G.I. JOE: The IDW Collection Volume 2 by Alex Cal

G.I. Joe: The Idw Collection Volume 2 by Chuck Dixon
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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I missed Volume 1, but it was easy to jump into the story. The coloring and pencil work is amazing and vibrant. So easy to read. It was a little slow for me. Not much action, which is what I like when reading G.I. Joe.



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PLUS ONE by Brighton Walsh

Plus One by Brighton Walsh
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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more like a 4.5. I loved it. It was cute, sweet and a little Hot! Ian was a little sappy, but not in the bedroom. And after reading quite a few dominate intense males, this was a welcome change. The only thing keeping me from giving it a complete sweep is because it was a novella. Not a whole lot of character development with friends and family or employees and employers. But it didn't really need it. Olivia and Ian were enough and that's saying a lot.

I'm getting through all my short stories and novella's in my library and have to say that if they all went to the Brighton Walsh school for story telling, they would do very well. Unfortunately they haven't and feel like I've kissed a lot of toads until getting to this story.

If you are interested in a great little romance to tide you over between intense stories, check this one out.



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REBURN by Anne Marsh

Reburn by Anne Marsh
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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It was just okay. I thank goodness it was free and short. If I had paid for it, I may not have been as forgiving. There was just no anticipation, of either the guy, Holm Arthurs (horrible name), stalking FBI, Special Agent, Olivia Albert, whom she's been tracking, or the inevitable meeting between Olivia and her first love, Sam Clayton.

There are times I don't even know for sure who's talking. Case in point, when they are talking about the letters. I'm not sure if she got his or if she told him it was AWOL. Also, there's no real emotional consideration as to why she all of a sudden decides she's willing to make things more permanent with him. First she says this is just one moment in time, then all of a sudden, she's waiting for him and hoping he feels the same way she does.

I just bashed the previous short story/novella I'd read about not giving me enough back story or information. This one gave me too much. Yes, I know there in the forest during a raging fire. Yes, I know she's tracking a potential terrorist. But good grief, all the information about the fire and what direction it was coming from and what the sky looked like added nothing to the impending anxiety of being caught in a forest fire. Or the fact that the person she was tracking was tracking them.

This just didn't work for me.

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SURRENDER TO TEMPTATION Part 1: Tempted to Submit by Lauren Jameson

Surrender to Temptation Part I: Tempted to Submit by Lauren Jameson
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

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I didn't hate it, but I didn't think it was okay either. This isn't really the fault of the writing. There just isn't enough of it there for me to give a real review of. It's the first part of a six part series of what should be a full novel. I hate that. Just write a full book. Don't drag it out for me to buy each piece and the series isn't even finished.

I don't really know much about the characters. As in a typical short story or novella, I believe I would have sussed out more of who they were or their dynamics. But in this case, I know that Devon walked into her new apartment, which she was to share with her boyfriend, to hear her boyfriend having sex with someone. She such a "good girl" she won't even go in to confront him and the woman, because she feels she may apologize for interrupting. Hello! Sub much. I'm mean that statement alone makes her submissive. Then she immediately quites her job, packs her bags and leaves town so she won't be humiliated at work, where He also works.

Then some random guy, who won't tell her much about him other than his first name approaches and sort of dominates her by way of just his personality, tells her to stay away from him, then promptly leaves her a business card saying if she needs a job go to this company. WHAT? She goes to the company gets the job, thinks she perceived as a whore in getting the job. How she didn't know that was going to happen is beyond me. Is humiliated and leaves only to have sex with the guy, who it turns out is the owner of the company, in the car before he promptly dismisses her. She could have been humiliated back in her old town at her old job.

Now she's working at some aviation company in San Francisco. What happened to wanting to be a lawyer? We know practically nothing about Zach St. Brenton. Other than he picks up women in diners. Has a hard on, literally, for the frumpy Devon (which it seems all the women in the company look at her in shock that he seems to only have eyes for her) and he's rich because he own the company that's housed in a twenty-six floor building.

