REVIEW: Reaper (Boston Underworld, Book 2) by A. Zavarelli

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REAPER (Boston Underworld Book 2) Kindle Edition by Ashleigh Zavarelli 

Sasha. 

He’s dark and mysterious. Quiet and lethal. 
An Irish mobster. 
Pure sin wrapped up in a beautiful package. 
But there’s also something off about him. 
He doesn’t feel anything. He shows no emotions. 
Sometimes I question his humanity. 
He hasn’t spoken to me in two years. Not a single word. 
But we share a secret, he and I. 
And if it ever comes out, I have no doubt in my mind… 
He won’t have a problem killing me too. 

Ronan. 

I’ve slain for her. I’ll do it again. 
When it comes to Sasha, there isn’t a line I won’t cross. 
I watch her. She doesn’t know it. 
She thinks I hate her. Sometimes, I think I might too. 
But I’m always there, lurking in the shadows. 
Craving her. Trying to keep the beast within at bay. 
I’ll keep her safe. I’ll slaughter anyone who tries to hurt her. 
The only thing I can’t do… is protect her from myself. 

****This is a full-length standalone novel full of hot Irish guys with accents. Dark mafia themes throughout. HEA included.****

RATING: 5 STARS 

THERESA'S REVIEW: I'm struggling with words to describe this book by A. Zavarelli.
Let me just say that this book is impossible to put down. It was over once I started this book, I read it straight through the night. Ronan's story will remain one of my favorites, always. This book was hands down my favorite of the two. Although I appreciated Mack's witty character in the first book, Ronan and Sasha's story snuggled right up next to my heart.
(However, we get some of Mack's charm in book two as well... Mack "thundering down the isle," cracked me up- love her, just read it lol). Ronan and Sasha's story is broken, beautiful, creepy, twisted, yet surprisingly hot!
After purchasing and reviewing Crow (Book 1), I was offered a free copy of Reaper (Book 2) in exchange for my honest review.
Both books have a memorable cast of characters that I'm glad to have met. Well done- I'm now loyal to the Boston Underworld and ready for book 3. :)

SERIES REVIEW & RECOMMENDATION: SERIES- Escape from Furnace

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Lockdown: Escape from Furnace 1 by Alexander Gordon Smith

Furnace Penitentiary: the world's most secure prison for young offenders, buried a mile beneath the earth's surface. Convicted of a murder he didn't commit, sentenced to life without parole, "new fish" Alex Sawyer knows he has two choices: find a way out, or resign himself to a death behind bars, in the darkness at the bottom of the world. Except in Furnace, death is the least of his worries. Soon Alex discovers that the prison is a place of pure evil, where inhuman creatures in gas masks stalk the corridors at night, where giants in black suits drag screaming inmates into the shadows, where deformed beasts can be heard howling from the blood-drenched tunnels below. And behind everything is the mysterious, all-powerful warden, a man as cruel and dangerous as the devil himself, whose unthinkable acts have consequences that stretch far beyond the walls of the prison.

Together with a bunch of inmates―some innocent kids who have been framed, others cold-blooded killers―Alex plans an escape. But as he starts to uncover the truth about Furnace's deeper, darker purpose, Alex's actions grow ever more dangerous, and he must risk everything to expose this nightmare that's hidden from the eyes of the world.

                                              

SERIES RATING: 5 STARS 

THERESA'S REVIEW: 

This series will simply be a favorite of mine- ALWAYS.

Loved the creativity, heart stopping, and adrenaline pumping ride this entire series takes us on. Every book is as good as the last. Recommending this entire series- 

I'm really bummed that it has to come to an end, but every minute invested in this series was well worth it. Nothing will ever compare. This is one of those series that one wishes to "unread" just to experience the action all over again. 

***Theresa***

LINKS BELOW TO AMAZON: 

Lockdown (Book 1) 

Solitary (Book 2) 

Death Sentence (Book 3)  

Fugitives (Book 4) 

Execution (Book 5)
HAPPY READING!! 

REVIEW: ***Stage Left (Bright Lights Billionaire Book 1) by Ali Parker***

STAGE LEFT BY ALI PARKER
Series: Bright Lights Billionaire Book 1
Format: Ebook
Pages: 144

From Best Selling Author, Ali Parker comes a new Billionaire Series filled with sexiness, humor and intense attraction...

