* Review * FOUR RELENTLESS DAYS by Elle James

* Review * FOUR RELENTLESS DAYS by Elle JamesFour Relentless Days by Elle James
Series: Mission: Six #4
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on September 1, 2018
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five-stars

Caught in a web of danger

A SEAL will risk everything

Sexy SEAL “Harm” Harmon Payne isn’t looking for love…or trouble. Until he encounters the prettiest creature on the savanna, Talia Montclair. The safari resort owner has been plagued by a series of threatening incidents. This kind of trouble Harm can handle. But when Talia mysteriously disappears, Harm’s SEAL instincts kick in. His new mission: find the only woman he has ever loved.

 

My favorite in the series so far! Continuing their African journey, the SEAL team we’ve gotten to know in the Mission: Six series finds yet another love interest on the horizon. Harm didn’t think he believed in love until he found himself in her arms and caring about her more than he intended. The story is fast paced with a good bit of intrigue, and the characters are easy to like.

Resort owner Talia Montclair has been experiencing some strange happenings at the resort over the last few months, and though she has an idea who might be behind it, she can’t figure out what to do about it. She’s on the verge of losing the very sanctuary her late husband loved dearly if she can’t get things under control!

Navy SEAL Harmon Payne felt like he was struck by lightening when he laid eyes on the beautiful resort owner where he and the guys went for a little rest and relaxation in the form of an African safari. He’s trying to steer clear of temptation since she’s in Africa and he’s returning to the US soon before shipping off to who knows where next, but when things get too close for comfort in the danger surrounding her, he steps in to keep an eye on her. Her disappearance wasn’t exactly the next step he was hoping for!

five-stars

* Review * THE COTTAGE ON ROSE LANE by Hope Ramsay

* Review * THE COTTAGE ON ROSE LANE by Hope RamsayThe Cottage on Rose Lane by Hope Ramsay
Series: Moonlight Bay #1
Published by Forever on December 4, 2018
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four-stars

Jenna Fossey's life is about to change. An unexpected inheritance and the chance to meet relatives she never knew existed has her heading to the charming little town of Magnolia Harbor. But as soon as she arrives, long-buried family secrets lead to even more questions, and the only person who can help her find the answers is her sexy-as-sin sailing instructor.

Nothing makes Jude St. Pierre feel more alive than racing on the open sea - at least, not until Jenna comes strolling down his dock asking for sailing lessons. But it feels wrong to be attracted to her - especially when he learns why she came to town. Jude knows she deserves the truth but can he help her discover it without losing her and the family he's come to think of as his own?

Includes the bonus story "A Wedding on Lavender Hill" by Annie Rains!
When an event planner is asked to create the perfect wedding in just three days, she must turn to the last person she wants to ask for help - the infuriating owner of the house on the hilltop.

 

An intriguing story! With the kick off of a sweet romantic series, we head down south to a coastal town filled with locals and their way of life. There’s a nice tutorial of sailing throughout the story as the characters bond on the water and set out to find the answers she’s come looking for about her father. There’s a good set up for future books in the series by the time the story ends. Enjoyed it!

When Jenna Fossey discovers unknown details about the father she never knew, she travels to Magnolia Harbor, South Carolina to learn more about he man who died before she was born. An inheritance from a grandfather she didn’t know about led to her discovery of a branch of family she didn’t know existed. Alone now that her mother recently passed, she is hungry for a connection with more family … but are they interested in meeting her?

Jude St. Pierre is not expecting the beauty who approaches him about sailing lessons, but he decides to humor her with a couple of jaunts out onto the water to see what she’s doing in town, and if it has anything to do with the suspicious timing just as he’s trying to get some of the old family homesteads declared historical and rescued from destruction. He’s hesitant to trust her, but when he learns the secret of why she’s truly there, he hopes she will find the answers she’s hoping for before too much heartbreak can hit her.

four-stars

* Review * THE ARMY DOC’S CHRISTMAS ANGEL by Annie O’Neil

* Review * THE ARMY DOC’S CHRISTMAS ANGEL by Annie O’NeilThe Army Doc's Christmas Angel by Annie O'Neil
Series: Hope Children's Hospital #3
Published by Harlequin Medical Romances on December 1, 2018
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four-stars

Letting go of his past…

…to embrace their future!

