The Temptress - CJ Fallowfield

Afternoon lovelies! How gorgeous is the cover of this book! I love it! Another one of the Leeds Author Event authors.if you haven't yet got tickets to this event or you just want to find out more information please just search #LeedsAuthorEvent2016 anywhere or click here!

I really can't express how important these events have been to expanding my ever growing list of amazing authors.

Just to let you know, as I always do!, that this book was sent to me by the author for my honest review and review it honestly I will!

The Temptress

The Temptress ~ There’s just something about a French accent, something that conjures images of romance, sex and passion. There’s a reason French is called ‘the language of love.’ ~ Lulu McQueen runs an exclusive honeytrap agency, to test the fidelity of rich men for their suspicious partners. While her business flourishes and her track record in the field remains unbroken, earning her the nickname of The Temptress, her personal life isn’t so successful. A trip to Paris, years ago, led to the most erotic encounter of her life with Luc, a charismatic, dominant, irresistible Frenchman. For one night she experienced bliss on a scale she’d never encountered and fled in the morning, ashamed of herself, but her Parisian one night stand was burned into her memories and no one since had compared. With no one available on short notice, Lulu steps in to lure Mrs. Le Grand’s rich husband, for an extortionately high fee. Lulu’s in for the shock of her life when she finds her mark at the hotel bar. Luc Le Grand still has a face and body to make Adonis weep. He exudes confidence, masculinity and raw sex appeal. The question now isn’t whether Lulu can tempt him, but whether she can resist him, retain her reputation and secure her fee, or whether she’ll fall under Mr. Le Grand’s spell. Again.

Book Links

UK Link - The Temptress
US Link - The Temptress

Rachel's Review

So lets get down to the nitty gritty.....

After I read this book I turned to to read the synopsis. I really don't think the synopsis does the book justice. Its should say: arrrrrrrghhhhh for the love of god read this awesome book! Its hot, its romantic and its bloody brilliant! The characters are real and the female is not a damsel in distress or a virgin or a wimp. It made for a stonkingly good read.

I love a good British romance and the addition of a sex god of French man. The writing has a Shakespearian-esque style to it within the romantic speeches and yes, once, it made me cry happy tears. The blinking elephant house. I had flashback to the Railway Children at that point.

This story proves its doesn't matter how hard you are on the outside we all just need love.

Please. For the love of god read this book and give it a chance. At only 30% in I'd got others to buy it in the office as I'd waxed lyrical about it so much.

Rachel's Rating

An unforgettable 5 stars *****

Leeds Author Event

Anyone reading my recent posts have noticed I've been harping on about the Peterborough Author events,

Well the good news is Rachel and Jo from Hourglass Events are putting on another author event!

 

This time in the lovely Leeds! I must say ladies, having an event near to me is just aces! I know Leeds and I'm looking forward to having my drunken, partied out backside picked up after the ball.

I love author events! If it hadn't have been for the Peterborough event I wouldn't have fallen in serious love with some fab-u-lous (in a Craig Revel-Horwood tone lol) authors.

So below is all the information you'll ever need to attend this awesome event. Even if you just come for the signings and not the masked alcohol fun time afterwards!

☆¸.•*¨*★ Leeds UK Author signing event 2016 ☆¸.•*¨*★

TICKETS For the ‪#‎LeedsAuthorEvent2016‬ are out now.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/leeds-author-event-2016-tickets-15537433883

AM ticket PM ticket All day ticket Masquerade ball ticket

All on sale now.

Saturday 5th March 2016 10am - 5 pm At the Leeds Marriott Hotel UK

Over 60 amazing authors in one venue and a Charity Masquerade ball in the evening... You don't want to miss this event!

Ava Manello Competition

So I'm running another competition! This time its to celebrate all things Ava Manello!

Here's the link to the competition and there's a link on the side bar also.

AVAS GIVEAWAY!

Lets celebrate all thing Declan as well! Declan is Ava's newest book that was out earlier this year and follows on from the Severed MC books. Ears to the Ava grapevine tell me that the new one is being written in this series

Synopsis

War almost destroyed them, but they survived thanks to their brother in arms Declan.

Coming home wasn't as sweet as they'd hoped, lives had moved on without them. For one it was all too much.

