Wildcat by D.M. Earl MMC/FMC- Malcolm and Frankie/Wildcat Genre- MC Romance Length- novel Heat- 0/5, kissing only Series? Y Safety? Oh, son… Triggers (morWildcat by D.M. Earl MMC/FMC- Malcolm and Frankie/Wildcat Genre- MC Romance Length- novel Heat- 0/5, kissing only Series? Y Safety? Oh, son… Triggers (more than in a military armory)- Explicit SA of Men and Women that is so violent that there are medical repercussions. These medical consequences are discussed in graphic detail, as are the multiple SAs. PTSD. Discussion of substance abuse and addiction. Violence. Language. Betrayal. If medical things gross you out in the slightest, be warned. Tropes- First Love, Second Chance, Heroine in Hiding, Badsass Women, Cop Heroine, Doctor Hero, Secrets and Lies. Mewsings Not gonna lie, this book was a lot of triggers. Sometimes, I found the gruesome medical details to be gratuitous, and there’s was A LOT of SA. And the mystery behind who was the boss behind the girl’s kidnapping was never really solved; it was kind of shined on past.
If you can get past these, it’s a solid First Love, Second Chance story. The MC’s main purpose is to take down traffickers and abusers and you do get to see a very good (and REALLY difficult to read) example of this. The MC has a sisterhood that goes bone deep and the women’s male partners are supportive and strong characters in their own right. I was glad to get a POV from Shadow because it’s always interesting to see her evolution.
My mind is absolutely blown by this book in the best kind of way. I stayed up way too late last night reading it and then lay awake for an hour thinkiMy mind is absolutely blown by this book in the best kind of way. I stayed up way too late last night reading it and then lay awake for an hour thinking about this book and the characters. But that’s okay- I’ll sleep when I’m dead, as the saying goes. Stitch definitely goes on my list of all-time favorite books. Here’s the best way I can sum up the book without spoilers: two abuse-surviving serial killers become obsessed with each other, then fall in love while bodies stack up like LEGOs. The characters are rich in layers and backstories. The MC is a place for outsiders and survivors to heal each other and become a family. And there are scenes where the hero is holding and doting upon infants and he’s so hot that my ovaries sat up and started singing in two-part harmony. This is not an easy book to read. There are more triggers than an NRA swap meet (but no cheating or on-page SA). It’s hella violent and gory. These are antiheroes who are beyond morally gray: more like morally dark plaid. And the two main characters have survived unbelievable physical and psychological torture as children, and it’s very detailed. But at the heart of this story is a love that is profoundly deep. These characters become embedded in each other’s souls. They embrace the darkness in each other. They don’t exactly heal each other; they are too psychologically damaged for that. They do, however, teach each other to love. It’s a twisted, twisted story, but I found it strangely uplifting (which I can add to the list of reasons why I am likely to keep my psychiatrist in business for years to come). There’s something about a love this deep, and something about a hero who means “touch her and die” literally. This book gave me all the feels and made me wonder about the dark places in the soul. And it had me by the throat from the moment she saw one of the bodies that he made dead and she stepped over it and continued her evening, Here’s the breakdown: Cat’s Stats MMC/FMC- Stitch and Adley Genre- very dark MC romance Length- novel Heat- ☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️ with explicit blood play, knife play, and bondage. Series? Y. Although I haven’t read any of the other books in the series, I had no trouble keeping up. Safety? Oh, son… Triggers- best bring a chair and a lunch because this list goes on for awhile. Triggers include but are not limited to on-page physical and psychological abuse of children, discussion of SA, explicit sexual content that pushes boundaries, mention of trafficking, creative serial murder, physical abuse of corpses (not sexual), extremely graphic violence featuring a LOT of blood and gore, morally black-on-gray plaid hero and heroine, scars, destructive behavior (both to self and to others), and more blood. This one ain’t for the faint hearted or the weak of stomach, folks. Tropes- Obsession, Safe Stalking, Soulmates, The Couple Who Slays Together Stays Together, Found Family, Double V Cards. It’s not very tropey because it’s so original.
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I love this book! The book is a page turner, with a good blend of action and romance and I want to tell everyone to read it.
What I liked- CagMewsings-
I love this book! The book is a page turner, with a good blend of action and romance and I want to tell everyone to read it.
