tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5567849403892747822024-03-14T11:29:19.511-07:00Jessica's Totally Over The Top Book ObsessionJessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.comBlogger447125truetag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-11724942974134417172023-07-17T16:33:00.002-07:002023-07-17T16:33:10.943-07:00Warrior's Hope<p><span style="color: #38761d;"> <b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of </span><span style="font-family: Copernicus, "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;">Warrior's Hope</span></span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XtF2i2T0dvC181VrekHBbdUPoJ2AUi3ZRqIT7reOK4h2GrzMJCkylqYdjPNb5iUJ0tj9PkiueQ16TcVNdLhAyl9J8Nnxux48Oz9WU5KcdJXiTRKOYdBLn2epv_Vq72z6f8lMeZe-vsfl2zSpKt-iwygGCDq0n_wEQlk0X2UrZMeL7u3hlmBayZSkKHVu/s500/63066726.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="333" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-XtF2i2T0dvC181VrekHBbdUPoJ2AUi3ZRqIT7reOK4h2GrzMJCkylqYdjPNb5iUJ0tj9PkiueQ16TcVNdLhAyl9J8Nnxux48Oz9WU5KcdJXiTRKOYdBLn2epv_Vq72z6f8lMeZe-vsfl2zSpKt-iwygGCDq0n_wEQlk0X2UrZMeL7u3hlmBayZSkKHVu/w266-h400/63066726.jpg" width="266" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="font-family: Copernicus, "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></b><p></p><div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Title: Warrior's Hope</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Series: Dark Protectors Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">Author: Rebecca Zanetti</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="text-wrap: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">October 3, 2023</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b>Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></b></span><b style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">July 17, 2023</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">This thrilling novel in the New York Times bestselling author’s popular Dark Protectors series takes readers on a wild ride as the only female vampire ever born brings a love triangle to its explosive conclusion—deciding the fate of battling factions as the forces of good and evil gather for the ultimate showdown.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">As the only female vampire ever born, and the heir to two powerful immortal families, Hope Kayrs-Kyllwood has always felt the weight of fate and destiny. Now her heart is torn between two men and two different futures. It’s a choice between duty and love, peace and war, with the fate of everyone she loves hanging in the balance. </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">As the leader of the Kurjan nation, Drake has always known that mating Hope is the best path to avoiding war. He’s counting on her to know the same. . . . Paxton has been Hope’s best friend and protector since they were children. He would kill and die for her without a second thought. In fact, he’s always known that would be his path . . .</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">With deadly factions at her heels, Hope must decide whom to trust and where her loyalty lies—before the choice is taken away from her . . .</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b>My Review</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti;"><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #38761d; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjakkacTfpozqzS-Qo3u2zM0ZF_w7NWGcJXagPbxCQW0Mo5LM7x63oPxA-i8wF9c8pfy1C8FDEnzCHaHi8qbklZcYBcpl0aOuqhaaAa1IDGpX-L5-ofU0d3GJ2qBF0IHgIiOQ5WfNQ6OX-QKNCNyZl8FtMA9O2IKzsX1jNrNFilZQm_sFx_gv7XZ9KgTS/s640/5stars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwjakkacTfpozqzS-Qo3u2zM0ZF_w7NWGcJXagPbxCQW0Mo5LM7x63oPxA-i8wF9c8pfy1C8FDEnzCHaHi8qbklZcYBcpl0aOuqhaaAa1IDGpX-L5-ofU0d3GJ2qBF0IHgIiOQ5WfNQ6OX-QKNCNyZl8FtMA9O2IKzsX1jNrNFilZQm_sFx_gv7XZ9KgTS/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;">5 Unlocking Fate Stars</span></div><div style="color: #38761d; font-family: calligraffitti; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: xx-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lvNLPa_JXAnETajiUJhr5tFyQJPADBV2NnxTp1xX2dEjVQ70jfke3X9ODfIRuH8lWNqRyOFH8WijSpFaq5TRUsjeiougSOkH-ZM5idCNFXZL-T21HGHoGXpo1cbF1repV5uFRG44ZxSYU0Ag9l4krD9IRDlHa0RxO9kdbgTtgL4PCtD-wrbXPBZrPM3a/s498/fate-do-you-believe-in-fate.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="498" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1lvNLPa_JXAnETajiUJhr5tFyQJPADBV2NnxTp1xX2dEjVQ70jfke3X9ODfIRuH8lWNqRyOFH8WijSpFaq5TRUsjeiougSOkH-ZM5idCNFXZL-T21HGHoGXpo1cbF1repV5uFRG44ZxSYU0Ag9l4krD9IRDlHa0RxO9kdbgTtgL4PCtD-wrbXPBZrPM3a/w640-h320/fate-do-you-believe-in-fate.gif" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-size: xx-large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Going into this read I had it in my head that I knew which way this book would go. I was so damn wrong. I should have known Rebecca Zanetti would rock my world. As I plan to keep this review spoiler free I'm having a hard time putting my thoughts to words, but Imma try. Let me start by saying I loved this book. It was everything I hoped for and more.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeMxrIIZRDAo5bvsXUIqZs9tZiZsK9p-ekGD6TTzC1_Jx7mDjFLkjb4XAHMjT99lVcXQ4vyajb9zvoXvY_0TRr5RUvjGxc_f9mlRkUrvL2SeqbmbjNN0YrEmxnFaDkDFy7F7LV5v7TFsGFx1Cz0tHF5IeRFuopJnV0bT1mUz32e6S3ABUS4zf3ivLzlgt/s358/200.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="358" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPeMxrIIZRDAo5bvsXUIqZs9tZiZsK9p-ekGD6TTzC1_Jx7mDjFLkjb4XAHMjT99lVcXQ4vyajb9zvoXvY_0TRr5RUvjGxc_f9mlRkUrvL2SeqbmbjNN0YrEmxnFaDkDFy7F7LV5v7TFsGFx1Cz0tHF5IeRFuopJnV0bT1mUz32e6S3ABUS4zf3ivLzlgt/w640-h358/200.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Having read about Hope, Drake and Pax growing up through the series I kind of had an idea of the adults they would become, but RZ dug deep and really developed their character. Especially Pax and Drake. I had my thoughts on which male Hope would end up mated to. Of course I can't say because spoiler free....but I will say that the romance was steamy, the sexual tension was off the charts and Hope made the right choice in my opinion.</span><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #38761d; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB_Kl6uztRbADS6gjH6wt6Mza04OYQAtJvhZ_UUqA2Eb65cyqOpI7UURENNVgWk0bKkjA7VZU3NnmtEgO8iw8PIxzx5CGQn60mnRbBSC8hHfoOx9fKS_Dh_jz_AvlGwR1tvnjZG8EREkmwmJdKF7yghizkcPY9qeBtxUNcXTRcNdIw5JmxkJANfCbNWHc/s244/pitch-perfect-beca-mitchell.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEB_Kl6uztRbADS6gjH6wt6Mza04OYQAtJvhZ_UUqA2Eb65cyqOpI7UURENNVgWk0bKkjA7VZU3NnmtEgO8iw8PIxzx5CGQn60mnRbBSC8hHfoOx9fKS_Dh_jz_AvlGwR1tvnjZG8EREkmwmJdKF7yghizkcPY9qeBtxUNcXTRcNdIw5JmxkJANfCbNWHc/w640-h640/pitch-perfect-beca-mitchell.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I loved getting to see my favorites Talen, Dage, Zane etc. We meet some of the original couples adult kids in this book. Which gave me all the feels. I really hope RZ gives us the Kids' love stories. I really need them in my life. Just sayin'. There was some fast pace action in this book. Lots of twist and turns I didn't see coming. There was also a lot of answers to questions I have had since book 1. Ulric was as creepy and evil as ever. I didn't know how he was going to be handled but RZ really delivered the goods on that epic battle. I was really surprised with the Vero story. I loved seeing how brave and strong Hope was and I loved that her family didn't baby her, but treated her with respect. I will say I have a few more questions now that this book/series is over. I really REALLY really hope RZ does a spin off series with the couples kids or continues with this series. I am not ready to say goodbye.</span></span></div></span></div><div><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_02gK89lOEgkVvBuWGuR9B11ztlBcqgGyGC7JqP52DJblIujDB5e0D8vioJBiHKhEn50siS1Q8njoPy-LbdTeD4OKIWiKqhoaCeIqd8gmJk6fhTY_XgxecnZGgGd0Xe1kw6Pir1mYhrsS4AsgRr4YjC8hpbl431hXm9y3OEeRSI_sRvlkB-nnVkSA8MX-/s400/jkjjkjkj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_02gK89lOEgkVvBuWGuR9B11ztlBcqgGyGC7JqP52DJblIujDB5e0D8vioJBiHKhEn50siS1Q8njoPy-LbdTeD4OKIWiKqhoaCeIqd8gmJk6fhTY_XgxecnZGgGd0Xe1kw6Pir1mYhrsS4AsgRr4YjC8hpbl431hXm9y3OEeRSI_sRvlkB-nnVkSA8MX-/w400-h200/jkjjkjkj.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/63066726-warrior-s-hope" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><p style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></span></p>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-32326037564631391392023-05-19T20:38:00.002-07:002023-05-19T20:38:06.683-07:00Winning Maura's Heart<p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"> <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of Winning Maura's Heart</span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #ffa400; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #ffa400; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInfYrnz8ARwoPbFpnIl49FntCIXdPqG58fvzYN1bA1sfx8tN5oD8OlONOuDPXsqAutDyQwLV8iYnYYhgKzNWOgzip4d463V4dVSPI66ijzG4ldFOnMRwvEU1IV46mB8-ymuITTzZMxVjvu_sYwpCjRr4BcPKB5Z-nnHUbEPp-dklU_FUDdpEkBbBqdQ/s2560/75602865.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2560" data-original-width="1631" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhInfYrnz8ARwoPbFpnIl49FntCIXdPqG58fvzYN1bA1sfx8tN5oD8OlONOuDPXsqAutDyQwLV8iYnYYhgKzNWOgzip4d463V4dVSPI66ijzG4ldFOnMRwvEU1IV46mB8-ymuITTzZMxVjvu_sYwpCjRr4BcPKB5Z-nnHUbEPp-dklU_FUDdpEkBbBqdQ/w255-h400/75602865.jpg" width="255" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #ffa400; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Title: Winning Maura's Heart</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Series: </b><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b>The Hangman's Daughters</b></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Author: </span></b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>Linda Broday</b></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Published: </span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">March 7, 2023</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">May 19th 2023</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Blurb: </span></b><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">A handsome stranger on her doorstep!</span></div><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Texas, 1876. Maura Taggart is an outcast. She is the daughter of a hangman and tainted by association - no reputable man would ever want her as his wife. And now she is homeless, along with her sister and the group of children in their care. But Maura has grit. She finds a nearby mission where the nuns agree to take them in and set up an orphanage. But trouble is just around the corner . . .</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">The Calhoun brothers are identical twins but on opposite sides of the law. Cutter is a deputy Marshal, Jonas an outlaw. When Cutter attempts to break his brother out of a notorious gang, they are shot, and Maura finds one of them wounded, close to the mission - but which brother is it?</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">As the stranger regains his strength under Maura's care an attraction between them grows, but there's a question over his identity. Can he be trusted and why has his presence brought danger to their door? With the orphanage under threat can Maura trust this handsome stranger both with their safety and with her heart?</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><b style="font-family: calligraffitti;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: calligraffitti;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8X6hQ2Vvmn0PJubNMpDFCxBOA6RomOB2p6FOWTwXXNt63UlfuyZQenHcDZAVUG3SXZ5U7A593-eVSZfQe3bYL7JBBYICxz_eX72Ht3jmxT5dr1GxheNoUHOueH6myhKokVkF8mBR7HphELn7sl9ZeN1JrnCSWX_rnEu9gTzY5Ec4m3z7J0gMrjLwTNQ/s640/4-stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8X6hQ2Vvmn0PJubNMpDFCxBOA6RomOB2p6FOWTwXXNt63UlfuyZQenHcDZAVUG3SXZ5U7A593-eVSZfQe3bYL7JBBYICxz_eX72Ht3jmxT5dr1GxheNoUHOueH6myhKokVkF8mBR7HphELn7sl9ZeN1JrnCSWX_rnEu9gTzY5Ec4m3z7J0gMrjLwTNQ/w640-h136/4-stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">4 Heaven's Door Stars</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BP2R17c-0xDIiJHGlW5QEz3JmhTCo4vl570qHJjWHYsQBp5YUdaK--7nxoGJfm39YHFN-xP-bibnsaXS6xE-M7hk1bpBt60cfQwmGdumKQD9y5HZ-LpCdpAqwXuC6PQ94gcHlx53HOvvTr_wSijymHmZUCoiP0GQ5N23DOrDIxll-fhetrnTFEG5LA/s498/very-enjoyable-fun.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="498" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BP2R17c-0xDIiJHGlW5QEz3JmhTCo4vl570qHJjWHYsQBp5YUdaK--7nxoGJfm39YHFN-xP-bibnsaXS6xE-M7hk1bpBt60cfQwmGdumKQD9y5HZ-LpCdpAqwXuC6PQ94gcHlx53HOvvTr_wSijymHmZUCoiP0GQ5N23DOrDIxll-fhetrnTFEG5LA/w640-h360/very-enjoyable-fun.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I was looking on my kindle trying to find something to read and realized I forgot to do this ARC. So I started it yesterday and I took all day today to try and figure out how I feel about it. I love Linda Broday, and I really enjoy early America/western HR. This one was really good for the most part, but I was pretty disappointed about one thing. I loved Maura and Emma Taggart. I loved the nuns and the children. I loved Uncle Max, and Calhoun too. Hell I even liked Maura's dad the Hangman. I liked Maura and Calhoun relationship a lot. There was a lot of build up to their love and the connection was good, but I have to be honest I think I wanted Calhoun to be the other brother. I don't know why I feel that way but I do. Like I said I liked Calhoun the whole book so I don't know why I was so disappointed at which brother Calhoun was. Other than that the only other thing I didn't care for in this book, and it's a small thing, was that Calhoun kept calling Maura Lady. Not to be mean or anything and I'm sure that was common back then but I would have liked something a little more sweet. Still I thought the plot was really good. The relationships were sweet. I loved all the children and how the adults really loved and helped them. Overall I loved the book and I can't wait to read Emma's.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQikgjhgkV-B9DoVX6q2oUAERxwOXH2JbGU8VzsoCZj3x5mXW_XR_VU6tUEVn1Hj2fPPfqno27pNpNoR9q8PbHhdfpNqItZbI8VBDkikZdSRXoM3-yMN4D6UpAXaG5NbBFPr86Z5rfwFjNRjySDO8jGIAxKuBEnKwOw3JTNc1cjzCByeXRjnSWyRVGaA/s400/jkjjkjkj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQikgjhgkV-B9DoVX6q2oUAERxwOXH2JbGU8VzsoCZj3x5mXW_XR_VU6tUEVn1Hj2fPPfqno27pNpNoR9q8PbHhdfpNqItZbI8VBDkikZdSRXoM3-yMN4D6UpAXaG5NbBFPr86Z5rfwFjNRjySDO8jGIAxKuBEnKwOw3JTNc1cjzCByeXRjnSWyRVGaA/w400-h200/jkjjkjkj.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-19529613970786727612023-04-10T00:02:00.003-07:002023-04-10T00:02:34.001-07:00Both Feet in the Grave<p><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"> <b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of Both Feet in the Grave</span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e4hW57ikDk-p9TEBwKZ6JdEo-6PKpfwlnEAS9R5KavXlE0zZ8nlveLzVTMKO72va9R0M1AgSyJw0FoJ4jZGChKviLZKN1ioSUlfHOjvHH_OmXz9R6r3T4nGY3lYmJVFev00y-m6jji9rR2lvYwWvW1CPQTt5qM-u4Vf0SBb0WXqZzJDX4YbvknIRWg/s500/63056451.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="313" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6e4hW57ikDk-p9TEBwKZ6JdEo-6PKpfwlnEAS9R5KavXlE0zZ8nlveLzVTMKO72va9R0M1AgSyJw0FoJ4jZGChKviLZKN1ioSUlfHOjvHH_OmXz9R6r3T4nGY3lYmJVFev00y-m6jji9rR2lvYwWvW1CPQTt5qM-u4Vf0SBb0WXqZzJDX4YbvknIRWg/w400-h640/63056451.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">Title: Both Feet in the Grave</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">Series: Night Huntress Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Author: </span></b><span class="ContributorLink__name" data-testid="name" style="box-sizing: border-box; display: inline !important; flex-basis: auto; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><b>Jeaniene Frost</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Published: </span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">April 18th 2023</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">April 10th 2023</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">I</span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">f you thought you learned more about the dangerous and sexy alpha vampire, Bones, in The Other Half of the Grave, you haven't seen anything yet...</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">This is Bones, in his own words…</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Two hundred years of bounty hunting made Bones the best at what he does, yet it's still taken him four long years to find Cat, the half vampire now known as the "Red Reaper." There's a price on Cat's head, and not even her job as a secret government agent can save her. Only Bones can. But has time hardened Bones too much to love again? Or will his passion for Cat burn through every obstacle—alive, undead, or otherwise—between them?</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: calligraffitti;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #01ffff; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #01ffff; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81XIbEXXyWsxQiAS85PBKBtLyX44iwG3zNIJtr6WBklmccqyE--gEqnr71_eG-SxLNpcK5uh5sJKtirE-SECuXN4JMOZLOSfCnFNx5yvJQb7RqARU-dXOQquhhwqo01OHolW7AMu5WRmPIkkmwol8l2Ko042UCHkCOEiL6GYOxZ1nxdz-Jy7z6mF43Q/s640/5stars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj81XIbEXXyWsxQiAS85PBKBtLyX44iwG3zNIJtr6WBklmccqyE--gEqnr71_eG-SxLNpcK5uh5sJKtirE-SECuXN4JMOZLOSfCnFNx5yvJQb7RqARU-dXOQquhhwqo01OHolW7AMu5WRmPIkkmwol8l2Ko042UCHkCOEiL6GYOxZ1nxdz-Jy7z6mF43Q/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><b style="color: #01ffff; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #01ffff; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: large;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;">5 I want more books in Bones pov stars</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>May have mild spoilers</b></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5CpE7eLM_4Ng3YkG3g4XHPXpNcKDzdIFZdCf1EJA7OY_KdgA7xRkdMCTQi9NssWZWhQ0fXI4bD0TFwRcOKkLqyyXEuUEzzKEchTyy210nrKVAq1FgzogDIpFQbkL8FEnmf0NFZiPfdNZ2vl5nEIzllF-4zi46k-u3Cag8kGmpWUEmWyGY-reqauOcA/s498/elf-im-in-love.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="498" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5CpE7eLM_4Ng3YkG3g4XHPXpNcKDzdIFZdCf1EJA7OY_KdgA7xRkdMCTQi9NssWZWhQ0fXI4bD0TFwRcOKkLqyyXEuUEzzKEchTyy210nrKVAq1FgzogDIpFQbkL8FEnmf0NFZiPfdNZ2vl5nEIzllF-4zi46k-u3Cag8kGmpWUEmWyGY-reqauOcA/w640-h344/elf-im-in-love.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;">I am a total Bones and Cat fangirl. I fell in love with this series a few pages into book one when Cat tried to pick Bones up in the bar to murder. Every book after has only made my love for this world stronger. Each new book has gone above and beyond my expectations. There is so much to this series, to these characters that they feel real. I fell in love with Cat, Bones, Ian, Denise, Spade, Mencheres, Vlad, Juan, Rodney, and all the others throughout the years. I loved all the books from Cat's pov. BUT..... I have also always wanted to know what Bones was doing, thinking, and feeling, especially in those pivotal moments in the series. The first time they met back up after 4 years, the fight between Cat and Annette, Chapter 32, and too many others to name.</span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaq6Djw5HxlsfuSIrILwiJnJoy4_Fy2fO4oRASV4R6EPr7hLE3L9svV1CXUlasYWwcvCu0ugXaey_SDpstqUhLl0iwZCSHhProHvtjxKI-MGkLbUuXYYVOE5IC1LXkAVrPaDAxcLiUtVDARX9tVb_B2nJJ2mJwieSq4YTonmeyGLY1-JCXmkRQccerA/s220/thanks-i-needed-that.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="184" data-original-width="220" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRaq6Djw5HxlsfuSIrILwiJnJoy4_Fy2fO4oRASV4R6EPr7hLE3L9svV1CXUlasYWwcvCu0ugXaey_SDpstqUhLl0iwZCSHhProHvtjxKI-MGkLbUuXYYVOE5IC1LXkAVrPaDAxcLiUtVDARX9tVb_B2nJJ2mJwieSq4YTonmeyGLY1-JCXmkRQccerA/w640-h535/thanks-i-needed-that.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Being inside Bones head was like reminiscing with friends and also like reading a totally different book. I never felt bored or had that been there, done that! vibe while reading this book. Bones' pov adding so much more to the series. It added depth to his character and his and Cat's love. Most importantly it made me so flipping happy. I couldn't put the book down till I read it all. I am more in love than ever with this series. I really REALLY hope Jeaniene Frost keeps giving us fans Books in Bones' pov. If she keeps writing them I will keep reading them. Also I would really like Vlad's series in his pov too. This book was perfect and I can't wait to see what else JF writes in this world. If you like PNR you should try this book. Really you should read the whole series I promise it's amazing!!!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayuvj0ZRN9VmXhdH_VEIhoyMVJ7d1QI0wFuzvOyYIbFjanSwPN1vsD12WS1cvL-LTh-LAEIiip1XuTj_gUgO_H7TJdDN0PQ4VZeh4nIwB_tiEZRhkqb0L6nb81M1M-lSA4s3jzP_Efs3HbpvB0YI24MogU-LS2coBkjZVqDMpSyprXlRigx9eYtKdJg/s220/may-i-have-some-more-mon%C3%A9t-x-change.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="220" data-original-width="220" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayuvj0ZRN9VmXhdH_VEIhoyMVJ7d1QI0wFuzvOyYIbFjanSwPN1vsD12WS1cvL-LTh-LAEIiip1XuTj_gUgO_H7TJdDN0PQ4VZeh4nIwB_tiEZRhkqb0L6nb81M1M-lSA4s3jzP_Efs3HbpvB0YI24MogU-LS2coBkjZVqDMpSyprXlRigx9eYtKdJg/w640-h640/may-i-have-some-more-mon%C3%A9t-x-change.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of </span><span style="font-family: Copernicus, "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;">Dark Descent</span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nQcAI3wWKSu9YxUrhHXlox6Y7b7mp_46uHn1UbomZhChsWSVkp4EP4UGCnwWYmhBEKeZTaVtHejKyUbFiQM3J4Y9iXHI3YhZkeawD74dEBQJecnRdF03CeNWnmLczh4Iz1Q_xLzBDnW5MzRJx1DWg2z0-lVI9fVgIe3_fBKM5rMprM6oOlGYeB4wPA/s285/6147527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="177" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-nQcAI3wWKSu9YxUrhHXlox6Y7b7mp_46uHn1UbomZhChsWSVkp4EP4UGCnwWYmhBEKeZTaVtHejKyUbFiQM3J4Y9iXHI3YhZkeawD74dEBQJecnRdF03CeNWnmLczh4Iz1Q_xLzBDnW5MzRJx1DWg2z0-lVI9fVgIe3_fBKM5rMprM6oOlGYeB4wPA/w248-h400/6147527.jpg" width="248" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;">Title: Dark Descent</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;">Series: Dark Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Author: </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Christine Feehan</span></span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Published: </span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">July 13, 2003</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">July 2012</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;">The Blurb: </span></b><em style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Dark Descent</em><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> tells the story of Joie Sanders, a bodyguard, and Traian Trigovise, an ancient hunter, meeting after a battle in a deep cave filled with mystery and wonder. Set in the Carpathian Mountains, Joie, with her brother and sister go caving and come across the ancient warrior beset upon by several vampires. They have no choice but to throw their lot in with the hunter and do their best to escape with their lives from the underground labyrinth filled with ancient traps left behind by a powerful race.