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Taste Me by Kally Ash

Series: Temptation #3

Publication date: March 9th, 2020

Synopsis (according to Goodreads):

Natasha Fraser is a pitbull both in and out of the courtroom. Her high pressure job has her working hard, and partying even harder. She runs through men faster than her first martini of the night, leaving them with nothing but a lipstick stain in the morning. Her career is reaching its peak and after putting in the hard yards for the last twelve months, she's ready to reap the rewards. It's too bad she never saw John Baxter coming.

John has never met a woman like Natasha before. With fire-red hair and a body that deserves to be worshiped, it's lust at first sight. Getting hooked was never part of the plan, but life has a funny way of giving you exactly what you crave.

Can either of them resist another taste?

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Tempt Me by Kally Ash (Temptation #1) - Goodreads / Amazon

Tease Me by Kally Ash (Temptation #2) - Goodreads / Amazon

About the Author:

Kally Ash is a contemporary romance author whose passions include curling up with a good book, devouring chocolate and getting kitty cuddles. Tempt Me is her debut novel, and the first book in a three book series. Some of her unicorn authors include Sawyer Bennett, Elizabeth Hayley and Haley Jenner.

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Review: Kings of Mayhem by Penny Dee

Title: Kings of Mayhem

Author: Penny Dee

Series: Kings of Mayhem MC #1

Publication date: January 28th, 2019

Pages: 301

Synopsis (according to Goodreads):

CADE

I've loved her since we were five years old.

We grew up side by side.

Two kids tied together by the Kings of Mayhem Motorcycle Club.

But I broke us.

So, she fled.

Now she's back after twelve long years.

And I'm going to show her all the reasons why we should be together and make her forget all the reasons why we shouldn't.

INDY

I'm back in town but only because I have to be.

I'm here to help my mom bury my father.

And the sooner we get it done, the better.

Because I want to see Cade as much as I want a hole in the head.

He broke me once--no, he broke my everything--and I'll be damned if I'll let him do it again.

Get in and get out. That is the plan.

But you know what they say about best-laid plans.

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Review:

Sometimes I forget how many books I have stashed on my various electronic devices. I have two Kindle Fires and an iPad and all of them have various ebooks I have bought and sent to their devices or received for review. This was one of those books I had stashed on my iPad that I had, unfortunately, forgotten about. But in my pursuit to tackle my vast TBR list, I picked this one out of the stack to delve in completely blind.

Cade has accepted and even embraced his life in the Kings of Mayhem MC. He has everything he could ever want except the one that got away. Or rather, the one he threw away carelessly. His mistake from the past has haunted him for 12 years, but when one of his MC brothers passes away, he knows the girl of his dreams would be coming home. He has been tormenting himself all this time for hurting her and now he can't help but wonder if after this time she could find a way to forgive him and maybe, just maybe, he can win her heart back too. 

Indy has avoided her hometown for years. She has isolated herself from all her family, old friends, and the biker club she grew up in. Her aim is to forget everyone and everything from her past. But when her father passes away and she must return to say goodbye to him, she knows the boy who tore her heart to pieces would be there to greet her the minute she sets foot into town. Indy must strengthen her resolve and avoid Cade at all chances. He has hurt her once, he would do it again. It was the biker way. She knew that first hand through both watching her father do it to her mother and having it done to her as well. But the allure of her first love is a hard thing to resist. Cade is still as heart-stopping as he was before. But Indy can't risk her heart again despite Cade's determination to win it back.

This book was almost exactly like Sons of Anarchy in a lot of parts. Jax was born into the MC life, so was Cade. Tara was a doctor, so was Indy. Just to name a few very pointed similarities. A lot of the situations that happened in the book were straight out of the TV show as well. I don't believe it was intentional but it did bring about a "been there, seen that" feeling during those times. Cade was a much more sensitive version of Jax however. I did feel like the book dragged on a bit with the relationship drama. Indy's resistance got tedious and I think the book would have flowed a little better if it wasn't solely focused on the romance. 

