Charity is LIVE! My Review of Charity by Laramie Briscoe

When your worst fear happens twice…

When my daughter, Justice, was kidnapped. It took a lot from me, too.

My sense of safety.
My confidence as a mom.
My belief that most people are good.

The same thing wouldn’t happen twice to the same family…right? The chance it will is what scares me the most.

Charity

My Review:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5

Charity and Drew are trying to overcome their fear for their daughters after Justice was kidnapped. Neither one of them can relax when for the fear that it could happen again.

Harley is dealing with her own issues after her twin was kidnapped and returned. They all blame themselves for Justice being taken. The only problem is that Harley is too young to realize that her parents are fighting to maintain a normal life again and she can’t see why she isn’t allowed to do whatever she wants. She has always been a wild child, but her wildness and stubbornness could cause more issues for her family than she plans on.

I loved this story. I have loved all of the Heaven Hill shorts and this one does not disappoint. Drew and Charity’s connection is strong, they just need to remember that and keep the communication lines open so that they don’t put their marriage in turmoil. I give this short story a 4-star review and highly suggest all of the Heaven Hill books as well as the shorts. They are great stories and the characters are great as well.

Review of Taking A Risk (Part One)(R.I.S.C.) by Anna Blakely @HiddenGemsBooks

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️ 5 out of 5

Jake is destroyed after watching the news report on TV. He missed his chance and now he is out for revenge. His best friend is gone, and he doesn’t know what else to do. Luckily, his team is behind him 100%.

Olivia’s mind won’t let her realize what is going on around her and when her mind and body finally connect, she may not have the chance to save herself. Her regret is that she never told her best friend that he really meant more to her for many years.

I loved the flow of this story. It is story of what ifs, trust and wishing for second chances. This was my first read of Anna Blakely and now I need to go and get the rest of the R.I.S.C. series to read, especially Book 2 of Taking a Risk. If you like stories of military, special ops, rescue, strong women, and characters that are loyal to each other, then you should pick up this book and read it I give it a 5-star review and I am looking forward to reading more of the R.I.S.C. series in the near future. I will read more of Anna Blakely’s books as well because I like her writing style.

Review of Natural Submission by Carmen Hunter @HiddenGemsBooks

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5

This story was dark, suspenseful, and a beautiful love story.

Ekene is the one in charge of his security business, but his father pulls the strings with the money bag and he wants Ekene to play bodyguard for a model who has been receiving threats. She is the daughter of a well-known man and people would love to get ahold of her for ransom. Ekene is retired military and he is good at what he does, but he does not want to babysit a spoiled model.

Rosamma had a rough childhood, but she was finally rescued by her father, a rich, well known businessman who has a lot of enemies. After she is rescued by her father, she gets into modeling and is able to fly around the world and model her own line of clothing. Little does she know that her life is about to take a dark turn that may get her killed.

I liked the darkness and twists in this story. It is a story of betrayal, trust, and a love that is healing and deep. I give this story a 4-star review and suggest it to readers who enjoy dark, twisted, ex-military stories.

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Title: King of Shadows
Author: Amelia Wilde
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: January 27, 2020
Blurb
Luther Hades has always been my family’s sworn enemy. He’s the opposite of everything we stand for—ruthless to the core. 
I’m not afraid of him. It’s my mother who cowers and hides. All my life, she’s hidden me from him. Hidden me from the world. Not anymore.
I’ve planned my escape down to the last detail. But two steps outside the safety of my mother’s house, the devil comes calling. And nobody hears me scream.

*****

Little Sepphie Anthela doesn’t know she’s in danger. That her fool of a lover has betrayed her. That her adorable plan is a death sentence.
She doesn’t know how men look at her.
And she doesn’t know the lengths I’m willing to go to protect her. She’ll be safe in my underground kingdom—even if it kills me.
KING OF SHADOWS is a dirty and dark contemporary retelling of Hades & Persephone. It’s the underworld, after all.

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“Are you going to kill me now?”
My men step up behind her, but she doesn’t dare turn her head. Two of them hook their arms under Decker’s and drag him past us, giving us a wide berth. Her eyes follow his slumped body. The man won’t shut up. All the groaning, the whining—fucking pathetic. 
“You said you would do anything to save him. That was your bargain. Are you telling me you’d rather be dead?”
A flicker of fear is chased off her face by a nameless expression, a light flaring in her eyes. She glances down at Conor, the whites of her eyes glowing in the moonlight. “No,” she whispers. “I want to live.” 
I lean in close, bending down so my lips are level with my ear. Her heart beats hard under my fingertips. She smells sweet, like roses and sunshine and something unique to her. It must be the fresh softness of her. Fuck, the things I’m going to do to her, dangling her not-boyfriend on a string as if she’ll ever be anything but mine. The urge to throw her down into the dirt is so strong it almost overtakes me, but now that all this has transpired, it’s best for the train to move on. I’m no longer interested in dealing with Demeter tonight—not now that I have her daughter for my very own.
The poor thing.
“We’ll see how long that lasts.”

