* Review * STALKED IN SILVER VALLEY by Geri Krotow

September 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * STALKED IN SILVER VALLEY by Geri KrotowStalked in Silver Valley by Geri Krotow
Series: Silver Valley P.D. #9
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on September 28, 2021
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three-half-stars

Hunting a ruthless enemy, revisiting her darkest fears

Forced marriage to a Russian gangster left Kit Danilenko with PTSD. Now she devotes all her time to taking down organized crime. When Kit is paired with undercover agent Luther Darby on a covert mission, she’s wary of the attraction simmering between them. Their work requires trust, though, and Kit and Luther forge a connection—fragile and tentative, but unlike anything she’s ever known. Can it withstand the haunting threats of mobsters on their trail?

 

Danger lurks around every corner! STALKED IN SILVER VALLEY by Geri Krotow is book nine in the Silver Valley P. D. series and brought a suspenseful story to life once again in Silver Valley. I typically love the stories in this series, but this one was harder to connect with than normal. It drug a bit and I didn’t instantly feel drawn to their relationship. I enjoyed them, but somehow needed more to truly connect. I look forward to more to come in the series.

three-half-stars
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* Review * JUST A LITTLE MARRIED by Reese Ryan

September 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * JUST A LITTLE MARRIED by Reese RyanJust a Little Married by Reese Ryan
Series: Moonlight Ridge #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on September 28, 2021
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four-half-stars

She needs a husband…fast.

Could her former flame be perfect for the job?

To claim her inheritance, philanthropist Riley George needs to tie the knot—now! Desperate times call for desperate measures, so she turns to Travis Holloway—the celebrity chef catering her gala and her ex-lover. Can she make him an offer he can’t refuse without giving in to an attraction she can’t deny?

If Travis can keep things strictly business, he’ll save his family’s luxury resort. But it’s never been about business with Riley, only pleasure. And this agreement on paper is about to tempt them into reckoning with the past…

 

Decadently tempting! With the third book in the always exciting Moonlight Ridge trilogy Reese Ryan brings us Travis Holloway’s story and it was worth the wait. Lingering attraction sets the stage when Travis is reunited with the one that got away and forced proximity is going to make resisting her harder than ever. The premise is exciting, the characters come alive in each other’s presence and the culmination of the entire family being together again is spot on. I really enjoyed this series!

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a family reconciliation with some leftover drama festering as new connections are made and old resentments are laid to rest.

four-half-stars
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* Review *ARCTIC WITNESS by Heather Woodhaven

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* Review *ARCTIC WITNESS by Heather WoodhavenArctic Witness by Heather Woodhaven
Series: Alaska K-9 Unit #6
Published by Love Inspired Suspense on September 28, 2021
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four-stars

A killer on the hunt…

and a woman and a child to protect.

When his ex-wife goes missing in the wilderness, Alaska State Trooper Sean West and his K-9 partner rescue her from a kidnapper. But survivalist expert Ivy West saw the face of a murderer and now she and her foster child are targets. Now Sean must protect them and confront what drove him and Ivy apart…or risk losing the family he never thought he wanted.

 

An unlikely reunion! ARCTIC WITNESS by Heather Woodhaven showcases left over feelings when a divorced couple reunite over danger and intrigue. He’ll do anything to keep her safe, but seeing her living the life she wanted without him is a hard pill to swallow. The characters were quick to catch my attention and the mystery kept me guessing.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a faith based romance filled with intrigue and suspense as they work towards a happily ever after.

four-stars
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* Review * THE REBOUND by Kendall Ryan

September 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THE REBOUND by Kendall RyanThe Rebound by Kendall Ryan
Series: Looking to Score #4
on September 14, 2021
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five-stars

Price St. James, hockey’s favorite bad boy needs to clean up his image—or face suspension.

What could be more wholesome than helping his new neighbor Kinley? She's beautiful, funny and newly single. (Score!)

There’s just one problem. She’s also the team captain’s sister.

There are rules about this kind of thing.

But rules were made to be broken…

 

Fast paced and so much fun! Kendall Ryan is pulling hard on our heartstrings with the latest addition to her Looking To Score series THE REBOUND and I loved every minute of it!

Price St. James is a joy of a character. He’s a player and he’s pretty proud of it, but when he meets the lady that he can’t walk away from, he’s all in and so adorable.

