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Quote-Tastic Monday & Review: Riskier Business by Tessa Bailey

Welcome to Quote-tastic Monday meme hosted by Herding Cats & Burning Soup.

I’ve come to the conclusion that whatever Tessa Bailey writes, I will love.

Troy tried to pull her close, but she evaded him.

“Answer me. Will you insist on treating me like I’m breakable even if it means losing me?”

His head fell forward on a weary sigh.

“If it comes down to a choice between your safety, your life, and keeping you as my girlfriend, I’d keep you safe every time. I’m sorry. It’s how I’m built, Ruby.”

Ruby swiped at the tear rolling down her cheek. “What about how I’m built?”

Oh Troy, Troy, Troy,

Of all of the guys that Ms. Bailey has written, Troy has always been the hardest one to figure out.(His Risk to Take) I never connected with him as much as Brent, Derek or even Matt…etc. (My affection for him has grown, the more I read that book, the more I liked him.)

In this novella/installment I felt like my vision was cleared. I always thought that Matt was the uber controlling alpha but I think that Troy beats him. Now, I understand why. With Ruby’s background he was always in some state of fear that something would happen to her, something he could not control. Ruby, is all about taking care of herself, she has done so, for a long time before Troy ever came around. The two sides/personalities collide in this one. As always the sexytimes are ridiculously hot but I enjoyed how Troy and Ruby work through the control issue.

Bowen. Ahem. This guy, I tell ya, he is piece of work and he is AWESOME. Course I’m saying this because I’ve already had the pleasure of reading Risking it All and it was excellent. I cannot wait for all that Bowen goodness to be released. Riskier Business is a novella in the Line of Duty series and prequel to Bowen’s novel in the Crossing the Line series. The new series that begins with Bowen is going to be a fantastic “anti-hero” series.

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January 5, 2015
Review: Best Man for Hire by Tawna Fenske

I love this series and I love this author. Ms. Fenske made my Top 10 New to Me authors list earlier this month.

(See list HERE)

I’ve thoroughly enjoyed every single book she has released in this series and I think I love this one the most! It’s all because of Grant.

“Just so you know,” he said “I don’t generally condone violence.”
“Aren’t you a Marine?”
“I specialize in counterintelligence and human intelligence.”
“What does that mean?”
“I catch spies, or I get other people to catch spies. I don’t kill them. Much.”
“That’s reassuring.”

Grant is a bit less intense than his brother , Mac, and was kind of a breath of fresh air. Scaling a palm tree in a pink shirt…among other things. But let me tell you, when it comes down to it, Grant can get dirty with the best of them. When he lets loose with Anna, it’s pretty fantastic. He comes off as a perfect gentleman and he is but he really cuts to the chase when it’s just him and Anna. To Anna’s credit, she knew she needed to push Grant a little in order to get him out of his perfect gentleman role. I think she knew that Grant was a dirty bird deep down, he just needed the right woman to bring it out of him.

As for Anna? I loved her! She was funny and a bit quirky and she totally owned it.

“Okay, now you’re just ridiculous.” She shook her head and took a sip of wine.

“Please tell me you’ve got some sort of hideous fault. A huge goiter or a habit of tripping preschoolers in the mall?”

The whole crew (Sam, Sheri, Kelli and Mac) is back in Hawaii for Sheri (Grant and Mac’s sister) and Sam’s wedding and I loved the setting. You gotta love the whole Patton clan, even Mama Patton makes an appearance and throws in her (more than ) two cents.

“All my kids are thoughtful,” Stella said proudly.
“And excellent shots.”

In this one we are introduced to Schwartz, the lone wolf Patton brother and I CANNOT wait for his book. It’s going to be another good one.

As always, Ms. Fenske balances humor and passion so very well. I always find myself laughing out loud and highlighting a lot when reading her books.

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December 31, 2014
Review: The Librarian Principle by Helena Hunting

After reading Ms. Hunting’s Cupcakes and Ink series earlier this year, I became a fan. I was quite excited when she announced she was releasing The Librarian Principle because I was quite intrigued by the blurb. I’ll admit that it turned into something a little different than what I originally thought and I’m totally cool with that.

