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I can't believe it has been more than five years since I've read something by Raine Miller. I've read The Blackstone Affair and then the Cherry Girl, and now here I am again, this time with 
Filthy Rich
Caleb Blackstone in Blackstone Dynasty book series. The book has been published in 2016, but we've just got our own translation in Croatia, with the same absolutely amazing cover.



Caleb Blackstone met Brooke by chance, but he knew one thing right away: she would be his. In every way. 
The more he got to know her, the more he realized how brave and strong she was. A survivor. 
She's been through a lot, so Caleb knew he had to be very careful and move slowly with her - but somehow ended up doing exactly the opposite.
He couldn't help himself. He fell hard.
In love.


There's something so sweet about this novel. I felt so warm and fuzzy while reading it. Sitting in the sun, drinking coffee - that's how I started reading the first few pages. And then the whole experience somehow became so romantic.


Caleb is a true prince charming. He's so incredibly gentle and attentive, but also very unyielding and determined. Though he was raised in wealth and abundance, he doesn't shove that in our face. He mentions his luxury only when it's necessary to understand his actions. 

Brooke is not one of those women who (sometimes in this kind of novels) spend too 
much time insisting on showing her feminist tendencies, but she knows how to fight for 
herself. Life taught her she hat to know, but she still managed to keep her fragile 
femininity and softness - and that was what made Caleb fall in love with her.

Summer hasn't even started yet, and I'm already ready to declare these two characters
as the most romantic duo of the few following months. 

But don't let that fool you. After all, this is an erotic novel. Caleb is one very filthy guy, in every way you can imagine, and Brook will soon learn how to enjoy that dirty side of him. We will too.


Besides Brooke and Caleb, in Filthy Rich we meet a few of his siblings and friends. we can already guess one of them will be staring in their own novels. Some of them make us think they're completely innocent and some want us to believe them to be mysterious (those are my favorite??).

At the moment, Filthy Rich is the first and only novel in Blackstone Dynasty book series, with the sequel, Filthy Lies, already announced. 

Did you read anything by Raine Miller so far? Are you planning to?



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Here you can find this review in Croatian.






I don't even know why I've waited so long to read Angel's Share. This series started so well that I really can't say what made me wait a year to read te second part.
Anyway, welcome back and let us start doing what we do best, discuss books.
Today, I'll be sharing with you my thoughts on the Angels's Share, the second novel in Bourbon Kings series by J.R.Ward.

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 Did William Baldwine really commit suicide?
Bradfords got themselves in a whole lot of trouble in only a matter of days.
After the death of their father, Edward, Lane, Gin, and who knew, Maxwell, need to face reality.
One of them probably killed the family patriarch, and if that weren't scary enough, the family is one step away from being ruined financially.
William kept many secrets, and not one of them will make the rest of them happy.
Will the family be able to overcome the obstacles?

Will there be anything left after the angels have taken their share?


Angels's Share continues the struggle of famous and welthy Bradford family, one we had the opportunity to meet in The Bourbon Kings. Another book, another crazy chapter, a lot more of problems. Not only were they left without the family patriarch, but the money's obviously gone too!
The days of not giving a damn are over, which means they will actually have to work for their money. No more parties, no more being looked at as is they were invincible. Ward finally gives us a bit more detail about her characters, and gives them the chance to show who they really are.

This was a family that was hiding behind their name. It was once was a mask of perfection, and behind it, they were hiding insecurities, remorse and their sins. They used the money to buy forgiveness, time, even affection. But it's time to show if there was ever some humanity too.
From the outside it looked like they were living a dream, but from the inside, it looks more like a nightmare.


Ward is known to create characters that live on the edge of what is acceptable. Both of the novels in this series portray characters that have been physically or emotionally ruined by being the ones with money. Now, they live expecting something bad to happen again. They make themselves part of ugly situations on purpose just because they can't imagine life without them (e.i. Gin). It's an ugly way to live.


In a way, we could see this book series as a criticism to the fact that so much wealth usually lies in hands of a few, and they use it to control lives of us, 'ordinary' people. By reading it, we wonder not only about Bradfords, but also about all of those families that rely on them staying in the business.

