Review 5/5: Absolute Trust by Piper J Drake

What is sexier than a action packed romantic story, one with animals!  Absolute Trust is the 3^rd story in the Heroes series by the talented Piper J Drake. 

This story revolves around the sexy Brandon Forte who has returned to his hometown after being on multiple tours of duty.  He has two missions as he returns.  The first one is to set up a facility for service dogs like his German Shepherd, Haydn who can have a place to call home with people who understand the traumatic life dogs in action have.  The second mission is to win back Sophie Kim.

Sophie Kim gave her heart and soul to Brandon when they were younger and then he left her broken heart without saying goodbye.  She is a tough lady and has tried her best to keep the memories from swallowing her whole but with his returns sets more turmoil free and she doesn’t know if she can survive through it this time.

The electricity sizzles between our two main characters and there is plenty of excitement, romance and laughs mixed with sadness too.  Brandon came home to be happy but his past brings a lot of enemies.  The true question is can Brandon keep Sophie safe from his enemies and can Sophie learn to trust Brandon again to ensure her safety both physically and mentally.

I absolutely loved these two characters together.  They were sweet, sexy and at times you wanted to shake them.  If you haven’t already read this story I would grab it at the first chance you can.

5/5 Review: Deception Island by Brynn Kelly

Rafe Angelito thought he was done with the demons from his past—until his son is kidnapped. Blackmailed into abducting an American heiress, the legionnaire soon finds himself trapped in paradise with a fiery, daring beauty who’s nothing he expects…and everything he desires. But when he uncovers her own dark secret, Rafe realizes he’s made a critical mistake—one that could cost him everything.

Playing body double for a spoiled socialite was supposed to be Holly Ryan’s ticket to freedom. But when she’s snatched off her yacht by a tall, dark and dangerous stranger, the not-quite-reformed con artist will make a desperate play to turn her captor from enemy to ally, by any means necessary.

Yet as scorching days melt into sultry nights, Holly is drawn to the mysterious capitaine, with his unexpected sense of honor and his searing touch. When they’re double-crossed, they’ll have to risk trusting each other in ways they never imagined…because in this deadly game of deception, it’s their lives—and hearts—on the line.

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Rafe Angelito has a very dark past. He was trained at the age of nine to be a killing machine and to work for some very bad guys. He escapes from that life and end up married with a son. His wife ends up dying and Rafe leaves his now nine year old son to live with his grandmother. Little did he know that someone he thought to be just like a brother to him would kidnap his son to force Rafe to kidnap a senators daughter for ransom. Things are going according to plan until he finds himself with feelings for this woman.

Holly Ryan is relaxing on a yacht while being paid to pretend to be the senator’s daughter. She thought this was finally a way for her to start living a life that she could actually be happy with until she is kidnapped right off the yacht. Now she has to play this role of Laura to convince her captor that she is intact Laura to keep herself alive. Spending time alone with Rafe on a deserted honeymoon island has its affects on her. She wants to play him to believe she has feelings for him to get him on her side when things go south. She didn't count on those feelings actually turing into real feelings.

I loved this book would be an understatement. It was full of suspense and action. There was also a very steamy romance in it too! It had everything and then some. I was a little disappointed when I found out I had to wait until May to read anything else by Brynn Kelly. I want to read it now! I don't want to give too much away about what happens in this book so that you can find out on your own by reading the book. There really is so much that happens to both characters during the book. It will keep you on the edge of your seat. I know I had trouble putting it down. I would love to see this turned into a movie. My husband would even love this book if I could get him to read!



3/5 Review: A SEAL's OATH by Cora Seton

Boon Rudman and his friends are retired Navy SEALs. They want to start a sustainable community to change the way the world uses energy. He agrees to do a reality tv show to show how he plans to build that community. The terms are that he has to find a wife and get her pregnant within six months. If he fails he loses his funding and the land he plans to use to build it on. He ends up running into Riley Eaton at the ranch already and figures with their past she would make a perfect bride even if they don’t love each other. He's determined to win her over and convince her that being his wife is in both of their interests.

Riley Eaton and her three friends quit their jobs and move out to a family owned ranch in Montana to live a simply life. Little did she know her uncle sold the family ranch without her knowledge. She's upset because the ranch was supposed to be hers someday. They decided to live a life right out of a Jane Austen novel. To take time each day to themselves to work on their life's passions. Things were going well until Boone showed up and told her what was really going on with the land and what his plans were for it.

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Let me start off by saying I understand this is a fiction book. That being said, I thought some aspects of the book were a little farfetched even for a fiction book. I think it was mostly the main character that bothered me the most. Riley seemed like an intelligent woman until Boone showed up. The last time she saw him like 15 years ago he was a complete ass to her. She crushed on him when they were younger. So he shows up and within five minutes of him being there, he asks Riley to marry him! Okay, I get that with what he is doing he is on a time crunch but come on! She ends up saying yes! To me this seems like she is a bit desperate too. What woman agrees to marry a man that fast? If my high school crush came up to me on the street after not seeing each other since graduation and asked me to marry him I would laugh at him. So that's mostly why I gave this book a 3/5 rating. I know it's a romance book and people fall in love fast, but most don't agree to marry that fast. What if he changed in those 15 years and turned into some crazy person? It seemed like every little snag that came up in this book was followed by someone getting angry then being okay with it five minutes later.

I actually enjoyed Riley's friends. I would read more into this series just to see how things turn out for her friends as well. I know that they are going to fall in love just like Riley did, very fast. I just enjoyed their personalities more too.

I'm not a huge fan of the Regency era and this book focuses on that. I won't say anything negative about that because I know some people love the simpler life of that era. It's just not for me. I enjoy the modern day amenities. Riley and her friends enjoy it and do go all out to try and live like people would have in the past. I do commend them for doing that, I know I wouldn’t be able to give up some of the things I use daily. Plus the clothes seem like they would be uncomfortable and a pain!

When I first saw the book and the title I expected something different with a book titled SEAL's Oath. I figured it would be about some bad ass Navy SEAL. Boone was just a normal guy who loves the environment and is wanting to make the world a better place. There is nothing wrong with that, I think it's great. It's just not what I was expecting. So if you are looking for a hot military romance, this book isn't for you. The whole book takes place after he is out of the Navy. I love that he stood up to the guy funding the project when it came to Riley's wishes. That shows me that he is a great guy and would do anything for the woman he loves. So overall I liked Boone.

This is the first time I have read anything by Cora Seton, and I would read other books by her. She seems like a great writer, I just didn't care for this book.