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The Edge of Chaos by J. Saman

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

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This “Edge” series is always so amazing with it’s characters and storylines and The Edge of Chaos is no different. Brecken and Rina are amazing for each other and I think I love her hardened spirit even more than I did Margot’s from The Edge of Reason. Rina has endured a lot in her past and she has put up so many walls in her life that she hasn’t ever really felt love and warmth. Until she meets Brecken. Which happens to be one-night stand from years ago that was like serendipity bringing them together.

Now years later and no contact, since Rina never left her information or name with him, they run into each other realizing they have someone in common. Brecken’s sister Aria and Rina’s best friend. This keeps them at a distance since Aria is a bit snobby about her brother dating her friends. This was the biggest and only part of the story that really got on my nerves. I liked Aria from the other books, but in this one she was so completely self-centered about how her brother dating women impacts her life and saying horrible things about him. While at the same time telling everyone what a great brother he is. It rubbed me the wrong way how awful she was about the whole thing.

But the story between these two had all the right climactic moments and love with warmth that it made me feel good. Plus I got to see London and Miles for a bit from another book that I loved so much. Overall a great romantic read with plenty of fun scenes that will keep you entertained along with some tension going on behind the scenes with Brecken’s work and Rina’s past history with men. There are definitely a few triggers in this book that may not sit well with certain readers, so if you’re triggered by kidnapping, rape or stalking I wouldn’t recommend reading this one even though it’s only flash backs and not happening live during the story.

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You know that awful moment when you realize you accidentally slept with your best friend’s older brother?

I met him on my last New Year’s Eve in New York. Sparks flew. Madness ensued. And after the hottest night of my life, I ran out on him.

Three years later he and I come face-to-face again.

Now do I not only learn his name but realize the heat between us hasn’t dissipated for a second.

Thankfully, I’m a woman who can spot his type from miles away. Especially when my friend goes on to explain just how off-limits her older brother is. A player who has wrecked her friends’ hearts a time or twenty.

He doesn’t agree.

In fact, the gorgeous and persistent man believes we should pick up exactly where we left off three years ago.

Sorry, not gonna happen. My life is already filled with more chaos than I can handle and the last thing I need is some hot playboy adding to it.

Only he turns out to be so much more than I expected. Intoxicating and impossible to resist—all over my place, his stairs, it doesn’t matter. We’re insatiable.

Now I just have to figure out how to keep my heart out of the game.

Not so easy to do when he’s determined to win it.

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Meet J. Saman

J. Saman is a USA Today bestselling author who is addicted to Diet Coke, sour candy, and indie rock. She swears way too much (especially after a glass of wine) and has a penchant for sarcasm (or so her husband and children like to tell her).

She’s an admitted lover of second chance romances, love triangles, and the perfect amount of angst. She is best known for writing contemporary romance filled with smart, strong women, and sexy alphas who have a softer side–especially for their women.

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Unleashing Fire by Julie Hall

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

It’s finally here! I feel like I’ve been waiting forever for the conclusion to this story and the first few chapters start off with a magnificent BANG and right into wartime. Like I couldn’t have asked for a more epic start to this finale, especially with how everything has progressed in the first two books. 

When Thorne comes striding through the smoke in London and Nova and Ash get their first look at him, I can just imagine what an amazing movie scene that would make!

The main character Emberly is a half angel / half human that was found out on the streets as a homeless teenager by others of her kind and taken into their world so she could learn her skills and understand who she is. But she learns so much more than that and takes on an entirely different life than what she ever expected for herself. There is so much danger, treachery and it becomes hard to know who to trust.

Steel is the only one she can fully trust and that’s because these two are soul bonded and nothing will stand in their way of being together. When either one of them gets hurt in battle, the other turns ferocious – like primal – and it’s about as intense as you can imagine for 17-18 year olds with these magnificent powers of shape shifting, flying and not to mention their super human strength.

Unleashing Fire is the culmination of the series and I have to say that every book in this series is equally amazing. Some series I read lag a lot and struggle through in the middle, but not this one. It just rolls through all the punches and intensity like no other. I love it SO much!

If you haven’t been reading this series and you LOVE YA Fantasy then you have to get into it now as this is the final book in the series and it’s just amazing. I want to gush all over this series and tell you how perfect it is, but you have to read it yourself! 

The characters have developed so well through these books and everything comes to a major assault here at the end with angels and demon-like Forsaken in an all out world war that brings full-blooded angels into the battle and it’s just SO AMAZING! 

Congratulations to Julie Hall for another AMAZING book (and series) in her arsenal and letting me be on her ARC team!

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The world will ignite and so will I.

The Forsaken hunger for vengeance, leaving Steel and me with no choice but to follow Camiel to the only place strong enough to protect me—Eden, an ancient, hidden city darkened by my family’s secrets.

But Eden isn’t the safe haven I expected, and family runs deeper than blood.

As Thorne grows stronger by the day, his Fallen forces threaten to raze London—and then the world—to cinders. In order to stop him, the entire angelic community has to unite, but ancient feuds and millennia of prejudice put everything at risk.

My heart knows where I belong—fighting beside my loved ones—but I have a secret that could doom them all. There’s a dark power growing inside me, hellish and spiraling beyond my control.

The realms have merged. The darkness calls to me. And there’s only one thing standing in my way . . . Steel.

Fans of Jennifer L. Armentrout and Cassandra Clare will love this Crescent City meets Crave mash up!

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Royally Revamped by Fritzi Cox

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Rating: 5 out of 5.

Royally Revamped brought along the much needed conclusion to the story of Princess Penelope and her vampire boyfriend, Vail. I loved this series so much being able to learn about the magical places in Morningwood and the Bostwick Brothers Winery where a lot of the fun takes place. But in this third installment we walk into the new world Penelope has found herself within where the last book left off – a newly bitten vampire princess!

Let’s just say that there is a whole lot of expected humor that I absolutely adore in this series. We have all the magical creatures we knew from the other two books and even a few more additions in characters. We learn A LOT more about Finn and what he’s hiding in his laboratory (shhh!). As well as the HEA for Penelope and Vail that they totally deserve. 

If you enjoy Rom Com and also like a little paranormal twist to your story, you’ll love this series! But I recommend starting with Royally Cursed then Royally Drained and finishing with Royally Revamped. They’re all novellas and read SUPER fast – so you can get through the entire series pretty quick. 

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After a deadly bite from Morningwood’s sexiest vampire, it’s official—my bad decisions royally suck.

I thought living the dead life would finally land Vail and me on our path to a well-deserved happily ever after. But after countless sleepless nights, an insatiable appetite, and a growing list of enemies, I’m beginning to wonder if my set of bangin’ new fangs was a mistake.

With my powerful skill set, Vail and I plan to conquer our enemies and save our worthy cause. But after a teeny-tiny taste of vampire bloodlust, I can’t even save myself.

My fragile self-control hangs in a dangerous balance between naive, innocent princess and vicious, evil queen.

Who knew that when my heart stopped, I would become so … heartless?

I don’t want to spend my time hunting villains and wreaking a royal havoc. But the never-ending battle for my royal blood leaves me with no choice. If I want a future at Bostwick, I have to put on my big-girl crown and embrace my newfangledrole, stopping my enemies once and for all.

I don’t need princess charms or rainbows and butterflies when I can easily crush the world under my wicked glass slippers.

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