Monthly Archives: August 2013

FORGET ME NOT (A Flowering Novel) By Sarah Daltry

FORGET ME NOT (A Flowering Novel) By Sarah Daltry
PUBLICATION DATE: July 15, 2013
REVIEW BY: Reading in Pajamas/Donna
RATED: 3.5 Stars

DESCRIPTION:

Lily had a crush on her brother’s best friend, Derek for years – which led to their steamy night ten months ago in her bedroom. Now, Lily is going off to college and she and Derek are still going strong. However, when school starts, she realizes it’s hard to maintain a relationship while also trying to live her own life. She and Derek find themselves falling apart and Lily has no idea where to turn.

Enter Jack. Everything about him is wrong for Lily and she knows it, but she can’t stop herself from being attracted to him. When things implode with Derek, it’s Jack who is there to pick up the pieces – and show Lily an entirely new set of experiences she didn’t know she was missing.

Of course, Jack has his own problems and once Lily gets to know him better, she starts to wonder if she can handle all of Jack. When Derek reappears on the scene, Lily is forced to decide between two guys and herself. Can she find herself without losing the people who matter in the process?

This is a work intended for readers 18+ as it features explicit sex between people in college.

REVIEW:

A novel about a college student realizing that life at college is far different than the life she left at home. And true to her age, she finds her own identity in the process. This is an erotic story full of scorching sex but that does not overshadow the story line. I would have liked to have it read a little smoother in spots, but over all I enjoyed it. Not just the sex, but the story as well.

*Review Copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

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Buy Links (99 Cents):
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Weekly Releases 8/11 ~ 8/17

Monday, August 12, 2013
*Come Hell or High Desire by Misty Dietz
*The Master Undone : An Inside Out Novella by Lisa Renee Jones

Tuesday, August 13, 2013
*The Deepest Night by Shana Abe (Reading In Pajamas/Cori 4.5 Stars)
*Rock Chick Revolution by Kristen Ashley

Thursday, August 15, 2013
*His Seduction (MacGruder’s) by Diana Cosby (Reading In Pajamas/Cori 4 Stars)
*Afterburn by Sylvia Day

Friday, August 16, 2013
*Stripped by Jasinda Wilder

*Links to Kindle buy links included with the book titles.

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BURN (Breathless Trilogy Book 3) by Maya Banks

BURN (Breathless Trilogy Book 3) by Maya Banks
PUBLICATION DATE: September 3, 2013
REVIEWED BY: Reading In Pajamas/Donna
RATED: 5 Stars

DESCRIPTION:

Ash, Jace, and Gabe: three of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the country. They’re accustomed to getting anything they want. Anything at all. For Ash, it’s the woman who changes everything he’s ever known about dominance and desire…

When it comes to sex, Ash McIntyre has always explored his wilder side—extreme and uncompromising. He demands control. And he prefers women who want it like that. Even the women he’s shared with his best friend, Jace.

But Jace is involved with a woman he has no intention of sharing. And now even Gabe has settled into a relationship with a woman who gives him everything he needs, leaving Ash feeling restless and unfulfilled.

Then Ash meets Josie, who seems immune to his charms and his wealth. Intrigued, he begins a relentless pursuit, determined she won’t be the one who got away. He never imagined the one woman to tell him no would be the only woman who’d ever drive him to the edge of desire.

REVIEW:

I was so anxious for Ash’s story and was not disappointed at all. His intensity was softened by his caring treatment of Josie. In that I mean it held a softer BDSM quality that I found appealing. The storyline had the intrigue and danger that I like, but it did not overshadow the romance or the lighter girlfriend fun. A well written closure to this series. This set of books will stay on my keeper shelf.

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Jaded Youth by A G Chambers

Jaded Youth by A G Chambers
Publication Date: August 1, 2013
Reviewed by: Reading In Pajamas/ Cori
Rated: 4 Stars

BOOK DESCRIPTION:

DINM’s destruction has made Jade’s team invincible in the eyes of every other Doppelganger, giving Adrian and Joanna the chance to finally prove themselves, explore the terms of their new contracts and the tempestuous relationship brewing between them.

Both have secrets, nightmares, memories that would be better off buried in the past and people they wish they could forget. Joining together might just give them the redemption they both so badly crave. But with an overprotective brother and a newly found Fettle DP that has sent Joanna’s emotional control into turmoil, it’s unclear whether they even stand a fighting chance.

