Archives for October 2015

BOOK REVIEW – Her Undercover Defender – Debra Webb/Regan Black

Her Undercover Defender

5 STARS!

Full of intrigue!  Definitely keeps you on your toes waiting to see what’s going to happen!  Really enjoyed it!

David Martin, part of a team of elite Specialists, is sent undercover to a Charleston, SC hospital.  Intel shows that a biotech weapon is in danger, that he must protect at all cost.

Terri Barnhart is a nurse at the hospital.  When David meets her, her brother Trey has been missing for 3 months.  He just up and disappeared from college one day.  Terri hasn’t heard a word from him, but David’s team thinks he has been training with a cult of radicals who plan to steal the invention from the hospital and put it in the hands of terrorists.

Will David be able to keep that from happening?  And when he and Terri develop feelings for each other, will that risk the undercover op?  Will there be able to be a future for them?

**  Won in a giveaway  **

BOOK REVIEW – A Moment to Love – Jennifer Faye

A Moment to Love

5 STARS!

I really enjoyed this book!  Jennifer Faye did a wonderful job of creating Whistle Stop, New Mexico into a town you want to visit and settle into yourself.  I can’t wait to delve in even further with the next book 🙂

Cord Lawson is a rancher living a very solitary life.  He feels like the town doesn’t like him because of past experiences with them.  He’s now on the verge of having his ranch foreclosed on by the bank unless he can come up with the money to pay the balloon payment on the loan.  He’s trying to sell part of his land, but so far has had no interest.

Alexis Greer is a land developer from New York City.  She comes to town because she saw the listing for Cord’s land and is very interested, but there was a mistake in the listing and and the land that she’s wanting, is the part that he has no intention of selling because of family history.

Cord and Lexi are drawn to each other.  They each want the other to bend into doing things the way they want them with the deal, but can’t fight the attraction they are feeling for each other all the while.  Will they be able to find a solution that lets them both get they want?  And when all is said and done, will they have a future together?

**  Received free in exchange for an honest review  **

RELEASE BLITZ – BOOK REVIEW/GIVEAWAY – Dream Caller – Michelle Sharp

Dream Caller

4 STARS!

This one picks up just days after where Protecting the Dream ended.  Jordan Delany, a St. Louis Narcotics Detective is still on vacation, while her boyfriend Ty McGee, an officer with Longdale Police Department has just gotten called back in off of vacation because a murder has occurred.

Jordan is still trying to get used to the fact that she and Ty are living together now  She’s still hoping that he doesn’t one day wake up and realize that her weird dream situation is too much for him.  She’s relieved he was called out on this case because she woke up after seeing another murder happen in her dream.

Ty has been partnered with Missouri Highway Patrol Detective, Isobel Riley, for his murder investigation.  As soon as he sees her, he knows it’s going to cause a problem with Jordan.  When she stops by the station to bring him lunch and sees Issy flirting, she sees red.  Wait until she puts two and two together and realizes they are ex-lovers!  It makes for some heated fights, and hot make-up sex!

Jordan will also find out more of her father’s history when her friend/boss Ted, from the task force she was previously working on, drops in with some files and info for her.  And when she drops by the station again to see Ty, she catches a glimpse of his murder suspect … and realizes it’s his case she’s been dreaming about!  Will she tell Ty what she saw?

** Received free in exchange for an honest review  **

DreamCaller_BlitzBadge

About Dream Caller:

Jordan Delany and Tyler McGee return in this newest steamy, suspense-filled novel in Sharp’s Dream Seeker series releasing October 27, 2015 that will leave readers anxiously wanting more with each turn of the page.

Title: Dream Caller
Author: Michelle Sharp
Release Date: October 27, 2015
Series: Dream Seeker #3
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance
Length: 188 Pages
ISBN: 9780996739504

Pageflex Persona [document: PRS0000038_00075]

Jordan and Ty are finally together, as in living together—mortgage and all. Now they intend to enjoy a little down time. They’ve purchased an aging horse ranch with plans to renovate, but their domestic bliss is put on hold when Ty is called in to investigate a murder case.

Coincidentally, an unusually graphic nightmare about a young college student’s murder catches Jordan by surprise. In the dream, Jordan can see the girl’s pretty blonde hair. She can see the snowy ravine the girl was strangled in. Most shockingly, this time she can even see the killers face.

Being at home and still on vacation is making it challenging to figure out how to connect with this latest victim, until Jordan visits Ty’s precinct and recognizes a young man in interrogation as the murderer.

When Ty insists the suspect is innocent, Jordan debates just how far into Ty’s career she can interfere. Influencing another cop’s investigation on the basis of a dream is a line she’s never dared to cross. Even if the other cop is the man she loves.

Making the situation all the more frustrating is the sexy, red-headed Isobel Riley from Missouri Highway Patrol who is partnering with Ty for the duration of the case. And Isobel is a lot more than a mere detective consultant—she’s Ty’s ex-lover.

