Wild Man Review

What did I think of...

Wild Man by Kristen Ashley

 

Description:

She's about to walk on the wild side . . .

While filling the display case in her bakery, the bell over the door sounds and Tessa O'Hara looks up to see the man of her dreams. Within thirty seconds he asks her out for a beer. But after four months of dating, she discovers he's an undercover DEA agent-and he's investigating her possible role in her ex-husband's drug business. For Tess, this means their relationship is over.

Brock disagrees. He's committed to his anti-drug mission, but he's fallen in love with the beautiful woman who's as sweet as her cupcakes-and he'll do anything to win her back. Standing between Tess and Brock are their own exes, one of them a drug lord who's determined to get what he wants. Now as danger threatens, can Brock break the rules he's lived by and let loose his wild side to protect the woman he loves?  

 

 

 

Genre: Romantic Suspense/ Abuse/ Chick-lit/ Dirty Romance
Series: Dream Man (#2)
Published on: December 11, 2012
Pages: 528 pages
Format: Paperback
Source: Library
Average rating: 4.21 
My rating: 5 stars!

 

Gosh, Wild Man has got to be one of my favorites in the Dream Man series! From the growly, wildness of Brock Lucas, to the sweet and sugariness of Tess O'Hara's mountainous swirl, this series has always made me feel the feels, laugh and truly escape my reality and delve into the world of Dream men.

 

In case you don't know, our sweet Tessa is a baker, and owns her own bakery. Her sweets (or so I read) are absolutely to die for, and Tess has many cake rack's at home that are known for never being empty. While we're on the subject of Tess, I just have to say, that she has got to be one of the sweetest Kristen Ashley heroines of all. Of course, the book three of this series, Law Man, features Ten Point Five Mara, and she definitely gives our sweet Tess a run for her money. But, I am of the opinion, that Tess is definitely still the sweetest, and most non-confrontational.

 

 

 

Brock Lucas, is one of the more growly heroes, and also one of the most caring, as he likes for his Tess to live a Teflon coated life, and doesn't ever want her to worry about anything, or need to; she must always feel safe. Which made him all the more endearing to read.

 

 

 

You have to know, that Brock Lucas in Wild Man, is Skull, from Mystery Man. Yes, I hated him in Mystery Man, too. But, after reading this book, that anger and hate immediately evaporated!

 

Poof!

 

I know that this review was more of a character analysis, but really, for me, this book was all about the characters. But don't worry, there's plenty of action, sass, and wild hairs to go around!!

 

Highly recommended, but you do need to read the perquisite to this book, Mystery Man before you start Wild Man.

 

XOXO,

Kat

 

 

Motorcyle Man review

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Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley

 

Description:

 

Get ready to ride . . .

Tyra Masters has had enough drama to last a lifetime. Now, she's back on track and looking forward to her new, quiet life. Until she meets the man of her dreams. The tattooed, muscled biker plies her with tequila-and the best sex of her life. She knows it isn't the tequila and hot sex talking. He's the kind of man she's always wanted. Unfortunately, he's also her new boss . . .

Kane "Tack" Allen has a rule. He doesn't employ someone he's slept with. So when he learns he spent last night in bed with his new office manager, he quickly fires Tyra. Yet when Tyra stands up to him and fights for her job, Tack is intrigued. He tells her she can keep her job on one condition: no more sex. Ever. But as things heat up between them, Tack finds that he'll be the one breaking all the rules...

 

 

 

Genre: Adult Contemporary/ Romantic Suspense/ Biker/ Humor
Series: Dream Man (#4)
Published on: December 11, 2011
Pages: 489 pages
Format: Paperback
Source: Library
Average rating: 4.45 stars
My rating: 5 stars!!

Wind. Fire. Live free. Be wild. Raise hell. But stay safe. You don’t, the reaper’ll get you, one way or another.” He paused then finished, “That tat’s a reminder. Balance. Raise hell but stay safe.”

Motorcycle Man is definitely one of my favorite biker books ever... followed closely by Kristen Ashley's sister-series, Chaos, as in the Chaos MC.

Did I mention Biker Love was the best? Damn, all growly orders and general panty-melting hotness all around!

