Weekend Reviews

This week I may have been crazy-busy with work and I am also the "cookie Mom" for my youngest's GS troop (it was cookie delivery week this week-I fit 30 cases in my my poor Fiat)





I still found time to read a few books



INTIMATE EXPOSURE by Portia Da Costa
Blurb

From the moment Red Webster arrived at executive Vicki Renard's firm, sparks flew between them. The photographer is supposed to create a company profile for its new owner, but he spends most of his time flirting with her. His sexy teasing infuriates Vicki...and piques a desire to submit to him. His hypnotic eyes promise what she's been secretly craving: a sexually dominant master, like the ones in her favorite erotic novels.Investigating his new business incognito, billionaire F. W. Shanley--aka Red--is turned on by Vicki's fiery personality and undeniable beauty. When he discovers her reading a BDSM novel on her eReader, he knows he's found a woman who shares his desires and promises to be a challenging submissive.
When Red arranges a weekend at a secluded hotel, Vicki agrees to indulge in no-strings-attached erotic fun. But can she commit to this kind of life with Red when he realizes they can have so much more?




Let me start by saying, I really liked the idea behind this story, I thought it would take me on an adventure-it didn't. It left me flat. The author could have taken so many different paths with this story-line, I honestly wish she had. I would have liked to have seen the couple spend some more time exploring & getting to know each other better while at the hotel. Going from scene to scene was very abrupt, the story did not flow easily. Although Portia Da Costa is a new to me author, and I was not thrilled with this book, I will try more of her stories.




Darkness Bound (Chimney rock) by Stella CameronAvailable February 28, 2012!


Blurb


WHEN NIGHT FALLS




After her husband's tragic death, Leigh Kelly arrives on Whidbey Island determined to start over. Yet the tiny town of Chimney Rock is not as peaceful as it seems. Women have been disappearing, and Leigh can't shake the feeling that she's being watched . . . especially at night. Soon, she's experiencing visions she can't explain and fighting her attraction to a handsome stranger who seems to know her most intimate desires.

PASSION TRANSFORMS THEM


As the leader of the Team, a pack of werehounds forced to hide their very existence, former special ops soldier, Niles Latimer is desperate to prove a man’s heart beats inside his predator’s body. And Leigh Kelly, mysterious and possessing powers she doesn’t yet understand, may be the woman who can help him. But Niles isn’t the only one who recognizes Leigh’s true identity. Something evil is waiting in the woods—and the hunt has begun...






Although I am not a huge reader of "were" creatures, I do enjoy paranormal stories so I decided to try this one. I am so glad I did. This book is the first in the Chimney rock series and I like how the author has developed the basis for the rest of the series to come. The characters introduced in this first book are developed enough to get to know them for this story, but, the author also has left secrets hidden to entice us back for the next book.


This story was sexy-hot & suspenseful. I cannot wait for the next!

Review Copy Obtained from Publisher Through NetGalley




Danger Zone by Dee J AdamsAvailable February 20, 2012!







Blurb



In her ten-year career as a stuntwoman, Ellie Morgan has experienced her share of thrills. None compares to the rush of being behind the wheel of a race car for her latest movie shoot. Certain she was born to race, Ellie's ready to shift gears—but a secret from her past holds her back.
Quinn Reynolds is tired of being in the driver's seat of his family's company, Formula Racing Design. He's ready to sell—if he can get his co-owner and brother, Mac, to agree. Quinn's not sure what he wants to do with his future, but almost as soon as he meets Ellie, he knows he wants her to be part of it.
Though Ellie tries to resist her attraction to the charming businessman, she's quickly in danger of losing her heart. But after narrowly escaping "accidents" both on and off the set, it becomes clear that getting involved with Quinn could be downright deadly...

I absolutely loved this book!! It is the second in a series-the first title is Danger race. I did not read the first one & didn't even realize there was a prior story until I was about 1/3 of the way through this one. You do not have to read the 1st in order to "get" the 2nd book. That now said, I will go back & read the 1st book. This book had it all...it was sexy, suspenseful, there was mystery & drama, and a few secrets thrown in too. I cannot wait until July for book 3-Dangerously Close!

Review Copy Obtained from Publisher Through NetGalley







Blurb



In her ten-year career as a stuntwoman, Ellie Morgan has experienced her share of thrills. None compares to the rush of being behind the wheel of a race car for her latest movie shoot. Certain she was born to race, Ellie's ready to shift gears—but a secret from her past holds her back.
Quinn Reynolds is tired of being in the driver's seat of his family's company, Formula Racing Design. He's ready to sell—if he can get his co-owner and brother, Mac, to agree. Quinn's not sure what he wants to do with his future, but almost as soon as he meets Ellie, he knows he wants her to be part of it.
Though Ellie tries to resist her attraction to the charming businessman, she's quickly in danger of losing her heart. But after narrowly escaping "accidents" both on and off the set, it becomes clear that getting involved with Quinn could be downright deadly...

I absolutely loved this book!! It is the second in a series-the first title is Danger race. I did not read the first one & didn't even realize there was a prior story until I was about 1/3 of the way through this one. You do not have to read the 1st in order to "get" the 2nd book. That now said, I will go back & read the 1st book. This book had it all...it was sexy, suspenseful, there was mystery & drama, and a few secrets thrown in too. I cannot wait until July for book 3-Dangerously Close!

Review Copy Obtained from Publisher Through NetGalley