May Favorites

I read 36 books this month (go me!) and these were my stand-outs...

1. Fierce Obsessions by Suzanne Wright

We finally get Tao's story that has been a long time coming. And I was surprised how much I liked this one! I loved that it took place in the Phoenix Pack but also in Riley's Flock in Arizona. Not a standalone but this is one of my favorite shifter series. You get funny and sexy-times and good plot lines. Definitely check out Suzanne Wright if you haven't!

2. Wicked Abyss by Kresley Cole

SO I finally got around to reading the 18th (!!!) installment of the Immortals After Dark series and boy it didn't disappoint. Another of the Møriør gets their story told and I loved reading about Sian and Lila. It was very Beauty & the Beast-esque and definitely a must-read!

3. The Hot Shot by Kristen Callihan

This was the 4th book in the Game On series and I loved it just as much as the first 3! Chess (Chester Copperpot!!) and Finn's story wasn't all hearts and rainbows but that's what I love about this series. I also think I have a new profession I need to get into, Chess is one lucky bitch.

4. The Red by Tiffany Reisz

Okay, so this one is a little brag because I got my hands on an ARC and this doesn't come out until July but it was SO. DAMN. GOOD. I have a mini review here. The Red was unlike anything I've ever read before but if you like Tiffany Reisz, you will love this book.

5. Boston Underworld series by A. Zavarelli

So I totally binged this series in 4 days but it was so good! Be warned—pretty much all of the books are dark so if you aren't down with that then this isn't for you. However, I loved them, I can't wait to see what this author writes next!

6. Beyond Doubt by Kit Rocha

This novella just came out yesterday but I read it in one sitting and I loved every second of it. I actually re-read the entire Beyond series this month and if you haven't read these books—you're missing out! Post-apocolyptic orgy-filled bad-assery. Also they have a spinoff Gideon's Riders that takes place in Sector One. Definitely worth a read!

Mini ARC Review: The Red by Tiffany Reisz

Never make a promise you don’t intend to keep… 

Mona Lisa St. James made a deathbed promise that she would do anything to save her mother's art gallery. Unfortunately, not only is The Red painted red, but it's in the red. She soon realizes she has no choice but to sell it.

Just as she realizes she has no choice but to sell it, a mysterious man comes in after closing time and makes her an offer: He will save The Red if she agrees to submit to him for the period of one year.

The man is handsome, English, and terribly tempting...but surely her mother didn't mean for Mona to sell herself to a stranger. Then again, she did promise to do anything to save The Red...

The Red is a standalone novel of erotic fantasy from Tiffany Reisz, international bestselling author of The Bourbon Thief and the Original Sinners series.

Originally published as a limited edition hardcover under the pen name Nora Sutherlin (of Original Sinners fame). First mentioned in The Angel, The Red will be available worldwide this July.

On Sale July 11, 2017

Pre-Order Links

Amazon - B&N - iBooks - Kobo

NOTE: Paperback not available for pre-order, but will be for sale on release day 

Audiobook release date TBD

"Art should be dangerous, you know. It should say something to society that society doesn’t want to hear."

The Red is unlike anything I've ever read before. Tiffany Reisz has once again completely captivated me in her story and left me begging for more. 

Mona Lisa St. James is about to lose her art gallery and has to make a deal with Malcolm, the devil, to save it. For a period of one year Mona is at Malcolm's mercy, she's his to do whatever he wants—his entertainment—and he leaves her with payment to help save the gallery. His little whore. 

I loved how Tiffany intertwined the story of Mona and Malcolm with the pieces of artwork and brought them to life—however wild they were. The Red just confirmed that I'll read anything Tiffany Reisz and end up loving it! If you're a fan of Tiffany Reisz, this book is a must-read.

"She could never go back to the way it was before."

* I received an ARC of this book via NetGalley for an honest review.

Read an Excerpt here.

