2016 January Wrap Up

Wow, I have to say, I started this year off with a bang by reading a ton of books!  15 in total!

Starting off, I actually read 3 books at the tail end of 2015, but I decided to count them towards my 2016 goal for numbers.  But if I keep going at the rate I am, That might have been unnecessary.  So the three book that I had read were Kindle books, that I had downloaded to read specifically during my holiday shut down at work.

1. Bad Boy Daddy by Chance Carter.  This was a first for me, I have never read a romantic erotica that was written by a male before.  I thought the story was good, but it was definitely vulgar.
2. Unwrapped by Lacey Alexander is a short holiday story.  It was another one that I thought was good, but also on the vulgar side of erotica.  
3. The Stocking was Hung by Tara Sivec was another short holiday romance story that I downloaded on my kindle to treat myself and by far out of the three was my favorite.  While there was yes; romance and sex (and a touch of vulgarity), it was freaking hilarious.  I laughed so hard when I read this story, that I downloaded another one of her books to whip out if I ever need a good laugh.  In any of you read the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich, then imagine those characters amped up by 10,000 points.  Seriously, someone gets shot in the balls at the "Christmas Story" (the movie) museum.
4. Stepbrother UnSEALed by Nicole Snow.  I can't quite remember if I read and finished this one in 2015 or if I actually finished it in 2016, All I know is that I did it all during that week I had off from work.  This was another one of those raunchy romances that were nice quick reads.
5. Shift out of Luck by Ruby Dixon, is a short romance novella that was of the paranormal kind, following bear shape shifters.  I enjoyed this book so much that I ended up buying and reading the three other novella's that were a part of this series, titled Bear Bites.
6. Get Your Shift Together by Ruby Dixon is the second book in the Bear Bites series.  Who doesn't like the thought of a hunky bear shape shifter coming to your rescue when you're out in the woods?  
7. Shift Just Got Real by Ruby Dixon is the third book in the Bear Bites series.  Out of the four books I liked this one the least.  
8. Does a Bear Shift in the Woods by Ruby Dixon is the fourth story in the Bear Bites series, which involves a wolf shape shifter with a bear shape shifter.  
9. Fifty Shades Freed by E.L. James.  Let me just say that I was so happy to be done and over with this train wreck of a series.
10. Seven Up by Janet Evanovich.  This is the seventh book in the Stephanie Plum Series, and I have to say it didn't disappoint.  Because it had been quite some time since I've read any of these book I forgot how funny they are and was delightfully thrilled by the hilarity and mishaps that happened in the book.
11. The Duchess Wars by Courtney Milan is a historical romance book that I had downloaded onto my kindle a while back.  I started off just reading the first 3 or 4 chapters here and there, but once I actually sat down and dedicated a lot of time to it, it got exciting.  This is essentially a part of a series, so I may end up downloading the others at some point.
12. Kissing my Killer by Helena Newbury is a contemporary romance that has a Russian mob assassin and a computer hacker.  I had to say this was a nice story to read since, I haven't read something that involved a bad boy who has done something horrible.
13. Punching and Kissing by Helena Newbury is a contemporary romance that is centered around underground illegal boxing.  This was actually attached to the download of Kissing my Killer so I decided to read this as well.
14. Hard Eight by Janet Evanovich is the eighth book in the Stephanie Plum series.  In all seriousness, this book did not disappoint, Four vehicles ended up exploding and a man in a bunny suit decided to harass our hilarious bounty hunter.
15. Hardened by Ophelia Sikes is a short novella that is part of the Vegas Nights series by this author.  This story was actually a part of my February TBR but I ended up reading it because it was short and sweet.  The only problem is that it ended on a cliff hanger so I downloaded the next one.  This series alone is the reason why I'm seriously considering signing up for kindle unlimited since it's a free with that subscription.

Well, these are all of the books that I read in the month of January.  Some were short reads others took longer.  All in all, I have to say, I'm glad to be done with the Fifty Shades of Gray series though.  Don't worry, I plan on doing some book reviews for some of these.  If there are any that you'd like me to elaborate on more, please comment below and I'll try to put it on the top of my review list.