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Thursday, January 15, 2015

Yes, Master by Margaret McHeyzer‏ Review




Title:Yes, Master
Author: Margaret McHeyzer
 Release Date: February 13, 2014


A book SO HOT it is banned on Amazon

 

 

PRAISE FOR YES, MASTER

 

‘Raw, intense, heart breaking and gripping Yes, Master is absolutely brilliant.’ 
~ Rumpled Sheets Blog

‘Exquisite, brilliant and heart wrenching FIVE STARS!!!! 
~ T.H. Snyder

‘OMG wow, I mean OMG. I knew this story would be intense, but it blew my mind. 
~ Twin Opinions

‘Ms. McHeyzer has given us characters with depth and courage and a storyline that is mesmerizing. 
~ Christina

 

 

 

Synopsis


This prologue contains distressing content. It is only suited for readers over 18. 
My uncle raped me.

I was 10 years old when it started.


At 13 he told me I was no longer wanted because I had started to develop.


At 16 I was ready to kill him.


Today, I’m broken.


Today, I only breathe to survive.


My name’s Sergeant Major Ryan Jenkins and today, I’m ready to tell you my story.










Links to Buy

Banned on Amazon but kindle copies can be purchased via Smashwords




Review

This one is hard for me to review. I loved the story between Ryan, Mase & Stella. I hated reading about Ryan's abuse. I totally understand the need to know what happened to Ryan but as a mother reading about abuse of a child is hard. I didn't skip those memories but I had a hard time reading them. 

Ryan has lived with the memories of abuse and is at the end of his rope. His memories of his abuse have overwhelmed his life. The one person who he feels connected to is his best friend Mase. He's wanted Mase for so long that this time when Mase visits he can barely stop himself from touching him. Mase wants Ryan too but he's involved....with a Domme. 

Stella has helped Mase and now she may just get the chance to help Ryan too. The instant draw between Stella and Ryan confuses him. So does Mase's reaction to Stella. Ryan doesn't get the whole power exchange he just sees Mase's submission and it turns him on. Things between Mase and Ryan start to get hot but Mase holds back. Stella's demands keep them apart. Stella wants Ryan for herself. 

Ryan decides to give Stella a chance, she says she can help him, release him from his past. The first time Stella and Ryan scene does not go well but Ryan finds the courage to try again.  The chemistry between the two is sizzling and their relationship continues outside the dungeon. Ryan is still drawn to Mase though and the way both relationships progress is wonderful. 


This book was a three and a half star read for me. I just can't give it more with the abuse scenes. If you find you cannot read about child abuse this book is not for you. The scenes are described and hard to get out of your head. 









Author Bio

**Bound by custom or unique by choice.**

There's something about the written word that's pure magic.


Possibly it's the fact that there are 26 letters in the English alphabet, and they can create something so beautiful or so empowering that they're able to change our lives.

How important is it that we break suit and stretch our minds?

I like to think of myself as 'unique'. My stories aren't for everyone, and sometimes I may push what you believe to be 'normal'.

Normal is subjective.

I prefer to be known as a person who's never been 'bound by custom' but is 'unique by choice'.

Until next time

Mxx




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On Solid Ground by Melissa Collins Release day review!

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Title: On Solid Ground
Author: Melissa Collins
Genre: M/M, Contemporary, Romance
Release Date: January 15, 2015
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Synopsis:
When Jacob “Dax” Daxton returns home from war, he has to fight a new battle – the one to find his place in the world. The man who normally has a clear path to victory surrounded by brothers in combat is suddenly lost and alone. After meeting Beckett Ridge, a bearded tattoo artist, Dax’s journey begins winding down an unexpected path.
Still reeling from events that shook his foundation, Beck has never been part of anything meaningful. Now faced with responsibilities foreign and daunting, Dax’s broken spirit mends Beck in ways he never even knew he was destroyed.
As both struggle to find balance, they are healed by the comfort they find in one other. On the other side of chaos, they hope to find themselves On Solid Ground.
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REVIEW:

Dax comes home and is suffering from PTSD and survivor's guilt. His friend Chloe offers to give him a place to live away from his family who he can't be himself around, which is just another thing for him to feel guilty about.

Beck is drowning in his responsibilities and has been since he was 10 years old. But the one thing he's never hidden is his sexuality. When Beck and Dax meet the intense attraction between them made my kindle sweat.

This is a great story with great highs and a number of tear jerking scenes. But as with all of Ms. Collins books the characters find a way to their HEA. The characters are well written and force you to care about them from the first page. You can see that the author cares about the details and it makes for an easy read. Be warned you will not want to put this book down and you may have a book hangover when it's through!

