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***4 ‘Tiger’ Stars*** It’s funny. When I got this one I was all “Yay! We finally get to know more about Nate and hopefully more of Kinsey!!” and while that excited feeling in general stayed, the focus shifted and it morphed into me being all “Yay! Taylor! and what the hell is up with the killer and where is my Kinsey fix?” But despite my shift in focus, I really enjoyed Ace of Spades. It was a fun, sweet, smexy and suspenseful read that kept me turning the pages. Nate. Oh, Nate. As the eldest of the three he’s shoulder a lot of responsibility from a young age. With an excessively abusive father, he stepped in to take the brunt of the abuse when he could and work hard to keep his brothers from sinking into a dark abyss, something he accomplished even though it scarred him deeply. I loved Nate, I did, but wow did the man have some serious drunk goggles on when it came to the way he saw himself. He didn’t see the compassionate and genuine heart, nor the code of honor that was e...

***4 Stars*** From the moment Lauren and Court met in Jack of Hearts I knew they’d be getting their own book one day and after reading the epilogue I knew I’d definitely be diving into their story and I wasn’t disappointed. It was all kinds of sweet, smexy and angsty goodness with a good dose of suspense that kept me turning the pages until the very end. I loved Lauren from the moment I met her in JofH. She was vivacious, kind, caring and I she’s a cat lover. But after finding out about the hell she lived through I couldn’t help but admire her strength and determination to take charge of her own life and live it on her terms. Court is all kinds of protective, smexy alpha male with a code of honor a country mile wide. His childhood was less than loving, but his brothers kept him on the straight and narrow and helped to mold him into a man anyone would want at their back. Talk about an angsty push and pull second chance at love story. Court and Lauren definitely put ...

***4 “Men Are Stupid” Stars*** This is one of those books where the cover drew me in enough to read the description, which definitely go me thinking, but also made me need to know how the series name, Ace & Eights was connected to the story and whadda you know? The series title makes total sense and I really enjoyed this book. It was fun, flirty, sexy and filled with well written characters that I want to know more about. Alex had a difficult childhood and though he does carry some pretty deep scars he came out of it on the right side of the line and is now working to put the bad guys away. Alex is all kinds of smexy alpha male. Despite the work he has to do, his code of honor and moral compass are still on point and though he will get the job done, he won’t compromise his own ethics. Madison’s dream of opening up her own bookstore with her best friend is finally becoming a reality and though she’s having some issues with her family, she isn’t letting it d...