I'm not usually a fan of family dramas, because, normally, I would find a character or two that I really like, and would not care much about the others (that's why I read what I read - romance with two protagonists top), so books with more than two protagonists don't work for me. But Ward knows how to win me over.
I can't wait for Devil's Share to be published (that should happen sometimes this year) and I promise to, this time, read this last sequel ASAP.


I recommend this book very much, so try and give it a chance. I'm waiting for your comments.



Here you can find the review in Croatian.

Love, Rose ??






Recenzija na hrvatskom nalazi se ispod recenzije na engleskom  ??



One family.
One ambition.
One curse.

Somerset is an amazing family saga that will leave you wanting more, more unique characters and more history. It's a story that narrates of world changes. It's a story of people.



Silas Tuliver was left without lands and inheritance. His father left everything to his older brother. But what Silas wants is to have his own cotton plantation and make his own money, so he plans to leave South Carolina and move to Texas. The only thing that stays in Silas' way is that he doesn't have the money to do it.
But Carson Wyndham does. He also has a daughter that made herself part of the abolitionist movement and is helping slaves escape.
That's why Carson offers Silas a deal to pay for his trip if Silas marries Carson's daughter and takes her with him.
What will Silas do? Will he leave his fiancee and marry another woman to be able to pursue his obsession?
And what will be the consequences of his choices?


Do you believe in curses? Or do you just say that life isn't perfect and our ups and downs are a natural part of it?
I would describe this novel as a story of ambition and persistence. Sadly, our determination to achieve certain goal in life, often faces us with different kind of obstacles we need to overcome. The biggest of them may certainly be the lack of understanding that our family (or friends) shows. The fact that a member of Tuliver family couldn't deal with Silas leaving, started a number of complication, including the worst of all- (if you decide to believe in it) a curse.
Some of us could say Silas was crazy for risking everything for a dream that could fail miserably, and others would say that a dream is an epitome of risk and would understand his need to leave.

Somerset is a novel that leads us into the middle of some important historical events. We get an insight into the time when American society struggled through big changes, such as abolition, Civil War and end of slavery. The characters are people of different believes and endeavors, that teach us much about human dignity and humanity itself.

Somerset is a third story by American author Leila Meacham. Readers may know by her other, similarly themed novels, Roses and Tumbleweeds

Be sure to let us know if you've found any of them interesting.


Rose ??








Jedna obitelj.
Jedna ambicija.
Jedna kletva.

Roman Somerset, obiteljska je saga koja nikoga ne�e ostaviti ravnodu�nima. 
Nakon romana Ru�e i No�eni vjetrom, Znanje nam donosi jo� jednu pri�u iz pera Leile Meacham, uop�e ne sumnjam, jo� jednu koju su njeni obo�avatelji jedva do�ekali.


Silasa Tulivera otac je ostavio bez zemlje i imetka, daruju�i svaki komad posjedstva njegovu starijem bratu. �eljan vlastite zemlje, Silas planira dug put iz Ju�ne Caroline do Texasa, gdje namjerava zasaditi planta�u pamuka od koje �e napraviti vlastito carstvo i osigurati ba�tinu za svoje nasljednike.
Silas ima �elju i planove, ali njihovo ispunjenje ovisi o tome je li spreman platiti visoku cijenu.
Carson Wyndham, bori se sa svojom vrstom problema. Njegova k�i priklonila se pokretu abolicionizma, prijateljuje s crnim robovima i poma�e im u bijegu od robovlasnika. Sav novac koji posjeduje ne mo�e ga spasiti od sramote koju mu k�i prouzrokuje.
Tako Carson dolazi do zamisli da Silasu ponudi dogovor koji ne�e mo�i odbiti: Carson �e Silasu u potpunosti financirati put do Texasa, ako o�eni njegovu k�i i odvede ju sa sobom.
�to �e Silas odlu�iti? Ho�e li ostaviti zaru�nicu koju voli da bi mogao o�eniti drugu i slijediti svoje ambicije? Kakve �e biti posljedice njegove odluke?
Je li Silasov cilj vrijedan svakog rizika i svake �rtve?