In this Hope Children’s Hospital story, pediatrician Dr. Finn Morgan keeps himself fiercely private—after losing his leg in Afghanistan, he pushed everyone away. So his unexpected attraction to colleague, physiotherapist Naomi Collins, infuriates him! Something in her stunning eyes tells him she’s a survivor too. Christmas is a time for healing, maybe they’ll both find what they’ve both been looking for—in each other’s arms…

Hope Children’s Hospital miniseries:
Book 1 — Their Newborn Baby Gift by Alison Roberts
Book 2 — One Night, One Unexpected Miracle by Caroline Anderson
Book 3 — The Army Doc’s Christmas Angel by Annie O’Neil
Book 4 — The Billionaire’s Christmas Wish by Tina Beckett

 

A hope for healing! An emotional venture into two lost souls who are instantly drawn to each other when they meet. He’s scarred and angry, she’s wounded temptation … together they can’t resist taking a chance on each other and healing the rifts life has left behind. A touching story!

Pediatrician Finn Morgan isn’t happy about this new-found attraction he’s feeling for his new colleague. He doesn’t want attention drawn to his on-going readjustments to losing a limb, but having her underfoot is sure to produce some.

Physiotherapist Naomi Collins has her own share of past happenings she’d love to be able to produce a different outcome for, but she’s determined to help their newest charge as she recognizes some of his fear and anxiety from her own childhood.

four-stars

* Review * A CHRISTMAS PROPOSITION by Jessica Lemmon

* Review * A CHRISTMAS PROPOSITION by Jessica LemmonA Christmas Proposition by Jessica Lemmon
Series: Dallas Billionaires Club #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on December 1, 2018
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four-half-stars

“I need to get married…

And the only one who can help me is you.”

Trading one scandal for another, Stefanie Ferguson must marry to save her brother’s political career. Luckily, her brother’s best friend wants to help. But until this moment, Emmett Keaton has been off-limits. Now their convenient vows on Christmas Day unleash a passion too long denied. Will this marriage for scandal become a marriage for real?

 

Fast paced, attention grabbing and decadently yummy! You’ll recognize the heroine as the younger sister of Chase and Zach Ferguson who we’ve met in the earlier books in the Dallas Billionaires Club series, and this book is just as juicy as they were! Lots of steam, witty banter galore, and a whole lot of fun to read!

Stefanie Ferguson is tired of being the problem child. It seems being the youngest in a successful family leaves the door wide open for childish mistakes you never seem to be able to live down. When she sees another about to happen, she’ll stop at nothing to attempt to not let it ruin her brother’s political career … even proposing a marriage of convenience!

Emmett Keaton grew up with Stefanie as her brother’s best friend, so he knows her and her jump before you think nature quite well. He’ll marry her, but if she thinks it’s going to be hands off, she’s got another think coming!

four-half-stars

Christmas cookie exchange!

I’m sure you’ll agree my cookies are delicious! Okay, okay, I know, you can’t really help yourself to one … or a handful, but I’ll share a few of my holiday go to’s when I’m doing my baking, and invite you to do the same. Feel free to comment with a favorite recipe or two of your own!

I lost my Mom a few years ago, but I love to keep some of her holiday traditions going strong by making some of the same cookies and candies that we grew up with. Here are two of the cookies she always made at Christmas as well as her favorite peanut butter fudge and chocolate fudge.

 

PEANUT BUTTER BLOSSOMS

INGREDIENTS

  • 48 HERSHEY’S KISSES Brand Milk Chocolates
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 3/4 cup REESE’S Creamy Peanut Butter
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup additional granulated sugar for rolling

DIRECTIONS

  • 1. Heat oven to 375°F. Remove wrappers from chocolates.
  • 2. Beat shortening and peanut butter in large bowl until well blended. Add 1/3 cup granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat until fluffy. Add egg, milk and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; gradually beat into peanut butter mixture.
  • 3. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in granulated sugar; place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  • 4. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Immediately press a chocolate into center of each cookie; cookie will crack around edges. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely. Makes 48 cookies.

