No Souvenirs by K.A. Mitchell

 No Souvenirs (Florida Books, #3)
Grade-A
Hotness Level-inferno
Kink Level-No kink
Series-Florida Books #3
Reviewed by Kate

Jae Sun Kim is an emotionless trauma surgeon who goes on a dive trip where he meets dive master Shane McCormack. Shane, a commitment-phobe, has flitted his way from one job to another after nine years of college. Like all polar opposites, they are attracted to each other. A vacation fling seems right to Kim, and since Shame is planning on moving onto the next job after this dive trip, he’s all for it too. Hotness ensues, much hotness. Often. I really enjoyed their story on the dive trip. And then it got so, so, so much better. And did I mention…hot.

Other notes:
1. This book has characters from Collision Course (Florida Books #2) in it, especially the second half, but it is definitely stand alone-able.

2. I loved the characters. Shane is so open and almost too honest about himself, but toward the end he fights to change. Kim is so closed off throughout the book, but when we finally found out his back story, I completely understood.

3. Read, read, read it.

To the Princess Bound by Sara King

To the Princess Bound (Terms of Mercy, #1)
Grade-A
Hotness Level-ember
Kink Level-No kink
Series-Terms of Mercy #1
Reviewed by Kate

Ah…the siren call of a free book. There is just something abut the whole freeness that calls to me. Of course I typically end up disappointed, but every once in a while I stumble across a gem. To the Princess Bound by Sara King is just one of those gems. 

A sci fi romnce…gotta love the ability to completely alter a world to suit your storyline needs, right? Princess Victory was captured, tortured, and raped for six years. Now back at home she is terrified of all males. Her ass of a father decides that to get her over her fear, he is going to chain her to the biggest slave they can find.

Enter Dragomir, a native emp…someone who can heal with their mind. Dragomir is taken from his home and chained to Victory. Then he discovers that he and Victory are soul mates…have shared dozens upon dozens of past lives…and he can heal her… if he can get her to trust him.

While definitely a romance, it is not terribly steamy. Only a few kisses before the last few chapters of the book. While that might normally bother me, it wasnt the case this time. I enjoyed this one a lot.

Comfort Reads

 Hidden Agendas (Tempting SEALs, #4)
Grade-A
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-None
Series-Tempting Seals #3
Reviewed by Kay

Book two deals with the continued aftermath of the date rape drug that has been unleashed by Diego Fuentes and his associates. Diego is a huge part in this series but so far more of a bit player. He was one of the men behind the kidnapping of three young girls. All in their teenage years to very early twenties maybe. Two of the three girls were rescued but one died from complications of the drug. Two of the three girls were raped repeatedly including the girl who died.

Emily Stanton is one of the survivors and was not one of them that was raped. She is the heroine of this book. I loved Emily. She was a pistol. A kindergarten teacher with a fierce sense of adventure. Her father is a retired SEAL so she has grown up around her father’s men and associates. She has carried a torch for the elusive Kell Kreiger.

Kell Krieger, who we first met in Dangerous Games, is also a SEAL and friend of the Stanton family.
He has secretly longed for Emily but considered her too young in age and experience for him. He and his SEAL team are brought in to protect Emily when information points to the Fuentes cartel being on the hunt for Emily.

Lora Leigh involves us in a continuing storyline with the date rape drug and a couple of pretty big plot twists. This is one of my favorites in this series. Emily and Kell were precious together. If you are wondering about the love scenes…blistering!