Surrender

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Raffaello (Rafe) Palazzo takes what he wants with no regrets. Arianna (Ari) Lynn Harlow has led a charmed life until tragedy strikes her family. He’s looking for a no-emotions attached mistress, she’s looking for redemption.

They are not a pair that should ever work, but undeniable attraction and devastating tragedies bring them together in the city by the bay where he fights to keep their relationship nothing more than an enjoyable way to meet his needs, and she battles to not lose herself in him. Spending time with Ari starts cracking the hard shell that Rafe has built around his heart, but he denies the affect she has on him until it’s too late to stop the inevitable conclusion that their relationship is headed for.

Rafe once believed in happily ever after, coming from a large Italian family. He’s got the Midas touch, since every endeavor he tries turns to gold. That all ends when his wife walks out the door and leaves him blindsided. His devastation quickly turns to steel when he decides no woman will fool him again. From that point on he treats relationships as nothing more than business transactions where both party’s come out mutually benefited.

Just when Ari has sunk to the lowest she’s ever been she finds an ad in the paper announcing a job that’s too good to be true. It turns out she’s right. She makes it through the intense rounds of interviews only to find out the job is for a mistress to the powerful Rafe Palazzo, owner of Palazzo Enterprises. Rafe gives her a day to think about whether she wants the position or not, and she’s sent on her way, only to find out her mother’s near-terminal position has taken a turn for the worse. Her mom’s only in the hospital because Ari messed up, and her mother’s the one who paid the price. Is Rafe her savior, or will he take her with him straight to the depths of hell?

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I did not read this book but heard it- audio book. This is my third audio book and I have to say its a bit like reading a book verse seeing the movie. I think reading it is better than listening but with my two hour commute it is safer for those on the road if I listen verse read. This audio book was only a female voice which I like better than when it has a man & women's voice. The mans voice is never manly enough it seems. 

Rafe is a super rich, very handsome, dickhead. Ari is nerdy, quite & beautiful (but she does not know it). When Rafe meets Ari he is mesmerized by her. She is nothing like any of his previous mistresses and she is quite mouthy when it comes to telling Rafe off. Rafe is relentless in his pursuit and Ari becomes more determined to not give in to him. They have a physical chemistry that is undeniable, but that  is not enough for Ari. If Rafe would stop treating things like a business transaction he would get a lot further with her. Rafe has many sides to him throughout the book and for this reason Ari's feelings are all over the place. Some hot, steamy sex scenes. Make sure you have book two ready the ending leaves you wanting more. As the next three books continue the stories of Rafe's sisters unfold as well.

Submit

Arianna Harlow has a choice. Does she choose love or self-respect? Will she give up her freedom and become nothing but a shadow of herself? This is the exciting sequel to the NYT and USA Today best-selling book Surrender. In Submit, Ari faces an impossible ultimatum. She needs to decide whether to accept Raffaelo Palazzo's indecent proposal and stay at his side as his bought mistress, under his complete control in his world and in his bedroom. Rafe holds the keys to her mother's happiness, and Ari must choose love for her mother or respect for herself and for the morals her mother instilled in her. You'll find out that decision in this book and discover the unexpected repercussions of what Ari does choose. In Surrender, we were also introduced to the dynamic story of Shane Grayson and Lia Palazzo. See where their story leads as the Surrender Series continues. Watch as two strong, confident women make choices that will affect their lives forever. Who will submit? Will it be the women or the men?

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I listened to this book on Audio. I enjoyed this narrator the best so far. The whole story is told in a female voice. 

Rafe gets what he wants, Ari as his mistress. There are many concessions that Rafe makes for Ari. Over time, Rafe shows Ari more of his gentler side and Ari falls in love with him. She hopes that Rafe will return her feels, but she is not delusional in thinking they will ever be more than they are right now. Rafe does have strong feelings for Ari, but he will not let himself fall in love. He  is at a cross road on whether he can give her his heart or let her go. 

Leah has been after Shane for years now. Shane now sees her as more than his best friends kid sister- he wants her. Shane also knows he cannot have her because of his best friend. Leah finally breaks Shane and he gives into to their desires. Now he has to fess up to Rafe about his intentions with his sister but Leah wants to keep it a secret. Either way it  is not going to end well for Shane. Lots of hot steamy, juicy sex.Lots of hot steamy juicy sex.  

After this Night

Their world was passion, pleasure and secrets.

Far too many secrets. But Clay Nichols can't get Julia Bell out of his mind. He's so drawn to her, and to the nights they shared, that he can't focus on work or business. Only her. And she's pissing him off with her hot and cold act. She has her reasons though–she's trying to stay one step ahead of the trouble that's been chasing her for months now, thanks to the criminal world her ex dragged her into. If only she can get out of this mess, then maybe she can invite the man who ignites her back in her life, so she can have him–heart, mind and body.