 

 

OATMEAL SCOTCHIES

INGREDIENTS

  • 1/2 Pound(s) (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
  • 3/4 Cup(s) granulated sugar
  • 3/4 Cup(s) firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 Eggs 1 Teaspoon(s) vanilla
  • 1-1/4 Cup(s) all-purpose flour 1 Teaspoon(s) Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Teaspoon(s) salt (optional)
  • 3 Cup(s) Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
  • 1 package(s) (11 oz.) butterscotch flavored chips

DIRECTIONS

Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat margarine and sugars until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Add combined flour, baking soda and salt; mix well. Add oats and butterscotch morsels; mix well. Drop dough by level tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 7 to 8 minutes for a chewy cookie or 9 to 10 minutes for a crisp cookie. Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets; remove to wire rack. Cool completely. Store tightly covered. Makes about 4 dozen.

PEANUT BUTTER MARSHMALLOW FUDGE

INGREDIENTS

2 C. Sugar
2/3 C. Milk
1 Tesp. Vanilla
1 C. Marshmallow Fluff (canned)
1 C. Peanut Butter

DIRECTIONS

Cook the sugar and milk to the soft-ball stage (235 degrees) as for fudge.
Add the marshmallow, peanut butter and vanilla.  Mix well.
Pour into a buttered pan 9″ square.
Cool and cut into about 40 pieces.  Makes about 1 1/2 lbs.

FANTASY FUDGE

INGREDIENTS

3 cups Sugar
3/4 cup Margarine
2/3 cup undiluted Evaporated Milk
1 12-oz pkg Semi-sweet Chocolate Pieces
1 7-oz jar Marshmallow Creme
1 cup Chopped Nuts
1 tesp. Vanilla

DIRECTIONS

Combine sugar, margarine and milk in heavy 2 1/2 quart saucepan; bring to full rolling boil, stirring constantly.  Continue boiling 5 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly to prevent scorching.  Remove from heat; stir in chocolate pieces until melted.  Add marshmallow creme, nuts and vanilla; beat until well blended.  Pour into greased 13×9-inch pan.  Cool at room temperature; cut into squares.  Makes approx. 3 lbs.

CELEBRATE THE HOLIDAYS WITH ME! — Virtual shenanigans … and GIVEAWAYS are coming!

I might be running late in getting started, but I didn’t want to let the holidays pass without doing a little celebrating here at Thoughts of a Blonde! Join me for a few days filled with fun, laughter and some great giveaways … even after Christmas is over, we’ll be ringing in the New Year well! Thanks for joining me on this journey of the joy of books day in and day out throughout the year. It feeds my soul to be able to share my love of words in a small way that I hope brings some enjoyment to others. Always feel free to jump in and chat with me … have some book suggestions? … have a yummy recipe to share? … watched a good movie last night? … share it all! 🙂

Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday season and here’s to a great 2019!

Hugs,
Lynn

* Blog Tour / Review / Excerpt * TALL, DARK AND TEMPTING by Erika Wilde

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* Blog Tour / Review / Excerpt * TALL, DARK AND TEMPTING by Erika WildeTall, Dark and Tempting by Erika Wilde
Series: Tall, Dark and Sexy #3
on December 11, 2018
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four-stars

Dylan Stone and Serena Fields have been best of friends their entire lives. For Dylan, she's the solid, dependable woman in his life. His person. The one who has been there for him through the best and worst of times and doesn't see him for the millions he has in the bank. And even though he's been secretly attracted to her for years, there are some lines that best friends don't cross—even if he does spend most of their time together entertaining dirty thoughts about her that have no business being in his head.

Serena has been in love with Dylan Stone for as long as she can remember, but she's searching for her happily-ever-after and that's not her best friend's thing. Unfortunately, her dating life is one disaster after another, yet Dylan is always there with a pint of her favorite ice cream and a listening ear after each and every disappointing encounter.

It's the perfect arrangement, until one night changes everything.

