Review: Brutal

 

Title: Brutal

Series: Saint and Sinners

Author: Ruby Vincent 

Release Date: April 20

The nature of the game has changed.

But my feelings for my guys haven’t.

As the search for Kieran intensifies, the battle between us reaches its pitch. And in every fight, Brutal shows up to win.

My silent, savage love has his own reasons for starting this war, and nothing will get in his way.

Something we have in common.

I will defeat the undefeatable Brutal. I’ll bring him into my loud, chaotic world and make him mine.

In spite of the Kings.

In spite of Kieran.

In spite of the ledger.

Brutal will bend his heart to me.

I’ve never lost a fight either.

Brutal is a dark contemporary why choose romance. This is book three of four in the series and features language, dark themes, and sexual scenes. If you're cool with that, dive in!

What did I just read?

Goodness. These books are addicting. I need more. More answers. More of these characters. More of this story. 

Brutal is book 3 in the series, and books one & two MUST be read first.

The search for the ledger & Kieran is heating up, When the Merchants are backed against the wall, they come out swinging. Brutal has never lost a fight, and he won't start now. With so much uncertainty between everything, can the Merchants and Adeline trust each other, or is the secrets they are after in that ledger enough to tear them apart? 

I am still at a loss for words. I am loving this addicting, dark, twisted series and cannot wait to get my hands on the last book, and find out more. More about the characters, the story, the secrets and answers. I need it all. Everything from crazy wild Saint, to calculating analytical Cash, to controlled silent Brutal to sexy, sly Mercer and to wildcard Adeline. The unpredictable leader, the brains, muscle and sex. The Merchants who don't give up or give in. 4.5⭐ out of 5⭐ and still reeling from that ending. 

Goodreads: 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57327176-brutal

SAINT (Saint and Sinners Book 1): http://mybook.to/SaintOne

CASH (Saint and Sinners Book 2): http://mybook.to/CashBookTwo

BRUTAL (Saint and Sinners Book 3): http://mybook.to/BrutalBookThree

MERCER (Saint and Sinners Book 4): http://mybook.to/MercerBookFour

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Review: Cash

 

Title: Cash

Series: Saint and Sinners

Author: Ruby Vincent

Release Date: March 18

They ripped me from my safe, perfect world and bound me in chains.

Now it's Cash's turn. The cold, hard, analytical leader has a problem he needs me to solve, and he's not asking.

I'm driven deep into the world of cons and corruption. I can't tell if anything around me is real. Least of all the smiling, pleasant people.

Someone is playing us for a fool, and it might be me.

The time will come when I have to make a choice: Right or wrong?

Love or money?

Me or Cash?

All I know is, one way or another, the war between us will end.

Cash is a dark contemporary why choose romance. This is book two of four in the series and features language, dark themes, and sexual scenes. If you're cool with that, dive in!

Wow wow wow. I am at a loss for words. I am seriously enjoying these books. They are addicting, and I cannot wait to see what happens next. 

Cash picks up where Saint left off- but instead of Adeline & Saint's POV it's Adelines & Cash's (& I imagine it will be the same for Mercer & Brutal as well). 

Cash doesn't trust Adeline, and with good reason. He sees everything. He is the brains, and analyzes every person, every action- except Adeline is a wild card that he didn't see coming, what she will do next. She's hiding something. It may be nothing, or it may be everything, either way Cash is going to find out what it is. 

These books, are dark dirty RH filled with gangs, violence & more. And I am addicted and am left reeling Everytime. They are crazy, wild, and leaves more questions than answers and I need to immediately jump into the next one. These books leave me on the edge of my seat, wondering what I just read. 

Saint is still crazy. Cash is still cunning. Brutal is still a man of few words, and Mercer is still the charmer and Adeline is more than she seems. But, you find out just a little bit more about each of them, enough to keep you coming back. I cannot wait to see where this story goes, and get all the answers. Loving every wild, crazy, violent second of these books. 4 ⭐ out of 5 ⭐. 

Goodreads: 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56938082-cash

SAINT (Saint and Sinners Book 1): http://mybook.to/SaintOne

CASH (Saint and Sinners Book 2): http://mybook.to/CashBookTwo

BRUTAL (Saint and Sinners Book 3): http://mybook.to/BrutalBookThree

MERCER (Saint and Sinners Book 4): http://mybook.to/MercerBookFour

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Review: Saint

 

Title: Saint

Series: Saint and Sinners

Author: Ruby Vincent 

Release Date: February 4

It’s a common story. I’m sure you can guess how it goes.