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><b>My Review</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #01ffff; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6MxE_Eu8GqCzZH9xtknX04ZtUCkBd5OlnDqC8U1RTWTKFMvajRy8heGYagaYjRNFN24kJ1bW1w2KkV0rx_-kctcGtYjIrjmPDuAALn2-QWxFGzBb7AxtouGE9_iYcztk-hwM0T7i8TyGrwOzT2MymnSB-b7u_wtWXRwD53ixWCTtCAk2Gw4BDk78JQ/s640/4-stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-6MxE_Eu8GqCzZH9xtknX04ZtUCkBd5OlnDqC8U1RTWTKFMvajRy8heGYagaYjRNFN24kJ1bW1w2KkV0rx_-kctcGtYjIrjmPDuAALn2-QWxFGzBb7AxtouGE9_iYcztk-hwM0T7i8TyGrwOzT2MymnSB-b7u_wtWXRwD53ixWCTtCAk2Gw4BDk78JQ/w640-h136/4-stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #01ffff; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 600;">4 Cute Stars</span></div><div style="color: #01ffff; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: x-large; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large; font-weight: 600;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">First read July 2012 Reread January 31, 2016 Reread Dec 9 2020</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #01ffff; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">*Spoilers*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #01ffff; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #01ffff; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02wCUVtshnY6ZSoGlibVXZrybnPYJZNk7DWujIIYCneCpbe0s1tY4gE8FE1fx99wxFAlDfGesVSQb-7c03UGLQdrvoynWVvpVj80hnyF8URznvbdcOMn6i7AgAgpnYe0hoYRr_7Ceyc6KwNSHW88Ud4BLBm8z_gCBdHcjd4WkhTeMNUKRwqibOnKBjg/s500/10318672.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="500" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02wCUVtshnY6ZSoGlibVXZrybnPYJZNk7DWujIIYCneCpbe0s1tY4gE8FE1fx99wxFAlDfGesVSQb-7c03UGLQdrvoynWVvpVj80hnyF8URznvbdcOMn6i7AgAgpnYe0hoYRr_7Ceyc6KwNSHW88Ud4BLBm8z_gCBdHcjd4WkhTeMNUKRwqibOnKBjg/w640-h256/10318672.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;">This was a cute, quick little novella. It's Traian and Joie's story. Traian is an ancient who was sent out to hunt vampires by Mikhail father. Joie is a bodyguard, the best in her field. In this book we get to meet Joie's brother Jubal and sister Gabrielle. I loved that Joie was a kick ass heroine. She saves the day and her man! I loved Traian too. He was sweet, and not pushy. He also gave Joie a choice to become like him. He was willing to grow old and die with her if she didn't want to become like him. So that got him some major points with me! They made a cute couple and this short story had plenty of passion. We also get to see Gary Jansen again. Yay I love Gary!!! You can already feel the pull Gary and Gabrielle have on each other from their first meeting in this book. I liked both of Joie's siblings. I really hope Jubal gets a book. A great fast read. I would have liked it to be longer.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #01ffff; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #01ffff; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #01ffff; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6147527-dark-descent" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="320" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfUDOb6y8tyNGyi0SUtviJ9ZRZsrI5EvIYugdPUEJg5lorjOp6tWnLDxPSt7hx2kWZRvj0WRL42q01-pXkwAo1snTk5hM621x6pdvhIcQI2CenifLaDrZzzJpxsDMNVhShHu-lqfDZwROcxMylzvz2opYhZX-PJ9_Aq_GIhOGLZSItPJk7Ty87V6F_TQ/s1600/Add-to-Goodreads.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Descent-Carpathian-Book-11-ebook/dp/B003P2VYL4/ref=sr_1_4?keywords=Dark+Descent&qid=1674677414&sr=8-4" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="320" height="157" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZV0LJbn3eAST1mnGH1phEj17IK0YIJQKHqXuxs2JiP_1nSI8GKhWCE7Cg5zAaZ_WALOmb8uPpi9bPmJSvySYI3owHfGp14hLz7uerPva-_F_kglY4FaYsjkE77jyFInyXg95cshAfvFNXaavxyQHk17hTzYtZzxR2i2i2SqATEzXoklGj3m1q3c8rQ/s1600/buy_now_amazon_new.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-25686073962324021242022-11-20T23:28:00.001-08:002022-11-20T23:28:08.145-08:00Dark Symphony<p><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"> <b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of </span><span style="font-family: Copernicus, "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;">Dark Symphony</span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #e47f0b; font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8hska3P8FJNsP0ytPMy1zltwFFhiXY3HINwXKjNofnVd9R1IIB0xIwF1PNA5liVP_Snwj_BBNbADJZ1Jyy0ZQWDKotpuAJ6IQ9uvD3SejVGVPpNM81zaN3TAOzmaJ0laOwSxLfWPRakbs9Qn9Zi2HrS3El7QzBsU_UGu_5aLn_FaKHGJYpVcZEslig/s475/163294.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="278" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir8hska3P8FJNsP0ytPMy1zltwFFhiXY3HINwXKjNofnVd9R1IIB0xIwF1PNA5liVP_Snwj_BBNbADJZ1Jyy0ZQWDKotpuAJ6IQ9uvD3SejVGVPpNM81zaN3TAOzmaJ0laOwSxLfWPRakbs9Qn9Zi2HrS3El7QzBsU_UGu_5aLn_FaKHGJYpVcZEslig/w234-h400/163294.jpg" width="234" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Title: Dark Symphony</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Series: Dark Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Author: </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Christine Feehan</span></span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Published: </span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">February 25, 2003</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">July 2012</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb: </span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Blinded and scarred in a terrible accident, Antonietta Scarletti made music that thrilled the world with its beauty and passion. Descended from a long line of psychics, Antoinetta has learned to rely on her other senses to “see” the world around her, but nothing could have prepared her for Byron. He came to her, drawn by her music, and became her secret obsession. Others fear him, sensing that he is dangerous—a predator—but for Antonietta he is her ultimate fantasy, her dream lover. He woos her with kisses full of erotic allure, whispering that she is his light, his salvation. Byron has waited an eternity for her, and he will let nothing stand between him and the woman born to be his lifemate...</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJS-TPhGTgp7e7DaW6oMkHg4l8C2BPJnK_7E1Xy3AoPjELOEiSnFm09q1kJMzUASfqqiSrA-pJxDq8M7ClF5S2TZ2kHksCdZJ0I9bDF0zddwbRQdh3ZYajvnSDOWpGJNXOdx9hhnohzAPsAD9ru-qgSE0nHYbYE4CPcppOgk2OCWsM-ye6Lpv2gkjQQ/s640/4-stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyJS-TPhGTgp7e7DaW6oMkHg4l8C2BPJnK_7E1Xy3AoPjELOEiSnFm09q1kJMzUASfqqiSrA-pJxDq8M7ClF5S2TZ2kHksCdZJ0I9bDF0zddwbRQdh3ZYajvnSDOWpGJNXOdx9hhnohzAPsAD9ru-qgSE0nHYbYE4CPcppOgk2OCWsM-ye6Lpv2gkjQQ/w640-h136/4-stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">4 Family Stars</span></span></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">First read July 2012 Reread January 30, 2016</span></span></p><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Spoilers</span></span><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkBATN8E2I60zjWH4hqIItQlaNK9IDYJsCMIMEbhSwAyRSq1YmwQghnfyeMBrKXg24EEHHkR26ZlbGemyCUPBHPoxkox65WzbinE3bqM9Rm4-ou2hjNzh08Pd1k6nHF0ZTT9H9xwnuxCtsq1Pyh0dxrPm2blXK3MwdGlcVpkmLLGRr8tq_XD0AVC7Ag/s500/17935056.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFkBATN8E2I60zjWH4hqIItQlaNK9IDYJsCMIMEbhSwAyRSq1YmwQghnfyeMBrKXg24EEHHkR26ZlbGemyCUPBHPoxkox65WzbinE3bqM9Rm4-ou2hjNzh08Pd1k6nHF0ZTT9H9xwnuxCtsq1Pyh0dxrPm2blXK3MwdGlcVpkmLLGRr8tq_XD0AVC7Ag/w640-h360/17935056.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">I knew it the first time I heard your voice. I could just sit and listen to you forever. And after you leave, I hear the music playing in my head and through my body, and I know it's your music. It belongs to you more than it belongs to me.-Antoinetta</span></span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Dark Symphony the 10th book in the Dark series by Christine Feehan was a nice change of pace. There wasn't any vampire's or vampire hunts. In this book Byron finds his lifemate, Antoinetta Scarletti, a famous musician. What this book lacked in vampires it made up in family drama. Family can't live with them, can't get rid of them! Dark Symphony almost had a clue (the game clue) like feel to it. Someone is trying to kill off Antoinetta and her grandfather. The whole time I was reading this book I was like it was Professor Plum in the Study with the Poison lol.</span><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"In my language, in my people's world, we refer to our other half as lifemate. Unlike the Jaguar, we mate for life and beyond. Not for momentary pleasure. We consider the art of making love and keeping our mate happy to be a lifelong commitment."-Byron</span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUldz1RR_yvZfdpUVcjq8hTKJgY2IMXycTnngD2cf9EUBfcDSqgOkKpDBMlMmx-Sp_iDVcAZy_-zBUH3AArqBDSQClQK9iXpJ9UUF4jBDHe3zGFvNoDgWlw_ojV-6f3-R7nYdBZd-Zey_jLZu9CVCYLaSQb5AsdA_NWtK6vDEJADopmfz4uGERW3Rlw/s540/17935057._SX540_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVUldz1RR_yvZfdpUVcjq8hTKJgY2IMXycTnngD2cf9EUBfcDSqgOkKpDBMlMmx-Sp_iDVcAZy_-zBUH3AArqBDSQClQK9iXpJ9UUF4jBDHe3zGFvNoDgWlw_ojV-6f3-R7nYdBZd-Zey_jLZu9CVCYLaSQb5AsdA_NWtK6vDEJADopmfz4uGERW3Rlw/w640-h320/17935057._SX540_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"I thought your work was taking care of me." Under cover of the nearest piece of furniture, Byron pressed her open hand to the front of his slacks. He was already as hard as a rock. Antonietta rubbed her palm over the thick bulge. "Poor bambino, so neglected. If you didn't keep running off to leave me to sleep alone, I might have more sympathy for you." Her fingers danced over the rigid length of him, a tantalizing promise. Her teeth nibbled on his chin. "As it is, I have... none."-Byron and Antonietta</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;">I liked Byron. I enjoyed that he courted his lifemate for months. He gave her a choice on becoming like him. He respected her and he was very sweet. He took his time and was good to her and her family. So I have to be honest when I say I feel Byron got a little jipped when it came to his lifemate Antoinetta. Just sayin'! Antoinetta was older, with grey streaks in her hair, blind with scars on her face and around her eyes, fuller figured, and she has taken a number of lovers. Now don't get me wrong I liked Antoinetta, but really did she have to think of and bring up the fact that she has had other lovers to Byron. Antoinetta was likable and she had her sweet moments but it kinda bugged me that she just planned to take Byron as a lover and then get rid of him too.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Do I feel afraid? I need this as much as you need it. I ache for you, Byron. I think about you every minute I'm awake. I want to know everything about you. I want to see what my life would be like. You're offering me things I can't fully comprehend."-Antonietta</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: 16px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZB1jCqWruXXuAIcHQYVvXYYXmo1aMBf1v_gyO7EHg9d_UGWkXvppyr7nmeJLnYeH8KchIs-iWzUwDG08rxru8nJX5-IfWn_-mTIXsoHW94z-_NeMdCTKJgEewv51U5F4kFjKYrjZ14PGu9-6wchmC3yVglQlp73TpDLR6nxEi_4RLGvNuAUKDGlMhbA/s500/17935058.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="213" data-original-width="500" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZB1jCqWruXXuAIcHQYVvXYYXmo1aMBf1v_gyO7EHg9d_UGWkXvppyr7nmeJLnYeH8KchIs-iWzUwDG08rxru8nJX5-IfWn_-mTIXsoHW94z-_NeMdCTKJgEewv51U5F4kFjKYrjZ14PGu9-6wchmC3yVglQlp73TpDLR6nxEi_4RLGvNuAUKDGlMhbA/w640-h272/17935058.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"We will live in your house with your family. You will travel the world playing your music for people, and I will once again make art from the gems I call to me. Live your life with me. I cannot bear to be without you. lifemates are for eternity, Antonietta. We can be married in the way of your people and live and seem to age. At times we may have to go away, but we will always return if that is your wish."-Byron</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;">At the half way point their relationship picked up and Antoinetta grew on me. Her and Byron did have a lot of passion and there was a maturity to their relationship that was nice. Almost all the drama in this book centered around Antoinetta's annoying family and my GOD her family was something. I wanted to slap her cousin Tasha so many times I lost count. I did love her grandpa Don he was a cutie. I loved Josef in this book. The things he did had me laughing so hard. The rap for Prince Mikhail...... PRICELESS!! I would love to someday see Josef get his own book, because he is so different and eccentric I would love to see what kind of lifemate he would get! A good read and a nice addition to the series.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Jacques suddenly laughed. "I will never forget his performance in front of my brother. It was all I could do not to fall down laughing watching Mikhail's face when Josef sang his rendition of rap." Vlad covered his face. "Do not remind me." Byron nudged Jacques. "Antonietta has a sound room. I bet we could persuade Josef to cut an entire rap CD for Mikhail. I would not mind a copy for myself, just to put on every once in a while to watch Antonietta's face when she hears his lyrics." "A brilliant idea," Jacques agreed. "Just the thing for that brother of mine." "Byron! Jacques!" Eleanor was horrified. "Do not dare encourage Josef."-Jacques, Vlad, Byron, Eleanor</span></span></span></span></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-14452325359423346382022-11-14T01:54:00.005-08:002022-11-14T01:54:49.471-08:00Dark Guardian<p><span style="color: #ffa400;"> </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #e47f0b; font-size: x-large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of </span><span style="font-family: Copernicus, "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;">Dark Guardian</span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7lhFQEkHShBmRXevUhZMLTpDu56kL2zHGZ1n4uhjl1YZdzwbKbYA-NRZyImOzWFk92WFmhVuwZkbRZfcD010bsZzjTNIvMzladYnWJJ1xIZhpybNylU_wqYta3MPFbZTQYDX7V4NXQC5aIunC5A0dbJ5qZot2DWOypDX9ti8Ee0_n99AyafAIpaQTQ/s285/94813.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="285" data-original-width="177" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU7lhFQEkHShBmRXevUhZMLTpDu56kL2zHGZ1n4uhjl1YZdzwbKbYA-NRZyImOzWFk92WFmhVuwZkbRZfcD010bsZzjTNIvMzladYnWJJ1xIZhpybNylU_wqYta3MPFbZTQYDX7V4NXQC5aIunC5A0dbJ5qZot2DWOypDX9ti8Ee0_n99AyafAIpaQTQ/w248-h400/94813.jpg" width="248" /></a></span></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;">Title: Dark Guardian</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;">Series: Dark Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Author: </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Christine Feehan</span></span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Published: </span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">April 24, 2002</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">July 2012</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #da6600; font-size: large;">The Blurb: </span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">They were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light....</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">He ran with the wolves...materialized from the mists...hijacked the very heavens to his whims.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">He was the dark guardian of his people. So how, after centuries of a bleak, soulless existence had he, Lucian Daratrazanoff, suddenly come to crave petite, curvy, colorful lady cop Jaxon Montgomery, who foolishly made it her life's work to protect others from harm?</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Fiercely daring, Jaxx would sacrifice anything to shield others-- particularly since a deadly menace dogged her every footstep, threatening all who got close to her. And strangely seductive, piercingly erotic Lucian was no exception. Lucian was powerfully, perilously mesmerizing--oddly gentle yet clearly a born predator. He had vowed to possess her, to guard her for all time. Yet with his every thirsty kiss, was he drawing Jaxon more deeply into danger . . . and his dark, mysterious desires?</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #dd6700; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #dd6700; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_vkEK8KSm-Bdn_SoMDANggBIXu1yNhRJozkqod1fLHXf7qMIZmUSWXy0DSRZw2UeN4e-vNm0acY-TVU_Pzgq7WU1tC6iW5F9AFU56VvKBTaJjwkkBTfeslBBcoJGZl-rJeoJOuOyKd1aXUJIVU3VLY30XoQOKBvtU5KVCjQ6cvsGN5HFF9J0mMj75Q/s640/5stars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH_vkEK8KSm-Bdn_SoMDANggBIXu1yNhRJozkqod1fLHXf7qMIZmUSWXy0DSRZw2UeN4e-vNm0acY-TVU_Pzgq7WU1tC6iW5F9AFU56VvKBTaJjwkkBTfeslBBcoJGZl-rJeoJOuOyKd1aXUJIVU3VLY30XoQOKBvtU5KVCjQ6cvsGN5HFF9J0mMj75Q/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #e26b10; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">5 Dark Angel Stars</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start;">First read July 2012 Reread January 26, 2016</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start;">Reread Feb 3, 2017</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; text-align: start;">reread 11/21/2020</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-align: start;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-align: start;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #dd6c09; font-size: medium;">*Spoilers*</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #dd6c09; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZBvEpFSmdKRwKMb2inGs5aMzHEzF5EB_bjBGpDPDb_YhcsXax3jA4qdzJ0QnWsiNttwEgG2m5-U4b_P7ndLLfvhMsIEpCeaze8UXZ19ECqIdiiF3j-aRvzuIIN89p72KYBRQqD4SG6mOynTC3-hT5puoShBtEODK9rkvrbIpNeog5m9PK81nzEOTjw/s400/17877905.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="400" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpZBvEpFSmdKRwKMb2inGs5aMzHEzF5EB_bjBGpDPDb_YhcsXax3jA4qdzJ0QnWsiNttwEgG2m5-U4b_P7ndLLfvhMsIEpCeaze8UXZ19ECqIdiiF3j-aRvzuIIN89p72KYBRQqD4SG6mOynTC3-hT5puoShBtEODK9rkvrbIpNeog5m9PK81nzEOTjw/w640-h442/17877905.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #dd6b07;">"I am your lifemate, young one. You have no idea what that means, and you are not Carpathian, so I expect a certain amount of resistance from you." Lucian rubbed his chin over the top of her head. "I promise you I will be as gentle and as patient as I can, but I cannot wait long for you. The emotions I am feeling do not tame the wild beast within me."-Lucian</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;">Dark Guardian is the 9th book in the Dark series by Christine Feehan. This is Lucian Daratrazanoff and Jaxon Montgomery's book. Lucian is the older, darker one of the legendary twins, his people call him the Dark Angel. This book has an amazing prologue that gave an in depth look into both Lucian and Jaxon's history. The Prologue for Jaxon is just heartbreaking. It gave a good base for understanding all the pain and suffering Jaxon endured her whole life. It helped me to connect and sympathize with her.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #ff5e00;">"You are bad, Lucian. What am I going to do about you?" "Be with me. Live with me. Learn to love me. Accept me as I am," -Jaxon and Lucian</span></span></div></span></div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOhILfJ0TFb4hpdi8_ByPyQx-9bHc-FaLtxDfy9uxb4Z-1yf_xYBHWJRHQmNB_1RJbk_-hJCvK_M8IXAnMAxZkziSwPtHkSEojyARgHPnA2Ylmi6awr9SUm1LeIgKZynp0cgOVxYk-yvfFY-0010kKwxMlPX10DfR-bLc2WGQ_Jl7JMt2VZHLhumgeg/s540/17877906._SX540_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaOhILfJ0TFb4hpdi8_ByPyQx-9bHc-FaLtxDfy9uxb4Z-1yf_xYBHWJRHQmNB_1RJbk_-hJCvK_M8IXAnMAxZkziSwPtHkSEojyARgHPnA2Ylmi6awr9SUm1LeIgKZynp0cgOVxYk-yvfFY-0010kKwxMlPX10DfR-bLc2WGQ_Jl7JMt2VZHLhumgeg/w640-h320/17877906._SX540_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #df6304;">"You have a complete arsenal upstairs in your bedroom. I never saw so many weapons. It made me wonder just what type of woman I was getting myself involved with. There will be no shooting me when I come home this night, no unfortunate accidents, I trust,"-Lucian</span></span></span></div></span></div><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Let me just say that there is just something about the Daratrazanoff brothers that just drives me wild. Every single one of them Gregori, Lucian , Darius, and Gabriel. They are so yummy I just want to lick them all. All kickass, arrogant, and dark mmm dayum they just do it for me. So every time I get a book with them in it, it puts me in my happy zone. In my mind I know they are fictional characters, but in my heart they are real and I wanna collect them all.</div></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: Proxima Nova, Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="color: #e26e09;">"That's it! I've had it with you. You don't even seem to know what you've done. You show no remorse at all. I'm the one who has to do all the compromising, except there is no compromise. You simply decide I'm going to do something, and then I do it. And it hurt like hell!"-Jaxon</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWPjrxa7ZqZYCWozGYE-emPsJEWC3m63-b24izD8AcCOc7-ph4Zl312GNAreKfgi0M_N_3_3lQBzEufHht3GDRxksMf0U3AHr0hznFrixgO4OrRCMZfzsihHxY4URYFG3JAI3ZibBsuEUG8b2pJ2jhpFn6pkJmDGq5BHxb8q6q18RbYbZACeMEc7kpA/s500/17877907.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWPjrxa7ZqZYCWozGYE-emPsJEWC3m63-b24izD8AcCOc7-ph4Zl312GNAreKfgi0M_N_3_3lQBzEufHht3GDRxksMf0U3AHr0hznFrixgO4OrRCMZfzsihHxY4URYFG3JAI3ZibBsuEUG8b2pJ2jhpFn6pkJmDGq5BHxb8q6q18RbYbZACeMEc7kpA/w640-h320/17877907.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #e27100;">"I know everything about you, and I am madly in love with you. Love is not even a strong enough word for the way I feel about you. Take the time to get to know me, Jaxon. Try for me, angel. Just try."-Lucian</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;">Lucian is everything I wanted and more. He is charming, sexy, smart, sweet, and totally badass. Lucian takes his time to get to know his lifemate, and does everything he can to make her happy. Lucian accepts Jaxon for the fighter she is and doesn't try to change her and I love that. Jaxon has had one hell of a life. She wants Lucian but she is scared to lose him the way she has lost everyone she has ever gotten closed to. Jaxon is a fighter, but she has an emotional vulnerability that is endearing. Jaxon is very protective, and uses humor to help when she fears, or can't deal with something. Jaxon also kicks some major ass. I love that Jaxon and Lucian are a true team. I think all the female lifemates should know how to fight even if they never use it, just in case. Lucian and Jaxon's relationship is a slow burn because Lucian gives Jaxon time, but when it catches fire it's an inferno.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #da7809;">"They call you that? The dark angel of death'? How can they be so terrible when you've given them so much? What right do they have to judge you?"-Jaxon</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #1e1915; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4Eo6zgyuzEBfEfFSszZnEbRY4MKqtdWma0lAux23R_TVimWBmdgImJSWgQCVz3czucHWuaWZwn9GJ9l1dLQu6_BojTt1f2Tm2s9se3VD2divz2po3sWqKy45CHfAHIYAA0LY8J4aQ16SfA7cbiYSHtHh2IY5qIrvSIFSmZu8XcEUEqMMuoqeNgBuTA/s500/17877908.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="209" data-original-width="500" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj4Eo6zgyuzEBfEfFSszZnEbRY4MKqtdWma0lAux23R_TVimWBmdgImJSWgQCVz3czucHWuaWZwn9GJ9l1dLQu6_BojTt1f2Tm2s9se3VD2divz2po3sWqKy45CHfAHIYAA0LY8J4aQ16SfA7cbiYSHtHh2IY5qIrvSIFSmZu8XcEUEqMMuoqeNgBuTA/w640-h268/17877908.