Review: Atonement

Atonement by Terri Anne Browning

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I created a special shelf for this kind of hero: Dick need bleach

SPOILER: Most disgusting thing the hero fucks with the three sisters of the heroine. They are the worst and nasty kind of clubwhore. Yuck![Most disgusting thing the hero fucks with the three sisters of the heroin. They are the worst and nasty kind of clubwhore. Yuck!
He fucks anything that moves and breathes.
And fuck our heroine without a condom.
This story was a big disappointment.
This plot where the hero is a manwhore and our heroine a Virgin who is waiting and loving from afar her whole life already tired the reader.
He needed to disinfect his body with bleach and go through a quarantine before touching our heroine.
She is a woman with no backbone and no self-esteem.
As I read I just kept thinking about him with her evil sisters. Defiled the whole story. (hide spoiler)]
He fucks anything that moves and breathes.
And fuck our heroine without a condom.
This story was a big disappointment. 
This plot where the hero is a manwhore and our heroine a Virgin who is waiting and loving from afar her whole life already tired the reader.
He needed to disinfect his body with bleach and go through a quarantine before touching our heroine.
She is a woman with no backbone and no self-esteem.
As I read I just kept thinking about him with her evil sisters. Defiled the whole story.

It was either let him go, or spend the rest of my life eating my heart out for a guy who fucked everything with a vagina.

I had known what was going to happen, that they were going to fuck.

Raider Hannigan was never going to want me. Not ever.

“Why do you love him?”

"what if you’ve built this all up in your head? Maybe—and I’m only saying maybe here—but maybe the reality of this guy isn’t as good as the dream.”

Maybe I would fuck her later. Maybe I would find someone else to suck my dick. Then again, maybe I wouldn’t.

"I wasn’t the kind of guy who could settle down with one woman. I needed variety, and just the thought of only fucking one female for the rest of my life scared the hell out of me."

Every time I had pictured my first time with Raider, he had been sweet and gentle, not this wild beast who only seemed to care about his own pleasure.

He didn’t even kiss me.

“For years, you tried to drive that truth home to me, and I finally saw the light. You should be relieved.”

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Review: The Fourth Child

The Fourth Child by C.J. Carmichael

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Re-read in December 2017 = added highlighs and my feelings...
Re-read in March 2015 = Added one more star

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A very well written story that engages the reader from beginning to end.
But I would not take the cheater back, he was a son of a bitch.
And Janice was a bitch who knew the man was married.
He was loving the attention of a younger woman who fed his ego.
While the two had dates and dinners while pretending to work late, he did not remember his wife taking care of her three daughters at home alone.
And he spoke openly in the face of his wife who was in love with another woman and did not even remember her feelings or how his attitude would affect her daughters.
And he admitted that he kissed Janice and she even left a lipstick on the glove compartment of his car. Real evidence of the cheating left by Janice for his wife to find out.
Saying that he did not have sex with Janice did not convince me, I got the impression that something more intimate happened between them.

Already the place had the hollow, muted atmosphere he associated with afterhours and weekends.
And Janice.

Occasional lunches became more frequent; open meetings evolved into secret rendezvous. At what point had he known he was falling in love? Kirk still wasn't sure. But he did know the time had come to do something about it. Last week at dinner, Janice had told him she wanted more. He couldn't pretend not to understand what she meant.

"What about here, Kirk? What about now? The place is deserted. I've locked the door."

He groaned. God, he couldn't believe it. She was offering him his ultimate fantasy. How many nights had he lain awake thinking of something just like this? Now he swallowed, his gaze automatically settling on the hint of cleavage between the parted layers of silky blouse.

"If I kiss you, this time I won't be able to stop there."

"But that's okay," Janice said, leaning in toward him. "That's what I've been trying to tell you."

"The thing is, Claire, I've fallen in love with someone else."

Kirk always worked long hours, and lately they'd been even longer than usual. Had there been other signs she'd missed? They'd been making love less frequently. And saying I love you even less.

Regardless of whether Kirk had slept with Janice, he'd broken his wedding vow to Claire. He was in love with the other woman, and how could Claire compete? She was ten years older, overweight— and pregnant on top of everything!

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Review: Unbridled

Unbridled by Diana Palmer

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

More of the same.
Our heroine is a virgin, alone in the world, poor and not beautiful. I found it odd that she was so poor because I always thought the nurses had a good salary.
The only plausible explanation would be that she had debts, but that is not clear.
Our hero is the typical male of the author, he is handsome and of Latin origin. He neglects his son and is totally focused on work. But our hero does not see what's going on under his nose in his own house.
He and his son do not communicate and the boy suffers because of it.
The story of this book is very similar to the others in this series. Nothing new or different.
An ok story that will please the author's fans.

