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* Review * THAT NIGHT IN TEXAS by Joss Wood

May 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THAT NIGHT IN TEXAS by Joss WoodThat Night in Texas by Joss Wood
Series: Texas Cattleman’s Club: Houston #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on May 1, 2019
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four-half-stars

“That night… Why did you leave?”

Her child’s father is back…and wants answers.

Nearly dying in the aftermath of a storm is shock enough for Vivi Donner. Waking to find her sexy one-night stand—and the father of her secret child—standing by her hospital bed? Heart-stopping. Now Camden McNeal is determined to know his daughter and the woman he never forgot. Will their explosive passion last more than one night this time?

 

An exciting reunion kicks off the latest in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Houston series. My attention was caught from page one and it held my interest throughout. The characters were well-developed and watching their story play out was quite enjoyable. Looking forward to more in the series!

Vivianne Donner awakens in the hospital after a car accident to find the man she never expected to see again at her side. Turns out she forgot she put him down as her emergency contact so he’d be able to take care of the precious cargo she never told him about!

Camden McNeal has no clue why Viv had him on her contact information, but once she wakes up and is forced to tell him about their two year old daughter, it all becomes clear. She might not have planned to ever tell him about his child unless tragedy struck, but now that he knows about her, he’s not going away without a fight!

four-half-stars
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* Release Blast * SWEET HOME LOUISIANA by Erin Nicholas

May 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Sweet Home Louisiana, an all-new sexy, small town, second chance rom com from New York Times bestselling author Erin Nicholas, is available now!

 

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Thanks to a drawn-up-while-drinking-moonshine partnership agreement, Madison Allain has to spend thirty days back on the bayou before she can sell her part of the family business.

And if the heat and humidity and freaking alligators of Louisiana aren’t enough to agitate the cool and in-control California girl, then Owen Landry, the equally hot guy who stole her heart twelve years ago, will sure do the trick.

Owen just has to remember three simple-ish rules: Do not fight with her. Do not fight *over* her. Do *not* kiss her. He can do this. He’s charming and friendly for a living after all. But this is Maddie. The only woman to ever shake up this laid-back bayou boy.

Besides, she’s not staying. No way. These people and this town make her crazy. She doesn’t want to be crazy. She definitely does *not* want to own a swamp boat tour company. She just wants to paint. In her quiet, beautiful, alligators-not-allowed, *air-conditioned* art studio.

As for that hot bayou boy? Well, he’s…amazing. But he belongs here in the South. And she definitely doesn’t. Even if her heart stays behind when she leaves.

 

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Start the series of standalones with My Best Friend’s Mardi Gras Wedding

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About Erin Nicholas

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).
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* Release Blast / Review * CODE NAME: GENESIS by Sawyer Bennett

May 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blast / Review * CODE NAME: GENESIS by Sawyer BennettCode Name: Genesis by Sawyer Bennett
Series: Jameson Force Security #1
Published by Big Dog Books, LLC on May 7, 2019
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five-stars

Years ago, they were in love. She was an up-and-coming superstar and he was the devilishly handsome security professional hired to keep her safe. They fell hard and fast, no matter how they tried to resist one another. But not everyone around them was happy about their relationship, and a string of lies and deceit destroyed what they once had.

Having just taken the helm of a nationally renowned protective services company, Kynan McGrath is looking to rebrand and revamp his career. The newly crowned Jameson Force Security is moving from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to the mountainous steel town of Pittsburgh, and the last thing Kynan has time for is to deal with his past.

More than a decade has passed since their split, but even a bruised and battered heart remembers its first love. So when Joslyn Meyers comes to him for help, Kynan reluctantly agrees to keep her safe from a terrifying stalker who keeps threatening her life.

As the danger they face continues to intensify, Kynan realizes he’ll stop at nothing to protect the woman who turned her back on him all those years ago. Because one thing is certain—no matter how hard he tries to convince himself otherwise, Joslyn still has his heart.

 

Exciting kick-off to a brand new series by Sawyer Bennett! I was quickly drawn in to the drama of both a reunion between these prior loves and the intrigue of what was going to happen with her stalker. The groundwork was laid for some interesting characters coming to work at Jameson Force Security, so I’m really looking forward to more to come in the series!

Kynan McGrath just took over a prestigious security company in Vegas and is working hard to bring some new ideas to life as they move a new division to Pittsburgh. The last thing he has time for is hearing from a blast from the past!

Pop star turned actress Joslyn Meyers was his first love and is the woman he never forgot … mostly because she walked out on him without a word and left him a cold, bitter man! He wants to turn her away so badly … but when he hears she was almost killed by a persistent stalker, he knows he has to step in and help her … but he doesn’t have to like it!

