A story about a young woman who feels she has to protect those she loves by staying away from them and dealing with the death of her father on her own. Little does she know that the people who love her aren’t going to let that happen. This is Book 2 in the Until You Series. It’s a great story about young love and how two people can overcome past hurts and make a go of their relationship.

Samantha is in her senior year of high school when her father is murdered and she is shot at the same time. Her mother has withdrawn into herself, her older brother is away at college and doing his own thing, and Samantha is left to care for her mother, run the household, and stay on top of her school work to keep her GPA up, as the Valedictorian of her graduating class. She’s doing it, but she’s also shutting out the friends who love her and want to help her. She already distanced herself from Joseph because she didn’t want him to end up like her father or be in danger, but at what cost?

Joseph is in college and doesn’t know why Samantha broke up with him. He goes out to forget and get drunk, but ends up in more trouble than what he was looking for, thanks to Sam’s brother. Joseph knows he has to get through to Samantha to help her. He takes matters into his own hands and shows up on her doorstep the day after her 18th birthday with his older brother Fin, and Samantha’s FBI security guard, Michael in tow. They make their way into the house and find out what Samantha has been going through. They make her see that they are there to help her and start making arrangements to do just that.

I really enjoyed this story and I look forward to reading the Book 3 in the series to see more of Samantha and Joseph’s life. I also hope to see some books in the future with Fin’s, Matt’s, Joseph’s other brother, Michael’s and Victor’s stories. They all have great parts in this story and I would love to read more about them. I give this story a 4.5 star review, and I look forward to reading more of D.M. Davis’ books.

Holy Hawt! I love Commander Michael, he’s a man who knows what he wants and is bound and determined to get what he wants. He won’t apologize for his actions either.

Phoebe Wilson, a reporter for the New York Ledger, lives in New York and writes stories about corruption and crime. She will dig as deep as she can to find a story to write, but she does not give up until she has all of the facts to write her story. She’s stubborn, strong willed, and very independent. She’s a good reporter and is selected specifically to write a story about two murders in Buzzards Bay, MA, at the Puller Military Academy. The owner of the Ledger, wants her to find out if the Military Academy is trying to cover something up. She’s sent in under cover to find what she can on the two murders and write her story to expose any cover up. She is determined to do just that, but she may be sidelined by the Commanding officer.

Lieutenant Colonel Michael Lawson, the new commanding officer at Puller Military Academy, is a Marine. He’s brought to Puller to find out what happened to the two women who were murdered in the woods near the Academy. The deaths were not normal, they appeared to be ritualistic in nature. It’s confusing the military as well as the local law. He is a little afraid to upset his secretary, Mrs. Ludtz has been at the academy for years and likes things to stay traditional. She is an older woman and not a very friendly. Commander Lawson hates that he cannot hear people coming into his office because of the carpet, but he doesn’t want to upset Mrs. Ludtz by asking to have it removed. He already has several marks against him in her eyes. He isn’t an officer in the Navy, he was too young, and he was brought in to put the school on lockdown since the murders.

I really liked this story and I love Lieutenant Colonel Michael Lawson, he’s sexy, strong, and a bit dark. Phoebe is a great character too, she works on her own and until she meets the Commander, she doesn’t bow down to anyone. I give this story a 4 star review.

Wow!! Talk about a dark mafia man. Vlad is one cool, dark, smooth man. He is controlled most of the time, but when that control is lost, he is one mean, dark, bad mafia man.

This story was very well written and it really drew me in. The fact that Vlad was a man who has multiple sides, and is in control of the dark sides most of the time, make him a dangerous man. He is loyal to those whose trust he has, but if you cross him, you are not going to be a happy person, you may not live to tell about it either.

Vlad Vasiliev, the oldest of three in one of the First Families of the Russian Mafia. His family is actually at the top of the chain. His younger brother, Viktor and sister, Vika, twins, are two very different people. Vlad is close to his brother, but Vika is a conniving, vengeful young lady who will go to any length to get what she wants in life, even have people killed. Viktor is a young man who is sure of who he is and where he belongs in life without being a murderer, or conniving, but is he too confident in his abilities?

