Law Man by Kristen Ashley

Law Man is book 3 in the Dream Man series by Kristen Ashley and it follows the story of Detective Mitch Lawson.  Here is the blurb.

Four years ago, Mitch Lawson moved across the breezeway from Mara Hanover and she fell in love with the tall, good-looking police detective who had an uncanny ability to dress well even though he’s single. It was not a stalker kind of love; she knows she has no hope since Mitch is way out of her league. That doesn’t change the fact that he’s her dream man.

Then one day Mara’s faucet won’t turn off and she knows nothing about plumbing. Being a good guy, Mitch offers to help then he invites himself over for pizza. Mara gives it a go but finds herself running away from him (literally) on their first date, standing him up their second and then she runs into him (again literally) on her way to save her ne’er do well, criminal cousin’s kids who’d just run away from their ne’er do well, criminal Dad.

Suddenly, Mara finds she has on her hands the guardianship of two kids and a gorgeous police detective who’s willing to do anything to help out… including giving fabulous foot rubs.

But Mara knows who she is and where she came from and she knows Detective Mitch Lawson is better than her. Hot law man Mitch disagrees and his challenge is to convince Mara to let go of her past and he sets about building a family at the same time he finds he also needs to protect them all against known and unknown adversaries that would tear them apart.

Yet another stunning book from Ms Ashley.  If you have read her books you know the score you know what is going to happen but it doesn’t matter because it is still great.  If you haven’t read Ms Ashley’s books the story goes like this, a hot girl and meets an incredibly hot uber alpha male, they have some trouble along the way more often than not the hot girl gets kidnapped or some other bad crazy shit happens then you get a happy ending and an amazing epilogue.  Oh and you might end up speaking in KA speak, you get me? 

I cannot get enough of Kristen Ashley books.  I fall in love with every KA hero so much so I think I am a KA hero slut.  Law Man was no exception Mitch is an awesome potty mouth KA hero.  I also like Mara who is his woman in this book.  Although I have to say she did annoy me a bit always trying to break it off with Mitch.  I mean why would anyone not want a Mitch who can kiss great, give amazing foot rubs and look hot wearing only drawstring pants making oatmeal in your kitchen?  

Kristen Ashley books are very long but they are really funny and sexy and sometimes will make you cry but they all have a happy ending.  I love her style of writing and how characters from different a series will turn up.  I have to warn you though you will seriously end up speaking like the characters in her books.  Now get your shit together and go get yourself a Kristen Ashley book……did you hear me babe?  Go....Get.... Yourself.... A... KA.... Book.  I loved this book with and I am going to give Law Man 4 stars.

Sins Of The Sons by Linda Poitevin

Sins Of The Son is book 2 in the Grigori Legacy series by Linda Poitevin.  This Urban Fantasy series follows the story of Angels and Fallen Angels and the Armageddon that is on its way.  At the heart of the story we follow the life of homicide detective Alex Jarvis who can see Angels.  Alex is a descendant of the Nephilim, a race of beings that were created by fallen Angels having sex with mortal women, and for this reason she is pretty special to the Fallen Angels who all seem to want a piece of her.  For the past 6000 years, since he was cast out of heaven, Lucifer has been biding his time and adhering to the treaty he has with the One.  The treaty states that the Angels and Fallen Angels cannot go to war until the treaty has been broken.  Well the treaty was broken in book 1 and Lucifer can now go about brining Armageddon and killing all of the One’s precious mortals, however Lucifer is still biding his time and he is building an army.  There is a possible saviour of course and that saviour is in the guise of the Angel Seth Benjamin whom we met in Book 1.  However Seth has fallen for Alex and he has decided to become mortal for her and in this transition he has forgotten all that he is and all that can do.  Sins Of The Son picks up three weeks after Sins Of The Angels and follows Seth’s story on Earth.    

It is essential that you read book 1 before reading this book as nothing will make sense to you otherwise.  Sins Of The Angels ended on a cliffhanger so I was eager to read this book to find out what happened next and I can tell you I was not disappointed.  The first page of Sins Of The Son gives us a surprise and it doesn’t stop there until you turn the last page.  Where book 1 read as a cop mystery/thriller this book is all about the Angels and Armageddon that is fast approaching.  A lot happens so you need to concentrate, there is a lot of history to cover and I still have questions about what happens and how things can be.  This time the story is set in Vancouver instead of Toronto so we don’t see some of the characters we met previously but we do meet some new characters.  I have to say that I really like Alex, she isn’t one of those stupid females who does crazy out of character things just to move the story along. 

