The Wild Side ( The Wild Side #1) – R. K. Lilley

 

Book Description

 

ARE YOU READY TO TAKE A WALK? 

Alasdair Masters is in a rut.  He just hit forty, has been nearly celibate for the past year, and his life has turned into a daily sequence of lonely patterns that revolve around avoiding human contact.   

His tidy life is turned on its head when a hot young blonde at the gym that’s been pseudo-stalking him decides to rock his world.  A very young blonde.  Way, way too young for him.  The problem is, he can’t seem to tell her no, and she just keeps coming back for more. 

It doesn’t help that he’s ninety percent sure she’s a criminal, and still, he can’t seem to turn her down.  What is a dull introvert to do when a chaotic cyclone that oozes sexuality comes twisting into his life?     

At first, he thinks she’ll give him a heart attack, but after his twenty-year marriage ended a year ago, he’s been a little lost, and when she comes crashing into his life, he realizes that he’s never felt more alive. 

Is a walk on the wild side just what he needs to get his on track or a disaster in the making?  Is it possible for someone that much younger to be just what he needs, or is she a fortune hunter, as everyone keeps telling him?  Is it his hormones telling him that the mysterious younger woman is the one, or could it be more?

Divas Thoughts

Now, this book was a wonderful change of scenery. A 40 year old rich guy living a depressing life falls for a mysteriousyoung woman. The attraction they felt towards one another was there from the very beginning, but Alasdair ( also called Dair ) had a small issue with their age difference and that kept him from jumping Iris´s throat from the start.

Thankfully, Iris was 24 but Dair still wasn´t green knowing he was so much older. They somehow start a crazy, easy relationship and both live good with their time together.

I LOVED THIS STORY!

( besides the fact that it was short.*sniffle* )

That alone wouldn´t have made this story so great. What made this story unforgettable for me was the fact that even I couldn´t find out what Iris´s problem was.

Iris was a character I enjoyed alot. She had it all. Iris was beautiful with her almost white blonde hair and well built body ( she was the ultimate bomb of a woman ). But it wasn´t just that. For a 24 year old..she had a carefree way of living. Her attitude towards problems or odd situations made me love her. If she were a real person I´d want to be around her. Outgoing and upfront.

The one and only thing that drove me mad was that Iris was too good to be true! A total suspicious woman who gave nothing away. Her past, her present, even her future…..all a mystery. I wanted to know where she was going and what she was doing while away from Dair. I wanted to know about who she really was. Every damn time Dair asked something about her past or even asked about a job she ditched the subject perfectly. How frustrating and exciting for a reader!

Alasdair was also a mighty fine piece of character. He was 40 ( which is, in my opinion, a sexy as hell age) who went through a slightly hard time with his ex-wife and his loneliness. Uuhm…I would have helped him out in a heartbeat * cough cough* ( I know that was TMI….but cut me some slack! He was sexy, OKAY? Lol) His whole neat little world was turned upside down when little Iris popped into the picture. He started living even if their age difference bugged him.

I personally thought a 24 year old dating a 40 year old wasn´t a huge problem. If everything fits then why not?

The romance in this book was also a mystery ( in a good way). I knew Dair was falling hard for Iris…and that Iris was attracted to Dair, but there was something missing. The connection was there, the sex was more than present….but what about the stuff that seals the deal of a relationship? There are more installments to this series so my guess is that I might find out what Iris´s deal is ( d´uh, to myself ). There are to many questions that need answers and the suspicion is nearly unbearable.

The end is what killed me. How could a book end that way? I never found out who Iris really was? With her beieng all mysterious….and with that god-awful ending….I felt like someone dumped water over my head. Don´t get me wrong….the end ( I prefer to call it „ The Nasty Cliffhanger“) was great, I just wanted the story to never stop.

Would I recommend this book?

YES! To any R. K. Lilley fan and to anyone who loves a good mystery romance with hot sex scenes. I would definitely recommend this book.

