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* Review * THIS IS LOVE by Melissa Foster

December 12, 2019 Leave a Comment

This Is Love by Melissa Foster
Series: Harmony Pointe #2
Published by Montlake Romance on December 3, 2019
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Actress Remi Divine is sick of bodyguards, sick of stalkers, and sick of feeling like she is always under a microscope. But this movie star isn’t helpless by any means. She’s got a rebellious streak, and she knows how to use it. First order of business: getting rid of the overbearing bodyguards who are sticking to her like glue.

Mason Swift has made protecting others his life, and when Remi ditches his two best men, he takes over and gives it everything he has. Having grown up in the foster-care system, and as a former special operative, he knows all the tricks. Nothing gets by him, especially not gorgeous, sneaky Remi.

He thinks she’s a diva. She thinks he’s arrogant. But when sparks turn to flames and their walls come down, their true hearts are revealed, and their connection is unstoppable. And when tragedy strikes, Remi realizes that being protected isn’t the worst thing in the world—but losing Mason just might be.

Melissa Foster has proven time and time again that she has a unique talent of creating characters that enchant her readers … and her latest continues the trend! THIS IS LOVE is the second book in her Harmony Pointe series and brings us a Hollywood superstar and the bodyguard tasked to control the wayward starlet in a sexy forbidden love romance.

Remi is no stranger to avid reader’s of Foster, so starting this story with her handling a stalker and balking at the strict protection her brother has ordered for her was attention grabbing from the start. She’s a complex character in that she’s achieved such greatness in her young life, but still half feels smothered under her brother’s love.

Mason felt like walking sin the second he entered the first scene. He caught her eye majorly before he ever even got the chance to tell her he was her new bodyguard … and that chemistry continued to flare out of control as they danced around the sexual attraction consuming their thoughts.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sassy banter, steaming hot passion and generally good natured folks. You can’t go wrong with either book in this series so far … they’ve both been great!

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* Release Blitz/Review * OFF LIMITS by Penny Dee

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* Release Blitz/Review * OFF LIMITS by Penny Dee

Off Limits by Penny Dee
Series: Kings of Mayhem MC #5
on December 12, 2019
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I'm about to break the biggest rule of all.

RUGER
I was sixteen when she was born.
The niece of my best friend.
An angel with bright blue eyes and hair the color of night.
Through the years I’ve seen her grow from an adorable dimpled cupid into a strong, independent beauty.
Into a goddess.
A temptress.
Fate has brought us together.
But she is off limits.
I’ve got no business wanting her.
No business at all.

CHASTITY
For years I’ve crushed on him.
An older man who makes me tremble.
A biker King whose arms I want to get lost in.
Whose body I can only dream about touching.
Whose lips I’m dying to taste.
I shouldn’t want him.
But I do.
I shouldn’t lust after him.
But tell that to my poor hopeless heart.
I should stay away.
But I won’t.

Off Limits is book five in the Kings of Mayhem MC series. It can be read as a standalone.

Intense, drama-filled and oh so forbidden! With OFF LIMITS, the fifth book in her ever-delightful Kings of Mayhem MC series, Penny Dee brings us the story of the MC Princess and her love. The characters are well developed, the passion is smokin’ hot and the drama is spot on. The only thing I wanted a little more of was to see more of her brothers who had been front and center in the series previously brought into this story a little more.

Chastity has been surrounded by over-protective men her entire life … her father, her three older brothers, her MC President uncle, the rest of the club … and while she adores them all, she’s ready to live her life for herself for a change. When the opportunity is in her sights to have the one man she’s crushed on for forever and a day, who is she to resist?

Ruger is her uncle’s best friend … a brother, a confidante, trusted. He knows he shouldn’t betray him by touching the one person who was always off limits … but when she looks at him like that, all bets are off.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys an emotionally intense MC story. I’ve enjoyed the entire series and recommend you read them in order to get a full appreciation of the back story and previous match ups and drama.

Title: Off Limits
Series: Kings of Mayhem MC #5

Author: Penny Dee

Genre: MC Romance/Forbidden Romance

Release Date: December 12, 2019

BLURB

I’m about to break the biggest rule of all.

RUGER
I was sixteen when she was born.
The niece of my best friend.
An angel with bright blue eyes and hair the color of night.
Through the years I’ve seen her grow from an adorable dimpled cupid into a strong, independent beauty.
Into a goddess.
A temptress.
Fate has brought us together.
But she is off limits.
I’ve got no business wanting her.
No business at all.

CHASTITY
For years I’ve crushed on him.
An older man who makes me tremble.
A biker King whose arms I want to get lost in.
Whose body I can only dream about touching.
Whose lips I’m dying to taste.
I shouldn’t want him.
But I do.
I shouldn’t lust after him.
But tell that to my poor hopeless heart.
I should stay away.
But I won’t.