 

 

 

 

Code Name: Genesis (Jameson Force Security, Book #1)
Sawyer Bennett
Release Date: May 7, 2019

 

Synopsis:

Years ago, they were in love. She was an up-and-coming superstar and he was the devilishly handsome security professional hired to keep her safe. They fell hard and fast, no matter how they tried to resist one another. But not everyone around them was happy about their relationship, and a string of lies and deceit destroyed what they once had.

Having just taken the helm of a nationally renowned protective services company, Kynan McGrath is looking to rebrand and revamp his career. The newly crowned Jameson Force Security is moving from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to the mountainous steel town of Pittsburgh, and the last thing Kynan has time for is to deal with his past.

More than a decade has passed since their split, but even a bruised and battered heart remembers its first love. So when Joslyn Meyers comes to him for help, Kynan reluctantly agrees to keep her safe from a terrifying stalker who keeps threatening her life.

As the danger they face continues to intensify, Kynan realizes he’ll stop at nothing to protect the woman who turned her back on him all those years ago. Because one thing is certain—no matter how hard he tries to convince himself otherwise, Joslyn still has his heart.

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About the Author:

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released multiple books, many of which have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.

A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to erotic contemporary romance, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active daughter, as well as full-time servant to her adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others, and that a bad day can be cured with a great work-out, cake, or even better, both.

Sawyer also writes general and women’s fiction under the pen name S. Bennett and sweet romance under the name Juliette Poe.

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five-stars
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* Review * BLESSING IN DISGUISE by Danielle Steel

May 7, 2019 Leave a Comment

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* Review * BLESSING IN DISGUISE by Danielle SteelBlessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel
Published by Delacorte Press on May 7, 2019
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four-stars

As a young intern at an art gallery in Paris, Isabelle McAvoy meets Putnam Armstrong, wealthy, gentle, older, and secluded from the world. Isabelle’s relationship with Putnam, and her time at his château on the Normandy coast, are the stuff of dreams. But it turns real when she becomes pregnant, for she knows that marriage is out of the question.

When Isabelle returns to New York, she enters a new relationship that she hopes will be more stable and traditional. But she soon realizes she has made a terrible mistake and again finds herself a single mother.

With two young daughters and no husband, Isabelle finally and unexpectedly finds happiness and a love that gives her a third child, a baby as happy as her beloved father. And yet, once again, life brings dramatic changes.

The three girls grow up to be very different women, and Isabelle’s relationship with each of them is unique. While raising her girls alone, Isabelle also begins building a career as a successful art consultant. Then one final turn of fate brings a past secret to light, bonds mother and daughters closer, and turns a challenge into a blessing.

 

An emotionally riveting family saga! The main character has the pleasure of knowing love in many fashions throughout her life, and though sadness and disappointment come knocking on her door on more than one occasion, she has the tenacity to live life to it’s fullest time and time again. The pace of movement in the book didn’t let the reader become too attached to any particular relationship, more so the plot centered on Isabelle and her children rather than the men in her life. I enjoyed it!

American Isabelle McAvoy knows it’s going to be the time of her life when she lands an internship at a Paris art gallery at the tender age of twenty but she didn’t know it was going to wield her one of the most kind and loving relationships she’ll ever enjoy. Wealthy client Putnam Armstrong is the epitome of kindness and grace, but his reclusive lifestyle doesn’t allow him the mental capabilities of handling a true relationship, but she’s happy to accept what little time she can have with him before she returns to the US.

Upon returning home, Isabelle finds herself pregnant, and though her first born daughter is the light of her father’s eyes, he can’t bring himself to offer Isabelle more than his love from afar and all the support she could ever need in raising their daughter. She settles into life as a single mother and over the years allows herself to be swept off her feet by another man who turns out to be a con, but leaves her with her second daughter. Isabelle has no plans of ever falling in love again when the man who turns out to be one of her dearest loves enters her life. Their time together is passionate and sweet, and though a tragic ending unravels, she brings a third daughter into the fold.

Her art consulting business has really taken off and allows her to lead a fulfilling life as her children grow and flourish. When her girls have all flown the coop and settled into their own lives, she finds herself at a loss for what to do with herself. When possible changes make her reflect back upon her life, she decides to allow herself to unravel the secret she’s been carrying with her for all of these years and attempt to put her life on the track she wants it to be. In doing so, she reconnects with her daughters in a way she  never expected and finds inner peace and a satisfying future.

four-stars
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* Cover Reveal * PARENTAL GUIDANCE by Avery Flynn

May 3, 2019 2 Comments

Parental Guidance, an all-new, sexy and LOL romantic comedy from Wall Street Journal bestselling author Avery Flynn, is coming June 17th and we have the adorable new cover!

