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Kinks of a Billionaire (Billionaire Kings ) by Eva Winners-review

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Kinks of a Billionaire (Billionaire Kings ) by Eva Winners-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 26, 2024

Royce Ashford.
The hottest man I’d ever met.
The first man I’d fallen for.

I’ve had a crush on my best friend’s older brother for as long as I could remember. His charm and sex appeal could seduce a saint, never mind a sex-crazed woman.

With his cocky grin, those broad shoulders, and that filthy mouth, he was a heartbreaker in a leather jacket. And a leading man in every single one of my naughty fantasies.

The first time I kissed him, we ended up locked in the friend zone forever. Apparently my smooching skills left much to be desired. In my defense, I was too young and inexperienced.

But I grew up and totally got over him.

Until my engagement fell apart and Royce swooped in like a prince charming, saving me.

One tiny problem.

I was falling for him all over again. My lustful imagination, raging hormones and accidental glimpses of Royce’s nakedness weren’t helping. Neither were the rumors of Royce’s kinky tendencies.

But I refuse to be a footnote in Royce’s life. If we were doing this, we’d do it all.

We’d go all the way.

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REVIEW:KINKS OF A BILLIONAIRE is the fifth instalment in Eva Winners’ contemporary, adult BILLIONAIRE KINGS erotic, romance series. This is thirty-nine year old, billionaire Royce Ashford, and twenty-nine year old Willow Auclair’s story line. KINKS OF A BILLIONAIRE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. For fans of Eva Winners and the Billionaire Kings series, KINKS OF A BILLIONAIRE is set somewhere between books 3 and 4.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from three first person perspectives (Royce, Willow, Asher) KINKS OF A BILLIONAIRE follows the best friends to lovers relationship between our story line couple. Willow Auclair has been in love with her best friend’s older brother for as long as she can remember but ten years earlier, an awkward, drunken attempt at seduction left Willow in the friend zone with a broken heart. Fast forward to present day wherein Willow is about to marry a senator’s son but something about the impending wedding isn’t sitting right with Willow’s family or our story line hero, and Royce is about to get up close and personal to rescue the woman with whom he had fallen in love. What ensues is the marriage of convenience between two people who have danced around one another for most of their lives, and the potential fall-out when Willow’s past refuses to let go.

The world building focuses on friendships and family, as well as dysfunctional family values. Willow had remained friends with Royce after Royce’s rejection but ten years of pining forced Willow to look somewhere else.

The relationship between Royce and Willow is a best friends to lovers/married in which, in an effort to protect the woman he loves, Royce married Willow, ensuring no further harm would come to our story line heroine but the past continued to make demands, demands that threatened our story line couple. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar and energetic secondary and supporting characters including the Ashford siblings: Byron, Winston, Aurora, and newcomer Asher; Alessio and Autumn; Willow’s parents, and her ex Stuart, as well as Congressman and Mrs Harris.

KINKS OF A BILLIONAIRE is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, greed and jealousy, family and love. The premise is dark, dramatic and intense; the romance is seductive and passionate; the characters are powerful, determined and desperate.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book three SECRETS OF A BILLIONAIRE

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Reviewed by Sandy

Eva Winners released her first novel Second Chance At Love in 2020 and has been writing feverishly ever since. She writes about everlasting romance for every century focusing on characters emotional development and always guarantees an HEA.

She loves yoga, wine and her kiddos. In her spare time, she seeks adventures either hiking through trails, yoga or exploring the beaches.

Writing books has always been her passion and she brings real life to the forefront in everything she writes about.

Deeply passionate characters and stories will draw you in and you’ll never want to leave.

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Moments for You (Wilder Brothers 7)by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 22, 2024

A wedding dress is meant to be worn only once.
When a stranger finds herself in need of a miracle at the last minute, I do the unthinkable: I offer mine to her.
The same one I wore down the aisle for my late husband.
Now I’m invited to the wedding and finding myself wondering why I shut myself away from the world for so long.
I’m only meant to be at the Wilder Retreat for a single day except I go home with not only a job offer, but the promise of something more.
Ridge Wilder is hiding secrets of his own. And the undeniable chemistry between us burns before we even contemplate taking that first step.
Only I’ve already had my happy ever after. I never planned on finding another.
And Ridge is even far more broken than I am—with a past that might come back to haunt us both.

