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* Review * MONTANA DREAMS by Anna J. Stewart

October 6, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MONTANA DREAMS by Anna J. Stewart

Montana Dreams by Anna J. Stewart
Series: The Blackwell Sisters #3
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on October 6, 2020
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Can a single dad and a business whiz…

Find the right connection?

Swapping Silicon Valley for a Montana ranch isn’t Peyton Harrison’s choice. Nor is bringing along a bodyguard. But until threats subside at Peyton’s tech company, Matteo Rossi intends to watch over her while also reconnecting with his young son. Peyton’s instant bond with little Gino is making her rethink her path—and her feelings for Matteo. Is a new dream unfolding under Montana’s endless sky?

A dose of downhome sweetness! With book three in The Blackwell Sisters series Anna J. Stewart returns to delight fans with an opposites attract story with the next Harrison-Blackwell sibling. I loved Matteo and his mini me Gino!

Peyton is a tad disconnected and cold, but loosens up quickly as she begins to relax and enjoy Matteo and Gino as she gets to know this new bundle of family members. I ended up liking them together a lot.

Matteo is hunky! He’s kind, protective and such a sweetheart. Seeing him with Gino is enough to melt your heart.

I recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a little drama with your sweet romance as a family reconnects with members they didn’t know they had. Looking forward to more in the series!

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* Review * DARE TO PLAY by Carly Phillips

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* Review * DARE TO PLAY by Carly Phillips

Dare To Play by Carly Phillips
Series: Dare Nation #3
Published by CP Publishing on October 6, 2020
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He’s the bad boy of baseball who’s about to lose everything.
She needs a husband to get custody of her teenage sister.
Suddenly a marriage of convenience doesn’t look so bad.

Pitcher, Jaxon Prescott has a lot on his plate. Major League Baseball. Reputation as a player. And now? He’s on the verge of losing it all. He didn’t mean to sleep with his general manager’s daughter or get into a brawl that was captured on camera. But his notoriety is a problem and everything he's worked for is at risk.

What’s a bad boy to do? Marry his sister's best friend to save his career, even if it’s the opposite of everything he wants and believes in.

Macy Walker is the sole guardian of her half-sister until the girl’s mother returns and wants her daughter back. In order to win custody, Macy needs to provide stability and marrying someone would do the trick. Luckily for her, her best friend’s brother needs a wife.

They're this close to getting exactly what they want - as long as they don't fall in love.

This series just keeps getting better! With book three in her always steamy Dare Nation series Carly Phillips brings the bad boy baseball playing brother to life in DARE TO PLAY. Jaxon has always felt like the underdog in the family, but playing baseball has been a dream come true, and he’s not ready to throw that dream away just because he likes to enjoy life a little bit in his downtime. Watching him fall in love when he least expects it is golden and I just can’t tell you how much I loved the side of him that Macy brought out. Looking forward to more in the series!

Jaxon is adorable. He’s sexy and man does he know it, and he enjoys the revolving door of women in his bed, but he’s up in arms of why everything has to be such a big deal to the powers that be in management. He doesn’t want to settle down and stop hitting the daily headlines, but what’s a guy to do?

Macy is super easy to like. She’s trying hard to care for her rebellious teen sister but now her former step-mom has decided she wants to play at being a mother again and she’s afraid she’s not going to be able to protect her sis from her. A night of fun with Jaxon is just what she needs to let off a little steam, but she’s not expecting them to decide a marriage of convenience will solve both of their problems.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who loves the saga of a high powered family of siblings in the sports world finding their happily ever after one at a time amid drama, corruption and sibling love.

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* Review * WILDERNESS SABOTAGE by Heather Woodhaven

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* Review * WILDERNESS SABOTAGE by Heather Woodhaven

Wilderness Sabotage by Heather Woodhaven
Published by Love Inspired Suspense on October 1, 2020
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Hunted through the wild…

Can they outsmart criminals and nature?

Investigating sabotage on a construction site, journalist Jackie Dutton stumbles on a murder—and barely escapes when she flees and falls off a cliff. Only quick thinking from law-enforcement ranger Shawn Burkett, her ex-boyfriend, saves her. Now facing a massive blizzard and relentless pursuers together, they must rely on their fragile trust and wilderness skills to get out alive…

Exciting from start to finish! WILDERNESS SABOTAGE by Heather Woodhaven brings a couple back together in an unexpected reunion as they race against time to save their lives from the danger on their heels. The plot was easy to get into and the risk to their lives around every corner held the reader’s attention easily.

Jackie is strong and capable in her own right, but secure in herself enough to be able to trust the man that walked out of her life all of those years ago when he’s the only thing keeping her alive on more than one occasion.

Shawn is a forgiving man, and though he was the one to walk away he had extenuating circumstances that hurt him more than they did her. Watching them have to work together and grow close again as they tried to make it out was satisfying.

I recommend this book to anyone who loves a lot of action and danger swirling in the midst of a faith based romance.

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* Review * HIGH SOCITY SECRETS by Karen Booth

October 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * HIGH SOCITY SECRETS by Karen Booth

High Society Secrets by Karen Booth
Series: The Sterling Wives #2
Published by Harlequin Desire on October 1, 2020
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Their sizzling chemistry

could burn them both!