PS: I highlighted the characters from the previous books in the series that have a small participation or are mentioned in the story. Whoever follows the series from the beginning will find it interesting. I particularly like it when characters loved by readers appear.

But it was the same as always. She was alone, because she was too shy to push herself into one of the many small groups and engage in conversation. She lived alone, stayed alone, was resigned to being alone for the rest of her life.

Her hair was her one good quality. It was straight and pretty when she left it long, and it fell to her waist in back.

Her father had taught her all the exotic Latin dances

He was gorgeous! Tall, olive-complexioned, elegant, with powerful long legs and a face that would have graced a magazine cover. He had a very masculine face, with a chiseled, sensuous mouth. Black eyes danced under a rakishly tilted cream-colored Stetson,

She’d never been so close to a man in her adult life, and it shocked her, how much she liked it.

Marcus Carrera might have been a mobster at one time, but he was a man with a huge heart.

Sunny had only dated once in high school, and the date had been a disaster. She still shivered with misery, thinking about what had happened.

He wondered what it was about her that made him feel hungry. She wasn’t beautiful. She was small breasted and tall, almost elegant. But that hair, that gorgeous, beautiful, sexy hair, made her far more attractive than she realized.

I understand that Senior FBI Agent Jon Blackhawk taught the crime unit guys some brand-new words when he saw the victim.”

“And here we are again, Ruiz,” Alice Mayfield Jones Fowler teased. “We were just together last week on another homicide. We really have to stop meeting like this. My husband thinks I have a secret yen for you.”

John had loved little Maria, his wife. But it had never been the sort of passionate love they showed in movies. It had been more a relationship between good friends.

He liked that. She wasn’t beautiful, but he thought she was pretty, with her long blond hair and big brown eyes and sweet smile.

Cal Hollister was a good man, with a kind heart.

“Well, I’d better send my psychologist home. She gets paid by the hour.” He shivered. “Keeps snakes.” Hollister’s eyes widened. “Emma Cain.”

Merrie York. She takes the shift when you’re off, doesn’t she?”
“I know her brother, Stuart,” he said. “We have a mutual friend, Hayes Carson, who’s sheriff down in Jacobs County.”

“Former enforcer,” John replied. “He’s the son of Dane Lassiter, who heads a well-known Houston detective agency. From what we hear, the son is actually a fed working several undercover cases with international perpetrators.”

“She said that people came into your life because you needed them to. Some people make you happy. Some make you sad. But there’s always a reason. There are no coincidences.”

Sgt. Colter Banks. He had an office in the basement of Rangers HQ in San Antonio. If anybody could connect something, it would be Banks.

“I’d forgotten all about that. Sheriff Hayes Carson in Jacobsville was shot. An attempt was made on one of the Kirk boys in Wyoming, the one who’d been a Border Patrol agent. Both attempts were made by the same man, the one who’d pinched the shirt and watch from the murdered assistant DA, because he didn’t want them to remember that he’d been wearing the DA’s shirt!”

“He made an attempt on Carlie Blair in Jacobsville as well, didn’t he?” Banks asked.

...you mention it to Cobb, the senior DEA agent in Houston, he starts foaming at the mouth,” John chuckled.

“I know Grier. He was a Texas Ranger some years back.”

“Good man, Garon.”

“It’s something of a contest down in Jacobsville,” he mused. “We have three couples who fight it out on the dance floor. The Griers, the Caldwells, and the Kantors. They’re all accomplished, but the rumor is that Stanton Rourke Kantor and his wife are the true champions.

“My best friend on the ward is Merrie York. Her brother has a ranch in Jacobsville. She knows all the news.”

“Rick Marquez. He’s a lieutenant of detectives. An old friend,” he added with a smile.

“He’s married to one of the most beautiful women in the country. Tippy Moore, she used to be known as when she modeled.”

In fact, Copper Coltrain raised the devil and insisted that the hospital had to have priority. Which it should.” He paused and started smiling.

Cash’s cousin is the state attorney general. If we get any threats to shut down the investigation, he’ll call Simon Hart and we won’t have any more roadblocks. It seems Cash is also related to a US senator.” “Calhoun Ballenger.” Hayes nodded.

“It helps when we get stonewalled. The other US senator from Texas, Fowler, is the father of Cy Parks’s foreman, Harley. He’s married to Alice,”

“Colby Lane?” John asked with an amused smile. “Yes. You know him?”