4-1/2 Stars


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About the author:
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Melissa Collins has always been a book worm. Studying Literature in college ensured that her nose was always stuck in a book. She followed her passion for reading to the most logical career choice: English teacher. Her hope was to share her passion for reading and the escapism of books to her students. Having spent more than a decade in front of a classroom, she can easily say that it’s been a dream. Her passion for writing didn’t start until more recently. When she was home on maternity leave in early 2012, she read her first romance novel and her head filled with the passion, angst and laughter of the characters who she read about it. It wasn’t long before characters of her own took shape in her mind. Their lives took over Melissa’s brain and The Love Series was born.
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Friday, January 9, 2015

Without Consequence Blog Tour Giveaway and Review


Book: Without Consequence
Author: Victoria L. James and LJ Stock
Genre: Contemporary M/C Romance
Synopsis
There are two kinds of prison sentence that try to break us: the ones served behind iron bars and the ones served through a lifetime of guilt. Some people are handed just one. The unfortunate are given both.
Drew Tucker, despite his formidable reputation, was a man shrouded in darkness who had been dealt every kind of sentence known to man. His only path of survival was to fight and conquer. After five years of solitude, with nothing to keep him company but old ghosts and relentless demons, Drew was finally out, and he had a plan in mind to reign supreme once more.
But everything had changed since he’d left the small town of Babylon, Texas, and where he once fit into the world around him, he now felt misguided, misplaced and misunderstood. Freedom wasn’t free anymore and it sure as hell didn’t come cheap.
That only got worse when he crossed paths with Ayda Hanagan. Legal guardian of her teenage brother, over worked, underpaid and clinging onto sanity by the skin of her teeth, Ayda should have been easier for Drew to beat down and manipulate. She should have been easier to keep quiet. But, as with everything in his life since he got released, nothing seemed to make any damn sense, and the walls were caving in on Drew now more than ever before.
Determined to stay on the road he was born to travel, he was willing to fight whoever got in his way or blocked his path to the top. Even the blue-eyed blonde who seemed to have more mouth than sense. His actions were about to shake up the whole town again, and Drew didn’t care whether that came with or without consequences, or what the hell that meant for the likes of Ayda Hanagan.
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REVIEW

I'm not usually into the whole MC world. I don't watch SOA and I'm not big on the criminal underworld seen in so many of the MC books. So why then did I sign up for this tour?  To tell you the truth, I don't know but I'm so glad I did!

Drew just got out of jail for manslaughter and is coming back to the Sun Devils. He's changed but doesn't know how to deal with those changes. When he finds a kid hiding under his bed, his reaction is no where near where it would have been before he went to prison. 

Ayda is a twenty-four year old woman who works three jobs to support her sixteen year old brother after her parents died four years ago. She never got to finish college, she's tired all the time and cannot even find the time to do laundry and food shopping. When her brother breaks into the Sun Devils clubhouse looking for money Ayda's world changes. 

Drew gives Ayda a job at the clubhouse to pay for the damages her brother caused the pull between the two is intense but each have reasons to stay away from the other. When club business forces them together they realize that together they are stronger and happier. 

The characters are well written and this story draws you in. Drew while being a thug is a lovable one. Ayda has had a shitty few years and you feel sorry for her. This is a great read and I totally recommend it! 



Author Bio
L.J. Stock on Victoria L. James ~ What can I say about Victoria L. James? Loads actually, she’s an amazingly talented author and I had the absolute distinct pleasure of writing with her. I also call her a friend. When we first met, we bonded instantly over our love of music, Victoria tends to be as eclectic as I am with her tastes. She finds stories in lyrics and feels the moods in the melodies.
When we first started writing together, I’ll admit I was intimidated. Here is this woman with a huge passion for putting words onto paper and painting pictures so clearly that you are completely immersed in them. How was I going to keep up with that? I’m not sure I ever did, but over time we’ve built up a repertoire. We bounce off one another and bring our characters to the forefront and hope that the interactions are as real as they appear for us.
On a more personal note, Victoria is bright, smart, kind, intelligent, funny, caring and witty. She can see so much in the world around her and always has time for anyone. Victoria lives in sunny ole Yorkshire with her family and her cats - had to mention them - and can normally be found in the playground of her imagination, listening to the Foo Fighters.
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Victoria L. James on L.J. Stock ~ There aren’t many people you bump into in life that you want to both work and spend your free time with. From meeting L.J. through the wonder that is the internet, we soon came to realise that we had a hell of a lot in common. Music was where our friendship truly began, but our writing partnership flourished not too far behind. I always felt like my writing was missing something, and it was only when I read L.J.’s work that I realised what exactly that was. It was missing her influence!
After spending over a year working together, day in, day out, not a moment goes by where I don’t thank the Twitter Gods for bringing this amazingly strong and talented woman into my life. She’s an inspiration, a positive force in every situation and one hell of a talented writer. To say I’m honoured that she wanted to create a new world with me is a gross understatement. I’m blown away. One day, I hope I get lucky enough to visit her in Texas, where she lives with her family and her zoo of animals, so we can write by her pool and take part in our other dream… The great Taylor Kitsch Road (stalking) Trip. Who needs a yacht in the Caribbean when we have that to look forward to, right?