Off Limits is book five in the Kings of Mayhem MC series. It can be read as a standalone. For readers 18+

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Penny Dee writes contemporary romance about rock stars, bikers, hockey players and everyone in-between. Her stories bring the suspense, the feels and a whole lot of heat.

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* Review * SNOWBOUND WITH HIS FORBIDDEN INNOCENT by Susan Stephens

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Snowbound with His Forbidden Innocent by Susan Stephens
Published by Harlequin Presents on December 1, 2019
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There’s nowhere to hide from their chemistry…

Stacey has worked hard to become a successful businesswoman. She won’t let anyone—even frustratingly sexy tycoon Lucas Da Silva—remind her of the overlooked girl she once was.

Carrying responsibility for his worldwide company and siblings, Lucas is always in control. Especially of himself. But snowbound with Stacey, his best friend’s untouched—and very off-limits!—sister, he discovers temptation like no other. And as their mutual attraction grows hotter than the fire in his luxurious mountain chalet, Lucas has never been so close to breaking the rules…

SNOWBOUND WITH HIS FORBIDDEN INNOCENT by Susan Stephens is a bit of a forbidden romance story mixed with a best friend’s little sister twist. It’s fast paced and easy to follow. I felt there were a few holes in the plot … mainly the lack of her brother in the story as well as the siblings Lucas supposedly sacrificed so much for being barely mentioned, but overall an enjoyable read.

Stacey has spent her youth being less-than in people’s eyes, so now that she’s all grown up and on her own, she’s setting the world on fire with her job at Party Planners. She only hopes she can do it justice when faced with the man she has had a crush on for years as a client!

Lucas demands perfection, and realizing that the woman he still remembers as a clumsy teenager from his times spent at his best friend’s house is going to be in charge of his company’s biggest event of the year makes him a little uneasy. Seeing the woman she’s turned into however, gets his mind on something else!

I recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a crush turns to love story.

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Review INSTACRUSH by Kate Meader

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Instacrush by Kate Meader
Series: Rookie Rebels #2
Published by Kate Meader LLC on December 10, 2019
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Theo Kershaw is the luckiest guy alive.

Roaring back from a life-threatening injury, he has the world at his skates as defenseman for his new team, the Chicago Rebels. Everyone adores his big personality, his on-ice talent, and his killer smile. Everyone but his prickly neighbor--or so he thinks. One chilly Christmas Eve, Theo will learn that maybe the girl next door isn't such a hater after all ...

Elle Butler is the most embarrassing person on the planet.

How else can the ex-military-now-bartender explain her crush on the hot jock who lives across the hall? True, he has gorgeous green eyes and perfect cheekbones, but the filter between his brain and too-sexy mouth is permanently malfunctioning. Yet she can't stop checking out his Instagram antics or sneaking looks at him when he's in her bar. Absolutely mortifying. Running from a past filled with damning secrets, Elle's determined that this guilty pleasure remains buried in her deepest fantasies.

Because she couldn't possibly indulge with the Theo Kershaw. Or make a mistake that draws attention to her under-the-radar life. And she especially couldn't be a mom to a pro-athlete's baby ... could she?

With INSTACRUSH, the second book in her Rookie Rebels series Kate Meader delights us once again with a story of finding love when you least expect it. As an added bonus we got some heart squeezing updates on some of our favs from the original Chicago Rebels series.

Elle intrigued us in the first book in the series when she showed up at her Army buddy turned pro hockey player Levi’s house needing a place to crash for awhile. Deny it all she might, she can’t seem to resist obsessing over his friend and neighbor Theo.

Theo is making his comeback after a medical scare, and is quick to admit to his crush on Elle. Only problem is, she’s trying to resist his rugged appeal!

I highly recommend this book to fans of hockey romance. This sub-series as well as the original are filled with a close-knit group of players and staff that warm our hearts when they find their happily ever afters. You can’t go wrong with a Kate Meader hockey romance!

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* Review * TWINS UNDER THE TREE by Leigh Riker

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Twins Under the Tree by Leigh Riker
Series: Kansas Cowboys #6
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on October 1, 2019
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He never stayed put…

…until she gave him a reason to

Rebel cowboy Hadley Smith had never been one to stick around. Then he suddenly became a single father—to twins. Hadley doesn’t need Jenna Moran looking over his shoulder, but he grudgingly starts to fall for her compassion and strength. When faced with an impossible choice, can Hadley prove to Jenna he’s willing to put down roots?

An unexpected holiday romance! TWINS UNDER THE TREE is the sixth book in Leigh Riker’s Kansas Cowboys series and brings us the story of a newly crowned father and the woman bent on making sure he’s doing a good job of it in a twist on an enemies to lovers story.

