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* Review * STRANDED WITH HER GREEK TYCOON by Kandy Shepherd

February 2, 2018 3 Comments

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* Review * STRANDED WITH HER GREEK TYCOON by Kandy Shepherd

Stranded with Her Greek Tycoon by Kandy Shepherd
Published by Harlequin Romance on February 1, 2018
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One night to win back his wife!

Can Hayley resist Cristos’s seductive charms?

After the demise of her marriage, Hayley fled to nurse her broken heart. Now she’s back to ask her husband, Cristos Theofanis, for a divorce—but he has other ideas! When a storm hits and they’re stranded together, Cristos has one night to prove himself. Can Hayley resist the temptation of Cristos’s kiss or will she find herself back in his arms?

Quite a reunion story! I was instantly drawn into the drama of a wife arriving to ask for a divorce. You know from the start it’s bound to churn mixed emotions and bring up the past they have barely moved forward from back into the present. The characters were both flawed in their thinking and understanding of each other, but each still holding on to the whirlwind love that they had shared. The story is heartbreaking, yet endearing. Really enjoyed it!

Cristos Theofanis has spent the last couple of years pining for what might have been with his estranged wife and wishing he had handled things better with her. He searched high and low for her when she fled their home, but has never been able to find where she settled. Imagine his surprise when she unexpectedly turns up at a family event!

Hayley Clements has spent her time away from Cristos healing her heart and finding a way to pick up the pieces after the heartbreak she suffered. She’s only here to see him to ask him to sign divorce papers, and had no clue she was walking into the middle of a festivity! When poor weather leaves her stranded on an island in his company, they find the time to talk about what they went through and the misunderstandings they each took out of it all. Will they find a way to heal their rift or is this just a peaceful goodbye?

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* Review * RAGS TO RICHES BABY by Andrea Laurence

February 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

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* Review * RAGS TO RICHES BABY by Andrea Laurence

Rags to Riches Baby by Andrea Laurence
Series: Millionaires of Manhattan
Published by Harlequin Desire on February 1, 2018
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The woman he can never trust is having his baby…

When Lucy Campbell inherits a multimillion-dollar Manhattan estate, her employer’s nephew sees only a gold-digging scammer. But even with battle lines drawn, CEO Oliver Drake can’t resist the temptation of bedding the very woman he’s trying to expose! Then Lucy delivers her shocking baby news. Does she genuinely desire a future together? Or is it another ploy that could destroy Oliver’s trust forever?

He can’t stand her … or can he?? A fast-paced story of misconceptions and broken dreams! Oliver and Lucy fall for each other in the most unusual of times in Andrea Laurence’s latest installment of her Millionaires of Manhattan series. She’s sweet and helpful, he’s jaded and wary … but together, they are a joy to read. It’s a super fast courtship, but it just works!

Lucy Campbell adored her elderly employer Alice and is sorry to lose her … and imagine her shock when she learns she’s left her virtually her entire estate! Never able to more than “get by”, Lucy can’t even imagine the amount of money that’s being talked about in the lawyer’s office … but one thing’s for sure, she can’t believe the things Alice’s nephew is implying about her!

CEO Oliver Drake knows that Lucy had to somehow scam his aunt into changing her will, and he’s not going to stand by and let her get away with pulling the wool over a delightful old lady’s eyes! Only problem is, the more time he spends with her to try to uncover her dirty deeds, the more he truly likes the person he sees. When they trade in their fighting gloves for a bed, it doesn’t take Lucy long to fall pregnant, and then Oliver knows for sure it’s all been one big scam!

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* Review * CREDIBLE THREAT by Heather Woodhaven

February 1, 2018 4 Comments

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* Review * CREDIBLE THREAT by Heather Woodhaven

Credible Threat by Heather Woodhaven
Published by Love Inspired Suspense on February 1, 2018
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NO SAFE PLACE

Someone wants accountant Rebecca Linn—the granddaughter of a federal judge—dead, and it’s Deputy US Marshal Kurt Brock’s duty to figure out why and protect her. But her powerful family insists Kurt keep his relationship with Rebecca strictly professional…no matter how much he’s drawn to the feisty, fast-thinking beauty. Rebecca is sure the suspicious evidence she uncovered in her latest auditing case has put a target on her back. But staying ahead of those out to silence her is bringing her dangerously close to Kurt—and putting both their careers on the line. With the attacker closing in, can Rebecca and Kurt survive long enough to reveal the would-be killer’s secrets?

The stakes are high and danger is closing in! I was drawn in from the first couple of pages to this story and stayed glued to it throughout, The plot is intriguing, and the characters are really easy to fall for. There could have been slightly more depth put into the ending, but overall, a very solid read!

Rebecca Linn happens to be in Ohio on business, so she’s taking the opportunity to have a visit with her grandfather, a federal court judge. When danger comes knocking, at first it’s assumed it has something to do with one of her grandfather’s cases … but will the investigation prove to be more personal and aimed directly at her?

Deputy US Marshal Kurt Brock is diligent at his job and plans to keep everyone safe and get to the bottom of this mystery quickly, but roadblocks keep popping up in front of him as threat after threat comes at them. Who is after Rebecca … and why? Even though her grandfather has given him strict orders to stay neutral, Kurt can’t help getting closer to Rebecca as they share close quarters and experience such danger together. When all is said and done, can there be a future for them?

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* Review * BETWEEN MARRIAGE AND MERGER by Karen Booth

February 1, 2018 Leave a Comment

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* Review * BETWEEN MARRIAGE AND MERGER by Karen Booth

Between Marriage and Merger by Karen Booth
Series: The Locke Legacy #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on February 1, 2018
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From boardroom to bedroom…and back?

Hotel magnate Noah Locke has worked too hard to let a PR scandal ruin the biggest deal of his career. If a fake engagement will fix his image, he’s in. So is Lily Foster, his assistant—and the one woman he’s wanted for years. Soon there’s nothing fake about their heated kisses and steamy nights together. Can this arrangement turn real…or is Lily playing for a different prize?

Flirty and fun! With the latest book in her Locke Legacy series, Karen Booth brings us Noah and Lily’s story. They are colleagues and friends and with this quick and sassy read, they become much more. The characters are easy to like, the story is fast-paced and the happily ever after is oh so sweet.

Noah Locke might like romancing the ladies, but at least he’s honest with what he’s offering and makes no promises of a future. When a scandal hits the tabloids that has the potential to derail the biggest deal of his life, he scrambles to come up with a way to counteract the damage. An instant fiancee just might do the trick!

Lily Foster has worked for Noah and his siblings for two years and has impressed them on a daily basis. She’s sharp, she’s organized, she’s an all around dynamo! When they approach her about accompanying them on a business trip and pretending to be Noah’s fiancee, she’s reluctant because of how attracted she has always been to him, but if it means securing herself for the future, she can play along!

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