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REVIEW:Moments For You is the next installment in the Wilder Brothers series by the ever radiant Carrie Ann Ryan. MFY is the seventh book in the series, and as always, I recommend reading a series in order to get the most out of it, but if you so choose the book can be read as a standalone.

Oh the feels with this one!

Aurora is a widow, one stuck in a limbo of her own making. On the anniversary day of her lost husband, she is mindlessly scrolling Insta, and sees a post from a desperate bride in need of a wedding gown. Aurora takes this as her long awaited sign that it is finally time to move on with her life and start living again. So she allows the new bride to wear her dress, this singular act brings more into her life than she could ever know. It brings her Ridge Wilder.

Ridge and his brothers are cousins of the original Wilder brothers, and so they bought the land across from their retreat to start their own business. Little does the rest of the family know the heartbreaking pain that Ridge is in. -No spoilers- He thinks he hides it so well behind his gruff exterior and surly attitude, but when he meets Aurora he finds himself drawn to her by their familiar pain. Between the two Wilder businesses, most know of Aurora’s loss, and give her the space she wants, but when she donates her dress, they start to think that maybe she is ready to move past it and start living again.

Ridge and Aurora’s story was so emotionally moving. I loved how they supported each other through everything, it was so moving how they bonded over their pain, but even more so that that is how they really start to get to know one another. As the story progresses, the characters evolve more and more, but Aurora is truly my favorite. She starts living again, really living and doing things that she loves again. Overall, I am pleased with the book and can’t wait to see what the other Wilder Brother-Cousin have coming for them.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
One Way Back to Me
Always the One For Me
The Path To You
Coming Home For Us
Stay Here With Me
Finding the Road to Us

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

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Knot Now Knot Ever Pt 1 by Elizabeth Knight-review tour

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Knot Now Knot Ever Pt 1 (Sunshine and Rainbows Omegaverse 3) by Elizabeth Knight-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 19, 2024

If you’re looking for Eli’s happy ever after, you’re in the right place!

Lyra’s life hasn’t been all sunshine and roses, she knows what it means to be alone after losing her parents at a young age. Witnessing the devastation her mother experienced after losing her bonded Alphas made one thing clear to Lyra. Scent matching isn’t for her.

No archaic rules or a fluke of biology is going to tell her who to love. Not now and not ever. Friendship, compatibility, and hard work are the best way to find people to spend your life with. But all of it means nothing when her pack meets their scent matched Omega. Suddenly Lyra wasn’t wanted. Thrown out of their lives and completely alone, Lyra is forced to start over—again.

When a job offer in a city where no one knows her name seems too perfect to be true, Lyra jumps on it. Really, who would turn down the chance to be an executive assistant at one of the most powerful companies in the country. Getting away from the pack who broke her heart was just an added bonus.

But her first encounter with the person she’d been hired to work for doesn’t go as planned. Her new boss… is one of her Alpha scent matches. This brings Lyra face to face with the past she’s been running from her entire life. The more she lets them in, the more Lyra realizes she might be wrong—wrong about everything.

Maybe scent matches aren’t just a fluke. Maybe they’re the only thing that matters.

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REVIEW:I haven’t read the first two books in this series, and I don’t think I missed much, (they are about a different set of characters, but Eli is in books one and two) but at some point I’m going back to read them.

Mental health issues can sometimes be glossed over or dramatised. In this book we get it done right.

Lyra really doesn’t know what to do next! Her pack doesn’t want her, she can’t go back to her parents (sadly they died when she was young!) and watching her mother lose the will to live (she lost her mates) so when offered a job in a different town, Lyra takes it.

Let’s meet the rest of the characters….

Eli (Alpha) bonded to Lyra and now looking at a new pack to bond with…. He owns the company Lyra started to work for. And apparently he was in the last two books (definitely a reason to go look)

Tanner (Alpha) bonded to Fawn and Zachary (been with Zak a few years before adding more to the pack)

Fawn (Omega) bonded to Tanner/Pascal and Zachary, he’s Scent matched with Eli and now Lyra…

Zachary (Alpha) is the teddy bear of the family.

