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About the book:There's only one thing in life Lucien Knight really hates, and that's husbands who cheat on their wives.
There's only one problem in Sophie Black's life. Her cheating husband...
From the moment Lucien & Sophie meet, the seal is set.
Romantic, emotional & intensely erotic, Knight and Play is the perfect read for lovers of international bestsellers Fifty Shades & Bared To You. Let yourself be swept away by Part One of the Knight series from Kitty French, a romance so hot it'll burn your fingers...
CEO
of Knight Inc. Lucien Knight is catch-your-breath gorgeous and damaged
by his troubled past in Norway. All grown up and relocated to London,
he's built his empire of adult clubs from the ground up to become the
gorgeous patron saint of the sex industry. No one knows the dark
childhood secrets that have given Lucien a backbone of steel and a heart
encased in ice. No one until Sophie Black, that is...
From the
moment girl-next-door Sophie accepts the job as Lucien Knight's PA, she
understands how Alice must have felt when she tumbled down the rabbit
hole. Lucien takes her safe, vanilla life away and plunges her head
first into a huge dish of fantasy flavours. Rich, spicy chocolate
covered with dark, oozingly lickable sauce? Check. Tutti-frutti with
indecently red, glistening cherries on the top? Yes please.
Lucien
strips away all of Sophie's inhibitions, and when he instructs her to
select three new toys, she soon realises he has more than a game of
Monopoly on his mind...
He's opened the door to a whole new
pleasure packed world without limits, and Sophie is utterly intoxicated.
But how far is she willing to go? And what happens when she has to step
back into reality again?
Lucien & Sophie's is a story of
star crossed love and forbidden passion, a sexual odyssey that spans the
globe and changes both of their lives forever. Let it change yours,
too.
My Thoughts:
Knight and Play
was and extremely sexy and sensual ride!Smoking HOT does not cover it!
Sophie Black is stuck in a boring life, languishing in a
lonely marriage.Her husband is gone at
all times for “business trips” which she is coming to realize are anything
but.It the back of her mind his
disinterest and detachment spell something she hasn’t wanted to come to terms
with: he’s having an affair. Her career is also in the stuck position and she’s
ready for something new.That something new
is a position working for Lucien Knight, an adult entertainment business
mogul.Her heart stutters when she lays
eyes on him:
Tall, dark and handsome was nowhere near the mark. He was tall,
definitely, but with dirty blond hair and flint blue eyes that were now fixed
on her with a predatory look of interest.
She has no idea how much her life is about to change.
Lucien Knight can see the sadness in Sophie’s eyes when she
walks into his office and immediately wants to remedy it.He hires her and quickly finds out her
good-for-nothing husband is cheating on her, one of his biggest no-no’s in
life.He can’t understand why someone
would neglect Sophie.Just one look at
her and he sees all kinds of sensual potential.She’s got spunk, sass, innocence, and she’s gorgeous:
The girl was eighty percent kitten and twenty percent lioness, and he
considered it his mission to make her roar.
This story is FIERY HOT
and should require one of my trademark panty warnings:May spontaneously
combust while reading! Now consider
yourself warned, and know that this warning is for a great percentage of the
book.
Lucien shocks and pushes Sophie’s buttons at every turn
lighting all kinds of fires she feels she shouldn’t consider.She knows her husband is cheating but she’s
still technically a married woman.Normally
I detest cheating in books, but when a mate is cheating all bets are off and I
consider the injured party free to do what they will. This is my opinion, so
the fact that Lucien and Sophie get involved when she is still married didn’t
bother me.Lucien held the same opinion,
but Sophie still felt the burning guilt after all was said and done.
This was a fast and addictive read and I was eagerly
flipping through the pages (keeping my fan set on HIGH!) to find out how everything
would play out.Would she continue to
work for Lucien?Would she reconcile
with her husband?Would Lucien allow his
feelings to move past just “the here and now” philosophy?Be warned, this ends with everything up in
the air so have book two, Knight & Stay, on hand and ready to go when you
finish this one. I’ve already started on it and so far I have to say I like it
even more than this one.
Note from the author--This book is intended for a mature reading audience and isn't suitable for younger readers. Brash language, sexual hotness, delectable alpha males, some violence and adult situations are all over this book--you have been warned.
Fate hasn’t always been friends with Isabelle West. In fact, fate has been a downright bitch.
