Principles
don’t pay tuition fees. When Ryland’s math scholarship disappears
overnight, he has two choices. He can borrow money from fellow student
Jason Burrows, who has very interesting ways of collecting debts. Or, he
can volunteer to be thrown to the werelions.
One night spent playing the part of a willing human sacrifice will
give him enough money to finish his PhD. It seems like a good deal—right
up until the moment he finds himself naked, blindfolded, bound and
surrounded by lions
4.5 STARS
Ms. Dare has done it again I'm now hooked on another series which I can't wait to read the next book, Damn my OCD tendencies,LOL. Wow what can I say but ths book is HOT....if this is what it meant to be thrown in the lions den please me next...I loved this book and how it is brought around, the blurb doesn't do it justice.
Ryland's a sweet guy who was desperate enough for tuition money that he agreed to be blindfolded and thrown to the lions. Which are actually werelions, not the ones that actually ripe you apart and eat you. He gets there and finds out the Alpha is one of his professors kind of, he's not really in his class just sneaks in to hear Arslan speak. He realizes that the Professor is his master but feels unworthy of him because he took money to be there.
Arslan is Alpha of his pride, and realizes immediately that Ryland is his mate, so when Ryland tells him he can't be in his pride Arslan doesn't understand. Thats where the trouble starts, and these two need to work on communication to make their way back to each other.
I really liked this story, it's was funny and sexy without major drama, and i'm looking forward to the secondary characters stories. .I definitely recommend
After a car
accident destroys his family, Joey is left the sole caretaker of his
newborn niece, Abby. The overprotective UNEXPECTED DADDY needs
childcare. When bigots set their sights on Joey, in walks the answer to
his prayers, Geoff.
When twenty-six-year-old Joey Beirs is summoned to the emergency
room one evening, the last thing he expects to find is that his twin
brother and Jeremy’s wife have both been killed in a car accident,
leaving him an UNEXPECTED DADDY to his newborn niece, Abby. Closing in
on the end of his leave from work, Joey has to find suitable childcare
for Abby. After yet another interview turns south, Joey is accosted by
homophobic bigots and saved by Geoff Allread.
Geoff is in his forties, an out-of-work carpenter whose unemployment
is running out, soon to be faced with working in fast food or retail to
keep food on the table in the recession. He’s also late to come out of
the closet, a wounded man that has lost everything by admitting what he
is... including his daughter from his ill-fated marriage. Geoff is good
with kids and adores Abby. It’s a match made in heaven. At forty-three,
Geoff needs a job that doesn’t mean asking if someone wants fries, and
Joey needs someone that’s good with Abby. But can both of them overcome
their hurts and accept that the age difference doesn’t matter as much as
finding what they’ve both lost... a stable family?
2.50 STARS
I personally didn't like this book, I liked the plot line but the story just didn't bring it in for me.
The unexpected daddy part was good, I think meeting a complete stranger and suddenly asking him to be your nanny was to far out there, and the ensuing love story went way to quick. I mean they had so many things that should have been at least talked about even Joey suddenly being a parent he needed so time to get use to that also, the added (drama) of the fire made no sense to me. Now saying that I'm not saying that this author can't write I'm only saying this book didn't work for me thats all ok? it was also way to short which may be part of the reason it didn't work just too many questions not answered. I'm sorry I don't recommend this book, I just didn't go for it.
When Troy
Hastings' plans for the vacation of his dreams literally goes up in
smoke, he's left homeless, alone, and wearing only a hospital gown.
Jason Cooper, the firefighter who rescues him, can only think of what
he’d like to do to Troy. Troy's lost everything and Jason wants to help
him get his life back. With each passing day, Jason wants that life to
include him. But he only has seven days until Troy's friends return from
the trip to make Troy see that Jason is the man he's been looking for
all along.
Jason spends that time giving Troy the best vacation he's ever had,
and in the process, wooing the man who has nothing to lose and
everything to gain. Troy's having the time of his life, enjoying
stepping out of his comfort zone, trying new things: like a little
bondage, the hottest sex he’s ever had, and parasailing, and he’s game
for more.
When the week is up, Troy will find himself a new apartment…unless Jason can convince him to stay.
3.75 STARS
This story, which I think I may have actually read before, it seemed familiar. It's a nice story that I really liked, only thing that I didn't was the insecurity in between the two main characters, I mean that each felt something but both were just to afraid to say anything. That kinda grates on my nerves, but once they get they're head outta their ass's it works well and i thoroughly enjoyed this book.
