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Lingering Shadows (Book 1) - Juliette Duncan

3/24/2016

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Elizabeth had all she wanted, as money was not an issue, however, she lacked what she needed the most, love. No fancy gift could fulfill her. No amount of lavish luxury could quench her heart's desire. Her father cared more about his social image than he did about her, his only daughter. Her mother, his submissive wife was no different and took his side no matter what.

Just when she discovered love buried into the depth of her first crush, Matthew, it was snatched away. He broke ties with her and the hurt still remained after years passed. Unwilling to forgive, Elizabeth held onto the bitterness, pushing away the God of creation she once loved.

Daniel, a charming lad with a cheeky Irish smile managed to lift her spirits. She loved him, she believed she did. Enough to marry him against the will of her parents. From the very beginning she doubted marrying him, but she wanted to prove to her parents that she was able to make her own decisions. Most importantly she would rather be with someone than to be lonely.

The wedding bliss faded with every drink Daniel took. At times she couldn't recognize the man she vowed to call husband until death. Alcohol was what he used to numb his pain both past and present. Each sip destroyed the fairy tale ideology she expected marriage to be. Doubts and insecurities surfaced and with a child on the way, Elizabeth most trust the guiding hands of God to restore what she has broken.

I enjoyed the authenticity of Lingering Shadows. It broke down the walls of perception and exposed readers to raw reality. We saw faith, marriage and families being tried by real life circumstances. This book is one in the series of three which means that Daniel and Elizabeth's story is far from over. Happy Reading!
-Chantol Aspinall

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Maid to the Mafia- Wanitta Praks

1/7/2016

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You know your father loves you when he owes the mafia not one, but three million dollars and trades your life for his debt. Some father Jennifer has. Hey, we can’t choose our parents. I bet when she walked into the mafia’s den, face to face with the big boss, Giovanni Dente, she would have given her limbs if that meant having a father who cared.

The first year law student finds herself begging for her life. Bargaining with the boss to spare her. She promises to do anything. Cook, clean, reveal the whereabouts of her father if that means she’d live. No matter how much she pleaded the boss refused to give in. What saved her was the fact that she makes killa coffee. Even the mafia boss needs his cup of caffeine to wake him up in the early morns. Thank God for coffee.

On the bright side of things, she has a roof over her head. And let’s not forget her own room, which is really a closet. How nice? The perfect place for the servant girl. Jennifer, however, is resilient. She doesn’t allow anything to get her down. Not the dirty bathrooms, not the wild hours the boss requires his fix of coffee, and certainly not the fact that he stretched her across his lap and spanked her. That sharp tongue of hers always seemed to get her in trouble.

 An interesting twist to this story is that Jennifer and Giovanni have met before. Picture it. Five-year-old Jennifer found fourteen-year-old Giovanni, suffering from the bruises he received from fighting four boys in the local park. The green eyed sweet heart offers him not only friendship but a cup of coffee. There is a level of familiarity between the two of them when they meet again. Yet, they pick their brains trying to remember the distant memory. See how this story unfolds. Happy reading!
-Chantol Aspinall.


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The Undying Love Series (The Before)- Isabelle Connors

1/7/2016

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I groaned a million and two times when I came to the end of my read. Sigh. You know when you start something amaz-balls and it stops. Oh the flippin' horror. The heartbreak. The pain. The agony. But, I digress. I know you didn’t come to hear me rant so I’ll get on with the review.

We are introduced to young Skylar Montgomery. The sophomore, soccer captain isn’t one looking for love. A good time is all he wants. After scoring the goal that leads his high school team to victory against their rival; The Sharks, he not only scores on the field, but also with Mindy. The ‘It girl’ and his long time infatuation.

Life was good. No complications, no attachments. What more could he need? Just when everything was going according to plan, the unexpected happened. His father’s promotion moves the family from New York to Florida. His first night there proved that he’d never be the same.

A strange sensation lights his being when he sees her. His grandmother’s wise words come back to haunt him. This feeling he doesn’t want to shake. Arianna now becomes the reason he looks forward to a new day. His scholarship takes him overseas. Their communication is reduced to a few phone calls. Will love conquer distance? Find out today in The Before (Undying Love #0.5). Happy Reading!
–Chantol Aspinall


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Bound By Fire- Tracey Jane Jackson

11/20/2015

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In the words of Persephone Ester Gunnach herself, “It’s just all happened so fast.”

