{"id":4322,"date":"2022-06-24T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-23T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=4322"},"modified":"2022-05-30T13:35:20","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T04:05:20","slug":"starlas-june-2022-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/24\/starlas-june-2022-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Starla&#8217;s June 2022 Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4322\" class=\"elementor elementor-4322\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43f8be9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43f8be9\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c34fd54\" data-id=\"c34fd54\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ec87c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d5ec87c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tangled-Blue-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4310\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tangled-Blue-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tangled-Blue-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tangled-Blue-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tangled-Blue-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Tangled-Blue.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42f0238\" data-id=\"42f0238\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557fd0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"557fd0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Tangled Up in Blue<\/b><br>(Grey Gulls Landing, #1)<\/i><br>By J. Haney & S.I. Hayes<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e708ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e708ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c956f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92c956f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9354c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9354c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Tangled-Blue-Grey-Gulls-Landing-ebook\/dp\/B08RNGGK28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Tangled-Blue-Grey-Gulls-Landing-ebook\/dp\/B08RNGGK28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56547044-tangled-up-in-blue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c280eca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c280eca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cfd0a01\" data-id=\"cfd0a01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9ac2b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c9ac2b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>Genre:<\/b> Contemporary romance, romantic suspense<br>\n<b>POV:<\/b> Multiple characters with alternating 1st Person present tense.<br>\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 (4\/5)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-808f5c5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"808f5c5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fd78f3\" data-id=\"8fd78f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c49df19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c49df19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>When her marriage falls apart, Sutton Bishop chases her dream of becoming a cop. It was in her blood after all. Then her first day on the beat, she is swept up in a major undercover case that lands her in a gated community with a brand-new husband, or at least that\u2019s what it says on the forged documents. Marcus Cameron is her police partner, but with the heat sizzling between them, it is hard to keep things professional.<\/p><p>This one ticked all the boxes for a great romantic suspense. The police investigating a drug ring provided plenty of action and tension. I loved all the main characters and thought it was interesting to see the perspective of Sutton\u2019s father from time-to-time. As for the romance, well the heat was just right in my opinion. Plenty of steam, but not too many bedroom scenes.<\/p><p>I highly recommend this one for all readers of romantic suspense.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fb20ce elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fb20ce\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bf844b\" data-id=\"7bf844b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d919a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5d919a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bought-Break-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4308\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bought-Break-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bought-Break-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bought-Break-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bought-Break-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Bought-Break.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fe673fb\" data-id=\"fe673fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8513404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8513404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><i><b>Bought to Break<\/b><br>(The Dark Brothers #2)<\/i><br>By Kyra Alessy<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-921fb5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"921fb5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-92c956f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"92c956f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u>Book Links:<\/u><\/h4><\/div><\/div><div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9354c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b9354c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\"><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com.au\/Bought-Break-Reverse-Enemies-Brothers-ebook\/dp\/B08TQS724B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon AU<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Bought-Break-Reverse-Enemies-Brothers-ebook\/dp\/B08TQS724B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/56958330-bought-to-break\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goodreads<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4388410 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4388410\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aa7715d\" data-id=\"aa7715d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4320a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4320a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<b>Genre:<\/b> Dark fantasy romance, reverse harem<br>\n<b>Trigger Warnings:<\/b> Sexual violence, slavery, dark themes.<br>\n<b>POV:<\/b> 3rd person, past tense with alternating perspectives of four main characters.<br>\n<b>Heat gauge:<\/b> \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 (5\/5)\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-06da6a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"06da6a1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ac356dc\" data-id=\"ac356dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fc5f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fc5f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Lana is almost thankful when a pair of men save her from the unwanted attention of her master\u2019s son. Almost. She knows they are ruthless mercenaries\u2014stone-cold killers who fight under the banner of the Dark Army\u2014and now they own her. What could the ruffian\u2019s possibly want with her? Nothing good, she is certain, especially if their leering gazes are anything to go by. Meeting Kane\u2014the leader of this unit of brothers-in-arms\u2014send chills down her spine. He is hard and cruel. Yet over time she warms to her new masters, as they do to her, giving rise to passions she never could have dreamed of.<\/p><p>Alessy has written another superb tale in the Dark Brothers series. Her fantasy world is like something out of the dark ages with monstrous villains, virtuous maidens, and magic woven through a rich tapestry. This book can be read standalone, but I suggest starting with the first one to gain a better sense of the setting. I fell in love with Lana\u2019s three guys early on. They may be rough around the edges, but they have hearts of gold that melt for their girl. They are loyal to each other and fiercely protective of Lana\u2014not that she needs it. With hidden powers of her own, she is no damsel in distress by any means.<\/p><p>If you enjoyed Sold to Serve, I highly recommend giving this second book a go. If you haven\u2019t started this series yet, and fantasy reverse harem is your jam, then what are you waiting for? I promise you won\u2019t be disappointed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tangled Up in Blue(Grey Gulls Landing, #1)By J. Haney &#038; S.I. Hayes Book Links: Amazon AU Amazon US Goodreads Genre: Contemporary romance, romantic suspense POV: Multiple characters with alternating 1st &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/24\/starlas-june-2022-reviews\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Starla&#8217;s June 2022 Reviews<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[50,83,22],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4322"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4322"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4322\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4332,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4322\/revisions\/4332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4322"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4322"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4322"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}