Review: Wulfe Untamed by Pamela Palmer

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Wulfe Untamed
Author: Pamela Palmer
Series: Feral Warriors #8
Publisher: AVON
Expected Release Date:  1/28/2014

SUMMARY
From Goodreads

They are called Feral Warriors—an elite band of immortals who can change shape at will. Sworn to rid the world of evil, consumed by sorcery and seduction, their wild natures are primed for release…

The most enigmatic and tortured of the Feral Warriors, Wulfe is haunted by the quiet beauty of a human woman who no longer remembers him. Once a captive of both the Mage and the Ferals, Natalie stole a piece of his heart before he took her memories and sent her safely back to her fiancé. But now the Mage are threatening her again, and Wulfe will risk anything to protect her.

Natalie Cash is stunned when she’s saved by a wolf who shifts suddenly into a splendidly built, if badly scarred, man, a man with the kindest eyes. Swept into a world of intrigue and danger beyond her comprehension, she turns to the powerful Wulfe, finding a passion she’d only dreamed of. But when time runs out, they must trust one another and surrender to a wild, untamed love.

MY THOUGHTS

First of all, can we just take a moment to mourn the fact that this is the last book in the Feral Warriors series? Seriously Ms. Palmer? How could you do this to us?!

Now that we have that over with, let us continue on.  Wulfe Untamed is book #8 in the Feral Warriors series by author Pamela Palmer.  The main characters are Wulfe and Natalie Cash.  Characters from previous books are featured as well.

I was anxiously waiting for this book to arrive in my inbox.  I love, love , LOVE this series and the writing.  Ms. Palmer is an amazing author and has created a rich fantasy world featuring these Alpha animal shifters.  While this book could be read as a stand alone if the reader is just dying to start with book eight, I wouldn’t recommend it.  To get the full effect of the world the author created — and the plot itself — starting with book one in the series is best to avoid confusion.

In this book, the Ferals are starting to feel the full effect of the evil created by Satanan and Inir. One by one, the Ferals are losing their animal spirits and are no closer to figuring out how to stop the evil two.  As each warrior loses the animal spirit, Inir is one step closer to releasing Satanan into the human world for mass destruction.  Natalie is involved in this as well now that Wulfe healed her wound in the previous book. She is now a key — or conduit for better understanding — for the Inir and Satanan to use.

While this book was good and one I was looking forward to, I will say that it was quite confusing at times even for someone who has followed this series since book one.  Also, the ending was sort of rushed and not too exciting.  We have this big build up in story for seven books and when we reach the conclusion in book eight, it is resolved too easily and too quickly.

The epilogue was touching and beautiful.  I am sad though that we don’t get to get stories for the other Ferals who had developing stories of their own throughout these books. I need to know what happens to the rest of them! <—- Pay attention Ms. Palmer!!!

Overall the series as a whole was great, amazing and action packed! The book as it is was just okay though with repetitive story, confusion and too quick — if not easy — ending.

MY RATING
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Review: Tango Love by Nicole Flockton

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Tango Love
Author: Nicole Flockton
Publisher: Escape Publishing
Expected Release Date: January 1, 2014

SUMMARY
From Goodreads

A sexy short story about being in love with your best friend — and discovering it takes two to tango.

Melinda Jones has been in love with her housemate, James Brady, since he moved in…but she has no intention of ever telling him. Except it seems James has his own plans…and they include asking her to share a sexy tango — then a little dirty dancing in his bed.

For Melinda, it’s the best night of her life…until she wakes up alone the next morning. Is she destined to spend her life dancing by herself, or will James step up to be the partner of her dreams?

MY THOUGHTS

Ah…the classic trope of friends to lovers.  This happens to be a favorite of mine in the romance genre.  Coming in at 45 pages, Tango Love is a quick and steamy read featuring housemates Melinda Jones and James Brady.

Even though this is a short story — something I don’t usually like — the author did a wonderful job in telling the love story for Melinda and James.  Is it long enough to satisfy the reader? Maybe not, but at least the story was believable in the short story theme.   I think this book would have rated higher for me if it were a full length novel.  If we could have seen more back story and interaction before the big Tango Dance between the two, this story could have been even better.

Hopefully author Nicole Flockton will consider writing a full length novel featuring these two characters for us soon!

MY RATING
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Review: Cost of Repairs by A.M. Arthur

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Cost of Repairs
Author: A.M. Arthur
Series: Cost of Repairs #1

SUMMARY
From Goodreads

Fixing the home can heal the heart — if you can find all the pieces.

Police officer Samuel Briggs is getting to know the people on his new, third-shift beat, but he’d prefer they not know too much about him—or the painful past that drove him away from New Mexico to start fresh in small-town Stratton, PA.

All he wants is peace, a manageable routine, and time to fix up his project home. There’s no room in his broken heart for a new relationship. It’s crowded with too many memories. But there’s something about the Dixie’s Cup short-order cook, who’s flirty one minute, distracted the next, that piques Sam’s interest.

Part-time cook, part-time hardware salesman and full-time handyman Rey King lives to work—but not because he loves it. Relationships? No time. Until one glance at Sam’s haunted eyes sends a plumb line straight to his wary heart.

One afternoon of impulsive, no-strings sex begins to grow into a cautious friendship. But when Rey is seriously injured protecting a friend, the cracks in their already shaky foundation begin to show. Falling in love wasn’t in either man’s recovery plan…and this time, the risk could be too great.

Warning: Contains one emotionally wrecked cop, one angsty short-order cook, a few too many secrets, some meddling small-town folk, and plenty of hot man-on-man action.