What I liked- Cage sees Angel for who she is and loves her for it. Angel is a Badsass and I really like her. She’s an MC goddess. I love that the characters in this book have formed a Found Family based on love and respect. I cannot say enough about how much I love this book, especially because of the depth of the characters.
Brilliant. This book is bloody brilliant (and brilliantly bloody). It’s 300 pages of fast-paced action and sex and done so beautifully that I want to Brilliant. This book is bloody brilliant (and brilliantly bloody). It’s 300 pages of fast-paced action and sex and done so beautifully that I want to grab ahold of strangers in the street and tell them about this book. So I’m talking about it on here, which is the next best thing.
Dani is a smart-alecked, crazy twenty-something who experienced a traumatic brain injury six years ago when her lover shot her in the head (not that she was wrapped real tightly before the TBI). So, yeah, she has trust issues.
When she knocks Connor out with one punch, he gets seriously hooked on her. Together, they’re on the run from Irish Mob bosses. He is along for the ride when she goes after them. Blood and destruction abound wherever Dani is. And whenever she’s with Connor, the zexytime is so hot, it’s like the surface of the sun. I could spend days rhapsodizing about his green eyes, and his skills at Visiting Australia (which is what I call it when a character Goes Down (Under). He’s also out to prove that he’s the one person she can trust to love her.
It was interesting to get glimpses inside Dani’s psyche. She is actually insane. And she earned that after enduring betrayal and the death of her entire family. Dani even gets these unfortunate blackouts when she’s stressed. Connor loves her for all she is, rather than in spite of all she is, and believe me, she is a lot. As a person who also dwells slightly south of sanity, who is also a lot, this totally gives me the feels.
Dani is no Damsel in Distress. She could totally be the Trope Namer for Badsass Heroine (yeah, I say words like Badsass and Zexytime because Amazon has a very liberal definition as to what constitutes profanity). She is also psychotic. But it’s strangely endearing. I found myself liking Dani for all she is, and Connor for his stubborn loyalty. Every character is layered and I can count at least two possible spinoffs and a sequel based on side characters.
What it’s taking me a long time to say is that I am absolutely crazy about Half Cocked. If you don’t mind hardcore, bloody (oh so bloody) graphic violence and you like Badsass crazy heroines, you’ll be as in love with this book as I am. ...more
Cat’s Stats MMC/FMC- Lachlan and Aria Genre- Mafia Romance (Mob, Scottish Mob) Length- 35 chapters plus epilogue and link to deleted scene Heat-☢️☢️☢️☢️☢Cat’s Stats MMC/FMC- Lachlan and Aria Genre- Mafia Romance (Mob, Scottish Mob) Length- 35 chapters plus epilogue and link to deleted scene Heat-☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️. I’m going to call this book “She Sells Sea Shells” in honor of his tongue twister (or twisted tongue). Series? Y Safety? Y, although there is threatened/attempted SA. Triggers- Languages in multiple languages, explicit erotic content, violence, firearms violence, more firearms violence, still more firearms violence, the aforementioned threatened/attempted SA, alcohol abuse. Tropes- Baby You Can Drive My Cartel, Forced Marriage, Guest Starring the Bratva, He Falls First, Hot Scots, Secret Sex Club, Simply Mad About The Mob, Tattoo-ooh!, That’s Not My Leg, Touch Her and Unalive Vibes Mewsings What I liked- I hope you packed a lunch because this is gonna take awhile. This book- I loved every page. A mariachi band could have been playing Elvis’ greatest hits next to my chair and I wouldn’t have noticed, I was so riveted by this book. It was a perfect blend of action, humor, and zexytime. I highly recommend it. That paragraph goes on Amazon, because they have really been picky about my reviews lately. Here’s the long version. First off, I am not exactly calling it Fanservice, but Lachlan is tattooed and was wearing a ̷S̷e̷x̷ ̷F̷l̷a̷g̷ Kilt. I swooned. And squeed myself, not gonna lie. I like to think Arianna put that in just for me…. The zexytime was very creative. Besides the Tongue Twisters, there was light bondage and some exploration of kink (including mild pain, spanking, and praise/degradation). Plus there was skilled shibari (and no, that’s not a type of mushroom). Lachlan owns a sex club and they have fun with it, particularly the ingenious Dante’s Inferno dungeon, with 9 different levels of kink and fun. If sex were ice cream, I’d put the zexytime kink factor (Amazon has got me in the habit of saying zex for sex) somewhere between Fudge Ripple and Cookies and Cream, on a scale of Vanilla to Rocky Road. And it was so hawt that I needed ice cream to cool down… One of the features of Arianna’s books is the humor, and this book didn’t disappoint. Her chapter subtitles are everything! And I laughed at so much that I probably shouldn’t have, but why not just add to the list of Reasons Why I’m Probably Going to Hell? I couldn’t help but laugh at how excited they were about the avalanche. And I can’t choose a favorite quote. I particularly loved “There’s a lot of boring administrative sh— and not enough stabbing.” and “I shoulda’ killed him a lot harder.” Fun too were terms like “Scottish Yetis” and “Purse Pooch”. I spent a lot of time laughing. I also spent a lot of time drooling at the Food P0rn. The restaurant meal sounded delicious and I want to try crobster rolls. It was also delicious to see a woman in a position of power (although Lachlan is definitely the Dom in the bedroom). This is a theme in this series because the FMCs exude strength. And sass. Every time I read an Arianna Fraser novel, it becomes my favorite, even on the rereads. And each one of her heroes becomes part of my Book Boyfriends Harem (Hizem?). They are all Rub Hub material… (again, adding to my Probably Going to Hell list). What I didn’t like- they didn’t save me any of that raspberry tart, and I would seriously throw down for that dessert. I do have one complaint. Arianna, did she have to slug back the Macallan 50 Year like it was rotgut? If I had a £300,000 bottle of whiskey I would build it a shrine and sacrifice virgins to it on the full moon.
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Cat’s Stats MMC/FMC- Dixon and Alexandra Genre- MC Romance Length- about 315 pages Heat- ☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️ including some impressive Hate Sex and elements of Cat’s Stats MMC/FMC- Dixon and Alexandra Genre- MC Romance Length- about 315 pages Heat- ☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️ including some impressive Hate Sex and elements of power exchange play Series? Y Safety? Y Triggers- explicit sexual content, violence, language, True Crime Podcasts. Tropes- Badsass Heroine, Captor/Captive, Enemies to Lovers, Family Ties, Forced Proximity, Former Military, Kidnapping, Love to Hate You, Marines Are Hot (Oorah!), There’s Something About Mary. Mewsings What I didn’t like could be engraved on the head of a pin and still have room left over for The Lord’s Prayer. This book was awesome! The humor! The humor was everything. Moose, who is one of the best characters ever, is back and he has even more crazy stories and in this book, some of them are supported by subsequent events and with confirmation from other people. Most of them are too spicy to print and I want to continue to be permitted to post on this website, so I’ll refrain. Rook and the boys are also present and accounted for, as Rook continues to wield his weaponized grumpiness and curmudgeonly abilities. Ghost, who has a uniquely twisted frame of mind also is the most concerned about the triumph of True Love, and he is so delightful. There were elements of humor in what was the unique love story, which started when she drugged him, and even elements of humor in the violent scenes, which made them easier to read without cheapening them. There were also serious moments of emotion. Their love lasted past the laughter. And his guilt at killing her brother was as heartbreaking as her feelings of grief. But the humor connects this book.
