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* Blog Tour / Review * CLOSE CONTACT by Lori Foster

November 30, 2017 2 Comments

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* Blog Tour / Review * CLOSE CONTACT by Lori Foster

Close Contact by Lori Foster
Series: Body Armor #3
Published by HQN Books on November 28, 2017
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There’s no resisting a desire like this…

MMA fighter Miles Dartman’s casual arrangement with personal shopper Maxi Nevar would be many men’s fantasy. She seeks him out, they have mindblowing sex, she leaves. Rinse, repeat. Yet lately, Miles wants more. And when Maxi requests his services via the Body Armor security agency, he’s ready to finally break through her defenses—and protect her day and night.

Receiving a large inheritance has brought chaos and uncertainty into Maxi’s life. Her ex has resurfaced, along with lots of former “friends,” and someone is making mysterious threats. Then there’s Miles, who doesn’t ask for anything…except her trust. Pleasure is easy. Now Maxi has to give her heart as well as her body…or risk losing a man who could be everything she needs.

A danger and intrigue filled reunion! With the next book in her Body Armor series, Lori Foster grabs our attention with a gripping plot from page one. We go along for the danger filled ride of Miles and Maxi’s reunion. They have a super sexy connection and watching the chemistry sizzle between them is mesmerizing. Strong characters mixed in with a familiar cast of friendly faces make for a lot of fun as we trudge through the mystery to find out who is terrorizing her … and why! Looking forward to more in the series!

Miles Dartman enjoys life in the fast lane as much as the next guy. As a notable MMA champ turned bodyguard, he has no problem getting the ladies and living the good life … until he meets a woman who he actually wants more than just a casual fling with and gets rejected. He still hasn’t gotten over the sting of that when she’s all of a sudden back in his life looking for help.

Stylist Maxi Nevar finds herself in over her head when strange things start happening after an inheritance. She overlooks the small things, but when a major personal safety breach occurs, she decides she has no choice but to get some help … and the one guy she knows that is a good guy at heart happens to work at Body Armor security agency.

About Close Contact

Series: Body Armor
Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
Publisher: HQN (November 28, 2017)

There’s no resisting a desire like this…

MMA fighter Miles Dartman’s casual arrangement with personal shopper Maxi Nevar would be many men’s fantasy. She seeks him out, they have mindblowing sex, she leaves. Rinse, repeat. Yet lately, Miles wants more. And when Maxi requests his services via the Body Armor security agency, he’s ready to finally break through her defenses—and protect her day and night.

Receiving a large inheritance has brought chaos and uncertainty into Maxi’s life. Her ex has resurfaced, along with lots of former “friends,” and someone is making mysterious threats. Then there’s Miles, who doesn’t ask for anything…except her trust. Pleasure is easy. Now Maxi has to give her heart as well as her body…or risk losing a man who could be everything she needs.

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About Lori Foster

Lori Foster is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author with books from a variety of publishers, including Berkley/Jove, Kensington, St. Martin’s, Harlequin and Silhouette. Lori has been a recipient of the prestigious RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Series Romantic Fantasy, and for Contemporary Romance. For more about Lori, visit her Web site at www.lorifoster.com.

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Lori Foster’s TLC Book Tours TOUR STOPS:

Monday, November 20th: From the TBR Pile

Tuesday, November 21st: Bewitched Bookworms

Wednesday, November 22nd: Recommended Romance

Thursday, November 23rd: Books, Coffee & Passion

Friday, November 24th: What Is That Book About – excerpt

Monday, November 27th: Evermore Books

Monday, November 27th: Books a la Mode – excerpt

Monday, November 27th: Stranded in Chaos

Tuesday, November 28th: Cara’s Book Boudoir

Tuesday, November 28th: Sultry Sirens Book Blog – excerpt

Wednesday, November 29th: Reading Reality

Thursday, November 30th: Thoughts of a Blond

Friday, December 1st: Smexy Books

Friday, December 1st: Staircase Wit

Monday, December 4th: The Sassy Bookster

Monday, December 4th: Natalie the Biblioholic

Tuesday, December 5th: OMG Reads

Tuesday, December 5th: Of Pens and Pages

Wednesday, December 6th: Jathan & Heather

Thursday, December 7th: All Things Bookaholic.

