November TBR 2018

I know I have made a post at some point this year on how I hate TBR's. Welp, I am taking a risk in making one for myself in November. I have a series  I want to finish before the year over.

November TBR 2018

Review:
Possession by T.M. Frazier
This is my only review book for the month. I will be receiving for the month. As of right now anyways

The one book group I am apart of on Facebook is doing a challenge for the month. So I am participating in it.

First 3 are apart of the challenge.

Villian: Throne Of Glass by  Sarah J. Maas (reread) Currently rereading this one.
Badass Heroine: Crown Of Midnight by Sarah J. Maas (reread)
Beautiful Cover: Heir Of Fire by Sarah J. Maas (reread)
Retellings: TBD

Not for the challenge:
Queen Of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas (reread)
Empire Of Storms by Sarah J. Maas (reread)
Tower Of Dawn by Sarah J. Maas
Kingdom Of Ash by Sarah J. Maas

9 books for November. If I get through all of these after Thanksgiving I will probably start reading alot of Christmas and Holiday themed books!!

That is my TBR for the month of November. What are you all reading for the month?
I will admit I am nervous for Kingdom of Ash. I haven't been spoiled yet.

Happy Reading, Ashley

October Wrap Up 2018

October Wrap Up 2018

So I spent the first 2 weeks of the month being a working girl. And then I quit my job. Reasons I won't bore you all with. So back on to the job hunt I go...

Anyways you are here to see the books I read in the month of October. 


1. Tailspin by Sandra Brown 5/5 stars
My favorite book of the month!! I so happy to finally read her newest release!!
2. At the Cemetery Gates: Year One by John Brhel 3/5 stars
3. Slaughter by Shantel Tessier 4/5 stars
I have a review for this one posted!
4. Tales From Valleyview Cemetery by John Brhel 3/5 stars
5. Bad Kitty:A Steamy Halloween Romance by Taryn Quinn 4/5 stars
6. The Assassin's Blade by Sarah J. Maas  5/5 stars (reread)

That's a wrap on October. Not to shabby with six books read!! How did your reading go in October? Let me know in the comments down below!!

Happy Reading, Ashley 

Release Day Blitz Review: Slaughter by Shantel Tessier

RELEASE BLITZ Title: Slaughter Author: Shantel Tessier Genre: Psychological/Romantic Suspense Release Date: October 26, 2018   BLURB My name is Avery Decker, and my story isn’t for the faint of heart. It is about revenge and hatred, misery and violence. I wasn’t always this way even though it was in my blood. I grew up happy and in love with my best friend until she betrayed me and walked away. After that, I fell into the deep, dark world I was meant for. Presleigh Clarke's actions turned me into the ruthless man I am today. Too bad for her, I believe people should pay for the things they have done. The more painful and messy, the better. I get off on making people bleed. It feeds my inner demon, and right now, he is starving. She crossed me once, so now she’ll know what it’s like to fear me. But not all stories end the way you think they will … mine certainly didn’t. GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41429420-slaughter  PURCHASE LINKS – $2.99 for a limited time US: https://amzn.to/2D3yKfR UK: https://amzn.to/2yAqMXR CA: https://amzn.to/2yzVsZl AU: https://amzn.to/2yzVUXx Free in Kindle Unlimited TRAILER  Embed Code:  Direct Link:    https://youtu.be/msuNXCFdQ2Q EXCERPT  Big blue eyes stare into mine with a look of terror. Good, she recognizes me. Even in her drunken state, and eleven years later, she still knows who I am.           Her pink lips part, inhaling sharply. Her entire body goes rigid. I take a step toward her as she pulls me in just as she always did. I never could control myself with her. But this time has to be different. I have to be in total control of myself and of her.           She doesn’t move.           She doesn’t blink.           She doesn’t breathe.           Deciding to close the gap completely, I take two more steps until my body is close enough to feel the heat radiating from hers. Her long, dark hair drapes over one shoulder, and it looks good on her. She loved when I used to run my hands through her short hair and play with it. Now I just want to wrap it around my fists and force her to her knees. We never did fuck. We made love—always soft and slow. Now when I picture us in bed together, she is bound and gagged. That way, she won’t be able to stop all the sadistic shit that comes to mind.           I’ve become one of those men I swore to never be! All because of her.           I want her to beg me.           I want her to bleed for me.           I want her to love me.           But I’m not stupid. None of those things will come willingly. I’m gonna have to take them. And I have no problem with that. She made me who I am today, after all.           She continues to stand there like a deer in headlights. I give her a threatening smile but reach out to tuck her hair behind her ear in an innocent gesture when what I really wanna do is slap that look of surprise off her face. Her body physically shakes. “Hello, Bunny. Miss me?” AUTHOR BIO Shantel is a Texas born woman who now lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her high school sweetheart, who is a wonderful, supportive husband and their two daughters. She loves to spend time cuddled up on the couch with a good book. She considers herself extremely lucky to do what she does while getting to work from home. Going to concerts and the movies are just a few of her favorite things to do. She hates coffee but loves wine. She and her husband are both huge football fans, college and NFL. And she has to feed her high heel addiction by shopping for shoes weekly. Although she has a passion to write, her family is most important to her. She loves spending evenings at home with her husband and daughters, along with their cat and dog. AUTHOR LINKS Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ShantelTessierAuthor  Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheSinfulSide Bookbub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/shantel-tessier  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shantel_tessier Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Shantel-Tessier/e/B00E3IL41Y Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/Undescribabale Newsletter: http://goo.gl/GdXw8l Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7086716.Shantel_Tessier Twitter: https://twitter.com/shantel_tessier Website: http://www.shanteltessierauthor.com