Vjerujete li u kletve? Ili �ete uspone i padove jednostavno pripisati tvrdnji da �ivot ne mo�e biti savr�en? 
Somerset bih ponajvi�e opisala kao pri�u o ambicioznosti i ustrajnosti. Na�alost, odlu�nost da postignemo neki cilj �esto nam predstavlja prepreke poput mnogobrojnih �rtvi na koje moramo biti spremni, ali i nemogu�nost na�ih bli�njih da se pomire s putom koji smo odabrali slijediti. Upravo ta nespremnost da se prihvate tu�i odabiri dovela je do problema koji se provla�i kroz nekoliko generacija ameri�kih obitelji o kojima �itamo u Somersetu. Nekome mo�da definicija ludila, nekome prilika koja se ne propu�ta, �itatelj sa stranice na stranicu preispituje cilj od kojeg Silas ne odstupa, a posljedice njegove opsesije vidljive su dugo nakon njegova �ivota. 


Uz zbivanja koja prate bogate planta�erske obitelji, ova knjiga donosi pregr�t povijesno va�nih datuma koji se savr�eno uklapaju u pri�u. Povijesni momenti pro�imaju �ivote likova, �to automatski zna�i da je pred nama jedna �arolika lepeza likova razli�itih dru�tvenih stale�a, porijekla i �ivotnih ciljeva. Sumerset nam donosi okolnosti u kojima su �ivjeli �lanovi obitelji Warwick, Wyndham i Toliver, te oslikava kako su se nosili sa svjetski va�nim dru�tvenim promjenama poput Ameri�kog gra�anskog rata i ukidanja crna�kog ropstva.

Za one koji su upoznati sa stvarala�tvom Leile Meacham ovo je jo� jedna od nizu uspje�nica kojima �ete se veseliti, a ako jo� uvijek niste imali priliku pro�itati njezine knjige, evo savr�ene prilike i romana od kojega mo�ete po�eti.

U�ivajte uz Somerset. �itamo se sljede�eg tjedna!


Rose ??








Wooohooo, ljudi, pa Bo�i� jeeee (uskoro ?)!

�to ka�ete na jedan post o 10 najboljih knjiga koje sam (opet) pro�itala u 2016? Neke ste mo�da pro�itali, neke niste, ali u svakom slu�aju, ne �teti imati jedan popis koji vas mo�da mo�e nadahnuti na neki zanimljivi poklon kojega jo� niste stigli isplanirati. 



Ovih 10 najboljih koje sam odabrala zadavali su mi no�ne more nekoliko tjedana za redom jer se dugo vremena nisam bila sposobna kontrolirati pa sam uporno dodavala jo� jednu pa jo� jednu, �irila popis i �irila, dok nisam nabrojila skoro sve romane o kojima sam ove godine pisala. Sve skupa je ispao jedan ko�mar, u�as i katastrofa. 
Ali kako se ograni�iti na njih 10 od svih tih odli�nih naslova?
Te�ka srca, eto kako.


Ali, evo nas. 10 njih, nasumi�nim redoslijedom, koje su mi najvi�e prirasle srcu. Ima tu romantike, ima erotike i naravno, fantastike. Ovih deset moji su apsolutni favoriti, o svima sam pisala na blogu, a klikom na naslov svakog od romana mo�ete do�i direktno na njegovu recenziju. 



Njam, njam, njam! Za prste polizati, ali one punoljetne prste. Maloljetnim prstima ne bih ba� dala da se oko ovih previ�e motaju. 
Ako si �elite zagrijati hladne zimske ve�eri, ove knjige su jedini recept koji trebate znati. 
Moja recenzija je pisana prije nego �to je tre�a knjiga kod nas bila objavljena tako da ne zaboravite da morate kupiti sva tri nastavka ako �elite upotpuniti komplet.


Izdava�: 24 sata



2. Kristen Ashley: Vitez        

Ovu divnu knjigu dobila sam na poklon od jedne svoje �itateljice. Pro�itala sam neke neprevedene romane ove autorice pa sam bila sigurna da �e me i ova odu�eviti. I jest! 
Vitez �eli biti va� zlo�esti tatica, pa budite sigurne da ste spremne prije nego �to se upustite u ikakve avanture s ovim frajerom.
Za one koje se mogu nositi s njegovom �estinom, tu je i drugi roman iz serijala, Creed. Uop�e ne sumnjam da �e vas i on osvojiti.
Ovo je roman za publiku iznad 18 pa budite sigurni da znate komu ste ju namijenili. ??