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Thursday, January 8, 2015

69 Bottles World Tour & Giveaway



Blurb:

For Addison Beltrand, PR rep for Bold International, Inc. climbing the corporate ladder is all that matters in life. Her hard work is finally rewarded with the promotion she’s worked her ass off to earn—but the gig comes at a price. She leaves in two days for a twelve-week tour with America’s hottest alternative rock band, 69 Bottles.

Talon Carver, lead singer of 69 Bottles, has no problem with women--as long as they’re gone by morning. When Addison shakes up his world, it’s a huge problem—compounded by the fact that Addison’s not the only one he wants.

Kyle Black, manager of 69 Bottles, has a secret. He and Addison are closer than she thinks, but telling her could keep her away. When Talon sets his sights on Addison, Kyle uses his secret to push her into Talon’s arms, only to discover she isn’t the only one he needs.

Two men. One dilemma.

Talon is wild, reckless and loves control.

Kyle is calm, collected and loves passion.

The perfect balance…or Addison’s ultimate undoing?

Talon and Kyle push their boundaries and Addison’s, but can they throw their reservations to the wind and claim her together?

Two men. One woman. A rock band. A tour bus. One Wild Ride…

****Content Warning****

Sexy, naked, bisexual rock stars…and a lot more…

This book contains, but is not limited to the following sexual content – reader discretion is advised - hot sex between two men and one woman. M/M/F, M/F/M, M/F, F/M and M/M sexual content. There are no boundaries when these three crash together, as long as you’re over 18 years of age.



Excerpt: 
“We don’t have all day.” That would definitely be Mouse.

“Yeah, yeah, keep your dicks in your pants,” I shout back. ”Show time,” I mumble under my breath.

I walk out of my room, feeling like a slow motion shot in a movie. You know the one where the girl is walking down the beach and all the guys are staring and drooling? I leave the curtain open. I suddenly start feeling self-conscious and wondering if it was too early for this unveiling, then I look at my watch and we’re less than two hours from show time. Fuck it.

I come around the corner and their reactions say it all. Dex and Kyle fall dramatically to the floor holding their chests. Peacock takes a step back and Mouse and Talon’s jaws are hanging on the floor. I do a cute little twirl and Talon takes a seat. Peacock on the other hand shouts, “Rusty, get your ass in here.” What the hell?

I hear heavy pounding footsteps outside and then the bus shakes with force as he bounds up the steps. “What?” Then he catches an eyeful of me. I watch him swallow hard.

“Do not let this one out of your sight. You get me?” Peacock orders.

“Yeah,” Rusty breathes.

“Don’t you boys have a sound check?” I say but nobody moves. “Oh for the love of god. It’s not that attractive.”


“You keep on kidding yourself there, girlfriend,” Dex says as he pulls himself up off of the floor. “I think I had a heart attack.”


REVIEW

Are you ready for a new Rock Series?  I am and I found it in 69 Bottles!  

Addison works for a PR firm and she's just been told she's going on tour with 69 Bottles, the hottest Alternative Rock group around, and Addison's a big fan. When she catches the bus she's met by the group's manager, Kyle. He looks familiar to her but she can't place him. Her thoughts on him are blocked when she meets Talon, the lead singer of 69 Bottles. The attraction to him is instantaneous but there is also something between him and Kyle. 

Talon is the lead singer of 69 Bottles and the one that keeps the others in line. Along with his best friend Kyle, the two have been the driving force getting 69 Bottles to where they are. While they've shared women between them before, now there is a new aspect to their relationship, one that neither was willing to acknowledge before but Addison has brought it to a head. 

Kyle has a secret, well two really. He's attracted to his best friend and if that's not bad enough, now he's drawn to Addison. But Addison may not want him anymore if she finds out about their shared past and he knows his secrets won't be safe for long. 

The three of these characters are all well written, and the rest of the band is well thought out as well. This was a great start to this series and I can't wait to read the next one! 


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Zoey Derrick is a Best Selling Author of Contemporary, Erotic, Erotic Romance and Paranormal Romance from Glendale Arizona. She was once a mortgage underwriter and she now writes full time.

She writes stories as hot as the desert sun itself. It is this passion that drips off of her work, bringing excitement to anyone who enjoys a good and sensual love story.

Not only does she aim to take her readers on an erotic dance that lasts the night, it allows her to empty her mind of stories we all wish were true.
 Her stories are hopeful yet true to life, skillfully avoiding melodrama and the unrealistic, bringing her gripping Erotica only closer to the heart of those that dare dipping into it.

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