Melt Into You

Title ~ Melt Into You
Author ~ Lisa Plumley
Publisher ~ Zebra
Published ~ 1 May 2012
Genre ~ Contemporary/Romance

My Rating ~ 3 bites out of 5

Natasha Jennings takes a job as assistant to Damon Torrance, heir to a chocolate company on the verge of meteoric rise. Natasha has done her homework and if she has to give up her dreams to support her husband’s then she wants to help Torrance Chocolates rise to the top, taking her with them.

Damon Torrance lives by the mantra all work and no play makes for a dull person. He considers himself lucky, he plays hard, works little and beds every woman who gives him the come on, which is all of them.

This is a well-written book that has moments of humor and insight. However, the characters of Natasha and Damon are not very likeable. Damon is an ass. His antics have him constantly needing bailed out by Natasha and he’s a man-whore. He beds anything in a skirt in any place he feels like and to hell with what anyone thinks of him because he’s Mr. Perfect who can charm his way out of anything. We rarely see him do a lick of work in this book. I couldn’t stand him. He becomes a bit more likeable and actually seems human at the end.

Natasha has a thing for Damon so she puts up with his crap for 10 years. He never noticed she was pregnant or that she went through a divorce. Really?! He never thinks about how very much she does for him, yet she continues to be his doormat. Until the day she finally leaves. I really began to like her then. But then she had to take him into her home and, here we go again, with Mr. Charm getting exactly what he wants.

They redeem themselves a bit at the end, but it would’ve been nice if Damon hadn’t been so Perfect from the start and Natasha less of a doormat. He was beyond irritating, she a little less so. Since this is my first Lisa Plumley book, I’ll read a few more just to see if this was a one-off for me.

*Many thanks to Kensington for providing me with a review copy. Please see disclaimer page.

The Secret in the Spare Room

Title ~ The Secret in the Spare Room
Author ~ Eve Montana
Publisher ~ Eve Montana
Published ~ 24 October 2012
Genre ~ Erotica

My Rating ~ 4 bites out of 5

Nelson and Tiffany Petal have an unhappy marriage. Tiffany isn’t interested in sex, so Nelson does without. Until the day that Nelson’s friend Ned Evanson shares with him the secret in his spare room, the secret to his satisfying sex life with his wife and the temptation of Nelson’s life. Will he? Or won’t he?

This is a short steamy read that is well-written with great characters. Very enjoyable. I will be looking for some more of Eve Montana’s stories to read.

Night Games ~ Night #2

Title ~ Night Games 
Series ~ Night, #2
Author ~ Crystal Jordan
Publisher ~ Aphrodisia
Published ~ 28 February 2012
Genres ~ Paranormal/Romance/Suspense

My Rating ~ 3 bites out of 5

Selena Grayson is a Seattle cop and an elf that is centuries old. She’s reaching the end of her very long life, but if her former partner’s vision comes true, the end will come years sooner than is natural.

Special Agent Jack Laramie is one of the few Normals working for the FBI’s Magickal Crimes Unit. The strictest decree in the Magickal world is Normals can’t know about Magickals, but Jack’s mom married a werewolf and then his mom became one, too. Jack opted to stay human after his stepdad offered to turn him, but after a stint in the Marines he decided to join the FBI’s MCU to help protect humans and Magickals alike.  

When a serial killer comes to town with a grudge against those connected to Magickals and an M.O. the same as a case Selena worked years ago in New Orleans, the Seattle PD loans her to the Jack’s unit. However, Selena is hiding some very important personal info about the 30-yr-old case. As she and Jack engage in a no strings affair while working on the case, how far will it go before the truth comes out? Will Jack be able to forgive her? Will Selena survive even though her death on this case has been predicted by the most powerful seer alive? Is Fate really out of our hands?

This was a great story with an interesting plot and excellent pacing. The characters were rich and well-developed and I love the world in which they live. So why 3 bites instead of 4? Because it is a pet peeve of mine that when a person serves in the United States Marine Corps they are henceforth known for all time as Marines. It is the Corps, not the corps and it is Marine not marine. A Marine is one of the Few and the Proud and marine has something to do with the ocean or sea. Marines are also not soldiers. Soldiers are Army. Marines are Marines. As a wife, mother, cousin and sister-in-law to Marines I have to say I react badly when reading a book and finding these mistakes. It wasn’t once or twice it was multiple times. Since Jack and his dad were in the Marines their background was mentioned many times. Someone down the line should have caught the mistakes and corrected them. Am I being too harsh? Every mistake I read grated on my nerves and since I feel what I feel, that’s how I’m rating the book.

Otherwise, this book is a great read. In future reprints I hope they fix the errors I pointed out. Just a side note: I don't like the cover. Selena looks like she's eating Jack's nose.

*Many thanks to Kensington for providing me with a review copy. Please see disclaimer page.

Baby (Book One) Species Intervention #6609

Title ~ Baby (Book One) Species Intervention #6609
Author ~ J.K. Accinni
Publisher ~ Skinny Leopard Media
Published ~ 26 August 2012
Genres ~ Sci-Fi/Romance

My Rating ~ 3 bites out of 5



Please read my review in InD'tale Magazine.

InD'Tale Magazine ~ Baby (Book One) Species Intervention #6609

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Finding the Way Back

Title ~ Finding the Way Back
Author ~ E.A. West
Publisher ~ E.A. West
Published ~ 8 November 2012
Genres ~ Romance/Suspense

My Rating ~ 4 bites out of 5

Please read my review in InD'tale Magazine.

InD'tale Magazine ~ Finding the Way Back

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