Izdava�: Mozaik knjiga


3. Samantha Young: Scotland Street              

U travnju ove godine u Zagrebu neki su imali prilike sresti, ili mo�da �ak popri�ati s autoricom serijala On Dublin Street, Samanthom Young. Knjiga Scotland Street peti je nastavak iz spomenutog serijala, a iako je ve� peta po redu, mo�ete ju �itati kao samostalan roman. Naravno, preporu�ujem da prije toga pro�itate i prva �etiri pa da uronite u duh njezina stvarala�tva i postanete dio njezina interesantnog svijeta. Njezini ljubavni romani me�u najve�im su favoritima u Hrvatskoj u svom �anru.


Izdava�: Fokus


4. Naomi Novik: Iskorijenjena    

Magija, �arobnja�tvo, fantastika i posve jedinstveni motivi doveli su Iskorijenjenu me�u mojih 10. Ovo je jedna posve druga�ija pri�a kojoj nikada nisam mogla predvidjeti razvoj doga�aja pa je svaka stranica bilo novo iznena�enje. 
Ne sadr�i scene zbog kojih bi se morala preporu�iti ba� odre�enom dijelu publike, ali rekla bih da nije namijenjena onim mla�ima (ve�ina knjiga o kojima pi�em nije za djecu). 


Izdava�: Algoritam


5. J.R.Ward: Kraljevi burbona       

 J.R.Ward ve� jako dobro poznaje svaki pravi zaljubljenik u erotsku fantastiku. Osvojila nas je serijalom Bratstvo Crnog Bode�a, a ovaj puta �e nas odu�eviti nevjerojatnom obiteljskom sagom punom spletki, tajni i skrivenih grijeha. Kraljevi Burbona jo� jedan su dokaz autori�ina izu�ena zanata i dobro izvje�banog oka za detalje. Ovaj roman pri�a je o likovima iz bogate ameri�ke obitelji proizvo�a�a burbona, i dokaz je toga kako novac mo�da mo�e kupiti ugled, ali ne mo�e kupiti sre�u. Sjajna stvar!



Izdava�: Znanje 


6. E.K.Johnston: Tisu�u no�i          

Jedan iznena�uju�e misti�an roman. Tisu�u no�i pri�a je u djevojci iz pustinje koju odvodi mo�an, ali bezosje�ajan kralj, a poput svih djevojaka koje su njegovom �enom postale prije nje, i ona zna da �e umrijeti. Fantasti�ni elementi u ovaj se roman uvode potpuno neo�ekivano i neprimjetno, a likovi im se prirodno prilago�avaju, �to je nama �itateljima mo�da pomalo �udno, ali takav slijed doga�aja logi�an je rezultat njihova odgoja i osobnosti. 
Ovo je jedan uistinu poseban roman koji nam pribli�ava mentalitet pustinjskih naroda koji  na zemlju i njezine plodove gledaju potpuno druga�ije od nas koji smo nau�eni na meku travu pod bosim nogama.



Izdava�: Znanje


7. Colleen Hoover: Opasna ljubav   

Tko nije �uo za Opasnu ljubav? Ovo je vjerojatno najvjerodostojnija ljubavna pri�a na ovom popisu. 
Ovo je roman koji �e vas dotaknuti kao ni jedan drugi. Ova pri�a najja�i je argument u korist tvrdnji da osobu ni�ta ne mo�e uni�titi kao uspomene na na�e gre�ke. Tako�er je i pri�a koja dokazuje da nas ni�ta ne mo�e spasiti kao �to to mo�e nada u sretno sutra, budu�nost koju smo mislili da nam nije su�ena. I ljubav.
Ovo je pri�a o ljubavi koja pobje�uje.
Izdava�: Naklada Neptun

8. Sabaa Tahir: �ar u pepelu       

Young adult fantasy roman koji od srca preporu�ujem. �ar u pepelu knjiga je s mladim protagonistima, ali temom koja mo�e zadovoljiti svaku vrstu publike. U njemu se dvoje mladih ljudi, vojnik i ropkinja, bore protiv nemilosrdnosti jednog dru�tva i degradacije drugoga. 
Ovaj roman u isto vrijeme zadovoljava na�u potrebu za fantastikom, a u isto vrijeme u�i nas va�nu lekciju o pravdi, pra�tanju i milosr�u.