Then there’s the trouble boiling within the government’s own four walls as the treasury continues to be drained with a never ending list of unaccounted expenses, disappearing without a trace. Adrian is enlisted to ghost the perpetrator with his Orb, and Joanna’s help.

Their progress is stunted before it can even begin, their contracts ripped away from them as the team realise that the aftermath of DINM reaps more problems than rewards. When the minister they’ve been shadowing inadvertently introduces them to a man both Adrian and Joanna recognise, their dark pasts become entangled in a twist of fate none of the team saw coming.

REVIEW:

This is the second book in A.G. Chamber’s Jaded series. It is a young adult series with a science fiction twist about a team of assassins and their doppelgängers. I recommend reading Jaded Rein before reading Jaded Youth to understand the back story. I read both books back to back and they kept me on edge and turning the pages to see what what happen next. A G Chambers creates a vivid world and characters that draw the reader into the story. Jaded Youth is full of mystery, suspense, intrigue and great characters. Jaded Youth is focused on Adrian and Joanna’s growing relationship and establishing their roles on the team. Suspenseful science fiction story with a good plot. I recommend this book and this series for science fiction lovers.

*Review copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

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Buy Links:
Kindle | Kindle UK | Amazon (Paperback) | Amazon UK (Paperback) | Lulu
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About A G Chambers

20130728-213638.jpg A G Chambers is the author of Jaded Rein, the first in a five novel series about the world of Doppelgangers, having to clean up the government’s messes over a new genetic development they don’t know how to handle.

She loves work by Nalini Singh, J K Rowling, Enid Blyton, Lara Adrian, Patricia Cornwell, Lee Child and a number of other authors.

Split between UK and New Zealand, A G Chambers has always had a passion for writing with her first short story at 8 years old, ‘Chocoblock’ and poem ‘Seasons’. From there she was nominated in the top 10 novelists at 12 years of age for her short story memoir, which featured a doughnut eating horse and has since gone on to publish her first novel, Jaded Rein, at 18. Funnily enough, she almost failed her second year of English and spent a considerable amount of time debating whether or not she wanted to be a chemist before she became a Publishing Assistant for The University of Law in London.

Facebook | Twitter: @AG_Chambers

Why We Love Villains & Bad Boys

Question of the Day (From our FB Page): Do you like to read about heroes who are also the Villian? For example we have a whole list titled:
FAVORITE Villains As Romantic Love Interests https://readinginpajamas.wordpress.com/top-10-lists/
For me…..I’m usually more attracted to them if they are dark, tortured, bad….

FAVORITE Villains As Romantic Love Interests
Lothaire by Kresley Cole
Malkom – Demon from the Dark by Kresley Cole
Declan – Dreams of a Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole
Barrons – Darkfever by Karen Marie Moning
Rehvenge – Lover Avenged by J.R. Ward
Deuce – Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan
Ripper – Unbeautifully by Madeline Sheehan
Tack – Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley
Kalen Black – Black Moon by J.D. Tyler
Trehan Daciano – Shadow’s Claim by Kresley Cole
Vlad – Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost
Seth – The Guardian by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Lucian Roman – Eternal Captive by Laura Wright
Adam Black – The Immortal Highlander by Karen Marie Moning
Viper – Embrace The Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Salvatore Giuliani – Beyond the Darkness by Alexandra Ivy
Styx – Darkness Everlasting by Alexandra Ivy
Ian – Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost
Thorn – Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Jaden – Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Zarek- Dark Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon

