Protecting Braden by Luna David!!!

Protecting Braden

Custos Securities SERIES #2

By Luna David

 

Zavier “Cade” McCade, former Army Special Forces and creator of Custos Securities, found himself in a situation he never thought he’d be in–he’s fallen in love with Braden Cross, the gorgeous pastry chef he’s guarding. Cade has lived his life as a protector: of his country, his family and friends, his clients, and now, the man he’s in love with. He thrives in dangerous and stressful situations. But, nothing could prepare him for Braden’s decision to put himself in danger. After the vicious attack from his stalker leaves Braden fighting for his life, Cade will stop at nothing to see the man responsible punished. Time passes, but Braden’s attacker hasn’t given up and Cade’s afraid he never will. As Cade and the most trusted members of Custos Securities track Braden’s assailant, Braden struggles to rebuild his life and re-establish the fragile trust he and Cade had worked so hard to build. Braden knows if he’s going to survive the chaos surrounding him, he’s going to have to give Cade everything he has—mind, body, and soul.

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Darra's Review:

We both read Trusting Cade and Protecting Braden all at once. Which makes it an easier transition to not lose the momentum of the story. I did enjoy both guys. Overall both are very likeable and have great qualities.

Both men are inseparable. A forever type of love. It is obvious from the first book Cade and Braden would have strong chemistry. Cade being the alpha and only wanted to take care of Braden. Braden has feelings for Cade stronger than he has had with anyone else. So the psycho ex shows up again and tries to take Braden away. This story is all about finding love and keeping it.

It is sweet and HEA.

There are a few issues I had with it. Pet names I get. However it became too much. I know Cade loves Braden, but for how cool headed he is in life, he was over dramatic at times. A bit much to take.

The book is very detailed about their emotions. I think some of it was over explained. Some scenes could have been cut down.

I rate the book a 3.5.

Sunny's Review:

There are a lot things that I like about this book. There are some things that I don't like but I know many readers do like them. I am not a fan of instalove or overly emotional characters. Cade is a super Alpha male. I am all about the Alpha but not to this extreme. I understand that he was military and is in security so it makes sense that he is a little over the top. Braden is a baker and definitely submissive. He says he doesn't want or need to be taken care of but he does. Braden is very emotional and I understand why after his attack.

This book deals with a lot of heavy issues. You have mental and physical abuse, sexual assault, kidnapping as well as a Dominate/submissive relationship. The author did a great job of dealing with these issues and showing how much they change a person. While in the first book Braden was sensitive and emotional, he still did stuff on his own. He was not really scared of his own shadow. After he was kidnapped and attacked he could not be in a room without Cade. There were a lot of things that changed and the emotions that took place with both of them were a reflection of the situation.

I am giving this book 4.3 stars. I like the story and I think that the author did a great job. I personally did not fall in love with the characters but I know a lot of readers really will.

 

Trusting Cade (Custos Securities #1)

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At 38, Zavier “Cade” McCade has it all: a military career he can be proud of, a successful business, and a close knit group of family and friends. A former Army Special Forces Captain, Cade leaves the military to create Custos Securities, a burgeoning protection agency that provides unparalleled security for both civilians and corporations across the U.S. After a string of disastrous relationships—and a narrow escape from an abusive partner—Braden Cross is finally putting his past to rest. Combining both his passion for baking and his knack for business, Braden owns the Sugar n’ Spice Café with his best friend who concocts exotic coffees and teas that pair perfectly with his decadent confections. When a stalker sets his sights on Braden, the young pastry chef’s world is turned upside down. More frightened than he cares to admit, and not knowing where to turn, Braden is relieved when Cade steps in to offer his protection. Caught up in a maelstrom of threats, break-ins, and vandalism, the two draw closer together. Braden eventually realizes that he can trust Cade with his life, but he finds himself wondering… can he trust him with his heart? Author’s Note: For those of you that prefer warnings (trigger or otherwise) for your books, please use the “Look Inside” feature to find the warnings within the first few pages. For those of you that hate warnings–don’t “Look Inside” . . . Happy reading!

Luna David is a wife, a mother of twins, and now, an author. When she’s not begging her little ones to stop–throwing things, hitting each other, pulling the cat’s tail, having meltdowns, screaming, eating stuff off the floor, yelling at each other, playing with their food, running into the street, and destroying the house–you’ll most likely find her writing. She loves anything book, coffee or dark chocolate related and can’t think of a better way to pass the time than to combine all three. She can’t remember a time when she wasn’t addicted to reading or creating her own stories, if only in her head. It wasn’t until recently that she began to believe she could actually put those stories to paper. She is blessed enough to have wonderfully supportive family and friends and she counts herself lucky every day that she gets to not only be a stay at home mom to her kids, but to also pursue her dream of becoming a published author.

