Steele Jackals Book 1

I came across a picture of this book cover and fell in love with it.  Now if you know me, you know I am a total cover whore and will buy any book with a great cover.  So, being the assertive (insert wink) reader that I am, I emailed the author to see if she would be kind enough to allow me to review it prior to release.  She was kind enough to let me.  So here we go...

Tish has had one hell of a childhood. Her mother is a strung out drug addict that would rather get her fix than put food on the table.  Tish ends up always being the parent in this relationship, cleaning up after her mothers binges, making excuses to her school and the authorities. 

Tish's saving grace comes in the form of an Uncle she never met and his MC club.  

Enter golden eyed giant Josh Sylvan aka The Guardian.  Josh is going to make sure Tish's life gets a little normalcy and happiness. Until the day the police come to take Josh away.  Accused of a crime he takes the rap for Tish's deadbeat mother hoping she would step up and take care of her daughter while he was away.  

No such luck.

Here is where the juicy stuff starts.  Three years later guess who is out of prison?  Yep that big bodied hunk Josh is home.  Tish  has waited for this  man for what seems like forever.  She is hopelessly in love with him and plans on making him hers. 

Keep in mind here Josh is quite a bit older than Tish but she is of consenting age when things get dirty.  There is a lot of dirty in this novel too.  Josh is one pent up horny alpha who gets a little silly at the thought of other people being intimate with Tish.  

Tish is so naiive it can be a little too much at times.  I thought the book had lots of sex but little story.  There are bits and pieces of a bigger story but we  dont get to delve into that with this book.  But good lord some of the things he says to her will melt the words right off your ereader.

I feel like the story is just out of reach and maybe with the next book we will really get slammed with emotion and angst.  Book 1, aside from a crappy childhood, wasnt gritty enough for me.  The series has potential though.  Looking forward to alot more dirt to come  out with number  two. 

More sexy Russian mobsters!!

Ms. Haviland has scored a winner with this book! 

An Obsession with Vengeance, is the third book in Nancy Haviland's Wanted Men series.  In my opinion the best of the series so far.  Maksim Kirov: Russian, arrogant, sexy and tattooed, computer wiz.  This man is sex walking.  Everything about him is confidence and all man.  Especially in the bedroom.  His upbringing less than a fairy tale, he controls everything around him and is loyal to the extreme to his pakhan.

Sydney Martin: mysterious blonde Aussie that Maks wants under him bad.  She is confident and keeps Maks at arms length, something he isnt used to at all.  When trouble comes right to Sydneys front door the only man she can trust is the one she is most afraid of.  Asking Maksim for help might just be her downfall, because the man is seriously tempting.

 Maks is master of his world and he likes it that way, but Sydney has thrown him.  She has more secrets than he can figure out and that is something foreign to him because he can find anything on anyone.  Sydney has her reasons for the secrets but can Maksim and the boys get her to divulge them before it costs them or her their lives? 

While all that is going on somebody very close to the Tarasov crew is betraying them.  Finding their weakest links, their loved ones, and striking out at them.  

I would read anything Nancy writes. At this point she has me completely hooked.  Her characters are well thought out and she has brought more of them to the forefront with Obsession.  Vasily, the leader, has stolen my heart.  Lorenzo's story line just floored me and I am begging for more of him.  The previous couples are in the story and its so nice to get some follow up in their lives.  Micha is very present in Obsession and man, when he falls its gonna be hard.  I can not wait.  This story had so many twists and turns it kept me on my toes.  Great writing by Ms. Haviland for sure.  

Its getting hot for the Tarasov Clan - can they stop the inferno waiting to consume them?

Russians and and Bikers...OH MY!!!

So here is yet another author I had never heard of but have completely fallen in love with her world!

Nancy Haviland's Wanted Men series is something you want to jump in and just be a part of.  The Salvation of Vengeance is Vincente and Nika's story.  Number two in the series, but dont let that deter you.  I was able to pick this book up, and since Ms. Haviland is so good at weaving a story, barely knew it was a series...but I hoped!

Ok so Salvation hooks you right from the start.  Our heroine Nika is in a horrid marriage with a seriously abusive all around jerk.  Well why does she stay, you ask yourself...good question-the answer is the damming video evidence hubby has on her beloved brother.  Her only living family.  He also happens to be the VP of an MC.  (hoping to see some stories on this group of hotties too.)  Nika will do everything to protect those she loves and she proves this time and time again in this book.  Nika is mearly biding her time until she can get her hands on that video.  

Her moment comes when her best friend asks her to be in her wedding.  The daughter of a Russian mob boss marrying the Italian mob boss, Gabriel.  Things are bound to be steamy right!?  Gabriels right hand man Vicente, successful, handsome, haunted and deadly has taken an interest in Nika but his past and her being married prevents him from pursuing any kind of normal future ever.  

When Nika finally gets  the evidence its only a matter of time before a violent and extremely pissed off husband comes looking for her.  Now Vin is going to have to come face to face with his past and move forward if he wants a future with the woman who heats his blood like no other.  

I could divulge this whole story but I wont-because seriously- you have GOT to pick up this book! 

