Abbi Glines – Bad For You (Sea Breeze # 7)

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Sea Breeze Series: Beware – totally additive reading!  The characters are young, mature, fun, sensual, and I cannot get enough of them.  The stories moves at such a pace that it is nearly impossible to put down.  (I say “nearly” because I still have kids to tend to).  At one point in Bad for You, Blythe thinks to herself that, “I felt like I was watching an episode of Dawson’s Creek.”  That is how I feel when reading these books.  The stories are effortless and entertaining.

Krit is a sexy bad boy rock star that behaves like a man whore, but is attracted to a truly innocent girl, Blythe.  Despite their huge differences, there is a mutual spark between Krit and Blythe.  Krit’s new found jealousy for Blythe is absolutely entertaining.  His friend chides, “Krit, meet jealousy.  It’s a bitter bitch.”  My favorite heart wrenching moment was when Krit begged Blythe not to leave him.

Bad for You is full of love and evil.  Evil is defined by one’s actions.  Some of the characters are obviously evil while others are better at hiding it.  The contrast between the two ideas make the feeling of love and respect all the more amazing.

See Related Posts from Abbi Gline’s other series, Rosemary Beach:

Abbi Glines – When I’m Gone

Abbi Glines – Kiro’s Emily

Abbi Glines – “You Were Mine”

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Samantha Cole – Leather and Lace (Trident Security Book 1)

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This book is like a delicious dessert recipe that has just the right combination of ingredients.  It’s got a “sexy six pack” of men that happen to be well built ex navy seals.  Devon comes from a lot of money; but doesn’t flaunt it, act superior because of it, or use it to manipulate Kristen. He does own a sex club and is a well skilled Dominant.  I love how he humorously refers to Kristen’s ex-husband by an assortment of derogatory names like “goat fucker.” But Devon’s best quality is the way in which he enables Kristen to forget her displeasing sexual history and guides her to discover pleasure.  The sex scenes are hot!  There is also an edge to Devon that makes him come across as thoughtful rather than just a domineering ass.

Kristen is a relatable character – she’s a fan of romance novels.  She says, “Too bad life wasn’t a steamy romance novel with a hot and hunky hero knocking on her door.”  Who hasn’t thought that at one time or another?

Finally, the crime/suspense story line didn’t detract from the romantic story line.  It did leave me wanting to get to know Carter better.  I’m hoping to get to know him better as the series progresses.

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Nalini Singh – Rock Addiction (Rock Kiss #1)

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I love Molly!  She’s strong and independent.  She’s willing to go for what she wants.  Despite never have been with a man, she decides she wants a one night stand with the hot rock star and when given the opportunity she jumps at the chance.  Unbeknownst to her, Zachary Fox has no intention of letting her go.  I really liked when she decided to follow Fox to the states, she still worried about her career that she was giving up.  Further, to her credit, when she has to face some of her worst fears, she handles it with grace.  Shockingly, she doesn’t run from the situation.

The group of guys in the band make a great supporting cast.  It was heart warming how Molly was ingratiated into their friendships.  Thus, I’m looking forward to the rest of the series: Rock Courtship and Rock Hard.

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Olivia Cunning – Tease Me (One Night with Sole Regret #7)

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What makes for great sex?  Is it the act itself or the emotional connection behind the act?  That’s the question in Adam and Madison’s ignitable relationship.  Adam is a recovering addict and Madison was his counselor, turned lover.  This is unethical for Madison and she ultimately gets fired for it, but it is indicative of the undeniable chemistry between Adam and she.  After being together for a year casually, Adam’s love turns more serious quickly.  Madison is reluctant to want more in their relationship.  Adams teases Madison relentlessly for 24 hours to prepare her for an escapade at a sex club in New Orleans.  I could feel Madison’s achiness as Adam splendidly tortured her.  After Madison behaves as he hoped at the club, he unexpectedly becomes possessive and angry.  Madison is sent into a tail spin trying to rectify Adam’s irritation at her behaving exactly as he wanted.  He further shocks her by proposing marriage.  Adam’s unpredictable reactions leave Madison completely unbalanced and stunned into silence.  This role reversal between Adam and Madison is amusing.

Related Posts:

Olivia Cunning – Tell Me (One Night With Sole Regret #6)

Olivia Cunning – One Starry Night

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Olivia Cunning – Tell Me (One Night With Sole Regret #6)

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If you like romance books about rock stars, you must read this series.  Olivia Cunning is a goddess author of rock star romance!

