Showing posts with label Gena Showalter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gena Showalter. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Alpha-Males After Dark #5



Alpha-Males After Dark is a weekly meme hosted during the week (After hours of course) by Ana here @ Beach Bum Reads and Neyra over @ Darkest Addictions. Alpha-Males After Dark is an 18+ meme that has your favorite smutty scene from a book of your choice with your favorite Sezzy Alpha-Male. Following this, you will state why you chose said Sezzy Alpha-Male and that particular hawt & heavy scene. Your post can be as explicit or as conservative as you want. Just spill the deets, you know we will ;)

To join in on all the steamy fun all you have to do is link back up in the link section below and be a follower of both Beach Bum Reads & Darkest Addictions. Have fun! ;)

You can use our meme button above by grabbing the link below or make one of your own ^_^

Wheew. Welcome back to another week of AMAD! This week, I chose Maddox from the first book in Gena Showalters' LOTU series The Darkest Night. I chose Maddox because ONE it's October and I haven't picked a paranormal alpha male yet, and I figured, I'd start with Maddox. And TWO, because Maddox is keeper of Violence... and I have of thing for his demon ;) Possessive and cocky. Oh, but Maddox doesn't let him out to play much. lmbo! Anywho, I picked this particular scene because you can see the control Maddox is trying to hold in while trying to pleasure Ashyln without Violence jumping out and taking her... and taking her hard! ;)

 "Are you still dirty?"
   "Yes."
   "Where?"
   "Everywhere," was the raspy answer.
   He almost smiled. Almost. His desire was too dark for humor. Except blended with the darkness was wonder wonder and awe.
   His touch was rougher than he'd intended as he soaped her arms. She didn't seem to mind. He could see that she'd closed her eyes and was nibling on her bottom lip, breathy little sighs emerging every few seconds.
   "Have you ever showered with a man before?" Soap in hand, he dropped to his knees.
   She stilled, "Whispered, "No."
   I will control myself, whatever it takes, I will control the spirit. He kissed the curve of Ashlyn's lower back, then licked his way up several of her vertebra.
   After soaping her calves and thighs and biting the inside of his cheek to keep from biting her, he washed the suds from his hands. Unable to resist another moment more, he inserted two fingers into the very heat of her.
   "Oh, Oh!" She jumped away from his erotic touch, but quickly leaned back against him, spreading her legs wider, silently asking for more.
   He stroked her, gently pinched her swollen core. A shiver rocked her.
   "He pumped deep, as deep as he could go. She gasped out his name.
   He backed her against the cool tile. Her eyes rounded, those big beautiful brown eyes. Even though his lips had yet to heal fully, he kissed her, her mouth opened in surprise, then widened in eagerness, welcoming his tongue. He thrust it inside, angling his head to go deeper, to take more, to feed her as much as she needed. Her flavor tantalized him, minty, feminine.
 She gasped, and he swallowed the sound.
   He bend his knees and pushed up, running his erection against her. She gasped again. She shivered. Her hands tangled in his hair, gripping, pulling him closer. Their teeth banged together; the kiss continued...never stopped...lasted forever...a kiss of sorcery and dreams and fire.
   He dropped to his knees a second time.
   He licked her right where she wanted him. It was something he'd wanted to do to a woman for years but hadn't dared risk, too afraid of Violence's reaction. In the at moment he was glad that he had waiting. Ashlyn tasted of pure, innocent female. She tasted of honey. Passion and slick heat. Drugging, addicting. His. 



Sunday, August 19, 2012

What's In My Beach Bag #8

What's In My Beach Bag will be a weekly post about all the books & other goodies that I've bought, borrowed or won :)

I didn't do any spending this week. Yay me. I'm so proud of myself. Though, I was really tempted to whip out my debit card and go to town, I held my self in check and decided to go click-crazy instead :) Here's what I got...

WARNING:  I mentioned I went click-crazy right???


*Click on covers to take you to GoodReads*
Received For Review:

Review Soon
To Come

Review Soon
To Come
♥Thanks to Samantha Durante for sending me a copy of her book Stitch for review :)
♥Thanks to Harper Voyager Publishing over at Edelweiss for Into The Woods



The Post Man Loves Me ♥ Or, I Love Him ♥

♥So, I won July's giveaway for FMB Blog Tours! And this is the book I chose ^_^ Thanks you Holly @ FMB Blog Tours ^_^

Free From Amazon
*Click on covers to take you to Amazon*

See, click-crazy. Well, that's if for this week :) What did you get?

