It's Monday! What Are You Reading #660, January 29th

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #659
Teaser Tuesday #667
WWW Wednesday #667
WOW #663
Will the Time Come #660
Third Sentence Thursday #650
Random Reads #636
First Lines Friday #663
Book Blogger Hop #329

22 Books to Read in 2022 Update 16

Monthly ARC's Update 61

The Reward Challenge Update #645
Wheel of TBR #192
How Well I Stuck to It #497
Wrote that Review Update #494

Week 4 Reviews:
An Unfinished Murder

Tender Beasts 
These Infinite Threads
All This Twisted Glory

See You Yesterday

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

Passenger

Wayfayer

The Duke Starts a Scandal

Future Shock

Future Threat

Future Lost

Timeless

Secrets of the Time Society

Timekeeper

Into the Dim

Sparks of Light

Dark Embrace

Dark Victory

Dark Lover

Tomorrow is Today

Tempest

Vortex

Timestorm

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Update 17

Update 18

Update 19

Update 20

Random:

I Adopted a Cat-Meet Holly!

OK, so I got 32 posts in 7 days, it's been a chaotic week, I adopted a cat, Holly, last Sunday, so I've now had her for a week, and we've been getting to know one another. Plus all the reading that I had to do. But it's soon to be another month, a new fresh set of prompts! What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 4 Reviews: Dark Embrace, Dark Victory, Dark Lover

From Goodreads:

Aidan, the Wolf of Awe, has abandoned the Brotherhood and forsaken his vows. Feared by all and trusted by none, he hunts alone, seeking vengeance against the evil that destroyed his son. He has not saved an Innocent in sixty-six years--until he hears Brianna Rose's scream of terror across centuries, and leaps to modern-day Manhattan to rescue her…

Brie is a gifted empath who spends her time fighting evil from the safety of her laptop--and fantasizing about the medieval Highlander she met just once. Still, her life is pretty ordinary--until she awakens one night consumed with Aidan's pain and rage. When Aidan suddenly appears and takes her hostage, Brie cannot believe how dark and dangerous he has become. She knows she should be afraid, but instead, she will fight across time for his redemption…and his love.

From Goodreads:

A HIGHLANDER DRIVEN BY VENGEANCE

A dark, ruthless Highlander, the Black Macleod has refused his destiny. His life is revenge for the massacre of his family. His enemies' insults—that he is a man of stone—only amuse him. But Fate is impatient, and when a woman from another time dares to summon him, he cannot resist her powers—or her…

THE WOMAN WHO WILL SAVE HIM

A schoolteacher by day, Tabitha Rose uses her magic to protect others by night. When the vision of a dark Highlander, bloody and burned, appears to Tabby, she knows she has been called to help him, no matter how frightening he might be. But what Tabby doesn't expect is to be taken against her will to his dark violent time. And when evil begins to stalk her, she realizes she must fight for far more than his destiny—she must fight for her love…

He didn't choose his destiny…Destiny chose him

From Goodreads:

Ian Maclean's arrogance hides a terrible secret--for decades he was held prisoner by demons. Not a day goes by that he isn't tormented by his darkest fears of powerlessness. Now he is about to sell to the highest bidder a page he's stolen from the Book of Power--if one woman doesn't stop him.Slayer Samantha Rose's latest mission is to recover the stolen page--and get payback from the only man who's ever rejected her. What she hasn't counted on is the raging attraction between them--or her growing realization of what Maclean has survived. As the powers of the evil from his past gather, Sam will do anything to help him--even if it means following him into time and facing his worst nightmares with him....

My Review:


Author: Brenda Joyce  
Series: Masters of Time #3, 4, 5, Rose Trilogy #1, 2, 3 
Read: January 25th, 25th 25th, 2024
Source: Own 
Reason Why: Love her writing, and they're Historical Fiction 2024 Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books, and Dark Lover is a End of Series 2024 Book!  
Publisher: HQN
Published:  August 19th 2008, February 1st 2009, August 1st 2009

Dark Embrace:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Dark Victory: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Dark Lover:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Third Sentence Thursday #650, January 25th

Third Sentence Thursday is a weekly meme which likes to watch fireworks especially while eating a cookie!

1) Take the book you are currently reading and open it to a random page. Share the third full sentence on that page. (If there isn't a third one – like at the end of a chapter or a blank page – you can share the third sentence of the book or just choose another random page.) Feel free to share more than one sentence, if you feel the need to do so.

2) Review this sentence anyway you want (funny and silly reviews encouraged)

3) Post a link to your sentence at Words I Write Crazy (This Blog)

4) Visit one or two of the other blogs to check out their third sentences!

"Was this why a Master could never encounter himself in another time?" -Dark Embrace by Brenda Joyce, page 10.

Well, that sounds important! Must read more now! What are your guy's 3rd lines? Link up below!