Ethan Lewis has been in the bright lights for as long as he can remember. He's just turned the cusp of celebrating his twenty-fourth birthday, and yet he feels more like eighty. Living the life of a celebrity isn't all it is chalked up to be, and dealing with the unruly number of women who are more interested in his billions than who he is as a person is getting old. He has resigned himself to giving up on love and focusing on the only thing that truly gives back - his career.

Riley Phillips has always dreamed of being on a big stage with the warmth of the spotlight baring down on her, but she just couldn't seem to catch the right agent's attention. After giving a quick commencement speech as Valedictorian of her graduating class at Billmore High, she's offered something she can't refuse... The chance to work in Hollywood. It's not all it's chalked up to be, but she works hard and finally gets her big break four years down the line. There is a new movie that her agent wants her to audition for, and her co-star? The dreamy Ethan Lewis.

She scores the part, but soon regrets it due to his callous, overbearing persona. He's nothing like the public touts, and she for one isn't impressed.

Funny enough, he is - immensely.

This is book 1 in a continued series.

18+ Explicit sexual content and possible foul language.

RATING: 5 STARS 
THERESA'S REVIEW: Completely fell hard for Ethan and Riley's story! I simply could not put this down once I picked it up. I planned on reading a few chapters before bed, but I engulfed every single delicious chapter in one sitting. The push and pull between these characters is real, frustrating, but oh so good! 
I loved going through the ups and downs with these characters. This book made me smile, laugh, cringe, and then finally want to break my reading device in two. However, in the end I'm glad I didn't because I'll need it for the second book. That ending though... Loved it! Not to mention that heated audition scene. Wow! I quickly recovered from the sadness that I hit the end of the book once my mind ran wild with the realization of where this series is headed. Stage Left is exciting and worth every page. 
This is my first book by Ali Parker who kindly sent me an advance review copy in exchange for my honest review. My honest review says that Ali Parker now has me twisted around her little pinkie finger. Thanks for making me wait and suffer for book two Ali Parker! Lol! Not cool! But, I love you for writing this book! You can find me waiting in the audition lines for book two! This is my honest review of Stage Left by Ali Parker! 
Must Read!

THIS WAS HOT HOT HOT! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! 

ENTIRE BUNDLE FREE FROM ALI PARKER
STAGE LEFT IS INCLUDED
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STAGE LEFT AMAZON U.S. LINK: http://www.amazon.com/Stage-Left-Bright-Lights-Billionaire-ebook/dp/B01B8MEJRS?ie=UTF8&ref_=cm_rdp_product 

STAGE LEFT GOODREADS: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1576907335

FIND ALL ALI'S BOOKS ON HER AMAZON PAGE: http://www.amazon.com/Ali-Parker/e/B00W1PEOOK/ref=dp_byline_cont_ebooks_1

REVIEW: COME (A NOVELLA) BY JA HUSS

THIS IS BOOK ONE OF A SERIES.
THIS IS A NOVELLA. 
YOU WILL GET MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS IN THIS BOOK.
IF YOU HATE THAT - SKIP THIS WHOLE SERIES COMPLETELY. 
(It's twisty, complicated, dark, dirty, and ALL the main characters are killers.)

My name is James Fenici and you will never see me coming. I walk the shadows like darkness itself. I hide in the corners where nobody looks. I live by no rules, I have no boundaries, I take no prisoners, and I never, ever blink. I am not your knight in shining armor; I'm your worst nightmare.

My name is James Fenici and you are my target. Only one of us is getting out alive, and that's not gonna be you. Once your name is on my list, your life is over. It's a deal I make with death, it's a contract I sign in blood, it's forgone conclusion--get used to it.

My name is James Fenici and I'm as dirty as they come. But then one day I saw her. And every monster I thought I was. Every fact I thought I knew. Every dirty promise I ever turned down came back to slap me in the face.

My name is James Fenici and I think I am in love.


RATING: 5 STARS
REVIEW: Now this is exciting! I just read this book in one sitting. Only meant to read a few pages and two hours later the entire novella is complete, and I'm hooked. I need the next book right now. 
I absolutely love the mystery of not knowing what's going on in this book right now. 
MUST FIND OUT! :) 
J.A. Huss, pretty sure that means that you own me right now haha. ;) 

This was the perfect book to pick up next after reading 18. I'm excited to see where this series is headed. I'm loving this author! <3
Most Definitely Recommended! 