He won't take less than all of her, and the full truth too. When he runs into her again at her sister's wedding, they have a second chance but she'll have to let him all the way in. And they'll learn just how much more there is to the intense sexual chemistry they share, and whether love can carry them well past the danger of her past and into a new future, after this night…

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At the end of "Night after Night" Clay leaves Julia because she is keeping secrets from him. This is Clay's no bend rule - no secrets. Julia is just trying to protect him and everyone else close to her so she has excepted that Clay was gone forever. Clay cannot get her out of his head and makes contact, he thinks if he keeps things at a distance and doesn't see her he can get over her. How wrong he was. When he does see her he knows we will take whatever he can get and on any terms. Julia has a light bulb moment and knows what she has to do because she wants Clay and not just for a short time. Things go from good to scary to crappy again. Lots of hot, juicy, steamy sex. These two need to get over their hard rules and realize not everything is black and white. 

Fabulous ending.

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Everyone belongs somewhere. Even the misfits.

With the looming threat from the Mancuso Crime Family, the Forsaken Motorcycle Club is preparing for a war that could destroy them. Grady, the club’s Sergeant-at-Arms, knows that love makes you weak, and he has zero interest in adding to his liabilities– especially now. He’s already got his teenage daughter who keeps him on his toes and a beef within the club that could fracture his relationship with a fellow brother for good.

For Holly Mercer, her life is finally getting on track and the last thing she wants is trouble from her hometown’s resident outlaws. Keeping her nose clean is easier said than done, when suddenly she finds herself embroiled in club business. Holly might like the idea of being with a real-life bad boy, but even being in the same room with tough-as-nails Grady flusters her.

When Holly inadvertently finds herself on Mancuso’s radar, she has two choices: trust that Grady will protect her, or continue to refuse the club’s help. Both roads are dangerous, but only one has the chance to damage her beyond repair.

Love is never more dangerous than when it can destroy you.


Excerpt

"I told you that I won't say anything. You won't take me at my word, so if I have to take the money to get you to believe that I'm not going to do anything to get you or your club into trouble, then I will." And that's exactly the problem. We deal with a lot of shady as fuck people in our line of business. I learned two things in my last twenty years with his cut on my shoulders: number one, everybody has a price; and number two, that there is no such thing as getting something for nothing. And the fact that she won't take my money makes me think she's going to take my freedom. Only, she doesn't seem to be malicious or deceitful. If I didn't know any better, I would think that she really just wanted to be left alone. Which is a damn shame because the more time I spend around her, the more aware I am of her presence.

"Stay here," I say. She is an adult and responsible for own fate, but I can't help the bad feeling that I get from the idea of letting her walk. She hasn't told me what exactly went down between her and Mancuso's guy, but from the way she avoids the topic altogether, I'm starting to worry that it was more than she's letting on. And if he has taken an interest in her, then she’s screwed.

"No," she says. She gives me a small shake of her head, and then her shoulders rise in the air, stay for a beat, and fall. "I was an idiot for thinking that it could be a good idea to let Cheyenne think that were sleeping together. Now my boss is asking questions and even Mindy thinks I'm hiding something from her. If I stay here, it's only going to make everything worse."

"You won't stay here because people are asking questions, so you would rather be murdered to avoid a few uncomfortable conversations?" I don't even know what the fuck to say about this shit anymore. I've tried my best to get it through her thick skull that getting dead is a very real possibility here. She shifts in place and looks down at her lap. Her fingers work at the hem of her blouse.

"The more time I spend with you, the more that guy is going to think I matter. It's better for you and Cheyenne that I stay away. If he thinks we know each other then he can use me as leverage. You have enough to worry about with Cheyenne and your club. You don't need to worry about me as well."

“Stay,” I say again, quieter this time.

“I don’t fit in here.”

“Yes, you do,” I whisper.

“But, I don’t.”

“You’re insane, and ballsy, and you handle your shit. You fit in here alright.”

I sound like a pussy.

Her silence is unnerving. She doesn’t react to my fucked-up attempts at getting her to stay for a long moment, then she says, “But I don’t want to be those things.”

I don't give her anything for a good minute or so. I've nothing to give. She doesn’t want this and I won’t force it. On one hand, she makes sense. Her staying here could make it look like she means something to me, which she doesn't. Well, more than I want her to, anyway. Still, that doesn't address the fact that she's already had words with this guy and apparently the asshole pulled a gun on her. But she's made her choice, and I'm not the kind of man who begs.

