I'm reading!!

er.... maybe, my version would be just "go away"?! 

Books I read.. since April 2012

Just to keep track since I don't know how to separate read and unread books on Kindle app. 

1. Fifty Shades of Greys by E.L. James  The books that brought me back to reading novels. 
2. Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, Book 2) by E.L. James
3. Fifty Shades Freed (Book Three of the Fifty Shades Trilogy) by E.L.James
4. Connected (Twists of Fate) by Jolyn Palliata
5. Tempted (Dark Protectors) by Rebecca Zanetti
6. Beautiful Disaster by Jamie McGuire
7. Promise (Soul Savers) by Kristie Cook
8. Purpose (Soul Savers) by Kristie Cook
9. Hearts In Darkness by Laura Kaye
10. Bared to You: A Crossfire Novel by Sylvia Day
11. Thoughtless by S.C. Stephens
12. Effortless (Thoughtless #2) by S.C. Stephens
13. The Siren (The Original Sinners) by Tiffany Reisz
14. The Opportunist by Tarryn Fisher
15.  Mystery Man (Dream Man Series) by Kristen Ashley
16. Gabriel's Inferno (Gabriel's Inferno Series) by Sylvian Reynard
17. Gabriel's Rapture (Gabriels's Inferno Series) by Sylvian Reynard
18. My Ex-Wife's Wedding by Elise Marion
19. Scandalous by Ella Steele
20. The Vincent Boys by Abbi Glines
21. The Vincent Brothers(The Vincent Boys) by Abbi Glines
22. Because of Low (Sea Breeze) by Abbi Glines
23. The Marriage Bargain (Marriage to a Billionaire) by Jennifer Probst
24. Full Court Press by BreeJalil
25. What Happened in Vegas by Sylvia Day - I bought this book without thinking. Amazon makes it too easy to buy book. I only had to do 'one click' and that's all.
    It only had to say 'Sylvia Day'. Bared to you was amazing. It was intense. It was  fifty like but different. Anyway, let's have the second book come out before talking about it.
    
    Vegas was good. It was intense. But eff! It only has a total of twenty pages! The author was so good the book was captivating and you don't even miss anything. She managed to have all the background covered. It's just.. I never knew one could have one book with only twenty pages!
26. Rock Me by Cherrie Lynn
27. The Executive's Decision by Bernadette Marie 
28. Unleashed by Cherrie Lynn Evan Ross, the hot lawyer, and Kelsey took a supposed-to-be-his-honeymoon-trip to Hawaii. 

The Executive's Decision (The Keller Family Series)

Ready to fall in love? Or even better, fall into Zachary Benson's lap, on a bus??

The Executive's Decision

"I cannot promise you that through all this I won't hurt you at some time. It's human to make mistakes. But I will promise that I will never lie to you. I will never do wrong to you or harm you. If you or I choose to go our separate ways, we do so honestly. And just for the record, I'm not ashamed of what we have. You're not just my assistant. You are a vital part of my life at the office and away. I meant what I said. I love you."

>.<

This book is currently free on kindle store. I guess it's because book #2 A Second Chance (The Keller Family Series) has been released. So, enjoy :)

Rock Me

Rock Me

Rock me was supposed to be an alternative easy read after 800 pages of Full Court Press. Um.. It was.

And here is its warning.
Warning: This book contains explicit sex, naughty language, tattoos aplenty, family drama, a hot rock concert... and a bad boy who's pierced in all the right places. 


 
Again, I had no idea this book was part of a series. (should I start a habit to dig in some book before jumping in it?) anyhow, turns out to be that this book is a continuation from Unleashed. Now you know which book I'm going to read next, right? :)

Full Court Press

Never have I imagined I would be reaching as far as to read the unpublished material.
Again, it all started with Fifty.
I started looking for more info., more talk, more people who read Fifty and to see their reaction. I think I found Maryse when I was trying to get Fifty Shades Darker but couldn't get it via my local book stores. That's when I started googling it.
Once I found Maryse, I followed her blog. Then I followed her Facebook page.
And one day there was this discussion about Avoiding Commitment and Avoiding Responsibility. They sounded like something big. Angst. Conflict. It's a series. And I wasn't really ready for that. So, one of the person recommended Full Court Press. And I found that I kinda like it :)
I haven't found an official cover for it yet. But the author BreeJalil made sure you have these main characters in mind and it helps a lot with imagination while reading.