Isabelle has learned the hard way how hard life can be when fate isn’t by your side. It can hand you dreams on silver platters, but it can snatch them right back and hand you nightmares. One thing Isabelle knew for sure fate was consistent with was taking away everything she ever loved.
For the last two years Isabelle has been slowly clearing the clouds of her past. Happiness is finally on the horizon. She has a thriving business, great friends, and her life back. All she has to do is jump over the last hurdle…her ex-husband.
When problems start causing her to fear her new life, and memories that are better left forgotten start rushing to the surface the last thing she needs is a ghost from her past to come knocking on her door.
Axel never thought he would look into the eyes of Isabelle West again, and he wasn’t sure he wanted to now. He’s carried his anger for so long he isn’t sure he can just turn it off, but when he is faced with protecting her and an unexpected desire to have her again, life gets a little more complicated.
How will Axel and Isabelle deal when all their cards are put on the table and everything they thought was true blows up in their faces?
My Thoughts:
Calling all Kristen Ashley fans - you are going to LOVE Axel and all the other seriously swoon-worthy, bad ass alpha males in this book! This was a fantastic debut, and I am looking forward to reading the next one!
Axel is the perfect bossy, protective, sexy guy. For years he's thought THE love of his life just up and left him without a word and he's been holding onto the anger and pain of losing her. Rising up from the shitty cards he was dealt growing up - he made something of himself and is running a successful security business. But Izzy is never far from his mind.
Izzy was completely and totally in love with Axel. After he goes off to boot camp, tragedy strikes her more than once and her life is sent into a tale spin. She lives through an abusive marriage and manages to survive and then begins to pick up the pieces of her life again. As she's finally feeling safe and some happiness - her abusive ex strikes again and her best friends decide to call in reinforcements - and one of them just happens to be Axel - the love she thought she lost so many years before.
I will admit that Izzy's breakdowns did get frustrating for me at times. It was her insistence on NOT telling Axel the truth about their crossed wires all these years that about drove me insane. And I have to say - it's a great way to build suspense and keep you turning the pages. I just wanted to get to the point when these two finally saw eye-to-eye and realized they still had it BAD for each other.
The beautiful thing about this book was the sweet and incredible love these two shared. It was such a strong bond when they were just kids, and they could feel that love and attraction again after so many years. I truly felt it and believed in their love.
"Not one day went by Izzy that my heart didn't belong to you. To this day there has only been one woman that has and will ever hold it. F***, baby but the love I have for you is so f****** strong sometimes, I wonder if it will crush me."
Not to mention how HOT they were together. If my Kindle could catch fire - it would have.
I love a bossy, protective man and Axel did not disappoint. This book has a slew of fantastic bossy men and I'm thrilled to read their stories in the future.
A really good, steamy romance with some suspense and action to keep you on the edge of your seat! Thank you to the author for the opportunity to read this one - can't wait for Greg's story next!
About the Author:
Harper lives in small town Georgia just a short drive from her hometown of Peachtree City. She (and her 3 daughters) enjoy ruling the house they dubbed 'Estrogen Ocean', much to her husbands chagrin. Harper has a borderline unhealthy obsession with books; you can almost ALWAYS find her with her eReader attached. She enjoys bad reality TV and cheesy romantic flicks. Her favorite kind of hero--the super alpha kind!
Harper started using writing as a way to unwind when the house went to sleep at night; and with a house full of crazy it was the perfect way to just relax. It didn't take long before a head full of very demanding alphas would stop at nothing to have their story told.
Welcome to our weekly edition of Waves of Sunday where each Sunday we spotlight a book that has been making waves in the book scene or has simply caught our attention causing a riptide on our TBR.
Don't forget if you let us know which book has caught your attention this week, you have a chance to win our new feature giveaway! Just leave us a comment or quote in the comment section.
About the book I can’t remember the last time I felt completely safe. Security seemed more like a luxury to me, reserved for those who were fortunate enough to have picture perfect childhoods. For those who didn’t bear the ugly scars that keep me bound in constant, debilitating fear. I’ve run from that fear my entire life. But when I met him, for once, I couldn’t run anymore.
He scared the hell out of me in a way that excited every fiber of my being. It wasn’t the tattoos or the piercings. It wasn’t the warmth that seemed to radiate from his frame and blanket me whenever he was near. It was just…him. The scary beautiful man that threatened to alter 23 years of routine and rituals, and make me face my crippling fear.
