Christine d'Abo

My first book by Christine d'Abo, 30 Nights was stunning sexy and flat out awesome. Thank you Netgalley Kingston books and of course the author for writing an awesome book!
This is the journey of Glenna, a research assistant and Eric, a professor. Basically, Glenna is a gifted and intelligent individual who doesn't want to take risks or enjoy life at all. She is content with saying the right things, doing the right things and just getting by. Her life changes when her great grandmother “Great Glenna” dies her life is forever changed. Not only does she get a letter from Great Glenna telling her to live life, fall in love and be happy. On the other hand, Eric is stunningly gorgeous & brooding professor with a past, who Glenna has crush on since she has met him.

Glenna happens upon a stack of sex cards in a cemetery after the funeral, yes very odd place for them to be, but they do wonders for Glenna especially when Eric overhears her talking to a friend about the cards and offers to use them with her! Can you say yummy dream come true!
As more of the cards are being completed you begin to realize as the reader that both Glenna and Eric are starting to have feelings for each other, and both are afraid for different reasons. Will history repeat itself or will these two find the right card to stay together?

An erotic, sexy and fun-filled ride, wrapped in a story that also includes a lot of angst, love and emotion. A perfect combination for a refreshingly steamy evening! 5 Wildcard STARS from me. Now to go read 30 Days since I had to have it after this!
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before I write my review i want to say i got an advanced copy of 30 nights and loved it so i had to try 30 days and as you can see i read it in a day!

Alyssa Barrow married her soulmate and never, not once regretted her decision. She and Rob were meant for forever and then he got sick and made her a widow in her early thirties. For the past two years, Alyssa has been making her way through life with no thought of ever being as happy as she once was with Rob. But Rob was wise beyond his years and left Alyssa instructions for what to do when he was gone. For two years, Alyssa has ignored that letter.

Harrison Kemp (his mother really liked Star Wars!) is only in town for three months. His job is high pressure, rewarding, and does not lend itself to long-term relationships. Just the way Harrison likes it. When his attractive neighbor, Alyssa approaches him with an offer of no-strings-attached sex, Harrison is hooked. He and Alyssa are both up front and honest about the situation: Alyssa is looking to complete a mission left for her by her late husband and Harrison is willing to be her sex monkey. The rules of the game are clear: no getting attached, no emotions, and no rearranging the cards, they must be completed in order.

Over the course of Harrison’s three month stay, he and Alyssa are going to work through all thirty cards and at the end of the thirty days they will absolutely be able to make a clean break. Rob’s intention for Alyssa was to help her get back in the saddle following his death and reawaken her sexuality. Each of the thirty cards left by Rob detail some sexual experience Alyssa is to experience and they range from the very simple/very vanilla to the more daring and less vanilla. Harrison is by far the more experienced of the two and his patience and care with Alyssa is so, so sweet. He understands from the very beginning she is still hurting and still in love with her husband but is ready to reclaim her life. Though Harrison thoroughly enjoys being with Alyssa and her appreciates her willingness to experiment, he finds it difficult to constantly live in the shadow of her late husband. For Alyssa, Harrison is a wonderfully inventive and willing partner who make her body sing, her head swim, and her heart hurt.

The Bottom Line: This was a must-finish read for me and I found myself pulled in from the very beginning. Alyssa just broke my heart in the earliest chapters, made me laugh with her propositioning of Harrison, frustrated me with some of her stubbornness, and finally, made me so very happy when she was able to make things right and get to her well-deserved HEA. As much I liked Alyssa, Harrison is really the highlight of this read with his overall beauty. He is strong and confident, sexy and slightly cocky, and just as vulnerable as Alyssa but for very different reasons. Harrison’s back story really brings everything together and helps both Alyssa and the reader understand some of his words and actions. The naughty bits are sexy, steamy, unconventional (hello, grapefruit!), sometimes funny, always sweet, and totally appropriate to the characters. Outside of Alyssa and Harrison there is small cast of secondary characters who flesh out the overall read and create an interesting dynamic among the group. new author meet new fan awesome read!… (meer)

12th Night

Christmas Spice - Anna Leigh Keaton- 3 Stars - Victoria “Vicky”, Detective Drake - I needed a heads up about this. The scene was hot but the consent issue made it less so for me.

A Perfect Fit - Lacy Danes - Stars - Who??? - I didn’t care for the POV in this story. It made me uncomfortable putting myself in a character so I DNF’d

The Best Santa Ever - Katie Allen - 3 Stars - Alexander “Xan” Brooks, Melanie - What a steamy romp through the north pole. *wink wink*

Stroking Midnight - Raine Weaver - Stars - Calvary “Callie” Marsh, Josh - I haven’t been motivated to pick this up in two days so I am DNF-ing.

Ghost of Christmas Second Chance - Amy Ruttan - 3 Stars - Melora, Henry, Ghost of Christmas Past - A literal second chance romance. Melora, after living her life alone, has been given the chance, by the Ghost of Christmas Past, to go back and not only fix her relationship with Henry but save his life. It’s a little cheesy and everything happens very quickly but I liked it.

Holiday Traditions - Christine D’Abo - Stars - Ardara Raion, Grayson - This is not the fault of this story. I’m just not feeling reading sex for sex sake and that is how this whole book has felt. I know these are intended to be quickies and there is a time and place for that but it’s not here and now for me.

Three’s a Charm - TJ Michaels - Stars - CHARACTER NAMES HERE - REVIEW/THOUGHTS HERE

Wicked Resolutions - SERIES INFO - Karen Erickson - Stars - CHARACTER NAMES HERE - REVIEW/THOUGHTS HERE

Light My Fire - Alisha Rai - 3 Stars - Lisa Alvarez, “Josh” - I enjoyed the change up in plot. I’ve been reading a lot of second chance romance lately and this was a much appreciated change.

Epiphany - SERIES INFO - Jackie Barbosa - Stars - CHARACTER NAMES HERE - REVIEW/THOUGHTS HERE

All I Want for Christmas - Emma Petersen - Stars - CHARACTER NAMES HERE - REVIEW/THOUGHTS HERE

Wherever You Are - SERIES INFO - Amie Stuart - Stars - CHARACTER NAMES HERE - REVIEW/THOUGHTS HERE… (meer)