It's Monday! What Are You Reading #659, January 22nd

It's Monday! What Are You Reading is a weekly meme hosted by Book Date where we share what we read this past week, what we hope to read this week...and anything in between! This is a great way to plan out your reading week and see what others are currently reading as well...you never know where that next "must read" book will come from!

What happened in the past week:

Weekly Memes:
It's Monday! What Are You Reading #658
Teaser Tuesday #666
WWW Wednesday #666
WOW #662
Will the Time Come #659
Third Sentence Thursday #649
Random Reads #635
First Lines Friday #662
Book Blogger Hop #328

22 Books to Read in 2022 Update 17
The Reward Challenge Update #644
Wheel of TBR #191
How Well I Stuck to It #496
Wrote that Review Update #493 

Week 3 Reviews:

Empire of Storms

Aelin's Empire of Storms Bonus Chapter

Chaol's Empire of Storms Bonus Chapter

Tower of Dawn

Kingdom of Ash

Ruby Red

Sapphire Blue

Emerald Green

Dark Seduction

Dark Rival

A Breath of Snow and Ashes

An Echo in the Bone

The Space Between 

Magical Readathon: Orilium: 

Update 4

Phase Out Your TBR: 

Update 11

Update 12

Update 13

Update 14

Update 15

Update 16

OK, so I got 25 posts in 7 days, and yeah, I had a different week-because last night I adopted a cat. So things were a little chaotic, it was a last minute decision to even go to the adoption event, but I did, and I met Holly, and yeah, I took her home. So blogging is a little harder, as we're both adjusting. What about you guys? Happy reading!

So this week I want to read whatever I want! 

Week 3 Reviews: Dark Seduction, Dark Rival

From Goodreads:

Malcolm of Dunroch is a newly chosen Master, a novice to his extraordinary--and dangerous--powers. But he has already broken his vows--and a young woman's death is on his hands. Malcolm is determined to fight his darkest desires, denying himself all pleasure...until fate sends him another Innocent, the beautiful bookseller Claire Camden. Since her mother's murder, Claire has done everything possible to make a safe, secure life for herself in a city where danger lurks on every street corner, especially in the dark of night. But nothing can prepare her for the powerful and sexual medieval warrior who sweeps her back into his time--a treacherous, frightening world where the hunters and the hunted are one and the same. Claire needs Malcolm to survive, yet she must somehow keep the dangerously seductive Master at arm's length. For Malcolm's soul is at stake--and fulfilling his desires could prove fatal...

From Goodreads:

Highland warriors sworn to protect Innocence throughout the Ages

A golden man, he is called Black Royce--a battle-hardened soldier of the gods. His vows are his life--until he is sent to New York City to protect a Healer from those who would use her powers for themselves. The moment Royce sees beautiful, feisty Allie Monroe, he knows she will be his only weakness--and he is right.

Destiny is a dangerous thing

Allie Monroe is more than an heiress. She is a Healer, willing to do anything to save victims of the evil that lurks in the city at night. But alone, she can do only so much--until destiny sends her the darkest Highlander of them all. Then evil strikes and Royce is destroyed before Allie's eyes. Now Allie will do anything to save Royce--even if it means going back in time to a dark, dangerous world. Confronting their enemies could cost not only their lives, but their love--for all eternity.

My Review:


Author: Brenda Joyce
Series: Masters of Time #1, 2
Read: January 17th, 17th, 2024
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Sounded really great, and they're Historical Fiction 2024 Books and Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2024 Books!
Publisher: Harlequin Books, HQN
Published: May 1st 2007, October 1st 2007

Dark Seduction:

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

Dark Rival: 

5/5 Hearts

5/5 Books

5/5 Stars

WWW Wednesday #666, January 17th

To play along, just answer the following three (3) questions…

• What are you currently reading?
• What did you recently finish reading?
• What do you think you'll read next?

Thanks to MizB of Should Be Writing now A Daily Rhythm for starting this meme! And thanks now to Taking on a World of Words for reviving it! 

I'm currently reading Dark Seduction and I'm loving it! 

I read Emerald Green, and it was such a great end to the series! 

I'm going to be reading Dark Rival, and I can't wait! 

What about you guys? Happy reading!

Random Reads #394, June 6th

Random Reads is a monthly meme (that I'm going to do weekly) hosted by I'm Loving Books to read some books that have been on our TBR piles for a long time. Using Random.org, I got 142 which turned out to be Beyond Scandal by Brenda Joyce! It's been on my TBR pile since March 7th, 2011, and I added it because I enjoy her writing!! Happy reading!

Brenda Joyce Author Page

The Story: I don't know when exactly or how I found Brenda Joyce's books. But I want to read them, and I can't wait for that!

Website

Series: Masters of Time, The Spymaster's Men, Saint Georges, Scottish Medieval, the deWarenne Dynasty, Bragg Saga, Delanza Family, Francesca Cahill Deadly.

