Book Review~ Addiction: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel #1 by Shantel Tessier

Addiction (Seven Deadly Sins #1)

Author: Shantel Tessier

REVIEW :

I received an arc of Addiction in exchange for my honest review.

This is the first book by Shantel Tessier and I'm now a fan for life! This is the first book in the series. It is a dark romantic suspense novel. That is a true fill length novel! I love stories that are longer than 250 pages, and this book definitely is! This story begins with two men Case and Brecken who both own and operate a night club in Chicago. This is Case's story. Case is a scared individual who is working in a seedy business, helping you get what you need to feed your addiction, weather it be drugs, alcohol or sexy, Case can help you. We meet Taylor, a senior in college living with her best friend and her brother. Things seem good, life isn't easy but she's making the most of in, until she learns her brother is working for Case, a notorious bad guy. She is so upset, she meets and basically rips into Case for hiring her brother. But nothing is as it seems. Case has no clue that Blaine had a sister, much less lived with her and his gorlfriend. He knows he needs to protect Taylor at all costs, but how to convince her of that without sharing who and what he really is? This is a amazing fast paced story with characters you just are routing to get their shit together! I fell for all these characters introduced in this first book, and can only hope there are a lot more to come! Seven deadly sins= seven books? We can only hope!

4 1/2 Stars!

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Author Bio:

Shantel is a Texas born girl who now lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her high school sweetheart, who is a wonderful, supportive husband and their six year old little princess. She loves to spend time cuddled up on the couch with a good book

 

She has published five books in the Undescribable series and 2 books in the DASH series. She considers herself extremely lucky to get to be a stay at home wife and mother. Going to concerts and the movies are just a few of her favorite things to do. She hates coffee, but loves wine. She and her husband are both huge football fans, college and NFL. And she has to feed her high heel addiction by shopping for shoes weekly.

 

Although she has a passion to write, her family is most important to her. She loves spending evenings at home with her husband and daughter, along with their two cats and dog.

 

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Other Books by the same author

New Release~Obsession: A Seven Deadly Sins Novel 2 by Shantel Tessier

Title: Obsession

Series: Seven Deadly Sins #2

Author: Shantel Tessier

Genre: Romantic Suspense Standalone

Release Date: July 26, 2016

Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29606091­obsession

Synopsis:
I have lost those who I have loved.
I have bled for those I hate.
I have lied to those who are honest.
What am I?
You're a sinner dressed in white.
You’re a ghost in the night.
You're the demons that I fight.
Who are you?
Both of us were sinners. She was hell­bent on revenge, and I was determined to let her have it. She
was a beautiful sin that alone would be my damnation. And for her, I was willing to dig my own
grave. She took what little pride I had left and made me look like a fool. I lusted for a taste of her
darkness, for it was the same color as mine. I envied the way she was able to say no, as if she really
meant it. I will endure the wrath of having her no matter the cost of my greed. But I have always
been a glutton for punishment without any propensity of sloth. She became my obsession and like
any other drug, she took all the pain away but brought me to a new level of low. Too bad falling in
love with her brought on a different kind of hell that I wasn’t sure we would live through. We were
both running from a past that was going to tear apart out future. What I thought was going to be a
beautiful beginning turned out to be a torturous end.

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Excerpt:
I take another step closer to her, closing what little space there was left between us. Uncrossing
my arms, I reach out and grab a handful of her brown hair and yank her head back, “What the
...?” She cries out wide­eyed.
I lower my head down to hers and her eyes search my face. The smell of something sweet hits
my nose and I inhale sharply. Her eyes wide and breathing heavy. What will he do to me? Is
what is running through her mind right now. “Do you want me to attack you like the man
downstairs did, or are you gonna point it at me?” I demand keeping my voice even. How stupid
she was to let me see her up to her apartment. She’s too trusting. All I had to do was mention
Tiffany and she forgot everything else. Even her own safety. This woman needs me.
She gasps and her green eyes harden as her nostrils flare. “Let go of me.” She growls, trying to
pull her hair free of my fist. I take a quick look at the gun, she still has it pointed away from me.
It’s not gonna happen. She’s only gonna hurt herself.
“Make me.” I say with a smirk. Let’s see what she has to work with. Let me see how well she
can fight her way out of a life or death situation. Because I have a feeling that her friend didn’t
have a chance. But then again not many women do. The ones who do, are just pure lucky.
She lets out of huff and then lifts her knee. I let go of her hair and I fall to the floor like a boulder
falling off a cliff. Bent over and unable to breathe I feel as if I am about to puke on her living
room floor.
She kneed me in the balls.

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who is a wonderful, supportive husband and their six year old little princess. She loves to spend
time cuddled up on the couch with a good book
She has published five books in the Undescribable series and 2 books in the DASH series. She
considers herself extremely lucky to get to be a stay at home wife and mother. Going to
concerts and the movies are just a few of her favorite things to do. She hates coffee, but loves
wine. She and her husband are both huge football fans, college and NFL. And she has to feed
her high heel addiction by shopping for shoes weekly.
Although she has a passion to write, her family is most important to her. She loves spending
evenings at home with her husband and daughter, along with their two cats and dog.

