Broken Pieces (Broken Pieces #1) by Riley Hart

Can three broken pieces make a whole?

Josiah Evans is the orphan who lost both his parents. He’s sweet, shy, and all heart. He wants nothing more than to be loved.

Mateo Sanchez is the son of a gang leader. He’s seen it all, and never hesitates to do what needs to be done, no matter what it is.

Tristan Croft is the wealthy attorney who clawed his way up from the bottom to rule his own world. He’ll never depend on anyone but himself again.

Three men who couldn’t be more different…and yet, as their lives intersect they find an uncommon balance that calms the storms inside each of them, and ignites fires hotter than they ever thought imaginable.

Told uniquely in three parts and spanning over ten years, BROKEN PIECES is a journey of healing for three fragmented souls, finding love in the unlikeliest of places—

with each other.

"Maybe most things, the important things, don't really have to make sense. Maybe they just are"

Truly amazing read! I went through an array of emotions while reading this that it was overwhelming. 

I cried and I hurt, over and over. 

There was such sweetness, passion, love, pain and beauty!

Fantastic job Riley Hart!

"Emotions don't play by rules. That's what makes them so incredible."

Let me say that I sometimes find it hard to read menage books. When it's happening for fun, it's fine, I get it... but when it comes to matters of the heart, it makes me feel weird. It makes me cringe.

I don't know how to explain it. 

 This book had me feeling so much love, then came a point that I was also confused. How can you be in love with two people at once? How can you give yourself to two people at once? 

I didn't understand what was happening, I was sad and angry....but then it clicked. I got it. I figured it out. It all made sense.

"Nothing in this world was completely black and white. Right or wrong."

"We might be broken in so many ways, but together, we're whole."

Broken Pieces really surprised me. It wasn't what I was expecting. It was so much more, and it was amazing! A truly beautiful love story.

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Temperance (The Arcanian Chronicles #1) by Ella Frank

“Tell me about this place. This…Arcania.” 

What if your life as you knew it ceased to exist? 

 That is the question Naeve Brannigan and her three sisters are faced with on the eve of their 25th birthday. Continuing a tradition they’ve hidden from their mother for years, the four women arrive at a tarot shop to have their futures told. Only this time their futures aren't predicted—they’re forever changed. 

 They've awoken in a strange time and place with no knowledge of how they got there. All they have to go by is the word of a man who claims to be family—a family they've never heard of. He tells them of a world they could never have imagined. One that has been cursed by an Empress fueled by old revenge—revenge their mother appears to be at the center of. 

 As they fight to survive the people and dangers of an unknown land, they slowly begin to unravel its mysteries to find that they hold the key to saving this world…this Arcania. 

 The question that remains for each of them is: Who do you become when the you that you always were is no longer? 

 Fantasy is not a genre I usually read. That being said, when Ella Frank writes a book... I read it. 

No Questions Asked!!

When I first started reading the ancient tale of Arcania, I'll admit, I was a little confused.. but as I read on, things started to click into place, questions were answered, other questions arose. I was so intrigued! Ella has woven the perfect blend of present day with a mystical, magical world we know nothing about. 

It's told in multiple points of view, which I absolutely love. 

This story contains several main characters (which you fall in love with almost immediately) and by the time I finished reading, all I could think of was.. 

"What happens now? What's next? Whose book is next?" 

I can see many books in the future and I am super excited!! 

 Family bonds, sisters, love, lust, acceptance, death, betrayal, sacrifice... sex!! 

(It's Ella Frank, there's gonna be sex involved!!) It's all there! 

 This first book is full of unknown, the characters don't know what is happening, the reader doesn't know what is happening... but what I do know is that I am now 100 percent immersed in this new world of fantasy and I WANT MORE!


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A Desperate Man: Volume 1 (A Desperate Man #1) by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine

Fantasies - we all have them. 

For some it’s their dream job; others want the wedding, the 2.5 kids, the white picket fence.

My fantasies are a bit more...depraved.

Dark and sinful, they have destroyed relationships and my livelihood, yet I still submit to them like a slave. 

Sex.

For most, it’s a natural expression of love, caring, or lust.

But there are those of us who can’t stop once we’ve had a taste.

Those of us who don’t want to.

And the shame of that never-ending cycle will eat us alive...

My name is Evan James, and I am a sex addict.

Evan James is just that.. 

desperate!

This is the first volume in a new series consisting of three books. Yes, it is short and it leaves you hanging... but HOLY HELL are you left craving more, more, more!!!! 

Almost as bad as poor Evan craves sex!

Evan has an addiction. It's made him desperate, crazed and out of control... and Ella and Brooke have done an amazing job making you feel that overwhelming pain and desperation. 

It's dirty, naughty and oh so tantalizing.

An awesome and intense beginning to the Desperate Man serial. Can't wait for the next volume!

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A Desperate Man: Volume 2 (A Desperate Man #2) by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine

Illusions — we all create them.

For some it’s to project an impressive image to a prospective employer; for others it’s to attract the eye of another.

My illusion is a bit more...complicated.

Years in the making, my secret has the potential to bite me in the ass. And not in the way I typically enjoy.

Sex.

As women, we’re judged for reveling in the same carnal pleasures that men do, but I’ve never been shy about my voracious appetite. 

Now, I’m under no illusions that I’ll find love with any of my one night stands. 

After all, I have one rule — no repeats — but it’s a rule that’s becoming harder to follow since Evan James came back into my life.

Did I say back into my life?

My name is Reagan Spencer, and you may think you know me, but...

How well do we really know anyone?

OH MY GAWD!!! LOVED!!