Troy is a good guy who wants someone to love and thinks one of his friends is the answer so he's planning a vacation cruise and thinks he can prove to said friend that he's worth it. I like the character of Troy, but not his willingness to let this Douglas guy walk all over him. On the eve of his vacation trip he's all packed and enjoying a bath when his apartment building catches fire. He's rescued by a gorgeous hot fireman (yeah my brain went to the gutter too LOL) Anyway Troy's friends are all on vacation and he's got no phone,no money and nowhere to go.
Jason is a fireman and he just sounds HOT! he rescues Troy from the burning building then can't get him outta his mind . So after his shift he goes to the hospital, to checkup on him. He sees Troy sitting there all alone and talks him into staying with Jason for the week. Then precedes to be a hero as he is.
I liked that Jason was sucha good guy that he goes out of his way to help Troy put his life back together even before anything happens between them, it makes him just a good guy mot expecting anything, This is a cute story that I enjoyed reading, I would recommend it.
For a love that will last through the ages, they must fight an evil older than time.
Jeffrey Grimm’s grandfather, Odin, tortured and nearly killed his
twin sister. He’s on a mission to return the favor. To get the job done,
he needs the world's oldest living laser hair removal candidate:
Fenrisùlfr, the werewolf prophesy has decreed will kill Odin at
Ragnarrok.
When he gets to Norway, though, he discovers the wolf can change
into a man…a man so sexy that Jeff is blindsided with lust. And, despite
his blood ties to Odin, Fen wants him with equal ferocity.
An attraction to the blood kin of his oldest enemy? Fenris figures
he must have been caged far too long. Yet as soon as the magical phrase
that frees him leaves Jeff’s lips, Fenris has no choice. He is bound to
protect Jeff at all costs, even if it means giving up his hatred of the
man who betrayed him—and learning to live with the horrors of toothpaste
and the Internet.
Odin isn’t through with him, though. And when he gets his hands on
Jeff, Fen calls upon everything within him to fulfill the prophecy...
even if it means his own death.
4 STARS
Okay here we go, now this is a m/m book thats a part of a series where the first two books were m/m/f and m/f. Now that being said I did not read the first two, and yet I still really liked this book. Now thats saying something, because to really understand this book you should read the two previous ones. I just haven't felt like reading any thing but m/m's.
Here's what I got Jeff is human even though his dad is Thor, Yeah I got a little lost there too. But his twin sister is in the previous book and his older sis in the first one. With me so far? It did take me awhile to get all the mythology and all the Gods names worked out but that college course in mythology really came in handy. Anyhow we have Jeff who rescues Fenris from his imprisonment by Odin.
Jeff is Fen's mate so they struggle with that, and Odin wanting to kill everybody.
This story would make one hell of a syfy movie seriously there's alot of action and some really hot sex, plus you are set up for the next book. What I didn't like about this book is you do really need to read the previous ones to get who is who in it, I gotta say I was lost a big part of this book. But Ms. Bell can definitely tell a damn good story cause i had to finish it and thats the main thing right?
I will recommend this book.
Book one in the Pack Discipline SeriesDominance
and submission mean different things to werewolves than to humans. Once
Marsdon and Bennett try things the human way - nothing can ever be the
same for them again.
Werewolf tradition is very clear. The
alpha pair is the corner stone of the pack. Equality between the alphas
is everything. Alphas mate with alphas.
Human leather clubs
work to different rules. Dominants mate with submissives. Power is
exchanged freely and for the ultimate pleasure of all. Sometimes the
most alpha men in the club find happiness with the most omega men. And
sometimes the omegas are more than they first appear to be.
A
wolf might be able to hide his identity and play anonymously in those
clubs for a little while, but he can't ignore reality forever. Marsdon
and Bennett have lives to get back to, they have packs to return
to...they have wolfen traditions to follow.
They have just one more night together before they have to lose each other forever. All they can do now, is make the most of it.
4.25 STARS
This series had such an interesting take on the whole Wolf, Pack, Mate situation that I really liked the difference. I mean it starts with a very intense BDSM scene that was just plain HOT! I mean Damn...fans self....But what got me hooked on this book was the mark scene I actually cried when the Master left it was intense seriously.
We get Bennett who has never seen his Dom but as a Alpha he has to not be submissive so he goes to a club and thats where he meets his master. But it can't last so they have one night which is where this story starts. Bennett has to mate with another Alpha whom he's never met, once they meet and he realizes that it's his master he struggles with his want to submit, being an Alpha and falling in love with his mate. I loved they way Ms. Dare brought it across and you understand where Bennett is coming from. Of course there are times I wanted to shake him but his character is brought about in a very interesting manner.
