Hot Shot by Lynn Raye Harris

Reviewed by Desere

Every time I pick up one of the new HOT series books I always know for a sure fire fact am in for a heck of ride. Action, suspense, super hot men, spicy sex scenes and emotional drama all packed into a excellent plot.

But what I also always think is that this author cannot possibly do it better than the last time, and you know what , I could not be more wrong. This time the author surprised me over and over again with fascinating characters , a heck of a plot and twits and turns I had no idea was coming.

The read tells of Jack " Hawk" Hunter, the number one sniper to the HOT team, he's always cool and calm under pressure. Deep down he hides a broken heart after the death of his wife and unborn child, but he still gets up everyday and does his job to perfection.

Then he lets go for a few hours when he finds number one sexier than sin pop star Gina Demenico in his arms screaming his name and not being able to have enough of him. But at the end of their three day hideout Jack walks away and makes it clear this will never happen again and there is no future for them, it was just sex and that's all it will ever be.

Three years later Gina's son is kidnapped and she 's desperate for help, she knows Jack is the most lethal man she knows, and if there is anyone that can rescue her baby boy Jack and his team are the men for the job. All she has to do is make contact with Mr Hot Shot Sniper , beg him for help and oh yes tell him that Eli is in fact his son !

This read was beyond fabulous and so, so SO super sexy. I loved the heat between Jack and Gina it was electrifying and so intense it totally made me lose my breath. The plot of this read could not have been more awesome, I loved the entire 'let's go rescue our son and try not to have too much sexual tension get to us along the way " idea. It made for super awesome moments of conflict that when finally hitting the 'this is enough and now we're going for it' scenes leap from the pages with such astounding epic amazement it left me in complete awe of this author's writing.

The action and suspense was as in the previous HOT reads simply fabulous. The intensity of the build up to the who dunnit and the total 'wow did not see that coming' was incredible. I truly thought I had the kidnapper all figured out and ready to be brought down and then it went the total opposite direction, really incredible keeping you on the edge of your seat stuff!

I am taking away a message that in life there are no guarantees, we love, we lose, we fall. But if we don't get back up and try again we will just fall further back in a hole there is no getting out of, make a compromise or two and you will be more than surprised to learn there is life after death.

To wrap it up, we have an awesome plot, a truly off the charts hotter than hot sniper, a little bit of a lost popstar wanting to please her fans, a murderous disgusting madman, a twist of fate , super hot sex and a team ready to kill on command anyone that dares mess with those they love, loads of action and guns blazing and two people both with a lot of baggage that need to learn how to build a future together. The absolute perfect combination of a kick-ass read.

The author has once again proved she is the ultimate master in creating the perfect action romantic suspense reads. I cannot wait for the next HOT read!

I highly recommend this book for all fans of action romantic suspense reads. Guns, mystery, drama, action , romance and a whole lot of amazing awesomeness. A thrilling delicious , toe curling , take my breath away read from a brilliant author.

5/5 star review
" The ultimate hot shot faces more pressure to be accurate than ever before" 

Emerald Springs Legacy Series Book Five : Ashley's Allegiance by Robyn Neeley

Reviewed by Desere

Ashley's Allegiance is book number five from the Emerald Springs Legacy series. So far I have been over the moon with joy with each book taking me deeper and deeper into this magical land.

I have been in love with the series and the characters from the very first book and each time a contributing author takes me back to ES I fall in love more and more. This time around we meet Ashley, she is dead set on proving she can be every bit as useful to her family's company as her cousins are.

She is not the dolled up cheerleader, always seeking for perfection woman every one thinks her to be, she is hardworking, loyal, has a great mind and most for darn certain does not need rescuing from anyone EVER! But proving it turns out to me more difficult than she thought. And what she so does not need is Deputy Sheriff Jacob Sanders making his arrival on the scene looking a hot and more delicious than ever.

All the man does is infuriate her like no other!  She wants him gone, he distracts her, unnerves her and just plain irritates her. But when a little twist of fate puts Jacob front and center as Ashley's protection, both soon realize that the hatred for each other is actually nothing but pure raw attraction. The question is what will they do about it?

I loved, loved, loved this book! It was so stunning! I was as in the previous reads of this series, lost the magical word of ES. It is not just the landscape the authors have created that draws me in, it is the absolute raw beauty used to describe it all.

Robyn Neeley manged, and yes I did not think it could be done as this is book five already, but believe me Robyn Neeley did make it all even more spectacular. I wanted to climb inside the book and stay there forever, I wanted to touch the grass, hear the birds and feel the magic of the land!

The character of Jacob, was one that I wanted to deck with a good old fashioned head slap, the man was so over protective it drove me nuts! I will be honest and say if I were Ashley I would go first weak at the knees when a man as hot as Jacob wants to go all protective on me, and then yes when it get's a little too much I would also want to run for the hills. Yet, as the author crafted the character to me as reader I took to heart the message that we all are pretty much just like Jacob. We will do everything we can to protect those we love, we might not know we love them, but we still know we don't want to see them hurt.

The character of Ashley was really, really cool! I loved this woman from the get go! She has this fighting spirit that is so strong and can make even the weakest of people in the world want to get up and fight! Of course I did want to knock some sense in to her at one particular point, but I was so very overjoyed when the author let's her see the light and then a very fun part let's her get down and dirty( read the book and find out what I mean).

I am taking away a message of people in our lives will always do what they think is best to protect us. Yes it makes us frustrated, but if and when this happens to you, take a moment to step back and think what the reasons are that makes them think we need to be protected from something. Have you maybe portrayed yourself in a such a manner that you seem fragile? And always remember to dig deep when you get the urge to protect someone, the person might just not be what you seem to think they are.

I highly recommend this read for all fans of reading, it was fun, exiting, passionate and I did not want it to end!

5/5 star review
" Allegiance comes in all shapes and forms, even the covered in mud kind"