Pascal (Alpha) and oldest in the already established pack, bonded but doesn’t have a physical relationship with any of the members (until Lyra)

I loved how they all interacted with one another, and all the nicknames that are given (Sweet Pickle King is a favourite, I did chuckle when first given to the character

Being with a scent matched omega is a gift as far as an Alpha is concerned, but to be given two omegas and a new pack is more than most Alphas dream about. There is a period of adjustment for everyone, and miscommunication almost ends the bonding before it even begins!
Taking it slow and steady as to not trigger Lyra (she has PTSD from her traumatic childhood experience) they are all so patient with her. And they all know about traumatic pasts, each alpha and omega have been through their own experiences (stripper/changing careers through injury, to name but a few)

Wasn’t expecting the cliffhanger…. Maybe if I’d read book one and two I might have been prepared 😆(they aren’t tied to this book) and now I have to wait patiently to find out what happens next.

I really like this author and the books she writes. there is a lot going on in this book, it touches on quite a few topics (so check the trigger warnings) A highly recommended read if you love your Omegaverse books.

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Reviewed by Julie B 🦋

Elizabeth is originally from Illinois but is now living in the sunny Phoenix AZ. Though she is newer to publishing, Elizabeth has been writing for nine years. She started out in YA Fiction but recently found herself loving the Reverse Harem genre. Like her favorite books, Elizabeth loves to write strong women of all varieties. Not all strength is flashy or apparent at first glance—some lies just under the surface.

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TOUCH ME (Stark International Security 4 ) by J. Kenner -review

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TOUCH ME (Stark International Security 4 ) by J. Kenner -Review & Excerpttour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 23, 2024

Former wild child Jamie Archer can’t believe how amazing her life has become. Not only is she married to the sexiest man on the planet, Stark Security Chief Ryan Hunter, but she’s also set to star in a big budget blockbuster that is sure to send her career soaring into the stratosphere.

Everything is perfect until Jamie, the least maternal person on the planet, finds out that not only is she pregnant, but that her due date interferes with the film’s production schedule.

Ryan has always supported his wife’s ambition, but he never expected to learn that they were having a baby from the shouts of paparazzi. Hurt, angry, and afraid that Jamie will choose her career over their family, Ryan tries to pull her closer, but only succeeds in pushing her away.

Now, as the pillars of their once fairytale marriage begin to crumble, Jamie and Ryan must find a way to outshine the glitter of stardom and rediscover the strength of their bond.

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REVIEW: TOUCH ME is the fourth novella in J. Kenner’s contemporary, adult STARK INTERNATIONAL SECURITY erotic, romance series, a part of the author’s interconnected STARK series, and 1001 Dark Nights. This is Stark Security Chief Ryan Hunter, and movie star Jamie Archer’s continuing story.

Told from first person (Jamie) and third person (Ryan) TOUCH ME follows Jamie and Ryan as they contemplate their future. Jamie is about to start shooting a major motion picture when she discovers that the man whom she loves wants to start a family . Jamie isn’t ready to settle down but a perceived case of the flu reveals their surprise pregnancy, and threats to her future career.

TOUCH ME is a quick read; a captivating and wonderful look at one of our favorite J. Kenner’s couples. Jamie’s over the top personality is opposition to her husband’s quiet observations and seductions.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Tame Me
Tempt Me
Tease Me