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As a child, JC was fascinated by things that went bump in the night. As they say, some things never change. Now, as an adult, she divides her time between the sexy law men, mythical creatures, and kick-ass heroines that live inside her head and pursuing her bachelor's degree in English. JC is a San Francisco Bay Area native, but has also called both Texas and Louisiana home. These days she rocks her flip flops year round in Northern California and can't imagine a climate more beautiful.

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Holly is starting her life over by moving back home. Having had a troubled couple of years- those troubles are slowly revealed throughout the book. When Holly finally comes face to face with Grady there's no denying that she's attracted to him. She doesn't put up with his crap and she gives as good as she gets. Mouthy women never did it for Grady, but there's something about Holly that has him in knots. Holly ends up being in the wrong place at the wrong time and gets sucked into the Forksaken's business. They try to resist their attraction but eventually they give in. Things get dangers and scary leaving Holly so scared she might not ever recover. 

Fabulous ending. Some hot, steamy, juicy sexy.

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Uncockblockable

Uncockblockable (Evan Arden)

Nick Wolfe is famous in Chicago – or is that infamous? He’s not only known as the illegitimate son of Mafia boss Rinaldo Moretti, but also as an unstoppable ladies’ man. He always seems to get the girl in the end, even when everyone around tries to plot against him. He’s a party guy, doesn’t work, and spends all his time picking up chicks and making notches on his headboard. He's the ultimate ladies man...or is that man-whore? Until he meets her, and she turns the tables on him.

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This was a quick read. I found sometimes I didn't know really what was going on. Basically this book takes us through Nick's life of picking up girls- he is one sly, story telling, man whore! The best part is when he meets Milena and is speechless. Upon the second time meeting things move fast. There is an underlining threat with their families and I imagine things aren't going to be easy for them. Some hot, juicy, steamy sex scenes. Good ending.

Hot New Release "Forever Ours" by Cassia Leo

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Today we're celebrating the release of Forever Ours. 

Forever Ours is the highly anticipated prequel to the New York Times and USA Today bestselling Shattered Hearts Series. This should be before Relentless.

Sometimes, it takes more than love to mend a shattered heart.

After eight years of being tossed around from one home to another, never forming any meaningful friendships or bonds with her foster families, Claire's caseworker gives her an ultimatum: Behave or your next home will be a halfway house.

When fifteen-year-old Claire arrives at the home of Jackie Knight and meets Jackie's fifteen-year-old son, tattooed guitarist Chris, she fears she'll be seeing the inside of that halfway house soon. But Chris isn't like any other guy Claire has ever encountered and he soon gains her trust through his music and unwavering patience.

Claire has finally found her forever home and she and Chris soon find themselves falling in love.

But Chris’s dreams of musical stardom and Claire’s need for a stable home soon put their love in jeopardy. Chris struggles deeply with his plans for the future, entirely reluctant to leave Claire behind; until Claire does something that may break their love — and the only home she’s comes to know — forever.

Chapter Eleven

Chris

Forever Addicted

I tumble out of bed and drag myself out of my bedroom and into the hallway. When I push open the bathroom door, my eyes widen at what I’ve stumbled upon. Claire is standing next to the toilet, holding her new cell phone over the toilet bowl. Her lips are pressed together in a hard line across her delicate face.

“What the fuck?” is the first thing that slips out of my mouth.

“I don’t want this thing anymore.”

“Please don’t drop it in the toilet.”

“What is the point of having a cell phone if you never answer it?”

Oh, shit. She’s had this phone two months and it’s turned her into a crazy person. I don’t dare say this out loud, but I’m beginning to wish I’d gotten her something else for her birthday.

If I don’t call her back within a few minutes, she accuses me of playing games. If she doesn’t call me back right away, it’s because she was busy. I don’t think she even realizes how insane this sounds.

“What do you want me to do? Just tell me what you want and I’ll do it.” I inch closer to her and she smiles when she realizes she has my attention. “You want me to promise I’ll never wait more than five minutes to call you back? Would that make you happy?”

She loses the smile and purses her lips. “This phone has turned me into an addict. I look at it every two minutes to check for missed calls and texts from you. It’s sick!”

I reach for her wrist and slowly move my hand down until the phone is in my hand. I place it gently on the bathroom counter, then I look her in the eyes.

“Babe, you’re not addicted to your phone. You’re addicted to me.”

“Shut up!” she smacks my chest and I try not to laugh too loud.

I wrap my arms around her waist and pull her against me. She’s breathing hard as my lips hover over hers. “Don’t you have to get ready for school?”