Izdava�: Lumen


9. Sarah J.Maas: Prijestolje od stakla       

Kad sam �ula da �emo dobiti Prijestolje od stakla na hrvatskom, skoro sam pala na du*e. Ljudi moji, ovo je svjetski hit da nema ve�eg! Peti nastavak ovog romana mnogi svjetski blogeri proglasili su jednim od najo�ekivanijih romana godine. Za sada je kod nas dostupan prvi dio, ali osobno sam jako nestrpljiva za drugim nastavkom (i svim ostalima, naravno!). 
Ovaj fantasy serijal mnogi po uspjehu uspore�uju sa Igrom prijestolja. Iako su razlike izme�u te dvije uspje�nice goleme i mnogobrojne, kao najva�niju bih naglasila tu da Maas nije toliko nemilosrdna prema svojim likovima kao �to je to bio Martin, �to je dobra vijest za sve one koje referiraju naslove koncentrirane na likove, a ne na radnju.



Izdava�: Fokus


10. Elle Kennedy: Pogodba       

Pogodba je new adult roman kojeg, kad bih morala okarakterizirati jednom rije�ju, odabrala bih: humoristi�an. Humor, zabava i opu�tenost njegove su najve�e odlike, a one samo jo� vi�e pridonose ozbiljnosti tematike koju je autorica savladala k'o od �ale ??
Ja se nekako uvijek najvi�e zabavim ba� romanima koji se bave likovima u ranim dvadesetima i onima koji svoje dane provode na fakultetu poku�avaju�i u isto vrijeme zadovoljiti zahtjeve okoline i vlastite novootkrivene potrebe.
Ja sam ovaj roman pro�itala u jednom danu, a sigurna sam da ni vama ne�e trebati vi�e.



Izdava�: Naklada Neptun


Kao �to vidite, uspjela sam u ovih desetak ograni�enih mjesta stvarno nabrojiti svega i sva�ega, ali svaka od ovih knjiga na neki na�in me osvojila i odu�evila toliko da sam joj dala "po�asno" mjesto na ovom kratkom, ali slatkom, popisu favorita. 
Do kraja godine imamo jo� nekoliko postova tako da jo� mo�da nai�em na koji biser, ali nadam se da sam vas i s ovih 10 uspjela nadahnuti da odaberete jednu za sebe ili nekoga kome je knjiga najdra�i poklon.

Ako pak kod ku�e imate knjigoljupca za kojeg niste sigurni koji naslov bi mu se mo�da najvi�e svidio, vrijeme je da zaposlite svojeg unutarnjeg detektiva. Bo�i� je, ljudi, i nema vi�e isprika. Vrijeme je da se poduzmu ozbiljni koraci ?? Evo recepta koji mo�ete slijediti kako biste saznali koju knjigu bi neka osoba najvi�e �eljela:

1. Sjetite se o kojoj knjizi vam u zadnje vrijeme najvi�e pri�a
2. Pro�a�kajte malo po policama. Fali li koja knjiga iz nekakvog serijala? 
3. Ima li osoba omiljenog autora?
4. Ima li osoba prijatelja/prijateljicu kojeg bi mogli pitati ne�to o tome?
5. Iskoristite mo� dru�tvenih mre�a: pregledajte svoju naslovnicu Facebooka, iska�u li vam kakvi komentari doti�ne osobe o knjigama?
6. Zadnja opcija- za one o�ajne- koja �e vam pokvariti iznena�enje (ali bolje i�ta nego ni�ta ??): pitajte osobu koju knjigu bi �eljela

Evo ga. Zavr�avam. Ako se odlu�ite za koji od ovih romana javite mi kako su vam se svidjeli, a slobodno s nama u komentarima podijelite i koji dodatan naslov kojega biste posebno izdvojili ove godine.


Va�a Rose :*





 
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