BAIT

Originalen naslov: Bait

Avtor: Jade West

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Založba: Samozaložba Jade West 2017 (346 strani, mehka vezava)

Ocena: 3,5 ★★★

Kategorija: romantika (romance), napeta romantika (suspense romance), erotika (erotica)

Glavni liki: Abigail, Phoenix

Kraj dogajanja: Wales, Združeno kraljestvo

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OPIS

Neznanec na liniji.

Temni lasje in še temnejše oči, ki poznajo vse moje pokvarjene želje še pred mano.

Fantazija o kateri se ne govori. 

Ampak iz mene izsili priznanje.

In zdaj prihaja pome.

Surov, pokvarjen, nevaren.

Eno noč naj bi me spravil ven in poskrbel, da bi pozabila na vse.

Vzel bi me za svojo, jaz pa bi se pretvarjala, da ga ne želim.

Jaz bom tekla, on me bo lovil.

Zato, ker ga bom prosila to.

Rotila ga bom.

Danes v temi je on lovec.

In jaz sem vaba.

MNENJE IN VTISI

O knjigi Bait sem vam že pisala ob njenem izidu dve leti nazaj (objavi Release Blitz in Blog Tour). Naslovnica je prečudovita in seksi, kar je tudi bil razlog, da sem knjigo želela prebrati in jo imeti na svoji polici. Premamil me je tudi opis zgodbe sploh, ker zadnje čase prebiram temačne in kriminalne romance. Vendar me je celotna zgodba malo razočarala. Rek pravi 'Ne sodi knjige po platnici', kar se je tukaj izkazalo, da resnično lepa naslovnica ne pripelje ravno tudi take zgodbe. 

Glede na to, da sem že prebrala kar nekaj temačnih romanc, je bila tale popolnoma nekaj drugega. V zgodbi spoznamo Abigail in Phoenixa, ki sta oba izgubila svoja partnerja. Nista si še čisto opomogla, vendar po njunih žilah teče razburkana kri, ki njima privablja nenavadne fantazije. To ju privede na spletno stran za odrasle kjer se najdeta in izpovesta svoje želje. Vendar ena noč ne poteši njune sle, zato se zapleteta v avanturo, ki se počasi razvija v nekaj več. Življenje njima ponudi drugo priložnost. Vendar oba skrivata v sebi temačno in bolečo preteklost, katera ju lahko prizadene ali pa poveže.

Zgodba je dobra za prebrat. Napeta, vroča, strastna, po drugi strani pa se mi ne zdi nek presežek. Nima tistega efekta, ki bi v meni vzbudil strast. Pisateljica nima nekega posebnega stila, ima pa izjemno domišljijo. Mogoče ji bom nekega dne dala še eno priložnost. Njena domišljija je tisto, kar me je pritegnilo. Kar se tiče vsebine je bila čisto nepredvidljiva in šokirana. Če bi posebej ocenjevala vsebino, bi ta zagotovo dobila kakšno zvezdico več.

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AVTOR

JADE WEST malo pove o sebi, razen tega, da je pisateljica. Želi si živeti v domišljijski stvarnosti. Jade je pokvarjena, tako kot se tudi pričakuje od njenih romanov. Pokvarjeno govorjenje ji privablja nasmeh na obraz. Živi na podeželski strani Welsh-a, skupaj s parom lovskim psom in fantom, ki se lahko kosa z njeno divjo naravo.

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Temačna in napeta romantika
With love, Knjigoljubka Maja

Release Blitz: WAITING FOR MY QUEEN by GEORGIA CATES

Title (Naslov): WAITING FOR MY QUEEN

A Dark Mafia Romance
Author (Avtor): GEORGIA CATES
Genre (Kategorija):  Adult Dark romance (temačna romantika za odrasle)
Release Date (datum izida): March 3, 2020 (3. marec 2020)

BLURB (OPIS)

Emilia ━ 

All I've ever wanted was to marry for love.

But girls like me don't have that luxury.

We are used as pawns in a game we can't control.

The game? It's called Mafia.

I was foolish enough to try to change the rules...and I lost.

Luca ━

She was promised to me years ago.

And he dared to take her from me.

Dared to touch what was mine.

I put an end to that.

Emilia ━ 

My beloved's killer placed a ruby ring on my finger and called me his queen.

But that red gem symbolizes something different for me.

It represents the blood shed by those I love most.

Hell was empty day we wed.

Because the devil was standing before me and said "I do."

Luca ━

I saw her as a possession.

A shiny toy I didn't want other boys to play with.

