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* Series Reveal * BATTLE CROWS MC SERIES by Lani Lynn Vale

October 15, 2021 Leave a Comment


IT ALL BEGINS ON JANUARY 25, 2022

 


Always Someone’s Monster
Battle Crows MC, Book 1
Lani Lynn Vale
Release Date: January 25, 2022

About the Book

A few years ago, when his sister went missing, Haggard Crow turned into something he never wanted to be. A killer.

Even after his sister is rescued a year after she was kidnapped and sold, Haggard ‘Thief’ Crow doesn’t have any plans on changing. He sort of likes the zero fucks given guy that he is now.

Bonus points, he saves women and children from extreme situations, along with his club and real life brothers by his side.

After a horrible marriage, Haggard has zero plans of ever finding a woman again. One-night stands not counting, he adores his life as a single man. There are no expectations. No ‘where are yous’ and ‘are you coming homes.’

The life he chooses to live is a simple one. Until he makes a huge mistake, and he steps over that line between ‘daughter’s best friend’ and ‘a woman he desperately wants.’

Before long, he can’t stop thinking about her. Can’t stop wanting her. Can’t stop feeling things for her that a man twenty years her senior should never feel for a girl he watched grow up.

After one lapse in judgment, he decides she needs to go. But the funny thing is, he never expected Sophia Madden to fight back. And dirty at that.

 

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Make Me Your Villain
Battle Crows MC, Book 2
Lani Lynn Vale
Release Date: March 8, 2022

About the Book

Book 2 of the Battle Crows MC with Shine and Iris.

 

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Rattle Some Cages
Battle Crows MC, Book 3
Lani Lynn Vale
Release Date: April 19, 2022

About the Book

Book 3 of the Battle Crows MC with Price & Salem

 

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Not a Role Model
Battle Crows MC, Book 4
Lani Lynn Vale
Release Date: May 31, 2022

 

About the Book

Book 4 of the Battle Crows MC with Tide & Coreline

 

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Get Tragic
Battle Crows MC, Book 5
Lani Lynn Vale
Release Date: July 12, 2022

About the Book

Book 5 of the Battle Crows MC with Easton & Banger

 

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Strange & Unusual
Battle Crows MC, Book 6
Lani Lynn Vale
Release Date: August 23, 2022

About the Book

Book 6 of the Battle Crows MC with Jeremiah & Gracelynn

 

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Never Trust the Living
Battle Crows MC, Book 7
Lani Lynn Vale
Release Date: October 4, 2022

About the Book

Book 7 of the Battle Crows MC with Bram & Dorcas.

 

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* Review * SEVEN DEADLY SEQUINS by Julie Anne Lindsey

October 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

* Review * SEVEN DEADLY SEQUINS by Julie Anne LindseySeven Deadly Sequins by Julie Anne Lindsey
Series: Bonnie & Clyde Mysteries #2
Published by Cozy Queen Publishing LLC on October 15, 2021
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four-half-stars

Bonnie and Clyde are at it again!

When the death of a local baker threatens to shred the fabric of their lovely town, this dynamic sleuthing duo bolts into action. The results will leave you in stitches.

It’s summertime in beautiful Bliss, Georgia, and while second chance dress shop owner, Bonnie Balfour, would prefer to spend her time redesigning gowns for the upcoming Founder’s Day parade, her grandma, Gigi, is too hot under the collar to concentrate. It seems Gigi’s former friend is using her recipe to sell cobbler at the local festivities, and she’s claiming Gigi’s treat as her own!

Things go from uncomfortable to downright ugly when Gigi confronts her friend publicly about the unseemly pattern of behavior, only to later find the woman dead! With Gigi’s prints on the murder weapon, and dozens of material witnesses to their earlier scrap, Gigi cuts straight to the top of Sheriff Wright’s suspect list.

Now, Bonnie and her kitty companion, Clyde, must don their sleuthing hats once more.

To mend Gigi’s reputation and deliver justice for the victim, Bonnie must lace together a string of clues about what really happened that night. Will she wind up on the killer’s cutting board in the process?