You darn right Pepper. I’ve never in my life seen romance build in such a hurry. I tell you the love between Persephone and Connall took off like the speed of light. Which means that 299792458 meters per second equals a week. According to Claud Ane maths. If we want to get a tad scientific.

I’m ready to spill some hella hot tea. If you read Bound by Blood, which is the starter of this series. You’d know who Pepper and Con are. If you haven’t read it as yet I’ll enlighten you….a bit. Persephone aka Pepper is Samantha Moore’s horse loving, childhood friend. Yes, the same Samantha who is now married to Kade Gunnach. The king/ leader of the Claud Ane clan. Who turns out to be the brother of the vet doctor, Connall Gunnach. Stay with me here. This is some deep stuff.

Binding, mating and conversion (for humans) aren’t anything new in the world of the ‘cold ones’, the Anes. But to most humans, these concepts are foreign. Samantha didn’t mention the whole truth to Pepper. So she really was in the dark until she started hearing voices in her head. No, the child isn’t going mad. Despite the fact that she has a stalker on her hand. However, she is pretty much sane. The voices she has been hearing in her times of distress is the soothing voice of her mate. You wanna take a guess who he is? Ding Ding. He’s Connall Gunnach.

They are brought together due to Samantha and Kade’s wedding. In the span of one week. I kid you not. They identified that they were indeed mates. Destined to be together forever. Roll out the fairy tale red carpet. I wasn’t surprised by this fact. Expected. There’s more. During that same week they were bound. Became husband and wife according to the culture of the Anes and moved in together. Talk about an eventful week.

I hate it that ‘I love yous’ were being thrown around like nobody’s business within just about three days of Pepper and Conn meeting each other. If the fact that they could communicate telepathically didn’t send her running. Surely the fact that he was a six hundred and some year old, semi-immortal being should have. But, just like her brave friend Sam she stuck it out. The sweet believability of fiction!

Aside from that, I must admit that Ms. Jackson knows how to tell a story. I may not have agreed with the romance timeline. Yet, I found myself loving the characters and their interactions. That’s what kept me turning the digital pages of this novel.

Get caught up into the Gunnach’s love fest. Surprises are waiting to throw you off balance. Happy Reading!
-Chantol Aspinall

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Dancing with the Dead- Charles Freedom Long

11/15/2015

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Being in the Caribbean school system, I remembered being introduced to other religions and cultures. It seemed very strange and the experience came from either the text book or the mouth of the religious education teacher. Back then we didn’t take the time to dig deeper to investigate outside of the concrete walls of school. We clung to the short summaries and synopsis as if they were ‘good food’.

Dancing with the Dead is based on Islamic traditions and teachings tied together with a scientific ribbon. I’m going to be honest, I read this book wanting to spread my wings and take a break from Romance Novels. I was experiencing Romance Overload!!! Don’t misquote me, there were mentions of affairs of the heart or as Mr. Long would put it; ålska kön between Fahd (the human) and Quenby (the Antal alien).However, this was no Romance Fest. The author categorized it as science and spiritual fiction. Enough with the techie and blah stuff let’s get into the juicy meat of this novel.  

To kill ALL life on Luna City was the young Fahd’s aim. He was on a kick ass, nope, more like kill ass mission if you will. Ready to die in the very process, willing to become a martyr. How was he prepared for such a mission you ask? Believe me, I won’t lie to you. For twelve years, count ‘em, twelve, he was trained which included him being physically struck. All of this was done in order to produce an emotionless, stone cold killer for religious ‘truth’. Yet, his conscience remained and he began questioning the meaning of truth, honour, right and wrong.

Everything went as expected. He passed his test to be an aerospace engineer on Luna and he smuggled the explosives without drawing any suspicion to himself. He was set and ready to die in the name of Allah, in the name of ‘truth’. But then life happened and with it came an unexpected love, an unconditional love. Life and death were the roads stretched ahead of him, the choice was his, only his. To die meant he would harm the one he loved, Quenby. To live still equaled death, which would also extend to his entire family.