Friday, December 8th: Cheryl’s Book Nook

Monday, December 11th: Moonlight Rendezvous

Monday, December 11th: Nightbird Novels

Tuesday, December 12th: Books & Spoons

Wednesday, December 13th: Mystery Suspense Reviews

Thursday, December 14th: Books and Bindings

Friday, December 15th: Becky on Books

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* Release Blast * PENALTY PLAY by Jami Davenport

November 30, 2017 Leave a Comment

Opposites attract…are you ready for the heat?
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Single dad and star defenseman Matt LaRue lives for his kids and hockey. He’s had one failed marriage and doesn’t have any interest in going through that hell again. As conservative as they come, he can’t comprehend his unexplainable attraction to a free-spirited female who changes hair color more often than his boys create new excuses to avoid doing their homework.

Violet Strider is fleeing the past. She has a new start, new identity, and is hiding a big secret. Matt and Vi are a classic case of opposites attract, but neither expects the attraction to extend beyond a few hot trysts, especially Vi. Only her heart isn’t listening, and her head is following her heart down a path of no return. As Vi grows closer to Matt and his boys, she fears her secret could rip them apart.

Relationships are built on trust, and Vi’s house of cards is about to take a tumble. Can Vi confront her past and finally put it behind her, while earning Matt’s forgiveness?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

USA Today Bestselling Author Jami Davenport writes sexy contemporary, sports, and new adult romances, including her two new indie endeavors: the Game On in Seattle series and the Men of Tyee series. Jami lives on a small farm near Puget Sound with her Green Beret-turned-plumber husband, a Newfoundland dog with a tennis-ball fetish, and a prince disguised as an orange tabby cat. She works in computer support in her day job and juggles too many balls, but she wouldn’t have it any other way.

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* Review * KILLER COLTON CHRISTMAS by Regan Black and Lara Lacombe

November 29, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * KILLER COLTON CHRISTMAS by Regan Black and Lara Lacombe

Killer Colton Christmas by Regan Black and Lara Lacombe
Series: The Coltons of Shadow Creek
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on December 1, 2017
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The Coltons of Shadow Creek series comes to a shocking Christmas climax in two heart-pounding stories ...

Special Agent Cowboy by Regan Black

When hackers strike Colton, Inc., they put executive Marie Meyers in their crosshairs. FBI agent Emiliano Ortega is charged with protecting the beautiful city girl on his ranch. But keeping their mutual attraction professional under the mistletoe is impossible…

The Marine’s Christmas Case by Lara Lacombe

When Dario Ortega meets Felicity Grant, the lovely marine-turned-PI spurns his advances. Instead, Dario offers his tech expertise to help Felicity solve the Colton, Inc., hacking. Working the case together softens Felicity’s steely heart and makes Dario rethink bachelorhood. But can they catch a killer Colton in time for Christmas?

Suspense and action lead the way in this two novella ending to the Coltons of Shadow Creek mystery! The story lines were intermixed as we try to find out who is terrorizing Colton, Inc. with a hacking scandal as two brothers work towards finding their happily ever afters with the new women in their lives. SPECIAL AGENT COWBOY was a 4 1/2 star read for me … the intrigue was intense and we were thrust into it quickly. The characters were easy to like and kept our attention as their love story began to spark amidst the danger surrounding them. The ending was a bit abrupt, but overall it was a great read. THE MARINE’S CHRISTMAS CASE was a 4 star read for me … the build-up of the characters and suspense was a bit more lackluster, but we were embedded into the storyline deep enough from the previous stories to want to find out the conclusion to the overall mystery surrounding the Colton’s. The characters were likable, but weren’t developed as much as they could have been to deliver a full-bodied story. Overall, the two parter was a delightful read!

FBI agent Emiliano Ortega is tasked with protecting Marie Meyers when hackers put the beautiful exec in danger by targeting her for their dirty deeds in the first novella of this combo. The intense attraction hits them hard even as they try to stay clear of each other … will he be able to keep her safe when danger comes knocking?

Dario Ortega volunteers his techie expertise to former Marine turned private investigator Felicity Grant. She’s determined not to be another notch on the playboys belt, but as danger surrounds them she starts to see another side to her sexy sidekick. Will he be able to win her over before they get in over their head with this hacker case?

