The Huntress by Dorothy McFalls

My rating: 3 of 5 stars


From the cover: Blond, beautiful bounty hunter Vega Brookes is on the hunt for her latest skip trace. Her prey, ex-special forces officer Grayson Walker, is ruthless, a killer. She shouldn't feel attracted to him. Even so, the closer she gets to finding Grayson, the louder her instincts shout that things are not what they seem.

It's only murder...
Grayson Walker is dangerous...and determined. Someone is killing those closest to him, and he's desperate to find out why. When a firecracker of a bounty hunter comes close to capturing him, he fights back and ends up shooting her. Yet not even a gunshot wound can cool the sparks that fly between them whenever they're together. Soon, his life turns into a deadly race to earn Vega's trust, track down a killer, and avoid falling in love.

The Huntress was a decent read about a bounty hunter named Vega. She is tough as nails and gets assigned to one of the nations hardest cases. No other bounty hunter has even came close to catching Grayson Walker, except Vega. Vega and Grayson have an immediate connection. Grayson is good at giving Vega the slip but Vega is just as good at finding him again. It's turns into a tale where Vega starts to believe Grayson's innocence and she tries to help him gain his freedom. This story was entertaining but a bit predictable.



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Kissed in Paris by Juliette Sobanet

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


From the cover: When 29-year-old event planner Chloe Turner wakes up penniless and without a passport in the Plaza Athénée Hotel in Paris, she only has a few fleeting memories of Claude, the suave French man who convinced her to have that extra glass of wine before taking all of her possessions and slipping out the door. As the overly organized, go-to gal for her three drama queen younger sisters, her anxiety-ridden father, and her needy clients, Chloe is normally prepared for every disaster that comes her way. But with her wedding to her straight-laced, lawyer fiancé back in DC only days away and a French con-man on the loose with her engagement ring, this is one catastrophe she never could have planned for.

As Chloe tries to figure out a way home, she runs into an even bigger problem—the police are after her due to suspicious activity now tied to her bank account. Chloe's only hope at retrieving her passport and clearing her name lies in the hands of a rugged, undercover agent named Julien who has a few secrets of his own. As Chloe follows this mysterious, and—although she doesn't want to admit it—sexy French man on a wild chase through the sun-kissed countryside of France, she discovers a magical world she never knew existed and has to decide if the perfectly ordered life she’s built for herself back home is really what she wants after all.

Kissed in Paris is another great book by author Juliette Sobanet. Chloe is a straight-up character that has a hard time relaxing. She's all business. When she's conned by a French man a handsome secret agent, Julien, believes she is innocent. He offers to help her regain her passport and clear her name. There are so many tension filled, funny moments as Chloe and Julien race across France to recover her stolen goods. Chloe knows that Julien is keeping information from her, but that doesn't stop her from falling for him; even though she has a fiance waiting for her at home. I loved the care-free attitude that Julien had in the book. It's a great story and I can't wait to read more by this author. Plus we get a brief glimpse of Charlotte and Luc, and what has happened since their story ended.



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Sleeping with Paris by Juliette Sobanet
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

From the cover: Charlotte Summers is a sassy, young French teacher who is two days away from moving to Paris with the love of her life and from fulfilling her dream of studying at the prestigious Sorbonne University in France. But when she discovers her fiancé’s online dating profile and has a little chat with the busty red-head he’s been sleeping with on the side, she gives up on committed relationships altogether and decides to navigate Paris on her own.

Determined to stop other women from finding themselves in her shoes, Charlotte creates an anonymous blog on how to date like a man in the City of Love—that is, how to jump from bed to bed without ever falling in love. But, with a slew of Parisian men beating down her door, a hot new neighbor who feeds her chocolate in bed, and an appearance by her sleazy ex-fiancé, she isn’t so sure she can keep her promise to remain commitment-free.

And, when Charlotte agrees to write an article for a popular women’s magazine about her Parisian dating adventures—or disasters, rather—will she risk losing the one man who’s swept her off her feet and her dream job in one fell swoop?


I thought Sleeping with Paris was great! I've been reading a lot of urban fantasy and paranormal books lately and I really wanted to read something fun, and light. So when I found this kindle book for only $2.99 I had to buy it.

The story starts out a little emotional, Charlotte finds out her fiance has been cheating on her, but Charlotte quickly meets Luc when she moves to Paris. That's when the story really gets good. Charlotte is determined to "date like a man" rather than be worried about the normal female "emotional ties" to a relationship. She starts a blog to broadcast her adventures and offer advice to other women who have been hurt by cheating men. Charlotte meets some great friends and has a blast in Paris until it gets to be too much, and she realizes she is developing feelings for Luc. When she flies home for a friend's wedding she is faced with her ex-fiance and the woman that ruined their relationship.

