"Touched" by Corrine Jackson (Sense Thieves #1)

"Remy O’Malley heals people with touch—but every injury she cures becomes her own. Living in a household with an abusive stepfather, she has healed untold numbers of broken bones, burns,and bruises. And then one night her stepfather goes too far.

Being sent to live with her estranged father offers a clean start and she is eager to take it. Enter Asher Blackwell. Once a Protector of Healers, Asher sacrificed his senses to become immortal. Only by killing a Healer can a Protector recover their human senses. Falling in love is against the rules between these two enemies. Because Remy has the power to make Protectors human again, and when they find out, they’ll be coming for her—if Asher doesn’t kill her first."

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HOLY BALLS.

So initially I was hesitant to pick up this book, I was scared of reading yet another one of those typical paranormal love triangles that most authors love to incorporate into their books. But alas! It was anything but!

Remy is a girl who suffered from continuous abuse from her "step-father" or more appropriately named, her mother's new "man". After an attack that leaves Remy in a hospital bed, her long-lost father suddenly reappears and takes her back to his home in order to keep her safe. There she meets the mysterious and OH-SO-SEXY Asher Blackwell.

The way in which the author builds the relationship between Remy and Asher defies all other storybook romances (or well, in my opinion anyway). I could literally feel their sparks fly off the pages of my ebook. Asher knowing exactly who and what Remy is continuously allows their relationship to grow, becoming more and more intense as the book progresses!

FIVE STARS FOR CORRINE JACKSON!

I cannot wait for the next book to come out!

Love,

Francine.

"Let the Sky Fall" by Shannon Messenger

"Seventeen-year-old Vane Weston has no idea how he survived the category five tornado that killed his parents. And he has no idea if the beautiful, dark-haired girl who’s swept through his dreams every night since the storm is real. But he hopes she is.

Seventeen-year-old Audra is a sylph, an air elemental. She walks on the wind, can translate its alluring songs, and can even coax it into a weapon with a simple string of commands. She’s also a guardian—Vane’s guardian—and has sworn an oath to protect Vane at all costs. Even if it means sacrificing her own life.

When a hasty mistake reveals their location to the enemy who murdered both of their families, Audra’s forced to help Vane remember who he is. He has a power to claim—the secret language of the West Wind, which only he can understand. But unlocking his heritage will also unlock the memory Audra needs him to forget. And their greatest danger is not the warriors coming to destroy them—but the forbidden romance that’s grown between them."

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Let the Sky Fall is the first book of its type that I have ever read, and I must say that I am really impressed. What an original story line!

The book is centered around Vane Weston, and his never-ending streak of bad luck when it comes to girls. (Or is it really?) Followed by his dreams of a mysterious girl with black hair thats being whipped all around her by the wind. Why is she haunting his dreams? Who is she? 

Then there's Audra, a Sylph, an air elemental. Absolutely 100% NOT human. After an accidental show of power that led enemies straight to them, both her and Vane's families were killed. She has sworn since then that she would protect Vane, no matter the consequences, no matter what happened, she would guard him with her life. If it ever came down to that. 

When another "accident" happens, Audra and Vane find themselves in the middle of yet another war, fighting for their lives, well, trying to. If only Audra can get Vane to remember the pieces of the past that were hidden from him a long time ago, albeit she's afraid. Afraid that he'll remember the one memory that she never wants him to remember. 

The sparks between both characters couldn't be clearer, but Audra knows that it is forbidden. 
Will she be able to fight the desire that threatens to consume them both? Will she be able to make him remember before it's too late?


Find out by picking the book up for yourself! 

The book ended with a major cliffhanger, which left me stunned. What!? WHY!

FOUR STARS! I cannot wait to see what Ms. Messenger has in store for next book in this series.