“She’s Jason Pendleton’s stepsister and she’s married to DEA agent Rodrigo Ramirez.” “Glory Ramirez,” Hollister replied, smiling. “She was a crackerjack assistant DA here. I hated to see her relocate to Jacobsville.”

“So Kilraven finally married again, to Winnie Sinclair. Her brother—” “Owns one of the biggest ranches in Jacobs County,” John interrupted.

“Yes, Boone Sinclair,” Rick agreed. “He and his wife, Keely, eat at Mom’s restaurant.”

Blake Kemp, the district attorney, gave John a curious look. “Do you need to talk to me?” “No, I need to talk to Glory,”

“Yes, so Mommy doesn’t have to cook after a long day,” DEA senior agent Rodrigo Ramirez chuckled. He bent to kiss his wife.

“I haven’t had a woman since my wife died. Three years...” His mouth was invasive then, passionate and demanding. “Stop me!”

He was working too hard, putting in too much overtime. He was neglecting his son.

She heard him drive away. And then the guilt began to grow. Once passion grew cold, reality set in. He’d mentioned a future together. But he hadn’t mentioned marriage. Not once.

“Just as well, under the circumstances,” she bit off, flushed and hurt. “You weren’t serious anyway.” “No, I wasn’t,” he lied, wounded and hitting back. “I got what I wanted from you,” he said with a sarcastic smile.

“Nice, but not worth giving up my freedom for. Maybe Hollister’s more your type.” She forced a smile. “Maybe he is,” she said in a haughty tone.

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Review: My Kinda Mess

My Kinda Mess by Lacey Black

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Throughout the previous books we have learned that the heroine's marriage is disintegrating and her husband is always away. And her family does not have much sympathy for him.
Our heroine wants a baby but can not get pregnant and her husband refuses to take tests and claims that they have time and that they need to wait longer.
She is very unhappy and ends up discovering something that puts an end to their marriage.
I liked her family and they are hilarious, but when needed they come together and support each other.
Our hero is wonderful and I loved his brothers.
I really enjoyed the story and recommend it.

And finding that document under our bed was the final nail in the coffin.

Our marriage might be over and it might be the result of something completely unforgiveable that he did, but that doesn’t mean I want him to suffer.

“Seriously? Babe, this is my kinda mess. This is you and me…and our babies.” “It is,” she says softly...

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Cocky Roomie (Cocker Brothers of Atlanta #1) bye Faleena Hopkins

Cocky Roomie (Cocker Brothers of Atlanta #1) by Faleena Hopkins

#FreeTheCocky #CockyGate #CockyWar

• Formato: eBook Kindle
• Tamanho do arquivo: 7052 KB
• Número de páginas: 284 páginas
• Editora: Hop Hop Productions (16 de junho de 2016)
• Vendido por: Amazon Servicos de Varejo do Brasil Ltda
• Idioma: Inglês
• ASIN: B01H7RZDR8

Blurb:

DREW CHARLES:

Having this arrogant 25 year old man as my roommate is a VERY bad idea.

He's introduced himself (hotter than hell in August) wearing only a damp towel and a smirk.

But Jake Cocker mistakenly thought I was a boy from my name in the email.

Now he won't rent to me.

I know I should leave.

Instead I'm having a meltdown. 

I need this home. I can't stay where I've been. 

There are secrets there I'm not even aware of. 

Now what am I supposed to do...

Leave Atlanta, my dreams, and give up?

JAKE COCKER:

My brothers and I come from old-money in Georgia.

Congressman Michael Cocker is our dad.

Women throw themselves at us. 

But Drew Charles is from a small town.

I rented to her out of pity because I hate to see a woman cry. 

Then I braced myself for a nightmare.

But she just hides in her room studying.

She doesn't know about the Cockers.

Or our notorious reputations. 

She's not impressed.

Why has that given her the starring role in all of my fantasies?

And how can I convince her to make them real?

Warning to those who love brain candy with heart: Hugely addicting. 

Review in Portuguese and English:

Primeiro de tudo eu gostaria de esclarecer alguns pontos antes de iniciar a resenha do livro.

Eu uso o Goodreads para organizar minha biblioteca e selecionar os livros que pretendo ler, comprar e evitar. Pois a minha lista de leitura é vasta e eu compro muitos livros e ainda uso o Kindle Unlimited. O Goodreads também me serve de ponto de encontro de leitoras que gostam de trocar ideias e recomendações de livros. Eu achei pessoas maravilhosas aqui as quais tem gosto literário similar ao meu. Obrigado meninas!