Published by 8th Circle Press • 248 Pages

Retail Price: $5.99 (US/eBook) • $14.99 (US/trade paperback) • $TBD (US/audiobook)*

ISBN (trade paperback): 978-1537217765 • ISBN (audiobook): TBD

About Tiffany

Tiffany Reisz is the author of the internationally bestselling and award-winning Original Sinners series for Mira Books (Harlequin/Mills & Boon). Tiffany's books inhabit a sexy shadowy world where romance, erotica and literature meet and do immoral and possibly illegal things to each other. She describes her genre as "literary friction," a term she stole from her main character, who gets in trouble almost as often as the author herself. She lives in Lexington, Kentucky with her husband, author Andrew Shaffer, and two cats. If she couldn't write, she would die.

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books I read in 2016

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke And The Bookish.

This week's TTT is Top Ten Best Books I Read In 2016!

Okay I know its been forever since I did a TTT but I had to do the best of '16! So in no particular order here we go..

1. Bounty by Kristen Ashley

I totally begged for an ARC of this book and I loved it so hard. I've said it before and I'll say it again—I love Kristen Ashley books. I re-read all of her books once a year and yeah. Give me more KA.

2. Spiral of Need and Force of Temptation by Suzanne Wright

 

Two books in The Mercury Pack series released this year and I loved them. Suzanne Wright is one of those authors that I can read whatever mood I'm in and I know I'll love it.

3. Idol and Managed by Kristen Callihan

 

I waited until Managed was released to read this series and I was so mad at myself for waiting! I loved it! And I've had a serious lack of hot rockstar reads lately so this was the perfect start to the VIP series.

4. Beyond Ruin, Beyond Ecstasy and Beyond Surrender by Kit Rocha

  

The three final books in the Beyond series were released this year (holy crap what!) and I loved them all. I may or may not have cried a bit when I finished Beyond Surrender because this is one of my all-time favorite series forever and ever but the authors are writing another series in this crazy world they created. Looking forward to Ashwin in 2017!

5. Accidentally on Purpose by Jill Shalvis

This one isn't actually out until 2017 but I snagged an ARC (lucky me!) and totally fell in love with Archer. So I'm cheating! Seriously though, I call dibs on him Jill!! Hoping there are more books to come in this series!

6. Archangel's Heart by Nalini Singh

Yessssss. I binged this series last year, or early this year I forget, and I was kicking myself for waiting so damn long to read them. They are amazing and I want this series to have 50 more books, deal Nalini?

7. Addicted by Elle Kennedy

It's no secret I love me some post-apocalyptic books and Elle totally killed it with her first book in this series Claimed. Addicted was amazing and I haven't gotten a chance to read Ruled yet—which I read is the last book in the series noooooooo!—but definitely one of my favorites!

8. Beard Science by Penny Reid

I love me some Penny Reid—it's no secret. I totally fell in love with Cletus and I've heard whisperings we may get more of him and Jennifer! If you haven't read this series YOU NEED TO.

9. The Saint, The King, The Virgin and The Queen by Tiffany Reisz

   

Okay, I know the final book in this series came out in 2015 but I couldn't bring myself to read it because I didn't want this series to end. Tiffany Reisz books grab your soul and squeeze. Hard. One of the most well written series I've ever read.

10. Royally Screwed by Emma Chase

Give me Emma Chase books or give me death! For real though her books are always so good with a mixture of humor and romance and just look at that cover. LOOK AT THAT COVER. I need to go buy this in paperback asap. But if you're looking for male POV books Emma Chase slays.

Waiting on Wednesday #50: The Queen by Tiffany Reisz

Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking The Spine, it spotlilghts upcoming releases that we are dying to read.

This week my WoW is ... The Queen by Tiffany Reisz!

Once upon a time, Nora and Søren made a fateful deal—if he gave her everything, she would give him forever.

The time has finally come to keep their promises.

Out of money and out of options after her year-long exile, Eleanor Schreiber agrees to join forces with Kingsley Edge, the king of kink. After her first taste of power as a Dominant, Eleanor buries her old submissive self and transforms into Mistress Nora, the Red Queen. With the help of a mysterious young man with a job even more illicit than her own, Nora squares off against a cunning rival in her quest to become the most respected, the most feared Dominatrix in the Underground.

While new lovers and the sweet taste of freedom intoxicate Nora, she is tempted time and time again by Søren, her only love and the one man who refuses to bow to her. But when Søren accepts a new church assignment in a dangerous country, she must make an agonizing choice—will the queen keep her throne and let her lover go, or trade in her crown for Søren's collar?

