Book Review: The Ten Club (The King Trilogy #5) by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff

The Ten Club (The King Trilogy #5)

by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff
January 27th 2017
260 pages

From New York Times Bestseller Mimi Jean Pamfiloff…

Book #5 and the FINALE of the King Series

HE WANTS TO OWN HER. King doesn’t recall dying and he definitely doesn’t recall this feisty woman Mia who claims to be his wife. But he’s happy to make her his if she’ll be obedient and loyal. After all, a king needs a queen, and now that he’s back from the dead, this evil billionaire has big plans.

SHE WANTS HIM DEAD.

Mia Turner made painful sacrifices to save the love of her life from his cursed hell. So when he promised to love and protect her always, she believed him. But after he trades his life to save his brother, she’s left all alone with a baby and a broken heart. Until he returns. Evil, more powerful, and with absolutely no memory of her.

Can she find a way to bring back the man he once was, or will she have to send him back to hell?

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Mimi Jean Pamfiloff has extended her King Trilogy to include two additional books, Mack, released last year, and her newest release The Ten Club. While I liked The Ten Club, I really wanted to love it. As a King Trilogy devotee, I was beyond excited to rediscover old favourites including the infamous King, an ancient alpha with sex appeal to spare. I was certainly entertained by this book, however, it fell short of what I’ve come to expect from this author.

The book doesn’t really focus directly on The Ten Club, a nefarious secret society of depraved billionaires who act with impunity. Rather, it’s a reload of Mia and King’s relationship should King be devoid of compassion and conscious. The Ten Club is a threat to be sure, however, this threat is never fully realized or explored. This ‘new’ King harkens back to the King he was at the beginning of the trilogy. Only he wasn’t really bad to the core then, just a man cursed and beat down by the pressures of living a half-existence. Confused yet? I think Pamfiloff was counting on it considering The Ten Club is rather rife with recap. I’ll admit I needed some reminders; however, the constant retelling disrupted the flow of the narrative. I feel The Ten Club would’ve been a superior read had it been written more in the spirit of a stand-alone since The King Trilogy has technically concluded.

Fans of The King Trilogy will enjoy the stroll down memory lane. I did. I’ve always like Mia as a main character, and she’s become even feistier with experience. I enjoy Pamfiloff’s writing. She typically does an excellent job balancing suspense, action, and romance. The finale of this book was both intriguing and satisfying. Ultimately I’m torn. For me, The Ten Club was a little like dessert; enjoyable but not entirely necessary.

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Contemporary Romance. Her books have been #1 genre sellers around the world. Both traditionally and independently published, Mimi has sold over 600,000 books since publishing her first title in 2012, and she plans to spontaneously combust once she hits the one million mark. Although she obtained her international MBA and worked for over 15 years in the corporate world, she believes that it’s never too late to come out of the romance closet and follow your dream. When not screaming at her computer or hosting her very inappropriate radio show (Man Candy Show on Radioslot.com), Mimi spends time with her two pirates in training, her loco-for-the-chili-pepper hubby, and her two rat terriers, DJ Princess Snowflake and Mini Me, in the San Francisco Bay Area. She continues to hope that her books will inspire a leather pants comeback (for men) and that she might make you laugh when you need it most. Sign up for Mimi’s mailing list for giveaways and new release news!

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Troll Cries (Troll Series #2)
by Ashley C Harris
Genre: Young Adult Paranormal Romance
January 31, 2017
Print Length: 209 Pages
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781370736812
Abby thought that after magically escaping the world of bewitching trolls and killer knights her life could go back to normal. Too bad Michael, her stepbrother, has returned from his time underground with more than just terrifying memories; something is happening to him, he’s changing . . . .

Could the person who holds the key to helping him be Abby’s wicked cousin turned troll queen, Sofia? Making a bargain with her could bring on a hefty price. Or is the answer with Wilhelm, Abagail’s first kiss who she betrayed to a death sentence in order to save her school?

For Wilhelm, all seems lost as he waits, plotting and hoping to escape the knights. But are they unknowingly revealing a mystery to him? One that would lead him back to a new weapon, and the girl whose kiss changed everything….

The secret kingdom of the trolls, and those that hunt them, is about to get a lot more deadly.