 

A wickedly exciting return to Bliss, Georgia and the Bonnie and Clyde Mysteries series! Julie Anne Lindsey is turning up the witty banter in the second book in this fun and fresh cozy mystery series and I enjoyed every minute of it. The characters are fun, the calamity they get themselves into is always attention grabbing with more than a hint of humor involved and adorable Clyde thrown into the mix ties it all up together nicely. I’m looking forward to the next book in the series.

Bonnie finds herself once again tied up in the heart of a murder investigation in her idyllic small town with her sidekick cat by her side. This time her grandmother Gigi is the suspect and Bonnie is bound and determined to prove her innocence … even if she has to rile up the handsome new sheriff in the process!

I recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a humorous small town story that showcases a mystery for the main cohorts to solve in each book.

four-half-stars
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* Review * THE STAKES OF FAKING IT by Joanne Rock

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* Review * THE STAKES OF FAKING IT by Joanne RockThe Stakes of Faking It by Joanne Rock
Series: Brooklyn Nights #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on October 26, 2021
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four-half-stars

She’s spent eight years running from her past.

And now he’s found her.

Chase Serrano once meant everything to actress Tana Blackstone. He was her first lover—and the last man she’d destroyed. She honestly never expected to see him again. But now Chase has shown up on her Brooklyn doorstep, wanting payback for the pain her family caused his. How can she refuse the chance for redemption? Posing as his fiancée for one weekend seems simple enough. But has the powerful businessman concocted a devious plan for revenge…with Tana’s heart at stake?

 

Highly addictive chemistry! First loves reconnect in this enemies to lovers twist on a second chance on love story. With the third book in her Brooklyn Nights trilogy Joanne Rock delights her readers with Tana’s story in THE STAKES OF FAKING IT and it did not disappoint. The tension was high, the characters were easy to connect with and the happily ever after was divine. I really enjoyed this series!

Tana is kindhearted and hoping to live her dream as an actress, but the return of her first love and the man who ended up hating her is going to be a distraction. I enjoyed watching her settle the life she once led with the person she wants to be.

Chase is understandably holding a grudge, but the fact that he didn’t let Tana explain before jumping to conclusions when their relationship fell apart makes him a flawed character … lucky for him it’s easy to understand his frustration with the situation and he was fairly easy to redeem in this reader’s eye.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys seeing a trio of roomies who were thrust together by happenstance but who became dear friends to each other rally together as each finds the man of their dreams and settles into their happily ever after.

four-half-stars
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* Review * LAST-CHANCE MARRIAGE RESCUE by Catherine Mann

October 14, 2021 Leave a Comment
* Review * LAST-CHANCE MARRIAGE RESCUE by Catherine MannLast-Chance Marriage Rescue by Catherine Mann
Series: Top Dog Dude Ranch #1
Published by Harlequin Special Edition on August 24, 2021
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four-stars

They’re about to step into a parent trap of their twins’ making!

Nina and Douglas Archer are on the verge of divorce. He’s retreated from her since his brother’s death, and their dairy ranch is on the brink of bankruptcy. But they’re both determined to keep it together for one last family vacation, planned by their devious ten-year-old twins. They’re surprised to find themselves giving in to the romance of evening hikes and family cookouts. Still, Nina knows she needs an emotionally available husband. Will a once-in-a-lifetime trip show them the way back to each other?

 

A reunion to remember! The first book in Catherine Mann’s Top Dog Dude Ranch series brings an emotional start with LAST-CHANCE MARRIAGE RESCUE. The back story of this family had me up in the feels quickly and getting to know how each of them felt as their marriage was crumbling before their eyes while their precious daughters watched made for an emotional journey of healing. I am excited to see where the series takes us next.

The adorable twin daughters in this book took center stage as they finagled a family trip out of their parents as one last hurrah before the end they all could see coming. I enjoyed them very much.