 

Fast-paced, steamy and delightful! Dylan and Serena are really easy to connect with right from the start in this story. He’s supporting her as she hunts for Mr. Right, all the while enjoying the scenery along the way. She’s tired of all of the frogs she’s having to kiss on the way towards her Prince. The characters were believable and fairly well developed, and the story line in general was pretty spot on. I felt like the ending was a bit rushed though and we could have used a little more development of their unfolding relationship together. Overall a very enjoyable read!

Dylan Stone has adored Serena for as long as he can remember. She’s been his best friend since way back when they were just kids, and she’s been there through thick and thin. He supports her through this journey of life, and wants her to find her happily ever after more than anything, but it doesn’t stop him from secretly lusting after her body on a regular basis!

Serena Fields wants forever. Love, marriage, kids … the whole nine yards. She’s been in love with Dylan for so long she can’t remember not loving him, but he doesn’t want the same things that she does out of life, so she keeps trudging along one rotten date after another searching for “the one”. One unexpected night changes everything between them, and it’s time to get their heads out of the sand once and for all and decide what exactly they are going to be to each other.

 

 

 

 

 

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TALL, DARK AND TEMPTING, an all-new fun and flirty standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Erika Wilde is available now!

 

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Dylan Stone and Serena Fields have been best of friends their entire lives. For Dylan, she’s the solid, dependable woman in his life. His person. The one who has been there for him through the best and worst of times and doesn’t see him for the millions he has in the bank. And even though he’s been secretly attracted to her for years, there are some lines that best friends don’t cross—even if he does spend most of their time together entertaining dirty thoughts about her that have no business being in his head.

Serena has been in love with Dylan Stone for as long as she can remember, but she’s searching for her happily-ever-after and that’s not her best friend’s thing. Unfortunately, her dating life is one disaster after another, yet Dylan is always there with a pint of her favorite ice cream and a listening ear after each and every disappointing encounter.

It’s the perfect arrangement, until one night changes everything.

 

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Excerpt:

Standing in the back of the elevator, Serena’s warmth and scent wreaked havoc on Dylan’s senses with every breath he took. He was still on edge from her rubbing up against him on the dance floor, and it didn’t help matters that her backside was inches away from finding out just how hot and bothered she’d managed to make him. He was so excruciatingly hard his dick throbbed for relief, which sadly it wasn’t going to get tonight, and he shifted his stance so his erection didn’t end up prodding Serena’s ass.

It seemed to take forever until they reached their floor, and they quietly walked down the hall toward their separate junior suites, which were located directly across from each other, with him and Eric on one side, and her and Chelsea on the other.

She retrieved her key card from the small purse she’d worn with the strap across her body so she didn’t have to hold the bag. He started to tell her good night as she waved the plastic card in front of the lock mechanism, but the faint sounds he heard coming from inside her room—unmistakable moaning, groaning, sex noises—had him blurting out, “Don’t open the door!” right as she pushed inside.

She sucked in a startled breath and froze as she belatedly realized what she’d just walked in on—their friends getting laid. With each other. Half-dressed, Eric was sitting on the couch in the living room area, with Chelsea straddling his lap, her dress hiked up to the tops of her thighs as they kissed and groped and moaned in pleasure, oblivious to the fact that they had an audience. Jesus, out of courtesy, the least they could have done was hang the do-not-disturb sign on the door.

“Oh, crap,” Dylan heard Serena rasp. Clearly flustered, she spun around, and in her haste to get out of the room, she slammed right into him as the door shut behind her.

The unexpected impact had her wobbling on her heels, and his hands automatically shot out to grab her arms, then hauled her close to keep her steady on her feet.

Big fucking mistake. Not only because her sweet, firm breasts were crushed against his chest and her body plastered to his, but the big, round eyes staring up at him in shock had nothing to do with what they’d just witnessed and everything to do with the stiff length of his erection tenting his pants that was now pressing insistently against her belly.

“Oh my God, are you turned on because you just saw . . .”

Her words trailed off, but he knew what, or whom, she was referring to. The easy answer was to say yes, even if it did make him look like a pervert, but the frustration he’d been dealing with all night was at its tipping point and overrode common sense.

