The Opportunist (Love Me With Lies #1) by Tarryn Fisher

Olivia Kaspen has just discovered that her ex-boyfriend, Caleb Drake, has lost his memory. With an already lousy reputation for taking advantage of situations, Olivia must decide how far she is willing to go to get Caleb back. Wrestling to keep her true identity and their sordid past under wraps, Olivia’s greatest obstacle is Caleb’s wicked, new girlfriend; Leah Smith. It is a race to the finish as these two vipers engage in a vicious tug of war to possess a man who no longer remembers them. But, soon enough Olivia must face the consequences of her lies, and in the process discover that sometimes love falls short of redemption.

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****SPOILER ALERT***

DON´T LOOK INTO THIS REVIEW IF YOU HAVEN´T READ IT. MOST OF THE SPOILERS WILL BE UNDERLINED.

Oh my God.!! That ending shred my heart into tiny little pieces. I read it like 4 times (out loud while sobbing like a fucking baby! It was so sad, so cruel, so unfair and beautiful at the same time.

Noo!!! Words can´t describe what I´m currently feeling at this precise moment...I feel angst, sad, I´m fucking pissed!

I am VERY glad I read this book until know. Why?! Because the last installment was recently published this month, so imagine what my frustration would have been if it wasn't. 

This is one of a few books that makes me feel SO mad at the characters and the third parties and all the situations that are happening for their lack of fuc"&/ing COMMUNICATION.!!!! AGrrrrrrr.!!!

Let the roller coaster begin...

When I started reading this book my first thoughts where: "What a bitch! Is it as bad as she keeps telling what she did to him? Fucking Opportunist! you manipulative bitch.! But I was so wrong. This story is full of twists and turns and LOTS AND LOTS of misunderstandings. The characters are so fucked up. They claim to love each other but they don't communicate and, that unleashes a chain reaction that comes with life changing decisions.

This story is written in present and past chapters. It starts with her watching someone she hurt from her past that she never got over him and still loves. Caleb. She decides she will approach him and to her surprise, he doesn't remember her because he lost his memory in a a car accident three months ago. She obviously doesn't tell him who she is Fucking opportunist) and she has another chance to right her wrongs. Poor Caleb. 

DO NOT KEEP READING THIS REVIEW UNLESS YOU HAVE READ THE BOOK FIRST 

While reading their present you get to see glimpses of what their relationship was after they first met at college. She was unattached and always holding back her emotions for him and felt inferior with others due to her lack of money. To be honest the poor girl had a traumatic past and she was afraid of commitment, I don't blame her at all. Caleb keeps trying to reassure her and psychoanalyzing her. He is fascinated by her strong will. His friends and family don't approve of their relationship but he doesn't care.

In the present, while she is trying to right her wrongs with him, a third wheel comes in sight. His girlfriend Leah who after his accident he no longer remembers her, but she has been by his side supporting him through that hard time. He tells Leah that he needs time to think and "they take a break". Meanwhile, he gets to know Olivia. I really felt bad for her at some point in this book because she had several opportunities to tell him about their past but he always shushed her.

Their MO for breakup is always flee from the scene of the crime and never look back and that´s what she is forced to do when Leah finds out who she really is. She doesn't want to stick around to face him when he remembers because the last time they spoke he had said he was done with her. She is a fucking coward. 

Olivia is a viper and apparently Leah is too. She doesn't play fair. Olivia decides to step out of the picture. She moves to Texas with her friend Cammie. She meets someone else while studying law school and gets engaged. 

Chapter from the past shows someone in a car accident disoriented. It´s Caleb when he gets to the hospital and doctors ask if he remembers, he denies it. WHAT?!!!!! HE KNEW ALL ALONG WHO HE WAS AND WHO SHE WAS?!!! MOTHERFUCKING ASSHOLE.!!! WHY DIDN´T HE TELL HER!!!?? I DONT UNDERSTAND!HE LET HER GO AGAIN!!! I AM SO FUCKING MAD! SHE LEFT BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID OF WHAT HE´LL SAY OR DO AFTER HE REMEMBERED. WHAT A FUCKING MESS. 

They move back to Florida years later and while she´s at work she is given a case of some heiress who´s in trouble due to pharmaceutical charges. She is met by her husband who happens to be CALEB.!! That motherfucking asshole married fucking Leah as revenge! because he left him! AGRrrrr.. She doesn't tell him what Leah did to them.