Add to your TBR List:  Goodreads

Buy Links:  Amazon

MichelleSharp

About Michelle Sharp:

Award-winning author, Michelle Sharp, has been nominated for a 2014 National Readers Choice Award for Best Romantic Suspense and Best First Book. In addition, her debut novel Dream Huntress has been selected as a finalist in the 2015 Daphne Du Maurier award for Excellence in Mystery and Suspense. Although she has a degree in Journalism from Southern Illinois University, she finds weaving tales of danger, deception, and love much preferable to reporting the cold, hard facts.

As most authors probably are, she is an avid reader. Growing up in St. Louis has made her a die-hard Cardinals fan, and having a child with Down Syndrome has made her passionate about any issue regarding special needs kiddos. She’s also a fairly big sucker when it comes to anything with fur or feathers. Michelle is a proud member of Romance Writers of America and Missouri Romance Writers. You can learn more about her at michellesharpbooks.com.

Connect with her on:  Website  |  Twitter  |  Facebook  |  Goodreads
Rafflecopter for Release Week Blitz Giveaway:

Michelle is offering up some fabulous prizes during her Dream Caller Release Week Blitz event. One (1) lucky Grand Prize winner will receive a Kindle Fire and five (5) Runner-ups will win an ecopy of one Dream Huntress, book #1 in Michelle’s Dream Seeker series! To enter, simply fill out the Rafflecopter below:

a Rafflecopter giveaway
//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js

BOOK REVIEW – Clandestine Christmas – Elle James

Clandestine Christmas

5 STARS!

A great end to the Covert Cowboys, Inc. series!  This one is filled with intrigue from the very first chapter until the last.

Billionaire rancher Chase Marsden is determined to help his old friend Sadie Lovely when she comes to him saying that she thinks someone is following her.  He hires a bodyguard from Covert Cowboys, Inc. to come and protect her.

Kate Rivers is a former Texas Ranger, now taking on her first job as a private bodyguard.  Just as she arrives into town, an attempt is made on Sadie’s life.  She and Chase team up to try to track down who is behind it.  During their investigation, they find Sadie’s notorious black book naming some high up political figures from when she was a Madam.

Will Chase & Kate decide to act on the attraction they are feeling for each other?  Will they be able to track down the killer or killers before they make another attempt on Sadie?

**  Received free in exchange for an honest review  **

BOOK REVIEW – A Reason to Remember – Leigh Duncan

A Reason to Remember

4 STARS!

A sweet story about remembering the good times even during tough times.

Margo Langdon is waiting for her husband to get home.  They are supposed to be finalizing everything and signing their divorce papers that night.

David Langdon is late getting home, as usual.  Just after he arrives, a freak accident occurs that lands him in the hospital unable to remember the last 10 years of their life together.

Margo stays by his side while he’s unconscious, then once he’s awake, they relive their love through the years as he talks about things he remembers from 10 years ago when they were young and in love while still in college.  And they relive the early years of what he can’t remember, while she describes their wedding to him and their life through the years.

When his memory comes back, will they still be basking in the memories and love they feel with one another, or will the divorce continue with them going their separate ways?

** Received free in exchange for an honest review **

BOOK REVIEW – Take the Storm – Rebecca Zanetti – Rising Storm Episode 6

Take the Storm

4 STARS!

This episode deals with whether Marisol will ever agree to date Patrick, or whether she will continue to live her life for her siblings.  We also go back to touch base with several of the previous characters to see what’s happened since we last left them.

Luis Moreno, Mallory Alvarez, Lacey Salt & Jeffry Rush are all at a party and have an altercation.  Brittany Rush is having fun getting to know Marcus Alvarez.  Logan Murphy and Ginny Moreno are still seeking comfort with each other, while she continues to feel guilty about the lies she has told.

Only two more episodes to go in this part.  Can’t wait to see what happens!

**  Received free in exchange for an honest review **

RELEASE BLAST/BOOK REVIEW/GIVEAWAY – Wishes for Christmas – Fern Michaels

Wishes for Christmas

4 STARS!

This book is broken into 3 parts.  They each tell their own story, but there is some connection of characters along the way.  I found the first part to be hard to follow, but the 2nd two parts were good and had a nice story to each of them.

And the Angels Sing
This part of the book isn’t exactly easy to follow.  I think there’s a lot of backstory in previous books about a Sisterhood, that probably have you knowing about each character, but in this particular one, they are a group of middle aged to older women and men who refer to each other as “Sisters” and “the boys”.  They team up to help Maggie do a good deed for something she feels guilty about doing or not doing in the past.  They track down a former teacher of Maggie’s and set about making her dreams come true through helping the less fortunate.

Naughty or Nice
This part centers around Teresa Amelia Loudenberry, Toots to her family and friends. and around those near and dear to her.  They are preparing for Charleston’s annual holiday showcase of historical homes.  When something arises surrounding one of the decorators working on her daughter’s home, they all rally around to help out and find some answers for this woman and her 3 kids.

