First off, let me say what an amazing series this has been thus far. I absolutely adore the characters. There are so well written and you come to know them and to love them.

Book 1: Love & Skate

I absolutely adore this book! The characters are so real and flawed and that makes them so much more lovable. Nellie with her piercings, blue hair and bad girl attitude. And Owen! Oh Owen! Tattoos and acting all tough. The story was just so great and moving and real! Nellie and Owen love each other so much, but they both hold back because of their pasts. This book made me cry! I stayed up way late just to read it all in one night. If you read one book before the year is out, pick this one!

Book 2: How It Rolls

In How It Rolls we get to hear Falcon Black’s story. Falcon is the brains of the brothers: tattooed and smart-a swoon worthy combination. Falcon meets and falls for Reed Wolfe. Reed is homeless and barely getting by. A proud young woman who has been through Hell and back, Reed is still sweet and caring. Falcon wants to protect her to the point of smothering her, which could prove a problem for them both. A great second installment, How It Rolls will twist your guts and capture your heart. Lila Felix knows how to write a book you just can’t put down, even after you’re done!

Book 3: Down ‘N’ Derby

In the third installment of her Love and Skate series, Lila Felix tells us Maddox Black’s story. After learning at the age of 9 that he is actually Sylvia’s nephew, Maddox goes in search of his birth father. Looking for answers and blaming himself for his mother’s death, Maddox doesn’t like to be touched. Until he meets Storey, a pin-up model and derby girl. Storey is everything Maddox has been looking for. Maddox is yet another swoon worthy character. I do love me some tattooed men and he Black brothers take the cake. Once you start reading you won’t want it to end. I hope there is another book on the horizon!

You can find all of Lila Felix’s books on Amazon. If you read one series this year, pick this one. You won’t regret it!

Love and Skate

How It Rolls

Down ‘N’ Derby

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WOW Kainas fans we have reached 1000 “Likes” on our Facebook Page Kaina’s Book Blog and to celebrate we are having a HUGE giveaway!!!!

The prizes are shown above but in case you can’t see them for some reason here they are ……

1. Paperback Copy Of Blood Rights
1. eCopy of ELE book OF YOUR CHOICE
1. eCopy of Concealed in the Shadows
1. eCopy of Night Marchers and Redemption
1. eCopy of Keeping Secrets
1. eCopy set of the Unicorn Witch Series
1. ARC eCopy of Double Star
1. eCopy of the Wonderstruck Anthology
1. BookMark Bundle Set (Several Signed)
5 x Postcard & Bookmark

All you have to do to enter is click the link to the Rafflecopter below!!!

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AS A BONUS …….. We have some mystery prizes that will be given away as well. All you have to do is comment on the blog saying you have entered AND for every friend that you send that comments that YOU sent them you will get a bonus entry.  On top of that the person that has the most referrals will automatically get a prize as well as being entered in the draw.  So what are you waiting for?????

We also want to take a moment to say a HUGE thank you to all the authors that have provided us with all the amazing prizes you see above.  Make sure you stop by their pages and say thank you!!!

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Welcome to the first stop on Kitten K Jackson’s “Keeping Secrets” tour!

About the stories …….

Keeping Secrets and Keeping Secrets II are dark romance novels and are definitely not your “normal” love story.  The stories follow the rollercoaster ride between Greg and Abbie and an obsession that will leave you literally gasping for breath!

Read Kainas reviews here ….. Book 1 Book 2.

Watch The Trailer HERE!!!

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Kitten K Jackson … Tell us a bit about you and your books.

“Why the middle initial? Well, with a name like “Kitten,” I was hoping the middle initial would give it a more serious, “grown-up” sound. And no, I was never a stripper, contrary to what the name might convey! LOL! My dad started calling me Kitten when I was only days old, so there was no pole dancer connotation intended there!

I wrote both Keeping Secrets and Keeping Secrets II in 2012. I then went back and edited and published the first book in December, ‘12. Then I edited and published the sequel on Smashwords on May 5^th and on Amazon on May 8^th of this year.