“No, it’s because of you, Serena,” he said through gritted teeth, the filter on his words having gone AWOL. “I’ve been hard as a rock since you wiggled your ass against my dick out on the dance floor. I’m a man, you’re gorgeous and hot as hell, so yeah, I fucking want you.”

Time stood still as the truth spilled out of him, his heart racing in his chest at what he’d just revealed. Serena’s lips parted, her features etched at first with disbelief, then quickly shifting to hope and elation, then on to something more daring and courageous.

“It’s now or never,” he heard her whisper right before she wrapped her arms around his neck, pulled his head down to hers, and kissed him . . . not like a friend, but a sinfully sexy lover.

This couldn’t happen. Stop her, his brain shouted as their mouths merged and her tongue touched his bottom lip enticingly . . . but the accumulation of desire he’d harbored for his best friend for so many years finally crashed through every bit of self-discipline he had left, which wasn’t much at this point.

He was helpless to resist her, and he suddenly no longer wanted to.

 

Meet Erika Wilde

Erika Wilde is a New York Times Bestselling author. She is best known for her super sexy Marriage Diaries series and The Players Club series, and has also co-written the Dirty Sexy Series and the Book Boyfriend Series with Carly Phillips, her best friend and writing buddy for the past twenty years. She lives in Oregon with her husband and two daughters, and when she’s not writing you can find her exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest. For more information on her upcoming releases, please visit website at www.erikawilde.com and sign up for her mailing list for updates and news!

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four-stars

* Blog Tour / Review / Excerpt * THE RENEGADE by Jennifer Bernard

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* Blog Tour / Review / Excerpt * THE RENEGADE by Jennifer BernardThe Renegade by Jennifer Bernard
Series: The Rockwell Legacy #3
on December 4, 2018
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The last thing she expected was a billionaire under the mistletoe …

As a trauma surgeon, Isabelle Rockwell has devoted her life to helping others. Her life is too crazy for romance…despite a powerful attraction to a stranger during an unexpected layover in Italy. But there’s no time to obsess over the mystery man. Recurring dreams of her mother are calling her home to the family lodge, where a surprise guest is staying for the holidays—who else but her airport hottie!

Battling a takeover, billionaire Lyle Guero has been asked by his board of directors to lay low. What better place than Rocky Peak Lodge, his latest silent investment, home to the woman who’s haunted his thoughts since Rome? Independent, fascinating, equally career-focused, she’s the perfect temporary distraction.

But he didn’t count on the holiday spirit, the zany Rockwell family, or the danger lurking in the snowy shadows of the Cascades. How far will two renegade hearts go for a chance at love?

 

A homecoming, a bit of mystery, and the last man she ever expected to see again! With the next book in The Rockwell Legacy, we see the lodge renovation making progress, get updates on the two couples we’ve loved in previous books and begin Isabelle’s journey to love. I enjoy this family and series very much overall, but found this particular book to be lackluster. Her back story wasn’t built up nearly as well as her brother’s had been in their earlier stories, and the connection between she and Lyle just fell a little flat for my taste. Still enjoyed the story, just not my favorite in the series. Looking forward to more to come!

Doctor Isabelle Rockwell is finally making the journey home after working with Doctor’s Without Borders in faraway places. She’s torn about her journey. She enjoys the work she gets to do for people who really need it, but she misses her family and a recurring dream about her mother finally has her unable to stay away any longer. She needs to know what’s pulling her home once and for all … but she never expects to see a familiar face when she gets there!

Billionaire Lyle Guero is having a takeover crisis at his company and lying low while things get ironed out, so what better place to visit than his latest project? He’s the silent investor that  is enabling Rocky Peak Lodge to be returned to it’s old glory again, so he’s excited to get to see how it’s coming along, and get a feel for what the lodge will feel like when it’s open and thriving once again. He doesn’t know Izzy will be there, but he’s thrilled to get to reconnect with the woman who caught his eye when they were stranded together in Rome overnight!

 

 

 

 

Today we’re celebrating the release of THE RENEGADE by Jennifer Bernard. Check it out and grab your copy now!