Diana Volkov, is the oldest child in the third in line of the First Families. She is smart, strong-willed, and a great business woman. She is to marry Vlad to bring strength to the families and to help the Vasiliev’s gain more land. There is no love between Vlad and Diana, but they are both the oldest in the families and know their duty to the family as well as the Families in general. Diana doesn’t expect for her secret to come out and she definitely doesn’t expect what happens to her when it comes to light. Diana’s younger sister Irena, Shadow, is the one Vlad really wants. She was always in Diana’s shadow growing up, so she earned the nick name.

I really liked this story and can’t wait to read more about the families. The story was well developed and the characters were powerful. Great story, Ker Dukey and K Webster. I look forward to reading more. I give this story a 5 star review.

Wow! Bella Jewell has done a great job with this story. I love it. This is the first story I’ve read in the Iron Fury MC Series, but it will not be the last. I now need to go back and and read the first two to find out how Malakai and Mag found their women.

Dakota is such a dark, strong, brooding man, but when he meets Charlie and has to protect her, you see a different Kota. It is so true that our past can shape us, and sometimes it is not for the good. Kota has a lot of darkness in him since his first meeting with Shanks, and he will not be able to change who he has become until he finally sees how Charlie can help him and bring him back to life. Dakota is the VP of the Iron Fury MC and is the MC is now his family, but will his need for revenge and his secrecy destroy the trust they have in Kota?

Charlie, a strong woman who needs to find her own way in life after the tragic life she has lived in her fathers house. Having a father who only strives for power and shows no love or care for his family would make anyone a hard, thoughtless person, but Charlie is not anyone and she has a conscience. She knows she has done some bad things, but she also knows that if she had not done those things she would not have survived. She’s a survivor and a woman who doesn’t take sh*t from anyone.

I look forward to reading more of this series and finding out more about Kota and Charlie’s life as well as how the MC handles the deception from Dakota. I give this a 4.5 star review and strongly suggest this book to anyone who likes to read about strong men and women who will do anything to protect those they love and consider their family, whether through blood or choice.

Holy Cow! Such a touching, angsty, and great book. It is probably going to be a memorable book for me for this year. It has such a touching story, and well rounded and developed characters.

Evangeline Elizabeth Hart, (Evie, Pixie) a young girl who sees color in everything she looks at. She is the daughter of a very religious mother and a father who wants to keep the peace with his wife, so he doesn’t argue with her or stick up for Evie when she gets into trouble. Evie’s mother is abusive and judgmental, but Evie doesn’t let it bother her or  lead her to be the same way. She loves chocolate, writing in her journals, sitting in her treehouse, and spending time with her best friend, Skylar, Sky. “Sky is a girl who needs weapons in her life”. According to Evie, “Sky is bloodthirsty and hates everyone”, especially Duke Knight.

Abel Adams, an orphan who is brought to the little town that Evie lives in to live with his uncle that he has never met. Abel’s parents died, and he has to move to this little town. He is angry and feels lost. He is the son of a couple who should have never fallen in love and had children. He is considered to be a monster child, even before he moved here, he had this hanging over him. Everyone in town looks at him and treats him as if he is a monster, except Mr. B and Evie. Although, Evie should stay away from him because her mother will never let them near each other. He is a loner, artist, and photographer, and Evie is his muse.

This was my first book to read by Saffron A. Kent, and I look forward to reading more. Especially God Amongst Men. I was hoping that she would write Sky and Duke’s story, and it looks like my hopes will be fulfilled in fall 2018. I give this book a 5 star review and would recommend it to anyone.

I loved this book and I loved the story. It has great characters, dialog, and a beautiful story. It shows how people are human and is a great story to read in this day and time with the hate that is going on in the world. It shows how hate can be destructive and hurtful. I loved one specific quote towards the end of the book, “It’s not the judgement of other we should be worried about. It’s the judgement we place on ourselves. It’s the fact that it’s you sitting in the dark, inside a small box, all alone. It’s you who’s gotta bear the shame of your sins while the world is moving”. It is such a powerful and honest statement.

This was a great story. I loved how the characters were written and how their meeting seemed to be fate,  and their lives ended up being so intertwined.