Nina was my least favorite character as I felt she was a tad too unforgiving, but had I been in her shoes I might have felt the same, so she was easily redeemable.

four-stars
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* Review * SLAY BELLS RING by Nancy Robards Thompson

October 13, 2021 Leave a Comment
* Review * SLAY BELLS RING by Nancy Robards ThompsonSlay Bells Ring by Nancy Robards Thompson
Series: The Wedding Bell Mysteries #1
Published by Tule Publishing on October 7, 2019
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four-half-stars

It's one thing to write a mystery, but when your daughter is the suspect -- you solve it.

Wedding planner Jenna Bell doesn’t panic when the groom is a no-show to the ceremony – even though he is her former high school sweetheart and this wedding is the small town's event of the year. However, when he turns up dead and she is falsely accused… well, yeah, now it’s the time to panic.

Jenna’s mother, Maddie, puts her cozy mystery writing skills to use to try to clear her daughter’s name, stepping on by-the-book Chief of Police Jackson Bradley's toes in the process. No matter how enticing he finds her, he doesn’t want this writer-turned-amateur-sleuth interfering with his murder investigation.

With nearly all of Hemlock, North Carolina, picking sides and the town's own Gossip Brigade churning out the rumors, Maddie discovers the mystery isn't very cozy when it hits this close to home.

 

This small town cozy mystery is sure to delight! SLAY BELLS RING is the first book in The Wedding Bell Mysteries series by Nancy Robard Thompson and it definitely kept me guessing right up until the end. An intriguing plot was quick to catch my attention and the delightful cast of family, friends and townsfolk had a witty charm that carried the storyline well. I’m looking forward to more in the series.

Maddie and Jenna Bell make an adorable mother/daughter team in wedding planning and mystery solving in this delightful small town gem. The wedding of the year is all they’ve been working on but when the groom and Jenna’s ex-boyfriend winds up dead, this dynamic duo will be stepping on Maddie’s suitor and chief of police Jackson’s toes to follow the clues.

four-half-stars
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* Review * THE LIES WE TELL by Debra Webb

October 13, 2021 Leave a Comment
* Review * THE LIES WE TELL by Debra WebbThe Lies We Tell by Debra Webb
Series: The Undertaker's Daughter #2
Published by MIRA on September 17, 2019
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four-stars

Nothing hurts like the truth.

Doctor Rowan Dupont knows a serial killer is coming for her. Julian Addington has been waiting. Watching. And it’s only a matter of time before he strikes. But what Julian doesn’t know is that Rowan is ready for him. And more than anything she wants answers. How well did the depraved killer actually know her mother? And how many lies have been spun in the years since she took her own life?

Working alongside her childhood friend Police Chief Billy Brannigan, Rowan is determined to get to the bottom of her mother’s puzzling suicide once and for all—even if it means exposing an unsettling past. It certainly seems like her family’s Victorian funeral home has borne witness to more than one dark secret, but when a recent double homicide leads to an even grislier discovery, separating the truth from the lies might be the last thing Rowan does.

 

A satisfying continuation of the hunt for a serial killer as secrets of Rowan’s past keep coming to the surface. Additional murders in town have them wondering if Julian is around every corner. I wasn’t quite as on the edge of my seat with this one as I was in the first book, but I’m still intrigued and looking forward to the conclusion!

four-stars
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* Release Blast/Review * JUST ONE CHANCE by Carly Phillips

October 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

* Release Blast/Review * JUST ONE CHANCE by Carly PhillipsJust One Chance by Carly Phillips
Series: The Kingston Family #3
Published by CP Publishing on October 12, 2021
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five-stars

He thought she was the one…until she walked away. Now she’s back and he wants her more than ever.

As a former Marine, Xander Kingston’s writing keeps him sane. Bonus? His thrillers made him one of Hollywood’s most desired screenwriters—and also introduced him to a fledgling starlet who broke his heart. With his close-knit family in New York, Xander returned home and found peace. Until Sasha Keaton shows up at his Hamptons retreat. Now an A-Lister, she’s as beautiful as he remembers. And just as dangerous to his heart.

Sasha learned from watching her mother to never sacrifice her dreams for anyone—only to discover how empty life could be without the man she loved. Now cast in Xander’s latest movie, she needs his insight to play the part, but secretly hopes for a second chance.