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Book review~ Swerve: Boosted Hearts #1 by Sherilee Gray

Title: Swerve

Series: Boosted Hearts Series Book 1

Author: Sherilee Gray

Review: 

I received an arc of Swerve in exchange for my honest review.

This is the first book in the Boosted Hearts series. In this book we meet auto mechanic by day and car their by night Hugo Colton, his brother Joe and their friend. These three guys are put into a position where they are boosting cars for the local mob boss, because their father left th m in terrible debt to this mob boss. The guys have so many cars each month to boost and get shipped, they are almost done paying off their debt and know the boss will do almost anything in order to keep them longer. One night while boosting a car, Hugo comes across a young women dressed in Ian Poison Ivy Costume who's getting hit on by a drunk guy. Hugo walks in and rescues Shay. Shay you a young women who lives in a trailer park, in the trailer her grandmother left her. She is all alone in the world with only her neighbors and BF. She works three jobs, and is barely making ends meet. She was so glad when Hugo rescued her from that jerk, but doesn't expect to see him again, until he shows up at the restaurant/bar she works at. Things speed up, but Shay is damaged goods, and can't believe that Hugo wants anything more than sex from her. She puts herself down and has such low self esteem it's sad. Hugo is floored by this amazing women who doesn't see herself clearly. Andy while he should be focused on paying off his debt, he can't help but fall for Shay and want to take care of her. This is such an amazing story of two very wounded individual who desperately need each other, but need to get past all their shit to truely be together.

Amazing read that I devours in no time flat!

41/2 stars

Author Bio:

Sherilee Gray writes sexy, edgy contemporary romance. Stories full of heat and high emotion, following stubborn characters as they fight against the odds… and their happily ever after. She’s a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful NZ with her husband and their two children. When not writing or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky Road chocolate in the other.

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Swerve (Booster Hearts #1)

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Amazon Blog Tour~ Spin:Boosted Hearts #2 by Sherilee Gray

Title: Spin

Series: Boosted Hearts #2

Author: Sherilee Gray

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release: July 22, 2016

Goodreads:  https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29631682-spin

Blurb:

He never planned on falling for the enemy…

Indebted to a local crime boss thanks to their father’s gambling debts, mechanic Joe Colton and his brother have been forced to steal cars for three soul-killing years. But when Joe saves the man’s niece from police – the same deliciously hot-blooded woman sabotaging their efforts to clear the debt – it’s time to negotiate new terms. And discover why, that one night, she burned him with a kiss then ran…

Darcey Connors will do anything to get her baby brother away from the criminals in her family – even screw up a good man’s life. Yet in the midst of tailing Joe, she somehow falls hard for the sexy tattooed car thief. Nothing can happen between them, but she owes him big time, and if he’s going it alone, she is going to help. As long as no one ever finds out – not Joe, her family, the police – or she could lose everything.

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What Others Are Saying:

“I am just in love with this author and with this series. I hope you’ll take a look at any one of her books and give them a try. I can vouch for every single one.” - Carol’s Reviews

“...emotional read with sexy and humor thrown in.” - Cat’s Guilty Pleasures

Excerpt:

There was a scrape and a laugh behind them. They both froze.

“Hey! Get away from my car,” someone yelled.

Shit.

“Wrap your arms around my neck,” Joe whispered.

“What…”

“Now.”

She did as he said, and he leaned into her, hands dropping to her goddamn ass, again. Then he hoisted her higher, so their mouths were just an inch apart.

“What are you…?”

“Kiss me.”

Joe,” she warned.

“We don’t want him calling security.”

The pulse at her neck was thudding, heavy and thick.

“We don’t have another choice,” he rasped.

Dammit. Her thigh muscles twitched before she yanked up her dress and wrapped her legs around his waist. It was either that, or let her legs dangle above the ground like a rag doll.

He sucked in a breath, then his teeth flashed in the moonlight.

“Get on with it then.” She was going for unaffected, but yeah, she wasn’t fooling anyone. Not with the way her heart was attempting to pound right out of her chest.

His nose slid along hers briefly, skin warm, the beard surrounding his lips tickling her chin, making her shiver. Then he closed the gap, soft yet firm lips pressing against hers. She had every intention of faking it, knowing all too well the dangers of kissing this man. The trouble it could get her into. But then he swiped his tongue over her lower lip, and she was—gone. Just like that, one stroke, one taste of him, the smell of his skin, the rasp of his beard against her cheek, and she was helpless to resist.

Then he did it again, and her mouth opened on a moan. His tongue slid in, tangling with hers—slow, deep, greedy licks that curled her toes. His hands tightened on her ass, squeezing, and she started to tremble. Gripping the side of his neck with one hand and fisting the lapel of his suit jacket, holding him to her, with the other, she started kissing him back. His deep groan turned her lower belly liquid. God, she was losing the battle here. Hell, who was she kidding? She’d already lost it completely.

