With the 1001 Dark Night series of novella's I can get introduced to something new to me that either works, or in this case doesn't. This is my first foray into this series (and author) and I admit to being a little lost in regards to the "world" and characters. This is Ursula and Oliver's wedding (who met in a previous book). I did like the attention to Chinese wedding customs (an unlucky # of bridesmaids so most get more! to an unlucky birth date, to the wrong color of flowers). This was both interesting and aggravating. However, I found I really didn't care about either character or the vampire security firm.

Worshipping giant dicks!? That's okay, I'll give it a pass after all. I blame the guy she co-wrote with :)

Tarryn Fisher has a new book out! How did I not know about this!? It's co-written, which should be interesting and it's also a dystopian-romance, which I don't believe I've read before. It's short, too, which means this slow reader will definitely have it finished by the start of my crime reading spree, which begins next week with bingo. Anyway, I just hope I enjoy this one as much as I have many of her others.

Love is like a mirage.  From a distance, everything seems perfect, but upon deeper inspection the reality is anything but.  Hunter and Ashleigh bring that metaphor to life.  She's the movie star with a skyrocketing career.  He's the billionaire, wallowing in self regret. Underhanded schemers and heartbreaking misunderstandings ruined their chance in the past, will a tragic turn of events provide them a second chance?  One Last Kiss is a what if, that was meant to be a happily-ever-after ever after.  Ms. Cooke sets out to seduce and ends up delivering so much more.  

 

 

 

 

Game Changer

Book One in The Playing Game Series
by : Rene Folsom

5 stars

Reviewed by : Tonya

Format : Kindle Edition

Published by : Amazon Digital services

Source: Purchased Copy

Gene:  Contemporary Romance

 

 

Blurb

Maci strives for one thing in life—anonymity. With her writing career in full bloom, all she wants is to work in peace while concealing her true identity from the public. Though readers love the science fiction worlds she creates, Maci knows that gender stereotypes could damage her career if she is exposed as a woman. 

Liam is the envy of all gamers as the lead developer for nZone Studios. Over time, he builds walls around himself, keeping people at arm’s length who only gravitate to him for his material possessions rather than who he is as a person. 

With thick barriers around their hearts and their past looming in the shadows, Liam and Maci challenge each other by slowly peeling away their protective layers and seeing each other for who they really are. It doesn’t take long after their chance meeting at a coffee shop for them to become one another’s game changer. 

Note: If a strong, quirky heroine makes you roll your eyes, If you hate sexy heroes who would rather lose a game than the woman of their dreams, if fast-moving relationships and hot sex aren’t your thing, if you can’t stand when humor is used to cover up life’s awkward moments, if cliffhangers anger you beyond comprehension… this series is not your cup of tea. This contemporary romance novel is the first book in the Playing Games series and contains adult situations meant for ages 18+.

 

Our Review

This book picks up a little over a year past the first meeting between Liam and Maci. This time in a coffee shop, neither of them knowing they had met once before and had a patio ate night all after a wager.

Like the other book this too is a fast read. The character development between Liam and Maci is great. Each with a past, burdens and secrets. Steamy sex scenes make the book even more interesting. But trouble soon unfolds and a few bumps come into play. And what would a story be without those.

You learn a little more about Maci's story with her grams and the slimy Jim. And we Lear the sexy, gamer geek Liam has a few issues of his own. 

I do wish there was a little more interaction between Maci and her editor and friend Sky as well as Liam and his partner and friend Thad. But that aside loving the story and the way this ends, you kind of know what slimy Jim wants and now I have to rush and see what Maci will do. 

 

 

 

 

About the Author

 

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Rene Folsom, author of contemporary and paranormal, lives in Florida with her husband and three kids. She has officially diagnosed herself with creative ADD and often has a million and one writing projects going at once. In addition to writing, she is also a graphic artist who enjoys creating custom book covers for indie authors. She is definitely an artist at heart and would love nothing more than to be elbow deep in clay during her waking hours.

Rene believes that all fiction is based on some form of reality—otherwise we would never have the inspiration or knowledge to dream up the realistic situations we portray with our words. She is proud to say that her personal experiences have been inspirational, though perhaps not always identical to that of her fictional characters. Where reality and fantasy diverge, however, must remain her little secret…

 

Website: www.renefolsom.com
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ISBN-13: 9781507584354
ISBN-10: 1507584350

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