Jackie's Ramblings & Rants!

Love the One You're With: Sex, Love & Stiletto Series

8:00 pm 10 February 2014

Grace just broke up with her boyfriend, but she is determined to get over it. And what better way to get over someone by doing a story with Oxford finest Jake? Grace and Jake has to go on five dates, but five dates turns into kissing, then sex, and... well love of course!

Lauren Layne is now officially my favorite author! This is the second book I have read by her, and I have fell in love with both of her books. Miss Layne is a romance goddess. Prepare for a romantic journey!

Miss Layne's books hooks you from the beginning, and takes you for an amazing ride. This time we get to read about Grace and Jake fall in love. I loved Grace from book one in this series, and I was so excited to read this book.

I was bewitched by this book. It was so amusing to watch Jake and grace go head to head. Miss Layne's books are romantic and sexy at the same time. Her books are more than just a love story. It has intriguing plots and characters that will have you at the edge of your seat.

Grace is the type of woman that wants it all. Kids, pets, and of course a house with a white picket fence. The only problem is, she doesn't have anyone to share it with. Jake is not a one woman type of guy. He loves to travel all over the world, but he also has to have a beautiful woman by his side. Grace and Jake are total opposites, but there is something about each other that they like.

I thought it was clever that Miss Layne created Grace 2.0.! Grace 2 .0 is the total opposite of the regular grace. She is independent, and doesn't take anything from anyone. I thought Grace 2.0 was hilarious! Whenever Grace 1.0 started liking Jake more and more. Grace 2.0 reminder her why that was a bad idea!

I highly recommend romance fans to give this book a read!

*I received this book from NetGalley.*

Beast In The Darkness (An Elighan Dragen Novelette)

8:00 pm 3 February 2014

3.5 sexy Eli stars!

Christmas on 4th Street (Fool's Gold Romance)

8:00 pm 11 January 2014

I love returning to the Fools Gold world! It is a home away from home, and I love visiting all of my old friends, and meeting new ones!

There is nothing like being in the world of Fools Gold during the Christmas time. This Christmas we get to spend it with Gabriel and Noelle. Gabriel is a doctor for the military, and Noelle owns a cute little Holiday store.

No one says romance like Susan does. In most of her books the romance starts almost immediately. Noelle is asked to check on a friends dog, and we are introduced to Gabriel. Almost right after they connect with each other. In other Susan books we usually have a little time before the romance starts, but this time we didn't.

The characters of course were amazing, but I felt as if the book was a bit rushed. I can usually finish a Susan book in one day, but kept putting this one down. At first I couldn't figure out why I wasn't really into the book. A few of the old characters were there, but something was missing.

I was missing the story line. I couldn't really get a feel for what the book was really about. Usually Susan provides us with something more than just the romance, but I just didn't feel it. I also thought the book was rushed. Of course I loved the romance, but compared to the last 3 books; this just didn't hit its makr.

All Susan fans know that FG has a lot of festables and activities going on durring Christmas time, and just in the book in general. This time we just didn't get that holiday feeling from our characters. The little we did get to see was over shadowed.

Although I wasn't really into the book; I did enjoy the little cute moments in the book. When Gabriel and his family decorated Noelle's store window; I thought that was so sweet! Another one of my favorite parts was when Gabriel was willing to marrie Noelle to take care of her because of medical reasons. No, it's not really a good reason to get married, but he was willing to just drop everything and just take care of her. Sigh! I gave this book 3.5 stars because there were some parts of the book I really enjoyed!

*I received this book from Harlequin HQN on NetGalley.*

After The Kiss by Lauren Layne

7:16 pm 29 December 2013

After the Kiss: The Stiletto Series - Lauren Layne

This is the first book I have read by Lauren Layne, but she is now one of my favorite authors!
A sticky sweet book that was just too cute. I enjoyed every minute of this book.
I absolutely adored Mitchell. He read right through all of Julie's fake personalty, and found the real woman underneath.

I loved reading the part when Mitchell figures out why Julie never takes her relationships to the next level. She has never been loved. Her family died when she was little, and Mitchell gets that, and shows her what love is.

One of my favorite parts of this book is when they are at Kelly's house. No it's not a very happy scene, but we get to see just how much Julie has fallen in love with Mitchell. She pours her heart out, and it was sad, but so sweet.

I love how Mitchell knew all of Julie's desires, and managed to surprise her with them. The twist and turns in this book kept me on the edge of my seat. One minute they were rapidly falling for each other, and the next they were reminding themselves of their mission.

The author has written a book that I will definitely read again I enjoyed watching Julie's and Mitchell relationship grow. As a romantic at heart I just had to give this book five stars!

Sex, lies, romance...give me more!! I am itching to get my hands on the next book! If you love romance books with a twist: make sure you pick up this awesome book!