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* Review * THE BACHELOR CONTRACT by Rachel Van Dyken

November 28, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THE BACHELOR CONTRACT by Rachel Van Dyken

The Bachelor Contract by Rachel Van Dyken
Series: The Bachelors of Arizona
Published by Forever on November 28, 2017
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She's everywhere.

Ex-wife.

Love of his life.

The last person in the world he wanted to see...ever.

And now that he's working beside her every day, he can't escape her. Her scent, glimpses of her smile, even the tension in the air that makes his body hum with the kind of need he'd only experienced with one person-all of it is driving him over the edge.

Brant Wellington was certain of three things:

Alcohol wasn't going to solve this.

He really was losing his F-ing mind.

And his gorgeous ex-wife was going to be the death of him.

Can there truly be a second chance at forever? Brant & Nikki find themselves hoping against hope that there can be! These two wounded hearts have spent their time apart being gutted and wishing things had been different. Now they are faced with the opportunity of being in the same vicinity again and have to decide whether to forget it all and go about their separate lives … or to bear their wounded souls to each other in hopes that the other might decide to stay. This is my first book by this author, and I wasn’t a huge fan of her style of writing … but I did enjoy the story as a whole. I’m not a fan of a story that leaves us to play a guessing game of what happened and fills in bits and pieces here and there. I find it easier to connect and become one with the characters if I’m living the heartache right there along side them. In all, it wasn’t my favorite style of book, but in the end I did become a fan of the characters and stood right there beside them rooting for that happily ever after!

Brant Wellington comes from a supportive family who also loves to butt their nose in where it doesn’t belong every chance they get. None of them have been able to pull his head out of the sand over the years since he split with his ex and have worried that he’s a lost cause. Finally someone comes up with a plan to make him address his heartache head-on, once and for all … but having her in front of him again, no, he’s not going to be able to handle it!

His ex-wife Nikki is also blindsided to have him all of a sudden in the same room with her. She thought she was working towards moving on and starting a new life … but she’s really just been spending these years wishing he’d turn back around and give her another chance.

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* Review * SNOWED IN WITH A BILLIONAIRE by Karen Booth

November 28, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * SNOWED IN WITH A BILLIONAIRE by Karen Booth

Snowed in with a Billionaire by Karen Booth
Series: Secrets of the A-List
Published by Harlequin Desire on December 1, 2017
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There’s a sexy secret under the tree this Christmas…

With no money and her real name under wraps, chef Joy McKinley isn’t expecting the greatest Christmas. At least her hideout is a luxury mountaintop estate. But when a gorgeous, gallant, incredibly sexy billionaire ends up snowbound with her, Joy wishes she could tell Alexander Townsend the whole truth about herself. Especially when the one thing she shares is her bed—and then discovers he has as many trust issues as she does. Will keeping secrets cost Joy the best Christmas gift she’s ever received?

Strangers in the night can lead to forever! I was enthralled with the story from the beginning, but found it a little difficult to sink my teeth into. I think the plot had great potential, but would have been a little more explosive if perhaps we had seen the story line leading to her being secreted away in a mountain paradise. It’s possible that story was told in the serial that it mentions this arose from, but having not read that yet, it fell a little flat for this reader. I still enjoyed the story, and the characters were a lot of fun to get to know … it wasn’t my favorite from this author, but still quite entertaining!

When a sexy billionaire sweeps her off her feet (in a most unexpected way!), Joy McKinley finds herself stuck between a rock and a hard place. If her true identity gets out, it could jeopardize her secret hideout and being as broke as broke can be, that will leave her out on the street … but as the days go by, she really likes this guy and lying to him is breaking her heart!

Alexander Townsend has reason to be suspicious when he first meets someone .. and he did find himself wondering why she was so secretive when they first met … but as he slowly lets his guard down and lets himself enjoy his time with Joy, he starts yearning for more. When he takes a step towards making that happen, she braves his wrath and tells him all of her secrets … will he forgive all or tell her to get lost?

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* Blog Tour / Release Blitz * THE BACHELOR CONTRACT by Rachel Van Dyken

November 28, 2017 Leave a Comment

THE BACHELOR CONTRACT
by Rachel Van Dyken

November 28, 2017
Forever Mass Market
$7.99
The Bachelors of Arizona Book 3

A second-chance romance from the #1 New York Times bestseller of The Bet, Matchmaker and Elite series!

She’s everywhere.

Ex-wife.

