Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Jasinda Wilder's Alpha Blog Tour & Giveaway

 
 
Ladies, let me just start that I have been a LONG time fan of Jasinda's. I adore so many of her books and considered one helluva talented writer! Alpha is unlike anything else I've read by her. It was completely engrossed! I didn't want to do anything other than read the book! Once I started I HAD to know what was going on! There were so many twists & turns that I found myself gobbling up the pages in anticipation of what the next page would reveal!
 
 
I'm honored to be a part of her blog tour! Below you will find my review and be sure you enter the GIVEAWAY! As always, Jasinda is very generously giving away some killer prizes!!!
 
 
 
 
~ SYNOPSIS ~
 
The first time it happened, it seemed like an impossible miracle. Bills were piling up, adding up to more money than I could ever make. Mom's hospital bills. My baby brother's tuition. My tuition. Rent. Electricity. All of it on my shoulders. And I had just lost my job. There was no hope, no money in my account, no work to be found. And then, just when I thought all hope was lost, I found an envelope in the mail. No return address. My name on the front, my address. Inside was a check, made out to me, in the amount of ten thousand dollars. Enough to pay the bills and leave me some left over to live on until I found a job. Enough to let me focus on classes. There was no name on the check, just "VRI Inc.," and a post office box address for somewhere in the city. No hint of identity or reason for the check or anything. No mention of repayment, interest, nothing…except a single word, on the notes line: "You." Just those three letters.
 
If you receive a mysterious check, for enough money to erase all your worries, would you cash it?
 
I did.
 
The next month, I received another check, again from VRI Incorporated. It too contained a single word: "belong."
 
A third check, the next month. This time, two words. Four letters. "To me."
 
The checks kept coming. The notes stopped. Ten thousand dollars, every month. A girl gets used to that, real quick. It let me pay the bills without going into debt. Let me keep my baby brother in school and Mom's hospice care paid for. How do you turn down what seems like free money, when you're desperate? You don't. I didn't.
 
And then, after a year, there was a knock on my door. A sleek black limousine sat on the curb in front of my house. A driver stood in front of me, and he spoke six words: "It's time to pay your debt."
 
Would you have gotten in?
 
I did.
 
It turns out $120,000 doesn't come free.

~ MY REVIEW~
 

My first thought when I saw the first Chapter of Alpha shared at the back of Falling Under was......



I totally FLIPPED out I knew this was a book I just HAD to read! When I was offered an ARC I did my usual.....



Kyrie St. Clair is a single college student trying to make it on her own. She supports both her younger college age brother and Mother who is under full-time care due to mental illness. A dedicated daughter carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders. A weight at such a young age that many of us have never experienced the trials & tribulations that this strong young woman has. Imagine thinking you were up for a Full-Time position at your temporary job only to walk in to be told you were being let go. I think I would've been....



Kyrie's mind immediately goes to where anyone who lives paycheck to paycheck's mind goes. How much money is in my account? What do I owe? How am I going to pay my bills? Oh her former boss is quite the .....



too bad for him his thoughts do not align with Kyrie's and he messed with the wrong girl. I was so for her........



My girl Kyrie one-up him and it had me.......



Distraught & afraid security is after her Kyrie does what any smart woman would do.......



The temporary agency doesn't have anything else for her. She arrives at her apartment eviction notice posted. Electricity shut off and the whole world just coming down around her. She call's her BFF who like any TRUE BFF tells her to come crash at her pad. Now just stop right here.... I want you to....



in Kyrie's shoes. Everything has just gone downhill in a BIG way. You are basically left alone to figure all this out. Sure you have a BFF but she's in the same financial boat you are in. She's always there for emotional support and gives you whatever she can afford. You are going through your mail.. you know how it goes..... BILLS... BILLS....BILLS....JUNK MAIL..BILLS...something addressed specifically to you...BILLS... as you are absently minded going through the mail while on the phone you open that piece of mail that you don't recognize and you (well I sure the hell would)..........