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Reviewed by Sandy

“Oh, Kitten, believe me. If you don’t kiss me, there will definitely be a fight.”
I hold back a laugh, but my whole body is tingling from the scent of him. From the pressure of his body against mine. I slide my arms around his neck and rise up to claim his mouth. It’s both soft and hard, and the moment his fingers twine in my hair and his tongue finds mine, that tingle turns into a torrent. A wild wave of need so intense that I really, really wish that it was bedtime or nap time or any sort of away time for the kiddo.
But no. His mom won’t be back for hours, and that means I have to wait to get what I want. Ryan knows it, too, and when he gently pushes back, a wave of desperation crashes over me, and I have to fight the urge to draw him close, strip him bare, and scar the kid for life.
As if he knows what I’m thinking—and considering this is Ryan, he probably does—he chuckles softly. I feel the low rumble in his chest more than I hear it. Our eyes meet for a moment, then he eases behind me and rests his hands on my shoulders, the brush of his thumbs on the back of my neck sending shivers up my spine.
His breath tickles my ear as he leans close, and I freeze when he whispers, “I want one, Kitten. Not today. Not next week. But one of these days you need to stop being scared.”
I stay frozen, expecting him to walk on. To say something else. To do anything but what he’s doing, which is standing behind me, his palm now resting lightly on my shoulder.
It’s like a reverse staring contest, but it’s one I’m determined to win.
And as David stands up, then plops down on his bottom, then laughs his little head off before doing it all over again, Ryan bends over and kisses my head. Then he walks away from me, crossing the room to grab David and swing him up into the air, sending the little demon into peals of joyous laughter.


 

J. Kenner (aka Julie Kenner) is the New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, Wall Street Journal and #1 International bestselling author of over seventy novels, novellas and short stories in a variety of genres.

Though known primarily for her award-winning and international bestselling erotic romances (including the Stark and Most Wanted series) that have reached as high as #2 on the New York Times bestseller list, JK has been writing full time for over a decade in a variety of genres including paranormal and contemporary romance, “chicklit” suspense, urban fantasy, and paranormal mommy lit.

JK has been praised by Publishers Weekly as an author with a “flair for dialogue and eccentric characterizations” and by RT Bookclub for having “cornered the market on sinfully attractive, dominant antiheroes and the women who swoon for them.” A five time finalist for Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award, JK took home the first RITA trophy awarded in the category of erotic romance in 2014 for her novel, Claim Me (book 2 of her Stark Trilogy). Her Demon Hunting Soccer Mom series (as Julie Kenner) is currently in development with AwesomenessTV/Awestruck.

Her books have sold over three million copies and are published in over twenty languages.

In her previous career as an attorney, JK worked as a clerk on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and practiced primarily civil, entertainment and First Amendment litigation in Los Angeles and Irvine, California, as well as in Austin, Texas. She currently lives in Central Texas, with her husband, two daughters, and two rather spastic cats.

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The Villains We Make (Heroes & Villains Duet 2) by Natasha Knight-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 23, 2024

You can’t marry him if you’re already married to me.

That was how Silas Cruz proposed to me—more like demanded, really. He didn’t exactly give me a choice.

He’s dark, jealous and incredibly possessive.

And he’s just one of the villains in my story.

I used to think he was my hero.

Still, there’s one thing I know for sure. Whenever I need him, whenever I’m in danger, he comes for me. He’s proven that time and time again.

Now, the game has changed, the stakes life and death.

But loving Silas may be the most dangerous thing for me. Because he’s the man who holds my heart in the palm of his hand.

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REVIEW:THE VILLAINS WE MAKE is the second instalment in Natasha Knight’s contemporary, adult HEROES AND VILLAINS dark, erotic, romance duet focusing on Ophelia ‘Phee’ Hart, and Silas Cruz. THE VILLAINS WE MAKE can not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book one THE HEROES WE BREAK.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers. If you have not read book one, there may be spoilers in my review.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Phee and Silas) using present day and memories from the past THE VILLAINS WE MAKE follows in the wake of a series of surprise reveals, and the attempted abduction of our story line heroine. Years earlier, Ophelia grew up alongside Ethan Fox, and Silas Cruz but years of abuse and rejection at the hands of his father pushed Silas to seek out a new direction. Upon his return he discovered the woman he loved engaged to someone else, someone who was taking aim at our story line hero but beneath the surface, the secrets were dark and dangerous, and Ophelia was about to pay the price for the sins of someone else.What ensues is rebuilding relationship between Ophelia and Silas, as greed and madness threaten our story line couple.

The world building follows several pathways including the lies and secrets that surround our heroine’s life. Everything she once thought was the truth, the who and the how, are now something and something else, and in this, Ophelia Hart struggles to believe or trust the man who has always held her heart.

