Book Review: Rogue Wolf Hunter: A Sexy Paranormal Wolf Shifter Romance (Execution Underground #1) by Kait Ballenger

 

Title: Rogue Wolf Hunter: A Sexy Paranormal Wolf Shifter Romance (Execution Underground #1)

Author: Kait Ballenger

Star: 2

Review:

Rogue Wolf Hunter is unremarkable, disjointed lack of focus story telling with graphic detailed of a murder victim. 

 Jace is a broken hero who isn't much for being nice and Frankie is protector and will do anything to protect her pack. In the end it just feels like "Mortal enemies" who want to spend a lot of sexy time together while hunting down a killer.  

I wish I could say I enjoyed Kait Ballenger Rogue wolf Hunter, yet I have to be honest it was a difficult read with the lack of focus and disjointed story.

Thank you to Netgalley for an advance copy of Kait Ballenger Rogue Wolf Hunter.

 

Synopsis:

Jace McCannon has one loyalty: the Execution Underground. Despite his mixed blood, his hatred for the werewolves he hunts is legendary. But in his search for a sadistic killer, Jace finds himself face to face with a stunningly seductive packmaster…and longing for a night with his mortal enemy.

Nothing can stop Frankie Amato from defending her kind—or catching the rogue responsible for killing women in her territory. For that, this alpha female needs Jace’s skills more than she wants to admit. But as their investigation exposes evil truths, need burns into a passion that dare not be fulfilled. For to do so will have deadly consequences for them both…

About The Author:

When Kait’s not preoccupied writing “intense and riveting” paranormal plots or “high-voltage” love scenes that make even seasoned romance readers blush, she can usually be found spending time with her family or with her nose buried in a good book. She lives in Florida with her husband and two young sons.

Book Review: A Beginner’s Guide to Murder by Rosalind Stopps

 

Title: A Beginner’s Guide to Murder 

Author: Rosalind Stopps

Star: 4

Review:

I will admit I wasn't sure what to expect with after all three 70-year-old women and one teenage girl.  

The story starts off with the back story of the 3 and what made these women want to protect the teenage girl and well plan a murder.  Rosalind Stopps uses a lot of current questions ask by many older generations which is when did we become invisible to the world? 

A Beginner Guide to Murder is a dark murder mystery that will have readers laughing and falling in love with three little old ladies. Yes just the right twist to keep readers hooked.

Thank you to Netgalley for advance copy of Rosalind Stopps A Beginners Guide to Murder

Synposis:

Grace, Meg and Daphne, all in their seventies, are minding their own business while enjoying a cup of tea in a café, when seventeen-year-old Nina stumbles in. She’s clearly distraught and running from someone, so the three women think nothing of hiding her when a suspicious-looking man starts asking if they’ve seen her.
 
Once alone, Nina tells the women a little of what she’s running from. The need to protect her is immediate, and Grace, Meg and Daphne vow to do just this. But how? They soon realize there really is only one answer: murder.
 
And so begins the tale of the three most unlikely murderers-in-the-making, and may hell protect anyone who underestimates them.

About The Author:

Rosalind Stopps lives in Margate and southeast London with various humans and dogs. Her short stories have been published in five anthologies and read at live literature events in London, Leeds, Hong Kong and New York. The Stranger She Knew is her debut novel and was shortlisted for the Paul Torday Memorial Prize 2020. 

Book Review: The Last Lie Told (Finley O’Sullivan #1) by Debra Webb

 

Title: The Last Lie Told (Finley O’Sullivan #1)

Author: Debra Webb

Star: 4

Review:

The Last Lie Told is the first of the Finely O'Sullivan series.  The author has the ability to tell a compiling story that will have readers questioning everyone Finley comes across even Finley herself at times. 

I have to admit I am not a lawyer and yet at times I found that Finley seem to be breaking the law and will be protected because of who her family are.  Which can be frustrating at times because you will find you like Finley but using her family powers as a way to justify breaking the law.

This can be seen as the author knows little about being a lawyer.  Debra Webb is showing the world how she sees that if you have powerful family, they will protect you no matter what.

Thank you to Netgalley for the advance copy of The Last Lie Told.

Synposis:

Legal investigator Finley O’Sullivan searches for evidence the police overlooked, wading through secrets, lies, and betrayal to find answers. With the unsolved murder of her husband still very much on her mind, Finley must confront her own personal trauma on a daily basis. Lies are part of her livelihood, but they’re also the reason she can’t get justice for the man she loved.

When a man imprisoned for murder recants his confession, claiming he cleaned up the mess for his girlfriend—the victim’s own daughter—Finley takes on the case. She discovers the victim had identical twin daughters…and the sisters have very different accounts of the crime.