Também gostaria de salientar que as leitoras de romance são pessoas inteligentes e educadas e que tem discernimento necessário para escolher seus livros e autores sem se confundirem por capas ou títulos similares. E caso isto aconteça os sites das livrarias tem uma ótima política de devolução.

Eu sou advogada aposentada e posso afirmar que como leitora de romances sou uma pessoa culta e inteligente. E posso afirmar que meus colegas leitores também o são.

Vamos ao livro!

A ideia da autora não é nenhuma novidade no mundo literário. 

1- Nora Roberts publicou sua série contando a saga da família Calhoun com o primeiro livro nos anos 90. 

2- Brenda Jackson com sua maravilhosa série Westmoreland com mais de 30 livros.

3- Stephanie Laurens com sua Cynster Series com 27 livros.

4- Linda Howard com a maravilhosa família Mackenzie também publicada nos anos 90.

5- Bella Andre com seus Sullivans que já contem 18 livros.

6- Kristen Proby (With Me in Seattle Series)

7- Susan Mallery (Buchanans Series) e tantas outras que eu poderia enumerar.

Como podemos observar é comum nos romances termos séries sobre uma família e seus descendentes, filhos, netos, primos e até amigos da família.

Então porque eu escolhi ler este livro?

Porque eu sempre tive orgulho de fazer resenhas honestas e ter opiniões sensatas e que representassem o que eu senti após ler o livro. E também porque fiquei muito chateada pelo meu comentário a respeito do #cockygate ter sido deletado.

Eu já tinha o livro no meu Kindle porque ele tinha sido oferecido de graça. Até então eu nunca tinha ouvido falar desta autora.

Nosso herói é um arrogante cuzão que pensa ser a última gota de água do deserto. A família dele é rica e poderosa e cada irmão dele tem uma habilidade ou característica de destaque. Ele trabalha na empresa de construção do tio dele. Temos um soldado, um biker, um político e etc...

Ele pensa ser irresistível, afinal ele tem corpo escultural, dinheiro e o nome da família por trás de tudo.

Mas o comportamento dele é bem idiota para um cara com 25 anos.

Como sempre ele quer só sexo sem compromisso e tem grande experiência com um monte de mulheres. Ele trata as mulheres como coisas descartáveis e que estão somente atrás do dinheiro dele. Todas são interesseiras e vadias.

Nossa heroína é digna de pena. Eu fiquei embaraçada por ela, coitada! Ela é uma mulher de 33 anos, casada e que foi trapaceada pelo marido e humilhada publicamente. Mas ela nunca trabalhou nem estudou, sempre foi controlada primeiro pelos pais dela e depois pelo marido. Ela nunca experimentou nada da vida e é extremamente ingênua e estúpida.

Ela sai de casa e vai morar com uma amiga dela. Ela não percebe que a amiga além de viciada em drogas é uma prostituta. O grande fluxo de homens entrando e saindo da casa da amiga não foi suficiente para ela entender o que acontecia. Pobrezinha!

A escrita da autora não flui bem, eu tive que reler algumas frases para ter certeza de que era aquilo mesmo que estava escrito.

E temos vários diálogos nas cenas de sexo que supostamente seriam sexy mas que se tornaram ridículos. Ou era pra ser engraçado e não saiu como planejado, acabou ficando estranho.

O drama criado para ter um ponto de conflito na trama só demonstrou a completa falta de cérebro da nossa heroína. A amiga dela, aquela viciada em drogas, atraiu ela para uma armadilha e ela quase foi estuprada. Ela nem desconfiou da amiga. 

O final foi bem previsível e o herói salvou o dia. Temos epílogo e bebês.

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First of all I would like to clarify some points before starting the book review.

I use Goodreads to organize my library and select the books I want to read, buy and avoid. Because my reading list is vast and I buy many books and still use Kindle Unlimited. Goodreads also serves as a meeting point for readers who like to exchange ideas and book recommendations. I found wonderful people here who have literary taste similar to mine. Thank you ladies!

I would also like to point out that novel readers are intelligent and educated people who have the insight necessary to choose their books and authors without being confused by covers or similar titles. And if this happens the sites of the bookstores have a great return policy.

I am a retired lawyer and I can say that as a romance reader I am a cultured and intelligent person. And I can say that my fellow readers are too.

Let's go to the book!

The author's idea is nothing new in the literary world. 

1- Nora Roberts published her series telling the saga of the Calhoun family with the first book in the 90s.

2- Brenda Jackson with her wonderful Westmoreland series with more than 30 books.

3- Stephanie Laurens with her Cynster Series with 27 books.

