A minor penalty that is not called until the offending team gains control of the puck. As long as the non-offending team maintains possession, the referee allows play to continue and signals a delayed penalty by raising his arm.
I’m Evan Mason, an NHL hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks. I spend my nights roughing up two hundred pound defensemen and, at times, spend more time in the penalty box than I do on the ice.
That’s my job.
One night changed everything I thought I once knew about my life on, and off, the ice.
A girl.
A brutally beaten girl left to die in an alley.
I don’t know why or how but something made me stay that night after taking her to the hospital. I didn’t know her, nor did I have an obligation to stay but something inside of me rooted me there telling me I should stay. Saving a life is worth something. At least I thought so. And I wouldn’t have been me if I just simply left her there.
Any man who put his heart and soul into a game of hockey couldn’t just walk away when someone needed them. She had no one else right now. The same guy who saw determination where there was desire, now saw hope where there was once despair.
I couldn’t leave. That wouldn’t be me. No, not a man that put all he had into something some called just a game. I couldn’t walk away from her holding onto life, weak and powerless to something she had no control over.
So I stayed. In a room full of family members praying for their loved ones to pull through, I prayed for a girl I didn’t know and had never met before, to have a beating heart. While others’ sorrows turned to grieving pain, I sat waiting on the words of the unknown.
No bond is stronger than the ones you’ll bleed for.
This is the kind of story I wait for. It made me cry for Ami and what she endured, and laugh with joy for her and Evan.
Evan is the sweetest guy, he´s so patient and caring, and at the same time, he´s strong and protective.
When Evan discovered who´s the crime perpetrator I want to join him and beat the shit out of that bastard.
Ami is so strong, even with all the sorrow in her life, she´s full of love and light.
I was given this ARC in exchange of an honest review.
Matthew
My brother and sister found their calling and people to share it with for the rest of their lives. Our parents haven’t said a thing, but I can read it on their faces.
What are you doing with your life, Matthew?
I’ve always been a songwriter but can no longer find the words. Everyone around me thinks I’m where I am in life because of my parents. I’m at a crossroads in my life and I don’t know which way to turn.
I don’t define my sexuality, I do what feels right. Love? Well, that is one melody I have yet to find the right notes to. Until them…
Thea
My childhood glittered with the lights of Hollywood while my adult life has been filled with the darkness of my ghosts and addictions. But all that is behind me and I am working on spinning the pain of my past into the promise of my future. Love? Well, that’s one addiction I have not yet dared to fool with. Until them…
Tristan
I’m running from a life where my future was decided for me. What to wear. Which company to manage. Who to marry. One day, I snapped, and I haven’t been back since. Now I manage my own businesses and I am who I want to be. But behind closed doors, I am still alone and I still long for things that I’ve been taught to hate. Love? Well, that’s one merger I’ve never braved. Until them…
Warning: This book contains two sexy hunks and is not recommended for the faint of heart. This is a long, thought-provoking read which will work through the angst of finding love amidst past hurts and the pain associated with not belonging, not fitting in.
One more time I requested one book because of "Daemon and Katy" on the cover, #DaemonandKittenForever #Luxseries. And one more time I did not get disappointed.
I loved this book sooo much. It was well written and believable. Usually the books about triads aren´t believable at all. They treat the relationship between 3 persons like something usual and easy to acquire, and everyone around is full of support and love, which everyone living in the real world know that is not true.
And that´s why I loved this book so much. Matthew, Thea and Tristan had to overcome a lot of problems, with relatives, with each other and even with their own heads and hearts to accept what they needed to be happy.
It was a real relationship that they´re was trying to build, and as a real relationships they had real problems to solve and to evolve from.
I was given an ARC in exchange of an honest review.
Updating best friend to girlfriend is more than a change of status…
Emma has been best friends with Eli since she moved to his neighborhood ten years ago. Tired of being cast in the role of the girl next door, Emma creates a fake Facebook profile in the hopes of starting an online friendship with Eli, which would hopefully lead to more. Like...way more. From friend request to In a Relationship--it all seemed so completely logical when she'd planned it.