Title: THE RENEGADE
Series: The Rockwell Legacy
Author: Jennifer Bernard
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Release: December 4, 2018

About THE RENEGADE

The last thing she expected was a billionaire under the mistletoe …

As a trauma surgeon, Isabelle Rockwell has devoted her life to helping others. Her life is too crazy for romance…despite a powerful attraction to a stranger during an unexpected layover in Italy. But there’s no time to obsess over the mystery man. Recurring dreams of her mother are calling her home to the family lodge, where a surprise guest is staying for the holidays—who else but her airport hottie!

Battling a takeover, billionaire Lyle Guero has been asked by his board of directors to lay low. What better place than Rocky Peak Lodge, his latest silent investment, home to the woman who’s haunted his thoughts since Rome? Independent, fascinating, equally career-focused, she’s the perfect temporary distraction.

But he didn’t count on the holiday spirit, the zany Rockwell family, or the danger lurking in the snowy shadows of the Cascades. How far will two renegade hearts go for a chance at love?

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EXCERPT:

“Do you remember where we left off in Rome?” she murmured, rising up on one elbow. With a light shove, she urged him down onto his back. He wore a zippered hoodie. Bending her head, she used her teeth to unzip it. The hard curves of his chest made the saliva dry up in her mouth.

He was watching her so closely, so carefully.

“I’m pretty sure you were lying down like this,” she whispered. “And I was somewhere right around here.”

She swung one leg over him and shifted into the same straddling position that was burned into her nighttime fantasies leftover from Rome.  

“That does look familiar.” He reached up and ran one finger along the upper edge of her bra. “Different bra, though. The other one was white.”

“That was my favorite travel bra.” She shivered at the prickles racing across her skin. “It’s important to look good in case you get into an accident, you know. Renata always told me that.”

“She was so right. You accidentally ran into me. And you looked good. Still do.” He spread his hand across the skin above her breasts. The breadth of his handspan amazed her. It felt as if every inch of her chest was covered by his warm palm. It was a wonderfully hypnotic sensation. “You always do, to me.”

“Well, see this one is actually my most embarrassing bra. It’s the comfy last resort I wear when I haven’t done laundry lately.” Was that the kind of thing you were supposed to confess to a billionaire? Even a de-billionaired one?

“Doesn’t matter. You still look good to me. Clothes are irrelevant.”

She rolled her eyes slightly. “Men always say that. Then you show up in a skimpy dress and they lose their minds.”

“Hey, I’m pro skimpy dress. I’m also pro comfy bra. I’m also very much pro getting rid of the comfy bra.”

Laughter rose straight up from her heart to her lips, into a smile she couldn’t hide. “I hope you don’t mean permanently.”

“Just for now.” He reached behind her and deftly found the fastener. Then he hit a roadblock, because the catch was broken.

He chuckled as he struggled with the fastener. “Okay, make it permanent. Just how attached are you to this one?”

“Very. It’s mine.”

“Ditch this one. I’ll buy you a new one.”

She put a hand on his chest while he continued to work on it. “Hey. Before we do this, I just want to say one thing. I’m my own person. I decide when it’s time to throw away my bras. Bossing me around in bed is one thing. Once we set foot outside bed, no one bosses me around. Not you, not anyone.”

“It’s just a bra.”

“No, it’s not. It’s a principle.”

He held her gaze, then nodded slowly. “I hear you. I do. And honestly, it’s a great bra. If you love it, I love it. My only problem with it is that I can’t get it off. This bra is a fricking cockblocker. It has it in for me. I’d do better doing ten rounds in a boxing ring.”

She burst out laughing at his absurdity. “I got it. Give me a second.” Instead of messing with the catch, she tugged it over her head and tossed it aside. “Voila.”

“Well damn.” He cupped her breasts, which filled his hands perfectly. Her nipples were already hardening just from the way he looked at her. “Now I know.”

“Now you know.” Her breath was coming fast and her head swam with  anticipation.

“Can we get back to another point you just made? That bit about bossing you around in bed. I liked that.”

