Listen-2-Review - Sunsets at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Summers at Seaside, #4) by Addison Cole Narrator Melissa Moran

Sunsets at Seaside
Sweet with Heat: Summers at Seaside, #4
by Addison Cole
Narrator Melissa Moran
Listening 8 hrs 24 mins


The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . Sunsets at Seasides (Sweet with Heat: Summer at Seaside, #4) . . . Clean sweet and summer beach reading worthy . . .
The flow of the narration was what I loved most. I could keep up with the characters through the beautiful way in which Melissa did transition and cadence flow. The audio was smooth and clear.

The read was sweet, loving, enjoyable, with all the characters that lends themselves to developing a beautiful relationship filled with passion. Jessica and Jamie both came to find something they felt they were missing in their everyday lives. This read proves to you that you can get a romance that fills you up without the explicit sexuality and language.

We get to watch as Jessica and Jamie build their romance from the bottom up. There are trying times with an overbearing mother, interesting grandmother, interfering friend, and a number of other characters that makes this a beautiful summer read.

One simple incident leads to a happy meeting, leads to undeniable chemistry, leads to a chance to live life and experience new things. Jessica discoveries there’s so much more to the world around her than the dictates of her mother, her career, and practice.

If you are looking for a romance that makes you feel good, puts a smile on your face, gives you a dream of something different, ignites passion, chemistry, and even makes you laugh out loud. Then I would most certainly suggest you pick up a copy of Sunsets at Seaside. Jessica and Jamie will give you a read to make your afternoon that much brighter.

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Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers features a group of fun, flirty, and emotional friends who gather each summer at their Cape Cod cottages. They’re sassy, flawed, and so easy to relate to, you’ll be begging to enter their circle of friends!

In SUNSETS at SEASIDE...
​Jessica Ayers has lived a sheltered life with little more than cello lessons and practices taking up her day. Now a member of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, she escapes the prim and proper symphony to vacation in the Seaside community in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, to determine if she is living life to the fullest or missing it altogether.

For the first time since developing the second largest search engine in the world, billionaire Jamie Reed is taking the summer off. He plans to work from the Cape and spend time with his elderly grandmother—and falling in love is not in his plans.

From the moment Jamie and Jessica meet, the attraction is white-hot. Once-overly-focused Jamie can think of little else than sweet, smart, and alluring Jessica, and Jessica discovers a side of herself she never knew existed. But when Jamie’s business encounters trouble and his attorney and best friend intervenes, he proves that the brown-haired beauty is too distracting for Jamie. To make matters worse, it appears that Jessica might not be who she says she is, turning Jamie’s life—and his heart—upside down. In a world where personal information is always one click away, Jamie must decide if he should trust his heart or watch the woman he loves walk away.

SWEET WITH HEAT: SEASIDE SUMMERS SERIES
Read, Write, Love at Seaside
Dreaming at Seaside
Hearts at Seaside
Sunsets at Seaside
Secrets at Seaside
Nights at Seaside
Seized by Love at Seaside
Embraced at Seaside
Lovers at Seaside
Whispers at Seaside

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Sweet with Heat books are the sweet editions of the Love in Bloom steamy romance novels by New York Times bestselling author Melissa Foster. Sweet with Heat books convey all of the passion you expect between two people in love, without any explicit scenes or harsh language. 


Author Info
Addison Cole is the sweet alter ego 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.

Addison is proud to be part of the Main Street Romance family, a partnership with bestselling authors Nancy Naigle, RaeAnne Thayne, and Chris Keniston, bringing sweet happy-ever-after love stories to the Main Street Romance community. Join them at www.MainStreetRomance.com ~ open 24/7 just for you.

Addison enjoys discussing her books with book clubs and reader groups and welcomes an invitation to your event.

Addison’s books are available in paperback, digital, and audio formats.

