Review Tour: Halo by Ella Frank and Brooke Blaine #Review

HALO

Book One of the Fallen Angel Series

An MM Rock Romance

ELLA FRANK   BROOKE BLAINE

Massive world tours. Over a hundred million albums sold. Groupies galore.

Every day is a party for Viper and the guys of TBD, the biggest rock band in the world. But it all comes to a screeching halt when the lead singer walks out of the studio one day and never comes back.

Ear-blistering vocals. Butchered lyrics. Fame chasers.

After months of lackluster auditions, Viper, the lead guitarist and resident bad boy of the group, is ready to find solace in the bottom of a bottle. Time’s running out and the pressure’s on to find a new singer, but it isn’t until an angel walks through the door that the band’s prayers are answered.

Charismatic. Talented. Magic behind the mic. Halo is everything they’ve been looking for.

With a voice to match his stunning good looks, it isn’t long before Viper’s taking notice. But there are several reasons this is a bad idea:

1. Interpersonal relationships in the band are discouraged


2. Viper has already broken rule #1—big mistake


3. Halo is straight


Too bad Viper’s body isn’t listening to his head—at least not the one on his shoulders. But you can’t fake chemistry, not onstage and certainly not off it, and Viper and Halo? They have it in spades.

As both men try to resist the fire blazing between them, and the band is forced to reinvent themselves, it’ll be a complicated rise back to the top. But from the ashes of what was, something beautiful is born. Something better. And when the world finally sees Halo stretch his wings, they’ll discover what it’s like to fall for an angel.

BOOK ONE OF THE FALLEN ANGEL SERIES

A ROCK ROMANCE

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Review

I was happily surprised by the unexpected way this story went.

After the lead singer left the famous rock band TBD the remaining members have to find a new singer who can fill in the empty place. That’s easier said than done and after six months they are a bit desperate. Until Halo arrives for an audition, and all members are impressed.

Viper is defined as the bad boy of the band. He is the only one who thinks inviting Halo to the band will bring trouble, because some parts of his body think Halo is much too tempting.

Halo is more the angel boy than anything else, very talented and not only with a beautiful voice.

A story about creating music, with band members and their dedication, also about primal lust, sexual tension, attraction, seduction, hungry eyes, tempting lips, inches and inches of temptation and how they use all that energy to make the most beautiful songs.

To see Viper and Halo behind instruments was hot as hell, both very tempting on and off stage. Every move they made was with thick tension. This was all described in such a vivid way I stopped breathing now and then.

I loved the high level of sensuality and the build up of tension. The whole story was written in a smoothly, comfortable way with a steady pace. It had  captivating content and wonderful scenery.

This story is the start of a series  🎼 and I don’t wanna miss a thing!

Random Review: A Dance Too Far by H.L. Day #Review #Giveaway

Author: H.L. Day
Title: A Dance Too Far
Self Published
Publication Date: February 15, 2019
Length: 245 pages

Reviewed by Sammy

Synopsis

Love can be dangerous!

Valentin Bychkov, rising star of contemporary Russian ballet, appears to have everything: wealth, talent, success, and a face and body to match. Not that anyone can get close. Bypass the entourage and there's still Valentin's sharp tongue and acerbic wit to deal with. He may give his body freely, but his emotions are kept tightly locked away.

Max Farley's life is a simple one. All he's interested in is work, drinking, and picking up the latest in a long line of one-night stands. The way he chooses to live may not be to everyone's taste but it suits him down to the ground. He's never met anyone who's made him want to confront the demons from his past. Until now.

A show in London brings the two together. Lust brings them closer still. But if rumors of Bratva connections turn out to be true, then dangerous men wait in the wings. One dangerous man in particular, who's used to people following his orders without question.

Difficult choices need to be made on both sides. Valentin and Max need to stop playing with fire and let each other go, or face the consequences. But letting go isn't that easy where love is concerned.

And some things are worth the risk.

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The Russian mafia exists and it runs Valentin Bychkov’s life. All he has ever wanted to do was dance. After the death of his parents, Valentin accepts the protection of a man he thought had his best interest at heart only to find that he has become the property of a ruthless mafioso who has no qualms about allowing others to use his prize ballet artist. While on tour in London, Valentin does the unthinkable and hooks up with the sound engineer, Max Farley—not once but twice and after that his fate is sealed. Not only has Valentin brought Max directly into the sight of his ruthless keeper, he’s also lost his heart to the guy.