But she's so much more.

Beautiful and brave and strong and broken all at once.

She tasted like everything I've never wanted.

Emilia ━ 

Hidden and patient.

I wait for the perfect time to seek my revenge.

But slowly, I feel him possessing me.

His heart is full of darkness... and I still want every inch of him.

Hard as I try, I can't escape loving this beautiful monster.

Luca ━

I'm waiting patiently because I already know that she's mine.

Mine in a way that no one will never understand.

Even if she hasn't yet realized it.

For love, I'd do anything.

For her, I'd do everything.

Emilia ━

Vedno sem si želela poročiti se iz ljubezni.

Ampak dekleta kot sem jaz, nimajo tega razkošja.

Uporabijo nas kot figure v igri, ki je ne moremo kontrolirati.

Igri? Imenuje se Mafija.

Bila sem dovolj neumna, da sem želela spremeniti pravila...in sem izgubila.

Luca ━

Bil mi je obljubljena že leta.

Ampak on si je drznil mi jo vzeti.

Dovolil si je dotakniti kar je bilo moje.

Temu sem naredil konec.

Upam, da je užival v razgledu iz njegove umazane sobe.

Emilia ━

Moj dragi morilec mi je na prst nataknil rubinov prstan in me poimenoval njegova kraljica.

Ampak ta rdeči dragulj zame simbolizira nekaj drugega.

Predstavlja krvavo lužo tistih, ki sem jih najbolj ljubila.

Tisti dan, ko sva se poročila, je bil pekel prazen.

Ker je hudič stal pred menoj in rekel "da".

Luca ━

Videl sem jo kot lastnino.

Kot sijočo igračo katero nisem dovolil drugim fantom, da se z njo igrajo.

Ampak ona je veliko več.

Lepa, pogumna, močna in zlomljena vse v enem. 

Bila je vse kar sem si vedno želel.

Emilia ━

Skrita in potrpežljiva.

Čakala sem na pravi trenutek, da se maščujem.

Vendar me je počasi posedoval.

Njegovo srce je polno temačnosti ... in jaz si še vedno želim vsak njegov palec.

Naj se še tako trudim, ne morem pobegniti ljubezni do te čudovite pošasti.

Luca ━

Čakam potrpežljivo, ker ve, da je že moja.

Tako moja, kot nikoli nihče ne bo razumel.

Čeprav sama tega še ni ugotovila.

Za ljubezen bom naredil vse.

Za njo bo naredil vse.

EXCERPT (ODLOMEK)

I focus my attention on the girl sitting to Sofia’s left. The more beautiful one. The older-looking one. The more frightened-looking one with tears pooling in her lower lids.

Dark brown hair cascading over her shoulders and down her arms, the ends nuzzling against her bare skin like a frightened child clinging to its mother. Almond-shaped deep-caramel eyes surrounded by lush dark lashes. A few scattered freckles across the bridge of her perfectly shaped nose. Plump, glossy coral lips.

In my wildest dreams, my betrothed didn’t grow up to be this beautiful. And it annoys the hell out of me because I don’t want to be attracted to her.

I want to make her suffer. 

Sofia Bellini grips the hand of the girl in question. “Please, Marco. Swear to me on your honor that my daughter will be safe with you.”

My father chuckles. “Emilia is going to give us babies, heirs to the Rossini empire. There is no safer place for her than with our family. You know that.”

Sofia and the girl beside her, my Emilia, embrace one another and sob. Her grandmother and sisters cluster around her doing the same. It’s pathetic. I would have expected less of a display from Bellinis. Certainly not this spectacle.

My betrothed has weaknesses. Those will need to be eliminated before she influences our sons with that nosense.

“That’s more than enough of that,” I tell them.

She lifts her chin and her eyes meet mine for the first time. Inside those deep-caramel orbs, I see something I like very much: rage. There during one heartbeat and gone the next, it was only a fleeting flash. But I saw it and I don’t mistake it for what it is. 

This girl is going to be so much fun to break.

“Come, Emilia. I’m ready to take you home.”

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AUTHOR (AVTOR)

GEORGIA CATES resides in rural Mississippi with her wonderful husband, Jeff, and their two beautiful daughters. She spent fourteen years as a labor and delivery nurse before she dicided to pursue her dream of becoming an author and hasn't looked back yet.
When she's not writing, she's thinking about writing. When she's being domestic, she's listening to her music and visualizing scenes for her current work in progress. Every story coming from her always has a song to inspire it.