Kinley Reeves is sweet and reliable, but her world is a bit topsy turvy right now. Saint is a welcome addition to her life just when she needs a friend … but friendship will only go so far when hormones take over.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a lighthearted series filled with fun-loving teammates and the women they fall head over heals for.

five-stars
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* Review * HARD FALL by Brenda Rothert and Kat Mizera

September 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * HARD FALL by Brenda Rothert and Kat MizeraHard Fall by Brenda Rothert, Kat Mizera
Series: St. Louis Mavericks Hockey #1
Published by Silver Sky Publishing, Inc. on September 14, 2021
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five-stars

The St. Louis Mavericks are having the best season in team history. On pace for a pro hockey record, the unexpected death of their captain and star player knocks them off course in ways they never expected.

Weston

My world was turned upside down the day Ben Whitmer died. Best friends since junior hockey, Ben was like a brother to me. My voice of reason and a grounding force on and off the ice. But as heartbroken as I am, I don’t have the luxury of grieving his loss.

Not only do I have to hold our team together, I was named guardian of the two young children Ben and his wife left behind. Well, not just me—me and his wife’s best friend, Hadley. We’ve been left with the impossible task of deciding which of us will raise the kids, but there’s no way I’m letting that uptight ball buster have them.

Lines are drawn, but they begin to blur as I find out there’s more to Hadley than I thought. A lot more.

Hadley

I can’t take the place of my beautiful best friend in her children’s lives. But I love them so fiercely that I’ll do whatever it takes to raise them the way their parents wanted.

Wes Kirby is an obnoxious womanizer, and I won’t let him take Ben and Lauren’s children from me. Deciding to temporarily live together in our friends’ home, we attempt to provide the kids stability while we figure out which of us is better suited to raising them.

As we learn parenthood together, my enemy Wes slowly becomes something different. Something more. And I’m left wondering not only if I’m enough for the kids, but if Wes and I are enough to last.

 

Emotionally riveting! Brenda Rothert and Kat Mizera are bringing on all the feels with the first book in their St. Louis Mavericks hockey series. In HARD FALL an unlikely pair are brought together by the death of their best friends and the joined responsibility of the left behind kiddos. Highly emotional and full of heart!

Weston is an all around good guy who’s left in the difficult position of having to pick up the pieces of a family and a hockey team who are floundering after the loss of their leader. He’s willing to put forth the effort to get things on an even keel, but he’s just not the man they want to see standing in front of them.

Hadley is tough. She doesn’t like Wes and isn’t going to pretend like she does, but she adores these kids and will live and breath to make sure they are taken care of. Watching her have to interact with Wes is amusing.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a bit of heartache and drama mixed in with your sports romance. The characters are attention grabbing and the angst is high.

five-stars
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* Review * CROSSING LINES by Adrienne Giordano

September 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * CROSSING LINES by Adrienne GiordanoCrossing Lines by Adrienne Giordano
Published by ALG Publishing on September 14, 2021
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four-stars

While protecting a dangerously attractive ex-agent, a former CIA operative must decide which asset is more important to him: his identity or his heart.

She’s running out of friends—and out of time.

CIA operative Elizabeth Aiken is on her own. After a rescue operation in Venezuela goes south and her cover is blown, Elizabeth barely escapes the country with her life. Set adrift by the Agency and with a price on her head, she seeks out the only person who can help her disappear.

Viper.

Unfortunately, the devastatingly attractive former operative wants nothing to do with her or the cartel-backed Venezuelan president who wants her dead. Worse still, if Elizabeth’s not careful, she’ll end up losing her heart instead of watching her back…and there’s no room for mistakes with assassins hot on her trail.

Helping her could destroy everything he’s worked for.

Former Marine-turned-CIA operative.
Current bar owner.
All-around badass.

Shane “Viper” Quinn has spent years constructing the perfect cover, and he’s not about to sacrifice it for a woman he barely knows. Even if she is strong and beautiful and makes him long for sultry nights that could destroy his carefully crafted life.

Still, Shane is forced to fight his growing attraction to the fearsome ex-agent while keeping her in one piece. Elizabeth’s enemies are now his enemies—and they aren’t going to stop until everyone who stands against them is eliminated. Will having the deadly Viper by her side be enough to save her?