What clashes in the boardroom

combusts in the bedroom!

Working at her late ex-husband’s company, socialite Astrid Sterling finds new purpose. If only star architect Clay Morgan would give her a chance instead of the cold shoulder. But a truce that explodes into blinding passion leaves Astrid breathless—and torn. The single dad already has trust issues—and Astrid has a secret that could shatter everything they’ve built…

With book two in The Sterling Wives series Karen Booth delights her reader with another tempting read filled with undeniable chemistry, explosive secrets and love that’s worth risking it all for. The characters were quick to pull me into their story and I enjoyed every minute of it. The ending was a little rushed, but I’m sure the last in the trilogy will wrap them all up well. Looking forward to Miranda’s story!

Astrid just might end up being my favorite Sterling wife! In the first book you got the feel that she might be a little flighty and troublesome, but watching her step into her own as she started settling in with the company and her new friends she begins to shine. Her attraction to Clay is unexpected but delish!

Clay is a hardworking single dad with a chip on his shoulder from his past heartache. It wasn’t easy for him to let Astrid in, but when he finally started to it melted my heart.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who loves drama, secrets and steaming hot chemistry mixed into your romance. Really enjoying this series and looking forward to more.

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* Review * TEXAS HOLIDAY HIDEOUT by Virginia Vaughan

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* Review * TEXAS HOLIDAY HIDEOUT by Virginia Vaughan

Texas Holiday Hideout by Virginia Vaughan
Series: Cowboy Lawmen #2
Published by Love Inspired Suspense on October 1, 2020
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When her identity’s exposed,

hiding on a lawman’s family ranch is her last hope.

After her mother is killed, Melissa Morgan’s shocked to learn she’s spent her life in witness protection. Now it’s US marshal Miles Avery’s job to keep her and her little boy safe. And with a mole in his agency, the only way to evade the killer is to hide Melissa on Miles’s family ranch…and pretend she’s his wife for the holidays.

Danger is lurking within their midst! With the second book in her Cowboy Lawmen series Virginia Vaughan brings her reader a non-stop bout of suspense in TEXAS HOLIDAY HIDEOUT. The characters and plot quickly held my attention and the danger on their heels throughout the story made it fast paced and exciting. I really enjoyed Melissa & Miles!

Melissa is easy to sympathize with. She had no clue she had spent her whole life in witness protection until her mother was murdered by the very people she had testified against. Now in their crosshairs, Melissa will do anything to keep her son safe.

Miles is the US Marshall assigned to take Melissa and her son on the run to outwit the mole that seems to be giving out her whereabouts within the Marshall system. He never expects to fall for her while he’s keeping her alive.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a fast paced mystery with high intensity action in a faith based romance.

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* Review * GUARDING HIS MIDNIGHT WITNESS by Anna J. Stewart

October 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * GUARDING HIS MIDNIGHT WITNESS by Anna J. Stewart

Guarding His Midnight Witness by Anna J. Stewart
Series: Honor Bound #4
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on October 1, 2020
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She knows what she saw…

Can he believe her?

Detective Jack McTavish can’t afford another slipup. So when artist Greta Renault claims to have witnessed a murder without a shred of evidence, he’s tempted to walk. Jack’s gut propels him to pursue this case—and his attraction to Greta. Soon, not only is his job on the line, but Greta’s life is, too…and only Jack can keep her safe.

Exciting twists and turns will keep you on your toes in the latest from Anna J. Stewart! With book four in her Honor Bound series we get to catch up with Jack McTavish as he gets back into the swing of things and faces a possible murder. I really enjoyed GUARDING HIS MIDNIGHT WITNESS!

Jack is determined to do right by his first case when he gets back to work, but he’s not sure his caller truly saw what she thinks she saw. He sets out to investigate on his own to find out.

Greta seems so sure, but as she shares some of her past, we’re not sure whether to believe her thoughts or not. She’s an easy character to sympathize with.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a mystery with danger mixed in as a couple who has instant spark finds their way closer to each other.

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* Review * TRU BLUE by Melissa Foster

October 5, 2020 Leave a Comment

Tru Blue by Melissa Foster
Series: The Whiskeys: Dark Knights at Peaceful Harbor #1
Published by World Literary Press on November 9, 2016
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There's nothing Truman Gritt won't do to protect his family—Including spending years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. When he's finally released, the life he knew is turned upside down by his mother's overdose, and Truman steps in to raise the children she's left behind. Truman's hard, he's secretive, and he's trying to save a brother who's even more broken than he is. He's never needed help in his life, and when beautiful Gemma Wright tries to step in, he's less than accepting. But Gemma has a way of slithering into people's lives and eventually she pierces through his ironclad heart. When Truman's dark past collides with his future, his loyalties will be tested, and he'll be faced with his toughest decision yet.

An emotional story of love in many forms that will tug at your heart strings time and again! In proof that Melissa Foster’s stories can be read as stand-alones, TRU BLUE has been on my TBR pile since it was released several years ago but book after book in the series released that I read before going back to this first one. I finally told myself I had to get Truman in before his brother Quincy’s story is released, and I fell in love with the characters all over again by going back to this first book in The Whiskeys series. It’s emotional, loving and so touching.

