Review: Servicing the Target by Cherise Sinclair Book 10 in the Masters of the Shadowland Series

It is difficult to find an author that never lets you down but Cherise Sinclair IS that author. You get exactly what you expect but *more* with each novel. In a series that starts out explaining gently about BSDM she seems to touch on so many issues that face women today and shows how strong supported woman over come these issues and thrive. I love it. In this novel we have MCs who are a bit older and have lived a hazardous life in one way or another and have become comfortable in who they are but still feel there is something missing.

I would like to thank Cherise Sinclair for giving me this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I won't go into the specifics of the novel because I feel you as readers should be as entertained as I was while reading it. I will say the first part might seem a bit slow to some but I really appreciated that it wasn't insta love/lust but a slow build up and some interaction that starts this attraction off and just takes off from there. CS shows that love is ageless, it is flexible and adaptable you just have to be willing to open yourself up to the feeling it reveals.

I particularly liked that Anne was a Domme. I don't usually enjoy books where the female is in control but I knew that CS would find a way of keeping my male MC as alpha as possible and she sure does Ben is everything I love in an alpha male and more, the fact that he can submit in the bedroom makes him even more attractive but this is the open discussion that CS encourages in all her novels that lead them to their ending.

The ending was a tad rushed for me and that is what caused this to be a 4 star read instead of a 5 star. I loved seeing all the other couples from the "Masters" series and seeing how they are growing together...and I can't wait for the next novel by Cherise Sinclair because I know whatever it is it is going to be marvellous! *waves her fan girl flag for CS*

Review and Recommendation: Ryker by Sawyer Bennett Book 4 in Cold Fury Hockey Series

What can I say I LIKED IT>>>I REALLY REALLY LIKED IT!!! One of the best hockey/sports series in contemporary romance today. Sawyer Bennett does it all...suspense, teamwork, love, conflict and a great big dose of hot sizzling sex. I really wish I could get me one of her players!!!

Ryker is the fourth book in this wonderful hockey sports contemporary romance series and in my opinion Ryker is my favorite hero to date. I love his maturity, his love for his girls, the fact that he is conflicted and yet none of this this takes away from what a sizzling hawt alpha male hockey player and great lead for our heroine Gray. Gray is one of my favorite heroines as well....I admit I never like the heroine as much as the hero..cause she is my competition you know *grin *... Gray is smart, authoritative, strong, aware she is representing women in business, her maturity gives her character a depth that someone younger could not have had. Mixing these two characters builds a chemistry that just flys off the page and creates the best couple in this series to date and that is saying something because I loved the previous 3 couples too.

SB writes another solid story bringing in some suspense and conflict while adding a dash of hockey, a pinch of parenting and a teaspoon of supporting friends to create a novel you just don't want to put down. I admit this was an all nighter for me cause I just had to see what happens and how they over come the obsticals to get to the HEA I know SB will give me.

I could keep ranting but I really think you need to meet this nice strong alpha hockey player yourself and feel the chemistry between him and Gray...it is sure to curl your toes. 4.5 stars and a high t'irla recommendation for this series and this novel...I just can't wait for book 5!!!! Sawyer Bennett you best be writing it now:)

*Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for giving me this novel in exchange for an honest review*

Review: Hold Me Down by Jackie Ashenden Book 3 in the Deacons of Bourbon Street MC Series

Thanks Netgalley for providing me with this novel in exchange for an honest review.


I read book one of this series and the idea of a motorcycle club that disbanded for whatever reason during Hurricane Katrina and then coming back together after the death of the president is really intriguing especially after 10 years. In a series where every novel is written by a different author you are going to have many different flavours of writing. Here in book 3 we have a bit of a slower less complete style from book 1. I enjoyed the characters but they were were not fully dimensional and could have been fleshed out a bit more as to who they were...we got the relationship from the past and chemistry now...but it had a real feel of insta-love and I just didn't connect with it. I Found myself enjoying the idea of the characters and story more than the writing itself. This could have been a real epic novel with the two clubs coming together but it felt very much second thought when the first thought was not complete....

I will read book 4 because I'm really curious as to what the next writer will do with the storyline but I did find this one a bit weak. 2.74 stars for this read.

Series Review: Heart's Desire by Dane Marie Bell

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Series Review!


Thanks to Netgalley who gifted me with a copy of Warlock Unbound which made me go buy the previous 3 books in the series. In exchange for the gift I give an honest review of the series.


I have read one other series of DMB and really enjoyed it. That series was a bit more silly and humour based and I totally loved it. This series is a bit more serious with a harder fantasy flavour what doesn't change is the use DMB makes of humour and snark to make her characters lovable and easy to relate to and care about.

This series is the story of 4 brothers who have to live with a curse...all three are magicians of one sort or another and the novels tell us their individual stories within the context of one larger family feud. No one can fault DMB's incredible writing, her stories are face paced and she gives us fully dimensional characters which make appearances through out each of the 4 novels..the story line is continuous and a back to back read such as I did really keeps you engrossed in the the world and in your feelings for the characters. In book 1 we have the family curse explained and throughout the series we learn of the impact on the family, we also learn of the different magical factions that make up the world in which the story takes place and how those factions help unite the family and those of magical intelligence.

I know lovers of PNR will enjoy each of these well written novels and fantasy lovers will embrace the world in which the stories take place. I have given all 4 novels a 4 star rating and that is where I will place the entire series. If you love witches, warlocks, sorcerers and magic with a dash of shifter this series will be on your favorite shelf immediately.

Now Available! Reap by Tillie Cole Book2 in the Scarred Souls Series

I'm so mixed when it comes to this book (series) I loved the dark gritty storyline, the intensity of the feelings the depth of the characters, I love the fact that the good guys are really bad guys.  This however is the crux of my issue....The world is that of the Russian Bratva mob....the characters are involved with that world..rule that world....every way you look at it...they are criminals of the worst kind.   That being said bad things happen to them as children and you can't help but have your heart involved....you feel the intensity of their anger ...their love and connection.  How can you love these characters??? how can you love this book.....

Obviously this is all a sign of amazing writing and no doubt about it Tillie Cole is an amazing writer, her creativity, her crafting of a story has you being part of the story, feeling what her characters feel...the fear, hate, love.    I can't say I loved the book....but I did *feel* the book....and that is what is going to make me read the next one in the series..I felt Zaal's love for his sister and now ....well book 3  I *have* to know what happens.

4 strong confused stars and a recommendation if you are looking for something dark, gritty with writing that is out of this world.....give yourself a fall treat and get Raze and Reap today!