There is a bit of a love triangle going on with Alex and her supposed soulmate Aramael and Seth, however for those of you who don’t like love triangles I can confirm that it does get resolved….well sort of.  There are plenty of shocks and lots of action and a great ending that has me chomping at the bit for book 3.  If you like UF then this is the book for you and I am going to give Sins Of The Son 5 stars.

18 and Over Book Blogger Follow (8)

18 and Over Book Blogger Follow is a feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend, hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines.  This is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest as you, namely books geared towards the 18 and over crowd, and make some friends!

This weeks question is.......


Do you feel the need to write a review for your personal reads, as opposed to requested reviews, or are there some books you read just for the joy of reading?


The majority of books I read are ones that I have bought myself and I read them for the joy of reading.  I always write a review for them as this reminds me what happened in the book when I read the next one in the series.  I also like to read other peoples reviews about books before I buy them so I can hopefully miss the ones that aren't so good.  So I write reviews for this reason also to encourage people to read the good books and stay away from the not so good books.


Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment below.  Have a great weekend and Happy Reading.

Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire

Beautiful Disaster follows the ups and downs of college students Abby and Travis.  It is written by Jamie McGuire and here is the blurb.

The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn’t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate percentage of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance between her and the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend America, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University’s Walking One-Night Stand.

Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby needs—and wants—to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the charming college co-ed. Intrigued by Abby’s resistance to his charms, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis’ apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.

Abby has a troubled past but she is living life as a good girl now.  Travis is a bad boy covered in tattoos he earns cash by illegal bare knuckle fights and shags everything that moves.  They meet at college and become friends, Travis carries on with his one night stands and no one understands their relationship.  Then one night Travis makes a bet with Abby if he loses his next fight he will abstain from sex for a whole month if he wins Abby has to live in his apartment for a whole month and thus their relationship starts.

I liked Abby for the most part.  The book is a bit too long it could have done with being a bit shorter and because of this Abby keeps going round in circles with Travis which I could have done without.  I loved Travis though but then again I always love a bad boy.  He is possessive and is always having violent fights.  Whilst reading this book I felt quite anxious throughout wondering where Abby and Travis where heading indeed their relationship is a beautiful disaster.  At some points I had to put the book down because I didn’t think I could take the stress any longer of what was going to happen next.  There are lots of other characters introduce in the form of Travis’ brothers and I do hope that Ms McGuire writes books about them, I would be very interested in reading Trent’s story.

All in all I thought the book was splendid, it is very addictive and I thoroughly enjoyed it however it was a too long in my opinion so I will be giving Beautiful Disaster 4 stars.

Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard

Gabriel’s Inferno is a Romance book written y Sylvain Reynard here is the blurb.

Enigmatic and sexy, Professor Gabriel Emerson is a well-respected Dante specialist by day, but by night he devotes himself to an uninhibited life of pleasure. He uses his notorious good looks and sophisticated charm to gratify his every whim, but is secretly tortured by his dark past and consumed by the profound belief that he is beyond all hope of redemption.

When the sweet and innocent Julia Mitchell enrols as his graduate student, his attraction and mysterious connection to her not only jeopardizes his career, but sends him on a journey in which his past and his present collide.

An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love and redemption, “Gabriel's Inferno” is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible...forgiveness and love.

I had seen that quite a few of my Goodreads friends had read this book and rated it very highly, the blurb sounded really good plus the cover seduced me somewhat so I was excited to start reading.  It started out pretty good I was very intrigued by the domineering Gabriel and the meek Julia.  I was curious to how the story would play out and was looking forward to reading more about bad boy Gabriel.  But then it all started to get a bit boring.  Gabriel did a complete 180 turning from sexy bad lad to wimp.  Gabriel has such potential to be a literary heartbreaker but he fell flat with his tweed jackets, bow ties and his way with Julia, man up Gabriel please.  I also got fed up with Julia’s pathetic whining about not wanted to be f**ked but wanting to make love and her feelings towards Gabriel’s past.  Really get a grip Julia I know you are a virgin who had a bad relationship but seriously lighten up and enjoy life. 