This book was equal parts sexy as hell, funny and sweet. Imagine you take a new job and your boss is completely irresistible AND he has the hots for you. The feelings are completely mutual and it’s burning white hot between the two of you. Not only are you physically attracted to each other, but you respect each other and enjoy spending time together- fully clothed. But he is your BOSS and you’re a librarian and he is the principal. Dilemma, yes? How do you do your job and maintain a professional distance when all you can do is think of him/her? Well, you sneak around, which makes for some interesting situations. Maybe even engage in some role play? Sure. 😉

I loved Ryder and Liese and I was rooting for them the whole time and I was wondering how in the heck Ms. Hunting was going to give them their well deserved HEA. While the road to love is never paved so smoothly, Ryder and Liese had their fair share of meddling and not so well meaning people. Liese’s co-worker, Blake and her BFF, Marissa are hilarious and they added a nice dimension to the story. Marissa is hilarious, that girl could carry a book all by herself.

While this book centers upon a somewhat “taboo” subject, it did not feel heavy or angsty. I enjoyed reading how they navigated the challenges of their professions in terms of its impact on their personal lives.

“You okay? You seem a little antsy,” he observed as she uncrossed her legs for the third time in less than a minute.

“Yes, but I need a distraction.”

“From what?”

“You.”

“Me? Am I making you nervous?”

“No, you’re making me horny,” Liese said and slapped her hand over her mouth. So much for maintaining the upper hand.

“Really? I’m not even trying,” Ryder said in a smooth voice that made Liese want to climb over the center console.

“Don’t worry, I can resist temptation.” Liese pulled her hand away and clasped them in her lap.

“What if I don’t want you to?”

“Then I’d tell you that’s too bad since you’re the one who enforced the stupid clause in the first place.”

“Clause?”

“Yes, the no-naked clause.”

“I thought it was a mutual agreement.” Ryder raised an eyebrow but kept his eyes on the road. “I wouldn’t want to be responsible for acts of coercion. Heaven forbid I come across as domineering.” There was that smirk again, as infuriating as it was charming. “If it’s too difficult for you to resist me, by all means let me know. I wouldn’t want to cause you undue sexual frustration.”

“You’re not egotistical at all, are you?” Liese shot back, crossing her legs. The fabric of her dress rode up, and she smoothed it down over her thighs.

Ryder’s eyes moved from the road to her lap, fixated on her hands moving along the satin. “So I’m not only domineering, I’m egotistical now? Maybe I need to be punished for being so difficult to deal with.”

“You do know the road is in front of you, not in my lap, right?” Liese ignored the comment. The conversation needed to end.

“Right.” Ryder sighed and returned his attention to the road.

“And you’re the one who said you were domineering, not me.”

“Am I?

“Sometimes.”

“Sorry.”

“That’s okay, sometimes it turns me on,” Liese murmured, fiddling with the hem of her dress.

“And other times?” Ryder prompted.

“Okay, it turns me on most of the time, although there are occasions when it irritates the hell out of me. Now stop asking these kinds of questions. Are you purposely trying to torture me? If so, I can assure you it’s working.”

Ryder took her hand again, bringing it to his lips. “I would never torture you intentionally—unless you wanted me to, of course.”

Liese snatched her hand away. The soft brush of his lips across her skin made the persistent ache low in her belly flare. “Not helpful,” she said. “Change the subject, please, or pull over.”

Ryder took his foot off the accelerator, clearly considering the request. His eyes moved over her in a feral sweep. Liese bit back a smile of triumph, trying to maintain her composure.

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December 22, 2014
Arranged marriages and a review: Seducing the Princess by Diane Alberts

She was a princess, and he’d never be good enough for a woman like her.
She’d expect castles, horses, world tours, and jewels.
Not cape cods, dogs, Maine, and nightmares.

It’s an interesting premise, the princess and the bodyguard and it totally worked for me. It got me thinking about royalty and arranged marriages, specifically, Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco. I thought of her when Isabelle talked about what was expected of her as a princess.

