Review: Rebel Spirits by Lois Ruby

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Rebel Spirits
Author: Lois Ruby

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

Infused with history and mystery, this tale of ghosts, love, and murder takes place in present-day Gettysburg, where the Civil War still looms large.

Lori Chase doesn’t know what to think about ghosts. She may have seen a few in the past, but those were just childish imaginings…right? Only now that she is living in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, spirits seem to be on everyone’s mind. The town is obsessed with its bloody Civil War history, and the old inn that Lori’s parents run is supposedly haunted by the souls of dead soldiers.

Then Lori meets one such soldier–the devastatingly handsome Nathaniel Pierce. Nathaniel’s soul cannot rest, and he desperately needs Lori’s help. Because Nathaniel was not killed in the famous battle. He was murdered. Lori begins to investigate the age-old mystery, stumbling upon shocking clues and secrets.

At the same time, she can’t help falling for Nathaniel, just as he is falling for her…

MY THOUGHTS

 

As I ventured into reading this tale of ghosts, warriors, love and sacrifice, I realized that this book is the perfect book for the preteen crowd.  It introduces the paranormal romance and ghostly characters that still keep it tame enough that the younger generations should feel like they are being introduced to theses things for future books.  I felt this story and mystery kept a younger reader interested enough to want to finish the story path that the characters are on.  The book is focused towards the Tween level but could also be used as a stepping off point to start reading darker and more books that handle darker things.

While I felt this book was written well, I still find the younger generation of tweens enjoying it better before jumping into the darker stuff that is further ahead in this genre.

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3/5

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Cover&Blurb Reveal: A Little Too Far by Lisa Desrochers

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A LITTLE TOO FAR
Author: Lisa Desrochers
Est. Release Date: 9/17/2013

SUMMARY

Have you ever gone just a little too far?

Lexie Banks has.

Yep. She just had mind-blowing sex with her stepbrother.In her defense, she was on the rebound, and it’s more of a my-dad-happened-to-marry-a-woman-with-a-super-hot-son situation. But still, he’s been her best friend and confidant for better part of the last few years…and is so off limits. It’s a good thing she’s leaving in two days for a year abroad in Rome.But even thousands of miles away, Lexie can’t seem to escape trouble. Raised Catholic, she goes to Confession in hopes of alleviating some of her guilt…and maybe not burning in hell. Instead, she stumbles out of the confessional right into Alessandro Moretti, a young and very easy on the eyes deacon…only eight months away from becoming a priest. As Lexie and Alessandro grow closer, and when Alessandro’s signals start changing despite his vow of celibacy, she doesn’t know what to think. She’s torn between falling in love with the man she shouldn’t want and the man she can’t have. And she isn’t sure how she can live with herself either way.

 —”More than a ridiculously sexy, HOT read, Desrochers takes you on a wild ride of self-discovery and bittersweet romance.” —Jennifer L. Armentrout (J. Lynn), New York Times bestselling author of Wait for You 

Review: Temporary Arrangement by Karen Erickson

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Temporary Arrangement
Series: The Renaldis #0.5
Author: Karen Erickson

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

“Look, but don’t touch “

“The Renaldis”

Alone and broke, Paige Stewart can t believe her good luck. Who hires a virtual stranger out of a New York City coffee shop to care for their adorable grandson? Apparently Claudia Renaldi does.

Widower Matteo Renaldi isn’t pleased that his mother found a replacement nanny so soon after he fired the last one. Yet little Matty takes to Paige like no other nanny before. And Matteo can t deny he s quite taken with her as well. She’s beautiful. Sweet. And far, “far” too young for him.

There’s something about the gorgeously sexy Matteo that fills Paige with longing to break through his wall of formality and touch his softer side. But no one knows better than she that crushing on her boss is one thing. Acting on those feelings is forbidden. Foolish.

Inevitable

Warning: Sexy, grumpy Italian hero who is determined to keep his walls up. No matter how much his son s sweetly beautiful nanny drives him to distraction

MY THOUGHTS

Temporary Arrangement is officially listed as a 0.5 length novella.  This is basically a prequel to the main story that releases soon.  A bunch of people seemed to be upset about this and didn’t know that the story was going to be short and without a finished ending.  I knew this going into the story so it wasn’t a problem for me knowing ahead of time.

I loved the characters in this book.  This is the set up story on how Paige acquires the nanny position with Matteo Renaldi.  There are some steamy scenes near the end and it does end rather abruptly.  Again, this is a prequel to the true novel that is going to be released.

I hope in the next read, we get to learn more about the history of Paige’s previous employer, Matteo’s relationship with his deceased wife, and much more!

This is one story that I am looking forward to reading more about!