Volume 1 was dirty, naughty, depraved, told in the perspective of Evan and left you salivating for more. He’s still all those things, but this time we got to experience a different side to him. A cheeky side, a sweeter side. And oh GOD, his naughty side came out to play again!

Volume 2 is Reagan's perspective, and so not what I was anticipating! It was more!!! I loved the playfulness of this book. Not only did I enjoy the sexy, flirty banter between Evan and Reagan, but also they made me laugh!

This volume IS Reagan! It encapsulates everything she is!

Funny, sassy, sexy as hell, intriguing, did I say sexy? I meant, hot as hell I need new panties please sexy! That’s her in a nutshell, and it’s also Volume 2! 

As I got further along in the story, I started to wonder, is he still the desperate one? Or is it her? Desperate to keep a secret? Desperate to keep her emotions and heart in check? Or desperate not to fall?

Absolutely enjoyed and can't wait for Volume 3!


BONUS EXCERPTS IN THE BACK!!!

Trust by Ella Frank
and
Flash Point by Brooke Blaine




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Need (Need #1) by K.I. Lynn and N. Isabelle Blanco

Sometimes love happens at first sight, even when you're at an age where you can't comprehend what it means.

It was just a crush. They were only kids, after all. But what happens when that feeling never goes away? 

Brayden and Kira have been neighbors for years, and best friends since they met. They have a connection that is evident to many, and it’s haunted them their whole lives.

Teenage hormones rage, turning their friendship into something neither can handle. The attraction is carnal, all-consuming, and it seems like it’s only a matter of time before Brayden loses control. 

Everything slams to a halt when their single parents decide to get remarried . . . to each other. Bad decisions and broken friendships make living across the hall from the one person you want above all difficult. Luckily for Brayden, it’s only for a few months before he’s off to college in another state, leaving Kira to face high school alone.

Brayden tries to stay away, to forget her, but it’s an impossible task he fails at time and time again. Kira is morphing from a sexy teenager to an irresistible woman, one that knows what she wants and seems hell-bent on getting it.

As Kira’s eighteenth birthday approaches, Brayden has a decision to make. Does he keep running away from the thing he wants the most or does he run toward it? 

Is it possible to ever be happy without the one person you need?

"I'm Brayden, baby. The man you've been dreaming about your whole life. And I'm about to fucking show you why."

Part 1 of a 2 part series. 

INNOCENCE! LUST! FORBIDDEN! DIRTY! ANGST OVERLOAD! EMOTIONAL! 

I could not put this book down!

Need! Such an appropriate title and description of everything I felt. I needed them to be together. I needed them to submit to their feelings. I needed Brayden to be stronger! 

I NEED the next book!

Brayden meets Kira and her brother Ryan at a very young age. Their childhood friendship is sweet and touching. They have an instant, undeniable bond that only intensifies the older they get.

They bicker like brother and sister, or two people just really trying to hide their attraction. 

Kira is forbidden. He wants her with every fiber of his being and you feel it.. but he can’t have her. He’s mature enough to understand the repercussions  of what would happen should he give in.. yet he just can’t seem to help himself.

What happens when he gives in? Holy hell hot and dirty!!!

Some of the time Brayden's actions made me cringe and want to reach through my kindle and throttle him!! He tried so hard to be the level headed one, to do the right thing.. but his coping mechanism was killing me. I was even brought to tears at times!

The angst was killing me!

I have read K.I Lynn's Breach series, but this is the first I've read from  N. Isabelle Blanco. Their collaboration is amazing! I was blown away with this angsty forbidden story and all I can say is... I NEED the next book!!!

Arc received from author in exchange for honest review.

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A Cry for Hope (Hope, #1) by Beth Rinyu

Hope McAdams life as she knew it ended on the same day that her eight year old son’s did. 

Eight months later she's trying to regain some semblance of normality, while trying to repair her once perfect marriage to a man who was her best friend, but now a complete stranger. Coming to the painful realization that she must fix the hole that’s deep within her heart, she goes home to the place that she grew up in hopes that time and distance will heal her wounds and lead her back to the man she loves. 

Nick Abate is an old friend of Hope’s whose heart is also on the mend. He’s home on leave from the Marines, and when he and Hope reconnect, their friendship picks up right where they left off, years ago. They both begin to heal and feel whole again with the help of each other. But when their friendship crosses the line, will Hope be able to forgive herself and move on, or will the guilt that she is harboring once again cause her to slip back into the place that she has just escaped? 

What happens when two tortured souls place their trust in each other? Will they find their way back to the ones they love or will their hearts remain connected forever? 

*Book one of a two part series (can be read as a stand alone)

Heed the warning!! Must have full box of tissues before reading this book!

Beth Rinyu never lets me down. I heard she had a new book coming out, synopsis be damned, I added it to my tbr list!

I don't care what it's about. Beth could write about Honey Boo Boo buying a new dress and I would buy it, read it, love it and cry my eyes out!!!

Imagine my luck, receiving an ARC!!! I was over the moon! 

I had everything that I ever wanted... a beautiful child, a great husband, and a perfect home. Now I had nothing. My heart, my soul, and the reason that I breathed, my Charlie, was gone.

Oh My Gawd did I cry!! This is a beautifully written emotional journey of overcoming tragedy, finding solace in unexpected places and learning to celebrate life.
Yes it is emotional and heart-wrenching, but there is also love, friendship and laughter. Oh and lets not forget the steam!

I loved each and every character and what they brought to the story as well as the different relationships throughout. The love between a parent and child, husband and wife, and between best friends. The writing is so believable and relateable that you can't help but become attached and emotionally invested in the characters.

Happiness is the most important thing in the world. Life is too short to live without it.

I want you to go in blindly like I did, so I won't say more than I need to.
Read this book!!
5 stars all the way!

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