Eli can't figure out what Emma is up to. He’s pretty sure she's the one behind the Facebook profile, but then again, why would she do something so drastic instead of just admitting she wants to be more than friends? And who the heck is this new guy he saw her with? Eli starts to think that just maybe...he missed his chance with the girl next door.
Two best friends, one outlandish ruse. Their status is about to become way more than It’s Complicated…
This Entangled Teen Crush book contains one fake Facebook profile, two best friends who secretly crave each other, and a dreaded sex talk with parents…boy crush in the room included. Pushing a relationship beyond the friend zone has never been so crazy…
It was a sweet and fast paced story, but it was also full of unnecessary suffering, typically adolescent behavior. It's understandable, after all, they are teenagers, but it kinds of gets old after a while, so many moments of misunderstanding. It had moments I thought they wouldn't get through, it all.
É uma história bem doce e rápida, mas cheia de sofrimento desnecessário, comportamento tipicamente adolescente. O que chega ser compreensível, tendo em vista que eles são adolescentes, mas depois de uma tempo passa a ficar chato tantos momentos de mal-entendido. Teve alguns momentos em que cheguei a acreditar que eles não conseguiriam resolver os problemas de jeito nenhum.
I was given an ARC in exchange of an honest review.
Tess is burdened with a responsibility she’s not quite sure she can handle, and Ryan is determined to save her from it—if she ever stops pushing him away—in this sexy follow-up to Right Where You Are, the first new adult novel in the captivating Second Chances series.
Tess is a lot of things. Strong. Independent. Determined. Completely overwhelmed by the responsibilities of being her little brother’s caretaker. But she can handle it. She has to. Because there’s no way in hell she’s letting anyone else raise Noah.
Ryan’s happy with a life on cruise control. He has no intention of tying himself down. That road only leads to heartbreak, a lesson he learned the hard way when he was fifteen. So why can’t he stay away from the one woman who broke his heart?
Tess knows exactly why Ryan keeps popping up right when she needs the most help: He’s got a hero complex big enough to save Cinderella. But Tess isn’t that girl, and she refuses to let him be part of her life. Not even when Noah takes a liking to him. Not even when they kind of, maybe, hook up.
Not even when she starts to fall for him…
This is the second book in the Second Chance series, is about a different couple, Ryan and Tess, but is as good as the first one.
Well written the story is fast paced and drama-free, which I love. Ryan is the kind of guy every woman dream about, he´s sweet, caring,understanding and most of all Tess can count on him to share her burden.
And Tess is the kind of girl every men should dream about it. She´s independent, fierce, loyal, work hard, and she may think Ryan can help, but she´s not waiting for him to do it.
Esse é o segundo livro na série Segundas Chances, e foca em um casal diferente, Ryan e Tess, mas a história é tão boa quanto o primeiro livro.
Bem escrita, a história se desenvolve rapidamente e sem drama, o que eu qmo. Ryan é o tipo de cara que toda mulher sonha, ele é doce, carinhoso, compreensivo e o mais importante, a Tess pode contar com ele pra ajudá-la a carregar o peso da vida.
E tess, é o tipo de garota que todo homem deveria querer. Elá é independente, forte, leal, trabalha duro e ela pode achar que o Ryan pode ajudá-la, mas não fica esperando que ele o faça.
It´s a sweet and short story about Daemon and Kitten´s wedding. The only problem is... it´s short.
#DaemonandKittenforever
Found on Wattpad here:
https://www.wattpad.com/story/28500213-the-wedding
This should not be read unless you have read the Lux series.
Experience the epic love story of OBSIDIAN as told by its hero, Daemon Black…
I knew the moment Katy Swartz moved in next door, there was going to be trouble. Lots of it.
And trouble’s the last thing I need, since I’m not exactly from around here. My people arrived on Earth from Lux, a planet thirteen billion light years away. Plus, if there’s one thing I know, it’s that humans can’t be trusted. We scare them. We can do things they only dream about, and honestly, we make them look weak as hell. ‘Cuz they are.
