* Release Blast/Review * WICKED BILLIONAIRE by Sawyer Bennett

August 4, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Release Blast/Review * WICKED BILLIONAIRE by Sawyer BennettWicked Billionaire by Sawyer Bennett
Series: Wicked Horse Vegas #9
Published by Big Dog Books on August 4, 2020
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five-stars

As the prince of a luxury hotel empire, I am as close to American royalty as one can get. I grew up accustomed to a certain lifestyle. One where people give me what I desire and anything, or anyone, else can be bought. Everyone wants a piece of me, yet no one is actually deserving of my time.

That changes when Bailey Robbins, the smoking hot housekeeper in one of my hotels, catches my attention. Sure, she has curves for days but it’s her smart mouth I can’t help but be intrigued by. I may have avoided relationships all my life, but something about her makes me want to introduce her to my world.

The darker, wicked side of Declan Blackwood.

 

Steamy and emotional! With the ninth and final book in The Wicked Horse Vegas series Sawyer Bennett delights her readers once again with the taming of a playboy in WICKED BILLIONAIRE. The plot is thick with tension and angst, yet the emotional connection between these two from early on brings a softness to Declan that we weren’t expecting. I loved their story and will miss this series so!

Declan Blackwood is self-assured and demanding and I loved every minute of him. It was so rewarding to see Bailey touch a part of his heart that he normally keeps hidden away.

Bailey Robbins is sassy and sure that she deserves more out of life. She happens to be in the right place at the right time to make a giant step forward when she catches Declan’s eye.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who loves a super steamy romance with lots of sexual tension, unexpected connections and happily ever afters that will make you melt.

 

 

 

 

 

Wicked Billionaire (Wicked Horse Vegas, Book #9)
Sawyer Bennett
Release Date: August 4, 2020

 

Synopsis:
As the prince of a luxury hotel empire, I am as close to American royalty as one can get. I grew up accustomed to a certain lifestyle. One where people give me what I desire and anything, or anyone, else can be bought. Everyone wants a piece of me, yet no one is actually deserving of my time.

That changes when Bailey Robbins, the smoking hot housekeeper in one of my hotels, catches my attention. Sure, she has curves for days but it’s her smart mouth I can’t help but be intrigued by. I may have avoided relationships all my life, but something about her makes me want to introduce her to my world.

The darker, wicked side of Declan Blackwood.

 

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About the Author:
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.

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five-stars
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* Review * HIDDEN AMBITION by Jules Bennett

August 1, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * HIDDEN AMBITION by Jules BennettHidden Ambition by Jules Bennett
Series: Dynasties: Seven Sins #4
Published by Harlequin Desire on August 1, 2020
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five-stars

Revenge has never been hotter—until desire burns away their deceptions…
Will she be his ruin…or his redemption?

Chase Hargrove is on a mission to take down the company that destroyed his family…by becoming its CEO. Loyal Black Crescent employee Haley Shaw is his unwitting secret weapon. But when Chase is blindsided by passion for her, he gets careless. With his hidden motives exposed, will he lose everything—even Haley? Or will the tables turn when he learns she has hidden motives of her own…?

 

Revenge has never tasted so sweet! With book four in the Dynasties: Seven Sins series Jules Bennett grabs the reigns and takes her reader on an emotional journey of healing and happily ever afters. The story line was fast paced and the characters stole my heart quickly. I loved their story!

Chase Hargrove is loyal to a fault. He has waited years to get to just the right point in life to get the justice his family deserves for the wrongs they suffered amidst the Black Crescent fallout all those years ago. He just never expected to fall for the one person that he can use the most to get insider info!

Haley Shaw is self-assured and accomplished. She’s the person behind the scenes that has helped make Black Crescent what it is today, so having to search for a new CEO to work beside going forward is bittersweet. She knows there’s something behind Chase’s insistence on getting the job … she’s just not sure what the whole story is!

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a love connection made when it’s least expected that packs a powerful punch of power, revenge and desire.

five-stars
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* Review * THE DALMATION DILEMMA by Cheryl Harper

July 31, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THE DALMATION DILEMMA by Cheryl HarperThe Dalmatian Dilemma by Cheryl Harper
Series: Veterans' Road #2
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on August 1, 2020
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four-half-stars

She’s opened up to him…

But will he let her in?

Former air force officer Reyna Montero wants to become a firefighter, despite her family’s wishes. In a bid to impress the fire chief, Reyna agrees to train the station’s naughty dalmatian—and turns to fellow veteran and dog expert Sean Wakefield for support. As they work together, independent Reyna gradually lets Sean see her vulnerable side…until mounting pressures tangle with their dreams coming true.

