en-US Tue, 10 Apr 2018 06:48:20 -0700 60 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg 10790516 New York Times best-selling author Kresley Cole continues her electrifying Immortals After Dark series with this thrilling tale, revealing secrets of the Lore, fierce realm of the immortals....

All fear the enemy of old.

Driven by his insatiable need for revenge, Lothaire, the Lore’s most ruthless vampire, plots to seize the Horde’s crown. But bloodlust and torture have left him on the brink of madness—until he finds Elizabeth Peirce, the key to his victory. He captures the unique young mortal, intending to offer up her very soul in exchange for power, yet Elizabeth soothes his tormented mind and awakens within him emotions Lothaire believed he could no longer experience.

A deadly force dwells within her.

Growing up in desperate poverty, Ellie Peirce yearned for a better life, never imagining she’d be convicted of murder—or that an evil immortal would abduct her from death row. But Lothaire is no savior, as he himself plans to sacrifice Ellie in one month’s time. And yet the vampire seems to ache for her touch, showering her with wealth and sexual pleasure. In a bid to save her soul, Ellie surrenders her body to the wicked vampire, while vowing to protect her heart.

Centuries of cold indifference shattered.

Elizabeth tempts Lothaire beyond reason, as only his fated mate could. As the month draws to a close, he must choose between a millennia-old blood vendetta and his irresistible prisoner. Will Lothaire succumb to the miseries of his past—or risk everything for a future with her?]]> 468 Kresley Cole 1439136823 Sana 5
And I LOVE IT.

]]> 4.37 2012
author: Kresley Cole
name: Sana
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2012
rating: 5
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They don't come madder than Lothaire~

And I LOVE IT.


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Behind the scenes, heartbreaking troubles continue to test Ryke & Daisy’s resilience and shape their future together.

They promise:

To never slow down.
To never compromise who they are.
To never abandon their love for each other.

But preserving their happiness also means adding more risks. Ones that Connor Cobalt wouldn’t even take. As a professional free-solo climber, Ryke is no stranger to risk, but his next step with Daisy wagers more than just his health.

With their lives on the line, Ryke & Daisy head towards the vast, wild unknown.


***Authors' Note***
It's possible to only read the Calloway Sisters spin-off series without reading the Addicted series, but you MUST read Fuel the Fire (Calloway Sisters #3) before reading Long Way Down (Calloway Sisters #4).

It's highly recommended to read the books in the recommended reading order, which is in tangent with the Addicted series.]]> 599 Krista Ritchie Sana 5 4.50 2015
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Sana
average rating: 4.50
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rating: 5
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]]> 22024901 Protect your family. At all costs.

It’d take the impossible to hurt Connor Cobalt, even for a moment.

Protect your family. At all costs.

At twenty-six, his narcissistic tendencies have made room for the people he loves.

Protect your family. At all costs.

And he loves Rose. But when his love is threatened, when his greatest dreams with her are compromised �� what is the cost then?

Protect your family. At all costs.

Love will guide his choices.
For the first time in his life.


***Authors' Note***
It's possible to only read the Calloway Sisters spin-off series without reading the Addicted series, but you MUST read Hothouse Flower (Calloway Sisters #2) before reading Fuel the Fire (Calloway Sisters #3).

It's highly recommended to read the books in the recommended reading order, which is in tangent with the Addicted series. If you choose not to read Addicted After All before Fuel the Fire, there will be a time jump.

Fuel the Fire picks up in the Addicted Timeline where Addicted After All ended. FTF will not retell past events from Addicted After All in Rose & Connor's POV. All new material.]]> 462 Krista Ritchie Sana 5 4.44 2015
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Sana
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> 18308270 Two addicts. One epic love story.

Prepare for the worst.

That’s what Lily and Lo try to do when Jonathan Hale schedules an “important�� meeting. The problem: after being swept into the public eye and battling their addictions, they’re not sure what the worst is anymore.

In a sea of many changes—including Ryke & Daisy living with them—Lily realizes that the best part of her fluctuating hormones might just be the worst.

Her sex drive is out of control.