So the story wasn’t living up to my expectations but all was not lost for me.  I loved all the references to art, literature and music and on more than one occasion I found myself researching something that the author had written about.  Plus I found my love for Nine Inch Nails again as the author mentions them quite a lot as surprise surprise Julia hates them with a passion.

The next book Gabriel’s Rapture is out next week but I’m going to hold off on buying it until I have read some reviews.  If it is like this book I don’t think I will be reading it.  Gabriel’s Inferno had lots of potential however it was too long and…..well just too nice and innocent for me.  I am going to give this book 3 stars.

18 and Over Book Blogger (7)

18 and Over Book Blogger Follow is a feature that begins on Fridays and runs through the weekend, hosted by Crystal from Reading Between the Wines.  This is a Friday blog hop with the objective to find and visit other book blogs that share the same interest as you, namely books geared towards the 18 and over crowd, and make some friends!

This weeks question is.......


What are you currently reading?  Do you love it?  Is it a new to you author or an old favourite?  Tell us about it.

I have literally just finished reading Dante's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard.  Ms Reynard is a new to me author and I had seen many of my Goodreads friends had or were reading this book, and to be honest the front cover seduced me into reading it also.  For the main part I enjoyed reading it.  There are lots of references to literature, paintings and music and I would look them up whilst reading.  However the book was very long, too long in my opinion, and the characters in the end started to annoy me especially Julia.  I don't know if I will read the next book Dante's Rapture which is out next week, I think I will have to see what others think first.


So what are you currently reading?  Thanks for stopping by and please leave a comment below.  Have a great weekend and Happy Reading.

Until The Sun Falls From The Sky by Kristen Ashley

Until The Sun Falls From The Sky is the first Paranormal Romance book in the Three series by Kristen Ashley.  Here is the blurb.

Leah Buchanan’s family has been in service to vampires for five centuries. Even so, Leah wants nothing to do with her family’s legacy but when she’s summoned to her Selection by the Vampire Dominion, under familial pressure, she has no choice but to go.

Lucien has been living under the strict edicts of the Vampire Dominion for centuries but he’s tired of these ancient laws stripping away everything that is the essence of the vampire.

So he’s taking it back.

And this is because Lucien has also been watching and waiting for decades for Leah to become available for a Selection and he will not be limited with what he can do with her. He will have her, all of her.

Therefore, Lucien is going to tame Leah, even if he gets hunted and killed for doing it.

What neither Leah nor Lucien expects is the strong bond that will form between them, connecting them on unprecedented levels for mortals or immortals. And what will grow between them means they will challenge their ways of life and their union will begin the Prophesies which makes them one of three couples who will save humanity… or die in the effort.

Leah Buchanan’s family have been Concubines giving their blood to vampires for 500 years.  At 40 years old Leah is summoned to the Selection where a vampire will make her an offer for her to become his Concubine.  She will be in his service for a few years, he will take only her blood and she will live a lavish life as payment and be financially looked after until the day she dies.  Only Leah doesn’t want this kind of life for herself not even when she sees the handsome centuries old Lucien, but Leah is pressured into it by her family who are worried that she will bring shame on them if she doesn’t.  Lucien has been watching Leah for twenty years and he wants more from her then just her blood and but it is forbidden for any kind of romantic relationship to exist between vampire and Concubine.  However this is a rule that Lucien is willing to break in order to Tame the beautiful Leah.

I was very curious about how I would find this book as I love the Romance books that Ms Ashley writes but I sometimes don’t really get on with Paranormal Romance.  I have an issue with the female characters in PNR books as more often than not they appear weak and foolish.  I can say that I did enjoy this book though.  It took me a bit of time to get into it as the style is somewhat different to the usual Kristen Ashley book.  We have the first person POV from Leah and the third person POV from Lucien and I enjoyed the story much more when it was from Leah’s POV.  I liked Leah she wasn’t a weak and foolish character however Lucien is a bit of a moron.  He has the looks and the cash but he does not know how to treat a lady and he is not one of my favourite Kristen Ashley heroes.  The story is a little predictable but that is what we love and expect from these kinds of books isn’t it?  I loved the ending and it has set up the next book which is about different characters but their story intertwines with this.  I will definitely be carrying on with the series and would like to give Until The Sun Falls From The Sky 4 fangs.   

Vampire Shift by Tim O'Rourke

Vampire Shift is the first book in the Kiera Hudson UF series by Tim O’Rourke.  Here is the blurb.