The relationship between Phee and Silas began as childhood friends but Silas’ life was never easy. His father’s rejections, his brother’s contempt, where but the proverbial tip of the iceberg but his need for vengeance, and his love for Ophelia Hart were the things that kept him alive. Reconnecting with Ophelia, and professing his love, would once again, place our couple in the direct line of fire. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and dynamic, controversial and questionable. We are up close and personal with family and friends, and family members that consider themselves more worthy than others.

THE VILLAINS WE MAKE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, greed and jealousy, family and friendships, forgiveness and love . The premise is raw, dark and dramatic; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are broken, desperate, and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark, tortured heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are guaranteed, but she likes to put her characters through hell to get them there. She’s evil like that.

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Mr. Wicked (Hooked 2) by Marni Mann-review tour

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Mr. Wicked (Hooked 2) by Marni Mann-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 23, 2024

Grayson Tanner has had better days. Coming off the successful international launch of Hooked, the hook-up app he cofounded with his two best friends, and a night with one of the sexiest women he’s ever met, he’s now in a PR nightmare. A video of him has gone viral—a toast to the indulgence of bachelorhood. It’s a bad look for the creator of the app’s marriage arm. As memberships plummet amid a media firestorm, his PR firm has a new narrative to quell the flames: Grayson has to get married. Fast.

Hello, Jovana Winters—social media influencer and Grayson’s former one-night stand. The one-night stand he has yet to move on from mentally. Their immediate connection is undeniable. In front of the camera, they’re charismatic and passionate, and social media is calling them the It couple. But off camera, Grayson doesn’t trust women or believe in commitment.

Jovana is the opposite, a believer in love who knows what she wants. Now she’s on a mission to turn this fake marriage into the real deal, even though she’s hiding the biggest secret of them all.

But with a man like Mr. Wicked, it won’t come easy.

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REVIEW:Mr. Wicked is the second in the Hooked series by Marni Mann. Reading book one (Mr. Hook-Up) is recommended, while Wicked can be read alone, Grayson is part of a trio and is introduced in book one. Wicked is an alpha, billionaire romance filled with funny characters, spicy moments and a he falls first vibe.

Grayson is living the high life. The dating app he and his close friends have designed has exploded all over the internet, now it’s time to celebrate. When Grayson sees the waitress at the bar, he knows two things. 1. She is the hottest thing he has ever seen and 2.She is unlike anyone he has ever met before. When these two meet, the room is on fire with their chemistry, think of it as lust at first sight. Jovana isn’t one for hook-ups, she believes in love, but with Grayson, their lust is potent. She throws caution to the wind and puts her trust in the chemistry they have for one another, too bad that it comes to bite her in the bum. An empty bed in the morning.

Days later Grayson’s face is plastered all over the tabloids with half a dozen different women, all stating how amazing he thinks being single is. The company takes a hit, new enrollers are at a standstill, and their company’s PR is under fire to contain the issues. Their solution? Grayson must get married, and fast. Grayson isn’t one to take things lying down so you best believe the farce of a marriage the PR people are trying to peddle to him is a no go. Finally, after much conversation, Grayson is on board with the plan. Now they must find a woman willing to marry Grayson with the current situation. And of course, who is their first choice? Jovana.

What else is there to say about Mr. Wicked other than how fantastic a read it was. Grayson and Jovana were engaging and fun to read with the perfect amount of spice and character development. Grayson’s story as to why he had his issues is addressed and Jovana really does come into herself. I’m excited to see what our last bachelor has in store for us.

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

Best-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

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The Desires That Burn by Kristen Luciani-Review & Excerpt tour

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The Desires That Burn (Obsidian Knights Secret Society 2) by Kristen Luciani-review & excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 18, 2024

I have a weakness for bad boys…and my latest obsession? My father’s best friend.Gorgeous and powerful. Ruthless and deadly. Orion is the threat of death wrapped in a 6’5 tattooed package of filthy intent. He’s my new bodyguard. And my father’s trusted friend and hired gun. Lines quickly blur when he shows up to rescue me from a depraved group called the Collectors. My Internet fame got me caught in their dark and twisted crosshairs. Orion is the only one who can save me. But his method of protection quickly turns into something much more carnal when I call him Daddy.

