Two months since my last post. Scary things since I've continued to do lots of reading. Granted life changes have thrown my reading plans out of the window. Plus spending time with family in an upcoming vacation. Granted there will be a plane ride involved, so reading will be had. That's the plan at least. Have a fully charged Kindle, cell phone, and a battery pack thing to recharge either device. That's the ultimate plan.
Onto some of the good stuff I've been reading.
Nuts by the awesome Scott Hildreth came out recently and I sped read though it while getting ready to sell my house. Let's just say packing and cleaning in a week for that to occur is a stressful task. One that was mitigated by P-Nut and his brand of crazy. This is book five from the Filthy Fuckers series and I think it's my favorite so far. I had to reread it, slowly, just because I knew I had missed stuff and that couldn't have been allowed to stand.
Upon the reread, I did catch the subtle humor I missed the first time. Bad me. I really didn't want to see this end. I wanted to cry because it ended. When I got to the last page, I silently weep for a moment, but knew that it would last forever. Plus reread!
Anyway, Percy aka P-Nut and Joey aka the love interest were my favorite couple so far. I also have gained the desire to cook fancier dinners and learn about all things motorcycle related to the actual motorcycle. Other than the obvious stuff. Granted in Rigid there is a lot of talk about music and I still need to go look up the songs mentioned in the book. That's neither here nor there. What's important are the characters and the story. Both of which are written very well.
I read quite a bit and didn't post anything so here's a list of what I read. I had fun reading them all. I have several books that have more than one book included and those books are not included as of yet. One I have to find them and two I need to remember to do so.
Suddenly Dirty by JA Low
Beast by A. Zavarelli
My Beautiful Killer by Riley Rollins
Ghostface Killer By M. Never
Beasting Beauty By Madison Faye
Huck By Alison Ryan
Wine and Whiskey and Wine and Whiskey: Everything For You by Nikki Belaire
Going Down and Getting Off by Katherine Stevens
Rock Me by Vivian Wood
I loved Nikki's books and have two more to go to finish the books she's written so far. I couldn't seem to put down Ghostface Killer. I have a few of her books to finish off as well.
Onward to new books to read and hopefully better updates. Not promising anything right now.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
Binge Reading!!
I have gone onto a reading binge and knocked out quite a few books I had gotten some time ago. I've read over 40 different titles in 2017. Some are short stories, but mainly they are full length books. Between all the reading, I've been doing other things. Such as gaming, crafting a bit, watching tv, and of course working.
So about a month ago, an author by the name of Kitty Thomas gave me the opportunity to read an ARC of her newest book Surrender with the request I leave a review on Amazon when it went live. Now this is the third book in one of her book worlds that I really like. The books are stand alone and some familiar characters make appearances. Other than that, they can be read in any order. I personally loved her book Broken Dolls and her main male lead Brian. So being able to read this book filled me with joy.
So I get the ARC and I read it quickly and with minor interruption. One I had to get dinner, hello Taco Bell, and two I had to take care of pets, and three I was chatting with the author. There were also a few times I laughed at weird places and even threw in a Russian accent to the characters that were Russian. Normally, I don't assign accents to characters due to reading everything silently and in my head. But I did.
By the end, I was on a Kitty Thomas reading binge. I had her entire catalog on my Kindle, but I hadn't read most of them. A few were partially read. So I read the rest of her books in less than a week. I should have been curled into a ball questioning my sanity, but nope, I powered though and was relieved that I accomplished the goal.
Kitty's books are a bit on the darker side, but to me the ending all work and they might not be the normal HEA that most would go for, but they make sense to the books and they conclude well. So the books I read were of course Surrender, then Guilty Pleasure, The Con Artist, Mafia Captive, Big Sky, Tender Mercies, Dark Night of the Soul, Blood Mate, The Last Girl, and Submissive Fairy Tales.
I finished Reaper's Fall by Janna Wylde and read her shorter novella Shade's Lady. I really like the Reaper's stories. The men aren't perfect and the women have backbones and humor.
Due to Kitty Thomas, I picked up a book from Anna Zaires called Tormentor Mine and read though it pretty quick. This was another darker romance. A hitman that falls for a woman he tormented to get to her husband only to stalk her and make her his. Sounded fantastic. It is too, plus there will be more of the story, because it ended with a "cliffhanger." Not the type of cliffhanger which makes you scream WTF what happened, but more like a there will be another book to explore this relationship and life. Totally worth picking up. Soon I will read whatever else I have by her on my Kindle, though I have other books to binge on first.