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Layers of Smoke by Jacqueline Noir is LIVE!!!

Title: Layer's of Smoke

Author: Jacqueline Noir

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 21

Where there's smoke, there's fire . . . and nothing but destruction comes in it’s wake. 

Addilynn St. James has learned that loyalty is just another pretty word to cover the dirty things people do in the name of family.

They’re still watching.

And now he is too.

After her own family is broken beyond repair, she finds herself trading in her tennis lessons for tattoo time, and her college degree for an easel and oil paints.

They still want to control her.

While he wants to know everything about her.

Breaking out of her golden cage, Addilynn forces herself out of her bubble by going to a party for the first time since her life was pulled out from under her a year ago.

They want to crumble her world.

He would never let them.

Seeking normalcy in dating, going out, and discovering her own independence, she thought she had taken control and thought every decision she made was her own.

She couldn’t be more wrong.

He would burn down their whole fucking world for her.

But, will she let him?

 

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Jacqueline Noir lives in Phoenix, AZ with her loving husband, three pups, and her 'small and tiny humans'.

She loves everything paranormal from the movies, television, books, and adventures to haunted places. When she isn't dreaming of werewolves, witches, and all things that go bump in the night, she is busy creating hot and romantic stories that bring to life all these creatures in their most alpha form.

Her stories feature kick-butt female leads, hot dominate alphas and a whole lot of wicked trouble. Her love for books has taken from being an avid reader, to a book blogger and now an author.

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STROKED by Meghan Quinn

Scheduled to release: July 20, 2016

NA Romantic Comedy

Cover designer: Indie Solutions by Murphy Rae

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Reese King: Olympic medalist, underwear model, Greek god.

His body is chiseled from rock, sculpted by the weight room, and refined by water.

On a daily basis his skin is completely bare for everyone to see, tan and defined, only covered up by a minuscule piece of spandex. There is no denying his sex appeal.

I hate to admit it, but I’m head over heels infatuated with him.

There is one HUGE problem though. His achingly gorgeous abs, inked up arm, and cocky swagger belong to my boss, the high-profile, reality star bitch from hell and certified heinous human being, Bellini Chambers.

What I think is going to be an easy job assisting a glorified wench turns into a cluster f*ck of epic proportions.

Darra's Review:

Super fan of all of Meghan’s hilarious books. This will be another on the list. She always has great characters, and these are among them. Meghan Quinn has made the genre comedy romance come back to life. There are very few authors that can pull this off. She is the queen of comedy romance. My #1!

Paisley and Reese are great. However let’s talk about Bellini. It is official. She is by far the worst character I have read. Evil, check. Superficial, check. Annoying, check. Demeaning to all, check. And her dog, Pope Francis? Never felt worse for a dog than I did in this book. Bravo on writing a horrific person. The only plus to her is she does not physically kill people. She just makes you want to knock yourself out so you do not have to listen to her pompous ass. If it was possible, I would go into this book and pull every little hair in her head out. She is now a legend for all the mean girls in the world.

Paisley is sassy but also down to earth. One person you would love to be friends with. She is just trying to make it back into the industry she loves and the job she has to take will be the death of her. Bellini’s personal assistant. Dear God, have mercy on her soul. Then she meets Bellini’s “boyfriend”, Reese. Just imagining this guy in a tiny little swim suit made me drool a little. Have you seen the cover to this book?  I am right there with Paisley. I couldn’t stop myself from climbing all over Reese.

And there was Reese. Love him. He reminds me of Adam from Newly Exposed. Just a great guy that is fun and you gravitate to. A fun flirt and a sweetheart. He is in a pickle being stuck with Bellini and wants out. However being in the spotlight during the trials for the Olympics puts a damper on anything happening between Reese and Paisley. Screw the silver streak. He gets all gold on my favorite guy list.

Besides the great story of Reese and Paisley, there are a few other side characters that peak my interest to know more. Hopefully we will see another book about them.

Loved the story, loved the characters and love Meghan’s sense of humor. I kind of liked Bellini because she was such an awful person. My hats off to you, Meghan. A+ on brewing my hatred for a fictional character.

My rating for the book is a 4.7 out of 5. Meghan, keep pumping out new books when you can. I don’t think I will get enough of your writing!   