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #f87219;">A vampire would never expect a woman to participate in a battle, angel. It is not done. Our women are filled with compassion, not with a penchant for violence. She wanted to stay irritated but found herself laughing instead. Then he 's in for a surprise, huh? But you think I have a penchant for violence? I've been incredibly sweet natured, while you've been arrogant and impossible . You do not understand the difference between arrogance and confidence, but I will teach it to you. I can't wait for the lesson.-Lucian and Jaxon</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;">I love this book. The ending is so sweet. Although I would have like to have got to see Lucian meet his brothers, and sister. I mean I am glad it says that they are meeting up and all but I would have like to read the family reunion. Great read I can't wait to read the next one!</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #e96500;"><br style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;">"I love this, Lucian. I really do. Every single moment with you."-Jaxon</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #e96500;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #e96500;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 16px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #e96500;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"></span><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"></span><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"></span><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-32506925835871025262022-10-13T17:55:00.000-07:002022-10-13T17:55:00.462-07:00Dark Legend<p> <b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of </span><span style="font-family: Copernicus, "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;">Dark Legend</span></span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5iGapp9PbqnwWx4ALlDflYsVuSXDi2G0_dpNbW20vt6kHyX-FOAiXuYDBrdG6LPIBA-yaHIRbXX02LW8HH0Uu7PeBb7_9FafoOo0oFqVUYTeYqaUCsloLRnzrjg-gB-8wTL-sCm9UYLBO-n3gLqgiiHENaYxYCbxUG_ZNWEVfD6NluJuXYP_sP9zpQ/s475/252999.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="295" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW5iGapp9PbqnwWx4ALlDflYsVuSXDi2G0_dpNbW20vt6kHyX-FOAiXuYDBrdG6LPIBA-yaHIRbXX02LW8HH0Uu7PeBb7_9FafoOo0oFqVUYTeYqaUCsloLRnzrjg-gB-8wTL-sCm9UYLBO-n3gLqgiiHENaYxYCbxUG_ZNWEVfD6NluJuXYP_sP9zpQ/w249-h400/252999.jpg" width="249" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Title: Dark Legend</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Series: Dark Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Author: </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Christine Feehan</span></span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Published: </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 28th 2002</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">July 2012</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Blurb: </span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Gabriel wakes deep within the ground, and the first sensation he feels is an overwhelming hunger for blood. But as he hunts the dark streets of Paris for prey, a voice calls to him, soothing, calming, giving him the strength to control his craving.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Francesca Del Ponce is a healer, a woman who radiates goodness as powerfully as the sun does light. Though Gabriel can only imagine what she will feel like in his arms, he knows the taste of her will be addictive. And yet he fears for her life and his soul if he gives in to his desire...</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #aa7600; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_Zi4vDmL5s_pxu7R9asu3mjfeXtEW3kuPgcKwWgEAURE6E4IagEu_0Ahs9msBCKkUN-bsTWQP_az_U1WbJ2zY4TsHCjRl849tLJ6lkkO6RbMyPl34JRbBmHgCFhx4ULT73t42Ss7JU6U-wcPwoALuw4xfc8p_OfV1ERytlQjYtm4DNvjMC0JGmBO5Q/s640/5stars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD_Zi4vDmL5s_pxu7R9asu3mjfeXtEW3kuPgcKwWgEAURE6E4IagEu_0Ahs9msBCKkUN-bsTWQP_az_U1WbJ2zY4TsHCjRl849tLJ6lkkO6RbMyPl34JRbBmHgCFhx4ULT73t42Ss7JU6U-wcPwoALuw4xfc8p_OfV1ERytlQjYtm4DNvjMC0JGmBO5Q/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">5 Angel of light Stars</span></b></div><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvqzamgjdmUmhfxOf5gW0jb41uD5fG_CgcQuRUgA_fp_rxNKitBSmSIUksPUzJxEle4e4Iz7AZ3l23xx_Accs4OlY1Xi4lQmehcSL9KuID3q8Z-1cdWiP5eCU0-T5taHwCK4CqS58dAk8g8rP_z3td1g1tT0VRTRUP7KO23eK18rV2tiWJbFTqRhwsA/s500/17856706.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="500" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVvqzamgjdmUmhfxOf5gW0jb41uD5fG_CgcQuRUgA_fp_rxNKitBSmSIUksPUzJxEle4e4Iz7AZ3l23xx_Accs4OlY1Xi4lQmehcSL9KuID3q8Z-1cdWiP5eCU0-T5taHwCK4CqS58dAk8g8rP_z3td1g1tT0VRTRUP7KO23eK18rV2tiWJbFTqRhwsA/w640-h256/17856706.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">First read July 2012 Reread January 24, 2016</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Reread Feb 1 2017 Reread 11/9/2020</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Don't get any ideas, I'm just giving the devil his due. All this time our people called you the angel of light and Lucian the dark angel. I think they might have it backward."-Francesca</span></b></span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">"I am not trying to take over your life, I only want to share it. I ask for a chance. Only that. A chance. You had not planned to end your life for several years. Share those years with me. Let me try to make up for the wrong I did you."-Gabriel</b><br style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /></span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><b style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Spoilers*************************</b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Yay it's the legendary twins. I have loved Gabriel and Lucian since the first mention of them. Dark Legend the 8th book in the Dark series is Gabriel's book. Gabriel has been locked to his brother Lucian in the earth asleep for the last few centuries. When he wakes he knows Lucian is also awake. He knows he needs to feed to fight and destroy the vampire that use to be his beloved twin Lucian, to keep the world safe. Gabriel is starved and the darkness has been spreading over his soul and he fears he will not stop while feeding and become a vampire. When a beautiful, compassionate woman finds him and offers him her vein and her life for his "as is her right" Gabriel realizes that he can feel and is seeing in color and this woman must be his lifemate. To bad his lifemate is angry at him for abandoning her many centuries ago. Francesca has lived a long lonely life, heartbroken that her lifemate rejected her. she has chosen to end her life and greet the dawn. Francesca has no plans of letting Gabriel tie her to him. When Gabriel tells Francesca that he didn't see her and never meant to abandon her, and she still doesn't change her mind about ending her life, Gabriel will pull every trick he can to keep her with him even dirty ones. After all... all's fair in love and war.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"I want you inside me, Gabriel," she murmured softly, a demand. "I want your body in mine. I don't want you to treat me as if I might break either."-Francesca</span></b></span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeHMSzVL-05QhXcvivTT1Jieh2bL94Px5_fefgI_l1sT0CxfQtJ5LccpLihO8Rax7-N7urKoyBXEAhXrnrCaE7XxbYpY9vszceKqsxpCiL5Z_eySEIl5RX6TZk8RrMUQlR-aai63DvEMKeRuXAcKmaZjBxMIvrks0lIfpvyo9cwRXKWOtX2kGR8UhzA/s540/17856707._SX540_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUeHMSzVL-05QhXcvivTT1Jieh2bL94Px5_fefgI_l1sT0CxfQtJ5LccpLihO8Rax7-N7urKoyBXEAhXrnrCaE7XxbYpY9vszceKqsxpCiL5Z_eySEIl5RX6TZk8RrMUQlR-aai63DvEMKeRuXAcKmaZjBxMIvrks0lIfpvyo9cwRXKWOtX2kGR8UhzA/w640-h320/17856707._SX540_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"On the floor, where I can go deep, I want to be so deep inside you, you will never get me out." -Gabriel</span></b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Gabriel is a awesomely sexy hero and lived up to his legend! Gabriel does pull a sneaky move on Francesca to keep her from killing herself. </span><span class="spoilerContainer" style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">He knocks her up on purpose</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">, but after that he gives her time, space, and understanding. He takes it slow and works to win her love. He feels guilty over not seeing her all those years ago and for the pain it caused her, but he wants to make her happy. Gabriel is the more laid back twin, the younger one. He is calm, in control, but had a playful side. I loved Francesca. She is strong, sweet, and a great healer. Francesca is very confused about how she feels. She was very hurt when Gabriel walked past her and didn't even look her way all those centuries ago. But she was proud of the hero he was. She choose to leave home and hide from her kind knowing a unclaimed female would hurt the males of her race. Francesca has lived a long lonely life, but she has tried to do good and help wherever she can. She wants to be worthy of the great lifemate she had even if they were not together. Francesca is a very relatable heroine. I could understand her fears, and feelings. I connected well with both the h & h. Gabriel and Francesca's relationship was one of great passion, understanding, respect, and support.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"I look at you and remember the endless centuries, all those wars and battles, my people turning undead and the countless times I was forced to destroy them. You are the reason I did it, the reason I endured it. Just you. Not some noble purpose, but somewhere on this planet I knew you might be, a child just beginning and it was necessary to keep you safe."-Gabriel</span></b></span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWj20-43NYw14H4WL-oCcSOTLRCu3rLdCyc9x_mK8KvHHsiMeHq3-iFKRCjIXZMNhob52KJiBIZ4qykBZfBycLmun5S0IL2XJi6EVsQ8jE-b74jZPdHCdWLW9K4gLE4LYe_gw4DjGpf6wFuwGJEpQLTTgHN8q4ZjaD2U0ur5SMuln0Z0XQmFDYIGBO0A/s500/17856708.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="500" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWj20-43NYw14H4WL-oCcSOTLRCu3rLdCyc9x_mK8KvHHsiMeHq3-iFKRCjIXZMNhob52KJiBIZ4qykBZfBycLmun5S0IL2XJi6EVsQ8jE-b74jZPdHCdWLW9K4gLE4LYe_gw4DjGpf6wFuwGJEpQLTTgHN8q4ZjaD2U0ur5SMuln0Z0XQmFDYIGBO0A/w640-h286/17856708.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"We are family, child, real family. There is no place for embarrassment. I am proud of you, proud of the way you defended yourself and kept yourself true to your own soul. Do not hide your badges of courage, Skyler, not from me and not from Francesca."-Gabriel</span></b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">I love the Skyler plot. Skyler broke my heart and won my love. The way Gabriel, Francesca, and Lucian all protect Skyler and make her their family was touching and beautiful. I love all the sweet family moments in this book. The way Gabriel and Francesca earn her trust and show her what love can be. Skyler is so brave, the things that poor girl lived though. I also love all the parts with Lucian and Gabriel. I have a huge crush on all 4 of the Daratrazanoff brothers. They are my favorite heroes of the whole series. And though I love my Gregori the best, Lucian is my second fav so every time he was in this book I ate it up! The banter between the twins was so damn cute. Bro love= too cute!</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"It is not nonsense. These are commands from your lifemate, and you should listen and obey." He sounded very arrogant as only Gabriel could. "You're showing your age again. You awoke in the twenty-first century. Women no longer listen and obey, worse luck for you. I have work to do, and you are in some place very musty and smelling of wet dirt. What are you doing?" "Performing secret masculine rituals."-Gabriel and Francesca</span></b></span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9r_0RhxoLvW2s0K36btxDCNfgjJq9ppQ8wuQTc6Au4IiFj-DryQcXkywtoxRPkINluRYD8rgy41a_K0VGFNVhfl5Lvh4GSsVG5XssZiIR4n6Pf3ddZr_u_pddhHIgMwtm3LhMbWxrF8kJPss3-0hYPFshrG_NcIBM7bSXqrh92P7jA-Io73APL3uBg/s500/17856709.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="500" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ9r_0RhxoLvW2s0K36btxDCNfgjJq9ppQ8wuQTc6Au4IiFj-DryQcXkywtoxRPkINluRYD8rgy41a_K0VGFNVhfl5Lvh4GSsVG5XssZiIR4n6Pf3ddZr_u_pddhHIgMwtm3LhMbWxrF8kJPss3-0hYPFshrG_NcIBM7bSXqrh92P7jA-Io73APL3uBg/w640-h352/17856709.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"I can see how it's going to be. You two are a couple of hermits. There will be no ganging up against Francesca, you two. Skyler, you like your bodyguard, don't you?" Skyler shrugged. "I try never to look at him." "Well, you should. He's quite nice-looking," Francesca replied. "That will be enough of that," Gabriel interrupted. "You do not need to find any man good-looking other than me." Francesca smiled very sweetly. "But then, I don't remember ever saying you were good-looking." Skyler found herself laughing. -Francesce, Skyler, and Gabriel</span></b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Gabriel and Lucian kinda remind me of Damon and Stefan from The Vampire Diaries . Gabriel being the sweeter one like Stefan, and Lucian being the darker one like Damon. And just like I am Team Damon, Lucian is my favorite of the twins. What can I say I love the dark, bad boys! This book is excellent read and I can't wait to get reading Lucian's book!!</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"It was not just a silly bet, honey, it was a way to get you to brush my hair. No one has ever done such a thing for me and I think I crave attention." He rubbed the bridge of his nose again and grinned at her almost boyishly. "I asked Lucian to do so once and he threatened to beat me to a bloody pulp." He shrugged his broad shoulders. "Some things are just not worth it, you know."-Gabriel</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOLny01ESwikA8BifNVwg_zuWxeV3w8KfWUGcIJKZfPb39ES9rT67it-GbMklcA9V3njgw7HLPbwm5tMTCoMUxxcLUDMd5QiFAtEw5PtsIT65qZxWeqNpddScTbeOpjd-gjaSmm5rbtoMHrPNlIDajHOUZpN0t2DXM5xVYdZhDSjJqRsfZSs29F8y-Q/s500/17856710.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="265" data-original-width="500" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOLny01ESwikA8BifNVwg_zuWxeV3w8KfWUGcIJKZfPb39ES9rT67it-GbMklcA9V3njgw7HLPbwm5tMTCoMUxxcLUDMd5QiFAtEw5PtsIT65qZxWeqNpddScTbeOpjd-gjaSmm5rbtoMHrPNlIDajHOUZpN0t2DXM5xVYdZhDSjJqRsfZSs29F8y-Q/w640-h340/17856710.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b></span><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;">"Francesca, my dear sister, you have tied yourself to one who has a much inflated opinion of himself. I do not remember a time when he was right about anything."-Lucian</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/252999.Dark_Legend" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="320" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqVe0j_4xJ26rATzehJfTuIaB8PJBLSgwF7hMDYUaSW4I6ySdYkq0PQ1OGadhoLP7EWSJWBvw0K7JVK0_YQ_hDPFyhtXIBZX9cKcpdbMNJoObSlj5K9GCyv-SU3M7jdVnao1XrZ1NYdTMJp4aFysXfk19ISS36-efGQ0d3nkIuRDtGvn03Y3rsHlahFw/s1600/Add-to-Goodreads.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span></b></div></div></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-14443510112490759602022-10-05T23:40:00.001-07:002022-10-05T23:40:14.825-07:00Dark Dream<p> <b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of </span><span style="font-family: Copernicus, "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;">Dark Dream</span></span></b></p><p><b style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNFf5xlCJWSVMQHSNgkqoB2Pb24Z1v6T3D1rhh9YaGIs3CfeqlqRkYe_DoOnwDXf1ewQGIWpDBvvjZq8bl06HJtIuY5DcePPTBf6ekKtgQVsUYf7cTTqKaImXDCeu5NNS4YYqd0ynY56TvhIv0SrQY195F-terR9GLBYCMIF79vN554mqyEerLyABYQ/s400/8516384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="248" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNFf5xlCJWSVMQHSNgkqoB2Pb24Z1v6T3D1rhh9YaGIs3CfeqlqRkYe_DoOnwDXf1ewQGIWpDBvvjZq8bl06HJtIuY5DcePPTBf6ekKtgQVsUYf7cTTqKaImXDCeu5NNS4YYqd0ynY56TvhIv0SrQY195F-terR9GLBYCMIF79vN554mqyEerLyABYQ/w248-h400/8516384.jpg" width="248" /></a></b></div><b style="color: #cc0000; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Title: Dark Dream</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Series: Dark Series</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Author: </span><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Christine Feehan</span></span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Published: </span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">July 31, 2001</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">July 2012</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>The Blurb:</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">She’s known him since she was fifteen. Every night, he is with her: his face, his voice. Tonight, Sara Marten will meet the man who is both angel and demon, salvation and temptation: Falcon—the Carpathian, the banished hero. Tonight, Sara will meet the dark-eyed destroyer destined to be her mate.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwqNlnnC-RJVaC0UIljj0ktxgzyoxI8g_JKQCWP34nUhKWlnJkw7Chct2YQKwP0XvwUxxwEKlWk9NK2xL_6atUxzPFgWvTrAoGpIdOotkPkz5QCoVG-TbRRVDa5LQyDS6NLD9gIXmeH_ok3conrttWTyx3I0LyYaxRzz1peNkRv_FRehU2E0tJPpvOw/s640/5stars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHwqNlnnC-RJVaC0UIljj0ktxgzyoxI8g_JKQCWP34nUhKWlnJkw7Chct2YQKwP0XvwUxxwEKlWk9NK2xL_6atUxzPFgWvTrAoGpIdOotkPkz5QCoVG-TbRRVDa5LQyDS6NLD9gIXmeH_ok3conrttWTyx3I0LyYaxRzz1peNkRv_FRehU2E0tJPpvOw/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">5 I know You Stars</span></div><div style="font-weight: 700; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OGDRforJcla45tJbsxPC8kh6y0fETzp9UZsUzX1oKmwkC06WFca3zJgubA9hvTpYAcHt0tYHCyVejyRh6wQh7kIszNblOXQsSTvjGJzmWYDT77M61hScpWgLwzLSiir3GWaNXT7mPdnriyTUl5pueMj3mJwVenlO0OibDlD6JP-Z-yWo8-J57K7E2g/s500/17843323.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="198" data-original-width="500" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2OGDRforJcla45tJbsxPC8kh6y0fETzp9UZsUzX1oKmwkC06WFca3zJgubA9hvTpYAcHt0tYHCyVejyRh6wQh7kIszNblOXQsSTvjGJzmWYDT77M61hScpWgLwzLSiir3GWaNXT7mPdnriyTUl5pueMj3mJwVenlO0OibDlD6JP-Z-yWo8-J57K7E2g/w640-h254/17843323.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: medium;"><b>You are my heart and soul, Sara. The words I left for you are truth, and only my lifemate would know how to find the key to unlock the code to translate the ancient language.-Falcon</b></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">First read July 2012 Reread January 23, 2016</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Some spoilers</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Dark Dream the 7th book in the Dark series by Christine Feehan, is an adorably sweet short story about Falcon and Sara. Falcon was one of several ancients that Mikhail's father, Prince Vladimir sent out to protect the world, unbeknownst to Mikhail and the others. Falcon was a male of great honor. He was making his way home to see his homeland one more time before greeting the dawn, when he found his lifemate Sara. He wasn't controlling and gave Sara choices. He treated her like a partner from the start. Which was a rare and refreshing thing to read in a series full of controlling alpha males. Not that Falcon was weak or less alpha. Falcon had great power and could kick ass with the best of them. Sara was a wonderful character. Sara was psychometry (she can get info by touching a object). When Sara was 15 she found a diary on a dig with her parents, knew it was for her from her soulmate, her lifemate. When she touched it she could see Falcon. Reading that diary with letters written to her, and what she was see when she touched it, let Sara get to know, and fall in love with Falcon before she ever met him. So Sara has been in love with her Dream lover, her lifemate since she was a teen, she just believed she was born to late to be with him.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"I have been yours for the last fifteen years. If you want me, Falcon, I'm not afraid. I've never really been afraid of you." -Sara</span></span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqe5CLu7InuVUjwZAGPMA0gLG7wavudUbfy58Q6daF8HhIVc0o5uLR6wWgeRxNXbFgJdJcABIXcUhzAqBN3s96vy4ARTM1BmLRx1FhLGwoh6_-79H9Dxp0g0jrWsfgesTUbri-oY7dSS-uCEVEqEIQcgb3Lkqc284Lkg1u1q7nqrLQEPVFnEch6YxQw/s540/17843324._SX540_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSqe5CLu7InuVUjwZAGPMA0gLG7wavudUbfy58Q6daF8HhIVc0o5uLR6wWgeRxNXbFgJdJcABIXcUhzAqBN3s96vy4ARTM1BmLRx1FhLGwoh6_-79H9Dxp0g0jrWsfgesTUbri-oY7dSS-uCEVEqEIQcgb3Lkqc284Lkg1u1q7nqrLQEPVFnEch6YxQw/w640-h320/17843324._SX540_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">"Is this what you want, Sara? Am I what you want? Be certain of this - it is no easy thing. Conversion is painful." Falcon tightened his hold on her possessively, but he had to tell her the truth. "Being without you is more painful."-Falcon and Sara</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">Sara and Falcon's story was a low drama, sweet, quick read. Sara and Falcon were very loving and accepting of each other right away. It may have been short but it didn't feel like it was lacking anything. We also get to see how Mikhail, Raven, Jacques, and Shea are doing. I loved seeing the sweet happy place the past couples are in especially Jacques. I also really liked getting a peek at Vladimir. I kinda wish CF would write a story for Vladimir and his lifemate. I loved this book it was a great read!</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">We will have many children to love in the coming years. Whatever your dream, it is mine. We will have a home and we will fill it with children and laughter and love.-Falcon</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 600;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8516384-dark-dream" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="320" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL_q_Yl0cmPHwoXVFaZHM8KXZIGo9W-NeFlPBqRsTeMjVRYW0JbovbDGHwmdDC38Cik3gycR7OQaG9iAgjwAZ6FpeFE051fRcU19EbNJxYEQkfAa2cbvjaQldM0bArHUpRssTWwWKEPTIf12Xr-cnqnsEHafxc_o_PGo5aEmOQfAIymEVHAZJatpCvxw/s1600/Add-to-Goodreads.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of </span><span style="font-family: Copernicus, "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;">Dark Fire</span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #a64d79; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrEj1xsBRT24qLj8Eind7_vtccymZpUexsaSeHjGQXVK5ryRKsc5EvUEqtfzD13KzqrZZUnysmZsydQdt0IndGWhBdxt5tnAf_G7PQFkD6xSiyaqwngvHX_otwUPzpYUZ3ZVnTJfTy_v5qHMdes6nD8x6sdPEyYU-5etNlQoVX8wUoBGTpcox6c4cWQ/s275/313263.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="275" data-original-width="175" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnrEj1xsBRT24qLj8Eind7_vtccymZpUexsaSeHjGQXVK5ryRKsc5EvUEqtfzD13KzqrZZUnysmZsydQdt0IndGWhBdxt5tnAf_G7PQFkD6xSiyaqwngvHX_otwUPzpYUZ3ZVnTJfTy_v5qHMdes6nD8x6sdPEyYU-5etNlQoVX8wUoBGTpcox6c4cWQ/w407-h640/313263.jpg" width="407" /></a></b></div><b><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Title: Dark Fire</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">Series: Dark Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Author: </b><span style="background-color: transparent;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b>Christine Feehan</b></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b>Date Published: </b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b>October 28, 2001</b></span></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">July 2012</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">They were masters of the darkness, searching through eternity for a mistress of the light...</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">"There is always a price to pay."