You see how quickly I wrote that description? That's how long this story is. Again, I don't hate it but I don't like the manipulation of buying sections of a full story. Trilogy's or longer continuations of a series is one thing. This is just ridiculous. Won't read the rest.

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WICKED CRAVINGS (The Phoenix Pack, #2) by Suzanne Wright

Wicked Cravings by Suzanne Wright
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I loved the first book in this series and I really liked this one as well. I kept waiting for Dante and Jaime to figure out what they were to each other. I could tell that their walls were in the way of their true feelings.

When Jaime went off on the pack members who were treating her no differently then those who threw Trey out of his pack when he was a kid, had me clapping. I was surprised by Tao, who was such an advocated for Taryn when her wolf was suppressed, in how he treated Jaime. I thought Jaime holding back was part of her problem. It just made her wolf more and more agressive, but understood her desire not to hurt anyone. I also thought she was hysterical when she was so defiant to everything Dante said.

I was also very upset with Nick about Shaya and how he was treating her.

I don't want to give anything away. I just want everyone to read the the story.

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HOLD ME DOWN HARD by Cathryn Fox

Hold Me Down Hard by Cathryn Fox
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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Good short story. Well written and HOT! Eden is an actress with a crush on her best friend and neighbor, Jay. Who just happens to be a cop. Eden likes things a little rough and is a bit of an exhibitionist. She's scared to tell Jay how she feels about him until her friends prompt her to entice him by helping her with her lines for a part. Her lines happen to be lines she's written.

Jay on the other hand has a thing for his sweet and, what he thinks, innocent neighbor Eden, from Iowa. When she asks him to run her lines with her, he's shocked an the explicit nature of the roles. But soon they are acting out their desires instead of the script.

The problem is they need to communicate with each other. Jay thinks she's some innocent farm girl who needs slow loving. Where as Eden thinks they may have ruined their friendship and he will think she's a deviant.

Once they are on the same page, you can only imagine what will happen.

Nicely done.

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CLAIMING LAUREN (eXclave, #1) by Emily Ryan Davis

Claiming Lauren by Emily Ryan-Davis
My rating: 1 of 5 stars

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I didn't like this at all. I didn't get what Lauren and Jacob's relationship was before this weekend she spent with Master. I get that they are married and, I guess its a marriage of convenience. But, I'm not sure why. What does he get out of it, if he has barely seen her in five years? And the complete turnaround at the end is very strange as well. I understand it's short and you not much is able to be told, but it left me with more questions than the time it took me to read.

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BEYOND CONTROL (Beyond #2) by Kit Rocha

Beyond Control by Kit Rocha
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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I love how tough and strong Lex (aka Alexa) is, but sometimes it's too strong. She and Dallas danced around each other so much they almost lost each other. Trying to be what they each thought the other should be, instead of being themselves and telling each other what they really felt.

All the sector machinations were a bit too much for me. I think the underlying story in the first book was much better. The threat of Eden and Woods. I'm still not sure what Cerys' plans are. Was she trying to set up Dallas, Flemming, or even Lex?

There wasn't enough of Noelle and Jasper for me in this book. Yes, I realize that this was Lex and Dallas' story, but I wanted more of the relationships of the gang members and how they work within the sector.

Speaking of Gang members. There are just so many that at times, I find myself trying to remember who they are and what there stories are. If I read about them in the first book. Example is Trix. Who is she and was she in the first book? How does a gang member differ from someone who lives in the sector and is under O'Kane protection.

Also, Dom. Why wasn't he beaten up and thrown out yet? He was a jerk in the first book and Jasper kicking his butt didn't seem to make any difference to him. He's still running his mouth and using his fist on the women in the sector.

And what, for all that's holy, is going on with Ace and Cruz? Huh?

Anyway, I need to understand the characters a little better. Doesn't mean I'm not going to read the next book. I'm actually looking forward to it. But, first the Novella, Beyond Denial .