 

Sweet and satisfying! With book two in her Veterans’ Road series Cheryl Harper takes us on a journey of making dreams come true with THE DALMATION DILEMMA. The cast is fresh and good hearted, the plot is full of turmoil yet goodness and the dog is an adorable addition to it all. I was left wanting a more developed conclusion to the story, but I really enjoyed the characters and the story overall.

Reyna Montero is a great character. She’s self-assured and accomplished and she truly cares about the people she sets out to help. Watching her learn to stand up for her dreams was really special.

Sean Wakefield is such a good guy! The reader is half in love from him the first time he steps foot on the pages, so it doesn’t take much to have us under his spell fully. He’s kind, he’s approachable and he’s the most deserving guy around.

I highly recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a sweet romance with easy to connect with characters. Lots of laughs, an adorable dog and just enough suspense to keep us turning the pages to see what the outcome would be.

four-half-stars
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* Review * THE PATERNITY PACT by Cat Schield

July 31, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THE PATERNITY PACT by Cat SchieldThe Paternity Pact by Cat Schield
Series: Texas Cattleman's Club: Rags to Riches #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on August 1, 2020
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five-stars

Reunited with his forbidden lover, and her explosive secret! Discover the price of passion in this Texas Cattleman’s Club: Rags to Riches romance.

His unforgettable one-night stand is back in town. And she’s not alone…

Five years ago, Grant Everett and Harley Wingate waltzed out of the Texas Cattleman’s Club ball and into Grant’s bed. Now an international philanthropist, the beautiful young woman has returned to Royal—with their secret son in tow. Grant wants answers—and Harley in his bed. But with scandal swirling around her family, can he stop Harley from running all over again?

 

Life changing secrets are exposed! With the third book in the always dramatic Texas Cattleman’s Club: Rags To Riches series Cat Schield brings us a forbidden love/secret child mash up and it’s pretty epic! The characters are attention grabbing, the plot is fast paced and exciting and the connection they establish while reawakening their passion for each other is so much fun to read! We don’t move forward that much in the ongoing suspense of the series, but the happily ever after produced in this book alone is spot on. Looking forward to the next in the series!

Harley Wingate might be hard to redeem to some because of the secrets that she kept, but I found her endearing. She left town after an explosive weekend with Grant five years ago and now her return from Thailand might be precipitated by needing to work on funding for her charity endeavors, but the visit is past due in introducing her son to his father.

Grant Everett believes he’s not made for family happiness, but it doesn’t take long as a reader to see the good in him. He can’t believe Harley has kept his son from him for all of these years, but he finds it easier to forgive than he expected as he listens to her and gets to know her version of the world.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys action filled sagas of love, lust and revenge.

five-stars
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* Review * MONTANA WELCOME by Melinda Curtis

July 31, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MONTANA WELCOME by Melinda CurtisMontana Welcome by Melinda Curtis
Series: The Blackwell Sisters #1
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on August 1, 2020
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five-stars

A bride on the run

And a cowboy to show her the way home…

Lily Harrison’s wedding day isn’t quite what she imagined. Not only does her fiancé not love her, she’s just discovered she’s a Blackwell—a member of Montana’s well-known ranching family. Now Lily’s ditched her own wedding for a road trip with handsome cowboy Conner Hannah. But will Lily find her answers in Montana…or lose the cowboy she’s already begun falling for?

 

A delightful Blackwell family reunion! With the first book in The Blackwell Sisters spin-off series Melinda Curtis brings all the feels in MONTANA WELCOME. It’s a joy to see Big E and his grandsons enjoying their lives even as he steps in to stir up a little trouble again when he discovers a son and five granddaughters he knew nothing about. The characters are fun and sincere, the plot is thick with tension and drama and the sweet love connection between Lily and her cowboy is all it takes to steal a reader’s heart. I can’t wait for book two!

Lily Harrison is the sweetest. We can’t help but sympathize with her feeling of losing control of her own life, and as she grows closer to Conner and begins to see that she can control her outcome, it’s so rewarding.

Conner Hannah is such a goodhearted guy. I loved every minute of getting to know him and his feisty mama was an added bonus!

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a sweet romance with a down home feel to it as the characters fall under each other’s spell. If you read the original Blackwell series, you will delight in seeing how the grandsons are all doing in their happily ever afters.