This story will take you on a trip, from dealings with the dead, to hostage situations, to blood and guts. Then when you feel as though you have the story all figured out, the end causes you to stub your flipping toe. You won’t see it coming, I sure didn’t. Happy Reading!
-Chantol Aspinall

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Baby Bonanza- Maureen Child

10/24/2015

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We travel with Jenna Baker on Falcon’s Pride where the ocean stretches to infinity, the cabins are dipped in splendor and the laughter and excitement of other passengers fills the air. Too bad we aren’t there to milk the pleasures of this cruise organized by Nick Falcon. Oh no. We have business to tend to, well, not us but we love to spectate. Prepare yourself for a rocky journey.

We find ourselves tucked away in the ‘belly of the beast’ with Jenna. Nowhere in the cabins of wealth, instead refuge is found in Riviera Deck; the lowest of lows. Lower than employee’s quarters. The sounds of the waves as it slaps the ship torments us, the space produces a sense of confinement and don’t even get me started about the lightening. What lightening? Exactly, there really isn’t any. Why would someone of sound mind pay to vacation in a less than humane way? Come to find out this isn’t for fun, far from it, it’s personal.

The history between Nick Falcon and Jenna Baker go a little something like this. Jenna worked as Nick’s stewardess on one of his other cruise line. One magical night under the hypnotizing moonlight, coupled with love tunes the two met. Where he wooed and romanced her for a week. All the while believing she was just a passenger looking to have a good time. He didn’t ask, she didn’t tell him the details of her employment. Secrets never stay hidden for long and somehow he found out exactly who she was. No time to explain, once they reached shore she was fired. However, she went home with more than just a broken heart.

A year had passed without contact, even though she had reached out to him via emails. This proved the last straw, he would talk to her. She would make sure of it. With her little savings she boarded his ship, her pride left in California. She was willing to forget about their time together- well, she tried. This visit was for her twin sons, the ones he had a hand in creating.
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I’m not a big fan of long description but I enjoyed how Ms. Child spaced out the details of the scenery, not at all overwhelming. The interactions between the characters were relatable based on the circumstances. If insta-romance is your thing you’ll be drooling all over this book, begging to be served more. Though I’m not for insta-romance, I must admit this book was interesting and I enjoyed my second read.  

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The Doctor and The Assassin - Lietha Wards

10/15/2015

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Who knew a doctor and trained assassin would create the perfect pair? I sure didn’t. But, thanks Ms. Wards for showing us that anything is possible when it comes to the world of fiction. This story breaks every commandment ever created under the sun. Well, at least I think it does, but don’t take my word for it, count the sins when you read and we’ll compare notes.

The story focuses on a doctor, intelligent, beautiful and persistent to boot. I kid you not, if you searched for a tenacious doctor, Dr. Jordan would pop up like a virus. Any other guy would look at some of her actions as stalkerish, but not Nick. Oh no! Which makes sense, the boy has seen a lot of crazies. I mean A LOT. He tries to play the “good guy” and keep Jordan at arm’s length for her own darn safety. But would she quit? Did I mention her stubbornness? So to answer my initial question, the answer is a big ol’ Hell no. She wants to get to know him but he fights the feeling to love her, crashing and burning in the process. Maybe she’s just too adorable for her own good.

Sorry to break it to ya Nick but you’ve landed into a romance novel. Deal with it. There is no escaping the disease called LOVE.

Okay so they get involved, yet he keeps his pass tucked away like his gun. Away from Jordan in an effort to ease her into his lifestyle without scaring her. To keep her he must reveal who he is, the real him. The ruthless side of him will be brought to the light. Surprisingly, well it surprised the heck outta me, she hops into the lifestyle real well. As if she was made to be the lover of an assassin.

Oh did I mention Ms. Jordan has a secret admirer? Well she does and I would rethink cheering if I were you. Now I thought this would lead to some type of crazy, I can’t decide who I love, love triangle. But what did Ms. Wards do? She swerved on me, bringing me down another road. I thought I had this story all figured out. High off curiosity I had to continue the read.

Mind you, I squirmed a bit during the butt kicking, assassin type, you got served stuff. I’m just that type of girl.

No shade and definitely no tea (I’m all out of tea bags), I still enjoyed reading this story. Talk about odd couple but sweet romance nonetheless.
-Chantol Aspinall

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