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"Addison Cole's stories are the perfect blend of sizzle and sweet. You won't be able to stop reading."​ - ​New York Times bestselling author RaeAnne Thayne

"Romance, fun, emotions, and happily ever afters that will warm your heart, Addison Cole writes charming and unforgettable stories about real people and love in its most wonderfully moving forms." - New York Times bestselling author Violet Duke

"Addison Cole has created characters you'll fall in love with and a seaside world you'll never want to leave." USA Today bestselling author Chris Keniston 

"An absolute treat to read and cannot wait for more from Addison Cole." ~ New York Times bestselling author Sawyer Bennett (aka Juliette Poe, on "Read, Write, Love at Seaside")

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READ-2-REVIEW - How They Fell (Falling Warrior, #1.5) by Nicole Rene

How They Fell 

(A Falling Warriors, #1.5)

by 

Nicole René

April 21st 2018



The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . HOW THEY FELL (Falling Warriors, #1.5) . . . Raw passion, intense interaction, confusing emotional conflicts . . . 

Leawyn and Xavier took time as a couple to build a rapport with in the first book. She was all that was sweet, innocent, wronged. He was that alpha, alpha that was raw, intense, dominating, commanding. With this novella we find that when there's no outside war to battle they have still to battle within. Their passion can be undenied. The chemistry palpable. The communication maybe lacking and their emotional responses confusing. But there was something about their determination to find that connection and hold on to it to make it through. 

Seeing this couple again gave you a truer picture of what reality is. After the honeymoon, what happens when fear and doubt creep in?



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THEY LEARNED TO LOVE WITHIN CHAOS.

It seemed like forever ago that Leawyn was arranged to marry Xavier, the Chief of the Izayges and the most fearsome man in their history. 

What started off as hate, turned into something far more powerful than either of them expected. 

Together, they survived betrayal, jealousy and—eventually—war. 

But now, the battle was over, and Leawyn and Xavier found themselves at a loss in the after effects. 

CAN THEY LEARN TO LOVE WITHIN PEACE?

Xavier didn’t deserve Leawyn, or her love, but he had it and he’ll never let her go.

She sacrificed everything for him and he vowed to repay her in the only way he knew how. 

He promised her forever. 

She was the lightness in his dark world, but now…turmoil laid behind her eyes, and her light was dimming. 

Leaving Xavier terrified that he couldn’t bring it back.

He promised to protect her. 

He promised to fight for her…but how could he fight a ghost?



Author Info
Nicole René is a San Diego native living with her grumpy kitty, Sebastian and her crazy cute Boxer, Walter.

When she’s not busy creating sexy alpha males, you can most likely find her with her nose stuck in a book reading OTHER sexy alpha males, kicking back with her friends and family, at the movies, or further fueling her “The Little Mermaid” and “The Lord of the Rings” obsession. 

She is a certified klutz, often tripping over invisible objects, dropping things like they were hot, and playing ping-pong with the walls. She has lots of tattoos, loves to eat sushi—but hates eating cooked fish, hates going to the beach (even though she’s surrounded by them), and is still waiting for her Hogwarts letter to come in the mail.

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Read-2-Review - Brett (Bad Boys After Dark, #4) by Melissa Foster

Brett

Bad Boys After Dark #4

by Melissa Foster

Release Date: March 21^st 2018

World Literary Press

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . BRETT (Bad Boys After Dark, #4) . . . The last of the Bad brothers gives us something more to talk about. These Bad Brothers have not let me down or stirred me wrong. I loved there dirty, sexy, alpha and their fierceness, loyalty, and unity brings to them the perfect complement to them even when they were not ready for her. Sophie was the sweet one, she was the quite one, she was the one that Brett needed and didn’t even know it. She was willing to through caution to the wind for one bad Bad brother. Sophie brought with her on this ride her family and friends. They were great secondary characters adding some fun, laughs, and interest. These romance are sweet, heartwarming and give a sense of familiarity. I loved feeing connected to new/old characters.

Melissa Foster brings her alpha, sexy billionaire brothers to life with more pizzazz and commitment. She provides a vivid trek in to the world of romance, glitz, glamor and more with the Bad Brothers.

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Indulge your inner vixen with these sexy billionaires!

Meet the Bad Boys... Four fiercely loyal, sinfully sexy, uber alpha brothers, about to fall head over heels for their leading ladies.