“It’s a late day. I don’t have to be at school for two and a half hours.”

I smile. It actually makes me happy that I can’t remember what day is a late day anymore since I quit school. The only regret I have about quitting school is that Claire is alone now. With Jake and Rachel graduated, and Tristan hanging out with his new girlfriend, Ashley, Claire says she spends most of her time outside of class reading.

“Good, ‘cause I have plans for you…. I gonna text you for two hours straight.”

“You’re such a jerk!”

She tries to push me away and I lean in to kiss her. At first she closes her mouth, but she laughs when I plant a loud kiss on her cheek. And I seize the opportunity to kiss her hard.

Seconds later, we’re lying on my bed, the sheets bunched up beneath her and my hand easing down her waist to her hip. She grabs my hand to stop me and I smile as I move my hand up. I trail my lips over her smooth jaw and plant a soft kiss on her neck. I hear a sniffing noise and I quickly pull my head back, afraid she’s crying.

“Oh, my God. You smell so good,” she says, leaning forward so she can sniff my shoulder.

“Really?”

She grabs fistfuls of my T-shirt and brings them to her nose as she inhales. “Yes! Is that some kind of cologne or something?”

“No, it’s laundry soap and you use the same one.”

“No, it has to be something else.”

I reach up and lightly drag my fingertip across her jawline. “Yeah, it’s laundry soap and my pheromones, which you obviously can’t get enough of. Addict.”

“Shut up.”

“What? There’s nothing wrong with that. I can’t get enough of your scent either.” I bury my face in the crook of her neck and she lets out a soft gasp when I lick her skin. “You smell sweet and salty at the same time, like raspberries with a hint of the beach. It’s fucking intoxicating.”

“Really?” she breathes. “That’s what I smell like to you?”

I nuzzle my nose against the sensitive spot behind her ear and she giggles softly. “See what you do to me? I can’t get enough of you.”

I kiss her neck and her skin is so soft, I want to devour her. But I respect her boundaries. So minutes later, we’re on my bike on the way to drop her off at school.  As usual, she plants a kiss on the front of my helmet, leaving a kiss mark on the glass. Then she bats my hand away when I try to grab her ass as she walks away.

Something about this feels too perfect. I keep waiting for my mom to tell me that Claire’s being moved to another foster home. Or that my mom will find out about us and Claire’s caseworker will have her removed from our home.

Something bad is coming. It could be next week or next year. All I know is that this can’t continue the way it has. It’s too perfect. Nothing in my life has ever been this good or easy.

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Breathe

In the shore town of Sea Breeze, Sadie discovers that fame is nothing in the face of passion. A steamy read from bestselling author Abbi Glines.

Sadie White’s summer job is at the beach, but she won’t be working as a lifeguard. Since her mom is pregnant and refuses to work, Sadie will be taking over as a domestic servant for a wealthy family on a nearby island.

When the family arrives at their summer getaway, Sadie is surprised to learn that the owner of the house is Jax Stone, one of the hottest teen rockers in the world. If Sadie were normal—if she hadn’t spent her life raising her mother and taking care of the house—maybe she’d be excited about working for a rock star. But she’s not.

Even though Sadie isn’t impressed by Jax’s fame, he is drawn to her. Everything about Sadie fascinates Jax, but he fights his attraction: Relationships never work in his world, and as badly as he wants Sadie, he believes she deserves more. Yet as the summer stretches on, Jax’s passion leaves him breathless—and Sadie feels like the only source of oxygen.

Can their love overcome the disparity in their lifestyles? One breath at a time, they’re going to find out…


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This is my first audio book. I have to say it takes some getting use to because the voices you imagine are not the one's reading. Sadie is young but has the weight of the world on her shoulders. She is the sole bread winner for her family (which consists of her very pregnant mother). When she meets the famous Jax stone there is instant chemistry. Sadie is like no other female that Jax has met. She does not bow at his feet nor is she a fan of his. These two enter a relationship knowing when the summer ends so will the relationship. The media catches wind if them and forces Jax to do what's best for Sadie and leave. Things for Sadie become more stressful with starting school, her new sibling, work & an unresponsive mother. It  is too much and Sadie is seriously injured. Jax now realizes he cannot live without Sadie, but it just might be too late. Some heavy make out scenes, one hot sex scene.
Good ending.

After the Ex Games

After The Ex Games is the sequel to the New York Times Bestselling series The Ex Games and The Private Club. It should be read after both of those series to be fully understood. 

Can love exist when secrets are revealed and promises are broken? 

When Brandon Hastings and Greyson Twining started the private club, they never knew just how much it was going to change their lives. Power, greed, sex, and money filled their brains, but love never touched them. 