REVIEW: HOW TO SAVE A LIFE BY EMMA SCOTT:

HOW TO SAVE A LIFE BY EMMA SCOTT: Josephine Clark is trapped. A harrowing past haunts her every time she looks in the mirror, and she can’t escape the violence of her everyday life. More and more, her thoughts turn to Evan Salinger, the boy she knew in high school. The boy they called a mental case. A loner. A freak. The boy who seemed to know things no one could know. For a few short weeks, Jo had found perfect solace in Evan’s company, sneaking every night to meet him at the local pool. In the cool of the water and the warmth of Evan’s arms around her, Jo had tasted something close to happiness. 

Cruel circumstances tore them apart, and four years later, the sweet memory of their time together is dissolving under the punishing reality of Jo’s life now. Evan seems like a fading dream…until he reappears at the moment she needs him most. Guided by Evan’s strange intuition, they flee her small Louisiana town, on the run from the police, and Jo begins to suspect there is something more to his sudden return than he admits. 

Over twelve days across America’s heartland, deep secrets come to light, buried pasts are unearthed, and the line between dreams and reality is blurred as Evan and Jo fight to hold on to their soul-deep love, and discover that there is more than one way to save a life. 

How to Save a Life is a complete second-chance STANDALONE novel with shades of the paranormal. It carries the characters from high school through to their early twenties. It is not YA; mature subject matter and sexual situations. TRIGGER WARNING: some domestic violence (on the page) and mentions of sexual abuse (off the page) For readers 18 years and up.
MY RATING: 5 STARS
MY REVIEW: This is a clever and beautiful book that has so many fabulous twists rooted in this story. The reader is bound to experience some emotional ups and downs. I love the hint of paranormal sprinkled into the pages giving this story its unique quality done perfectly. This is a memorable story with a fantastic set of characters. This book transitions into what seems like a new world from a different book a few times, but its welcomed and easy to adjust to. There are plenty of surprises awaiting in these pages. These characters won my heart! I was not exactly sure what to expect going in, but I enjoy every page. I'd like to see this made into a movie. I'm saying this book is amazing! 
Note: There was a few typing errors in this book, but it wasn't too distracting. The kind where the fingers got ahead of themselves on keyboard lol. This book is way too good to let that interfere with picking it up. READ IT!!! I loved it! This is my first book by this author, but it won't be the last. 
Highly Recommended! ~Theresa

Review: Eighteen (18): Based on a True Story by JA Huss

Eighteen (18): Based on a True Story by JA Huss 

Eighteen is hard. 

And so is Mateo Alesci. 
Hard to read, hard to predict, hard in every way that counts. 
He wants things from me. 
Dirty things, nasty things, forbidden things. 
And I have to give in. 
His attention is completely inappropriate, but I can’t say no. 
The way he looks at me… the way he watches me through my bedroom window… the way he drags me deeper and deeper into his completely forbidden fantasy just… turns me on. 
He knows it turns me on. 
He holds all the power. He holds all the cards. He holds my entire future in his hands. 
And I have to give in. 

Because Mr. Alesci is my teacher. 
And I need everything he’s offering.

My Rating: 5 stars
My Review: This book was hot, hot, hot. Let me tell you.
This story is about so much more than I anticipated. The twists and turns were amazing. I was completely shocked to learn what was really going on, and it wasn't what I suspected. What a powerful story. This story is about trust, love, loss, family, discovery, and new beginnings.

This author has all the right stuff to grip the reader from start to finish. I could not put it down and devoured this book in only two days. The need to know what was going to happen drove me through at break neck speed. Definitely a great read. This is my first book by this author and it will not be the last. Actually, I already purchased another book before hopping online to write my review. :) 

Even if this isn't your typical go to read, read it, there is a great story within these pages. If you've never thought about a teacher in this way before, you will after this spicy read. LOVED!

J.A. Huss, you have got a new fan right here. I'm going to read EVERY SINGLE BOOK AVAILABLE by this author. Thank you for sharing this sizzling hot story with your readers. 
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! ~Theresa

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http://www.amazon.com/Eighteen-18-Based-True-Story-ebook/dp/B01861S9IO/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8