I’m from Muscle Shoals, Alabama (Roll Tide!). I’m in Wilmington, North Carolina now, homesick for my daughter, the rest of my family, and sweet home Alabama. For those of you who don’t know, Muscle Shoals was “The Hit Recording Capital of the World” back in the late 60s, through the 70s. Everyone from The Rolling Stones to Aretha Franklin, and lots in between came to that tiny town on the Tennessee River to record hits such as Wild Horses, Brown Sugar, Mustang Sally, When a Man Loves a Woman, and many more. And I went to school with the sons (great guys) of the man who started it all at FAME Recording Studios—Rick Hall.

My best friend is my little black and tan doxie, Peej. “Peej?” you might ask. Peej is short for PJ. PJ is short for Precious Jackson. Peej was my dad’s baby. When he died in 2009, she became mine. When I would tell people her name was PJ, they would say, “He’s so cute.” So I started calling her Peej, which just confuses everyone, but it’s okay. It fits her   “

Where Can You Get The Books???  Amazon and Smashwords and the links below.

Keeping Secrets

AMAZON SMASHWORDS

Keeping Secrets II: No More Skeletons

AMAZON SMASHWORDS
Finally Make Sure You Enter Out Giveaway For A Chance To Win A Copy Of Both Books!!!

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*Note we have seen that Rafflecopter is being difficult this morning – This is something beyond our control_ …. If you have issues please just leave a comment on the blog and we will make sure you are still entered into the giveaway*

Huge thank you to Kitten K Jackson for being here with us!!!!

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****** THIS GIVEAWAY HAS ENDED …. THE WINNER WAS Jaime Radalyac…… *********

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Melanie here aka VampireLovingDork  back  with my review of Keeping Secrets II by Kitten K. Jackson.  Look for her Blog Tour stopping by here TOMORROW complete with an awesome giveaway!!

Keeping Secrets II is the sequel to the dark romantic novel Keeping Secret and continues the crazy emotional rollercoaster ride right where the first book ends.

**PLEASE NOTE : – This book is definitely not for everyone and people should be aware that there are some VERY ADULT themes running through with GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS some readers may find very upsetting.**

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Melanie here aka VampireLovingDork  back  with my review of Keeping Secrets, the debut novel by Kitten K. Jackson.  Look for her Blog Tour stopping by here THIS THURSDAY!!!

Let me start by saying this is not a romance in the “normal” sense of the word but for me it read as very romantic.  Yes it was dark, twisted, and obviously the main characters had a ton of issues that they were dealing with, but I loved it.

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Melanie here aka VampireLovingDork  back  with my review of Dead Ever After, the final installment in the Sookie Series by Charlaine Harris.

Normally here at Kainas when we post our reviews we keep them pretty much spoiler free.  Well I couldn’t do that with this one so to protect those that don’t want to read them I will just say this … and then provide a link for those that have either read it or want to know what happens.

I have read many comments that say people are giving this book 1 star because they hate the ending. Let me be quite clear, as much as I disliked the ending I knew it was coming and as a writer that is Charline Harris’s right. I am giving this book 1 star because it was just a terrible book. Full review below now I have had time to constructively find a way to say all the things I am thinking.

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Link to review …CLICK HERE ……. MAJOR SPOILERS!!!  YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!!! lol

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Melanie here aka VampireLovingDork  back  with my introduction to new Indie Author and a review of her debut release “Captive”

Best news is you can download it for FREE – Here …

https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/313436

About The Book (Summary From Smashwords)

“Alice Sutton is a human, a human that has been bound to a vampire by blood, for over two hundred years. She has lived those years pampered, and well cared for under the protection of her vampire master. Until now. When she is kidnapped by vampire hating humans, Alice has no choice but to fight back with all she’s got. But will she survive to return to the master she loves so dearly?“

My Review -

There are many vampire novels out there both by mainstream and indie authors but Jennifer Leigh manages to bring something a little different in her debut novella “Captive”.

