Coming Home by Lydia Michaels

Reviewed by Desere



When I started reading this book,  I immediately picked up that this is not the first in which is obviously a series. This of course has always annoyed me , I always want to be sure that I got all the nitty gritty from the first books before I read the next, so yeah off I went on my mission to find out more about the first two.  Sadly I could not trace the first two in print and thus I made due with the little bit of information I could find on the Internet.

Then I was as caught up as I could be , and oh my gosh !!! I could not wait to dig in !!! I was so intrigued and as I started reading I pretty much had my mind already made up that this author is a talent that I wish I had discovered years ago!

Now let me tell you a little about the plot, it tells of Evelyn " Scout" Keats and how her perfect world comes crashing down when she learns that she has been nothing more than a pawn in a game so twisted it will make you sick to your stomach, worse, it's pretty much everyone in her life that has used her for their own gratification. The book takes the reader on the journey of Scout trying to comprehend the cost of her broken heart and learning to know when to take a risk in order to be happy.

Now for the review , this author is one that that knows how to draw out each and every emotion to the extent where I actually felt physically drained, but still wanting more.  The characters went beyond developed I can't fully express what I mean by that, I am battling to find the right wording ( odd I know), I guess best way to say it is  that the characters were more than just just, they were alive and leaping from the pages, as oppose to the usual well developed characters that after wards still feel just like characters from a book, these characters were real to me , very real.

Beautifully written, intriguing, powerful and memorable are just a few of the words I would use to describe this book.  And inspiring , I have come across many powerful , fighting spirited heroines but not quite like this, I wanted to trade places with this one ! I am going to end my review by saying that this is not just a love story , it's about courage , fighting back  and taking risks when there is no hope.

I am off to continue the search for the first two books, I have to know the rest! A define page turner, highly recommended !

5/5 star review
" Coming home, after the long road of sorrow" 

** Copy provided by Penguin Random House South Africa in exchange for a honest review 

Fifty Shades Freed by EL James

Reviewed by Desere

It's the big finale ! This time around Ana and Christian are Mr and Mrs Grey and the stakes are a whole lot higher than before.

One would think that the final part of the journey would be without a little less uphill but it's everything but. This book is the real full blown roller-coaster ride for Ana and Christian.

More drama , more emotion and  heck of a lot more get's added to the secrets of an already filled to the top secret packed trilogy. Kidnapping, near death experiences and of course the famous butt plug!

Mr Grey is again the rich, mysterious always get's what he craves character he was before and of course still full of kink. As in the first two books he is still the stronger addition to the relationship, and again I will have to add that Ana was still a little under developed, I felt that the author definitely made an effort to bring her into full view but there was still something missing and at the end of the day Ana was still a bit of a mystery character to me.

Ana's patience and persistence for dragging Christian from the dark depth's of the hell we found him to be trapped in the first and second book was neatly done by the author and despite not loving the character of Ana so much ( I mean blaming an accidental pregnancy on your PA, really?!) and at the end of the book I could see just how far Ana had dragged Christian back into the world of reality.

I particularly loved the author bringing in the kidnapping scenario, it made the bond between the characters stronger and definitely took the focus off from the entire " always about sex" element that almost completely overshadowed the entire series.

It also added that exhilarating danger element that no matter the kind of reader you are everyone loves danger it heightens the senses and add's that action packed punch.

I recommend this book for anyone that  absolutely has to know the end to this trilogy but again I warn if you don't like reading about kinky sex, or think that Ana is off her rocker for letting Christian control her in the way that he does ( I will add the author brilliantly let the true meaning of the control eventually shine through) then this read is not for you But if you can look past all the sex hoopla and focus on the actual journey of love however crazy it may be, then this is a read not to be missed.

5/5 star review
" He's found the freedom from the chains , but will he be able to free her? 

** Get a copy now at Penguin Random House South Africa 

Dark Alpha by Carole Mortimer

Reviewed by Desere 


Lucien Wynter 

Lucien Wynter is sex on legs, the perfect example of what makes a sensible woman lose all her inhibitions! But he's dangerous and therefore definitely not the kind of man any sensible woman wants or needs to get involved with. Anyone and everyone who gets in contact with him is always at risk.