Everything's naughtier after dark...

Billionaire security expert Brett Bad has had his eye on his brother’s gorgeous legal assistant, Sophie Roberts, for years. He wants nothing more from her than a single night between the sheets to satisfy his desires. But Sophie is a white-picket-fence girl, and she’s turned him down more times than he cares to count.

Sophie is all about forever kisses and happily ever afters. But she can’t deny her attraction to Brett, as enticed by his bad-boy behavior as she is by his devastating looks and his painful past, which she’d like to help heal.

When Sophie’s friend urges her to throw caution to the wind, Sophie leaves the door to her heart ajar—and Brett charges in. But this Bad boy doesn’t know a thing about romance and has no interest in forever, forcing Sophie to make her toughest decision yet—follow her heart or protect it?

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Read the entire BAD BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK series
Bad Boys After Dark: Mick
Bad Boys After Dark: Dylan
Bad Boys After Dark: Carson
Bad Boys After Dark: Brett

Also Available: WILD BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK
Wild Boys After Dark: Logan
Wild Boys After Dark: Heath
Wild Boys After Dark: Jackson
Wild Boys After Dark: Cooper

The BAD BILLIONAIRES AFTER DARK series is part of the LOVE IN BLOOM big family romance collection. Each book may be read as a stand-alone novel, or as part of the series.

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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Read-2-Review - Murder Notes (Lilah Love, #1) by Lisa Renee Jones

Murder Notes 

(Lilah Love, #1)
by Lisa Renee Jones 
Release Date: March 27th 2018 
Publisher: Montlake Romance

New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones’s heart-pounding thriller of a woman’s secrets—and a past that’s about to come out of hiding…

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . MURDER NOTES (Lilah Love, #1) . . . Coming back home never meant you would not get bite in the azzzzzzzzzzzz. Lilah did not expect for one of her cases to lead her back home. Back home to so much more than just family and old friends. Back home meant that she would be thrust back in her past to things she would rather not rehash. But there is someone that wants very much for her to remember and pay.

Lisa Renee Jones knows how to write a Romantic Suspense that would have you desperate to turn to the next page, devour the next chapter and hang on for the next fix. Lilah Love, FBI profiler, fits the need for a strong, smart, independent, woman that can use her mind to infiltrate so of societies most depraved.

Okay I found it to be more suspense than romance but that did not take-away from the read in any way. I found Lilah to be just what was needed.  I'm anticipating her next case.


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As an FBI profiler, it’s Lilah Love’s job to think like a killer. And she is very good at her job. When a series of murders surface—the victims all stripped naked and shot in the head—Lilah’s instincts tell her it’s the work of an assassin, not a serial killer. But when the case takes her back to her hometown in the Hamptons and a mysterious but unmistakable connection to her own life, all her assumptions are shaken to the core.

Thrust into a troubled past she’s tried to shut the door on, Lilah’s back in the town where her father is mayor, her brother is police chief, and she has an intimate history with the local crime lord’s son, Kane Mendez. The two share a devastating secret, and only Kane understands Lilah’s own darkest impulses. As more corpses surface, so does a series of anonymous notes to Lilah, threatening to expose her. Is the killer someone in her own circle? And is she the next target?


Author Info 
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT series. Suzanne Todd (producer of Alice in Wonderland) on the INSIDE OUT series: Lisa has created a beautiful, complicated, and sensual world that is filled with intrigue and suspense. Sara’s character is strong, flawed, complex, and sexy - a modern girl we all can identify with.

In addition to the success of Lisa's INSIDE OUT series, she has published many successful titles. The TALL, DARK AND DEADLY series and THE SECRET LIFE OF AMY BENSEN series, both spent several months on a combination of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling lists. Lisa is presently working on a dark, edgy new series, Dirty Money, for St. Martin's Press.
Prior to publishing Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by the Dallas Women's Magazine. In 1998 Lisa was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.

