Ruthless People-Review

Ruthless People by J.J. McAvoy
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I received this book from the publisher and the author for an honest review.

Recently I was looking for a new book to read. I was in one of those runts where I read this fabulous book and then every other book afterwards was like a bad taste in my mouth. So when I received Ruthless People I was hoping, and praying that this was going to be my book. My salvations from the bad taste in my mouth and possible the demise of me reading and being forced to watch television.

So I open the book and page one, scene one, act one (WHATEVER) grabbed me and did not let me go. If I was guy and into S&M, this book had me by the balls and I loved it.

I was in awe with the writing of this story. Not only did I want to be in the “Family”, a wife, fixer, mistress, snitch (well snitches get stiches so never mind that request). I think you get my jest. I loved the book. The characters. Ever scene. It was as though I was in a movie and I love movies. When an author writes a book that flows like a screenplay, which is when I know I have a new author to place on my one click list. My list is small. I just one click that book, no synopsis needs to be read and I do not get the sample, you are guaranteed my money.

So on to giving you a briefing on this book. The author writes about family, loyalty, honesty, faith, and kick a$$ women. You have to look deep into this book but it shows how women may be soft and great for feeling up and f#$king but we are as hard as steel and please, for your safety and well-being, do not f#$k with us or the people we deem as family.

Men are in the book. I mean if they were not, then we would not have all those great sex scenes and blowjobs in limos, so yes they are present and key but the women in the book rule and in my opinion are the reason for the wonderful dialogs.

The flow of the book was like the train of a wedding dress: smooth, flawless, and constantly flowing.

I would not add or delete anything to this book. It was just that great.

I received this book many moons ago but was unable to convey my emotions of this story. I found it difficult to let you know how great this book was without giving aware too much, this is book I would never give spoilers too, and I found if difficult to express greatness when it has been written.

So, I finally decided to go from my heart, which by rereading the story, may of the characters also lead with their heart or pumped lead into hearts. Tomato. Tamato.
Really the characters made me not care for the enemy. C’est la vie/Questa e la vita (That is life), that is how I felt. No remorse.

I will admit there were several times, I was covering my eyes and gasping (sorry to the people at the Starbucks) but I was on the side of the “Family”. At the “Family” is just like a casino, the house always wins.

Eager for book 2.

Happy Reading/Buona Lettura


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Vengeance is Mine

Title: Vengeance is Mine

Author: Kasey Millstead

 Release Date: August 20, 2014 

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Target - Spades Motorcycle Club

They call me The Praying Mantis.

Because after I fuck my target, I kill them.

Vengeance is Mine is a dramatic tale of revenge by way of fatal fucking.

“Look what I did,” I say, grabbing a handful of his cock. “I’m such a naughty girl.” I rub my hand up and down, never breaking eye contact with him.

From USA Today bestselling author Kasey Millstead comes a book that will leave you gripping the edge of your seat as you live the life of Ella Moore. With a heart that's been hardened by the tragic death of her parents, she sets in motion a lethal chain of events that will eventually avenge her parents murders.

'Before my parent’s tragic death, I had never been vengeful person. I was nice, quiet, friendly and definitely a glass-half-full kind of girl. But death has a way of changing everything.'

Ella Moore is the epitome of a badass.

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Kasey Millstead lives a quiet life in country New South Wales, Australia, with her husband and their four young children. She enjoys baking, singing (ridiculously out of tune) & spending time with friends and family. Kasey has always harboured a deep love for reading and writing, and she is now lucky enough to be living her dream of being an Author.

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Ruthless people

Release Date: July 17, 2014

Published by The Writers Coffee Shop

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To the outside world, they look like American Royalty, giving to charities, feeding the homeless, rebuilding the city. But behind closed doors is a constant battle for dominance between two Bosses, cultures, and hearts.

Ruthless People is a romantic crime fiction set in modern day Chicago, and follows the life and marriage of Melody Giovanni and Liam Callahan—rivals by blood and leaders through fear. Their marriage, arranged by their fathers in hopes to end years of bloodshed between the Irish and the Italians.

Liam believes he’s getting a simple-minded wife, one he can control, one who bends to his every need . . . the complete opposite of Melody. She knows exactly what type of man he is, and would rather die than give up the power she has spent her life building. 

The Mafia of the past has evolved, and with rival bosses gunning for them, Melody and Liam will have to learn to work as one to take down those who stand in their way.

