Winning His Wife (a marriage of convenience novel) by Sandra Sookoo

This was fantastic!  I enjoyed this sexy historical romance.  I loved the fact that it doesn't take place among royalty.

1776 Rhode Island.  Captain Caleb Haslett is finally home to claim his wife.  They’d been married for all of one day before he shipped out for two years. They hadn't consummated their marriage before he left and the time he has been gone has given Abigail time to wonder and worry and fret.  Now he is back and just wants his bride.  She wants answers.  Can they come to an understanding and even love?

Wolf with Benefits (Pride #8) by Shelly Laurenston

This may be the best in the series yet.  I am still laughing.  This book is funny, sexy, sometimes scary and oh so good.

Ricky Lee Reed southern werewolf in NYC working with his brothers security company is about as laid back as a werewolf gets.  His philosophy is hang on and the entertainment will come to you.  When he meets stressed out she-jackal Toni Jean-Louis Parker he gets more entertainment than he planned on. 

I LOVE this book!  While it is a part of a series it can be read stand-alone but fair warning you will want to go back and read the rest of them.  I adored Ricky and felt for Toni.  Together they had me alternately rolling on the floor laughing, rolling my eyes, and blushing.  Go forth and buy this book.

Twice Tempted (Night Prince #2) by Jeaniene Frost

I read this in one sitting.  I could not put it down.  This is what a vampire romance should be.

Vlad told Leila that he could give her everything but love and that’s the only thing she wants from him so she is heading home to Marty and the carnival troupe.  Except someone wants her dead and now Leila needs to figure out who to trust and how to stay alive. 

I can’t begin to say how very much I enjoyed this book.  Taking on Dracula is a challenge and Ms. Frost does him justice.  

Enslaved (Enslaved Trilogy #1) by Shoshanna Evers

There is someone for everyone.  Love is never the same for any two people and nowhere is it more evident than in the world of BDSM.

Elisabeth is a pain junkie just out of a relationship with a sadistic Dom who catered to her need for pain but was not her soul mate.  He has introduces her to Trevor who has shown interest in her and she ends up moving in with him.  Trevor wants a sub of his own to love and dominate.  Elisabeth is afraid to love and so is a brat so she can get the pain she needs.  Trevor asks his best friend and fellow Dom Roman to help train her to find pleasure in her submission.  While in training with Roman Elisabeth is forced to come to terms with her feelings for Trevor and Roman.  Which will she pick?

I thoroughly enjoyed this book.  I sometimes get a little squicky when dealing with masochists but it was handled well in this story.  The sex scenes were fantastic but it was the emotional that made this book for me.  I look forward to the next two installments.

I’d like to thank NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for a fair and honest review. 

This book goes on sale April 8^th. 

A Calculated Seduction by Melissa Schroeder

A spicy sweet contemporary romance.  Security expert Ethan has taken over his uncles business in an attempt to find the embezzler.  Unfortunately his best suspect is mousy Dulcy his executive secretary and the woman who is driving him to distraction.  Their attraction to one another is intense but building a relationship without trust is impossible.

This quick read has a sensual spice to it along with sass and humor.  I got a kick out of it. 

For Love or Honor (Bounty Hunters #1) by Melissa Schroeder

Futuristic Action Adventure Romance

This quick sexy read tells of a future where the police are overwhelmed and bounty hunters are picking up the slack.  Del is one such bounty hunter.  She is being framed for actions she didn’t commit and the oh so sexy federal agent Dylan (complete with Irish brogue) is torn by the desire to bed her and/or lock her away.  Dylan knows Del didn’t commit the crime and with the help of fellow fed Vincente he is out to prove it.  And if that means he and Del are locked away together in a safe house together so much the better to get her into bed.  Can Dylan keep Del alive and out of jail?  Can Del let Dylan into her bed and her heart? 

A short smoking hot tale of intrigue and passion with a surprise (to me) ending.

Rough Around the Edges by Ranae Rose

Rough, raw and romantic.

 Ryan Moore, former marine is trying to rebuild his life after being processed out of the Marines after an injury from an IED makes him unfit for duty. He has come back physically enough to fight competitively but still suffers migraines from TBI.  Ryan has always been a fighter.  Rebelling against his family he joins the Marines and finds a sort of peace in fighting the good fight and just taking orders.  When that is taken away the only peace he finds is when he is training or fighting MMA. Then he meets female fighter Ally Rivera.  The attraction is instant on his part and as they grow together she gives him a new lease on life, a focus he has needed and a new sense of peace but can they have a future?

This is Ryan & Ally’s story told from Ryan’s point of view.  If you want to read it from Ally’s POV you need to read Battered Not Broken.  I’d expected Ryan’s side to be a little more raw than Ally’s and it was he is a guy after all but it was also much more sweet than I’d anticipated.  For a rough tough he man Ryan has an incredible capacity to care.  Ally’s story was wider.  It encompassed more characters but that might be because Ally is more generous with herself than Ryan is.  I totally enjoyed this story.  The sex is hot the characters are believable and the story makes you want to root for them both. 

I’d like to thank Ranae Rose for giving me the opportunity to read and review this story.

Rough Around the Edges releases on April 4th.