* Release Blast/Review/Excerpt * BETTER THAN ME by Kimberly Kincaid

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* Release Blast/Review/Excerpt * BETTER THAN ME by Kimberly KincaidBetter Than Me by Kimberly Kincaid
Series: Remington Medical #3
Published by Kimberly Kincaid Romance on May 7, 2019
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five-stars

Remington's most notoriously single,
notoriously sexy
surgeon
is about to fall for the one woman
he can't have...

Did I mention that she's
A) his best friend
B) immune to his panty-melting charm, and
C) sleeping on his couch for the next six weeks?

But Jonah's not made for commitment,
and a good man is the one thing Natalie deserves.
Not someone who can only offer up
a couple of sizzling hot, no-strings-attached nights
of pure pleasure
.

Unless that's what she wants.

Because Jonah wants her. And with each
moment they spend working together--
living together--
the harder it is to resist temptation.

And even harder to resist the fall that
might break them both...

 

Don’t we all need a little Jonah in our life?? He’s sexy as all get out, he’s totally fun to hang around with and it turns out he’s got a heart of gold! With the second book in her steaming hot Remington Medical series, Kimberly Kincaid brings us a super sexy, fun-loving read that manages to tear our heart out on occasion before slowly stitching it back together again. Chock full of emotion and drama that will have you turning the pages as quickly as you can to unravel what’s going to happen. I didn’t think I could love a book more than the first in the series … but YES, I sure did! Can’t wait for Connor’s story!

It’s well known that Jonah Sheridan is a player. He loves the ladies, but he’s not going to be settling down with one … like ever. He’s a top notch surgeon at Remington Medical and the best friend a gal could have … and he manages to prove it when he begrudgingly lets Natalie move into his apartment for the next six weeks. That’s right, six weeks with sexy temptation right under his nose!

Surgeon Natalie Kendrick adores Jonah for helping her out, and she tries to kill the gossip floating around the hospital insinuating they are fooling around. Never! Well … maybe? At least it feels like it’s a possibility the way the air sizzles when he’s near. Will she be able to show him just how much he deserves out of life or will he be the one doling out the lessons in life’s pleasure?

 

 

 

 

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“This book was just delicious – friends to lovers, roommate, and a player brought to his knees. I could not get enough of these characters! I love a steamy romance with heart & soul.” — J.H. Croix, USA Today bestselling author

 

Better Than Me, an all-new steamy friends to lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Kincaid, is available now!

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Remington’s most notoriously single,

notoriously sexy surgeon

is about to fall for the one woman

he can’t have…

Did I mention that she’s

A) his best friend

B) immune to his panty-melting charm, and

C) sleeping on his couch for the next six weeks?

But Jonah’s not made for commitment,

and a good man is the one thing Natalie deserves.

Not someone who can only offer up

a couple of sizzling hot, no-strings-attached nights

of pure pleasure.

Unless that’s what she wants.

Because Jonah wants her. And with each

moment they spend working together—

living together—

the harder it is to resist temptation.

And even harder to resist the fall that

might break them both…

A steamy medical contemporary romance from USA Today best-selling author Kimberly Kincaid. Watch this cocky hero fall head over scalpel for his sweet and sexy BFF. Full-length standalone story with action in the emergency room and the bedroom, and a sweet-and-sexy happily ever after.

 

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Excerpt:

“Come on, Jonah. You and I are just friends, and my living with you would only be temporary. I’m neat and fairly low-maintenance, and I really can cook like a boss. I know you like your space.” It was a euphemism, and if the smile poking at the corners of her lips was anything to go by, Natalie knew it as well as Jonah did. He was a freaking island, and it wasn’t by accident. “So I can totally stay out of your hair if you want me to. But please.” In a blink, her smile disappeared. “I’m begging you. Don’t make me stay with my parents.”

Jonah’s nice-guy propensity came out of hiding to pick a fight with his defenses, both of them quickening his pulse. His defenses didn’t fight fair, though, reminding him that he had damn good reasons for not being a long-haul guy.

He opened his mouth to say he was sorry. To tell Natalie, rationally and with good reason, why he just couldn’t let her move in with him for six weeks.

But what came out was, “Okay. You can stay.”

Christ, his inner nice-guy was a sneaky son of a bitch.