1 Marriage x 2 Bosses = 3x the Chaos

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“And you feel nothing.”

“And I feel nothing,” I repeated.

He looked me in the eyes, and I hoped to God he understood, because I didn’t know how else to explain it. It was that kind of thinking that made it easy for me to sleep at night.

“Neither do I,” he said, and I believed him.

I tried to move, but he grabbed on to my sides and held me in place. There was that look in his eyes—the hunger, the lust, and the caged animal dying to get out. Pulling me even closer, he pressed himself against me.

“L—” Before I could even speak his lips were on mine and he was pulling at my clothes. With his one good arm, he cupped my ass and the other one cupped my breast as he rubbed himself against me. His lips hummed against my neck before he lifted me up, throwing me on the bed.

He stopped for only a second to look me over, and the storm in his eyes raged worse than I had ever seen.

“This is your one and only chance to tell me to stop.”

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J. J. McAvoy first started working on Ruthless People during a Morality and Ethics lecture her freshman year of college. X number of years later, she is an insomniac who has changed her major three times, and is a master in the art of procrastination. If you ask her why she began writing, she will simply tell you “They wanted to get their story out.”

She is currently working on her next novel . . . so please bug her on Twitter @JJMcAvoy

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Fight For Me-Bethany Bazile

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

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I just needed someone to show me how to fight for me… 

When tragedy hits Alexis Cole is shattered. She carries the blame on her shoulders after losing a big piece of herself. When Ryder Hayes sweeps back into her life, she has something to hold on to but just as quickly as he appeared he was gone. When fate-or meddling parents-throw them back together they can no longer deny the heat that’s burned between them for years. 

Ryder has always wanted Lexi, but he’s never fought so hard against something in his life. Saving Lexi from her past was never on his agenda, but he could never bear letting her drown in it. With his UFC championship title on the line, the last thing he needs is to be distracted by Lexi. When she’s thrown back into his life he can no longer fight their attraction. 

But once he claims her he knows he’ll never let go. 

***Mature content warning*** This title is intended for Adults 18+ due to language and explicit sexual content. 

Recently I received this ARC book from AToMR tours and the author for an honest review.

I read this book in two days. I found myself being drawn to the UFC and romantic  thriller. When I was thinking about how to write this review I heard a song that made me think and reflect on this book. There is a new song out by Alicia Keys and Kendrick Lamar called It’s On Again. You should listen to the song while reading this review.

Lexi is emotionally wrecked due to tragedy and is dealing with grief. Everyone is worried about her. Nothing is bring the light, she once had, back in her eyes. Until she sees Ryder. He is the one she has always loved and wanted to be with but could never reach. In her mind, he had no interest in her and with a past incident that was no fault of Lexi or Ryder, Ryder removed himself from her life.

When Ryder is back in the picture he realizes that he wants Lexi and will do anything to claim her. 

Lexi likes that she can breathe again around Ryder, but love stories are never that easy are they, well not the ones I read. 

Ryder is an enigma and a glorious warrior. He is so dominate and passionate. When he wants something he fights for it, and he encourages Lexi to fight for her old self.

Ryder and Lexi are similar to a harmony. They have a slow tempo in the beginning, similar to It’s On Again, but once they (the song) gets going, well it becomes inspirational, aggressive, and the collaboration is definitely meant to be.

Hope you enjoy this book as much as I did.

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THE SWAN & THE JACKAL (In the Company of Killers, #3)

THE SWAN & THE JACKAL

(In the Company of Killers, #3)

By NYT Bestselling Author J.A. Redmerski

An Adult Suspense/Crime/Thriller/Romantic Suspense

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Fredrik Gustavsson never considered the possibility of love, or that anyone could ever understand or accept his dark and bloody lifestyle—until he met Seraphina, a woman as vicious and blood-thirsty as Fredrik himself. They spent two short but unforgettable years together, full of lust and killing and the darkest kind of love that two people can share.

And then Seraphina was gone.

It’s been six years since Fredrik’s lover and sadistic partner in crime turned his world upside-down. Seraphina went into hiding and has eluded him ever since. Now, he’s getting closer to finding her, and an innocent woman named Cassia is the key to drawing Seraphina from the shadows. But Cassia—after sustaining injuries from a fire that Seraphina ignited—suffers from amnesia and can’t give Fredrik the information he desperately seeks. Having no other choice, Fredrik has been keeping Cassia locked in his basement as he not only tries to get her to recall her past—because she and Seraphina share it—but also to protect her from Seraphina, who clearly wants her dead.