</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">So Darius warned her when she accepted a position with his traveling troupe. And gazing mesmerized at the merciless slash of his mouth, the implacable resolve on his face, the soulless emptiness of his black eyes, Tempest was afraid to ask what it was.</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">She had always been different, apart from others. From the moment his arms closed around her, enveloping her in a sorcerer's spell, Darius seemed to understand her unique gifts. But did his kiss offer the love and belonging she sought, or a danger more potent than his own panthers?</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Somewhere deep inside herself, Tempest, realized she knew the answer. She had no choice but to accept the velvet stroke of his tongue, 'submit to the white-hot heat piercing her skin, welcome an erotic pleasure like no other. . . .</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCR_nWnCH9ezDrmRFgD5ebMP5Yv7PTHgmEC1oPdlGwVyEKqgvk2cKMR_XRPB2VrVyNsTWeXRNxQ6HfyHXluabzBPRnA2tKUPWZRN1UfdK-Fjal-zuu3B982jHY_Ayc8DYPCn8od8Vt_ss2A5r6O5laWX34M5YnnaJiVrAfidR46864b2lukE0i53HrA/s640/5stars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcCR_nWnCH9ezDrmRFgD5ebMP5Yv7PTHgmEC1oPdlGwVyEKqgvk2cKMR_XRPB2VrVyNsTWeXRNxQ6HfyHXluabzBPRnA2tKUPWZRN1UfdK-Fjal-zuu3B982jHY_Ayc8DYPCn8od8Vt_ss2A5r6O5laWX34M5YnnaJiVrAfidR46864b2lukE0i53HrA/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">5 Redhead Temper Stars</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY6NJpyNpWJgeocWH-7RszCLM70y4YX77fcwL74eDMEQ9YJze481Hg1a6gxgyTx7qsmb4NhHF9aRmVsfK6C9z5btp9f270xH-UCmuQTu2sLM9UgidQLavCQbAxkjUf20llVUkeXc0cPjGgoANRms55I6nFsAHGP5MJe-XAUynGefdPDTvCrDFvWPKmA/s500/17827192.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyY6NJpyNpWJgeocWH-7RszCLM70y4YX77fcwL74eDMEQ9YJze481Hg1a6gxgyTx7qsmb4NhHF9aRmVsfK6C9z5btp9f270xH-UCmuQTu2sLM9UgidQLavCQbAxkjUf20llVUkeXc0cPjGgoANRms55I6nFsAHGP5MJe-XAUynGefdPDTvCrDFvWPKmA/w640-h320/17827192.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">"Does anyone else besides me ever get the urge to throw things at you?" She sounded drowsy, not combative. Darius hunkered down beside her so he was at eye level with her. "I do not think so. If they do, they do not have the audacity to tell me."-Tempest and Darius</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">Dark Fire the 6th book in the Dark Series was amazing! This was Darius and Tempest's book. Darius is Desari's brother who we met in the last book Dark Challenge. I fell hard for Darius in the last book. He was just so dark, bossy, and lost. He reminds me a lot of my Gregori. I just wanted to save Darius, take away his pain, and see him get his HEA. I had high hopes for this book and it did not disappoint!</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">"You are more trouble than any woman I have ever encountered. Have you made a study on the best ways to drive a man insane?"-Darius</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLziEqQ_Axclh8tprOrvgsyiZ4yAnQfrazWwNhV4uQXXjiAenHqitrpvC8bwUM-LQ7THgSWgT1lrjVarD8xlDprcX1sBoHMY8ZA1Uq7Do1g9rRk2GvF3O_dfW6RVEGiO1D_EE65gfHs3N9UsO3u8rIxxalrPECduqapJkGIzg6eb2mH2hFZM48GtmmAg/s540/17827155._SX540_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="540" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLziEqQ_Axclh8tprOrvgsyiZ4yAnQfrazWwNhV4uQXXjiAenHqitrpvC8bwUM-LQ7THgSWgT1lrjVarD8xlDprcX1sBoHMY8ZA1Uq7Do1g9rRk2GvF3O_dfW6RVEGiO1D_EE65gfHs3N9UsO3u8rIxxalrPECduqapJkGIzg6eb2mH2hFZM48GtmmAg/w640-h320/17827155._SX540_.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">I have the right because you belong to me and I can do no other than to see to your safety and happiness. The voice was calm and very masculine, holding a dark promise she didn't want to think about. "You can do no other than shut up,"-Darius and Tempest</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What is it about these yummy, caveman like Carpathians males that just makes my blood boil. Darius was everything Carpathian, dark, broody, protective, sexy, the total kick-ass package! But like every good Carpathian male he is putty in his lifemate's hands. Darius had a very sweet side, and he did give his lifemate a little time to get use to everything, which isn't something all Carpathian males do. Some just club her and drag her back to their cave. Not Darius, he took it as slow as he could giving her time to come to terms with all the life changes. Darius was awesome in this book and I would have expected nothing less. What I didn't expect was for Tempest to be so damn awesome too. Tempest was hot tempered, sassy, playful, funny and very independent. She had a rough life. Use to being alone she was scared to care for someone to only lose them. Tempest did not put up with Darius's bossy ways and Challenged him every chance she got. Tempest was not a stupid heroine, but trouble always seemed to find her.</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">"You will do as I say, honey, as you are meant to do." Tempest's eyes flashed fire. "That's it. One of you go get me a club. A big one. He clearly needs to be hit over the head to bring him back to his senses. He must have lost them somewhere in the forest. You idiot, I'm not your child to be dictated to. I'm a grown woman perfectly capable of making my own decisions. Now just this one time in your life, do what you're supposed to do and go to ground or whatever you call it."-Darius and Tempest</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzd8x0grbpVQx9U2wpZohip3qQF04RJAYTxx5zjDuM9Se5QT9gN7WJziGCWaZ2LjX8ii_wH2nd6x7ThPjQ-NrXIp5dLdiYQJmLvKCRfutdRO4lYTV769X9D51PQprf85m2wFM8gkn-OxU3ZdYirwBOWXpU5dxhVpkALBkDEpX8W-EbGwtHdLC1olKgQ/s500/17827156.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="281" data-original-width="500" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzd8x0grbpVQx9U2wpZohip3qQF04RJAYTxx5zjDuM9Se5QT9gN7WJziGCWaZ2LjX8ii_wH2nd6x7ThPjQ-NrXIp5dLdiYQJmLvKCRfutdRO4lYTV769X9D51PQprf85m2wFM8gkn-OxU3ZdYirwBOWXpU5dxhVpkALBkDEpX8W-EbGwtHdLC1olKgQ/w640-h360/17827156.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">I knew you were trouble the minute I laid eyes on you.-Darius</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I loved both Darius and Tempest. I laughed a lot in this book. Their back and forth banter was hilarious. They had a great relationship. In this book we get to see the rest of Darius's family again. We get a peek at how good it's been between Julian and Desari in the months since the last book. And in this book </span></span><input aria-label="The following text has been marked spoiler. Toggle checkbox to reveal or hide." class="spoiler__control" id="d0328ab2-bb0b-497e-82af-292b19381329" style="appearance: none; border-width: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; left: 160.977px; line-height: inherit; position: absolute; transition: all 0.2s ease-in-out 0s; white-space: nowrap;" type="checkbox" /><span style="font-size: medium;"><label aria-hidden="false" class="spoiler" for="d0328ab2-bb0b-497e-82af-292b19381329" style="background-color: var(--color-background-spoiler-visible); box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; cursor: pointer; filter: none; font-weight: 400; position: relative; transition: all 0.5s ease-in-out 0s;">Barack claims Syndil as his lifemate. She is not happy about it. There is very little of their relationship in this book so you don't get any real picture of them or their relationship. I wish Christine Feehan would have put a little more of them in this book, maybe gave a little more back story to Barack or gave him a change to redeem himself from the fact that he was raised with his lifemate and slept with other women. I know he didn't know she was his lifemate for a while but maybe an explanation would have soften me towards Barack a little.</label><span style="color: #1e1915; font-weight: 400;">. It was cute how Darius's whole family laughed at his lifemate giving him hell. Dark Fire was a funny, cute easy read and a great addition to the Dark series! I don't know what it is about this series, but I can't get enough of it!</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;">"Of course not. In fact, I think you need me around to keep you from being an arrogant, overbearing dictator, to keep you on the straight and narrow."-Tempest</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/313263.Dark_Fire" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="320" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkK32P8iInGs7CcExV08Mw1hzr9NAsPyEruavsr_wiIX624Yat8YMI7vj9X-TuzVJIh9WoKzSsaHGeG209cMCUfWD2jzwqhkTBZIuXUWYmc-XSuKOCFYQ040rY1cNq2w1fbF5NiNxarggrQJ2Q4VrmsCygokgZ5mVicufaYtiucN-CJFBYe0yoe7gwew/s1600/Add-to-Goodreads.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif">Book Review of </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Copernicus, "Libre Baskerville", Georgia, serif;">Garrett's Destiny</span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b></b></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHB6SeKq9zeJrOKDKLWWerXUWONx4Xg41ypmMMY2pxlEuFtzvzN9WYp_k1I7Juvvn0mPC2zkWnuRBRjBg69YogeTtGPoXmmS0h3scy9x_pbN4FqoPtz6HI22pg3TtHMYYCybAEjrdUx6_utH63ltDLUSy78VE8SUsUo_e2GhUIY3bUEMuoJDzZVB-bw/s2325/62065884.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2325" data-original-width="1550" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSHB6SeKq9zeJrOKDKLWWerXUWONx4Xg41ypmMMY2pxlEuFtzvzN9WYp_k1I7Juvvn0mPC2zkWnuRBRjBg69YogeTtGPoXmmS0h3scy9x_pbN4FqoPtz6HI22pg3TtHMYYCybAEjrdUx6_utH63ltDLUSy78VE8SUsUo_e2GhUIY3bUEMuoJDzZVB-bw/w426-h640/62065884.jpg" width="426" /></a></b></span></span></div><span style="color: #a64d79;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Title: Garrett's Destiny</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Series: Dark Protectors Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Author: Rebecca Zanetti</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">September 13, 2022</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></b></span><b style="color: #a64d79; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif;">September 5, 2022</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Love and danger . . .</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">For most of his life, Vampire-Demon Garrett Kayrs, nephew of the King of the Realm, has carried a heavy mantle of responsibility with ease and control. Fate declared him heir to the throne, Fortune marked him with the power of the mysterious circle of Seven, and Chance promised more surprises to come. Nothing deterred him from his path. Until the nightmares began--agonizing dreams of having a female, the female, his mate, on the back of his motorcycle—only to have her torn away from his protection. He feels the menace around her, the danger she’s in, and he can’t rest until he finds her . . .</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Duty and desire . . .</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">Destiny Applegate bears the weight of her name with a respectful balance of fear and purpose. She has been given some direction, but not nearly enough to truly understand her duty, what she was born to do. Even as a child, she had a sense of him. The him, her mate. A dream moment or two with him that might have saved her—or possibly cursed her. So now, when he finds her, she has no choice but to jump on the back of his bike and do her best to hold on until she discovers her path—even if that means ending his.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RAXarawU6xgZW-hGVDogikfEiW-osB8mHo1V_GWpPBLrsHq0Mcz7dZuSZukoxFqq3ewQhIL0mHGbRBkTPw4SZ8Q-XclResWAC4B9x54-RZ91NYNb5sROe70-YXbQH_8cn0x3oZc9DlInWdJlcjStPJfzCIVuSpqEIXqnpPXrXsQNysPYh8g7ns5y6Q/s640/5stars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8RAXarawU6xgZW-hGVDogikfEiW-osB8mHo1V_GWpPBLrsHq0Mcz7dZuSZukoxFqq3ewQhIL0mHGbRBkTPw4SZ8Q-XclResWAC4B9x54-RZ91NYNb5sROe70-YXbQH_8cn0x3oZc9DlInWdJlcjStPJfzCIVuSpqEIXqnpPXrXsQNysPYh8g7ns5y6Q/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;">5 OMG it's Garrett's book Stars</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglBwzXhK9eA4WcrSkU-wi340Sb1NwxMxqVMnNYn32zPhQl6dGQpKZ6EYjHWXVyBMcY0aqK-yWoKW6f4UP0Maw-xPx3BPMgHtf7E6T5K99bwUeK4wgRdrZ7SikGCkilxrUmDukCJm5qZjVqsXtFpC-cwnkM63JFwfCMJba79wbrUEm703dVN2tcjxyMw/s480/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglBwzXhK9eA4WcrSkU-wi340Sb1NwxMxqVMnNYn32zPhQl6dGQpKZ6EYjHWXVyBMcY0aqK-yWoKW6f4UP0Maw-xPx3BPMgHtf7E6T5K99bwUeK4wgRdrZ7SikGCkilxrUmDukCJm5qZjVqsXtFpC-cwnkM63JFwfCMJba79wbrUEm703dVN2tcjxyMw/w640-h360/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #a64d79; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OMG I am having a hard time calming down to write this review, because I am so excited! I have loved this series since book one. I have watched(read) Garrett grow up and have been waiting forever for his book. I was so worried about reading it, feeling there was no way it could live up to my expectations. I should never have doubted Rebecca Zanetti. This book was everything I wanted and more. I can't say too much because I don't want to give away any spoilers. I will say that Garrett was sexy and protective. He was such a badass warrior. I love Talen. For the longest time I called Garrett mini Talen. Talen is my favorite so of course I loved that Garrett was so much like his father, but Garrett was also his own person which was perfect.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MYJVhG6mtmBEG424Dgr3fhaB4d9-tuiJ3Gz07O4JD-GYUKHwtxkbgXMqOdRvmZZaTgt9ZzKkk01RYenVsl4amZPgd1WtwWShYmzMXt9jkdyqT030IugZ-tJEetd_9cuACW5qWwfLxw2YpQdMbylcSj_g-_kUA9BBPzHEr-NrmwJglAHUPEHlFnTPGA/s220/our-little-boy-is-growing-up-they-grow-up-so-fast.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="123" data-original-width="220" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8MYJVhG6mtmBEG424Dgr3fhaB4d9-tuiJ3Gz07O4JD-GYUKHwtxkbgXMqOdRvmZZaTgt9ZzKkk01RYenVsl4amZPgd1WtwWShYmzMXt9jkdyqT030IugZ-tJEetd_9cuACW5qWwfLxw2YpQdMbylcSj_g-_kUA9BBPzHEr-NrmwJglAHUPEHlFnTPGA/w640-h358/our-little-boy-is-growing-up-they-grow-up-so-fast.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Garrett was just so great he really needed a amazing heroine to be worthy of him. Dessie was such a mystery when she first came on the scene that I didn't know if she would be good enough for Garrett. A few chapters in and I fell in love with Dessie's sweet, smart, brave and unique personality. Her and Garrett really had a connection that felt deep and real. They made a great couple and I fell in love with their story.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxXDJCQEREzgOvjBTx-PGhaKsjNBkcQThb2y9V8jltdq2ixxOOztSFOLifbbPZOo4POSNR8Ht7lrUdtTEPCYZYLa8yx9mNVKp5pb8J8gj1zf2JAADYSLeCzIkQOYILIZ_B-d_T3aqKc2XIHTiVICaKtkrdCHZRrRfo4JqkgDjgJ1XgXk51_02RxR1qQ/s220/awesomeness-tv-awesomeness-tv-gifs.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="147" data-original-width="220" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxXDJCQEREzgOvjBTx-PGhaKsjNBkcQThb2y9V8jltdq2ixxOOztSFOLifbbPZOo4POSNR8Ht7lrUdtTEPCYZYLa8yx9mNVKp5pb8J8gj1zf2JAADYSLeCzIkQOYILIZ_B-d_T3aqKc2XIHTiVICaKtkrdCHZRrRfo4JqkgDjgJ1XgXk51_02RxR1qQ/w640-h428/awesomeness-tv-awesomeness-tv-gifs.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">One of the things I loved the most about this book was we had a lot of time with Garrett's family and past favorite couples. It was like coming home and I enjoyed every minute of it. I could have used a bit more really. I can never get enough of the Kayrs!!!!!!!!! Like ever. The Janie/ Zane news was amazing. I also loved getting caught up with Jordan and Katie Pride. I really enjoyed the Hope /Pax/Drake love Triangle and I'm not really a triangle person. Although I love Pax and would be fine if Hope ended up with him I really want Drake and Hope to be the end couple. I would love for Hope and Drake to bring peace to the Kurjans. The Kurjans need some redemption which I felt started a tiny bit with Kalin. Besides who doesn't love a bad boy redemption. Some things happened in this book that shocked me. Rebecca Zanetti is an amazing writer and when I think I know where she is going with a story plot she pulls a 180 and surprises me. I loved every single minute of this ride and I can't wait to see what Mrs. Zanetti does with Hope's book. On a small side note I hope Hunter gets a book maybe even Katie and Jordan's twins could have a book. Really I would love all the kids to get stories because I never want this series to end!</span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;">If you haven't tried this series and you love paranormal romances start with Talen's book Fated. They are one of my top 5 all time favorites series ever!</span></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #1e1915; font-family: "Proxima Nova", Montserrat, Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLgIh6EyfgJgFHY8Jdj-58pwniF0ArBmq20lsW_I-YRN2OdM4xkJnpF1Af-w7w2Hjy8joRS4cV4tBVrEOwuy_tHTiJr6lWTxpkjh2-bE0-IvVi_q2NsyurrQWjYOxhBx0U0MyyaoE4WV70DuKnuBoxrYCu5YXBPtUG9rA6I0DB1g4I761MgLuxJqo1g/s400/jkjjkjkj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilLgIh6EyfgJgFHY8Jdj-58pwniF0ArBmq20lsW_I-YRN2OdM4xkJnpF1Af-w7w2Hjy8joRS4cV4tBVrEOwuy_tHTiJr6lWTxpkjh2-bE0-IvVi_q2NsyurrQWjYOxhBx0U0MyyaoE4WV70DuKnuBoxrYCu5YXBPtUG9rA6I0DB1g4I761MgLuxJqo1g/w400-h200/jkjjkjkj.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #1e1915; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SfQaMjreZl5fJiP4MIF_BzRq6_48tsGy0xlRmP7DIVzhDbuKbY3S-mEKr_kgrauX0f_H-Qbru3J59P-iWfHw6O5Ag4Hzh-N6N8-B7a7P9JALP5uSh9EerVz7NW-C95l_z5lfxWPUKli3EXbUHErFbWHY_-rHb0s4FzFxQUX93gJW4wZpXuz6__QT2Q/s475/59245307._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="295" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SfQaMjreZl5fJiP4MIF_BzRq6_48tsGy0xlRmP7DIVzhDbuKbY3S-mEKr_kgrauX0f_H-Qbru3J59P-iWfHw6O5Ag4Hzh-N6N8-B7a7P9JALP5uSh9EerVz7NW-C95l_z5lfxWPUKli3EXbUHErFbWHY_-rHb0s4FzFxQUX93gJW4wZpXuz6__QT2Q/w398-h640/59245307._SY475_.jpg" width="398" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px;"><br /></span></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Title: Unforgiven</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Series: Deep Ops Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Author: Rebecca Zanetti</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif">July 7Th 2022</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> July 9Th 2022</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span id="freeText3750791859235722227" style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Run:<br />Gemma Falls never expected to use her game theory expertise to outrun a killer. But for years, that skill is all that kept her one step ahead of a deadly stalker. When Gemma gets the chance to teach at D.C. University, she hopes she and her young daughter have found a safe harbor. The only flaw is the arrogant philosophy professor who’s always underfoot giving unwanted advice—in his sexy British accent . . .<br /><br />Hide:<br />Jethro Hanson has blood on his hands. He’s working within ivy-covered university halls now, but he knows that his work with the Deep Ops team and the deadly acts he once committed for the sake of Queen and country place him beyond forgiveness—until he meets Gemma . . .<br /><br />Seek:<br />Soon, the passion between them stuns them both. But when Jethro discovers a threat is fast overtaking her, he must choose between the redemption he seeks—and releasing the ever-present killer inside . . .</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZvOJ4KgsU-XD_q9pCumdN1FfYpAz_qvFd_6P9SXX0XTeDsf8YY74BmqCdj4TqrRrsuOUrlbSd4q1CS6g7kXvPll_ATJ6U0PfA2tEKTJfyaKvWuEzY9UZk6TeWtj0-Azdo3XG39qGsjhdvd9LnKJyDeI5lyzSF632A3t0SPpBK1wIHXWgL-QYHDSHGw/s640/5stars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkZvOJ4KgsU-XD_q9pCumdN1FfYpAz_qvFd_6P9SXX0XTeDsf8YY74BmqCdj4TqrRrsuOUrlbSd4q1CS6g7kXvPll_ATJ6U0PfA2tEKTJfyaKvWuEzY9UZk6TeWtj0-Azdo3XG39qGsjhdvd9LnKJyDeI5lyzSF632A3t0SPpBK1wIHXWgL-QYHDSHGw/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"> 5 Professor Badass Stars</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrl1uNW5XDm09A7YinP8u1vy8U8f0h0q-3-E8dEpsauU7o4Da1gvAH3DzorDpJ7RnvSeRGbP2pLs2EfSehPEYz-hcmdJHz4bV5VdaZwKl03Ph8zd3nRaHLgOLmMvchRz_OtO9mXnNPpU7fM4hxUTbHdIONMJCAM6Q-nEAY7Aqia-Vq45_52tyOzQmMmg/s480/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="480" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrl1uNW5XDm09A7YinP8u1vy8U8f0h0q-3-E8dEpsauU7o4Da1gvAH3DzorDpJ7RnvSeRGbP2pLs2EfSehPEYz-hcmdJHz4bV5VdaZwKl03Ph8zd3nRaHLgOLmMvchRz_OtO9mXnNPpU7fM4hxUTbHdIONMJCAM6Q-nEAY7Aqia-Vq45_52tyOzQmMmg/w640-h358/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #a64d79; font-size: large;">May have mild spoilers</span></b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">God I love Rebecca Zanetti. Her writing just speaks to me...... and it says "buy all my books because they are awesome" lol. I haven't read a book of Rebecca's yet that I didn't love. She is a auto buy for me. I first fell in love with Rebecca's writing when I read her Dark Protector series( which is one of my all time favorites), if you haven't read that series and love Paranormal romance check it out it's sooooo Good. Every series after DP that I have read were great. I love them all but, Deep ops holds a special place in my heart. I just fell in love with this ragtag group of badasses. Wolfe has always been my favorite, but Jethro is a close second.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWnGkUx0n4bINI8JaaUZzvbDNjoPz9u6Bo2VW3tQIJ-V5VG-tdneCXb-tTeFKlSdvDDIddbnR5bvoBUi3I4yX03ylvnHE1nvmKQy4_gUohB_9sgYK91Kh4oqX-dFupLhyElWK_K1hiecH-VzXMU9o72HxyWAvVuoRpFruZlQe0zjvt9NUrLSpkZOGwA/s430/keep-talking-im-obssessed-with-your-accent.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="242" data-original-width="430" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsWnGkUx0n4bINI8JaaUZzvbDNjoPz9u6Bo2VW3tQIJ-V5VG-tdneCXb-tTeFKlSdvDDIddbnR5bvoBUi3I4yX03ylvnHE1nvmKQy4_gUohB_9sgYK91Kh4oqX-dFupLhyElWK_K1hiecH-VzXMU9o72HxyWAvVuoRpFruZlQe0zjvt9NUrLSpkZOGwA/w640-h360/keep-talking-im-obssessed-with-your-accent.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Jethro is everything you could want in a man. Sexy, alpha, badass, British, smart, caring, and loyal. I loved getting to know him, and his background more. Gemma was amazing too. I love how brave she was. She was smart, a fighter, and protective of her daughter. Trudy was adorable. my ovaries exploded every time one of the big, strong, badass warrior let Trudy wrap them around her tiny finger. I love that Jethro and Gemma took their time got to know each other and built trust before they went deep with each other. They made a sexy couple and a sweet little family.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScFhPMRFHAs_iw9UZVJgkzRPDHtxH2u7AKBgS81ZgsgrhfzmasRYyxe4SVQd360xesQRSRIBr263tQ9kb9Fsu687TYp-zc6c6jRKgR6IldR-7AAyoyqYFK-vlgzHhQd_BAfaBcJHSpZoygNXOtfJ2T9luusA8fFcKLsTFpW9uxXRF6gaGSR8dKy2qOw/s319/I4SJ.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="176" data-original-width="319" height="353" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScFhPMRFHAs_iw9UZVJgkzRPDHtxH2u7AKBgS81ZgsgrhfzmasRYyxe4SVQd360xesQRSRIBr263tQ9kb9Fsu687TYp-zc6c6jRKgR6IldR-7AAyoyqYFK-vlgzHhQd_BAfaBcJHSpZoygNXOtfJ2T9luusA8fFcKLsTFpW9uxXRF6gaGSR8dKy2qOw/w640-h353/I4SJ.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wolfe! Omg Wolfe was cracking me up all through the book, and with him being Jethro's best friend he was in the book a lot. I can't wait to see Wolfe become a daddy. Sexy British twins Oliver and Ian were new to the series and can I just say they fit right in. I really hope Rebecca writes stories for them too. It was fun getting to visit with all the past couples and of course Roscoe. Sexy Lawyer Scott was in this book and I felt some sparks between him and a little Deep Ops Blond. This book was action packed, funny, sweet and sexy I can't wait for the next book in the series!