The opening chapter is intriguing and definitely leaves you wondering what will happen to these characters that seem so sad, so desolate, so different, and yet so the same all at the same time in just a couple of paragraphs.

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Melanie here aka VampireLovingDork  back  with my latest review.

I just finished “Calculated In Death” which is book 36  in the Eve Dallas “In Death”  series by J.D.Robb and it was well worth the read.  Even 36 books (plus several novellas and short stories) into this set and I am still excited when a new one comes out.

Set slightly in the future, but no so far as that it is completely un-accessible to those readers that don’t like anything science fiction based, this series follows Eve Dallas, a murder detective who is more often than not helped by her ever so sexy, genius, multi billionaire husband Rourke *sigh*.

Although the books stand as stories on their own I definitely feel you get a lot more out of these if you are able to read them all in order (which with 36 of them already out might seem like a bit of a daunting task) but trust me they are worth it.  Great detective stories interlaced with danger, and of course with a leading man like Rourke some wonderful naked action!

There are some great side characters to fall in love with along the way as well and soon you will feel like you know the whole cast.  Each book tackles a different crime and you don’t get “hang over” from one book to the next which is always a bonus for me.  I love the little personality quirks that all these characters have and that J.D. Robb is very consistent with them.

My main criticism with this story, is that unlike with other Dallas and Rourke stories, I was able to solve this one fairly early on which took some of the thrill out of it and that is why I only give it. 4 out of 5 stars with a note that it is still definitely well worth reading!

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Melanie here aka VampireLovingDork  back  with my latest review.
So as you can see my reading is all over the place …. it really does just depend on what is next in my list (unless I am on a review deadline or REALLY into a series). From the super adult Black Dagger Brotherhood series to this, the final book in the YA Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Shreiber – Immortal Hearts.

As YA series goes this is actually one of the cuter ones but sadly the books have become rather predictable as the series has gone on but having started them I really wanted to see how Ellen would end Raven and Alexander’s story and I think that 9 books of this was enough and the ending didn’t annoy me.

As YA books go I definitely feel this series is aimed more towards the much younger end of the spectrum but it is  a good choice for younger teens who are interested in vampires etc without it being either too violent or sexual but still keeps the basic rules of not being able to go out at night and actually having them drink blood (topics that I feel some authors avoid when writing a younger based series).
My main criticism, other than the predictability,  would be that Raven is 17 by the end of the series (which although is 9 books long the events only span just over a year) and so there is a little disconnect between the writing style and the age of the girl involved.  With that said if Ellen had made her younger some of the exploits she gets into throughout the series wouldn’t have been at all realistic as she would have needed too much supervision.

I give it 3 out of 5 stars with a note that young teen readers would probably rate the series much higher.

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Hi Everyone this is Melanie aka VampireLovingDork  back again with my latest review.
I just finished “Lover At Last” which is book 11 in the Black Dagger Brotherhood series by J.R. Ward and here are my (non too spoilery) thoughts.
Firstly let me say that I have been waiting for this book about Qhuinn and Blay for what seems like forever.  I don’t mean since last year when the focus of this book in the series was announced, I am talking about way back when we first got to hear about the boys.

Overall I have to say I was disappointed.  The WARDen did her usual amazing job of infusing action, eroticism, and extra story, but the main story didn’t go the way that I had hoped.  I know the main love interests always seem to have an antagonistic feel to them and with 2 guys you know things aren’t going to be easy (full kudos by the way for going for a bit of guy/guy action in what isn’t normally that kinda of series), but for me I was ready for the antagonism to ease up a bit.

I felt that Qhuinn and Blay at times were taking way too much of a back seat in what I consider to be “Their” book.  I am sure a lot of the other information will become more pertinent down the line but to me it felt too front and center and detracted from the real story I wanted to read about.

I think many BDB fans will love the book.  The feel is definitely the same as the others but maybe I had built my hopes up to high when I heard who the stars were supposed to be and for that reason, from me, it only gets 3 stars out of 5.  Would love to hear other fans thoughts.

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