Domino Effect (The Domino Trilogy #1) by Jill Elaine Hughes

Start of Domino series 


Peter Rostovich is an enigmatic international artist with ties to the Russian mafia. He manipulates everyone he comes in contract with and nobody can figure him out—not even himself. More than that, he has a taste for bondage, which he infuses into his art.
Virginal Nancy Delaney is an aspiring reporter who tries to crack Peter’s shell. His work is like nothing she’s ever seen—complete with a live sculpture that gets the exhibit shut down by the police.

Peter hates reporters, but Nancy captivates him to the point where he makes her part of his exhibit within seconds of meeting her. He introduces her to the world of BDSM, but his involvement in the criminal underworld puts Nancy in the sights of his fiercest enemy.


Inside Scoop: This is the first part of a trilogy that blends sex, bondage and international thrills into one exciting read, but watch out for the cliffhanger ending. You’ll be hanging on the edge, waiting for book two.

I've had this book for a few years and would like to thank Netgalley and Jill Elaine Hughes for their patience in waiting for this review.

Well, where do I start??? Well Peter Rostovich isn't a man I thought he was going to be. Strange and mysterious comes to mind as well as naughty thoughts (his words not mine). Nancy Delaney is a classy woman, who is also a virgin but who has fantasies that you would never of thought of from a straight A student, but she's also a journalist. When her best friend asks her to go in her place at an Art exhibition, she sees and finds more than she bargained for. Peter takes her on a journey into the unknown through sex and he's trying to shield her away from what and who he really is. BUT as any journalist knows, when someone says NO, you go hunting for answers. What she finds is a whole lot of problems. Can Peter find her in time and explain things or is this the end of road for Nancy Delaney?

Now I need to grab book 2 to find out the next part of this exciting and erotic trilogy.

Italian Billionaire's Determined Lover (The Romano Brothers #3) by Leslie North

Leonardo Romano has made an independent fortune as a boutique hotel magnate. He has the golden touch when it comes to creating luxurious accommodations, but the one thing Leonardo has avoided is following in his Grandfather’s footsteps. Running the family’s original hotel, the Romano Resort, on the island of Sicily, is a job he’s never felt fated to revive. However, now that his brothers have done their parts in securing and remodeling the hotel, it’s up to Leonardo to do what he does best: entice visitors to revel in the lap of luxury. 

Stella Brown is on her last strike. As a historical preservationist she’s just committed the mortal sin of losing a historical property to modern renovations, therefore losing a piece of history. Forever. Now Stella is tasked with proving she can still do her job by halting the Romano Resort’s extravagant renovations and getting them to conform to international preservation laws. Stella isn’t a pushy person, but she’s ready to go to war to save this little piece of Sicily. 

But Stella finds it’s not just the island that’s stunning: the man who owns the resort is gorgeous too. Beautiful and bold, Leonardo is no stranger to bending laws and women to his will, but in Stella he’ll find a sunny beauty with a spine of steel -- one that’s ready to shut down the hotel rather than see its historical significance erased in swaths of cashmere and gold plated toilets. As the two connect over their desire to see the Hotel Romano refinished properly, they’ll find their views of each other building to passionate proportions. As time runs out and luxury continues to battle with laws, they’ll have to decide if compromise is possible or if everything will turn to dust.

I would like to thank Netgalley for letting me review this book and Leslie North for writing a superb and sexy series.

Leonardo Romano is the eldest of the Romano brothers and also the most stubbornist one out of them. He's a high flying entrepreneur who has loads of hotels under the Romano Hotel business. He's been called back to do what he does best with their family resort The Romano del Mare, but one person is in his way and that's Stella Brown. A woman who wrote a cease and desist BEFORE she saw the building. She's on a mission that will either make or break her job. But when she meets the hunky and gorgeous Leonardo Romano, she can't resist dragging him to her way of thinking. Has Leonardo met his match in Stella Brown or has Stella gone a step too far with what her job title is all about?

All will be revealed in the final part of The Romano Brothers.

Avenging Christa: A Billionaire Romance (Irresistibly Mine #2) by Tracie Delaney & M. A. Comley

Christa

I thought justice would save me—I was wrong.

Sutton Atwood, the man who almost killed me, is back. This time, his weapon of choice is the very legal system that was supposed to protect me and mine.

He wants my son—not because he loves him, but because he hates me.