Would I re-read this book?

Yes!

The Divas are giving The Wild Side ( The Wild Side #1) by R. K. Lilley 4 out of 5 champagne glasses.

This book can be purchased on Amazon

 

Dirty Angels ( Dirty Angels #1) – Karina Halle

Book Description

**warning: this book contains situations which might be triggers for some people. Please see the bottom of this description to see if this is the kind of book that you’ll love or piss you off**

For Luisa Chavez, a twenty-three year old former beauty queen, a better life has always been just out of her reach. Sure, she’s had men at her feet since she was a young teenager but she’s never had the one thing she’s craved – security. Having grown up in near poverty, her waitressing job in Cabo San Lucas can barely let her take care of herself, let alone her ailing parents. Every day is another unwanted advance, every day is a struggle to survive.

When Salvador Reyes, the depraved leader of a major Mexican cartel, takes an interest in her, Luisa is presented with an opportunity she can’t afford to pass up. She’ll become Salvador’s wife and exchange her freedom and body for a life of riches – riches she can bestow upon her deserving parents. But Luisa quickly finds out that even the finest wines and jewels can’t undo the ugliness in her marriage, nor the never-ending violence that threatens her every move.

Soon, Luisa is looking for an escape, a way out of the carefully controlled life she’s leading. She finally gets her wish in the worst way possible.

As it is, being the wife of Salvador makes her an ideal target for rival cartels and there’s one particular man who needs Luisa as part of his cartel’s expansion. One particular man whose quest for power has destroyed lives, slit throats and gotten him out of an American prison. One particular man who will stop at nothing until he gets what he wants.

That man is Javier Bernal. And he wants Luisa. He wants to take her, keep her, ruin her.

Unless she ruins him first.

***WARNING*** This book deals with drug cartels and as such it contains a lot of sex and violence and some violent sex. It can get pretty ugly, pretty dark and pretty crazy. There is drug use, abuse, a bit of torture and dubious consent. The hero is not a hero and the villains…well, they’re even worse. If this sort of thing bothers you, PLEASE DO NOT READ IT. This ain’t no cupcake farting unicorn kind of book. If you are even a bit squeamish about violence, brutality and rape, this is your warning to stay away from a book that you certainly will not like (and why read books that you know you won’t like?)***

***While this is a spin-off of The Artists Trilogy, prior knowledge of the books is not needed. DIRTY ANGELS is the first in a trilogy, however each book can standalone and follows or introduces different characters***

Divas Thoughts

Just the book I was waiting for! Dirty Angels by Karina Halle is 100% exciting. I had such a fabulous time reading about the mexican cartel and their torturous ways, and I even loved the really fantastic twisted lovestory.

Yes, there were alot of things that would definitely disturb many readers ( such as the brutal torture, all the blood, language, etc…) but let´s be honest here for a moment: You cannot take a mexican drug lord serious if he wears a a mint colored suit and acts like Mother Theresa. I´m not friends with any drug lords from the mexican cartel ( not that I know of ) but I´m sure they´re supposed to be THE most feared people alive ( them and the Russian Mafia ). The author did a splendid job in making me never want to visit Mexico ever again. Lol

There was a lot of detail in this book (which I appreciated). No matter if it was the scenery, the characters, the torture….the vivid images were there. Some were fabulous and some were utterly gruesome. I just loved it.

Characters:

Javier ( hero ) was one cool SOB. I swear…even if he wasn´t displayed as the most beautiful male alive, he was sexy as hell. The way he treated Luisa was twisted but oh soooo good. * sigh *

Luisa ( heroine ) was a tough cookie. Unbelievable things happened to her, yet she was still determined to fight. Her life starts off shitty then turns into hell. Could Luisa´s life get any worse? Of course. And that´s what happened.

I don´t want to give anything away from the story because it´s really worth the read.

If you´re into captivating, brutal, twisted, bloody, abusive, dark lovestories, then you´ll love this one.

