Review: Fractured Hearts (Shattered Lives #3) by Rissa Blakeley

Title: Fractured Hearts
Author: Rissa Blakeley
Published: April 27, 2015
Publisher: Self
Genre: NA, Zombie
Review: ebook
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The demons taunted. Feeling imprisoned by the voices in his head, Henry feared he would never be free from their reign. With no regard, he raised the bottle to his lips and relished in the blackness welcoming him like an old friend.
After a child went missing and Henry was unable to aid in the search, he knew it was time to clean up his act. With Gunther’s help and determination, Elaina worked to get Henry back on track to a healthier, more sober lifestyle.
The guilt from the actions of Gunther’s past continued to weigh on him, but through Quinn’s encouragement, he allowed himself to start the healing process. Their steamy relationship tested Quinn’s resolve and their future together. She faced a decision which would close the door to one life, opening another that was full of promise.
More survivors ventured into the small town and were allowed to take up residence at the school. Through love, friendship, and with a sense of community, growth began. But discoveries were made that would bring on devastation.
Faced with a battle of a lifetime, some felt survival seemed more like an option than something for which to fight. More secrets were exposed, lives were lost. But, somehow, a little joy and relief followed.
The question that remained was whose heart would shatter and who would be able to move forward?

ARC Review: Resistant (Resistance Book 2) by Perrin Briar

Title: Resistant (Book 2)
Author: Perrin Briar
Published: May 12, 2017
Publisher: Self
Genre: Zombies
Review: ARC ebook provided by author
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Dana and Hugo are outcasts, half-breeds living with an infection that has turned almost everyone else in Seattle into mindless zombies.

Armed with the location of Dana'a little sister Max, Dana and Hugo must cross a city crawling with the undead to find her. They face raging fires, trigger-happy gun nuts and former city scum come to the surface.

It's far from plain sailing as the apocalypse begins to gear up in this, the second installment of the Resistant series.

From best-selling author who penned the Z-Minus, Blood Memory, Plants Vs. Zombies and Compulsion series comes this, the first book in the Resistant chronicles.

RESISTANCE is futile.

Review: Awakened Desires (Shattered Lives #2) by Rissa Blakeley

Title: Awakened Desires
Author: Rissa Blakeley
Published: Oct. 25, 2014
Pages: 496
Genre: Zombies, Adult, Dark
Review: ebook
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*Warning: For mature (18+) audiences only due to strong language, sexual situations and violence.*

Gunther Erikkson had a mission to complete – one that he was more than willing to see through. After he arrived in New York to intimidate Henry Daniels into doing his job, things began to change for Gunther. One woman had started to chip away at his icy heart. With the mission complete, he headed back to his home in Atlanta, but he was left with an unfamiliar ache in his chest.

The virus spread like wildfire and, within a week, it had reached Gunther. Undeterred, he began his journey to his predetermined destination. During his travels, he came across a woman who was moments from meeting her end, but Gunther rushed in and saved Quinn Landers’ life. After a sincere promise of protection, she decided to continue her travels with him.

The pain from the virus was creeping deep into his muscles and bones. With the lack of a blood source and his own life hanging in the balance, Gunther knew he needed to confess one of his biggest secrets to Quinn. The tightened web of lies began to loosen, awakening Gunther’s desires.

After dealing and learning to live with other survivors, bombings, and secrets, they continued to travel north. When they arrived at the destination, Henry was already waiting, thirsty for a battle.

Tragedy struck and it hit home for Gunther. Will he discover who he truly is? Do Gunther and Henry battle it out, or do they learn to get along and prepare for an epic showdown with a common foe?

NetGalley Review: The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda

Title: The Perfect Stranger

Author: Megan Miranda
Published: April 11, 2017
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Pages: 352
Genre: Mystery, Suspense
Review: ebook provided by author and NetGalley
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Confronted by a restraining order and the threat of a lawsuit, failed journalist Leah Stevens needs to get out of Boston when she runs into an old friend, Emmy Grey, who has just left a troubled relationship. Emmy proposes they move to rural Pennsylvania, where Leah can get a teaching position and both women can start again. But their new start is threatened when a woman with an eerie resemblance to Leah is assaulted by the lake, and Emmy disappears days later.

Determined to find Emmy, Leah cooperates with Kyle Donovan, a handsome young police officer on the case. As they investigate her friend’s life for clues, Leah begins to wonder: did she ever really know Emmy at all? With no friends, family, or a digital footprint, the police begin to suspect that there is no Emmy Grey. Soon Leah’s credibility is at stake, and she is forced to revisit her past: the article that ruined her career. To save herself, Leah must uncover the truth about Emmy Grey—and along the way, confront her old demons, find out who she can really trust, and clear her own name.

Everyone in this rural Pennsylvanian town has something to hide—including Leah herself. How do you uncover the truth when you are busy hiding your own?

Blog Tour: A Dark Journey into the Light by Josef

Title: a dark Journey into the light

Author: Josef

Series: Standalone

Genre: Autobiography

Publisher: Self – Published

Release Date: Sept 17 2016

Edition/Formats: eBook

A dark Journey into the light is an interesting and thought provoking read for anyone who has questioned urges and desires familiar to us all. I spent sixty years of my life in “limbo” trying to understand what was driving me to explore every fantasy I could find. We all enjoy sex but the book provides interesting insights into the workings of the mind of a sex addict. We are much more than what we feel, and less than what we think. This book explores what is possible when we find balance between the two. This is not a story of finding redemption through “finding God”. It’s simply the story of finding myself.

Blog Tour: Review and GIVEAWAY Gone Without A Trace by Mary Torjussen

Title: Gone Without A Trace
Author: Mary Torjussen
Published: April 18, 2017
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
Pages: 352
Genre: Mystery/Thriller
Review: ARC ebook provided by publisher and NetGalley
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No one ever disappears completely...
You leave for work one morning. Another day in your normal life. Until you come home to discover that your boyfriend has gone.
His belongings have disappeared. He hasn't been at work for weeks. It's as if he never existed. But that's not possible, is it? And there is worse still to come. Because just as you are searching for him
someone is also watching you.

Review: Broken Dreams (Shattered Lives #1) by Rissa Blakeley

Title: Broken Dreams (Shattered Lives #1)

Author: Rissa Blakeley
Published: April 27, 2014
Pages: 634
Genre: Zombies, Adult, NA
Review: ebook
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Elaina Cooper’s world was turned upside down on what was supposed to be the happiest day of her life. She was about to marry Henry Daniels, the man of her dreams -- or so she thought. Just as she was to walk down the aisle, screams pierced the air.
In the days that followed, questions lingered in Elaina’s mind. Why did Henry seem to know so much about what was happening? And why did she feel like he was keeping secrets from her? Henry knew that his haunted past would eventually catch up to him…in more ways than one. Through all of this, he must face his demons, and Elaina must decide whether she can accept who he is. Henry is determined to fight to the very end to make their sexy, mercurial relationship work no matter what staggers in their path.
Along with their ragtag band of survivors, they must travel south to face Henry’s fears. There will be joys and loss but, in the end, is love enough to hold them together?