Sweet Addiction (Sweet Series #6) by Maya Banks

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Sweet Addiction (Sweet #6)

by Maya Banks

 3.87  ·   rating details  ·  3,312 ratings  ·  224 reviews

He awakened a need within her…

Cole is successful beyond his dreams. He can have any woman he wants, but there’s only one he can’t stop thinking about. His childhood sweetheart, Renita. He’s never forgotten his first taste of innocent love and the desire that consumed them—or the pain he brought upon her…

But now she belongs to another…

Her long ago brush with submission awakened a longing in Ren that drove her to walk the darker edge of desire. She’s become a beautiful woman at ease with her sexuality and unapologetic about her need for a dominant man. When Cole finds her again, he’s gutted that she belongs to another. Ren’s current master agrees to give her to Cole for a short time, but then she must return to his keeping. And though Cole agrees to this bargain, he knows he will never be able to let Ren go again…

So hello again! I'm back, having finished Sweet Addiction- book #6 in the Sweet Series by Maya Banks. And although this book has a lot of "oh poor me" / whiny parts in it, I was able to get past that because of the copious amounts of sex involved. Hahahaha!!! This book was probably OVER sexed, much like another earlier book in the series, Damon's book... almost TOO much sex, but hey, you'll never catch me saying that! heh! ;) I really did like the plot and enjoyed the leisurely but "moved right along" feeling I got when listening to it. I know, that was totally contradictory, but everything in this book, kinda was, for me! Luckily, I was introduced through this series, to the feelings a woman could possibly harbor in regards to having to feel dominated and made to submit etc. I had previous been introduced through these books, to the fact that when down to the nitty-gritty, the WOMAN is the one with all the power in a sub/dom relationship because she is ALLOWING the man to "control" her... etcetera... So I've read my fair share of sub/dom books and part of me see's the appeal and the other part makes me think I'm ALL dom, ALL the time! LMBO!

But overall, I did enjoy this book. It was sort of the same ol' thing with the flow of the series, part of me is burnt out on the whole sub/dom stuff, but the characters were great and I was happy to finally learn a little more about Cole, having been introduced to him vaguely since book 1! And the other two characters that were introduced, Lucas and Ren, were good, round characters, but a little on the shallow side. I like to know why a person ticks, you know... and with Lucas, you only got the very surface of the character... sort of the same with all of them except for Ren- we delved a little deeper with her and got to know a little more about her, but still, to me it didn't feel like enough was learned about any of the characters really. *shrug* Either way, it was a decent read, nothing really wow'd me in it other than the explicit sex scenes which were pretty hot as hell. :P I'm moving back into paranormal, I'm all done with pesky humans and their human kinks for now! :)

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...and even though most of the reviews of this book are kinda terrible, I'm giving it a try:

Be Mine Tonight (Brotherhood of Blood, #1)

Smith, Kathryn

Sweet Possession (Sweet Series #5) by Maya Banks

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Sweet Possession (Sweet #5)

by Maya Banks

 4.14  ·   rating details  ·  3,860 ratings  ·  218 reviews

She’s a singer who lives for the spotlight—and can’t resist her adoring fans… 
Outrageous and out-of-control, Lyric Jones is a spoiled pop star who lives hard and fast, always outrunning her past and the nightmares that haunt her. She’s used to getting what she wants—groupies included—because she can’t stand to be alone. So in bed, it’s the more the merrier, even if it means closing off the deepest part of herself…

He’s a hands-on bodyguard—and a one-woman man. 
There is nothing Connor Malone wants to do less than babysit the celebratty songstress while she’s on vacation. But part of him relishes taming Lyric and showing her what it’s like to be possessed—body and soul—by one man. And though Lyric’s crazy antics nearly drive Connor to the edge, his quiet intensity penetrates her defenses, leaving them both vulnerable to the secrets that could topple Lyric from the stage

