The Iron Tiara ~ Beth Flynn

Anthony Bear and Christy Chapman are from two completely different worlds.

Anthony's the leader of a motorcycle gang that terrorizes Florida’s West Coast. As a child, he ran away from his family and the Cherokee Indian Reservation to enter a life of crime. As an adult, he leads a multifaceted life managing his two businesses—his legitimate landscaping venture, and his loan shark and underworld dealings. Driven by anger and betrayal, Anthony begins the hunt for Christy’s father, Van Chapman, after he runs out on a loan.

Christy’s privileged life is not as it seems. She has kept painful family secrets and hidden some of her own. She’s determined to find out the truth and expose Van, but her search delivers her right into Anthony Bear’s hands, adding kidnapping to his list of crimes.

Their worlds are as contrasting as the color of their skin. The only thing they seem to have in common is their mutual disdain for Van Chapman…and each other.

They couldn’t be more wrong.

This felt like an absolute tease to me with an awesome set up for more!!

Anthony Bear has made a name for himself by making smart moves and being ruthless. 

It was a bit unnerving reading about this total bad-ass having an obvious chip on his shoulders.  But it's crazy how one person can open your eyes to a world you never knew you needed or even wanted.

Reading about how Anthony and Christy met and how unsettled he was when he began realizing that what he was feeling and doing - contradicted the why's of it was beautiful..

I can't really go too much into Christy's role in all of this since it's basically the driving storyline.. But I can say she was strong, caring and the perfect partner for Anthony!

This wasn't an over the top gritty read in my opinion, it was nothing like Grizz and Kits story which we did get to see them again.. this wasn't about outlaws and Anthony's indiscretions..

This was a story about two damaged people who fell in love in the most unlikeliest way.. 

I wanted More.. 

While I got to know Anthony and Christy I was left with so many questions.. there were small conversations through out that were left hanging - events eluded to with no explanation or further mention.. There was Nisha and X as well as Lucy and Booker I need to know everything about them as well.

SOOOO I am very excited to see where Ms. Flynn will be taking us next!!

AMAZON

Knot (Wake Family, #1) ~ M. Mabie

He knows everything.
She has all the damn answers. 

I’ve always been a free spirit. It’s my nature.
I crave control, but with her it’s far more. 

He’s a power hungry climber.
Her wealth could buy and sell me. 

It’s too much pressure being the center of anyone’s focus.
She underestimates my desire for her, my need to please just her. 

When he’s vulnerable, it’s hard to deny him.
Her crooked smile cripples me. 

He hides his demons, but I’m no fool.
She thinks not committing to anyone makes her more honest. She’s wrong. 

A man like him deserves someone who can offer that kind of love.
She promises nothing, yet I feel like a king when she says my name. 

I never let anyone possess me like he did. Not before. Not after.
My greatest regret was compromising. I should have never held back. 

Still, when we’re apart I’m not myself.
I miss the days when she was just down the hall. 

He’s better off without me, and it hurts.
The ugly truth is I need her more than she needs me. 

Our relationship was born out of lust and curiosity.
The lies we told ourselves killed it. 

Together, we found Nirvana.
We learned it was all a mirage. 

I ruined him.
I broke her heart. 

I keep coming back.
I can’t let her go. 

KNOT is a contemporary romance and a complete standalone. It is the first spin-off from the best-selling Wake Series. You do not need to read BAIT, SAIL, or ANCHOR to enjoy this book in its entirety, but if you love angst you'll enjoy them, too. 

First I want to say that even though this was a stand alone spin off 

It takes off right after someones **ahem** wedding...

I was team Reagan & Nora as soon as I met them!!

This book consumed me I was hoping and wishing for their HEA through out!!

And the Angst oh boy the Angst..

I was smirking one second and blurting out WTF's the next 

This was filled with TONS & TONS of feels!!

Nora's exterior portrayed this very sexually independent female

She didn't beat around the bush about her NON EXISTANT expectations when it came to relationships.. And lived her life as such without a care, no strings attached

what will be will be!!!!

Reggie on the other hand lived a controlled life, a numbers man.. Very Confident and sure of himself a total ALPHA!!! with some quirks...he did not want to put up with Nora's games anymore and made that very clear.. Also made her very aware that he wanted HER!!..

Both of these characters were so strong and stubborn but true to themselves 

they both kept me flipping pages

wanting to throttle them both yes BOTH!!!

Events occurred, situations where taken as challenges and finally 

Sweet Sweet Victory!!

There is so much to look forward to in this book!!