Hadley muddling his way through his introduction to single parenting was quick to catch my attention. As a reader we’re often looking for perfection, and while he’s far from it when he first starts his journey, he really has a warm heart beneath all of his gruff ways. It was a pleasure to watch him grow as a father and to see how much his kids brought to his life.

Jenna stumbled into her very own ready-made family … and while she wasn’t so sure she wanted it at first, the attraction was a strong draw.

I recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a heartwarming holiday romance filled with family reconnecting and happily ever afters. The entire series has been really touching.

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* Blog Tour / Book Review * IN LOVE BY CHRISTMAS by Cari Lynn Webb

December 6, 2019 Leave a Comment

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* Blog Tour / Book Review * IN LOVE BY CHRISTMAS by Cari Lynn Webb

In Love by Christmas by Cari Lynn Webb
Series: City by the Bay Stories #5
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on December 1, 2019
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This Christmas, two worlds collide

…under the mistletoe!

All Theo Taylor wants for Christmas is a profitable year-end and a flawless wedding for his sister. Hiring beautiful but unknown designer Josie Beck is a huge risk, especially when the Taylors’ reputation is at stake. Josie is sweet, kind and impossible to resist. But is Josie about to destroy Theo’s perfect wedding plan…or is she the answer to his heart’s secret Christmas wish?

A story of joy and happily ever afters! With the fifth book in her City By the Bay Stories series, Cari Lynn Webb takes us on a journey of weddings when big time business man meets small time designer and sparks fly.

Josie was easy to like right from the start. She’s just about the nicest person around, always jumping at the chance to help others and simply wants a little slice of happiness out of life.

Theo was brusk and opinionated, but had a heart of gold when it came to making his little sister happy on her wedding day.

I recommend this story to anyone looking for a sweet romance revolving around a holiday wedding and the family drama that comes with it. It was fast paced and delightful.

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In Love by Christmas
(City by the Bay Stories #5)
By Cari Lynn Webb
Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 384 Pages
December 1st 2019 by Harlequin Heartwarming

This Christmas, two worlds collide

…under the mistletoe!

All Theo Taylor wants for Christmas is a profitable year-end and a flawless wedding for his sister. Hiring beautiful but unknown designer Josie Beck is a huge risk, especially when the Taylors’ reputation is at stake. Josie is sweet, kind and impossible to resist. But is Josie about to destroy Theo’s perfect wedding plan…or is she the answer to his heart’s secret Christmas wish?

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Cari Lynn Webb lives in South Carolina with her husband, daughters and assorted four-legged family members. She’s been blessed to see the power of true love in her grandparent’s 70 year marriage and her parent’s marriage of over 50 years. She knows love isn’t always sweet and perfect, it can be challenging, complicated and risky. But she believes happily-ever-afters are worth fighting for. She loves to connect with readers. Visit her at her website.

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* Review * ONE TIMER by Toni Aleo

November 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

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One Timer by Toni Aleo
Series: Nashville Assassins #13
on November 26, 2019
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You’ve known Harper Allen and Jakob Titov since you met them in Taking Shots. You know their story already, right? Ha! You only think you do. In One-Timer, they’ll tell it for themselves.

Harper has been hurt so many times, and she has no interest in anything more than a one-time thing, but Jakob Titov has other ideas.

He is looking for his forever. He has his sights set on a girl who is so good at blocking his attempts, she could be a star goalie in the NHL. Jakob is persistent, though, and he knows what he wants: Harper—forever. together, he knows they’ll make one hell of a team.

The last twenty years have been even better than they could have dreamed. But when their daughter comes home, informing them she’s giving up everything for a boy, they know it’s past time to tell the truth about the shutout they scored all those years ago to get where they are.

It wasn’t easy. But sometimes, that one-time thing leads to a fairy-tale kind of ending.

A blast from the past! With the seventeenth book in her beloved Nashville Assassins hockey series, Toni Aleo goes back in time to bring us a novella of Harper and Jakob’s story and an update on what they’ve been up to throughout the years. For fans of the series, it’s a great little nod to a couple of previous couples … and for new readers, it’s a way to catch up on some previous characters you might have missed. There’s not a huge amount of hockey in the book, but it’s a sexy and sweet love story rolled into a teaching moment with their adult kid. I enjoyed it!

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* Review * THE CHRISTMAS WISH by Melinda Curtis

November 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

The Christmas Wish by Melinda Curtis
Series: A Sunshine Valley novella
Published by Forever Yours on November 26, 2019
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It's beginning to look a lot like a Christmas in this Sunshine Valley novella from USA Today bestselling author Melinda Curtis.

Everyone in Sunshine Valley, Colorado, is in the Christmas spirit except for Everett Bollinger, the new town manager. With money tighter than ever, Everett has had to make some tough decisions about the local holiday celebration. And taking the blame has put him in a very un-festive mood.