4- Linda Howard with the wonderful Mackenzie family also published in the 1990s.

5- Bella Andre with her Sullivans that already contains 18 books.

6- Kristen Proby (With Me in Seattle Series)

7- Susan Mallery (Buchanans Series) and many others that I could list.

As we can see it is common in romances to have series about a family and their descendants, children, grandchildren, cousins and even family friends.

So why did I choose to read this book?

Because I have always been proud to make honest reviews and have sensible opinions and to represent what I felt after reading the book. And also because I was very pissed off by my comment about #cockygate being deleted.

I already had the book on my Kindle because it had been offered for free. Until then I had never heard of this author.

Our hero is an arrogant asshole who thinks he's the last drop of water in the desert. His family is rich and powerful and each of his brothers has a remarkable skill or feature. He works at his uncle's construction company. We have a soldier, a biker, a politician and so on ...

He thinks he is irresistible, after all he has sculptural body, money and the family name behind everything.

But his behavior is pretty dumb for a 25-year-old guy.

As always he wants only sex without commitment and has great experience with a lot of women. He treats women as disposable things and who are only after his money. All are gold diggers and sluts.

Our heroine is worthy of pity. I was embarrassed by her, poor thing! She is a 33-year-old woman, married and cheated by her husband and publicly humiliated. But she never worked or studied, was always controlled first by her parents and then by her husband. She has never experienced anything in life and is extremely naive and stupid.

She leaves home and goes to live with a friend of hers. She does not realize that the friend besides being addicted to drugs is a prostitute. The great flow of men in and out of her friend's house was not enough for her to understand what was happening. Poor thing!

The author's writing did not flow well, I had to reread a few sentences to make sure it was what it was written.

And we have several dialogues in the sex scenes that are supposed to be sexy but have become ridiculous. Or it was supposed to be funny and it did not go as planned, it turned out to be weird.

The drama created to have a point of conflict in the plot only demonstrated the complete lack of brains of our heroine. Her friend, that drug addict, lured her into a trap and she was almost raped. She did not even suspect her friend.

The end was well predictable and the hero saved the day. We have epilogue and babies.

==>A few sentences that I highlighted ... Make your own conclusions!<== 

"The door opens and I nearly spit out my gum. In an effort not to, I swallow it."

"Gaping at him, I follow their happy journey down that amazing row of ab-mountains between hips so narrow even my sweet old Nana would imagine wrapping her legs around them."

"I can tell by how his baby browns swiftly travel down the blouse my momma bought for my twenty-ninth birthday"

He is staring at me like horses just flew out of my ears.

“Are you darin’ me to look at your penis?”

“Something wrong?” he asks, all innocence. “Oh, did my towel fall?”

My curves are tenser than a whore’s in church.

His manhood’s mushroom-shaped tip has a couple veiny inches of length exposed because his big hand can’t even cover him all the way. Jake Cocker is fucking enormous. Guess I should have known from his name.

“I’m also eight years too old for you!!” He shrugs a little. “You’re not too old for me to fuck.”

I wanted to fuck her, and that wasn’t going to work out well since I have no intention of being monogamous AND it’s kinda hard to hide being with other women when one’s living in your home.

His baby browns sparkle. “Am I meaning your pussy when I say cat? Yes, I mean your, hot, sopping wet, tight little pussy.” I gasp. He pauses and adds, “But I want to do more than just pet it.”

“Fuck. You know what I’m gonna do to you? I am gonna lick that cunt until you can’t walk. I’m going to suck on your clit until you don’t want to run away from me anymore. I will slide my tongue in and out of your tight little pussy until you beg me to fuck you and give you a release. Imagine how good my hot breath will feel down there, Drew.

Somehow she makes this awkwardly graceful. Her face has all the awkward.

A triumphant grin spreads from my stomach on up.

His fingers don’t hesitate. They dip underneath my pink panties and slide into my secret, swollen folds.

“Fuck, you’re as slippery as an oil spill in August,” Jake groans.

I grab tighter onto his head and moan as his gravelly voice vibrates my sensitive crevices.

He starts flicking again, slowing and speeding up and playing my pussy like a fiddle in the backwoods of Georgia.

It’s been over a year since Edward was inside me, which means my cave has gotten smaller with neglect.

Under his steady gaze my heart starts pounding in all kinds of unusual places.

“Well, that’s very assumptive of you.”

If I continued to fuck you the way I want to fuck you – and today was only a taste of that – it would make my leaving very hard for you to concentrate.” “You’re a cocky asshole, Jake. I would be able to concentrate.”