Another favorite author of mine is Kallypso Masters. She writes romance with a BDSM theme. Recently, she released the novel Jesse's Hideout. It's a sweet romance novel with a few meddling ghosts. Due to this book, I now want to try fruitcake, hot buttered rum, and oatmeal raisin cookies with Chinese 5 spice in them, (Books with food usually make me crave said food. It's a curse, plus Kristen Ashley's books do it to me the most.) Kallypso's work has a lot of fantastic description and brings you into the story.
Speaking of Kristen Ashley, I binged on her books Creed, Raid. and Deacon. I'd read the first book some time ago and I don't have the last book as of yet. All were good, but I think I really loved Deacon the most.
The follow up to Candy Boys was Dirty Princes by Jo Raven. I needed a lighter romance with some smiles so I read this one since I laughed so much with Candy. While it still had comedy, it wasn't as much as candy. I like it even if I wanted to smack one of the characters and give him the stick eye. All part of the story though and I got the ending I wanted so it's all good.
I was in an MC romance kind of mood so I read Nicole Snow's Never Have an Outlaw's Baby. There was lots of sex and drama in this book. Is there any other kind of fun in a book?
Then, a book I've been waiting a year for finally released. Twist by Kylie Scott. Joe and Alex are fantastic. Joe is a man's man and he's super sweet. Though he does have his I'm a man and oblivious moments. I've read the Stage Dive series and the first book of this series and would recommend them all. Now I have to wait another year for book 3. *pouts* Follow her on Facebook and watch the shenanigans ensure between her and Joanna Wylde.
I started reading Scott Hildreth's Selected Sinners MC books. I've read the fist two books, Making the Cut and Taking the Heat. Both of which are gritty and something else like everything else I've read, but I have the rest of the series on the kindle, waiting and watching from the carousel whenever I pop in. I love the journeys he puts his characters through. Rigid was another book I binged because I was waiting for it. There were all the emotions in it. Now I'm looking forward to the next book about P-Nut. He's a bit of a nut, but he seems to be a lovable nut.
The book I actually finished last was from an author I discovered at the release day Facebook party of Rigid. Straight No Chaser by Nikki Belaire was good. Lately, a lot of the books I've been reading in the 1st person POV has a duel POV, but not this one. It's in Luc's POV the entire time. He's a mafia boss who's in love with his little brother's nanny and will stop at nothing to make her his. The only issue I really had with the book were when scenes would change and I had no idea it happened. To be fair, I've seen the issue in another book I'm reading as well. It pulls me from the story because I didn't realize what was going on. Other than that tiny thing, I'm happy I met and read a new author. Looking forward to reading her other books I also have on the Kindle.
I think there are something like 7000 files of books on the thing. Not sure how that's even possible, but it is. Books for a lifetime. This post is a bit longer due to the mass amount of books I read in the two months I haven't posted. I have several more I'm almost done with. If I reviewed each book on here, it would take forever. I've read Quickies with Eddie short stories as well. Those are by Eddie Cleveland and are good. (Must be signed up to his newsletter to get them.)
That's all I've got now. Back to crafting and reading. Plus I need to shop for a new coffee maker. Mine died and I was lucky enough to have a percolator that still works in the cabinets. It certainly works, but I like the drip coffee makers too. Though I wouldn't mind being able to make the special yummy drinks too. Can't wait to see the options available to me now.
Happy reading!
So about a month ago, an author by the name of Kitty Thomas gave me the opportunity to read an ARC of her newest book Surrender with the request I leave a review on Amazon when it went live. Now this is the third book in one of her book worlds that I really like. The books are stand alone and some familiar characters make appearances. Other than that, they can be read in any order. I personally loved her book Broken Dolls and her main male lead Brian. So being able to read this book filled me with joy.
So I get the ARC and I read it quickly and with minor interruption. One I had to get dinner, hello Taco Bell, and two I had to take care of pets, and three I was chatting with the author. There were also a few times I laughed at weird places and even threw in a Russian accent to the characters that were Russian. Normally, I don't assign accents to characters due to reading everything silently and in my head. But I did.
By the end, I was on a Kitty Thomas reading binge. I had her entire catalog on my Kindle, but I hadn't read most of them. A few were partially read. So I read the rest of her books in less than a week. I should have been curled into a ball questioning my sanity, but nope, I powered though and was relieved that I accomplished the goal.