He demands everything from me. My obedience. My submission. My body. He calls me young and spoiled, swearing he wants nothing to do with me beyond this job. Yet I’m the only one who can make him lose the control he hangs onto so tightly. Each minute we’re together makes him forget why my father sent him. Obligation turns into scorching hot passion that flares out of control. He makes my blood burn hot and passions run wild. Even though we have no future beyond this mission, we can’t stay away from each other. I want him to make me his, to claim me, to own me in every way. But when the Collectors close in to expose my biggest weakness, I have no choice but to go to them. To save my Daddy Orion. The question is, will he be able to save me?

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REVIEW:THE DESIRES THAT BURN is the second instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary adult OBSIDIAN KNIGHTS SECRET SOCIETY dark, erotic, romance series focusing on a secret society of billionaires and assassins. This is former US Special Forces/ assassin for hire Jaxson ‘Orion’ Carter, and twenty year old social media influencer Dakota Hunt’s story line. THE DESIRES THAT BURN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary .

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including Daddy-kink, Dom / sub and graphic violence, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers. The author includes a list of TW in the book.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Orion and Dakota) THE DESIRES THAT BURN follows in the wake of the abduction of our story line heroine. Dakota Hunt is a social media influencer but her naivety is about to place her in the direct line of fire. Believing she has been invited to an exclusive party, our heroine’s ongoing naivety is a bitter pill to swallow. Assigned to rescue our story line heroine from a sex trafficking ring, Obsidian Knight Jaxson ‘Orion’ Carter finds himself on the defensive when he discovers Dakota’s connections to the Obsidian Knights, and his unwanted attraction to a much younger woman who is everything our hero needs and more. What ensues is the building but unconventional daddy/baby girl , Dom/sub relationship between Dakota and Orion, and the potential fall-out as Orion believes himself unworthy of love, and their time together comes to a close.

The world building is detailed and complex as the Obsidian Knights including Mercer and Smith push the proverbial buttons of our story line hero .Orion is a bit of a lone wolf, a rogue with a dark past, but a man who is struggling with his place in the Society. Obedience is rare, and his need to protect Dakota is in opposition to the orders from the people at the top.

The relationship between Dakota and Orion begins as a rescue but a rescue that becomes more dangerous with every move. A pretend Dom/sub relationship in an effort to escape becomes the catalyst that catches the eye of the people in charge.The $ex scenes are erotic, provocative and controversial including Daddy kink, Dom/sub, questionable consent

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including fellow Knights Mercer and Smith, Dakota’s friend Harley, as well as a number of deviant billionaires and businessmen. The requisite evil has many faces.

THE DESIRES THAT BURN is a dark, dramatic and intense story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, violence and aggression, acceptance and love. The premise is gritty and raw; the alternative romance is contentious ; the characters are desperate and charismatic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THE SECRETS THAT KILL