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All I want is to play hockey on the Ice Knights, instead, I’m in a viral video for all the wrong reasons and my mom—yes, my mom—has taken over my dating apps. Then, when I think it can’t get any worse, the fates deliver Zara Ambrose, a five-feet-nothing redhead with more freckles than inches and who’d rather be anywhere other than on a date with me.

Now a bet with her friends and my PR nightmare have us both stuck in this go-on-five-dates-with-the-same-person hell situation. But if we band together, we can get the whole thing over with and go on with our lives. It’s perfect! No feelings. No future. No fuc— *ahem* fun. No naked fun.

What could go wrong? Nothing—as long as I remember the rules. Don’t notice the way she looks in a dress. Don’t react when she does that little shivery sigh thing whenever we touch. Don’t think about the fact that she’s never had a toe-curling orgasm that wasn’t self-delivered and just how badly I want to change that.

Five dates—that’s it—and then we go our separate ways. At least, that was the plan.

 

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About Avery

USA Today bestselling romance author Avery Flynn has three slightly-wild children, loves a hockey-addicted husband and is desperately hoping someone invents the coffee IV drip.

She fell in love with romance while reading Johanna Lindsey’s Mallory books. It wasn’t long before Avery had read through all the romance offerings at her local library. Needing a romance fix, she turned to Harlequin’s four books a month home delivery service to ease the withdrawal symptoms. That worked for a short time, but it wasn’t long before the local book stores’ staff knew her by name.

Avery was a reader before she was a writer and hopes to always be both. She loves to write about smartass alpha heroes who are as good with a quip as they are with their *ahem* other God-given talents. Her heroines are feisty, fierce and fantastic. Brainy and brave, these ladies know how to stand on their own two feet and knock the bad guys off theirs.

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* Review * TEXAN FOR THE TAKING by Charlene Sands

May 3, 2019 Leave a Comment

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* Review * TEXAN FOR THE TAKING by Charlene SandsTexan for the Taking by Charlene Sands
Series: Boone Brothers of Texas #1
Published by Harlequin Desire on May 1, 2019
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five-stars

Will bitter enemies make better bedfellows for the Boone Brothers?

She’s about to find out.

Only the worthiest of causes could woo Drea MacDonald back to Boone Springs to work with the Mason Boone. The sexy Texan had stolen her schoolgirl heart, and his family had stolen her legacy. But soon resisting the temptation to invite Mason into her bed becomes impossible. How long before he climbs back into her soul, too?

 

Delightfully addicting story of two lost souls reconnecting! Charlene Sands is kicking off her brand new Boone Brothers of Texas series with Mason & Drea’s story. He broke her teenage heart but she’s determined not to let him do it again! I was quickly drawn into the chemistry and past drama from this couple, along with the family dynamics working behind the scenes. It was a fast and enjoyable read with a well laid foundation for the future books in the series. I’m looking forward to enjoying more of the Boone Brothers!

Andrea MacDonald isn’t exactly excited about coming home to Boone Springs, Texas, but a charity event near and dear to her heart is just the thing to have her stepping foot into her hometown after so many years away. Bitter resentments, estranged relationships and a hectic lifestyle back in New York keep her from pining for her roots all that much, but she’s going to have to buckle down and get the job done while she’s in town … no matter who she has to work with!

Seeing Drea again is like a breath of fresh air for Mason Boone. He knows she doesn’t much care for his family anymore, but he remembers the good old days when they were friends and bordering on more before he got his head straight and made sure he didn’t take advantage of her young heart. He’s healing from loss and not exactly a free spirit himself anymore, but spending time with a blast from the past might be just what he needs to live a little again.

five-stars
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* Review * FORBIDDEN TO TASTE by JC Harroway

May 2, 2019 Leave a Comment

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* Review * FORBIDDEN TO TASTE by JC HarrowayForbidden to Taste by JC Harroway
Series: Billionaire Bachelors #2
Published by Harlequin Dare on May 1, 2019
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four-half-stars

From bestselling author JC Harroway comes the second book in the Billionaire Bachelors series! Drake Faulkner knows that Kenzie Porter, his best friend’s widow, is off-limits—but that just makes him want her more…

At one time she was the woman Drake Faulkner wanted more than anything but couldn’t have—and now she’s the last person he needs in his life. But when Kenzie Porter, the widow of his former best friend and army comrade Sam, turns up asking for a job at his luxury London hotel chain, the memories return.

Drake is eager to help her, but he knows that doing so will only lead him toward temptation. He doesn’t want to sully the memory of his best friend by falling for Kenzie all over again. There’s a reason he’s been avoiding her for three years: a dark secret about the day she and Sam got together—and about the day Sam died on the battlefield.