Blinking around me, I have no idea what to do with myself.

“I don’t know when I’m coming back, but if you’re still single when I do, I know I will fuck you again.”

“She’s not a girl. She’s eight years older than me.”

“You think I’m weak, don’t you? I did speak up, sometimes, but… I guess when you’ve grown up with somethin’ it just becomes the way things are. Like you’re trained. I was used to him leadin’”

I remain as still as glass.

He brushes his lips up my neck, sending wet flames into my surprised pussy.

“Stop. I mean it. I want that. You know I do, but I am not looking for temporary. I want the whole package.” “You mean this whole package?” he asks, stroking himself

“I want you to fuck me until you send me to the hospital,” I whisper.

Delayed Call (Assassins #11) by Toni Aleo

Delayed Call (Assassins #11) by Toni Aleo

Kindle Edition

Expected publication: March 20th 2017

Review in Portuguese and English.

ARC received via Netgalley to honest review

Blurb:

Vaughn Johansson is the Nashville Assassins' star player. He's brash, cocky, and talented. And he isn't afraid to let anyone know it. He lives his life on his own terms, never forming romantic attachments, and only allowing his very closest to see his true, caring self.

Brie Soledad has the weight of the world on her shoulders. As the staff reporter for the Assassins, she balances her high-profile job and its heavy travel schedule with being the sole provider for her adult brother with Down syndrome. Sure, she'd like to find love. But who has time for that when there are bills to pay?

Brie has been the match to Vaughn's gasoline since the day she first held out her microphone to him. They strike sparks off each other, keeping their friends, the team, and the Assassins fans in stitches. Brie’s refusal to fawn over Vaughn sets his teeth on edge and his blood boiling. Especially in that body part... 

Brie's been let down by love before, but she knows she deserves nothing less than real, forever love. Vaughn's past has left deep, hidden scars, and there are some secrets he cannot bear to reveal. As much as Brie wants him, Vaughn may be too big a risk for her wary heart to take. But he is at his best under pressure. When the delayed call is in effect and he has no choice but to score, Vaughn always delivers.

Review:

Eu acompanho a série desde o início e fiquei intrigada sobre a história do casal. A interação entre os dois no livro anterior foi uma preliminar do que aconteceria neste livro.

Os heróis tem uma face que eles mostram para o mundo e outra bem diferente só vista pelas pessoas que eles amam e causas que eles se dedicam e que eles realmente se importam. 

Nem sempre as coisas são o que parecem ser. Confesso que fiquei surpresa com a verdadeira essência do herói e o lado maternal da heroína. Ele transmitia uma imagem de frivolidade e irresponsabilidade. Ela transmitia uma imagem de mulher mal humorada e só focada no trabalho.

Eu amei os diálogos e constante enfrentamento entre os heróis geraram cenas engraçadas e cenas irritantes ao mesmo tempo. 

Fiquei torcendo para que os dois ficassem juntos logo e imaginando as cenas quentes e os fogos que viriam entre o casal.

Amei ver meu casal favorito Shea e Elli marcarem presença! Fiquei curiosa sobre os amigos do herói e estou ansiosa pela história deles.

A autora não decepcionou aos fãs da série e nos presenteou com um história gostosa de ler e nos deixou querendo mais.

Recomendo!

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I follow the series since the beginning and I was intrigued about the story of the couple. The interaction between the two in the earlier book was a preliminary of what would happen in this book.

The heroes have a face they show to the world and quite another to just view the people they love and causes that they are dedicated and they really care. 

Things are not always what they seem. I confess that I was surprised with the very essence of the hero and the maternal side of heroin. He transmitted a picture of frivolity and irresponsibility. She conveyed an image of woman in a bad mood and just focused on the work.

I loved the dialogues and constant confrontation between the heroes generated funny scenes and annoying at the same time.

I was hoping that the two would be together soon and imagining the hot scenes and the Fireworks to come between the couple.

I loved seeing my favorite couple Shea and Elli being present. I was curious about the friends of the hero and I'm looking forward to their story.

The author did not disappoint fans of the series and presented us with a hot story to read and left us wanting more.

Recommend!

Sebring (Unfinished Hero #5) by Kristen Ashley

Sebring (Unfinished Hero #5) by Kristen Ashley

Published January 11th 2016

Review in Portuguese and English.

Blurb:

Nick Sebring has issues. Born feeling like an outsider in his own family, growing up under the shadow of a brother who could do anything, Nick isn’t that great of a guy. But when this culminates with Nick lashing out to hurt his brother through the woman he loves, Nick turns inward and makes some decisions about the man he intends to be.