 

five-stars
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* Review * INCOGNITO EX by Geri Krotow

July 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * INCOGNITO EX by Geri KrotowIncognito Ex by Geri Krotow
Series: Silver Valley P.D. #8
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on August 1, 2020
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four-half-stars

When she is targeted by a vicious mobster

A past love is her only hope

When a Russian gangster targets Coral Staufer, she is desperate for help. Coral stumbles across an undercover agent none other than the man she loved and lost, Trevor Stone. Trevor will risk anything to stop her from becoming a mob casualty…even risk his career to protect Coral. But when their past love reignites, their entire mission—and very lives—are at stake.

 

Danger rears it’s ugly head around every corner! With book eight in her always entertaining Silver Valley P.D. series Geri Krotow thrills her readers with a second chance reunion story. The energy is high and the story line kept me riveted while watching Coral and Trevor make their way back towards each other warmed my heart. Always a pleasure to return to Silver Valley!

Coral Staufer had my attention quickly as she starts off the story in danger. She’s spent several years trying to get over her ex while building a business during a rough time and now it seems to be crumbling down around her.

Trevor Stone is a bit standoffish, but warms as Coral becomes part of his life again. He’s undercover when he hears her voice and knows he’s going to have to think fast to get them both out of this alive.

I recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys fast paced action mixed with love and romance. I always leave anxious for the next book in the series to see what will happen next in the ongoing plot.

four-half-stars
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* Review * BAD REPUTATION by JC Harroway

July 29, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * BAD REPUTATION by JC HarrowayBad Reputation by JC Harroway
Series: The Pleasure Pact #2
Published by Harlequin Dare on August 1, 2020
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five-stars

Playboy billionaire Oliver Cotterill has never crossed the line with his best friend, Neve…until a destination wedding becomes a vacation fling that’s hotter than a tropical fever.

My bad reputation is well deserved. That’s why I’ve always kept things platonic with Neve Grayson. She may be a curvaceous beauty, but she’s also my best friend. The person who’s always had my back, always believed in me. The safest woman to take to my cousin’s Maldives beach wedding. Or so I thought…

Neve parading around in barely there bikinis strains the boundary I set for myself nine years ago. Discovering her bag of sex toys opens Pandora’s box…and there’s no going back. It turns out Neve made a “pleasure pact” with her friends—they’ve dared her to show me exactly how she feels about being platonic! Then we make our own deal: what happens on the island stays on the island.

Once I get a taste of sweet, funny Neve, I realize my cravings will never be satisfied. My best friend has become my most powerful addiction. But I have to go cold turkey before she becomes the next salacious tidbit for the tabloids. Before my messed-up family damages her as they have me. Before she learns my darkest secret and walks out of my life forever…

 

Best friends to vacation lovers with oh so many feels!! Oliver and Neve are sure to delight as JC Harroway brings us book two in The Pleasure Pact series with BAD REPUTATION. I loved every minute of it and enjoyed the love they had for each other and the tidbits of humor laced into an intense plot. I’m looking forward to more in the series!

Oliver Cotterill is such a sweetheart. His dysfunctional family has him believing he doesn’t deserve the love of a good woman, so for almost a decade he’s been fulfilled with Neve being his very best friend … but an obligatory showing at a cousin’s wedding with her by his side might just be his undoing!

Neve Grayson is so easy to like. She’s secretly loved Olly since the day she met him, but has delighted in having him as her best friend since she obviously didn’t do it for him then, but a Pleasure Pact with her girlfriends has her considering putting it all on the line to be honest with him once and for all about how she really feels.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone looking for a fast moving delicious plot filed with love, laughter and intense sexual pleasure.

five-stars
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* Review * MAN DOWN by Kate Meader

July 28, 2020 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MAN DOWN by Kate MeaderMan Down by Kate Meader
Series: Rookie Rebels #3
Published by Kate Meader LLC on July 28, 2020
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four-half-stars

I've been texting the wife I lost, the woman I loved beyond measure . . . Now someone else has answered back.

Gunnar Bond is broken.
Three years ago, he lived through the car crash that took his wife and twins away from him--though "lived" barely describes his current state. Giving up professional hockey, going off grid, and drinking himself into oblivion are his coping mechanisms. Another is texting his dead wife about his days without her. Therapeutic? Doubtful. Crazy? Definitely. But those messages into the ether are virtually the only thing stopping him from spiraling to even darker places.

Until someone texts back ...

Sadie Yates is losing it.
Suddenly guardian to a little sister she doesn't know and a misbehaving hound she'd rather not know at all, she's had to upend her (sort of) glamorous life in LA and move back to Chicago. The nanny has quit, the money's running out, and her job is on the line. The last thing she needs is her sister's hockey camp counselor, a judgmental Viking type, telling her she sucks at this parenting lark. Thank the goddess for her sweet, sensitive, and--fingers crossed--sexy text buddy who always knows the right thing to say. In the same city at last, they can finally see if their online chemistry is mirrored in real life. She just needs to set up a meeting ...