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Reviewed by Sandy

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I rise slowly, and then I look up.
It’s him. The man who caught my attention on the deck. Up close, he’s older than I thought… or maybe it’s his eyes that are old, like they’ve lived through different lifetimes and personally visited hell. They’re eyes that have stories most don’t want to know, but for some odd reason, I do.
For the first time I wish my talents lay in paint and brush rather than the ability to turn found objects into art.
“I thought I was alone,” I say, the words tumbling from my lips. “I’m Dakota.”
He doesn’t answer. His intense, hard gaze moves over me like he’s grazing my skin. He’s so tall, and I’m not exactly short at five foot seven, but somehow, I feel like I’m barely a foot off the ground. I swallow hard as he moves closer, reaching over the polished wood of the bar for a bottle of rum.
And though he doesn’t touch me, the whisper of air on my bare arm tingles like he licked my skin.
He opens the bottle and silently, I hand him a glass. The clear liquid fills the glass. Then he nods to the one in my hand.
“Jesus,” he mutters. The voice low, rough like gravel, the kind of voice I didn’t know I liked, the kind of voice that finds its way down deep into my soul. “Are you even old enough to fucking drink?”
“Most men here try to ply with me booze, not talk me out of it.” Another mess of words. I shrug. “Age is just a number.”
He raises a brow. I edge out from behind the bar, aware I’m wearing a skimpy bikini Amelia insisted on giving to me. It came in a cute little lacquered bag with the tags still on it, tags she ripped off before I could see the cost. I’m wearing a white gauze lounge top over the suit, and I suddenly feel completely underdressed, like I’ve just stepped into a boudoir.
The man doesn’t comment on it; he doesn’t have to. The dark light in his eyes pulls me to him, makes me want to ask what I should wear because the expression is one of both desire and disapproval. I’m a little shocked by my reaction to him, by my wanting to please him. That’s new.
I start to down my drink when he grabs my wrist.
It’s like the singe of a wild flame, that touch. His hand is huge, tattooed with something that covers the top completely and disappears up his wrist and into his shirt. From the quick glimpse, I think it’s a snarling, fang-baring snake or dragon or beast.
There are thick silver rings on his fingers. The one on his middle finger has a square black stone in the center, and the one on his thumb is inscribed. It doesn’t look like it should belong, but it does, the way he doesn’t seem to fit the vibe on the yacht, yet somehow… he makes it all his own.
“Do you like that? Men ogling, plying you with drinks?”
I swallow. He’s twisting the meaning of the words into something dirty, and a low throb of want that connects to an innate need to suddenly please undulates through me. Because I want to say I’m not the kind of girl he implies that I am.
“I just meant I can drink if I want.” I glare, my words laced with annoyance.
The slightly sullen note hangs in the air, and the look on his face is stern, almost savage, like a predator who needs to eat.
I’m not sure I like him.
But he’s beyond hot.
“You don’t need a drink,” he says.
“Neither do you.”
That earns a very slight smile. “But, little girl, I’m of age.”
Because I’ve had a couple of drinks on an empty stomach, and the courage of booze races through my veins, heating them, I slide a hand up over his chest and oh my God, it is a wall of solid, ripped muscle. I edge closer and press against him.
“I’m not a little girl, I’m not sixteen. In fact…” I don’t have to like him to flirt or to give in to the need to touch that pulsates through me. Test the boundaries. After all, there’s no one here to judge. Except for him. “I’m old enough.”
“I see.” His eyes glitter and then he moves. Fast.
My drink is pulled from my hand and set down, and then I’m flush against him, sandwiched between him and the wall.
He leans in, his tongue tracing the skin of my throat, and then he lifts his head. I’m boneless, a vortex of need that sucks all attention right to the spot where his tongue grazed.
A throbbing sensation hums between my thighs.
And I can barely breathe.
“Be very careful who you say that to,” he says. “Because a lot of the people on this overgrown boat won’t fucking stop there.”
“And you?” I whisper. “Where will you stop?”
“Playing with fire will get you the fuck burned.” He slides a large roughened palm against my cheek.
The heat of his touch burns deliciously deep.
The man licks me again, stopping at my pulse point. He sucks, making a moan slip from my lips.
He narrows his eyes at me, his lips twisting.
“Go. Now. Before…” He releases me and steps back, fire raging in his heavy gaze. “Something happens.”
I suck in a breath, my shoulders trembling. Then I cross the room, twist the door handle, and run like hell just as he commanded me to.

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Kristen Luciani is a USA Today bestselling author of steamy and suspense-filled romance. She’s addicted to kickboxing, Starburst jelly beans, and swooning over dark, broken anti-heroes. Kristen is happily married to her own real-life hero of over 20 years. In addition to penning spicy stories, she also has a part-time job as her three kids’ personal Uber driver, which she manages to successfully juggle along with her other tasks: laundry, cleaning, laundry, cooking, laundry, and caring for her adorable Boston Terrier puppy.

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Lucky’s Streak / Shiner’s Light (Devils’ Riot MC 3 & 4)by EC Land

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Lucky’s Streak / Shiner’s Light (Devils’ Riot MC Tennessee 3 & 4) by EC Land-review

LUCKY’S STREAK
Devil’s Riot MC: Tennessee 3
by EC Land
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, MC romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 20, 2023

What happens when luck runs out and you’re left with nothing?
Lucky
I’ve always been a betting man, it’s why they call me Lucky. But lately, luck seems to be the least of my worries. Especially when it comes to my personal life. I swore to stay away, and I have, but she likes to push my buttons.

But then the pranks stop and she’s done. Something’s going on with her. We all can see she’s not the same.