United by grief and angered by injustice the Wounded Heroes vow to always be there for each other.

Little do they know that's going to come sooner rather than later.


Here are all of Ava's books. My favourites being the Severed MC books. I love them! If you haven't read them here's a link to my review and the book links to buy them!

The prizes!

NEW PRIZE NEW PRIZE!!!!

1 x Signed paperback of Declan!!!

1 x Ava Manello branded postcard and an Erotic Adventures of Alice postcard. Both signed

1 x Strip and Strip Back signed postcards

1 x The Black Basque and Declan signed postcards

All four Severed MC signed postcards (signed by Ava Manello and KT Fisher)

1 x Full set of all the signed postcards

2 x Ava Swag bag (3 x Ava bottle cap magnets, strip key ring and Ava wrist band)

Mini swag (3 x Ava bottle cap magnets)

GOOD LUCK ALL!!!!

Charming Olivia - Grace Harper

I've recently discussed whether we still judge a book by it's cover.

I don't normally read the synopsis of a book sent to me by an author as end up having too many preconceptions and  end up looking at the reviews and making my mind up before I've even read it. So in essence I'm judging all author sent books by its cover.

This book is a perfect example of when not to Judge a book by its cover.

Charming Olivia

Charming Olivia is the first of three novels in the Geary Brothers Series 

Olivia Gage is a top selling clean romance novelist, but wants to write erotica. Jack Geary leads the lifestyle that Olivia wants to write about. They start talking after a sarcastic written conversation over a review of a corset that he made and a book she wrote.
Over time, they become friends and then he persuades her to spend a week with him. He reasons with her that if she hasn’t experienced erotica first hand then how is she going to write about it.
Charming Olivia is the week she spends with him, each night a different subject, whips & ropes, threesomes, MM sex club and so on. He is determined to talk her out of her clothes and into his bed. Olivia is determined that he is not going to lay a finger on her until she confesses the truth.

 
Over the year that he has been in contact with her, he has told her exactly what he wants to do to her. She tells him she is married and that is why she won’t succumb to his charms but she is not telling the full truth. Once Olivia reveals what the truth is to Jack, she stands no chance.

Book Links

UK Link - Charming Olivia (Geary Brothers Book 1)
US Link - Charming Olivia (Geary Brothers Book 1)

Rachel's Review

Well I must say I wasn't expecting that! I really liked this book. Totally unexpected. I loved the storyline and the characters were relatable. I very much enjoyed reading this book and hope that anyone else reading it will do too,

Well done Grace you should be proud of yourself for writing a genuine 'happy feels' book.

I'm rather hoping the author is writing this from real life experience! And can she take me along next time!

Rachel's rating

4 stars ****


Grace has other books in this series too!

Without Words - A. R. Senault

So this is an author who asked me to review her first book - Without End. She was the first author to ever ask me to review their work. I was both excited (as my large head thought I'd made it as a blogger then) and simultaneously shitting myself. My thoughts have always been........'what happens if I don't like the book they've just sent me for free?'

Well never the less I pressed on and read Without End. I shouldn't have worried, I loved it. It made me laugh out loud and it was a fab story. I fell in love with the Fuckable Four and therefore ensured I checked AR's twitter (a lot) for when the next one was out.

She messaged me a while ago offering me the book for free again in return for another review. I'd already bought the book waaaaay before she'd messaged me. It was on my Kindle on release day!

Without Words

Thalia Frederickson has a new lease on life. Finally, free from the Devil, but never far from her demons. She landed the hottest piece of real estate for her shop, Rock Your Cakes and Cupcakes. Unexpectedly, her salvation works two doors away, in the form of a brooding, tattooed Angel. 

The new shop on Melrose has something to offer that BB Bartholomew cannot resist. His sweet tooth is ready, but nothing can prepare him for the frightened and adorable little baker. Can BB put down his whips for love? Will Thalia give BB the chance to show his feelings, WITHOUT WORDS?


Book Links

UK Link - Without Words: A Melrose Shops Novel
US Link - Without Words: A Melrose Shops Novel

Rachel's Review

So as you've probably guessed I liked the book. This one is a little more heavy than the first book but I loved it all the same. I love BB (not as much as James though!) and reading his an Thalia's story is something I've been looking forward to for a while.