A ruined man who claims to have used up all his love is surely a bad bet, but Sadie's never been afraid of a challenge ... even if this one might shatter her heart into a million pieces.

 

Emotionally breathtaking! With the third book in her Rookie Rebels hockey series Kate Meader brings the emotion and heartache like a pro! When a hockey player at the top of his game has his heart torn out by the loss of his family, he’s got a lot of healing to do.

Gunnar Bond gutted me. He’s such a nice guy, and to watch him hurt in the manner that he does even three years after the death of his family is heartbreaking. It was heartwarming to see him slowly start to come back into himself after meeting Sadie and joining the life of hockey again.

Sadie Yates is a fun character. You know she has a good heart when she inquires about the welfare of the guy who she can tell is pouring his heart out to someone … only she’s the one getting his messages. I enjoyed seeing them make their way towards each other and seeing her family heal as well.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a hockey romance but with so much more depth and realness included. Always great characters, amazing story lines and down right good hearted people all the way around.

four-half-stars
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* Review * THE HERO OF HOPE SPRINGS by Maisey Yates

July 28, 2020 Leave a Comment
* Review * THE HERO OF HOPE SPRINGS by Maisey YatesThe Hero of Hope Springs by Maisey Yates
Series: Gold Valley #10
Published by HQN Books on July 21, 2020
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four-stars

Will Gold Valley’s most honorable cowboy finally claim the woman he’s always wanted?

For as long as brooding cowboy Ryder Daniels has known Sammy Marshall, she has been his sunshine. Her free spirit and bright smile saved him after the devastating loss of his parents and gave him the strength to care for his orphaned family. Only Ryder knows how vulnerable Sammy is, so he’s kept his attraction for his best friend under wraps for years. But what Sammy’s asking for now might be a step too far…

Something has been missing from Sammy’s life, and she thinks she knows what it is. Deciding she wants a baby is easy; realizing she wants her best friend to be the father is…complicated. Especially when a new heat between them sparks to life! When Sammy discovers she’s pregnant, Ryder makes it clear he wants it all. But having suffered the fallout of her parents’ disastrous relationship, Sammy is wary of letting Ryder too close. This cowboy will have to prove he’s proposing out of more than just honor…

 

Friends to lovers … and more! With book ten in her beloved Gold Valley series Maisey Yates delights her reader with the story we’ve all been waiting for. Ryder Daniels! He gave up his dreams and stepped up to take care of his siblings and friends when tragedy struck years ago and now it’s time for him to finally get his share of happiness. I enjoyed them getting together, but they felt a little flat in their emotions and dialogue and I found myself wanting a little more. I’m a big fan of the series, so I hope to see them again in the future.

Ryder Daniels has been a favorite character ever since the Daniels family stepped on the screen in this series and seeing him get to claim the woman he’s been in love with for years as his very own is really sweet. I always enjoy his connection with his family.

Sammy Marshall is sass all the way around and it was fulfilling to learn more of her past.

I recommend this book and the series as a whole to anyone who enjoys a close knit family always weighing in on each others lives as each member finds their own happily ever after.

four-stars
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* Review * INSATIABLE HUNGER by Yahrah St. John

July 27, 2020 Leave a Comment
* Review * INSATIABLE HUNGER by Yahrah St. JohnInsatiable Hunger by Yahrah St. John
Series: Dynasties: Seven Sins #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on July 1, 2020
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four-half-stars

She’s just a friend but he craves so much more…
His unbridled appetites could cost him everything.

Ryan Hathaway isn’t about to let his friend marry the wrong guy—not when the right guy is him. But getting out of Jessie Acosta’s friend zone could destroy his plans to become Black Crescent’s CEO. He can’t afford to give in to the overwhelming temptation of wanting her. But with another man looming in Jessie’s life, Ryan can’t afford not to…

 

Unrequited love turns to into so much more in the latest from Yahrah St. John … and I loved it! With the third book in the always entertaining Dynasties: Seven Sins series emotions are high and sexual tension is flowing as these long time best friends turn into electrifying lovers!

I adored Ryan Hathaway from the start. He’s truly a nice guy, he’s loyal and he’s just simply delicious.

Jessie Acosta is a bit harder to like. She’s justified in her attitude towards Black Crescent investments, but she carried her hatred a bit far at times … and keeping him on a string while other offers are in the air didn’t make me a bigger fan.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a fast paced story with strong characters, high end business sense and passionate connections. I’m looking forward to more to come in the series!

four-half-stars
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