I can’t let him win. I won’t let him win. If compromise is my only option I’ll take it, even if it kills me.

Sorry Dayton, I love you, but my son must come first.

Dayton

How can I protect the woman I love if I’m part of the threat?

By any and every means possible, that’s how—except Christa’s not making my fight easy. Why would she when I still have everything to prove and she has everything to lose?

Sure, I can compromise—maybe—but fair warning, retreat is definitely not in my nature.

I’m in a league of my own, a winner, a fighter, and I absolutely will not quit until my enemies are eliminated.

Read the finale in the scintillating Irresistibly Mine series now.

I would like to thank Tracie Delaney & M A Comley for writing a compelling finale to a terrific series.

This is another PAGE TURNING & UNPUTDOWNABLE book. Christa is dating Dayton Somers, her son Max loves him and she loves him too. BUT there is a man who is out to crush Christa and his name is Sutton Attwood. He's Max's biological dad. He's out to ruin Christa and take away Max, but Dayton & Christa will do ANYTHING to keep him away. Unfortunately, the courts have said Sutton can see his son and has visitiation rights. What happens next will either make or break Christa & Dayton's relationship. How far is Sutton prepared to go? What will it take to get Sutton out of Christa & Max's lives?

All will be revealed when you read the 2nd and final installment of An Irresistibly Mine series.

Italian Billionaire's Stubborn Lover (The Romano Brothers #1) by Leslie North

Luxury real estate agent Adeline Peluso came to Italy in search of adventure. Inheriting an apartment with a view of the coast in Sicily sounded like something out of a movie, but after two years watching a resort she’d always loved fall to pieces she’s ready to throw in the proverbial towel...that is until one of the owners finally walked into her office. Tall, dark, and devastatingly handsome, the man would drive her crazy with his arguments if he didn’t set her aflame with his kisses.

Billionaire Nicolo Romano is a global citizen. He’s the kind of guy who skis in the Alps, snorkels in the caribbean, and enjoys the lights of the Vegas strip on a whim. He has no desire to be tied down anytime soon. So when he and his brothers inherit the family resort, Nicolo has one goal: Sell it and sell it fast. But coming back to the place he loved as a child to find a woman who feels just as passionately about the crumbling hotel throws him. Instead of using his business savvy to sell fast, Nicolo is wooing this woman with his island, slowly falling back in love with the place himself. 

When whip smart arguments turn into stolen kisses and stolen kisses turn into steamy nights, Adeline and Nicolo will realize that they’re fighting for more than the fate of a historic hotel. They’re fighting for the chance of life’s greatest adventure: True Love.

I would like to thank Leslie North for a superb start to The Romano Brothers series.

Nicolo Romano is the youngest brother and he just wants to sell the family resort as it's crumbling down around them, but a certain Estate Agent has other ideas. Walk in estate agent Adeline Peluso and is Nicolo in for a ride. She's determined to see the Romano del Mare come back to life, but Nicolo has other ideas as it's crumbling and he wants to get to the next project that is in INDIA. Adeline is headstrong and determined to make Nicolo see her way in restoring and renovating the Romano del Mare back to it's former glory. Is there a love connection between them or is it Adeline's imagination? Who will win this war and what will happen to them if they fall in love?

You have to read this book as it's amazing and unputdownable. It brings Leonardo (the eldest brother) into the story a bit. Adeline is brilliant and fiery as well and Nicolo is drop dead gorgeous.

Italian Billionaire's Unexpected Lover (The Romano Brothers #2) by Leslie North

Gianpierre Romano is being dragged back to Italy by the one thing he can’t escape: family. The Romano fortune and name has followed him wherever he goes—but that only made the headstrong Italian more determined to strike out on his own. Now, he’s on the cusp of achieving international fame for an architectural project in the middle east when he’s roped into reconstructing the foundation of his family’s resort. It’s a project that Gianpierre has the passion for, but not the time—not if he wants to make it to Dubai for the start date of his dream project. That is until he’s paired with a pretty project manager who makes him want to get passionate about more than just medieval foundations.

Luciana Vivaldi rushed to Italy to care for her niece after the death of her sister, and then fell in love with the culture and people. Beautiful and whip smart, she’s been recruited to keep the Romano Resort’s hunky structural engineer focused and to take him to task if he doesn’t follow his own directives. She’s got a passion for organizing and no time for romance—that is until a kiss following a falling foundation has her doing the one thing she can’t afford: falling for her boss.

