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Review: Unspoken, by Jen Frederick

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A girl who has to live with a lie of being known as the school slut meets a marine who has lived that lie.

College romances are so full of angst but this wasn’t too bad, thankfully.

AM makes a bad decision which leads to the many lies that are spoken about her. She tries to just get through school without drawing any more attention to herself.

But she catches the eye of Bo, an ex Marine who lives by his fists. He has only two ways of calming down and it’s either sex or fighting. But when he meets AM, he determines that he needs to be better than that, for her.

What starts out as biology lab partners turns into something more and eventually they put their pasts behind them and make a plan for their future.

I really liked reading about all these marines and their friends. This is the second in a series. I’m hoping she’ll continue with the rest of the guys. They were so funny and supportive. It really was fun to watch them interact.

~Melpomene

Buy it now Unspoken (The Woodlands)

Review: Fearless, by Tawny Weber

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Gia is way more brave than I would ever be!!

She has liked Luke for a while, but never, in her wildest dreams, would he give her a second glance. But she is sick of waiting. So she decides to change her appearance and give him a weekend to remember.

But she never thought it would change her life.

Luke is unhappy with everything being handed to him, included women. For once he would like to actually have to work for something. While in Vegas, for work, he meets a super hot woman that he is instantly attracted too. He wants the full weekend with her, but he after a hot night, he wakes up alone. Now he can’t get her out of his head and he’s thinking of changing everything he knows. That woman changed him.

Gia’ head only wanted a weekend, but her heart wants forever.

What is she gonna do now???

I received this ARC for an honest review.

~Melpomene

Buy it now Fearless (The Girlz Guide to Gettin’ It)

Review: Shades of Gray(KGI#6), by Maya Banks

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I just love these big alpha men!!! This series is full of them. So far there are 7 books. The 8th will be out in December, and I can’t wait!!

P.J. and Cole compete all the time. I was hoping all the competitiveness was a cover for romance. I’m so glad I was right. It seems this has been a long time coming.

The day after they finally give into their desires; which, by the way, was super HOT, they get called back out on a mission. Cole wasn’t a fan of this mission, but P.J. wasn’t about to let him make the call after one night with him. She should have listened to him.

The mission went unbelievably wrong. I was devastated. The men, on the team, were devastated. Cole was heartbroken. And P.J.? She was destroyed……

She decides to quit the team and go off on her own mission of retribution. She doesn’t wanna drag her team down with this dark path she is heading down. She can’t function any more, until payback has been given.

But Cole doesn’t give up on her. He knew, from the moment he laid eyes on her, that she was gonna be his. Now he had to find her and bring her back and help her get better.

After six months he finds her and is determined to bring her back to herself and help her heal.

“I’ll wait as long as it takes, P.J. I’ll do whatever I can to help you. Whatever it takes for you to heal physically and emotionally. Just know that I’m not going anywhere, and it’s time for you to stop running.”

It’s takes a lot of patience, and love, to show her that she belongs to Cole and the KGI family. No matter what happens, this is her family now and they won’t turn their backs on her.

“I’ll always have your back, P.J. You’ll never have to look far to find me.”

If you can get past the mission scene, the rest of the book is smooth sailing. Just a word of warning. 🙂

~Melpomene

Buy it now Shades of Gray: A KGI Novel

Review: Edenbrooke, by Julianne Donaldson

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Normally, I don’t read historical romances. But a certain Muse told me about Ms. Donaldson and said that I must read her. Boy, am I glad I glad I listened to her. This is the second book I’ve read of hers and I am in love with her writing. This book was so full of sweet romance that my eyes were prickling the whole entire time. I fell in love all over again. I feel like twirling with my eyes closed.

Marianne has been away from home for 14 months. She wants nothing more than to be reunited with her twin, Cecily, and her father. But instead, she must endure constant affections from an unwanted suitor in a city that is the complete opposite of where her home is.

She has been invited to spend some time in Edenbrooke with her sister and some family friends. And after a horrible incident with a highway man and then being subjected to a very flirtatious boy, she wonders what else will happen on her visit.

The longer she stays at Edenbrooke, the more her heart strings get pulled. She starts to feel things for Phillip, the heir to Edenbrooke, but she knows that her sister wants him, so she tries to remain only friends.

Phillip was the perfect gentleman. He was sweet and adventurous and enjoyed making Marianne blush every chance he could. But he always seemed to be there when she needed him.

My heart broke for Marianne, while she examined herself and found it lacking. She always put herself in her sister’s shadow and never realized that she was perfect, not inferior. She tries to convince herself that someone will love her, even if it’s for her inheritance.

Little does she know that love is right in front of her.