“Really?” Natalie let out a gasp that quickly slid into an adorable ear-to-ear grin, and okay, Jonah was going to have to do some damage control here.

“With a couple of stipulations,” he said, holding up his fingers to count them off. “If you want to watch rom coms or that channel that plays all those gooey holiday movies, you’ve got to do it on your iPad.”

Jonah knew from experience that she loved both, and with Christmas only a month away, she’d certainly want to mainline them whenever she had down time. But while happily ever after might be on some people’s agendas—and more power to them as long as they didn’t try to convert him to coupledom—he sure as hell wasn’t going to let it parade across his big screen TV.

“Come on! Not even It’s a Wonderful Life?” she asked, but he stood firm.

“The only Christmas movie that flies in my apartment is Diehard.”

Her hands moved to her hips. “That is so not a Christmas movie.”

“Take it or leave it, Kendrick. Yippie-ki-yay is all the holiday cheer you’re going to get out of me.”

Natalie frowned, but didn’t push her luck, so Jonah continued. “I’ll take that you cook, I clean bargain. I don’t mind doing all the dishes, and I wasn’t kidding when I said I can’t cook. No complaining about football or hockey—the Rogues are kicking ass again this year on the ice and I want to watch every game that I can. And for the love of all that it sacred and good, no bras on the shower curtain rod.”

“Done.”

His surprise must have stumbled over his face, because she laughed and tacked on, “What? You know I love hockey, too, and after meeting Finn Donnelly over the summer at that fundraiser at The Crooked Angel? I’m all-in for the Rogues. I promised you I’d cook, and the other stuff”—she lifted one shoulder beneath her light pink sweater—“I can stipulate, even if it is kind of grinchy. So, do we have a deal? I can come live with you until this mess is all fixed?”

Jonah exhaled. “Yes, we have a deal.

 

About Kimberly

Kimberly Kincaid writes contemporary romance that splits the difference between sexy and sweet and hot and edgy romantic suspense. When she’s not sitting cross-legged in an ancient desk chair known as “The Pleather Bomber”, she can be found practicing obscene amounts of yoga, whipping up anything from enchiladas to éclairs in her kitchen, or curled up with her nose in a book. Kimberly is a USA Today best-selling author and a 2016 and 2015 RWA RITA® finalist and 2014 Bookseller’s Best nominee who lives (and writes!) by the mantra that food is love. Kimberly resides in Virginia with her wildly patient husband and their three daughters.

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five-stars

* Review * THE PERFECT CATCH by Joanne Rock

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* Review * THE PERFECT CATCH by Joanne RockThe Perfect Catch by Joanne Rock
Series: Texas Playmakers #1
Published by Tule Publishing on May 9, 2019
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four-half-stars

He didn't think coming home would mean falling in love

Outfielder Calvin Ramsey returns to his Texas farm home after being released from his team, an unexpected surprise sure to tarnish the family baseball legacy. But when he finds a sexy stranger acting as the temporary caretaker for his childhood home, all thoughts of baseball disappear.

She won't fall for another player

After losing her savings to a swindler ex-boyfriend, Josie Vance moves to Last Stand to start fresh where no one knows her unhappy past or the con that bankrupted her. But her peaceful healing time evaporates when the homeowner’s son arrives and throws himself into life on the farm—and charming Josie. She can’t risk an affair that draws attention to her or her past. Especially not when the public's fascination with the baseball-playing Ramsey clan is at an all-time high. Can she keep her secrets, her low profile, and her heart too?

 

A hunky ballplayer, family drama galore and lots of sassy banter! With the first book in her new Texas Playmakers series, Joanne Rock brings a baseball dynasty to life with the backdrop of a good-hearted Texas family. Cal is the son of a retired star pitcher and his brothers are in the game as well, so to hear the news that he might be disgracing the family name by being cut from his team is life-changing to him. The setting of the story is really interesting and the characters hooked me quickly. The ending was a bit abrupt and left me hanging a little bit, but overall I loved the story and look forward to hearing his brother’s stories!

When professional baseball player Calvin Ramsey learns that he has been cut from the team, he’s thrown into a tailspin. Baseball is all he’s ever known, and he’s not sure what to do with himself if his career is really over. For now, he’s going to head home to Last Stand, Texas to see his family and let the realness of working on the farm ground him a little bit.