The Divas are giving Dirty Angels, by Karina Halle, 5 out of 5 champagne glasses.

 

Beautiful Ink ( Forever Inked #1) – Nicole Reed

Book Description

Family.

I have tattooed that single word on more skin than I care to count. It elicits powerful thoughts and emotions for most people. 
Loving. Caring. 
Supportive. Togetherness. 
Forever.

But not for me. The word family means so much more. 
Vicious. Harmful. 
Dangerous. Corrupt. 
Deadly.

You can’t run forever from the ones who love you.



NOTE: This novel is not a cliffhanger and can be read as a standalone.

WARNING: This book is real, beautifully raw, and not for the faint of heart. It is the story of a young girl’s loss of innocence while growing up around a motorcycle club. It is not suitable for children under the age of seventeen due to language, sexual content, and intense subject matter. Based on true events

Divas Thoughts

What an outstanding read! I can´t get over the fact that this book totally blew my mind. Beautiful Ink was more than I expected and definitely more than I could ask for. It´s very simple:

You take a young pretty girl…add some bad-ass bikers, and mix that up with fear, angst, love, hate, confusion, desperation and compassion….and VOILÀ! You got yourself a perfect book.

Seriously…..how could I not fall in love with this horribly brutal yet artistically beautiful story? I´ve read my fair share of MC books and I was only half pleased because there was always something missing, or I would visualize toothless MC members with glittery leather cuts. Authors tend to try too hard to pull off serious, mean as shit, biker bastards and never achieve that level because they are….sweet. Well, not this book/author. Beautiful Ink makes you fear what MC´s are actually capable of. Betrayal? Ha! You´re dead. Look at someone´s wife? HAHA! You see the carrots grow from beneath. Did I forget to mention the murders in this book?

Helen is born into a life she never wanted. After she witnessed events that shattered her young life she wanted nothing more than to run far away from the danger surrounding her. As the horrible events add up really fast Helen decides it´s time to run.

But can she just leave the one person who always protected her? Is Hold reason enough for Helen to stay and torture herself with a life she doesn´t want?

Questions after questions….Hmm…I´d say that one part of the book really had my stomache in knots because I could actually feel Helen´s fear and her pain. But I also felt for Hold, her life long friend who was always there by her side. Even when his own life changed for the worst…I could still see the good in him.

When Helen ran from her old life, she also ran FOR her life. You just don´t say you don´t want to be apart of a MC anymore. Blood in – or Blood out. Once you´re marked, that´s it, babe…Enjoy!

But Helen did it and made something out of her life despite what was after her. Ink was what saved her sanity and ink became her passion.

What happens after she ran away is for you to find out. 🙂 There is so much going on that you want to jump into the story and either beat the shit out of some characters, or you want to fall hopelessly in love with them.

You can tell that each character was carefully colored out and created to make a reader easly visualize them. I loved the guys at Screaming Ink, I wanted Vin to love me like he loved Helen/ Keller, and I totally loved Hold ( even if he was on the wrong side )

Another great thing about this book is the detail on tattoos. Holy cow! I have a good number of tattoos myself so I know the drill. From taking a machine apart to explaining each step before, while, and after getting a tattoo were 100% on the spot! ( how I love it when authors go into accurate detail )

You just don´t get more angst and other God-awful emotions than in this book. You feel it all and you will feel bad for not helping any one of them out! You will cry and you will root for the characters!

Perfect story!

Would I recommend this book?

• Fuck YEAH!

Would I re-read this book?

• I most definitely will! I´m even buying the paperback because a Kindle copy isn´t enough! The story and cover should be on my bookshelf!

 

The Divas are giving Beautiful Ink ( #1 ) by Nicole Reed 5 out of 5 inked champagne glasses!!

