Charlie Foxtrot {Book Review}

Title: Charlie Foxtrot {Code 11-KPD SWAT Series}

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Book Description:

Foster made a promise in his hospital bed when his leg was taken from him that he’d get back to one hundred percent. Leg or no leg, he’d get back on the SWAT team if it killed him. 

And he does get back. But he has a problem. 

He can’t let go of the past. 

The anger burns deep, making his emotions volatile at the best of times. 

Then he meets Blake with her haughty attitude and inability to distinguish the difference between a pocket knife and a sword. 

Little by little, she makes him whole again, one bad joke at a time. 

She doesn’t see the revenge in his eyes, though. Doesn’t see the rage burning deep. 

Rage so pure and all encompassing, that he knows it’ll explode. 

It’s just a matter of time. 

What Foster doesn’t realize, though, is that the love that Blake has for him is enough to fight his demons, one kiss at a time. 

Foster never stood a chance.

My Review:

Can I just start out by saying, YES!!!!!! As much of a fan of Mrs. Vales I am, and as much of a fan of her series I am. I have to say Charlie Foxtrot  is probably my favorite of this series, well besides Luke's book. 

I have to say I loved Blake right away. And that's unusual for me, I usually have a hard time connecting to the lead female characters or I just liked them. But I loved Blake right from the start. She's independent, smart and funny. 

Oh Foster,  he is such a sweetheart and I just loved him. He's trying to figure out how to now be an amputee and still make his job work. There were a couple of times he seems to be a jerk and I wanted to smack him. But it was understandable where he was coming from and why  he didn't want to let anyone get close.

As I said above I think this book has to be my favorite of this series, besides Luke's book. This book was laugh out loud hilarious at points (and not in a bad way), it had your drama, and had points that brang tears to my eyes. I have to say I really felt like Mrs. Vale got back on point with this book. If you've read my reviews from the last two  books in this series, I kind of felt thone two books were missing something. Like they were missing some big chunks of the stories. Not that I didn't enjoy them, because I did. But I didn't get that feeling with this book, it felt like the whole story was there.

I'm giving this book 4.5 stars out of 5 and can't wait for the next one!!!!!!

                  You can purchase Charlie Foxtrot on Amazon, B & N, Kobo and iTunes.

Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book from Enticing Journey Book Promotions for my honest review. The opinions in this post are 100% of my own and may differ from others.  

Release Blitz: Charlie Foxtrot {Code 11 KPD SWAT #5}

Title: Charlie Foxtrot

Series: Code 11 KPD SWAT #5)

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: September 3, 2015

Foster made a promise in his hospital bed when his leg was taken from him that he’d get back to one hundred percent. Leg or no leg, he’d get back on the SWAT team if it killed him.

And he does get back. But he has a problem.

He can’t let go of the past.

The anger burns deep, making his emotions volatile at the best of times.

Then he meets Blake with her haughty attitude and inability to distinguish the difference between a pocket knife and a sword.

Little by little, she makes him whole again, one bad joke at a time.

She doesn’t see the revenge in his eyes, though. Doesn’t see the rage burning deep.

Rage so pure and all encompassing, that he knows it’ll explode.

It’s just a matter of time.

What Foster doesn’t realize, though, is that the love that Blake has for him is enough to fight his demons, one kiss at a time.

Foster never stood a chance.

“I cannot believe you’re making me do this, Uncle Darren. This is Missy’s job. Seriously, I’m going to give every single one of your SWAT team food poisoning, and then where would you be?” that voice said.

The voice that gave me an instant hard on.

The voice that’d been teasing me for weeks over the airwaves.

The voice that I wanted screaming my name with me pounding her to oblivion.

“Missy gave you very detailed instructions. All you have to do is right here,” Chief Rhodes said to Blake.

I’m glad that I never did anything with her…or to her, that would’ve brought his wrath down on my back.

It was a good thing to know. Considering it’d been in all my intentions to seduce her…and possibly keep her.

“Alright, I’ve got the biggest pot I could find, boiling with water. Now what?” she asked, running her finger over a piece of paper at her side.

I glanced at Chief Rhodes and nearly laughed when I saw him flipping through what looked like a Guns & Ammo Magazine.

He wasn’t even paying the least bit of attention to her.

Leaning against the door jam, I continued to watch as she brought out a large paper bag that had ‘Fisherman’s Cove’ on the side.

Peeking into the bag, she squeaked and stepped back, letting the bag drop to the floor.

“Oh, my God! They’re all over the floor, Uncle Darren!” Blake squealed.

The Chief didn’t even look up from his magazine.

“Pick them up,” he said distractedly.

The lobsters, all fifteen of them, started crawling around the kitchen floor.

“Uncle Darren, you big bastard,” Blake hissed.

The Chief smiled. “Did you read this article yet?”