Kitty's books are a bit on the darker side, but to me the ending all work and they might not be the normal HEA that most would go for, but they make sense to the books and they conclude well. So the books I read were of course Surrender, then Guilty Pleasure, The Con Artist, Mafia Captive, Big Sky, Tender Mercies, Dark Night of the Soul, Blood Mate, The Last Girl, and Submissive Fairy Tales.
I finished Reaper's Fall by Janna Wylde and read her shorter novella Shade's Lady. I really like the Reaper's stories. The men aren't perfect and the women have backbones and humor.
Due to Kitty Thomas, I picked up a book from Anna Zaires called Tormentor Mine and read though it pretty quick. This was another darker romance. A hitman that falls for a woman he tormented to get to her husband only to stalk her and make her his. Sounded fantastic. It is too, plus there will be more of the story, because it ended with a "cliffhanger." Not the type of cliffhanger which makes you scream WTF what happened, but more like a there will be another book to explore this relationship and life. Totally worth picking up. Soon I will read whatever else I have by her on my Kindle, though I have other books to binge on first.
Another favorite author of mine is Kallypso Masters. She writes romance with a BDSM theme. Recently, she released the novel Jesse's Hideout. It's a sweet romance novel with a few meddling ghosts. Due to this book, I now want to try fruitcake, hot buttered rum, and oatmeal raisin cookies with Chinese 5 spice in them, (Books with food usually make me crave said food. It's a curse, plus Kristen Ashley's books do it to me the most.) Kallypso's work has a lot of fantastic description and brings you into the story.
Speaking of Kristen Ashley, I binged on her books Creed, Raid. and Deacon. I'd read the first book some time ago and I don't have the last book as of yet. All were good, but I think I really loved Deacon the most.
The follow up to Candy Boys was Dirty Princes by Jo Raven. I needed a lighter romance with some smiles so I read this one since I laughed so much with Candy. While it still had comedy, it wasn't as much as candy. I like it even if I wanted to smack one of the characters and give him the stick eye. All part of the story though and I got the ending I wanted so it's all good.
I was in an MC romance kind of mood so I read Nicole Snow's Never Have an Outlaw's Baby. There was lots of sex and drama in this book. Is there any other kind of fun in a book?
Then, a book I've been waiting a year for finally released. Twist by Kylie Scott. Joe and Alex are fantastic. Joe is a man's man and he's super sweet. Though he does have his I'm a man and oblivious moments. I've read the Stage Dive series and the first book of this series and would recommend them all. Now I have to wait another year for book 3. *pouts* Follow her on Facebook and watch the shenanigans ensure between her and Joanna Wylde.
I started reading Scott Hildreth's Selected Sinners MC books. I've read the fist two books, Making the Cut and Taking the Heat. Both of which are gritty and something else like everything else I've read, but I have the rest of the series on the kindle, waiting and watching from the carousel whenever I pop in. I love the journeys he puts his characters through. Rigid was another book I binged because I was waiting for it. There were all the emotions in it. Now I'm looking forward to the next book about P-Nut. He's a bit of a nut, but he seems to be a lovable nut.
The book I actually finished last was from an author I discovered at the release day Facebook party of Rigid. Straight No Chaser by Nikki Belaire was good. Lately, a lot of the books I've been reading in the 1st person POV has a duel POV, but not this one. It's in Luc's POV the entire time. He's a mafia boss who's in love with his little brother's nanny and will stop at nothing to make her his. The only issue I really had with the book were when scenes would change and I had no idea it happened. To be fair, I've seen the issue in another book I'm reading as well. It pulls me from the story because I didn't realize what was going on. Other than that tiny thing, I'm happy I met and read a new author. Looking forward to reading her other books I also have on the Kindle.
I think there are something like 7000 files of books on the thing. Not sure how that's even possible, but it is. Books for a lifetime. This post is a bit longer due to the mass amount of books I read in the two months I haven't posted. I have several more I'm almost done with. If I reviewed each book on here, it would take forever. I've read Quickies with Eddie short stories as well. Those are by Eddie Cleveland and are good. (Must be signed up to his newsletter to get them.)
That's all I've got now. Back to crafting and reading. Plus I need to shop for a new coffee maker. Mine died and I was lucky enough to have a percolator that still works in the cabinets. It certainly works, but I like the drip coffee makers too. Though I wouldn't mind being able to make the special yummy drinks too. Can't wait to see the options available to me now.