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Cat’s Stats MMC/FMC- Rhodie and Tuesday Genre- MC Romance Length- 22 chapters and epilogue; about 250 pages Heat- ☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️ everything but the kitcheCat’s Stats MMC/FMC- Rhodie and Tuesday Genre- MC Romance Length- 22 chapters and epilogue; about 250 pages Heat- ☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️ everything but the kitchen sink Series? Y Safety? N, but no cheating Triggers- graphic violence (including excruciating torture), S.A., graphic violence, language, graphic violence, explicit erotic content, graphic violence, kidnapping, and more graphic violence. Tropes- Badsass Heroine, Badass Grandpa, Black Comedy, Instalove (He Falls First), Meet Cute, More Triggers Than An NRA Swap Meet, Neurodivergent Heroine, That Didn’t Come From Amazon. Mewsings I loved this book! Loved it! I loved the heroine and her quirks (and her extreme intelligence and talent). Loved the hero, who is on my list of Ultimate Book Boyfriends. Loved the sidekicks and good guy side characters, especially Pops, whom I would not want to meet in a dark alley, but whom I would love to have as a dinner guest. This was a page turner that had me fascinated from page one. The plot was engaging (but violent). Added to the “Reasons I’m Probably Going to Hell” list is the fact that I found so much of this book to be hysterically funny (and I think that as more people read this book, I’ll have company there. We’ll form a club!). Even in the most violent parts (and this book was extremely, graphically violent) there was a lot of black humor. The ending was satisfying and opened the door for more books set in this universe. I’m about to go read August, Browne’s second book, and I don’t know how it can possibly compare to this one (but I’m hoping it will come close). I borrowed this book on KU and as soon as Double Points Day rolls around in Kindle Rewards, I’m buying it because I’m going to want to read it again and again. Can we talk about- the cover. Rhodie is described as having dirty blonde hair and that cover ain’t it....more
MMC/FMC- Ash and Raven (Brenna) POV- 1st person multiple Genre- MC Romance Heat- N/A Series? Y Safety? N (S.A.) Triggers- discussion of trafficking, impliMMC/FMC- Ash and Raven (Brenna) POV- 1st person multiple Genre- MC Romance Heat- N/A Series? Y Safety? N (S.A.) Triggers- discussion of trafficking, implied S.A., body fluids, graphic violence, language, off page S.A., discussion of traumatic pregnancy loss Tropes- Romantic Suspense, First Love, Second Chance, Enemies to Lovers, Found Family, Badsass Heroine What I liked- this book was a page turner! And the characters were all interesting and layered. What I didn’t- lots of body fluids. Lots and lots of body fluids.
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MMC/FMC- Leonardo and Anaya POV- 1st person dual Genre- Paranormal Romance Sub Genre- Fae Sub Genre- Witches Sub Genre- Vampires Sub Genre- Werewolves SuMMC/FMC- Leonardo and Anaya POV- 1st person dual Genre- Paranormal Romance Sub Genre- Fae Sub Genre- Witches Sub Genre- Vampires Sub Genre- Werewolves Sub Genre- Oh My! Heat- ☢️☢️☢️☢️☢️. With blood play and biting and use of all the C words. Series? Y Safety? Y Triggers- Graphic Violence (including torture and execution), Language, Abuse, Misogyny, Kidnapping (no harm comes to the child), Explicit Erotic Content (with blood and other fluids). Tropes- J/P Hero, J/P Heroine, Dual V Cards, Fated Mates, Surprise Pregnancy, Revenge is Sweet, YASS Queen Bonus- Excellent Playlist What I liked- talk about hotness! Whew! Almost erotica, but it has a plot. The plot is complex, but very satisfying, tying up the storyline from the previous book. It was great to see Anaya come into her own. And the love between her and Leonardo is beautiful. What I didn’t like- now I’m going to have to track down all of this author’s books, but I actually like that.
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Cat’s Stats FMC- Addie Love Interest- Eli POV- 1st person Genre- Mafia Romance Sub Genre- Revenge Heat- differs. The first scene in particular was gentle Cat’s Stats FMC- Addie Love Interest- Eli POV- 1st person Genre- Mafia Romance Sub Genre- Revenge Heat- differs. The first scene in particular was gentle and loving and was completely appropriate to the story. I wouldn’t give it a heat rating, but it was good. Series? Y. This is part 3 of a 6 part serial. Safety? Seriously, if you are looking for safety, you should know better by now. No cheating though. Triggers- Past gang S.A., memories of past S.A., language, explicit erotic content. Extreme, detailed graphic violence. Like magnified exponentially. Tropes- YASS QUEEN, Badsass Heroine, Vengeance Is Mine, Do-Si-Do with the Mafioso, Girrrl Power. Mewsings The romance in this one is present, and has a sweetness to it, but it’s not the focus. No, this book is a straight up revenge story, basically to the point of Revenge P0rn. And I must say, our heroine is very creative in her violence. She remains her strong, psychotic self. She was creative in her other ideas for running the Family and the new business venture as well. I’m shocked that she isn’t running crime on a larger scale, actually, but maybe after lunch and zexytime with Eli. I had a hard time figuring out how many stars to give this one. I mean, the violence was extreme and often hard to read. But ultimately, I decided five stars because the story was very impactful and an important part of the saga.
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