Mine to Hold (Wicked Lovers #6) by Shayla Black

A friend’s duty.Tyler Murphy was an LAPD detective, single and happy—until a near-fatal tragedy crippled his friend, fellow detective Eric Catalano. While Tyler supported Eric, he also became a shoulder for Eric’s wife, Delaney, to lean on. But with one naughty suggestion from Eric, a drunken night with Delaney spilled into erotic abandon. Before it was over, Tyler saw his best friend’s wife as a woman and yearned for more. When Eric struggled to deal with the aftermath, Delaney begged Tyler to leave. Crushed, he fled to Louisiana, hoping to escape his longing for the one woman he could never have again…and unaware of what he’d left behind.
A lover’s desire.After two years of living with regret, Tyler finds Delaney on his doorstep, her husband having abandoned her long ago. She’s protecting a shocking secret and desperately needs refuge from a stalker determined to see her dead. As they fight to stay alive and catch the killer, they struggle to resolve the guilt of their past pleasures. But they can’t deny that what was once a spark is now a flame burning out of control. To possess Delaney—body and soul—Tyler must heal her pain and thwart the evil that’s a mere breath behind her…

Hello! :) I'm back with my review of the 6th book in the Wicked Lovers series by Shayla Black. I had listened to books 1-3 one right after the other and then took a pretty long break before barreling through books 4-6. Let me tell you, out of all 6 of the books, I liked this one the best, I think. It wasn't too long (like I felt the last book {5} was) and it didn't seem like it went on and on without interest. This one held my interest the whole time. I didn't mind this plot either, it was actually kind of neat, how Tyler and Delaney (which is such a cute name) knew one another and had some freak encounter (no spoilers!) back a couple of years ago which leads them to the point they are at in the book... it was pretty smokin' hot too! I enjoyed it! Which is surprising because the books in this series were either hit or miss with me, and the majority were 'miss'. Anyway. I'm excited to be moving on from this series, starting a new book and being introduced to new characters and plots! :)

Not too shabby, I gave this one:

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Wallbanger

Clayton, Alice

Belong To Me (Wicked Lovers #5) by Shayla Black

She’s undercover and in over her head…
When FBI analyst Tara Jacobs’ fellow agent and best friend goes missing while investigating a sex ring, Tara goes undercover as a submissive in a Dallas BDSM club called Dominion. But no man can top a woman with Tara’s moxie convincingly enough—until an edgy, dangerous Dom takes control of the scene and sets her heart racing with a single, commanding glance. Too bad he’s also the man who stole her innocence years ago—and the one to whom she will never submit.
He’s got everything under control…until he falls for her again.
Navy SEAL Logan Edgington once left the woman he loved to save her life. He knows Tara will never forgive him, but he has no doubt that he possesses the knowledge to master her fears and the strength to guide her through an unfamiliar world of pleasure and pain. He alone can protect her on a dangerous mission that reveals both wicked depravities and terrible secrets. Logan relishes the exquisite torture of holding her again, feeling her uninhibited response. No matter how much Tara insists their fling will end after this mission, he’s determined that she will be his again—and this time, he’ll never let her go.

Hi, hi! I'm here to give you all my review of the above book, which is book 5 in the Wicked Lovers Series. I actually finished this late last night but haven't gotten a chance to sit down and really focus on a review since it's summer break and I'm super busy with the kiddo's! Anyway, this book was pretty okay. It focuses heavy on the BDSM world and gives the reader a lot of insight on that way of life, so that is kinda neat and interesting, and the characters were well rounded and vaguely familiar, as we've met Logan in previous books if you've read the other books in the series like I have. I do have to admit that through MOST of the book I kinda zoned out a lot, just hearing the words and barely letting them form an image in my mind, that is how this plot sort of went, a lot of hurry and wait type of moments, going here, doing this... it got very monotonous towards the end, and you kind of figure out who "the bad guy" is halfway through (or at least I did! LOL!) so it was a little flat there, but the "scenes" were pretty smokin' hot and the two main characters back story etc was pretty interesting, so that kept me hangin' in through the end! There are only 6 books so far and I just started book 6 late last night and I'm going to say that I will be happy once this series is over and I can get back into a paranormal groove! ;)

Only this many stars from me this time:

Until next time! :)

