With No Remorse by Cindy Gerard

A Dangerous Man: For Luke Colter, downtime is an illusion. He should know better then to ever leave his gun behind, especially since now he's risking his life to save world-famous supermodel Valentina.

A Rebellious Woman: Val thought traveling incognito through the mountains would be the perfect cure for her bruised heart...until someone tries to kill her. Without knowing who is after her--and why--does she dare trust her irresistible protector.

A Perilous Mission That Could Seal Their Fate: Luke's elite military training offers little defense against his feelings for Val. When the BOI team links her ruthless enemy to the cutthroat global weapons trade and to a man from her trouble past-he'll do anything to save her. So when Val offers herself as bait will he make the right call.... or surrender to the hold she has on his heart.

This is book 6 in the BOI series and I have to say I have always liked Luke or Doc as they call him, and I loved him more after this book. Book starts out with Luke on a train coming home from doing medical mission in the Peruvian Andes and having some doubts about himself after he was almost killed in the last book. He starts to feel a itch in his stomach and he has always learned not to ignore these feelings. He notices that sitting across from him is a boy wearing big glasses, a poncho and a hat. He thinks that is a little strange, but he is more worried about his itch then he is the boy. When the train is held up he is thinking first I don't have a gun and second why should I get involved?? When they kill an innocent man and then go after the boy he knows that somehow he has to help. He does this by getting the boy off the train.

Well, imagine his surprise when he finds out that the boy is not really a boy but one of the biggest super models in the world. What the heck was she doing on the train and why were these men after her??? Valentina can't answer the question. She has no idea why anybody is after her let alone that anybody knew where she was. She's just getting over a bad divorce and was trying to find herself again.

Luke and Val have instant feelings for each other. After all Luke has lusted after her pictures for years and knows just about everything you can know about Val. Val has feelings for Luke but after being burned she is unsure if she should really pursue them or not. Luke is very surprised to see that there is more to Val then just a pretty face.

When they meet up with the rest of the BOI team to try to figure out what is going on, poor Val finds out that her ex husband is a bigger loser then she thought, although he does come through for her in the end, he is still a jerk. Val goes through with being the bait so that they could catch the real bad man even though Luke is not happy with it.

I really enjoyed this book and will be very sorry to see the series end with the next book, which is about Joe, but I really want to know what sets Joe off from this book!!! It is sweet to see Luke really fall for Val, at first he doesn't think the job he has is a job that he could have a love in his life and because they both come from different backgrounds, but I loved that they worked it out and Luke sees that the other guys can still do the job and have a love in their life that he to can do that.

This was a great book that I had a very hard time putting down!! I didn't want it to end, heck I really don't want the series to end it has been so good. But I know Ms. Gerard won't let us down and will have more good books coming out.

Deadly SIns by Kylie Brant

An unknown assassin has appointed himself judge and executioner, brutally taking out high-level human targets citywide. And the list of suspects is a sensitive one: and Iranian diplomat, a U.S. senator and a vengeful priest. It's just the kind of case to test the resolve of a tough FBI agent like Jaid Marlowe. Especially when her new partner is Adam Raiker, Jaid's former colleague and ex-lover. But that's history-and it left scars.

Determined to leave it behind them, Jaid and Adam dive into the most shocking investigation of their careers. But when Adam himself becomes suspect, Jaid must choose between the past and present. Her choice plunges them into a far-reaching, high-level conspiracy of shadows-and on the run not only from secrets and lies, but for their lives. Now despite their history, they have only each other, and the desperate hope that love can keep them alive.

This is book six of The Mindhunters series,and if you have read the other books you know about Adam. This man has been through a lot and he finally get his story and what had happen to him. You met Jaid in the last book and had questions about her and those question are answered also. The best thing about the book is I didn't figure out who the bad guy was and I loved being surprised by who the bad person was. That doesn't happen very often for me.

I have always been drawn to Adam, this man has been through a lot and has come back a stronger person because of it. Jaid is a very strong women and has some of her own secrets, one of them is she has always loved Adam. They had a thing going on 8 years ago when Adam work at the FBI. But Adam felt that the age difference and the fact that he was her boss wasn't the right thing. Although he still had very deep feeling for Jaid.

Adam gets put on the FBI case of the death of his friend who was a Supreme Court Judge, the FBI is not to happy about this, but they have no choice in the mater. Through it you still have someone trying to kill Adam. It is very interesting on how Ms Brant brings this all together to make it work. I really enjoyed this book and the relationship between Adam and Jaid. How Adam fights it at first and then realizes that Jaid is the one for him. I loved seeing past couples come back to help clear Adam's name and to find out what the truth really is.