Max has spent years denying the truth about a former relationship that began when he was only fifteen and ended in heartbreak. Denying what really occurred and blaming himself for his stupidity in trusting the older man who had seduced him, Max now spends his nights chasing a bottle and one night stands in order to fill the void in his life. When he’s asked to take on a job that lands him at the ballet he is stunned to see the most beautiful man he has ever laid eyes on. Being warned not to touch doesn’t stop Max from pursuing Valentin. Before long Max has gotten much more than he bargained for—a second chance at real love and a death sentence hanging over his head.

H.L. Day has released a new romance entitled A Dance Too Far. With some serious action adventure overtones and a nerve wracking dose of suspense, this love story proved to be a non-stop nail-biter for me. Valentin’s prickly, ice-cold exterior can’t hide the aching heart inside that he so carefully keeps under wraps. To show weakness meant giving his captor, Dmitry, the upper hand and that meant revealing just how miserable Valentin was—something he never intended to happen. So the dancer kept to himself, indulging in sex only when the itch became too much and never ever indulging with the same partner twice…until Max.  If there’s one thing these two men have in common it’s the need to keep their hearts from getting too attached. Valentin uses the stage and his dancing to escape his everyday nightmare. Max uses alcohol as an emotional buffer and endless one night stands to help him forget his past. When the two of them get together, the emotional response they both try to fight is staggering.

Good chemistry aside I liked these two men together. There was never any doubt that both of them had issues that could prove to be insurmountable but still each time they came together you couldn’t help but hope that maybe just maybe they’d make it out unscathed. That is not the case and I must say the payoff of loving Valentin is rather brutal for poor Max. If there was ever a better villain to despise and fear then Dmitry I am hard-pressed to remember one. I hated the guy by the end of the novel and wish so very badly he had gotten something far more painful than the rather unsatisfactory comeuppance he received at story’s end. Yet, as the author indicates in the afterword, it simply didn’t fit the plot trajectory of this book.

There was so much to like about this story. First there was the fact that Valentin and Max finally found a love that was stable and had a sense of permanency. Then there was the freedom that same love gave to both men from not only the past but their present life that was never going to make them happy or give them any sense of safety or future together. When you couple those truths with a plot that kept the reader on the edge of their seat due to the imminent sense of danger that surrounded Valentin and Max almost every moment they were together, you have a really interesting story that kept me invested to the end. I think my only quibble with this novel was how quickly Dmitry ending up backing down after Valentin’s ultimatum. The guy had been so very ruthless the entire book only to go rather quietly at the end—it just didn’t ring quite true for me.

Despite that, A Dance Too Far was a very satisfying romance with just enough intrigue and suspense to keep me fascinated and up all night reading. I think fans of this author are going to really like this one and as someone who had not had the pleasure of reading an H.L. Day story before I can assure you I am now a fan.

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Random Review: My Fair Brady by K.C. Wells #Review #Giveaway

Author: K.C. Wells
Title: My Fair Brady
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Cover Artist: Alexandria Corza
Publication Date: February 19, 2019
Length: 221 pages

Reviewed by Racheal


Synopsis

A spur of the moment invitation changes two lives.

Jordan Wolf’s company runs like a well-oiled machine. At least until his PA, Brady Donovan, comes down with the flu and takes sick leave. Then Jordan discovers what a treasure Brady is and who really keeps his business—and Jordan in particular—moving like clockwork. So when Jordan needs a plus-one, Brady seems the obvious choice to accompany him. After a major shopping trip to get Brady looking the part, however…. Wow.

Brady has a whole new wardrobe, and now his boss is whisking him away for a weekend party. Something is going on, something Brady never expected: Jordan is looking at him like he's never seen him before, electrifying Brady's long-hidden desires.

But can the romantic magic last when the weekend is over and it’s back to reality?

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Review

K.C. Wells writes a delightful story of a fake and witty office romance in her book  My Fair Brady.

Jordan Wolf is his work, there is hardly anything else more important to him than his company. As some of us can relate to. It seems at times bosses don't really seem to realize the impact their personal assistants have in their day to day lives until something happens and they are without them for a long period. This is what happens to our sexy workaholic Jordan when his right hand man Brady Donovan gets the flu. 

Brady Donovan loves his job and secretly his boss for the last few years, so when Jordan comes to his house unannounced and sees Brady looking furthest than his best and inserts himself into Brady's recovery, something shifts between this duo. 

Soon after Brady is feeling better, Jordan needs a big favor that changes the course of both their working and personal relationship forever.

This is an amazing, heartwarming, lovable and at times full of cheerful laughter. Definitely a must read.

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