I didn't hate the book. But I didn't love it. It was very middle of the road. I didn't find myself desperately wanting to read the next book in the series which would mark my love for the world created. There were areas that could use some improving like distancing the story from the similarities with the popular TV show and putting in more drama than just the struggle of one girl to accept her feelings for a boy. I did like Cade as a character but Indy was very... meh. 

All in all, this was a mid-level read with high-level possibilities.

Review: Inciting a Riot by Karen Renee @karenreneewrites

Title: Inciting a Riot

Author: Karen Renee

Series: Riot MC #2

Publication date: August 7th, 2018

Pages: 329

Synopsis (according to Goodreads):

Cary "Vamp" Sullivan earned his Riot MC patch and shoved Lorraine Francis Ingram out of his life six years ago by cheating on her. He's regretted it ever since because he knew she was a top-notch woman. After mentioning his regret to his brother, Cal, Vamp suddenly finds himself faced with an opportunity to win Lorraine back. When he runs into her unexpectedly and finds out she has been beaten at the hand of a man, Vamp and his Riot MC Brothers are determined to protect her. Vamp is determined to get her back in his life, and he knows it's going to be an uphill battle.

Lorraine insists that if any Riot MC Brother is going to protect her, it cannot be Vamp. She gets no promises from the Riot MC, and she finds herself with Vamp at her doorstep. She's determined there will be no second chances, but her resolve is weakened because Vamp isn't playing fair, he's fighting... fighting to win her over.

Once she and Vamp are reunited again, they realize there is a very real threat to them both. Lorraine and Vamp are put to the test to rekindle their long lost love and stay alive.

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Review:

After the first book in the series being such a mammoth of literary elegance I had to continue the series. If for no other reason but to see how my girl, Mallory, and my book crush, Cal, were getting on. In the first book, Vamp was made out to be a lecherous creeper and I didn't know if I even wanted to see him find his happily ever after. I even went so far as to suspect that in the first book he had played a hand in Mallory's strife. However, my desire to see if Renee could continue with her streak of great books overrode my distaste for Vamp. So I dove in.

Lorraine "Frankie" Ingram has had a running tally of cheaters that have darkened her doorstep. So finding out her current beau was yet another one of them gave Frankie more of an eyeroll than a heartbreak. After putting the most recent cheater in his place, the cheater who broke her heart so thoroughly is the first face she sees grinning devilishly at her. Frankie had changed everything about herself to distance herself from the pain that this pierced demon of  a man had put her through but the pull to slide onto his motorcycle and cling to his back was beating down her resolve to stay away from him. In an attempt to thrust him from her mind she starts up with a new guy. This one not only breaks her heart by also breaks her face. 

Vamp went into full protector mode when he saw Frankie's beauty marred by bruises and broken bones. His determination to protect her and prove that he deserved a second chance at her heart is enough to drive any sane woman mad. And Vamp plays dirty. Vamp, with his copious piercings and tattoos is any father's nightmare and any girl's fantasy and he only has eyes for Frankie. But can this hellbent biker god prove that Frankie's place is in his arms and in his heart?

As I said, Vamp was not an overly desirable protagonist for finding his happily ever after with me. I detest cheaters and don't see them as redeemable in any fashion. Once a cheater, always a cheater. But what I didn't take into account is, much like an addict, Vamp found his rock bottom which changed his ways. He became a sexy demon capable of redemption for me. Frankie was the angelic creature with a sharp tongue who could save him and delight readers with her wit and determination of independence. Vamp and Frankie as a couple were the fire and ice of the written word that made one hell of a steamy read.

Unlike the first book, though, I found a few more issues with the plotting of the story. Frankie's psychological issues after the attack should have been touched on a bit more. After that vicious an attack, anyone would be scarred more than just physically. That coupled with the feeling that the enemies they were trying to escape gave up exceptionally easily and didn't cause as much strife for them as should have been for the level of protection they enacted. At the end it seemed to wrap up quickly as far as the overall controversy. I am not above having a book be focused completely on the romantic aspect but this felt like the antagonists were an afterthought. 

In conclusion, I thoroughly enjoyed Vamp and Frankie's journey but I had hoped the bumps along the way had been more rocks and less pebbles.