Sunny's Review:

I love the majority of Meghan Quinn’s books. I know if I have had a bad day and need a laugh, Meghan is my author. She does a great job making my world fall away and I can get over whatever is annoying me. Stroked is another winner that made me laugh and fall in love with her characters.

Paisley is your typical girl that needs to find a job and her bestie gets her a job. Bellini is out of control crazy and nobody wants to work for her.  Reese belongs to Bellini and there will be hell to pay for anyone that disagrees with that. I like Paisley and Reese. They are pretty funny and get along great. They have a good relationship from pretty much day one. There are several comic relief moments and most of them are actually from Bellini. She is the ridiculously over the top spoiled girl who uses her dog (Pope Francis) as her moral compass. I love to hate her.

It is so hard for me to not tell you so many things about this book. I don’t want to give anything away. Normally, I hate the whole love triangle thing but I loved this book.  I am giving this book 4.6 stars out of 5 and I can’t wait to see more of these people. There are other friends and I want to see what they do.

 



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Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if "It's Raining Men" starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.

Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing... enter her first novel, Caught Looking.

Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze!

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Let Me by Cecy Robson Free Today!

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The O'Brien Family Series Book Two

Cecy Robson

Released April 19th, 2016

Once he was broken beyond repair. Now this MMA contender is fighting to be a better man—for her. RT Book Reviews proclaims that the O’Brien Family series from award-winning author Cecy Robson “has the hottest brothers ever!” And in Let Me, it is Finn’s turn to discover how love can heal the deepest wounds.

A mixed martial arts star on the rise, Finn O’Brien dismantles his opponents with brutal precision. And yet beneath his fierce persona, Finn is raw from a trauma he’s buried for years . . . until the day his deep-rooted rage erupts and lands him in court-mandated therapy. Finn’s not one to bare his soul, but if talking it out means meeting beautiful women like Sol Marieles, he’ll give it a shot.

Sol is working toward her master’s degree in psychology, and already she feels like she’s in over her head. With an important internship on the line and a scary family situation demanding her attention, the last thing Sol needs is Finn around to distract her. The man is ripped and seriously sexy yet it’s his troubled side that warns her to keep her distance. But their attraction is intense, and he clearly has the heat to see how far and fast their passion takes them.

Alone, Finn and Sol have been fighting to find happiness in their lives. Together, there’s no stopping them as they face their greatest challenges—not in the ring, but in their hearts. 

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Balance Excerpt Reveal by Lucia Franco!!!

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Adrianna Rossi is no stranger to the rigorous demands required of her body. Years of pain and determination make her one of the best. Olympic glory is the ultimate goal, and she'll do anything to achieve it. Even if that means leaving home to attend World Cup Academy of Gymnastics, a training center that serves one purpose—producing champions. 

Perfection, precision, and dedication are required of his athletes. When two time Olympian Konstantin Kournakova is persuaded into training the young hopeful, he immediately regrets it. She doesn't come close to his high standards. As the relentless pursuit of her dream keeps her striving, a passion is ignited within him.

Kova's power and domination, coupled with Adrianna's fierce tenacity, reveal there is more for her body to learn. Every interaction can be misconstrued, but there’s no mistaking the darkening of his gaze, the lingering of his touch, or the illicit image of his bare skin pressed against hers. Integrity is on the line. One toe off the beam and their forbidden desires could ruin everything they’ve worked for, throwing it all off balance. 

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Kova turned around to face me, his broad shoulders pulled back, one hand propped on his hip and the other clenched around his water bottle. "Do you think you are the first gymnast to show wear and tear on their hands from bars? You are not in Palm Beach anymore, malysh—" 

Kova visibly tensed, stopping short from his last word. Since I didn't speak a lick of Russian, I didn't have a clue as to what he said. But judging by the alarmed look on his face and the thick air between us, whatever he said couldn't have been good. 

Snapping his head to the side, he cracked his neck. "I am not going to go light on you. Get used to it. Nobody said it was going to be easy, it only gets harder from here on out. You need to learn to toughen up and take it. Remember what I said earlier? Prove it to me. Every time you step foot into that gym—make it count. I do not care if your hands hurt or your back is sore or you are running on two hours of sleep. Prove it. Champions are not made by complaining. They are made by the endless pursuit of their dream despite the obstacles they are faced with. Push through it and do it."

I took a minute to let the weight of his words sink in. While an outsider would think they were laced with malice, I knew they weren't. That was the furthest thing from the truth. I knew he was pushing me to be better. Not only to prove it to him, but myself as well. Without a doubt, Konstantin Kournakova was one hundred percent right.