</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2XO7HdljD_gBDK7scnJSwPA_7i04YzbnxPBp-4rexu1-O3PIppZ5jQVoQ826_fp_0KXqR8Z2tYYLP9LkEl5ImIbhlnWszfV_oO-49SIY06e1eyjvEGTqGi5knkzBM1xrCSXrpfCyR_3j2w6TpUv37QnJRZ9G1p_GR3XyTyOQrl5IINLLaTVRckPZOw/s400/jkjjkjkj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje2XO7HdljD_gBDK7scnJSwPA_7i04YzbnxPBp-4rexu1-O3PIppZ5jQVoQ826_fp_0KXqR8Z2tYYLP9LkEl5ImIbhlnWszfV_oO-49SIY06e1eyjvEGTqGi5knkzBM1xrCSXrpfCyR_3j2w6TpUv37QnJRZ9G1p_GR3XyTyOQrl5IINLLaTVRckPZOw/w640-h320/jkjjkjkj.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-77243829735103505482022-04-20T14:33:00.003-07:002022-04-20T14:40:52.892-07:00The Other Half of the Grave<p><b><span style="color: #38761d;"> </span><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #38761d; font-size: x-large;"> </span><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: x-large;">Book Review of </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px;">The Other Half of the Grave</span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtzTUPIq8gTDUTP0Rw_pYUbPAkn_L5K4JCYM6iCWW883sfypHutXIwKq3hxWcOrCJisrnu18W4h0v1ZAlDYSO58AQb19xixCsVFbDFGVNyQNF5iQSzWdoiMG6wjCFRSBJ5ef4TAeeRLLDLPaZ2kew8SGhIuZQEnxvrLk6L4IiSrB6--Nh0_4edhaHTvg/s475/48736292._SY475_.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: large;"><b>Series: The Night Huntress Series</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Author: Jeaniene Frost</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif">April 26th 2022</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif">April 20, 2022</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>The Blurb: </b></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">There are two sides to every story–and the sizzling British alpha vampire, Bones, has a lot to say…</span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Ever wondered what Bones was thinking and feeling when he and half-vampire Cat Crawfield first met? Or how their story might differ if he were the one telling it? Now, relive the beginning of Cat and Bones' bestselling love story through Bones' point of view, which reveals a darker, sexier take on their early days, as well as a deeper dive into Bones' past, the vampire world, and other things that Cat didn't see when their story was told only through her eyes in Halfway to the Grave.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Cat had her say. Now, it's Bones' turn.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkEt-B-asOp3kjQXzB9hhIFfpI6KmjPTIDU7j5TtuETP9Yv952Lfbf6A5fT_S-rL2G9NQO4AvYy7GwCmcsAb5r9pSQ36Y1mLMiv-kG6B24vAjn1V5be1TKMRMlBgL2Z7PCI-GI7h0yKuroG_etGrZEH1sRQNdZIIZ6-6wTx21_J5qUf1FmYdk-h3j2g/s640/5stars.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkEt-B-asOp3kjQXzB9hhIFfpI6KmjPTIDU7j5TtuETP9Yv952Lfbf6A5fT_S-rL2G9NQO4AvYy7GwCmcsAb5r9pSQ36Y1mLMiv-kG6B24vAjn1V5be1TKMRMlBgL2Z7PCI-GI7h0yKuroG_etGrZEH1sRQNdZIIZ6-6wTx21_J5qUf1FmYdk-h3j2g/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: xx-large;">5 Worth the wait Stars</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgHE_ih-LrBAIhD7u1CUGL2V9N3rKFr_rfvaywxHaaYmlrekXyswb2ne1rgj-7ShGjYtBMn6zEfsMh0oHw9EH598oMiZwrpznXWNrj2r--x1z0148NXDR-KKu4RhJGKxzuMBW7TU1dNIiPBf2rx97gYeRiUOvbWbaM6JWLXLBnJCoKOrNyqRy8KYNEg/s358/200.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="358" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMgHE_ih-LrBAIhD7u1CUGL2V9N3rKFr_rfvaywxHaaYmlrekXyswb2ne1rgj-7ShGjYtBMn6zEfsMh0oHw9EH598oMiZwrpznXWNrj2r--x1z0148NXDR-KKu4RhJGKxzuMBW7TU1dNIiPBf2rx97gYeRiUOvbWbaM6JWLXLBnJCoKOrNyqRy8KYNEg/w640-h358/200.gif" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I absolutely love Bones and Cat!! They are one of my all time favorite couples ever. I have reread their books so many times I have lost count. When it comes to this couple and this paranormal world I will never get enough. Reading The Other Half of the Grave was like coming home. I enjoyed every single word of this book. I loved getting to see things from Bones perspective. It made me fall more in love with him and I didn't think that was possible. Seeing Cat through Bones eyes added depth to her and that is saying something since I know I have reread the series at least 7 times. I didn't put this book down and read it straight through now I wish I could have more. As soon as the book ended I thought "I wonder what Bones' perspective is in other books like the Annette- Cat fight, chapter 32(if you know you know!) and the kidnap and torture of Cat from Max, and the whole Gregor thing. I've seen post from Jeaniene Frost saying she will be writing more Vlad books, and I can't wait to read them. Vlad is another one of my all time favorites, but I really REALLY hope Mrs Frost writes more books from Bones pov. I would read anything with Bones and Cat in it. Getting to live in their world again made me so happy. Now that I am finished with this book it has me craving more so I think I will have to reread One Foot in the Grave to pick up were this book leaves off. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves Bones and Cat and all who love Paranormal Romance, and I hope and pray there will be more Bones pov books in the future.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXbHw4-g4w7Kxj4LVakVMZNHkD-C5YBruEkrSfSBjOvVxntz1VZ8b8ybDHruqw4auyHR7DlU-kLKDk_ieacut7W91nfLidedq4hoT3vth1nxk3-yulM6c8lrvchkpgRbWNArMEiCaEYRwTdQjbyIwP9V-6loDEMCfrXJHcdndx9UpX1S4K9jZ6HO5Ng/s480/giphy%20(1).gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="303" data-original-width="480" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwXbHw4-g4w7Kxj4LVakVMZNHkD-C5YBruEkrSfSBjOvVxntz1VZ8b8ybDHruqw4auyHR7DlU-kLKDk_ieacut7W91nfLidedq4hoT3vth1nxk3-yulM6c8lrvchkpgRbWNArMEiCaEYRwTdQjbyIwP9V-6loDEMCfrXJHcdndx9UpX1S4K9jZ6HO5Ng/w640-h404/giphy%20(1).gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">Book Review of Things We Never Got Over</span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjghyUac3XI-50MInPtzQk0wThZ4cg6AC7mL92GW-p99Jw7lKTnPrOGXAklssBpY_sLmmdL90j_k8aXguwPcRcrc2aZ676XVVMAbQCkv2yW1wFNmLITf8222LM3olCXfS49tkXbEY-cw7ZkKumir0TO-OO9efjFok6kR5bgxIDQ9ZPeZwBsdzbCxmLy9Q=s475" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="317" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjghyUac3XI-50MInPtzQk0wThZ4cg6AC7mL92GW-p99Jw7lKTnPrOGXAklssBpY_sLmmdL90j_k8aXguwPcRcrc2aZ676XVVMAbQCkv2yW1wFNmLITf8222LM3olCXfS49tkXbEY-cw7ZkKumir0TO-OO9efjFok6kR5bgxIDQ9ZPeZwBsdzbCxmLy9Q=w268-h400" width="268" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /><span style="color: #0b5394;"><br /></span></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Title: Things We Never Got Over</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Series: </span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Author: Lucy Score</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 13th 2022</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif">January 26 2022</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Blurb: </span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Bearded, bad-boy barber Knox prefers to live his life the way he takes his coffee: Alone. Unless you count his basset hound, Waylon. Knox doesn’t tolerate drama, even when it comes in the form of a stranded runaway bride.</span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Naomi wasn’t just running away from her wedding. She was riding to the rescue of her estranged twin to Knockemout, Virginia, a rough-around-the-edges town where disputes are settled the old-fashioned way…with fists and beer. Usually in that order.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Too bad for Naomi her evil twin hasn’t changed at all. After helping herself to Naomi’s car and cash, Tina leaves her with something unexpected. The niece Naomi didn’t know she had. Now she’s stuck in town with no car, no job, no plan, and no home with an 11-year-old going on thirty to take care of.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">There’s a reason Knox doesn’t do complications or high-maintenance women, especially not the romantic ones. But since Naomi’s life imploded right in front of him, the least he can do is help her out of her jam. And just as soon as she stops getting into new trouble he can leave her alone and get back to his peaceful, solitary life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">At least, that’s the plan until the trouble turns to real danger.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #0b5394; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVvIrPdqbk84TJ6jYW4gcU3Bu8SH6K8xhWQtZ1RYf63Fz9zESyHRtsCnrTIJjA3K2tCoxjIvJXEhaSFV11mkKiVqbffT4IWwkQaom3UNT_yi96L1vV8c-vsD_fSu-HqHrPSXNSRIcWiLjme-5ld2nQXEsJIb2Eq8u96KYBLJJA9Qs46686ISDbmYRACg=s640" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhVvIrPdqbk84TJ6jYW4gcU3Bu8SH6K8xhWQtZ1RYf63Fz9zESyHRtsCnrTIJjA3K2tCoxjIvJXEhaSFV11mkKiVqbffT4IWwkQaom3UNT_yi96L1vV8c-vsD_fSu-HqHrPSXNSRIcWiLjme-5ld2nQXEsJIb2Eq8u96KYBLJJA9Qs46686ISDbmYRACg=w640-h108" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">5 Everything I wanted Stars</span></b></div></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqEEW1EA0UesSpSRvZ62qu322GETZuhfnrgVqUoMoVrX0uETp4dUdK602alQjoRpC-lEAJU4GucWtgHdCAfmQJqZJ2muyL9pNYWI06IR1wXlAsBXZUMH58CLeJ5d7k6vlavmBG1L2clCw-XhQxMLc9PS6EXL5JGDa5GalXkQWcSVAem6Xy0Wu3IAfhEQ=s498" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="498" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqEEW1EA0UesSpSRvZ62qu322GETZuhfnrgVqUoMoVrX0uETp4dUdK602alQjoRpC-lEAJU4GucWtgHdCAfmQJqZJ2muyL9pNYWI06IR1wXlAsBXZUMH58CLeJ5d7k6vlavmBG1L2clCw-XhQxMLc9PS6EXL5JGDa5GalXkQWcSVAem6Xy0Wu3IAfhEQ=w640-h360" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">OMG I loved this damn book so much. This was my first Lucy Score book and I'm obsessed. I was totally hooked from the first few pages and I every time I had to sit the book down to do things like cook for my kids, take a shower or go to bed I thought about this book the whole time. I couldn't wait to get back to it and see what happened next. I was so engrossed in Naomi and Knox's life that I've been having a book hangover for the last two days. I haven't read any WOW books in a while( you know the books that are so good they stick with you forever) This book was definitely a WOW book for me. I loved every single thing about this book and I wouldn't change anything.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaaxTXL_DIb1leNv7m1bGUk86Lb6S8NDsqRaITQ7Odldx7RMj70YXX-suOSNV977eRK8C69v0g__xEl2qvG_hWs044UX32pSDT2pPH8gzfXTS53_4NYuhi49bOiu9rQeqHjfmDcXbPDUdPysXy8HzoWKHHPmfu3HKrAGQcrZOWfu9M7JEbufCB6Vregg=s220" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="220" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaaxTXL_DIb1leNv7m1bGUk86Lb6S8NDsqRaITQ7Odldx7RMj70YXX-suOSNV977eRK8C69v0g__xEl2qvG_hWs044UX32pSDT2pPH8gzfXTS53_4NYuhi49bOiu9rQeqHjfmDcXbPDUdPysXy8HzoWKHHPmfu3HKrAGQcrZOWfu9M7JEbufCB6Vregg=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Knox was so hot. I fell madly in love with the grumpy, tattooed, sexy, giving, and protective Knox. He could do no wrong in my book. Even when he was being a Jerk and there were a few times he was showing his ass I still understood him, empathized with him, and loved him. Naomi was just as amazing. No matter what life threw at her she just kept going. Making the best of her life. She was smart, sweet, strong, and she had such a big heart it was hard not to love her and hope she got everything she dreamed of. Waylay was so cute. I loved that little girl like she was a real person. I felt her pain, and her fear to love and trust. I loved how well she handled all the bad stuff in her young life and I loved her potty mouth lol.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD-954R9iTXEhmZ9wvVn0-7P3Wif2tYdQ21RYo9LYudoCzvgigxplXxUeayT1D_FfVJU_WYkm4moqlBBKv0Y6rDqPYFmfLgoo6OJkbUXeVsMTHUG8G3hxT75NESCvzBEQeTPNwkmNDJBNJK691FdKQcvMqWZpL-bAd4odNQEBXxTi6n2I7VweH7pNj7w=s450" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="300" data-original-width="450" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgD-954R9iTXEhmZ9wvVn0-7P3Wif2tYdQ21RYo9LYudoCzvgigxplXxUeayT1D_FfVJU_WYkm4moqlBBKv0Y6rDqPYFmfLgoo6OJkbUXeVsMTHUG8G3hxT75NESCvzBEQeTPNwkmNDJBNJK691FdKQcvMqWZpL-bAd4odNQEBXxTi6n2I7VweH7pNj7w=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Knox and Naomi were so good together. I felt their love, their passion through the pages of this book. Their connection felt real. The book really took it's time deeply developing their relationship. The timing was perfect not too fast and not too slow. It was easy to see Knox and Naomi were made for each other. I loved them as a couple. Not only did I love the main couple I loved the secondary characters as well. They were all so well written and interesting that I couldn't help but love them too. Nash, Lucy, Sloane, Liza, Stef, Fi, and Lina were all great and I am hoping they all got their own books. Nash and Lina had some sparks. So did Lucy and Sloane. I loved that Lina (who was Knox's ex) wasn't catty or mean. She didn't try to come between Naomi and Knox she was just friendly to Naomi, and all around a cool person. The town was great and helpful. This book had it all. It was sweet, sexy, heart warming, and funny. I loved the ending and the bonus epilogue was so cute. Lucy Score now has a new fangirl and I have to go see what other books of hers I need to buy!</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNk0tnAN1KfjSiAHZpEKNupXe8N3cn3LNvC3sx8eJ4xFDZoMrpNNx60-0NGLozGuZ8Q4fPie7hW1IZ5pJsk_km4fHwGvE8M39xK9UTxBSihaYhk2f_vWr2DoHBx41WXaHyN9MNDo-c4u4X9GR40qjlKGAGsipi6TZo-6eI0a4sbTBSjP-Tn2m5bUz8wg=s500" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="212" data-original-width="500" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNk0tnAN1KfjSiAHZpEKNupXe8N3cn3LNvC3sx8eJ4xFDZoMrpNNx60-0NGLozGuZ8Q4fPie7hW1IZ5pJsk_km4fHwGvE8M39xK9UTxBSihaYhk2f_vWr2DoHBx41WXaHyN9MNDo-c4u4X9GR40qjlKGAGsipi6TZo-6eI0a4sbTBSjP-Tn2m5bUz8wg=w640-h272" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #0b5394;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">Book Review of Immortal's Honor(</span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">Dark Protectors </span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Series</span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">)</span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrg-GnyFrLNurI_S1_2dl2pxFb6r25Nzk_hPXEGAMoOmfgjSSVw4oUploOX8nDLYviLLHfJqjNYJd_znPNr9VskBOr32myj29AR3qHYd0l6nWsG0kfzWdQTLhG9tPwZKALgUqUgI9E9BOR/s346/57424739.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;">Series: Dark Protectors Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">Author: Rebecca Zanetti</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif">December 7th 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif">December1st 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb:</span><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>First comes danger . . .</i></b></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When Vampire-Demon Sam Kyllwood discovers he’s the keeper of some mysterious circle, he laughs it off. When he finds out that his younger brother is supposed to fight to the death in said circle, he snaps right to furious. And that’s before he starts uncontrollably making things explode —it turns out it’s never too late to develop deadly new immortal abilities. But even those explosions are nothing compared to what happens when he tries to handle a very suspicious, brilliant and beyond sexy human female whose piercing eyes ignite a heat that rages deliciously outside even his unbreakable control…</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Then comes desire . . .</i></b><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Honor McDovall is one of the best interrogators Homeland Security has ever had. But no matter how well she appears to fit in, her mystical gifts are slowly driving her mad. She doesn't understand them, she doesn't want them, but for now, she'll use them to detect and defeat danger until she completely loses her mind. Unfortunately, her job brings her face to face with the deadliest man she's ever met—and she senses Sam is even more gifted than she is. Yet once they kiss, she realizes he's also more dangerous than the enemies suddenly coming from every direction. Good thing they both like to play with fire . . .</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5m7dh4WVDId7RHIsiqy7-pZJQ5OUrO5n2v62IskO_B55NtYu6xL_1jxBQAXa-noy5FSC-ciVB9hNzXIXe12ygXllXKQdiNmtYRHJDBNJLj3NgsJzmqsxYFXTmTfycm9tz7jjJR5dSH0-/s640/5stars.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5m7dh4WVDId7RHIsiqy7-pZJQ5OUrO5n2v62IskO_B55NtYu6xL_1jxBQAXa-noy5FSC-ciVB9hNzXIXe12ygXllXKQdiNmtYRHJDBNJLj3NgsJzmqsxYFXTmTfycm9tz7jjJR5dSH0-/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">5 Being the Keeper Stars</span></b></div></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote></blockquote><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UxibwPVaZ52pzcE1Lw4XAV8gL4x845792KpL-PF09kOe5cN3a4M2yANhywLCto2tM5N6TGEm2uCZZ_CkynbWG6V-FIhU9qeLan7yDlx0L2hlqwS2D47pAwOL9uXIB47OqNEoG0ChKvtp/s540/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7UxibwPVaZ52pzcE1Lw4XAV8gL4x845792KpL-PF09kOe5cN3a4M2yANhywLCto2tM5N6TGEm2uCZZ_CkynbWG6V-FIhU9qeLan7yDlx0L2hlqwS2D47pAwOL9uXIB47OqNEoG0ChKvtp/w640-h640/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">OMG I have a book hangover. I finished this book two days ago and have not been able to get it out of my mind at all. Immortal's Honor was Sam Kyllwood's book. I loved Sam so much and couldn't wait for his story. I feel like Sam always took a backseat to his brothers, Zane, the demon King, and Logan a member of the Seven. It was nice to see him shine and get to know him better. Time is really starting to speed up in this book. 14 books in and I can't get enough of this world. I can't believe that Hope is 18. I love seeing her , Pax and Drake growing up. And with each book the series plot getting more exciting. I have no Idea where Rebecca Zanetti is taking me with this series, but I'm all in.</span></span><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMhzhzCu99zTI8rsmwTR-f4W1Lp4xEzEN_Jmo05kgSevDLI5xmXuP_GW99AxMYP9x7ipk2l3bQume9HDMsV1kv54ZNVXF1NAnp8f9wjdpWrjNdfB7hOCCkW5iBdp2OrijRYJsUgvVQf_P/s400/a5309277-c9f4-4618-836f-9f44d39bc49a_text.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="400" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDMhzhzCu99zTI8rsmwTR-f4W1Lp4xEzEN_Jmo05kgSevDLI5xmXuP_GW99AxMYP9x7ipk2l3bQume9HDMsV1kv54ZNVXF1NAnp8f9wjdpWrjNdfB7hOCCkW5iBdp2OrijRYJsUgvVQf_P/w640-h264/a5309277-c9f4-4618-836f-9f44d39bc49a_text.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sam was sexy, in control, protective, and badass which is typical for Rebecca's heroes, but Sam like all the others was uniquely different and special in his own way. Sam wanted to fix everything for everyone and was under a ton of pressure. Sam became the Keeper of the place were the seven and Ulric will have their final battle. He became said Keeper to help protect his niece Hope. Honor McDovall was a psychologist that helped Homeland security with interrogations. I loved that even though Honor was smart and caring she was also brave, never gave up and kicked ass. She didn't wait for a man to save her she fought with everything she had. Honor and Sam were very cute together. Honor was one lucky girl because Sam was so yummy.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWAhnmdQjPjTXRQa58YiNRQFOVnkKaCfpddWZbcD1-f4Oc0siYxk_0O9E74bRc8NWWCTfS-_ZsHDfwLiBfio7QEu3wKG1fgBklTqa8SK100s4FgwJHsS538_AI6vQGnpkgkrdwZ4kuUyt/s356/200+%25281%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="356" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVWAhnmdQjPjTXRQa58YiNRQFOVnkKaCfpddWZbcD1-f4Oc0siYxk_0O9E74bRc8NWWCTfS-_ZsHDfwLiBfio7QEu3wKG1fgBklTqa8SK100s4FgwJHsS538_AI6vQGnpkgkrdwZ4kuUyt/w640-h360/200+%25281%2529.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This book really had me guessing. I didn't see the mini show down with Sam and Ulric coming and I was shocked about General Jaydon's evil plan. I'm surprised that Drake didn't kill him. I loved that we got some Talen and Dage time in this book. There was a cute surprise cameo from our favorite drunk dog from another one of Rebecca's awesome series. Because Sam and Garrett are both members of Bear's MC both Bear and Nessa are in this book a lot. Bear and Nessa were so cute and the sweet little news we readers get in this book about them just melted my heart. I also really love Flynn he is so sweet and protective. I really hope Flynn gets a book maybe a novella after Garrett's book. Hope , Pax, and Drake I am so up in the air when it comes to this love Triangle. With Hope's mom and dad I always wanted them together but with Hope at times I want her with Drake then I want her with Pax. The truth is they both keep things from Hope and that bothers me. Also I can't tell if Drake is evil yet or just believes the lies he was told his whole life. I will say I lean a tiny bit more towards Drake. I would love to see the shit that mating would cause. Not to mention it's really hot when Bad guys reform for the love of their life. Also call me crazy but I kinda want Drake and Hope to bring peace to the two nations. Garrett, Garrett, Garrett the man is a hot mess but God I love him. I can't wait for his book. I have wanted it since he was born in book 3. That little sneak peak at the end for Garrett's book has me super excited.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_Gu5Lik0jwbKeLkyDnulfFq4ovCICB29pjXK-UvYHK97nl8yZuDA9e6Y3ln8xkX8WZGRwaddZT4wdDx5JgsOGY8RnNMVk2C3Pk-4xowa-60_vQAOF3kvfnSzDYF_eYSDU_Ds7WBhnbYn/s400/jkjjkjkj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_Gu5Lik0jwbKeLkyDnulfFq4ovCICB29pjXK-UvYHK97nl8yZuDA9e6Y3ln8xkX8WZGRwaddZT4wdDx5JgsOGY8RnNMVk2C3Pk-4xowa-60_vQAOF3kvfnSzDYF_eYSDU_Ds7WBhnbYn/w400-h200/jkjjkjkj.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-83133667502397911842021-10-30T16:09:00.000-07:002021-10-30T16:09:01.273-07:00Break<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b style="background-color: white; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">Book Review of Break (Bend</span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"> & Break <span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Duet</span></span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">)</span></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #ff00fe; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Title: Break</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Series: Bend and Break Duet</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Author: Grahame Claire</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span></b></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">October 26th 2021</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 30th 2021</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;">My Review</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBueZHEPfWmH0V886VrGqFqc7q5A-24BMqiS_eyDYwSZw2isjrkyedvyhSkz-B2tLiaCQ7UCx-owqnXUKRe-KdSw2S_wvcYP7Iw4mtjapXbtosKCgjTBydTgaF9PBAuoZJit4ji0WHQ8eJ/s640/4.5+starsss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="640" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBueZHEPfWmH0V886VrGqFqc7q5A-24BMqiS_eyDYwSZw2isjrkyedvyhSkz-B2tLiaCQ7UCx-owqnXUKRe-KdSw2S_wvcYP7Iw4mtjapXbtosKCgjTBydTgaF9PBAuoZJit4ji0WHQ8eJ/w640-h120/4.5+starsss.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">4.5 Second Chance Stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbDphkVRP5jlAjkZGuMmYK5pBSFPB9qPrjVMLr_lIfqXeWKUT6ohPzJXY9yPgV2sTJp3RAWxSiw8ebTkCHsnqnCLza0_4DhRB-vWHOopQuT9N50M-TyvutDmqzatQyopwUhs7Nlb1clpi/s498/it-was-so-good-i-enjoyed-that.