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* Review * SLEIGH BELLS IN CRIMSON by Michelle Major

November 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * SLEIGH BELLS IN CRIMSON by Michelle MajorSleigh Bells in Crimson by Michelle Major
Series: Crimson, Colorado
Published by Harlequin Special Edition on December 1, 2017
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four-half-stars

Western Wedding Bells?

Lucy Renner doesn’t believe in the magic of Christmas or forever after. Yet here she is in holiday-obsessed Crimson, Colorado, for her mother’s fourth walk down the aisle. But it’s the handsome-as-sin cowboy cradling a stray kitten who gets her blood racing! Even if Caden Sharpe is rude, surly and just plain Grinch-like, how can a man who finds homes for unwanted pets be all bad?

These days, former soldier Caden Sharpe is more comfortable with the animals he rescues than people. But now his widowed father is engaged to Lucy’s thrice-divorced mother, and Caden is determined to keep him from making a huge mistake—even as he finds himself falling for the bride-to-be’s lovely daughter. Will Crimson see a last-minute holiday exchange—at the altar?

 

I can always count on Michelle Major to give me the feels! She packs a powerful punch in the latest book in her Crimson, CO series with a couple of characters who each have a painful past that holds them back from believing they deserve love and happiness. With a complex plot, we get a sweet love story, as well as take a walk through sad times from the past to reach that happy ending once and for all. Great story!

Lucy Renner can thank her mother and her habit of collecting husbands for her lack of belief that happily ever after is out there for her. With a heavy heart, she treks to Crimson, Colorado when her Mom calls and says another walk down the aisle is in her future! When she arrives and is instantly attracted to the gruff, rude man cuddling a baby kitten, she’s not sure she’s going to be able to stomach this Christmas adventure!

Former soldier Caden Sharpe doesn’t trust this woman his Dad tells him he’s marrying after barely knowing her … and now her daughter shows up to add to the mix? He’s going to get to the bottom of what type of scheme these two are running before they can do any further damage to his father!

four-half-stars
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* Blog Tour / Book Review * MS. DEMEANOR by Danica Winters

November 21, 2017 1 Comment
* Blog Tour / Book Review * MS. DEMEANOR by Danica WintersMs. Demeanor by Danica Winters
Series: Mystery Christmas
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on December 1, 2017
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four-stars

A cold-case Christmas in Mystery, Montana

Yearning to be known as something other than Mystery’s ultimate bad boy, rancher Rainier Fitzgerald isn’t pleased when he stumbles upon the remains of a dead body. Especially when Officer Laura Blade catches him with a gun in his hand.

Spending Christmas chasing down a cold case with a man she’s not supposed to fraternize with isn’t granting any of Laura’s holiday wishes, either. But could her favorite time of the year be working its magic on Laura’s feelings? Or is Rainier truly transforming from a charismatic rogue to a hero worthy of her heart?

 

Christmas comes to Mystery, Montana! When bad boy Rainier returns home, it seems trouble is brewing before he even gets to say hello to everyone! With the last brother’s story, we get a few answers uncovered in the ongoing mysteries of Dunrovin Ranch. This family has been a pleasure to read about and get to know.

Rancher Rainier Fitzgerald just wants to live in peace and enjoy his freedom when he returns to his family ranch, but his pleasure is short lived when he stumbles upon the remains of a dead body on the ranch on his first day back! With an investigation kicking off on top of the rest of the trouble that has been happening while he’s been away, he isn’t looking forward to losing that bad reputation any time soon.

Laura Blade knows Rainier is the last man she should be attracted to, but she can’t seem to resist the rugged rancher. Will Christmas bring her a man in her stocking … or will the secrets they uncover make it impossible for her to be with him at all?

 

 

 

 

 

Ms. Demeanor
by Danica Winters
Series: Mystery Christmas, #4
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Paperback Release Date: November 21, 2017
Digital Release Date: December 1, 2017

 

 

A cold-case Christmas in Mystery, Montana 

Yearning to be known as something other than Mystery’s ultimate bad boy, rancher Rainier Fitzgerald isn’t pleased when he stumbles upon the remains of a dead body. Especially when Officer Laura Blade catches him with a gun in his hand.

Spending Christmas chasing down a cold case with a man she’s not supposed to fraternize with isn’t granting any of Laura’s holiday wishes, either. But could her favorite time of the year be working its magic on Laura’s feelings? Or is Rainier truly transforming from a charismatic rogue to a hero worthy of her heart?

