Not what I expected....Better!THIS REVIEW IS BASED OFF THE BOX SET I PURCHASED ON AMAZON....ALL 12 BOOKS IN 1. This book wasn't as I expected it to be. The submissive and dominate stuff really took a backseat. It was a great story of finding love in the most unexpected places and fighting to k...
I purchased the entire series and read it as one book (to read them one by one would have seriously annoyed me). I thoroughly enjoyed the series especially the fact that the BDSM was low-key and there was a story and other characters to it (a lot of the books lately are just soft-core porn). Th...
This is Jacob's and Leila's story. This is definitely in my top 50 for series books that I have read.I don't know how to put my feelings into exact words with this series. Jacob is Leila's greatest gift and Leila is Jacob's greatest gift. These two characters are awesome. You have to pick up this...
Just like all of the others, this book starts off right where the last one ended and of course we love how Jacob tells her off and kicks her out but the constant interference by Rachel has become too much and Leila thinks they need to meet with her once and for all and get this settled and make s...
I read this series in two days. It was addictive. I read part I and couldn't wait to continue. With each part I kept wanting more. And Ava gave more. The story was riveting and beautiful. I loved Leila and Jacob's characters. Their connection was hypnotizing. This series was my first read by Ava ...
I'd been living off of adrenaline from the moment we'd walked through the doors of the restaurant, a slow build that crescendoed the moment I felt all the guns in the room pointed at me. And just in case I couldn't grasp the severity of the situation, there had been one pressed directly against m...
The look that made guilt swarm in my stomach and would confirm that I would be sleeping on the couch for the foreseeable future. My inbox was filled with emails to answer, my phone was humming every five minutes with texts from everyone from my agent to the executives at Fox, ready to discuss my ...
I towered over most people at 6’3 and daily runs and a slight addiction to lifting weights added solid muscle to my lean frame. Although the paparazzi hardly bothered me since the woman that made this R&R trip a necessity was no longer on my arms, eyes still perked in our direction nonetheles...
The building was was imposing in the daylight but tonight it was infinitely more so, dozens of floors stretching to the sky like tombstones. The thing that went bump in the night was us—and the other staff members Jacob called in for the emergency meeting. The lobby was quiet, the only sound the ...
Don’t wait up, love. Under normal circumstances, after all I’d done over the past hour, Jacob’s text would have sent me spiraling down and I’d console myself by eating everything in sight...and then I’d turn to the liquor cabinet. Considering the root of the romantic night I had planned was to fi...
And they're slimming!Considering the manager of the research division must have been Wile E. the Coyote in a past life, tennis shoes would have been one better. I'd run the circuit around the expansive research and lead development office so many times I was surprised I hadn't worn in the fibers....
Not to the smug faced woman that sat beside me for five whole minutes. I knew it was five whole minutes because I counted the seconds, trying to distract myself from the overwhelming desire to choke her. Not to Megan, who was ready to choke her out on my behalf. Not to Jacob, who made his way bac...
When we first met, I was awash with lust. A cocky urge to make her mine. To make her beg for me. For my touch. Looking back, it was hard to believe my desire for Sadie McLeod had ever been so two dimensional. Even in the handful of seconds that we were parked at the red light, I found something n...
Allegra said, her voice heavy with worry. “It could be an emergency. I’ll follow your car.”I was almost out the door by the time I heard the word ‘emergency’. A black sedan was parked in front of the cafe, a man in a chauffeur’s uniform standing at the rear. When he saw me, he opened the door and...
No other name would do if you're having a little girl." I scooped a spoonful of broccoli and cheese soup in my mouth, then took a bite of the whole wheat bun. If my mouth was full, a response wouldn't be required. Megan stepped up to the plate, throwing her hat in the ring. At least she was turni...
It pours from the stage, an orchestra whispering sweet nothings all around me. The room is dark, the couples around us swaying in beautiful silence. Diamonds glitter at throats. Cuff links twinkle like stars. I'm wrapped in something lush and silk, and when the violinist plays a long, mournful no...