HTML Title: Slaughter Author: Shantel Tessier Genre: Romantic Suspense/Dark Romance Release Date: October 26, 2018 Blurb My name is Avery Decker, and my story isn’t for the faint of heart. It is about revenge and hatred, misery and violence. I wasn’t always this way even though it was in my blood. I grew up happy and in love with my best friend until she betrayed me and walked away. After that, I fell into the deep, dark world I was meant for. Presleigh Clarke's actions turned me into the ruthless man I am today. Too bad for her, I believe people should pay for the things they have done. The more painful and messy, the better. I get off on making people bleed. It feeds my inner demon, and right now, he is starving. She crossed me once, so now she’ll know what it’s like to fear me. But not all stories end the way you think they will … mine certainly didn’t. ADD TO GOODREADS Purchase Links $2.99 for a limited time AMAZON US / UK / CA / AU Free in Kindle Unlimited Trailer Excerpt Big blue eyes stare into mine with a look of terror. Good, she recognizes me. Even in her drunken state, and eleven years later, she still knows who I am. Her pink lips part, inhaling sharply. Her entire body goes rigid. I take a step toward her as she pulls me in just as she always did. I never could control myself with her. But this time has to be different. I have to be in total control of myself and of her. She doesn’t move. She doesn’t blink. She doesn’t breathe. Deciding to close the gap completely, I take two more steps until my body is close enough to feel the heat radiating from hers. Her long, dark hair drapes over one shoulder, and it looks good on her. She loved when I used to run my hands through her short hair and play with it. Now I just want to wrap it around my fists and force her to her knees. We never did fuck. We made love—always soft and slow. Now when I picture us in bed together, she is bound and gagged. That way, she won’t be able to stop all the sadistic shit that comes to mind. I’ve become one of those men I swore to never be! All because of her. I want her to beg me. I want her to bleed for me. I want her to love me. But I’m not stupid. None of those things will come willingly. I’m gonna have to take them. And I have no problem with that. She made me who I am today, after all. She continues to stand there like a deer in headlights. I give her a threatening smile but reach out to tuck her hair behind her ear in an innocent gesture when what I really wanna do is slap that look of surprise off her face. Her body physically shakes. “Hello, Bunny. Miss me?” Author Bio Shantel is a Texas born woman who now lives in Tulsa, Oklahoma with her high school sweetheart, who is a wonderful, supportive husband and their two daughters. She loves to spend time cuddled up on the couch with a good book. She considers herself extremely lucky to do what she does while getting to work from home. Going to concerts and the movies are just a few of her favorite things to do. She hates coffee but loves wine. She and her husband are both huge football fans, college and NFL. And she has to feed her high heel addiction by shopping for shoes weekly. Although she has a passion to write, her family is most important to her. She loves spending evenings at home with her husband and daughters, along with their cat and dog. Author Links FACEBOOK PAGE FACEBOOK GROUP BOOKBUB INSTAGRAM AMAZON PINTEREST NEWSLETTER GOODREADS TWITTER WEBSITE My Review: I received an ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review. I never read Shantel's works before. This was a very dark, and violent story. Our main characters Avery and Presleigh were once a couple 11 years prior to when our story begins. When Avery learns his former love of his life is in trouble. He plans to kidnap her and keep her as his slave. Although there was alot of hard scenes to read about. I did enjoy the story and seeing the former flames possibly reconnect after being apart for 11 years. If you don’t mind some of the subject matter and like dark stories this might be for you. I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future. 4/5 stars Happy Reading, Ashley

Slaughter by Shantel Tessier

Slaughter by Shantel Tessier
Released: October 23rd, 2018
Publisher:
Page Amount: 363, kindle edition 
 Source: Publisher
*Slaughter is a dark romance
*Contains disturbing scenes 
*Violent sexual situations


"My name is Avery Decker, and my story isn’t for the faint of heart. It is about revenge and hatred, misery and violence. I wasn’t always this way even though it was in my blood. I grew up happy and in love with my best friend until she betrayed me and walked away. After that, I fell into the deep, dark world I was meant for. 