Girl winds up in the wrong place at the wrong time.
She witnesses four gods of beauty and brutality murder some poor sap, and she’s stupid enough to get caught.

Come on. You know what happens next.

You know they tracked her… me… down.
I don’t need to tell you that they claimed me. Ripped me from my safe, perfect world and bound me in chains to their throne.
All of that is obvious.

It’s the part where they corrupted me, dragged me into their world of death and destruction, made me theirs in every way I didn’t know was possible, and I became a soldier in a war that will bring all of Cinco City to its knees…

…that’s when it gets interesting.

Saint is a dark contemporary why choose romance. This is book one in the series and features language, dark themes, and sexual scenes. If you're cool with that, dive in!

I don't even know where to begin. Oh my goodness. 

Adeline ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time. She bared witness four Merchants- underdogs in the underbelly of the crime ridden city- murder someone. Adeline is a wild card, one they can't afford to escape. 

But more than that, Adeline was dragged into their world, and became a pawn, a solider in the war against the corrupt city, because the Merchants have a plan to bring it to it's knees, if someone doesn't bring them to theirs first. 

Saint and Sinners is the beginnings of a RH series, that is dark, dirty. Gangs, violence dub-con, kidnapping, and child trafficking. So if you can handle the dark and depraved, the dive into the crazy world of Saint, Adeline and the Merchants as they take on a city darker than Gotham without batman. 

Saint is a wild, crazy, and depraved. He takes what he wants without guilt or remorse. He is the leader of the Merchants, one of the newest and smartest gangs rising through Cinco City. He and his comrades, plan on taking down the biggest gangs and leaders, when plans went sidewides. Now they have a witness to a murder. Instead of killing her on the spot, Saint is intrigued by her, and wants her for himself. 

Cash is the planner. All about the numbers, the money, the odds of survival. He plans everything down to the second. He isn't happy with Adeline, since she is a wild card, and he can't predict her movements, or what she will do. 

Brutal is the muscle. His need for control knows no bounds. He controls everything, keeps everything clean and tidy. Adeline likes to toe the line, and push him past that. 

Mercer has a specific set of skills. Not one to get his hands dirty in a brawl unless needed. He prefers sex over violence. 

And Adeline found herself smack dab in between all of them. Wrong place may have led to her into the hands of the Merchants, but if she plays her hand right she may be finding herself exactly where she wants to be. 

If you like dark, dirty RH books then pick up Saint today and fall into the crazy world of Cinco City, filled with gangs, violence and sex, and find out who comes out on top. 

4⭐ out of 5⭐. I loved Saint & can't wait to see what the other Merchants bring. 

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56534687-saint

SAINT (Saint and Sinners Book 1): http://mybook.to/SaintOne

CASH (Saint and Sinners Book 2): http://mybook.to/CashBookTwo

BRUTAL (Saint and Sinners Book 3): http://mybook.to/BrutalBookThree

MERCER (Saint and Sinners Book 4): http://mybook.to/MercerBookFour

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Review: Relentless

 

Title: Relentless

Series: Hot Summer School Nights Anthology

Author: Shantel Tessier

Release Date: June 29

All new and exclusive enemies to lovers and bully romance short stories and previews by:

L A Cotton 

Siobhan Davis 

Ashley Jade 

Piper Lawson 

Tracy Lorraine 

Michelle Mankin 

Daniela Romero 

Ginger Scott 

Ivy Smoak 

Becca Steele 

Shantel Tessier 

This will be a wide release with special preorder pricing. 

100% of the e-book profit is being donated to The Smith Family, a national, independent children's charity helping disadvantaged Australians to get the most out of their education, so they can create better futures for themselves. 

***The e-book and the paperback will be available for a limited time only.***

Relentless is a dark high school bully romance novella that is included in the Hot Summer School Nights Anthology. 

Oh my goodness! 

So Relentless is part of the Hot Summer School Nights Anthology and it is 🥵🥵 like seriously. It is a few chapters, the beginning of the story for Oakley & Chase but I cannot wait to see where it goes from here. I cannot wait for more from these two. It's a dark bully romance but oh so deliciously good. 

Trigger Warning: bullying, dub-con. 

Review: Here's To Tomorrow

 Title: Here's To Tomorrow

Series: Here's To series

Author: Teagan Hunter

Release Date: February 2015

Hudson Tamell is a blue-collar single father. He’s funny, hot in that panty-melting sort of way—exactly the type of guy I’d crawl between the sheets with.

Only problem? He’s looking to settle down, and I’m not.

I have big plans to leave this town behind. The last thing I should do is get tangled up with a guy like him.

