Infamous by Irene Preston

Infamous by Irene Preston
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Sensuality Level: Hot

Back Cover:
Four years ago it was pure Hollywood—the windswept beach, the whirlwind romance, the runaway marriage. Unfortunately, the ride into the sunset didn't survive the publication of the bride's tell-all book two months after she said “I do.”

Reclusive venture capitalist Morgan Riley isn't interested in fame. He prefers a quiet life in the suburbs. For his daughter’s sake, he agrees to give his notorious wife another chance to be part of their family. Even though she's back at home and fulfilling all his late-night fantasies, he can't help wonder if she misses her high-profile lifestyle and famous friends.

Everyone knows Jessica Sinclair. She’s that girl on the cover of all the tabloids. As a Hollywood insider, Jessica has spent her life partying with A-list celebrities, shopping on Rodeo Drive, and living through scandal after scandal. When her estranged husband offers her a second chance at an “All-American” lifestyle, she can’t pass up her shot at real happiness. Back in suburbia, Jessica spends her nights in sexy role-play hoping Morgan will overlook her deficiencies as a homemaker. She spends her days attending P.T.A. meetings, burning cookies, and asking herself, “What would June Cleaver do?” More to the point, what will Morgan do when Jessica winds up back in the tabloids—with his teenage daughter right next to her?
My Review:

Infamous is one hot sensual read that grabs your attention right from the very beginning and keeps you turning those pages.

The Plot:
Hollywood glamour girl and infamous celebrity Jessica Sinclair and Reclusive venture capitalist Morgan Riley were secretly married after a whirlwind romance for a brief period of time, but when reality intruded their marriage fell apart. Morgan and Jessica are poles apart in personality and their choice of lifestyles but four years on nothing’s changed they still have feelings for each other and quite literally combust when they are in the same room together.

In order to have a chance at HEA both Jessica and Morgan need to find some middle ground but will becoming a Stepford suburban wife be the answer for Jessica? You are gonna have to read this book to find out.

Writing Style:
The writing is light and fun and the characters in the story are very well developed, though I was tempted to thump Morgan over his head a few times.

With INFAMOUS Irene Preston immerses us into the Hollywood world of Glitz, Glamour and Scandal with well-developed characters, sizzling hot sex scenes and engaging storyline.

Infamous is Irene Preston debut novel and I would definitely recommend this book and look forward to reading future releases.

What a Texas Girl Wants by Kristina Knight

What a Texas Girl Wants by Kristina Knight
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Back Cover:
Kathleen Witte is a down-to-earth girl. She has to be, with the family ranch on the verge of success. After seven months of keeping it all together by swearing off men, however, Kathleen needs a bit of fun in the sun. Waking up with a husband she can’t remember isn’t how she planned to blow off steam.

The last thing Jackson Taylor wants in his life is a down-to-earth girl. He has four weeks of freedom in which to find his birth mother. He’s done well avoiding commitment until now, so when he wakes up on a Mexican beach with Kathleen his first reaction is curiosity. When he spies the matching wedding rings on their left hands curiosity turns to concern.

Neither Jackson nor Kathleen want to stay married, but when her family shows up, they have no choice. Once back in Texas, however, can they keep this all-business marriage from turning into an all-consuming love?


My Review:
What Happens in Mexico, doesn’t always stay in Mexico sometimes it follows you back to Texas and turns your life over.

Kathleen Witte decides to take a long over due vacation to Mexico to unwind and relax, next thing she is waking up buck naked on a beach after a night of debauchery married to her college crush Jackson Taylor. 'What's a Texas Girl to do'? Well.. hold on to him and take him home to meet the family...

Jackson has always been a loner, he doesn’t do family or relationships, for Kathleen it’s all about family, she has been the glue holding her family together; their journey to HEA is anything but easy.

I liked how Jackson and Kathleen characters developed within the book, their struggles and insecurities felt real and the Witte family drama was woven in nicely through the book

‘What a Texas Girl Wants’ was a fun read. Kristina Knight did a fabulous job with this story, it had the right amount of Sexy & emotional to keep me engaged to the end.

A glimpse into the book: 

Jackson Taylor's toes clenched as he came abruptly awake, the left side of his

body shivering. The right, however, was delectably warm. A soft weight held his

shoulder down, the feel of a woman's curves pressed hard against his chest. Cold

water tickled his feet and wet sand dug into his butt. The tangy, salty smell of the ocean

filled his nostrils. Another tickle of water. A slight shiver came from the curvaceous

woman beside him before she settled back into sleep.

A flash of red hair, spinning lanterns and Latin dance music raced through his

mind before it went blank. The infernal pounding started again behind his right temple.

Must have been a great night. The naked body lying next to his on the beach

said as much.

Jackson levered his eyes open as the first fingers of yellow touched the white

sand beach. He winced as intense sunlight hit his eyes. Another postcard perfect day

in Puerto Vallarta. He would be perfectly happy spending it with the drapes closed and

a couple gallons of hair of the dog. If he could just get back to his hotel room.

Damn. Thirty was years too old to be waking up, hung-over, not knowing where

he was or how he had gotten there.

Pretty chestnut hair hid the woman's face. At least the woman he almost

remembered seemed to be the woman he was with, but for the life of him Jackson

couldn't draw a mental picture of her. Just what the hell had he done last night?

Well, the what was fairly simple to answer if the sand digging into his butt was

any indication. No clothes tempered the feel of her soft skin against him. It had been a

long time since Jackson had woken up beside a woman unable to recall who she was or

how they had met. He had never liked the feeling, and liked it even less this morning.

Chilly water washed over his feet to his ankles. As the water returned to the sea,

his heels dug deeper into the sand creating tiny tide pools.

He had to move. But if he moved he would disturb the woman sleeping softly on

his right shoulder. Somehow he didn't think she would appreciate his jumping up and

running for the nearest rock to answer the call of nature, leaving her alone in the chilly

morning tide.