Slowly nodding, I looked into his eyes and said, "You're completely right, but I never expected you to go light on me. That's not what I wanted. That's not why I came here. I want the challenge. I want to be better. It's why I pour every ounce of blood and sweat into a sport that gives me so little in return. The truth is, I've never been challenged by a coach the way I have by you, so I'm learning to adjust to it." I held up my hands and showed him the bloody blisters threatening to pop under my palms. "You won't hear a complaint come from me again."

Kova's shoulders loosened and he blew out a ragged breath. His gaze openly traveled the length of my body, taking in every inch. The way his eyes pierced mine, like he was pleased with my response, made my heart rush against my chest with satisfaction.

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A competitive athlete for over ten years, Lucia Franco currently resides in sunny South Florida with her husband and two boys. Paranormal romance was her first love, but she has a soft spot in her heart for small-town and reunion romance stories.

When Lucia is not hard at work on her next novel, you can find her relaxing with her toes in the sand at a nearby beach.

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White by T.L. Smith is LIVE!!!

Synopsis:

Everything changes, in seconds, minutes, hours.
I know, it happened to me.
It wasn’t for the better, it was for the worst.
I am broken, no that doesn’t sound right, I am chipped. Pieces of me have been chipped so bad that it’s impossible to claim them back. Even if I want to, even if its for her.

Darra's Review:

Where Red left off made me want more of Jake. T.L Smith left us hanging! I loved Jake in the books, Black and Red. Even though those books were not focused on him. He is ridiculous, charismatic and funny. Great combination!
However the things he has went through are horrid. Torture and betray best sum it up. When does Jake break down? Well, it happens in this book. At the beginning you are thrown into a awful torture scene. Cringing the entire time.
He has been drinking away his sorrows when he meets Addy. She has had it rough as well. Living a life that she was forced into and with the worse people. Somehow Jake is trying to help her out. Don't forget Jake is the president of his MC club. So these characters pop up as well.
Black has moved on with his life with Rose. Jake has decided to leave them alone. Most likely because of unresolved feelings. Even though this book is about Jake, I think I like Black even more in this book than Red! Such a dry sense of humor and shows he cares for Jake. Their relationship gets back to how it was before.
Jake and Addy have a great story together. Two people living with a despairing past and a questionable future. Seeing two people that are broken and mend each other, makes your heart melt.

I am satisfied with the ending to the series. Reading Jake's life  moving forward gave me finality to that family. Happy and content despite the dreadful past. Two people that are made for each other.

My rating for the book is a 4.2 out of 5.

Sunny's Review:

I was really looking forward to this book. I wanted more of Jake after Red. This was a fast read for me. I finished the book in less than a day. I liked getting a little bit of his background and seeing what happened to him but at the same time, I was a little disappointed. It might be my fault for building up Jake.

Addy was interesting and I wish I had a little bit more of her back story. She was strong in that she didn't put up with a lot of Jake's issues but she never pushed him away because of them. I know that sounds weird but there were some things that she just put Jake in his place but she never held his past against him.

Jake was Jake. If you read Black and Red then you know that Jake is pretty funny. He does have some of his comic relief in this book but honestly Black had more than Jake in this one. He was straight forward with Addy and I did like him for it.

I liked the book but I felt like it was a little rushed. I definitely enjoy Black and Red more but this book is a solid 4 stars out of 5. I think it was a good end to the series and wraps up nicely. You do need to read Black and Red before White.

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For the Love of Gracie by Amy K. McClung!!!

 

 

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Author: Amy K. McClung

Title: For the Love of Gracie

Series: Southern Devotion series, Book 1

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: July 8, 2016

Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing

Designer: Claire Smith

Always falling for the wrong guy, Gracie Walker hasn't had much luck finding Prince Charming. She's reached a point where it's easier to forget about romance and focus on what's important: college, clubbing and her friends.

But the best-laid plans don't always pan out as hoped.

Caught up in a web of relationships that threaten nothing but pain, Gracie has to decide who she can trust and who can help keep her safe.

What lengths will the man of her dreams go to… for the Love of Gracie?

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Currently they have no human children, only the room full of colourful robots that transform into vehicles and the large headed Pop Funkos who represent their favorite characters. Collecting movies, shot glasses, Pop Funkos, and dust bunnies are some of her favourite pastimes.

Amy began writing in September of 2011 and independently published her first YA novel, Cascades of Moonlight, Book one of the Parker Harris series the following May. Her first book was a means of therapy for her, enabling her to escape reality for a while during a difficult transition in her life.

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