Thursday, December 22, 2016

Bound by the Night

This is 1 book with a trilogy. I will describe each one. Too bad I can't count these as more than one book on my Goodreads. I don't usually like reading short books combined into one but I found this actually quite enjoyable. I really liked the short chapters and how it was the same author for each book.

Dark Heat

Monica comes to the animal menagerie to investigate what was attacking the animals and killing them. While she was there she has a major attraction the keeper of the animals Jordan. She tries to stay away but the attraction is too much and when he comes into her bedroom 1 night she doesn't hesitate to seduce him. Then a few days later, after another hot encounter, he leaves. She tracks him down and they start a relationship.
        Now, this really wasn't my typically read but I found it very interesting. I actually really like the shallow story line and the random sex and I was kinda left hanging at the end but overall very good.

Dark Dreams

Stephanie is hired by Kent to find out who has been stealing money from his client's accounts at his bank. She is a supernatural being who has the ability to manipulate dreams. When she goes to sleep she can look for the person who is stealing the money by tracking them. In the meantime, Kent asks her out and they go on a date. She trusts him enough to tell him about her ability. They then have sex after getting in bed to track down the culprit. After the culprit is caught they continue to have a relationship.

Dark Fantasy

Jase is a paranormal investigator. Some weird things have been happening in this town and he was sent to investigate it with his partner Reg. Chelle is a writer. She quit her job to write full time but she has never really seriously wrote a book. Her boyfriend died and he created a computer program called Golem that she uses to help her write. When Jase and her meet sparks fly and they have sex. He then learns that the computer program was making the things in it come to life. They end up deleting the program and start a relationship.
        This story was fine but I found it hard to follow in the beginning. I love a good sex story but this particular book had some masturbation scenes which really turns me off.









Thursday, December 15, 2016

The Cowboy's Holiday Blessing

Maddie, a school teacher, brings Jade to Jackson's ranch saying that she claims to be his kid. He takes her in and cares for her along with Maddie for a while. It's Christmas time and he is trying his best to be there for her. But after a paternity test reveals the truth he is reluctant to tell Jade because he cares about her. A relationship forms between Maddie and Jackson but they are unwilling to be together because of their past. After Jackson receives a call from her mom he takes over all paternal rights. Then after Christmas at his house they finally decide that the attraction is too strong and then they get married.
      This was a decent book but I found the storyline kind of boring. I struggled to follow sequence of event because I found myself unable to follow the author's transitions from one character to another. I thought it was too much related to what I do for a living as well. I don't really care for fiction related to my career choice.



Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Toxic People 10 Ways of Dealing with People who Make Your Life Miserable

This was a very excellent book about how to identify and deal with the toxic people in your life. I am not going to discuss every detail of the book because it had a lot of good stuff but it's too long and I don't feel like discussing it.
     The book included a section with a quiz in determining if someone is toxic to you. Now, what is toxic to one person may not be toxic to another person. The book pointed out how to identify our personal triggers to a toxic person. Toxic behavior and what makes a toxic person act the way they do was discussed.

     There are 30 different  types of toxic people.

  1.  Cut-You Downer 
  2.  Chatterbox
  3.  Self-Destroyer 
  4.  Runner
  5.  Silent but Deadly Volcano 
  6.  Gossip 
  7. Angry Pugilist 
  8. Gloom and Doom Victim
  9. Smiling 2-Faced Backstabber 
  10. Wishy Washy Wimp
  11.  Opportunistic User
  12.  Bitchy, Bossy Bully
  13.  Jokester 
  14.  Unconsious Social Klutz
  15.  Mental Case 
  16.  Bullshitting Liar 
  17.  Meddler
  18.  Penny-Pinching Miser 
  19.  Fanatic 
  20.  Me, Myself, and I Narcissist 
  21.  Eddie Haskell 
  22.  Self-Righteous Priss
  23.  Snotty Snob
  24.  Competitor 
  25.  Control Freak 
  26.  Accusing Critic 
  27.  Arogant Know-It-All 
  28.  Emotional Refriderator 
  29.  Skeptical Paranoid
  30.  Instigator 

Then book then talked about the different techniques to use when confronted these types of toxic people and when to use the techniques in the proper setting. Be careful of where you use certain techniques. Sometimes taking things with a grain of salt is better than losing a job over.

There are 10 techniques.

  1.  Tension-Blowout 
  2.  Humor 
  3.  Stop-the-Thought 
  4.  Mirror 
  5.  Direct-Confront 
  6.  Calm Questioning 
  7.  Give-Them-Hell-and Yell
  8.  GiveThem-Love-and-Kindness 
  9.  Vicarious-Fantasy 
  10.  Unplug

I would recommend this book to anyone but especially to anyone who is a toxic realtionship. I would recommend utilizing the unlpug technique when they have ruined your life, are abusive, or someone who is not supportive of you or your dreams. It's better to be alone than to be with someone who don't really care about you.