She defends his wife and wins the case. Leah is free to keep her husband. She never got over the fact that Caleb loves Olivia. Caleb tries to tell her he never forgot. Obviously he doesn't have the chance to come clean. He is working in his marriage and apparently he loves Leah. He is mad at Olivia for leaving him twice. After some serious twists and turns she decides she´ll go talk to him come clean about everything and ask him to take her back. She and Cammie go to his house and break in and find some interesting stuff. She takes a flight to Rome where Caleb and Leah are staying. While flying to Rome she meet Noah and makes friends with him. She tells him all about the love of her life and how she let me go and all the shit that happened to them. She watches Leah approaching a recently bathed Caleb. She has to stop Leah´s attempts to get pregnant and calls the hotel to stop them. It works. Noah invites her to dinner. They have a very nice talk. She goes back to the hotel and stays outside looking at it and says words he´ll never get to hear. He is right behind her. He tells her he has to go back to his wife but that she´ll always be loved first. WHAT!!! THE!!!! FUCK.!!!!

HE IS FUCKING REALLY HAPPY WITH FUCKING RED HEAD MOTHERFUCKING BITCH.!

Because of the writing style you have to put the pieces together. You understand both better and realize that none of them are free from sin. They are both guilty of charge. 

Chapter with Olivia´s past lets you know why they broke up before his accident but doesn't fully shows you why and you start dreading to read what the fuck is going to happen... It is until 92% of the book that you fucking HATE Caleb. I assure you will fucking hate him. Fucking scumbag Caleb.!!! Agrrrrrrr

The ending is just heartbreaking. There´s not really a cliffhanger but they have to suffer through all their ordeals to try to be together and somehow not only their friends, his family but the whole fucking universe conspires to keep them apart.


I laughed, cried, and wanted to punch someone or something while reading this one. They just had to tell the truth to each other to fix things, but no! They never do it and they live through a fucking calvary. They assumed always the worst about them and they were both their worst enemies. It is the first book I read that doesn't end with the HEA I was expecting but leaves me with a bittersweet feeling.

"I take my first step and then my second and right before the door closes. I look once over my shoulder. Caleb is still under the tree, he winks at me, and I smile."

I bow to you Tarryn Fisher...


FAV Quotes:

"He chuckles at me. I envision myself jamming a pen into his trachea. Blood. There would be lots of blood to clean up. I better not."

"I had now officially secured my front row seat on the train to Hell."

"NO! Absolutely...No! I cant even believe...where the hell are you?"
"Come on, Cam, if I had another friend to ask, I would..."
"you certainly would not ask anyone else to do something so psychotic. And, if you did, I would be highly offended."
"I´m on my way to your house"
"Fine. I´ll be ready and waiting. Make sure you pick up the coffee."
"What car are we taking?"
"I thought you didn't want to."
"Of course I want to, but I would look like a bad person if I didn't object at all"

Derailed (Strangers on a Train Triology #2) by Nelle L´Amour

 (Seduced by the Park Avenue Billionaire #2)

Aspiring toy designer Sarah Greene finds herself irresistibly drawn to the looks, charm, and sophistication of dashing but damaged Park Avenue billionaire, Ari Golden. Despite his emotional limitations and fear of commitment, Ari goes full speed ahead, bringing their steamy relationship to new and exciting heights of sensuality. Sarah, however, comes to a braking halt when she encounters the ruthless woman who scarred her beautiful Trainman. She must make a heart-wrenching decision that will derail their passion. Will she end up a train wreck and lose the man she unconditionally loves?

Review:

Stars: ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆

The second installment starts just where the first book left us. After Sarah ditches her best friend to have her "awful" date with Ari and leaves him at the restaurant while in arms of a stunning redhead she heads home. The next morning Lauren visits Sarah wanting an explanation of why she missed the Black Eyed Peas concert. Sarah tells her Ari is super sexy and billionaire and bla bla bla. Lauren is engaged and will have a party at The Hamptons.  Sarah goes for a run while trying to decide what she should do with her mother´s lack of insurance to pay the hospital bills. While re tying her shoelace she almost gets run over by a cyclist. someone saves her.. Guess who?!! Yes Ari.. Of course.. He tries to talk to her but his son approaches and says he wants ice cream... SAY WHAT?!! SON?! WTF ... Is he married to the stunning redhead?!! SOAB.!!! MF!!! Behind the kid Red head appears and she flees from the scene of the crime ;). How is Ari getting away from this mess intact?! After he gets away with it ... he invites her to his penthouse to meet his family for her sons birthday.. What?! He says he´s not ready for formal relationships.. Why take her to his house and meet the family.. Agr some people are just so stupid. He has fallen for her and he hasn´t even noticed. Here my friends, you discover who´s messing around between the two lovebirds ;)