Hello, hello! Well it's actually been a little bit since I finished this book, it was a couple days ago, and I'm just now getting around to giving a review. To be honest, this was the most tame and mellow book of the Sweet Series that I've listened to so far! I'm actually several chapters into book #6 by now (can we say WOW!!!) and it's definitely left this book, #5, in the dust! I truly liked the characters, but even the author mentions towards the beginning something in regards to Connor being "vanilla". LOL! And vanilla he was! He had a lot of passion and he was paired with a great female character, quite tortured and all that Lyric was, it had a sweet feeling about it once they connected... but overall, it tended to be a tad on the boring side! Sorry :/ I mean, I know I shouldn't compare the book to its predecessors like I am, but having had a good listen to book #6, it is obvious that this book was very different than all the others. Something that kinda irked me a bit was how FAST everything came into play, how instantly after one LOOK, the two had this love-hate thing going on, that quickly turned into "love"... very odd and strange, as I listened along I found myself going WTF?! *snort* Anyway, I'm really looking forward to getting more into book #6 so I'm cutting this review short. Don't go into this book expecting it to be anything like books 1-4 in this series because it's not!

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Sweet Temptation by Maya Banks

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Sweet Temptation (Sweet #4)

by Maya Banks

 4.11  ·  rating details  ·  3,530 ratings  ·  185 reviews

He was a by-the-book cop who broke the rules in the bedroom ... 
Micah Hudson has painful secrets he's run hard from. He has new friends, a new life, but he's about to be confronted with the one person who reminds him of all he's tried to forget--Angelina, the sister of his oldest friend David. She knows everything about his past, including how he and David fell in love with the same woman, and how they decided the best way to prevent her from tearing them apart was to share her between them. But then a terrible accident left Micah alone ...

She was willing to do anything to make him see the woman she'd become ... 
Micah lost the two people who meant the most in the world to him. Angelina lost her only family. And she kept her deepest secret close to her heart. Her love for Micah. No longer willing to wait, she decides it's time to go after him and bring him to his knees. She knows his secrets, his desires, his kinks and fetishes, and she'll use whatever it takes to reel him in. Behind the easygoing, loves women exterior lies a man with dark needs and passions. She can give him what he wants. But will he decide she's what he needs?

Hello! *waves frantically* As you can see, I've given my little audiobook blog a face lift. I wanted something a little more fun. Still contemplating the background, it's feeling awfully dark and claustrophobic to me. Hmm *shrug* Anyway! So I've finished this fourth book in the Sweet Series by Maya Banks, read by Caroline Wintour once again, luckily, now I'm used to her voice, but I'm now getting a little restless with these characters and am really craving something more paranormal. I always tend to bounce back and forth between "humans" (lol) and paranormal romance type books. And even the "human" books are pretty edgy and not really the typical nice and sweet book or plot. Heh. So yeah... this book was {finally} about Micah and his story- which I couldn't wait to hear about! I wasn't too let down either! This was a good, solid book with a dark and twisted little storyline that leaned heavily towards BDSM and errrr... how do I put this? Um. Well okay. Let's just do the band-aid thing... quick pull... so yeah, two words, or maybe it's one word... a FIVE WAY. Now I am no squeamish virgin when it comes to a multiple sexual situation- I've read Laurell K. Hamilton LOL! She was really my first introduction into a situation that had more than 3 partners at once... so mind you, I'm not "unknowing" in this type of scenario... but I guess it's just been a while because when this scene played out in this particular book, my jaw dropped open and my eye balls bugged straight out of my skull (and I was trying to lay peacefully in bed and doze sweetly off to sleep...!). So yeah. I don't even know how it even came to pass either, because I was just listening along, ho hum de dum, drifting in and out of sleep, dozing a bit, and all of a sudden there is a scene that I don't even know why it was in the book, or what real purpose it served (though after the scene I had talked to a online friend who's read this book and she gave me a little clarity- I am still kind of mystified lol!) but holy smokes- it was pretty en fuego. HAHAHAH! Like I guess that makes me some kind of pervert or something? I mean it's not like I'm searching for 3 more men (I have a husband, so I am presuming he'd be one of the men *snort* I seriously doubt he'd be down for a five way though bahahah!) to get a thang goin', but it was quite interesting to listen to, pretty shocking too! It just felt odd and out of place and unnecessary but kind of necessary?! I don't know, it was surprising, I guess! The characters are ones from her previous books in the series, we don't really meet anyone new other than the main female, Angelina, which is a great character, but boy howdy, how Wintour does her voice is a little funky. Apparently Angelina is a latin bombshell and the accent the reader gives the character is sort of funny to listen to! I don't know- I guess I don't give the readers enough credit- sometimes they are amazing and do the voices so well, and sometimes it's just goofy and off putting! The accent was a little silly, but it grew on me, if that makes any sense at all! :P So yeah, if any of you guys want kink with a capital K, then this might be the book for you! And it's not even really necessary to have read the other books in the series to know the other relationships for this one, which might be a plus for some people! :) There was clear and precise reasons as to why everything played out the way it did (I hate spoilers, I guess the five way thing was a spoiler huh! sorry!) and the ending had a great nail biting twist! So it was a roller coaster ride a bit! So okay, enough rambling for me, I have to scrounge around to figure out what I'm going to listen to next. It's a toss up between listening to/starting the Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning (tried her Highlander series if you all recall... meh) or physically reading/starting the Shadowdweller series by Jacquelyn Frank on my tablet through the Kindle App... hmmm, decisions, decisions!