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FIRE INSIDE (Chaos #2) by Kristen Ashley

Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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It wasn't as good as Own The Wind , Shy and Tabby's story, but still it was really good. After seven years of hanging around Tyra, Tack and the rest of the Chaos MC, after she was shot in Kansas protecting Elliot, Lanie approaches Hopper "Hop" Kincade for a one-night stand. Although this is her conscious intention, subconsciously she's been watching Hop and chooses him because of the type of man he is.

As for Hop, he immediately tells Lanie that it's not a good idea for them to get together, that things would get complicated. But Lanie's argument is sound, and he goes through with it and things immediately go to, complicated.

Since Motorcycle Man , we've all wondered why someone as smart, beautiful and seemingly together would be with someone like Elliot, short, a geek, dumb enough to get involved with the Russian Mob in order to pay for flowers for a wedding, not strong enough for Lanie, and someone who would us her as a shield when the bulletts go flying. In this book, we realized that Lanie discovered her father's infidelity at the age of eleven and her mother self medicated from the pain with alcohol for the past thirty of the thirty-five years they've been married. Of their two daughters, Lanie is the only one who still talks to them. She's a caretaker, trying to take care of everyone's problems, which is why she stuck with Elliot. But the moment her parents meet Hop and his children, and her father passes judgement on Hop and the Chaos family life, Lanie has had enough and stands up tho their way of life.

Hop isn't able to let Lanie go after that first night and every time she does something to push him away, he's there in her face telling her he would never do to her what Elliot did, or her father. She will never be hurt. Hop is smart enough to know that with Lanie, he has the chance for a real love. A life with someone who will care for only him and bring goodness and an example of a loving relationship to his kids. But they both make mistakes and take things out on each other.

One of the things Hop loves about Lanie is how she lets it all hang out, her "Drama" he calls it. He generally thinks its cute, but sometimes he over reacts and they break up a couple of time. When Lanie realizes she loves him and that he has the power to hurt her more than anyone else because of that love, she lets him walk away. But when Hop hears about the set up from Tack and Tyra's cop friends, he see's RED.

I really understood Laine's choice in Elliot. Though she actually loved him, he was someone she never though would hurt her. He loved her and put her on a pedestal. So when he stupidly gets them involved with the Russian Mob, she stands by him because that's what you do when you love someone. Even to her detriment. After eight years, she still hold the guilt of getting Tyra kidnapped twice and stabbed. Even Tack doesn't hold her responsible, but that doesn't mean Lanie can forgive herself. Hop helps Lanie fight her "Monster" (in other words, her demon). He's there in her face when she panics or when her monster makes her run from what could be good in her life.

Hop has his own issues. He grew up watching his parents, who loved each other, but were so different there was constant fighting, until the day his father walked out. And they are still holding strong with the fighting. When Hop realized that his relationship with Mitzi was just as dysfunctional, he left her. He thought it was better for the kids to be around parents individually who hated each other than parents who hated and constantly fought in front or around them. Once he's with Lanie, he believes that the good she brings to him will show his kids, Molly and Chad, what a good relationship and a good woman could be like.

I loved the push-pull of their relationship and if you read Own The Wind , it happens in tandem with that story and some of the things that happen in the Chaos MC world during Shy and Tabby's timeline happen in Hop and Lanie's timeline, but from a different perspective and you can get a different view from them. Although I was unhappy with Hop for not having Shy's back because he was basically dong the same thing by having a secret relationship with Lanie at the same time, I now understand why Tabby was so special to all of them and they turned on Shy for a moment. Tabby being Tack's daughter was considered off limits by the brothers and Shy having the reputation he had, he was the last person they would have ever wanted her with. I think all they guys looked at Tabby as their daughter, even Hop and that's why they considered kicking shy out. They were all being overprotective dad's. But Lanie explained to Hop how their relationship was similar and how love can change things for people and make them fight for something even if others think it's wrong.