MY THOUGHTS

Cost of Repairs is the first book in the Cost of Repairs series by author A.M. Arthur.  It is a M/M Romance with the main characters being Sam Briggs and Rey King. As the warning above mentions, there is angst and hot man-on-man action aplenty in this book.

Sam Briggs has just moved to Stratton, PA. He left New Mexico after a tragedy had him needing to get away from the painful memories. Rey King has also had some hard times and is barely making it day by day.  When they both meet, the sparks fly and they both find something they weren’t looking for.  What starts out as a fling, ends up being just what they both needed in the love department.

If you are thinking this is just a book about falling in love between the two, you are wrong. This book is full of angst and the happy times are few. With that being said, the angst made this book actually work.  I found I was curious about the dark pasts of both characters.  I wanted to learn their dirty little secrets.  I wanted them both to be able to work past those things and just be good together.  While the book did slow down in parts and get a little repetitive, I found myself not really minding too much because the characters carried the story for me.  I was already curious about the two men that I didn’t mind reading about the unimportant things that were thrown in.

Overall, I am pleased that I heard about this book.  I now have a new author in the M/M world to follow and to enjoy.

MY RATING

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Review: Foreplay by Sophie Jordan

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Author:  Sophie Jordan
Series: The Ivy Chronicles #1
Source: Publisher

SUMMARY
From Goodreads

Before she goes after the life she’s always wanted, she’s about to find the one she needs.

Pepper has been hopelessly in love with her best friend’s brother, Hunter, for like ever. He’s the key to everything she’s always craved: security, stability, family. But she needs Hunter to notice her as more than just a friend. Even though she’s kissed exactly one guy, she has just the plan to go from novice to rock star in the bedroom—take a few pointers from someone who knows what he’s doing.

Her college roommates have the perfect teacher in mind. But bartender Reece is nothing like the player Pepper expects. Yes, he’s beyond gorgeous, but he’s also dangerous, deep—with a troubled past. Soon what started as lessons in attraction are turning both their worlds around, and showing just what can happen when you go past foreplay and get to what’s real…

MY THOUGHTS

Foreplay is the first book in a new series by author Sophie Jordan.  Sophie Jordan is well known in the young adult genre for her Firelight Series.  Foreplay is the first book in The Ivy Chronicles geared for the New Adult genre.  The main characters are Reece and Pepper.

Pepper has always had a crush on her best friends brother, Hunter.  He is reliable, safe and cute.  With her life planned out in her head, Pepper is determined to have Hunter now that he is single.  Since Pepper has no experience with dating or with men, her friends decide to find her a man that would be able to help in that department with no strings attached.  They decide to use the town playboy that everyone has been talking about from the local bar/club.  This is where Reece enters the scene and ladies, pick your chin up and wipe the drool.  Not only is he sexy and hot, he is sweet and charming too!  He has manners and is an all around good guy.  I will say that Reece is not what you expect while reading this book.  There is a curve ball thrown in to make you rethink the mysterious aura that is surrounding Reece.  By the end of the book you will have a hard time choosing between Hunter and Reece just like Pepper.

The only reason I didn’t give this book the highest rating is because it did drag in some parts of the story.  There were a few times I just wanted the author to get on with the story already and get rid of some of the ‘filler’ pages. This is one series though that I am excited to read more of in the future!

FAVORITE QUOTE

“You can’t even see it. I’m the safest thing you’ll ever find.”

MY RATING

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Review: Epilogue by C.J. Roberts

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Epilogue
Series: The Dark Duet #3
Author: C. J. Roberts
Source: Personal Purchase

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

I’m writing this because you begged. You know how I love the begging. In fact, you probably know too many things and know them far too well.

Who am I?

Well, that’s what I’m trying to figure out. I was a whore in my youth, a killer since my adolescence, and a monster as a man. I am the man who kidnapped Livvie. I am the man who held her in a dark room for weeks. But, most importantly, I am the man she loves.

She loves me. It’s quite sick, isn’t it?

Of course, there’s more to our story than can be surmised in a few short sentences, but I’m at a loss for justifying my behavior back then. I assume if you’re reading this, I don’t need to make those justifications. You’ve already made your own.

You’re reading this because you want to know about the rest of the story. You want to know what happened that warm summer night in September of 2010, the night I met Livvie at The Paseo. It was the night my life changed all over again.

It didn’t happen exactly as Livvie said. She’s been very kind to me in the retelling of our story. The truth is far more…complicated.

MY THOUGHTS

Epilogue is the third book in the Dark Duet series by author C.J. Roberts.

I was looking forward to reading Epilogue ever since the first book in the series.  I was sucked into the dark tale of slavery in Captive in the Dark.  Seduced in the Dark took you even further into the story giving us the aftermath and the fallout from Livvie’s captivity.  With Epilogue, we get to read about Caleb’s POV, the reunion between the two, and the ‘epilogue’ of their future.

This story started out with Caleb speaking to the reader of the story.  We get to learn what happened after he finally finds Livvie and they reunite after being separated for so long.  We get to see them both have to deal with the past and the pressure it puts on in them now.  While I enjoyed the reunion and the couple dealing with getting over their past issues, I did feel like the last half of the book was repetitive and a let down.  It seemed like the sex of the relationship took over and we started going in circles again.  I feel that the story could have ended 3/4 of the way into it and it would have been fine.

Even if the ending was a bit of a disappointment to me,  I still feel like the author did a wonderful job in giving readers what was needed for the final book.  We get to read from Caleb’s POV and we get to finally enjoy the closure that we needed after the long journey we were set on.

MY RATING
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