Carnal Urges

4.6 stars

One of my favorite books this year. From the first paragraph until the very last, this author kept me on my toes with some of the best characters that she has written. I found myself smiling throughout the book and laughing out loud quite often which is a feat because this is not a comedy romance.

Declan was just as I pictured he was going to be; alpha, possessive, kinky, and grumpy. However, those were not the selling points of what made him gorgeous, in this case, it was all the interactions with Sloane. Whether it was how he responded to the bantering himself, how his men interacted with her, or even text messages, it made his normally grumpy and gangster self that much more alluring. I loved every part of it. However, this show more book would not have been what it was without Sloane. One of my favorite characters, ever, that had me eating every word just to get a glimpse of how she was going to turn the situation into something positive. I loved her empathetic side and how she came to be the person that she was. She was genuine and pure joy.

Even though the bantering was a huge part of the story, and what I focused on a lot of the time, what was most impressive was that the author kept the storyline alive throughout moments of levity. This was not a comedy by any stretch which made me appreciate how the author was able to still balance a story like this while still making me laugh.

A great addition to this series. As always, I am anxious to see where the author goes next. show less

4.75

Good story. Lots of action. Snarky MCs so funny. Twists that I did not see coming. His smirking was annoying and she didn’t really deal with the interrogation at the end. Overall a great read

JT Geissinger knocks it out of the park with another fantastic story yet again! Declan and Sloane are sarcastic, independent, and irreparably drawn to one another. Not that they would admit it to themselves or each other...until they do. Declan is a dirty, dirty man and I am here for it! :)

Another 5 star read for me. Geissinger is an instant read for me now and she is quickly becoming my go-to recommendation for contemporary romance. Well done.

4.75 Stars

I loved it. Not quite as good as Bk#1 but damn close.

Had me laughing my ass off with the snark. The steam was Grade A fantastic. Erotic and Steamy.

The Action/Suspense could have been a bit More. After all, this is Mafia/Organized Crime and plenty of things happening. So more showing of the action with that would have been great.

There were typos scattered throughout the story. Mostly misplaced words. There is an example in my kindle notes.

I loved this one and can't wait for the third book which is Expected to be published in October. I already have it marked.

Declan kidnaps Sloan because she's the best friend of the head of the Russian bratva's girlfriend (see previous books in the series). She hasn't taken the kidnapping well (understatement) but he's the head of the Irish mafia. There's lots of banter and the two are a great couple. It's a well-written and interesting story.

Slow isn't exactly the way I would put it but wordy is more like it. Just a bit too much description in some areas. I had to skim a bit.