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Author Bio

Amelia Wilde wrote her first story when she was six years old, a narrative strongly inspired by The Polar Express. When she was nine she wrote her first novel-length
work, all in one paragraph.

Now, Amelia is all about that love. Her romances feature unique,
independent heroines and alpha heroes who are strong of heart and body.
Readers have described her work as “emotional,” “intense,” “phenomenal,”
and “like a child scribbled with a crayon,” which she takes as the highest
praise.

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My Review:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4 out of 5

A modern retelling of Hades and Persephone that is dark, twisted, and left me hanging.

Luther Hades lives in a mansion on the mountain. He is dark, lethal, and powerful. He gets what he wants, and he doesn’t make any excuses for how he lives or what he does. He makes a lot of bargains with people when they find themselves in his path and fear for their lives. He despises he brother Zeus that lives in the city and rules there. There are many rumors about Luther and his mountain mansion.

Persephone is sheltered by her mother, Demeter. She is naïve about the world around her outside of her mother’s fences. She wants to leave the fields that she has been working for the better part of her life helping her mother. She loves the sunshine, flowers, and fields, but she wants to go to the city and especially the New York City Library.

Hades and Persephone’s meeting will bring them both to realizations about their lives and who they are. Their arrangement could cause both of them their lives, but they also can’t back out of their arrangement.

The deceit and twists in this book are dark and dangerous. Luther will not only put his life in danger with Demeter by keeping Persephone, but he also has to worry about his health because Demeter’s deal with him could end if she doesn’t find her daughter, or if she finds out he has her. I enjoyed this story, but the cliffhanger left me wondering about a lot. I hope the next part comes out soon. I give this story a 4-star review and suggest that if you like dark, twisted stories, then you should pick this on up, but beware there is a cliffhanger.

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Tease Me: A Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance (Dark Odyssey Book 1)
by
Faith Summers

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An angel like her… and a devil like me.

Was it wrong to prey on the weak?
Especially when the weak came in the form of this beautiful angel on the doorstep of my club.
My club The Dark Odyssey.
The place where people live out their wildest fantasies.
Here, beneath the mask.
Nothing is off limits and just like Vegas, what happens here stays here.

She’s too angelic for the wild masquerade parties I hold.
She couldn’t possibly know she’s standing at the doorway to sin.

It’s clear she’s here for something else.
I smell desperation and fear…
That’s fine, I’ve already decided she’ll be mine.
I’ve found the perfect toy to play with.

I’m Nick Giordano and I always get what I want.
I want her body.
Obedience.
Submission.
Heart and soul.

I’ll claim her. I’ll break her, and possess her

She’s the perfect distraction from my enemies.
And, the darkness of my world.

Welcome to The Dark Odyssey, Angel Doll.
I hope you enjoy your stay, I know I will.

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My⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5 star Review:

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5
Obsession could get a man killed in Nickoli Giordano’s world, but it could also save him and the woman he finds himself obsessed with.

Nick Giordano was born into a mafia family. He and his brothers run Dark Odyssey a sex club in Chicago. Most people think of him and two of his brothers and accountants, but they don’t know what lies beneath the outer shell. He’s ruthless, deadly, sexy, and very Alpha.

Mia Chase is a woman whose life has turned upside down and she has to return home to Chicago to care for her dad and her niece and clean up her brother’s mess. She went to Harvard on a scholarship for law and had the dream job of interning at one of the best law firms in LA. Now she is in need of a job that will pay a lot of money and desperate to keep her family safe.

These two together are like dynamite. They ignite at their first meeting and just keep burning the more into the story I got. They both come from different lives, but they have no idea that their lives are actually intertwined nor that they were made for each other. I loved this story, there was so much going on in the background, but it didn’t distract from Nick and Mia at all, it only added to their story. I enjoyed the twist that the story took as well and did not expect that at all. I give this story a 5-star review and look forward to Gabe’s story in the near future. If you are a lover of mafia, billionaire, suspense, dark and Alpha men who want to play, then this is a great read for you. The Giordano brother will not disappoint.

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Release Blitz and My 5-Star Review: Arson’s Captive by V.F. Mason @LWoodsPR @Author_VFMason

Arson’s Captive by V.F. Mason is available now!