Loren knows that she’s insatiable, but he’s not giving up on her. She’s too much a part of him. And as he carries more and more responsibility, some of the people that he loves doubt his resolve.

In the conclusion to their love story, Lily & Lo stand side-by-side to fight, one last time, for their happily ever after.

**AUTHORS' NOTE**
Due to the 2-year gap between Addicted for Now (Addicted #3) and Addicted After All (Addicted #5), you must read Thrive (Addicted #4) or the Calloway Sisters spin-off series before reading Addicted After All.]]> 457 Krista Ritchie Sana 5 Lil and Lo forever, you guys! 4.45 2014
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Sana
average rating: 4.45
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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Lil and Lo forever, you guys!
]]> 18479451 Two years will change them forever.

When rumors spread like wildfire—like having three-ways with her boyfriend’s rock climbing brother—Lily Calloway spirals into a dark place. Her bedroom. Loren Hale is more confident and determined to keep their sex life private, even from their friends, and he helps Lily in the only way he knows how. But how much love is too much?

Their lives are filmed, watched, and criticized. And through it all, Lily and Loren have to face enemies they never thought they’d see, demons they don’t know if they should bury, and setbacks they didn’t think they’d meet. Not this soon.

And one rumor could be too much for them to handle. It will test their greatest limitations, and if they don’t hold onto each other, someone is going to drown.

A full-length New Adult Romance. Thrive must be read before Addicted After All if you have not read the Calloway Sisters spin-off series.]]> 425 Krista Ritchie 0990622509 Sana 5 4.23 2014
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Sana
average rating: 4.23
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> 18308266 Ryke Meadows, meet Daisy Calloway ... she’s all grown up.

Twenty-five-year-old Ryke Meadows knows he’s hard to love. With a billion-dollar inheritance, a track-star resume, and an alpha-male personality—he redefines the term likable asshole. But he’s not living to make friends. Or enemies. He just wants to free climb three of the toughest mountains in Yosemite without drama or interruption.

And then he receives a distressed call from a girl in Paris—a girl that he has never been allowed to have.

Daisy Calloway is eighteen. Finally. With her newfound independence, she can say goodbye to her overbearing mother and continue her modeling career. Next stop, Paris. Fashion Week begins with a bang, and Daisy uncovers the ugly reality of the industry. She wants to prove to her family that she can live on her own, but when everything spirals out of control, she turns to Ryke to keep her secrets.

As Daisy struggles to make sense of this new world and her freedom, she pushes the limits and fearlessly rides the edge. Ryke knows there’s deep hurt beneath every impulsive action. He must keep up with Daisy, and if he lets her go, her favorite motto—��live as if you’ll die today”—may just come true.

New Adult Romance: recommended for readers 18+ for mature content

***Authors' Note***
Hothouse Flower is a spin-off of the Addicted series. Kiss the Sky is required before reading, and we strongly recommend reading the Addicted series before this spin-off.]]> 479 Krista Ritchie 0989339262 Sana 5
(I can take or leave Daisy, ngl)
(Mainly cause I’m bitter/jealous/bitterly jealous)
(Lo I still love you but ughh Ryke Meadows!!)]]> 4.31 2014
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Sana
average rating: 4.31
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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Ryke Meadows. That is all.

(I can take or leave Daisy, ngl)
(Mainly cause I’m bitter/jealous/bitterly jealous)
(Lo I still love you but ughh Ryke Meadows!!)
]]> 20658510 Virgin. Sex addict. Daredevil. Alcoholic. Smartass �� Jackass. Her five friends are about to be filmed. Reality TV, be prepared.

Rose Calloway thought she had everything under control. At twenty-three, she’s a Princeton graduate, an Academic Bowl champion, a fashion designer and the daughter of a Fortune 500 mogul. But with a sex addict as a sister and roommate, nothing comes easy.

After accepting help from a producer, Rose agrees to have her life filmed for a reality television show. The Hollywood exec is her last chance to revive her struggling fashion line, and boundaries begin to blur as she’s forced to make nice with a man who always has his way.

Twenty-four-year-old Connor Cobalt is a guy who bulldozes weak men. He’s confident, smart-as-hell and lives with his equally ambitious girlfriend, Rose Calloway. Connor has to find a way to protect Rose without ruining the show. Or else the producer will get what Connor has always wanted—Rose’s virginity.