After a night of hot, tequila induced sex, Tyra, "Red", "Cherry", shows up for her new job in the morning, a secretary job at Ride, Chaos base, to find that her tequila lover, Kane "Tack" Allan, is her new boss.

“Now, you listen to me, scary biker dude,” I snapped. “I need this job. I haven’t worked in two months and I need this job. I can’t wait two more months or longer to find another job. I need to work now.” His blue eyes burned into mine in a way that felt physical but I kept right on talking. “So you’re good-looking, have great tats and a cool goatee. So you caught my eye and I caught yours. We had sex. Lots of sex. It was good. So what? That was then, this is now. We’re not going to play, not again. We’re done playing. I’m going to come in at eight, leave at five, do my job and you’re going to be my scary biker dude boss, sign my paychecks, do my performance evaluations and maybe, if you’re nice, I’ll make you coffee. Other than that, you don’t exist for me and I don’t exist for you. What we had, we had. It’s over. I’m moving on and how I’m moving on is, I’m working… this… job.”

You may have noticed all the apostrophes after Tyra's name. This is because everyone engrossed into the fold at Chaos has a nickname, or a Biker Name. Tack called Tyra "Red", because of her hair (and it's hot!!), but forbids anyone else to use the same name. So, the rest of the Brotherhood call her "Cherry".

See, after Tyra's spitfire rant (above), Tack is now interested. The night before; she was easy, she was drunk, and they had good sex. But now, Tack sees the Spitfire underneath all the innocence, and he's very interested. Especially now that she declares that sex is off the table, and she's throwing sass? Irresistible.  

Fine,” I repeated to the computer screen then went on to explain to the monitor, “Eloise didn’t have enough time to teach me the ropes. I don’t know what I’m doing. You’re going to figure that out in thirty minutes. You don’t like me. I really don’t like you,” just my eyes slid to him, “so, fine. I’ll finish out the day and then you won’t see me again.”
Tack’s brows went up. “You slap me with attitude twice for this job and then you give in, easy as that?”
“I’m not going to work in a place where I can’t eat donuts,” I informed him, looked back at the computer screen and started tapping away. “You crossed the line with that one. So, yeah, easy as that.”
Then I took another sip of coffee.
“I thought you needed this job,” Tack said.
“I’ll find another job where I can wear my fabulous pink sling backs without putting up with annoying, unnecessary, scary biker dude hassle.”
“So, you’re sayin’, you get in my face about keeping this job and then you give in ‘cause you can’t wear sex kitten shoes and eat donuts?”
My eyes moved back to him. “Yeah, handsome, that’s what I’m saying.”
...Then he forbids her to quit, tearing up her Resignation Letter and her Notice everytime she tries to hand it in. But that's not all there is to the story...

Three words: The Russian Mob.

Sometimes it happens in weird ways that included fights, blood, drunkenness, kidnappings and pregnancies.
But dreams do come true.

 

XOXO,

Kat

 

 

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Accidents of Marriage by Randy Susan Meyers  

 

Description:

Accidents of Marriage explores a topic rarely shown in fiction: the destruction left in the wake of spouse’s verbal fury. Ben never meant to hurt Maddy. He never imagined his recklessness would lead to tragedy.

Maddy is a social worker trying to balance her career and three children. Years ago, she fell in love with Ben, a public defender, drawn to his fiery passion, but now he’s lashing out at her during his periodic verbal furies. She vacillates between tiptoeing around him and asserting herself for the sake of their kids – which works to keep a fragile peace – until the rainy day when they’re together in the car and Ben’s volatile temper gets the best of him, leaving Maddy in the hospital fighting for her life.

Randy Susan Meyers takes us inside the hearts and minds of her characters, alternating among the perspectives of Maddy, Ben, and their fourteen-year-old daughter. Accidents of Marriage is a provocative and stunning novel that will resonate deeply with women from all walks of life, ultimately revealing the challenges of family, faith, and forgiveness.