In your hands is a check made out to you for $10,000. You don't know who it's from and although you try to find out it leads to a dead end. All you do know is that this money will help tremendously. This money will catch you up on bills owed and give you a small cushion. But you start to......



Do you cash it? What are the terms? Will you be expected to pay it back? You've determined, with the aide of you faithful BFF, that it's real but the basic needs of your family come first and you set aside any doubts. The only thing on this check is printed on the memo line "You". Oh ladies, I would've been very.....



But honestly if I was in that position I would've chased that puppy as fast as I can. Kyrie's back is against the wall. She doesn't have any other choice but unlike some people (who would go all willy-nilly & blow it) Kyrie puts some away and continues to look for another job.

The next month rolls by and your "secret" friend has mailed you yet another $10,000. You've cashed the first one so you might as well cash the second. Come on ladies the time for being careful was with the first check. I was tempted to .....



but Kyrie is portrayed as such a strong woman who has been dealt a crap hand in life. She already has suffered a tremendous loss which subsequently led to the downfall of her remaining parent. Memo line notes "Belong"...this is the part in the book I was starting to picture .......



Cause that's just where my mind went. You know something is going to happen. It has to! Money doesn't just .......



from the sky! Third month...you seeing a pattern here.. another check for $10,000 and the memo line state "To Me". When I got to this point I started.....



and I couldn't.......



Holy Moly, put it all together "You Belong To Me"... Oh I certainly was....



Much to my amusement, cause I thought doors would be busting down by this time, the checks continue every month, same amount and Kyrie continues on with school & her dismal social life (if you could call what she has a social life). No more notes written in the memo lines of the checks.

Exactly one year after the first check was received Kyrie opens the door to an unknown man that came to "collect" her. It was time to pay up. She had 2 choices ~ pay up the full balance or come with him as she did agree to the terms by cashing the checks. This ladies is where everything starts to get.......



just a little crazy...Whisked away in a limousine, private jet and off she goes to New York. She's getting ready to meet who "bought" her and her mind is running a thousand miles and hour. She arrives and she's....





All she has is a voice to go by.. He won't reveal WHO he is initially. He won't let her see him. He basically informs her she will "obey" him and she will want to submit. I'm not submissive so I wanted to .....



his Alpha arse right then & there. While I was reading this I was posting on Facebook! I started to have very serious.....



and ......



moments. There were a TON of......



when things slowly are explained. I got a little.....



But then Jasinda would remind us of the Alpha's smooth domineering voice. The kind of voice that makes goose bumps appear and ....



I read the first physical description of Alpha (no not telling you his name that's part of the discovery) and I was.....



The sex was deliciously hot! The kind of scenes that make you squirm while you are reading the book but the book is so damned awesome you can't put it down so you don't dare wake your significant other, if you have one! Oh Kyrie & Alpha sizzled when they.....



BUT!!!!! Remember there is a REASON behind all of this! Things were clicking! Some falling was involved on both sides! Then something is revealed and I........



NO FREAKING WAY!!!!! WTH.... OH SHE DID IT LADIES!!! I started.....



and did a few little.....



and then I was really.....



Oh this was BAD! VERY bad! Devastating BAD! Tear your world apart BAD!! By the end of the book I was .......



and .......



and bowing down to Queen Jasinda!

Alpha is a 5 ++++++ OMG star read! Jasinda has written something different than any other book I've read when it comes to an Alpha male! The seduction, intrigue, and betrayal was scrumptious! The book pulls you in immediately! It keeps you "entranced"! I couldn't put the book down. I just HAD to know the How, When, Where and Why's of it all!!

In the end, does Kyrie "belong" to this Alpha male or did this elaborate ruse blow up in his face. HA I'm not saying.... You have to read this one and you can....



of Jasinda right along with me!

If your looking for a delightfully sexy, suspenseful, dominant read then Alpha is what you're looking for! Completely & totally recommend this one! It will devastate all your senses leaving you wanting much more!

I was provided an advance copy of Alpha in exchange for an honest review. Being that I completely adore this book I have also purchased the e-copy for my "collection"!