This book can be purchased through Amazon

 

To Serve Is Divine ( Divine Trilogy #1 ) – R. E. Hargrave

Book Description

***Contains explicit sexual content (including multiple partners and gender pairings) and mature situations which could be trigger-inducing for some readers.***

Catherine O’Chancey is a reserved, demure, and graceful submissive. All traits she trained hard to enhance when she discovered the world of Dominance and submission in college. In an attempt to start fresh after the unexpected death of her last Dom, Catherine moves to Dallas, TX to escape the shroud of darkness he left behind in her life. She has tried to fight the need that resides deep within her to submit, but finally has to admit she can’t for it is not a choice, but part of who she truly is. After months of mental preparation, she ventures back into the lifestyle by attending a coveted open-night event at Dungeons and Dreams, an exclusive BDSM club.

Is it fate or coincidence that Catherine garners the attention of one of the club’s board members who happens to be on the hunt for the perfect sub – a partner who enjoys receiving pain and pleasure as much as he enjoys doling it out?

Jayden Masterson is many things: a firm Dom, a shrewd businessman, and a gentleman. What he isn’t, is someone who partakes in relationships outside of contractual ones with his multiple, un-collared, regular submissives. While he likes rough sex, he is not an animal, and can find pleasure only if it is consensual. What his harem is missing is a pain slut; could there be one in his future?

Upon meeting Catherine, Jayden feels an instantaneous spark inside him that has him wanting to know not just her body, but her mind. He wants to unravel her mysteries and discover her secrets. Through pain can they find the pleasure they seek? Can part-time pain lovers find full-time fulfillment when it’s not in their contract?

Divas Thoughts

 

Let´s make this short and easy. I didn´t like this book. It was everything I hoped it wouldn´t be.
A while back, an author recommended this book to me, telling me: ” Girl, this book is hotter than FUCK!”. Well, Fuck was the right word to describe this novel. But after I finished reading my only thought was ” WHAT the FUCK was that all about?”
I have no doubt the author thought this novel was going to become an enjoyable, sexy read. I can´t say I enjoyed half of it because of the emotionless characters and the strong, yet very detailed, Dom/Sub scenes. I´m not going to call those sex scenes because they rarely had sex. It was just your typical Master / Slave relationship.
OH WAIT! No no no no. Let me start on the story before I get to the steamy scenes.

Catherine ( or also Erin, which I consider 2 different names. Not a nickname ) was a broken sub standing infront of an exclusive club to gain access to the scene again. While standing outside in line, a man ( Jayden , aka: the Dom ) walks past her and makes sure she has access. Once in the club she takes a look around, searching for the hottie who let her in.

Now, I was okay with everything up until that point. Jayden found Catherine and his first words to her were:

” Follow me, slut. I want to see you come.”

Jeez, what a way to be greated. Pfft. Call me old fashion, but a good ol´ ” hey” or ” Hi ” or even a ” Good evening ” wouldn´t have hurt, right? I can see how this scene was meant to be raw, 100% sex dripping and all, but no woman should agree to go with a beautiful stranger if he calls her a slut. Am I missing something here? * confused * Has the term ” slut ” become a sensual word? * even more confused *. Just think for a second here: What would a guy say if a woman would call him ” motherfucker” as an endearment? Something to think about. Lol I know at least one guy who would yell ” What the fuck has gotten into you, woman?”

Anyways….Jayden can sense that Catherine is the perfect sub for him. Gosh, poor fellow, he´s had no luck with other subs at all before. All kind of disliked the stuff he enjoyed to do. Pain play wasn´t welcomed by others BUT Catherine had something that told him she could satisfy his needs.
So, both start to play and something is off. Although Catherine comes close to perfection with her submission, their playing doesn´t give Jayden the joy it should have. No, it gives him more.
Will Catherine be able to give Jayden access to her complete body and mind? Will she allow him to ” use ” her, crossing over her hard limits?
Okay….here´s the deal:

Some BDSM stories are sooooo good they even turn ME on. This one turned me off, left me dry, etc. Let´s do a list on what a reader gets out of this novel regarding the Dom / Sub scenes:

– dog play
– prepared pony play ( that seems to be in the works )
– M/M/F
– humiliation
– another round of HUMILIATION
– absolute slavery ( but still being decent about it, because it´s just play…uuuh huh )
– pain practice
and so much more.