When Lanie finds out about Hop cheating on Mitzi, she freaks and breaks up with him without letting him explain. This is at a time when she's decided she was ready to tell Tyra about their relationship. But instead she hears about how Hop was sleeping with the club groupe. Hop tells Lanie that it's none of Tyra's business, that he a Mitzi had been on a break and something about his relationship and kids, which explains why he had no reason to be loyal to Mitzi, (view spoiler)[ That his son wasn't his son. That Mitzi had been having an affair with the same guy she was obsessed with since high school and who married someone else. The guys wife showed up at his house and told him about Mitzi and her husband and shattered his world. That he'd told them that if they tried to take his son, they would have the fight of their lives. His son didn't know and Hop didn't want him to know (hide spoiler)] which proved how good of a man Hopper was. This also sparks one of their biggest break-ups.

Of course the relationship is amazing to read about and Lanie's complete acceptance of Hop and his lifestyle is beautiful to watch. They are so different, but she never cares what others think about him or who he is. Even when she learns what he was to Chaos when he first started with them, it takes her a minute, but she still accepts Hop. Though it does take a few fights and a break-ups for it to be clear to him.

I just love the Chaos MC's and can't wait to find out who's story is next.

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THE SEDUCTION HYPOTHESIS (Science of Temptation #2) by Delphine Dryden

The Seduction Hypothesis by Delphine Dryden
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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It was okay. I don't really have much to say about it. I'm struggling to come up with something. Lindsay and eight five other friends are headed to Phoenix for BestCon. My guess is this is like ComicCon, since its about comic book characters. Probably more like the what they do in Asia.

One of the friends is her ex-boyfriend, Ben, who discovers on their trip that Lindsay is interested in BDSM, which is why their relationship didn't work the first go around. He thought she was interested in another friend, but it turns out he was practicing is dominate side and she responded to it. She just wanted it from Ben but didn't know how to articulate it to him.

They finally get on the same page and experiment during the convention weekend and decide to be together again once they return home, but now with a new D/s relationship.

Like I said before. It's okay. Just nothing fantastic to really write about.

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RULES OF ENTANGLEMENT by Gina L. Maxwell

Rules of Entanglement by Gina L. Maxwell
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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Jackson is Lucie Miller's ( Seducing Cinderella - Fighting For Love #1 ) brother. He is to pick up her best friend Vanessa in Hawaii, who is there to help with the preparations for Lucie and Reid's wedding. It appears that Lucie got food poisoning and wasn't able to travel. But when Jackson shows up late, all of Vanessa's "Lucky 7" rules to live by, come into play:

7. Never take your responsibilities lightly.
6. Never indulge in the poison of lies.
5. Never let a fling last more than three days
4. Never date a man who chooses fists over words.
3. Never date a man who lacks a stable future.
2. Never relinquish control.
1. Never fall in love.

These rules, she got the idea from NCIS, which I thought was funny. But the fist thing that Jackson does is lie to her. Now it's a minor lie, and considering that they are both attracted to each other, it's a lie that has given them both what they want from each other. But the fact that Vanessa is so strick about her rules, it causes her to turn away from Jackson when she finds out.

Don't get me wrong, I don't like lying either and Jackson should have bitten the bullet and told her. Because the longer it went on, the worst it was going to be when it finally came out. Don't quantify it with all kinds of excuses, which he did and didn't even finish telling her before she found out in a strange way.

Everyone knows that lies always come out in the end and the more precarious they are the easier it is for it to come out. So the fact that he didn't realize she would be more mad at the end instead of coming clean sooner, was ridiculous.

I thought it was sweet. It got a little slow in the middle, but all together a sweet romance.

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MERGER TO MARRIAGE (Boardrooms & Billionaires, #2) by Addison Fox

Merger to Marriage by Addison Fox
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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Firstly, let me say that I liked this one much more than the first. I just felt more for Holt and Mayson then I did for Kiera and Nathan. And funnily enough this was the second book in a row that I'd read where the woman get's pregnant after a one-night stand. Now this wasn't in the description of either book, so it was kind of interesting to read them back-to-back. But, I digress.

