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* Review * MAKE ME WANT by Rebecca Brooks

August 24, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * MAKE ME WANT by Rebecca Brooks

Make Me Want by Rebecca Brooks
Series: Men of Gold Mountain #3
Published by Entangled: Brazen on August 28, 2017
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Abbi Haas likes them big, bad, and out of her bed the next morning. So when a smoking hot firefighter shuts down a possessive ex by pretending to be her boyfriend, she's happy to play along—and stay for the no-strings-attached sex under the stars. But her knight with bulging biceps had better not think she's some damsel in distress. She'll handle her ex like she does everything: on her own.

Wildland firefighter Tyler McCall is supposed to be taking a break from danger. First step to having fun: pick up a sexy stranger by pretending he's her man. Too bad his fake girlfriend is also his new coworker…and their little white lie has already spread. Tyler knows he should walk away before he gets burned. But he can't stay out of trouble, and there's no way he's letting her go.

Two wounded hearts collide in what is just supposed to be a quick dash of fun, but neither can resist the magnetic pull towards each other when life keeps bringing them together! Rebecca Brooks always brings us a sexy read filled with passion, angst and a fun group of characters. Always a joy to return to Gold Mountain and see what they have in store for us this time.

Wildland firefighter Tyler McCall is running away from memories he can’t handle right now and has taken a temporary job in Gold Mountain, Washington. He’s got his sights set on getting in, doing the job and getting out with the lead on a future job to head for immediately afterward. His priorities just might change when he gets set up for a short-lived rescue of a damsel in distress at the local pub … and ends up ready to hook-up with her before the night is out!

Abbi Haas doesn’t need any man to rescue her, but when the hottie that her BFF sends over to ruffle her exes feathers turns out to be smokin’, she’s willing to take him for a ride before she sends him on his merry way too … only her best of intentions are thrown for a loop when he shows up at her job the next day as a consultant in the project she’s determined to cancel before it gets off the ground!

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* Review * WILD RIDE COWBOY by Maisey Yates

August 23, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * WILD RIDE COWBOY by Maisey Yates

Wild Ride Cowboy by Maisey Yates
Series: Copper Ridge
Published by HQN Books on August 29, 2017
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He's come back to Copper Ridge, Oregon, to keep a promise—even if it means losing his heart…

Putting down roots in Copper Ridge was never Alex Donnelly's intention. But if there's one thing the ex-military man knows, it's that life rarely unfolds as expected. If it did, his best friend and brother-in-arms would still be alive. And Alex wouldn't have inherited a ranch or responsibility for his late comrade's sister—a woman who, despite her inexperience, can bring tough-as-iron Alex to his knees.

Clara Campbell didn't ask for a hero to ride in and fix her ranch and her life. All she wants is the one thing stubborn, honorable Alex is reluctant to give: a chance to explore their intense chemistry. But Clara has a few lessons to teach him, too…about trusting his heart and his instincts, and letting love take him on the wildest adventure of all.

Always fun to re-visit the Donnelly family in Copper Ridge! With this book, Maisey Yates brings us Alex’s story. He’s haunted by his past, but is determined to keep his promise to his late Army buddy and get his sister set up to prosper in the future. I liked Clara and admired her spirit after all she had lost. I enjoyed Alex, but had a little harder time connecting with him than I did with his brother’s in the past. Not my favorite in the series, but a fun read none-the-less.

Alex Donnelly never planned on putting down roots, but circumstances change on the dime in life, and he finds himself not only working with his brothers on the family ranch, but also taking over at his buddy’s family ranch for a short time to get his little sister settled.

Clara Campbell can’t believe her brother sent a keeper to take charge of her life. She doesn’t need anyone to make her face the things she’s burying her head in the sand about … but after spending some time with Alex, she wouldn’t mind him helping her do other things! Can she convince him that he’s just the one to help her enjoy life a little more?

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* Review * SACKED IN SEATTLE by Jami Davenport

August 23, 2017 2 Comments

Sacked in Seattle by Jami Davenport
Series: Men of Tyee #1
on August 19, 2017
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He's loved Tiff since high school--but tragedy has blockaded her heart. Tyee University football player Riley Black has carried a torch for Tiff since high school, but she's never felt the same way. As Riley enters his junior year of college, he's finally moving on and enjoying the perks of being a star athlete. Until one glimpse of Tiff unearths all those old feelings of longing and desire, not to mention the trauma of their shared past. Tiffani Vernon has been running from her demons for seven years. When she's forced to return to Seattle for financial reasons and attend the same college as Riley, she's confronted with the traumatic event which has shaped her future and scarred her memories of Riley. Tiff struggles to avoid her secret high school crush, but he's not having any of it. He's pursuing her with a relentless determination to prove once and for all, they were meant to be together. Can love finally heal their wounds or will they succumb to the pain and forever wonder what could have been?

