Lunchtime Chronicles: Room Service: Sweet & Spicy, Curvy Girl, BWWM, Second Chance, Instalove, Billionaire, Mafia Romance Kindle Edition by Imani Jay

Book Excerpt:

"They say you never forget your first…

Zina

For fifteen years, I've been walking with a hole in my heart. It was carved by a man larger than life, way out of my league. We parted on terrible terms. Now, fate has granted us a second chance…

Mateo

Zina Washington was the quiet bombshell I fell for hard, fast, and irrecoverably. But I messed things up royally between us. Now we're brought back together. And this time, I'm never letting her go."

Tag along for a swoony and steamy, curvy girl, BWWM, mafia, second chance romance novella with no cheating, no cliffhanger, and a guaranteed HEA!

Title:  Lunchtime Chronicles:  Room Service

By:  Imani Jay

Publisher:  I. J. & Lunchtime Chronicles

Series:  Lunchtime Chronicles Series

Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean

Rating: 4

Review:  

"Lunchtime Chronicles" by Imani Jay and Lunchtime Chronicles

My Sentiments:  

For Zina and Mateo, this was their second time taking a chance at love. Will it work this time? There is no question about it...Mateo will make it happen? Will Zina let it be? To get all of how it is answered, you must pick up this Lunchtime Chronicle:  Room Service to see! Good quick read.

Landing the Runaway Kindle Edition by J. Haney, & S.I. Hayes

 Book Excerpt:

"My world was decadent, if not lonely. Raised by an aging Blue Blooded sycophant, I couldn't stomach the idea of forced marriage. So I ran. Took on the world one, two at a time, with one goal in mind. To come. To feel my blood boil, my heart race, and my body transcends to something-anything worth living for before their private dick catches up with me. Jumping my cruise ship to a resort town in Mexico, I thought I was good. Thought I could disappear and resume my chase of debaucheries and delights. Then I met him. The monster of a man that has promised to do all I need. The catch? He wants my trust and complete obedience. Can I give up control in pursuit of my desires? Can I swallow my defiance and surrender to him, or will my past arise and leave me as always-- wanting? Note: Contains cameos from the main characters in J. Haney & S.I. Hayes' Island Heir. While not required reading, they do hope you may want to know Ian and Autumn's story!*

Violence**Drug Reference***Adult Language****Strong Sexual Situations

Title: Landing the Runaway
Authors: J. Haney & S. I. Hayes
Publisher: Hayes & Haney
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Four
Review:

"Landing the Runaway" by J. Haney & S. I. Hayes

My Opinion:

"Landing the Runaway" was a good read featuring Jaiden and Gatlin. Jaiden is being forced into an arranged marriage, and she runs away from her manipulative grandmother. We find Jaiden running into Sirs's [Gatlin] arms where he can finally give Jai what she has been asking for...and what was that...' domination, submission, disciple, spankings along with some heavy sexual scenes.' Will Gatlin be able to fulfill her need? To find out all of the answers to these questions, you will have to pick up 'Landing The Runaway' to see how it comes out for Jaiden and Gatlin.

However, the manipulative grandmother Evangeline has someone still looking for Jaiden. Will she be found? In the end, there will be a need for more of the story as the reader will be given a cliffhanger, so we will have to wait to get the rest of the story of what happens to Jaiden and Gatlin.

Wild Ride (A County Fair Romance Book ) Kindle Edition by J. Haney & , S.I. Hayes

Book Excerpt:

"Before the events of Stolen Moments, Justin Blackthorne. was a man with very different… Tastes.

A man with a past that kept him moving forward.

Take a glimpse into the journey that finally brought him to Kentucky, and a little pie stall one lazy August afternoon.

Strap in, it's going to be a wild ride.

Title:  Wild Ride

Author:  J. Haney & S. I. Hayes

Publisher:  Haney & Hayes

Series:  A County Fair Romance    

Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean

Rating: Four

Review:

"Wild Ride" by J. Haney & S. I Hayes

My Speculation:

The title definitely names the story correctly, "Wild Ride." It seems like Justin Blackthorne is put in a predicament and leaves college due to impregnating  Daisy Mae from Alabama.  Will this be the best of him being cut off from his parents and sister who were providing him with money?  Leaving school, Justin will have to get a job and a place to stay in Alabama.  My question here is, did  Justin and Daisy Mae even love each other?   