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Author Bio:

Sherilee Gray writes sexy, edgy contemporary romance. Stories full of heat and high emotion, following stubborn characters as they fight against the odds… and their happily ever after. She’s a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful NZ with her husband and their two children. When not writing or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky Road chocolate in the other.

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REVIEW:

I received an ARC of Spin, in exchange for my honest review.

This is the second book in the Boosted Heart Series by Sherilee Gray, and this book is just as amazing as the first one! I loved Joe Colton, and after reading his brother Hugo's Story, I couldn't wait to read Joe's. He is such a great stand up guy trying to do the right thing by his brother and family, even if it means disaster for himself. He put himself into a terrible position in order to save his brother and best friend. Along the way he runs into Darcy, a young girl working for her mob boss uncle boosting cars. Joe thinks she's only doing it because the Boss, her uncle told her to f*ck with the boys getting cars in time for their deadline. In all truth she's been put into a horrible position but for all the right reasons. Both of these characters are so perfectly flawed that you can't help but route for them to get their HEA. I loved the heat between the characters, it was hot sexy and simply an awesome read! Loved every second of this book!

4 1/2 Stars 

Cover Reveal~He Loves Me Healthy, He Loves Me Not by Renee Dyer

Title: He Loves Me Healthy, He Loves Me Not

Author Renee Dyer

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 30, 2016

Publisher: Forever Red Publishing

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25320552

Blurb:

Chiari.

It’s a strange little word about to change Nick and Brenna St. James’ world forever.

Brenna was raised to believe love conquers all. Losing piece after piece of herself causes her to waver in her beliefs. Insecurities abound and she can’t stop wondering if Nick can love the person she is now. Is it fair to ask him to?

Nick wants a do over. To go back to a time before Brenna was sick, before everything changed. But genies don’t exist, life doesn’t grant wishes, and time machines haven’t been invented. All he can do is follow his heart...and his heart wants Brenna.

Together, they have to face a battle they never imagined.

When fighting is all you have left…

When love can't heal everything…

When life rests in the balance of the unknown...

When their vows, “…in sickness and in health”, are put to the test…

Will Nick and Brenna be able to fight through the odds stacked against them, or will everything come crumbling down?

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Love is stronger than anything.  It can conquer all.  We hear this all the time growing up.  This book is a story that takes you on a journey through a couple’s life as they find out exactly how strong their love is.  When Brenna finds out she has a brain condition, their everyday, happy life gets thrown into a tailspin.  Together, Nick and Brenna have to brace for the impact of the multitude of changes this condition and the surgeries that ensue, bring their way.  They go through ups and downs as they try to figure out who they have become as they each change from the impact of Brenna having Chiari.  It’s a raw and realistic story, but one that will have the reader taking stock of their own life, grabbing for the person next to them, and coming out understanding that love is always worth fighting for.

Author Bio:

From a young age Renee Dyer had a love of writing, starting with a doodle pad at age four that soon turned into journals and later computer documents. Poetry became short stories and short stories became a novel. Although she's surrounded by males all day having three sons, a husband and a hyperactive chocolate lab, she still finds time to be all woman when she escapes into the fantasy of reading and writing romance. That is, until she needs male perspective and garners eye rolling from her husband. She's a true New Englander. You'll find her screaming profanity at her TV while the Pats play and cuddling under blankets during the cold seasons (which is most of them) reading a good book. To her snow is not a reason to shut things down, only a reason to slow down and admire the beauty. Ask her questions and she'll answer them. She's an open book, pun fully intended.

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Cover Reveal and Pre-Order for The Redemption Series by M. L. Steinbrunn

Box Set: The Redemption Series

Author: M.L. Steinbrunn

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release: August 4, 2016

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/series/125097-redemption

Blurb:

They say blood is thicker than water.

They are wrong.

Sometimes the closest of families are the ones we create for ourselves.

Through the heartache and heartbreak life deals them, Vivian, Jen, Carly, and Campbell finally find what they never knew they needed.

Discover the secrets behind their redemption.

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Novels Included:

Forgive Us Our Trespasses (Redemption #1)

Lead Him Not into Temptation (Redemption #2)

Deliver Her From Evil (Redemption #3)

Author Bio

My name is M.L. Steinbrunn and I am a young adult and contemporary romance author. My work includes the popular Redemption Series and a young adult series, which includes my new release, A Beholden Heart.

In addition to writing, I work full-time as a high school educator and coach in rural Colorado where my husband and I are raising our four young children. Through education I have enjoyed guiding others on their paths and helping students build their own stories. After countless evenings of discussing story ideas, it was my husband who encouraged me to follow my own path of self-publishing.

I want to send a huge thank you to those who have been overwhelmingly supportive of this journey.

--M.L. Steinbrunn

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