets the one man who could win her heart, if only they can overcome their past obligations everything should be fine...

Katherine & Graham are quite the pair! I especially loved how they fell in love with each other while they both were pretending to be poor and how once they learn the truth it made them even more enamored with each other too. The secondary characters were another fun bunch to read about too, Katherine's maid & Graham's friend Mr. Norris were two of my favorites!

My only wish was that, even though I loved the build up to this novel and loved wrap up at the end, the "big issue" that happens to them and changes their lives for good had turned out a bit differently. I mean, like I said, I enjoyed the ending and how everything turned out and yet I really wished that Graham didn't feel like he had to second-guess himself about Katherine's intentions because of what happens. I mostly wish that because I don't like how it made me second guess Graham as a good hero in this novel even when I understood why he was behaving the way he did. =0/

Overall, though, I do recommend this novel to anyone who likes historical romances!

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Book Teaser(s) :

"I imagine there will be an announcement soon, sir?"
Was Chase purposely trying to grate on his nerves? Or was he genuinely excited about the news of his engagement?
"I imagine so," Graham said, as if the pending announcement was his own date for the gallows. He wished at that moment he'd never gone to Brighton Beach, that he'd never known what it was like to finally feel something other than mild interest in a woman. She was angry with him and he supposed she had a right to be. He acted like a besotted idiot when he was around her, fully aware that nothing could ever come of it. Good God, it was a wonder she hadn't slapped him. He deserved it.
"I ought to be horsewhipped," he said, sitting down upon his bed.
"I do think that's a bit harsh, sir. Perhaps a caning would do."
Graham let out a chuckle. "You always were soft, Everett." ~ within Chapter 9

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Made the Grade: Valhalla/Mail Call Series, Book 1

Format: Kindle Edition | File Size: 279 KB | Release Date: November 1, 2009 | Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing | Obtained: Amazon.com | Originally Found Out About @ Ellora's Cave

"Planet Mail" [Valhalla/Mail Call Series, Book 1] by Kate Pearce (aka Catherine Lloyd)

My Book Summary : Douglass works as a United Planetary Parcel Service (the UPPS) delivery pilot. She's now heading home from her latest delivery/mission when her space craft crash lands on Planet Valhalla, a world completely different then Earth, then gets unwittingly immersed into it's society by becoming the King's consort. Her life being turned upside-down is tough but the King eases her into it while promising to help her get home to her son. As they spend time together and get to know one another, they end up falling in love. Yet, what will happen when a woman, from before the King and Douglass got together, shows up at the palace to inform the King that she's pregnant with his child? Will the King commit to Douglass and their love or will he give her up for good so he can bring follow through for the good of his world? Especially once Douglass' rescue ship arrives to bring her home...

My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars! Fall into a world of sexual delight on Valhalla! Fast paced, thrilling, and highly erotic, this novel has enough going on to keep you interested from beginning to end! While the characters are entertaining too! In addition, Douglass & Marcus are an interesting match up. With their different sizes to their opposing feminist views, they were quite the pair!

I recommend this novel to anyone who like sci-fi erotic romances!

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My Previous Mention(s) of this Author's Books/Characters : Interview with Jodi Redford

Author's Novel Extras : Planet Mail - Overview & Excerpt | Yes, it’s late, I know... | Oh well... | No more World Cup posts after this | A writer’s life for me | Other people’s birthdays

Author's Series Extras : Secured Mail - Overview & Excerpt | Captive Mail - Overview & Excerpt | Media Kit - FAQ | Reviews | Ah...relaxing... | new book cover! | I love Vikings! | ‘Give it away now...’

Book Teaser(s) :

“I want to make you mindless. I want you to give yourself up to my control completely.”
“Is this because I disobeyed you and left my suite?”
He chuckled. “Nay, although I will punish you for that too if you wish.”
She lifted her head to glare at him, saw the mixture of lust and amusement in his eyes and relaxed. He ran his finger over her lower lip and sighed.
“Consort, if you keep your promise not to go outside, I will allow you to train with your servers. I should have taken care of the matter sooner.”
Douglass studied him through half-closed eyes as he leisurely coated her nipples in scented oil. His concern for her seemed genuine. How did he know she had more to give? She had to leave this planet and return to her old life and her child. How would she feel if she gave him everything? Relieved that she’d allowed a man to possess her completely for once in her life or horrified by her lack of control? Would she yearn to be back with him or be glad to have escaped? ~ within Chapter 6

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Made the Grade: Spiraling by Rachel Cross

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"Spiraling" by Rachel Cross

Author's Book Description : Blue-blooded Amelia “Amy” Astor was a champion, America’s sweetheart, and on track to give the US Olympic medal glory before she gave it all up to join skating’s equivalent of the circus. Now she’s a professional princess, the lead in Enchanted Ice. But in an industry that values young, cheap, and healthy, her age, salary, and injuries are a liability.

So when she’s offered a job teaching Hollywood heartthrob Shane Marx to skate for a role in a hockey film, she leaps at the opportunity. Maybe with the right kind of exposure, she can survive one more season and put off decisions about her future a little longer. If she invites the wrong kind of exposure ...well, there’s that pesky morals clause waiting in the wings.

Shane Marx traded his boy band dance moves in TruAchord for acting lessons years ago. His blond, blue-eyed gorgeousness makes him the most sought after romantic comedy lead in the movie industry. But lately his clean-cut image has been tarnished by one sex scandal after another.