Gabe is the epitome of the phrase ‘Don’t judge people by the cover.’  He is a mohawk, tattoo emblazoned metal rock band drummer with the mind of a physicist.  He puts his mind to good use by designing sex toys.  (I definitely majored in the wrong type of engineering in college).  His creativity in the toy realm is reason enough to read this book.  Beyond, the incredible bedroom scenes, the book delves into the concept of being accepted by one’s own family.  Sometimes how one believes that they are viewed is vastly different from how their family actually views them.   I love how Gabe’s mom knows immediately that Melanie is the right person for him.

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Olivia Cunning – One Starry Night

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J. Kenner – Say My Name

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This is a spin off of the Stark Trilogy and is written in the same vein.  The connection between the two series is fantastic but I refuse to spoil it.  Similar to Damien, Jackson Steele is a wealthy and powerful architect that gets what he wants.  He is controlling and manipulative, but for a submissive those are all good attributes.  Sometimes the line between good control and bad control aren’t clear, which makes relationships complicated.*  He has a history of pushing Sylvia Brooks too far.  Is he out to win her heart or just out to win control over her?  Sylvia Brooks left Jackson once before, but will returning to his bed be too much for her.  Beware, this book ends such that you’ll feel compelled to read the next.

* This complication only relates to the adult relationship between Sylvia and Jackson.  Sylvia’s childhood past includes being assaulted by an adult.  Under no circumstances should an adult take such action on a minor child.  This distinction is clear in the story as well.

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Kelly Jamieson – With Strings Attached (San Amaro Singles #1)

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Kelly Jamieson is an extraordinaire threesome author!  If you haven’t read her books, you are missing out.

With Strings Attached is a book about the benefits of a friends with benefits relationship.  Corey and Matt are good friends that occasionally enjoy a romp in the bedroom.  Corey is a chocolatier.  Not only does she choose to work in a field of sweet indulgence, she has quite the appetite in the sack as well.  When Dylan, Matt’s friend and professional surfer, comes to stay with Matt, Corey becomes the creme filling in an Oreo cookie.  The bedroom scenes are HOT!  But when when the men become emotionally greedy, the threesome gets complicated.  The HEA has a fresh twist.  I’m looking forward to the next two books in the series: How to Love (#2) and Slammed (#3).

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Kelly Jamieson – Reward of Three (Rule of Three #3)

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Olivia Cunning – Take Me to Paradise

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Brian and Myrna go off on their honeymoon.  I wish I had kept a tally for every time they had sex.  It’s fine a line between getting lost in a fictional story and admitting that I’m reading fiction.  But seriously, is it even humanly possible to have sex that many times in a day for that many days?  Brian requests another threesome with Trey.  Myrna adamantly says no because she believes that it isn’t very casual between Brian and Trey.  Because Trey is my favorite Sinner, I keep rooting for something between him and Brian (and Myrna).  I’m most looking forward to see how this relationship plays out as the series continues.  Without a doubt – I’ll be reading every single book!

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Olivia Cunning – One Starry Night

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Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott – Rocked (Lost in Oblivion #1)

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Harper is a chef that travels on tour with rock bands.  She’s young, but a little jaded, because she’s been in the business of being on the road since she was a child.  She’s turned down many opportunities for sex with rockstars, but she breaks all her rules and hops in bed with Deacon.  He’s 6 foot 5 in and is done sowing his wild oats. He only wants one woman now.  Living on tour leads to interesting opportunities for Harper and Deacon to steal incredibly hot moments together.  One that leaves Deacon giving Harper the nickname, Lawless.  It even inspires the other band member to change the lyrics of Summer of Sixty-Nine to “Back when we were doing sixty-nine in the bunk.”  Inevitably their respective careers will lead them in different directions and be separated for long periods of time.  He’s in love with Harper and has forever in eyes, but will their connection and the number of orgasms he can incite from Harper enough to get past her jaded view of rockstars?

This is a great rock star romance book.  I’m so happy to get hooked on a new series.

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Kelly Jamieson – Reward of Three (Rule of Three #3)

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This is a series that is meant to be read in its entirety.  I got hooked on this series in the first book, Rule of Three.  I recently read the second, Rhythm of Three.  This book, Reward of Three is the best of all three books.  The heat is off the charts.  I had to open the window in my bedroom and let in a little cool air to help cool me down.  In this story the triad faces a very real tragedy.  The emotional struggles are believable and more relatable to those that are not or have never been in a polyamorous relationship.  Through this difficult time the reader gets a closer look at the relationship between Chris and Dag.  Absolutely loved the ending!  It’s great when a series ends perfectly.

See Related Posts:

Kelly Jamieson – Rhythm of Three (Rule of Three #2)

Kelly Jamieson – Jilted

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