Any way this books is beautifully written. fantastic story line, compelling, tear jerking, hot, steamy, with a brooding alpha, who can ask for more in a book! This is the best one yet and I'm needing the date for the next one so I can prepare. Please let it be a shorter gap this time!

What makes this book even better is that I was utterly jealous that I cant open my open shop on this fictional street!

Rachel's Rating

5 Stars! *****

Omega - Jasinder Wilder

I was dancing around my bedroom when I realised that Omega had hit my Kindle.

I downed tools and read it in one day.

I LOVED Alpha and Beta! Having Omega to finish off this series was an exciting time to be a romance reader!

Omega

When you make an enemy of a man like Vitaly Karahalios, there is nowhere on earth you can go to escape his wrath. He'll find you. He found me, he found Roth. He found Layla.

He found us, and now the unthinkable has happened. Someone I love has been kidnapped.

Again.

This isn't a fairy tale.

Not everyone will get a happily ever after.

Sometimes we can't just walk away from the past.

Love doesn't always save the day.

The beast won't always get his beauty.

But maybe, just maybe we can get our happy ending.

Book Links 

UK Link - Omega (Alpha Book 3)
US Link - Omega (Alpha Book 3)

Rachel's Review

Ok so as I was saying I was terribly excited for release day for this book. The other two had been brilliant and I was hoping this would be the same. I was nervous as a reader as I had high expectations for this book.

I shouldn't have worried! This book was the shit! A book about a strong, intelligent, independent and hilarious woman was the best was to finish the series off! I applaud Jasinder for keeping the momentum going throughout all three books that has meant it is one of my all time favourite series! The sex scenes she writes are amazing but don't dominate the book.

It's a fast paced book and when I finally finished it I was, like, Whoa, Whoa, Whoa!! I even went back and re-read a couple of chapters! I've NEVER done that. NEVER!

Read it. READ IT NOW!!!!

Rachel's Rating

5 well earned stars! *****

Unbind, Unleash and Unfurl (Sub Rosa Trilogy) - Sarach Michelle Lynch

So who here has read any of Sarah's other works? *raises hand and shouts me me me!

If you haven't why not? and if you have which have you read? I was only talking to a colleague at work about these yesterday, saying just how brilliant Sarah is as a writer. She writes about real people and real stories and I love that.

I met Sarah at a recent book signing event in Peterborough and I've already reviewed A Fine Profession and A Fine Pursuit, which I loved. I'm looking forward to seeing her again at the Leeds Author Event next year. If you want more details click here.

Unbind 

 We should chase away from what we’re scared of, right? Run as fast as we can. Yet some of us seem to veer toward chaos and destruction…

Chloe sees anguish and despair lurking beneath the surface of Cai Matthews, the dark and dangerously handsome freelance photographer she meets on her first day in a new job. She can’t see straight in his presence—blinded by a blistering sexual attraction that has the potential to sweep her clean off her feet.

When Cai disappears from the workplace and doesn't come back, Chloe tries to find out more about his life but all she knows is he’s set to inherit a ton of money and his aunt runs one of the most famous fashion magazines in the world.

Cai is running from a complicated past he doesn't like talking about. Gossip columns rage with speculation concerning him and his aunt, who took guardianship of Cai after his parents died.

Conscientious journalist Chloe has a mind for details and once she gains access to his world, Cai realises she could undo every, single dirty little secret that he and his aunt have tried desperately to cover up.

Book Links

UK Link: Unbind (Sub Rosa Trilogy Book 1)
US Link: Unbind (Sub Rosa Trilogy Book 1)

Unfurl

I’ll stab you in the heart.
I'm coming for you.
No secret dies.
But you will.

In the concluding part of Chloe and Cai’s tale of frantic, tempestuous, meaningful love…

When news breaks that enigmatic magazine editor Jennifer Matthews is dead, it irks Chloe that Cai refuses to shed even one tear. What she doesn't know is that he was expecting it, perhaps even, hoping for it.

In this dark, romantic tale of revenge, Cai explodes the deepest, most destructive aspects of his past as he comes to terms with the tragedy at the heart of Jennifer’s downfall. With Chloe’s love and support, he must brave his demons and dodge death to finally end a bitter feud between two damaged families.