My name is Kami and I am constantly afraid. And the thing that scares me the most is the very thing I want.
“Don’t worry,” he smiled, pulling me into the hard warmth of his chest. “I’ve got you. I’ll always catch you when you fall.”
And just like that, Blaine had staked his claim on the untouched part of me that no living soul had ever moved. He had captured every fear, every reservation, and crushed them in the palm of his inked hand.
Author Disclaimer: Abuse is real- verbal, emotional, physical and sexual. It takes place all around us; it doesn’t discriminate against race or gender, wealth or poverty. It affects us all- those of us who’ve had to live through it, or watch it happen, even those of us who’ve only heard about it. We are all affected. We are all forever changed. This is not a story for the faint of heart; this is the story of one woman’s very real struggle through a world against her, the people who hurt her, her real life demons and the people who showed her that every gray sky, no matter how dark, has a sun waiting to break through. ***Inspired by true events***
Brandie's Thoughts:
Wow, this book sounds intense. Abuse is a very tough subject to read about - and the fact that it's 'inspired by true events' has me really interested in giving it a try. Not to mention she had me at 'tattoos and piercings'! I definitely plan to read this one in the near future.
Arlene's Thoughts:
I completely agree with you Brandie. This book sounds like it's going to pull at some emotional strings pretty hard. I've seen the initial ratings for this story, and Fear of Falling seems to be getting a resounding positive response. So despite the author disclaimer putting me on high alert, I'm intrigued. Definitely giving this book try!
Today on Waves of Fiction we are participating in the blog tour for Innocence Defied by Lainey Reese hosted by Shh Moms Reading. We have an incredible excerpt to share with you as part of our tour stop!
Excerpt!
A crowd was moving around the baggage terminal, and Gage looked up to
scan for Zoe when a woman caught his eye. She was curvy in a lush,
mouthwatering way that made his palms itch. She had jet-black hair that
bounced around her shoulders with every step she took. As he watched,
one long lock looped over an arm and curled around her right breast as
though outlining it, and Gage started forward without meaning to. All
thoughts of his beloved kid sister vanished as he kept his sights on
that curl and the gently bouncing breast it cradled. He was going to
have those breasts by nightfall, he promised himself, and everything
else that went with them. Just as he was drawing close and getting ready
to make an introduction, the gentle bounce became a faster one as she
started running. He stopped in his tracks, unwilling to disrupt her when
she was obviously rushing to greet someone. He hoped like hell it
wasn't a man, because that would seriously ruin his whole "get her naked
and devour every inch of her" plan.
She was going to run right by him, he thought as she drew closer and
closer, and just when he started to sidestep, thinking he must be in
front of whoever she was meeting, she squealed, "Gage!" and launched
herself at him.
Gage Hollister is a
Southern Dom looking for a full time sub/slave. When his family's
business brings him to New York City for an indefinite stay, he decides
that now is the time to find her. Night after night he prowls the local
BDSM club in search of a woman whose need to be dominated equals his
thirst for true submission. As the search drags on he begins to wonder
if his perfect match even exists. When he is asked to play chaperone
for a family friend embarking on her first trip as an adult; he welcomes
the chance for distraction from his thus far fruitless endeavor.
Zoe
Marshall is the youngest sister to Gage's best friend and she has been
in love with Gage for as long as she can remember. She has saved herself
for him and him alone. Now, after careful planning and a bit of luck
she finally has her opportunity to show Gage that she's all grown up and
ready to be his. Although he believes himself too old and jaded for an
innocent like her, Zoe will not relent until she belongs to him in every
way.
Soon Gage's resistance crumbles and Zoe's dreams become
reality but their budding love is tested when her brother discovers
them. As those bonds of friendship strain under betrayal and broken
trust, Zoe is confronted with having to choose between the man she loves
and the brother she worships. Will having the love of her man cost her
the love of her family? If so, is her heart strong enough to survive
that loss? Is their love?
A note for my readers: I write books that have very dominant men in them. The men in my books are fierce and controlling in the bedroom and overbearing and protective out of it. And the women never have anything to fear because the men would throw themselves in front of a bus before they'd let anything hurt their ladies..including themselves. I write fiction. In real life we need to be way more careful and choosey than my heroines are. Never give up your power or your body to anyone unless you have all the groundwork of safe words and real solid trust in place. Safe words are non-negotiable- No safe word? No way.
