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* Review * HIS SURGEON UNDER THE SOUTHERN LIGHTS by Robin Gianna

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* Review * HIS SURGEON UNDER THE SOUTHERN LIGHTS by Robin Gianna

His Surgeon Under the Southern Lights by Robin Gianna
Series: Doctors Under the Stars #2
Published by Harlequin Medical Romance on October 1, 2019
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The lone-wolf doc…

…meets his match!

In this Doctors Under the Stars story, only when exploring the Antarctic’s freezing waters can marine biologist Dr. Zeke Edwards forget the heartache of losing his family. Until an unexpected, passionate kiss with new colleague Dr. Jordan Flynn starts to break through the barriers around his heart. Having both sworn off relationships, they agree to a temporary fling. Then danger strikes…and they’re forced to realize their feelings are anything but temporary!

HIS SURGEON UNDER THE SOUTHERN LIGHTS by Robin Gianna is book one in the Doctors Under the Stars duet and centers around a surgeon and a marine biologist who meet in an unlikely way and find themselves fighting attraction.

Jordan decides she needs a little adventure in her life, so she signs up to go on a once in a lifetime assignment to Antarctica to help set up a science station there.

Zeke is a bit of a loner since losing loved ones in tragedy and lives for the excitement of discovering new aspects of the earth’s floor as a marine biologist. He’s not looking to become attached to anyone ever again, but Jordan is hard to resist!

I recommend this story to anyone who enjoys an exotic location to read about and who enjoys a fast paced love story. I enjoyed Jordan and Zeke a lot and look forward to the second half of the duet.

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* Review * BOMBSHELL FOR THE BLACK SHEEP by Janice Maynard

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* Review * BOMBSHELL FOR THE BLACK SHEEP by Janice Maynard

Bombshell for the Black Sheep by Janice Maynard
Series: Southern Secrets #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on October 1, 2019
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He shouldn’t have said yes…

After their one night together,
there are explosive consequences.

When he disappeared after their last sizzling encounter, artist Fiona James vowed to forget rebellious billionaire Hartley Tarleton. Now Hartley has returned to Charleston to deal with the skeletons in his family’s closet—and maybe turn his searing chemistry with Fiona into more than a one-night thing. But now she's pregnant with the heir Hartley swore he'd never have!

BOMBSHELL FOR THE BLACK SHEEP is book three in Janice Maynard’s Southern Secrets series and brings the family full circle when the elusive brother returns with a family secret that will rock their foundation!

Hartley was mentioned in the previous two books in this series and we knew that he unexpectedly left town and there’s question about what he might have been doing in the company beforehand. This story brings him home with a secret that he’s not sure he wants to share with his siblings. He sets out to mend fences with the woman that rocked his world and stole a piece of his heart just prior to him leaving town because he needs a big favor.

Fiona let Hartey into her life not once, but twice only to have him tuck and run without saying goodbye and with no explanation, so to let him get away with it again, she’d be a fool … only he’s hard to resist, especially when she gets the whole story out of him. Problem is, she realizes she’s pregnant just as he’s decided he will never bring a child into this world.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series. Each sibling’s love story was commanding and heartfelt, and the series as a whole gave a really fulfilling story. I really enjoyed it and wish there were a few more siblings to hear about!

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* Review * COVERT CHRISTMAS TWIN by Heather Woodhaven

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* Review * COVERT CHRISTMAS TWIN by Heather Woodhaven

Covert Christmas Twin by Heather Woodhaven
Series: Twins Separated at Birth #2
Published by Love Inspired Suspense on October 1, 2019
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To save her sister, she’ll need to become her

The Twins Separated at Birth series continues

After discovering she’s a twin, FBI special agent Kendra Parker tracks down her birth mother—and faces a barrage of bullets. Now armed with the knowledge that her mother’s a spy, Kendra must go undercover as her sister to protect her family. But can she and FBI analyst Joe Rose expose a government mole…before they all end up dead?

COVERT CHRISTMAS TWIN is the second book in Heather Woodhaven’s Twins Separated at Birth duet and revolves around a FBI Special Agent and FBI analyst in a rush against time to find out who’s corrupt.

Kendra is a hard-nosed federal agent who shows her softer side in this book. She stops at nothing to find out who their biological mother is, but meeting her and finding out she’s a spy leaves her racing to get her sister out of danger by trading places with her again.