This New Adult Romance can be described as Friends meets The Real World. Expect fist fights, drugs, sex of varying degrees, crude humor and competitive alpha males. Definitely for mature readers audiences only.]]> 442 Krista Ritchie 0989339289 Sana 5 I’ve gotta say, Connor’s personality here is verra verra different than from the first addicted book. But that’s ok because I like to think that these characters and I grew up together as the series progressed and that this is his final form. And if so, I dig it.
Rose is the real hero. Still lovin me some Lo. Ryke is ominously fast creeping up in my estimation. I sense a book hangover in my future..]]> 4.19 2014
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Sana
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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What we all wouldn’t give for some Rose Calloway in our lives?? I love her so much! She’s so protective, like a sexy tiger.
I’ve gotta say, Connor’s personality here is verra verra different than from the first addicted book. But that’s ok because I like to think that these characters and I grew up together as the series progressed and that this is his final form. And if so, I dig it.
Rose is the real hero. Still lovin me some Lo. Ryke is ominously fast creeping up in my estimation. I sense a book hangover in my future..
]]> 22296819 He's addicted to booze. She's addicted to sex...staying sober is only half the battle.

No. More. Sex.

Those are the three words Lily Calloway fears the most. But Loren Hale is determined to be with Lily without enabling her dangerous compulsions. With their new living situation—sleeping in the same bed, for real, together—Lily has new battles. Like not jumping Lo’s bones every night. Not being consumed by sex and his body.

Loren plans to stay sober, to right all of his wrongs. So when someone threatens to expose Lily’s secret to her family and the public, he promises that he’ll do anything to protect her. But with old enemies surfacing, Lo has more at stake than his sobriety.

They will torment Lily until Lo breaks.

And his worst fear isn’t relapsing. He hears the end. He sees it. The one thing that could change everything. Just three words.

No. More. Us.

New Adult Romance recommended for readers 18+ for mature content]]> 488 Krista Ritchie Sana 5 4.18 2013
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Sana
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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Please note that I will most definitely rate all books in this series from this one on as 5 starrers. They are THAT good. Krista and Becca Ritchie have my undying love (and they know it in way too much detail). Lo is love!!
]]> 22296725
Cravings and fantasies become her new routine, but while Loren Hale recovers from his alcohol addiction, Lily wonders if he’ll realize what a monster she really is. After all, her sexual compulsions begin to rule her life the longer she stays faithful to him.

Progress. That’s what Lily’s striving for. But by trying to become closer to her family—people who aren’t aware of her addiction—she creates larger obstacles. When she spends time with her youngest sister, she learns more about her than she ever imagined and senses an unsettling connection between Daisy and Ryke Meadows.

With Lily and Lo’s dysfunctional relationship teetering and unbalanced, they will need to find a way to reconnect from miles apart. But the inability to “touch�� proves to be one of the hardest tests on their road to recovery. Some love brushes the surface. Some love is deeper than skin.

Lily and Lo have three months to discover just how deep their love really goes.

------

Includes the first chapter to the sequel Addicted for Now.

A full-length New Adult Romance that continues where Addicted to You left off. It is highly recommended to be read before Addicted for Now.]]> 260 Krista Ritchie Sana 5 4.01 2013
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Sana
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2013
rating: 5
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]]> 22296542
No one would suspect shy Lily Calloway's biggest secret. While everyone is dancing at college bars, Lily stays in the bathroom. To get laid. Her compulsion leads her to one-night stands, steamy hookups, and events she shamefully regrets. The only person who knows her secret happens to have one of his own.

Loren Hale's best friend is his bottle of bourbon. Lily comes at a close second. For three years, they've pretended to be in a real relationship, hiding their addictions from their families. They've mastered the art of concealing flasks and random guys that filter in and out of their apartment.

But as they sink beneath the weight of their addictions, they cling harder to their destructive relationship and wonder if a life together, for real, is better than a lie. Strangers and family begin to infiltrate their guarded lives, and with new challenges, they realize they may not just be addicted to alcohol and sex.