So please explain to me why the moment he looks at me from under the hood of my car, the sarcastic replies on my lips come out sounding sweeter. Why does he make me want to settle down, right here…with him?

He’s not what I wanted.

But maybe he’s what I need…

Here's to Forever, a follow-up novella, is available now!

So where do I even begin? I have been in a bit of a book slump the past few days, and read through the Texting series by Teagan again. And since I haven't read the Here To series, I decided to try it out. 

Rae meets Hudson when her car breaks down, again. He works at the shop where her car is being fixed, and she lacks a filter. Her mouth gets her noticed. 

They both feel things much too quickly. They are both keeping something from one another that could change the course of their relationship with one another. 

Rae doesn't like kids. She never saw them in her future. Stems from the lack of relationship she had with her mother. 

Hudson is a single father who had a kid much too young. 

Will Hudson and Rae find a future with one another? 

So I love me some Teagan Hunter books. And while this one isn't a romcom like her other series, it is still filled with the sass, snark and banter of the characters. But they are more real. They deal with real life situations, and come out the other side for it. I enjoyed this book, and these characters. I know it was just me being wrapped up on my own head, and nothing to do with the story at all on why I didn't fully connect with it. It was a great contemporary read. 4 ⭐ out of 5 ⭐. 

Review: The Monster

 

Title: The Monster

Series: Boston Belles

Author: LJ Shen

Release Date: June 15

The most important thing I’d ever read was scribbled on the door of a portable restroom, engraved into plastic at a carnival on the outskirts of Boston.

Lust lingers, love stays.

Lust is impatient, love waits.

Lust burns, love warms.

Lust destroys, but love? Love kills.

Maybe it was always my destiny to fall in love with a monster.

When other kids stayed awake at night fearing the pointy-toothed beast hiding in their closet, I longed to see mine.

I wanted to feed it, domesticate it, understand it.

Sam and I were only allowed to love each other in the dark.

Once our story unfolded, and the truth came to light, I was the one to cut the cord.

My name is Aisling Fitzpatrick, and I have a confession to make.

Sam Brennan is not the only monster in this story.

 

Aisling Fitzpatrick wasn't your average Boston princess born with a silver spoon in her mouth, spoiled beyond belief. 

In stead of falling in love with a prince who might deserve her, she fell in love with the monster in the night. 

Stolen glances. 

Hidden kisses. 

But the thing about monsters is they can't be tamed. And maybe Sam Brennen wasn't the only monster of the story. 

I have been looking forward to this story for months. I love the dark and gritty. The blood and the monsters. I love to see what makes them tick. And seeing those who are incapable of love and feelings fall, and those who put them there. I spent my day devouring this book like I do any other LJ Shen novel. 4.5 ⭐ out of 5⭐. 

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Review: The Dark Of You

 

Title: The Dark of You

Author: S.M. Shade

Release Date: June 30th

He stalked me.

He broke my peace, and I embraced the noise.

He tore apart all I believed about myself, and I reveled in the chaos.

He brought me back to life. 

His promise remains with me, even now.

Wherever you are, I am.

Oh my god. I'm at a complete loss for words and don't even know what to say after finishing this book. 

Darcy is a famous writer, living in the middle of no where when she realizes she is being stalked. She has no idea who this man is, who lurks in the shadows, out of sight, but she isn't afraid. Instead it makes her feel alive. And with bringing her back to life, headed a promise. Wherever you are, I am. 

Holy Toledo's Batman. This book had my heart pumping. If you don't mind books that push you out of your comfort zone, then definitely check this one out. It was dark, and a little twisted, but oh so good!  It will keep you on the edge of your seat, and make you wonder what the heck you just read. I don't want to spoil anything or give anything away, but this was an amazing read. 4.5 ⭐ out of 5 ⭐. 

Trigger Warning: Stalker, death. 

Cover designer: Jena Brignola at Bibliophile Productions

Model: Lucas Loyola

Photographer: Wander Aguiar

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Review: Warrior Fae

 

Title: Warrior Fae

Series: Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac

Authors: Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Release Date: April 2021

I once thought one of my ruthless boys could be the killer I’m hunting. They’re all dark, deadly and more than capable of brutality.

But now I’m held by the King I’ve been stalking in the shadows and when I unmask him, he’ll realise he made a huge mistake in taking my brother from this world.

My Kings are coming for me, I know that in my soul. They’re on their way to rip me from my enemy’s arms and tear him apart for me.

My heart beats to the sound of their names.

But I won’t wait around to be rescued. Everything has led me to this moment and I’m ready to destroy the Fae who stole my brother from me.

Secrets will be uncovered. Destiny will be decided. Death will deliver us all in the end.

