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"Can't talk now, I has a mouth full."

Apartment Life #100

This is a new weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that go on in and around my apartment complex in the past 20 years that we've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 20 years here in a weekly blog post.

This week a woman and her boyfriend got into a huge fight out on the street. She somehow broke out her boyfriends driver side window which is why you can see glass all over the street right there. 

Less than an hour later the police showed up at her door and of course she lives in my courtyard. I took a picture of the police through my security door. She wasn't arrested but I haven't seen the boyfriend back for the past few days. 

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I've been a little absent this week because of a problem I've been having with the manager. Here's what happened.

 I put the work order in Tuesday night for a broken AC. Wednesday morning when I called the manager to check on it she hadn't even seen it. She didn't send the maintenance guy out until Thursday morning and it was 90F all week and we had no living room AC, thankfully the bedroom AC still works. The maintenance guy took one look at it and said there's nothing wrong with it because it's still blowing cold air. But when we turn the unit off the compressor sounds like it's stuck and keeps running but no air is blowing. It shouldn't keep running when you power it off! The idiot maintenance man says just keep it plugged it and it will cycle through and keep blowing cold air. Are you out of your mind? The compressor is stuck! It will burn the unit up and start a fire.

So on Friday, the manager comes to my door and tells us that the maintenance guy said there was nothing wrong with the AC because it was blowing cold air. She said she can't order a new one for us because her boss hasn't given her the budget for any news ones. On October 6th the new owners take over this property and she isn't sure that her company is getting the contract to be the property managers of this place. So she and her bosses have put ALL maintenance on hold until after the 6th when they find out if they will be managing this place. She isn't even sure she will have this job after the 6th of next month so she flat out told us she isn't doing anything until she finds out. The management company is keeping whatever budget they have left over right now for themselves and not spending anything else on this place until they find out if they have the contract.

So Ken who is a certified AC technician... opened up the control panel, tightened some wires, cleaned off the terminals or something and plugged it back in Now it's working again...for now. I can only hope this bitch gets fired and we get a new manager that actually cares about the residents.

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

Review: Rescue Me by N.J. Walters

Book Description

When a raging fire engulfs her apartment, Martha Benson can do nothing but send up desperate prayers that she might somehow be rescued—until she suddenly finds herself being carried out in the powerful arms of the one man she never expected to see again, Frank Ellis. When he miraculously parts the demonic wall of flames and leads them to safety, she’s stunned to realize that this ruggedly handsome man who once broke her heart can still stir sensual desires she’d long given up on ever feeling again.

As a young man, Frank was consumed by a haunting connection to fire that he did not understand and lived in fear that he might accidentally harm Martha. Forced to walk away from her for her own safety, he still dreamed of her and their youthful passion. And now that he has found her again nearly twenty years later, he’s determined to never leave her, and he knows he must learn to harness his mystical power to win her trust and make her his own.

As their reunion sparks their desire anew and forges a deep emotional and erotic bond, Frank and Martha must both confront their fears to rise from the ashes of their past and rekindle a love that can never be extinguished . . .

My Review

Frank had loved Martha but his affinity for fire made him think that he wasn't safe to be around so for her own safety he broke her heart and left her. Years later he's a firefighter and Martha is trapped in a fire when none other than Frank comes to her rescue. 

When Frank finds out from the fire investigators that several other fires have been started and other women have been targeted, he thinks that Martha might be in danger from a serial arsonist. So while Frank is keeping Martha safe from some nut job that wants to kill her, they get to know each other again and re-kindle their feelings for one another. They never really stopped loving or thinking of one another but Frank has a huge secret that comes out when another fire is set and Martha gets a good look at what Frank can do around fire. He's much more than anyone knew, he can control fire and so much more. He's not sure how Martha will react when she finds out but this novella ended on a sweet note that made me cry. This author has made me cry happy tears in three of her books so far but her books are becoming some of the best reads I've read this year. 

For a quick read, this novella was packed with story, action, and some paranormal elements. This was a great second chance romance with just enough twists and turns to keep me reading. I really enjoyed this one. 

I give this book 5 out 5 stars. 

Disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book via NetGalley but all opinions and thoughts are my own. 

Review: Shadow's Seduction by Kresley Cole

Book Description

In this scorching Immortals After Dark novella, #1 New York Times bestselling author Kresley Cole brings together a wicked vampire prince used to getting everything he desires and a demon warrior who always felt like an outcast.

A night of debauchery . . .