But from the moment the pair lock eyes, the sexual connection between them is electrifying. They both know that acting on their forbidden desire for each other would cross a line, but how far can they push the boundaries before someone gets hurt?

 

Forbidden lust at it’s best! With the second book in her Billionaire Bachelors series, JC Harroway brings a story filled with undeniable chemistry while at the same time showering us with emotion. The characters are well developed, the passion is yummy and the happily ever after is what it’s all about. Really enjoyed!

McKenzie Porter has been through a lot in her relatively young life, and she’s finally at a point where she wants to move forward and do something that excites her for a chance. It’s super awkward, but in order to move to London to be closer to her younger sister, she’s going to take one for the team and contact the guy that she isn’t so sure even likes her to ask for a job.

Drake Faulkner was her late husband’s best friend and Army brother. He promised Sam he’d be there for Kenzie if anything ever happened, and he’s tried to keep that promise in a standoffish way over the last few years. He’s blown away to see her walk into his family restaurant … but she’s still the same gorgeous woman that took his breath away the first moment he laid eyes on her. He’ll step up and make sure she gets her feet on the ground, but he can’t stand to be around her. He wants her too much and can’t bare the secrets and guilt when he looks into her eyes.

four-half-stars
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* Review * A CONTRACT SEDUCTION by Janice Maynard

May 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

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* Review * A CONTRACT SEDUCTION by Janice MaynardA Contract Seduction by Janice Maynard
Series: Southern Secrets #2
Published by Harlequin Desire on May 1, 2019
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five-stars

“You’re mine—for as long as we have.”

For the sake of a family legacy, he must strike a marriage bargain.

With six months to live, Charleston heir Jonathan Tarleton must secure his family’s business—with a contract marriage. He convinces his beautiful, dedicated assistant, Lisette Stanhope, to be his bride, telling himself the proposal has nothing to do with his raw need to make Lisette his. Then their commitment is put to the ultimate test…

 

Emotion tugging goodness! With the next book in her Southern Secrets series, Janice Maynard takes us back into the heart of Charleston’s elite when the Tarleton heir receives a shocking diagnosis. I was hooked from page one, and devoured it until the end. Great characters, heart-wrenching emotions and a really interesting story line. Looking forward to the next Tarleton’s story!

Businessman Jonathan Tarleton never expected to hear the news that he has literally a few months to live. He’s thrust into the mindset of disbelief along with concern for the future of his family business. His father is ailing, his brother has disgraced the family and his sister is basking in bliss … so who is going to run the company when he’s gone?

Lisette Stanhope has been his assistant for a few years now and been with the company for even longer, so she knows the day in and day out of the business quite well. When Jonathan breaks the news to her and asks for her help, she’s reluctant to let him down. She’s had a crush on him for years now, and hearing that he only has a short amount of time left makes her reach out with both hands to have whatever part of him she can have for whatever time is left … even if it means she has to become his wife!

five-stars
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* Review * TEMPTED BY SCANDAL by Karen Booth

May 1, 2019 Leave a Comment

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* Review * TEMPTED BY SCANDAL by Karen BoothTempted by Scandal by Karen Booth
Series: Dynasties: Secrets of the A-List #1
Published by Harlequin Desire on May 1, 2019
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five-stars

As her billionaire boss, he had everything.

“I don’t have you.”

Nadia Gonzalez has too much at stake to fall for her boss. But billionaire entrepreneur Matt Richmond has a way of getting past her defenses. Too bad what’s amazing in the bedroom is bad for Richmond Industries—especially when tabloid rumors threaten to destroy Nadia’s career. Can she trust Matt to stand by her…or must business come first?

 

Explosive chemistry from start to finish! With the first book in the brand new Dynasties: Secrets of the A-List quartet, Karen Booth hits the floor running with introducing us to the characters and their drama. One couple finds their happily ever after and a second couple hits a pinnacle at the end of the book that will carry forward into the next book, TAKEN BY STORM by Cat Schield which is out next month. Ms. Booth does a fantastic job of weaving an electrifying tale of scandal, betrayal and outright lust. Really enjoyed the story and am looking forward to the continuation!

Nadia Gonzalez has been secretly longing for her handsome boss for the entire year plus that she’s been his assistant. When a magical fundraiser event turns into a secret night of passion between the two of them, she’s confused of how to continue. Can they go back to boss/employee after such a passionate night together or will there be this constant awkwardness between them now?

Billionaire Matt Richmond knows that Nadia is the best assistant he’s ever had and after the night they had together, he doesn’t want to go back to all work and no play with her again. Can they make personal and professional co-exist for them? When her secret dash out of his door winds up being spread all over the local tabloid, trouble is likely to tear them apart!

five-stars
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