Charlene married a man 20 years older than her, who possibly fathered a couple of kids out of wedlock (actually he acknowledged at least 2 and has 2 by other women) and cried her way through the wedding ceremony. On top of everything else, she tried to leave the guy 3 times before the wedding. She was with him for 5 years before she married him and he played around on her during that time and yet she still married him. That must be one hell of an arrangement. I mean, look at the photos below, when he kissed her after the civil ceremony, I bet she threw up in her mouth a little. And the second photo? She is crying and he is looking at her like she’s out of her mind. She probably was. To top it off, she gave birth to twins this week, talk about immaculate conception.

Ok. This was what was going through my mind when I read this book. Isabelle had the pleasure of Gordon’s company, his intimate company, several times and realized that she liked the way Gordon took control in the bedroom. Think about it, you’re a princess and you’re expected to act a certain way and make decisions in terms of what is best for your country. Your personal needs and wants are not a high priority. Along comes this smokin’ hot, dominant and authoritative guy and he totally takes control in the bedroom and in some other aspects of your life. What do you do?

He tightened his grip on her shoulder. “You might own a fucking country, but tonight… I own you. Understood, Princess?”

She gasped, her stomach tightening at his naughty words. She’d never, ever been spoken to like that. Never talked dirty. It was a heady rush that she was doing it now. Here. With him.

“I understand.”

Isabelle found solace with Gordon. Once she let him in and let go, she found someone she connected with physically and emotionally. The other guy she was supposed to marry was a toad. Whether Gordon realized it or not, he was her Prince Charming. A totally hot and domineering Prince Charming ;).

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December 19, 2014
Review: Falling for the Enemy by Samanthe Beck

Good grief, I’ve been sitting on this review forever. I’ve been going back and forth about it not because I didn’t like, but because I loved it. For some reason, I’ve struggled to articulate how much I enjoyed Ginny and Shaun. I have been looking forward to Ginny’s book since we were first introduced to her. Although, at the time I did not know she was getting a book, I just remember thinking, “I hope Ginny gets a book.” And then poof! not only did we get Ginny, we got another really great character in Shaun.

I think that Shaun and Ginny might be my favorite Bluelick couple and I’m glad the series ended on a couple that had such a satisfying storyline. I have enjoyed how well Ms. Beck combined the “Brazen” aspects and the small town setting in the Private Pleasures series . I truly enjoy a series where the author builds a community and updates the reader on the community (major and minor characters) in each book. Ms. Beck also did a fantastic job of carrying a couple of important and interesting storylines throughout all three books, that not only affected the main characters but affected the town too. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, Ms. Beck is great “storyteller”. Not only are her books sexy as hell but they engage me on a deeper level than just the scorching hot sexytimes. 🙂

As I mentioned before, I was looking forward to Ginny’s book because she was such an interesting character. In “Light Her Fire”, she was fun and positive and not a heavy duty angsty female character. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed reading a female MC that wasn’t OTT crazy. Ginny was a great character, she wasn’t needy or bogged down with “issues” and Shaun was practically normal. Well, there is that tiny little issue of him being the current mayor’s son. Whatevs. Shaun and his “Sweet Virginia” had my knees all wobbly and he was a perfect mix of affectionate and dominant with some stellar dirty talkin’ thrown in.

Mercy, what a face. High, slightly sloping forehead, straight nose, cheekbones only God could have sculpted, and lips so perfectly kissable there ought to have been a law against hiding them beneath overgrown facial hair.

I truly enjoyed this book and series and I’m definitely looking forward to whatever Ms. Beck has in store for us for 2015. In the meantime, have you read Best Man with Benefits by Ms. Beck? It’s one of my Top 10 books this year!

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December 18, 2014
Review: Loving You Is Easy by Wendy S. Marcus

This is the first book I’ve read by Ms. Marcus and I enjoyed it. Shane and Brooke are from two different worlds, hers being a world of politics and privilege and he is a soldier from New Jersey. Now, don’t get me wrong, Brooke is not a snob. She lives her life as quietly as possible as a teacher, while staying out of the spotlight of her father’s political aspirations. Her father has always been busy with politics and her mother is a jerk with concern for Brooke’s needs. So, she has chosen to lead her life on her terms. Shane and Brooke are sooooo very different. While he is just a regular guy from Jersey, she is very refined and at times very proper.