Prince Mirceo Daciano and his new friend Caspion the Tracker comb the streets of Dacia, drunkenly seeking out pleasures of the flesh. In what should have been a typical night, they coax a bevy of nymphs to bed. To impress their females, the demon and the vampire kiss on a dare.

Changes them forever . . .

Once they finally break away from their soul-searing kiss, they find themselves alone--and shaken. Had they imagined their explosive chemistry? Obstacles--ranging from a death sentence, to exile on a war-torn dimension--threaten to destroy their lives . . . and the vulnerable promise in that one kiss.

How long can they resist the fire that blazes between them?

Even if Mirceo accepts Caspion as his fated mate, the seductive vampire still must convince the stubborn demon that their bond is forever. And any royal Dacian union must receive the blessing of King Lothaire, an unpredictable and savage killer. . . .

My Review

Mirceo finds Caspion intriguing and wants to get to know him better. Mirceo is a prince in his realm that's hidden but he can get out and mingle among others which is when he spots Cas. Mirceo is openly bisexual and has no qualms about turning the charm on anyone he finds attractive but he does not believe in monogamy and only stays with each person once and then he moves on to the next conquest.

Caspion (Cas) is a demon without much to his name and grew up begging on the streets for whatever food he could get. Now he's a tracker and takes on bounty hunter and other jobs finding lost people in order to make enough money to live on. Caspion is straight and believes his fated mate will be a female that he can have children (pups) with.

Mirceo feels something he doesn't recognize right away for Cas and at one point he thinks it might be because he thinks Cas might be his sister's mate but it wasn't that. They spend a lot of time together bedding women and having a good time until they are tricked into kissing for a couple of women who want to see them do that. But everything changes after that kiss, Mirceo knows that they are mates but Cas won't accept that. 

Cas runs, he runs about as far as he can and while he's away he changes, quite a bit. Mirceo has a voracious sexual appetite so Cas doesn't think that he will ever be faithful to him alone and doesn't trust him enough to seal their mate bond. Cas doesn't think that he'll ever be enough alone for Mirceo and knows that if he were to go seek another that it might break him. 

Their romance is hard because there's so many obstacles in their way and the trust just isn't there in the beginning. This is a M/M romance but I didn't care because they were really good together for the most part. Mirceo is very aggressive in his pursuit of Cas and I think he goes a bit far at times. We actually find out exactly how far he went to make sure they were together towards the end of the book and finding out everything he did put a bit of a stinky sock all over their romance for me. It didn't endear him to me, it actually did the opposite for me. But being he was a spoiled prince used to getting his way or what he wanted, it made sense that he would go to those extremes. The love scenes are graphic and very hot, but at times were almost rough. 

The biggest problem I had with this book is the abrupt ending. We were left with a cliffhanger. This is book 17 in the series so I don't understand leaving a part of the storyline open like this. Cas and Mirceo's storyline was complete but someone is kidnapped and there's no conclusion to what happened to them in this book. It was part of the story so it should have been answered and concluded but this author tends to leave big plot holes in these books open and sometimes we don't see what happens to these characters for several books so this is a problem for me. 

So while I liked this story for the most part there were some problems but I will continue to read this series. But this is my least favorite book in the series so far.

I give this book 3 out of 5 stars. 

Review: A Little Death by Scarlett Parrish

Book Description

Seeing dead people is all very well...unless one of them wants to kill you.

To Mallory Sharpe, vampires are a fact of life. They exist, walk the streets and for the most part mind their own business. As a second-year university student, she doesn’t pay the undead much attention until she meets Jonathan Cutler. He has needs, and blood is only one. The other, Mallory is more than willing to help him with. After all, he has but one rule, to never spend more than one night with a woman. He won’t get attached, or consciously put anyone’s life in danger.

Another vampire, Cian Ambrose, isn’t so troubled by conscience. Mallory’s fair game, a weapon with which to taunt Jonathan. In fact, it might be fun to make her his grail, or living blood donor, and Cian Ambrose doesn’t take kindly to the word no. He hasn’t heard it often in his one hundred and fifty years and it usually results in the other person ending up dead.

So with Mallory’s tolerance for undead guys running very low, Jonathan has to regain her trust, stop Cian killing her, oh...and for God’s sake, not fall in love.

My Review

I absolutely love a vampire romance where the vampire starts out sexy, seductive, flirty and just a little dangerous and that's exactly what I got with this book. 