No one will escape the conclusion of this story without blood on their hands. I guess it’s a good thing I’m a Vampire then, because I just so happen to have a taste for blood.

Start with series with book one, Dark Fae.

First, let me tell you this is the Conclusion to the Ruthless Boys of The Zodiac & the books MUST be read in order to understand everything that has been happening. This book picks up where book 4 left off. 

After Elise spent months for her hunt for answers, she will finally find the answers to her questions and sooo much more in the Conclusion of the Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac, but the tale is far from over. 

Elise may come face to face with fears that could crush her. But she grew up in the streets of Alestria and doesn't back down from a fight or challenge. She will have to be stronger then she has ever been to go head-to-head against King, but with her four Kings by her side, she can get through anything. But it seems fate may have other plans. 

Gabriel Nox is the strongest Fae in Aurora Academy with two elements, and the gift of the Sight. But he has doubts with his gift and his bond with Elise, Dante, Leon & Ryder, and doesn't feel like he belongs. Can he get past his doubts and find a place in Solaria? 

Leon Night is part of the best theives in all of Solaria, but he is wracked with the guilt of his brother getting caught. It is unheard of, and just doesn't happen. But he has found his place with Elise, by his side, and trying to keep the balance for everyone involved.

Dante Oscura, Alpha of the Oscura Gang and astral adversary of Ryder has multiple decisions to make that can mean life or death for not just himself but his family as well. Can Dante make his own destiny in the world, or is fate already written in the stars?

Ryder Draconis, alpha of the Lunar Gang, and astral adversary of Dante may have his life, and the life of all of Alestria hanging in the balance with one choice. But his fate may already be written in the stars, and no matter his choice he may never be able to stop the enviable. Can the head of the Lunar Gang be able to put his faith and trust in those around him, or will he be forced to face his fate alone?

I am seriously at a loss for words after this book. This story, these characters buried themselves within me, claiming me, and I loved it. I laughed, I cried, I grieved, I swooned, and fell in love, and cheered. These books were packed with love, sex, magic, and adventure, and filled with emotion, and I loved every second of it. Well, almost... (I don't think I will get over crying at 1 am last night...), And I don't think I could ever let this story, these characters go. If you are looking for a paranormal slow burn RH romance, then pick up these books today! 5 star-crossed ⭐ out of 5 ⭐. 

Review: Broken Fae

 

Title: Broken Fae

Series: Ruthless Boys of the Zodiac

Authors: Caroline Peckham & Susanne Valenti

Release Date: August 2020

Me and my kings have come as close to breaking as I ever could have feared.

Just as we were finding a way to get past our difficulties, the stars have torn us apart. Can I fight against the will of the heavens or does fate have something unforeseen in store for me now?

While we'e reeling from the wheel of fate and trying to find a way to move on with our lives, our enemies are only growing more powerful.

Felix Oscura is haunting Alestria with his bloodthirsy need to steal the power of the clan he was never destined to rule over. And the illusive King is growing closer to their goal of taking control of the entire city and maybe even beyond.

With challenges around every corner and the mysteries behind my brother's death slowly starting to unravel, will I be able to piece everything together and find a way to overcome the will of the stars before it’s too late?

What in the ever loving french toast just happened?! I am seriously at a loss for words, my emotions are running haywire and... What the flapjacks?! I don't even know. 

This is book 4 in the series, which MUST be read in order to understand what is going on. Start with Dark Fae, & you won't be disappointed. This book picks up right where the last book leaves off. 

Elise and her Four King's have been through so much together, but the most recent of fates may divide them for good. Just when they start to finally begin to get past their differences, their enemies begin to grow in strength. They will stop at absolutely nothing to put an end to them once and for all, even if it seals their own death and fate in blood. But can the two most ruthless gang leaders out their differences aside for the girl they love? 

Holy guacamole batman. I am still not over the ending of this book. My emotions are all over the place, and my heart is still hammering out of my chest. I just... God damnit. I honestly don't know what to say without giving anything away. But I absolutely loved... Well, almost everything about it. (If you haven't figured it out yet, Ryder is my favorite. Such a dark and broken boy. So if you read this book, then you will absolutely know what is still gripping it's claws into me and will probably give me nightmares for weeks to come so thanks for that). I cannot wait to read the final book in this series, and finally get the answers to all the questions that have been plaguing me since the beginning.  

If you are looking for a angsty hot Paranormal slow burning RH with allllllll the fixings then seriously sink your teeth into the Ruthless Boys of The Zodiac series today. 5 star-crossed ⭐ out of 5 ⭐.