Marsdon is an Alpha, and Dom you get the beginning scene from his point of view and realize right off the bat that he's head over heels for his sub, even though he's never seen his face. It's pretty awesome when a reader can feel how intense and strong a characters love is. He tries repeatedly to make Bennett understand that he doesn't see him as less of an Alpha because he likes to submit.
We get this story from that, the struggles on both sides, the start of a new pack and our secondary characters also.
I loved this story, when you get a scene as intense as the first one in this book is, you can't put it down till your finished. I've already bought the second book in this series because I loved the first. I recommend this book.
Dageus is a
demon warrior sworn to protect his Prince even if it means sacrificing
his past. Even without his memories, ice blue eyes and hard male touches
haunt his fantasies. Despite his disturbing desires, Dageus has more
important things to worry about when his prince and fellow warriors
travel from Demontia to Earth to escape the assassins hot on their
trail.
After years of searching for his lost lover, Kalel, Master Vampire
Alexander never expects to find him walking through the doors of his
theater. But Kalel is no longer the same young dancer Alex remembers.
Kalel is now a Ravyn warrior with a new name and no memory of their
love.
When Dageus finds himself face-to-face with the man of his dreams,
he can no longer deny the desires that have driven him in the years
since becoming a Ravyn. He must learn to balance love and duty in order
to find happiness in a world full of killers, vampires, and dances that
are hot enough to scorch the sun.
3.5 STARS
This is another first book by this author for me, and I have to admit I liked it a little bit more than the last book I read. The first book in any series I think has to be the hardest cause you need to establish your world, lay out your characters and the storyline. I believe Ms. Downs did that well. The only major thing I didn't like with this story was that Dageus and Kalel were the same person, it confused the story some.
Dageus (Kalel) was a human who fell in love with a Master Vampire, but was kidnapped by demon slavers and sold as a sex slave. I liked the beginning and how we learn that Dageus is Kalel and his determination to get back to Alex even after six years he's still trying. He fights to the death with 50 other guys to get the chance at a portal to take him back to Alex. But once he wins (here's where I got lost) he ends up a Ravyn the Prince of Demontia's guards. And his memory's are erased, yet he still dreams of Alex just doesn't know why. I didn't like that he pretended to be straight but oh well.
Alex on the other hand is a Master Vampire in Haven Minnesota He fell in love with a dancer Kalel. And decides to have him as his Bride (same thing as a shifter mate). The only problem I had with Alex was did he search at all for Kalel, we don't get his struggle so it feels kinda empty. Anyway things happen and the Ravyn's are on earth and Dageus and Alex meet and Damn the chemistry is Hot!. We also get a good amount of secondary characters and where their story may go.
I will definitely buy the second story to this series and see where it goes. I would recommend this book for a first one it was good.
Career soldier
Christie Collins figured out early that love could be lost in the blink
of an eye, leaving an empty place that was just another pothole on
life’s rocky road. The detours of sudden single fatherhood and a nosy
best friend who won’t let even death stop her from interfering in every
date leave Christie convinced that finding a partner is next to
impossible.
State Trooper Robert Lindstrom catches Christie speeding along the
stretch of highway he patrols and a routine traffic stop turns into love
lights flashing and instant attraction for these two men in uniform. It
looks like smooth sailing to their happily ever after until an
unexpected deployment sends Christie into danger. Can their love survive
both bombs and the betrayal of Christie by his closest comrade in arms?
3 STARS
This is my first book by this author, and I had mixed feelings about it. Where I liked the premise of the story, the psychic stuff, didn't work for me in this book. We get a single dad soldier who meets a state trooper after being pulled over I loved that, but then we add in the soldier can hear his dead best friend, and the state troopers wiccan family WTF?
Christie (which is such a weird name for a guy, why not go with chris?) is a soldier who is out, he has a daughter with his best friend whom gets killed with her partner, by a drunk driver. He's struggling with being a full time dad and a soldier when he gets a speeding ticket. Now if the story had continued from there I think i would have loved it, but you add in Caro who Christie talks to even though she's dead, I could have handled that really, but then he gets deployed and crazy stuff happens, he's engaged, he's almost blown up, he makes out with his "straight" best friend, feels guilty and almost loses everything. But we lose the story in how they adapt to being parents together we don't get that at all. The sex is hot but there's so much that they need to work through, that the story feel flat for me.
Robert whose a state Trooper falls in love at first sight HUH? I mean he gives the guy a ticket and he knows that he's the one, we never get the story of how Christie became a dad or why after only six months he takes over care of Christie's daughter, and all the paperwork just seems done. Then we get some of how hard it is being a single dad. I still don't get what all was up with Robert's family?
This book didn't work for me, it started with a great storyline but lost it in the drama, that ensued.
it's an okay story it just didn't do it for me.