But Cassia is a light in the darkness that Fredrik never believed existed. After a year subjected to her kindness and compassion, he finds himself struggling with his love for Seraphina, and his growing feelings for Cassia—because he knows that to love one, the other must die.

Will light win out over darkness, or will something more powerful than either further destroy an already tortured soul?

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Cassia pushes herself closer when I thought she couldn’t get any closer and urges me to look at her. Her right hand moves toward my face to console me, but I stop it, holding it at the wrist and pushing it back down.

“The only one of us who should be talking about our past, is you,” I tell her.

Her doe-like eyes fall under a shroud of disappointment.

But she’s not going to give up so easily.

“You’ve asked so much of me, Fredrik,” she says with such kindness, “but when I ask anything of you, you turn me away. I only want to know this one thing. I don’t care anymore about Seraphina, or the history you have with her. I don’t even care what I have to do with it.” Her soft hand ends up touching the side of my face anyway, and I’m not sure how she slipped it past my barrier. “All I care about anymore is you, Fredrik.” She peers deeply into my eyes and ensnares my gaze, her face full of heartbreak and longing. “What are your demons trying so hard to kill?”

I push her hand away more forcibly this time.

“Do you remember anything?” I ask, disregarding her question altogether.

“Stop,” she says with more intensity than I expected. “You’re going to give me this. Before you leave me alone down here another night, you’re going to tell me.”

The desperation in her eyes bores into me. I look away, only to look right back at her.

“Please…,” she says.

A lump moves down my throat and settles somewhere in my chest. All ten of my fingers spear through the top of my dark, messy hair and I let out a miserable sigh of defeat.

I never talk about my past to anyone. Ever. I try not to think about it, but on some days that is as futile as trying not to breathe. It wasn’t until I met Seraphina eight years ago that I learned to control it, that I became a much different man from the one who hunted shit stains like Dante Furlong, tortured and murdered them every other night, never feeling the satisfaction that I longed to feel with every kill. I was like a drug addict, always looking for a fix but never really satisfied enough to stop. Never satisfied at all, because I only wanted to do it more and more.

Seraphina helped me control the perpetual urges. She showed me how to release the darkness within me with quieter, cleaner methods so that I didn’t leave a trail of bodies and evidence behind. But the biggest impact that Seraphina had on my life was making me feel like I had one. Because before her, I was just a speck of dust floating around in oblivion. I didn’t know the meaning of happiness, or understand the thrill of pleasure or the hunger for excitement. I was just a shell of a man who knew only darkness and death, who only felt the emotions of anger, and hatred, and rage and vengeance.

But Seraphina, she was my dark angel, who came into my life and showed me that there was so much more to living than I ever understood. Ever since she left me in that field the night she set my house ablaze, I’ve been slowly but surely succumbing to my old life again, and I need to find her before I fall too far.

If I haven’t already.

About the Author

Born November 25, 1975, J.A. (Jessica Ann) Redmerski is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She lives in North Little Rock, Arkansas with her three children and a Maltese. She is a lover of television and books that push boundaries and is a huge fan of AMC’s The Walking Dead.

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From the author of the New York Times, USA Today & Wall Street Journal bestselling novel, THE EDGE OF NEVER, comes a story of passion and survival…

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Sarai was only fourteen when her mother uprooted her to live in Mexico with a notorious drug lord. Over time she forgot what it was like to live a normal life, but she never let go of her hope to escape the compound where she has been held for the past nine years.

Victor is a cold-blooded assassin who, like Sarai, has known only death and violence since he was a young boy. When Victor arrives at the compound to collect details and payment for a hit, Sarai sees him as her only opportunity for escape. But things don’t go as planned and instead of finding transport back to Tucson, she finds herself free from one dangerous man and caught in the clutches of another.

While on the run, Victor strays from his primal nature as he succumbs to his conscience and resolves to help Sarai. As they grow closer, he finds himself willing to risk everything to keep her alive; even his relationship with his devoted brother and liaison, Niklas, who now like everyone else wants Sarai dead.

As Victor and Sarai slowly build a trust, the differences between them seem to lessen, and an unlikely attraction intensifies. But Victor’s brutal skills and experience may not be enough in the end to save her, as the power she unknowingly holds over him may ultimately be what gets her killed.

This is their story…