ARC Netgalley: Too Hot to Handle by Katie Rose

The Boys of Summer, Book #2

My rating: 4 stars

Synopsis from GR:
Nikki Case is no fan of baseball. Her ex gambled away a fortune on the sport, and now her PR firm has tasked her with cleaning up the league’s most notorious bad boys. The New Jersey Sonics are known for wild womanizing and booze-fueled brawls, so Nikki expects the worst. Her first stop in the battle to win hearts and minds is star hitter Jake Baldwin—a legendary ladies man so smokin’ he threatens to melt her tough-girl armor.

Although his teammates prank her without mercy, Jake admires the way Nikki gives as good as she gets. She may be the queen of frost, but there’s kindling beneath those sultry curves—and he’s just the man to ignite it. But when a PR nightmare lands the Sonics in headlines across the country, Nikki is ready to walk. Only then does Jake realize how important she is to the Sonics’ success—and that winning the love of a good woman is no game.

*ARC courtesy of NetGalley*

Too Hot to Handle it's an enjoyable read with some very °hot°, as the title say it, moments between the main characters!

While the plot is not exactly original in itself, I liked how the author managed the inevitable drama due to Nikki discovering the silly bet Jake made at her expenses...and that's the reason I awarded Katie Rose's book 4 stars instead of 3.

Moreover, Nikki and Jake are really hot together!!! ;)

At last I'd like to thank the author for giving me the chance of reading her book for free and I hope she appreciates my review.

It's #timetoread on National Readathon Day!

National Readathon Day, sponsored by Goodreads, the National Book Foundation, Penguin Random House, and Mashable, is a nationwide marathon reading session that takes place today, January 24th from noon-4 p.m. (in respective time zones) and a fundraiser for The National Book Foundation’s literacy programs. 

I'm Italian but I wanted to participate anyway so here's my pledge :

 I pledge, on the National Readathon Day, to read 
 Katie Rose's Too Hot to Handle!!! 

And now, it's definitively #TIMETOREAD!!!!!! 

ARC Netgalley: White Nights by T.T. Kove

Arctic Love Series, Book #4

My rating: 2.5 stars

Synopsis from GR:
Radimir has loved Aleksandr for more than a decade. Long convinced that Aleksandr will never love him in return, however, he has spent the years drifting from bed to bed, unable to settle when what he really wants is out of reach. And has been all the more out of reach since an impulsive, ultimately disastrous night together while out hiking. And will definitely be forever gone when Aleksandr returns to St. Petersburg.
Aleksandr wishes he could forget the night he gave in to a long-held desire for his friend, but more than anything he wishes that one night had led to so much more. But Radimir is a player, and Aleksandr doesn't want to be simply another conquest.
Then family turmoil strikes Aleksandr hard, and he realizes the stability he's always wanted was there all along…

*ARC generously provided by NetGalley* 
 
Poor Radimir!!! That's the thing that often came to my mind while I was reading this story!

White Nights is a novella told from the pov of both main characters: Radimir and Aleksandr.
As you may imagine, Radimir's pov is the one I liked the most, as well as its own character.
Aleksandr's bad publicity nevertheless, Radimir is a good guy and very honest about his feelings: I liked how he took Aleksandr's moods swings and I liked even more that his behavior convinced me about the truthfulness of his feelings for Lesya.
I can't say the same for Aleksandr: his insecurities annoyed me from the start and, even at the end, I couldn't feel the same dedication to his partner that instead I found in Radimir.
That's said the novella is an enjoyable read and, even if it's part of the Arctic Series, it could be read as a standalone.

At last I'd like to thank the author for the chance to read her book through NetGalley; I hope she appreciates my honest opinion of her work.

ARC Netgalley: Road to Home by Mell Eight

Road to.. Series, Book #2 

My rating: 3 stars

Synopsis from GR:
When he gets a phone call late at night, Mihi expects it to be his husband, Rafi, calling to say he is finally home. What he gets instead is a nightmare: Rafi's mission has failed. Despite orders from Rafi that he is not to come after him, Mihi heads to Europe to find his missing husband. But rescuing Rafi, and getting them both back home, may be the one assignment he'll never complete …

*ARC courtesy of NetGalley*
The second chapter of Rafi and Mihi adventures, as it happened for "Road to Revenge" (you can find my review here), left me not completely satisfied. 
I liked it but I didn't love it.
At one point in the story, Mihi remembers the first time he met Rafi, both of them on a mission for their agencies...that's the story I'd really like to read about!

That said, Road to Home is a good spy-story and the amount of action and plot twists is exactly right for keeping the reader interested. What I missed is a bigger focus on the main characters and on their relationship.
 
At last, I'd like to thank the author for the chance to read her book through NetGalley and I hope she appreciates my review.

Release of the day: Dangerous by Patricia Rosemoor

Today is the day: Patricia Rosemoor's Dangerous is going to be available for sale!!

I've already read the book through NetGalley (here's my review) and I recommend it to those readers who love - like me- a good romantic suspense story!

(Synopsis from GR)
Fans of Linda Howard will love Dangerous, the story of a driven female cop who teams up with an irresistible ex-con to bring a killer to justice—and discovers that breaking the rules is hotter on the wrong side of the law.

Chicago homicide detective Camille Martell will stop at nothing to track down “Angel,” a sexual predator who has already butchered two young victims—even after her off-the-books investigation leads to her suspension. But when her relentless attempts to contact Angel online puts her teenage neighbor in mortal danger, Camille’s worst fears are realized. Panicked and overwhelmed with guilt, Camille needs help—even if it comes from the one man she swore she’d do anything to forget.

After serving time for a trumped-up charge, private investigator Drago Nance doesn’t trust cops. Nothing will change that, not even the steamy weekend with Camille that burned itself into his memory. But with an innocent girl’s life at stake, Drago can’t ignore the need in Camille’s eyes, or the heated promise in her touch. He agrees to help—if she’s willing to play by his rules. He just never suspected that seducing his partner could be just as thrilling as chasing a madman.

Includes a special message from the editor, as well as an excerpt from another Loveswept title.

Worth the Fall by Claudia Connor

The McKinney Brothers Series, Book #1

My rating: 2.5 stars

Synopsis from GR:
They meet on a beach. . . . Abby Davis isn’t wearing a skimpy bikini or sipping umbrella drinks, not when she’s busy chasing around four little ones. And Matt McKinney isn’t looking for fun—he’s a Navy SEAL, a grown man with a long list of missions . . . and fallen brothers.

They only have a week. . . . Abby has brought her children to this beach to start over, to give them the enjoyable memories they deserve. Matt’s been sidelined by a combat injury, and haunted by the best friend he lost and the promise he made: to remain a SEAL—focused and dedicated. This leaves no time for what he’s always wanted: a family.

But a week is all it takes. . . . Matt opens her heart while Abby soothes his soul. And though they plan to say goodbye when the week is over, something magical happens on that beach, something neither can forget. Something utterly, completely worth falling for

A bit cheesy for my tastes but, all in all, an enjoyable romance.

I really don't have anything bad to say about Worth the Fall: it's well written, the drama level is acceptable, its main characters are quite likeable and their connection is undeniable. Still it wasn't enough. Probably, it's just a good-book-at-the-bad-time situation :(

I'll try again with the second book in the series - Worth the Risk - that should be released on February 3rd!

Challenge completed :)

Yay I met my goal of reading 150 books for the Goodreads 2014 Reading Challenge!