As she dives headlong into the twins’ traumatic past, Finley will have to contend with her own demons to get to the truth—before it’s too late. 

About The Author:

Born in Alabama, Debra grew up on a farm. She spent every available hour exploring the world around her and creating her stories. She wrote her first story at age nine and her first romance at thirteen. It wasn’t until she spent three years working for the Commanding General of the US Army in Berlin behind the Iron Curtain and a five-year stint in NASA’s Shuttle Program that she realized her true calling. A collision course between suspense and romance was set. Since then she has expanded her work into some of the darkest places the human psyche dares to go.

Book Review: Hotshot Hero on the Edge (Hotshot Heroes #6) by Lisa Childs

 

Title:  Hotshot Hero on the Edge (Hotshot Heroes #6)

Author: Lisa Childs

Star: 4

Review:

If Lisa Childs goal was to create two of the most unlikeable characters from the start of the book? She was successful.  Luke comes across annoying, whiny and unlikeable. Willow comes in second with her lack of understanding. Losing a baby is difficult there is only so much of the blame game a reader can handle. 

This isn't really a stand lone book in the Hotshot hero's series.  The author does a wonderful job catching readers up fast on the other books and what happened in the previous books and why everyone is looking at him as a slime bag killer.

The story moves along quickly as readers find the author rhythm in her story telling.  Lisa Child has an ability to tell a fast-paced action-packed story just not with these two characters.  

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of Lisa Child Hotshot Hero on the Edge. 

Synposis:

Unable to stand the stress of being a firefighter’s wife, ER nurse Willow Garrison asks her husband to leave. Not long after, however, she realizes she's carrying his child! When his reputation and life are in danger, she lets Luke back into her life. But just who wants to destroy him? Guilty and suspicious, Willow admits her lingering feelings. Can she trust the hotshot to prove his innocence and keep them safe?

About The Author:

Born one dark and stormy Halloween night, Lisa Childs was predestined to write suspense novels. She loves spinning dark and twisty stories that keep readers awake because they’re either too busy turning pages or too scared to sleep. Lisa Childs is the prolific author of more than seventy published novels. In addition to romantic suspense, she also writes women’s fiction, paranormal and contemporary romance.

Book Review: Aphrodite and the Duke by J.J. McAvoy

 

Title: Aphrodite and the Duke

Author: J.J. McAvoy

Stars: 4

Review:

The heroine in this tale is an exquisite Lady of great beauty who happens to be of mixed parentage. She was named after the Goddess of Love and her siblings also carry like names as their father is an avid patron of early history. Having been out of London for four years owing to heart break caused by the marriage of her first and true love. She returns for a London season owing to the coming out of a younger sister. Fate, as is usual, brings her into contact with her first true love who is overseeing his younger sisters  coming out. Although he is now alone her family puts stumbling blocks in both of their paths. Can true love find a way to overcome the various trying obstacles they encounter. Oh, did I mention that her mother is also his godmother which only makes for a more interesting and enjoyable read.

I found this book to make a refreshing change and read it in only three settings. I highly recommend it if you enjoy regency romance stories. I have given this a 4 star rating.

I received an ARC for my unbiased review and the above thoughts are entirely my own.

Thank you, Frank, for your review.

Synopsis:

Second chances are even sweeter. . . .

Aphrodite Du Bell has always resented her name. While the members of the ton, and even the queen herself, praise her warm brown skin, perfect curls, and exquisite features, Aphrodite can't help but think that living up to the literal goddess of beauty is asking a bit much. Her renowned loveliness certainly didn't stop the love of her life from jilting her and marrying another woman four years ago.

When Aphrodite's formidable mother summons her back to London to aid in her sister's debut, she has no choice but to acquiesce. But Aphrodite is determined to ignore one man in particular: Evander Eagleman, the Duke of Everely, the man who devastated her all those years ago. Yet why does her guileless heart still flutter at the sight of him?

Evander Eagleman lost his chance for true love, but now that he is an unattached widower, he is determined to win back Aphrodite's trust--and her hand in marriage. But just as the couple make strides to mend old wounds, Evander's true reason for rejecting Aphrodite threatens their coveted future . . . and even their lives.

About The Author:

I’m a twenty-year-old something born in Montreal, Canada but currently living in Virginia for school. I would tell you want my major is however after two years I still have no idea what I’m doing.

So I’m a writer (duh that’s how you found me), movie enthusiast, and self-proclaimed chef. I love music even though I can’t sing or dance to save my life. (That doesn’t necessarily stop me but you’ve been warned.)

I started Ruthless People the summer of 2013 in hopes of giving myself a new type of love and crime drama. I never knew so many people thought like me! I feel truly blessed to have fans like you all! Writing is my true love and having you all enjoy my words is a dream come true.