Shane and Brooke meet via a pen pal program that Brooke set up at her school and through those letters, they get to know each other. I’ll admit that I would’ve liked to have read those letters or read more about the evolution of their friendship. When they first see each other when he returns home for a short visit, it’s clear that they have bonded through those letters. I enjoyed the scenes when they meet face to face for the first time. Shane is flirty and playful with Brooke and I liked his personality. Shane has made it clear that he does not want a girlfriend and Brooke has no interest in being some guy’s quick piece of ass. (For lack of a better term) Brooke has some pretty serious baggage she totes around due to an incident when she was younger. Enter Shane who is wildly attracted to her and things get interesting.

This one took a turn in a direction I really didn’t fully see coming. It started out as a sweet and sensual story and then quickly transitioned in a pretty serious and timely narrative of the dangers of social media and cyber bullying.

I felt so horrible for Brooke, when the crap hit the fan, it just kept getting worse for her and she just had to sit back and let it work itself out. Luckily, Brooke has some very good friends that are instrumental in making sure her innocence is proven.

While all of this is going on, Brooke gets to know Shane and is family. His family is…interesting and I’ll admit that I found some of the members of his family somewhat annoying and some of the drama that ensued felt a little OTT.

During all of this, we meet Brooke’s best friend and Rory, Shane’s friend who was deployed with him. I really liked both of them and I hope that we get a story for them.

Overall, this was a great read. I really enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to reading whatever Ms. Marcus has in store for further books in this series.

Oh no, no, no. Sex was not on her agenda for the evening. Some dinner, enjoyable conversation, maybe another kiss or two and she’d be making the hour drive north to her condo in New York. Her clothes would remain on, all of them, at all times. Even though she’d known him for months, technically, tonight was only their first date.

Either he’d picked up on her “no sex” vibe or he’d been kidding around with her because he finished up with, “ . . . hang out, just the two of us, watch a few movies, and talk to each other face-to-face in the same room for a change.” Which sounded wonderful, but in his hotel room? The two of them all alone? Was she strong enough to resist the pull of attraction that had her wanting things she shouldn’t? At least not yet. Because if they had sex when he thought of her only as a friend he’d have no need to make her a girlfriend, to make them exclusive, long-term.

In the quiet hotel elevator, Shane watched Brooke. So damn beautiful in a soft yet strong, sweet yet sexy, classy yet regular girl sort of way—so different from the brash blue-collar bad girls that frequented his favorite North Carolina and New Jersey hangouts.

She was wealthy, smart, independent, and way too good for him by far.

Had he not been chosen for her pen pal program, there was no chance their paths in life would have ever crossed. Yet here he was, so close he could reach out and touch her, so hard with need he had to brace his duffle against the bulge in his pants to keep from scaring her off.

The doors opened and Shane motioned for Brooke to go ahead of him; it was the gentlemanly thing to do, but it also gave him a chance to check her out from behind. Her navy blue and white striped dress went down almost to the floor and outlined her rounded butt and slender thighs perfectly. A long side slit offered tempting glimpses of the smooth, tan skin of her long legs. An expensive-looking, ultrasoft white sweater covered her shoulders, and fashionable white strappy sandals accented her narrow feet.

Everything about Brooke turned him on—made him feel damn lucky to be with her. Too bad he didn’t have the same effect on her.

Shane wished he’d had his phone handy to snap a picture of the expression on Brooke’s face when she said, “This room is all bed.”

He smiled. After sleeping on an uncomfortable cot for too many months he’d opted for the king over two queens. Right this moment he couldn’t be happier he had. “Make yourself comfortable.” He motioned to the bed.

The look she gave him made him laugh. When he got it under control he told her, “Lie down. Sit down.” He pointed to a hard wooden chair pushed beneath a small desk crammed into the corner. “Whatever you’d like.” He tossed his bag onto the bed, unzipped it, and dug around for a clean change of clothes, making sure to locate a long-sleeved shirt that would keep his tattoos hidden. “I’m going to take a quick shower.”

Standing in the entrance to the bathroom he couldn’t resist teasing her some more—Who knew? Maybe if he kept it up she’d give in and agree—so he stuck out his head and said, “Just letting you know I am purposely leaving this door unlocked so you can come in and join me. Consider this an invitation if you need one.”

“There you go again.” Sitting primly on the corner of the bed, Brooke looked up from what he assumed was the room service menu. “Confusing me with a girlfriend.”