Love of his life.

The last person in the world he wanted to see…ever.

And now that he’s working beside her every day, he can’t escape her. Her scent, glimpses of her smile, even the tension in the air that makes his body hum with the kind of need he’d only experienced with one person-all of it is driving him over the edge.

Brant Wellington was certain of three things:

Alcohol wasn’t going to solve this.

He really was losing his F-ing mind.

And his gorgeous ex-wife was going to be the death of him.

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EXCERPT:

It was Brant.

Always Brant.

Maybe that was because they’d never had any real closure. Just fighting, yelling, and then silence.

God, she’d hated the silence so much more than the yelling.

The silence crackled with tension—it was always filled with more meaning than when words were actually spoken.

It wasn’t the yelling that had killed their relationship.

It was the silence that had followed. When he had every opportunity to fix it—and didn’t.

Why was it so hard to move on? Probably because she hadn’t tried.

Instead, she’d worked. Tried to stay positive. And hoped.

Damn hope. Stupid hope.

“He’s not coming back for me,” she whispered, knowing that if she finally admitted he wasn’t coming, she would have to take her part of the blame in why. Because it wasn’t just on him to come running back. A small part of her knew that it was her job to meet him halfway. Instead, she’d ignored the need in his eyes, the desperate plea in his voice, and allowed grief to swallow her whole. Because at the time she’d needed someone to blame, and it was easier blaming him than herself.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of New Adult, Regency, and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor. She keeps her home in Idaho with her husband, son, and their snoring boxer, Sir Winston Churchill. She loves to hear from readers!

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* Blog Tour / Review * HIS BABY DILEMMA by Catherine Lanigan

November 27, 2017 5 Comments

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* Blog Tour / Review * HIS BABY DILEMMA by Catherine Lanigan

His Baby Dilemma by Catherine Lanigan
Series: Shores of Indian Lake
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on December 1, 2017
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Must they always be continents apart?

Nobody expects Paris fashion designer Grace Railton to settle down in her Indiana town, least of all Mica Barzonni. Fifteen months ago, he turned to her for comfort and compassion following a farming accident that left him permanently injured. Then she returned to France and went silent on him.

Until, suddenly, Grace shows up on his doorstep with life-altering news. Mica, a father? He’s barely learned to navigate his postaccident life. But this could be his chance to become the man he’s always wanted to be—the husband and father Grace and their baby son need. Now Mica just has to convince her to stay.

A delightfully sweet story of never settling for less than “the one”! A surprise arrival leads to life altering news! Mica had been afloat trying to put the pieces of his life back together when a short-lived visit from his old friend Grace gave him a lot to think about before she returned to Paris. Now she’s suddenly back with a change that will knock him for a loop! The characters were easy to connect with, and the plot had me hoping she would be able to get it through his hard head that she could love him regardless of what he believed of himself! Always a joy to visit Catherine Lanigan’s fictional world of Indian Lake!

Grace Railton has been crushing on Mica Barzonni every time she’s in the same town as him since she was 16 years old. When she passes back through Indian Lake to help out her Aunt, she reconnects with him and the spark is till there. A short lived tryst keeps her adoration alive as she heads back to her life as a fashion designer in Paris.

Mica Barzonni hasn’t fully recovered from a farming accident that put him out of commission. He’s still not sure what he wants to do with his life, but having Grace show back up in town with a baby in tow is sure to rock his foundation! She didn’t even tell him she was pregnant, and now she shows up with a 6 month old son and hands him over to him? How can he convince her that he can be the man to step up and be the husband and father she and their son need when he’s not sure he can accomplish anything with his life even on his own?

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His Baby Dilemma
(Shores of Indian Lake #9)
Catherine Lanigan
Adult Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 384 pages
December 1st 2017 by Harlequin Heartwarming

Must they always be continents apart?

Nobody expects Paris fashion designer Grace Railton to settle down in her Indiana town, least of all Mica Barzonni. Fifteen months ago, he turned to her for comfort and compassion following a farming accident that left him permanently injured. Then she returned to France and went silent on him.

Until, suddenly, Grace shows up on his doorstep with life-altering news. Mica, a father? He’s barely learned to navigate his postaccident life. But this could be his chance to become the man he’s always wanted to be—the husband and father Grace and their baby son need. Now Mica just has to convince her to stay.

