Kindle Romances: Big Sexy Love

Kindle Romances

Title: Big Sexy Love
Author: Kirsty Greenwood
Stars: 5

Big Sexy Love

Big Sexy Love is about Olive, who really doesn’t like change. She lives in a small town, has a routine life, is satisfied with her job, and not particularly bothered about men. It’s just how she likes things, no hassle.
The problem is, her best friend is dying, and wants Olive to find her one-time lover before it is too late. However, the fella is somewhere in New York, and Olive has never once left home.
Can Olive conquer her dread of change, and forsake her safe, humble life, to execute her friend's dying request?

Big Sexy Love is a romance full of uncontrollable buoyancy and hope, with a sexual tension and friendship you'll never forget. It is a touching read but is sure to engender all kinds of emotions.

Be prepared to be both sad, and to laugh aloud at this romantic comedy. It is a joy to read, quite brilliant.

Kindle Romances: My Husband's Wives

Kindle Romances

Title: My Husband's Wives
Author: Faith Hogan
Stars: 4

My Husband's Wives:

My Husband's Wives follows the lives of several women who are connected, one way or another, to Paul.
The story traces, how they meet Paul and how he affects their lives and in due course, how they respond to each other.

My Husband's Wives is an interesting story - with sufficient sub-plots to keep you engaged, and what could easily turn into loose ends, are tied before the final page.

It is written with good characterisation and makes a captivating read. If you enjoy a tale about extended families then this could be the book for you.

Kindle Romances: Mint Juleps and Justice by Nancy Naigle

Kindle Romances

Title - Mint Juleps and Justice
Author - Nancy Naigle
Stars - 4

Mint Juleps and Justice:

Brooke had a foul divorce. Anxious to get away from her spiteful ex-husband, she moved to Adams Grove, Virginia. When someone gets into her home, she speculates that her ex is responsible. With no proof and little support from the police, she hires a private investigator - whose rugged shoulders and striking eyes make her hesitate over her resolve to keep away from relationships forever.

After years in the military, Mike finally returns home, to start life again as a private investigator. When Brooke arrives in his office, something is stirred that he hasn’t experienced for years. Will the agony of the past, and the threat loitering in the present, terminate their new beginning?

Mint Juleps and Justice is a pleasant read. Sometimes you need a conventional love story to get you through a wet day and this book did that for me.

The writing is smooth and keeps you effortlessly involved. Overall, it's a nice, stress-free read. It's about genuine people, with a heartfelt rapport and authentic problems that can only be conquered together.

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Kindle Romance: Tangled Beauty by K.L. Middleton and C.J. Pinard

Kindle Romance

Title     - Tangled Beauty
Author - K.L. Middleton and C.J. Pinard
Stars    - 4

Tangled Beauty

Sinclair believes she understands what she’s letting herself into when her homosexual friend, Jesse, persuades her to pretend to be his girlfriend during his parent's anniversary party. The problem is, she meets Reed, Jesse's older brother, and ends up getting more than she expects.

Reed believes his future is a forgone conclusion until he meets Sinclair. The primitive tension he feels is difficult to disregard. As he watches their subterfuge, he finds he needs to unearth more than their entertaining cover-up.

Tangled Beauty is rather unexpected. This is not just a frothy story about Sinclair feigning a relationship with her homosexual, best friend Jesse, and instead tumbling in love with his brother. There is mystery, suspense, and a surprise ending.

An interesting read.

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Kindle Romance: Lost to You by AL Jackson

Kindle Romance

Title - Lost to You
Author - AL Jackson
Stars - 4.5

Lost to You:

Going to New York City has always been a dream of Elizabeth’s. Everything she does is to make it there.

Coached to assume responsibility for his father's law firm, studying at Columbia University is an expected step for Christian.

Neither of them are looking for more from life up to the point when they meet at a café table after being thrown together as study partners.

Christian fancies Elizabeth from the start, but she knows better than to give into the powerful chemistry that flows between them. Predictably, she finds it hard to stay away.

The central characters of ‘Lost To You’ are likeable. Christian sizzles with sex appeal, Elizabeth is tough and unfettered. It becomes evident from the start that there is great magnetism between them, yet for some reason, there is a hesitancy to take the liaison further. ‘Lost To You’ has conflict, friction, and romantic assertions of love and desire.

‘Lost To You’ is an interesting book from beginning to the end, demonstrating that no matter what happens, there is always a chance of finding happiness. This is a good read.