Aiken Fordham, a man who is looking for answers and his mother. Moves into a quint little place in Pennsylvania, where his mother grew up and returned to after leaving him and his father when Aiken was very young. He is now thirty years old, but he needs to know where his mom went, and why she left. Meeting the beautiful college professor next door, is just a bonus.

Claire Richards, a college professor, divorcee, woman who is still reeling from the death of her little girl three years ago. She just can’t seem to move on from the tragic day she lost her little girl. She needs closure and she never got it. Who was behind the terrible tragedy that took her little girl from her? She needs to be teaching this summer to keep her busy and her mind on other things. Her dog Smitty is friendlier than she is when she meets her new neighbor for the first time. She’s not ready to share anything about her life, especially with a stranger, and someone who makes her heart beat so quickly.

Aiken and Claire have a lot to work through if they want to share their lives and have their happily ever after. Claire’s best friend and boss, Mary, has Claire’s best interests in mind when she doesn’t schedule her to teach for the summer, and she will work behind Claire’s back to help Aiken win her heart. Can Aiken and Claire put their pasts behind them and live for the future? There are a few twists through this story and a bit of hotness as well. I give this book a 5 star review. It is well written and the characters are well formed and very likable.

Jack Brightman, a billionaire who made his billions in a questionable manor. He and his childhood friends, ex-military, ex-team members as private military contractors. He’s a man who lives his life on a schedule to stay in control. Jack and his friends Eric Moss and Magnus Gunnarsson are men who come up with a plan to avoid relationships and have women in their lives. Their team mate John Starkey (Starkey) works with them too as Jack’s right hand man. They can’t let anyone get too close to them or they could be exposed.

Stella Rossi, a woman who hides behind her online persona of Countess BeeBee, who writes about celebreties or wanna be celebreties online and has been researching Jack Brightman and his two friends, Eric and Magnus. She needs to know how they were able to get the rains to Blakemoor, the private military contractor company they worked for. She also wants to know more about their love lives and why they live their love lives as a team effort.

In an effort to stop Stella from digging too much and sharing what she uncovers on the internet. He can’t let her find out about the Blakemoor situation and woudl rather not have his love life blasted all over the internet. So, he picks Stella as his next year long relationship partner. Is he really only interested in keeping her quiet, or is he actually interested in a real relationship with Stella? He can’t deny that her sassy attitude draws him in.

This was a great read! I enjoyed the story and the main characters. Jack and Stella were great and I loved the snarkiness of Stella. Her attitude was great and it made her a great character to read. Jack’s need for a strict schedule and his vulnerability to his flashbacks made him a real person. I give this book a 5 star review. I liked this story and highly recommend you read it. I loved the chemistry between Stella and Jack.

The Conquest:

A one night stand that has both parties thinking of each other a year after. They can’t get each other out of their minds. Neither one gave their real name, so they can’t track each other down. A second chance meeting almost a year later could be fate.

James West, a CEO of a large family company Magnate Group, who works too hard and has little time for dating or spending time with anyone special. One chance meeting at a bachelor party in Jamaica has him pining away for a woman he can’t find. He’s not interested in anyone else, and a relationship with anyone is not possible because he can’t get Beth out his head.

Hanna Parker, a down on her luck woman who is again in need of a job, she gets an interview with the Magnate Group as an Administrative Assistant. It’s a dream job and she really hopes that she can ace the interview and get the job. She needs to pay her roommate and best friend back for the help she has given her since she graduated college with her degree in Social Media. One chance meeting a year ago gave Hanna the view of the perfect man for her, but will she ever see him again?

This was a well written story about two people finding their true paths in life and finding the one person who completes them. These two go through a lot of drama and turmoil, but they finally find their way back to each other and find that they were actually meant to be together. Both James and Hanna come from troubled families in different ways, but they don’t lose the ability to love or share their lives. I give this story a 4.5 star review.

The Secret:

Jordan West, older brother of James West, but has nothing to do with the family business. Jordan was the black sheep of the family and had to find his own way in life as well as his success in life. He took the hard way around to do this, but he did succeed with the help of a man who saw more than what was on the surface when he met Jordan. Jordan is now a rich man who owns his own Trading company, but his past still haunts him, and his family doesn’t speak to him.