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Abby was the only one still looking up as guests went back to dancing and demanding more caviar and ‘champs’, most of them underage. Abby's charm bracelet was rattling as, taking a step back, she accidentally stepped on someone’s foot, hard.

‘Oh sorry,” Abby said as she turned around and her eyes met a very broad tall chest. A chest that even under a white buttoned down shirt she could make out had nice toned muscles. Too nice… Abby looked up at the guy's super tall height, three buttons undone at the top of his shirt revealed some kind of markings.... Tattoos.

Her eyes took in an eagle’s mask next on his way over six foot frame, one that exaggerated perfect sharp and masculine cheek bones, and through his mask as he looked down at her... she saw bright green eyes; as green as Sofia’s necklace. Wilhelm!

“No problem. You find what you're looking for out here?” he asked sarcastically. Then he took a step closer. “Like the troll you setup to get killed tonight even after he delivered the heaven stone…” And then as other girls eyed him even as they danced with others—girls and some of the guys— suddenly, Wilhelm was grabbing Abby and pulling her close. His one hand catching her flickering wrist, stilling it; the other moving around her back as he pulled her to him, and before she could call out his name, he was spinning her into a dance.

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Author and film director Ashley C. Harris resides in Florida. Ashley was first recognized for her edgy writing and unique film work when she wrote and directed the teenage film “Lines”. Lines was the first feature film in the world captured using only Mac Laptops.

In 2013 she teamed up with Barclay Publicity to release the first in a new young adult novel series, “Shock Me”. Ashley then went on to author eight other titles, in multiple genres, as she also worked behind-the-scenes on a morning news show that aired on ABC.

In 2014, four of Ashley’s books landed on the Amazon's Best Selling Top-Ten-List. In 2015, she received her first publishing deal for “Troll”, a KindleScout novel winner.

When Ashley is not dreaming up new manuscripts and working on film sets, she loves spending time with her family, obsessing about biblical mysteries, and watching lots of Doctor Who.

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Guest Post: Marie Johnston - Turn up the music! (Ancient Ties book tour) + giveaway

One way to categorize writers is those who listen to music while they work and those who don’t. I fall into the listen category, but it’s not for inspiration.

Being a certain age…I was raised before the mass amounts of parental cautions and warnings hit the market. One advisory that wasn’t around while growing up was the one about limiting screen time. We lived out in the country and the TV was a sort of surrogate babysitter while my parents worked. My brother and I watched way more TV than we “should” have and talk about a lack of censoring. With only one channel, we didn’t have much variety, then came the VCR. The movies I saw as an eleven year old would curdle my blood if I caught my kids watching them. My grandma recorded VHS tapes with HBO shows and we borrowed them, all without my parents screening a thing. The only thing my mom forbade me to watch after we got a satellite and were exposed to a whole new world of viewing was 90210. No angsty teens allowed, not even on TV!

Flash forward to my lab years. The majority of duties in my position as a public health microbiologist was what I called old-school micro. Test tubes, plates, and chemicals. It was awesome. I even had my own room to work in and was often by myself—free rein with my thoughts. Talk about years of coming up with scenes and dialogue way before I put the figurative pen to paper. However, I also did my share of molecular work and I’ve been around long enough to have done molecular before all the automation. It brought a new definition to tedious. No mind wandering allowed and, boy, did I suck. I had to repeat so many steps because if anything messed up my routine, and it was usually my thoughts, I had to start over after a small heart attack. Some patient samples just can’t be recollected easily.

Then…we got a radio in the lab. A lot of the older techs believed in utter silence for maximum concentration. A lot of older techs weren’t raised with TV on constantly. Once I could listen to the radio, I could tie steps of the procedure to parts of a song.

Uh…did I add reagent two last time and this is the extraction step?

Yes, I remember adding the reagent now. Katy Perry was singing about kissing a girl and liking it. 

I do better with background noise—but it depends on the noise. If I go into my bedroom where it’s quiet to write, I want to crawl out of skin and go screaming through the house. So, I throw on some headphones and hit up a playlist. When I go to my favorite coffee shop (favorite because they have cushy booths!), I toss in headphones. Especially if people are around. Not because I don’t like people, but so many writers are introverts and what do introverts do? Observe people more than engage them. I should put eavesdropping down when I list hobbies. If there’s a table of people next to me, my ears are tuning in. A writer’s gotta research after all.