Lisa loves to hear from her readers. You can reach her at www.lisareneejones.com and she is active on Twitter and Facebook daily

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LISTEN-2-REVIEW - Enthrall Climax (Enthrall Sessions, #8) by Vanessa Fewings

Enthrall Climax

Enthrall Sessions, #8

by Vanessa Fewings

Release Date: February 12^th 2018

Cover Designer: Buoni Amici Press

Genre: Erotic Romance

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . ENTHRALL CLIMAX (Enthrall Sessions, #8) . . . you will be taken on one erotic ride that will take to the height of pleasure, passion, desire, danger, romance, more. Read them all for the maximum affect. Mia and Cameron have been through so much to get to this point. The was the final conclusion that will give you satisfaction that it was more than just a fairytale. Life takes place behind these words and Mia and Cameron have to make it to the end to get what they have worked so hard to hold on to. 

Narration took things over the top of carnal ecstasy.  Having two powerhouses (Ava Erickson & Sebastian York) in romance lend their voices to this erotic journey was wonderful. This was involved, intriguing, alluring, tantalizing all encompassing the senses. The voicing, pacing, and sound quality were all in place to invite you in to experience the whole package.

Enthrall Sessions series:

Enthrall – Enthrall Sessions, #1

Enthrall Her – Enthrall Sessions, #2

Enthrall Him – Enthrall Sessions, #3

Cameron’s Control – Enthrall Sessions, #4

Cameron’s Contract – Enthrall Sessions, #5

Enthrall Richard’s Reign – Enthrall Sessions, #6

Enthrall Secrets – Enthrall Sessions, #7

Enthrall Climax – Enthrall Sessions, #8

The strikingly dominant Cameron Cole and his beloved Mia Lauren return for the eagerly anticipated finale of the erotic romance series by USA TODAY bestselling author Vanessa Fewings.

The romance has never been hotter. The danger has never been higher.

Mia Lauren is set to become the wife of powerful billionaire Cameron Cole. A lifetime of realized dreams and fulfilled desires lay ahead...but their entire world is about to come crashing down.

An intimate betrayal fractures Cameron’s empire, springing forth new threats from every direction. Everything is at risk. Everyone is in danger. Before Mia and Cameron can relish the rewards of the journey, they must survive its climax.

Some passions live forever.

This isn't the end. This is the climax.

ENTHRALL CLIMAX is the final novel of the ENTHRALL SESSIONS, the bestselling erotic romance series by Vanessa Fewings.

**Mature Audiences only **Contains dark themes and explicit content.**

Amazon: Vanessa Fewings is the USA TODAY bestselling author of the ENTHRALL SESSIONS. THE CHASE is the first in her sizzling new romantic trilogy from HQN Books followed by THE GAME. The third book in the series THE PRIZE will be released in June 2018. Prior to publishing, Vanessa worked as a registered nurse and midwife. She holds a Masters Degree in Psychology. She has traveled extensively throughout the world and has lived in Great Britain, Germany, Hong Kong, Cyprus and the USA. Born and raised in England, Vanessa now proudly calls herself an American and resides in California with her husband.

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LISTEN-2-REVIEW - Soul Bound: The Warrior by Jas T. Ward Narrator Edward Mittelstedt

Soul Bound: The Warrior

by Jas T. Ward

Narrator Edward Mittelstedt

Listening Length 8 hrs 46 mins 

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Murderer...

Jace Camden is haunted by his past. One that has many believing he got away with murder. He's run from it, trying to start over in a new town. But his past hasn't let him escape and it's determined that his future will not be a long one.
Death will demand its due.
And his dead wife will make sure that debt is paid in full.

Kitt Thomas' life is in a rut, but that changed when she looked into the sad, haunted, eyes of Jace Camden. Something about his wounded soul called to her--like a whisper of a melody in a mysterious abyss she should have the sense to ignore.
But his past will make sure Kitt is no more part of Jace's future than life is.

Because he's soul bound.
And that's a shackle that can only be broken by death.
His.

