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STORM (Sex and Bullets 1)

by Jo Raven

Raylin is on the run. Her father’s associates will stop at nothing to claim the money he owes them—including killing her. A last ditch ticket to Florida, a temporary house to hide in and no future to look forward to. That is, until she meets Storm, a tattooed bad boy who is housesitting down the beach and doing repairs for the summer. A perfect place, a perfect pair of strong arms, a spot of calm in which to hide for a while—or is it? Drop-dead gorgeous, kind, and hot in bed, Storm may not be what he seems. Who is the real Storm, and what is he hiding? Raylin had better find out before the bullets begin to fly. Standalone novel. No cliffhanger. *Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young readers

.* This is Book 1 of the Sex and Bullets series - a spin-off of the Inked Brotherhood series.

EXCERPT

“Who the hell are you?” he whispers, his voice deep and hoarse, resonating inside my bones. “What are you doing here?”

“I’m just… housesitting,” I whisper back, scared and excited, and how can you be so stupid, Ray? “Let go of me.”

I shove at him and climb further up, to the top step. The sensor above us activates and light floods my face.

“You’re the one who caught me,” he says evenly, a splinter of something darker in his voice, and instead of running into the house and slamming the door shut, I turn around.

My lips part, my tongue curls against the roof of my mouth, and I stare. All the words be like, gone. Nothing to work with here. My throat dries up.

Good God, if he looked good from afar, he’s like a punch to the gut from up close. Gorgeous, with water drops gleaming on his lashes like diamonds, his dark hair plastered to his head and a light scruff darkening his jaw. His eyes are some shade of blue, washed out in the harsh light. With a thin scar running down one side of that ripped chest, black and red tattoos curling over his ribs, and his shorts clinging to his narrow hips, he’s…

Yeah, no words. My heart is hammering like I’ve run a hundred miles. Heat rises in my cheeks. My insides tighten and throb.

I think I’ve just fallen in instant and complete lust.

TRAILER 1 directed by and starring STORM cover model CRAIG GIERISH 

TRAILER 2 starring STORM cover model CRAIG GIERISH

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Jo Raven is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, best known for her series Inked Brotherhood and Damage Control. She writes edgy, contemporary New Adult romance with sexy bad boys and strong-willed heroines. She writes about MME fighters and tattoo artists, dark pasts that bleed

into the present, loyalty and raw emotion. Add to that breathtaking suspense, super-hot sex scenes and a happy ending, and you have a Jo Raven® story.

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A Kiss to Build A Dream On by Kim Amos

About A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON

Twelve years ago, beautiful, blond, wealthy Willa Masterson left White Pine, tires squealing, for New York City, without looking back.  Since then, she's enjoyed everything New York has to offer a girl with unlimited resources. But the recent discovery that her boyfriend has squandered her inheritance in a Ponzi scheme sends Willa back to White Pine, to the only asset she has left: her childhood home, which she plans to turn into a high-end B&B.  

Enter Burk Olmstead, the best contractor in town-and Willa's high school boyfriend, whom she left high and dry when she moved away.  Hard-working, hard-bodied Burk, who has been taking care of Willa's childhood home for years, also has plans for the beautiful old house-plans that conflict with Willa's B&B.  When these two argue, sparks fly and reignite the fire that's always been between them...but it may take the whole town of White Pine to get these two lovers back together for good. 

Learn more about Kim Amos here: http://www.kimamoswrites.com/

Review:

Okay, so I'm going to dive right in and start by talking about the characters. Willa certainly got screwed over but I have to say I didn't have a whole lot of sympathy for her until I got farther into the book and could see how she was trying to change or make up for her past. She certainly came across as the spoiled rich witch at first and I'm glad that I stuck with her and saw her grow throughout the book. And that applies to Burk as well. Except he obviously wasn't the rich witch. But he did have his flaws and it took me a bit to warm up to him. Although I did so more quickly than with Willa.

A Kiss to Build  A Dream On was a nice slow-down from the romantic suspense I've been reading lately and it was something different from what I'd been reading recently. I did really enjoy how things were happening but it wasn't at a crazy pace or things blowing up or whatnot. It was a nice break from that all.

It certainly was a fun ride, although at times it was a difficult one. I did enjoy the writing style and there weren't any errors or at least not glaringly obvious ones. Why not give this book a chance?

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Trade Me by Courtney Milan

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Tina is just trying to get through school and thus be able to provide for her family. But when Blake, a wealthy student, makes a comment about the poor, she can't help but make a comment. And that comment comes back to haunt her. Blake proposes a trade, They'll trade lives for a limited amount of time. But Tina finds that the walls she's established might just come tumbling down when she gets closer to Blake. Find the official description on Goodreads.

I'm not a huge fan of first person perspective(if you didn't know that already). And this book wasn't any different. I didn't really like the first person perspective but I did enjoy getting in both Tina's and Blake's head. It allows you to see each as more than just the stereotype you might think they represent. And that allows you to understand the characters on a deeper level and see Blake as more of a spoiled rich boy. I really identified with Tina because she seems to be in the same area at life that I am except taking a different path in school. So it was really easy to sympathize with her. 

Blake's alludes to a problem and I was slightly shocked to realize what that problem was. I didn't expect that to be his problem and so that was a pleasant surprise. It was good to see his development throughout and learn more.

The interaction between characters, especially Tina and Blake's dad was certainly hilarious. It always left me with a good laugh and I enjoyed that. 

The plot line is something that I enjoyed, and honestly I wish would happen to me. Maybe not all of those things but even a short life trade would be nice. Connecting so much with Tina allowed me to feel as if I was actually living through what she was. 

Trade Me was a good read. 

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