With a shattering final confession, the last link in the chain is forged in The Original Sinners saga. It's the closing chapter in a story of salvation, sacrifice and the multitude of scars we collect in the name of ecstasy—and love.

Expected publication: October 27th 2015 by Mira

Pre-Order Links:

Amazon US - Amazon CAN - Amazon UK - B&N - Audio Book

All Hail Tiffany Reisz! The Queen is the final book in the Original Sinners series *crysob* and saying goodbye to these characters is going to hurt like a bitch. 

About the Author: 

Tiffany Reisz is the author of the internationally bestselling and award-winning Original Sinners series for Mira Books (Harlequin/Mills & Boon). Tiffany's books inhabit a sexy shadowy world where romance, erotica and literature meet and do immoral and possibly illegal things to each other. She describes her genre as "literary friction," a term she stole from her main character, who gets in trouble almost as often as the author herself. 

Author Links: 

Website - Facebook - Twitter - Goodreads

Top Ten Tuesday: Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke And The Bookish.
This week's TTT is Top Ten Books On My Fall TBR!

1. Spiral of Need by Suzanne Wright

I've actually read an ARC of this book and let me tell you, it's as awesome as I hoped it would be.

2. Last Hope by Jessica Clare and Jen Frederick

The writing duo of Jessica Clare and Jen Fredrick is one of my favorites and their Hitman series is amazing. Bring on Mendoza! 

3. Claimed by Elle Kennedy

If Elle Kennedy writes it, I'll read it. Claimed is the first book in a new series "about men and women living on the edge of violence, sex, and life and death." SIGN ME UP!

4. All I Want by Jill Shalvis

All I Want is the next book in Jill's Animal Magnetism series and I love it to bits. I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this and let me tell you—if you like Jill Shalvis, you'll love this book!

5. The Queen by Tiffany Reisz

Wow. It's the end of an era. I don't know if I'm ready to say goodbye to the characters Tiffany has created. There will never be another Søren or King or Nora—AH! The Original Sinners series will definitely rank up there will my all-time favorites.

6. Walk Through Fire by Kristen Ashely

It's not a Top Ten list without a little Kristen Ashley. Her Chaos series is pretty great and after reading Ride Steady I know I'm going to love Walk Through Fire.

7. Reaper's Fall by Joanna Wylde

We're finally getting Painter and Melaine's story and I don't know if I can wait until November to read it!

8. Striker/Rock by Monica McCarty

Okay, this is kind of cheating but Monica is releasing her next two books in the Highland Guard series a month apart I'm counting them as one. This is one of my favorite historical romance series and these are two stories we've been waiting a long time for!

9. Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole

Finalllllly! Kresley Cole's PNR seires Immortals After Dark is amazing. The world she's built with the cast of characters we've all fallen in love with, Sweet Ruin is bound to live up to the hype.

10. Coming Back by Lauren Dane

I've loved the first two books in this series, and after learning Coming Back is a menage relationship I absolutely can't wait to read it!

So these are my Top Ten books in my Fall TBR, what are yours?

Teaser Tuesday #10: The Virgin by Tiffany Reisz

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading. Anyone can play along! Just do the following: Grab your current read and share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page. 

This week's Teaser Tuesday is from The Virgin by Tiffany Reisz!

The controversial story before the story continues in the critically acclaimed and award-winning series The Original Sinners.

For years, Kingsley Edge warned Eleanor the day would come when she, the mistress of a well-respected Catholic priest, would have to run and hide. She always imagined if that day came she'd be running away with Søren. But instead, she's running from him.

Knowing Søren and Kingsley will their use their influence to bring her back, Eleanor alone, penniless and scared takes refuge at the one place the men in her life cannot follow: the abbey where her mother has taken orders. Behind the cloistered gates of the convent, Eleanor hides from the man she loves and hates in equal measure

She cannot, however, hide from her true nature. When Eleanor befriends a young virginal nun, she faces a startling sexual awakening. But Eleanor can't stay forever, and the lure of her real life beckons beyond the locked gates. But to follow her fate means to leave Kyrie behind, a sacrifice Eleanor refuses to make

The lure of the forbidden. The temptation to sin. The price of passion has never been higher, and Eleanor will have to pay it if she ever wants to go home again.