As if my thought had been said aloud, my sister's maid of honor, Lara, whipped around to glare at me. “You don't seem very excited, Penelope.” Her icy blue eyes glowed with enough unsettling excitement to light up the city. I knew that look...and it meant trouble. Even a deep breath wasn't enough...
I'd already turned off my read receipts, too embarrassed for him to see that I wasted no time opening his texts as soon as my phone alerted me that I had a new message. I literally had to flip to a timer and put my phone outside of texting range when I saw the invite because my first instinct was...
You can’t stand in the middle of the street!” On one hand, I knew that admonishment was meant for me. I felt the warmth of the sun battling it out with the chilly breeze that tossed my tie over my shoulder and rattled my bones. My teeth were on edge with every new horn blast that blared in my dir...
She pointedly cleared her throat. “I’m sorry Miss, but we don’t allow cell phone use-” “Who was that in the background?” Gail barked. The reception wasn’t the best, but her suspicion came through clear as a bell. “Where are you?” I held up an apologetic finger for the clerk, who looked ready to c...
One of those days that made you wonder why you got out of bed in the first place. A kind of day where the stars align and everything that could possibly go wrong does. It started off with Jacob letting me sleep in because I was so tired. This whole thing could have been a segue into something sex...
My head told me that I should tread lightly. Even if those intense eyes of hers were finally letting me in, daring me to kiss her, the rational part of my brain told me that it could very well blow up in my face. She hadn't accepted my apology, after all. The text that I thought was the beginning...
I was overwhelmed by the number of my fellow employees and complete strangers who had sent gifts for the baby, including a diamond studded rattle from Alicia, and the restored bassinet that my mother had tucked yours truly into from my parents. I’d opened presents and let Marco and his team of ma...
The seconds stretched into minutes that fell into days. When I finally looked at my calendar, I realized it had been a whole month since I'd even heard his voice. Inside, I was dying the slowest, most painful death. Death by heartbreak. I went through the motions. I got up in the morning and made...
"I'm barely through the door-" "By all means, get settled and comfortable," he said in a low, dangerous voice. A voice that told me my comfort was the furthest thing from his mind. I kicked off my shoes and tossed my jacket on the couch. Not because he told me so, mind you. I put both hands on my...
If I could have my way, we'd be in bed. Those big blue eyes would be wondering what kinky thing I had in store. Her long blonde hair would be like a wild halo; the sun streaming in golden, just like her skin. Instead, we were on the road just outside of Sacramento. From the way Melissa had comple...
Rest, relaxation, and most of all--no men. She wasn't expecting the owner of the property she's renting, wealthy entrepreneur Logan Mason, to be the hottest thing she's ever seen. Or that he'd look at her like she was his sole reason for existence. Is Logan the man she's been waiting for, or ...
Despite the way she chewed and spit out the words, she longed for me to pick them up from the ground, dust them off and make her see a different picture. A reality where this was all some mistake and underneath it all, I was a good man. A man deserving of her. I'd already let Cole make a liar of ...
Without even glancing at my cell I knew it was a little past seven am. Years of 8am classes had my internal alarm dinging, even on a Saturday. The casual brush wouldn’t stir Jacob, which was fine by me. I was just looking forward to rolling over for some cuddling and gathe...
My body was already on board. I just had to get my head to catch up. He was watching my movements, passion flickering in his eyes as I came closer. He shifted to the side, stopping me from stepping outside. His eyes glittered down at me, heat radiating from him. He cupped the sides of my face. "T...
My stomach let out a throaty grumble of hunger as the rest of me adjusted to the new day. A glance at the clock on the wall read 11am which meant I’d gotten ample sleep, but I still felt exhausted. Last night, one glass of wine became two bottles as Jacob bared it all. He ...
I could stand in the break room, gaping at him like he was an apparition from a past I was desperately trying to move on from...or I could accept the fact that for some unknown reason, Lincoln Carraway was here. In the flesh. In the very sexy flesh. The last time I’d been this close to him was th...