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Review: The Darkest Night by Gena Showalter



The Darkest Night
(Book #1 in the Lords of the Underworlds series)

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Author: Gena Showalter
Publisher: Publisher: HQN Books (January 1, 2010)
Genre: Paranormal Romance, 379 pages
ISBN-10:
0373775229
ISBN-13:
978-0373775224

SUMMARY:
All her life, Ashlyn Darrow has been tormented by voices from the past. To end the nightmare, she has come to Budapest seeking help from men rumored to have supernatural abilities, not knowing she'll be swept into the arms of Maddox, their most dangerous member--a man trapped in a hell of his own.

Neither can resist the instant hunger that calms their torments...and ignites an irresistible passion. But every heated touch and burning kiss will edge them closer to destruction--and a soul-shattering test of love....

 MY REVIEW:
Ashlyn Darrow can here voices, voices of conversations that have passed in any given location. When she hears of angels on a hill in Budapest, Ashlyn sets out to find these men to see if they can help her get rid of the voices that have been plaguing her since she was a little girl. What she wasn't expecting, was to find herself in the mist of  warriors with demon's trapped inside of them, or that she could feel something for this warrior/demon with amethyst eyes. 

There are times when you wish you could read slower... this was that time for me. I forced myself to read this book as slow as possible, but instead, I zoomed through it like a match was lit under my ass. I absolutely loved all the characters in this book, as many as there are, Ms. Showalter definitely made each one unique in his/her own way. In the beginning of The Darkest Night, you're introduced to Maddox, keeper of Violence. Maddox is one of those dark & brooding alpha males, who doesn't love that? The constant battle between warrior & demon, where Maddox is trying to tamp down the demons urge to kill anything and anyone that got in his way and then the sudden change, when his demon started to agree with him, was definitely interesting and kept me wanting more... and surprisingly more of Violence. Kid me not, I like Violence... well, when he started to somewhat get along with Maddox that is. Ashlyn is strong but delicate, which I think made for a great heroine and a very good match for Maddox. She was scared (being a puny lil human, of course she would be) but determined and strong-willed, which I think really added to her character.  

What I liked about this book is that it's different. Completely different from other PNR books I've read. Demons trapped in a warriors body... who woulda thought, right? Seeing the Lords take on these demons within themselves is something else entirely and pretty much makes this series freaking awesome, IMO. Honestly, I wouldn't want to know the Lords or read about them without the demons taking up residence in their bodies, the demons play a very major role here & add that much more flare to the books. What I didn't like... Gosh, nothing?  Zip, nada, zilch! I absolutely loved this book.

I would definitely recommend this book! Read it NOW! You're missing out. I know I was ^_^ If you love you some PNR or some sezzy warriors with demons that tend to lash out every now and again, then I suggest you jump on this bandwagon & get to reading! Pronto!

MY RATING:

Monday, July 23, 2012

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading #2

Random Ramblings: Currently Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Neyra @ Darkest Addictions Book Reviews every Monday. It's where you talk about the book(s) you are currently reading for the week and whether or not you're enjoying it, how you heard of it, and who recommended it to you.
I am currently reading Dirty Secrets by Lonaire Drummond and The Darkest Night (Book #1 in the Lords of the Underworld series) by Gena Showalter


The Darkest Night: I am currently 21% into The Darkest Night & I'm already in love with this book and it's characters. This is the first book in the Lords of the Underworld series (recommended to me by Ning & Neyra... who told me to hurry up and read it!... patience, ladies, is a VIRTUE!! lol)  So, anyway, back to the book at hand. So far, so damned GOOD! hehe. I already love all the Lords. Maddox is growing on me still but I do love Ashlyn's character. She's a fighter for sure. While I was reading I kept going back to page 15 to see which Lord held which Demon inside himself. I think I've got it down... 

Maddox = Violence
Lucien = Pain
Aeron = OMG... Wait, Wrath??
Torin = Disease 
Paris = Promiscuity
Reyes = Death 

                                               Okay.. I might have cheated a little bit ;)

Dirty Secrets: I am currently 50% through this book. Dirty Secrets is a contemporary romance that I received for review from Jannelle Drummond. So far, I like it. It's not making me scream up and down with joy shouting to the world "READ THIS BOOK! READ IT NOW!!" but, it's kept my interest. I'm not too big a fan of Adele's character. She's too... I can't even pick a word for it xD But, her best friend Robynne's character is fun and interesting. One thing I gotta say is that I do NOT speak french! aside from moi and voila I am a complete doorknob when it comes to anything other than that. I actually pulled up Google Translate to help me better understand what was said between the characters. *sigh* 
 "Can we get out of this pool? My vagina broke the fall."
The sex... well, it's hawt. I mean if you have sex on a swing over a pool and end up breaking said swing... well... damn.. xD I chuckled at this... The banter between the characters is funny and cute.
 “Do you always have to have the last word.” “Not when I hear words like faster, don’t stop or more. Those words require action,” he said.