GEORGIA CATES prebiva na podeželju Mississippija s svojim čudovitim možem Jeffom in njunimi lepimi hčerami. Preden se je odločila, da živi svoje sanje kot pisateljica, je štirinajst let delala prisilna dela ter kot medicinska sestra pri porodih.
Ko ne piše, razmišlja o pisanju. Ko se počuti domače, posluša glasbo in si zamišlja prizore iz svoje trenutne knjige, ki jo piše. Vsaka zgodba, ki pride od nje ima svojo pesem, ki je njen navdih.

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I want to read this one!
Tole si želim prebrati!
Enjoy reading, Knjigoljubka Maja

Release Blitz & Review: SKYE by KELSIE RAE

Skye is here!!
Are you a sucker for a bad boy marriage of convenience love story with a twist?

Skye je izšla!!
Ali ste za ljubezensko zgodbo z zapletom in dogovorjeno poroko s porednim fantom?


Title (Naslov): SKYE

Author (Avtor): Kelsie Rae 

Series (Zbirka): Signature Sweethearts
Release day (datum izida): January 13, 2020 (13. januar 2020)

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BLURB (OPIS)

Skye
Walking down the aisle toward my arch enemy wasn't exactly what I was picturing when I planned out my dream wedding as a little kid.
However, as I take in his chiseled jaw and sexy smirk, I remember why I agreed to this sham of a marriage.
It's because I'm a glutton for punishment and love a good underdog story, and the more I get to know Liam, the more I can see that he's exactly that.
The underdog.
I just hope I'm not wrong about him.

Liam
Marriage is a load of crap and my dad knows it, which is why he insisted I find a wife if I ever wanted to touch my inheritance.
Little does he know, I don't have a problem getting my hands dirty in order to get what I want. And if I have to use my little brother's nanny to prove it, I will.
Besides, the girl drives me insane. It's not like we have anything in common other than our mutual disdain for each other.
This'll be a walk in the park.
I hope.

Skye
Kot otrok si nisem predstavljala, da bom med načrtovanjem svoje sanjske poroke hodila po poti proti mojemu sovražniku.
Skratka, ko sem zagledala njegovo izklesano čeljust in seksi nasmeh, sem se spomnila zakaj sem privolila v to prevarantsko poroko.
Ker sem mazohist in ljubim dobro izobčeno zgodbo. Bolj ko spoznavam Liama, bolj vidim, da je točno tak.
Izobčenec.
Upam, da se ne motim o njem.

Liam
Zakon je poden od podna in moj oče to ve. Zato je tudi vztrajal, naj si poiščem ženo, če kdaj želim pravice do moje dediščine.
On ve, da mi ni problem si umazati roke, da dobim kar želim. Če moram za to izkoristiti varuško mojega malega brata, bom to storil.
Poleg tega me dekle spravlja ob pamet. Nič nimava skupnega razen obojestransko zaničevanje do drug drugega.
To bo samo sprehod v parku.
Upam.

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REVIEW (RECENZIJA)

Originalen naslov: Skye

Avtor: Kelsie Rae
Zbirka: Signature Sweethearts #8

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Založba: Kindle edition (e-knjiga, ARC, 2020)

Ocena: 5 ★★★★★

Kategorija: romantika (romance), novi odrasli (new adult), sodobna romantika (contemporary romance)

Glavni liki: Skye, Liam, Broody, Mr. Davis, Saylor, Sway, Anthony

Kraj dogajanja: New Hampshire (ZDA), Italija

English review is on Goodreads!

Kelsie Rae je napisala še eno čudovito zgodbo. Res je neverjetna pisateljica. Z vsako novo knjigo me bolj očara. Če še niste brali njenih knjig, je skrajni čas, da začnete zdaj. Zbirke Signature Sweethearts ni potrebno brati po vrsti, saj vsaka knjiga vsebuje samostojno ljubezensko zgodbo. Samo junaki se med seboj poznajo. Ustvarila sem tudi kolaž fotografij, ki spominjajo na zgodbo (spodnja slika).

Skye je bila zelo čustveno branje. Vmes sem se smejala in bolj, ko sem šla proti koncu, sem imela tudi solzne oči. Ta ljubezenska zgodba vsebuje vse. Od dogovorjenega lažnega razmerja, do druge priložnosti, od sovraštva do ljubezni... Celo dogaja se na dveh celinah, kar mi je bilo tudi prijetno brati.