And as he does this, he falls in love and truly learns the man that he’s grown to be.

When his love is murdered right before Nick’s eyes, Nick knows he has to avenge her. He knows how he’s going to avenge her. And he has no qualms using Olivia Shade to exact that vengeance.

Olivia Shade has grown up on the outside of her family too. Her problem is that they don’t want her outside. They want her all the way in, right under their thumbs. She pays the price for seeking escape and learns her lesson—she’ll never see a dawn where she wakes up free.

Then she meets Nick Sebring, and even as she fights it, the hope that died years ago starts to blossom. She can find love. She can have a man of her own. She can be happy. She can be free.

Olivia hopes while Nick schemes.

However, as Nick peels back the layers of all that is Olivia Shade, he finds something surprising. He understands its fragility. He falls in love with its beauty. He seeks to protect it. 

But he forgets to protect his Livvie from one thing: Nick Sebring.

Review:

Uma história de superação. Nosso herói passa de um ser desprezível nos livros anteriores para um ser humano decente e digno de ser chamado de herói. Esta série trata de pessoas imperfeitas e humanas, com falhas e defeitos reais, mas que são perfeitas juntas e se completam. Nossa heroína é uma sombra que aos poucos vai tomando forma e se fortalecendo como pessoa. 
Ele renasce do desejo de vingança e ela renasce da estagnação total que é a vida dela. É muito interessante ver a jornada dos dois que se inicia puramente sexual e vai mudando a medida que os dois vão se conhecendo e deixando as facetas da personalidade deles aparecerem.
Temos cenas muito quentes e também cenas tocantes entre os heróis. Como não podia deixar de ser num livro da autora, temos ação e suspense e muitos vilões.
Adorei a participação dos outros personagens da série e minha frase favorita foi a seguinte:

“I live in dark. Dawn never comes for me. There will be no new day where I wake up complete. Happy. Loved. There is no other side to make my way to. There is no believe. It just isn’t for me.”

Recomendo muito!

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A story of resilience and individual growth. Our hero was a despicable person in previous books becomes a decent human being and worthy of being called a hero. This series deals with imperfect people with flaws and defects, but they are perfect together and complement each other. Our heroine is a shadow that will slowly taking shape and getting stronger as a person.
He is reborn of the desire for revenge and she is reborn of total stagnation that is her life. It is very interesting to see the journey of two that at first it was purely sexual and changes as the two are getting to know each other and gradually showing facets of their personality.
We have very hot scenes and also touching scenes between the heroes. As in every book of the author, we have action and suspense and many villains.
I loved the participation of other characters in the series and my favorite quote was:

“I live in dark. Dawn never comes for me. There will be no new day where I wake up complete. Happy. Loved. There is no other side to make my way to. There is no believe. It just isn’t for me.”

I highly recommend!

Cheater (Curious Liaisons #1) by Rachel Van Dyken

Cheater (Curious Liaisons #1) by Rachel Van Dyken

Kindle Edition, 317 pagesPublished February 28th 2017 by Skyscape

Review in Portuguese and English.

Blurb:

Lucas Thorn wasn’t born a cheater. All it took was a single moment—say, a certain disastrous incident on the night before his wedding—and boom. Reputation destroyed forever and always. So now he owns it. He has a lady friend for every night of the week (except Sundays—God’s day and all), and his rules are simple: No commitments. No exceptions.

But a certain smart-mouthed, strawberry blonde vixen is about to blow that all to hell.

Avery Black has never forgiven Lucas for cheating on her sister. And suddenly being forced to work with him is pretty much a nightmare on steroids. Of course, it does afford her the opportunity to make his life as difficult as possible. But no good revenge scheme comes without payback. Because he didn’t become the Lucas Thorn without learning a few things about women.

Now Avery’s lust for vengeance has turned into, well, lust. And if Lucas stops cheating, it’s definitely not because he’s falling in love…

Review:

O herói foi noivo e no dia anterior ao casamento ele traiu a noiva com a irmã dela. Mas na verdade ele estava apaixonado pela terceira irmã que era a caçula da família.

Esta história é daquelas em que a família compartilha o p** do herói. Fica tudo em família.

Quatro anos se passaram e ele está convencido que nasceu para ser traidor.

O cara tem uma mulher diferente para cada dia da semana e descansa no domingo quando dedica o dia à irmã dele.

As mulheres sabem da existência do calendário e que elas tem exclusividade só naquele dia da semana. Na cabeça dele ele acha que uma mulher sabendo da existência das outras mulheres não é traição.