The number one problem with good girls is no sex without a commitment. He sort of respected that. But it didn’t keep him from continuing his pursuit, for the fun of it as much as to get her between the sheets of his big, inviting bed. “Haven’t you ever heard of friends with benefits? I am very open to that type of friendship.”

“Of course you are.” She lowered the menu and placed it in her lap. “Unfortunately, I don’t play that game.”

Unfortunate indeed. Cold shower here I come.

3.75 Stars

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December 10, 2014
Review: Chasing the Runaway Bride by Susan Meier

I had very high hopes for this book! The first book in this series, Her Summer with the Marine , blew me away. I was totally blown away by that book and I was really looking forward to more books in this series. Unfortunately, this book was just ok for me. I kept hoping that it would grab me by the throat and pull me in and it never truly happened. The MCs didn’t even really touch each other until around 50%. Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m not asking for the MCs to be shoving their tongues down each other’s throats at 10% in. But, the thing is, Piper and Cade had really great chemistry when they first meet and I thought there was a lot to work with there. And then, it was all about the grocery store, the family feud, and the two steps forward/one step back dance that they did around each other. I really did like Cade, he was a former Marine, turned cowboy and he was quite charming and sexy. He said “darlin’” a lot and that tends to go a long way with me.

Did I enjoy it? Yes, I did. But it just had a hard time with everything that was going on in the town and the issues that both Piper and Cade had to deal with. It was just a lot to process I guess and it all seemed to come down around them at the same time. Not a bad book, it just didn’t blow my skirt up like I had hoped it would.

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November 21, 2014
Review: Game for Tonight by Karen Erickson

Remember me? Football girl!

I LOVE this series. This series is so solid for me, all 3 books are GREAT and frankly, I did not want this to be the last book. But I guess if you’re going to end it, ending it on a virgin football player, isn’t a bad way to go.

Oh, I hear you….a virgin football player? Let me tell you, it’s refreshing and you will LOVE Flynn. It’s a nice change of pace to read a male MC that isn’t a man whore. But don’t let that deter you, Flynn has been so focused on his football career, he has always felt like a relationship, much less sex would be a distraction. Flynn is truly a student of the game and is concerned that a woman will break his concentration and possibly compromise his athletic performance. That’s not to say he hasn’t done…anything. So he isn’t a complete freak of nature. 😉

Enter Aubrey, publicist extraordinaire and this woman has a rip-roaring raging crush on Flynn.

He also made Aubrey’s toes curl every time he so much as looked her way. A rather difficult thing to ignore, considering she was his publicist and worked with him all the time. As in, she had to stare at that handsome face and listen to that deep, delicious voice all the time, too. Which in turn led to her curling-toe affliction and the rapid development of her mad, crazy crush.

The thing is, the attraction is completely mutual and undeniable. Flynn began to wonder if there more to life than being a backup quarterback…

When these two finally give in to their attraction, FIREWORKS! From the very first kiss, I was completely sold on Aubrey and Flynn.

Aubrey was completely surrounded by a warm, big muscular man, and it felt so incredibly good to be in Flynn’s strong arms. He was kissing her as if his life depended on it, and she buried her fingers in his hair, holding him close.

Once Flynn gets a taste of the fantastic lovin’ that Aubrey serves up, he feels the need for MORE. They both have personal and professional issues to wrestle with that certainly didn’t help make things any easier. They each have a parent that is a pain in the ass and that doesn’t help.

Ok- I truly enjoyed this book and this whole series and that’s the best I can give you out of my very tired brain 🙂 Although, I’d still love more from this series because I love every single one of these books.

November 21, 2014
Review & 10 Questions w/ Roman: Hart Attack by Cristin Harber

I think we all have a series where, you meet a character that you kind of become obsessed with. Let’s say you meet that character pretty early on in the series, say book one or two. That’s nice isn’t it? And then the author proceeds to TORTURE you, giving you little pieces of the character and possibly introducing a love interest a couple of books before said lusted after character. Are you still with me? Good.

