Double Review: Stark Affair and The Finnegan Brothers

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. 

Mature content. 18+ only. Goodreads

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!

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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

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Have you read these stories, book buddies? Or any others by these authors? What did you think?

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New cover on the premises: The Stark Affair

Sometimes, I'm a softy for steamy serials... well, you know me, I never give up on romance ;o) So today I wanted to be a tiny part of this cover reveal promo. You can't deny the cover is both elegant and enticing. 

Have you heard about this great new author, Skylar Cross?
She writes gritty erotic romance with raw feelings and unmanageable sexual encounters.
Skylar's next adventure is all about sexy as hell Colton Stark.

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. Mature content. 18+ only.

And now for the cover....

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About Skylar Cross:

I love dark, mysterious, and deviant. Powerful dominant alpha males with troubled pasts who find strong but unfulfilled submissive women. Both need to escape the "rules" of society (just like me... haha.) Together they make hot steamy delight and fill in each other's damaged parts. This is me. This is what I write. Hope you like it.

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Annika is a reporter for MiamiImproper.com, a struggling web magazine. Damien Cage is rock star frontman for the Platinum-selling band Eon Sphinx.

When her boss sends Annika to interview Damien at his Biscayne Bay estate, she can't believe it. Now 22 and trying to find her path in life, Annika is trying to let go of her strict religious upbringing. She yearns to be sexually free, enjoying all that life has to offer. Just turned 30, Damien is surrounded by beautiful girls. He trains them in the "Deviant Arts of Pleasure." But none of them are on his level. Disillusioned and jaded with the music industry, he has quit his band in search of something more meaningful out of life. When Annika and Damien meet, sparks fly. The steam between them is hotter than the Florida sunshine. Damien makes an offer to Annika. Neither realizes it yet, but it's an offer that will fill their lives with both deep meaning AND sizzling passion... starting at one of Damien's infamous Friday night parties full of decadence and debauchery.

Seven enticing stories + review of Tattered Angel

Hi, book buddies. Yesterday, this very hot bundle of novellas was released and I'm sure it will delight many a reader. I've had the surprising pleasure to read one of the novellas included, TATTERED ANGEL, by Skylar Cross, as the author was kind enough to provide me with a copy. I just hope I can get a hold of a few more ;o)

   

Everybody has a dirty little secret, everybody sins.

What's yours?

Sinful pleasures find their way into your bedroom through seven bestselling authors including USA Today bestsellers, LP Dover and Ella James in this sizzling anthology.

Whatever your sin may be you'll find incredible love and lust between the pages of Seven Dirty Sins meeting all of your sinful needs.

After reading Seven Dirty Sins you're going to have to go to church ladies.

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That was the bundle. I love the title, don't you? It's naughty and irresistible. After all, we're talking about sins here. Now, about the novella I've read...

Skylar Cross- Tattered Angel (Wrath)

For rock star Damien Cage, girls are like candy. Unwrap, eat, and toss. Until one comes crashing into his world with fire, passion, music... and a dark past that threatens to destroy him.    

              

There's nothing soft about this hottest-of-the-hot couple. Damien and Marcellina are far from the normal lusty, but nice characters we are used to. He's a rock star, she's a porn star. Strong, unrepentant, and full of life. When they meet in the most absurd and crazy way, it's like the world moves on its axis.

Warning: wild sex ahead. Really, really wild. The kind that you don't tell anyone about unless you want to give them a heart attack. The kind you keep to yourself and awe about.

And then we have this gut-wrenching story about broken souls who find each other, but there's no fairy tale ending. Oh, no. Sorry, Mr. Disney, no place for you in here.

No matter that happiness is at hand, the past never lets go of Marcellina, and Damien has to fight the world, including her, to find its way into her heart.

With a crash-and-burn writing style, the author delivers a romance on the wrong side of the road. Lots of sex, too much unfairness. It's so sad really, but it won't bore anyone, that's for sure, and you'll never see it coming.

WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF THE STORIES?

Morgan Black- Misconception (Envy)

Lena's a runaway. It's what she does best. Run away from her problems. But she can't run away from the Finnegan brothers, not anymore. Sometimes secrets catch up with you.        

      

Tara Brown- The End of You (Greed)

The seven deadly sins are known for the evil they toy with inside of each of us. The seven dirty sins taunt us to dance with the darker side of our souls. Don’t miss this The End of You, the darker side to the Single Lady Spy Series.  

          

Clarissa Wild- Filthy (Pride)

Faking his way through life is all Jaret Paxon knows, but reality in the form of an ex-girlfriend bumps into him, and now he's forced to face his own sin. When shame becomes pride, he'll fight to claim what always belonged to him.               

  

Melissa Andrea- Lust

One Bottle. One Dare. One Night. It was reckless. It was thoughtless. But giving in was all it took to drown in complete and raw lust.  

                

Ella James- Sloth

She's a small-time college drug dealer. He's the area kingpin. 

What do you think happens?                    

Roxie Elms- Volatile (Gluttony)

Hannah’s life as a pole dancer at the local strip club is as routine as it gets. When two mysterious brothers from her dark past find her again, her world is jolted out of place.  

What's your favourite sin, book buddies?