 

Dangerous and suspenseful! CROSSING LINES by Adrienne Giordano starts out action packed and held my attention throughout as danger lurked beyond every corner. The character stories were quick to pull me into the story and the danger kept me captivated. I didn’t feel like the story and relationship were fully developed, and the ending felt quite abrupt, but overall I was entertained throughout.

four-stars
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* Review * BURDEN OF PROOF by Julie Anne Lindsey

September 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * BURDEN OF PROOF by Julie Anne LindseyBurden of Poof by Julie Anne Lindsey
Series: Bonnie & Clyde Mysteries #1
Published by Cozy Queen Publishing LLC on September 15, 2021
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four-stars

An amateur sleuth named Bonnie and her kitty companion Clyde, with names like those, what could possibly go wrong?

Life hasn't sparkled too brightly for Bonnie Balfour over the past few years, but a heart-breaking divorce has brought her back to her small rural hometown of Bliss, Georgia, and things are starting to shape up.

The proud new owner of Bless Her Heart—a second chance dress shop and boutique on the town square—Bonnie thinks thirty-eight might not be too late for a fresh start in life after all.

Until a grouchy old widow turns up dead in a pile of donations meant for Bonnie’s shop, and the town’s new detective pins her to the top of his suspect list!

To save her shop, dream and reputation, Bonnie must coordinate clues and stitch together the truth about her innocence, but the unreasonably handsome detective and prying eyes of the local gossip mill are fast fraying her nerves.

When a series of anonymous attacks begin to hem her in, Bonnie fears the real killer is fixing to make her his next victim. Can this amateur sleuth measure up?

 

Cute and quirky with adorable characters! Julie Anne Lindsey is bringing a lot of heart and humor into her brand new cozy mystery Bonnie and Clyde Mysteries series. In BURDEN OF PROOF Bonnie is settling in back home in Bliss, Georgia when trouble comes knocking and throws her orderly world upside down.

A support cast of neighboring businesses and suspicious strangers heighten the suspense as danger lurks in plain site.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a mystery with a lighthearted whimsy take on whodunnit. I’m looking forward to more to come from Bonnie and Clyde.

four-stars
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* Release Blitz/Review * CODE NAME: TIARA by Sawyer Bennett

September 9, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * CODE NAME: TIARA by Sawyer BennettCode Name: Tiara by Sawyer Bennett
Series: Jameson Force Security #7
Published by Big Dog Books, LLC on September 7, 2021
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four-stars

I joined Jameson Force Security for three reasons: the missions, the danger, and the money. I definitely didn’t join the team to be an overpriced babysitter for a spoiled princess. Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you Jackson Gale is an adventurer through and through. Yet here I am, halfway across the world, watching over Princess Camille of the House Winterbourne. Even her name sounds stuck up.

After arriving in Bretaria, I realize that Princess Camille is nothing that I expected. Beautiful, smart, and sophisticated, Camille is the very picture of elegance and grace. But under her perfect façade, she is funny, adventurous, sexy as hell, and impossible to resist. And that is a dangerous combination.

The closer Camille and I become, the more obvious it is that while she and I are compatible in many ways, our destinies are not. She has a duty to the monarchy, and I’m just an average American who’s fallen for a princess. Everyone says we can’t be together, but how does one walk away from the other half of their heart?

 

High octane suspense! CODE NAME: TIARA is book seven in Sawyer Bennett’s Jameson Force Security series and was an easily enjoyable addition to the series. Tension is high, attraction is on point and the happy ever after is well deserved.

Jackson isn’t exactly happy to be playing “babysitter”, but he does his job well and finds out that Camille is much more than he ever expected to find in a princess.

Camille is duty bound, but hungry for the little things in life. I enjoyed her a lot.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a close knit group of coworkers who have formed their own family as they take down bad guy after bad guy all while finding their forever love.

 

 

 

 

From New York Times Bestselling Author Sawyer Bennett comes the next book in the Jameson Force Security series. You can read CODE NAME: TIARA now and purchase the paperback. Sign up for Sawyer’s newsletter for exclusive details about all of her upcoming titles.

 

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I joined Jameson Force Security for three reasons: the missions, the danger, and the money. I definitely didn’t join the team to be an overpriced babysitter for a spoiled princess. Ask anyone who knows me, and they’ll tell you Jackson Gale is an adventurer through and through. Yet here I am, halfway across the world, watching over Princess Camille of the House Winterbourne. Even her name sounds stuck up.

After arriving in Bretaria, I realize that Princess Camille is nothing that I expected. Beautiful, smart, and sophisticated, Camille is the very picture of elegance and grace. But under her perfect façade, she is funny, adventurous, sexy as hell, and impossible to resist. And that is a dangerous combination.