In case you haven’t caught on yet, Roman Hart, is that character for me. I wanted his story from the moment he jumped off the page in Garrison’s Creed. Actually, he didn’t jump off the page, so much cuss right off of it. That’s how we meet him, cussing at Cash. Ha! Roman is surly. He’s been through a lot, everything with Nicola and now it seems it’s his turn to fall head over heels in love with a woman who is going to challenge him every step of the way.

Beth. Our girl Beth is formidable and yet quite vulnerable down deep and she has wrapped herself in her work to function in her life. Beth carries a huge amount of sadness and guilt around and I really just wanted to hug her. (Actually, I really wanted her to let Roman hug her) She knows that Roman is her Achilles Heel but feels the undeniable pull towards him. It’s almost comical the dance the two of them do around each other.

Like all of the Titan women, she is no slouch and Lord knows she has to be a badass in some way to be able to deal with Roman. Let’s face it, he can be kind of jerk and he makes no apologies for that and it’s rather endearing to me in a “I’m an alpha giving you a hard time because I care about you” way.

“I didn’t say you were a booty call, Beth.” He left the door open and walked down the hall.

“Come in or leave. Either way, shut the door.”

Freakin’ attitude problem. “You’re a jerk.”

“Surprise.”

“The asshole routine isn’t a good look for you, just so you know.”

Though, the shirtless look was. Carefully, she stepped into his house and prayed that he’d put a shirt on.

Well, kinda.

To say that there was a fair amount of verbal sparring in this one would be an understatement. (Also the kind of verbal sparring where you just want them to finally throw down and get naked) I enjoyed the give and take of Roman and Beth, they were well matched and complemented each other. Professionally, they worked well together too and I really enjoyed that aspect of the book. (I’m not even going to go into how hot the sexytimes were. Just trust me.) Oh and there’s Roman suit porn. YES. Roman in camo and cargos is one thing but the thought of Roman in a dress shirt and suit jacket makes MAH knees all wobbly. Good googly moogly.

Let’s talk about the Titanverse. Yes- that’s my new name for it…I’m trademarking that name. TITANVERSE. The whole gang showed up and I freaking loved it. Sugar, who I enjoy more and more made a memorable appearance and of course, cracked me up. Hell, they all made an appearance! I love Titan family reunions. Ahhhhh.

Can we take a moment to appreciate the bromance between Cash and Roman?

“Doesn’t your wife feed you?”

Cash ignored him. “So who was the lucky lady?”

“It’s not like that.”

“Man, you broke out the crescent rolls. Of course it’s like that-” Cash pivoted, head tilted. “Is a Beth thing?”

“No”

“Not a thing? Or not Beth?”

Roman stared at the rolls. “If you choked and died this minute, I’d be okay with it.”

Awww see? I love these boys. Oh…so um I kinda got to ask Roman my favorite 10 questions (from Inside the Actors Studio) and he DID NOT disappoint.

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Hey, Straight Shootin’, thanks for letting me drop by. *rubs hands together* Ten questions, I’m ready. Whatcha got?

1. What is your favorite word? Favorite word… Well, let’s see.
Favorite word? Easy, it’s “dude.” It’s the perfect word. It means what the hell, or it gets someone’s attention. Or it shows a serious level of annoyance.

“Dude, that’s awesome.”

“Dude, let it go.”

“Dude…”

I guess it could sound kind of like I’ve gone all Cali-surfer guy on you, but trust me when I tell you, that word works the military-black ops scene well.

2. What is your least favorite word?

Special.  It’s awful. Whoever thought of special never wanted a guy spouting it off. “Oh, that’s special, Beth.” See what I mean? Doesn’t work. Not unless I say, “Oh, he’s special, Beth.” And it generally goes hand-in-hand with some job she’s working and I pretty much hate the asshat who she happens to work with. Gregori Naydenov—he’s special. In a I-wanna-kick-his-butt kind of way. Maybe that makes me a brute, but that’s fine. Long as I’m not special.

3. What turns you on?

*Laughs and shakes his head* There’s a certain feisty, curly-haired spy that can do anything, and I think it’s hot. But, general terms, a chick that can throw back a beer and shoot some pool? Hot. A woman who knows how to sway her ass to get my attention? It’s been known to work. But, God, give me a smart lady with a sassy mouth and it will kill me not to kiss her.

4. What turns you off?

Appletinis.