“Where is your compassion when I need it the most? Open your eyes, love, and see what is right before you: that I am not merely a friend, but a man deeply, desperately, in love with you.”

*swoon*

Seriously swooning happened. Phillip did everything a gentleman would do. He was perfect.

“I will always want her…Always! There is nothing you could do to change that.”

~Melpomene

Buy it now Edenbrooke: A Proper Romance

Cover Reveal: Return to Poughkeepsie

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To say that I’m excited for this book, is a clear understatement. I can’t find the words to explain how much I’m looking forward to December 31, 2013.

This cover is awesome!!!! The trailer for the book will be released tonight. I saw it, and it gave me chills. I can’t wait to show you.

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OK, now I must go and calm down. 🙂

~Melpomene

You must read the first book, Poughkeepsie, so you can fully understand why I’m so excited.

Review: Rock Chick, by Kristen Ashley

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Why did I read this?? In the back of my head I knew I was gonna like it, but I didn’t wanna get sucked into yet another series. But, silly me, I was sick of seeing it staring at me, when I scroll through my kindle, so I decided to give it a shot. Guess what happened???

That’s right, I LOVED it!!!

Indy Savage has loved Lee Nightingale since she was five. But he never looked at her like that. To him, she was a little sister. She has been avoiding him, for the past 10 years, out of embarrassment. But she seems to have gotten herself in a pickle and he decides to help her. She doesn’t want his help, but he seems to take no for an answer.

She finds herself in many Stephanie Plum moments, that had me cracking up. Stun gunned, dead bodies, stolen diamonds, and the occasional kidnapping. She lives her life like she hasn’t a care in the world.

Lee was the perfect Ranger/Morelli. He owns Nightingale Investigations and is trying to keep Indy in one piece long enough to show her how he feels about her.

It was super fun to read. The banter was hilarious.

“Your grandmother used to say that you two were two souls separated at birth. She mainly meant that you were both trouble and deserved each other.”

The romance was sweet.

“I intend to marry you and spend the rest of my life with you. If that freaks you out, tough, because now that we’ve started this, there’s no goin’ back.”

The romance was HOT.

“I could be on assignment, in a desert as hot as an oven, in a jungle as close as fuck, and sometimes I’d get through it dreamin’ of you saying my name like that.”

Since I’ve read her Mystery Man, Unfinished Hero and Chaos series, I just HAD to like this one as well. Now I have a glimpse into a few of the guys we’ve seen in the other series. Looks like I’ll be going on Amazon to grab the other seven books. 🙂

~Melpomene

Buy it now Rock Chick

Review: This Man Confessed, by Jodi Ellen Malpas

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Where to begin…..

Let me start out by saying that I LOVE 50 Shades. I admit it, OK. I liked the story more than the hot scenes. I have read WAY hotter books. I never understood the hype. But I’m not here to discuss Shades, am I??

Since I liked Shades, I heard this series was similar, so I figured I’d give it a shot. Well….. Let’s just say I was not a fan.

If you want a book with very HOT scenes, then this is right up your alley. If you wanted an emotional roller coaster, this is perfect. If you like all happiness and flowers, then only to ripped apart by something horrible, then you shall be a happy camper. If you like sad back stories that gut you, then you will truly be content.

However, Jesse Ward was border lined stalker and obsessive, to the point I was getting uncomfortable. I was about to put it down, cuz it was close to crossing a line for me. I wanted to smack him and Ava.

The other super duper irritating part was his constant correcting of her swearing, when he swore like a sailor himself. Very annoying. It was a total turn off. Every other page he was yelling “Mouth!” Drove me up the freaking wall!!

Secrets was the theme of these books. I was going crazy. Every time we turn around, Jesse made a new revelation and I was getting upset. If he just spoke up and told Ava everything, right off the bat, none of these crazy things would’ve happened.

I wanted to like these, I really did. I kept hearing about Jesse Ward and how awesome he was, but I’m not a fan. I am so disappointed.

~Melpomene

Buy it now This Man Confessed (This Man Trilogy)

Review: Revealing Us, by Lisa Renee Jones

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I must say, I am really enjoying this series. I honestly don’t know if this is the last, or not. It ended, and yet it didn’t. But Chris and Sara’s story ended….sorta. I know it say trilogy, there is no way LRJ can leave us hanging like this!!

OK, after I typed all this out, Ms Jones posted on Facebook this: 4 is the trial and it is in Sara’s POV — you get final answers to Rebecca, Ava, more Rico, and yes ….. and Chris and Sara face this all together. Mark must face the trial and Crystal might show up:)

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Mark’s POV and you will know by the end of 4 where it’s going

Spinoff Series

Ella! Can’t wait. I’ve had this planned FOREVER– COMPLETE different story line

It takes place the same day as Being Me ended. Chris is leaving for Paris and he gave Sara the option of going with him or not.