When Katie Raymond and Meg Riley entered their lives, everything they thought they knew about life changed. They realized that love meant more to them than anything else and they were ready to start their lives anew. However, the course of true love never runs smoothly and happiness and marriage may not be in their futures. 

When secrets from the past are revealed and lies are exposed, both men fear they will lose the love of their lives. Brandon and Greyson know that they only have one chance to make everything right, but the one person they are counting on to help them, may be the one person who wants to take them both down. 

After The Ex Games is the stunning and mind blowing finale to The Ex Games and The Private Club serials. Everything you thought you knew about Brandon Hastings and Greyson Twining will be called into question and you will be left wondering if the games ever truly end. 


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I love how it this book brings two series together!

Brandon & Grayson want to lay it the line for the women they love. They have to come clean, but neither of them wants to because their afraid meg & Katie will leave them. Just when I thought I had their secrets figured out I learn I was totally wrong. This book kept me on my toes wanting to hear all their dirt and to hope those gorgeous men get they're happily ever after. Some hot juicy sex.
 Fabulous ending

Phenomenal X

Good Girl. Notorious Bad-Boy. One Phenomenal Love. 

From the mean streets of Detroit rises the newest superstar of professional wrestling, Xavier Cold, better known as Phenomenal X. His muscular physique makes men cower before him and women lose their minds with desire.

Anna Cortez is fresh out of college and naive to the harsh realities of the real world. Tired of living under the thumb of her conservative family, she defies them when she accepts a job as the assistant to wrestling’s most notorious bad-boy. Phenomenal X has an animalistic nature that even good girl Anna finds hard to resist.

One night forced to share a bed in a sold-out hotel, lines blur between them and they quickly learn that one lustful night changes everything and neither one of them will ever be the same.

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Amazing!

From the moment their eyes meet Anna's body reacted to him. Xavier lays it on thick, but Anna just can't let herself be another notch on his bedpost. They decide to be friends, but it  is so hard for Anna to resist him the longer she  is around him. When a turn of events leads her into his world on a daily basis her body can no longer resist. Xavier has a haunted past that has left him a broken man. He does not know if he can be what Anna needs, but he does know he cannot live without her. Xavier's nemesis wants to take him down and when he drags Anna into it Xavier loses it. Now Xavier's may not have a future with Anna. A hot steamy sex scene. Cliffhanger ending.

Because of Low

Playboy Cage owns the apartment, and he hosts a revolving door of people, in and out, at all times. Most of them are long-legged hot girls who are never there more than a night or two. When Cage’s new roommate, Marcus, enters the picture, he’s just looking to nurse a broken heart. But there’s one particular semi-frequent regular who catches his eye.

Willow—“Low”—is the one Cage wants to marry. But the two of them are night and day, and Marcus can’t see how Low puts up with all of Cage’s womanizing. What she really needs is a real man....like good-looking and sensible Marcus. But that’s going to get real complicated and real messy—real fast.

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I listened to the audio book of this one.

I am still trying to get use to audio books - the voices just throw me off a little.

When Low catches Marcus' eye he is taken back a little. He did not think anyone would ever, or at least this soon catch his attention. Marcus soon realizes what he feels for Low is way more intense than the feelings he had for Sadie. Low is use to people walking out of her life and she never gives her heart away but she wants to take a chance on Marcus. Cage is not going to let anyone take his Low away from him so Marcus is in for a bit of a fight. Things get even hairier for these two. 

A couple hot, steamy scenes. 

Fabulous ending.

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Illicit Desire

Illicit Desire

Beau Diesel…He was my “one”. My one that I would sacrifice everything for. My one that I wanted to be with until I took my final breath. My one that completed me.

I wanted him. I needed him. But he was off limits. I knew this, but the risk of consequences didn’t outweigh the depth of my desire.

So, I fought for our love.

But, I wasn’t Beau’s “one”.

So, he fought against our love.

He fought so hard, eventually I had to give up. I had to admit defeat.

But, that’s the thing about love – when you’re down and out, true love wins. It prevails…and it raises you up.

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The book started off strong. Harlow has been in love with beau since she was a kid. When they finally get together, he humps her and dumps her. Harlow avoids him throughout the years but when she finally crosses his path again she is weak for him and lets him have her only to be walked away from again. This goes on for a bit until beau comes to his senses. Things get dangerous, and Harlow is at the center if it. Lots of hot juicy sex. I just didn't fall in love with the characters - there was something lacking for me and some parts struck me as cheesy. I think Harlow forgave Beau way to easily. 

Ending was Good.