5. What sound do you love?
*tilts head, gives a look* Not sharing that. But let’s just say when I hear it, the world could be falling apart and I won’t give a damn. (And neither will Beth.)

6. What sound do you hate?

There was a time when nothing would slow my roll if a Titan job was on the line. The second I had the go order, I was running toward the helicopter. But, things have changed. If my girl’s in my arms and the phone rings with a job, I’ll cringe a little before letting go. Don’t get me wrong. I love my job—I live and breathe Titan. But, I also live and breathe someone else now too.

7. What is your favorite curse word?
Fuck. Not very creative but gets the job done and fits almost every situation.

“Fuck, I’m in a tight spot.”

“Fuck, my woman looks good.”

“Fuck, Straight Shootin’ probably doesn’t want me eff-bombing all over their page.”

8. What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?

No idea… Oh, man, let me think… I could rate and review tactical weapons. But I don’t know if there’s much of a career in that.

Hmm. Totally outside the military spectrum, I could probably fake my way through a chef’s job. I can cook the hell out of some grub. That’s a little known fact about me. So a chef.

9. What profession would you not like to do?

I couldn’t sit at a desk. I couldn’t counsel the grieving. *rubs a hand over my face* If I can’t blow something up in the general course of business, it’s probably not a job for me. So desk jockeying or sales would send me to the grave faster than an IED.

10. If heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the pearly gates

I’d love him to say, “Job well done.” Whenever there’s a Titan job, that means someone’s getting hurt and someone might die. Truthfully, I enjoy taking the bad guys out. I’m a protector. A soldier. I do what’s right, even if it’s messy. That is why God put me on this earth, and I hope to get a high five from the Big Guy when I get there.

November 18, 2014
Review: No Promises by Cari Quinn

Well, this was a hot little book. Like hubba, hubba!!

I’m a football girl. Born and raised in Georgia, I was at college football games at the age of 6. I bleed Red and Black. I married a football player, my son played football this year… you get the picture right? To be honest, though, this book didn’t really take place on the field. There weren’t games or anything like that but the male MC, Bryan, is a professional football player at home for his sister’s wedding and he is recovering from an injury. Jill is his sister’s BFF and they’ve all known each other forever. Jill, bless her heart, is determined to seduce Bryan via her bff’s bachelorette party, thanks to a sexy striptease of sorts. Annnd lose her virginity…to Bryan. Goodness gracious that is hot scene..the striptease. 😉

The whole book is full of hot scenes. Hot flashes galore in this one!

Jill is somewhat inept where seduction is concerned but she jumps right into the fire with both feet and totally goes for it with Bryan. And by going for it I mean, handling Bryan’s man parts…

“It’s a pretty big one, too isn’t it?” Her breathing stuttered. “I mean, nothing astronomical, but large enough as they go.”

“What do you know about cocks?” The response was a knee-jerk reaction to his dented pride. Later, he might feel guilty about it. Maybe. “A chaste girl like you.”

Jill bumbles her way through the seduction at times and there were some cringe worthy but funny moments. Bless her. As for Bryan, well, there were times where I was not sure how I felt about him. He really tries to emotionally isolate himself from all of it, even though he cares for Jill very much. Bryan just doesn’t want to let anyone down, certainly not the lovely and loving Jill. I think it’s because Bryan is VERY dominant and he wants to let loose but is wary of how Jill would respond to it.

They were going to have a serious talk once she finished her show. He couldn’t decide if he wanted to yell at her or kiss the smirk off her pouty mouth.

Or just fuck her blind.

[…] Right then, he didn’t care of she could talk or not. He was ready to put her on her knees to see what she should take, his sister or propriety be damned.

Jill was a fun character. She totally owned her new found de virginized status and completely handles whatever Bryan throws at her. I’m telling you though, Bryan is a dirty, dirty but very sexy bird. 😉

Purchase No Promises Required: Amazon //B&N

I’ve read the first book in this series, No Dress Required and after meeting some of the other characters from the 2 books I have not read in this series, I am planning to read those books too.

Book 1: No Dress Required AMAZON // B&N

Book 2: No Flowers Required AMAZON // B&N

Book 3: No Romance Required AMAZON // B&N

November 17, 2014