Book Links

UK Link Unfurl (Sub Rosa Trilogy Book 2)
US Link Unfurl (Sub Rosa Trilogy Book 2)

Unleash

Have you ever fallen for the wrong person - knowing they're not the one for you?

For Kayla Tate, pain and disappointment are all she has ever known when it comes to love. Is it that she never learned from her mistakes? Or is there a ghost from her past she's yet to lay to rest?

Kayla embarks on a journey during which harsh lessons will be learned and relationships will be tested. It seems to centre around the Sub Rosa mystery, but where will she begin to unpick the threads? All she knows is that something doesn't add up . . .

Kayla's heartbreaking story is about lifelong friendships, taking chances and finding that one person who's willing to risk it all with you - at exactly the right time.


Book Links 

UK Link Unleash (Sub Rosa Trilogy Book 3)
US Link Unleash (Sub Rosa Trilogy Book 3)

Rachel's Review.

So first off these are not your average wimpy girl meets strong alpha stories, in fact these are generous, meaty books with strong female AND male protagonists. I love the way this author writes. She create fantastic real characters, with real problems and sets about creating real relationships and real situations for them to be in.

I flove that her books have an element of what I call 'home' in them. In the Chambermaid series the Female lead came from a village just down the road from me and in this one the female lead in Unbind and Unfurl started off living just one street from where I did. It makes me feel more connected to the books as a reader and makes the stories more relatable.

Over all these books are descriptive, thought provoking, sexy, inspiring, exciting, mysterious, very well thought out and extraordinary well written.

I've read hundreds of books and no one else I've read is like Sarah! I must admit, as much as I loved Chloe, I loved Kayla even more.

These really are must read books and a thorough pleasure to read!

Rachel's Rating.

It really was a 5 star series. *****

Doctor-Patient Confidentiality: Volume One (The Confidential Series #1)

I know, I know! I've not posted a review for ages! My life has been so hectic with work, holidays and well, life in general.

I've still read and tried to get through the ever lengthening tbr list, but alas no time for reviews.

I'll try and get as many as I can done over the next week or so.

Annnnnnd first up is the first book in The Confidential Series. As always I'm just letting you know that this book was sent to me by the author for an honest review. And review it honestly I shall.

Doctor-Patient Confidentiality: Volume One

Two very different people.
One scandalous proposition.
Endless possibilities...

***

I can't believe how different things are now; how complicated my life has become in such a short amount of time.

It was never supposed to be like this.

He's off limits.

He's always been off limits.

I keep telling myself that; that being here with him is not supposed to feel this good.
God, he's not supposed to feel this good.

I wonder what my life would have been like now if I had gone to the clinic on a different day, or if I had just insisted on going with the physician I was initially referred to.

Never in my life would I have thought that in the events that followed the beginning of a regular school week, a random checkup would end up spawning a highly angst-filled, incredibly confusing, and quickly-unfolding mess.

Book Links

UK Link - Doctor-Patient Confidentiality: Volume One (The Confidential Series #1)
US Link -  Doctor-Patient Confidentiality: Volume One (The Confidential Series #1)

Rachel's Review

I'm always thankful to authors that send me their books to review. I always feel honoured and it never feels like a chore when they're good. I liked this book. It was easy to read and yet very descriptive.  I loved the female lead and the book wasn't at all how I imagined it was going to be.

Warning - this is the first in 12 books!

As most people know I'm not the greatest novella/serial fan but I must admit I'm intrigued by these books and I will probably end up reading them just so I know how it ends!

Rachel's Rating

3.5 Stars! Would have been more but 12 books is just too many. 

Severed Angel, Carnal Desire, Severed Justice & Carnal Persuasion (Severd MC) K.T Fisher and Ava Manello

I met lovely Ava Manello at a recent author event and as promised I went away an read the MC books. I like bikers, a lot (my other half is one!) and I thought what's the worst that could happen..........

Severed Angel

Eve lived a very boring, very vanilla life with her boyfriend and two year old daughter.

After the douchebag left her, leaving her a penniless single mum, her best friends wedding in Australia came at just the right time. She's missed her childhood friend, Teresa moved to the Aussie sun with her widowed father when the girls were 18, meeting her biker lover out there and now Eve is set to be her Maid of Honor.