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="278" data-original-width="498" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgbDphkVRP5jlAjkZGuMmYK5pBSFPB9qPrjVMLr_lIfqXeWKUT6ohPzJXY9yPgV2sTJp3RAWxSiw8ebTkCHsnqnCLza0_4DhRB-vWHOopQuT9N50M-TyvutDmqzatQyopwUhs7Nlb1clpi/w640-h358/it-was-so-good-i-enjoyed-that.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The conclusion to Beau and Cal's story Break was so good. I love second chance romances! I felt Beau and Cal's love in this book. I loved what a strong and supportive protector Cal was. He respected her wishes and was there for her when she needed him most. I loved that Beau wanted Cal and their marriage. She opened up more, let her hurt show. She decided she wasn't going to give him up. She also decided to take her life back. She spoke out about her abuse and let others help her. This book wrapped up a lot of questions I had. Both Alex and Beau's dad got what they had coming to them and it made me so happy! I loved seeing Teague, Pepper, Lexie, Lincoln, Eric, Miss Adeline, Viv and Daniel again, catching up with their lives. Cal's Ma was great. My favorite part of the whole book was when Beau, Lincoln and Teague stood up to their dad. I have been waiting 5 books for that moment. The only thing I didn't like about this book and it was a small thing was Cal calling Beau baby sister. Great read. Great ending for all the Hollingsworth. I loved it!</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTZ5aT77w2NEr7Cgm8gakcy1Iomc7e0oP4k60lYZ0AvP2DScY5hzFMznI-VnEUY80CMgSWEWRoOiLP_xz4Pc0WScMHs0CllWanLrW38Noc217a8WrJVGC6UjMcBO3W4F2zZPLh89p2UxZ/s500/icegif-844.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="229" data-original-width="500" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlTZ5aT77w2NEr7Cgm8gakcy1Iomc7e0oP4k60lYZ0AvP2DScY5hzFMznI-VnEUY80CMgSWEWRoOiLP_xz4Pc0WScMHs0CllWanLrW38Noc217a8WrJVGC6UjMcBO3W4F2zZPLh89p2UxZ/w640-h294/icegif-844.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEG41uce9dOtQGjJknCmlOFqEPwgUEnh_6ZQHhXJ6BT6Us0kNA2hJ5zhYzYo0pX14zYHFI4ijtjJnNO7oI0Pg-O14NlkWB6__wqYStvVYtOvFaOYAaF8GtrOY282gSUeb4jqKt0SKP9S6/s470/57699438._SX318_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxEG41uce9dOtQGjJknCmlOFqEPwgUEnh_6ZQHhXJ6BT6Us0kNA2hJ5zhYzYo0pX14zYHFI4ijtjJnNO7oI0Pg-O14NlkWB6__wqYStvVYtOvFaOYAaF8GtrOY282gSUeb4jqKt0SKP9S6/w271-h400/57699438._SX318_.jpg" width="271" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Title: Bend</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Series: Bend and Break Duet</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Author: Grahame Claire</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">September 28th 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">OCt 29th 2021</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYG4SHJKdSO6C_F_BZWJVfYldHMe0PbOgZrrlhcjB_zFxwthw9qGkjBNV7761Q4dELQDrflPaHJzwtkN25poyFMCMlLXH5OJh3lI8JcL3yx_vvUq1_hcTsoMf03j5J8cnc1rg6Zw-T3_DU/s640/4-stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYG4SHJKdSO6C_F_BZWJVfYldHMe0PbOgZrrlhcjB_zFxwthw9qGkjBNV7761Q4dELQDrflPaHJzwtkN25poyFMCMlLXH5OJh3lI8JcL3yx_vvUq1_hcTsoMf03j5J8cnc1rg6Zw-T3_DU/w640-h136/4-stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;">4 Cal Stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ff00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9tITA350KqJ-txR-d7zdrdUdkP_9QZuvASHl-7etPtmdJRWgVnH-vA3gO6cPx5YqzY0qPY3NDdGTsnoUUFWqu1FQHV9CcBRlMIiZfXQ72P03TU1edsNzA7yZkNZx2uepegsfZ37pYN91/s480/giphy+%25282%2529.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim9tITA350KqJ-txR-d7zdrdUdkP_9QZuvASHl-7etPtmdJRWgVnH-vA3gO6cPx5YqzY0qPY3NDdGTsnoUUFWqu1FQHV9CcBRlMIiZfXQ72P03TU1edsNzA7yZkNZx2uepegsfZ37pYN91/w640-h360/giphy+%25282%2529.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I knew there was something going on with Cal and Beau in past books and I knew it was gonna be good, but Grahame Claire really brought the drama. This book had me all over the place. I was mad, I laughed and I rooted for Cal and Beau. On a side note I also rooted that really bad things would happen to Beau's dad and Alex. Just saying! Samuel Hollingsworth was such a rotting bastard. He had me raging so bad while reading I thought the vein in forehead would pop.</span></span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 400;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zRkuudBmEINULOjuFbp4p-FHsI-St65yjovGBPGjx-ylJSzahiXBgGYfQKnZtc3raCC2TOhjBJXwHaWCIYUeHkdx94fmpUyrJ5rE5-KawtYsjGEstvWoodtFM70a6cpodETeb-AibcYK/s360/200+%25282%2529.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="360" height="356" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zRkuudBmEINULOjuFbp4p-FHsI-St65yjovGBPGjx-ylJSzahiXBgGYfQKnZtc3raCC2TOhjBJXwHaWCIYUeHkdx94fmpUyrJ5rE5-KawtYsjGEstvWoodtFM70a6cpodETeb-AibcYK/w640-h356/200+%25282%2529.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I liked Beau a lot but I loved Cal. I felt so bad for him feeling like he wasn't good enough. Cal and Beau had such a deep connection and past hurts that complicated their relationship. I felt so much for both of them. I truly hated Alex and Samuel Hollingsworth and I can't tell you how many times I screamed idle threats at those fictional characters. It drove me crazy that Beau, and really her two brothers too, let their dad run their lives and treat them the way he did. I really wanted Beau to tell her father to fuck off. Alex too. It drove me crazy. I loved all the dogs they bring such cuteness to the story. The ending omg the damn ending...... Why Grahame Claire why do you do this to me???? I hope in the second book Samuel and Alex get theirs......</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUstUW6TOsntZgzrOjzj8-k7l3kl1RfTp0q7sAEvc1ag355-WpmuUoed_uDYcGXFDJC9ORsnpViDZM4IDPZZfXbJpHwMItlHYB2UlxU64d0WNaEFjL9TfODPvgdBSOd2r9qfbHgMeianN/s400/aveabrb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGUstUW6TOsntZgzrOjzj8-k7l3kl1RfTp0q7sAEvc1ag355-WpmuUoed_uDYcGXFDJC9ORsnpViDZM4IDPZZfXbJpHwMItlHYB2UlxU64d0WNaEFjL9TfODPvgdBSOd2r9qfbHgMeianN/w400-h200/aveabrb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">Book Review of </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px;">Breaking Badger </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">(</span></span><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 24px;">Honey Badger Chronicles</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">)</span></span></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #bf9000;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><b>Title: </b></span><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Breaking Badger </span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Series: </b><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Honey Badger Chronicles</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Author: </b><span itemprop="name">Shelly Laurenston</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span></b><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">August 31st 2021</span></span></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oct 18th 2021</span></span></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">The Blurb: </span></b></div><div style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"> </span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It’s instinct that drives Finn Malone to rescue a bunch of hard battling honey badgers. The Siberian tiger shifter just can’t bear to see his fellow shifters harmed. But no way can Finn have a houseful of honey badgers when he also has two brothers with no patience. Things just go from bad to worse when the badgers rudely ejected from his home turn out to be the only ones who can help him solve a family tragedy. He’s just not sure he can even get back into the badgers’ good graces. Since badgers lack graces of any kind . . .</span></div><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Mads knows her teammates aren’t about to forgive the cats that were so rude to them, but moody Finn isn’t so bad. And he’s cute! The badger part of her understands Finn’s burning need to avenge his father’s death—after all, vengeance is her favorite pastime. So Mads sets about helping Finn settle his family’s score, which has its perks, since she gets to avoid her own family drama. Besides, fighting side by side with Finn is her kind of fun—especially when she can get in a hot and heavy snuggle with her very own growling, eye-rolling, and utterly irresistible kitty-cat . . .</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrRebRgnk69atFSbZVmkjesf8LwGqn-_sbObBoQW9ocsoZ68lrrpkY65RWIBJDSu1GIPWL7smAy31viIRiQYOr5jp47VOqFK5Y8D1DflVeqUFRXPDGKRaVMTXdv-niYSN4q8351txMPBP/s640/3.5stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="153" data-original-width="640" height="154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIrRebRgnk69atFSbZVmkjesf8LwGqn-_sbObBoQW9ocsoZ68lrrpkY65RWIBJDSu1GIPWL7smAy31viIRiQYOr5jp47VOqFK5Y8D1DflVeqUFRXPDGKRaVMTXdv-niYSN4q8351txMPBP/w640-h154/3.5stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;">3.5 Honey Badgers of books past Stars</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfoQDDURXIBvBaI0F9ATzzaaL8bYSe8_8f47rINrVDtz52DrUYxLP-crMIJDQxb1ATOOOeHhHQTNWKhg0ipCtQWhbwVg0p3VbEEklp7BGQBirIUSym0nwzYg-kJdXv-G64e5STZEAzozU/s480/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfoQDDURXIBvBaI0F9ATzzaaL8bYSe8_8f47rINrVDtz52DrUYxLP-crMIJDQxb1ATOOOeHhHQTNWKhg0ipCtQWhbwVg0p3VbEEklp7BGQBirIUSym0nwzYg-kJdXv-G64e5STZEAzozU/w640-h360/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">I love Shelly Laurenston. I enjoy how funny and crazy her shifter books are. Especially her honey badgers. I loved the first 3 books in this series but even though I liked this one I didn't love it. I wanted more romance. This book was funny and the plot flowed well. I was never bored. I like both Finn and Mads. I felt the book really needed more of them. There was to much side story going on taking away from Mads and the love part of the book. I didn't feel their love and it made me not connect to them as a couple. Now I loved the pride series and I loved the Mackilligans sisters. I enjoyed seeing them in this book but it seemed they were more of a star then Mads. So while I enjoyed reading this book and I loved spending time with past favorites I had to rate it a bit lower because this was suppose to be Mads and Finns book and I felt like they got ripped off.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxVBFjCaHj-VXgJJJQDQX6BHfMyEZic9LoXNEaxaqkzglMARCXjjdwG6SPo7p1JVODnBX79AEt8itQBsngLz7SmWDokm1TDHIQXQLuT4AmOxfYHL-FYpV8vuf9mblfzB4nv8e_JoF9Epa/s400/jkjjkjkj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicxVBFjCaHj-VXgJJJQDQX6BHfMyEZic9LoXNEaxaqkzglMARCXjjdwG6SPo7p1JVODnBX79AEt8itQBsngLz7SmWDokm1TDHIQXQLuT4AmOxfYHL-FYpV8vuf9mblfzB4nv8e_JoF9Epa/w400-h200/jkjjkjkj.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #181818; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-64197457783709993642021-08-24T12:32:00.004-07:002021-08-24T12:32:56.791-07:00Fall<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> <b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">Book Review of Fall (R</span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">ise & Fall <span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Duet</span></span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">)</span></span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #bf9000;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhx1HJbcATC4sH4pitQNZpu3gcjSTwnP6E-46QjsEh7JPDGV549b1-4rfV-oLU5VSugE_FrPJ9TJNIwrl-_mlfb1JncPN3d9KeckAOStaQWpUpbF9k3b_BjDDO-QZGC1gdyBMbLstJmgs/s346/57699404.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="234" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhx1HJbcATC4sH4pitQNZpu3gcjSTwnP6E-46QjsEh7JPDGV549b1-4rfV-oLU5VSugE_FrPJ9TJNIwrl-_mlfb1JncPN3d9KeckAOStaQWpUpbF9k3b_BjDDO-QZGC1gdyBMbLstJmgs/w270-h400/57699404.jpg" width="270" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Title: Fall</b></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Series: Rise and Fall Duet</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Author: Grahame Claire</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">August 24th 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">August 23th 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Blurb:</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I have one thing in my life more important than anything else.</span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Protecting my brother</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Lincoln Hollingsworth is the beautiful distraction who stormed into our lives without so much as a hello.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I thought I hated him.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">He’s determined to prove me wrong, earning pieces of my trust and my heart with every step.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But I should’ve paid attention.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">While I was distracted, my past made a move that could cost me everything.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I’m not ready to lose Lincoln or my brother.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But I can’t keep them if I’m locked in a prison cell.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #bf9000; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #bf9000; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpm94W_m-AXkgL0axHG_ER_lgk8cB9O3Lg909nxzeZ2qaWzIPlwaTx93usK7bA2tbMWwB-lIiXDAfRd1yxCpn349jn4zZFabonl-z7-exf1guzbLnoiDmUVTt1vPCFpbqp5eQrMNMkN-G/s640/4.5+starsss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="119" data-original-width="640" height="120" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpm94W_m-AXkgL0axHG_ER_lgk8cB9O3Lg909nxzeZ2qaWzIPlwaTx93usK7bA2tbMWwB-lIiXDAfRd1yxCpn349jn4zZFabonl-z7-exf1guzbLnoiDmUVTt1vPCFpbqp5eQrMNMkN-G/w640-h120/4.5+starsss.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #bf9000; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;">4.5 What a ride Stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZqtpfdGFnDVNQBpDxY4WCZjtIOmQuyPpLFXan9aSGlzfLQn3b15RXH7ZpeKOUDKomvNzyQyFwbUta1kS9RC5dTFkk98vtNp4ZzD7KY8uK5ryBRVX8TRNvvbiuHEjlO8_n1YnJ2g3gn6Q/s357/200.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="357" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjZqtpfdGFnDVNQBpDxY4WCZjtIOmQuyPpLFXan9aSGlzfLQn3b15RXH7ZpeKOUDKomvNzyQyFwbUta1kS9RC5dTFkk98vtNp4ZzD7KY8uK5ryBRVX8TRNvvbiuHEjlO8_n1YnJ2g3gn6Q/w640-h358/200.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">OMG what a ride. This book had me all over the place with all the twists and turns Grahame Claire hit me with. Lexie and Eric's backstory broke my heart. It really helped me understand were Lexie was coming from and soften me a bit towards her. Lincoln was a shining star for me. I loved all the different sides to him. Lincoln had real growth in this book. Really both Lexie and Lincoln developed a lot as the story went on. I love how deep Lexie and Lincoln's relationship goes.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9w040qSu6_PDrj97cNv7FZo35ZyY4ibNzfuUkVEqF2f4kwx15v-w5Otcl3fB49OS80qUwipjebFNK0gZLdyVImd33dbEa5J74Y4HZsBuVq7ScQ0HbceRXcgP9sJxHNFoPUvD4x1xnEccn/s400/7765374a0709ec45a564bf2697a6ceb9.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="231" data-original-width="400" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9w040qSu6_PDrj97cNv7FZo35ZyY4ibNzfuUkVEqF2f4kwx15v-w5Otcl3fB49OS80qUwipjebFNK0gZLdyVImd33dbEa5J74Y4HZsBuVq7ScQ0HbceRXcgP9sJxHNFoPUvD4x1xnEccn/w640-h370/7765374a0709ec45a564bf2697a6ceb9.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Eric stole my heart in this book. I adored every single moment with Eric in it. I loved getting to catch up with past favorite couples. Beau omg Beau and Cal....... I can't wait for their book. The tension between Beau and Cal OMG. This book was really action packed. There was so much in this book that I was on the edge from page one to the end. Never a dull moment. I still can't stand Lincoln, Beau and Teague's dad. I don't know what evil scheme he was cooking up, but I'm sure we will find out in Beau's book. Overall this book was so good! I can't wait to see what Cal and Beau bring to the series.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXiM6ZCUm_C18mXTau4j2vcK6KE3Z92k5Q-t9JvmTHO-jp9sEtfJ8B0zeG6Tsjp7id9XaImOVUSW008S9r6jSo1r04eT_WCG00hGzld0ar0Y_GSj_uiq47OIgAXmEoP0HIQEwTwd6nqla/s400/aveabrb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJXiM6ZCUm_C18mXTau4j2vcK6KE3Z92k5Q-t9JvmTHO-jp9sEtfJ8B0zeG6Tsjp7id9XaImOVUSW008S9r6jSo1r04eT_WCG00hGzld0ar0Y_GSj_uiq47OIgAXmEoP0HIQEwTwd6nqla/w400-h200/aveabrb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-21537323184412727822021-08-09T22:07:00.001-07:002021-08-09T22:07:28.441-07:00Rise<p><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span><b style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #bf9000;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Book Review of Rise (</span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Fise & Fall </span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Duet</span></span></span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;">)</span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIC5M1Ihj7d_HuRqeg4Ak2y3l3uycNIS4GVW-nWJigcnrgt9gW5PiShLT0gpN27dGz638-Zarkay4-oofC7KnDxK9bLSAg6nCqNTSHvotshVJWzbyStMqBXtSY5aEDCGm6mg3qLW4sIqc/s470/58167230._SX318_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIC5M1Ihj7d_HuRqeg4Ak2y3l3uycNIS4GVW-nWJigcnrgt9gW5PiShLT0gpN27dGz638-Zarkay4-oofC7KnDxK9bLSAg6nCqNTSHvotshVJWzbyStMqBXtSY5aEDCGm6mg3qLW4sIqc/w271-h400/58167230._SX318_.jpg" width="271" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;">Title: Rise</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;">Series: Rise and Fall Duet</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;">Author: Grahame Claire</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">July 20th 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">August 2, 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb: </span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have it all.</span></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">As a titan of New York City real estate, there’s nothing out of my reach.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Money. Power. Success.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">The rise to the top wasn’t easy, but I’ve overcome every obstacle in my way. Including the biggest one.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Then I met her.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">She isn’t afraid to put me in my place. Doesn’t tip toe around me because of who I am.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">And she’s there to witness the most humiliating moment of my life.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">The thing about being on top is there’s a lot further to fall.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Someone wants to see me lose everything.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">And they just may get their wish.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Because I can’t focus on anything except my sister’s best friend.</span></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidegLMEjWQlXYXlKyg0bSJZPcoDuhXBo1htaPOdGcJ6uNfoh2swXq_N29EOqcsFZUJZU88f_GeTAwz6jdTgNW8oTADQCJVbqAihS8bckld-bLKPtr9Js48Qkmrv-e8xmVoj32BlnMME_Je/s640/4-stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidegLMEjWQlXYXlKyg0bSJZPcoDuhXBo1htaPOdGcJ6uNfoh2swXq_N29EOqcsFZUJZU88f_GeTAwz6jdTgNW8oTADQCJVbqAihS8bckld-bLKPtr9Js48Qkmrv-e8xmVoj32BlnMME_Je/w640-h136/4-stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;">4 OMG That Ending Stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoqqgsH3eWZRfKTnaJLxBOH0dDYvzMGNIKM0CLwMVuPoYXhuGgBXBgehVDQr3ZxhTJ6jEBPdIFYWEepcM4cNt1oPvxYXuwtpg4mNjdcgUxBgrNVZpl9vqpy5W2cg7zb2OyT-K9N0rOTQ2/s400/tenor.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="224" data-original-width="400" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGoqqgsH3eWZRfKTnaJLxBOH0dDYvzMGNIKM0CLwMVuPoYXhuGgBXBgehVDQr3ZxhTJ6jEBPdIFYWEepcM4cNt1oPvxYXuwtpg4mNjdcgUxBgrNVZpl9vqpy5W2cg7zb2OyT-K9N0rOTQ2/w640-h358/tenor.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I have wanted Lincoln's story since Crash & Burn ended. He was just so closed off and mysterious. I couldn't wait to get to know what made him tick. I loved Lincoln just like I thought I would. I also really loved Eric he stole the show for me. The relationship between Lincoln and Eric was so cute and heart melting. Lexie was a bit harder for me to warm up too. I could understand were she came from but at times I felt she was too judgy and a bit harsh on Lincoln.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #bf9000; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcNdUtJbJS7c_oJwjxnVe7RuxFAlyOdLMFL_zYnrzndQvv51VbCdY5B8s_GR57p5uiwnS0xXho-JMflc_jxxXBg3AiAh-EPCaWwe4Dqn1xbikMDEopZIUQWkI6lZ1ubbpkdJgiG9Id6-n/s480/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="260" data-original-width="480" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUcNdUtJbJS7c_oJwjxnVe7RuxFAlyOdLMFL_zYnrzndQvv51VbCdY5B8s_GR57p5uiwnS0xXho-JMflc_jxxXBg3AiAh-EPCaWwe4Dqn1xbikMDEopZIUQWkI6lZ1ubbpkdJgiG9Id6-n/w640-h346/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I need to say that I hated and I do mean hated both Lincoln and Lexie's fathers. Other than the fathers I loved the close family inactions. The plot for the most part was really good, though I really needed more romance. This book was a total slow burn, just a bit too slow for me which is why I gave it a 4 star rating instead of 5. The ending of this book. OMG why do you do this too me Grahame Claire?????</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLM6xFB_v4Dc1y8NCKC8KmU7Lc8pktj9SjU64JVIurmQeNu2aTHV7liEfL_i8Dum1rzl8IzA8vHJ7OZA5qNztTVJ2pxNdE0cg8w_p71NqhETZGWVT1Mk0G-O-oWm7uLUukUdF6eF6mEYe/s400/aveabrb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSLM6xFB_v4Dc1y8NCKC8KmU7Lc8pktj9SjU64JVIurmQeNu2aTHV7liEfL_i8Dum1rzl8IzA8vHJ7OZA5qNztTVJ2pxNdE0cg8w_p71NqhETZGWVT1Mk0G-O-oWm7uLUukUdF6eF6mEYe/w400-h200/aveabrb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-1624439489078382292021-05-21T22:09:00.002-07:002021-05-22T18:43:56.067-07:00Rebel's Karma<p> <b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">Book Review of Rebel's Karma(</span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">Dark Protectors </span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Series</span><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif">)</span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdo4ZpwOVuUI1oyqlGs4hf9GkvGfAi3p3X-b4PZmaVsGOUcHZLgHRv_mo5ggTRREDWP7fm2FAUEU4cCCBn5ILjg43aHHr7WBvlVKySHk8tgayAQmdfHXGck0Bnqy0tfntURI6iC3nHfZPq/s346/55869474.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="346" data-original-width="230" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdo4ZpwOVuUI1oyqlGs4hf9GkvGfAi3p3X-b4PZmaVsGOUcHZLgHRv_mo5ggTRREDWP7fm2FAUEU4cCCBn5ILjg43aHHr7WBvlVKySHk8tgayAQmdfHXGck0Bnqy0tfntURI6iC3nHfZPq/w266-h400/55869474.jpg" width="266" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">Title: Rebel's Karma</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">Series: Dark Protectors Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">Author: Rebecca Zanetti</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;"><b>Date Published: <span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif" style="white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif">June 8th 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">Date Read: <span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span face="Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif">May 22 2021</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>There’s no denying destiny . . .