Book Review: Glass and Ashes: An OWS INK Fiction Anthology by Rebecca Pierce, Elle Saline , Anna Langford , Lyssa Medana , Amanda Kaye , Kerry E.B. Black , Briant Laslo , Melanie Noell Bernard , Rose Kuehr-McLaren, KT Morley

Title:  Glass and Ashes

Author(s):  Rebecca Pierce, Elle Saline , Anna Langford , Lyssa Medana , Amanda Kaye , Kerry E.B. Black , Briant Laslo , Melanie Noell Bernard , Rose Kuehr-McLaren, KT Morley

Stars: 4 Stars

Review:
 While I can't say I loved every single story I enjoyed all the different authors takes on the simple story of Cinderella. Each story is different as each of the different authors create their version of Cinderella.
I will admit there might be grammar errors and well as spelling issues that might have readers distracted.
The overall stories are different unquie and some very enjoyable.

If you get a chance stop but OWS Ink website and see what else they have up their sleeves.
 
https://ourwriteside.com/

Synopsis:
"What if?"
It's something people love to ponder. Now, OWS Ink has asked the question, “What if Cinderella was a little bit different?”
A different type woman? A different shoe size? A different type of hero? Or maybe a villain? What if she was never even a human?
And our authors answered. Prepare to read Cinderella stories like you’ve never imagined. Stories where Cinderella makes a different choice altogether, where she uses magic to make her own happy ending, and somewhere even magic can’t help her avoid her fate.

So grab your drink and curl up with our new versions of this classic fairy tale. 

https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Ashes-Ows-Fiction-Anthology/dp/1946382493

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/glass-and-ashes-rebecca-pierce/1129740904?ean=9781946382498&st=PLA&sid=BNB_Core+Catch-All,+Low&sourceId=PLAGoNA&dpid=tdtve346c&2sid=Google_c&gclid=Cj0KCQiA2o_fBRC8ARIsAIOyQ-lfs79DUFtenC79IR1jQ_Gmhdz_rnlQSmY52lR2a6hWMhKUClShznMaAjcjEALw_wcB

Book Review: CROSSED (Last Option Special Team Book 1) by Karin Tabke

Title:  CROSSED (Last Option Special Team Book 1)

Author: Karin Tabke 

Stars: 3 1/2 stars out of 5

Review:

Karin Tabke takes an interesting twist on the Covert Ops romantic suspense genre.  The Author mixes political conspiracy, paranormal, sex, gritty hard alpha female and male characters that had me wondering if the author was going to throw in the kitchen sink. Personally the yes and no body yearning sex was easily to skip over because it gave off a rape vibe that had me a little uncomfortable.

Jax is tough as nails and Marcus is well you will figure it out pretty quick.  The story is very sexual and most or the main story takes a back seat to them biting and smelling each other.
Which slowed the movement of the story to a crawl.

The story over all has wide appeal for those who love cross over genres and while this one has some humors moments they were not enough to keep the story from being almost to dark for the basic story line.  Alpha female saved by black ops company full of Alpha males who protect each other. Paranormal Meets Military Romantic Suspense.

This combination when done right can be a must read but done wrong or too much of one side the story story falls flat.
Crossed goes into the paranormal side of the  story about 25% in taking the story and putting it into the unrealistic (Which most of the romantic suspense are but this one is WAY over the top) and over the top paranormal leaving some reason wondering what the story is really about.
FYI  Men do not notice woman's eyes colors trust me on this one.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher  Karin Tabke LLC for a copy of Karin Tabke CROSSED 

Synopsis:
Brutally assaulted and then heartlessly betrayed, L.O.S.T. operative Jax Cassidy lives life on her terms.  No friends, no family, no love. But when she comes face to face with assassin, Marcus Cross, the man she has been ordered to eliminate, she discovers his deadly secret.  A secret that draws her into his dark world, jeopardizing not only her heart but her soul. 
  
Marcus Cross sold his soul to the devil for a second chance at life. When dangerous beauty, Jax Cassidy's life is threatened by the one thing that can destroy them both, Marcus must make a bitter choice--her death or his. 

Kindle Edition, 420 pages

Published May 10th 2018 by Karin Tabke LLC

About The Author:

For a long time, controlled chaos ruled Karin’s life. Busy mother of four, owner of her own successful business and wife to a street cop, she harbored thoughts of twisting plots and hot romantic scenes. Now, with only one child left at home and hubby retired from law enforcement, Karin happily pounds out those steamy scenes at her keyboard.

Still semi-distracted by her adult children (Yay! no more phone calls from the high school!) and her husband now a successful football coach (Yay! No more worrying when he’s out on the street!), Karin turns out stories about hot cops, bold knights, bad boy werewolves, and the women who bring them to their knees. 

A full-time writer, Karin draws on a lifetime of stories and backdrops that few outside of the law enforcement community ever see, let alone hear about. Controlled chaos now reins supreme through the pages she writes where hot heroes serve, protect, and pleasure from page one to The End.

Release Day Fearless by Elizabeth Dyer

A broken man. A desperate woman. And a love that could save them both.