It’s Not About the Happily Ever After…
It’s About Surviving the Read

From Amazon Bestselling Author, Jas T. Ward
Comes the highly anticipated first book in the Soul Bound Series

Soul Bound: The Warrior

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . SOUL BOUND: The Warrior . . . Jace did not have much left in his life. The one woman he loved was gone. The business he world so hard to grown was being attacked. The life he build was all crumbling. Years later he finds that life still keeps handing him lemons. The harder he tries to make lemonade the more things seem to sour. That was until he finds something more to live for and fight for. 

Kitt finds that her life has come down to the here and now. Taking a chance on a date for a friends. She finds that she has a connection to the man with the soulful eyes. There was just something about him. Something that had her taking a chance. 

This was not your typical PNR. This was more. This was so much more. There are things in this world we just can't simply explain. The pages of life and death have never been so bound as they are here. Jace finds that his life has never really been his own. He finds that there was more to who he is then what was presented on the outside. He finds that in order to live life he has to die. This takes him on more than a journey. This takes him on a life changing spin about the realms. 

I wanted so much to give this one a big set of stars but I found that I had too many unanswered questions and an ending that showed me not hint of how soon it will be resolved. 

Narrator review was good but not good. I wanted so much for the males to sound and feel more masculine. There were some good moments. The women had good voice, pitch, diction and distinction. I was looking for more richness from the various males featured. The audio was good, clean and clear and able to keep up with speed changes. 

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Read-2-Review - Lovestruck (The Donovans, #6) by Nana Malone

Lovestruck

(The Donovans, #6)

by Nana Malone

Publishing Date: February 7^th 2018

Publisher: Sankofa Girl

The Book Junkie Reads . . . Review of . . . LOVESTRUCK (The Donovans, #6) . . . I started this journey with the Donovans back a few years. I found it easy to fall in love with all the siblings and their own brand of quirk. Each with their own distinctive personalities. Each having that thing they did and made them who they were. I was able to fall in love with them for different reasons and in different ways. Although each coupling had a different journey to take they all had a story to tell from the beginning with Delilah & Nate, to Mia & Ryan, to Derek & Kisima, to Dylan & Serafina, and Jezebel & Logan. Which brings us to Zephyr & Malia. I went in to this read expecting much. The little things that I have gather on Zephyr over the course of this series had me wanting him to find his footing and make his claim.

Zephyr finds that life is not always kind, gentle or easy to navigate. He gets this chance to make his future something more than his past has been. His future looking bright. He attends a business function. There he meets and incredible woman that he finds he is attracted to, but of course it could not be that simple when it comes to Zephyr.

Malia was hardworking, self-reliant, fiercely protective of her little sister, currently homeless and looking for a way to work and have a home. She finds herself at a student/faculty function trying to resolve her homeless issue. There she meets a man that she would like to get to know better.

Both knowing that there could be no future once they discover that they each are on the opposite sides of the divide.

Things move along (at a slow pace) but we find that there was much to both Zephry and Malia. They find more common grounds and ways to explore. There seems to always be an obstacle presented. It was watching it all unfold that gave this story its backbone.

The writing was good. The characters were every present and evolving. It was like watching your friends find their way. Nana Malone has created a family that grows on you and with your. They have their own lives and make a way to support each other.

I enjoyed the entire read, but was expecting something more for Zephry. He had been through a lot. It was his chance to shine bright.

The Donovans series:

Come Home Again – The Donovans, #1

Love Reality – The Donovans, #2

Race for Love – The Donovans, #3

Love in Plain Sight – The Donovans, #4

Eye of the Beholder – The Donovans, #5

Lovestruck – The Donovans, #6

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Just call him a rule breaker…

Zephyr Donovan knew the sacred rule. Never date a student. With the demons in his past, all he wanted was a fresh start. He wasn’t looking for trouble. But trouble tasted so damn good.

There are reasons for the rules… 

Malia Adams had a complicated life. Well, actually it was pretty simple. Survive. Stay off the streets by any means necessary. And that was a nightly struggle. She didn’t have time to get involved with anyone.

Especially not the one person she can’t have.

All he needs to do is stay away. All she needs to do is forget him. Too bad that was all easier said than done. 

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