Hope Restrained (The Estate #2) by M.S. Willis

 

Finally Xander's story - and it did not disappoint!
 

 

 Hope and Honor are twins.  Honor is the artist - Hope is the assassin.  Honor is the light - Hope is darkness.
 

Honor is kidnapped by a faction of "The Estate" that wants to overtake Aaron.  Her kidnappers know that Hope will do anything to get Honor back - even breaking into the main mansion and assassinating Aaron.  When Hope saw the abuse done to Honor and the state she was in - she knew that she couldn't refuse, and would have to try and kill Aaron, to save her sister.  In her unsuccessful attempt to kill Aaron - Xander grabs Hope, and Xander is forced to find out why she's after Aaron - by any means possible.
 

I'm not usually a fan of the darker type of reads - but I love this series.  There's definitely violence and humiliation in this book - but there is also the underlying theme of Aaron, Maddy and Xander trying to turn "The Estate" in to something more than the corruption his father let it become. 

"There is beauty in everything, even in the things we hate the most."

 

Xander is definitely not a "good" man - but he has this goodness in him - where he grounds Hope, gives her exactly what she needs and wants - even if it is not what most of us would expect or want for ourselves. 
 
This book makes you think about putting things in perspective - realizing that sometimes things aren't always black and white.  Sometimes we are forced to do things, be in situations - in order to make things better.  Xander and Hope are both put in circumstances that would break most of us - but it's necessary to make sure the changes Aaron are making within "The Estate" continue and Honor is freed.
 

This series is definitely turning out to be my favorite "dark read" type of book!

 

 

Somebody's Angel (Rescue Me #5) by Kallypso Masters

 

 

I love this series so much - and I have to say that I think that this book is definitely my favorite in this series.  Marc and Angelina were so amazing together, and my heart broke so many times as their relationship faced so many bumps and blows, that I wasn't sure they could ever overcome.  Trust issues between both of them, along with memories of Marc's childhood seemed to bombard them from all sides.  Marc really proved himself by what he did to fight his demons - and they both proved to each other, that they were always both there for each other all along.

But this story wasn't all about them - we got to enjoy Karla and Adams relationship and pregnancy some more, along with Damian, Savi and Marisol, Grant also had her appearance - and lets not forget Luke and Cassie.  I loved being able to delve into their lives again during this book.  Let me just say - that I cannot wait until the next book and we finally find out more about Cassie and Luke - please hurry and get that one out soon Ms. Masters!!

 

 

 

This Love's Not for Sale by Ella Dominguez

My rating: 5 of 5 Sizzling Stars



ARC provided by author for honest review.

I soooo have a new Book Boyfriend!! Tucker is everything you could want wrapped up into one perfect man! Lily and Tucker both have exes and relationship issues, but Lily is so perfect for him, she's spunky, and damn her sass just has you laughing out loud some times - (loved the texting too!). Tuck is the dom man(with a sense of humor) every girl wants, and he and Lily just work so well together - they just have to put aside their pasts and not be afraid of the future. This book had me from the beginning, I could barely put it down - definitely one of my all time favorites!!

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