Expected publication: March 31st 2015 by Harlequin MIRA

He kissed her on the lips, softly at first, a slight kiss meant to arouse and torment. Ever so slowly he deepened the kiss. As much as she wanted to, Nora didn't rush the moment.

It's no secret I have a girl-crush on Tiffany Reisz. And maybe this Teaser Tuesday is actually a humble brag that I got approved for an ARC of this a few weeks ago. WHATEVER. Just enjoy the tease and remember that there's only like a month left of waiting, so keep your damn pants on. Or don't. ;)

Series Reading Order:
The Red Years

The White Years

About Tiffany:

Tiffany Reisz is the author of the internationally bestselling and award-winning Original Sinners series for Mira Books (Harlequin/Mills & Boon). Tiffany's books inhabit a sexy shadowy world where romance, erotica and literature meet and do immoral and possibly illegal things to each other. She describes her genre as "literary friction," a term she stole from her main character, who gets in trouble almost as often as the author herself. 

Connect with Tiffany:

Website - Facebook - Twitter - Goodreads

TEASER PICTURE THURSDAY #6: The Angel by Tiffany Reisz

The Angel is the second book in the Red Years Quartet, which is part of the Original Sinners series. Confused? Go here. Tiffany Reisz's writing style is unlike any I've read before. I strongly suggest you read this series starting with The Siren. You won't be disappointed!

SERIES READING ORDER

   

  

ABOUT TIFFANY

Tiffany Reisz is the author of the internationally bestselling and award-winning Original Sinners series for Mira Books (Harlequin/Mills & Boon). Tiffany's books inhabit a sexy shadowy world where romance, erotica and literature meet and do immoral and possibly illegal things to each other. She describes her genre as "literary friction," a term she stole from her main character, who gets in trouble almost as often as the author herself. 

CONNECT WITH TIFFANY

Website - Facebook - Twitter - Goodreads

TOP TEN TUESDAY: Top Ten Books I Read In 2014

Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by The Broke And The Bookish.

1. THE GOLDEN DYNASTY by Kristen Ashley

Circe and Dax's relationship was very reminiscent of Daenerys and Drogo from Game of Thrones. It was everything I love in a book.

2. THE ANGEL by Tiffany Reisz

The relationship between Michael and Griff in this book was absolutely beautiful. It made this one of my all time favorite books.

3. BEYOND JEALOUSY by Kit Rocha

Well, ever since the first book I think we were all dying to get Rachel/Ace/Cruz's story. And the authors delivered, big time. It was the perfect mix of romance, action and angst.

4. REDEMPTION by Stephanie Tyler

Well, as you can see I'm partial to dystopian-esque MC books. And Redemption was right up my alley. Add the fact that the H had a disability, it was perfect for me.

5. REAPER'S LEGACY by Joanna Wylde

I read three books in this series this year, and choosing between them was difficult because I loved them all. But I think this was my favorite. The relationship between the main characters was great and Noah was super cute.

6. DARK SKYE by Kresley Cole 

AH! Of course the next book in the Immortals After Dark series was going to be on this list. Thronos and Lanthe's book has been a long time coming and Kresley definitely delivered. Only one of these books a year is painful though. 

7. STAY WITH ME by J. Lynn (Jennifer L. Armentrout)

This book took a bit of a different direction from the previous books in this series. I think it made me like it even more. Really looking forward to the next book in the series, Fall With Me.

8. THE WILL by Kristen Ashley

Okay, I know I have two Kristen Ashley books on this list, but let's be honest. I could have had a top ten list of just KA books as my favorites in 2014. The Will was sweet and I loved every word.

9. BEAUTY AND THE MUSTACHE by Penny Reid

This series became one of my favorites and BatM was my favorite of the bunch. Drew was sweet and Ashley had the crazy family that everyone can relate to. (And her brothers are getting their own books, YAY!)

10. DIRTY ROWDY THING by Christina Lauren

I read both books in this series this year and while I really loved Sweet Filthy Boy, Dirty Rowdy Thing reigned supreme. It was definitely Finn's dirty talking that did it for me. 

So, these are my top ten books I read in 2014, what are yours?