Review: Ribbed for her Pleasure by Miranda Martin 3 of 5 stars

Ribbed for her Pleasure by Miranda Martin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Jenna is a professional YouTuber and gaming addict when she sees something called the celestial mates app challenge she decides to have a go for a laugh and see what rubbish it comes out with as it will be all fictional like the tv, films and games that she likes. However, what started out as a joke changes as soon as she downloads the app and completes the questionnaire she is whisked away from her life and cat and is stuck on an inhospitable alien planet. Biast is a seven-foot-tall Zmaj complete with his wings and tail. His friends have all found their treasures (mates) but he is still alone. A meddling cherub strands him on a strange planet with an exotic and sexy human female who is soft and curvy in all the right places. Can something as outrageous as time travelling, intergalactic matchmaking really bring two totally different species together?

This was a sweet story as to how a mysterious character was able to bet a human and a Zmaj together as mates and through trial and error push them to realise that it was impossible to ignore the connection between them. Some parts were a little odd but as it was meant to be amusing in places I let that slide. Easy to read and understand. Contains some explicit sexual content.

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Review: White Dragon by J.C. Andrijeski 5 of 5 stars

White Dragon by J.C. Andrijeski
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Alexis is trapped in another dimension by a magical being and she soon realises he wants her to help him to destroy entire worlds – a bit like a living key to passing through the portals allowing them to be opened up to corruption by The Others. Whilst it is not clear what these Others want, they appear to enslave planets and bend entire cultures and histories to their own ends. He appears to have his own agenda – one that she needs to discover if she has any hope to escape and stop The Others from imposing darkness on all worlds which will go against everything that her mother brought her up to protect from. He is called the White Dragon, he is a king, a usurper and a radical who insists that Alexis is his mate.

After the dramatic ending to the previous book, Lexi finds herself in a tricky situation where there seems to be no possible way out. As she tries her best to sort through all of the information she is told (and not told) together with what she can believe and what not to believe she has to learn to think even quicker on her feet. At the latter stages of this book, there were some pretty major revelations that are definitely going to be significant in the next story. Well written, this was easy to read and understand. The plot was complex with many levels which became even more difficult as more was revealed during the progression of this book. I have so many questions which I hope will be answered in the next book about the Red Dragon, his direct relation to certain characters in this story and how that might affect things going forward. Contains explicit sexual content.

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Review: Rexx by Tasha Black 4 of 5 stars

Rexx by Tasha Black
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Schoolteacher Abigail Shaw is thrilled that the Alien Adoption Agency has selected her to adopt adorable baby Rio. Coming along with Rio is Invicta Warrior Rexx who is very handsome and has eyes that can seduce her. When he offers his mate bond she thinks that things cannot get better, plus they get a free ride on the famous Iron Peregrine express train to their new home. Rexx is a proud dragon warrior of the Invicta who has spent so many years solely focused on his military career that he has forgotten how to live in the outside world but when he meets Abigail his dragon goes wild and it takes all the strength that he has to not claim her instantly. However, they have barely boarded the train when they are faced with a mysterious locked car, a criminally dangerous passenger, unexplained noises in the night and a missing person before things really do get bad during the cross-moon journey. Will Abigail and Rexx find a way to make it home safely with baby Rio? And if Rexx does what has to be done, will Abigail still want to be his mate? Or will that train have left the station?

There are a lot of dramatic events on this train which makes me wonder at the ability of the train company and the authorities in order to keep their population safe. I loved the story of the relationship between Abigail and Rexx and the way that their total focus was on Rio and his care plus happiness. It is so nice to read stories about strong warriors who show their gentle side when they care for the babies in this programme. Well written and easy to read and understand. I loved the ending which showed a willingness to do what was right and proper in both cultures. Contains some explicit sexual content.