</i></b></div><span id="freeText4710710646673091894" style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br />For too long, Benjamin Reese has masked his deadly skills and temper with loyalty and humor. A vampire-demon hybrid, he fiercely protects his family, guards his brothers, and destroys the enemy without mercy. But when he discovers one fragile, beautiful blonde—a woman once mated to a Kurjan, no less—every primal instinct he has buried for centuries roars to life. With the mating mark she roused on his hand entwining their fates, no one will prevent him from keeping her safe and making her his, forever . . .<br /><br /><b><i>Or desire . . .</i></b><br /><br />Karma wishes she could remember her last name. Or if she even had one. All she has in this confusing new world is a desperate duty to save the innocent. That means destroying the dark, dangerous, and desirable Benjamin Reese and everything he loves—an impossible task even before his touch arouses a passionate hunger she can’t afford. She’s certain a deadly enemy watches her every move, but it’s not until Benny kisses her that she tastes true danger…</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmCckGFlON3uHv_Ak44qTMlsp3MW9N_rMYtBSMQCxmdGklV9Zq_gW4q85KPOUHbnsSehnS0g21oH-fyMEwNDQAYyljtY363gH3fqp6yAfwvxXl6jr04WUEyzkBZM1281g1vy-tUAUhnZV/s640/5stars.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRmCckGFlON3uHv_Ak44qTMlsp3MW9N_rMYtBSMQCxmdGklV9Zq_gW4q85KPOUHbnsSehnS0g21oH-fyMEwNDQAYyljtY363gH3fqp6yAfwvxXl6jr04WUEyzkBZM1281g1vy-tUAUhnZV/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-large;">5 Crazy for Benny Stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLDUFbKMSM5jn2MRWcBjmkRFt4iuFHoySGnqBl6Na8vx3GY9RH0j69szFPlbC7aYFt2dOrCTtl8W0y7BZ9FjeV9gNxKCke5UKdaeMt2D0VMZc2W_MbRq3wfE7f9pQdiCLdcxBk6XvZOsl/s200/200w.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxLDUFbKMSM5jn2MRWcBjmkRFt4iuFHoySGnqBl6Na8vx3GY9RH0j69szFPlbC7aYFt2dOrCTtl8W0y7BZ9FjeV9gNxKCke5UKdaeMt2D0VMZc2W_MbRq3wfE7f9pQdiCLdcxBk6XvZOsl/w640-h640/200w.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b></div></span></div><p><br /></p><p> <span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Rebel's Karma was another amazing read by Rebecca Zanetti. The 13th book in the Dark Protector Series and the story line is still going strong. Things are heating up with the Seven and the Cyst and I can't wait to see what happens next. Benny has always been a favorite of mine and I knew I would love his book. I just didn't know how much I would end up loving Karma.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBf_AN1HfP6g27jEZ2UzwTj1RJ95oFsNvbW0_M20ngTu9zQfMCEdYOE1mhOOTPZGWjnESFc7atuUUwQrmruBIiVKQLghrpSNZUcG79cqXu1QMgrO1N0lPyVj6i1DGhfkztNU7vuoeR0ITr/s480/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBf_AN1HfP6g27jEZ2UzwTj1RJ95oFsNvbW0_M20ngTu9zQfMCEdYOE1mhOOTPZGWjnESFc7atuUUwQrmruBIiVKQLghrpSNZUcG79cqXu1QMgrO1N0lPyVj6i1DGhfkztNU7vuoeR0ITr/w640-h480/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Karma was such a mystery going into this read. I knew from the last book that she had been mated to a Kurjan and she helped save a toddler in the last book, but other than that she was a blank page. Karma was amazing and the perfect mate for Benny. She was so brave and strong enduring for so long with the Kurjans yet never letting them kill her spirit. Benny was as fun and crazy as I thought he would be, but he had such a sweet side too. I fell so hard for Benny the way he tried to build up Karma, give her freedom, and a sense of self. Together they made such a great couple. They had a ton of chemistry, but the sweetness to their relationship was what really did it for me.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQo6W34ozWKZXmrkzOid_1l8WrxMcCCk_oql0VvyFllp5Tko02zTAlNF9a9Uq6Zp9DtOfnqQU4s5jY71nyEXXYdwc6k63pI0zHX-DT6_7sS4YZaffZjppRVCiBxdleeIvADCKiUPgWtzW/s180/tumblr_p36zgwY6oS1virtjeo5_250.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="180" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQo6W34ozWKZXmrkzOid_1l8WrxMcCCk_oql0VvyFllp5Tko02zTAlNF9a9Uq6Zp9DtOfnqQU4s5jY71nyEXXYdwc6k63pI0zHX-DT6_7sS4YZaffZjppRVCiBxdleeIvADCKiUPgWtzW/w640-h640/tumblr_p36zgwY6oS1virtjeo5_250.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As we get closer to the end of the series,(I believe there is 3 more books) the plot is getting so intense. The Pax, Hope and Drake plot has me dying to know more. Hope like her mom Janie is torn between the two men(teens) in her life. When it came to Janie, Zane and Kalin I always wanted Zane to win Janie's heart. I liked Kalin and I was glad he redeemed himself in the end. The thing is this time around I am really liking Drake. He doesn't come off as crazy evil like most Kurjans. The chemistry between Drake and Hope is off the charts. there is still so much about Drake that we readers don't know and I can't wait to learn more. Pax is a cute guy and I wouldn't mind him ending up with Libby but I feel like he is not the one for Hope.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLyVXe2RCq_p7th6OPPWC_FaWUssHJU7TzyLXNBJlIkpRkKj10Su16dcLxT87fLlb8evY5Qm_ojptfYXCsOpSAlI64oL7WS1Wgo6MwZ7NjaDwGBdg6MwyvV_ZZxUo8I3lUZQWSXd1q2-m/s220/tenor+%25286%2529.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="220" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzLyVXe2RCq_p7th6OPPWC_FaWUssHJU7TzyLXNBJlIkpRkKj10Su16dcLxT87fLlb8evY5Qm_ojptfYXCsOpSAlI64oL7WS1Wgo6MwZ7NjaDwGBdg6MwyvV_ZZxUo8I3lUZQWSXd1q2-m/w640-h361/tenor+%25286%2529.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I loved all the parts with Dage, Emma, and Talen. I would love to get more time with the old gang in upcoming books. I also think it's time for the Seven to let others in on the secret. The whole Cyst army is creep af. The pressure is building with Ulric and the "Big Ritual" and I can't wait to see how it all unfolds. Although this book was action packed there was some really cute moments in it too. I loved the friendship between Benny and Mercy. The twins were really cute and Benny with the twins was swoon worthy. Quade, Garrett and the toothpaste had me laughing my butt off. God I love this whole world. Sam, Garrett, and hope's books are coming up and I really can't wait to get my hands on them. This series is an amazing series and I would recommend it to everyone. Start with book one Fated for the full world or Vampire's Faith for the new arc of the series. Personally I would suggest starting from book 1 because you don't want to miss out on all the yumminess that is Talen, Dage, and Jase!</span></span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQk-6GQ-nMgg2GYqtZ3Zz9WNhD2k0OVwDCnfpoO-ouZZk0tGAQT0R4cpPNPmMM5ATDNJVxAz9hNTZyg9NTMErvV5qVey5mKxT3nmHJ8YCB4dtqVkxOGv_jW7EDVb8ucfOw9foJNvxkbVhJ/s400/jkjjkjkj.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQk-6GQ-nMgg2GYqtZ3Zz9WNhD2k0OVwDCnfpoO-ouZZk0tGAQT0R4cpPNPmMM5ATDNJVxAz9hNTZyg9NTMErvV5qVey5mKxT3nmHJ8YCB4dtqVkxOGv_jW7EDVb8ucfOw9foJNvxkbVhJ/w400-h200/jkjjkjkj.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-2069353745613896372021-04-06T11:53:00.002-07:002021-04-06T11:53:50.427-07:00Crash<p><span style="color: #01ffff;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Book Review of </span></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><b>Crash</b></span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"> </span></b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">(</span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Crash and Burn </span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Series</span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">)</span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF6AkjJ-ik8OZkYdv2_LsZKR7LQmMXjM8QHF2XYrGaYGKGUK5081__Q5w3XbjV5boVd-9uAOY65Ss30gczhoGqMv3gnWkp4xH5lZtxJeyzA7X3boL6X0kWUxLeF_TEN5SYdQqU1JNhFRy/s470/57194998._SX318_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="318" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpF6AkjJ-ik8OZkYdv2_LsZKR7LQmMXjM8QHF2XYrGaYGKGUK5081__Q5w3XbjV5boVd-9uAOY65Ss30gczhoGqMv3gnWkp4xH5lZtxJeyzA7X3boL6X0kWUxLeF_TEN5SYdQqU1JNhFRy/w271-h400/57194998._SX318_.jpg" width="271" /></a></b></div><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f1c232; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;">Title: Crash</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;">Series: Crash and Burn Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;">Author: Grahame Claire</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><b>Date Published: <span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">March 23rd 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;">Date Read: <span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">April 6, 2020</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: large;">The Blurb: </span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Teague Hollingsworth crashed into my perfectly predictable life like a rocket, turning everything upside down and setting it ablaze.</span></div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It was the world’s worst first impression and one I’m not likely to forget . . .</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Until he shows up just when I need him.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">It turns out he’s not at all the man I thought he was.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">He’s kind to my dogs.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">He’s protective of me.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">And he doesn't seem to mind the chaos.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Slowly, he's winning my trust . . . and maybe my heart.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But there's more to this man than I could’ve imagined.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Shadows and secrets that threaten what I love the most.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I've lost everything once.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">I won't do it again.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Not even for </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">him</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">.</span><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></b></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-size: x-large; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #01ffff;">My Review</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8zDxOgwPGdG5_hZA3MuKbf4kv2HFn9y-f1oK0fD0y7tk8If8sPI53iDMpz2VlwbjsCRVXujGOazF5v28uxSb5OIyaVtSMRblJfuUqelKXm4P5bZVSXDcqYqQlOwfV8pxuQEvrGLXLo5K/s640/4-stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge8zDxOgwPGdG5_hZA3MuKbf4kv2HFn9y-f1oK0fD0y7tk8If8sPI53iDMpz2VlwbjsCRVXujGOazF5v28uxSb5OIyaVtSMRblJfuUqelKXm4P5bZVSXDcqYqQlOwfV8pxuQEvrGLXLo5K/w640-h136/4-stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;">4 Puppy love stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vraseno-mZyv2tqa6oyn_RxRTHIECTm2dkEF62u0ZYEeDxDeJf8xcl5p76aL9yAEXXIvzEi66nlpltvtK4IJer1YqVhr8eHVvxwT1ovyDpHaNIIpW1WN8D0TUt3u1or_4lL8Wzar0yx8/s267/200w_d.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0vraseno-mZyv2tqa6oyn_RxRTHIECTm2dkEF62u0ZYEeDxDeJf8xcl5p76aL9yAEXXIvzEi66nlpltvtK4IJer1YqVhr8eHVvxwT1ovyDpHaNIIpW1WN8D0TUt3u1or_4lL8Wzar0yx8/w479-h640/200w_d.gif" width="479" /></a></div><br /></b></div><p></p><p><br /></p><p> <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Grahame Claire is a favorite contemporary romance author duo that I go to when I'm in a book funk. I know I'm going to get endearing characters, a plot that keeps me engaged, and a great romance. So I was excited to find they had a new series coming out and it was starring a sexy fireman. I dived in as soon as I got a free minute and didn't stop till the end. I really enjoyed this book. Teague and Pepper were so cute. I loved them both. The dogs omg the dogs were cuteness overload, but my favorite was Ash. Teague was sexy, protective, and had a great heart. Pepper had a hard life, but she was brave, loving and strong. This book was a super slow burn which is why it got 4 stars instead of five. I needed that kiss sooner lol. Still it had great character development that made you feel like you really knew Teague, Pepper, and Miss Adeline. I really loved seeing favorite couples from other books and catching up with them. I think maybe it's time for a Christmas novella or some kind of reunion novella for the past couples....Hint......Hint! The plot had me guessing and re-guessing what was going to happen next. I have so many question!!!!!! The book ended in a cliffhanger that had me scream </span><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">"omg ......nooooooooo!!!!! omg why????? I need to know what will happen next! You can't end that way you can't do this to me." </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">My husband use to my crazy book outburst was like savage cliffhanger? and I was all like Yessssss omg. I truly can't wait for the next book. I need to know what happens. I need to know what is up with Teague father. I need to see if Ash lives with Teague and Pepper forever. I just need the next book!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoURysoOno3EYdNo6vpylZHMIHVurqZgU6VTud2i5Pppi9RPwqVLGt1ohRUXpShZ7HK8xptdmIBm0a3gtlxUbBaAl-mANIkU1knSk8WRjvRmPaXPa0OmbAm6AcEhF98L5-tZKfrsuIEX8/s360/greyhound-zoomies-in-a-puddle.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLoURysoOno3EYdNo6vpylZHMIHVurqZgU6VTud2i5Pppi9RPwqVLGt1ohRUXpShZ7HK8xptdmIBm0a3gtlxUbBaAl-mANIkU1knSk8WRjvRmPaXPa0OmbAm6AcEhF98L5-tZKfrsuIEX8/w640-h640/greyhound-zoomies-in-a-puddle.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0.6em 0px 0.5em; position: relative;"><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Book Review of Dark Challenge </span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">(Carpathian </span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Series</span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">)</span></span></h2><div><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOJFuQLkXM6r6Pix1CfZ5K-SQjZbTaGBIN5pk66dLt7CanS8BHGljrec8i-XF6hW0PS3AACth8A3MXf_MXTVnrhmepPY2n4N3FJbgv22oqhFdXQ-go1CwTrd_H3XsTXEHigTnpUH-TjGa/s475/313256.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="286" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYOJFuQLkXM6r6Pix1CfZ5K-SQjZbTaGBIN5pk66dLt7CanS8BHGljrec8i-XF6hW0PS3AACth8A3MXf_MXTVnrhmepPY2n4N3FJbgv22oqhFdXQ-go1CwTrd_H3XsTXEHigTnpUH-TjGa/w241-h400/313256.jpg" width="241" /></a></div><br /></span><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;">Title: Dark Challenge</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;">Series: Carpathian Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;">Author: Christine Feehan</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">November 27th 2000</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Read: <span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">June 2012</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span id="freeText1219602669021040613" style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">WAS SHE MORE THAN HIS MATE?<br /><br />Julian Savage was golden. Powerful. But tormented. For the brooding hunter walked alone, always alone, far from his Carpathian kind, alien to even his twin. Like his name, his existence was savage. Until he met the woman he was sworn to protect...<br /><br />When Julian heard Desari sing, rainbows swamped his starving senses. Emotions bombarded his hardened heart. And a dark hunger to possess her flooded his loins, blinding him to the danger stalking him. And even as Desari enflamed him, she dared to defy him with mysterious, unparalleled feminine powers. Was Desari more than his perfect mate? Julian had met his match in this woman, but would she drive him to madness... or save his soul?</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #f57c00; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwCUAJR150q4luOLCfSOnbTKnPJwOI7nEx47lRhWCbhowUdO6Y4d2D1essEZGODILA_xQ3_tUFILS2OaO3KyjqrOPke50mCN84lXwk3S5f31kITTVQ0laJNVstsyghnsN1a_BzyKSXFbE/s640/4-stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbwCUAJR150q4luOLCfSOnbTKnPJwOI7nEx47lRhWCbhowUdO6Y4d2D1essEZGODILA_xQ3_tUFILS2OaO3KyjqrOPke50mCN84lXwk3S5f31kITTVQ0laJNVstsyghnsN1a_BzyKSXFbE/w640-h136/4-stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: x-large;"><b>4 New Family Stars</b></span></span></div></div></blockquote><p><br /></p><p> </p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><div><b style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"> *Spoilers*</span></b></div><div><b style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PpbP4lK6LOngKpPx92kDEdBkdqVLKnjb84Ehf3LpCnQV3sJSyn08lxONMhb_kRDpyTi1wFJihi1SbPrxqjjTJME6BXicD4n1IteeuuTr4MsiGfnyBz569X_EfJkUArZPrtWyEbKFZucJ/s245/17786281.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="163" data-original-width="245" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4PpbP4lK6LOngKpPx92kDEdBkdqVLKnjb84Ehf3LpCnQV3sJSyn08lxONMhb_kRDpyTi1wFJihi1SbPrxqjjTJME6BXicD4n1IteeuuTr4MsiGfnyBz569X_EfJkUArZPrtWyEbKFZucJ/w640-h426/17786281.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">Sing for me, cara mia. I love the sound of your voice. It is a miracle. You bring me peace and joy when you sing. You make my body burn as it never has before. Sing for me.-Julian</span></b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">First read June 2012</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Reread January 18, 2016</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Reread January 27, 2017</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Reread Nov 2, 2020</span></b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Dark Challenge the 5th book in the Dark series by Christine Feehan was a nice read. But for me a little slow which is why it's a 4 star and not 5. Julian and Desari are a very sweet couple and I enjoyed reading about Desari's family. There is just something I love about the Carpathian series. It's my Happy Zone. The whole lifemate thing is so sweet. I love the idea of one soul mate fated forever. Though a few things happened in this book for the most part it was a more laid back easy read and focused more on Julian and Desari's relationship.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">You seem to forget I am no fledgling but your equal. Do not waste your energy attempting the impossible. Destroy this vampire if you must, then return to me quickly. We will discuss your conceit on the next rising.-Desari</span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMPpH16PwKFdacYd5I5kp49pJB-JTINFNeHvE7xd8Gnlva_TOwLVESdQ7g9WVletpSkWTlolkR0yGhjIl-9Hc0e8nGroFOxNb7kpbdTPvnxMn3FmFcYxyxzS2sgJcE1B5yHpDIq3vC2KO/s480/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="418" data-original-width="480" height="558" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMPpH16PwKFdacYd5I5kp49pJB-JTINFNeHvE7xd8Gnlva_TOwLVESdQ7g9WVletpSkWTlolkR0yGhjIl-9Hc0e8nGroFOxNb7kpbdTPvnxMn3FmFcYxyxzS2sgJcE1B5yHpDIq3vC2KO/w640-h558/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">"I want you so much, Desari, just like this, so wild with need you cannot be without me. Feel it, the fire between us, my body in yours where I belong. I am part of you like your heart, like your breasts." He bent to lavish attention on her nipples, pulling strongly with his mouth. "I never want this to end."-Julian</span></b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Julian was a very laid back chilled kinda guy. He had a very sarcastic sense of humor. Julian could be pretty caveman in his thinking but most of the Carpathian men are. Julian had a very lonely life. He had a secret that he was deeply ashamed about. Julian was a quick learner when it came to women, his lifemate in particular. He gave up his idea of women listening and obeying for the pipe dream it was, and learned to compromise. Desari was very independent and confident in herself. Desari loved her family and career and had no plans of giving them up. She was an ancient like Julian so she had her own power and good control over it. Desari was a bit of a trouble maker, she didn't like being dictated to. Desari fought her relationship with Julian for a very short time, but for the most part jumped right in.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">"I believe in God, Julian. I always have. Living through the centuries as we have, I have witnessed many wonderful, miraculous things he has wrought. I believe we were created two halves of the same whole. I had no idea this was so until I met you, but I am now convinced. I would never want another, never fit with another. I can feel that we are right together, and I do not believe God would put together two creatures who did not suit one another." -Desari</span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC8qQadafiJxiDY_2_BI8CvAjswVBeF53n0l5Rl7Es-8S6iTFHnCG2CVtLTDXW4gJ-lFnswBGxLQGxHcOn2tunzf1JonLEae1Rl7_0nrXcSzN6jICGKiMiO85-7ryHpKezMzZuGZXxMUV/s500/17786283.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="284" data-original-width="500" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguC8qQadafiJxiDY_2_BI8CvAjswVBeF53n0l5Rl7Es-8S6iTFHnCG2CVtLTDXW4gJ-lFnswBGxLQGxHcOn2tunzf1JonLEae1Rl7_0nrXcSzN6jICGKiMiO85-7ryHpKezMzZuGZXxMUV/w640-h364/17786283.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">"Then I will have to be more careful the next time to be slow and thorough. I want you to be completely satisfied in all things, lifemate." Her slender arms circled his neck. "You know I am. And if you were much more thorough, we might both be dead."-Julian and Desari</span></b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Both Julian and Desari were pretty accepting of finding their lifemate the bumps in their relationship were more from learning to live together. There was a lot of steamy hot sex in this book as our couple couldn't keep their hands off each other. Julian and Desari got along well together and Julian fit in nicely with Desari's family.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">You are the lifemate of a sensitive, modern male. Julian's lazy amusement warmed her further, confirming what she already suspected, that he often stayed a shadow in her mind. How fortunate for me.-Julian and Desari</span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaThbU6vm0fbKsERCkWtxj626yTNjfL1aorAtfsThxS9T1UiSEFltBY_NkZMZdA1eHTki__PlbgKYY22qE_LBWI76Go30eAM08u8my2seDIRdvFbiRMRgrmVpPqey7jfEgZeDaxxkDCZKW/s245/17786284.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="245" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaThbU6vm0fbKsERCkWtxj626yTNjfL1aorAtfsThxS9T1UiSEFltBY_NkZMZdA1eHTki__PlbgKYY22qE_LBWI76Go30eAM08u8my2seDIRdvFbiRMRgrmVpPqey7jfEgZeDaxxkDCZKW/w640-h640/17786284.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">"The way you love me, Julian, so beautifully, so much, that is the way I love you. You are everything to me. If only we have the next few moments together, everything that came before was worth the time we have had."-Desari</span></b><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">I really loved getting to know the members of Desari's family Darius, Dayan, Barack, and Syndil. Barack is a bit of a playboy. He is the only Carpathian male in the whole series where they tell you he messed around with other women, not that other Carpathian males are virgins the books just don't talk about it. You don't have to see it but,</span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Syndil is his lifemate so she had to watch for years while he ran around with human women. But to Barack credit he didn't know Syndil was his lifemate, They didn't get raised with other Carpathian's. They didn't know what lifemates were and they were raised as babies together. So for a long time he thought his feelings were because they were raised like brother and sister. When he figures out she is his lifemate he doesn't touch another. </span><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;">Syndil was attacked by a vampire so she was very withdrawn, and fearful of men. She carries shame feeling like she somehow caused the attack. Dayan has a poet soul. Dayan is more of a lover not a fighter kind of guy. Darius is my favorite of the group. He is a lot like Gregori which is understandable since him and Desari are Gregori's lost brother and sister. Darius is very powerful. He has a lot of honor and raised all the others since they were babies when he was only 6. He is bossy, and arrogant of course. I can't wait for Darius's book! Overall a great read and a nice addition to the series!