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Lacey and Lethal by Laurann Dohner (4 Stars)

Jun17

All vampires are evil, or aren’t they? Can Lacey find it in herself to see past Lethal being a vampire or is there no hope for a romance?

Lacey lost her sister when a vampire killed her three years ago. Since then, her fiancé left her, she gave up her day job, and now she spends her time trying to kill off every vampire she can with the help of her team. Lethal is a very old and powerful vampire who happens to own a local club where other vampires can come to safely drink blood from willing donors. He’s about to get caught by Lacey and face her wrath.

Lacey was a wonderful character. She was extremely smart which was evident by the way she thought through her plans. She was also very funny and had a sarcastic barb for every situation. I really got a kick out of watching her interactions, especially with Lethal. But she’s starting to realize that her life is a bit lonely. After capturing Lethal, she decides that there’s nothing wrong with having sex with him before she kills him. It felt a little non-consensual for poor Lethal until you realize that Lethal was pushing her to do it. However, they both seemed to really enjoy it, and their relationship progressed from there.

Lethal is extremely sexy, powerful, and also a bit lonely. He really needs a mate that can keep him in his place, and he thinks Lacey is certainly the woman for the job. After promising to help her find her sister’s killer, she lets him live to see if he’ll follow through on his promise. The rest of the story was exciting as the vampires are attacked by Lacey’s old team.

Although this was a pretty standard vampire story with an instant love theme, there was quite a bit of action and humor in the story. It’s based in the world of some of her earlier stories, but you don’t need to read them first to enjoy this. An enjoyable vampire romance with a strong, witty heroine, and an action packed plot that made for an easy afternoon read.

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Originally reviewed for The Romance Reviews. Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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Makes Three by Domashita Romero (4 Stars)

Jun6

A married couple, a human and an alien, travel around the galaxy performing odd jobs. Their interactions are adorable, filled with sarcasm and humor.

Link to free download.

 

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Over the Line (Mastered #3) by Sierra Cartwright (4 Stars)

Jun1

Can you really protect your heart when you’re already willing to completely trust somebody with your body?

Dom Michael Dayton has already been married and divorced once. He’s going to be much more cautious with his heart next time. He knows what he wants in a future relationship and in the bedroom. Sydney Wallace knows she’s submissive when it comes to sex, but she’s extremely adventurous in everything else life has to offer. She refuses to be controlled by another man like her former master.

Michael is an excellent character with strong communication skills, a powerful body, and an incredibly insightful mind. He always pays attention to every detail about his sub making it his sexiest trait. Sydney was a strong woman physically, and she loved a good outdoor adventure. Unfortunately, after letting her last master completely control her life, she’s very hesitant to get involved in a new relationship and prefers just to play with other dominants. The focus of the story was on breaking down barriers for two people who both had prior bad relationships, and who were very determined to be much more careful the next time around. They both knew what they wanted out of their lives, and neither of them was willing to compromise.

Fortunately, what they both wanted and needed was each other. They discovered this by talking through their issues and desires, with these conversations being instigated by Michael. We definitely got to know the characters well enough through their thoughts and interactions with others, but the majority of their time together was actually spent doing scenes. I would have liked to have seen them spend more time together talking about something other than the scene. There were some brief conversations, but not enough to really buy the concept of them falling in love with each other. However, Michael’s comments and approach to life convinced me that they would get their happy ending, which we’ll hopefully see in a future book in the series.

The sex was pretty heavily laced with moderate pain including heavy flogging, pinching, slapping, and spanking along with bondage and ball-gags. Overall, I enjoyed this extremely erotic story with an incredibly sexy alpha male who knows how to communicate. If you enjoy stories that get you hot and bothered with heavy elements of S&M, this will definitely do the trick.

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Originally reviewed for The Romance Reviews. Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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Love in La Terraza by Ethan Day (4 Stars)

May25

Can a house ever really be a home without the person you love sharing it with you?

Cain Elliott is desperately trying to save his home, La Terraza, a beautiful apartment complex left to him by his grandmother. Henry Abrams just moved into town to work for a large architectural firm, which ironically is also trying to buy La Terraza from Cain for another client. They meet at a bar one night where it’s lust at first sight.

After a wonderful evening together, they discover that maybe there is a chance for a real relationship between them. First they have to determine if they can work through the challenges of their conflicting desires to save or sell La Terraza.

Cain was an absolutely adorable character. He was charming and sweet and had a heart of gold. He loved La Terraza and was determined to try to save it. Unfortunately, the lovely building was in need of a lot of expensive repairs that he couldn’t afford. Henry was kind, smart, and a bit dominating but in a sexy way. He wanted to take care of Cain and do anything he could to help him out. As they spend time together, they realize they are meant for each other. Their biggest struggle is the concern that Henry has about whether he can trust his feelings for Cain, and if they are truly returned.

The other tenants in the complex were interesting and added to the story without getting in the way. They were also very protective of Cain in addition to being a bit meddlesome.

Overall, this is a very enjoyable, instant love, low-angst romance.

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Originally reviewed for The Romance Reviews. Complimentary copy provided by author/publisher for an honest review.
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