*I received this book from NetGalley*

After the Kiss: Sex, Love & Stiletto Series

8:00 pm 28 December 2013

This is the first book I have read by Lauren Layne, but she is now one of my favorite authors!
A sticky sweet book that was just too cute. I enjoyed every minute of this book.
I absolutely adored Mitchell. He read right through all of Julie's fake personalty, and found the real woman underneath.

I loved reading the part when Mitchell figures out why Julie never takes her relationships to the next level. She has never been loved. Her family died when she was little, and Mitchell gets that, and shows her what love is.

One of my favorite parts of this book is when they are at Kelly's house. No it's not a very happy scene, but we get to see just how much Julie has fallen in love with Mitchell. She pours her heart out, and it was sad, but so sweet.

I love how Mitchell knew all of Julie's desires, and managed to surprise her with them. The twist and turns in this book kept me on the edge of my seat. One minute they were rapidly falling for each other, and the next they were reminding themselves of their mission.

The author has written a book that I will definitely read again I enjoyed watching Julie's and Mitchell relationship grow. As a romantic at heart I just had to give this book five stars!

Sex, lies, romance...give me more!! I am itching to get my hands on the next book! If you love romance books with a twist: make sure you pick up this awesome book!

*I received this book from NetGalley*

Melting Ms Frost

8:13 pm 26 November 2013

Kat Black has brought us a book that is true to it's title. Melting Ms Frost is a very sexy book. Aidan is a dirty, but sweet talker that will melt even the coldest of hearts. I love reading the story of Annabel and Aidan.

Annabel is use to keeping everything under control. She doesn't let anyone run over her, and I respect that. Everyone was afraid of her...well everyone except Aidan. Aidan challenged Annabel with a game of cat and mouse. Ms Frost could not stand the heat coming from Aidan. Aidan new exactly what he wanted, and he made sure he got it.

I love how even at the beginning of the book Aidan broke down some of Annabel's control! "You are all I've been thinking about for the past few hours." He visually traced the contours of her face. "I confess I can't help wondering what you look like with that glorious hair let loose." Boy was she shocked!

I rated this book 4.5 stars because it was repetitive. Annabel would loose control with Aidan, but then change her mind. It was great how she kept her control into place, but it was a bit drawn out.

This book is a very light Dom/Sub that is defiantly on the spicy side. While not quite BDSM or erotica. It is absolutely sexy. I love dirty talk in a book, and Aidan gave us a lot of that. I love watching Annabel submit to Aidan.

Over all this was a really hot and interesting read. I will definitely recommend this to those of you who like hot and sexy romance books.

Make sure to pick up your copy of this book when it hits the stores!

*I received this ARC from Harper Collins UK on NetGalley.*

What a mess

7:18 pm 22 November 2013

Wow I just imported my books, and they did pretty good...but they need some work. I guess the good part is I now feel at home here now!

How I Met Your Father by L.B. Gregg

2:07 pm 22 November 2013

This book was so funny. I could tell just by the title it would be funny.I rated it 3.5 stars because there were some parts of the book that I thought could have been better. I am going to start off with the parts I really enjoyed reading.

As I said before, it was a funny book. I really enjoyed the characters, and the relationship that build up between Justin and Jack. However, I thought the relationship blossomed extremely fast. They went from plane mates, to a quickie in the airport bathroom, to in love and married.

I really enjoy reading M/M romance,but this book was not what I hoped for when I read the synopsis. Of course there were some things in the book that I loved reading because I kept turning the pages. The flow, and the humor of the book is what kept me turning pages. I was also hoping I would find more in the book, but it just wasn't there.

While the idea was there, it was just missing something. I kept picking the book back up because I thought maybe there was more. I wish it could have been longer. I like the romance between Justin and Jack, but it all happened too fast. I didn't really understand the whole pop star band idea. Yeah, it was a good idea to throw in there...I just wish the author would have gave more details.

Over all this book was okay, but it just wasn't for me. I would like to read other books by this author because I love the writing style.

*I received this book from Riptide Publishing on NetGalley.*

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How I Met Your Father

8:00 pm 20 November 2013

This book was so funny. I could tell just by the title it would be funny.I rated it 3.5 stars because there were some parts of the book that I thought could have been better. I am going to start off with the parts I really enjoyed reading.

As I said before, it was a funny book. I really enjoyed the characters, and the relationship that build up between Justin and Jack. However, I thought the relationship blossomed extremely fast. They went from plane mates, to a quickie in the airport bathroom, to in love and married.

I really enjoy reading M/M romance,but this book was not what I hoped for when I read the synopsis. Of course there were some things in the book that I loved reading because I kept turning the pages. The flow, and the humor of the book is what kept me turning pages. I was also hoping I would find more in the book, but it just wasn't there.