Josie Vance fled embarrassment and despair in Florida to take this temporary caretaker job in Texas. She doesn’t know what to think when her boss’s son shows up in the middle of the night thinking he’s coming home to Mama. The last thing she needs is another handsome man finagling his way into her heart … the last one that did that ended up stealing her life savings and sending her life into chaos. No thank you … she’ll just steer clear of this hunky cowboy … if only he wasn’t so tempting!

four-half-stars

* Review * MISS PRIM’S GREEK ISLAND FLING by Michelle Douglas

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* Review * MISS PRIM’S GREEK ISLAND FLING by Michelle DouglasMiss Prim's Greek Island Fling by Michelle Douglas
Published by Harlequin Romance on May 1, 2019
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four-half-stars

An idyllic island retreat…

…with her Mr Wrong!

After a devastating betrayal, Audra Russel escapes to her brother’s Greek island to lick her wounds. Only she soon finds that her brother’s best friend, Finn Sullivan, is vacationing there, too! He may be recovering from a near-fatal accident, but the irresistible daredevil is intent on showing buttoned-up Audra how to have a good time. And now that she’s started, she doesn’t ever want to stop!

 

An emotional journey of physical and mental healing! She’s running away from an ugly time in her life, he’s healing after an injury that almost killed him. He wants to help her get out of her head a little and she wants to make sure he doesn’t mistreat his weary body. Together they set out to have a vacation to remember … and when sparks fly and flames connect, it turns into a trip they will never forget! Great characters, a fun connection between them and a pleasure to read.

When Audra Russel faces a betrayal of the worst kind, she decides to go to her brother’s vacation house on a Greek island to regroup for a little while. She never expects to be awoken in the middle of the night to someone entering the house!

Finn Sullivan knows his best friend Rupert won’t mind him using his house for a little downtime, after all that’s what he gave him a key for. He’s not expecting to have Rup’s little sister thinking he’s an intruder though! He’s just been through an injury that just about did him in, so he needs a little R & R … he’ll just have to see if he can get straight-laced Audra to join him on his adventure.

four-half-stars

* Review * DOUBLE DUTY FOR THE COWBOY by Brenda Harlen

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* Review * DOUBLE DUTY FOR THE COWBOY by Brenda HarlenDouble Duty for the Cowboy by Brenda Harlen
Series: Match Made in Haven
Published by Harlequin Special Edition on May 1, 2019
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four-stars

A marriage of convenience…

Turns into the love of their lives!

When Regan Channing finds herself in the family way, the last thing she expects is for another man to make her his wife! Especially not former bad boy Connor Neal. But Connor’s changed. Pretty soon Regan’s newborn twins have him wrapped around their fingers. And the electricity sizzling between Connor and Regan could power Haven for days. But can the deputy’s debt of obligation ever become true love?

 

Sweet, sassy and adorable! With the next book in the Match Made in Haven series we get to return to small town Haven, Nevada to watch a couple finagle their way through an arranged marriage with real feelings starting to flare. The characters are easy to like, the babies are adorable and the story line is sweetly fulfilling. I enjoyed them all and look forward to more in the series!

When Regan Channing finds herself pregnant with a man who wants nothing more to do with her or her child, she things it’s going to be a long road of doing it all alone. When she’s offered a saving grace by a sexy deputy, she can’t see any reason not to jump at the chance.

Connor Neal used to have a crush on Regan back in high school, but those days he was the furthest thing a nice girl like her would have looked at. These days he’s living a good life as a deputy in Haven, Nevada and has enough of an incentive to have him asking her to marry him, and helping her bring her sweet twin daughters into the world. The sparks are flying as they settle into life together, but once a secret gets out, will they still want to live happily ever after together?

four-stars

* Review * FROM HEIRESS TO MOM by Therese Beharrie

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* Review * FROM HEIRESS TO MOM by Therese BeharrieFrom Heiress to Mom by Therese Beharrie
Series: Billionaires for Heiresses #2
Published by Harlequin Romance on May 1, 2019
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four-stars

Finding a family…

…with her ex?

In this Billionaires for Heiresses story, Autumn is stunned when Hunter Lee, her billionaire ex turned best friend, appears on her doorstep—with a son! Their relationship changed because she wanted a family and he didn’t believe he’d make a good father, but they never stopped loving each other. Now he needs her help. Will caring for baby Eli together make them realize how much they both want this little family…forever?