~ PURCHASE LINKS ~
 
 
 
 
~ ABOUT THE AUTHOR ~
 
 


 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jasinda Wilder is a Michigan native with a penchant for titillating tales about sexy men and strong women. When she’s not writing, she’s probably shopping, baking, or reading. Some of her favorite authors include Nora Roberts, JR Ward, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Liliana Hart and Bella Andre. She loves to travel and some of her favorite vacations spots are Las Vegas, New York City and Toledo, Ohio. You can often find Jasinda drinking sweet red wine with frozen berries and eating a cupcake.

 
 
 


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Review of It Ain't Me, Babe by Tillie Cole



I just LOVE when I stumble across a book that gives me goose bumps! I had seen a ton of "talk" about It Ain't Me, Babe on Facebook and it was pulling in some great 5 star reviews so I thought what the heck I'm going to one click this one and give it a shot. OMG! That was the BEST decision I've made ALL month! This book was UN-FREAKING-BELIEVEABLE! When I finished it crossed my mind that this Author is PURE GENIUS.
This isn't your typical MC read. There is very heavy subject matter and some of it may be difficult for some reader's to swallow. This is a standalone but I loved how the Author left the door open to the possibility (Oh God, I hope) of another book! This could turn out to be a major series. There are so many AWESOME secondary characters with obvious issues and backgrounds I'm sure I couldn't fathom! As soon As I finished the book I just HAD to post a review!
On the fence about this one? Not sure? Well take a gander at my review and tell me what say you?
 


 
Sinning never felt so good

 
A fortuitous encounter.


A meeting that should never have happened.
 

Many years ago, two children from completely different worlds forged a connection, a fateful connection, an unbreakable bond that would change their lives forever…
 

Salome knows only one way to live—under Prophet David’s rule. In the commune she calls home, Salome knows nothing of life beyond her strict faith, nor of life beyond the Fence—the fence that cages her, keeps her trapped in an endless cycle of misery. A life she believes she is destined to always lead, until a horrific event sets her free.
 


Fleeing the absolute safety of all she has ever known, Salome is thrust into the world outside, a frightening world full of uncertainty and sin; into the protective arms of a person she believed she would never see again.
 

River ‘Styx’ Nash knows one thing for certain in life—he was born and bred to wear a cut. Raised in a turbulent world of sex, Harleys, and drugs, Styx, unexpectedly has the heavy burden of the Hades Hangmen gavel thrust upon him, and all at the ripe old age of twenty-six—much to his rivals’ delight.
 

Haunted by a crushing speech impediment, Styx quickly learns to deal with his haters. Powerful fists, an iron jaw and the skillful use of his treasured German blade has earned him a fearsome reputation as a man not to be messed with in the shadowy world of outlaw MC’s. A reputation that successfully keeps most people far, far away.
 

Styx has one rule in life—never let anyone get too close. It’s a plan that he has stuck to for years, that is, until a young woman is found injured on his lot… a woman who looks uncannily familiar, a woman who clearly does not belong in his world, yet a woman he feels reluctant to let go…
 

Contemporary Romance/New Adult Novel.
 

WARNING: Contains sexual situations, violence, taboo subjects, offensive language and mature topics. Recommended for age 18 years and up*
 
  
You can add It Ain't Me, Babe to your TBR by clicking Goodreads. To purchase the book for $2.99 you can follow these links:


Amazon 
Amazon UK
Barnes and Noble
Smashwords
iTunes

~ MY REVIEW ~
 
I had seen this book popping up all over Facebook so I decided to that I needed to give it a go...... I'm so .......



that I gave this one a shot! This is the first book I've read by this author and I want more... I'm not ashamed to .....



for more, if I have to!

Salome (Mae) has spent her entire life as part of The Order. A religious cult deep in the woods of Texas. A cult that brainwashed their followers into believing that anything outside of the "walls" was evil and full of sin. A cult that followed through with unspeakable acts that made me.....



and made me want to....



a TON of people. At the tender age of 8, Mae experiences something that I like to think was a miracle. An interaction with a boy. A boy from the outside. A boy with beautiful hazel eyes. A boy who literally saved her. Little did he know that when he happened upon her that day he brought something for Mae to hold on to. Something for her to cling to in the darkest hours. Something that would get her through atrocities that left me.......