Their real vice may be each other.]]> 324 Krista Ritchie Sana 4 3.82 2013
author: Krista Ritchie
name: Sana
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2013
rating: 4
read at: 2016/11/18
date added: 2018/03/11
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Beginning of my addiction. On to the next!
]]> 24920901 An alternative cover edition can be found here.

She's about to make a deal with the college bad boy...

Hannah Wells has finally found someone who turns her on. But while she might be confident in every other area of her life, she's carting around a full set of baggage when it comes to sex and seduction. If she wants to get her crush's attention, she'll have to step out of her comfort zone and make him take notice... even if it means tutoring the annoying, childish, cocky captain of the hockey team in exchange for a pretend date.

...and it's going to be oh so good.

All Garrett Graham has ever wanted is to play professional hockey after graduation, but his plummeting GPA is threatening everything he's worked so hard for. If helping a sarcastic brunette make another guy jealous will help him secure his position on the team, he's all for it. But when one unexpected kiss leads to the wildest sex of both their lives, it doesn't take long for Garrett to realize that pretend isn't going to cut it. Now he just has to convince Hannah that the man she wants looks a lot like him.]]> 342 Elle Kennedy Sana 5 top-reads-of-all-time 4.26 2015
author: Elle Kennedy
name: Sana
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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]]> 24337
Gail Carson Levine's examination of traditional female roles in fairy tales takes some satisfying twists and deviations from the original. Ella is bound by obedience against her will, and takes matters in her own hands with ambition and verve. Her relationship with the prince is balanced and based on humor and mutual respect; in fact, it is she who ultimately rescues him. Ella Enchanted has won many well-deserved awards, including a Newbery Honor.]]> 240 Gail Carson Levine 0590920685 Sana 5 top-reads-of-all-time 4.01 1997
author: Gail Carson Levine
name: Sana
average rating: 4.01
book published: 1997
rating: 5
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]]> 19286623 Stay up all night with the sexy rockers in Stage Dive, the epic New Adult series from New York Times bestselling author Kylie Scott, author of Lick and Play.

As the lead singer of Stage Dive, Jimmy is used to getting whatever he wants, whenever he wants it, whether it's booze, drugs, or women. However, when a PR disaster serves as a wake-up call about his life and lands him in rehab, he finds himself with Lena, a new assistant to keep him out of trouble.

Lena's not willing to take any crap from the sexy rocker and is determined to keep their relationship completely professional, despite their sizzling chemistry. But when Jimmy pushes her too far and Lena leaves, he realizes that he may just have lost the best thing that ever happened to him.]]> 305 Kylie Scott 1250052386 Sana 5 4.24 2014
author: Kylie Scott
name: Sana
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2014
rating: 5
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]]> 26032825 Of course I want to be like them. They’re beautiful as blades forged in some divine fire. They will live forever.

And Cardan is even more beautiful than the rest. I hate him more than all the others. I hate him so much that sometimes when I look at him, I can hardly breathe.

Jude was seven when her parents were murdered and she and her two sisters were stolen away to live in the treacherous High Court of Faerie. Ten years later, Jude wants nothing more than to belong there, despite her mortality. But many of the fey despise humans. Especially Prince Cardan, the youngest and wickedest son of the High King.

To win a place at the Court, she must defy him–and face the consequences.

As Jude becomes more deeply embroiled in palace intrigues and deceptions, she discovers her own capacity for trickery and bloodshed. But as betrayal threatens to drown the Courts of Faerie in violence, Jude will need to risk her life in a dangerous alliance to save her sisters, and Faerie itself.]]> 370 Holly Black 0316310271 Sana 5 top-reads-of-all-time I <3 Jude so hard 4.01 2018
author: Holly Black
name: Sana
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2018
rating: 5
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I <3 Jude so hard
]]> 29367958
But when Aiden Graves shows up at her door wanting her to come back, she's beyond shocked.

For two years, the man known as The Wall of Winnipeg couldn't find it in him to tell her good morning or congratulate her on her birthday. Now? He's asking for the unthinkable.