Ancient Ties (Pale Moonlight Book Two) 

by Marie Johnston
1/27/17
Genre: Paranormal Romance
ISBN: 9781370775347
ASIN: B01MFEATE2
Number of pages: 220
Word Count: 59000
Cover Artist: P and N Graphics
Born to be Guardians…

Chayton Eagle comes from a strong line of wolf shifters, his father an ancient in their pack. Chayton proudly acts as a Guardian, defending the colonies from danger—both from outsiders and from threats inside the pack. The one thing he doesn’t need is a human-raised female on his team—especially not one who passes out each time she shifts! Never mind that she was trained by elite Guardians, Chayton doesn’t need the distraction of a tall, sexy-as-hell redhead when he’s working. He has to focus. And he has to remember he’s scheduled to take the blood oath with a female, a long-ago pairing arranged by her parents. It doesn’t matter he and Kaitlyn are fated mates.

She can’t be his. Not now. Not ever.

Destined to be Mates.

Kaitlyn Savoy knows Chayton is supposed to be her mate. Too bad he’s such an ass about her human upbringing making her weak. Too bad she’s been assigned as his partner to take down the feral shifters threatening one of the colonies. Too bad she’s so damn attracted to him. As the mission continues, Chayton is captured by the ferals, and Kaitlyn proves her worth as a Guardian. During the rescue, she uncovers the secrets of her past, secrets that will affect her future. Despite his best efforts, Chayton’s opinion of her begins to change, his respect growing—along with feelings he can’t deny. She’s become part of his life, part of his heart. A fact his soon-to-be inlaws notice—and they intend to put an end to the temptation Kaitlyn poses to Chayton.

No matter what.

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Chayton stormed to his cabin.

A four hour drive. With Kaitlyn.

Spending the night. With Kaitlyn.

Roaming the woods. With Kaitlyn.

His heart pounded, his nostrils flared, and he huffed like a bear after a marathon. Slamming his front door open, he charged through and kicked it shut behind him.

Only then did he double over, hands on his knees, sagging to catch his breath.

Kaitlyn Savoy.

The sexiest thing he’d ever laid eyes on.

The shifter he was never supposed to meet. His mate.

And she was oblivious to it.

He stomped through his cabin. Her lack of mating insight was for the best. If he had his pick of shifters, she’d be the last on the list. Besides, he was promised to another. Kaitlyn was young yet, and based on her blasé to distasteful reaction to him, she’d have no trouble moving on. Or not. Her sanity may last longer than most who don’t anchor their souls with a mate. But if she needed to bond, she wouldn’t have a problem finding someone. Like that bartender at Pale Moonlight.

His fangs bared and a growl escaped before he stopped himself. He’d never caught her with him, but stories had it the bartender helped her assuage the physical needs shifters of their caliber experienced. She hadn’t been with the guy since Chayton had been around. That decision had increased the bartender’s life expectancy considerably.

No. No. It shouldn’t matter. She needed to move on and he had no say with who. Chayton straightened and wiped his brow, which had dotted with sweat. It was always an effort to contain his reaction around that female.

Why her?

Ancient blood—pure, undiluted shifter blood—ran through his veins, thanks to his father. His Sioux mother would roll over in her grave. Chayton’s bloodlines were rich with history and honor.

The female he’d sworn himself to, Tika, would make a lovely mate instead. Soft brown eyes, feminine curves, and ancestry as strong as his. In fact, she was coming of age soon. For him, that was twenty-five. Her parents had pushed for their union when she turned eighteen, but that had seemed too pervy for him. At two-hundred and twenty-nine, he wasn’t about to jump a girl the second she was legal. If it was up to him, he’d wait even longer, but even Tika had pushed for their binding.

His stomach rumbled, alerting him that he’d missed dinner. Not that he’d eat at the main lodge anyway; it was a tactic he used to avoid Kaitlyn.

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Marie Johnston lives in the upper-Midwest with her husband, four kids, and an old cat. Deciding to trade in her lab coat for a laptop, she’s writing down all the tales she’s been making up in her head for years. An avid reader of paranormal romance, these are the stories hanging out and waiting to be told, between the demands of work, home, and the endless chauffeuring that comes with children.

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