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* Review * PRINCE’S SON OF SCANDAL by Dani Collins

December 19, 2017 2 Comments

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* Review * PRINCE’S SON OF SCANDAL by Dani Collins

Prince's Son of Scandal by Dani Collins
Series: The Sauveterre Siblings #4
Published by Harlequin Presents on January 1, 2018
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Carrying the prince’s secret heir!

For one night, reclusive heiress Trella Sauveterre throws off the fear-ridden shackles of her childhood abduction—succumbing to a sizzling seduction, she falls unexpectedly pregnant! Deeply uncomfortable in the spotlight, Trella can’t bear a high-profile pregnancy and keeps the identity of her baby’s father hidden…

Then a tabloid photo of a scorching kiss implicates Crown Prince Xavier of Elazar in the scandal. He’ll do anything to claim his shock child—even kidnapping Trella! Now Xavier must legitimize his son. And it’ll be his pleasure to make Trella his royal bride!

Heart-wrenchingly satisfying! It’s the book we’ve been waiting for throughout the entire Sauveterre Siblings series … Trella’s story! We knew she suffered a tremendous trauma at such a young age, but we didn’t know all of the details, nor had we felt it through the heart of the person it had happened to. Dani Collins did not disappoint! We felt Trella’s pain and panic from her past, we understood the hesitancy she had in taking any step forward and we hoped with every breath that she would finally get a fulfilling happily ever after!

When reclusive heiress Trella Sauveterre stepped out under the ruse of being her twin sister, she never expected to be swept off her feet at a party by a sexy stranger … but she can’t deny that it was the best night of her life! Back to hiding away, she is shocked to find herself pregnant … and clueless of how to handle it, so she simply tries to bury her head in the sand and deny it with all she’s worth.

Crown Prince of Elazar, Xavier Deunoro can’t believe it when it hits the headlines that Trella is pregnant and he’s the father. He didn’t even know it was her he was with that night, and he hasn’t heard a word from her … obviously the child can’t be his! If only he could get her to take his calls to get to the bottom of it … he’ll just have to take matters into his own hands and find out once and for all … even if he has to kidnap her to do it!

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* Review * HER KNIGHT UNDER THE MISTLETOE by Annie O’Neil

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Her Knight Under the Mistletoe by Annie O'Neil
Published by Harlequin Medical Romances on December 1, 2017
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All the single mom wants for Christmas…

London ER doctor Matthew Chase is shocked that his new role has become a job share with Dr. Amanda Wakehurst—the last woman he expected to see again.

Matthew is also unaware he’s the father of her little boy, until Tristan is critically injured. Yet Matthew is there to support Amanda in her hour of need, and he proves how much he wants to be Tristan’s dad. Dare she hope he still wants her, too? Being together as a family this Christmas would be her ultimate gift…

An unexpected reunion leads to a happy ending by all! Two hearts tainted by guilt help each other see another version of the lives they have lived and work towards healing each other. The characters draw us in and keep our attention and the story line, though lagging a tad, is satisfying.

Dr. Matthew Chase is shocked to learn he’s going to be job sharing the Director position he thought was already his! Will finding out who his competition is improve his mood?

Dr. Amanda Wakehurst also thought she was a shoe-in for the position, but now is finding out it’s not exactly hers yet … and worse, her competitor is unknowingly the father of her son! As they work closely together and begin to reconnect on a friendly level, she tries to find the words to tell him about their son, when a medical emergency forces her hand and leaves him reeling from the shock! Will he welcome his ready-made family with open arms or will they decide to part ways and remember each other fondly?

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* Review * THE INNOCENT’S ONE-NIGHT SURRENDER by Kate Hewitt

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* Review * THE INNOCENT’S ONE-NIGHT SURRENDER by Kate Hewitt

The Innocent's One-Night Surrender by Kate Hewitt
Published by Harlequin Presents on January 1, 2018
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Seduced by her rescuer…

Desperate to escape a predatory suitor, Laurel Forrester has no one to turn to in Rome but her stepbrother, Cristiano Ferrero. A dangerous chemistry has always burned between them, even if he believes her to be exactly like her manipulative mother. And trapped in his luxurious penthouse, Laurel realizes how vulnerable she is to his raw magnetism…

Cristiano desires Laurel just as much as he despises her. Intent on getting her out of his system, he proposes one night of sin. But Laurel’s surprising inexperience only increases his thirst for her, and makes Cristiano determined to entice her to surrender again…and again!