Mallory goes to a bar with one of her friends and spots a vampire at the bar where everyone seems to be giving him a wide berth. So when she walks right up to the bar and orders her drink while standing next to him, he smiles and asks her if she's scared to be standing next to a vampire. At that point I was just hooked. Mallory is fun, witty and out to have a little fun, even if it is with a vampire. Vampires are known to the world in this book which made it fun not to have to hide what they are and be spotted and afraid of them when some people see them, like at the bar. But Mallory isn't afraid which made the first meeting fun. 

Jonathan was at the bar to find a willing woman to go home with and Mallory was all too willing so they end up in her bed. They were so good together but he has a rule about being with a woman only once and not getting attached so when he left before the sun came up she didn't think she would see him again. 

Cian is another vampire who seeks out Mallory after he realizes that Jonathan has some kind of feelings for her but won't act on them. So he sets out to spend some time with Mallory just to get under Jonathan's skin but Cian is dangerous and Mallory kind of knows it. Cian is a bad guy, there's no getting around that fact and he's persistent in a creepy way. But Jonathan cares more and feels more for Mallory than he first lets on so he tries to keep her safe. But Cian is never going to stop and Jonathan knows it. Cian brings an element of danger that just added to the story and brought Mallory and Jonathan closer together.

Personally I think Jonathan should have just killed Cian because he was a menace and wouldn't leave Mallory alone. I really liked the ending of this story and I absolutely loved Jonathan and Mallory, they just fit together so well. This is my first time reading this author but I thoroughly enjoyed this book and highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good vampire romance. 

I give this 5 out of 5 stars. 

Review: Birchbox Subscription Box- September

I signed up for a Birchbox subscription box. It's only $15 a month and this month's box came with 6 products. 

What did I receive in this box? 

Benefit Cosmetics They're Real Mascara. 

Kiehl's Ultra Facial Cream. 

COOLA Dawn Patrol Classic Primer. 

Micellar Water. 

Lancome Juicy Tubes Ultra Shiny Lip Gloss. 

Living Proof Full Dry Volume Blast 

Makeup Bag.

I've used the Benefit Cosmetics before and like it so I'm glad that I have another one to use. It does a good job of making my lashes longer and thinker. I used the Kiehl's face cream and it's pretty good but not my favorite. It's a bit greasy so I wouldn't use it under my makeup. I love the Coola primer. I've used this before and love this primer. It is great under my foundation. I have used Micellar water before and most brands work the same so this was a size size of this brand to be able to try. It does a good job of taking the makeup off. The Living Proof Full Dry Blast is basically a volumizing hair spray and it has a really strong hold.

Now let's talk about that Lancome Juicy Tubes Ultra Shiny Lip Gloss. I am loving that. I don't use a lot of lip gloss because it doesn't last long but this one does and it doesn't stay really sticky. I love the slight pink color to it and the shine is great if that's what you're looking for. This was my favorite thing in the box. The makeup bag that came with the box is cute too. 

This was a pretty good box and all things that I will use. 

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"You're cute. Hehehe"

Apartment Life #99

This is a new weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that go on in and around my apartment complex in the past 20 years that we've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 20 years here in a weekly blog post.

So the police came this past Sunday, Ken heard them coming in fast with sirens and stopping on our street. He called me in there to get the picture. Ken took the dog for a walk so he could see what was happening behind that building and the police were going through a parked car back in the alley and had one guy in handcuffs.

Ken was talking with a couple of the people that live over there and found out that one of the guys that live there got busted with 1/4 lb of meth. He was arrested and taken away. I bet we won't see him around here for a very long time.

Crazy woman across from me was seen standing right inside her screen door completely naked again. I think she wants to be seen.

Then on Monday Ken had to call the police because some crazy woman tried to bash his head in with a crescent wrench because he was walking Falcor down the sidewalk by her bedroom window and didn't immediately leave when she yelled at him to get his effing dog away. She went in her apartment and came out with a wrench and took a swing at him. Ken had to duck otherwise she would have hit him in the head. There was a witness and the witness came over while Ken called the police.

 It took the police almost an hour and a half before they got here. So Ken went into the apartment manager's office and told the manager what happened. A few minutes later while Ken was standing outside and the office was now closed (she closes at 5pm) this crazy woman that tried to attack Ken started knocking on the managers door but the manager won't answer the door after 5. So she started going crazy, yelling, screaming, pounding on the office door, the windows and even the managers home apartment door. When that didn't work, the crazy woman left. The apartment manager came outside and told Ken that she called 911 on the crazy bitch for doing that. The manager also said she's evicting her. She's not putting up with that nonsense and when the crazy woman saw Ken outside she threatened to shoot him. So now she's threatening to kill him in front of the manager. Not too smart idiot.