Laci Wright, a school teacher, older sister who has cared for her younger sister for about ten years, since their parents died, when Jenna, the younger sister, was only eight. Laci doesn’t date, she has many excuses as to why, but none that are really true. One night after an uncomfortable conversation with Jenna, Laci decides to go for a long walk to clear her head. She doesn’t realize that she has walked to an area that she shouldn’t be alone as a young woman and turns around, but not quick enough before someone decides to follow her.

Jordan is out walking one evening when he hears a woman scream and being pulled into an ally. He rushes to her defense and in the process he runs into someone from his past who. He gets Laci to safety and realizes that she is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. Laci feels the draw too, but her fear keeps her from seeing Jordan again, that is until he comes to her place again and asks her out again. She couldn’t quit thinking about Jordan and regretted saying no when he asked her out the first time, so the second time she said yes.

Jordan and Laci go through some drama and issues the same that James and Hannah did, but I found Laci to be a bit more annoying. I really liked both stories, but I was annoyed with the way Laci acted when she found out about Jordan’s past.

Harper Lauren did a great job with these stories and the characters. I really enjoyed both of them, and would like to read more about these families. I give this story a 4 star review.

This is the third book in the Hinterland Series. This series is full of twists and suspense. These books have a touch of dystopian and historical but it is a fantasy story. I have enjoyed this series and found The Wolf’s Hunt to be as well written as the first two stories in the series. The Wolf’s Hunt has answered some questions from the second book, but it has also created some new questions and hopes for the best.

Raleigh wants to hang up her slayer ways and go home to her father’s farm and just return to her simple life, but her father convinces her to return to Bishop’s home and fulfill the contract.

Dax is just as upset as Raleigh, but he continues to maintain the daily chores that he is used to doing. Even though his life has changed so much, he keeps doing his daily chores and tries to keep a normal life.

Raleigh and Dax need to go back to Hinterland and when they do they are more confused and have more questions than they did when they left the last time.Their determination may end their lives though.

If you like a story that will draw you in and keeps you up at night reading to find out what will happen next, then you should pick up The Wolf’s Hunt and read the whole series. You should start at the beginning because otherwise you will be lost. I give this story a 4.5 star review.

Wow, what a raw book. Such a touching and wonderful story.

Jarrett (Rett) Fenris, a young man who is lost, alone, and scared. An orphan who finds a home with Connor Fenris, who adopts him at a young age. Connor was a police officer and taught Jarrett how to fight and protect himself. After Connor is killed in the line of duty, Jarrett is placed in foster homes where he has to fend for himself and has to fight off the other kids in the home to keep from being beat up. He is then taken in by a family when he is a teen and then his life starts to fall apart again. The only light in his life is the girl who starts following him and talking to him when they are headed home from school. He doesn’t talk much to her, but she talked enough for both of them.

Augusta (Gigi) Watson, a young girl who lives with her mom and younger brother. A college student and a girl who has run from her own bad history. She has on very good friend who is acting strange and getting into situations that are dangerous. Three years ago she had a crush on Rett, and only felt safe when she was walking home from school with him. She runs into Rett again and the old feelings resurface. Her family moved to St. Louis after some trouble in her old town, where she first met Rett. She didn’t expect to meet him again here.

Rett is a man who keeps his promises and he made a promise to his foster mom that he would watch out for his foster brother Sebastian. The only trouble is that Sebastian is a time bomb waiting to explode. Will he take Rett down with him, or will he finally be the big brother and protect him? Sebastian is a gang member and a druggie. He can’t keep a job, and he is always after Rett for money to feed his drug habit. Rett’s only thoughts are to keep Sebastian safe and alive, but once he sees Gigi again, he can’t get her out of his mind and his new obsession becomes Gigi. He needs to find a way to get his life together to keep Gigi in it.

This story tore at my heartstrings and was very hard to put down. Rett’s story was a hard story. He had a rough life and his choices as an adult have a lot to be desired, but with his encounter with Gigi again helps him to see that he can turn his life around and be the man he should be and wants to be. I really enjoyed this book even if it tore at my heartstrings. I give this book a 4.5 star rating. I look forward to reading more of this series.