Now, as for me. I live in a tiny little place called Lake Stevens with my daughter, and our many pets. I'm an animal lover. Yup it's true. I am one of those people who lets the dog on the couch and has cat hair on her sweaters.
I've dreamed of writing since I was twelve and after the reception my first novel received I am kicking myself for not following that dream sooner. Since my first novel A Table for Three came out I have been a changed person. My childhood dream has come true and every day away from my computer feels like a waste. With the release of Damaged Goods I took a leap of faith and left the day job behind. Every day is a crazy adventure of second guessing my decision and wallowing in the joyful realization that "I don't have to go to work today!" A realization that I have NEVER had for longer than a week in my entire adult life.
Fate has smiled on me and I am now a full time author! My dreams are becoming a reality and I have you to thank. Thank you all for reading and reviewing (those reviews really make a difference). I hope that this is the start of a long and fabulous life together...you and me...I'll write and you read and together we'll make the world a steamy wonderful place!
What does it take to rise from life’s depths, swim against the current, and breathe?
Weighted down by the loss of her parents, Blythe McGuire struggles to keep her head above water as she trudges through her last year at Matthews College. Then a chance meeting sends Blythe crashing into something she doesn’t expect—an undeniable attraction to a dark-haired senior named Chris Shepherd, whose past may be even more complicated than her own. As their relationship deepens, Chris pulls Blythe out of the stupor she’s been in since the night a fire took half her family. She begins to heal, and even, haltingly, to love this guy who helps her find new paths to pleasure and self-discovery. But as Blythe moves into calmer waters, she realizes Chris is the one still strangled by his family’s traumatic history. As dark currents threaten to pull him under, Blythe may be the only person who can keep him from drowning.
This book is intended for mature audiences due to strong language and sexual content.
My Thoughts:
I read a lot of fantastic books throughout the year. But once in a while I will come across a book that is so fantastic that it renders me speechless. A book that works a number on my emotions and leaves me utterly drained – but in a blissfully happy way. A rare book that will keep me up late because I just can’t bare to put it down and have to finish it. And that is what Jessica Park did to me with Left Drowning. This was the first book I’ve ready by this author – but it will certainly not be the last.
We start the book meeting Blythe. She’s on her way home from a party in a drunken haze. This has been her coping mechanism for her first few years of college while she refuses to deal with her tragic past.
Then one day she meets the fun-loving siblings who will change everything in her world. Eric & Estelle, the twins. Sabin, the out-going and hilarious flirt. And the oldest, Chris, who she immediately connects with on a level deeper than anyone in her life. It’s the friendships of these awesome people that help Blythe to start healing and dealing with her past. In addition – her love and connection with Chris continues to grow the more time she spends with him, despite his constant reminders that she’s too good for him and more than he’s ready for.
Not to mention the sexual tension and steam between them is HOT! But no matter his growing feelings for her, Chris continues to hold back and keep his past from her. Everything isn’t exactly what it seems, and it’s clear these siblings have suffered their own tragic past – but have fought to get past it. Blythe knows there’s more to their story but doesn’t question them. She’s worked hard to make peace with her past, and she wants nothing more than to help Chris get past his – whatever it may be. But he’s determined to only move into the future, never thinking about or dealing with those demons that haunt him.
I was on a spectacular high through most of this book, loving every beautiful written word. To only come CRASHING down, my heart wrecked by a certain turn of events. I understood later the authors reasoning, and it was completely justified. My advice to readers is keep an open mind. My friend told me the same thing while reading this book, and she was right. It’s worth every gut-wrenching minute.
I also loved how the author wrapped everything up in the end – bringing all the pieces together to fit like a puzzle. I had figured out some of the pieces early in the book, but it was brilliant how it all came together in the end. This author knows how to write – her style is beautiful and riveting. She pulled me in immediately and I couldn’t get enough. My emotions were all over the place, and I’m still on a high from finishing it. It was refreshing to read such a different storyline from anything I’ve read lately, but it still had all of the elements I love in a book – love, friendship, humor, sex, suspense, angst. It’s a book that I won’t soon forget!