They finally showed up an hour an a half after we first called 911. They took statements from Ken, the witnesses and the manager. Another witness came forward who had been across the street and saw what happened. The crazy woman was arrested that night and charged with felony assault with a deadly weapon. She was out and back home the next day. I have no idea if she's been given an eviction notice yet or not. We'll have to wait and see if she actually follows through with that or not.

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

Review: Target Beauty Box - Fall

Each month Target releases a new Target Beauty Box but supplies are limited and it's first come first serve until they run out. These boxes go fast so I try to grab one as soon as I see it being talked about on Twitter or fb. They are $7 a piece and usually well worth the price.

What was in this month's box? 

Schick Intuition Sensitive Care razor. 

Trim Salon Board. 

TRESemme Botanique Color Vibrance shampoo. 

TRESemme Botanique Color Vibrance conditioner. 

Miss Spa Hydrate Facial Sheet Mask. 

Dove Dry Serum Powder Touch deodorant. 

Oh joy! A sheet mask! Oh how I've missed getting these. lol I knew it was only a matter of time before I saw another one and as usual it did nothing exceptionally well but it did leave my face soft. 

I don't mind having more emery boards around. I have really thin, easily cracked nails so I can use these. 

I love the shampoo and condition samples. They smell great and work well. And that Schick Intuition razor was a great deal in this box. When I saw that I snagged this box really fast. That razor all by itself is $7.98 so with all the other things in this box it was a great deal. It's a great razor too. 

Now that Dove Dry Serum Powder Touch deodorant came in a little pouch that you had to squeeze out onto your fingers and slather it onto your underarms. Not the best way to be putting deodorant on in my opinion. It would have been nicer to get a larger sample of it that I didn't have to put on with my fingers. But it did work and it smells so good. I like that it isn't wet, dries instantly and didn't get on my clothes. I might switch to that in the future.

Did you get this box?

Freebie Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a "Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to great samples at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

What did I get this week?

I won a box of pre-workout energy powder in an Amazon Giveaway.

I won some reusable sandwich bags in an Amazon Giveaway.

I also was sent a free Goodie Box that I reviewed yesterday.

Did you receive any freebies this week?

Review: Daily Goodie Box

The Daily Goodie Box has been around since about July of 2016. I signed up for an account right after I heard about them. They are 100% free, you don't even have to pay for shipping. And for a free box it's a nice sampler box of products.

What did I get in this box?

Wonder Drink - Prebiotic Kombucha-  I wasn't a fan of this drink, I just didn't care for the taste but my daughter did so it's still a win. 

Natralia - Anti-itch Soothing Cream- I've actually tried this product before and liked it. I live in the desert of Las Vegas so we have really dry air here and that can lead to cracked dry skin but this cream is really soothing and doesn't have a strong smell to it. 

Kirk’s  - Odor Neutralizing Hydrating Hand Wash- I put this on my sink for everyone to use and then I asked then if they liked it. I used it on my hands after cutting lemons for salsa but there was still some lemon scent left on my hands after using it. It's a good hand wash though. 

Eco Lips - Hemp Lip Balm-  I'm a lip balm junkie. I'm not even kidding, I have 10 of then right now and am always looking for more. This goes on really smoothly, smells great and best of all is a great lip balm.

Emerald Health Bioceuticals - Endo Sleep-  I take medicine to help me sleep so I couldn't take these but our daughter has trouble sleeping so I gave them to her and she said they did help her a little bit.

Bakery On Main - Bunches of Crunches Dark Chocolate Sea Salt-  I've tried this product before and I like it even though I really don't get the whole adding sea salt to chocolate thing. This is good though. 

Eco Lips - ECOLIXIR™ Natural Facial Oils-  I've used facial oil to take my waterproof mascara off before and since that worked well I thought I would try it with this and again it worked really well. 

Twin Peaks Coffee - Pour Over Coffee-  This was Ken's favorite thing in my box. I don't drink coffee very often, I mostly drink tea but Ken loves coffee and he snagged these pour over coffee's as soon as he saw them. He said it was a good tasting coffee and it's easy to use. 

I'm very happy with all the different products that I received.

All they ask you to do is try the products and leave reviews for the products you got in order to be eligible for more Free Goodie Boxes. As you guys already know, I'm a fan of all these types of boxes. I love all the different subscription boxes and it's really nice to be able to try new to me products for free. This is a great box to try for.