“The battle between light and dark kept me turning the pages. Five stars isn’t enough for this story and I am a fan. I highly recommend it!” ~Alta Hensley, USA Today Bestselling Author

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Once upon a time she became mine.
Mine to keep.

She was a healer.
He was a serial killer.

She helped people.
He destroyed them.

She was a beautiful angel.
He was a vicious monster.

She wanted to run away.
He captured her instead.

She promised to never surrender.
He guaranteed that she would.

Two lives, the hunter and the prey, forever entwined together.
In this battle of wills there would be no winner.

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About the Author:
V.F.Mason always loved reading books and had quite a few fights with her momma over the genre she liked (romance, duh!) She studied filmmaking and thought that would feed her desire for stories, but that didn’t happen. Finally, when she was tired of all those voices in her head, she sat down and wrote a book. It was a huge decision to make and she thanks her friends and family for supporting her in it. When she is not writing, she can be found with her friends doing all sorts of crazy things or reading recent romance books that were written by her favorite authors.

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My 5-Star Review:

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 5 out of 5 and if I could give more I would.

Some monsters are born, and some are made. Not all monsters are bad though.

Another awesome book by V F Mason that had me wanting so much more. I loved the pace, characters, and story of this book.

Arson is a man who keeps to himself and has a small circle of people in his life. He doesn’t consider them friends or family, but people he knows he can count on if needed. He has very few attachments in his life until he finds a fallen angel that he wants to keep captive and possibly use to his advantage.

Chloe “Callista” lives in “heaven”, but in actuality, it’s hell. She has no freedom to live her life on her terms, she is forced to live by someone else’s rules and any detours from those rules and she is punished. Her escape from her living hell may not be a blessing.

I loved everything about this book. I’ve read a few of the books in Ms. Mason’s Dark Romance series and they are dark, but awesome. The story drew me in and held me captive throughout. Callista is Arson’s light in his dark world. She draws him out in a way that no one else could. While she lived a sheltered life for many years, she is no stranger to darkness. She may think Arson is a monster, but she has no idea of the people who live their lives appearing to be good but are darker than Arson or any of his group.

I give this story a 5-flaming star review. If you like dark, suspenseful, dangerous, deadly men, then you should read Arson’s Captive as well as other books in the Dark Romance series. These men will leave you wanting more all the time. I highly recommend reading V F Mason’s books, she does dark very well.

 

Review: Beyond Redemption by Barbara Nolan @bforlenza5 @HiddenGemsBooks

Joker

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Two people who are broken and beating themselves up for things that have happened to their loved ones.

Joker has one last job to do before he can take his son and have a better life for both of them. Once he finishes the job he can go back home to New York, pick up his son and figure out what to do next. He has to show his son a better life than what he had growing up. Unfortunately, he may not get the opportunity to have a better life. His club may have other plans for him.

Daisy doesn’t know any other way to live than how she has been for years. One job to the next just to survive. She’s smart, beautiful, and dangerous in how she can play people. However, she’s tired of living her life this way and wants to go the straight and narrow, but she may not get the chance. This one last job could set her up so that she can find her way to a straight life, but she isn’t prepared for Joker.

I loved this story. The pages turned quickly, and the characters kept the pages hot. Joker and Daisy are two people who are trying to find a better way of life, but their circumstances keep pulling them back and holding them down. They have to fight for what they want and make those fantasies reality. It takes a lot for them both to find their way and attain what they want, but once they figure out how to step up and keep going, they’ll find that reality they both want. I give this story a 5-star review and would love to read more of these characters. This was my first read of Barbara Nolan, but I will be looking for more of her books in the future.

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Koyn

A Royal Bastard’s MC Novel
by K Webster
Publication Date: January 21, 2020
Genres: MC Dark Romance

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I had it all.
Family. Career. A future.
Until a couple of bikers took it brutally away from me.
They scarred me both inside and out, killing the man I once was.
Jared Koynakov is dead and Koyn rose from the ashes.

Ten years later, I live by a code that is shaped by hate, anger, and revenge.
As prez, I’ve built a brotherhood of men who share the same thirst for vengeance and are loyal until the end.
Together, we will find those bastards and end them.
Every last one of them.

All it takes is one slip, and I almost have them in my grasp.
Until a pretty pageant girl, who looks far too much like my daughter, steps into the fray causing the ultimate distraction.

I must choose between my revenge and being her savior.
I’m one helluva biker with a taste for torture, but I’m an even better daddy…

About K. Webster

K Webster is a USA Today Bestselling author. Her titles have claimed many bestseller tags in numerous categories, are translated in multiple languages, and have been adapted into audiobooks. She lives in “Tornado Alley” with her husband, two children, and her baby dog named Blue. When she’s not writing, she’s reading, drinking copious amounts of coffee, and researching aliens.

