Hey, book buddies. How are you doing? I hope you're hoarding on good books for the coming cold weather. Today, I'm going to tell you about a couple of serials I've started reading.
The
Stark Affair
Book One: Heat
Colton Stark is filthy
rich. A billionaire playboy who drives fast and plays hard, he enjoys
an endless stream of party girls... at his mansion, on his yacht, and in his
private jet.
He's also top of Miami-Dade Police Department's list of suspected narcotics
traffickers.
Tough girl cop Sofia grew up on the mean streets of Miami, unafraid to kick
anyone's
ass. When asked to investigate Colton, she doesn't even consider it a
challenge.
Until she comes face-to-face with Colton Stark's penetrating blue eyes.
After a steamy meeting at his South Beach club, Sofia finds herself playing a
dangerous
but sexy game with her own principles. As evidence mounts of Colton Stark's
dirty
dealings, together they spark a bonfire of passionate heat.
MY OPINON
A
dirty-mouthed cop who thinks she can go undercover and outsmart a criminal
mastermind.
A computer
genius who's sinfully hot and secretive.
If there were
ever a bomb ready to explode at first touch, here it is.
This story is
far from the usual stuff. Unorthodox characters, stark situations, and a
suspenseful plot all wrapped up in raw language and heated encounters.
To me, a
latina cop as a heroine is as unusual as the rich heir who's stealing money
from his own company. Those two have interesting stories to tell on their own,
and when their paths collide the story gets extremely addictive.
Sofia is
about to enter the lion's den to investigate what is going on behind Stark
Worldwide's impressive image of success. I loved how she resorts to her
brother's expertise to update her on feminine charms. After all, she's a tough
cop who shudders at the sight of high heels. It was so much fun to see her
succumb to her instincts at the club where she just blows her cover by doing
heroics.
I was impressed, actually, by the sheer originality and TV-feel of the
story. Colton, the mysterious man with a plan, is as intrigued by Sofia s I am
by Shylar Cross' new serial. Way to go!
Check out Skylar on the
web
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MISCONCEPTION
& DECEPTION
What do you do when running away
isn't enough?
Lena's problems have caught up
with her. Both of them. Blake and Slade Finnegan.
Now that her secret is out,
there's no denying her feelings, for both of them.
There's no escaping the Finnegan
Brothers.
MY OPINON
Two brothers
and wounded girl. That's a good premise to start reading. With a very casual
style, the author sets up the situation. Lena and Blake have a hot relationship,
but a family crisis intrudes in their private world and sends Lena into a hole
of despair. That's when she makes a grievous mistake that involves her boyfriend's
older brother, Slade.
What I liked
the most about this novella is that past and present alternate, creating a
little bit of tension about what went on when Lena had to leave town four years
prior. The mystery surrounding the two hot brothers was as cool as Lena's hot
encounters with them.
Things get
really explosive as the truth stirs everything up in the second novella. It was
fun to see Lena trying to escape the brothers and the messy consequences of the
past. What I didn't enjoy as much is how
she drifts from them and then hardly interact with each other until a big
something happens at the end. What that big thing is, though, remains a mystery
until the next installment.
All in all,
the story is okay and I'm really curious about what's going to happen with the
brothers and if Lena is going to end up with any of them at all. Maybe both?
Let's cross our fingers!
MORGAN BLACK
Have you read these stories, book buddies? Or any others by these authors? What did you think?
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