Instead of having the much needed break she's looking for, she witnesses a crime that puts her life in danger. Her dream vacation just turned into a nightmare, something she has only read about in the books she loves to escape in.

Being rescued by Severed MC turns out to be an experience. The clubs VP Gabe aka Angel, could be just the diversion she needs right now but, no matter how hot the tattooed biker is in and out of bed, she still misses her daughter back in England.

Carnal Desire

Continuing Angel and Eve's story from Severed Angel.

Eve returns home unaware danger is hot on her heels. Will Satan get the revenge he seeks, will Angel save the woman he loves or will Ink get the woman he deserves.

The nail biting conclusion to the story that crosses two continents...








Severed Justice

Your favorite Severed MC returns with more chaos, more danger and more fireworks.

Satan may be gone but the danger isn't.

With revenge on the cards from more than one player and hot blooded new comer Justice stirring things up, the people in the town of Severed are in for one hell of a ride





Carnal Persuasion

The fourth instalment in the Severed MC series finds Cowboy wrestling with his demons. Can he go on, or is he too broken after everything he's endured?

Meanwhile the citizens of Severed are caught up in a war, and it's down to Severed MC to try and save them.

This book is going to blow your mind.



Book Links

UK Links
Severed Angel (Severed MC Book 1)
Carnal Desire (Severed MC Book 2)
Severed Justice (Severed MC Book 3)
Carnal Persuasion (Severed MC Book 4)

US Links 
Severed Angel (Severed MC Book 1)
Carnal Desire (Severed MC Book 2)
Severed Justice (Severed MC Book 3)
Carnal Persuasion (Severed MC Book 4)

Rachel's Review

Oh. My. God.

I need you to take in the goodness just how splendid these books are! I settled down with the first book and I was like............

By the end of the second book I was like..................

By the end of the third book I was like..................

By the end of the fourth book I was like...............

I cant tell you in words how much I loved these books. Ava Manello & KT Fisher I'm hunting you down at the next author event I'm at! I don't know whether to kick you or kiss you! Then you can sign my books with love!

Rachel's Rating

5 stars people! *****

Beauty From Pain, Beauty From Surender, Beauty From Love - Georgia Cates

So this is one of the older series off my Kindle. In fact I've been meaning to review it for ages. I'd not long since got the kindle before I'd stumbled on to this beauty of a series.

So apologies Georgia for not getting this review on sooner!

Beauty From Pain

They agreed on three months...but their love knew no boundaries.

Jack McLachlan is a winemaking magnate and easily one of Australia's most eligible bachelors. His success and wealth makes him no stranger to the complications of romantic relationships and that's why he goes to extreme measures to avoid the hassle. He prefers simplicity in the form of a beautiful female companion with no strings attached. He arranges relationships like business deals and they're always the same. No long term relationships. No real names.

It's his game and his rules. He's content to play as usual, but when Laurelyn Prescott enters his life, his strategy must change because this player is like none he's ever encountered. His world is turned on its head after he begins a three month affair with the beautiful American musician. Nothing goes according to plan and as he breaks more and more of his own rules for her, she's exceptionally close to becoming something he never thought possible. His ultimate game changer.

Beauty From Surrender

How do you move on when he’s every song you sing?

After Laurelyn Prescott walks away from the love of her life, she returns to Nashville to pursue the only dream she has left. Determined to find a distraction from the pain of losing Jack Henry, she immerses herself in her music. But with her old life comes old acquaintances and new expectations. When Laurelyn refuses her record producer’s outrageous demands, she finds herself without a career—until an unforeseen opportunity presents itself. From there it’s a rocket ride straight to the top where Laurelyn finds the success she’s always dreamed of. Will it be enough to bring her the happiness she so deserves, or will the absence of Jack Henry leave her wanting more?

Jack Henry McLachlan never expected to fall in love with Laurelyn Prescott—but he did. After he foolishly let her slip through his fingers, he spends three months searching for her, but their reunion doesn’t come easy. The woman he finds isn’t the same one who drifted away without a goodbye. No longer an insecure girl on an Australian adventure, this Laurelyn is a successful musician with a promising career. Her dreams are becoming a reality, and Jack is terrified his American girl won’t have a place for him in her new life. With only a month to convince her otherwise, will it be enough time to make her visualize a life beyond the glitz and glamour, a life that includes him?