Love, Angst, Sexy times, Scorching HOT times,

Hilarious moments, WTF!!!! moments, Total Yummy Alpha moments and 

a heroine you will like no matter her faults!!

M. Mabie has proven to me that she's an auto buy author..

I fell in love with her writing when I picked up The Wake series earlier this year 

and it became abundantly clear after reading Knot that she's just that amazing!!!!

AMAZON

All The Rage ~ T.M. Frazier

They call me Rage.

My real name is like a shadow, always close behind, but never quite able to catch up.

I fly under the radar because no one ever suspects I m capable of the kind of brutal violence I commit each and every day. 

You see, I m a girl. I m nineteen. 

And I'm a killer. 

This life is all I know. It s all I want to know. It keeps the s**t buried that I need kept buried. It allows me to live without thinking too much.

Without dwelling on the past.

Until him. 

It all changes when an ordinary boy becomes my next target. 

And my first love. 

I have to choose. 

The only life I ve ever known has to die, or he does. 

Either way, I ll be the one pulling the trigger... 

I have to say Ms. Frazier knows how to write a yummy bad boy..
Nolan being the new kid block and all definitely held his own..
With that said even though we met Rage previously and sure as hell caught my attn 
Nolan & Rage's story can definitely be read as a stand alone!!

It was cute (in a twisted bloody gory sort of way), sweet even innocent at times 
But   with a mega dose of Hot and wicked when Nolan let himself go..
He was super possessive and didn't mind giving orders!
**Fans Self**

These two had their secrets and Nolan didn't care about Rage's murderous proclivities per say..
He had his own..
So Yes I cheered Nolan on while he tore down all those walls Rage had created and made 
sure she knew she was perfect in every sense of the word to him..
And that's ALL that mattered since SHE. WAS. HIS.

Keep the hotness coming!!

AMAZON

Drifter (MC Sinners Next Generation, #2) ~ Belle Jewel

They say opposites attract. In my world that isn’t a good thing.
I did everything I could to escape the grips of motorcycle club I grew up in when I turned twenty-one.
It wasn’t about fear, or betrayal, or even lack of love. I just needed my own life.
I had to know how it felt to stand on my own two feet without their protection.
Then I met Diesel. Mysterious, dark, with eyes that screamed to be understood.
From the second I met him, I knew I needed to be in his life.
There’s just one problem – he’s a member of a different motorcycle club.
Two things that should never be combined. Yet I can’t stay away.
No matter how hard he pushes. I can see beyond his mask.
I need to know who he is and I’ll overcome any obstacle to be in his life.
A friendship is born, followed by an epic love.
Our relationship is forbidden.
But I’ll do anything to be in his life.
Anything. 

This was  another fantastic spin off of Bella Jewel's MC series..

We get to meet the offspring's of 2 badass biker clubs..

**Cheesy Grin**

So what do you do when you've met one of the hottest, broodiest bad boys ?

One who's a royal ass-hole, is dating one of the meanest heffer's in school and

 somehow manages to rock your world and throw you for a loop at every encounter??

You Befriend him of course!!

I felt as if I was reading a merging of sorts ~ mean girls/gossip girls hopping over through the screen to Sons of Anarchy..

It was funny but sad, it was sexy and sweet but then you get that WTF? moments

With the college drama but also the Club drama..

Sometimes rules are meant to be broken.. Especially when it comes to Love..

AMAZON

The Enforcer (Untamed Hearts, #3) ~ Kele Moon

They are the lost boys.

Sons of mafia mistresses expected to keep their fathers’ sins in the shadows. The lucky ones are forgotten.

Unfortunately for Valentino “Tino” Moretti, his brother Nova was too smart to be forgotten, and too valuable to risk when he resists a life of crime. So they punished Tino instead. Forced into the cruel world of the Sicilian Mafia at twelve, Tino was broken before he was old enough to know the man he was supposed to be. Now he’s what the mafia made him.

The enforcer.

A trained killer forbidden to love, but he did anyway. He's loved Brianna all along.

Raw and beautiful, their romance was all consuming and far too dangerous. They were ripped apart a long time ago. It’s not until the borgata puts out a hit on her that Brianna falls back into Tino’s arms, churning up their dark past and unraveling all the Moretti brothers’ closely guarded secrets.

This isn’t the end of the story. It’s only the beginning, and it is brutal.

There’s a reason enforcers are considered too deadly to love.

This story has wrecked me!! I laughed, I cried, I bitched

One never knows what a person has gone through by just looking at them..

Family is everything to Tino.. Not just his brother's but those he consider's true friends

The bond and loyalty Tino has displayed over and over again, words could never describe..

He's all about actions and sacrifice!!