Billionaires for Heiresses duet

Book 1 — Second Chance with Her Billionaire

Book 2 — From Heiress to Mum

 

He’s living the life she wanted … but without her! With the emotional second book in the Billionaires for Heiresses duet, we get Autumn’s story. We met her twin Summer in the first book, and now we’re getting to know Autumn and the love of her life. They split up for a reason, but when part of that reason seems to be blown out of the water, how long will they be able to resist their true feelings for each other? Easy to like characters, an interesting story line and plenty of emotion to keep us enchanted. Really enjoyed it!

Heiress Autumn Bishop is shocked when her former boyfriend/turned best friend shows up at her door with the shocking announcement that he’s a father. They broke up a year ago because she wanted marriage and a family and he didn’t want the same things. Now he’s got a part of her dream … but without her!

Billionaire Hunter Lee never stopped loving Autumn, but due to his family history, he wasn’t comfortable settling in for the long haul with a houseful of kids. One momentary lapse in thinking now has an infant son in his care, and a whole lot of hurt in Autumn’s eyes when she looks at him. He knows it’s selfish to ask for her help, but … she’s his person!

four-stars

* Review * THAT NIGHT IN TEXAS by Joss Wood

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

* Review * THAT NIGHT IN TEXAS by Joss WoodThat Night in Texas by Joss Wood
Series: Texas Cattleman’s Club: Houston #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on May 1, 2019
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four-half-stars

“That night… Why did you leave?”

Her child’s father is back…and wants answers.

Nearly dying in the aftermath of a storm is shock enough for Vivi Donner. Waking to find her sexy one-night stand—and the father of her secret child—standing by her hospital bed? Heart-stopping. Now Camden McNeal is determined to know his daughter and the woman he never forgot. Will their explosive passion last more than one night this time?

 

An exciting reunion kicks off the latest in the Texas Cattleman’s Club: Houston series. My attention was caught from page one and it held my interest throughout. The characters were well-developed and watching their story play out was quite enjoyable. Looking forward to more in the series!

Vivianne Donner awakens in the hospital after a car accident to find the man she never expected to see again at her side. Turns out she forgot she put him down as her emergency contact so he’d be able to take care of the precious cargo she never told him about!

Camden McNeal has no clue why Viv had him on her contact information, but once she wakes up and is forced to tell him about their two year old daughter, it all becomes clear. She might not have planned to ever tell him about his child unless tragedy struck, but now that he knows about her, he’s not going away without a fight!

four-half-stars

* Release Blast / Review * CODE NAME: GENESIS by Sawyer Bennett

I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.

* Release Blast / Review * CODE NAME: GENESIS by Sawyer BennettCode Name: Genesis by Sawyer Bennett
Series: Jameson Force Security #1
Published by Big Dog Books, LLC on May 7, 2019
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five-stars

Years ago, they were in love. She was an up-and-coming superstar and he was the devilishly handsome security professional hired to keep her safe. They fell hard and fast, no matter how they tried to resist one another. But not everyone around them was happy about their relationship, and a string of lies and deceit destroyed what they once had.

Having just taken the helm of a nationally renowned protective services company, Kynan McGrath is looking to rebrand and revamp his career. The newly crowned Jameson Force Security is moving from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to the mountainous steel town of Pittsburgh, and the last thing Kynan has time for is to deal with his past.

More than a decade has passed since their split, but even a bruised and battered heart remembers its first love. So when Joslyn Meyers comes to him for help, Kynan reluctantly agrees to keep her safe from a terrifying stalker who keeps threatening her life.

As the danger they face continues to intensify, Kynan realizes he’ll stop at nothing to protect the woman who turned her back on him all those years ago. Because one thing is certain—no matter how hard he tries to convince himself otherwise, Joslyn still has his heart.

 

Exciting kick-off to a brand new series by Sawyer Bennett! I was quickly drawn in to the drama of both a reunion between these prior loves and the intrigue of what was going to happen with her stalker. The groundwork was laid for some interesting characters coming to work at Jameson Force Security, so I’m really looking forward to more to come in the series!

Kynan McGrath just took over a prestigious security company in Vegas and is working hard to bring some new ideas to life as they move a new division to Pittsburgh. The last thing he has time for is hearing from a blast from the past!