Sweet Temptation got from me a good, solid:

Sweet Seduction by Maya Banks

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Sweet Seduction (Sweet #3)

by Maya Banks

 4.11  ·  rating details  ·  3,589 ratings  ·  154 reviews

He was the stuff erotic dreams are made of

Salon owner Julie Stanford wanted Nathan Tucker ever since she gave him his first massage. Getting paid to feel every inch of his body, stripped, oiled, and spread out in front of her. Stuff dreams are made of. But the sexy guy was oblivious to the signals she was sending; until she finished off his final rub-down with something extra. In fact, the best extra he ever had. Unfortunately, he came around too late. Now Julie's moving on.

She was everything he'd dreamed of

The woman was driving him crazy.  She lit fire to his insides then ran like a scalded cat.  And now she's going to someone else to have all her fantasies fulfilled? Over his dead body. He's more than willing to give her what she wants, and as soon as he pins the little minx down, he'd show her his own brand of sweet seduction.

It's all fun and games until someone falls in love.

Hello all! Merry Christmas! While my kiddo's are playing with their many new toys Santa brought them and my hubby's relaxing watching a movie on the tablet (he's also on call today, for work, booooh!), I thought I would pop on here real quick and do my book review for the above book that I finished at about 11 pm last night! I loaded up the book right after it (book #4) shortly after and started it for a few minutes last night too! I just couldn't get to sleep last night! Guess I was excited about Santa coming! LOL! :P Anyway, I was told by a friend who has read this series that this book was a little more tame compared to some of the others in the series, and although it was definitely more tame, it was still fun and a nice light read for me. (errrr..."listen" I guess you could say!) I'm growing more fond of the narrators voice- Caroline Wintour, so that's a plus! Only took me 3 times of her reading these books to me to grow accustomed to it! LOL! It's truly not so bad anymore, and the way she did the main characters voices- Julie and Nathan, in this book were clever and easy on the ears! :) This was just a fairly simple love story, nothing too over the top like in the other books, a dabbling into 3some's and whatnot and a couple of short mentions of BDSM, but otherwise, it was fairly "vanilla". Hahahah! I think I can say that word, safely, now! It feels like the series has plateaued a little bit, and now with book 4 that I just started, I'm hoping that this book gives me a little more UMPH and more squirm factor, heheh! I did enjoy this book though, and the characters were very likable to be honest. Nathan seems very much so like the "typical male" and Julie's character is that average (for me) strong, confident female. I had mentioned to a friend when talking about this series (she's already read them) that I wasn't too keen on the whole "girl talk", "girls night out" best friend girly chatter in book 2 that I forgot to mention in my review (mainly because it was kinda just added heavily unexpectedly- none of which was every hinted at in book 1 with the main female character Faith- who's got these other 2 best girl friends, who are in books 2 and this one- book 3)... it kinda annoyed me a bit moreso in book 2 than it did in this 3rd book. I know women tend to have these relationships, but I personally don't, so it's foreign and different to me. *shrug* That would be my only real MEH about the 2nd and 3rd book, but otherwise, these books are a decent read, in my opinion! I'm on book 4 now, which is Micah's book and am very much so looking forward to listening to the rest of it! Barely 15 mins in, if that, and I can't wait to find out more about him and his story! :)

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