He thinks she’s a scheming gold-digger, she thinks he’s cruel and heartless … but each time they’ve crossed paths, they’ve felt the tingling of attraction! The plot grabbed my attention from the very first page and each tidbit more of information from their past led to a fulfilling story.

Nurse Laurel Forrester never expected a quick trip to Rome at her mother’s request to turn into her running down the halls of a hotel trying to get away from a would-be attacker! She’s shocked when the room she stumbles into holds none other than her former step-brother whom she hasn’t seen in over a decade!

Owner of the hotel Cristiano Ferrero saw Laurel in need of help and though he loathes her family, he saw fit to help her escape … for the moment. He’s sure she’s up to the same manipulations that her mother is famous for, but he’s always had a strong sexual attraction for her, so why not keep her as his very own for the night to get the lust out of their system? When he finds out he’s her first, that just might lead him to want to keep her forever!

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* Review * HOLIDAY WISHES by Jill Shalvis

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Holiday Wishes by Jill Shalvis
Series: A Heartbreaker Bay Christmas Novella
Published by Avon Impulse on November 7, 2017
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It’s Christmastime again in Heartbreaker Bay!

When Sean O’Riley shows up at the Hartford Bed & Breakfast for his older brother’s bachelor weekend, he’s just hoping to make it through the weekend. What he’s not expecting is to come face to face with the woman he lost his virginity to a decade ago—a woman he’s never really forgotten.

The last time Lotti Hartford saw Sean, she told him she loved him while he said nothing. Now, ten years later, she’s just looking for a good time. For once, she wants to be the wild and free one, and Sean – the good time guy – is the perfect candidate.

But as the weekend continues, Sean realizes that after a lifetime of being the hook-up king, he’s ready to find happily-ever-after, and he wants it with Lotti. But will she open her heart to him again? As Christmas sweeps through the little B & B, he can only hope love and magic are in the air.

Teenage lovers all grown up! Reuniting with the one that got away isn’t all it’s cracked up to be when they don’t want to forgive you for breaking their heart all those years ago! A sweet and satisfying novella brings us Sean’s story … and a glimpse into the lives of some of our favorite couples from Heartbreaker Bay! Short, but more satisfying than your typical novella length story.

Charlotte Hartford never thinks that hosting a bachelor/bachelorette weekend for a group of friends before she leaves on a big vacation is going to change her life … but that’s exactly what happens when the man who broke her teenage heart walks back into her life in the blink of an eye!

Sean O’Riley had no clue that Lotti owned the B & B that Pru & Finn were holding their festivities at, but he couldn’t be happier to see her. Yeah, he blew her off when he was a teen and didn’t know any better, but with a lifetime of living under his belt now, he can see the advantage to finding the right woman to settle down with … only problem is, she wants to be footloose and fancy free and only offers up a fling!

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* Review * MISADVENTURES ON THE NIGHT SHIFT by Lauren Rowe

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Misadventures on the Night Shift by Lauren Rowe
Series: Misadventures #5
Published by Waterhouse Press on November 7, 2017
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Hotel clerk Abby Medford has always enjoyed the quiet solitude of the night shift. The long, boring hours allow her time to study her law books. But when bad-boy-rocker Lucas Ford checks into the penthouse suite one night and demands Abby personally deliver his room service request, her formerly quiet nights are quickly filled with Lucas’s erotic games.

But as Abby soon learns, if she thinks she can indulge her innermost desires with Lucas without giving him her heart, she’s dead wrong.

An unexpected meeting leads to a fun connection between two repressed souls! Lauren Rowe takes us on a sensual jaunt of finding oneself when the least likely people to meet and hook up actually make a go of a spur of the moment fling that brings more fulfillment than they were expecting out of their temporary arrangement. The characters have a feisty connection that makes you laugh and the heat they bring to the pages is exciting! Enjoyed their story!

Hotel clerk Abby Medford enjoys working the night shift because it gives her several hours of downtime to study for her law degree, but she never expects the excitement she encounters late one night … her teen crush, rocker Lucas Ford just walked in!

Lucas is butting heads with his label and checks into the penthouse to get some much needed writing time in … only problem is, he hasn’t been able to write anything worthy of putting his name on for himself in a long, long time. A sassy hotel clerk catches his eye and her honesty is refreshing … could a little sexy time with her be the key to unlocking the songs brewing in his mind?

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