In this part  you  get to know  more about Ari´s past. Why is he so scared and what role this is playing in his son´s life too. Just when you think... Awww this is a hearts and flowers story.. it gets twisted with friends approving someone close to the couple doesn´t :S Ouch *sigh*

Strangers on a Train (Strangers on a Train #1) by Nelle L´Amour

(Seduced by the Park Avenue Billionaire #1) 

Sarah Greene’s life is a mess. She’s the low-paid assistant to a tyrannical toy company executive; she can barely pay her rent; her social life sucks, and she’s worried sick about her cancer-stricken mother.   Her life changes when a drop-dead handsome stranger seduces her on a train. Completely out of character, Sarah surrenders herself to him. He turns out to be one of Manhattan’s hottest billionaires, Ari Golden. Impossibly attracted to her, Ari makes Sarah his own personal toy with one caveat: he will not play with her in his bedroom or hers. Spending the night with him is off limits. There are secrets looming--dark ones that stand in the way of a real relationship. As Sarah falls deeper in love with her sexy Trainman, she wonders--can she free him from the demons that have damaged him?

Review:

Stars:  ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ 

Sarah is a twenty-five year old woman who works for a toy company . She is heading home after visiting her mother at the hospital who´s being treated for cancer and before boarding the train she looks at a golden boy or as she names him an "Adonis". Inside the train she heads to the next car. She ends up in First Class and trips. Guess in who´s lap did she landed?!! Yes of course. Adonis aka Ari Golden with whom she has a mind blowing sex experience in the trains restroom. When they get to Penn Station he tells her his meeting someone for drinks. After they say their goodbyes she looks back in the distance and sees a woman hugging him. She walks away. The next morning she receives a package at her apartment. She has to meet someone that night but someone else is putting itself between them. Sarah ditches her best friend to have her date with Ari what will happen with this two?!

 Ari and Sarah´s personalities was very well developed. Even though we don´t get to know them too well in the first part because it is short and goes straight to the point when they meet, fireworks explode, have sex etc etc.

What I didn't  like is for someone so strong that at the first hint of interest from this guy she shows so weak like if shes unconsciously in the search of pity and sympathy from him. Also, she´s such a drama queen. If you read it you´ll know why. I can only say it reminded me of Cinderella.

I could say more but I will NOT. This is a short story and I would ruin the whole story by telling you what happened. Other than my dislikes I was intrigued, even hooked and I wasn´t able to sleep until I finished the whole Trilogy. You won´t regret reading it. 

Stranded by J.C. Valentine

Night Calls #1

Burned, Felix Sinclair has all but vowed never to get seriously involved with another woman as long as he lives. After a long day’s work, Felix is looking forward to getting back to his luxury apartment in the city. When he detours onto a road less traveled in order to shave off some travel time, the last thing he expects is to wind up stranded in a roadside ditch in the middle of a downpour–or to fall into the arms of a beautiful woman.

Recently divorced, jobless, friendless and utterly alone, Poppy Montgomery is struggling to convince herself that single life is what she wants–needs. Then a handsome stranger staggers into her life and sparks fly. Riding out the storm together, their instant connection seems like the perfect opportunity to explore a night of passion, but will one night be enough to satisfy their craving for one another?

AUTHOR'S NOTE: Stranded is the first in an interconnected series of erotic romance. Each book can be read as a stand alone, but you will find that each new character has been previously introduced in some way. As an introduction to the series, Stranded is a novella, but rest assured each new addition will be a full length novel worth sinking your teeth into.

Review:

Felix Sinclair is on his way home and due to tiredness he dozes off and lose control of his car falling in a ditch. His body aches from the impact so he walks hoping to come across a home to ask for a phone a call someone to get him and his car back home. 

Poppy lives away from the city. After her divorce she wanted a fresh start. She adopted "Bo" her doberman and loves to read erotic romances. 

Poppy´s home is the first house Felix finds after his accident. Walking in the rain he doesn´t notice Bo who is ready to attack and reap his head off. Poppy comes to his rescue and gives him shelter. To avoid any health complications she makes him strip to put his clothes to dry and take him to the bath tub. 

After having a good view of his gorgeous muscular body and leaving him in the bathtub she heads to her room and touches herself and she gets caught by Felix .... What will happen between these two ;) ?

Keep reading and I can assure you, you will enjoy this book very much. There were parts that I coudn´t stop laughing it was hilarious how he took Poppy from her comfort zone and of course the SEX. Hot Steamy Sex.!!

I can´t wait for Night Calls #2 to be released *sigh*