Ms. Haviland's work hooks you right from the start.  I seriously could not put ths book down.  I read it all night and then on my lunch break just to finish.  There was not a dull moment.  Beyond the action was the back story. You really felt like you knew these characters. Like you could walk through the door and be welcomed into the family.  Yeah they are violent at times, yeah your moral compass goes a little wonky at the lifesyle, but oh man the love, and loyalty totally overlooks all that.  

Vin took a long time making a decision but he stole my heart at every turn.  The supporting cast had me so hooked I stopped reading to go check her website to make sure all my other faves were going to get a story.  By God they are, and I cannot wait! 

Anything I didnt like?  Well aside from the abusive situations, that were pretty horrific but completely needed for the story, no.  

I am hooked on this family!  Very well written and I am a fan for life!

The Club !!

This is the first in a series by Jenna Elliot and boy does it start out HOT!  Meet Ethan-uber sexually confident totally hot tattooed male. He knows what women want and is happy to give it to them but they better not get attached because that is a hard limit for him.  He will walk away faster than you can beg him to flog you.  Ethan has demons that haunt him from his past that he won't let go. 

Hellloooooo tortured hero, hot man with tats and a Dom ...😍

Onto our heroine Mia.  Mia is desperate to escape the suffocating life her unloving parents have created for her.  They have chosen the perfect career, the perfect fiancé and control all the finances. When she has a minor accident who comes swooping in but not so perfect Ethan. Mia is something different for Ethan and that scares him. I was rooting for our girl to conquer this bad assed Dom the entire book.  There is one point in the book my heart just ached for Mia and I was so pissed at Ethan but isn't that what makes a story so great?!  Some BDSM is part of this book but pretty light I mean we are talking about a BDSM club when the title says "The Club".  

I am telling you this story just took off. Totally hot characters that are really well developed I just got sucked in and could not put this book down.  My only complaint was it ended too abruptly.  I wanted a little more closure with a few issues but maybe they will come in books two and three.  BTW we meet the characters of the sequels and let me say Ace is calling my name! I can't wait to read more.  

HOORAY FOR CAMO!!!

Well....so I have to say, in light of all the Usama being killed hoopla, it has made the men of the Special Forces look all that more appealing! Dont get me wrong I have always had a soft spot in my heart for these rugged, no named, anonymous heroes. Now, however the realness of them really sets in. Now they seem even MORE sexy, if that was even possible, and I want to devour any book with SF in it. So I went on a super secret mission in my bookshelf to find what I have already read and what some of my fave Elite Op teams are. Hope you like them. Let me know if there are some out there that are awesome and that I need to read! I know there are!

Ahhhhhhhh.....some of my first. The men of Lora Leigh's SEAL's team. These are men that know what they want and arent afraid of doing anything to get it. Strong, rugged, dangerous and completely Alpha. What could anygirl want more of??? I will admit Dangerous Games was the first of this series that I read but man....was I hooked. Clint McIntyre was the hottest thing this side of the sun as far as I was concerned. I needed more of this amazing author and team and wasnt dissapointed with any of the original SEAL teams books.

Another fave of mine....The fabulous Nina Bruhns. After the first book of this series came out I swear I stalked her for weeks to get the second book out and finally push the third out. Waiting was like pure and utter torture. Secrets abound in this series and if the first one was good...the second was better and the third....flames baby...flames. Terrorism, guns, covert ops, a fabulous plot, steaming sex...what else is there to want. Seriously Nina is a master!

Ok....so Lauren Dane. This woman is unbelievable. She is a master of suspense, romance, and plot. While the Federation Series and the Phantom Corps series are futuristic they are by far some of the best writing I have ever read. Every single one of these books are fantastic. I seriously couldnt put them down and had to read them in one sitting. Thats bad because I have to work every day during the week. Im currently in a 12 step program to recover from my addiction to these books...and low and behold another one comes out.

So that brings me to the question....'What is it that makes these men so attractive?'

Lets see.....

Face paint: what better way to start your romp in the sheets or the woods whatever trail you may be on than with a little makeup. I totally get this part. I would so kiss that man!

Camo: what is sexier than camo on a man? I dunno....nothing?

Guns: ya know, Im that kinda girl. While I like to have my "princess" moments as my DH calls them, I'm still the same girl that can shoot her own gun and has uttmost respect for those men packin around those beasts. They arent light after 8 days ruckin them around.

Secrecy: I mean, these men dont tell nobody nothin....seriously. The SEAL's that took down Usama will never be known, they will be the quiet heroes that go home to their lives and nobody will be the wiser that they killed one of the most heinous men ever. That takes something special. I have to totally respect that.

Languages: These guys speak numerous...can you say F*&^ Me in 14 different languages...mhm they can.

Night Vision Goggles: ohhhhh the things I could do with those......

As if all that werent enough....here is a little picture to add to my amazement.

Yeah...thats freaking way cool.

The men and women of the United States Armed Forces have my uttmost and humble respect. There is no way I could do what they do. If I see them out, I tell them that. Thank you! Thank you for protecting my freedoms that I take for granted every day. Thank you for putting your life on the line so that mine can be safer. Those that have made the ultimate sacrifice I pray watch over their brothers and sisters in combat.

To the Elite of the Elite...thank you for your quite grace under pressure. Job well done!