The closer Camille and I become, the more obvious it is that while she and I are compatible in many ways, our destinies are not. She has a duty to the monarchy, and I’m just an average American who’s fallen for a princess. Everyone says we can’t be together, but how does one walk away from the other half of their heart?

 

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to her wonderfully naughty dogs.

If you’d like to receive a notification when Sawyer releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter (sawyerbennett.com/signup).

 

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four-stars
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* Release Blitz/Review * MY NEXT PLAY by Carrie Ann Ryan

September 7, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blitz/Review * MY NEXT PLAY by Carrie Ann RyanMy Next Play by Carrie Ann Ryan
Series: On My Own #3
Published by Carrie Ann Ryan on September 7, 2021
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four-stars

What happens when you fall for your best friend, but they fall in love with someone else? Nothing is what it seems in this unrequited love, new adult romance.

Miles knew Nessa never had eyes for him. Only when someone new tries to hurt her, he knows he can’t stand back any longer. It’s time she finds out the man he is behind the glasses and beneath the shell he wrapped himself in.

But now he has to hope that once she sees the real him, she’ll stay. Because he doesn’t want to let go, even if someone else tries to make that choice for them both.

 

Sweet, sexy and satisfying! This adorable friends to lovers addition to Carrie Ann Ryan’s On My Own series is sure to tempt any college romance fan. In MY NEXT PLAY Nessa is picking up the pieces of her despair over her unrequited love for Pacey when his friend and roomie starts to push all the right buttons to turn her head. I’m looking forward to more in the series!

Miles is a really sweet guy with a past that no one really knows about that has carved him into the guy he is today. I enjoyed seeing him get a better life.

I recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a close knit group of college friends who stand by each others sides through thick and thin and support one another when love comes calling.

 

 

 

 

Title: My Next Play
Series: On My Own #3
Author: Carrie Ann Ryan
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release Date: September 7, 2021

 

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What happens when you fall for your best friend, but they fall in love with someone else? Nothing is what it seems in this unrequited love, new adult romance.

 

Miles knew Nessa never had eyes for him. Only when someone new tries to hurt her, he knows he can’t stand back any longer. It’s time she finds out the man he is behind the glasses and beneath the shell he wrapped himself in.
But now he has to hope that once she sees the real him, she’ll stay. Because he doesn’t want to let go, even if someone else tries to make that choice for them both.

 

 

 

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four-stars
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* Review * JERK IT by Lani Lynn Vale

September 6, 2021 Leave a Comment

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* Review * JERK IT by Lani Lynn ValeJerk It by Lani Lynn Vale
Series: Madd CrossFit #2
on September 7, 2021
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four-half-stars

Mavis always assumed that she would be in a hospital with the good drugs when her time came. Not in the middle of the road, with no one around but the damn town mechanic that hated her.

But there she was, having a rock star’s baby, with no one to rely on but the one that let it be known around every turn that she was a horrible person.

From the time that she met Murphy and became best friends with him at the age of eight, she knew he was destined for greatness.

But then her grandmother fired Murphy’s mom, forcing them to live on the streets, and making Murphy to realize that maybe they weren’t best friends after all.

Murphy loved Mavis.

At least, he had when he was younger, before she betrayed him.

From that moment forward, Murphy goes out of his way to stay the hell away from her, and always makes sure to never get too close. Even though everything inside of him screams to make contact.

When he moves back to town after being gone for five years, he tries his best to stay away.

But there she is at his CrossFit gym. Then having a baby on the side of the road. Oh, and breaking him a little more with each step she takes away.

Eventually, they find their way back to each other. The only problem is, by the time that Mavis makes her way back into his heart, it breaks. And not in a rhetorical way. In the ‘he only has days to live’ kind of way.

 

Highly emotional and gut wrenching! With book two in her Madd Cross Fit series Lani Lynn Vale is squeezing her reader’s heart hard with this one. The characters are highly addictive and their story brings so much emotion to the surface. Really enjoyed them!

Murphy and Mavis have history that causes emotion to overflow the moment they reconnect, but forced proximity brings about more drama than they ever expected. Their love story is beautiful and unexpected.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a close-knit group of Cross Fitters that nudge each other along in the game of life as lives change, hearts expand and the unexpected always manages to happen.

four-half-stars
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