When America’s ice princess meets Hollywood’s hottest leading man, what could go wrong? Inside that sequined costume is a woman of steely determination who has conquered many of her demons. And beneath his sinfully attractive exterior, Shane Marx is a man still battling his.

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars. Two lost souls find each other and start up a relationship that grows into something neither expected, while dealing with their own personal issues. This novel was more of a "real" Hollywood love story then I think I was ready for, as I was hoping for something a little romantic then this was. Nevertheless, this fast paced novel keeps you on your toes and riveted while throwing twist after twist at you.

Why I said that this was more "real" is because of all of the issues Amy & Shane have that they need overcome. So many issues in fact, throughout this novel you keep waiting for the final shoe to drop, because of their issues, that'll ruin their relationship. Then when that final shoe does drop it's like a car wreak, it's so surprising and bad that you hoped things could have turned out better but you just can't stop yourself from looking away. Shane's issues, especially, were written in a way that it made me not really like him because of the antics that he did. I know that if I was Amy, I don't think I'd be able to forgive him in the end.

Therefore, I recommend this novel to those who like contemporary romances and only to those who have an open mind.

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Book Teaser(s) :

"A toast." Kyla handed her a glass of champagne. "To the newest, oldest princess with Enchanted Ice."
Amy stuck out her tongue and clinked his glass. "Cheers."
"Happy now?"
"Ecstatic."
"So how go the lessons?" Kyle asked.
"He's doing really well."
Kyle grinned knowingly.
"No, really he is---he's determined and disciplined. The guy has serious focus," she admitted. "I admire his work ethic."
Amy heard her phone ring in the other room.
Kyle's eyes widened. "Oh my god, Amy, is that . . ."
Heat seared her neck and washed into her cheeks.
He burst out laughing. "Drive Me Crazy is your ringtone for him? And the TruAchord cover of it." ~ within Chapter 9

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Feasted On: Love Songs for the Road by Farrah Taylor

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"Love Songs for the Road" by Farrah Taylor

Author's Book Description : A rock star. The nanny. A love that could rock their world.

The only thing rock star Marcus Troy loves more than making music is his kids. So finding just the right nanny to take on tour with them is important—as is proving to his ex he deserves joint custody. Falling for his employee wouldn’t just be fodder for the paparazzi: it could ruin everything.

Too bad the perfect nanny turns out to be beautiful, vibrant Ryan Evans. Ryan’s never left her small Montana town before, so she jumps at the chance to see the country. And as much as accidental fame doesn’t gel with shy Ryan, what does is her relationship with her capricious, smoking-hot, shockingly good dad of a boss. Marcus is nothing like what she expected. But when the whole world’s watching them, will life in the spotlight be too hot to handle?

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars!! One of the sweetest rocker romances that I've had the pleasure to read! While this sweet romance entraps you in it's spell, it also has a wit and humor to it that is unexpected but makes the novel that much better.

When you first meet Marcus and Ryan they seem like such opposites that it's hard to see how their relationship will progress. Yet, as you quickly learn this couple--who goes from flirting strangers to close friends to something a whole lot more within a span of about two months--has more in common then it first appears and with all of the obstacles that get thrown at them they may just have a relationship that can endure almost anything. Together these two learn just what it means to fall in love for real and with each other, they can accomplish their hearts desires!

Along with Ryan and Marcus, Marcus' children--Charlotte and Miles--were a cute and cunning duo too. They, also, had a way of bringing Ryan and Marcus even closer together using their misfit-type of matchmaking. It was very endearing to read about! =0)

I recommend this novel to anyone who likes contemporary rock star romances!

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Author's Novel Extras : Having fun putting together my Book Soundtrack for LOVE SONGS FOR THE ROAD, including this slice o' cheese, right here!

Book Teaser(s) :

“We could come, too,” said Charlotte hopefully.
“Yeah!” said Miles. Then, out of nowhere, he touched her waist and said, “You’re pretty.”
“No, I’m not, I’m all sweaty,” she protested, thankful that there was probably enough color already in her face to hide the fact that she was blushing. A good night’s sleep had apparently caused Miles to fall madly in love with her.
Marcus said to his son, “Miles, a woman can be pretty and sweaty at the same time.” He smiled at Ryan and shrugged, as if to say, Kids and the crazy things they say. But Ryan wasn’t used to being scrutinized by a hot guy and his kids at
the same time. The rock star’s nanny thought she might pass out if she didn’t sprint out of Pike Place Market right away.
“You think Ryan is sweaty and pretty, Daddy?” asked Miles.
“Shhh, stop it!” Charlotte said, jostling the clueless Miles’s shoulder.
Misunderstood Miles looked like he might cry for a moment, while Marcus, not answering his son, gave Ryan a dead-sexy look, those blue eyes seeming to silently agree that yes, she may have been sweaty, but she was very pretty indeed.
Ryan’s blush had faded, but with Marcus’s eyes on her, she somehow couldn’t form a proper sentence. Had a man ever looked at her so directly, so confidently? Guys in their twenties had never gazed at her like that, and she didn’t know if she could handle it. She walked a few steps down the aisle, and Marcus and the children followed her. “Have you ever seen such beautiful produce?” she said, nonsensically picking up a head of lettuce and feeling like some kind of half-assed Rachael Ray. ~ within Chapter 6 - titled 'Lock the Door'

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