After a heartbreaking tragic event that left Mae utterly torn apart she decided to....



and by the grace of God she got away. It's at this point another miracle occurs. She ends up at the Hangman's MC compound. Barely clinging to life, bloodied and unrecognizable she is found by River "Styx".

Styx has never forgotten his beautiful ice blue wolf eyed beauty he came across in the forest when he was 11 years old. She was his THIRD. You are going to have to read the book to figure out what that means. She was his angel, his dream, and in his eyes perfection. Styx is the Prez of the MC known as the Hangman Mute he is both revered and feared far and wide. Styx is 100% Bad Boy to the BONE. He constantly had me.....




Oh his Ab's .....



When his eyes connect with Mae... well fasten those seatbelts, pull down the metal bar and prepare yourself for....



You are about to be taken on a WILD FREAKING RIDE!!!! Gosh my emotions there was so many of them and I was ....



Many times!!! There were times I was .....



and times where I was.....



around like the lunatic I am. The sex, OH MY, it was down right HOT as Hades.. Styx and Mae definitely had.....



a connection. I could feel that damn thing jumping from the pages. I got to one point in the book and I just had to ....



Styx, Styx, Styx...... Oh Styx.... and I definitely wanted to...



I could feel something was brewing in the book. I wasn't lackadaisical in my reading thinking everything was going to be A-OK. Nope, I felt that sucker coming and when it did I was completely .......



and I had to.....



and then my...



I was ........




My poor dogs, they will never be the same. Then I .....



and I couldn't stop! You've got to be KIDDING me. Seriously, that's what you pull at 99% in? Well, here's what I have to say about that..



My dog's and I definitely were....



PURE GENIOUS, I say! Talk about a whopper.... The secondary cast was as awesome as Styx & Mae. You will grow to love each and everyone of them. You will want MORE of them and you will want to know what their background story is. Believe me the men in the Hangman MC are bad, bad, bad and sometimes they say things that make you feel Oh so good!

Beware who you trust. Not everyone is who you think they are. When you get to end you will start to question every opinion you formed on a certain character and you will be left as I am.....



It Ain't Me, Babe is 6++++++++++++++ star read for me. It's dark, gritty, down & dirty, violent and at times sweet & sexy (I'm surprised I thought that). Styx & Mae are two people who have to overcome tremendous obstacles. Two people each with a cross to carry. Will they find that the key to their happiness is each other or as Styx said "It Ain't Me, Babe."

I fell head over heels in love with Mae's character. Her strength is utterly amazing. The obstacles she overcomes. The deep betrayal she experienced. The realization that she can have what she always wanted touched me. Mae felt REAL to me. Mae came out of a situation that 99% of our population will never grasp or come across in our lives. To start from the beginning and re-learn everything you were ever taught takes a very strong soul to stand up and take the reins to their own destiny.

Styx will touch your heart. Underneath all that "evil & sin" is a heart of gold. A man who had to learn to speak with his fist so he was strong and his disability never held him back. Styx had so much pressure and responsibility upon him it amazed me that he was sober in parts of the book. He too is a strong character. He doesn't apologize for his way of life. He was born with his cut. His MC is his FAMILY and it's his life but does he have room for Mae? Well you have to read it to find out!

I highly recommend this one! I've been shouting it out all over my Facebook page. When a book grabs me like this one I have to let everyone know. I seriously believe if you don't read this book you are totally missing out!

I'm looking forward to reading more from this author! My fingers are oh so crossed that we get MORE of the Hangman and "others". Please, Please, Please!!!!!!

This is a standalone novel. I personally consider the book having an ending but also with a door left crack for many more possibilities!

So what did you think? Intrigued Now? Want to read it? I LOVE chatting all things books so if you decide to give this phenomenal read a chance be sure to hit me up and tell me what your thoughts were or better yet shoot me a comment or post while you’re reading and tell me how you are holding up!!!!!
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