Read-2-Review: March 2019

Sunday, March 24, 2019

LISTEN-2-REVIEW - Driving Whiskey Wild (Whiskeys, #3) by Melissa Foster Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Driving Whiskey Wild

The Whiskeys, #3

by Melissa Foster

Narrator Paul Woodson

Listening Length: 8 hours 38 minutes
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A captivating new sexy standalone romance by New York Timesbestselling author Melissa Foster.

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . Driving Whiskey Wild (The Whiskeys, #3) . . . Getting to hear the story instead of reading it allowed for another level of falling in love with the Whiskeys clan+. Paul Woodson does a fab job. He gives us a full on male in its various stages and pitches. I could just close my eyes and feel each word spoken. Melissa Foster did a fab job with writing and choosing the narrator.

When I read this book I was having a little trouble trying to figure out where to start with my review. Let me just jump right in with the sweetness of Finlay and the rough, gruff, alpha of Bullet, the Dark Knights club and the Whiskey family. We find a chance to see all our previous couples Gemma and Tru, Bear and Crystaland now Finlay and Bullet are being added to couple status.

An addition to the series that just enhances the love you feel with each new couple added. Family. Friends. Love. Connections. Bonds.

I highly recommend reading/listening to Tru Blue first. Fall in love slowly over the course of a few book with all the characters/couples and the narrator.

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Special Forces veteran and Dark Knights Motorcycle Club member Bullet Whiskey lives to protect his family, their bar, and the residents of his small hometown. He’s rough, unapologetic, and haunted by a secret, painful past. He’s also a master at keeping people away, and when his sister hires gorgeous and sweet Finlay Wilson to help expand their biker bar, he knows just how to get rid of her.

After losing her boyfriend and her father, Finlay moves back to her hometown to be closer to the little family she has left. She needs her temporary job at Whiskey Bro’s to get her catering business off the ground, and she’s determined not to let the gruff, arrogant mountain of a man Bullet Whiskey scare her off.

Finlay is everything Bullet has never wanted. She’s afraid of his dog, afraid of motorcycles, and sweet enough to give him cavities, but as she weaves her way into the hearts of everyone around him, he’s powerless to resist her charms. Passion ignites, but trust doesn’t come easily, and when their pasts collide, Bullet finds out the true meaning of protecting those he loves.

Other WHISKEY Books:
TRU BLUE (Truman Gritt)
TRULY, MADLY, WHISKEY (Bear Whiskey)

Author Info
Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.

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Sunday, March 10, 2019

LISTEN-2-REVIEW - Truly, Madly, Whiskey (Whiskeys, #2) by Melissa Foster Narrated by: Paul Woodson

Truly, Madly, Whiskey

The Whiskeys, #2

by Melissa Foster

Narrator Paul Woodson

April 20th 2017

Listening Length: 9hrs 42 mins

An emotionally riveting, sexy standalone romance by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster.

Watch mysteriously sexy Bear Whiskey claw his way to his happily ever after with sassy, rebellious Crystal Moon.

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . TRULY, MADLY, WHISKEY (The Whiskeys, #2) . . . Let's just keep this one out in the open. I very much enjoyed this one when I read it. I fell a little bit more in love with Paul's narration skills. . . .

I wanted to know/hear Bear's story. I wanted to know more about him and where he would go with love. And then there was Crystal. Seeing then together and wondering if it was truly something there or just an illusion written in to misled. The banter between Crystal and Bear was my favorite. Their interactions just felt real. Audio allowed for me to visualize the characters, the play, the setting a bit clearer then reading did.

There were all the things that allowed me to fall in love from the book now done with narration that was really good. Paul's voice allowed for you to feel things in the various scenes that intensified the experience of this listen. The chemistry was there. Bear was the tatted, sexy, muscular male that was just wanting to be wrapped up with that one special woman, even if he really didn’t think so. Crystal well she was a woman on a mission to rise above what she was born to and raise around. There was a lot between then and a lot behind them. Coming to terms with things was what was needed. Life decisions were needed to be made. Watching as they come to this realization and doing it together was beautiful.

I highly recommend reading/listening to Tru Blue first. Fall in love slowly over the course of a few book with both the characters and the narrator.

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In TRULY, MADLY, WHISKEY...
Eight months is a long damn time to have the hots for a woman who keeps a guy at arm's length. But Crystal Moon is no ordinary woman. She's a sinfully sexy, sass-mouthed badass, and the subject of Bear Whiskey's midnight fantasies. She's also one of his closest friends.