Surrender to Me (Wicked Lovers #4) by Shayla Black

A secret fantasy.
Hunter had everything until a bullet put his career as a Navy SEAL on hold. Restless and uncertain about his future, he accepts an intriguing proposition: share an acquaintance’s girlfriend and fulfill her fantasy of a ménage. It should have been just a night of sexual adventure between three consenting adults. But Kata is like no other girl Hunter has ever met. By turns audacious and sexy, then vulnerable and aloof, she’s a heartbreaker he’s determined to master. But he needs more than one night. And he wants to do it alone.
An uncontrollable obsession.
Kata never expected to leave her comfortable relationship and explore something so dangerously forbidden with a stranger. Hard as she tries to resist, the guilty pleasure overwhelms her, and she surrenders herself, inch by inch, to the hardcore man who wants her for himself. Consumed by blazing desire, they’re soon threatened by the shadows of the past. And now to keep Kata safe, Hunter makes her a bold proposition of his own. Saying yes will destroy her heart. But saying no could cost Kata her life.

Okay, so I'm reviewing this book that I finished earlier from my bed, on my poopy laptop which I hate, so bear with me. I know this post doesn't "appear" like my usual posts do, and I will get it fixed tomorrow, I promise! I started the next book in this series shortly after THIS book was finished and I don't want to give anymore of a listen before completing this review... so here I go!

This is the fourth book in the Wicked Lovers Series by Shayla Black, and immediately, I remember WHY I stopped listening to these books. I had gotten through three of them and thought MEH, that's quite enough. These books are just... (pardon me) stupid. That's all. The only reason I'm listening to these and continue to do so (there are 6 books so far) is because they are pretty freakin' smokin' hot to be honest! This one was heavy into BDSM which has always been an intrigue of mine, but the plot... gods! It was bad. It was like "love at first sight", which always bothers me. I guess a lot of the books I listen to are like that, and maybe those books get a lower rating but I like a book where it takes a little while for the characters to actually fucking KNOW one another to start professing their undying love. Now I can understand a bit in paranormal books where they are "drawn inexplicably" to their one true mate (ya de yah) but this book is chalk full'a HUMANS and Hunter professing his love for Kata straight forward, within like the first 3 chapters of the book was a little disconcerting to say the least. I understand the mindset of the book, the BDSM theme / lifestyle, but this felt more like Black googled "bdsm" and just kinda inserted much of the common phrases and feelings from confessions. I dunno. It was stupid, yes. But hot... so. Yeah. It was read by Lexi Maynard who read the other three books in the series and hearing her voice some of the previous characters (some of them made brief appearances in this book) like Kimber, oh lordy! The way she made Kimber sound in the original book she was introduced in was enough to make me kill a person, so hearing it again brought back a lot of gritting teeth and baring it! LOL! Anyway. Hot book. Lame and predictable plot. But like I said, I started the next one in the series because I have a morbid fascination to hear Hunter's brother's book ;)

Yup- only this many stars:

 

See You Next Time! :)

Delicious by Shayla Black

{YES, I've listened to this book on audio and YES this post contains spoilers, as I am reviewing a book!! LOL! may contain questionable language, discretion is advised! Excerpt below from Good Reads.}

Delicious (Wicked Lovers #3)

by Shayla Black (Goodreads Author)

 4.15  ·  rating details  ·  3,338 ratings  ·  216 reviews

He can’t control his desire.

Luc Traverson’s entire future is planned out—but there is one very sexy obstacle in his path: Alyssa Devereaux . She’s a former exotic dancer turned strip club owner and restaurateur. Recently, Alyssa and Luc shared one night of wild abandon that left Luc terrified by his loss of self-control—and Alyssa desperate for more.

And that’s just the way she wants it.

Fulfilling a promise, Luc is the guest chef for Alyssa’s restaurant debut. The sight of her makes Luc wild, so how can he survive a week without letting loose and ravaging her—especially when she’s begging for it? Luc’s desire for her explodes when he realizes he isn’t the only man desperate to have her. But one of the others is deadly. And that’s not the end of Alyssa’s secrets…which are as dark and mysterious and enticing as her fantasies.

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Rogue Rider (Lords of Deliverance, #4)

Ione, Larissa

Decadent by Shayla Black

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Decadent (Wicked Lovers #2)

by Shayla Black (Goodreads Author)

 4.11  ·  rating details  ·  4,306 ratings  ·  275 reviews

Two men are better than one…

How can a virgin seeking happily-ever-after with a hot pop star who has a penchant for threesomes win her fantasy man? Kimber Edgington desperately needs a plan to convince Jesse McCall, who’s been her friend and secret crush since they spent a summer together as teenagers, that they are meant for each other. But all the tabloid stories about his sexual escapades make her feel oh-so inadequate.