A heroína aparece na vida dele novamente trabalhando na mesma empresa como assistente dele.

Aqueles sentimentos que ele tinha por ela retornam e os sentimentos dela por ele nunca mudaram. Eles eram melhores amigos e ela era louca por ele. Ele era louco por ela também.

A partir daí a história se desenvolve e confesso que não gostei das cenas dele com as outras mulheres, mas continuei a leitura para ver como a história iria se desenrolar.

Me peguei várias vezes rindo alto durante a leitura e em outras cenas querendo dar uns tapas na cara do herói.

Também penso que para um cara que defendia com unhas e dentes o estilo de viver dele com várias mulheres e sem exclusividade, ele teve uma reação meio boba evitando desapontar a família e fingindo um relacionamento com a heroína só para agradar a família.

Não gostei das irmãs da heroína e não me interessei nem um pouco pelo que aconteceria com elas. Com irmãs assim não precisa de inimigos.

Pessoalmente na vida real eu nunca ficaria com um cara assim. Ele merecia um bom banho com água sanitária e hora marcada eterna no divã de um psiquiatra. E as mulheres do calendário dele uma boa dose de auto respeito e amor próprio. 

E a heroína merecia um cara melhor e menos usado. Ele é mais usado que uma maçaneta de porta de banheiro de uma rodoviária.

Achei que faltou um epílogo para finalizar melhor a história, mas como como a série continua deve ter mais cenas com eles no próximo livro.

Acabei gostando da leitura, já li melhores e piores

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The hero was engaged and the day before the wedding he betrayed the bride with her sister. But in fact he was in love with the third sister who was the youngest of the family.

This story is one of those where the family shares the hero's d**k. All in the family.

Four years have passed and he is convinced he was born to be a cheater.

The guy has a different woman for every day of the week and rest on Sunday when dedicates the day to his sister.

Women know of the existence of the calendar and that they have exclusivity only on that day of the week. In his mind he thinks a woman knowing of the existence of other women is not cheating.

The heroine appears in his life again working at the same company as his assistant.

Those feelings he had for her return, and her feelings for him never changed. They were best friends and she was crazy about him. He was crazy about her too.

From there the story develops and I confess that I didn't like the scenes of him with other women, but I kept reading to see how the story would unfold.

I found myself laughing several times during the reading and in other scenes wanting to slap in the face of the hero.

I also think that for a guy who defended tooth and nail the style of living with several women and without exclusivity, he had a kind of silly reaction avoiding disappoint family and faking a relationship with heroin just to please the family.

I didn't like the Sisters of the heroin and don't care one bit for what would happen to them. With sisters like that doesn't need enemies.

Personally in real life I would never be with a guy like that. He deserved a good wash with bleach and eternal appointment on the couch of a psychiatrist. And the women of his calendar a good dose of self-respect and self-love.

And the heroin deserved a better guy and less used. He is more used to a bathroom door knob of a bus station.

I thought it lacked an epilogue to finish better the story, but as the series goes on must have more scenes with them in the next book.

I ended up enjoying the reading, I've read better and worse.

Highlights:

"I was found in bed with my fiancée’s sister."

“I sleep with a different girl every day of the week—except Sunday. That’s God’s day, so I hang out with my sister, Erin.”

"He smelled like perfume. Lipstick and bite marks marred the golden skin around his neck."

"Quickies in his office? “Good meeting?”

"Monday, or Molly. She had a short pixie haircut that looked killer on her, and with tattoos down her arms and a nose ring—well, she so did not look like a Molly to me, but she was absolutely stunning."

"Tuesday, or Tabatha and Cary. “Wait.” I frowned. “Why two girls?” Lucas glanced over my shoulder. His breath, which unfortunately didn’t smell like an old man’s, kissed the top of my neck. “They’re roommates.”

“Wednesday looks . . . way too normal.” He laughed. “Chelsea’s a teacher.” I almost dropped the stack of papers again. “But that’s so . . .” “What?” He placed his hand on the paper and lowered it so I had no choice but to look at him. “Normal?” “I was going to say typical, that you’d sleep with the help.”

"Anna was working; she was my Thursday."

"Friday.” I tried not to get jealous as I glanced at Nadia’s"

"Saturday. “Whoa.” I stared at the picture. Hard. “She’s . . . um, different.” “Forty.” Lucas answered quickly. “And yes, Amy’s special, but then each of the ladies has something unique."

"Amy was an amazing kisser. In fact, I was pretty sure she was the best I’d ever had, which was saying a lot."

"But he was wearing her lipstick. And she’d been in his office for over an hour. And he looked guilty."