What do you say to the man who is used to getting everything he wants?]]> 475 Mariana Zapata Sana 5 top-reads-of-all-time All of the stars!]]> 4.18 2016
author: Mariana Zapata
name: Sana
average rating: 4.18
book published: 2016
rating: 5
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review:
6+++ stars
All of the stars!
]]> 10802904
As the dark Lord who condemns souls to damnation in the Abyss, Micah is nothing but a feared monster wrapped in impenetrable black armor. He has no idea he is the last heir of Elden, its last hope. Only one woman knows—the daughter of his enemy.

Liliana is nothing like her father, the Blood Sorcerer who’d cursed Micah. She sees past Micah’s armor to the prince inside. A prince whose sinful touch she craves. But first she has to brave his dark, dangerous lair and help him remember. Because they only have till midnight to save Elden.]]> 288 Nalini Singh Sana 5 top-reads-of-all-time 4.10 2011
author: Nalini Singh
name: Sana
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2011
rating: 5
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]]> 31847626 This is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B00UHX985I

Captor and captive. Lovers. Soulmates.

We’re all that and more.

We thought we were past the worst of it. We thought we finally had a chance.

We thought wrong.

We’re Nora and Julian, and this is our story.

Hold Me is the conclusion of the Twist Me trilogy, told from Nora & Julian's point of view.]]> 378 Anna Zaires Sana 5
I’m almost sad this series is over. ‘Almost�� because I know I will re-read it in the not-too-distant future.
I’ve had a hit-and-miss relationship with proper dark romances/erotica. They have to straddle a fine line for me to like them with the hero not doing anything too unforgivable but still being a believable badass. And ofc, the heroine needs to have at least two brain cells to rub together.

This series obliterated all my hangups. It was by far, the darkest series I’ve read, probably the only real captive themed one. There were elements I absolutely do not condone ofc but Anna Zaires is so skilled that she made them work just enough that I was satisfied.

Julian and Nora are one of my all time favourite couples. Also, how exciting is it that our heroine is Latina? Yes to more diversity in female leads of romances!! (I’m aware that Julian is also part Latino but I have certainly seen more ethnically diverse heroes than heroines. Hence the celebration!)]]> 4.03 2015
author: Anna Zaires
name: Sana
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2015
rating: 5
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5+ stars!!

I’m almost sad this series is over. ‘Almost�� because I know I will re-read it in the not-too-distant future.
I’ve had a hit-and-miss relationship with proper dark romances/erotica. They have to straddle a fine line for me to like them with the hero not doing anything too unforgivable but still being a believable badass. And ofc, the heroine needs to have at least two brain cells to rub together.

This series obliterated all my hangups. It was by far, the darkest series I’ve read, probably the only real captive themed one. There were elements I absolutely do not condone ofc but Anna Zaires is so skilled that she made them work just enough that I was satisfied.

Julian and Nora are one of my all time favourite couples. Also, how exciting is it that our heroine is Latina? Yes to more diversity in female leads of romances!! (I’m aware that Julian is also part Latino but I have certainly seen more ethnically diverse heroes than heroines. Hence the celebration!)
]]> 114166 A devil's bargain.

Desperate to escape her scheming relatives, Evangeline Jenner has sought the help of the most infamous scoundrel in London. A marriage of convenience is the only solution.

No one would have ever paired the shy, stammering wallflower with the sinfully handsome viscount. It quickly becomes clear, however, that Evie is a woman of hidden strength—and Sebastian desires her more than any woman he's ever known.

Determined to win her husband's elusive heart, Evie dares to strike a bargain with the devil: if Sebastian can stay celibate for three months, she will allow him into her bed. When Evie is threatened by a vengeful enemy from the past, Sebastian vows to do whatever it takes to protect his wife . . . even at the expense of his own life.

Together they will defy their perilous fate, for the sake of all-consuming love.]]> 368 Lisa Kleypas Sana 5 4.22 2006
author: Lisa Kleypas
name: Sana
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2006
rating: 5
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One of my all time favourite reads, definitely in my top 2 historical romances of all time. The other is also by Lisa Kleypas, Married by Morning, with another swoon worthy hero, Leo. What can I say? Smooth men with quick wits and sharp tongues are my kryptonite.
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