Happy reading!
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
Books and What Not
I've started off reading slow this year. Or at least not finishing books that I've started. I have a few of those that I really need to sit down and read. So far this year, I've only gotten through a whole five book and a collection. There was a whole week where I was busy with family that cut into the reading time. Not that I'm complaining. So anyway I have finished two other books by Scott Hildreth and two books by Jo Raven.
Rough and Dirty are books two and three from the Filthy F*ckers MC series by Scott. I talked very little about Hard in a previous post. I enjoyed the book lots and made me want to continue to read the author and this series in particular. I think as of right now Rough is my favorite one. (I could always change my mind at a later date.)
Something about the series I enjoy, is the realism in the stories. They, especially book two for me at least, also invoke serious emotions. I think I ended up crying through the last 10 percent of book two. It's definitely an emotional story. Love and loss for sure. But certain elements actually mirrored something in my own life so therefore the story hit harder than I thought or knew it would. Plus Pee Bee and Tegan are an awesome couple.
The books by Jo Raven were more of a fun romantic read without there being too much drama. In short, the opposite of the Filthy F*ckers. Candy Boys and Candy Boys Ever After were fun and flirty. They are about Candy and her two "boys" she ends up in a relationship with. I had fun reading Candy's POV along with the boys. There was some struggle among the characters, but there was also a lot of humor. Something that I was looking for at the time, along with hot scenes.
I've been bouncing back and forth between several books since I've finished the ones I've listed so by the time I write another post I should have a few more books to mention. As I've said before, me and reviews are not friends. I don't feel as if I get the words right. But the above books are awesome.
On another note, I watched Underworld: Blood Wars and man was that an intense movie to see in the theater all by myself. Kate does a great job. I have enjoyed the entire series and there is just something about how she kicks butt in the movies that's enjoyable to watch.
Now I am also looking forward to seeing the new Resident Evil movie. I've never played the games, but I'm good with that. I don't play games well, even if I have a few. It's been almost two months since I've done anything with ESO and I love my dark elf. He's a blast to play!
Now, back to reading and to my own writings that I hope one day I say are done.
Rough and Dirty are books two and three from the Filthy F*ckers MC series by Scott. I talked very little about Hard in a previous post. I enjoyed the book lots and made me want to continue to read the author and this series in particular. I think as of right now Rough is my favorite one. (I could always change my mind at a later date.)
Something about the series I enjoy, is the realism in the stories. They, especially book two for me at least, also invoke serious emotions. I think I ended up crying through the last 10 percent of book two. It's definitely an emotional story. Love and loss for sure. But certain elements actually mirrored something in my own life so therefore the story hit harder than I thought or knew it would. Plus Pee Bee and Tegan are an awesome couple.
The books by Jo Raven were more of a fun romantic read without there being too much drama. In short, the opposite of the Filthy F*ckers. Candy Boys and Candy Boys Ever After were fun and flirty. They are about Candy and her two "boys" she ends up in a relationship with. I had fun reading Candy's POV along with the boys. There was some struggle among the characters, but there was also a lot of humor. Something that I was looking for at the time, along with hot scenes.
I've been bouncing back and forth between several books since I've finished the ones I've listed so by the time I write another post I should have a few more books to mention. As I've said before, me and reviews are not friends. I don't feel as if I get the words right. But the above books are awesome.
On another note, I watched Underworld: Blood Wars and man was that an intense movie to see in the theater all by myself. Kate does a great job. I have enjoyed the entire series and there is just something about how she kicks butt in the movies that's enjoyable to watch.
Now I am also looking forward to seeing the new Resident Evil movie. I've never played the games, but I'm good with that. I don't play games well, even if I have a few. It's been almost two months since I've done anything with ESO and I love my dark elf. He's a blast to play!
Now, back to reading and to my own writings that I hope one day I say are done.
Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Happy New Year
Hello once again. I can't believe it's been basically a year since I've posted anything. Especially, since I've done a ton of reading. When I say a ton, I mean around 60 plus books (this includes shorter and longer works). I have many in various stages of being read. Many on Kindle, but several in paper format.
2016 was a weird year and I'm glad it's over. With that being said, it means I should make some kind of list and knock stuff off of it. Such as shows or movies I want to watch, books I want to finish or begin, crafts I want to craft (because I totally have a ton of free time to craft #notreally), and anything else I'm forgetting because... something shiny.