Xander has built emotional walls to keep Sasha at a distance, but their physical attraction can’t be denied. When a stalker’s threats intensify, Xander moves Sasha into his house to keep her safe. Before long she's back in his bed and making inroads in his life.

But when the danger passes and the movie wraps, Sasha and Xander face a familiar choice—put career first or give love a fighting chance.

 

Carly Phillips always delivers on my next book boyfriend! With the third book in her Kingston Family series we get a reunion to remember from the man who has been intriguing us from afar in the first couple of books in the series. In JUST ONE CHANCE Xander is reunited with the woman who broke his heart and the sparks are flying as soon as they are within touching distance again. I loved their story and can’t wait for Dash’s next!

Xander is the epitome of a strong, silent type. The military life he led left him loving peace and solitude on his return home and it just so happens to work with his thriller writing career.

Sasha is accomplished and driven, but that life isn’t holding the draw for her these days that it once did, and regret for walking away from the life she and Xander could have shared together is a bitter pill to swallow.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a group of close knit siblings who love hard and support each other through life day after day as each of them works towards that happily ever after.

 

 

 

 

Release Date: October 12

He thought she was the one . . . until she walked away.  Now she’s back and he wants her more than ever.

 

As a former Marine, Xander Kingston’s writing keeps him sane.  Bonus? His thrillers made him one of Hollywood’s most desired screenwriters – and also introduced him to a fledgling starlet who broke his heart. With his close-knit family in New York, Xander returned home and found peace. Until Sasha Keaton shows up at his Hamptons retreat. Now an A-Lister, she’s as beautiful as he remembers. And just as dangerous to his heart.

 

Sasha learned from watching her mother to never sacrifice her dreams for anyone—only to discover how empty life could be without the man she loved. Now cast in Xander’s latest movie, she needs his insight to play the part, but secretly hopes for a second chance.

 

Xander has built emotional walls to keep Sasha at a distance, but their physical attraction can’t be denied. When a stalker’s threats intensify, Xander moves Sasha into his house to keep her safe. Before long she’s back in his bed and making inroads in his life. 

 

But when the danger passes and the movie wraps, Sasha and Xander face a familiar choice—put career first or give love a fighting chance.

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Meet Carly Phillips

NY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller, Carly Phillips gives her readers Alphalicious heroes to swoon for and romance to set your heart on fire. 
 
She married her college sweetheart and lives in Purchase, NY along with her three crazy dogs: two wheaten terriers and a mutant Havanese, who are featured on her Facebook and Instagram. 
 
The author of 50 romance novels, she has raised two incredible daughters who put up with having a mom as a full time writer. 
 
Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa as a romance club pick and was the first romance on a nationally televised bookclub. 
 
Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers. 
 
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* Review * HARVEST DANCE by Jennifer Faye

October 12, 2021 Leave a Comment
* Review * HARVEST DANCE by Jennifer FayeHarvest Dance by Jennifer Faye
Series: Bluestar Island #2
Published by Lazy Dazy Press on October 5, 2021
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five-stars

A single dad, who’s in over his head, and an event planner running from her past, are drawn together on charming Bluestar Island by a determined seven-year-old and her escape-artist goat.

Event planner, Charlotte “Aster” Smith, has fled the only life she has ever known. The situation has left her questioning her own judgment as she cautiously tries to create a new life for herself on Bluestar Island. Taking the job of event coordinator for the small town is a step in the right direction. The only problem is it’s currently a parttime position, but the mayor suggests with additional funding the position could transform into a full-time job. In the meantime, she needs a second job in order to stay financially afloat.

Farmer and single father, Sam Bell, is struggling to keep his aging farm from going bankrupt while raising his young daughter. And now that his daughter’s babysitter is heading off to college, he needs help. So when he finds Aster is in need of work, he thinks his problems are solved. But things aren’t always what they seem. And he can’t help wondering what Aster is keeping from him.

In the lingering rays of a Bluestar Island sunset, Sam and Aster find themselves dancing upon the sand. As they help each other heal, the possibility of a future together becomes tangible. But will the ghosts from their pasts extinguish this budding romance?