I´m not prude at all. But pony play isn´t my thing, so reading about it makes me question why people don´t just buy themselves a horse to train. Fetching an object while both of your holes are stuffed with balls and crawling on the floor isn´t something I even find kinky. What I also didn´t appreciate reading about was how Jayden wanted to know EVERYTHING. He wanted to know about every little secret Catherine had. He even made her write a journal and present it to him when they had their dates.He wanted full control, he got it. He even wanted Catherine to see a Dom pal of his ( who was a therapist ) so that Catherine would over-come her fears and maybe….MAYBE reconsider her hard limits. Aaah, so that´s how it works. I see.
So, if my husband wants to invite 300 people to our house and party like teenagers, and he knows that that´s my hard limit ( meaning NO ) then it would be okay if he called a therapist to convince me that my husbands idea is great? ( dear Lord )

Another part disturbed me to no end was….(Oh God…I´m even having a hard time thinking about it) comparing freshly spanked ass cheeks with fresh salmon. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Do not use fish if you want to describe the color of a whipped ass.
* screaming around the house holding my eyes shut banging my head against the wall to get rid of the visual, desperately thinking about my retirement on the Bora Bora Islands*
Do not….I repeat….DO NOT EVER use fish in a sex scene. That´s dusgusting. Now I may never be able to eat fresh salmon ever again without thinking about ass cheeks.

I might never calm down over that little fact.

What I also found odd was how Catherine always talked in the third person when she was around Jayden. For example:
” Master, this girl has to pee.” ( that was not the exact dialogue from the book, but something like that was in there ). So instead of saying: ” I need to pee” she spoke like a good little sub. How exhausting!!

The writing style from the author was way off key from the story, or even the dialogue. It just didn´t match. Catherine was an Irish girl, but other than her red hair/green eyes and the ocassional ” Aye, Sir ” …I didn´t see any irish. Jayden was a Dom. But not just any Dom. He had the power over Catherine, or Erin, and Micah ( the guy he also dominated inbetween) and Samantha ( what her role was is still a mystery to me)

The end was a total cliffhanger. And I have no desire to continue the story. So…..I´ll never find out how it will end.

This book had a great start and went downhill after 7%. I tried really hard to see any beauty of the kink world in this book and came up with nothing.
And to make things clear…I do not have any insight on the lifestyle per se, but I do know what I like and don´t like. And comparing fish to sexual body parts is a NO GO! Plus I find nothing sexy about Catherine´s submission because it was ( in my opinion ) a poor excuse of a play-slave who was horny.
Would I recommend this book?
No.

Would I re-read this book?
No

The Divas are giving To Serve Is Divine by R. E. Hargrave 1 out of 5 champagne glasses.

Knight & Play ( book # 1) – Kitty French

*I purchased this book for my own enjoyment*

My first thought after I ended Knight & Play ( book # 1) by Kitty French, was: “NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!”. In all honesty, how could this book be so short and why did it have to end with a deadly cliffhanger?!

Of course, I´m not blind…I saw how big the book was before I started to read. I knew this book wouldn´t take me 5 nights to read. So, why was I surprised when I finished reading? Because I was far to excited! I wanted more from these characters! More from the authors writing style.

I loved this book! The story was something new ( well….at least it was new for me…) and just perfect!

The plot was great! The fact that the author chose to let this story take place in good old England and NORWAY (!!) was fantastic! Hardly anyone knows about Norway and the idea to make it just as romantic, majestic, and truthfully beautiful ( it is really beautiful up there..just say´n..) made my day.