What are you currently reading? Do you like it?



Sunday, July 22, 2012

What's In My Beach Bag #4

What's In My Beach Bag will be a weekly post about all the books & other goodies that I've bought, borrowed or won :)

This post is extremely late.. but, seeing as it's only 10pm here in Cali it's still Sunday and it's still this weeks haul lol.  So, here's what I got :)
What I Bought:

♥The Darkest Night I bought from Abebooks for $3.63 (including shipping)
♥The Next Mrs. Blackthorne I bought from Goodwill for $0.99 I already read this book, but they were having a sale all paperbacks were $0.99 and hardbacks were $1.99 so, yeah, I had to buy it for my shelf :)

  Received For Review:  

♥Thanks to Random House Publishing over at Edelweiss for Kept

That's it for this week, what did you get? :)


Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Review: Wicked Nights by Gena Showalter



Wicked Nights
(Book #1 in the Angels of the Dark Series)
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Author: Gena Showalter
Publisher: Harlequin HQN (June 26, 2012)
Genre: Paranormal Romance, 411 pages
ISBN-10:
0373776985
ISBN-13:
978-0373776986



SUMMARY: 

Leader of the most powerful army in the heavens, Zacharel has been deemed nearly too dangerous, too ruthless—and if he isn't careful, he'll lose his wings. But this warrior with a heart of ice will not be deterred from his missions at any cost…until a vulnerable human tempts him with a carnal pleasure he's never known before.
Accused of a crime she did not commit, Annabelle Miller has spent four years in an institution for the criminally insane. Demons track her every move, and their king will stop at nothing to have her. Zacharel is her only hope for survival, but is the brutal angel with a touch as hot as hell her salvation—or her ultimate damnation?

MY REVIEW:
Annabelle Miller has been locked away, drugged, and violated all within a four year span for a crime she did not commit. Seeing monsters that are trying to hurt her, Annabelle fights back even when the doctors think shes making everything up. That is, up until Zacharel, an angel with not a care in the world, (when it comes to fighting demons) swoops in to save her. (though that would be pushing it for the cold, ruthless warrior) Annabelle soon discovers that the thing that killed her parents and claimed her as his own was in fact a demon and this rare smiling, snow-falling-from-wings man standing before her is going to help her find him. Even if it means his cold, frozen heart warms with just the thought of being near her.

Okaaaay, let me just say that Gena Showalter has a new fan! And I will be fangirling from this day forward! My laaaawd. It took me a while to warm up to Zacharel and it didn't help that he was as far from warm as Santa Claus is to being real! Albeit, I gotta say, when I finished reading the book I was half in love with him and ready to push Annabelle out of the picture! I'm a bit hesitant when it comes to angels and demons, but I'm glad I picked this book up, because yeah.. no longer hesitant!  Annabelle is one tough chick. Having lost her parents in a very disturbing way and then being thrown into an institution for the criminally insane? Wow.. Just...yeah one tough chick. Having been through all that, she's strong (compared to normal people and not the hulking mass of angels that surround her) and brave. She's witty to no ends and is so dang lucky to have a man like Zacharel.

What I liked... The whole book? The cover? The characters? EVERYTHING!? hehe. Despite the fact that I couldn't stand Zacharel in the beginning, I liked that I warmed up to him as he began to change. Because, me and rude men just don't work well together! Zacharel was cold and heartless, so to speak, when it came to humans & fighting demons. But, as the book progressed he started to feel and understand just why he's in the position he's in. I absolutely loved the banter between the characters. Especially between Thane & Zacharel, it was like Zacharel didn't have an ounce of funny in him! Not a sarcastic bone in his body! He was so straightforward and brooding in a way. And Thane would sling insult after insult. I'm a Thane lover! I can't say there's anything that I disliked about this book. Other then not knowing when the next book in the series comes out! *sigh* I guess I can wait... impatiently.

I would definitely recommend this book! If you're a lover anything PNR then get your toosh up and go buy this ASAP! This is a series, though I don't know when the next book will be out. But it is going to be Koldo's story. Impatiently waiting...

MY RATING:



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