Gianpierre and Luciana don’t have time for distractions, but when a twist of fate—and a brisk housing market—leave them living together, their excuses for staying apart fall as fast as the foundation. The spark they have is more blinding than a Sicilian sunset, but when emotions run deep and careers are on the line will playing house be the foundation for a lifelong love? Or will it all fall like a house of cards? 

I would like to thank Netgalley and Leslie North for allowing me to read and review book 2 of The Romano Brothers series.

Gianpierre Romano is the 2nd oldest brother and he's the architect in the family. He has ambitions to be on the cover of a prestigious magazine. He's off to Dubai and to be on the front cover of the magazine. Only 1 thing is standing in his way Luciana Vivaldi. The vivacious Luciana is his project manager who is bringing up her niece as her own daughter (due to her sister's passing). With having no where to go, she's about to invade Gianpierre's life and turn it upside down. Will he ever get his dream of being on the cover of the Architecture magazine or will he throw it all away for Luciana? Will Luciana be able to get Gianpierre out of her mind or will they play happy families?

You have to read this book as it's amazing and unputdownable. It brings Nicolo and Adeline into the story a bit. Luciana is brilliant and fiery as well.

Tempting Christa (An Irresistibly Mine Billionaire Romance) by Tracie Delaney & M.A. Comley

There’s a dark side to wealth, to immensely powerful men.
I lived through it. Hell, I almost died because of it.
Once bitten, twice wiser. I thought my battles were over—I was wrong.


Christa

Left with limited choices, here I am, a face among millions, another runaway hoping to lose herself in the Big Apple. And I will not—dare not—repeat the mistakes of my past.

Mister I-always-get-what-I-want Dayton Somers may have manipulated me into accepting his bizarre offer, but he needn’t think I’m in awe of his reputation, or in any way impressed by him.

Sure, he’s charming and successful—but I see through the veneer to the darkness lurking beneath. He might hold my immediate future in his hands, but he’ll never have me.

Dayton
I’m a winner, a fighter, a man who knows what he wants, and how to get it. The day Christa Adams walks into my building, I know I’ve found my latest challenge. 

Her skittish behavior pushes me to look deeper. What’s her story? Who is she running from? How can I persuade her to trust me?

Christa can erect her barriers, but I’ll tear down every single one. She may not realize it yet, but she’s mine.


I would like to thank Tracie Delaney & M A Comley for collaborating to write this awesome book and a start of a series I will love.

When I picked up this book I knew what both authors separately was like and yes I LOVE both their books. BUT oh boy when these 2 get together to write a book about a couple with pasts that you don't wanna know, but you just have to read. Then you have a PAGE TURNING & UNPUTDOWNABLE book. Christa is a single mum in a place where she is fighting for a life for and her son and happens to walk into Mr Dayton Somers building. Dayton is a man on a mission when he sees this woman on the sidewalk getting out a taxi and walk into his building. What happens when she accepts an offer he knows she can't refuse? What is Christa Adams hiding from Dayton Somers that is making her skittish? Dayton Somers has a past that he has never shared with anyone? Can these 2 people help each other heal or are they heading for a breakdown NO ONE sees coming.

All will be revealed when you read the 1st installment of An Irresistibly Mine series. Really can't wait to read book 2 of this series in 13 days.

The Facilitator, part 2 by Tracie Podger

The game was over – but who had won? 

Mackenzie Miller thought his life was perfect. He had the woman of his dreams but there was one last piece of his life puzzle to fit. Could he do it in time? 

Lauren Perry thought her life was perfect. She had the man of her dreams but when humiliation comes full circle is she brave enough to face it head on? 

More importantly, what happens when your list of fantasies has been achieved? 

A new list has to be explored, of course. 

The Facilitator, part 2 follows on from The Facilitator – this erotic romance features graphic scenes of sex and very colourful language – you have been warned!

I would like to thank Tracie Podger for writing another packed book to do with Mackenzie and Lauren. I've read book 1 before and loved the characters. The right amount of spice and naughtiness that makes you turn the pages to find out what else is happening.


In book 2, we find out more about Lauren and Mackenzie as their relationship either blossoms or fails. You even found out about Mackenzie's dad and other people. What is Addison and Daniel up to? Will Mackenzie and Lauren make a go of their relationship or will it go belly up like the company she used to belong to. All will be revealed when you read and love The Facilitator (part 2).