 Oh and one more thing, if you visit their FB Page, they give away Goodie Boxes to people who interact with their posts. So if you've tried before and weren't able to get a Goodie Box, there's even more ways to get one now.

Daily Goodie Box. It's more than just Free Samples!

Have you signed up? Have you received one of these boxes?

I'm a fan of subscription boxes and love trying new products for free so this was a huge hit with me. New products+free box = Fabulous!

Disclosure: I was given and free box in exchange for a review but all opinions are my own.

Favorite Picture of the Week

I took these pictures on three different mornings last week. This picture was at 6 am and it was so clear, not a cloud to be found. Such a lovely sunrise.

This picture was taken the next day at the same time and it was so cloudy. It actually rained a little just a short time later. Still a pretty interesting sky day though. 

And the last one was interesting with so many clouds in the way of the sun for this sunrise.

Review: Sins of a Highland Devil by Sue-Ellen Welfonder

Book Description

The first book in the Highland Warriors trilogy, in which three heroes make a pact to insure that a rival clan does not take over their Glen of Many Legends. At the same time, three women plot to marry these heroes to insure peace. 

In SINS OF A HIGHLAND DEVIL, James Cameron is concerned when the King's decree states all three neighboring clans must have a battle to the death in order to lay official claim to the scared Glen of Many Legends. James attempts to make a pact with the heads of the other clans to fight this decree. But he ends up fighting his own fierce desire when coming head-to-head with Lady Catriona of the opposing MacDonald clan, who has her own plan for peace.

My Review

I am a sucker for a supernatural element in a story so when I won this story in a blog giveaway I was excited to read it even though I don't read a lot of historicals. 

When Catriona learns of the King's rule that the three clans will have to fight for the right to reign over the glen, she knows that she has to do something or many people will be killed but she isn't the only woman who decides to do something. James and Catriona don't get along through most of this book but they do have the hots for each other. The three clans don't really want to fight it seemed but they don't see any other way around it. But it doesn't happen right away so James and Catriona have some time to get to know one another better. 

I loved Rannoch the mystical stag even more than the romance between James and Catriona. The romance between the hero and heroine was hard going even though they had sex and had the hots for each other. I didn't feel like the hero really cared about her. He felt a bit flat emotion wise to me so it was hard to see these two really working out until the ending. 

I did like the secondary characters maybe even more than the lead characters in this story. The supernatural parts of this story were more fun for me than the rest of the story but the entire thing was a good read. 

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. 

Happy Raturday!

All of todays pictures are mine of rats that I've had over the years that I used to make meme's with.  Scribbles never paid any attention to Falcor.

Lucky sat between me and Ken and got a few bites of my pizza. 

Flower had just had a small bite of pumpkin pie with whip cream and a little got on her chin. lol

Apartment Life #98

My brother is in town this week and it was peacefully quiet. Not a cop car, police helicopter or neighbor fight went on this week. I'm actually surprised. lol 

Since nothing worth noting happened on my street this week, I thought I would share some pictures of what happened while my brother was in town this week. I haven't seen my brother for almost a year so it was good to see him and his girlfriend. 

My brother met his 8 year old daughter for the very first time. It's a complicated story but it has a happy ending and that's all that matters at this point. He was really happy to meet her and they had a nice visit. 

My brother's girlfriend went wedding dress shopping. I love this dress and she looks great in it so I wanted to share. How pretty is that picture? 

Oh and the Goodyear Blimp flew right over my apartment complex. So that was kinda cool. 

I'm glad I got to see my brother for a few days, it was a nice visit. I'm back and will be making the blog visit rounds today. I hope you all had a good week. 

Freebie Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a "Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to great samples at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

This week I received...

I won 2 more ebooks from the Amazon Giveaways this week.
I also won a led color changing lightbulb form the Amazon giveaways.

Again it was a slow freebie week. Maybe I'll get a few samples next week.

Did you receive any freebies this week?

My brother and his new girlfriend will be in town for a week so I will most likely be scare for the next few days. I'll catch up on blog posts and replying back to comments when I have more time next week. I have a few posts scheduled but not for everyday. Have a good week!

Review: The Seventh Sister by Sue-Ellen Welfonder

Book Description

The Celtic heart is always drawn home...

Down-on-her-luck American artist Maggie Gleason returns to Ireland, hoping to put old hurts behind her. Instead, revisiting the fishing village that enchanted her years before only reopens wounds - until the unexpected appearance of roguish pub owner Conall Flanagan proves that the Ancient Isle is a magical place where anything can happen and true love always stands the test of time.