He was broken as a child and practically forced into a lifestyle he had no other choice but take on or risk not being there for his brothers.. He carried so much on his shoulders at such an early age,, and basically got the shorter end of the stick every single time he drew!!!

Brianna was his oasis in the dry and dissolute world he found himself stranded in..

And that too was ripped away without his even realizing it!!

Lies, Deception, Secrets..

Will Tino ever get his HEA?

Will Brianna be strong enough to take on what's to come?

I sure as hell hope so... 

I need part 2 NOW!!!

AMAZON

Kill Shot (Code 11 -KPD Swat, #6) ~ Lani Lynn Vale

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Bennett had the world in the palm of his hands when he was sixteen, then he allowed his dick to do the thinking for him. 

That one night changed his life, giving him a child that would forever alter the course of his life, and an ex that was a crazy nut case on the best of days. 

With the help of his parents, he went into the Navy, becoming the SEAL that he always wanted to be. However, with that came a price. 

A price he wasn’t willing to pay anymore once his little girl started to realize why he wasn’t there. So he came home and joined the local SWAT team, starting his life anew, just his daughter and him. 

Then he meets the cute little physician’s assistant that looks down at him like one would an annoying fly, and he finally realizes just what he’s been missing. 

Something that takes his mind off of the challenge of everyday life. Someone that dares him to be a better father and police officer. 

And Lennox is one hell of a motivator. 

Their relationship starts off rocky as the two of them circle each other like opponents ready to do combat rather than two civil adults. Every day brings a new battle for the two of them to overcome, and before they realize it, they’ll be fighting for each other instead of against each other. 

Because there’s one woman who doesn’t want either one of them to be happy…especially not together. 

Bennett & Lennox sitting on a tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G

Well these two did way more than kiss that's for sure!!

BENNETT definitely met his match with LENNOX.. she was all hard core steal on the outside but so vulnerable and insecure on the inside which was perfect IMO...

Lennox was all sass and heart but you had to earn that love...

Bennett wasn't dealt an easy hand but being the Bomb Diggity single Dad won him some serious brownie points..

I was so ready for Bennett's' story and thoroughly enjoyed it. We got to see the Dad, Swat member and Lover all in one and boy was he the total package!! There were only a few instances I could have knocked him across the head but in all honesty I could see where he was coming from.. Although communication would have been key.. 

Just saying! 

Lennox was the total package kick-ass, Smart, Ambitious and Loyal.. Once she let those walls down she was all in....

She was fiercely protective of Reagan, didn't beat around the bush when she wanted o get her point across and had a heart of gold!

Again another fun, witty, action packed story..  Tons of laugh out loud moments with sill that attention grabbing undertone of suspense.. I cannot emphasis enough how much I enjoy catching up with old characters and getting the lay of the land on what comes next!!!

P.S.  so happy no favorite pets died during this installment not sure I could have taken another shocker like that.. I'm still not over (you know who..)

Charlie Fox Trot (Code -11 KPD SWAT, #5) ~ Lani Lynn Vale

Foster made a promise in his hospital bed when his leg was taken from him that he’d get back to one hundred percent. Leg or no leg, he’d get back on the SWAT team if it killed him.

And he does get back. But he has a problem.

He can’t let go of the past.

The anger burns deep, making his emotions volatile at the best of times.

Then he meets Blake with her haughty attitude and inability to distinguish the difference between a pocket knife and a sword.

Little by little, she makes him whole again, one bad joke at a time.

She doesn’t see the revenge in his eyes, though. Doesn’t see the rage burning deep.

Rage so pure and all encompassing, that he knows it’ll explode.

It’s just a matter of time.

What Foster doesn’t realize, though, is that the love that Blake has for him is enough to fight his demons, one kiss at a time.

Foster never stood a chance.

These Spurlock men have been absolutely divine!!

Foster was one of my fave's

He didn't let the cards he was dealt hold him down.. No W'oh is me from Foster!!

He got back into the game and came back better and stronger!!

A teeny bit jaded but nothing that deterred Blake..

Blake was what Foster needed in his life she was spunky, motivated, optimistic 

and 

had tons of Love.. She didn't let her previous marriage affect her in anyway and 

had a great rock to lean on with her father, uncle & gramps..

Lani Lynn Vale definitely nailed it for me with this one..
Every single little thing I have raved about in her books was front and center..

I balled my freaking eyes out and then laughed through out!!

You know it's a good read when all these feels are brought out..

Looking forward to Bennett's story.. 

He's been around for quiet some time and I know for sure 

I can't wait to see what his perfect other half will be like..

Keep them coming Ms. Vale