William Bennett lost everything to a Special Forces operation gone wrong. A year of captivity and torture has stripped him of his strength and decency. At the edge of losing all hope, the one woman he's never forgotten storms back into his life, giving him more than just his freedom. All Will wants now is to put the agony and violence behind him . . . but he won't go home until she can, too.

Cooper Reed has been a lot of things--soldier, sniper, spy--but she never thought traitor would be one of them. Now she can't stop running. Not from the partner sent to kill her, or from the CIA who used her to cover up a dangerous experiment. Cooper needs help, she just never expected to find it in the one man with every reason to hate her--even if he doesn't know it yet.

As Will and Cooper race to stay one step ahead of those who want them dead, they'll each have to decide what lines they're willing to cross and what price they're willing to pay . . . and if love really is worth dying for.

Author Note: Fearless is a stand-alone novel in the Somerton Security series, complete with a damaged hero, a take-no-prisoners heroine and an HEA.

Somerton Security Series
1: Defenseless
2: Relentless
3: Fearless

Book Review Wait Until Dark (Maximum Security 0.5) by Kat Martin

Title:  Wait Until Dark (Maximum Security 0.5)

Author:  Kat Martin

Stars:4

Review:
Who would have guessed how short this story is.  It starts off with a dead body, hot guys, bad guys and lots of crazy moments. Kat Martin know how to wet your appetite craving more of her newest series Maximum Security.
This is a great starting point to an must read author.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher Harlequin Books for a copy of Kat Martin Wait Until Dark.
 

Synopsis:
Private investigator Jonah Wolfe knows trouble when he sees it. So when April Vale storms into his office at Maximum Security, all his warning signs flash red. April’s been accused of murder, except she has no memory of how she woke up in her coworker’s bed—drenched in his blood, as he was shot with her gun. As the campaign manager for the mayor, April’s job and life are on the line if she doesn’t figure out who’s trying to frame her. But the clock is ticking, and the pair must find the murderer…before April winds up dead.

About The Author:
Kathleen Kelly was born on 14 July 1947 in the Central Valley of California, USA. She obtained a degree in Anthropology and also studied History at the University of California in Santa Barbara. She was a real estate broker, when she met her future husband, Larry Jay Martin. A short time after the two became acquainted, Larry asked her to read an unpublished manuscript of an historical western he'd written. Kat fell in love with both the book and the author! Then, after doing some editing for him, she thought she'd try her own hand at writing. She moved on to become a full time writer.

Published since 1988, she singed her books with her married name, Kat Martin, but she also used two pseudonyms: Kathy Lawrence for a book in collaboration with her husband Larry Jay Martin, and Kasey Mars for her first contemporary romances. The New York Times bestselling writer, among her many awards, has won the prestigious RT Book Review Magazine Career Achievement Award. To date, Kat has over eleven million copies of her books in print. She has been published in seventeen foreign countries, including England, South Africa, Spain, Argentina, Germany, Italy, Greece, Norway, Sweden, Russia, Bulgaria, China, and Korea.

Currently residing with her husband, a Western-writer and photographer, in Missoula, Montana, USA. But when they are not writing, they also enjoy skiing and traveling, particularly to Europe.

"I've always loved books. I was an avid reader, with any number of my own stories rolling around in my head. Writing them down seemed a logical step."

"I love anything old," Kat says. "I love to travel and especially like to visit the places where my books are set. My husband and I often stay in out-of-the-way inns and houses built in times past. It's fun and it gives a wonderful sense of a by-gone era."

Book Review: Her Last Move by John Marrs

Title: Her Last Move 

Author: John Marrs 

Stars: 4 stars

Review:

 This is the first book I have read my John Marrs and I couldn't put it down. The characters comes to life as readers find hunting a man who is trying to right a set of perceived wrongs or as readers will discover and eye or an eye, punishment fits the crime and whatever else you can think of to describe this killer.  He focuses only on the killing as a job.  Te different characters are set up in a way that no one is a waste of space.
Readers could define this as a police procedural mixed with a thriller.  Readers do not start this book unless you plan o finish reading it in one sitting because you will not walk away from this story that has twist and moments of sadness as the story comes to an end.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher  Thomas & Mercer for the advance copy of John Marrs Her Last Move

This is a can't miss book and can't miss author! I cam going to find his other books and start reading them as well

Synopsis:

He hides in the shadows, waiting for the perfect moment. Each kill is calculated, planned and executed like clockwork.

Struggling to balance her personal and professional life, young DS Becca Vincent has landed the biggest case of her career—and she knows that it will make or break her. But she can’t catch the culprit alone. Together with facial recognition expert Joe Russell, she strives to get a lead on the elusive murderer, who is always one step ahead of them.

Time is not on their side. The body count is rising, and the attacks are striking closer and closer to home. Can Becca and Joe uncover the connection between the murders before the killer strikes the last name from his list?

Kindle Edition

Expected publication: November 8th 2018 by Thomas & Mercer

About The Author:

John Marrs is the author of The One, The Good Samaritan, When You Disappeared, and Welcome to Wherever You Are. 

A freelance journalist based in London, England, he has spent the past twenty years interviewing celebrities from the world of television, film and music for national newspapers and magazines. 

He has written for publications including the Guardian’s Guide and Guardian Online, Total Film, Huffington Post, Empire, Q, GT, the Independent, S Magazine and Company.