"Welfonder writes a fabulous mix of magic and romance." ~ Fresh Fiction 

Stand-Alone Read ... HEA ... No Cliffhangers

The Seventh Sister is a short story and originally appeared in the Mammoth Book of Irish Romance.

My Review

Maggie is an artist who visits Ireland and finds herself with Conall at a stone circle called The Seven Sisters. He explains why there are only six stones and they spend some time together but end up parting ways and not speaking to each other again. Years later they are both heading back towards each other without either of them knowing it. They both had plans for their future and had to part ways but they thought about each other so Maggie visits Ireland again and finds Conall and realizes that he's missed her too. 

This was a short, sweet romance. I love a good novella when I am short on time.

I give this book 4 out of 5 stars. 

Happy Raturday!

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Apartment Life #97

This is a new weekly blog post that I'm calling Apartment Hell  Life. I've mentioned a few times some of the crazy things that go on in and around my apartment complex in the past 20 years that we've lived here and people keep telling me I should write a book. But instead of a book, I've decided to share the crazy things that have happened in and around my apartment complex in the last 20 years here in a weekly blog post.

My neighbors across from me were arguing on Friday while I was outside with the dog and I didn't have my camera with me! I look over my shoulder and she's completely naked and walking across the rocks while putting her robe on and he's at his door completely naked. At least he put some pants on before walking to the neighbors apartment *not that he needed to cover much* One of these days I'll have my camera ready when these idiots come out arguing naked. lol 

The police came a little while later but not for that apartment, they went across the street but weren't there for long and then left. 

So that's it for this week's Apartment Hell  Life! Be sure to come back next week for more.

Review: Drakon Unchained by N.J. Walters

Book Description

Victoria Marshall is living a lie. She works for a member of the Knights of the Dragon, a secret society that traps and uses dragons for their own gain. As a child, she made an unlikely friend—a drakon. He went missing, and she’s spent the past twenty years searching for him. The only thing distracting her from her mission is Luther Henderson, her boss’s new head of security.

Luther is also living a lie. One, if discovered, could lead to a fate worse than death. He’s attracted to Victoria, but can’t fully trust her, doesn’t know if she’s truly innocent or a true member of the Knights. It’s not only his life at stake, but those of the people he loves.

As they’re thrust deeper into the dangerous dealings of the Knights, they each have to share their secrets in order to survive.

My Review

Victoria met a Drakon when she was a child and has visions but no one believed her. She's been looking for him her entire life because she has visions when she dreams and knows that he's being held captive somewhere. She took a job with some scary people because she knows that they can lead her to Sergei so she can help him escape somehow. 

Luther has his own reasons for working for Temple, he's also looking for Sergei but for personal reasons and doesn't know what to think of Victoria other than to know that he's very much attracted to her but he just doesn't have time for a relationship at this time. 

Watching these two characters get to know one another, get closer and trust each other with their secrets was so much fun. 

Temple needs to find someone with a Drakon because the one that he had got loose and now he's aging again. So he reaches out to another guy that he knows has been keeping a Drakon captive for a long time and they meet for a meeting. Both Victoria and Luther have to trust each other if they are going to free Sergei but Luther is keeping a few secrets that could make things interesting. 

Drakon's are the offspring of dragons and humans. Dragons came to Earth around four thousand years ago and had offspring with human women. The offspring are called Drakon's. They can shift into dragons, fly, are stronger than humans, live a very long time and if a human ingests their blood, they live longer and it cures any ailments they have. So there are bad humans that capture and hold captive these Drakon's so they can use them for their blood. 

I've been really enjoying this series so far and plan on reading more as they are released. And I loved that some of the other Drakon's from previous books make an appearance in this one. It's always nice to catch up with familiar characters. This book is filled with suspense, action, romance and dragons (drakon's). It was great. 

I give this book 5 out of 5 stars. 

Disclosure: I was given an ARC of this book via NetGalley but all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Freebie Friday!

Welcome to another edition of Freebie Friday, where I tell you what free samples and full sized products I received in the mail and how you can get them too. Someone asked me why I do a "Freebie Friday" each week, so I'll tell you.

A while back I listed all the free samples and wins that I had received that previous year and so many people didn't believe that I could have gotten so many free things. So I decided to prove it by taking a picture every week and sharing the sites that I found the links to the freebies at. So now you too can get great free samples coming to your mailbox each week.

  You can find links to great samples at Hey It's Free and Freebie Shark.

I didn't receive any free samples this week but I did win two books from the Amazon Giveaways.