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About the Author

Catherine Lanigan is the international bestselling and award-winning author of forty published titles in both fiction and non-fiction, including the novelizations of Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, as well as over half a dozen anthologies, including “Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living your Dream”, “Chicken Soup for the Writer’s Soul”, and more. Ms. Lanigan’s novels have been translated into dozens of languages including German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, and Japanese. Ms. Lanigan’s novels are also available in E-books on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com, Apple Store, Mobi and Kobo. Several of her titles have been chosen for The Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Clubs. Her Vietnam war-based novel, The Christmas Star, won the Gold Medal Award Top Pick from Romantic Times Magazine and has also won Book of the Year Romance Gold Award from ForeWord Magazine as well as Book of the Year Romance from Reader’s Preference.

Lanigan is the author of a trilogy of non- fiction books regarding angelic intervention in human life: Angel Watch, Divine Nudges and Angel Tales published by HCI and Cedar Fort. Skyhorse published Lanigan’s “how-to” book on writing: Writing the Great American Romance Novel. Lanigan was tasked by the NotMYkid Foundation to write a non-fiction book addressing teen addictions. Ms. Lanigan’s first Young Adult adventure novel, The Adventures of Lillie and Zane: The Golden Flute, was published by Cedar Fort.

Currently, she has published eight novels in the Shores of Indian Lake series for Harlequin Heartwarming: Love Shadows, Heart’s Desire, A Fine Year for Love, Katia’s Promise, Fear of Falling, Sophie’s Path and Protecting the Single Mom. Family of His Own pubs July, 2016. She has recently contracted for one more in the series: His Baby Dilemma.

As a cancer survivor, Ms. Lanigan is a frequent speaker at literary functions and book conventions as well as inspiring audiences with her real stories of angelic intervention from her Angel Tales series of books. She is an outspoken advocate for domestic violence and abuse and was honored by The National Domestic Violence Hotline in Washington, D.C. (THE EVOLVING WOMAN). She has been a guest on numerous radio programs including “Coast to Coast” and on television interview and talk show programs as well as blogs, podcasts and online radio interview programs.

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Tour Schedule

November 27th:
Launch
Busy Bumble Bee Book Reviews
underneath the covers
Thoughts of a Blonde
November 28th:
Mello & June, It’s a Book Thang!
Remembrancy
November 29th:
Hearts & Scribbles
November 30th:
Reading Is My SuperPower
Wishful Endings
December 1st:
It’s all About the Romance
Cafinated Reads
December 4th:
Heidi Reads…
Janices Book Reviews
December 5th:
Deal Sharing Aunt
Inside the Mind of an Avid Reader
December 6th:
I Am A Reader
Jorie Loves A Story
December 7th:
Book Lover in Florida
Rockin’ Book Reviews
Harlie’s Books
December 8th:
Colorimetry
Nicole’s Book Musings
December 9th: Grand Finale

Tour Giveaway

– 1 winner will receive a $50 Amazon eGift Card and a Prize Pack that includes: autographed copies of Family of His Own and Katia’s Promise, a gold edged Paris latte mug, and hand soap in a pretty pump bottle (prize pack to US only, if international winner then gift card only)

– 1 winner will receive an ebook of Family of His Own (open internationally)
– Ends December 13th

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* Review * TOTALLY HIS by Erin Nicholas

November 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

Totally His by Erin Nicholas
Series: Opposites Attract
Published by Forever on October 31, 2017
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Actress Sophie Birch is used to having to look out for herself. So when her theater catches fire and a big guy scoops her up into his arms to save her, she's going to fight every step of the way. Even if he's a cop. And really sexy. And his arms feel oh-so-good.

Finn Kelly can't help but appreciate how good the woman in his arms looks in her sexy pink lingerie. Even if she's currently resisting arrest.

But as the two get to know each other, they're both surprised by the things Finn is willing to do to get closer to her. And when Sophie's estranged father arrives in town and starts causing trouble, the stage is set for disaster...unless Finn can convince her that, for once in her life, she has someone to lean on.

Too hot to handle! A bit of a fire leads to sparks flying between Sophie and Finn in the latest in the Opposites Attract series! It’s a really fun read with a snarky connection between the characters that lead to a passionate and feisty relationship.