But Kat is getting to me in ways no one else has, and I can't stop myself from wanting her—or wanting to use my powers to protect her. She makes me weak, and I’m the strongest of our kind, tasked with protecting us all. So this one simple girl…she can mean the end for us. Because the Luxen have an even bigger enemy—the Arum, and I need to stay on my game.
Falling for Katy—a human—won't just place her in danger. It could get us all killed, and that’s one thing I’ll never let happen...
I'm a super fan of JLA books, specially the Lux series, #DaemonandKittenforever. And I waited anxiously for Oblivion release date, and put all books aside so I could read Oblivion. I loved soooo much, to relive this story again, that I read the Origin and Opposition again as well. And the wedding.
If you never read this series I strongly recommend you to put everything aside and start right now, if you already knows Daemon and Kitten story, but didn't read Oblivion yet, I strongly recommend you to put everything aside and start right now.
Though Oblivion tells the same story of Obsidian, Onyx and Opal in Daemon´s POV, it has a lot of new scenes and dialogues.
I recommend this book to everyone who loves YA or NA books, with a twist of sci-fi and revolution. The love between Katy and Daemon is one of the most beautiful things I ever see.
Eu amo os livros da JLA, especialmente a série Lux. Eu esperei ansiosamente pelo lançamento de Oblivion e pus todos os livros de lado quando finalmente saiu. Eu ameeeeeeei demais reviver essa história, tanto que quando terminei fui reler Origin e Opposition. E The Wedding.
Se vc nunca leu essa série eu recomendo fortemente que vc ponha tudo de lado e comece a ler agora. Se vc já conhece a história do Daemon e da Katy mas ainda não leu Oblivion, recomendo fortemente que vc coloque tudo de lado e comece a ler agora.
Embora, Oblivion conte a mesma história que Obsidian, Onyx e Opal, sob o PDV do Daemon, tem muitas cenas e diálogos novos.
Eu recomendo esse livro para todos que amam livros YA e NA, com um toque de sci-fi e revolução. O amor entre Katy e Daemon é uma das coisas mais lindas que já vi.
I was given an ARC in exchange of an honest review.
Red carpet and one look was all it took to ignite the spark between Sachi Waters and mega-star Drayke Sloan. With a proposition that is typically left in the movies, the two find themselves consuming each other in a whirl wind weekend.
But when Sunday night rolls around, Sachi finds she didn’t just give Drayke her body, but her heart, too. He promised to stay in touch. But after months without a word, she gave up hope.
Until life threw them together again. The spotlight, the fans, their past all working together to keep these two apart. Can their love over come it all?
This book has mature content and is only suitable for those 18 and over.
Ok, I´m in a serious trouble here. This book has a really good premise, I love a movie star book, but it was just bad. In every way, the character development is inexistent, the plot was terribly developed, the lines went from cheesy to crude to idiotic, some scenes were grotesque.
And the real trouble for me was almost every one saying this book was good, made me ask myself if I read the same book.
Sachi went from sassy to a whine and cry and throw up, so much that I spent most part of the book thinking she was pregnant.
The MC´s has no real connection, everything felt forced.
Is hard to write a bad review, because we all know how much work an author put behind each book, but this one has no redemption.
Ok, eu estou com um grande pproblema com esse livro, ele tem uma boa premissa, amo um livro sobre astros do cinema, mas esse livro é simplesmente ruim. De todas as maneiras, o desenvolvimento dos personagens é inexistente, o enredo muito mal desenvolvido, as falas iam de brega, para rudes e estúpidas, algumas cenas chegam a ser grotescas.
E o real problemas que eu tive, foi ver outras pessoas dizendo que esse livro é maravilhoso, me fez perguntar se estávamos lendo o mesmo livro.
Sachi passou de uma mulher audaz pra uma mulher chorona, reclamona e vomitona. Ela chorou e vomitou tanto que passei mais da metade do livro achando que ela estava grávida.
Não existe uma conexão real entre o casal principal, tudo parecia forçado.
É difícil escrever uma resenha ruim, pq todos nós sabemos quanto trabalho um autor tem pra escrever um livro, mas esse livro não tem redenção.
