Stripped by Piper Lawson

"I’ve been in New York four weeks. I’m behind on the spring line, days from homeless, and getting sued by the only person in the whole damn city who’s seen me naked."

Ava Cameron has stars in her eyes. When the feisty designer moves to NYC after graduation with her best friend, things are finally clicking into place.

But now their brand new label, Travesty, is under attack.

The man leading the charge is the hottest hookup Ava ever had. One she never wanted to see again...

Nate Townsend might be from the right schools, the right neighborhood and the right family. But under the surface, his scars run deep.

When the society prince and the loud designer come face to face on a case that could decide Ava's future, sparks fly.

Nate's not about to let Ava forget she's the only person who knows his secrets. And Ava’s walking the line between getting Travesty back on track and being dragged into the gutter by one stubborn young lawyer planning to take her down.

This book was catchy from the first page to the last. I had a very hard time putting it down!  The characters were great and believable. I love how independant Ava was. Nate sounds like a fantastic man and I wish he were real so I could meet him!

***This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an open and honest review***

Playing with Fire Kate Meader

Playing with Fire Kate Meader

Description:
As the only female firefighter at Engine Co. 6, Alexandra Dempsey gets it from all sides: the male coworkers who think she can’t do the job, the wives and girlfriends who see her as a threat to their firefighter men, and her overprotective foster brothers who want to shelter their baby sister at all costs. So when she single-handedly saves the life of Eli Cooper, Chicago’s devastatingly handsome mayor, she assumes the respect she’s longed for will finally come her way. But it seems Mr. Mayor has other ideas…

Eli Cooper’s mayoral ratings are plummeting, his chances at reelection dead in the water. When a sexy, curvaceous firefighter gives him the kiss of life, she does more than bring him back to the land of the living—she also breathes vitality into his campaign. Riding the wave of their feel-good story might prop up Eli’s flagging political fortunes, but the sizzling attraction between them can go nowhere; he’s her boss, and there are rules that must be obeyed. But you know what they say about rules: they’re made to be broken.

My thoughts:
There is something really great about a female firefighter saving a cocky man. I loved the story line here. Alexandra has some serious spunk and humor. Surrounded by so many guys all the time, she has to stand up for herself and fight hard!

Watching the relationship grow between Eli and Alexandra was fascinating. I laughed and I cried. There were points that I forgot I was reading, and felt like this was really happening. To me, that shows some amazing writing skills!

I did enjoy reading this book all the way through. I hope there are many more! Kate Meader is a great author and I can not wait to read more of her books.

***This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an open and honest review***

Hard to Fight by Bella Jewel

Hard to Fight by Bella Jewel

Description:
Grace is a bounty hunter who wants to be taken seriously, but her boss refuses to believe that a woman can bring down a dangerous criminal. She finally gets a chance to prove herself when she's given the case of a lifetime: capture Raide Knox and bring him to justice.

Raide is a dangerous fugitive on the run...and the sexiest man Grace has ever met. Catching Raide won't be easy. He's not the kind of man to go down without a fight. Raide is more intense and frustrating than any man she's ever had to deal with, and the instantaneous attraction that sparks between them is undeniable. One thing is for sure...it's going to be a case they will never forget.

My thoughts:
HOT HOT HOT!!! Holy moly this is a hot book! Raide...... I mean....whew!!! If you want to lock me in a room with that man.......

This book had me gasping, laughing and all kinds of excited from beginning to end. I loved every minute of it! The characters are well written, the story is fantastic and I highly recommend this book to everyone!!!

I am going to end this review now so I can go read this book again!!!

***This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an open and honest review***

The Lessons by Elizabeth Brown

Lessons by Elizabeth Brown




Description:
Things weren’t exactly going according to my Plan, so I did what most Americans do when confronted with a problem : I hired someone else to fix it.

Except ‘it’ was my virginity.

And that ‘someone else’ was a sex surrogate.

I should have known the answer wouldn’t be that simple.

My Thoughts:

This is not a book I would normally pick up and read but the title caught my attention and I was intrigued. I wanted to see how the author would write about this particular topic and I was pleasantly surprised with the way it was handled. The characters were written very well, in fact, I felt like I could be friends with them all right now!

The cover and title were catchy, the author was well written and the story line was fantastic. This is a book I would read again!

***This book was given to me by the author in exchange for an open and honest review***

Hard to Break by Bella Jewel

Hard to Break by Bella Jewel

Quinn has spent her whole life working in her dad's garage, leaving her more comfortable with a carburetor than a curling iron. Her world is turned upside down when her beloved garage is bought by none other than world famous, sexy as sin, custom car builder, Tazen Watts. He's the one man she can't stand...even though he makes her hotter than a high performance engine in top gear.

Tazen has no use for Quinn, at least not professionally, and he's making sure she knows it. But there's a spark between them that she's finding hard to ignore. She's determined to prove her talent is as impressive as her sassy mouth. When she finds out Tazen is hiding a secret that could bring down his career and everyone involved in it, she wonders: is falling for him is going to be work the risk?

This book is surprisingly packed full of comedy! I laughed and cried as I read through the pages. The way that Quinn has to fight to prove herself is very realistic. The macho attitude that Tazen has is realistic. The way their relationship formed was pretty realistic. I enjoyed all of that. I found myself yelling at Quinn and yelling at Tazen and then laughing at myself.

I do not know anything about cars but I still knew exactly what was happening in this book so that tells me that this book was very well written. The title is perfect and the cover is sexy. I really enjoyed every moment of this book.

***This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an open and honest review***