Accidents of Marriage explores a topic rarely shown in fiction: the damaging effects of a spouse’s emotional abuse

 

Genre: Women's Fiction/ Chick-Lit
Expected Published on: June 9th, 2015
Pages: 368 pages
Format: Paperback
Source: The Giveaway is on Goodreads, but the sponser (publisher/author, whomever) is responsible, not Goodreads
Average rating: 3.65
My rating: I have not read this book

 

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XOXO,
Kat

 

Stay with Me Review

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Stay with Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout/ J Lynn

 

 

Description:

 

At 21, Calla hasn’t done a lot of things. She’s never been kissed, never seen the ocean, never gone to an amusement park. But growing up, she witnessed some things no child ever should. She still carries the physical and emotional scars of living with a strung-out mother, Mona—secrets she keeps from everyone, including her close circle of college friends.

But the safe cocoon Calla has carefully built is shattered when she discovers her mom has stolen her college money and run up a huge credit card debt in her name. Now, Calla has to go back to the small town she thought she'd left behind and clean up her mom’s mess again. Of course, when she arrives at her mother’s bar, Mona is nowhere to be found. Instead, six feet of hotness named Jackson James is pouring drinks and keeping the place humming.

Sexy and intense, Jax is in Calla’s business from the moment they meet, giving her a job and helping her search for Mona. And the way he looks at her makes it clear he wants to get horizontal . . . and maybe something more. Before Calla can let him get close, though, she’s got to deal with the pain of the past—and some very bad guys out to mess her up if she doesn’t give them her mom.

Rating: 4.2 stars

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Stay with Me was a really fun read... and more action packed than some of her previous books. I have noticed that through the three of her books in this series; Wait for Me, Be with Me, and Stay with Me; it's been getting more and more action-y. Wait for Me... not really, Be with Me, was more hit and run with the action, but Stay with Me had dead bodies, drug deals, and was a rocky ride.

 

In Be with Me, Calla was the tough-girl, totally outgoing and badass... but I feel like her personality was altered a ton. She had less of a backbone than Teresa did, and was a character with a weaker personality and backbone, which sucked, but I thought it made her even  more real. Because of all she's been through, it made her seem like more of a real person, that she had a weaker mentality of herself and what she deserved than others, and made me enjoy Jax "reeducating" her on herself.

 

Jax, however, was great! A previous military man, he flip-flopped from the outrageous flirting that was Jace from Be with Me, to a more alpha-possessive-protective side than both Jace and Cam possessed.

 

 

"I gotta tell you that I love you that I love you, Calla," he said, and I was surprised the heart monitor didn't catch the fact that it felt like my heart had stopped for a moment. "No bullshit. I do. I love the way you think, even if it's annoying as fuck at times and even then it's still cute. I love that there's a shit ton of things you've never gotten to experience and that you're going to get to experience them with me. That I have that honor. I love your strength and everything you've survived. I love your courage and I love that you make shit drinks, but no one cares because you're so damn nice. I'm pretty sure you're Long Island iced teas could kill people, but that's okay." His lips curved up on one side as his gaze held mine steadily. "I love your sense of humor and the fact you never ate grits before. There's so much that I love about you that I know I'm in love with you. So, honey, you can have all my shirts you want."

 

 

Yes, all of that was in response to Calla admitting that when she thought they were over (which they were not), she stole her favorite of his shirts. This totally made me fall in love with him more than I already was!!

 

I highly recommend this and any other Jennifer L. Armentrout book- she is one of my go-to authors because I know that any book of hers will make me fall in love, cry, laugh and be entertained.

 

 

 

XOXO,

Kat

 

 

Be with Me Review

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Be With Me by Jennifer L. Armentrout/ J Lynn

Description:

 

Teresa Hamilton is having a rough year—she’s in love with her big brother’s best friend, but he hasn’t spoken to her since they shared a truly amazing, mind-blowing, change-your-life kiss. She got out of a terrible relationship. And now an injury is threatening to end her dance career for good. It’s time for Plan B – college. And maybe a chance to convince Jase that what they have together is real.

Jase Winstead has a huge secret that he’s not telling anyone. Especially not his best friend’s incredibly beautiful sister. Even though he and Teresa shared the hottest kiss of his life, he knows that his responsibilities must take priority. He certainly doesn’t have time for a relationship. But it doesn’t help that all he can think about kissing the one girl who could ruin everything for him.