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Kindle Romance: Burn by Dawn Steele

Kindle Romance

Title - Burn
Author - Dawn Steele
Stars - 3

Burn:

Abby has a history she does not intend to disclose to anyone, not even striking 21-year-old Devon.
When she ends in his doorway on a rainy night, penniless, losing blood and with burn marks on her hands, Devon takes her in. He nurtures, clothes and feeds her in a turn of events that changes their lives forever.
However, Devon, an artist during the day, is a hustler by night to make ends meet. His punters are assorted but very rich. A number of them are cruel, as shown by the scars on his torso.
Abby is carried into Devon's capricious world, but a disaster wallops them that neither could have forecast.

The central characters of Burn are shadowy and keep you turning the pages. They have mysteries but form an attachment with a rewarding relationship.

Burn is not about a strong heroine. Abby is a damaged girl on the run. The big problem is the plot seems to end in the middle of the story, presumably to encourage us to buy the next book.

There are a few editing issues, and some readers might be distracted by the unusual narration of 3rd person present tense. This is not a generally accepted format for romance - having said that, the meaning of ‘novel’ is something new. It might catch on.

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Kindle Romance: 'Broken to Pieces' by Avery Stark

Kindle Romance

Title     - Broken to Pieces

Author - Avery Stark

Stars    - 5

Broken to Pieces:

Emily supposed it would be another carefree summer vacation at home. Nothing exciting ever occurred at the guest-house that her parents ran in the middle of Virginia. The problem is she never expected to run into Adam.
The enigma surrounding him draws her closer, and she anticipates getting to know the eye-catching outsider. The problem is her vacation is virtually over before it starts. A family tragedy obliges Emily to take over running the guest-house, forcing her to face her painful past.
Will a dramatic sequence of incidents turn them from each other, or will Emily and Adam rise above their splintered lives?

 

Broken to Pieces is beautifully composed. The story is written in an appealing way that is uplifting, and at times even heart-breaking. The characters are lifelike, making you care what happens to them, the dialogue realistic. A good read.

Next post - Kindle Romance: "Off Limits"

Kindle Romance: 'Off Limits' by Sawyer Bennett

Kindle Romance

Title     - Off Limits
Author - Sawyer Bennett
Stars   - 4.5

Off Limits:

Emily’s goal is to become a better person. Away from the apron strings of her mother, Emily is savouring an authentic life for the first time, and is enjoying it.

Nixon has endured two violent tours of Afghanistan. He is now home, encircling himself in isolation to avoid the despairing guilt that weighs on him.

An accident throws Emily and Nixon together, and he discovers he is not in control of his own destiny. Besieged with his own demons, Nixon attempts to shield himself against the allure of Emily. He wants to make love to her, yet something holds him back.

Is Emily willing to have Nixon on his terms or can she reach the element of his heart that he keeps hidden?

 

Off Limits is the story of a damaged man in need of love to restore him to health. The writing conveys emotion, passion, tears, and humour. The central characters are well drawn, with realistic dialogue. From the start the story draws you in to read more.

Off Limits is a sexy and moving book.


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Kindle Romance: 'A Beautiful Struggle' by Lilliana Anderson

Kindle Romance


Title     - A Beautiful Struggle
Author -  Lilliana Anderson
Stars    - 3

A Beautiful Struggle:

Katrina’s life is packed with university studies, training for triathlons and a casual job. There is no space in her calendar for a relationship, especially after the disaster of her last one.

She focusses on her job, education and working out - until the dynamic Elliot, a junior solicitor from work, pays special attention to her.

Katrina battles with her emotions and her intellect and has the dilemma of finding where her heart really sits.

A Beautiful Struggle is an okay read, but not my sort of book. I have a few issues with the physical violence in it, and what I took to be the central male character suddenly becomes a secondary character, which I thought odd.

Notwithstanding, A Beautiful Struggle was reasonably paced with fair dialogue.

Kindle Romance: 'Crazy Beautiful Love' by J. S. Cooper

Kindle Romance

Title     - Crazy Beautiful Love
Author - J. S. Cooper
Stars    - 5


Crazy Beautiful Love:

Logan steals cars.
He's good-looking, knows what he wants, and doesn't get involved with relationships.

Maddie has a reckless quality. She's self-reliant, resilient, and goes helter-skelter after whatever obsesses her... and  Maddie is obsessed with Logan.

One auspicious night throws Logan and Maddie together and chemistry takes over. Maddie and Logan bond. However, when Logan finds who her family is, he wants nothing to do with her, yet realizes if he strings Maddie along, he can get the definitive payback for his own family.

...But then there is the passion. Logan has to determine whether vengeance is worth losing this chance at love.

