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  Adam’s Apple by Liv Morris Book review About the Book   Adams Apple Touch of Tantra #1 By: Liv Morris Adam Kingsley reigns as the young prince of Manhattan. Everything he touches turns to gold, making him the envy of Wall Street. Women swoon at his feet, money falls out of his pockets, and his killer good looks are as wicked as sin. A dangerous trifecta. What more could a thirty-two-year-old man wish for? Maybe that his life never changes and his past stays far away? Sounds reasonable, but life seldom is. Kathryn Delcour is a beautiful and alluring socialite with unique erotic tastes. When she suddenly appears on the New York City social scene, Adam finds her too tempting to resist. He has to have her, but she is warned to stay away from him and his player ways. She tries her hardest to keep him at arm’s length, but Kathryn’s arms may not be strong enough to hold Adam at bay. Hidden secrets, Kathryn’s passion for an ancient sexual practice, and a former business partner want...

DEADLOCKED by Charlaine Harris Book review In spite of a lack of action, I was just happy to read about these characters again. Sookie, Bill, Eric, Sam and all of the others have become like old friends. I’m always pleased to be able to visit with them and catch up on what’s going on. Deadlocked  managed to include so many of the important characters from earlier books. We even got a brief visit from Quinn, one of my favorites. However, I didn’t love this book as much as I loved the books at the beginning of this series. It lacked action, moved slowly and the storyline meandered all over the place. I suppose there issues from the past that needed loose ends tied up in preparation for the series’ final book. Harris did succeed in solving many of these issues and setting up a conflict for the final book. Who will Sookie end up with? As always, I enjoyed the backdrop that Harris provides for her stories. I can never get enough of hot, sticky, southern Bon Temps and it’s group of non-s...

  SHADOW AND BONE by Leigh Bardugo book review Title: Shadow and Bone (Grisha Trilogy #1) Author: Leigh Bardugo Rating: 4 Stars “Unlike anything I’ve ever read.” -Veronica Roth (bestselling author of  DIVERGENT)  Following Alina Starkov on her journey of self-discovery through this stark and beautiful landscape was a thoroughly enjoyable experience.  Alina Starkov grew up an orphan in the kingdom of Ravka, in a Russia very different from the one we know, with one friend and companion, Mal..  Shadow and Bone  tells the story the discovery of a hidden power that Alina possesses. This power has the potential to change her entire world, or as she comes to find out, destroy it completely. As she struggles to master this extremely rare gift she must face failure, loss, and betrayal. Through this process however she gains strength, physical beauty, character and self-awareness. She must struggle to keep this power her own. I loved the character of A...

GIVING IT UP by Amber Lin Book review Warning: This book contains sexually explicit scenes and adult language. Title: Giving it Up Author:  Amber Lin Rating: 4 Stars   GIVING IT UP is a dark and portrait of people caught in lives they didn’t ask for, with pasts they must escape. Allie and Colin must save themselves, in order to save each other. “Allie prowls the club for a man who will use her hard and then ditch her. Hey, it’s not rape if she wants it. Instead she finds Colin, who looks tough but treats her tenderly, despite her protests. He tempts her, but kindness and a few mindblowing orgasms aren’t enough to put her back together again. Allie has no hope for a real relationship.  Two years ago her best friend betrayed her in the worst possible way – she’d be stupid to trust a man again. Besides, she has her daughter to think of, the only good thing to have come from that dark night. But when her rapist returns, threatening her sanity and custody of her daughter, Al...

THE SIREN by Tiffany Reisz Book Review Title :  The Siren Author :  Tiffany Reisz Rating : 5+ Stars   Beautifully written, heartbreaking, and incredibly sexy,  The Siren   by Tiffany Reisz held me completely captive and left me spent. On more than one occasion, I had to remind myself to breathe. “The Siren is a modern-day retelling of My Fair Lady with uptight English literary fiction editor Zachary Easton as an unwilling Professor Higgins and well-known wild child Nora Sutherlin as his erotica-writing Eliza Doolittle. Zach only has six weeks left at Royal House New York before he heads to Los Angeles to take over as Chief Managing Editor at Royal West. When his boss orders him to help Nora Sutherlin rewrite her latest novel, Zach agrees to work with her only if he is given complete control over the fate of her book. If Nora doesn’t rewrite it to his satisfaction in six weeks, Royal won’t publish it.” The Siren  amazed me. The story is a book within a book,...

  SLAVE by Sherri Hayes  Book Review   Title:  Slave Author:  Sherri Hayes Publisher:  The Writer’s Coffee Shop Published: July 28, 2011 Rating: 3 Stars Slave  by Sherri Hayes is a compelling story of a broken woman rescued by a handsome and philanthropic Dominant. “Stephan has lived the lifestyle of a Dominant for five years. After several rebellious teenage years, it gave him the stability and control he had been seeking after his parent’s death. As president of a not-for-profit foundation, he knows what his future holds and what he wants out of life. All that changes when a simple lunch with his college friend and Mentor, Daren, leads him to buying a slave. Thrust into a situation he never thought he’d be in, Stephan can’t walk away. He is compelled to help this girl in the only way he knows how. Brianna knows only one thing, she is a slave. She has nothing. She is nothing. Can Stephan help Brianna realize that she is much more than just a Slave?” I...