Beck Nicholson

Carmondy Hamilton

Do the title and the characters tell you anything?
Yeah, they're basketball players. Vasity. Muscles. Strength. Stamina. Young athletes. Eating healthy. Hmm..
Interested? Enjoy your 800 pages full! :)

Because of Low

Because of Low? What the heck?!

Because of Low

That was my first reaction when I first saw the book. 

Low? I had no idea it was short for Willow. 

Not in a million year if I had a daughter and named her Low. 

I've had this book on Kindle for a while but didn't think about reading it

until I was hooked to the Vincents Family! :)

Because of Low is just pretty much an easy read. 

POV switching, just like the Vincents.
Abbi's pretty much true to her style. 

If you liked the Vincent Boys and the Vincent Brothers,

you'll like this one. 

Enjoy :)

The Vincent Boys

Found another light book to read. 

(And this one even comes with silly cover :)

The Vincent Boy

The Vincent Boys is the story about Ashton, Beau, and Sawyer,
long time friends turned high school love triangle. 

And of course, one of the guys must be, yup, the bad boy. 

What I found amazing was how the author told her story using point of view alternation.

Actually, this is the first book I read that did that.
And, it wasn't confusing. The story just kept rolling, very smoothly.
Sometimes I wonder what's going on in these authors head and  how she chose whose head she was going to be in to tell the story.

The Vincent Boys followed shortly by the Vincent Brothers. 

Again, got myself into another series without prior knowledge.

And no, not complaining. At all. :) 

The Vincent Brothers (The Vincent Boys#2)

I bought this second book very instantly. I was surprised there was a follow up.
Not surprised though that it was about Lana.
This book was just a real closure. You won't have to guess what happen to who.
It's more intense and more sense than the first book.

And, yeah, I have to keep telling myself these characters are just high school kids!




And my favorite quote from the second book, the first time I highlighted my kindle:

"A wise man once told me that you don't have to forgive me.You don't have to like me.

But you need to know I love you. That I'm proud of you.

All I needed to do was tell you.
How you handle it or take it isn't what's important.

What's important is that you know."

I guess it's all come down to communication.
Always let people know how you feel. Especially when your feelings are the positive ones. ;)

Scandalous - Steele, Ella

I was looking for something "light" to read after Gabriel.
I came across My Ex-Wife's Wedding by Elise Marion. 

The kindle book version is free. 

It was light but way too short. I had to find another book. 

Started a few books and only for a few pages. 

Finally I stick with Scandalous and I wasn't disappointed. 

    

Scandalous

I liked the book cover. When I was 13% through, that's when I realized the link. 

This book is about Jack, an artist who paints on the canvas.
And of course, Abby was his subject of affection, his inspiration, his muse.

People complained that it's too short and they could have enjoyed it more if it's longer. 

I liked it just how it was. Light. Short. To the point.
I found myself looking back at the cover so many times while reading.
The author left so much for your own imagination. 

Overall, I've got to say, I liked it. 

And oh my, what would it feel like to be painted.
*blush*
>.<

Gabriel... Gabriel...

This week I got myself into another series. 

A series that has historical elements. 

A series about Gabriel, an intense Dante specialist and Julia, a young graduate student. 

A good romance that is thought provoking, entertaining, and beautiful. 

So much art and so in detail. It felt like I learned something. 

I wish I read it before we were in Italy! 

Gabriel's Inferno

 I had a smile on my face from time to time while reading.
I imagined a life of those language study people and tried to imagine how romantic it must be to talk poets and literature.
The art on the cover might bring your thought somewhere around sex but this book isn't mainly about it at all. It's almost like "Fifty-antidote" as someone called it. 

Gabriel's Rapture (Gabriel's Inferno #2)

Though book #1 was complete and satisfying, I didn't hesitate to continue with book #2.

The book that teaches you to love, to give, to forgive, to cherish each and every opportunity and to communicate. 

I felt bad for Gabriel and I hate Julia sometimes... but at the end, it's their lives and I can't do much about it. At least, at the end, it's a happy ending.