When twenty-year-old police recruit Kiera Hudson is posted to the remote town of The Ragged Cove, her life is changed forever. Investigating a series of horrific murders, grave desecrations and missing persons, with her unique ability of ‘seeing’, Kiera soon realises her life is in danger.

But when Kiera is crewed with Police officer Luke Bishop, not only is her mind and heart opened to a terrifying new world, she comes to suspect that Luke might be involved in the killings.

In a race against time to unearth the truth, Kiera must discover the identity of who or what is behind the gruesome deaths on the ‘Vampire Shift’.

I am in a bit of a quandary about my review for this book.  I really enjoyed the start, it was like an old British horror version of the film Hot Fuzz, and then it started to get a bit silly for me.  You see Kiera who is just out of police school turns up to The Ragged Cove for her first position as a police constable investigating a serial killer.  All is well it is interesting, scary and mysterious but then Kiera finds out that vampires exist and without question she just believes and accepts it, and it is this where I have a problem with the story. The premise of the book is really good and but I feel that it requires a bit of polishing and I would like events not to be so rushed.    

I enjoyed the characters and I really liked the setting of the story in an English seaside town.  There is a bit of a love interest going on between Kiera and Luke however I didn’t feel that this added any value to the book.  I didn’t feel any chemistry between the two characters and within two days they are declaring their love for each other.  I did like the ending and it has enticed my enough that I want to read book 2.  I would like to give Vampire Shift 3 fangs.      

Tsunami Blue by Gayle Ann Williams

Kathryn O’Malley was a five year old girl when she was stood on a beach in Thailand in 2004 shouting to everyone who would listen that a Tsunami was on its way.  You see Kathryn has a special gift that allows the oceans to talk to her forewarning her of its cruel intentions.  The year is now 2023 and Kathryn who is known as Tsunami Blue or Blue for short lives on her own with her dog Max, as she has done for the past five years, on an Island in a post-apocalyptic world that has been destroyed from Tsunamis.  Blue spends her time broadcasting Tsunami warnings to those people who are left in the world.  That is until one day she finds a handsome man washed up on her beach.  Suffering from hyperthermia and close to death Blue has no idea who he is but saves his life.  But should Blue have bothered because pirates who are known as Runners want to capture her so they can utilize her special gift in order that they can rule the waves.

I absolutely loved this book.  I got it from Amazon as a freebie although it is a cheap book to buy anyway.  It is action packed right from the off and it doesn’t let up until the end.  It has a bit of everything you could want, laughs, love and a fair amount of gruesome bits.  The world building is fantastic I’ve not read anything like it before.  There isn’t much land left as it is all covered by the sea and the people who are left alive have turned into ruthless killers; well the Runners have at least.  Money has no value anymore in fact Starbucks Christmas Blend is the new gold.     

I think that Blue is an amazing character, she is as tough as nails but she also comes out with some witty comments.  Blue has led a messed up life, brought up by her Runner Uncle she was taught from an early age how to kill, take care of herself and play a mean game of poker.  She has lived on her own with no contact from another human being for the past five years then suddenly she meets Gabriel Black.  She is so overcome at having contact with another human that she saves his life even though she doesn’t know anything about him.  I mean he could be an evil Runner for all Blue knows.  Gabriel is your quintessential lead male, tall, dark and good looking dressed in black he is fantastic character too, although we are kept guessing throughout the book though whether he is hero or villain.

I couldn’t put this book down it consumed me from start to finish.  So you are probably thinking that I will give it a 5 star review, well unfortunately I’m not.  You see there are a couple of things that occur that mean I can’t give it full marks.  The first thing is that like Blue we the reader have a lot of questions about events and we don’t get answers to some of those questions whilst others are simply glossed over.  The second thing is the ending.  The book is really well paced, it is not rushed neither is it slow I would go as far to say as perfect until we have read 80%.  With on 20% to go I was wondering how is the author going to get the ending in there is loads left unfinished so maybe this will carry on into book 2.  But no the ending is very rushed in my opinion and again a lot of the events are glossed over.  I thought this was a huge shame and because of these two reasons I was thinking of giving this book 3 stars but then again 80% of the book is truly amazing.  I was completely hooked on it so I am going to give Tsunami Blue 4 stars.  I am going to carry on with the series even though the next book is about different characters.  I would class this as UF and would recommend it to people who like reading that genre.