While the idea was there, it was just missing something. I kept picking the book back up because I thought maybe there was more. I wish it could have been longer. I like the romance between Justin and Jack, but it all happened too fast. I didn't really understand the whole pop star band idea. Yeah, it was a good idea to throw in there...I just wish the author would have gave more details.

Over all this book was okay, but it just wasn't for me. I would like to read other books by this author because I love the writing style.

*I received this book from Riptide Publishing on NetGalley.*

Melting Ms Frost

8:00 pm 19 November 2013

Review coming on November 28

Club Shadowlands (Masters of the Shadowlands, #1)

8:00 pm 1 November 2013

I really enjoyed reading this book! It was so good. On to book too!

Finding Master Right

8:00 pm 27 October 2013

**ARC provided by NetGalley.**

Do you like M/M, and D/S? Then this is the book for you. Take a dom and a sub to a BDSM leather convention, tell them not to play, and see what happens. Chase and Derek has been friends for a long time because they go to the same dungeon. But, Chase has always wanted to top Derek, and Derek has always wanted to sub for Chase. They are afraid to play because they think it might ruin their friendship. But, it will be hard being around other doms and subs playing, and not being able to touch each other. Ughh!! I can literally chew Chase and Derek up, and spit them out. It was so frustrating to read. They got possessive and mad when they play with other people, but they were too afraid to play with each other!! Let's just say, I really really love this book. The sexual tension between the two was so thick. I felt like I was there with the characters the entire time. Hell... I wish I was!! All of those floggers and crops made me shiver. This was an awesome m/m book. This was a serious page turner. I could not put this book down I was so addicted. What a awesome book. I want more!

Club Wonderland (Friends and Benefits, #2)

8:00 pm 26 October 2013

* I received my copy of this book from NetGalley.*

Welcome to Wonderland! A BDSM club that will tempt you to go inside. Alice excepts that call after seeing her boss go inside. She follows him into a whole new world. She is shocked about what she finds, but turned on at the same time.

The author brings Alice into a whole new world, while explaining exactly what it is. I like how she also takes it slow for readers that are new to this genre. Readers are not jumping in head first. While very enjoyable, I just wish it was a bit longer. Gale is one of those hot doms Who wants to keep his heart in place. I love how this book was dipped into a river of romance! I thought it was so cute! At first, I thought Gail was a bit heartless, but we got to see the way he cares about his family. After that, I fell in love with him.

This was a really awesome page turner that had me wanting more I was caught up in the story, and really intrigued by the characters..
Over all this was a really great read! This is the first book I have read by this author. I definitely will be picking up book one really soon! If you are new to the BDSM genre, I highly highly recommend you check out this book!

8:00 pm 26 October 2013

Forbidden Obsessions (Bondage & Breakfast #4) - Jodie Griffin

* I received my copy of this book from Carina press on NetGalley.*
This is the first book I have read by this author. However, I will be going back to check out the entire series. This is more than just a book about BDSM. I was in love with Gabe from the first page. He is a strong minded Dom, who knows what he wants. But, what he wants may not be possible. Olivia is a injured fire fire, that needs time to heal. She goes to Gabes bed and breakfast, expecting rest. However, rest is not what she exactly gets. Knowing but not knowing what BDSM is. Olivia becomes interested in Gabe, and his world. However, Gabe wants her to become his sub, but he is afraid for her because of her injuries. Not knowing what she is getting herself into, Olivia submits to Gabe. This book was crazy hot, and cute at the same time. I love have protective Gabe was towards Olivia. However, Gabe's protectiveness drives Olivia crazy. I couldn't stop reading this book, it was so addicting! The raw sexual need between them was so hot. I love how sex between them turned into love. It was a really really good read!

Always Alice (Alice, #25)

8:00 pm 25 October 2013

What a bittersweet ending. I cried after reading this book. I did not want to say goodbye to Alice. I will have a full review up soon.

Hidden (Hiding From Love)

8:00 pm 15 October 2013

* I received this book in exchange of an honest review.*

Hidden is one of those books that has broken characters, but are really strong. Nick is a ex

Jackie's Ramblings & Rants!

Love the One You're With: Sex, Love & Stiletto Series

Beast In The Darkness (An Elighan Dragen Novelette)

Christmas on 4th Street (Fool's Gold Romance)

After The Kiss by Lauren Layne

After the Kiss: Sex, Love & Stiletto Series

Melting Ms Frost

What a mess

How I Met Your Father by L.B. Gregg

How I Met Your Father

Melting Ms Frost

Club Shadowlands (Masters of the Shadowlands, #1)

Finding Master Right

Club Wonderland (Friends and Benefits, #2)

Always Alice (Alice, #25)

Hidden (Hiding From Love)

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