Sophie is a young, beautiful woman with everything a woman can ask for at her age. But everything doesn´t include happiness. She hates working for her sleezeball boss, and she sees her , once happy marriage, chrushing to pieces before her eyes. While Sophie´s husband goes on a long ” important” business trip ( and screws around ) she starts applying for jobs. And what do ya know……Sophie Black gets a job as Mr. Lucien Knight´s PA!! And she´s in for a huge surprise! The sexy looking Lucien turns her emotional household upside down and makes her doubt her whole life!

CEO of Knight Inc. Lucien has the looks, the money and and sexy ass attitude to take over anything and anyone he pleases.( on a side note: that guy rules the damn sex industry!!!! * wipe sweat off forehead!* And when damsel in distress walks into his office to apply for the PA job, he´s taken away by her shyness, boldness and desperation and determination. Lucien knows Sophie has what it takes to be his PA, but he also sees a mission in the young woman and wants two things.
Justice and to make Sophie find her true self! But for what does a man want justice for when he has nothing to do with Sophie and her life?…This is the part where I tell you to buy the book!!!

Sophie kind of knows her husband is cheating on her, so she decides to go with the flow and have a little fun herself. She has fun, she has AMAZING sex, and she notices some massive changes in her life.

I´m telling you guys…this book is it! The story was catchy, captivating, spicy, heavenly and sexy as hell! The sexual ride Sophie goes through is one hell of a ride, if you ask me! That woman gets introduced to the sex world by the hands of Lucien..and boy does he make even the dirtiest thought sensual in a way you couldn´t imagine!
Even if this book was way to short….there was enough sex in it to make anyone horny and happy!

I got to see a semi-prude Sophie learn the ways of sexual fulfillment and I also got to meet one of the best book boyfriends ever!! Lucien Knight! ( Jeez, what a sexy name!)
But what happens when the dream ends and everyone has to return to their normal lives? How does that work?

That´s for me to know and for you to find out.lol…..All i can say is that the end will surprise you and will piss you off! I was so mad. ( in a good way mad…) The cliffhanger the author left me with was bad! How could she do that? I hate cliffhangers! This book was one of the worst ones. You know the kind that really makes you want to know how the story continues? That kind of cliffhanger! I was desperate. I still am!!!!!! ( Yes, I´m shouting out of pure frustration..lol)

Knight & Play is a beautiful lovestory with a sexy side effect that will make you fall in love from the beginning until the very end!

Would I recommend this book?
– TOTALLY!! To absolutely ANYONE who loves fab written stories with good sex!

Would I re-read this book?
-you can bet your arse I would! lol

And that is why the Divas are giving Knight & Play by Kitty French 5 out of 5 champagne glasses!

MUST READS from the Divas!

Ladies and Gent´s……

May we present…..OUR list of our favorite must reads this year! Okay okay….the year is not nearly over….but what the hell…:-) we have so many favorite books…we´ll have to make a few lists..lol

NOTE: All of these books have been reviewed by the Divas Book Blog and are kind of MANDATORY for all who love romance, erotica, mature adult 18+, and of course YA / NA twisted love stories that never seemed to let anyone have any rest until the story is over!

The List of all the heart breaking, devastatingly, truly gut twisting, AWESOME, fun, totally enjoyable, super steaming hot sexy books:

Midnight Caller – NJ Cole

Dangerous To Know & Love – Jane Harvey-Berrick

Taken By You – Carlie Sexton

Eyes Wide Open – Raine Miller

Come Undone – Jessica Hawkins

Come Alive – Jessica Hawkins

Epilogue – CJ Roberts

This Man – Jodi Ellen Malpas

Breaking – Claire Kent

Love Love – Beth Michele

Down London Road – Samantha Young

Lick – Kylie Scott

Not Your Average Joe – Nell Carson

Complete Me – J. Kenner

Inevitable – Angela Graham

Taken By Him – Red Garnier

Entwined With You – Sylvia Day

Jack Stone Wild Justice – Vivien Sparx

Close-Up And Personal – JS. Taylor

Progress – Amy Queau

There´s more to come……so be on the look-out, y´all!

xoxo