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My Review:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Whew! Dark, dirty, vengeance, death, brutality all what is found in this story. The Royal Bastards MC Tulsa chapter are men who are smart, lethal, loyal, and very rich. Their MC compound is not what you would regularly see on an MC compound. They don’t look like most bikers, but they certainly act like them.

Koyn is looking for vengeance for his wife and daughter. It may take a while, but he will find it. Little does he know that he could find more than what he expected when he goes looking.

Hadley ran from one prison to another, even if she doesn’t see it yet. She’s blinded by a youthful love, but she really has no idea who Junior is anymore. She’s about to find out though. Her life has been a mess since her mother died. Her life is about to change, but is it for the better or worse than what she’s been living in for the past year?

I loved the darkness in this book. It was brutal but written so well. The men of the Royal Bastard MC have no problem doing what needs to be done to protect what’s theirs or to get revenge on those that have wronged them. They are men who will stand by their brothers no matter what and they will also help to guide them so that they don’t do anything stupid.

I give the story a 5-star review and suggest that if you like dark, dirty, brutal MC stories, you need to one-click Koyn by K. Webster and read it. This book will suck you in and keep you prisoner until the very last page.

 

Review: Deadly Sins by Alana Albertson @HiddenGemsBooks

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Wow! This updated story of Alana Albertson’s previously published Conceit, Chronic, and Crazed, is great! I read the original first part of this story, Conceit, and thought it was pretty good, but this version with all of these three stories included is great. I only wish Deadly Lust was already out or hope it is coming out soon. I give this story a 5-star review and suggest it to readers who enjoy military, suspense, and second chance love stories.

A Navy SEAL, Joaquin, is accused of a crime, but no one knows what really happened. His sister, Mia, is determined to help her brother clear his name, but no one is willing to help her, not even her ex-boyfriend, her brother’s best-friend, Grant. There are so many things going on in this story, but it is written so well. There is deceit, secrets, and love in this story. The cliff hanger left me looking for the next book right away. SEAL’s will never talk, but Mia has a plan to trick them and try to get to the truth of what happened to clear her brother of the charges. However, her plan could destroy any chance she may have ever had to get Grant back, and it could also get her killed. She can’t back down though, Joaquin is all she has left and if he isn’t cleared then what does Mia have left in her life?

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Descent by Natasha Knight

 

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Persephone Abbot is in my debt.
Exactly the way I want it.

The sins of the father should not be inherited by the daughter. It’s unfair, I know, but since when has life been fair?

The events that brought us here began on Halloween night more than five years ago in that chapel ruin. I saved her that night. Carried her home through the storm that was the omen warning of what would come.

I didn’t know it then, but I do now.

Her father destroyed something precious. Someone innocent.
I don’t believe in an eye for an eye. I won’t just balance the scales of justice, I’ll tip them so far in my favor his legacy will topple.

I’ll take that which is most precious. His daughter. I’ll own her. Make her mine.

But I’m not the only monster lurking in the dark corners of her world. She’ll sleep in the bed of the beast but I’ll keep her safe. Protect her fiercely.

And maybe I’ll keep her.

Set in the Benedetti Mafia World, Descent is a brand new Standalone Enemies-to-Lovers Romance.

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Persephone will be sacrificed, but that can’t be helped.
It’s fitting, actually. Almost poetic.
An eye for an eye.
A girl for a girl.

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USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark, tortured
heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are almost always guaranteed, but she likes to put her characters
through hell to get them there. She’s evil like that.

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My 5-star Review:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Wow! What a story. A Story of revenge, secrets, and a strong connection.

Persephone Abbott first met him when she was a little girl. He was her knight in shining armor more than once. She is now in charge of the family business and household, but is she? She is keeping a huge secret, one that can destroy lives and get someone killed.

Hayden Montgomery is looking for revenge and Persephone is in his path and will be sacrificed. He wants the Abbott family to pay for their past discretions. He now owns the house and the Abbott family business. He will use Persephone for as long he wants until he gets his fill of her. Hayden Montgomery is a sexy, brooding, self-made billionaire. He was cut off from the family money, but he didn’t need it anyways. His revenge is not only for the Abbott family, his family has some things to pay for as well.

I loved this story. There were some twists and the suspense of what would happen, who was involved, what did happen, all kept my attention throughout the book. Ms. Knight wrote another great story and I really hope there will be more of the Montgomery and Abbott families. I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend it to readers who like mafia, dark romance, or suspense stories.