This was short, sweet and to the point. I got why Holt was concerned about his shady mother ruining things. I wasn't quite clear on how she could threaten or use Mayson and/or the baby, but I don't have a mercurial mind, therefore, I don't know what types of things people could get up to. But, I think Holt thought there was a read danger if his mother knew.

I also understood how Mayson could see the similarities in her potential relationship with Holt and her parents' marriage. No one wants to be a trophy to be used for business or propriety.

Anyway, they got it all together. Looking forward to Camryn's story.

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RUBY (Facets of Passion #3) by Jeffe Kennedy

Ruby by Jeffe Kennedy
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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This one was better than Platinum for me. I liked that Dani was driven. I liked the risk of having a one-night-stand, that turns into a wild week and keeping your identity a mystery for, at least, part of it. But, I didn't get that Bobby was interested enough for his ultimate suggestion when her move to Paris falls through. He never seemed interested in more than the game they were playing. So why all of a sudden does he seem interested in more.

We didn't learn enough about Claire, who she was to him and why things fell apart. He didn't seem so broken up about it so why with the big gesture of burning her things?

I also didn't understand why the photos Dani sent to her boss were so terrible. Has she not looked in a magazine lately?

Ruby was a quick and lightly enjoyable read.

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BITTER DISENCHANTMENT (Coveted #0.4) by Shawntelle Madison

Bitter Disenchantment by Shawntelle Madison
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

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It was a bit meandering, but it told me how Aggie ended up with Nat and how she got away from her husband and father. I'd always wondered when I read Coveted. Now I know.

Quick read and answered some questions I had about the story. But not really something I would recommend, as it has nothing to dow with the Town River Pack, besides settling some curiosity about Aggie.

Eludes to the idea of a book about Aggie and Will.

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GRASPING AT ETERNITY by Karen Amanda Hooper

Grasping at Eternity by Karen Amanda Hooper
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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I really like the concept of the book. I'm even interested in reading where this goes. But I had serious issues with the book. Firstly, there were too many characters thrown at me in the beginning of the book. So many that I'm still not sure who everyone is or what they all mean to each other. Example, I think Dakota is Faith and Harmony's brother, but I'm not quite sure what he means to the story other than being a friend of Carson's But how are Harmony and Faith in the picture as friends to the family? Are they supposed to be friends of Nathan's who know about Maryah? Also the older characters, I was confused about. Everyone but Sheila.

Secondly, I get that Maryah was supposed to be an erased then a new soul, but the author didn't have to make her so gullible. I mean, River is all over her trying to be her boyfriend, when she's saying in every way, lets be friends. He dumps April, while she's caring for her sick mother. He's a real peach...NOT! How could she be friends with this guy? I get she needed someone to be a friend to her outside of the Luna's, but come on. He's not the only person she could have met in that school. He was self-involved, narcissistic and crazy. The author kept telling us that she doesn't think she's pretty or special. Basically she has a low opinion of herself, but to be so low on yourself that you think you can only be friends with a guy like River, is nuts.

Thirdly, Nathan. Now I get that he wanted Maryah to remember him and their lives together, and the fact that he's been without his soulmate for most of his life has been hard. But, to not understand the fact that she'd just lost her parents and was emotionally fragil is crazy. He just drops a hot air balloon out of the air with them in it. Is he CRAZY? I did love how she kept calling him Nut Job, in her head, after he almost killed her. I did feel his pain of not wanting to be around her when she couldn't recognize him.

Now it sounds like I didn't like the book, but I know there is something there and it's leading towards something that could be great. There's an opportunity there. We can only wait and see.

