{Romantic Suspense Minute Review} Need Me (Dark Obsession #3) by Cynthia Eden

Need Me (Dark Obsession #3) by Cynthia Eden 

Innocent…or guilty?

The cops think that Julianna Smith is a murderer. No one will listen when Julianna claims she’s innocent, and as the suspicions mount against her, only Julianna knows the truth…a killer is hunting her. Somewhere in the darkness, a stalker is closing in and preparing to deliver a final justice that she can’t escape.

He’s her only option.

Devlin Shade isn’t a man who trusts easily, and when Julianna Smith walks into VJS Protection, he’s well aware of her reputation—the sexy blond could be a cold-blooded murderer. Only when he looks at her, cold is the last thing that Devlin feels. There’s an instant attraction between them—hot, fierce, primal. And he agrees to take her case. He’ll be her bodyguard. He’ll keep her safe from the enemy hunting her, and he’ll also find out the truth about the mysterious Julianna. If she is a killer, he’ll turn her over to the cops himself.

She can’t let him get too close…

Julianna knows that she is walking a dangerous line with Devlin. She never expected to want him so much, and as they grow closer, she realizes that he’s working to uncover her secrets. But the secrets that she carries are worth killing for…and she can’t let anyone discover the truth, not even Devlin.

Killer or victim…

Soon the thin line between right and wrong is blurred. For Devlin, the case becomes personal, and all that matters is Julianna—keeping her safe and stopping the stalker who is on her trail. As he slides deeper into Julianna’s dangerous world, Devlin’s own darkness rises up. He’s played the good guy for so long, but now his mask is falling away. He isn’t controlled, he isn’t safe, and when Julianna is threatened, he will cross any line to keep her safe.

NEED ME.

Some needs can push you to the edge of sanity…  (Blurb via Goodreads)

{Details} eARC, 166 pages. Published February 24th 2015 (first published February 22nd 2015) . Source: ebook provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

{Rating} 4/5 - I really liked it!

{Review}

"Please, I'll pay any price." (page 1, line 1)

A book by Cynthia Eden is a guaranteed good read with protective alpha males, strong heroines in danger, passion, love and a happily ever after. Need Me is no exception, it's another exciting, sexy installment in the Dark Obsession series.

In book three we see Devlin fall. Hard. Julianna is a complex heroine full of secrets and pain. She's been through hell, endured it for the love on someone else, but now she's in a new kind of pain. I didn't always agree with her actions but I understood that such a loyal and loving person would act the way she did.

Devlin is insanely attraction to Julianna but she's so secretive and with all her mixed signals ... he doesn't know if he's coming or going. He's exactly the guy she needs though, someone with his own dark side, who can accept and love her. I enjoyed watching their relationship evolved, I wanted both of them to find happiness.

{Romantic Suspense Review} Want Me (Dark Obsession #2) by Cynthia Eden

She doesn’t play it safe…

Sophie Sarantos has a weakness for dangerous men. She doesn’t like safe lovers—she likes men with a wild, rough edge. But Sophie may have attracted a lover who is too dangerous, even for her. Someone is stalking Sophie, slipping into her home, watching her day and night. The stranger seems to know all of Sophie’s darkest secrets, secrets that should never be revealed.

Out of options, Sophie turns to ex-solider Lex Jensen for protection. Lex is part owner of VJS Protection, Inc., and Sophie hires him as her bodyguard. She thinks Lex is one of the “good guys” out there, but she couldn’t be more wrong.

He doesn’t play at all…

Lex has his own secrets. Dark, deadly secrets. And as his feelings for Sophie grow, Lex knows that he is going to have to stop pretending to be a gentleman and, instead, he’ll have to show Sophie who he really is. A man trained to kill. A man too used to evil. A man who will take any risk…as long as he can claim Sophie.

Because there is one thing that Lex wants in this world…one person he desires above all others…Sophie. And no one will hurt her, not on his watch. (Blurb via Goodreads)

{Details} eARC. Expected publication: January 27th 2015 by Hocus Pocus Publishing. (first published January 22nd 2015). Source: ebook provided via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

{Rating} 4/5 - I really liked it!

 

{Review}

"Sophie Sarantos woke instantly, knowing the she wasn't alone." (page 1, line 1)

Want Me is full of drama and suspense, add in sizzling attraction and hot, angry sex and you've got a recipe for a thrilling read.

Sophie is smart, savvy, and full of secrets. The lessons learned from her horrible childhood are that there aren't any happy endings, that one night is enough to spend with any man and not to let anyone - except her best friend Ethan - get too close. Alpha male Lex isn't the bad guy he claims to be, nor is he a gentleman, but he's honorable, devoted, protective and determined to keep Sophie safe with everything in him. I liked Sophie and Lex together, their baggage matches up well, they're both fiercely loyal fighters who when they finally fall in love, fall hard.

The mystery did not disappoint. The storyline moved quickly, keeping my attention as well as keeping me guessing as to who the villain was. Want Me also set up the next book in the Dark Obsession series, Need Me, Dev's story, which I can't wait to read.

{Romantic Suspense Review} Watch Me (Dark Obsession #1) by Cynthia Eden

Watch Me…The first book in New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Cynthia Eden’s sexy new romantic suspense series…DARK OBSESSION.

He was hired to protect her.

Watching gorgeous Gwen Hawthorne wasn’t a hard job—but it certainly was tempting. Chance Valentine had tried to keep his distance from the sexy socialite for years, but when her father hired him to keep watch on her—as a twenty-four, seven bodyguard—Chance knew his control was about to be pushed to the limit.

He’d never wanted another woman the way he desired her. Hot. Intense. Consuming. Being so close to Gwen, Chance knew that he wouldn’t be able to resist her. So he gave into his need, her need, and he took them both to the edge of a dark and consuming desire.

But Chance soon realizes that he isn’t the only one watching Gwen. Someone else is out there, a stalker who won’t rest until Gwen is destroyed. Every day, every moment…Gwen is in danger. And Chance knows that if he can’t unmask the stalker, then he may just lose the only woman he has ever loved. (Blurb via Goodreads)

{Details} ebook, 200 pages. Published December 9th 2014 by Hocus Pocus Publishing (first published December 3rd 2014). Source: Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

{Rating} 4/5 - I really liked it!

{Review}

"Name your price." (page 1, line 1)

Fast paced. Intense. Passionate. Exciting.

Chance is all alpha male. Protective, take charge, dominant, but when it comes to Gwen he's vulnerable, a scared teenager afraid to ask the homecoming queen out. He's always wanted Gwen, but now, with her life in danger he is going to do whatever is necessary to protect her and win her heart. 

While I never seemed to understand Gwen as well as I understood Chance I appreciated her bravery when she opened her heart to Chance, risking heartbreak, and when her heart did break, that she didn't wallow, that she got on with her life. I felt for her as she struggled with trusting Chance again, with letting him close. I was rooting for these two to get it right and get their happily ever after.

The storyline is full of twists, danger and action and the attraction between Gwen and Chance is scorching. Watch Me also introduces many secondary characters that I want to get to know better, some of which will star in future installments in the Dark Obsession series.