Her throat tightened, as if a vise had closed around it. “What I meant was—”

“I know what you meant.” His quiet tone made liquid heat rise in her lower belly. He brushed his thumbs across her nipples. She leaned forward, arching her back, aching with desire. For long moments of excruciating pleasure, he stroked her breasts, cradling them in his palms, shaping them, arousing the erect peaks until she wanted to burst out of her skin.

 

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Jennifer Bernard is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. Her books have been called “an irresistible reading experience” full of “quick wit and sizzling love scenes.” A graduate of Harvard and former news promo producer, she left big city life in Los Angeles for true love in Alaska, where she now lives with her husband and stepdaughters. She still hasn’t adjusted to the cold, so most often she can be found cuddling with her laptop and a cup of tea. No stranger to book success, she also writes erotic novellas under a naughty secret name that she’s happy to share with the curious.

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four-stars

* Review * FORTUNE’S CHRISTMAS BABY by Tara Taylor Quinn

* Review * FORTUNE’S CHRISTMAS BABY by Tara Taylor QuinnFortune's Christmas Baby by Tara Taylor Quinn
Series: The Fortunes of Texas
Published by Harlequin Special Edition on December 1, 2018
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four-half-stars

His holiday surprise…

Is a bundle of joy!

When Nolan Forte returns to Austin a year after a yuletide romance, he is shocked to learn he is a father. He wants to do right by his beautiful baby girl—and her sweet mama, Lizzie Sullivan. But when he reveals his real name is Nolan Fortune, all bets are off. Lizzie doesn’t trust men with money. Maybe some Christmas magic can convince her that she, Nolan and Stella are already rich in what matters!

 

Secrets abound as we dig into the next Fortunes of Texas story! He has a secret life that he’s always kept to himself, but happenstance makes him have to coincide his two lives together … and it ends up working out better than he ever imagined! A surprise baby is a pleasant treat for more than her Daddy in this heartfelt story. Really enjoyed the characters and watching them meander their way through a way to be together!

When Nolan Forte returns to Austin for a holiday concert again, he can’t help but remember last year and his holiday fling fondly. He wishes things could have been different with the only woman he’s ever connected on that level with, but he was living a secret life and it doesn’t interconnect with his reality of being a Fortune. He doesn’t plan to look up Lizzie, but he runs into a friend of her’s who intrigues him with what she has to say, so he pays her a visit … imagine his surprise when he finds out there’s someone else for him to meet this year … his daughter!

Lizze Sullivan didn’t intend to keep Nolan from his daughter, but when she tried to contact him when she discovered she was pregnant after their week together last Christmas, she realized he had given her fake information. The phone number was disconnected, the emails sent to the band’s website were never returned and there was no record of the name he gave her. She’d obviously been duped by a man she cared very much for … at least she had one nugget of him to treasure forever!

four-half-stars

* Review * TEMPTED BY MR. OFF-LIMITS by Amy Andrews

* Review * TEMPTED BY MR. OFF-LIMITS by Amy AndrewsTempted by Mr. Off-Limits by Amy Andrews
Series: Nurses in the City #2
Published by Harlequin Medical Romances on October 1, 2018
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five-stars

How to handle a powerful attraction…

Get it out of your system quickly!

In this Nurses in the City story, Lola Fraser knows better than to fall for her best friend’s brother, paramedic Hamish Gibson. Living together while he’s training could get awkward—fast! But as they work together on a heartrending case, they can’t resist the temptation to take their minds off work. Surely one night will be enough…until they discover it isn’t!

 

Sexual tension leads the way in this fast-paced medical drama! I adored both Lola and Hamish, and watching their connection grow as they spend more and more time together was really breathtaking. They each have emotional and at times gut-wrenching jobs, so tension was high throughout. Really enjoyed!

Paramedic Hamish Gibson is needing a place to stay for a short time, so his sister steps in and offers up her half of her old place since she’s moved in with her man. No problem right? He gets along with her flatmate well. Maybe too well that one night three months ago!

Nurse Lola Fraser can’t say no when her BFF Grace wants her to let her little bro stay in the flat for a couple of months while he finishes up some training. So they slept together. It was only one night, and a one off for sure. He’s a great guy and they’ll just be friends … right?

five-stars