Just when Crystal thinks she has her life under control, scorching-hot, possessive, aggressive, and fiercely loyal Bear pushes all her sexual buttons, relentless in his pursuit to make her his.

The more Bear pushes, the hotter their passion burns, unearthing memories for Crystal that are best kept buried. But there's no stopping the collision of her past and present, catapulting the two lovers down an emotionally charged road that has them questioning all they thought they knew about themselves.

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Sunday, March 3, 2019

LISTEN-2-REVIEW - The Last Vampire, #1 by R. A. Steffan, Jaelynn Woolf Narrated by: Gwendolyn Druyor

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The Last Vampire: Book One
By: R. A. Steffan, Jaelynn Woolf
Narrated by: Gwendolyn Druyor
Series: The Last Vampire, Book 1
Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
Unabridged Audiobook
Release date: 12-07-18

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . The Last Vampire: Book 1 . . . cliffhangers . . . not so, say it didn't just end like it did.

Overall 3 out of 5 stars
Performance 3 out of 5 stars
Story 3 out of 5 stars

If you are an audio person that likes to hear the ethnicity or lack of ethnicity in your character you are not in the right place. Big cliffhanger. Interesting characters. Interesting concept. Lots of ideas in one place and little to no real progress made to a finish line. There was a story there that did not finish. There was some levels of change in the narrators vocal abilities, but not rich enough to pull off the various layers of characters that were presented.

Six hours of listening and then there was no real forward progress made. I felt like there may have been too much thrown in to make it to the end of this first installment.

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There’s a smokin’ hot dead guy locked in my garden shed. That part’s bad enough. But now, he’s trying to get out.

Growing up, my father always told me that I’d come to a bad end, just like my mom did when I was a kid. Hearing that kind of stuff when you’re little eventually gets to a girl, but I can’t say I ever expected my "bad end" to involve an angry vampire with a severe case of iron deficiency and a panty-melting English accent.

Maybe I shouldn’t be surprised. Ever since my mother was assassinated, I’ve felt like there was something vast and frightening hidden beneath the fabric of the world - something none of us are supposed to know about.

So far, finding out I was right hasn’t been nearly as satisfying as I’d hoped. I guess the trick will be staying alive long enough to shout, "I told you so" from the rooftops.

But before I can do that, I really need to figure out if the vampire who just bit me is one of the good guys or not.

The Last Vampire is a steamy, new urban fantasy romance series from USA Today best-selling author R. A. Steffan and Jaelynn Woolf, co-authors of the Circle of Blood saga.

Download book one today, and enter a world shared by humans, fae, demons, and one very reluctant vampire. It’s a place where the supernatural threatens the mundane, nothing is as it seems, and love will either be the world’s downfall - or its salvation.

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LISTEN -2-REVIEW - Tru Blue (TheWhiskeys, #1) by Melissa Foster Narrator Paul Woodson (Narrator)

Tru Blue

The Whiskeys, #1

by Melissa Foster

Narrator Paul Woodson

November 8th 2016

Listening Length: 7hrs 19 mins

Imagine falling in love with a man, then finding out he was a killer...TRU BLUE is a sexy, dark stand-alone novel written in the same loving, raw, and emotional voice romance readers have come to love, and the deeply emotional literary prose women's fiction readers have come to expect, from New York Times & USA Today bestselling, award-winning author Melissa Foster.

"Several emotional topics -- such as drug addiction, abandonment, infertility and unexpectedly becoming a parent -- are easily woven together without making the story feel crowded or overdone. Foster writes exceptional characters that keep readers thinking long after the book is finished... The dynamic members of the Whiskey family are the foundation that holds the group together and they are exactly the reason we're taught not to judge. Let's hope we hear more from all of them!" RT Book Reviews

"Sexy and Heartbreaking....I simply adored this beautifully written romance." Tasty Book PR

"Ms. Foster, went for the gut with Truman and Gemma. Tru Blue is more than a romance, it is a story of love, a story of hope and a story of courage. 10 + stars." Night Owl Reviews

"With her wonderful characters and resonating emotions, Melissa Foster is a must-read author!" New York Times Bestseller Julie Kenner

"Melissa Foster is synonymous with sexy, swoony, heartfelt romance!" New York Times Bestseller Lauren Blakely

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . TRU BLUE (The Whiskeys, #1) . . . I found this to be a different side to Melissa Fosters work. You will be drawn in and taking on an emotional ride that will test your views of single parenting, ex-cons, spoiled rich girls, and more. There was a rich deep depth to the characters of this read that will stay with you for a long time. Its sexy, raw, dark, alluring, and captivating. You find friends, family, and more. Tru Gritt was a man that did do whatever to protect his family. Tru will steal your heart in this heartfelt grapple with family, devotion, friends, respect, acceptance, determination, life's second chances.