Liam naj bi bil predstavljen kot nek poredni fant in ženskar, vendar ga jaz nisem dojemala kot "bad boy-a". Bil je na trenutke pravi bedak in takrat bi mu celo jaz povedala svoje. Drugače je deloval pravi prijazni sladkorček. Všeč mi je bil njegov šarm in humor. Sicer sem bila tik pred koncem malo jezna nanj, ampak mu je bilo oproščeno. Za Skye je zelo lepo skrbel že od vsega začetka, čeprav je bil na začetku malo nesramen. Najbolj všečni so mi bili dialogi med Skye in Liamom. Ti so me tudi najbolj nasmejali, lahko bi rekla, da sem se kar zabavala. Res sta bila smešna. Enega izmed smešnih odlomkov si lahko preberete tudi spodaj.

Knjiga me je pozitivno presenetila. Prebrala sem jo v dveh dneh, saj je lahkotno berljiva. Če iščete ideje za poletno branje, dajte kar na seznam.😊 
Sama sem brala ARC (Advance Reader Copy= kopija knjige, ki jo dobijo bralci pred njenim izidom), ki mi jo je podarila pisateljica, za iskreno mnenje. Že čakam naslednjo njeno zgodbo, da vidim kaj si bo umislila tokrat. 

EXCERPT (ODLOMEK)

"Is someone jealous?” Liam asks, having the decency to keep his voice low so only I can hear.
Pursing my lips, I grit out, “No."
His chuckle makes me turn in my seat to face him with a glare.
"Seriously! I’m not!” I defend myself. “It’s a respect thing, ya know? They know we’re married. They’re not stupid. I’m wearing a ring. You’re wearing a ring. They can’t be that dense. But they’re acting like I’m not even here!” I whisper shout. “And I need to pee, but I’m afraid if I leave you alone for two seconds, they’ll each grab a leg like their a couple of dogs in heat, and go to town!"
This time, his laughter isn’t quiet at all. It’s a full blown, slap your knee, tears in your eyes, gut laugh that has heads turning in front and behind of us, including the two girl dogs to my left. In fact, I can feel them staring at my red face right now, already applauding their success like they’ve already won. 
Kill me now.
"Hey Skye?” Liam rumbles low in his throat before nudging me playfully.
I ignore him and hunch a little lower in my seat.
"Skye."
I keep staring straight ahead of me.
"Skye,” he repeats a third time.
"Leave me alone,” I mumble under my breath.
"Come on, it was funny! I mean, the imagery! Am I right?"
With another quick glare in his direction, he shuts up, but it doesn’t make his smile disappear. Nope. That thing is still firmly in place.
"Okay, look. You’re right,” he caves after another few seconds of tense silence. “They’re being disrespectful to you by ogling the hot American guy so openly. So what should we do about it?"
He’s enjoying this way too much, but I do appreciate the camaraderie thing he’s trying to initiate. I gotta give him a little credit.
Wearing my heart on my sleeve, I mutter, “I don’t know?"
"You don’t know? Come on… I’m sure you can think of something..."
"I can’t think straight! I need to pee!” I huff.
His amused expression transforms into a mischievous one right before my eyes.
"I have an idea."
Gaze narrowing, I ask, “And what’s that?"
"You want to make them back off?"
I nod.
"You want to make them jealous?"
I'm stupid enough to nod a second time.
"Then follow my lead."
One of his big warm hands grips the side of my face before he leans in and presses his mouth to mine. Sliding right past first base, his tongue slips between my lips before his other hand manages to find my upper thigh. Then he glides it right up toward very dangerous territory.
Ripping my mouth away from his, I grab his wrist that’s dangerously close to my crotch and pant, “What the hell are you doing?"
"Making them question their own desirability instead of making you question yours."

SIGNATURE SWEETHEARTS

1. Liv

1.5. Luke

2. Breezy
3. Jude
4. Rhett
5. Sophie
6. Marcus
7. Anthony
8. Skye
9. Saylor (coming soon)

AUTHOR (AVTOR)

KELSIE RAE is a sucker for a love story with all the feels. When she's not chasing words for her next book, you will probably find her reading or, more likely, hanging with her husband and playing with her three kiddos who love to drive her crazy.
She adores photography, her yorkie, her boxer, and her devon rex. Now that she's actively pursuing her writing dreams, she's set her sights on someday finding the self-discipline to not binge-watch an entire series on Netflix in one sitting.
If you like to connect with Kelsie, follow her on Facebook, sign up for her newsletter, or join Kelsie Rae's Reader Group to stay up to date on new releases, exclusive content, giveaways, and her crazy publishing journey.

