Best read of the month - Visions of Heat, though most of the books I read this month were 4 or 5 star reads for me. Nalini Singh's Psy-Changeling series are really a treat to read, I'm already on book 6 and I'm enjoying them immensely.

Biggest disappointment - none, though I did expect more of Tall, Tatted and Tempting, it still was a pleasant read.

Teaser Tuesday:
Roman Holiday: The Complete Adventure - Ruthie Knox
Hostage to Pleasure (Psy-Changeling #5) - Nalini Singh

Breakable (Contours of the Heart #2) - Tammara Webber
The Kraken King Part I: The Kraken King and the Scribbling Spinster - Meljean Brook

Top Ten Tuesday:
I did only only Top Ten Tuesday post his month - Top Ten Most Unique Books I've Read

Promotional posts: I participated in the Book Blitz for Love, in English by Karina Halle, and for Blind Love by M. S. Brannon (there is a giveaway of 1 ebook still open).

Synopsis

SHE KNOWS BETTER THAN TO SAY “I DO”

After a humiliating end to her engagement, investment banker Sidney Sinclair is done with commitment-phobic men. But when her sister winds up engaged after a whirlwind courtship, she’s thrown in to close contact with exactly the kind of sexy playboy she wants to avoid—the gorgeous best man. She’s stuck with him, for better or worse, until her sister walks down the aisle, but that doesn’t mean she has to give in to his smooth advances, no matter how tempting they are…

BUT HE MAKES IT HARD TO SAY “I DON’T”

Special Agent Vaughn Roberts always gets his man on the job and his woman in bed. So Sidney’s refusal to fall for his charms only makes him more determined to win over the cool and confident redhead. Only what starts out as a battle of wills ends up as a serious play for her heart. Because the one woman who refuses to be caught may be the only one Vaughn can’t live without…

Review

It's a very real romance which starts with a blunt rejection, followed a few casual hook-ups and ends with love snucking up both Vaughn and Sidney. She is loving for a long term relationship and he is commitment phobic, but their relationship blossoms despite their differences and initial reluctance to get involved. 

Ms James a fantastic job portraying  the present-day 30-something men and women with successful and demanding careers, trying to sort out their personal lives. She makes them sound authentic and easy to relate to. There is no excessive drama or tragedies involving the characters. It's the just a story about ordinary human relationships in all their complexity.

Vaughn was the his witty, confident self we already met in Cade's book. I liked how honest he was about his feelings. There was no big secret behind his unwillingness to commit, it turned out it was just  a matter of meeting the right woman.

Sindey was a wonderful heroine - confident, smart (a true master of sarcasm and snarky remarks), successful, and at the same time she has this softer side. She cares for and loves her family, she is deeply hurt by the betrayal of her ex-fiance and feels insecure and frustrated at having to go back to the dating scene. being a single woman going on dates again. She felt real and easy to relate. 

I liked how their relationship developed from not-strings-attached sex to sharing more and more about each other and feeling comfortable being together. She was the first to realize that things between them had changed and her reactiowas to back off. He needed more time and some brotherly advice to see the truth and finally act.

The supporting characters, Vaughn's friends, Cade and Huxley, his brother and and parents, Sindey's sister and her father, they all added texture to the story and put the main romance in perspective.

The story had the expected happy-end, but I just wished there was more of it or some kind of an epilogue. 

Overall, this is must-read for fans of the series and I can recommend it to all fans of conteporary romances with strong characters, witty banter and hot sexy times.

Read my review of Love Irresistibly

Book Details:

Title: Blind Love (Sulfur Heights #3)
Author: M.S. Brannon
Publication date: January 27th 2014
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance

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Synopsis

As an Arrow, an elite soldier in the Psy Council ranks, Judd Lauren was forced to do terrible things in the name of his people. Now a defector, his dark abilities have made him the most deadly of assassins - cold, pitiless, unfeeling. Until he meets Brenna . . .

Brenna Shane Kincaid was an innocent before she was abducted - and had her mind violated - by a serial killer. Her sense of evil runs so deep, she fears she could become a killer herself. Then the first dead body is found, victim of a familiar madness. Judd is her only hope, yet her sensual changeling side rebels against the inhuman chill of his personality, even as desire explodes between them. Shocking and raw, their passion is a danger that threatens not only their hearts, but their very lives...

Review

This story of the Psy-Changeling series features a Psy male, Judd and a changeling female from the wolf pack ShadowDance, Brenna. But their background stories are even more complicated. He is one of the Lauren family who defected from the PsyNet and found refuge with the wolfs and she is the only victim of Enrique Santino who survived his torture and was saved by the united efforts of the wolf and leopard changelings (with the help of Sascha) in book 1. 

It was an intense and deeply emotional story. Both main characters were fighting inner dark and deadly demons - she was struggling with the consequences and scars of unspeakable torture she endured in the  a powerful sadistic psy. He was a former Psy elite warrior (The Arrows) who found refuge with the wolves and worked with other rebels to undermine the Psy dominance.

Add to the mix a killer who has set his sights on Brenna, two older over-protecive brothers and Judd deadly abilities kept in control because of Silence and things get really intense. It was a struggle for Judd and Brenna to come together but truly a captivating one.

I loved the both the romance and the mystery/thriller element in this story. The author has achieved a perfect balance between the two, keeping you on your toes till the end and at the same time melting your heart with tender and passionate romance. 

The romance between Judd and Brenna was overwhelming but they both had to overcome so much to be together. Both Sascha and Faith (the Psy from the previous two books who fell for changelings) had great difficulties breaking free from their conditioning and learning to embrace emotion and touch. Yet, things were even more difficult for Judd. He was already outside the system, but he was an assassin with a deadly gift and his struggles with himself and his true nature (physical and physic) to be good enough for the woman he loved were touching and heart-breaking.

The writing is just superb - complex world building, addition of new details to this paranormal world of Psy, Changelings and Humans with each new book. Old familiar characters were revisited  and new ones were introduced. I really liked Brenna's brothers and can't wait for their stories. I'm more of a fan of cats in general but the pack of wolfs did win me over with its fierce loyalty to and care for one another. 

Overall, it is another great addition to a series that is quickly becoming a favourite of mine.