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A Fool’s Gold Christmas by Susan Mallery

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

A Fool's Gold Christmas (Fool's Gold, #10)
Grade-C
Hotness Level-Ember
Kink Level-None
Series- Fool’s Gold #10
Reviewed By Kay

This is the story of Evie Stryker and Dante Jefferson. Evie is the lone female sibling in the male dominated family of Strykers. She has been on her own since the age of seventeen with no real sense of family. Dante is her brother’s business partner with no real sense of family either. The difference is that Dante at one time had it and Evie never has.

I have waited for this book and I have to say I was disappointed. The story was Susan Mallery’s usual effort and I was engaged with both characters but on a hotness level, nothing! No on screen sex? What’s going on Susan? Reading about them falling in love and their individual healing was good but simply not enough for this smut reader.

Reflected In You by Syvia Day

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

Reflected in You (Crossfire, #2)
Grade-A
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level-Low
Series- Crossfire Series #2
Reviewed by Kay

Book two starts where book one left off. I’d like to tell you a bunch of things happened in this book but they really don’t. Don’t get me wrong, we get some answers but not all I was hoping for. I just want some long term happiness for these two supremely screwed up individuals. They seem to be enablers to and for each other’s misery but you root for them just the same.

Gideon’s obsession with Eva’s whereabouts and her body are sometimes as disturbing to me as the “stalker” that you’re waiting for to appear. Eva’s desperation is at times pathetic. Through it all, Ms. Day makes you like and yeah, love  these characters. I am enjoying this series but I’m pretty upset about having to wait until May for the next one.

Bared To You by Sylvia Day

Posted on by Dirty Girl Anne

Bared to You (Crossfire, #1)
Grade-A-
Hotness Level-Inferno
Kink Level- Low
Series- Crossfire #1
Reviewed by Kay

Gideon Cross is extremely wealthy, gorgeous and severely scarred on the inside. Eva Tramell is wealthy, beautiful and extremely scarred on the inside as well. The moment they met, sparks flew. They do everything passionately, from arguing to making love. Reading the first part of their story was a pretty good way to spend a couple of days and I enjoyed it, a lot.

The market seems to be flooding with 50 Shades-ish books. This is along those lines and quite similar. I have to say I enjoyed this premise better. The hero and heroine both have terrible emotional scars and watching them stumble through their love life was not only hot but emotional. I as usual don’t want to give too much away so I can’t say much more. Well except read this series.