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Review: Kingdom Come by Nazri Noor 5 of 5 stars

Kingdom Come by Nazri Noor
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Mason Albrecht still has anger issues and they finally come to a head attracting another member of the Seven when the Prince of Wrath reveals his hand by striking directly at where it will hurt the most - Abaddon possesses Josephine Albrecht's body then disappears taking her with him. Mason plunges into despair and as he and his allies rush to try and find Abaddon and a way to stop him they start to puzzle on how to destroy the demon hiding inside his mother's body whilst rescuing her. It seems that Mason is going to have to swallow his pride, bare his soul and beg old friends and enemies alike (even one of the Seven) for help if he is going to get his mother back.

OMG - I loved this story which summarised quite succinctly exactly what one of Mason's faults was as well as one of his weaknesses. As for some of the people he was asking for help, one of them was such a wonderful surprise that I squealed in excitement. I enjoyed the way as part of this story we also learnt more about some of the other characters who are part of his social circle which is always a great thing to have. It was great to read more about Mason and now my mind is swirling with all the great things he could achieve if he could just learn a little more self-discipline. Well written, easy to read and understand. My only outstanding thought is how I could persuade the author to write faster without losing the excellent quality of both the stories and his writing.

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Review: Kroga's Redemption by Michele Mills 3 of 5 stars

Kroga's Redemption by Michele Mills
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Melachine woke up in the med bat with amnesia but she is coping with it with the help of her doting mate Kroga or Seventy-Five who has vowed to love her with unspoken devotion. She's desperately attracted to the warrior and happily shares his bunk as they live together in the Swirl with their two kittens. He's told her why they have to hide at the edge of the universe and keep their location secret but she just can't remember why. So one day when a flood of shattering memories flood her mind wiping away the amnesia she's left standing shakily on the bridge realising that nothing is as it seems. Everything Kroga told her was a lie, but does that include his love for her?

This is the last book in the series and you really have to have read the previous ones in order to make sense of several elements of this story which seems to pull them all together and come to a conclusion. I felt great sympathy for Melachine as her memories came back in an instant and turned her world completely upside down. Well written, it was easy to read and understand. Contains explicit sexual content.

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Review: Can You Save Them by Sheri Lyn by Jennifer Wedmore 4 of 5 stars

Can You Save Them by Sheri Lyn by Jennifer Wedmore
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Medical examiner Dr G. Skaggs loved his life and job until one day he could no longer tell if the two hottest men he has ever seen were real or even more ghosts come to torment him. FPU staff member Theo Granger had a good thing going with undercover specialist cop Bas but it didn't feel like everything until they saw Skaggs and then they knew what was missing in their relationship - a third in order make a triad with them. Had they found their missing piece just to lose him to madness? Or could the ghosts who haunted him be from a far more sinister plot?

This was a sweet story that pulled together a plot from the underworld, characters that we met in the first book in this series (Can you protect them?) and the general world that the law enforcement guys worked in. I enjoyed the story in the underworld and how that affected the people in the normal world (especially Skaggs) and the relationship between the three guys and how that seemed to have some kind of blessing. Easy to read and understand. Contains explicit M:M:M sexual content.

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Review: Alien Dragon's Baby by Miranda Martin 3 of 5 stars

Alien Dragon's Baby by Miranda Martin
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Calista is happy as a scientific researcher on a spaceship with her books and her friends. But then her ship is attacked by space pirates and crash lands on a desert planet with intense heat. Ladon is a Zmaj warrior who is resigned to living on his own but when he meets Calista he knows that she belongs to him as his mate - as the ultimate treasure he will protect her - he just needs her to live long enough to understand that. But will the other humans accept this huge and alien looking dragon warrior? Or will they find him just as big a threat as the rest of the red planet? The future of both their races depends on it.

I really enjoyed this story which was definitely an exploration of what happens when humans meet something (or someone) new and how their behaviour can destroy everything around them if they don't stop and think clearer. I loved the relationship between Calista and Ladon and how they managed to communicate when they first met. Well written and easy to read and understand. Contains explicit sexual content.

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