 

An emotional return to Bluestar Island! HARVEST DANCE is book two in Jennifer Faye’s delightful small town series centering around a single father and a new addition to the island. The characters are intriguing from the start, the follow through of telling their backstories and endearing them to the reader’s heart is spot on and Nikki and Dash are a delightful addition to the story that bring about smiles often. I am loving Bluestar Island!

Charlotte AKA Aster is taking a chance by settling into this cozy small town and hoping for the best. She’s sweet and sincere but the secrets she is hiding could be dangerous. I enjoyed watching her and Sam give in to what they were feeling for each other.

Sam is a sweetheart of a man. He lost the love of his life and blames so much of what he perceives as failures on himself. It’s heartwarming to see Aster help him to forgive and move forward.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a small town with close knit residents who are always there to lend a hand to a friend in need.

five-stars
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* Review * REBEL YULE by Kate Meader

October 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * REBEL YULE by Kate MeaderRebel Yule by Kate Meader
Series: Rookie Rebels #5.5
Published by Kate Meader LLC on October 12, 2021
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five-stars

Chicago Rebels goalie Erik gets his shot at love . . . but first he'll have to figure out what he did to offend the woman he's crushed on forever.

Casey Higgins, assistant to the Chicago Rebels owner, has a smile for everyone who comes into the front office—everyone but goalie Erik Jorgenson. And he has no idea why. For the last year, she’s refused to give him a kind word, and finally, he’s had enough. At the Rebels holiday party he’ll uncover the root of their mysterious conflict and show this woman that goalkeepers do their best work . . . on their knees.

Can a little Yuletide cheer get Erik into Casey’s good graces, warm bed, and frozen heart? Or will he fumble the puck and lose his chance? Join the Chicago Rebels this holiday season and find out if Erik is as good at saving Christmas as he is at saving goals!

 

Sweet, sassy and oh so steamy! Kate Meader is giving her fans a holiday treat with a Rookie Rebels holiday novella featuring fan fav Erik Jorgenson! He’s had his eye on Harper’s sexy assistant for a year now, but she still stares daggers at him every time he crosses her path so he decides enough is enough at the holiday party and sets out to find out why she hates him. Witty banter and a steamy connection makes for a delightful dash into the holidays for Rebels hockey fans and I couldn’t have loved it more!

five-stars
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* Review * ALL THE SAUCE by Toni Aleo

October 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * ALL THE SAUCE by Toni AleoAll the Sauce by Toni Aleo
Series: IceCats #5
on October 12, 2021
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four-half-stars

Owen Adler has spent his whole life being half of a matched set. But when his twin brother Evan leaves hockey—and him—behind on the Carolina IceCats, Owen finds he has to skate a new path on his own.

Angie Paxton knows a lot about being on her own. She pushed Nashville, and the trauma she experienced there, to the back of her mind and started over in South Carolina. And though she’s blooming where she planted herself both academically and professionally, emotionally, she’s been struggling under the weight of her past.

Owen has had a thing for Angie since they were kids, but she would never give him the time of day. Now that they’re reconnecting as adults, they quickly find they want to spend all their days together. Angie is struggling to let go of the insecurities that plague her, but growing up Adler has made Owen an expert at getting what he wants. And for him, Angie is the only goal worth making.

 

A delectably delicious return to Carolina IceCats hockey! ALL THE SAUCE is book four in Toni Aleo’s IceCats hockey series and centers around Owen Adler and Angie Paxton. The characters were quick to hold my attention and the important issues touched on in this book made it well rounded and rewarding. Looking forward to more in the series!

Owen is a reformed playboy and a sweetheart who loves his twin bro more than just about anything in the world. They have been together through thick and thin and now that Evan is quitting hockey to improve his outlook on life, Owen has to figure out who he is without him by his side.

Angie is easy to sympathize with because she feels like the lessons life has thrown at her and her reaction to them has left her snowed under in a way she’s not having an easy time digging herself out of. She’s a real go getter when it comes to achieving her dreams, but she sees herself as less than and that withholds a lot of life from her.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a hockey setting with funny moments between the teammates as each of them finds their one and only along the way.

four-half-stars
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