And it's for that very reason he has been distancing himself from his violent past for the last 15 years. He has built his own honest business empire and has amassed his own private fortune, but he always makes sure to never get emotionally entangled. Like any other man he still has needs and when he wants a woman in his bed, he takes her, to the heights of heaven and then tosses her out the door !

It;s a physical release nothing more, until the beautiful, fiery and elusive Nicky McKenzie steps into his world. He wants her and he will have her, no holds barred. But as the saying goes, " Every man has his weakness", and soon Lucien discovers that Nicky is the one woman he can't forget, if only she wasn't the one woman capable of bringing his violent past to a earth shattering crash. Does he protect the woman he's come to love or does he protect his past?

Nicky McKensie 

Nicky McKensie has to under all circumstances stay unnoticed, hidden from the world it's best for everyone involved. And for the last five years she has managed to do it perfectly. Then she meets Lucien Wynter , cold, heartless, all about use and abuse , rock my world then send me falling from a cliff Lucien , and Nicky loses touch with reality and forgets what she's been running from. Meeting Lucien is either a cruel twist of fate or just life's way of letting her know there's something else she wants but can't have. She wants him every bit as bad as he wants her , and a girl is allowed to indulge and then get the heck out, it's as easy as the multiple orgasms he guarantees she will experience in his arms. But soon Nicky knows she's in too deep, she wants to protect this man against the dangers he's hiding from, but does she offer up her own freedom in order to protect he man she has come to love or get out while she still can?


I have long been a fan of this author's books, of course her other reads are wonderful but not anywhere near as hot as this read. I am taking dirty talk like you've never read before, sex that sets the pages on fire and a mystery with so much dark reality it will leave you in awe of this author's amazing writing skills. In this read the author has proven she can go from sweet and sexy to full blown rock my world in mere seconds.

Both the main characters were simply put, brilliant ! The author let me into their minds with stunning clarity, and created so many emotions pouring from my soul , I cried , I laughed, I felt the fear,m anger, hurt, betrayal and afterwards I was a big old mess of bubble walking around with the various emotions still wreaking havoc on my senses.

I adored Lucien, yes he's a cold, unfeeling , heartless bastard, but with good reason, and it's that very reason , protective instinct, that made me fall for him harder than I have ever fallen for any of this author's characters. And if I had to be Nicky I for darn sure would have also lost all train of thought should Lucien have appeared in front of me. He was written with such intensity that he simply cannot be ignored. I have come across some hero's in reads that have it all happening but there is not really anything there that draws me to them and at the end of the day it's just a nice hero with some dark tendencies and that's where it ends. Not Lucien, he was all that I wanted and more!

 Nicky was a really fabulous character, always trying to push for that ultimate freedom , we regular people take for granted. I admired her determination most of all. I don't think just any author can take a running away from the past and danger heroine and let her determination shine through with utter perfection, the way this author did. It was marvelous and so , so , so thrilling! I adored how the author let her shift from running from danger to running right at it , all in the name of love.

I am taking away a message of life is full of wonder but also danger lurking around every corner. When danger comes knocking it is only natural that you will want to run as fast as you can, but always running will only cause danger to always hunt you. There comes a time to run and a time to stand your ground and fight back even if it causes you to lose it all, in the end your courage is what will set you apart from the rest.

I recommend this read for all fans of action packed, adventure filled romantic suspense reads. Passionate off the charts sex, a mystery better than Sherlock Holmes ever faced and a journey of romance overcoming the dangers of the past . A thrilling , dangerous romance Carole bring us more!

5/5 star review
"  He's hot, sexy ,thrilling dark and dangerous, she's meant to run, right? " 

** Note: If you you prefer your reads with clean language, non too sexy situations and a story more on the down low side ( sweet with just a little spice) of romance this is not the read for you. Instead pick up one of this author's fabulous Harlequin Presents books.