Into the Inferno (Metal Embers Book 4) by Vanessa Rose

 

 

Blurb:

Lacey is a fire—no, an inferno—that can’t be contained. All her life, she was told how much like her grandmother she is, and she lives up to it by being wild, fearless, and unapologetic. All Lacey ever wanted was to be a rock star, and now her dream is within reach. Celebrating the release of the first single from her band, Into the Inferno, is supposed to be the happiest night of her life. However, it is now tainted with violence and pain, the likes of which no one should ever have to suffer. Inside, it feels as if her fire is snuffing out, and her once wild spirit is calming.

Bryant never thought about working in the music industry. He grew up always being good with his hands, but when his friend convinces him to take a summer job working as a roadie, Bryant finds his path. After all, who wants to spend their whole life sitting behind a desk when they can travel the world? With college behind him, and experience under his belt, he returns to the road as a sound engineer for the Fortune of Regret and Into the Inferno national tour. He never expected to become best friends with a rock goddess—one he had met all those years ago on his first job and who still haunts his every thought.

Chaos involving legal problems, self-doubt, and fear consumes Lacey, and she finds peace in her unlikely friendship with a man completely different from her. Bryant is the calm to Lacey’s storm. Will balance bring them peace, or will she burn everything to the ground when her embers spark back to life?

 

My review:

I absolutely loved this story. The author knows how to pull your heartstrings and plays them like a virtuoso. She shows us strength has many forms and love cures many ills. Lacey and Bryant will make you smile and sweat.

 

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Max's Little Girl (Soldier Daddies) by Pepper North

 

 

Blurb:

Saylor Andrews hasn't let down her guard since she witnessed a violent robbery, but when special forces officer Max Zion helps her through a panic attack before taking her home with him, he doesn't just soothe her to sleep and make her come so hard she screams in the morning.

He makes her call him daddy.

And even over his knee with her bottom bare for a spanking or naked and spread on an exam table and about to come for him with the doctor watching, daddy's little girl always feels safe.

 

My review:

From their first meeting the chemistry between Max and Saylor is off the charts. In this installment Max finds his little girl and they are perfect for each other. Max is a big softy and Saylor has a heart of gold. A great addition to the series.

 

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Murder By Symbols: A Detective Colton Baker Thriller by E.M. Kelly

 

 

Blurb:

What does America’s first traitor have to do with a present-day killer?

Stoughton detective, Colton Baker, finds himself wrapped up in a murder investigation his first week on the job. As more bodies turn up, all marked with strange symbols, both the State Police and FBI become involved. Quickly, the investigation turns political.

Baker and Agent Diaz, a young, beautiful FBI academy graduate, put agency grievances and politics aside to begin their hunt for the killer together.

Stoughton, Massachusetts is a town deep rooted in history. Soon, their investigation leads them to the inception of our nation and introduces them to a traitorous founding father. Can information from this small town’s past help decipher the killer’s mysterious messages? Can they crack the code and stop a sadistic killer before they strike again?

Some secrets are worth killing for!

 

My review:

Murder By Symbols introduces us to Colton Baker who is having a rough first day as Stoughton Massachusetts newest detective. His first case is the weird murder of a beloved local fireman, and his week doesn’t get much better. In this fast-paced thriller Colton has to take on a psycho serial killer, a local mob boss, corrupt politicians, a singularly focused FBI agent, an ambitious reporter, and a dad suffering from dementia. With all that on his plate he still manages to put together the clues and find the killer.

I really enjoyed this exciting tale and look forward to the next installment.

 

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With Every Beat: A Metal Embers Novella by Vanessa Rose

 

 

Blurb:

Derrik Hollbrook is getting the opportunity of a lifetime. When he gets hired as the new drummer for Louder in Silence, one of the biggest metalcore bands in the world, he knows he has made it. Nothing matters more to him than drumming and building his career. That is, until she comes into his life. It was a kiss. A steamy kiss from the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. However, when he discovers who she is, his world stops. Derrik can’t be with her–he can’t not be with her either.

Briar Sharp is no longer a child, and she needs everyone to start realizing it. Being the daughter of the overprotective front man for Louder in Silence, Abel Sharp, has kept her dating prospects to a minimum. So, when she runs across a sexy stranger at her graduation party, she takes a chance. Their kiss is electric, and she knows one kiss is never going to be enough. When she finds out who he is, Briar knows her father will never allow them to be together.

Sneaking around and stealing moments, the two of them live in constant fear of being discovered. Can they find a way to be together, or will her family rip them apart and send him packing?

 

My review:

This story starts in the same timeline as Into The Fire but can be read standalone as the author gives us the important parts.

Briar Sharp is the only daughter of a giant rock star. She has been over protected her whole life. But when this story begins she’s eighteen and just graduated from high school. 

When this story begins Derrik is a twenty two year old drummer who has been given the chance of a lifetime joining Louder in Silence.

This is Briar and Derriks love story. We follow them through a messy meet-cute through a black eye and tragedy but their love is true from the very start and I enjoyed watching it grow and flourish.

 

 

 

 

Twisted Road (Torpedo Ink Book 10) by Christine Feehan

 

 

Blurb:

There’s no escaping the pull of desire in this novel in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Torpedo Ink motorcycle club series.

When Czar shut down Lazar “Keys” Alexeev’s undercover mission, that should have been the end of the story. Instead, Keys is back in the middle of a nowhere town where a petite redhead with a pouty mouth and a ready smile drives him to distraction. He’s not sure why he’s breaking all of Torpedo Ink’s rules to spend more time around a woman who’s not even his type. He can’t get her out of his head—and now he’s facing the consequences.

Lyric Johansen doesn’t like to look anyone in the eyes, but Keys’s gaze is the one thing keeping her from a full-on panic attack. Her instinct to charge into the fray and help the biker fend off a group of vicious thugs has led to the most insane situation she’s ever been in: trapped in a coffin with a man she barely knows, minutes away from a painful death.

Survival means staying focused. But when Keys kisses Lyric to snap her out of losing it, he’s the one who ends up falling apart. He’ll need to unleash hell to get them out alive.

If only to get another taste….

 

My review:

Keys is a womanizing cad whose motto is one and done. He uses women to feel something/anything so he isn’t so hollow. Lyric had no one to teach her social mores so she’s become something of a mimic. The only person who has seen through her mask is a guy with a mask of his own. Danger, lust and love will have you pulling for Keys and Lyric.

 

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