 All seems to go OK until the baby is born.  Due to specific reasons for not spoiling it for you, you will have to pick up this story to see how that comes out. Justin then leaves Alabama and goes on a 'Wild Ride' that took him all over the place, and he picks up a kitty [Bum Cat].   We find Justin traveling all over the place from Tennessee to Ohio while meeting up with Nancy when he gets a disturbing phone call from his father where he goes back home due to ... Let's just say this will leave Justin feeling damaged after this particular loss.  It seems like Justin will go on a drinking binge where he didn't really know where he was or who he is with now, meeting up with a Charlene.

Then traveling on to West Virginia, where he ends up getting a new job at the Wayward Construction where he meets Caitlyn, and yes, you already imagine what happens with that.  As time goes on, Blaine, his friend from school, invites Justin to Florida for his sister's wedding.  Now, what can Justin get into with Blaine's other sister Belinda?  Well, with it being a bachelor party with exotic dancers... what can you expect?  [Keep reading] Now we find Justin has left Florida and is somehow driven to Kentucky and guess what? He's looking for a place to stay and has to find himself taking the alternate route from a 'Farmer's Market.' And finds a carnival that is going on and guess what he finds...while looking for hot pies, he sees "as she takes a pair of scissors and turns her jeans into daisy dukes before my eyes." You can only guess what going to happen now.

The story ends rather strangely, so I guess there will be more of this 'Wild Ride' story.  Definitely, one thing can be said, and that is Justin had a sexual appetite that was off the charts and was on one 'Wild Ride." I was left wondering, would he ever find what he wants for his life?

Amethyst Blues: Ain't Nobody Loving on Me Kindle Edition by Bayou Blaque

Book Excerpt:

"A tale of one woman’s journey into the lives of several men who fell in love with her bubbly personality, her independence, and her accent. New Orleans native Amethyst Marigny blew through Memphis with her free-spirited no-nonsense flare and the men adored her, turning down every proposal for her hand in marriage, Amethyst refused to lose herself in another man’s inability to love her. Only she knew the darkness of her heart and the depth of unwanted heartache. Her shield was greater than any of her suitor’s persistence. She was their elixir they were part of her vice. Travel the pages of Amethyst Blues, five erotic tales of unbridled sexual rebirths. Nobody been Loving on me because just maybe no one knows what Love is, especially Amethyst. Looking for nothing, expecting less, and fighting to stay loveless through the twisted turns of non-commitment. Thing is she's more than her Vagina and because her one night stands turn into friendships it's hard to choose one so she finds herself entertaining them all."

Title: Amethyst Blues: Ain't Nobody Loving on Me
Author: Bayou Blaque
Publisher: B.B.
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: Five
Review:

"Amethyst Blues: Ain't Nobody Loving on Me" by Bayou Blaque

My Speculation:

What I gathered from this good read was that Amethyst Marigny had been hurt, so she prodded herself in 'turning down every proposal for her hand in marriage, and refusing to lose herself in another man's inability to low her.' In other words, she did as she wanted in having the best for her life. Yes, this is an adult read.

I found this read stimulating if 'Amethyst Blues' gives the reader 'five erotic tales of unbridled sexual rebirths as she deals with Quincy, Malcolm [G, Preach], Devonte [JD], & Stallion. Now you will have to read this good read to see who these people are and how Amethyst let them become involved in her life. I will say she lead quite one satisfying life. Oh, I don't want to leave out Amethyst's best friend Lolita, who seemed to be there for her when needed.

A little about Amethyst, we find out she had three children. I enjoyed this part of the read from the quote: "Amethyst had her way with things and life, every person she met had a pet name male/female, every dildo has an identity, every action reacted, even if it was not physical. Mentally she had become her vessel for gauging what mattered most in her moments of need. She'd experienced enough of her own "blues" to tell stories for a lifetime."

I also enjoyed the poems that were also presented in the reading from Amethyst Blues, Sistas, Circumstances, Coercion, Rainbow, and Nights shifts. Yes, I would recommend "Amethyst Blues: Ain't Nobody Loving on Me" as an engaging good read.