Honestly, I have drafts of posts I intended to post and well didn't. I really thought I would have. I found some great new authors last year and watched some awesome new shows. One of the posts was about Stranger Things. A show that I fell in love with. I'm looking forward to Season 2 and can't wait to see how they use Dungeons and Dragons in the new season.
Ah, gaming. Another hobby I have acquired. (See above something shiny.) I love DnD because its fantastic. I also play Elder Scrolls Online (ESO). Dark elves rule! Yes, I'm a weird player that loves doing weird stuff. Like being the only dark elf warlock in a group of good doers. Well, there's a cleric and a band of how the hell did we all become a group. Oh right, tavern plus job for money. Off topic about books, but if we want to get technical, I can tie it together with coffee (or tea depending on the time) and books. Though now I'm also playing tabletop games with the hubby.
See, I need to make lists.
Anywho, as I was saying. I've been finding lots of good books from either other authors on Facebook, or randomly stumbling onto them because they were free on Kindle or by some other means aka friends. I mean if you can't trust friends to give you good advice on books to read then who can you trust. 😺
Now that I've rambled for a bit I'm thinking I'll maybe post books and authors I've currently read or something.
For 2017, I've finished one book that technically I started in 2016.
Hard (Filthy F*ckers MC Romance Book 1) by Scott Hildreth
This book was put on a list back in July and I know I had to have seen it from Facebook, cause that's basically where I get all my wishlist books from, though I'll never be able to figure out where I saw it. No matter. It went on sale and I got it. Then well you know, I read it. Took a couple of days. (Work and other things in life like 12 hours of tabletop gaming with friends oh and New Year's Eve. Pesky people wanting me to participate in the real world with real people.)
There's a disclaimer somewhere and I could see why it was there. It's listed in Erotica, but I found it to be pretty realistic for the most part and a fast paced read. I had to stop for a few moments before picking it back up. It was a great book. A bit gritty and raw. This was also the first book I'd read by this author and won't be the last.
That's it for now. Have a great start to the new year. Now if only Florida would act normal and cool off. Seriously, it's too hot outside.
2016 was a weird year and I'm glad it's over. With that being said, it means I should make some kind of list and knock stuff off of it. Such as shows or movies I want to watch, books I want to finish or begin, crafts I want to craft (because I totally have a ton of free time to craft #notreally), and anything else I'm forgetting because... something shiny.
Honestly, I have drafts of posts I intended to post and well didn't. I really thought I would have. I found some great new authors last year and watched some awesome new shows. One of the posts was about Stranger Things. A show that I fell in love with. I'm looking forward to Season 2 and can't wait to see how they use Dungeons and Dragons in the new season.
Ah, gaming. Another hobby I have acquired. (See above something shiny.) I love DnD because its fantastic. I also play Elder Scrolls Online (ESO). Dark elves rule! Yes, I'm a weird player that loves doing weird stuff. Like being the only dark elf warlock in a group of good doers. Well, there's a cleric and a band of how the hell did we all become a group. Oh right, tavern plus job for money. Off topic about books, but if we want to get technical, I can tie it together with coffee (or tea depending on the time) and books. Though now I'm also playing tabletop games with the hubby.
See, I need to make lists.
Anywho, as I was saying. I've been finding lots of good books from either other authors on Facebook, or randomly stumbling onto them because they were free on Kindle or by some other means aka friends. I mean if you can't trust friends to give you good advice on books to read then who can you trust. 😺
Now that I've rambled for a bit I'm thinking I'll maybe post books and authors I've currently read or something.
For 2017, I've finished one book that technically I started in 2016.
Hard (Filthy F*ckers MC Romance Book 1) by Scott Hildreth
This book was put on a list back in July and I know I had to have seen it from Facebook, cause that's basically where I get all my wishlist books from, though I'll never be able to figure out where I saw it. No matter. It went on sale and I got it. Then well you know, I read it. Took a couple of days. (Work and other things in life like 12 hours of tabletop gaming with friends oh and New Year's Eve. Pesky people wanting me to participate in the real world with real people.)
There's a disclaimer somewhere and I could see why it was there. It's listed in Erotica, but I found it to be pretty realistic for the most part and a fast paced read. I had to stop for a few moments before picking it back up. It was a great book. A bit gritty and raw. This was also the first book I'd read by this author and won't be the last.
That's it for now. Have a great start to the new year. Now if only Florida would act normal and cool off. Seriously, it's too hot outside.
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