Presleigh Clarke's actions turned me into the ruthless man I am today. Too bad for her, I believe people should pay for the things they have done. The more painful and messy, the better. I get off on making people bleed. It feeds my inner demon, and right now, he is starving. She crossed me once, so now she’ll know what it’s like to fear me. But not all stories end the way you think they will … mine certainly didn’t. "
-Information from Goodreads.com 

My Review:

I received an ARC ebook in exchange for an honest review. I never read Shantel's works before. This was a very dark, and violent story. Our main characters Avery and Presleigh were once a couple 11 years prior to when our story begins. When Avery learns his former love of his life is in trouble. He plans to kidnap her and keep her as his slave. Although there was alot of hard scenes to read about. I did enjoy the story and seeing the former flames possibly reconnect after being apart for 11 years. If you don’t mind some of the subject matter and like dark stories this might be for you. I will definitely be reading more from this author in the future. 4/5 stars Happy Reading, Ashley

September Wrap Up 2018

September Wrap Up 2018

I managed to read 8 books in the month of September!! I feel so happy seeing that number. Even with working the last half of the month I still managed to read some reading done! I finished up a trilogy.

Here is the list of books I read in September 2018:

1. The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts 5/5 stars

I am sad to see this trilogy come to an end. I loved it!!

2. Seeing Red by Sandra Brown 5/5 stars

3. Love&Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch 5/5 stars

4. Perversion by T.M. Frazier 5/5 stars

5.Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris 3/5 stars

6. The Barefoot Wedding by Lucy Kevin 5/5 stars

7. A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon 4/5 stars

8.Twilight Director's Notebook: The Story of How We Made the Movie Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer by Catherine Hardwicke 5/5 stars

That is a wrap on September!! I cannot wait to hear what books you all read in September. Please let me know in the comments down below!!

Happy Reading, Ashley 

The Barefoot Wedding by Lucy Kevin

The Barefoot Wedding by Lucy Kevin

Released: September 12th, 2018
Publisher: Oak Press,LLC
Page Amount: 93 pages, Kindle Edition
Series: Married In Malibu, Book Three
Source: Publisher

"As the head of security for Married in Malibu, Travis Houston is absolutely certain that no one will ever get into one of their celebrity beachfront weddings without an invitation, especially the paparazzi. But though he’s a master of keeping his clients safe, he can’t say the same for keeping his own heart safe. Especially when Amy Woodford shows up from out of the blue and completely takes his breath away. 

Three years ago, Amy went halfway across the country to try to escape heartbreak. But when her best friend’s wedding brings her to Married in Malibu, she’s suddenly face to face with the man she once loved with all her heart. 

Love is always in the air at the beach in Malibu, and this summer is no exception as Travis and Amy can’t help but fall for each other all over again. But will Amy’s unconditional love be enough for Travis to believe that he could be good enough to transcend the pain from his past and give her his entire heart? "

Lucy Kevin is the sweet pen-name of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Bella Andre (who writes the #1 bestselling series about The Sullivans). Lucy Kevin books are fun, flirty and romantic―without the steamy scenes. THE BAREFOOT WEDDING is the third book in the fun and romantic “Married in Malibu” series — a spinoff of Lucy Kevin’s New York Times bestselling “Four Weddings and a Fiasco” series. 
-Information from Goodreads.com


My Review:

I received this exchange for an honest review. In this installment of the series we meet Amy and Travis. They had a sorta relationship three years ago.... Amy returns to the West Coast for her best friend's wedding. Will she end up getting a happily ever after herself? I adored this story. I got teareyed in parts. So glad I was able to read and review this lovely story. 5/5 stars Happy Reading, Ashley

Perversion by T.M. Frazier

Perversion by T.M. Frazier
Released: September 25th 2018
Publisher: Frazier Publishing
Series:  Perversion, Book One
Page Amount:  167, Kindle Edition
Source: Publicist


USA Today bestselling author of the King Series, T.M. Frazier, brings you an all-new trilogy with a sexy anti-hero you're going to love to hate, and a ballsy heroine with more up her sleeve than just tricks.

"Love is supposed to be a fairy tale.
Ours is a death wish.

I'm the executioner for the Bedlam Brotherhood. 
She's a con artist working for my greatest enemy. 

I use her. 
She manipulates me.

We find ourselves on opposite sides of a bloody war. 

My heart and head tell me I have to stay away. 
My lust for her doesn't give a sh*t. 

Nothings fair in love and gang war. "
-Information from Goodreads.com



My Review:
I received an ebook ARC of Perversion to help with the book excerpt and to give my honest review on the book. I have loved all of Tracey's previous works. Perversion was a fast paced heart wrecking novel.I am super excited for books 2 and 3. Tracey always brings it!! If you have enjoyed her previous novels you will love Perversion......

By the way that ending.....TRACEY!!!  WHY????? I need book 2 RIGHT NOW!!!!

Grim is now my new favorite book boyfriend. Emma Jean Parish aka Tricks is an awesome lead female character.

I love the appearance of another character from her King series.

I give this book 5/6 stars!!!

Happy Reading, Ashley