She goes.

Chris tells her that only in Paris will she find out all of his secrets. But he warns her that only he will tell her. She should listen to no one else. And believe me, there are plenty of people that are trying to tell her who he really is. She falls into too many traps and believes too many wrong things. But Chris brings her back and show her who he really is.

I kinda had a feeling his past would creep up, and I was right. Sara is confronted with women who helped him when he needed pain and she’s trying to believe that he doesn’t need it anymore. But it’s really hard believing that when it’s in her face since they showed up.

They are also trying to find Ella, which turns out harder than she ever imagined. There is a side of her friend that she never expected.

Ava has turned the tables on Sara and is trying to blame her for Rebecca’s death. Chris, with the help of Mark, are trying to get it all straightened out.

The twists and turns this book had, made me a wreck.

And don’t get me started on the Epilogue….. I screamed. Not my proudest moment. After reading that, I realized there HAS to be another book. There just has too…….

I received this ARC for my honest opinion. And my opinion is that it was awesome! And you must pre order it.

~Melpomene.

Buy it now Revealing Us (Inside Out Trilogy)

Review: Following Me, by K.A. Linde

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“I just didn’t what you were running from, but I think, all along, you were running toward me.”

Devon is spending the summer in Chicago, with her best friend and her boyfriend. They think she’s just here for fun, but they have no idea what secret she is hiding and running from. And little does know that they are also hiding a secret of their own.

Devon wishes she could tell someone her secret, but she just can’t. She chooses to keep it close and always look over her shoulder ,not knowing that her secret is following her.

Hadley is her bestie with a secret that is slowly killing her. Devon tries to help her, but she doesn’t want help, until it’s almost too late.

Garrett is Hadley’s boyfriend and his secret is less physical damaging, but no less emotionally damaging. He is the one person who finds out Devon’s secret and powerless to help her.

Brennan is the cute bartender who falls for her and knows she is hiding something.

“Don’t you see that she’s here for a reason?” he whispered.

Devon tries to keep him at a distance, but she fails miserably.

When her secret follows her to Chicago, it almost takes her away. I was so upset reading it, I had to take a break. My stomach was in knots. I was terrified for her. TERRIFIED.

In the end the four of them save each other. It took some near death experiences, but it all worked out in the end. I was so happy, I cried.

“..my mama always told me that you are given a chance at greatness once in your lifetime…’when it hits you, you won’t know how you could have ever lived a day without. It’s like the universe aligned itself perfectly, just for you.’ I gave up hope on that long time ago, I think.”

“Belle…” he said softly, reaching for her.

“But I think I’ve known…well, especially after today,” Devon said. “I think I found what my mam was talking about. You’re my greatness.”

Someone please hand me a tissue….

~Melpomene

Buy it now Following Me

Review: Just One Day, by Gayle Forman

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“We are born in one day. We die in one day. We can change in one day. And we can fall in love in one day. Anything can happen in one day.”

I completely fell in love with this story. I was overwhelmed with emotions the entire time. I felt everything.

Allyson Healey, or Lulu, was in Europe for a youth vacation type of thing. Here she met Willem, the complete opposite of her. He was an actor doing an underground performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. The second they meet, something sizzled between them. He offered to take her to Paris for one day. Since she wasn’t able to go there on her trip, she decided to go for it and do something totally opposite of her norm.

She spent the entire day doing things that she never would have done. Willem opened her eyes to life’s possibilities. She learned more about herself, in that one day, than she did in the past 18 years.

She learned to take risks.

“I think everything is happening is happening all the time, but if you don’t out yourself in the path of it, you miss it.”

She learned about love.

“It’s something that never comes off, no matter how much you might want it to.”

“You’re comparing love to a…stain?”

…”Exactly.”

She also learns that life is about accidents and the scars they leave behind. The world is filled with them. You just have to take notice of them.

She spends all day and night with him and in the morning she wakes up alone.

Devastated, she goes home and tries to move on in a life that no longer feels like hers anymore. Nothing feels right. College is all about her parents wishes and she struggles with trying to figure out who she really is, Willem’s Lulu or plain Allyson. She spends the next year just getting by.

Seeing her heart break and watching her struggle with the every day things, broke my heart. I was devastated for her. It was just one day, but that’s all it took for her life to be completely upturned.

“I realize it’s not enough to know what someone is called. You have to know who they are.”

She eventually changes the direction of her life and embarks on a journey to find herself and a love that was lost, but not forgotten. The journey is filled with ups and downs, but totally it’s worth it, if you find yourself along the way.

5 emotional stars

~Melpomene

Buy it now Just One Day