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Published April 30th 2013

by: Kim Jones

 

original title: Saving Dallas

ISBN: 1301126799 (ISBN13: 9781301126798)

edition language: English

series: Saving Dallas #1

 

Date Read: June 10, 2013

 

Let me preface this with the fact that I LOVE Alpha Men.. add in some tattoos and a bike, well instant wet panties.

 

Dallas Knox was a character that I could not stand. You know the kind that if they spontaneously combusted in front of you, you'd actually have to think really really really hard before even wasting a drop of your own spit to potentially save them-- yeah, she was it for me. I had a very hard time connecting to her.

Being five foot four with a body most people only dream of can get you a lot when it comes to men. Not to mention my long, silky brown locks, my perfect teeth, and a smile that would make the devil himself bow down.

Luke Carmical, oh Luke... totally Bad Ass, yet so beautifully tender.

I would move heaven and earth for you Dallas. I will spend the rest of my days making you happy. I have loved before, but never like this.

But their relationship is based on LIES ; She tells him that she was touched while she was sleeping during the break in, when she wasn't[ She tells him that she was touched while she was sleeping during the break in, when she wasn't (hide spoiler)], OMISSIONS and a whole lot of CRAZY-- both main characters seem to be a bit bipolar. However with the cliffhanger style ending, you really don't find out the depth of Luke's lies; you are told that he was hired to protect her...but he does say he's a bad person.

Am I going to read the next two books to see if there really is any redemption in Dallas? Yes, because I love a bit of drama and non endings piss me off.

As others have pointed out, there are several areas that desperately need an editor's attention. Own is used when On should be and vice versa. Sense versus Since and Decoy versus Deploy... is it a bad read? No, but it could be so much better.

 

2.5/5 Stars

not a great start to the New Year, hmmm

 

Kindle Edition, 494 pages

Published December 12th 2012

by: Lynda Chance

 

original title: Marco's Redemption

ASIN: B00AND5YIM

edition language: English

 

Date Read: January 02, 2013

 

2.5 Stars-- It was a quick read. While I love a story about a strong alpha man, this book seemed to jump around a bit and had a few typos. The first half of the book was great with a lot of strong character development, but the ending was rushed; an example--one minute she was going to drive to Vidor and visit her mother and the next page her mother had a new boyfriend. There was a couple from Marco's past that were frequently brought up in various situations, the Kennedy's, however they really...mIt was a quick read. While I love a story about a strong alpha man, this book seemed to jump around a bit and had a few typos. The first half of the book was great with a lot of strong character development, but the ending was rushed; an example--one minute she was going to drive to Vidor and visit her mother and the next page her mother had a new boyfriend. There was a couple from Marco's past that were frequently brought up in various situations, the Kennedy's, however they really never contributed to any of the plot other than a few propositions and raising the heroine's ick factor. I also thought that Natalie's sudden morph into a 'strong female' with her retorts to his dominating ways didn't really tie into the first half of the book. There was mention of Marco's desires to depraved tastes, which I guess is the hints towards ménage or Kennedy swaps, but the author never delved into it, so it really was a vanilla book 2.5/5 Stars

 

 

what could have been

 

 

Kindle Edition

Published November 2012

by: Beth Kery

 

ASIN: B008EXK6ZE

edition language: English

series: One Night of Passion #2

 

Date Read: from November 06 to 07, 2012

 

Holy Hell, the BJ scene in the first chapter was HOTTT!!!

For a moment, she just stared.

It was like holding life in her hand....

...She abandoned herself to the voluptuous, eternal moment, escaping into it like a fugitive from a harsh meaningless world.

and if it were on this chapter alone, I'd rate it 4.5 stars.

I don't know, but the book felt to me as a lot of filler with a couple gratuitous sex events thrown in-- it was just ok. I found it predictable and unbelievable, even in a fantasy world that features a regular girl who gets with the movie star.

 

2/5 Stars