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THIS GIRL by Colleen Hoover

This Girl by Colleen Hoover
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

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I don't know what to say. I'm sad that it's over. But I loved every moment of it. Reading how Will perceived how things happened and how he was feeling was just amazing. I loved reliving Slammed from his point of view and Lake's reactions to his telling of their story. I loved how the story went back and forth between the past and their present honeymoon, taking place just after Point of Retreat. As well as Will's interactions with Julia, the boys and Gavin when Layken wasn't around. Her discovering things about her husband she didn't know before and how he was feeling when they were apart.

So sweet. So lovely. I don't know what else to say. Other reviewers have said so much more than I can say. But I thought it was sweet, heartwarming and incredibly funny in a lot of places. I love how Will loved Layken, respected and loved Julia and took on her family as well as his own.

This Girl tells the story of Will's love for Layken as well as the ultimate love for his family and where they all end up.

Thank you, Colleen Hoover for closing out Will and Layken's story. You can do no wrong.

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THREE STAGES OF LOVE: ATTRACTION by T.C. Anthony

Attraction by T.C. Anthony
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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Okay, I liked this book much more than the first book. I was able to understand Eva's anxiety and heart ache over her decision to let Alexander go. I also got her pride in not going after him to tell him she'd made a mistake. I even understood her desire to punish herself through Michael. Her sadness and anxiety were palpable. So when Alexander comes back into her life and makes the decision for her that they aren't going to give up on each other, I'm more than happy that she's taking the chance to let him in. But... I didn't agree with some of the terms of the BDSM contract right off. I was shocked when he tore it up, but said they would still abide by the things she'd agreed to. I was just skeptical of letting him make all of her decisions. And ultimately I was right. She's too strong willed. I understand his intentions of wanting her to let go and just focus on their relationship, but it was unrealistic to go from power woman to Suzy homemaker.

I live in Beverly Hills, and there is no downtown Beverly Hill. I also don't understand why, if Alexander lives in BH and has a home, why he's renting cars. That made no sense to me. I completely agreed with the idea of all the silicone women walking around and all looking alike. It's sad but true.

The there was Chloe. What to say about Chloe? I agreed with Eva one hundred percent. Not only because he didn't tell her, but how Chloe acted when Eva went to visit him at the office and then the threats. There is no way on this earth that woman should have continued working for him. I get that he didn't want to fire her and that they had been friends for a long time, but Alexander is the one who screwed that up by being with her again, which I have to say I don't remember him saying, when he and Eva had broken up for the three months. The moment he slept with an employee whom he saw every day, he should have gotten her another job. It wasn't only a bad decision for him, but for her as well. Did he think she would be okay with a one night stand when she'd obviously been harboring feelings for him and was willing to fall back into bed with him at a moments notice? I mean, come on Alexander. Get a clue. But once she threatened Eva, she should have been out of there. If he wanted to find her another job at another location, that would have been fine, but she should never have been back in his office. I would never talk to him again just for that alone.

I also thought that Samantha's tirade to Eva when she asked if Sam was pregnant was a little over the top. I get that she didn't want to tell Eva she was getting married while she seemed to be going through her thing. But come on. I'm getting married next week? Why so quickly? they'd really only known each other for nine month and it takes a while to plan a wedding. It was just quick and I don't think out of line for Eva to ask that question. Now, the taking care of it part was a bit much. But again, I think Sam's attack was just crazytown.

I also wondered why the doctor never got back to Eva. Yes, she went back to New York. But she said she get back to her in two days and Eva had been back in New York for a week. I wondered if something was going to happen as is did. Can you tell i'm trying to be cryptic and not spill the beans?

At first I was happy that my issues with the grammatical and spelling problems with the first book weren't prevalent in this book. But I was soon proven wrong. I like the characters and the general story of the books, but some of the dialogue is a little dated in how they speak with each other and the author really needs beta readers if she doesn't have an editor, because I found myself having to read sections over and over again in order to figure out what was trying to be said in many cases. words left out, too many words in a sentence, etc. Since the books are generally pretty interesting, I don't think the author would have issues finding good beta readers. But if she has and editor, they should be fired.