“Which one? The one on the fifty caliber AR-15?” Blake gasped, stepping to the side of a crawling crustacean.

“That one. Do you see how far the shot knocks him back?” the Chief laughed.

“About as far as I’m going to knock you if you don’t fucking help me,” she growled, dancing on the tips of her toes and shaking her head.

I scanned her body, taking in everything in a glance.

Her hair was up in messy bun on top of her head, stray hairs falling out every which way.

She was wearing blue jean shorts that just barely covered her ass, and a white tank top that said, ‘I make dirt look sexy.’

Her legs were long and toned.

They were deeply tanned, but you could tell that they were tan from being outside, and not a tanning bed.

She had a suntan line at her ankles from what looked like socks and shoes.

Her toes were painted a lime green, and she was wearing a pinky toe ring.

The whole outfit was outrageous, but it fit Blake’s personality perfectly.

“Need help?” I rumbled from the doorway.

The Chief didn’t look up, but Blake did.

And she looked stunned.

“What are you doing here so early? Dinner’s not ready yet,” she snapped.

I held my hands up.

“I’m here because I’m supposed to drop these off,” I said, waving a stack of folders in her direction.

My eyes roamed the front of her, zeroing in on the way her pink and white bra straps showed from under her tank.

She narrowed her eyes, and effectively dismissed me by turning her back on me.

I guessed, though, that it was because she was hiding the way her nipples pebbled in reaction to my gaze.

Well, I’ll take that as she was happy to see me.

The Chief finally stood and walked over to me, stepping over a lobster as he went. “You have one escaping into the kitchen,” he said on his way out.

I followed him, smiling at the curse she tossed at his back.

“You’re mean,” I laughed.

The Chief looked over at me and winked. “She needs to be challenged sometimes. And she’s stubborn as hell. If I hadn’t given her something to do, she’d just be worrying.”

I’m a married mother of three. My kids are all under 5, so I can assure you that they are a handful. I’ve been with my paramedic husband now for ten years, and we’ve produced three offspring that are nothing like us. I live in the greatest state in the world, Texas.

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Burning Ember {Book Review}

Title: Burning Ember

Author: Darby Briar

Book Description:

The last thing she needs after running from one monster is to land in the lair of the Devil.

Twenty-one year old Ember flees her past with soot on her face, ash in her hair, and a promise. She’ll never let another man take away her freedom and treat her like she means nothing. But that is exactly what Maverick Gunn, leader of the notorious Harbinger’s of Chaos Motorcycle Club seeks to do from the moment his lethal gaze locks on her. He burns her with every look. Every touch. Every word. Ember’s only hope is to convince him she’s nothing like the woman who blackened his soul before he drags her down into the darkness with him.

My Review:

     This was a great debut from author Darby Briar. As anyone knows from reading my past reviews on MC books, I'm quite picky when it comes to them. But ever since I first heard about this book it caught my attention and I knew I had to read it. 

     I liked Ember. She's running from her past and finds herself running into some situations. She finds herself making some choices that others may not choose if in the same situation. Even though Ember is a younger character,  she she strong, smart, funny and sassy.

    Alright I will readily admit I was unsure about Maverick at first. I found myself having  love/hate feelings for him. I think the first half of the book I wanted to smack him. But after finding his backstory my heart broke for him. I liked him much better the last half of the book.

     Both Ember and Maverick had demons on their shoulders that they were fighting. And they had unbelievable chemistry right off the bat. I really enjoyed this book and also liked most of the secondary characters in the book.

     I'm giving this book 4 out of 5 stars and can't wait for the next one!!!!!       




Disclaimer: I received an ARC of this book from Love Between the Sheets for my honest review. The opinions in this post are 100% of my own and may differ from others. 

Release Blitz: Burning Ember

Title: Burning Ember (Harbinger's Of Chaos #1)

Author: Darby Briar

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: August 27, 2015

Synopsis

The last thing she needs after running from one monster is to land in the lair of the Devil.

Twenty-one year old Ember flees her past with soot on her face, ash in her hair, and a promise. She’ll never let another man take away her freedom and treat her like she means nothing. But that is exactly what Maverick Gunn, leader of the notorious Harbinger’s of Chaos Motorcycle Club seeks to do from the moment his lethal gaze locks on her. He burns her with every look. Every touch. Every word. Ember’s only hope is to convince him she’s nothing like the woman who blackened his soul before he drags her down into the darkness with him.

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About The Author

Darby Briar is an American author who loves writing stories about men with broken souls and women who don’t know their own strength. Most of her stories are dreamed up in the early hours of the morning, while driving, or while listening to music. She’s a business woman by day and a wife, mother, writer, and reader the rest of the time. She’s a lover of fiction whether it be a movie or book, but prefers stories with some romance, and ones that include a happy ending. Darby grew up in Utah and still lives in the northern part of the state. She’s married and her and her husband have three adorable kids.

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