ARC REVIEW: ~~ EDEN #3 ~~ by Georgia Le Carre

I rarely do this (and it's for the entire series) 

All the stars for story and all the hearts for heat 
that I can give - because to me, it's 

Lily: 

I've been such a fool. Such a fool. He saw me coming and tied me up in knots. And I let him. After Vegas, 
my heart and mind have been thrown into complete disarray. Is it really possible that what we had— all that blazing, unquenchable passion—was just an illusion?
I know I've lost his trust, but somehow I must find a way to repair the damage I have caused and find my 
way back to his heart.
I have to make it right… whatever it takes.

Jake: 

She is my wife now, but I know she's not mine. 
Not really. Not properly. Not the way I want. You see, 
I want it all. Every last bit of her: heart, mind, body and soul. And I'm prepared to move heaven and earth to make that happen. This is my mission and my promise. Watch me make her mine or die trying...

From the moment I saw these covers and read the blurbs I knew this series was going to be right up my smut filled street! What I didn't expect was that, what appeared on the surface to be a fairly simple ride would turn out to be a complex roller coaster of brilliance...

...It was absolutely outstanding!

‘What do I love more than my wife? 

Nothing.’ 

 -- Jake Eden


You take your aim. You fire. 
And shoot me down. 
Fuck you, Fate. 
-- Lily Strom

I'm really not going to tell you anything about this final part of the story! If you're reading this then you'll be joining me for the journey soon. Or, LOL you've just gotten off the same dirty beautiful roller coaster!!

(choose gif to suit needs)

or  

What we get from Georgia Le Carre (and what erotica badly needs more of) is an author that's 

also a great thinker. 

Her world knowledge (often in minute detail) is astounding. Fuck me! 

Georgia could give Naomi Klein a run for her money!!

Don't get me wrong, I'm often first in line to read baseline fluff erotica and I enjoy it as much as the next smutster, but this author raises the bar so high that it's becoming more and more difficult to find words to express just how much awe I'm actually in!!

I feel somewhat out of my depth her writing is so good.

I hardly read more than a couple of pages and I'm flawed by something she's written, a spot on observation, her description of something from the very simple to some huge conspiracy theory, I honestly stop and think 'Good God, that's exactly right! Why didn't I think or know that'

Everything she writes is new and fresh, there's never a scene where I think I've read similar but I swear even if Georgia did that, she'd do it better. 

Her writing is flawless.
I mean she's seriously got it all going on...!

I'm looking forward with completely baited breath
to her next series -
... like the Georgia Le 'Crack' addict that I am!!

  

Click the covers for my reviews of the first two books...

 

Thanks Georgia - you're the best!!!
And that fantastic joke at the end fucking killed me! : )

ARC REVIEW: HARD by Cheryl McIntyre

“Nobody can take your misery away, 

that’s yours to keep all your own. 

 Find the person who can make you 

forget you were miserable in the first place.”

~~  POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW  ~~

'Hard' to know where to start with this one! 

This seems like a good place though!

The story touched me deeply throughout. 
First the prologue blew me away - it was as if we 
needed to experience Holland's complete abject 
tragedy and everything else that got the ball rolling,
 in order to appreciate how she got to the point
 of literally driving away from her life.

She I barely survived that prologue!! 

Some would have had a breakdown and some would 
have committed suicide - Holland chose to simply drive away. No arguments, no debates, not waiting for apologies or reasons from her husband 
or her best friend, she just went. 

Let's face it, in a fight or flight (non-violent) situation at home most of us would break down and cry, or stand 

there and want to kill their best friend and husband for 

what they'd done (especially following everything else 

that had already happened) and most of us wouldn't 

have the strength to leave with nothing but the clothes 

on our backs, but Holland had nothing left to give, 

nothing left to say and nothing left to live for - so why not?

It really was a stunning prologue - 

At this point I'm thinking it'll calm down now - surely?!!

But no, Cheryl McIntyre took me on one hell of a journey back to happiness - OMG I knew from her brilliant Dirty series that she was an amazing writer and storyteller but this was completely unexpected. Holland doesn't just 

meet a good man and it's all over or a 'normal' man and they settle down... or even a rich

 'sweep me off my feet' kind of a man. 

NO, Holland meets Jensen... 

And he's a whole other ball game!

I'd never heard of Scopophilia, 
 let me tell you, it makes for VERY interesting erotica!! LOL 
Jensen and Holland embark on a no holds barred relationship based on his obsession with her 
and her needing to feel... something, anything 
and ultimately everything. It was just beautiful.

I mean, one wouldn't (on an every day basis) set 
ourselves up for danger, but Holland isn't like the rest 
of us, she truly doesn't care if she lives or dies so

nothing she does with Jensen at this point could hurt her more than she's already hurting - so why not throw

herself head first into it... 

Jesus, it was explosive. It was like she was being followed, fantasied over and fucked by a man that 

could have been a serial killer! But as she didn't care 

if she lived or died, then what difference did it make? 

She thought that it was just one night to forget the  numbness she felt. Holland doesn't expect to find 

a passionate

beautiful 

happily ever after

And this is where dual POV's work REALLY well. 

I absolutely loved the moment by moment flow of them.
Moving between his and her thoughts 
with just a breath between them
 - it created so much passion and excitement.
 God, I held my breath each time the POV changed craving and then devouring each of their thoughts.

 I loved both pov's equally, they were
 fascinating and beautiful.

This entire book is delicate, intricate, scary, profound and yet real. Its sensuality and eroticism is so 'grown up' in its approach. It really has blown me away.
I also love how well it's written. 
It's intense and beautiful... pure eroticism. 

And there's a whole other side to it when Jensen's issue comes to light that left me from 89% to the end in tears... not going to give it away but this gif will give you a hint! 

All in all, a brilliant read - 

I loved it 'HARD'.

Can't wait for more from this amazing author.

~ as part of the Hard Blog Tour - thank you ~

Isolated {Evan Arden #4} by Shay Savage

I doubt very much that you're reading this 

unless you're already into the series 

and a fan of Shay's exquisite stories. 

So you'll already know it's going to be

perfectly written, beautifully executed and hotter 

than a furnace! (ironic considering the backdrop!)

But for her to then blend two such complex characters 

in Bastion and Evan and bring them together for 

 Bastion's Storm and Isolated 

and to make that work so perfectly was genius! 

It was like a little piece of heaven for me. 

I love survival stories so much. 

In it's own way this little one equals Surviving Raine 

(one of my favorite books ever) for it's depth 

of story and attention to detail. 

Somehow Shay creates a moment by moment, 

breathtaking, heartfelt read every time 

- no matter the length.

This may be a quick read, but it packs a punch.

 It's unmissable, un... putdownable! and unbelievably 

I loved it! 

I'd never want to spoil the little something that's

 coming to light for these two... 

but OMG it's going to be an explosive next book. 

I can't wait for more!!

Grab it now on Amazon!

~ Thanks so much for writing this one Shay, 

it gave me tingles, laughs and tears - perfection! ~