Charley
Redford was just an ordinary girl until Jake Caplin moved to her small
town in Indiana and convinced her she was extraordinary. Almost from day
one Jake pulled Charley into the deep and promised he was right there
with her. But when a tragic incident darkened Jake’s life he waded out
into the shallows and left Charley behind.
Almost four years
later Charley thinks she’s moved on. That is until she takes a study
year abroad in Edinburgh and bumps into none other than Jake Caplin at a
party with his new girlfriend. The bad-boy-turned-good attempts to
convince Charley to forgive him, and as her best friend starts spending
time with Jake’s, Charley calls a truce, only to find herself tumbling
back into a friendship with him.
As they grow closer, the spark
between them flares and begins playing havoc with their lives and
relationships. When jealousy and longing rear their destructive heads,
Charley and Jake struggle to come to grips with what they mean to one
another.
And even if they work it out, there is no guarantee Charley will ever trust Jake to lead her back into the deep…
My Thoughts:
A second-chance-at-love story always tugs at my
heartstrings.Not only did Into the Deep
tug at my heart strings it settled in and gave my heart a great big crushing
squeeze!It was filled with painful
longing, lusty attraction, and a once-in-a-lifetime-love.
Charley and Jake fell into love while they were both
sixteen. They were very young, but
sometimes life works out like that.Unfortunately,
tragic circumstances cause a rift and Jake leaves Charley without any
explanation shattering Charley’s heart. She’s never been the same.Three and a half years later Charley has
moved on as best as she could and is fulfilling her goal of studying abroad in
Ireland.Shock, pain, and disbelief
strike Charley when she finds Jake also attending school there, as well, with a
girlfriend in tow!Avoiding him and his
girlfriend is near impossible as all of their friends hang out together.Plus, Jake can’t seem to stay away from
Charley and asks her to be his friend.She
knows that she should avoid him and refuse but she just can’t tell him no.Their mutual attraction and deep connection
comes through loud and clear to everyone around, causing drama and angst.
Into the Deep started out bittersweet because when Jake and
Charley meet again he’s moved on with someone else! This crushed Charley’s
heart (mine too!) throughout the story and it was painful to read Charley
emotions.
Part of me still felt for Jake and all he’d been through, and the other
part hated him for breaking all the promises he’d made me.From the moment we’d met, he’d dragged me
into the deep, swearing to me he was in there with me. It was a lie.He’d waded back out to the shallows and left
me to drown.Worse, he’d found a new
deep elsewhere with some other girl.*
I’m fully in Charley’s corner.The story alternates chapters flashing back
to the past, and then going back to the future, revealing slowly what went
wrong with Charley and Jake.While I
felt bad for what happened to Jake, I don’t understand why he just left things
the way they were as time went on. Not only did he just leave things, he goes
out to school where he knows Charley will be attending and gets a girlfriend!!Not okay with me Jake!
Charley is an awesome girl trying to hold it together and
respecting what she thinks is Jake’s
happiness with another girl, all the while being his friend!! You know this can
only last for so long before things explode.Things end on a high note, but just like Charley, I don’t know if I’ll
be able to trust and forgive Jake.The
story does not end in a cliffhanger, but it’s far from over.The next installment will be told in Jake’s
POV and I’m hoping he’ll win me over.This will largely depend on how steadfast he is, where he lays his
priorities, and how he handles Melissa.Groveling wouldn’t hurt either!
With all my uneasiness over Jake I still want nothing more
than a HEA between them.Their
chemistry, steam, and attraction are felt profoundly throughout the story!! Samantha
Young always manages to suck me in with her addictive and brilliant writing, making
me feel a whole range of emotions: soaring highs and crushing lows.I’ll leave you on a high:
“Please. Please try because every time I look into your face, all I
feel is…so in love with you. Then two seconds later, every time without fail,
it hits me like a sledgehammer in my gut that you’re not mine. That I’m not
allowed to reach out to you…I thought I could accept that, I thought I’d come
to terms with it, but I can’t. We’re not over.” Tears shimmered in his
beautiful eyes. “We can’t be over.”*
4 Suns
A copy was provided by
the author in exchange for an honest review.Thank you!!
*Quotes taken from an
uncorrected proof and may change in the final copy.
About the Author:Samantha
Young is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author from Stirlingshire,
Scotland. She's been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Author
and Best Romance for her international bestselling novel ON DUBLIN STREET.
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