Pop star turned actress Joslyn Meyers was his first love and is the woman he never forgot … mostly because she walked out on him without a word and left him a cold, bitter man! He wants to turn her away so badly … but when he hears she was almost killed by a persistent stalker, he knows he has to step in and help her … but he doesn’t have to like it!

 

 

 

 

Code Name: Genesis (Jameson Force Security, Book #1)
Sawyer Bennett
Release Date: May 7, 2019

 

Synopsis:

Years ago, they were in love. She was an up-and-coming superstar and he was the devilishly handsome security professional hired to keep her safe. They fell hard and fast, no matter how they tried to resist one another. But not everyone around them was happy about their relationship, and a string of lies and deceit destroyed what they once had.

Having just taken the helm of a nationally renowned protective services company, Kynan McGrath is looking to rebrand and revamp his career. The newly crowned Jameson Force Security is moving from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas to the mountainous steel town of Pittsburgh, and the last thing Kynan has time for is to deal with his past.

More than a decade has passed since their split, but even a bruised and battered heart remembers its first love. So when Joslyn Meyers comes to him for help, Kynan reluctantly agrees to keep her safe from a terrifying stalker who keeps threatening her life.

As the danger they face continues to intensify, Kynan realizes he’ll stop at nothing to protect the woman who turned her back on him all those years ago. Because one thing is certain—no matter how hard he tries to convince himself otherwise, Joslyn still has his heart.

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About the Author:

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released multiple books, many of which have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller lists.

A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to erotic contemporary romance, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active daughter, as well as full-time servant to her adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others, and that a bad day can be cured with a great work-out, cake, or even better, both.

Sawyer also writes general and women’s fiction under the pen name S. Bennett and sweet romance under the name Juliette Poe.

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five-stars

* Review * BLESSING IN DISGUISE by Danielle Steel

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* Review * BLESSING IN DISGUISE by Danielle SteelBlessing in Disguise by Danielle Steel
Published by Delacorte Press on May 7, 2019
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four-stars

As a young intern at an art gallery in Paris, Isabelle McAvoy meets Putnam Armstrong, wealthy, gentle, older, and secluded from the world. Isabelle’s relationship with Putnam, and her time at his château on the Normandy coast, are the stuff of dreams. But it turns real when she becomes pregnant, for she knows that marriage is out of the question.

When Isabelle returns to New York, she enters a new relationship that she hopes will be more stable and traditional. But she soon realizes she has made a terrible mistake and again finds herself a single mother.

With two young daughters and no husband, Isabelle finally and unexpectedly finds happiness and a love that gives her a third child, a baby as happy as her beloved father. And yet, once again, life brings dramatic changes.

The three girls grow up to be very different women, and Isabelle’s relationship with each of them is unique. While raising her girls alone, Isabelle also begins building a career as a successful art consultant. Then one final turn of fate brings a past secret to light, bonds mother and daughters closer, and turns a challenge into a blessing.

 

An emotionally riveting family saga! The main character has the pleasure of knowing love in many fashions throughout her life, and though sadness and disappointment come knocking on her door on more than one occasion, she has the tenacity to live life to it’s fullest time and time again. The pace of movement in the book didn’t let the reader become too attached to any particular relationship, more so the plot centered on Isabelle and her children rather than the men in her life. I enjoyed it!

American Isabelle McAvoy knows it’s going to be the time of her life when she lands an internship at a Paris art gallery at the tender age of twenty but she didn’t know it was going to wield her one of the most kind and loving relationships she’ll ever enjoy. Wealthy client Putnam Armstrong is the epitome of kindness and grace, but his reclusive lifestyle doesn’t allow him the mental capabilities of handling a true relationship, but she’s happy to accept what little time she can have with him before she returns to the US.

Upon returning home, Isabelle finds herself pregnant, and though her first born daughter is the light of her father’s eyes, he can’t bring himself to offer Isabelle more than his love from afar and all the support she could ever need in raising their daughter. She settles into life as a single mother and over the years allows herself to be swept off her feet by another man who turns out to be a con, but leaves her with her second daughter. Isabelle has no plans of ever falling in love again when the man who turns out to be one of her dearest loves enters her life. Their time together is passionate and sweet, and though a tragic ending unravels, she brings a third daughter into the fold.