Melissa has given me a raw, dirty, dark look into the life of an ex-con that happens to be an older sibling doing what it takes to keep his family safe and cared for. I felt this one was a bit deeper in its emotional connection and had a more darker undertone than anything I have read of hers. No matter what she writes you feel the love, respect, family, friends, loyalty, and hopes and dreams come out clear and strong with each new chapter that you read.

Narrator Paul Woodson was new to my narrator list and he will be there for a while. He gave the male POV strong presence and strength. You could find a connection with him and his characters with each new voice he provided. The audio was clean, clear, and flowed well.

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He wore the skin of a killer, and bore the heart of a lover...

There's nothing Truman Gritt won't do to protect his family--Including spending years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. When he's finally released, the life he knew is turned upside down by his mother's overdose, and Truman steps in to raise the children she's left behind. Truman's hard, he's secretive, and he's trying to save a brother who's even more broken than he is. He's never needed help in his life, and when beautiful Gemma Wright tries to step in, he's less than accepting. But Gemma has a way of slithering into people's lives and eventually she pierces through his ironclad heart. When Truman's dark past collides with his future, his loyalties will be tested, and he'll be faced with his toughest decision yet.

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READ-2-REVIEW - Sweet Escape at Bayside (Sweet with Heat: Bayside Summers) by Addison Cole

Sweet Escape at Bayside

Sweet with Heat: Bayside Summers

by Addison Cole

Releasing March 6th 2019

World Literary Press

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . SWEET ESCAPE AT BAYSIDE (Sweet with Heat: Bayside Summers) . . . Its the cleanness of the romance that get you in the door but its the chemistry between Violet and Andre that keeps you there. The romance is sizzling hot with heat galore but the explicity of the romance is tame. The journey back to a second chance with the one that got away will make you a believer that true love exist out there somewhere.

Love. True love can span time. It can keep your heart true and open all at the same time. Its the kind of love that you want to help you through the hard times of life. It helps you keep your eyes on the prize.

Violet finds exactly what she has wanted all her life but once thing changes the course of her life and the direction of her future. Andre was not looking for a love to turn his world around but he found that with Violet. Torn apart and years later, they both find a chance to reunited and make that love of theirs burn bright.

Sweet Escape is aptly named. This was most certainly a sweet escape in more ways than just one.

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Hold on to your hat for Violet's fun, flirty, and romantic love story! Lizza is up to her old tricks again, and Violet is in for the surprise of a lifetime!

Two years ago Violet Vancroft was a nomadic artist who never wanted to put down roots and Andre Shaw was a prominent Boston physician whose roots ran too deep to unearth. Their love didn’t stand a chance—or at least that’s what Violet believed when she received a plea for help from the sister she’d never really known—so she snuck away like a thief in the night.

Now Andre travels the world setting up new medical clinics, and Violet has finally found the family she’d always craved and the roots she’d never known she wanted. When their paths cross unexpectedly, it’s not the reunion either one imagined. But they’ve never stopped loving each other, and after the dust of anger and hurt settles, passion ignites even hotter than before. As the end to Andre’s time at the Cape nears, reality sets in, leaving them no closer to a future than they were before. Violet and Andre are forced to dig deep to discover if they’re destined to live apart forever or if true love really can conquer all.

*Sweet with Heat books are the sweet editions of the award-winning Love in Bloom steamy romance novels by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. Addison Cole is Melissa Foster's sweet-romance pen name. Sweet with Heat books convey all of the passion you expect between two people in love, without any explicit scenes or harsh language. Full of humor, heart, and satisfying happily ever afters, Sweet with Heat novels are perfect beach reads.

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Author Info

Addison Cole is the sweet-romance pen name of New York Times and USA Today bestselling and award-winning author Melissa Foster. She writes humorous and emotional sweet contemporary romance. Her books do not include explicit sex scenes or harsh language.

Addison spends her summers on Cape Cod, where she dreams up wonderful love stories in her house overlooking Cape Cod Bay.

Visit Addison on her website or chat with her on social media. Addison enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups and welcomes an invitation to your event.