Truman stole this reader’s heart as soon as the ordeal he has lived through all of his life begins to unravel. We learn of his family disfunction, the crime he went to jail for that he didn’t commit, and why the secrets he holds close to his heart mean so much to him.

Gemma is a sweetheart and won my approval as soon as she reaches out to help this clueless guy with two babies in his care. She’s lived a totally different life than Tru, but she sees him like no one else ever has.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes their heart to be wrenched a bit while working their way towards that happily ever after in a romance.

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* Review * CAVE OF SECRETS by Shannon Redmon

October 2, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * CAVE OF SECRETS by Shannon Redmon

Cave of Secrets by Shannon Redmon
Published by Love Inspired Suspense on October 1, 2020
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What she uncovers

may get her killed…

When Carli Moore finds the body of Zain Wescott’s missing sister on her family’s ranch, Zain is convinced Carli’s brother is the murderer. But Carli’s sure Zain is wrong, and she’ll prove it—if the killer doesn’t take out both her and Zain first. Now they just have to live long enough to uncover the truth…and bring a murderer to justice.

With the constant thrill of danger, strife and pull of a sweet reunion this debut novel by Shannon Redmon is one not to miss! In CAVE OF SECRETS the reader is quickly drawn into the case that will forever bind the main characters together while a back story is brought to the forefront with the reunion of young love. The characters were well developed and the danger lurking around every corner is sure to please as the things you think you know are quickly turned upside down.

Carli has the reader’s sympathy the second she stumbles across a crime scene and we hear the heartbreaking story that links her to it. She was strong and devoted in her love for her friend, her ex and her brother even as she was being pulled in multiple directions at the same time.

Zain’s loyal heart shows itself quickly as he tries to get to the bottom of his sister’s case while trying not to cause Carli’s world to explode again.

I highly recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a powerfully written mystery that shows both the good and bad in the world with a strong foundation of faith. I’m looking forward to more to come from this new author!

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* Review * ONE SCANDALOUS CHRISTMAS EVE by Susan Stephens

September 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * ONE SCANDALOUS CHRISTMAS EVE by Susan Stephens

One Scandalous Christmas Eve by Susan Stephens
Series: The Acostas! #8
Published by Harlequin Presents on October 1, 2020
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All the billionaire wants for Christmas is her, in his bed!

Smouldering Dante Acosta has got to be physiotherapist Jess’s sexiest client yet. Even injured, the playboy polo champion exudes a raw power that makes Jess giddy…until she discovers he’s bought her parents’ farm out from under her!

Jess’s indignation only adds fuel to the fire raging between them, as they try — and fail — to resist each other. Dante is prepared to fight for their chemistry this Christmas — is he prepared to fight for Jess’s heart?

Captivating and delicious! With a return to her heated Acosta’s! series Susan Stephens brings Dante to the forefront as he deals with an attraction he can’t resist. The storyline was interesting and though the relationship was a bit rushed I enjoyed their connection quite a bit. I missed a reconnection with the Acosta’s however since Dante’s family was not well developed and only slightly mention in this story. Overall a solid read.

Jess is a sweetheart of a character. She has been a great daughter to his father as he fell apart during his grief over her mother’s death several years ago and she’s trying everything in her power to pull the pieces of his once thriving horse farm back together. Seeing her once teen crush show up unexpectedly takes her breath away a bit.

Dante is rich and powerful but very down to earth and easy to like. He’s fighting the therapy he needs to recover from an injury, but once Jess is onboard as his physiotherapist things begin to move forward quickly in many aspects of his life.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an unlikely connection with a rich storyline.

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* Review * THE LINE OF DUTY by Nichole Severn

September 30, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THE LINE OF DUTY by Nichole Severn

The Line of Duty by Nichole Severn
Series: Blackhawk Security #6
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on October 1, 2020
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Stranded in the Alaskan wilderness,

they must rely on each other to survive.

When Blackhawk operative Vincent Kalani boarded an airplane, he never expected it to crash into the Alaskan mountains. On the ground, by-the-book police officer Shea Ramsey becomes his unlikely partner in survival. Shea was headed to New York to fight for custody of her son, but now she’s fighting for her life with an ex-cop who’s equal parts inscrutable and unpredictable.

Unexpected danger unites their survival instincts! With book six in her always intense Blackhawk Security series Nichole Severn brings us a gut-wrenching twist for Vincent Kalani. I’ve enjoyed this entire series and seeing Vincent get some answers to things that have haunted him is fulfilling.

Vincent Kalani is tough and methodical in his handling of life, but his kind heart makes him easy to like. When ghosts from his past come to life in the most dangerous way he has to find a way to keep himself and Shea safe as their connection deepens.

Shea Ramsey is a take no gruff type of cop and she doesn’t think too highly of Vincent and his group of so-called vigilantes, but tough times call for drastic measures so she finds herself joining forces with him to get out of this dangerous predicament.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys an intense story of intrigue and danger with romance mixed in amongst a close-knit group of co-workers.

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