MY RATING
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Review: Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley

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Fire Inside
Series: Chaos #2
Author: Kristen Ashley

SUMMARY
(From Goodreads)

Lanie Heron isn’t looking for love—no surprise, considering her last serious relationship nearly got her killed. So when Lanie propositions Hop Kincaid, all she wants is one wild night with the hot-as-hell biker who patrols with the Chaos Motorcycle Club…

For Hop, Lanie has always been untouchable. She’s too polished and too classy for his tastes. But when she gives Hop the once-over with her bedroom eyes and offers him a night in paradise, he can’t say no. And he doesn’t regret it when he finds that Lanie is the best thing that’s ever happened to him—in or out of bed. Now the trick will be to convince her of that.

MY THOUGHTS

Fire Inside is the second book in the Chaos series — a spin off to the Dream Man series — by author Kristen Ashley.

Aahh…KA crack time.  Yes, author Kristen Ashley is a readers crack.  We crave the writing and the characters without shame.  In Fire Inside, we get to revisit the characters of Lanie Heron and Hopper “Hop” Kincaid.  It follows the same timeline as Own the Wind, but this time we get the whole story of the two instead of the glimpses we had when reading Shy and Tabby.

I have to say that while I enjoyed the character of Hop, I wasn’t a huge fan of his going into this book.  He didn’t have the sex appeal of the other characters that I enjoy.  By the end of the book, I fell hard for him, but I would still be shaving that mustache.  Ewww.

Lanie was pretty boring as a character.  I thought she was just too plain of a character to be involved with bad boy Hop.  To me she was a character that tried too hard, loved her temper tantrums, and had no real substance.

Fire Inside gave us a better picture at the end of the book with the showdown that happens, but there wasn’t much growth in the plot.  We get a mirror view of the time line from the previous book but from different relationships.  I wanted to hear more about the plot involving Benito and the war that is happening between him and the Chaos club.

Now for the huge question that every reader of Kristen Ashley is asking — Who gets their story told next?  

MY RATING
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Teaser: Crave by Monica Murphy

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CRAVE

by Monica Murphy

New York Times bestselling author Monica Murphy launches her sexy Billionaire Bachelors Club series with the story of Archer and Ivy: a lavish bet, a night of carnal desires, and a forever they never thought possible…

Ivy

“What is this?” I take the wadded up fabric from his hand, our fingers accidentally brushing and heat rushes through me at first contact.

“One of my T-shirts.” He shrugs those broad shoulders, which are still encased in fine white cotton. “I know you didn’t have anything to wear to…bed. Thought I could offer you this.”

His eyes darkened at the word bed and my knees wobble. Good lord, what this man is doing to me is so completely foreign, I’m not quite sure how to react.

“Um, thanks. I appreciate it.” The T-shirt is soft, the fabric thin, as if it’s been worn plenty of times, and I have the sudden urge to hold it to my nose and inhale. See if I can somehow smell his scent lingering in the fabric.

The man is clearly turning me into a freak of epic proportions.

“You’re welcome.” He leans his tall body against the doorframe, looking sleepy and rumpled and way too sexy for words. I want to grab his hand and yank him into my room.

Wait, no I don’t. That’s a bad, terrible idea.

Liar.

“Is that all then?” I ask because we don’t need to be standing here having this conversation. First, my brother could find us and start in again on what a mistake we are. Second, I’m growing increasingly uncomfortable with the fact that I’m completely naked beneath the robe. Third, I’m still contemplating shedding the robe and showing Archer just how naked I am.

“Yeah. Guess so.” His voice is rough and he pushes away from the doorframe. “Well. Good night.”

“Good night,” I whisper but I don’t shut the door. I don’t move.

Neither does he.

“Ivy…” His voice trails off and he clears his throat, looking uncomfortable. Which is hot. Oh my God, everything he does is hot and I decide to give in to my impulses because screw it.

I want him.

Archer

Like an idiot, I can’t come up with anything to say. It’s like my throat is clogged and I can hardly force a sound out, what with Ivy standing before me, her long, wavy dark hair tumbling past her shoulders, her slender body engulfed in the thick white robe I keep for guests. The very same type of robe we provide at Hush.

But then she does something so surprising, so amazingly awesome I’m momentarily dumbfounded by the sight.

Her slender hands go for the belt of the robe and she undoes it quickly, the fabric parting, revealing bare skin. Completely bare skin.

Holy shit. She’s naked. And she just dumped the robe onto the ground so she’s standing in front of me. Again, I must stress, naked.

My mouth drops open, a rough sound coming from low in my throat. Damn, she’s gorgeous. All long legs and curvy waist and hips and full breasts topped with pretty pink nipples. I’m completely entranced for a long, agonizing moment. All I can do is gape at her.

“Well, are you just going to stand there and wait for my brother to come back out and find us like this or are you going to come inside my room?”

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