#cj roberts

[conscious-love]

This isn't a romance. You're not a damsel in distress and I'm not the handsome prince come to save you.

CJ Roberts, Captive in the Dark (The Dark Duet, #1)

[ataurusinabookshop]

In a castle adorned with gems, coated in gold, and dusted with luxury, the youngest of the Constantine Family will be introduced to the elite of New York. But the party isn’t all glamor. Villains lurk in dark corners, evil deals are struck, and starcrossed loves are born. FAIRY TALES INCLUDED:

The Ugly Duckling by CJ Roberts Beauty and the Beast by Willow Winters Cinderella by Aleatha Romig Little Red Riding Hood by Karina Halle Jack & the Beanstalk by Marley Valentine Snow White by T.M. Frazier Rumplestiltskin by Celia Aaron King Midas by Skye Warren King Thrushbeard by Cora Reilly Princess and the Pea by Sierra Simone Swan Princess by Natasha Knight 

Attend the ball, wear a red cloak, lose your shoe, spin straw to gold, or fall prey to a witch. In these fairytale retellings from bestselling authors, you will find a prince, but you might choose your happily ever after with the beast. DARK FAIRY TALES is a limited-time anthology of modern fairy tales containing all NEW novellas. Add to your TBR

Oooooh, knowing T.M. Frazier, Celia Aaron, Skye Warren, and Cora Reilly are on this anthology for dark fairytale rewrites is a certainty this is gonna be good!

[gmotd]

House of Memes (gmotd.tumblr.com) 2019-12-26 (II)

Chief Justice Roberts has watched passively as Republican senators have spent long periods of time missing from the chamber.  This includes Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, who gave a an interview to Fox “News” during the proceedings. This is a violation of the the senators’ oath.  

[myromancebooksworld]

This my July wrap up.  I read 27 books last month mostly because of #thebookjunkietrials.

Like you can see I almost reach my goal that I fixed for this year (read 200 books like last year) … but apparently I will for sure read more than that until the end of the year … which just the though of that drives me crazy!  Me who never read more than like what 10 books or less in 30 years or so, then read 200 books in one year last year while this year I can not only read more than 20 books in a month but I can also read more than 200 books in a year … MINDBLOWING for sure!!! I’m proud of me!

Last month I also put another personal challenge on me for my next monthly TBR: I will read each month at least 2 thrillers.

Since I’m a little girl I was always attracted by the thriller world.  I always watched TV thrillers series from “Starsky & Hutch” to “Monk” (to name a few).  I even wanted to work in this world first as detective (like all those characters of course) and then when I started to study in a law school, I was very excited to study criminlogy.  Unfortunately university was never my forte and I ended up being graduated in P.R. but the passion is still there … just like my passion for psychology who was also a subject that I wanted to study at the university … I also like to whatch documentary about criminal cases to understand the mind of those monsters.

That is why I thought that my “fear” for reading a thriller book was silly of me since it’s a world that intrigued me since I’m a little girl … and so far so good!  I loved the 2 thrillers that I read in July, I already planned the 2 thrillers for this month (August) and bought some new ones!

Anyway let’s back to my July wrap up:

- For the #bookjunkietrials, I not only did the first 5 challenges for my team (#Scribes) but also read a book for the challenges of each team:

1. Dwarf Mount: “Fumbled Hearts” by Meagan Brandy: 4 stars

2. Apothecary Towers: “Bad Saint” by Monica James: 4 stars

3. The Great Library: “Finley” by Ella Frank: 4 stars (more a 3.5)

4. The Drowning Deep: “A Thousand Pieces Of You” by Claudia Gray: 4 stars

5. The Bookie Grail: “Stardust” by Neil Gaiman: 3 stars

6. Orc Grove “Captive In The Dark” by C.J. Roberts: 4 stars

7. Ol’ Pirate Cove: “Bane” by L.J. Shen: 4.5 stars

8. Glimmer: “One Little Lie” by Whitney Barbetti: 3.5 stars

9. Draconic Isle: “Obsidian” by Kimberly Loth: 3 stars

10. The Eleven Guard: “Off Base” by Annabeth Albert: 4 stars

11. On The Hallow Isle: “Scavengers” by Yolanda Olson: 4 stars

12. Empty Barrel Inn: “The Bourbon Kings” by J.R. Ward: 4 stars

13. Giant Squid: “Requiem & Reverie” by Keri Lake : 5 stars (more a 4.5)

14. Crimson Peaks: “Devil’s Kiss” by Ella Frank: 5 stars

15. Queendom Stone: “Cheeky Royal” by Nana Malone: 4 stars

16. The Forgotten Forests: “#Player” by Cambria Hebert: 4 stars

17. The Weeping Falls: “Until You” by Penelope Douglas”: 5 stars

In July I also read for my last library and last #romanceopoly challenge: “Enthralled” by Giana Darling.  I was not a huge fan of her book “Lessons In Corruption” but I gave another try with “Enthralled” … and I fell in love with it!  I gave it 5 stars and I’m so impatient to read the second book!

I also read those books:

- “Sinfully Mine” by Nicky James: 4 stars Yes it’s a very tabboo romance but the author make a really good job to explain how and why these 2 young men, these 2 brothers started to have more deep feelings toward each others.  This romance is much more complex than it seems to be but I can understand that for some us, this romance is waaaaayyy more than tabboo and forbidden ...

- “Filty Rich Boys” by C.M. Stunich: 4 stars

- “Two Can Keep A Secret” by Karen McManus: 4 stars

- “Boy Shattered” by Eli Easton: 4 stars

- “Say You’re Sorry” by Melinda Leigh: 4 stars

- “Cruel Intentions” by Siobhan Davis: 4 stars

- “Bad, Bad Blue Blood” by C.M. Stunich: 3.5 stars

- “#Selfie” by Cambria Hebert: 5 stars

- “Breaking Beth” by Jennifer Bene: 3 stars

[jetcat-14]

"I am telling you Monsters aren't born they are made"

C.J. Robert's.

[little-bird-sings-forever]

This isn't a romance. You're not a damsel in distress and I'm not the handsome prince come to save you.

~CJ Roberts, Captive in the Dark

Dearest CJ,

Love your kinked ink and nod to fairy tale hallucinations. If I desire romance, I would embrace it. If I wanted a handsome prince, I would fuck him and toss him aside. I do not need saved today or tomorrow. Where were you yesterday? ~without regret’s

[myromancebooksworld]

“Captive In The Dark” (The Dark Duet #1) by C.J. Roberts

Caleb is a man with a singular interest in revenge. Kidnapped as a young boy and sold into slavery by a power-hungry mobster, he has thought of nothing but vengeance. For twelve years he has immersed himself in the world of pleasure slaves searching for the one man he holds ultimately responsible. Finally, the architect of his suffering has emerged with a new identity, but not a new nature. If Caleb is to get close enough to strike, he must become the very thing he abhors and kidnap a beautiful girl to train her to be all that he once was. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Ruiz has just woken up in a strange place. Blindfolded and bound, there is only a calm male voice to welcome her. His name is Caleb, though he demands to be called Master. Olivia is young, beautiful, naïve and willful to a fault. She has a dark sensuality that cannot be hidden or denied, though she tries to accomplish both. Although she is frightened by the strong, sadistic, and arrogant man who holds her prisoner, what keeps Olivia awake in the dark is her unwelcome attraction to him. WARNING: This book contains very disturbing situations, dubious consent, strong language, and graphic violence.

(thanks to Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12513614-captive-in-the-dark?ac=1&from_search=true)