Determined to prove she’s woman enough for Jesse, Kimber turns to bodyguard Deke Trenton for sexual education. Bold and brash, Deke warns Kimber that playing with him is playing with fire. But he can’t bear to imagine the innocent beauty in someone else’s arms. So Deke and his super-sexy friend, Luc, take Kimber under their wings and dangerously close to the edge of ecstasy. Though she’s saved herself for Jesse, Kimber soon learns, he’s not the man adept at stoking her aching, endless need. That’s Deke, and he can’t resist when Kimber begs for more–and more.

I had thought about doing another vlog review of this book, but this one has a little more...errrrr... what's the word I'm looking for? "Mature Material" in it, therefore, to save yourself and myself some face, I'm typing this one out! hahahah! ;) Some of you are like "Oh Thank God!" *wink*, I know you are! Anyway, here I am with the second book in Shayla Black's Wicked Lovers Series- Decadent. Not quite sure WHY she chose to name this book that, there was very little that was truly decadent about it! It was raw, emotional and extremely graphic! None of which really phased me, but might send some innocent readers (or listeners) into seizures! LOL! This book WAS hot hot hot, I do have to admit that. But what I find HOT might not really impress others, so to lay it all out on the table, this book was completely saturated in the theme of menage. As in, a threesome. ;) I had thought the narrator Lexi Maynard had borked and screwed up the first book's main female characters' voice- Morgan, but she did a doozy on this book's female main characters voice- Kimber. Ohhhh gods, it's terrible. No offense to the lovely, hard working Lexi Maynard, but holy bejeezus, it's sooo high pitched, sooo grating and annoying, and when she tells her man, Deke she wants him balls deep, in that extremely girlish and annoying voice, it just really... doesn't HIT HOME like it should with me! LOL! It was bad... but I was able to really move past the terrible sounding voice and fall desperately in love with Deke AND his cousin Luc (whom a little birdy told me, the 3rd book is about- squeee!)...! Deke was a character that Black touched on at the very end of the first book in this series and I knew I was going to really like him and his ways and I'm super happy there was a book all to Deke. Luc was a very involved secondary character, which was fine, there couldn't have really been an intimate threesome without another person, and Luc just happened to be that other person. Once again, the plot and the story kind of made me shake my head and wonder WHAT IN THE FUCK IS GOING ON? or HOW THE HELL DID THEY GET INTO THIS SITUATION? but it was a slow and steady build and Black did kind of work up to everything and did finally spill the beans towards the end about what was plaguing Deke the whole time (read it, you'll see! no spoilers from me lol!) and why each of them were the way they were. I enjoyed this second book in the series a lot more than I did the first book and if anyone out there has a hidden, naughty secret closet fantasy about a threesome, this is a fantastic book for you! You don't necessarily have to have read the first book in this series (at all really) to get the gist and feel the feelings. It's a good, hearty, stand alone book that makes even the stingiest and most ice queen'y'ist of us women turn into juicy, naughty little minx's (ask my husband hahah!)!! ;) 

The amount of stars I gave this book was a good, solid:

I've loaded up the third book in this series and will start that later today probably!

Delicious (Wicked Lovers, #3)

Black, Shayla

Wicked Ties by Shayla Black

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Wicked Ties (Wicked Lovers #1)

by Shayla Black (Goodreads Author)

 4.02  ·  rating details  ·  6,566 ratings  ·  532 reviews

She didn’t know what she wanted until he made her beg for it...

Morgan O’Malley has seen a lot of kinky things as the hostess of a cable sex talk show. But she’s never met a man like Jack Cole before. A self-proclaimed dominant, he’s as alpha as a male can get–and good for Morgan to have around when an obsessed stalker ratchets up his attempts to get to her.

Though Jack is a bodyguard, Morgan feels anything but safe in his presence. Because slowly and seductively, Jack is bringing her deepest fantasies to the surface. And when he bends her to his will, what’s more shocking than her surrender is how much she enjoys it–and starts to crave his masterful touch. A willing player in Jack’s games, Morgan knows that his motives aren’t pure, but she has no idea how personal they are…

Please let me know if you like the idea of this vlog concept for my reviews and I will continue, if not, you can say something like GET YOUR UGLY MUG OFF THE BLOG!! and I will type out my reviews again! :P