September 20, 2025

Flame by Chelle Bliss
Series: Men of Inked: Heatwave #1
Published by Bliss Ink on September 17, 2019
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Gigi Gallo’s childhood was filled with the roar of a motorcycle and the hum of a tattoo gun. Her dream has always been to work at her family’s tattoo shop — Inked. But on her first day of work, she runs into someone from her not-so-innocent past.

Pike Moore is a bossy biker with a cocky attitude and an even bigger ego. He came to Inked to start over. New town. New job. New roots. None of that included coming face-to-face with the hot chick who spent a week in his bed before she vanished without a trace.

But when they are forced to work together, feelings they thought had been extinguished come roaring back and ignite a spark neither can stop.

An unforgettable meet cute for the first next generation Gallo love story! If you thought Chelle Bliss had your attention with her Gallo family in the first series, just wait until you see what the kiddo’s have in store for you now that they are all growing up and taking off into the big bad world. This book centers around City and Suzy’s kid Giovanna and I couldn’t have loved it more! Gigi is sassy and opinionated just like her Mama and she is used to wrapping the men in her life around her little finger, so meeting a big bad biker like dude at a bar on a dare is more than she bargained for.

I loved the characters, the sass, the danger and most of all the heart that Bliss delivers in this story. There’s lots of emotion and depth as Gigi and Pike fall in love, but there’s also family drama, danger and shocking revelations that no one was expecting. I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a family centric romance where they love hard and fight for each other no matter what!

* Review * 4th SILENCE by Misty Evans and Adrienne Giordano

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

4th Silence by Misty Evans, Adrienne Giordano
Series: Schock Sisters Mystery #4
Published by ALG Publishing, LLC on September 9, 2025
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In this gripping fourth installment of the Schock Sisters Mystery Series, Meg and Charlie Schock confront a decades-old murder buried by privilege, power—and a killer still watching.

A glittering party. A dead girl. A cold case that won’t stay buried.

Thirty years ago, eight-year-old Tiffany was found murdered during her family's lavish holiday party—her body hidden among the champagne and secrets of D.C.’s most powerful elite. The case faded, buried by money, influence, and silence.

Now, as the anniversary of her death looms, sisters Charlie and Meg Schock are pulled into their most chilling investigation yet. When their mother launches a campaign to reopen the case, it ignites a media storm and political backlash. Ordered to stand down by U.S. Attorney JJ Carrington, the sisters do what they do best—dig deeper.

What they uncover is a legacy of privilege and lies… and a killer hiding in plain sight, ready to kill again.

In a city where truth is deadly and silence protects the powerful, the Schock sisters must decide: How far will they go to speak for the dead?

Attention grabbing from start to finish! It didn’t take long in the company of the Schock family to be hooked on their brand of disfunction and hilarity. I was quickly drawn into the cold case that was garnering their attention and causing so much drama in their lives. Charlie is under pressure to get justice for this case her mother is determined to shine a light on, but it’s putting her in a tough spot with her boyfriend and his bigwig bosses. I enjoyed the characters, but wanted a bit more background on them and on their relationships to get a complete picture on who they all were and to make it a truly standalone story. The drama and mystery leading up to the big finale of catching the killer was really interesting, but I felt a disconnect with the abrupt ending between Charlie and JJ. An enjoyable read overall that held my attention and kept me entertained.