FAVORITE Bad Boys/ Tortured Heroes
Black Dagger Brotherhood Series by J.R. Ward
Lords of the Underworld by Gena Showalter
Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning
Highlander Series by Karen Marie Moning
Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1) by Jamie McGuire
Fifty Shades Trilogy by E.L. James
Acheron (Dark-Hunter, #15) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dance with the Devil (Dark-Hunter, #4; Were-Hunter, #1) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Night Play (Dark-Hunter, #6; Were-Hunter, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Born of Fire (The League, #2) by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Dragon Bound (Elder Races, #1) by Thea Harrison
Storm’s Heart (Elder Races, #2) by Thea Harrison
A Hunger Like No Other (Immortals After Dark, #2) by Kresley Cole
Wicked Deeds on a Winter’s Night (Immortals After Dark, #4) by Kresley Cole
No Rest for the Wicked (Immortals After Dark, #3) by Kresley Cole
Dreams of a Dark Warrior (Immortals After Dark, #11) by Kresley Cole
Lothaire (Immortals After Dark, #12) by Kresley Cole
Crossfire Series by Sylvia Day
Kiss of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #1) by Lara Adrian
Midnight Awakening (Midnight Breed, #3) by Lara Adrian
Midnight Rising (Midnight Breed, #4) by Lara Adrian
Ashes of Midnight (Midnight Breed, #6) by Lara Adrian
Wild Card (Elite Ops, #1) by Lora Leigh
Dangerous Games (Tempting SEALs, #2) by Lora Leigh
Lion’s Heat (Breeds, #21) by Lora Leigh
Elizabeth’s Wolf (Breeds, #3) by Lora Leigh
Rock Chick Series by Kristen Ashley
Mystery Man (Dream Man, #1) by Kristen Ashley
Wild Man (Dream Man, #2) by Kristen Ashley
Motorcycle Man (Dream Man, #4) by Kristen Ashley
Blood Magic (Wing Slayer Hunters) by Jennifer Lyon
The Baby Bargain (Once A Marine, #1) by Jennifer Apodaca
Undeniable (Undeniable, #1) by Madeline Sheehan
Unbeautifully (Undeniable, #2) by Madeline Sheehan
Darkness Everlasting (Guardians of Eternity, #3) by Alexandra Ivy
Valiant (New Species, #3) by Laurann Dohner
Moon (New Species, #10) by Laurann Dohner
Eternal Hunger (Mark of the Vampire, #1) by Laura Wright
Eternal Demon (Mark of the Vampire, #5) by Laura Wright

FAVORITE Biker Bad Boys
Motorcycle Man by Kristen Ashley
Own the Wind by Kristen Ashley
Fire Inside by Kristen Ashley
Hell on Wheels by Julie Ann Walker
In Rides Trouble by Julie Ann Walker
Rev It Up by Julie Ann Walker
Thrill Ride by Julie Ann Walker
Born Wild by Julie Ann Walker
Losing Me, Finding You by C.M. Stunich (Erotic Romance)
Undeniable by Madeline Sheehan (Erotic Romance – Bad Boy Biker Criminals)
Unbeautifully by Madeline Sheehan (Erotic Romance – Bad Boy Biker Criminals)
Riding Wild (Wild Riders) by Jaci Burton
Riding Temptation (Wild Riders) by Jaci Burton
Riding on Instinct by Jaci Burton
Riding the Night (Wild Riders) by Jaci Burton
Nauti and Wild (Nauti Boys) by Lora Leigh and Jaci Burton

Favorite Quotes: Villains & Bad Boys:

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Sherrilyn Kenyon Dark-Hunter Ebooks back on Sale $1.99 Limited Time Only! Kindle & Nook

These were on sale Sunday, but went back on sale today. It’s probably only for a limited time so grab your copies now!

Kindle: http://www.amazon.com/Sherrilyn-Kenyon/e/B001H6MAE0/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1375986858&sr=8-2-ent
B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/s/Sherrilyn-Kenyon?aref=1533&dref=2207&keyword=Sherrilyn+Kenyon

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HOW TO DATE A DRAGON BY Ashlyn Chase

HOW TO DATE A DRAGON BY Ashlyn Chase
PUBLICATION DATE: September 3, 2013
REVIEW BY: Reading in Pajamas/Donna
RATED: 3.5 Stars

DESCRIPTION:

Bliss Russo thought nothing exciting ever happened in her life. Until her building caught on fire and she had to be carried out of the flames in the arms of a gorgeous fireman. Sure, her apartment is now in shambles and she’ll have to start her huge work project completely from scratch. But at least her love life is finally looking up…if only she can find her red-hot rescuer again.
Dragon shapeshifter Drake Cameron is the last of his clan, and the loneliness is starting to claw at him. He’s met only one woman who might be able to stand the shock of his true nature. After all, she barely batted an eyelash when her home burned down. And feeling her curves against him was just as hot as the inferno. Just when he thinks he’ll never track her down, she walks into his firehouse—with no idea what she’s about to get herself into…

REVIEW:

This is a fun and lighthearted romance that has action and drama without getting you all tense. I enjoyed Bliss’ snarky attitude and could relate to the family dynamics. Drake was a good counter to her personality. And who doesn’t love a dragon? I had hoped the author would have described his transformation more as I could not get a real picture in my mind, but that is a minor thing. All in all, this was an enjoyable read.

*ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

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Sylvia Day’s steamy Crossfire series headed to TV – USA Today

I can not wait! So many great books and series are being made into television shows and movies. I think it’s awesome! In my opinion nothing they can come up with on the screen beats the book, but that being said I really like to see my favorite characters brought to life. This is going to be a really hot show. I’m thinking HBO, Starz or Showtime will pick it up.
Here is the article from USA Today:

Sylvia Day’s steamy Crossfire series headed to TV
Lindsay Deutsch, USA TODAY 5:56 p.m. EDT August 5, 2013

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“You really couldn’t do a PG version of Crossfire!” Day says.

It’s official! Sylvia Day’sCrossfireseries is headed to small screen. Lionsgate, the production company behind the new Netflix seriesOrange is the New Black, has optioned the best-selling erotic trilogy.

No network has yet signed on.

Day’s books, which are often compared to E.L. James’ Fifty Shades series, have sold more than 12 million copies worldwide. The most recent book in the series, Entwined With You, debuted at No. 1 on USA TODAY’s Best-Selling Books list in June.

The series centers on Eva Tramell, a young woman in the New York advertising world, and her steamy relationship with billionaire businessman Gideon Cross.

Day spilled the beans in an interview with Bookish in June, in which she talked about the big news. She said she’ll act as an executive advisor, but will not write for the show. And of course, since it’s a book known for its erotic sex scenes, Day addressed how they’ll approach the subject for television:

“Usually, protagonists in erotic romance have difficult times communicating verbally, so the way that they get their feelings across–whether it’s anger, happiness, love, lust, all of it–is during the sex scenes. You really couldn’t do a PG version of Crossfire! It just wouldn’t work. They have that in mind. We’re all on board with the fact that it would need to be premium cable, on which recently we’ve seen a lot of wonderful book-to-film adaptations: Game of Thrones, Dexter, True Blood.”

Day goes on to say it’s expected that producers will follow the storyline as she wrote it.

“I’m sure we’ll see a lot of that translated to film, which should be interesting and hopefully not too hard on the actors… I’m really excited. And of course, it’s Lionsgate, which has The Hunger Games and Twilight; they’re working on Divergent right now. This is a studio that is very familiar with book-to-film adaptations and doing them really well and staying true to the stories. I expect no less with the Crossfire series,” she says.

“Sylvia has created an enduring, sexy and edgy story, and we’re looking forward to working with her to create a show that both excites and connects with audiences as her books have done,” said executive vice president Chris Selak in the studio’s press release.

The first book in the series, Bared to You, reached No. 5 and has spent 65 weeks on USA TODAY’s list, and Reflected in You made it to No. 2 and has spent 43 weeks on the list.

Sylvia Day’s Social Media:

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Weekly Release List 8/4 ~ 8/10

Monday, August 5, 2013
*Claimed: Club Sin by Stacey Kennedy
*Bare Assets by M.L. Stephens

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Tuesday, August 6, 2013
*Jaguar Fever by Terry Spear (Reading In Pajamas/Cori 4.5 Stars)
*Tall, Dark, and Vampire by Sara Humphreys (Reading In Pajamas/Cori 4 Stars)
*What the Bride Wore By Jade Lee (Reading In Pajamas/Donna 4.5 Stars)
*Wicked Beat (Sinners on Tour #4) by Olivia Cunning (Reading In Pajamas/Cori 4 Stars)
*Hotshot by Julie Garwood (Reading In Pajamas/Donna 4.5 Stars)
*Dead Sexy Dragon (Dragon Heat) by Lolita Lopez (Reading In Pajamas/Cori 4 Stars)
*Burn (THE BREATHLESS TRILOGY) by Maya Banks
*Biting Bad: A Chicagoland Vampires Novel by Chloe Neill
*Unconditional (Cascadia Wolves) by Lauren Dane
*Time Crossed: A Time Thief Novella by Katie MacAlister
*Turn and Burn: A Blacktop Cowboys Novel by Lorelei James
*Seeing Red by Jill Shavis
*If You Leave (The Beautifully Broken Series: Book 2) By Courtney Cole

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Wednesday, August 7, 2013
*Vampire Mine by Aline Hunter

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