Joe is in the right place at the right time to be drawn into her mother’s plot to keep the girls safe and try to take down the organization trying to steal top secret data.

I recommend this story to anyone who read the first book and is looking for answers about their parents and how they came to be separated at birth.

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* Review * TANGLED WITH A TEXAN by Yvonne Lindsay

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* Review * TANGLED WITH A TEXAN by Yvonne Lindsay

Tangled with a Texan by Yvonne Lindsay
Series: Texas Cattleman’s Club: Houston #8
Published by Harlequin Desire on October 1, 2019
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Will she fall into his trap?

Keeping close tabs on her opponent…
is a minefield of temptation!

When detective Zoe Warren arrives in Royal, Texas, to investigate a case, wealthy rancher Cord Galicia can’t believe his innocent best friend is the prime suspect. So Cord decides to woo Zoe as a distraction. But soon she has his libido in custody. With so much at stake—and their very real heat rising by the minute—will his hidden agenda tear them apart?

TANGLED WITH A TEXAN by Yvonne Lindsay is the eighth book in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Houston series and is sure to enthrall reader’s of the series. We are quick to be drawn into the story line of new players on the scene when a detective from Houston tangles with a local rancher in this explosive read.

Zoe bursts on the scene as a detective from Houston who is heading to Royal, TX to find out who had motive to murder the guy on the land of the Texas Cattleman’s Club.

Cord is willing to play hard ball and distract the headstrong cop because he is protective of his friend and neighbor Jesse when she starts pushing her weight around in order to question him right at the time that there’s a bit of a family emergency.

The chemistry between Zoe and Cord was attention grabbing, and I recommend this book to anyone enjoying a lot of sass and controversy in their romance. The characters were a fun addition to the ones we already know in the series, and the story added a nice bit of drama. Looking forward to more to come in the series as we head towards finding out who is behind the trouble.

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* Review * RESCUED BY THE PERFECT COWBOY by Melinda Curtis

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* Review * RESCUED BY THE PERFECT COWBOY by Melinda Curtis

Rescued by the Perfect Cowboy by Melinda Curtis
Series: The Mountain Monroes #3
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on October 1, 2019
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She came to Second Chance

…he took a chance on love

Art curator Sophie Monroe is overwhelmed with starting a new business and raising four-year-old twins. Needing help, the divorced mom hires cowboy Zeke Roosevelt as her interim nanny! French lessons and bookish pursuits give way to riding and roping. And scholarly Sophie falls hard for the strong, practical cowboy. Until Zeke reveals a secret that may prevent this temporary posse from becoming a permanent family.

RESCUED BY THE PERFECT COWBOY is book three in Melinda Curtis’s The Mountain Monroes series and is sure to delight fans of the series. An opposites attract story line between high class Sophie Monroe and hardworking cowboy Zeke Roosevelt is quick to heat up and take us for a ride towards happily ever after.

Sophie comes across as very uppity to the reader, but as the story moves forward we find a strong willed woman who just wants to make a good life for her twin sons.

Zeke is a hardworking cowboy, but an accident has him laid up and bored, so watching two rambunctious boys for part of the day might be just what he needs to get up and about again. He starts to fall hard for this little family, but secrets have a way of biting him when he least expect them.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys seeing a couple find their way through obstacles before reaching that sweet promise of forever. The entire series is quite attention grabbing and I can’t wait to see what’s in store for more of the siblings and cousins.

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* Review * COLTON FAMILY SHOWDOWN by Regan Black

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* Review * COLTON FAMILY SHOWDOWN by Regan Black

Colton Family Showdown by Regan Black
Series: The Coltons of Roaring Springs #10
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on October 1, 2019
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A mysterious visitor at the door…

Can danger be far behind?

Quarter Horse breeder Fox Colton is a loner by nature. So when an anonymous infant appears on his doorstep, he reluctantly takes in the baby—and new assistant Kelsey Lauder. As he grows to cherish his unexpected family, Fox works to track down Baby John Doe’s real parents. But when secrets from Fox’s own past are unearthed, he could find himself alone again, just as he’s come to love the new people in his life.

As the tenth book in The Colton’s of Roaring Springs series, Regan Black’s COLTON FAMILY SHOWDOWN is quick to delight with a mystery arriving on the scene almost instantly.

Fox is a bit of a loner, feeling on the outside of his family but loyal to a fault to the Crooked C Ranch. When an infant is left on his doorstep, he sets out to find out who the baby belongs to, bringing his new assist and temporary nanny along for the ride.