KELSIE RAE pada na ljubezenske zgodbe z vsemi vpletenimi čustvi. Ko ne izbira besed za svoje nove knjige, si vzame čas za branje ali pa se druži s svojim možem in igra s svojimi tremi otroki, ki jo spravljajo ob pamet.
Obožuje fotografiranje ter svoja psa yorški terier in bokser in mačko devon rex. Zdaj, ko aktivno uresničuje svoje sanje s pisanjem, si želi, da bi nekega dne odkrila disciplino kako ne pogledati celotne serije na Netflixu v enem nizu.
Če želite stopiti v stik s Kelsie, ji lahko sledite na Facebooku, se vpišete na njene spletne novice, ali se pridružite njeni bralni skupini, kjer dobite vse informacije o novih izidih, nagradnih igrah in njenih založniških potovanjih.

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I love her books!
Obožujem njene knjige!
Enjoy reading, Knjigoljubka Maja

Cover Reveal: SKYE by KELSIE RAE

Title (Naslov): SKYE

Author (Avtor): Kelsie Rae 

Series (Zbirka): Signature Sweethearts
Release day (datum izida): January 13, 2020 (13. januar 2020)

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BLURB (OPIS)

Skye
Walking down the aisle toward my arch enemy wasn't exactly what I was picturing when I planned out my dream wedding as a little kid.

However, as I take in his chiseled jaw and sexy smirk, I remember why I agreed to this sham of a marriage.

It's because I'm a glutton for punishment and love a good underdog story, and the more I get to know Liam, the more I can see that he's exactly that.

The underdog.

I just hope I'm not wrong about him.

Liam
Marriage is a load of crap and my dad knows it, which is why he insisted I find a wife if I ever wanted to touch my inheritance.

Little does he know, I don't have a problem getting my hands dirty in order to get what I want. And if I have to use my little brother's nanny to prove it, I will.

Besides, the girl drives me insane. It's not like we have anything in common other than our mutual disdain for each other.

This'll be a walk in the park.

I hope.

Skye
Kot otrok si nisem predstavljala, da bom med načrtovanjem svoje sanjske poroke hodila po poti proti mojemu sovražniku.

Skratka, ko sem zagledala njegovo izklesano čeljust in seksi nasmeh, sem se spomnila zakaj sem privolila v to prevarantsko poroko.

Ker sem mazohist in ljubim dobro izobčeno zgodbo. Bolj ko spoznavam Liama, bolj vidim, da je točno tak.

Izobčenec.

Upam, da se ne motim o njem.

Liam
Zakon je poden od podna in moj oče to ve. Zato je tudi vztrajal, naj si poiščem ženo, če kdaj želim pravice do moje dediščine.

On ve, da mi ni problem si umazati roke, da dobim kar želim. Če moram za to izkoristiti varuško mojega malega brata, bom to storil.

Poleg tega me dekle spravlja ob pamet. Nič nimava skupnega razen obojestransko zaničevanje do drug drugega.

To bo samo sprehod v parku.

Upam.

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TEASERS (CITATI)

AUTHOR (AVTOR)

KELSIE RAE is a sucker for a love story with all the feels. When she's not chasing words for her next book, you will probably find her reading or, more likely, hanging with her husband and playing with her three kiddos who love to drive her crazy.
She adores photography, her yorkie, her boxer, and her devon rex. Now that she's actively pursuing her writing dreams, she's set her sights on someday finding the self-discipline to not binge-watch an entire series on Netflix in one sitting.
If you'd like to connect with Kelsie, follow her on Facebok, sign up for her newsletter, or join Kelsie rae's Reader Group to stay up to date on new releases, exclusive content, giveaways, and her crazy publishing journey.

KELSIE RAE pada na ljubezenske zgodbe z vsemi vpletenimi čustvi. Ko ne izbira besed za svoje nove knjige, si vzame čas za branje ali pa se druži s svojim možem in igra s svojimi tremi otroki, ki jo spravljajo ob pamet. Obožuje fotografiranje ter svoja psa yorkški terier, bokser in mačko devon rex. Zdaj, ko aktivno uresničuje svoje sanje s pisanjem, si želi, da bi nekega dne odkrila disciplino kako ne pogledati celotne serije na Netflixu v enem nizu.
Če želite stopiti v stik s Kelsie, ji lahko sledite na Facebooku, se vpišete na njene spletne novice, ali se pridružite njeni bralni skupini, kjer dobite vse informacije o novih izidih, nagradnih igrah in njenih založniških potovanjih.

Follow Kelsie online (Sledi Kelsie na spletu): 

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I currently reading this book! Jaz že berem to knjigo!
XOXO, Knjigoljubka Maja