Masters of Time: Dark Seduction and her site, my review, Dark Rival and her site, my review, Dark Embrace and her site, my review, Dark Victory and her site, my review, Dark Lover and her site, my review.

The Spymaster's Men: Seduction and her site, my review, my reread, Persuasion and her site, my review, Surrender and her site, my review.

Saint Georges: Beyond Scandal and her site, my review, The Finer Things and her site, my review.

Medieval Scotland: Highlander and her site, my review, A Rose in the Storm and her site, my review,A Sword Upon the Rose and her site, my review.

So this next bit needs some explanations. Like that it's a bunch of series, slightly connected by family. That there's a kinda series, the deWarenne Dynasty that's a part of this, but some of them are technically stand alone's. As well as, one of the series is best read in chronological order, and the others, in publication order.

The Series: the deWarenne Dynasty, Bragg Saga, Delanza Family, Francesca Cahill Deadly.

The Conqueror and her site, my review, Promise of the Rose and her site, my review, The Game and her site, my review, The Prize and her site, my review, The Masquerade and her site, my review, The Stolen Bride and her site, my review, A Lady at Last and her site, my review, The Perfect Bride and her site, my review, A Dangerous Love and her site, my review, An Impossible Attraction and her site, my review, The Promise and her site, my review, House of Dreams and her site, my review, Innocent Fire and her site, my review, Firestorm and her site, my review, Violent Fire and her site, my review, Dark Fires and her site, my review, Fires of Paradise and her site, my review, Scandalous Love and her site, my review, Secrets and her site, my review, After Innocent and her site, my review, A Gift of Joy and her site, my review, Deadly Love and her site, my review, Deadly Pleasure and her site, my review, Deadly Affairs and her site, my review, Deadly Desire and her site, my review, Deadly Caress and her site, my review, Deadly Promise and her site, my review, Deadly Illusions and her site, my review, Deadly Kisses and her site, my review, Deadly Vows and her site, my review.

the deWarenne Dynasty: The Conqueror, Scandalous Love, Promise of the Rose, The Game, House of Dreams, The Prize, The Masquerade, The Stolen Bride, A Lady at Last, The Perfect Bride, A Dangerous Love, An Impossible Attraction, The Promise.

Bragg Saga: Innocent Fire, Firestorm, Violent Star, Dark Fires, Fires of Paradise, Scandalous Love, Secrets.

Delanza Family: Secrets, After Innocent, A Gift of Joy.

Francesca Cahill Deadly: Deadly Love, Deadly Pleasure, Deadly Affairs, Deadly Desire, Deadly Caress, Deadly Promise, Deadly Illusions, Deadly Kisses, Deadly Vows.

Stand Alone's: The Third Heiress and her site, my review, Splendor and her site, my review, The Darkest Heart and her site, my review, Double Take and her site, my review, Captive and her site, my review, The Rival and her site, my review, The Chase and her site, my review, Lovers and Liars and her site, my review.

Anthologies: Sexy Summer Reads and my review, Perfect Secrets and her site, my review, Heart of the Home and her site, my review, Scandalous Weddings and her site, my review.

Week 36 Review: Seduction

From Goodreads:
Dominic Paget, the earl of Bedford, will do anything to resume spying upon Britain's enemies. Badly wounded, he is put will do anything in the care of a beautiful gentlewoman, Julianne Greystone, only to discover that her sympathies lie with his enemies. Yet he can't help but seduce the woman who saved his life—hoping she never learns of his betrayal.

Julianne is captivated by the wounded stranger she believes is a revolutionary hero. Until she discovers the truth-…her "hero" is the privileged earl of Bedford. Devastated and determined to forget him, Julianne travels to London. But when she finds herself in danger, it is Bedford who comes to the rescue. Now Julianne must navigate the intrigues of a perilous city, the wild yearnings of her own heart and the explosion of their passion….

My Review:
This was a really fantastic book! I've seen her other books around, and I think I own some of them, but this is the first time that I've read a Brenda Joyce book that I can remember. It won't be my last, but it'll probably be a while till I read another, what with all those great books around!

So the situation where they're on different sides, well, yeah, it sucks. Because then it adds in a bit of the forbidden love thing, which is pretty hard for people to resist! So usually, they don't. Or they fail. A bit of both in this book!

True, that this book had the same basic plot as most romances, which yeah, there's only so many. But each one has something or things unique to it, from the author and the writing, to the characters of the story, to the specific details!

Really enjoyed how it ended, that was a pretty happy ending. This book was about spying and about trust, and about two people falling love with each other, and it was just so really great to read it! I just enjoyed it so much!

Author: Brenda Joyce
Series: The Spymaster's Men #1
Read: September 6th, 2012
Source: NetGalley
Reason Why: Sounded like a good book!
Publisher: HQN Books
Published: January 31st 2012

5/5 Hearts

3/5 Books

3/5 Stars