</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;">"You have a perfect mouth, Julian. An amazingly perfect mouth." He arched an eyebrow at her. "Just my mouth is amazing?" "You are such a man." Her eyes laughed at him. "You need constant reassurance that you are magnificent." He nodded. "Magnificent. I like that. I could live with magnificent. Good choice of words, lifemate."-Desari and Julian</span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #ffa400; font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/313256.Dark_Challenge" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9Z2nztxP2fVlZ8q2nungHNP3GpqOrT2np4YWAbG0877nFMYe1ZJVdEtZnS6ZDpziaKuHnzYSxyy792OpyYIykOlpZWGZGytgLkntsDMmjYNz_iNIqOM0cQwW3e8j6mGeiH1a5vAgoNnf/s0/Add-to-Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dark-Challenge-Carpathian-Book-ebook/dp/B003P2WA9O/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Dark+Challenge&qid=1613499156&sr=8-1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Deep Ops </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Series</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">)</span></b></span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_c42fqZr0F1Do9Nc0MbjPrEgRIv5NF1KwZQBGHHVDcz_fBbcnZ3-yyBgXbhZ5cPzHI-7T0Vic4hIa0_Ee9KDXj0CUTzdHs0jBbv3oLLOKXfmVPcMf4qV1kgj-a8k1vFy5_je6pLlswjvM/s475/53340494._SY475_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="290" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_c42fqZr0F1Do9Nc0MbjPrEgRIv5NF1KwZQBGHHVDcz_fBbcnZ3-yyBgXbhZ5cPzHI-7T0Vic4hIa0_Ee9KDXj0CUTzdHs0jBbv3oLLOKXfmVPcMf4qV1kgj-a8k1vFy5_je6pLlswjvM/w244-h400/53340494._SY475_.jpg" width="244" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Title: Driven</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Series: Deep Ops Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">Author: Rebecca Zanetti</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 26th 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Read: <span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">January 20th 2021</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb:</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> </span></b><b style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Unswerving:</i> </b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Angus Force is determined to hunt down the serial killer he'd once shot dead--or so he thought. But an anonymous source reports that Lassiter is alive. Force hasn't slept since, knowing it's only a matter of time before "the Surgeon" strikes again. And soon, a body is found, bearing Lassiter's same maniacal MO. It's just the beginning of a murderous trail blazing through DC and Virginia, right to Force's backyard...</span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Unstoppable:</i> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Nari Zhang is the shrink for the ragtag Deep Ops Unit, though she isn't Force's shrink--which is a very good thing. Because once they're thrown together on the case, their attraction is explosive and irresistible. They'll just have to fight that much harder to keep the heat between them from flaming out of control. But things are about to become far more challenging, and deadly, than they could have imagined...</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><i>Unhinged:</i> </b><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Once the killer catches a glimpse of Nari, she becomes his new obsession. She is now the focus point--for both Force and Lassiter--in a dangerous dance for survival...</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3y7xhF_tPUxa2QKrHOaUE5C3rTR2mAHD6PNLMLW4JWfI77VLiYfZuI_JnZcbv1sFw7uH2Gjq_bzwtL2NzJ8q7ZsxEHzR2LXxi3H59AqhhTfVQJUR-50ysMxKrk7IvIbF2vs6iEzOif74/s640/5stars.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="108" data-original-width="640" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin3y7xhF_tPUxa2QKrHOaUE5C3rTR2mAHD6PNLMLW4JWfI77VLiYfZuI_JnZcbv1sFw7uH2Gjq_bzwtL2NzJ8q7ZsxEHzR2LXxi3H59AqhhTfVQJUR-50ysMxKrk7IvIbF2vs6iEzOif74/w640-h108/5stars.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">5 Finally Stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQI4lS6PWo7hA8FrYinMKD4MGHlzwERBnrskKunh09H2J7om3kdPy2eF0v1CDNt9T-fkIPWrx55MngzMaVTmNSJlYKkB7b6lk6krBc3ZWNF8v9k6_EKfg0G8wLaXlNObEuiJ26tAt3LEVu/s480/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="480" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQI4lS6PWo7hA8FrYinMKD4MGHlzwERBnrskKunh09H2J7om3kdPy2eF0v1CDNt9T-fkIPWrx55MngzMaVTmNSJlYKkB7b6lk6krBc3ZWNF8v9k6_EKfg0G8wLaXlNObEuiJ26tAt3LEVu/w640-h360/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;">The sexual tension between Angus and Nari has been building since book 1. I had some high expectations for this couple. Angus has been obsessed with Lassiter to the point of being a broken drunk mess. Nari was this smart, classy shrink out of place with all the outcast agents on Force's team. I wanted her backstory so badly. I wanted to know why she was working with all those bad boys. I knew I would enjoy this book because Rebecca Zanetti is so talented, but I didn't know how much I would love this book. Angus and Nari were everything I hoped for.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiyCEho2bz9h_aH5o6SO1NnFtVlP4rljzHjIsaCmIbrPJOz4AOyopM6nDTXcjYAkkuR-T9OmFePsrIEVwQHSQfBCK44KvDoJgDh-ov5WIcLavZkcAdK9QpeBxJzaEjCZZqQFC2Y4ZVCN3/s500/afad196afbfb1d8337bee6249e979a0d.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="290" data-original-width="500" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOiyCEho2bz9h_aH5o6SO1NnFtVlP4rljzHjIsaCmIbrPJOz4AOyopM6nDTXcjYAkkuR-T9OmFePsrIEVwQHSQfBCK44KvDoJgDh-ov5WIcLavZkcAdK9QpeBxJzaEjCZZqQFC2Y4ZVCN3/w640-h372/afad196afbfb1d8337bee6249e979a0d.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;">Angus was just so deliciously tortured. I knew that Lassiter murdered Angus' sister, but the pain and guilt that this book gave us reader omg. No wonder Angus drinks to numb the pain. My heart bled for him. Nari's past was a bit of a surprise for me. I liked the amount of depth it gave her. In the other books I liked Nari, but she was always closed off. I felt like finding out her background made her real to me. Both super smart and stubborn it was fun watching Angus and Nari dance around each other, but OMG when they came together it was explosive. I loved every bit of their relationship.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtz7D9lD8IcsnQxwTgMKtiRBLVLkgIuhhe1nJtMBHlboR-ChkL2imD7ooRiTo7OI2uekeKlum0Fj1TSIrm3jzEluEoLQHgJvhDDjoLyYazx9KRobAFnW_Sunvc64hDgXGCdujI0wJeesd/s399/giphy+%25281%2529.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="399" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTtz7D9lD8IcsnQxwTgMKtiRBLVLkgIuhhe1nJtMBHlboR-ChkL2imD7ooRiTo7OI2uekeKlum0Fj1TSIrm3jzEluEoLQHgJvhDDjoLyYazx9KRobAFnW_Sunvc64hDgXGCdujI0wJeesd/w640-h360/giphy+%25281%2529.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;">This book kept me on the edge the whole read. It was almost non stop action. I truly didn't know what would happen next. I also didn't know who the killer was until it was revealed. Angus and Nari had more lives than a cat. Both kicked major ass too. I love a bad ass hero but omg when you have a kickass heroine it's so much hotter. There was tons of time with my favorite Wolfe. He's just so yummy. I enjoyed time with all the past couples. They feel like family so it's nice to see how they are all doing. I loved the ending. Well really I loved the whole book. I hope Jethro gets his own book. I totally recommend this book. I recommend the whole series.....actually I would recommend all of Rebecca Zanetti's book. She is an amazing author and I have never read a book from her that I didn't love.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXs-ckyN-k_JKCOtsvgPsN7OWGcIrSwO8IXtUI9RCA1L0MTVj-jeub9kwnDBMy_ZS3AgPXEQreneKBLWDNCZLkexWOcDACiNSxaGAoYHGdVeemItTCfNGIude2jQmXn1Tv49EK98JOR3p/s360/more-1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="270" data-original-width="360" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvXs-ckyN-k_JKCOtsvgPsN7OWGcIrSwO8IXtUI9RCA1L0MTVj-jeub9kwnDBMy_ZS3AgPXEQreneKBLWDNCZLkexWOcDACiNSxaGAoYHGdVeemItTCfNGIude2jQmXn1Tv49EK98JOR3p/w640-h480/more-1.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Driven-Deep-Ops-Book-4-ebook/dp/B087YN1P45/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Driven+%28Deeps+Ops%2C+%234%29&qid=1611156216&sr=8-1" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEt4YC2ITfX_R-9nnUYs_jwgVvC9WZJ8i-MI_njgzTq85XlOAMCg5yyn6Aubs1CCq19bBXc_Npq4yGeVSYU1IaUfrF2lSdUxGOGSw6IEX22eaMI6VayCdHQDHMLTVYnvuSmGl0g7-4hlph/s0/buy_now_amazon_new.png" /></a></div><br /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><br /></span></div></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-60777758007077035892020-12-09T23:54:00.002-08:002020-12-09T23:54:12.281-08:00How to Catch a Queen<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> <b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Book Review of How To Catch A Queen (</span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Runaway Royals </span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Series</span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">)</span></span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvz4Y2bqhdYQ0hCT0xxBz0GHiiTWiKYEgpoK3ACDjAeaNoWPz-CvNGwGZcIH1rbMMLsjoS2E7GLOKp1m7PuV7KM8eFS1A2_3wIBlJJe9sbsnniXsCEo8VFcIBkaR31sv6dx9nJvCoQ1nw/s400/52696457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: x-large;"><b>Series: Runaway Royals Series</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><b>Author: Alyssa Cole</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">December 1st 2020</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Read: <span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dec 9, 2020</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><b>The Blurb: </b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">When Shanti Mohapi weds the king of Njaza, her dream of becoming a queen finally comes true. But it’s nothing like she imagined. Shanti and her husband may share an immediate and powerful attraction, but her subjects see her as an outsider, and everything she was taught about being the perfect wife goes disastrously wrong.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">A king must rule with an iron fist, and newly crowned King Sanyu was born perfectly fitted for the gauntlet, even if he wishes he weren’t. He agrees to take a wife as is required of him, though he doesn’t expect to actually fall in love. Even more vexing? His beguiling new queen seems to have the answers to his country’s problems—except no one will listen to her.</span><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">By day, they lead separate lives. By night, she wears the crown, and he bows to her demands in matters of politics and passion. When turmoil erupts in their kingdom and their marriage, Shanti goes on the run, and Sanyu must learn whether he has what it takes both to lead his people and to catch his queen.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGkKHp-wwi0oeebkSXShPi2rVHv-bN2CgywuUwKuafu3xrjn1Vvh6cmehIgcQ5eF48a1p03kl8iN4U9gXm9T0NAsQQns-gG4431x-rUTQ1YaKI24tR9lDh0prvH44gCRGWP1U1tJBuVwv/s640/2.5+stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="216" data-original-width="640" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGkKHp-wwi0oeebkSXShPi2rVHv-bN2CgywuUwKuafu3xrjn1Vvh6cmehIgcQ5eF48a1p03kl8iN4U9gXm9T0NAsQQns-gG4431x-rUTQ1YaKI24tR9lDh0prvH44gCRGWP1U1tJBuVwv/w640-h216/2.5+stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #01ffff; font-size: x-large;">2.5 Meh stars</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fUeUSVJkTvZCBsu0aGgw_Y3rVrJrwJ_x4NqyEFTUj4lN4dKqipSxMlej5LpFUlLTTur02uxtGiE5TFOqmxbULo9nVEcYZBG7iY3SUYP16cwq8R5RQ6Vc-YcEmBmatA5GfLfDPNT-x1UA/s480/giphy.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="244" data-original-width="480" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0fUeUSVJkTvZCBsu0aGgw_Y3rVrJrwJ_x4NqyEFTUj4lN4dKqipSxMlej5LpFUlLTTur02uxtGiE5TFOqmxbULo9nVEcYZBG7iY3SUYP16cwq8R5RQ6Vc-YcEmBmatA5GfLfDPNT-x1UA/w640-h326/giphy.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I really wanted to love this book. The cover is beautiful and the synopsis sounded so good. Unfortunately I never felt the love between Sanyu and Shanti. Their relationship wasn't just a slow burn it was nonexistent. They never spent time together. Instead I found myself drowning in boring over the top details of royal life, and the politics of being the queen and king. I did like that Shanti wanted to make a difference. She wanted to make things better. That she stood for what she believed in and wanted to be a good queen. Sanyu on the other hand I didn't like that much. I felt he didn't have much of a backbone and let his advisor do all his thinking. It also bothered me how little he cared for or thought about Shanti. She could have been a chair for all he took notice.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-v1ACH0HlCFJ79L7WtPqjr0id4U9eBoVZmc0OEjfBU6H1VmCh2wtrRM-0kXEjMDbEdJWei7lWq4s5vgVQ6nnLUxUaXtd9mSkX4AB0bIkZjdyGEuymValY-QbRHeHfSc63hSJyJv2mtiY/s480/tenor.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="204" data-original-width="480" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-v1ACH0HlCFJ79L7WtPqjr0id4U9eBoVZmc0OEjfBU6H1VmCh2wtrRM-0kXEjMDbEdJWei7lWq4s5vgVQ6nnLUxUaXtd9mSkX4AB0bIkZjdyGEuymValY-QbRHeHfSc63hSJyJv2mtiY/w640-h272/tenor.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;">By the time I warmed up a bit to Sanyu it was too little, too late. The advisor drove me crazy. I hated him so bad. I wanted him to get some real comeuppances for the crap he did but nope. The ended felt rushed, and the advisor issues got glossed over. While there were parts of the book I liked, overall it was just an okay and at times boring read for me. I think I would have enjoyed it more if I felt the love between the main couple or the advisor would have got what was coming to him. This is my first time reading Alyssa Cole and I would try her again but not this series.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-weight: 400;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3yg93SThWVEaMac6cHkiSWeAjEmrZfUisbBKKgaYeoxJAW4u-EnYOR1dgnrAH1ZeAXQPHZjseSd_nsYHp6fmVj9XPo7LWxrm7B0fV0Q78wmBz_BF6TMgb5Bt0OjWaxfXKmov13mEgcPS/s400/jkjjkjkj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3yg93SThWVEaMac6cHkiSWeAjEmrZfUisbBKKgaYeoxJAW4u-EnYOR1dgnrAH1ZeAXQPHZjseSd_nsYHp6fmVj9XPo7LWxrm7B0fV0Q78wmBz_BF6TMgb5Bt0OjWaxfXKmov13mEgcPS/w400-h200/jkjjkjkj.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-556784940389274782.post-29739337737369056252020-12-06T03:56:00.001-08:002020-12-06T03:56:14.078-08:00Once Upon a Mail Order Bride<p><span style="font-size: large;"> <b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Book Review of Once Upon a Mail Order Bride (</span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Outlaw mail order brides </span><span style="font-family: merriweather, georgia, serif;">Series</span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">)</span></span></b></span></p><p><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RaT2SubAd7htVrJbcX166lHz-3gEvngOaK5BzrKsqo5RLJUtKSPvAg8w84-BRsPFYnTsXC4YRvujWJdELhXGdn_rIOBwNu_WXGij9a9Djp0_Linb6BrUw5iAivFAFah9JlEh6KDepbCR/s475/51087821.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="475" data-original-width="289" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8RaT2SubAd7htVrJbcX166lHz-3gEvngOaK5BzrKsqo5RLJUtKSPvAg8w84-BRsPFYnTsXC4YRvujWJdELhXGdn_rIOBwNu_WXGij9a9Djp0_Linb6BrUw5iAivFAFah9JlEh6KDepbCR/w244-h400/51087821.jpg" width="244" /></a></b></div><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><br /></b><p></p><div style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Title: Once Upon a Mail Order Bride</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Series: Outlaw mail order brides Series</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Author: Linda Broday</span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><b>Date Published: <span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: lato, "helvetica neue", helvetica, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">November 24th 2020</span></b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">Date Read: <span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Lato, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dec 6, 2020</span></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">The Blurb: </span></b><span style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Accused of crimes he didn't commit, ex-preacher Ridge Steele is forced to give up everything he knew and make his home with outlaws. Desperate for someone to confide in, he strikes up correspondence with mail-order bride Adeline Jancy, finding in her the open heart he's been searching for. Upon her arrival, Ridge discovers Addie only communicates through the written word, but he knows a little of what trauma can do to a person and vows to stand by her side.</span></div><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">Addie is eager to start a new life with the kind ex-preacher and the little boy she's stolen away from her father--a zealot priest of a terrorized flock. As her small family settles into life at Hope's Crossing, she even begins to find the voice, and confidence, she'd lost so long ago.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;">But danger is not far behind, and her father will not be denied. While Addie desperately fights the man who destroyed her childhood, a determined Ridge races to the rescue. The star-crossed lovers will need more than prayers to survive this final challenge...and find their way back to each other again.</span><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">My Review</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; font-family: calligraffitti; font-weight: 700;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAAaP8RwIE65Qchyphenhyphenjw3vJ9piBuUET_wLh7QUYPkncklMk01UjiomwBTiitzqd6z-KAi-P60x1EYB-u5SbL-RX5EdUip4zZ4Q9CSe0uS016TFCjzAOFE9W__Mb70LS2a0ZAx6Z5aciu8zp/s640/4-stars.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="640" height="136" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnAAaP8RwIE65Qchyphenhyphenjw3vJ9piBuUET_wLh7QUYPkncklMk01UjiomwBTiitzqd6z-KAi-P60x1EYB-u5SbL-RX5EdUip4zZ4Q9CSe0uS016TFCjzAOFE9W__Mb70LS2a0ZAx6Z5aciu8zp/w640-h136/4-stars.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-size: x-large;">4 finding faith again stars</span></b></div></blockquote></blockquote><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTY1a8kRHaCduFkL55XtGpKK8ABb_bZddsCiH_42k3ZqZsOELkIerQY5q5cwwOEsRXA3PxCaNv_7eTC-rqmFJpcxDmIBHpjC8NxnZe8Dzi281TfCbzk_K_pdE9r5_rfBCYbRRO8UmxSE7h/s498/tenor.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="498" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTY1a8kRHaCduFkL55XtGpKK8ABb_bZddsCiH_42k3ZqZsOELkIerQY5q5cwwOEsRXA3PxCaNv_7eTC-rqmFJpcxDmIBHpjC8NxnZe8Dzi281TfCbzk_K_pdE9r5_rfBCYbRRO8UmxSE7h/w640-h498/tenor.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">So I'm a little late reading Once upon a Mail order bride and getting my review up thanks to getting Covid and having it kick my butt. Better late than never. I have been a fan of this series since Clay's book. I love reading about mail order brides and life back in the wild west and this series has both those. Ridge Steele has been my favorite since book 1, so finally getting his story was great. It was nice to take a step back from the stress of life and enjoy his love story.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_WpHJIXzdaMpeGuiUIBoSq3LvBYEEz7b-lMGIegfmJqs8XG_ayX7u8I65Q-TwiyC8OCHaE9hA5KAPaw5Rwzje2vzIKRgZkJoOxCuGIeewJVGURYqm1kn2wd_Y_AbF4O-M2LXssXJjvgk/s500/tumblr_ne6jhcFPiP1tmejbvo2_500.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="500" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt_WpHJIXzdaMpeGuiUIBoSq3LvBYEEz7b-lMGIegfmJqs8XG_ayX7u8I65Q-TwiyC8OCHaE9hA5KAPaw5Rwzje2vzIKRgZkJoOxCuGIeewJVGURYqm1kn2wd_Y_AbF4O-M2LXssXJjvgk/w640-h256/tumblr_ne6jhcFPiP1tmejbvo2_500.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ridge was everything I wanted and more. I really enjoyed his back story and getting to know what made him the way he was. He had such a good heart and was easy to fall in love with. Addie was amazing and perfect for Ridge. Not only was she smart and pretty but brave and loyal too. She did what was right no matter the cost to her. They made a really cute couple.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDaNJ8kxueOq48TFCcTbTv4ucihO8kyeNY03Z5_mCNorzcL6zQjh1U8tDeO5Bwumh8FertmqlrhKO1qFz7hO_7EcX8obTLx9InKZ97hY0Zkae46UBUl0f5MkRcG0tH5D5r7PTJHo678M1/s400/160725366739840349.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="225" data-original-width="400" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuDaNJ8kxueOq48TFCcTbTv4ucihO8kyeNY03Z5_mCNorzcL6zQjh1U8tDeO5Bwumh8FertmqlrhKO1qFz7hO_7EcX8obTLx9InKZ97hY0Zkae46UBUl0f5MkRcG0tH5D5r7PTJHo678M1/w640-h360/160725366739840349.gif" width="640" /></a></div><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The plot was really good, but I did take one star off because there was so much danger coming at the couple from both sides and I felt like it was a bit too much. With so much going on in the world it would have been nice to have a little bit more calm to the story. Still I loved reading it. Getting to see all the other couples and the kids. I think this was the last book in the series and that's sad because I would love to see the kids get married. If you are looking for a good read with a wild west flavor this is the book for you. Also I recommend you read the whole series because they are all good.</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb5gtdP3fuicBRc_Q8QG2rUii_tYPdQ61q2DNLIEuKJQByUBkt7OCo6tWX__VXLpPvZjjwtjoGE-lwTJ3pDhiJojaj6w_6gGMrbcOIxqtaxM9z08MoTmZHo_TFAkWU0F2QX2vVXAZ8RoY/s400/jkjjkjkj.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="200" data-original-width="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIb5gtdP3fuicBRc_Q8QG2rUii_tYPdQ61q2DNLIEuKJQByUBkt7OCo6tWX__VXLpPvZjjwtjoGE-lwTJ3pDhiJojaj6w_6gGMrbcOIxqtaxM9z08MoTmZHo_TFAkWU0F2QX2vVXAZ8RoY/s320/jkjjkjkj.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51087821-once-upon-a-mail-order-bride" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBx3UaQE7lPiwQieT_DkgFrkg8ve0x7di5a_ZciGsGywLiITXGYLjrfXc8JuhlRKj2xuT2FMZOesQG_3K_VJKmq_KmIpRWHc7jCQuKt51MBRfiEmXCy2KqasxZZiEolveUDsyC4Vi40QO9/s0/Add-to-Goodreads.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Once-Order-Bride-Outlaw-Brides-ebook/dp/B0861BWMC3/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=Once+Upon+a+Mail+Order+Bride&qid=1607255723&sr=8-3" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="157" data-original-width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRD6fOHFh7HYcN20_u9L32Jq1iN7veJBeg8CZH94cILgoD9Bxwm7zSMKp6zGPbV-DbB4q85busOhDwo9Q0yYd8ItvGFys1a4k6VjkqSdgp9Zezp_Jez_2fdEETWMMYdFP_EJ4RBQPRuxp/s0/buy_now_amazon_new.png" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div>Jessica's Totally over the top Book Obsessionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09474164415583977488noreply@blogger.com0