Beauty From Love

The epic romance between an all-American beauty and her Aussie continues in this final installment of The Beauty Series.

Jack McLachlan is fulfilled by more than he dared to dream possible. He finds everything he never knew he wanted—or needed—in Laurelyn Prescott, his last and final companion. Life is beautiful with his beloved by his side but their post-wedded bliss is cut short when his dark past springs into their present happiness. He wants to shelter Laurelyn but keeping her untainted by his previous life proves impossible when yesterday’s sins insist on returning to haunt him. Will it be possible for them to find happiness in their forever with a past like his?

Book Links

UK Link : The Beauty Series Bundle: Beauty from Pain, Beauty from Surrender, Beauty from Love
US Link : The Beauty Series Bundle: Beauty from Pain, Beauty from Surrender, Beauty from Love

Rachel's Review

I loved this series. It surprised me actually because I certainly have my own view on where I thought each book would go (which it didn't).

I saw this GIF on good reads about cliffhangers once and I felt it prudent to show it to you guys as an example of how I felt after the first book.

In fact Id like to extend the above feelings to all cliffhangers! K Bromberg's was the worst after the second Driven book. I called the other half the minute I finished it. That was about a year ago I think. He's still recovering from PTSD after my tirade. Anyway I digress.............

I loved the characters, I thought they were well written and I, for once didn't think the female lead was a wimpy girly girl.

Nice to see a book with straight up sex and no kinky fuckery. Don't get me wrong I lurve the kinky fuckery, just nice to see a book with out it for once.

I great read and one that has stayed with me since I read it.

Rachel's Rating 

4 Stars ****

Peterborough Event Competition

So after meeting many lovely new friends at the Peterborough Author Event, I'm pleased to bring you a competition for some of the goodies I got from there.

- Free ebook from Samantha Fontien The Duncan Peters Files. First book in the Dragonflies Trilogy

- A Samantha Fontien mini swag bag (Signed card, badge, magnet, keyring & bookmark)

- Samantha Fontien mini swag bag (bookmark, signed card, 2 x magnets & keyring)

- One of six Louise Bay signed bookmarks

- One of four unsigned This Man trilogy - Jodi Ellen Malpas bookmarks

- One of three unsigned One Night Denied - Jodi Ellen Malpas bookmarks

- One of five signed Sarah Michelle Lynch bookmarks.

- One of two bookmark and badge combo from Beth Maria

See the giveaway below to enter!

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Whiter Than White - GG Carver

Got to love GG Carver. Again another author I heard of through the Peterborough book signing event March 2015.

This is me meeting him! EEEK!!! 

I'm loving meeting all of these authors these days. Think I need to get my booty across the pond to some American book signings though.

You need to check out his facebook page just to see pictures of Carver Jr his gorgeous little puppy dog. Next time I'm at an author event Carver Jr is getting presents!

White than White 


Life is a rat race, and Elena White is stuck on the treadmill. She's been living on autopilot, a slave to the 9-5 routine - until a chance meeting with an old school friend serves as the catalyst that changes Elena's life in a way she could never have imagined. 

Dazzled by her friends self assured confidence, Elena makes an innocent attempt to break from the monotony, and the repercussions send her on a roller coaster of emotions, smashing predictability to pieces, leaving her life anything but predictable.
Book Links

UK Link - Whiter than White
US Link - Whiter than White

Rachels' Review

I was really impressed by this book. I don't often gel with male written books so I was pleasantly surprised. GG now makes it into the short list of 2 male romance/erotic writers that I actually like :) 

I remember reading a good reads review about it 7 months ago and it saying it was a 'romance story with a kick'. Boy did they get that right.

Its a great story that has fabulous storyline and amazing characters. GG can certainly write a good sex scene. I also love that these characters converse outside of the bedroom, some writers can forget about that and focus solely on the sex.

I loved the twists and turns in this book and so not the normal boy meets girl storyline. Very much the page turner. In fact so much so I do remember looking at the clock at 1am and thinking "Shit! The boy (my 3 year old) will be up in 5 hours" That was certainly an unproductive day at work the day after!

In summary if you don't read it, you're missing out!

Rachels' Rating

4.5 Stars!! - Cant wait to read more from this author