As they’re thrown together more and more, Jase and Tess can’t keep denying their feelings for each other. But a familiar danger looms and tragedy strikes. As the campus recovers, the star-crossed couple must decide what they’re willing to risk to be together, and what they’re willing to lose if they’re not…  

 



Oh my god, I waited so long to read this book! After Wait for Me (#1) and Trust in Me (#1.5), but it was always checked out at the library, and I can't tell you how excited I was to finally get my hands on this baby.

 

Boy was it great, too! I have to admit, I was the teeniest bit apprehensive about reading about Teresa, the little sister. But I was hooked from the start. Tess and her infatuation with Jace, her troubles with her "gimpy" leg, and all the troubles that it wrought was a true gift to read.

 

Tess was super cute, and so real, her feelings towards Jace were so adorable. Jace was the tall-dark-and-handsome, mysterious son of a bitch, but he was completely real, too and he wasn't too overdone, like a lot of authors try to do.

 

Rating: 4 stars

 

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Jennifer L. Armentrout is my go-to author, because she has never ever disappointed me. 

 

I have to admit, that as much as I enjoyed the hell out of this book, Be with Me wasn't nearly as good as Wait for Me, although I'm not sure any will ever be that magically amazing!!

 

XOXO,

Kat

 

 

 

 

Mystery Man Review

What did I think of....

Mystery Man by Kristen Ashley?

 

Description:

Night time is the right time...

Gwendolyn Kidd has met the man of her dreams. He's hot, he's sexy, and what started as a no-names-exchanged night of passion has blossomed into a year and a half-long pleasure fest. Sure, it's a little strange that he only appears in her bed at night, but Gwen is so sure he's the one, she just can't turn him away...

Hawk Delgado knows more about Gwen than she could ever imagine. She's gorgeous, headstrong, and skittish about relationships. But Hawk is facing his own demons, demons that keep him from connecting with anyone. Yet when Gwen is drawn into Denver's lethal underground scene, Hawk's protective nature comes out full force. The problem is, when Gwen gets a dose of Hawk's Alpha attitude in the daylight, she's not so sure he's the one anymore....

Genre's: Romance, Contemporary, Adult, Erotica, Dirty Romance, Chick-Lit, Romantic Suspense, Women's Fiction.

I absolutely adore Kristen Ashley, and this book only proves it.

Gwendolyn Kidd has had a visitor about once a week for a year and a half. She doesn't know his name. All she knows is he gives out-of-this-world orgasms, can easily get in her house without a key, and that the last part is partly because he can probably walk through walls. Oh, and she's sure that he is the one.
However, when her sister, Ginger, gets in trouble, Gwen turns into a target. Drive-by's, Fires, kidnappings and some serious amounts of cookie dough become the result. Oh, that, and when Gwen tries to tell her visitor that their "fling" is over, she learns his name, and finds that he is, in fact, not a vampire and her Great MM (Mystery Man) can be in sunlight.
Hawk Delgado knew that a relationship for him was impossible and gives Gwen everything he can. But when she's in danger, he steps up to the task of knight in cargo's, and learns more about his woman, and he can't stop himself from pursuing her.

The writing is superb, as usual, and makes you just sink into the story like you would a comfortable couch. The story is action-packed, hilarious, romantic and HOT.

Gwendolyn was a hoot to read, and I thoroughly enjoyed her.
But I think it's safe to say I enjoyed Hawk more. Vicariously, of course.

Gwen's friends, Cam and Tracey and Elvira, were great, and made me laugh so hard! Especially Elvira, Hawk PA. Cam's husband, Leo, was even better than Cam and Tracey, though. He was sweet, but so clueless! Love him!

My first pet peeve is Insta-love. Unless done really well, I call BS by the truckloads.
My second is love triangles. Again, unless done really well, I say neither.

Mystery Man had a love square. We had Hawk (obviously), we had Tack (President of the Chaos MC), and we had Mitch Lawson (Detective with Gwendolyn's case). They will have their own books later, but damn. My girl, Gwendolyn, was surrounded by HOT-ness!

I've always admired KA's love triangles/squares, because they are all done really well and with class. There is no hemming and hawing, dithering and eenie-meenie-minie-mowing. The women always know who they want. The others are just really hot eye candy.

I know, if you read it, you will love Mystery Man of the Dream Man series. Highly recommended.

XOXO,
Kat