The Darkest Frost (Vol #1) by Tanya Holmes - @shesawriterth

This little story gave my mind quite the little road trip. This was a journey through magic and mystery, passion and chemistry. Secrets, oh so many secrets. I'm not a big fan of liars so it's hard to truly like characters that start everything off by lies. I know they had their reasons and I'm actually sympathetic more to Braeden then Deneive.  So already my romantic nature has been kicked in the teeth because I don't trust the love story at all. Yet, I'm warming..it's just slow.. I was in a perpetual stare of oh my gosh    and wow!  Did that really just happen??    From the beginning I was totally sucked into the mystery. Braeden and Deneive were drawn to each other in a very undeniable way. Totally HOT and AMAZING when they came together the first time.       I loved seeing Deneive knock down his walls. I hated the angst and the lies like I said they made me really sad. I couldn't stand his brother Xavier. Yes, I am usually the "Bad Boy Advocate" But well you'll have to read this baby to understand my pain.      He made my skin itch in a really bad way. I wanted to push him off a cliff. To be honest I had quite a few moments of       and others where I wanted to scream and punch something or well SOMEONE!!! . For anybody who reads this book and that knows my comfort zone, they will be wondering how I survived it. It took massive faith in this author and some intense therapy sessions too. She's patient and she's kind an she might have slipped me a xanax or two in one of those cute little dancing Facebook emoticons. But for some reason I would fluctuate from swooning over Braeden to pissed of and doing this.     Tanya takes my little comfort zone and she shakes it. I feel like she is cackling in the background going      "oh you think you know what you like? We'll see. " So I pushed through and really am hopeful that the next installment fixes what's broken in my heart. Because right now I'm a mess. What's funny as my heart is so hoping for my Braeden and Denieve to get their HEA because when it was  HOT    and when it twas SWEET      I loved it!!!    As you can see Tanya can make you feel some pretty extreme emotions and keep you right there needing the conclusion. Because OMG that Cliffhanger was #BiteMyNailsHARD This is why I let her push me a little because the one thing that is true is she makes me feel.

Falling Series (Falling #1-3) by A. Zavarelli @AshZav

This was a sexy and suspense filled series about more than just two people falling in love. It was about survival and acceptance. Surviving a past that wouldn't let her go, Victoria was running scared. Just getting up everyday and trying to live was a battle. Then crashing into the extreme life force that is Gabriel Maddox was a whole different type of battle. There was just something there that pulled and pushed her , connecting her to him in ways she'd never encountered before. Gabriel was completely swept away with the innocent but feisty Victoria. He saw something in her that he couldn't walk away from. He'd never felt this extreme level of emotion before.    Two people who have secrets and desires trying to hold on to their hearts.    There was some very sexy scenes and I was pleased with how the relationship progressed. Towards the end both characters made some decisions that really sent my "too-much-angst" meter to the red zone. I did hold on tight and saw it to a very romantic conclusion. I'll be watching this author for more sexy goodness

Whisked by Dyann Love Barr @DyannLoveBarr

I adored this book and this hero just stole my heart. Sean Riley was amazing. From the start he was knocked off his feet by the feisty Francesca. It started off with a really funny first meeting including a beating by whisk which had me rolling laughing. Then a lot of suspense and sexy times gave me one book I really enjoyed. Sean was perfect in so many ways. First of all when I find a celibate hero I swoon automatically. He’s been undercover and let’s say that it’s safer for him to just abstain. So Francesca comes into the picture and he’s just awe struck. I adored his persuasive personality and his loyalty. He was stubborn but in such a good way. Francesca Delany hadn’t seen the last of Sean Riley. Whisk and all, she was in for the chase of her life. Sean never gave up and Francesca surely gave him one heck of a hard time when she was being just so hard headed. But what I loved is he never wavered and put everything in to his pursuit of this stubborn heroine.  He’d never had patience when he went after something, or someone.  Life was too short to let things slide or pass him by. So that’s what he did, he grabbed. She really had a tough past so honestly I didn’t get too mad at her but there were times I wanted to shake her. All in all I loved  it and I’m eagerly awaiting more form this author.

Engaging (Alluring #2) by Sarah Curtis @sarahcurtisathr

I absolutely fell in love with Jack in Alluring. I was so excited for Gage's story. Having read Alluring I was so hopeful that I would get another amazing hero. I did. Gage was awesome. But he did mess up badly 4 yrs ago. Simply put Gage had to not only win Cassie's heart again ..he had to win mine For a while I was worried, I won't lie. But the beauty of this book was that Sarah wrote it with all my fears and all my questions and doubts right there for Gage to have to over come. This heroine didn't roll over and just forgive Gage for leaving her. NO ..she made him work for it. He worked so hard and he did everything RIGHT. I could't fault Gage ..not one time. So I had to set aside my feelings over him leaving Sarah, and also that he did have hook ups during the 4 year separation. I had to listen to his words and I had to see that he really did love her and really did work hard to make up for all that happened.  Gage would spend a few more hours with Cassie after Logan fell asleep. He never tried to have sex with her, never spent the night,  but he would hold her hand, cradle her against his chest and give her light kisses, sometimes on her lips, her cheek, her neck and even on her hand.     Cassie wasn't fully innocent in the problems they had. She really should have contacted Gage and let him know what she was going through. I didn't agree with how she handled it at all. But here Sarah works her magic again. She let Cassie feel guilt, she let Cassie really apologize and Gage could have really been mad but he honestly loved her and these two were the perfect example of  WORKING IT OUT.      I can't call Gage a perfect hero but I can say that this was really a great example of a love that wouldn't be denied and also two people who had hearts big enough to forgive and to LOVE totally and completely. I'll eagerly await Mace's story and believe in this author ..that she'll always give us stories that may not be perfect love stories with perfect characters but what she will do is give us healing and grace.. because honestly that's what real love is all about.

All of Me (Love Between the Bases #1) by Jennifer Bernard @Jen_Bernard

I learned from previous books that Jennifer Bernard has a way of writing sexy, strong and loyal heroes..those usually were Fireman. But now she’s gone and showed she knows her sports too. Baseball never looked so sexy ..until Caleb Hart was brought into my life. I first heard his name in It’s a Wonderful Fireman and I even mentioned in my review that I couldn’t wait for more. I was pleasantly rewarded for my patience. All of me was sexy, sweet and seriously refreshing. I adored Caleb from the start and Sadie was brave and at the same time vulnerable. I really hated what she suffered in her past and loved how protective Caleb was to her in so many ways. Jennifer Bernard has a special knack for writing scenes that suck you in and make you feel so many things. There were some amazing secondary characters that added some fun, some angst and some mystery to this awesome story. I am looking forward to more from Jennifer because this was one spot on start to what looks to be a great series.