This book is a fast-paced, fun read. The story was entertaining and it was the perfect book to ease my paranormal slump!

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Gabriel's Rapture by Sylvain Reynard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

From the cover: Professor Gabriel Emerson has embarked on a passionate, yet clandestine affair with his former student, Julia Mitchell.

Sequestered on a romantic holiday in Italy, he tutors her in the sensual delights of the body and the rapture of sex. But when they return, their happiness is threatened by conspiring students, academic politics, and a jealous ex-lover.

When Gabriel is confronted by the university administration, will he be forced to share Dante’s fate? Or will he fight to keep Julia, his Beatrice, forever?

BEST SEQUEL EVER! I loved this book. It's everything I wanted. Julia and Gabriel are confronted about their unprofessional relationship by the university and they are forced apart. I was so heartbroken over this book! It was a fantastic story, and I loved the ending. Please, please, please Miss Reynard give us a third book!

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Gabriel's Inferno by Sylvain Reynard
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

From the cover: Enigmatic and sexy, Professor Gabriel Emerson is a well respected Dante specialist by day, but by night he devotes himself to an uninhibited life of pleasure. He uses his notorious good looks and sophisticated charm to gratify his every whim, but is secretly tortured by his dark past and consumed by the profound belief that he is beyond all hope of redemption.

When the sweet and innocent Julia Mitchell enrolls as his graduate student, his attraction and mysterious connection to her not only jeopardizes his career, but sends him on a journey in which his past and his present collide.

I absolutely loved this book! Julia is such a sweet, innocent, naive character. Gabriel is her professor that she has been in love with since they first met when she was 17. Unfortunately Gabriel does not remember her. He starts off as a cold, closed-off character until he realizes who Julia truly is. Once their past is confronted he will do anything he can to convince Julia to give him a chace. This book was fantastic. I loved the story, and the characters. I loved all the references throughout the book. Everytime I came to a song I wasn't familiar with I would look it up and listen to it. Sylvain Reynard is a great author and I cannot wait to read more about Julia and Gabriel!!

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Hounded by Kevin Hearne
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

From the cover: Atticus O’Sullivan, last of the Druids, lives peacefully in Arizona, running an occult bookshop and shape-shifting in his spare time to hunt with his Irish wolfhound. His neighbors and customers think that this handsome, tattooed Irish dude is about twenty-one years old—when in actuality, he’s twenty-one centuries old. Not to mention: He draws his power from the earth, possesses a sharp wit, and wields an even sharper magical sword known as Fragarach, the Answerer.

Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. Now the determined deity has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power—plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, his vampire and werewolf team of attorneys, a sexy bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good old-fashioned luck of the Irish—to kick some Celtic arse and deliver himself from evil.


Atticus is an extremely entertaining character. He's 2000+ years old and he has seen it all. He's a very down-to-earth, fun person. He has a trusty wolfhound, Oberon, that provides plenty of comic dialogue. This story covers pretty much every religion's gods or goddesses, or higher being. Even though Atticus seems to have pretty bad luck in this story he's badass enough to deal with whatever comes his way!

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Pieces of Eight by Melissa Wright
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

From the cover: After revealing her own dark past, Frey is forced to join with a group of strangers whose pasts seem to intertwine with her own. She struggles to regain her memories, her full power, only to find there is more danger on the other side. And now, there is no turning back.

Finally we get some answers. Pieces of Eight was much more entertaining than the first book in this series. We are finding out about Frey's past and watching her try to reconcile her two very different lives. While we are still left out of some pretty important details, mainly because Frey blacks out everytime the story gets really interesting, I am satisfied with what has happened so far. The only big question I would love to have answered is about Chevelle. I am dying to know where he fits in with Frey's past life!

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Frey by Melissa Wright
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

From the cover: Unaware she's been bound from using magic, Frey leads a small, miserable life in the village where she's sent after the death of her mother. But a tiny spark starts a fury of changes and she finds hersef running from everything she's ever known.

Hunted by council for practicing dark magic, she is certain she's been wrongfully accused. She flees, and is forced to rely on strangers for protection. But the farther she strays from home, the more her magic and forgotten memories return and she begins to suspect all is not as it seems.

Frey was a unique story that I sort of enjoyed. I say "sort of" because for the majority of the book I was frustrated with the main character. She's naive and clueless. The story can be extremely confusing because Frey is left in the dark about pretty much everthing, which means the reader is also left out of all the important information. I would get so frustrated with Frey while reading because even though her life was turned upside down and she found herself on this journey with pretty much complete strangers she never questioned anything. None the less I could not stop reading because I had to know what happened. In the end I enjoyed the book, even though there are lots of unresolved issues, and I immediately began book two.

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