Anyway... all that to say, I liked this one much better than the first. Looking forward to the third in the series.

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REVEAL ME by Cari Quinn

Reveal Me by Cari Quinn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Short story. Quick read. Well written with some really hot moment. I would have liked it more if it was a longer story. But I don't have any other complaints.



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THE WINEMAKER'S DINNER: APPETIZERS by Dr.Ivan Rusilko and Everly Drummond

The Winemakers Dinner: Appetizers by Dr.Ivan Rusilko
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

Thank goodness I got this book when it was free.

I really only liked the part where Jaden visits with Ivan's family for Thanksgiving. I don't like giving bad reviews, but feel I really have to in this case. The writing, especially the dialogue was very uncomfortable. Like someone was waxing on poetically, when most people don't speak that way. Maybe that's why the time with his family was the better part of the book, because it felt more real. For the most part, it just felt like the writing was trying to make me feel something instead of letting it happen more organically.

I didn't like that he called her baby girl, because it felt strange and out of place. I also felt like he reminded me of guys that I've known or met before who are so pretty and into themselves that they are almost caricatures of real people. Like they are always putting on a way about them. The author describes him at the beginning of the book, but doesn't mention until towards the end of the book that he has a silver hoop earring in his ear. I'm thinking, where did that come from? Also, it could be a Miami way of dressing, but grey jeans are not cute.

And, what kind of doctor is he? The writing was so focused on him being a Mr. USA/model/bodybuilder, to make him seem so good looking, I still don't know what kind of doctor he is. Is he a medical doctor or did he get a PhD in something else, which basically allows him to be a nutritionist? Calling him Dr. all the time, it was like they were bashing me over the head with it, but not telling me much about what he actually did.

Then towards the end of the book, he stays away from her the entire week before she leaves for Los Angeles, only to later say that the hours she was away, that couldn't bare? what is that about? That makes no sense to me.

I almost gave it a single star, but I don't like saying I hate anything and as I previously mentioned, the time with his family seemed sweet and fun. But the rest of it wasn't worth actually paying for it. Thank goodness I didn't have to.

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CLAIM ME by J. Kenner

Claim Me by J. Kenner
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

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I don't know what to say. I have so many issues with this book. Firstly it wasn't until about the 20% mark in the book, when the author went from constant sex (which I'm not opposed to if it works) to something actually happening in the story. That means almost the first quarter was about the different ways Damien wanted Nikki, or Nikki was willing to have sex with him. Like I said, that was all fine and good, but it got to a place where I was thinking, all I want is for this to move forward so I can know what the heck is happening in the actual story.

Secondly, there is the issue with someone finding out and telling the press that Nikki posed for the portrait and for how much. If the terms of the deal were only supposed to be between Nikki, Damien and Blaine, how the heck did it get out? I was more interested in that then the possible indictment. Also, seeing Blaine's type of art, I don't understand why her doing it for a million dollars is an issue when others have come before her. Not for the same price, but they've still been in the portraits. Yes, I get that it's about Damien being infamous and rich, but it still just seems excessive to me.

Thirdly,for me there wasn't enough suspense in the indictment part of the storyline. There were little hints here and there, but not enough to end up being about what it ultimately is about. I just felt there could have been more suspense about what he was hiding so that the reveal could have been more interesting. I mean, he will of course be exonerated. But it could have been more enticing to read.

I get that Ollie cares for Nikki, but he's is out of his mind if he thinks that pushing the way he has is going to help his case in any way.

Now once the author got into more of the story, I enjoyed it much more. I did keep expecting Bruce's wife, Giselle, to come out of the woodwork/corner as the culprit in leaking the information about the painting. But, that never happened.

I don't know. I fear I'm giving the book a better rating then I actually feel because I just hate bashing someone else's work, but I would say it's more like 2.5 stars. Not really a full three, but I did enjoy some of the story. There just wasn't enough of it for me.

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