Her art consulting business has really taken off and allows her to lead a fulfilling life as her children grow and flourish. When her girls have all flown the coop and settled into their own lives, she finds herself at a loss for what to do with herself. When possible changes make her reflect back upon her life, she decides to allow herself to unravel the secret she’s been carrying with her for all of these years and attempt to put her life on the track she wants it to be. In doing so, she reconnects with her daughters in a way she  never expected and finds inner peace and a satisfying future.

four-stars

* Review * FORBIDDEN TO TASTE by JC Harroway

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* Review * FORBIDDEN TO TASTE by JC HarrowayForbidden to Taste by JC Harroway
Series: Billionaire Bachelors #2
Published by Harlequin Dare on May 1, 2019
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four-half-stars

From bestselling author JC Harroway comes the second book in the Billionaire Bachelors series! Drake Faulkner knows that Kenzie Porter, his best friend’s widow, is off-limits—but that just makes him want her more…

At one time she was the woman Drake Faulkner wanted more than anything but couldn’t have—and now she’s the last person he needs in his life. But when Kenzie Porter, the widow of his former best friend and army comrade Sam, turns up asking for a job at his luxury London hotel chain, the memories return.

Drake is eager to help her, but he knows that doing so will only lead him toward temptation. He doesn’t want to sully the memory of his best friend by falling for Kenzie all over again. There’s a reason he’s been avoiding her for three years: a dark secret about the day she and Sam got together—and about the day Sam died on the battlefield.

But from the moment the pair lock eyes, the sexual connection between them is electrifying. They both know that acting on their forbidden desire for each other would cross a line, but how far can they push the boundaries before someone gets hurt?

 

Forbidden lust at it’s best! With the second book in her Billionaire Bachelors series, JC Harroway brings a story filled with undeniable chemistry while at the same time showering us with emotion. The characters are well developed, the passion is yummy and the happily ever after is what it’s all about. Really enjoyed!

McKenzie Porter has been through a lot in her relatively young life, and she’s finally at a point where she wants to move forward and do something that excites her for a chance. It’s super awkward, but in order to move to London to be closer to her younger sister, she’s going to take one for the team and contact the guy that she isn’t so sure even likes her to ask for a job.

Drake Faulkner was her late husband’s best friend and Army brother. He promised Sam he’d be there for Kenzie if anything ever happened, and he’s tried to keep that promise in a standoffish way over the last few years. He’s blown away to see her walk into his family restaurant … but she’s still the same gorgeous woman that took his breath away the first moment he laid eyes on her. He’ll step up and make sure she gets her feet on the ground, but he can’t stand to be around her. He wants her too much and can’t bare the secrets and guilt when he looks into her eyes.

four-half-stars

* Review * A CONTRACT SEDUCTION by Janice Maynard

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* Review * A CONTRACT SEDUCTION by Janice MaynardA Contract Seduction by Janice Maynard
Series: Southern Secrets #2
Published by Harlequin Desire on May 1, 2019
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five-stars

“You’re mine—for as long as we have.”

For the sake of a family legacy, he must strike a marriage bargain.

With six months to live, Charleston heir Jonathan Tarleton must secure his family’s business—with a contract marriage. He convinces his beautiful, dedicated assistant, Lisette Stanhope, to be his bride, telling himself the proposal has nothing to do with his raw need to make Lisette his. Then their commitment is put to the ultimate test…

 

Emotion tugging goodness! With the next book in her Southern Secrets series, Janice Maynard takes us back into the heart of Charleston’s elite when the Tarleton heir receives a shocking diagnosis. I was hooked from page one, and devoured it until the end. Great characters, heart-wrenching emotions and a really interesting story line. Looking forward to the next Tarleton’s story!

Businessman Jonathan Tarleton never expected to hear the news that he has literally a few months to live. He’s thrust into the mindset of disbelief along with concern for the future of his family business. His father is ailing, his brother has disgraced the family and his sister is basking in bliss … so who is going to run the company when he’s gone?

Lisette Stanhope has been his assistant for a few years now and been with the company for even longer, so she knows the day in and day out of the business quite well. When Jonathan breaks the news to her and asks for her help, she’s reluctant to let him down. She’s had a crush on him for years now, and hearing that he only has a short amount of time left makes her reach out with both hands to have whatever part of him she can have for whatever time is left … even if it means she has to become his wife!

five-stars