Kelsey is secretive, and we’re a little unsure of whether she’s trustworthy or not at first, but once her story comes out, we understand her dilemma.

I recommend this story to anyone enjoying a good mystery involving a baby. The character’s attachment to the little guy was heartwarming, and the mystery was powerful enough to hold our attention. There wasn’t a lot of movement towards solving the series wide Avalanche Killer mystery, but this individual one was satisfying enough to carry the story.

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* Review * A DASH OF CHRISTMAS by Samantha Chase

September 30, 2019 1 Comment

A Dash of Christmas by Samantha Chase
Series: Montgomery Brothers #10
Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca on September 24, 2019
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With a dash of Christmas magic...
Two people who have spent most of their lives being rivals...
Learn a little something about following their hearts...

Carter Montgomery broke the family mold when he went to culinary school. Now a successful restauranteur, he's at a crossroads: should he continue on his successful path or look for a new challenge? What he needs is time alone to think things through. But his matchmaking family has other ideas...

Emery Monaghan's no-good fiancé has embroiled her in scandal and she needs a way out. When mentor Eliza Montgomery offers her a refuge, she's relieved—until she realizes that the deal means rubbing elbows with Eliza's son Carter—Emery's childhood nemesis.

A DASH OF CHRISTMAS is the next book in Samantha Chase’s beloved Montgomery Brothers series and brings us the story of restaurateur Carter and childhood nemesis Emery in a really adorable take on an enemies to lovers story.

Carter comes across as a bit cold and moody in the beginning, but it doesn’t take him long to warm a reader’s heart to his plight. He went against the family grain to become a chef and successful restaurant owner, so he is struggling with the right move when he wants to expand into something different.

Emery feels a bit beaten down when she comes into the first scene, but a few days in Carter’s company has the sassy spitfire he used to deal with coming back to life and challenging him tooth and nail. His mom might think she’s being smooth trying to fix them up together, but there’s no way they can stop hating each other long enough to consider the dating potential … right?

I recommend this book to anyone loving a good enemies to lovers story with a strong, sassy dialogue between the characters. This entire series has been delightful, so you can’t go wrong picking up any book featuring a Montgomery.

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* Review * COWBOY CHRISTMAS REDEMPTION by Maisey Yates

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Cowboy Christmas Redemption by Maisey Yates
Series: Gold Valley #8
Published by HQN Books on September 24, 2019
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As snowflakes fall in Gold Valley, Oregon, will this rugged cowboy finally win the woman of his dreams?

Cowboy Caleb Dalton has loved single mom Ellie Bell, and her little daughter, Amelia, for years. But since Ellie is his best friend’s widow, Caleb’s head knows Ellie will always be strictly off-limits. If only his heart got the memo. So when Caleb discovers that Ellie has a Christmas wish list—and hopes for a kiss under the mistletoe—he’s throwing his cowboy hat into the ring. If anyone’s going to be kissing Ellie and sharing this magical time with her and her daughter, it’s him.

Ellie has dreaded the holidays since losing her husband. But this year, she’s finally ready to make some changes. She never expects the biggest change to be the heart-stopping kiss she shares with Caleb. For almost five years, Caleb has been her best friend, her rock, her salvation. This Christmas, can Caleb prove he’s also the missing puzzle piece of Ellie’s and Amelia’s hearts?

COWBOY CHRISTMAS REDEMPTION is book eight in the ever-delightful Gold Valley series by Maisey Yates and centers around a widowed single mom and her best friend cowboy in a friends to lovers/forbidden love romance. This series is rich in character development, and as we are getting the love story of the main couple, we are often getting updates on some of our favorite couples from previous books as well.

Caleb’s family has been going through some drama for a few books now, so he was quick to catch my eye as his story started to unfold and feel familiar from the previous tidbits we had learned about it all. He’s been looking out for Ellie for years now, and when he learns she’s ready to move forward with her life, he wants to be right beside her as she does.

Ellie pulled at our heartstrings from the start. Since losing her husband five years ago, she’s been pouring her heart and soul into raising their daughter Amelia, with lots of help from her husband’s (and now her own) best friend. When she starts to look at Caleb in a whole new way, she’s not sure what to make of it.

I strongly recommend this book and this entire series for anyone loving a small town romance that is heavy on family and friend connections. The angst is spot on, and the happily ever after always feel heartwarmingly real.

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