What is it regarding a dangerous male that turns women on? Crazy Beautiful Love is not a predictable story. There are a numbers of layers to Logan’s character. Even though he is a bad-boy, he is passionate when it comes to the welfare of his family; he has a tender side…and then there is sex. Crazy Beautiful Love is a hot book, an adult romance.
A good read.

Kindle Romance: 'Surrender' by Ella Ardent

Kindle Romance

Title     - Surrender
Author - Ella Ardent
Stars    - 3.5

Surrender:

Mike is resolved to put his moments of decadence at the Plume behind him and to win around his cautious work-colleague Joanna. When he discovers that Joanna intends to live out her sex-slave dream in the Plume, he asks his friend Rex to safeguard her there.

However, Rex believes that Joanna’s abandonment will guarantee his own. It appears that all and sundry will achieve their dream except Mike, but infatuations don’t always follow a planned course within the Plume

 


Surrender is short but reasonably good. It would be improved by  a professional edit as there are a few typos and grammar problems. Taken as a whole it is interesting and you become involved with the central characters. The imagery is acceptable, there is crisis, a small amount of romantic involvement, and a fair quota of sex.

Kindle Romance: Sexy Berkely by Dani Lovell

Kindle Romance

Title     - Sexy Berkely

Author - Dani Lovell

Stars    - 3.5

Sexy Berkely:

A long-distance love affair with a sizzling US entrepreneur is definitely not part of Beatrice’s plan when the day ends with her booking a last minute getaway to glamorous Southern California.

Bea's conviction is that long distance relationships never work, so how could she ever consider a spine-tingling introduction at 35,000 feet, It could lead to nothing other than a holiday romance.

Daniel is the smouldering bachelor, determined to prove her wrong.

 

Sexy Berkely is almost a love fest between the central protagonists. The sex scenes are steamy, the dialogue entertaining, but there is a definite overuse of the word 'baby'. Maybe a professional editor would have picked up on this and a few other typos. Despite this, it was a reasonable story.

Kindle Romance: 'Rock My World' by Michelle A. Valentine

Kindle Romance

Title     - Rock My World
Author - Michelle A. Valentine
Stars    - 4

Rock My World:

Aubrey is wrongly dismissed from her job and asks for legal advice from her father, to see if she has a chance of getting reinstated. Her visit to the family doesn’t go as slickly as she expected when she brings home her boyfriend, Zach, lead guitarist in a band. She discovers that father doesn’t always agree with her when it comes to matters of romance.
When Zach meets her family, he’s confronted with his inner fear, that the love he so anxiously wants, he isn’t worthy of. Her father makes no effort to hide his contempt for Zach. However a surprising twist means that no one’s world will ever be the same.

 

Rock My World is a family drama, containing ex-lovers, emotion, steaming romance, demise, and love, all swathed in a feel-good book.
There are rockers with tattoos, but hearts of gold; strong, independent, women who make you want to chill out with them because they are just so with it; and of course, love.
Rock My World is worth a read.

Kindle Romance: Torch

Kindle Romance


Title     - Torch
Author - Cambria Hebert
Stars    - 4

Torch:

All that Katie has ever wanted is a place to call her own. However with the strike of a single match, the whole kit and caboodle she worked for is burnt to embers, almost taking her with it.
She is being shadowed by someone and they are out to kill her. The only thing standing in the way of her and blazing death is sexy fire-fighter Holt. Her life might be safe with him, but is her heart?
As the threat increases, Katie realises her whole life is about to go up in flames.

The protagonists are easy to adore, particularly Katie. She is a woman with a powerful will perhaps because of what has happened through her life. Holt is a sexy, modest man, caring for others without regard for personal endangerment.

A book to read.

Faithful

Kindle Romance

Title     - Faithful

Author - Kelly Elliott

Stars    - 4.5

Faithful

Following the death of her parents, Heather refuses to let anyone get close for fear of being hurt again.
Heather is the girl of Josh’s dreams, but he is spurned by her over again.
When he finally gets close to her, they tentatively plan their future together… until there is a car accident.
Josh recovers consciousness with no memory of Heather, and his ex-girlfriend is his nurse. Heather must choose whether she’ll risk being hurt again or whether she’ll fight for the man she loves.
The problem is, will Josh remember Heather or will his ex-girlfriend  take advantage of the opportunity.

 

Josh is sexy, Heather, self-sufficient, and resilient. You feel all of their agony, delight, fury, and pleasure. These protagonists blend well with humour and energy. You feel transferred into their world as one of their friends. They are not faultless; they make mistakes but learn from them just as we try to in real life.

Faithful is a book to enjoy