I am not sure if this is going to be the last book in the series or not, but it looks like Ms. Brant left it open for another book on Jaid's son. I hope this wasn't the last book I really enjoyed it and look forward to more in the series. This books comes out on 8-2-11 and I recieved the Arc through my Romance Group.

I'm still here!

Hi! Yes, I'm still around. I found myself in a little bit of a reading slump and as we all know when you are in a slump nothing grabs you. I don't know if it's because so many books now are politically correct --- I've been reading for over 30+ years and I've read every storyline at least once. How many times can you read a love scene in a carriage or sex in a library during a ball. My personal favorite is an alpha hero who falls in love with the heroine the first time he meets her -- only her kisses knock him out, how only she fits his body when they hugged. I have to admit that I'm still buying books and my TBR pile is just getting bigger and bigger. I need to get out of my slump!!!! I will return! I do have to admit that I read Fatal Consequences by Marie Force and loved it and read it in less than 48 hours!

One Summer, by JoAnn Ross

Rating:  A,  Warm+

Book 2 in the Shelter Bay series finds us at Cole Douchett’s wedding.  Gabriel St. James, former US Marine and photojournalist is working his way across the US, capturing life on film for a new book.  He stops in Shelter Bay so he can do the photography for buddy Cole’s wedding.  Weddings are not Gabe’s idea of a good time, having been there, done that, only to end in divorce.  Gabe is a huge loner, so he figures marriage is not in the cards for him again.

While shooting pictures of the newlyweds dancing, local veterinarian Charity Tiernan approaches Gabe, who makes it pretty clear he isn’t interested in conversation.  As she walks away, Gabe feels a twinge of regret that he has never felt before, realizing he doesn’t even know her name.  Oh well, he’s got an agenda and plans to stick to it. 

As Gabe is on his way out of town, he stops at a lookout to take pictures, and a van enters the parking lot, throws out a tangled mess of a dog, and drives away.  Gabe picks up the little dog, and realized he needs to get him to a vet to be checked over.  His GPS picked up the nearest vet, so off Gabe goes with the dog, and low and behold who comes to answer the door but Charity.  Charity cares for the dog, who has been abused and Gabe agrees to take him home for the night.  Charity keeps on trying to convince him to adopt the dog, since he’s small and could travel with him.  Whatever the case may be, Charity has decided the dog and Gabe are destined to be soul mates, and is not giving up! 

Charity’s mother Amanda arrives, unannounced.  Their past was not an overly happy one, with Amanda constantly searching for the right husband, and is now on marriage #6 to Benton, a judge.  Seems Benton has taken off to parts unknown, so Amanda wills herself on her daughter.  Strangely enough, Amanda and Charity sort of reach an understanding and hit it off.  Charity actually goes on a date with Gabe, and Amanda sees to it that she dresses nicely for her man.  And what a date it turns out to be….

Gabe is talked in to helping at Camp Rainbow, a camp for foster siblings.  Charity is buying cameras for the campers, and Gabe is going to teach them how to use them.  15 year old Johnny and his sister Angel come to the camp.  They are in separate foster homes, so this is the only time they see each other all year.  Johnny is very protective of his little 8 year old sister, and the two very clearly are close to one another.  Things go well at camp, and both Gabe and Charity fall in love with each other more every day, and they both develop a strong liking to Johnny and Angel.  Well, towards the end of camp their mom returns and torches the cabin they are staying in.  Strange things happen with Angel.  As camp comes to an end, Gabe makes plans to move on. 

By this point, I am on pins and needles, waiting to see what will happen to everyone.  And don’t forget about Amanda and Benton – there’s something in the works there too!

I loved the first book in this series, and this one was even better.  It’s a great love story for not just one, but several couples in the book.  The picturesque town of Shelter Bay has me wanting to travel west to see if it really exists.  And it has dogs too, rescuing being a subject near and dear to my heart.  JoAnn Ross spins a wonderful tale, and I hated to see the book end.   

Playing Dirty, By Susan Andersen

Rating:  A-, Hot

Book 3 of the Sisterhood Diaries

After a two year wait, we finally have book three of this entertaining series.  Was it worth the wait?  Yes it was!  We are introduced to Cade and Ava in book two.  This book starts out with the memory of the bet Cade made with his pals in their senior year of high school, which was a mean and nasty thing to do.  13 years later, Ava still remembers every little detail of the humiliation Cade put her through. 

Ava currently is a highly successful concierge, and Cade hires her when he rents the Wolcott mansion to film a documentary about the life of  Miss Agnes.  Cade has tried many times during the past 13 years to apologize to Ava for the childish prank he played on her in high school, but she never wanted to hear what Cade had to say.  She was overweight, a fact her mother criticized her for over and over.  Now Ava has shed some pounds, but still has her “fat” moments of doubt.  Cade thinks she is beautiful with all of her curves just the way they are.  It does take Ava a long time to accept Cade’s genuine feelings, and to forgive him for the incident 13 years ago.  Add Cade’s prank to her mother’s machinations, and you can see why Ava has some issues with her looks. 