Sophie Birch isn’t used to having someone to lean on, so when a fire starts at the community theater she owns, she takes it upon herself to grab everything she needs as she’s evacuating … only a sexy cop catches her in a compromising position and sweeps her off her feet to get her out of danger.

Boston police officer Finn Kelly can’t believe his luck when he gets an eyeful of the sexy pink lingerie the victim of the fire he’s dispatched to is wearing. He’s only too happy to follow along after her to make sure she’s out of harms way. When he finds out who she is and sees that trouble has a way of finding her, he sets out to show her that she doesn’t have to fight all by herself against the world … she’s got him, his family and all of her friends to rally behind her now!

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* Review * RIGHT WHERE WE BELONG by Brenda Novak

November 26, 2017 Leave a Comment

Right Where We Belong by Brenda Novak
Series: Silver Springs
Published by MIRA on October 31, 2017
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Savanna Gray needs a do-over. Her "perfect" life unraveled when, to her absolute shock, her husband was arrested for attacking three women. With her divorce settled, she takes her two children home to Silver Springs to seek refuge between the walls of the farmhouse where she was born. It needs a little TLC, but she's eager to take control of something.

Gavin Turner understands the struggle of starting over. Abandoned at a gas station when he was five, it wasn't until he landed at New Horizons Boys Ranch as a teen that he finally found some peace. He steps up when Savanna needs help fixing things—even when those things go beyond the farmhouse.

Despite an escalating attraction to Gavin, Savanna resolves to keep her distance. She trusted her ex, who had a similarly tragic background, and is unwilling to repeat her past mistakes. But it's hard to resist a man whose heart is as capable as his hands.

With the next book in her Silver Springs series, Brenda Novak quickly had my attention and kept me riveted throughout with what turned out to be one of my favorites in the series so far! A wife is devastated to discover the man she married isn’t who she thought he was, and has two kids to protect as she learns how to move forward in life. When she meets Gavin, she has a kindred spirit. He’s had hard times as well, but he’s striving to be happy and go after his dreams … even when hiccups occur along the way!

Savanna Gray never thought she’d be starting over at this point in her life, but after living through the horror of her husband being arrested for attacking three women, she is picking up the pieces of what’s left and getting her kids out of town. It’s not in the best shape, but the old family farmhouse in Silver Springs, CA will be a great refuge for them as they try to figure out life on their own.

Gavin Turner lives right next door and is a huge help to her and the kids in getting settled and having things up and running while they fix the house up. They each try to keep their distance because of drama in each of their lives, but they can’t hide their mutual attraction for long. Will a real relationship be able to come out of their connection to each other, or will she live to regret trusting another troubled man?

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* Review * NAVY DOC ON HER CHRISTMAS LIST by Amy Ruttan

November 22, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * NAVY DOC ON HER CHRISTMAS LIST by Amy Ruttan

Navy Doc on Her Christmas List by Amy Ruttan
Series: Christmas in Manhattan
Published by Harlequin Medical Romances on December 1, 2017
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A snowbound reunion!

Tension between Dr. Ella Lockwood and former navy doc Zac Davenport is sky-high! All she can think about is how he once broke her vulnerable heart.

But now she’s a confident ER surgeon who’ll never let him hurt her again. And being snowed in together on Christmas Eve at Manhattan Mercy reveals his last tour of duty has changed Zac, too. But that compelling spark is still there—and one more irresistible kiss is all it takes to start healing the wounds that have held them back…

Old friends reunite with a dash of fiery attraction! Our attention is piqued from the start and the story pace is quick and easy to delve into. The characters capture us with both the wit of friendly familiarity and the intrigue of figuring out the drama side of their memories with each other and in the lives they’ve led since they last saw each other. I wanted a bit more from the story outside of the initial snowbound in the hospital pitch, but overall it was a solid read and I enjoyed it!

Trauma surgeon Ella Lockwood has worked hard to achieve all that she has in her life so far, and she’s not going to let anything stand in her way of having the career that she wants. Not an over-bearing mother, or an ex-crush reappearing in her life when she least expects it!

They might be snowed in for Christmas at Manhattan Mercy, but former Navy Doc and trauma surgeon Zac Davenport doesn’t mind it a bit when he sees that his childhood friend Ella is there as well! He doesn’t realize that he broke her heart all those years ago until she gives him the cold shoulder, which leaves them to have to iron it all out while fighting the emergencies in the ER!

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