Rosalie Reyes has big plans to open her new pet shop during the Christmas parade. But it seems like Everett is determined to sabotage the parade and her business too. With the help of the local matchmakers and a rambunctious Saint Bernard named Remy, Rosalie is about to unleash the town's holiday cheer and make it a paws-itively amazing Christmas for all. Including a certain town manager who's about to discover the reason for the season...is love.

With the kick-off novella to her brand new Sunshine Valley series, Melinda Curtis delights us all with THE CHRISTMAS WISH. He’s sort of the town’s enemy … and she’s sort of falling for him!

Rosalie is a sweetly fierce character. She is finally taking a chance on herself and has started up that pet store she’s been dreaming of for so long, but she’s not about to stand around and watch this big-wig guy in a suit try to run roughshod on her friends, family and town.

Everett is misunderstood. He’s trying to do his job the best way he knows how in making the town profitable but he’s getting the runaround every way he turns. He knows he came into town with a whole passel of personal baggage on his shoulders, but he has truly grown to like these people and wants what is best for them … why does he always have to be the bad guy?

I recommend this story to anyone wanting a fast paced, enjoyable holiday read. It’s a small town romance with hints of scandal to keep you entertained. I’m looking forward to the first full length novel in the series!

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* Review * BOSSY BRIT by Kendall Ryan

November 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Bossy Brit by Kendall Ryan
on November 25, 2019
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Sexy billionaire Liam Bennett is cocky, dangerously handsome, and more importantly, my new boss. If only my ovaries didn't flutter when he was near—yeah, that'd be super helpful.

When our long hours lead to a dare—and an X-rated encounter—I never expected it to be the hottest night of my life.

It'd also be super helpful if Liam didn't know it and taunt me about it every chance he got. Unable to deny our attraction any longer, our work relationship brings a whole new meaning to the term inbox.

But being with him comes with some baggage—like an ex-wife and three kids kind of baggage. And a lawyer who wants half of his company.

Unsure that I'm cut out for this new level of complicated, my traitorous ovaries beg me to try.

Heaven help us all.

Short, sweet and sexy! With Kendall Ryan’s latest, she brings us a short office romance that is smokin’! Weeks and months were skipped over in order to bring us a fulfilling ending, so it wasn’t a fully developed plot or characterization, but what there was of the couple was really fun and steamy. I would have adored if it had been made into a full-length novel and given us all of the moments in between because Liam and Noelle were super fun to get to know! I recommend this story to someone wanting a steamy romance to read in a short amount of available time.

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* Review * INTO THE DARK by Karen Rose

November 26, 2019 Leave a Comment

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Into the Dark by Karen Rose
Series: The Cincinnati Series #5
Published by Berkley on November 26, 2019
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New York Times bestselling author Karen Rose returns with a new thriller in her chilling Cincinnati series.

Michael Rowland is not your typical teenager. Deaf from birth, he’s always looked out for his five-year-old brother, Joshua. When his stepfather comes after Joshua, Michael takes the child and runs. He’s determined to protect his brother at all costs, even if that means making himself vulnerable to a danger he can’t hear coming. And the danger intensifies when Michael witnesses a stranger kill his stepfather.

Desperate and afraid, the boys have nowhere else to go but to Joshua’s soccer coach, journalist and ex-Army ranger Diesel Kennedy. When Diesel sees that Michael is injured, he takes them to see Dr. Dani Novak—not only because she’s fluent in American Sign Language, but because he’s drawn to her and everything she stands for. She never refuses Diesel’s requests—because she, too, feels their connection—but she resists him for reasons she doesn’t want to confess.

When Dani and Diesel learn that Michael saw the face of his stepfather’s killer, they fear for his safety. But they quickly discover that it’s even worse than they feared: They may have a serial killer on their hands—and all signs point to Michael as the next target.

Complex, endearing and oh so satisfying! With the fifth book in The Cincinnati Series, Karen Rose brings us Dani and Diesel’s story. If you’re not familiar with this series already, you might be a little overwhelmed with the number of people this cast consists of, but you’ll quickly become accustomed to the group of extended family and friends that help bring this case through ups and downs of evil.

Teenager Michael grabs a readers attention immediately as he tears through danger without thought to try to rescue his little brother from the monster he knows oh too well. As the story unfolds, he becomes a favorite character as he works hard to overcome the trauma he’s been through and learn to trust in this family that helps him take care of his little brother.

Dani won’t let her guard down around Diesel … not because she doesn’t want him but because she thinks he deserves better than she can offer him. He’s an awesome guy, so watching him start to slowly build a connection with her that he’s been dreaming of is super sweet amid a lot of ugly deeds they are uncovering.

I highly recommend this story to anyone wanting a very suspenseful thriller that has an underlying warmth of a close knit group of family and friends.

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