One of my favorite parts of the book is after Cade interviews Poppy, Jane and Ava, he stops by Ava’s apartment with the film copy so she can see how well the three of them described all the things they did with Miss Agnes.  Cade and Ava watch the film, and Cade is so pleased with the end result, he picks Ava up, swings her around and lays a big kiss on her.  Things get all hot and heavy, until suddenly Ava breaks it off, not wanting to get involved with Cade again, all over that high school incident that she can’t seem to get over.  Cade leaves, but instead of being angry, he is more determined to come up with a plan to win Ava back, because the fire is still there and he’s not going to just let this go.  Rock on Cade! 

There is a bit of mystery too, when Tony the security guard who really isn’t, is plotting on how he can steal the Wolcott diamonds.  He sets a world record for bumbling everything he tries to do! 

One of the things I have enjoyed so much about this series is the characters.  They all have every day faults, but their new found partners help them work their way through these.  Miss Agnes must have been a wonderful woman .  What 12 year old girl wouldn’t want a Miss Agnes in their life?  All of the girls have their self deprecating moments, but they are turned in to moments of humor.  This was a wonderful series, and I am so happy that book 3 made it to print!

Copy provided by NetGalley for review.  

Delaney's Shadow by Ingrid Weaver

One cannot remember: years ago, seven year old John Maxwell Harrison saved little Delaney Wainwright from drowning-forging a psychic bond that would endure for years. For Delaney, Max became her childhood "imaginary friend." Now she needs Max more then ever after her wealthy husband is killed in a car accident that she can't recall.

One cannot forget: After enduring a brutal childhood and unjust imprisonment, Max is a recluse who pours his anger into his art. When Delaney reestablishes their bond, he takes it advantage and becomes her fantasy lover, driving Delaney to the brink of ecstasy-and to the edge of madness. But by the time Delaney realizes Max is real, it may already be to late. Because someone is trying to kill her.

Both must overcome: Reunited, they will have to embrace the undeniable love that has intertwined their destinies if they are able to unlock Delaney's memory-and uncover a dark specter from the past who will not stop until they are both broken.

This book was a little slow going for me at first, but once I got into it I did enjoy it. You feel for Delaney. She was driving the car that killed her husband and can't remember the accident. She was hurt in the accident and now can't remember what happened that night and she has questions about it. Her husband was a very wealthy man and left her very well off. She is now is a court battle with her step daughter over a wrongful death suit. Delaney is having some very vivid dreams about the accident and just wants to remember. One night in the mist of her dreams she thinks of Max, and then he is there.

Max is not happy to be brought back into Delaney's dreams. He feels that she deserted him as a child. She was someone that he could share his dream world with. When he knew it was the real thing between them, Delaney always thought he was just her imaginary friend. Imagine her shock when she dreams of Max again but he is a full grown man, and a very good looking one at that.

When Max and Delaney do meet up she has a hard time believing that John is really Max. And Max really doesn't help it much when he keeps telling her that she is just dreaming him. When Delaney knows he is the real thing they already have a special feeling towards each other, even though Max says it is just sex and no way could he ever really care about somebody because of his past.

The story is well done and it does draw you into it. I loved the dream scenes with Max and Delaney. He really helps her overcome her dreams and find out what really happened the night her husband died. You have a few more plot twists that happen in the book that all come together in the end. You kind of feel sorry for Max because he really did get a bum rap in his childhood and he is still paying for it today.

This book comes out on 8-2-11 by Berkley Sensation and I received the ARC through my Romance group.

The Look Of Love By Bella Andre

Chloe Peterson is having a bad night. A really bad night. The large bruise on her check can attest to that. And when her car skids off the side of a wet country road straight into a ditch, she is convinced even the gorgeous guy who rescues her in the middle of the rain storm must be to good to be true. Or is he???

The Look of Love is the first book in the Bella's new Sullivan series, let me tell you what a hot book this was!! Chloe is a person who is very unsure of herself and Chase knows just what he wants and that is Chloe. The only issue is he needs to get Chloe to trust him to know he is nothing like her former husband.

Chloe and Chase are drawn to each other, but Chase was raised as a gentleman and does not want to push Chloe, he really wants her to come to him. Chloe is unsure of herself, all she wants to be is loved and when it is right in front of her she almost misses it.

But let me tell you 48 hours after they meet they get together and for the next week they don't stop. They do it every chance they can and Chloe comes to realize that Chase is nothing like the creep her ex husband was. That he really does care for her, even if they have only known each other for week.

I liked the story, flowed even though it was only a week, it seemed like they knew each other longer. I can't wait to read Marcus's book which is out next.