Now, she’s gone home, or at least that’s what she says.
To get my lucky streak back, I’ll find out what the hell she’s up to, and when I do, I know it won’t be good.

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REVIEW:LUCKY’S STREAK is the third instalment in EC Land’s contemporary, adult DEVIL’S RIOT MC: TENNESSEE erotic, MC, romance series. This is Lucky and Chelsea’s story line. LUCKY’S STREAK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lucky and Chelsea) LUCKY’S STREAK follows in the aftermath of the fallout of a one-night stand between Lucky and Chelsea. Our heroine Chelsea was humiliated by the man with whom she thought she had fallen in love but in retaliation against Lucky proved more tiresome when she did not get the results she wanted, and Chelsea prepared to move on with her life but Chelsea has a secret that is about to implode, a secret that has placed a target on her back. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Chelsea and Lucky, and the potential fall-out as Chelsea struggles to trust in the face of perceived betrayal including the man whom she loves.

The relationship between Chelsea and Lucky is acrimonious at best. A one-night stand ends with Lucky ghosting our heroine, and in the ensuing aftermath Chelsea struggles to forgive and forget but threats against our story line heroine force Lucky to claim Chelsea as his own, threats that come from within and outside the club. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

Once again, we are reintroduced to several members of the Devil’s Riot MC including but not exclusive to: Storm and Blow (Blow’s Smoke 1) Nine and Meadow (Nine’s Time), Sniper and Rain, Nerd and Cara, Calyx, Scorn, and the introduced of Lucky’s brother Luka. The requisite evil has many faces.

LUCKY’S STREAK is another story of betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and obsession, power and control, retribution and retaliation, forgiveness and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is dramatic, gritty and twisted; the romance is edgy; the characters are animated, determined and impassioned.

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Shiner’s Light
Devil’s Riot MC : Tennesse 4
by EC Land
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, MC romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 18,2024

A light only shines bright for as long as it’s lit. The dark is always threatening to extinguish it.
Shiner
The only things that matter to me in this world are my boy and my club. I don’t need anything else. Don’t want it. I’m happy with the way my life is. At least, that’s what I thought, until she popped back into my life.
She vanished years ago, and I didn’t think I’d ever see her again. Now, she’s asking for help, and I want to turn her away, but she’s my son’s family, the only one who cared anything for him. Can I just walk away, or do I try to reignite the light that used to make her shine?

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REVIEW: SHINER’S LIGHT is the fourth instalment in EC Land’s contemporary, adult DEVIL’S RIOT MC : TENNESSEE dark, erotic, MC, romance series. This is Wyatt aka Shiner and Olive Rostenko’s story line. SHINER’S LIGHT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Shiner and Olive) SHINER’S LIGHT follows in the wake of Olive’s torture and abuse at the hands of someone she knows. With a message for the Devil’s Riot MC, Olive struggles to reveal the truth but the truth is about to pull Shiner back into her life. Olive has lusted after Shiner for as long as she can remember but Shiner was into someone else, and that someone else is taking aim at our story line couple. What ensues is the building but fragile relationship between Shiner and Olive, and the potential fall-out as Olive is continuously placing herself in the direct line of fire.

The world building focuses on Olive’s recovery; the betrayal by a member of the family; and the break down of communication between our story line couple. Several weeks earlier, Olive went missing, and Shiner blamed Olive for everything that happened.

The relationship between Olive and Shiner is an enemies to friends to lovers but Olive has been in love with Shiner for as long as she can remember, even though, Shiner found himself living with someone else. Having spent most of her life on the periphery, shielding herself from the evil that continues to close in, Olive never wanted to place anyone in danger, and was willing yo let the danger come to her. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of interesting and questionable secondary and supporting characters including Olive’s sisters Sonia and Sasha: their father Rodion Kostenko; Shiner’s three year old son Milo; and several members of the Devil’s Riot MC: President Blow: VP Nines and Meadow, Lucky and Chelsea as well as the Crimson Blood Clan. The requisite evil has many faces.

SHINER’S LIGHT is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, power and control, obsession and madness, family, relationships, acceptance and love .The fast paced premise is intriguing, dramatic and dark; the romance is provocative; the characters are colorful but struggling and broken.

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