Review: Up To Me by M Leighton

Title: Up To Me
Series: Bad Boys Book Two
Author: M Leighton
Published: January 2013
Format: Personal Purchase

Happily ever after doesn’t come easy. But for love, it’s always worth the fight.

Olivia finds bliss unlike any she’s ever known in Cash’s arms. He sets her skin on fire and melts her heart right inside her chest. Unfortunately, their happily ever after is short-lived when a shadow from Cash’s past threatens to turn their world upside down.

Dangerous people from his father’s world have discovered that Cash holds information that could put them away for a very long time. And they’re willing to do anything—and hurt anybody—to get it back. Giving it up means Cash must choose between the life of his father and the life of Olivia.

Having nearly overcome her wariness of bad boys, Olivia’s trust is shaken when this new threat arises. Now she finds that Cash is not only a danger to her heart, but his family has associations that are a danger to her life as well. She soon discovers that there are some situations in life where trust is a girl’s only option. And this is one of them. If she’s to live, she must trust Cash with her life. But to Olivia, that’s much, much easier than letting go and trusting him with her heart.

*sigh* Oh Cash, how I love you. Good to see you back in Up To Me, buddy boy. Let’s try and get through this review without visiting Spoiler City, eh? I hear that there are landmines everywhere…

Cash and Oliva are keeping their relationship a secret, by Olivia’s preference. There are the issues with her cousin (Marissa), and her coworkers (mainly Taryn), and she really just feels like she (and they) have enough on their plate at the moment. I happen to agree, but I think if I landed a man like Cash, I’d have a very hard time not climbing Mt Everest and telling the entire universe! I mean seriously, have you seen the cover? THAT is Cash. The man is a take-charge, no holds barred guy. He’s dirty-sweet, which is one of my favorite combos. I love the man. He’s more than awesome.

There’s lots of drama in this book. Some of it is from Taryn. Gah! I really dislike that woman. She is nothing but a catty ball of bitch, and really, she could get fired from Dual right about now and I’d be happy. But there is drama coming in from lots of angles here in Up To Me, and it ain’t all about Taryn. Olivia is about to get the full frontal of the bad boy type of life. But she’s into her man, and he’s into her. They are as together as they can be, and I love that kind of lust mixed with devotion.

And I really can’t tell you too much more without giving it all away. There are some super exciting appearances from super exciting people in this book. There is tons of action, and it is quite the different book from Down To You. Where Down To You focused more on Olivia and Cash meeting, their flirtation, and their lust, Up To Me deals a lot with outside issues that are potentially threatening to their new relationship. But even though this book isn’t just a screw-fest, it is still really exciting. But hey, if it is heat you are looking for – this book definitely has it. It has it in spades. This book will make your muscles ache with need for these two to join up.

So, yeah. There it is. I’ve managed to sidestep the spoilers. Do you have a clue what is going on with this book? No? Good. It is so full of surprises, I totally want you to experience them for yourself! So first read Down To You, then read Up To Me. This is not one of those series with standalone books.

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Wanderlust - Skye Warren
Holy Cow.  I can not stop thinking about this book.  Even weeks later.  That's how I know it's perfect!

Down To You -- M Leighton
This book was ridiculously hot.  I loved it.  And come on, it has bad boys right in the series name (Bad Boys).  So it obviously fits in with the theme.  

Decadent Deceptions - Keta Diablo
This book was superb!  I don't normally go for historical, and this one had me in hook, line and sinker!  And Morgan is some definite Bad Boy material!

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Review: Down To You by M Leighton

Title: Down To You
Series: The Bad Boys #1
Author: M Leighton
Published: September 2012
Format: Ebook, personal purchase
Tour: No

The scorching tale of one girl, two brothers and a love triangle…that’s not. Olivia Townsend is nothing special. She’s just a girl working her way through college so she can return home to help her father run his business. She’s determined not to be the second woman in his life to abandon him, even if it means putting her own life on hold. To Olivia, it’s clear what she must do. Plain and simple. Black and white. But clear becomes complicated when she meets Cash and Nash Davenport. They’re brothers. Twins.

Cash is everything she’s always wanted in a guy. He’s a dangerous, sexy bad boy who wants her in his bed at any cost. He turns her insides to mush and, with just one kiss, makes her forget why he’s no good for her. Nash is everything she’s ever needed in a guy. He’s successful, responsible and intensely passionate. But he’s taken. Very taken, by none other than Marissa, Liv’s rich, beautiful cousin. That doesn’t stop Olivia from melting every time he looks at her, though. With just one touch, he makes her forget why they can never be together.

Black and white turns to shades of gray when Olivia discovers the boys are hiding something, something that should make her run as far and as fast as she can. But it’s too late to run. Olivia’s already involved. And in love. With both of them. Both brothers make her heart tremble. Both brothers set her body on fire. She wants them both. And they want her. How will she ever choose between them?

My friend, Naomi, from Nomi’s Paranormal Palace has raved about M. Leighton and her writing. So when I read the blurb for this book, and paired with that fantastic cover – I bought it. Well, I was just recently able to read it and I am completely in love with it!

Olivia doesn’t see herself as anything spectacular, especially in the shadow of her cousin Marissa, whom she lives with. But she knows she’s not the bottom of the barrel either. Right away I liked her, she seemed like a fun loving girl, very relatable. And one night while she is out at a friend’s bachelorette party, she mistakes a man for a stripper, and begins to strip him. Hey, who hasn’t done that, right?? Ladies, meet Cash.

Cash let her think it, because hey, when there’s a hot pistol of woman taking your shirt off you don’t argue. This is just the beginning of Cash’s bad boy-ness. He is a whole new can of worms plus a side of fries. Ok, maybe that’s a bad combo. And that’s exactly how Olivia views her and Cash, a bad combo.

But then she meets Nash. No, not a typo, my friends. Cash and Nash are twins. This is also my dream come true, because if one hot man is good, two are definitely better. Cash is the bad boy, and Nash is the good guy. And Olivia wants them both. Heck, I want them both.

The story itself is much like Olivia: feisty and sexy. I stayed up until the wee hours so I could finish reading it, and as soon as I was done I bought the next one. There is a TON of oh-so-wonderful hot sexy action. Hint: Don’t read this book at night because you will get a Charlie horse in your leg from curling your toes! There are also a bunch of surprises, and I totally didn’t see them coming. I was totally thinking it was going to be one thing, and then BOOM! No way, something way different. And its this point in my review that you wonder what the heck I am talking about, right? Well, you will just have to read the book to find out. But trust me, you will thank me when you are done.

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Have you read any books of M Leightons?  I have a couple on my kindle now, but I'd love to hear some recommendations!  Or better yet, have you read this one??  NO spoilers!!!