A Golden Tree
This part centers around Holly Simmons and her families Inn.  She hires on a temporary assistant to help with the holiday rush.  Both of their grandfathers have recently gone to live at the Haven, where strange things are happening.  We see Toots and her friend Sophie pop up in this book to help investigate the Haven.

** Received free in exchange for an honest review **

Enter to Win a 
Paperback Copy of WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS

WISHES FOR CHRISTMAS
Fern Michaels
Releasing Oct 27th, 2015
Kensington Books

 

New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels brings together the beloved
heroines from two celebrated series—the Sisterhood and the Godmothers—for a
holiday to remember…
This Christmas, instead of finding
and punishing bad guys, all Maggie Spritzer wants is to bring a little more joy
to the world—especially to a beloved teacher from her past. And as the
Sisterhood unites to find her, they learn that no holiday treat is as
fulfilling as giving to others…
Meanwhile, with a little help from
the other Godmothers, Toots Loudenberry is preparing for Charleston’s annual
holiday showcase of historic homes. But when the Godmothers sense trouble with
one of the decorators, they must tackle a mystery and hope for a happy ending…
When Sisters and Godmothers unite,
the result is a warm and wonderful holiday—with a special touch of magic…
 
BUY NOW

a Rafflecopter giveaway
//widget-prime.rafflecopter.com/launch.js

 

 FERN MICHAELS is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling
author of the Sisterhood and Godmothers series, and dozens of other novels and
novellas. There are over seventy-five million copies of her books in print.
Fern Michaels has built and funded several large day-care centers in her
hometown, and is a passionate animal lover who has outfitted police dogs across
the country with special bulletproof vests. She shares her home in South
Carolina with her four dogs and a resident ghost named Mary Margaret. Visit her
website at www.fernmichaels.com

BOOK REVIEW – Her Secret Christmas Hero – Mallory Kane

Her Secret Christmas Hero

5 STARS!

A heartwarming little Christmas tale!  A fast easy read that will make you smile.

Allie McHale is preparing the barn to spend Christmas Eve there with her horse.  There’s a storm coming, and she wants to be able to keep an eye on CeCe because she’s days away from having her first foal.  When she’s getting the last of her supplies set up in the barn, she hears the unmistakeable sound of a vehicle crashing over the embankment a half a mile from her Montana farm.

She makes her way there through the snowstorm and finds one lone survivor.  A prisoner in handcuffs.  She gets him loose from the vehicle and takes him back to the barn with her to wait out the storm.

Jake Reeves was being transported back to Seattle to testify against his father and brother who are big into organized crime.

Once the storm passes, Jake is taken back into custody and heads off to testify.  Will they be able to forget each other and the night they shared in her barn?

** Received free in exchange for an honest review **

BOOK REVIEW – Lucky Kiss – Melanie Shawn

Lucky Kiss

5 STARS!

Another sweet, yet sexy hot, love story by Melanie Shawn!

Lucas “Lucky” Dorsey had decided to join the rest of his family in Hope Falls, CA.  HIs twin brother Logan, older brother Levi, cousin Adam and his Dad, Charlie AKA Pops, the newly reconciled member of the family, all have made their home in this cozy little town.  Lucky is coming off of an awesome win in his MMA fighting career, but his head hasn’t been in the game since.

Deanna Bishop is also new to town and is the first female firefighter Hope Falls Fire Department has ever had.  She’s got a history with fame in the family, so when she runs across the big bad MMA hero, she’s quick to turn and run at the attraction she instantly feels for him.

Lucky is blown away by what he feels for her, and it energizes him to get his gym up and running and start getting his head back into training again.  Can he convince Deanna that he’s an okay guy or will she continue to give him the cold shoulder?

**  Received free in exchange for an honest review  **

BOOK REVIEW – Caught – Clare James

Caught

5 STARS!

LOVED this book!  It’s super hot and steamy from the very first page, and I loved the characters.  He’s supposed to be some stuck up famous jerk, but he’s just a down to earth guy that not many people ever take the time to really know.  And she likes that side of him … a lot!  I didn’t want the book to end, I was ready for more of these two.

Vivian Blake works for Elite Public Relations in Atlanta, but she’s been dreaming of making it to the New York office for a long time now.  Her boss keeps holding her back and refusing to send her there … but hands her a new client that she says will get her the job she’s been wanting if she succeeds in cleaning up his image and getting him to the big race in 2 months.

Jarod Cage is a NASCAR hottie, who has been caught with his pants down.  Literally.  A tape of him getting it on has been leaked to the press … and now Viv needs to put a different spin on it and clean up his image.

Will she be able to keep him under control long enough to get to that big race?  And when heat flies between the two of them over and over again, will she really want to control it?

**  Received free in exchange for an honest review **