 

 

 

Book 1: Ms. Calculation

 

Book 2: Mr. Serious

 

Book 3: Mr. Taken

 

 

Danica Winters is a Nielsen BookScan and an Amazon bestselling author who has won multiple awards for writing books that grip readers with their ability to drive emotion through suspense and occasionally a touch of magic. Most recently, Danica was the winner of the Paranormal Romance Guild’s Paranormal Romantic Suspense Book of the Year Award and Chanticleer Media’s Paranormal Book of the Year for her novel Montana Mustangs.

When she’s not working, she can be found in the wilds of Montana testing her patience while she tries to understand the allure of various crafts (quilting, pottery, and painting are not her thing).  She always believes the cup is neither half full nor half empty, but it better be filled with wine.

Danica Winters is represented by Jill Marsal of the Marsal Lyon Literary Agency, LLC.

 

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four-stars
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* Review * CHRISTMAS AT THE TYCOON’S COMMAND by Jennifer Hayward

November 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * CHRISTMAS AT THE TYCOON’S COMMAND by Jennifer HaywardChristmas at the Tycoon's Command by Jennifer Hayward
Series: The Powerful Di Fiore Tycoons
Published by Harlequin Presents on December 1, 2017
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four-half-stars

Billionaire boss’s festive seduction!

Shy Chloe Russo is dreading her first Christmas running the family business. Working with Nico Di Fiore is the last straw! Once, Nico’s kisses promised Chloe every sensual delight, until he coldly rejected her. Now he’s her very commanding, very arrogant boss!

Control is paramount to Nico—after his father’s bankruptcy lost him everything, nothing will distract him from succeeding. He’s always kept a tight rein on his craving for Chloe, well aware she alone has the power to disarm him. But now, unable to deny their connection, Nico is determined to reclaim control and take Chloe as his own!

 

Forbidden love and second chances! This story takes us on a journey of painful remembrance of both happy and sad times in the character’s past. She’s stepping into shoes she never wanted to fill in this manner, and his place there is all about supporting her .. yet she doesn’t know, so she’s fighting him tooth and nail. The characters are a believable force in a strong story line showing us how to move forward even in despair … and how to forgive in order to find that happily ever after. A fast paced, drama filled delight!

Chloe Russo finds herself heading home to Manhattan just in time for Christmas … but she’s only there because her new boss dictated she had to be! She’s not looking forward to reuniting with Nico Di Fiore to spend her first Christmas of running her family business. He crushed her adolescent dreams long ago and doesn’t have the right to expect her to forgive and forget the second he needs her to cooperate with the way he wants things to run!

Nico lived with the pain of losing everything once in his life already, and he’s not relishing seeing it happen again. Chloe can stomp around as much as she wants, but like it or not, he’s in charge of the company and she needs to step up and learn what he has to teach her without the attitude she seems to always have flaring!

four-half-stars
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* Review * CHRISTMAS WITH THE BEST MAN by Susan Carlisle

November 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * CHRISTMAS WITH THE BEST MAN by Susan CarlisleChristmas with the Best Man by Susan Carlisle
Series: Christmas in Manhattan
Published by Harlequin Medical Romances on December 1, 2017
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five-stars

A kiss, a fling…a wedding ring?

Dr. Helena Tate still believes in love, despite her past heartbreak, and that one day she’ll have a baby of her own. Her gorgeous but brooding colleague Dr. Elijah Davenport, however, is not the man to pin her hopes on. He’s no longer interested in long-term relationships.

But being maid of honor and best man at a wedding in snow-covered Central Park heightens their attraction. Soon their Christmas fling becomes so much more! Can Helena tame Manhattan Mercy’s playboy—so they both get the love they deserve?

 

A delightfully sweet romance! The characters are really fun to get to know and connect with … and watching their attraction steam its way to life is exciting! A great story line of unexpected love between an unlikely couple makes for a great read … and along the way, we get to see them reach beyond their comfort zone to share their inner most thoughts and vulnerabilities in order to make it through to that happily ever after!

The wedding of his brother draws Dr. Elijah Davenport to see Dr. Helena Tate as more than just the casual colleague she has been in the past. A vision in the winter wonderland setting, she opens his eyes to how beautiful of a person she is. When sparks fly, he takes advantage of the fact that she’s feeling something too to offer up the tantalizing temptation of a fling!

Helena is still holding out for her Prince Charming to come along and give her the loving family she’s always dreamed of … and everyone knows that “good time” Elijah isn’t going to do that! … but who says a girl can’t have a little fun while waiting for Mr. Right to knock on her door??

five-stars
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