Archives for May 31, 2017

* Review * GOALTENDING by Jami Davenport

* Review * GOALTENDING by Jami DavenportGoaltending by Jami Davenport
Series: Game On in Seattle
Published by Cedrona Enterprises on May 25, 2017
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five-stars

WANTED: Single dad needs nanny--In more ways than one.

Martin "Brick" Bricker is living the good life. He's playing the sport he loves, has all the women he can handle, and parties like a rock star. At twenty-six, he has no interest in slowing down or taking anything seriously--except hockey, of course.

Then a knock at his door changes everything.Suddenly he's the single father to a five-year-old daughter he didn't know he had, and he's trading his playboy ways for Barbies.

Amelia Stacey struggles to make ends meet and juggles her day-care job with a full load of college classes. When she's offered a temporary, two-week nanny position making more money than she imagines, she jumps at the chance. Before she knows it, she's in over her head, not just with her five-year-old charge but with the girl's hot single father.

Brick always goes after what he wants, and he wants Amelia. Only responsible Amelia doesn't want anything to do with the party boy. Struggling with fatherhood and his unexplainable attraction to his nanny, Brick has to figure out where his daughter and Amelia fit into his life.If they fit at all.

But one thing's for sure: Brick can't block this shot straight to his heart.


A big time player meets his match when he’s suddenly answering to Daddy! The adorable creation of this little family carries the story easily. Well developed characters, lots of family drama and an adorable kid we instantly fall in love with!

Martin “Brick” Bricker is living the good life when it all comes tumbling at his feet with one knock at the door. He’s suddenly a father to to a five year old that he knew nothing about, and his partying days are over!

Amelia Stacey is working hard to make ends meet while attending a full schedule at college. She can’t stand a player, but she can’t resist the money he’s offering when Brick wants to hire her to be his daughter’s temporary nanny. He’s hot, but she can resist temptation … no problem!

five-stars

* Review * MARRIED FOR HIS SECRET HEIR by Jennifer Faye

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

* Review * MARRIED FOR HIS SECRET HEIR by Jennifer FayeMarried for His Secret Heir by Jennifer Faye
Series: Mirraccino Marriages #2
Published by Harlequin Romance on June 1, 2017
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four-stars

From secret heir to secret vows…

Elena Ricci has always had a crush on Earl Luca DiSalvo—with his dark and stormy eyes, his protective nature and his royal bearing, who wouldn't? But she believed they were destined to only ever be friends, until one magical evening in Paris…that has dramatic consequences.

Luca is reluctant to marry…but a baby changes everything. So when beautiful Elena reveals her secret, his royal duty means he has no choice—he must make her his wife!


A sweet friends to lovers story! This is the second part of the Mirraccino Marriages duet and is Luca DiSalvo’s story. We met his sister Annabelle in the first half of the duet. The characters are fun and the plot is thick with tension. I read both books, so I understood the undertone of hearing about his Mother’s story … but if I was reading this as a stand-alone, I would have felt slighted in not getting more details of what had happened all those years ago.

Elena Ricci chased her dreams to Paris and is now an accomplished model. When her childhood friend Luca DiSalvo shows up with news from home on the night of a big modeling show, he whisks here off in a celebration of her accomplishments. The lasting effects from that night will change their life forever!

Luca DiSalvo, Earl of Halencia, distanced himself from life long ago, but when he learns Elena is carrying his baby, he can’t stay removed and in the background any longer. He offers to marry Elena and though she wishes it was for different reasons, she agrees to a secret wedding. Will a baby be able to keep them together when they are hiding how they really feel about each other?

four-stars

* Review * HER PREGNANCY BOMBSHELL by Liz Fielding

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* Review * HER PREGNANCY BOMBSHELL by Liz FieldingHer Pregnancy Bombshell by Liz Fielding
Series: Summer at Villa Rosa
Published by Harlequin Romance on June 1, 2017
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four-stars

Expecting her boss's baby!

Pilot Miranda Marlowe is too sick to fly her plane, and she must face the truth: she's pregnant! She knows well enough that her boss, Cleve Finch, is still grieving for his late wife, so to think, she heads to her sister's new inheritance, Villa Rosa.

Despite the spiders and dust, the Mediterranean palazzo is as gorgeous as ever. Until Cleve turns up with a dramatic offer: a convenient marriage as soon as it can be arranged! It may be the sensible answer…but is it enough for Miranda?


A nice kick-off to the Summer at Villa Rosa series! The first sister whose story we dive into is Miranda Marlowe. The characters are interesting and the plot is diverse … I would have liked to see a little more development of their relationship once they decided to give it a go together, but the build up of the past was done well.

Andie Marlow has been crushing on her boss since the day she turned 18 years old, but he’s still heartbroken over his wife’s death. After an especially hard situation arose and she offered him the only comfort she could think to give, she finds out she’s pregnant and flees to her sister’s Mediterranean getaway.

Cleve Finch doesn’t know why Miranda is cutting off ties, but he’s not going to let her go without an explanation! Once he finds out they are expecting a baby, he offers marriage. Can she bring herself to marry him when she knows she’ll never have his heart? And as their wedding day draws near, will the secrets Cleve has been hiding come to the surface?

four-stars

* GIVEAWAY! * DOG COLLAR CHAOS by Adrienne Giordano

Dog Collar Chaos (A Lucie Rizzo Mystery)
by Adrienne Giordano
Date of Publication: June 6, 2017

Lucie Rizzo–Mafia princess-turned-dog accessory entrepreneur—is riding high after scoring a partnership with Buzzy Sneider, America’s leading craft and interior decorating mogul. A collaboration that is sure to move Lucie’s fledgling business into the next tax bracket.

When Buzzy turns up dead and Lucie’s BFF and business partner, Roseanne, is accused of the murder, Lucie will stop at nothing to prove Ro’s innocence. Even if it means keeping secrets from her new squeeze, sexy detective Tim O’Brien, who’s determined to keep Lucie from running one of her screwball investigations.

With Ro behind bars and Tim hot under the collar over Lucie’s meddling, Lucie is forced to accept her father’s help to clear Ro’s name and save their business. But will doing so put a killer hot on her heels?

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About Adrienne Giordano

Adrienne Giordano is a USA Today bestselling author of over twenty romantic suspense and mystery novels. She is a Jersey girl at heart, but now lives in the Midwest with her workaholic husband, sports-obsessed son and Buddy the Wheaten Terrorist (Terrier). She is a cofounder of Romance University blog and Lady Jane’s Salon-Naperville, a reading series dedicated to romantic fiction.

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