Great friends, secret crushes and then it all exploded in their faces in a second, leaving them reeling. Two college students with a shared past have to confront the turmoil that’s always fresh in their minds in order to heal and see if they are capable of being around each other again. Great characters and a heart wrenching plot. Hoping to see more in this series!

Tyee University football player Riley Black has loved Tiff for years, but no matter how much he tried to be supportive of her and her needs, she never felt the same way. After she walked away, he spent a long time waiting for her to realize what they could have and come back … but he finally gave up and moved on with enjoying his college life and the perks of being a star athlete. Now with the turn of his head, his life has turned upside down … she’s back!

Tiffani Vernon has avoided this town and the memories it holds for as long as possible. Now because of financial issues, she is transferring to the same college where Riley goes. She is hoping to avoid him, but just her luck, she agrees to go to a party and there he is. He doesn’t know that she’s secretly been in love with him for years too … but just seeing his face brings too many visions slamming back into her head of the horror they went through together. Is there any way she can find the strength to try to heal with him instead of apart from him?

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* Blog Tour / Book Review * SWEPT INTO LOVE by Melissa Foster

August 23, 2017 2 Comments

Swept Into Love by Melissa Foster
Series: Love in Bloom: The Ryders #5
on August 16, 2017
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It's been years since Sally Tuft's husband died and she was left to raise her teenage son alone. And almost as long since she told the only other man she'd ever wanted that they should be just friends. Now her son has left for college and Sally has no distractions to keep her from thinking about her best friend and coworker, Gage Ryder, and what could have been.

Gage always believed that one day Sally would move past the death of her husband and they would finally explore the passion that's simmered between them since the day they met. Tasked with opening a new youth center in Oak Falls, Virginia, Gage hopes the trip away is just what they need to finally come together.

Before Gage and Sally ever reach Oak Falls, one night at a conference changes everything, putting their friendship--and their love--on the line, and the two must decide if getting swept up in love is the beginning of forever, or the end of their friendship as they know it.

The epitome of a second chance at love! She’s loved and lost before, it hurts her heart to even consider doing it again … but she has to admit it to herself and eventually to him, that Gage snuck under her defenses years ago. Great characters, a super sweet story!

Gage Ryder and Sally Tuft have been the best of friends for years now, and everyone around them can see that there’s more to their relationship, but she hasn’t been ready for either of them to admit it. A wild night on a business trip brings it all to the surface and leaves them having to admit or deny their feelings for one another.

Sally lost her husband and was left raising a teenage son on her own several years ago, and now that her son is moving on to college and his own life, she has to step back and take inventory of where that leaves her. Can she truly admit what she feels for Gage? Is she ready to take a chance on love again?

Swept Into Love
The Ryders #5

By: Melissa Foster

Releasing August 16, 2017
World Literary Press

BLURB

It’s been years since Sally Tuft’s husband died and she was left to raise her teenage son alone. And almost as long since she told the only other man she’d ever wanted that they should be just friends. Now her son has left for college and Sally has no distractions to keep her from thinking about her best friend and coworker, Gage Ryder, and what could have been.

Gage always believed that one day Sally would move past the death of her husband and they would finally explore the passion that’s simmered between them since the day they met. Tasked with opening a new youth center in Oak Falls, Virginia, Gage hopes the trip away is just what they need to finally come together.

Before Gage and Sally ever reach Oak Falls, one night at a conference changes everything, putting their friendship—and their love—on the line, and the two must decide if getting swept up in love is the beginning of forever, or the end of their friendship as they know it.

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EXCERPT

Sally Tuft awoke to a freight train running through her head and the worst cotton mouth she’d ever experienced. She lay on her back, eyes closed, trying to remember what happened last night after the conference she’d attended. Thank God what happened in Vegas stayed in Vegas, because she didn’t need her boss finding out she got rip-roaring drunk. She rolled onto her side, coming face-to-face with hot whiskey breath. Her eyes flew open and she bolted upright, clutching the sheet to her chest. Her heart pounded wildly as she took in the gorgeous sandy-haired man lying next to her. Oh shit! Shit, shit, shit!

No. This can’t be happening.

She slammed her eyes shut, trying to calm her mounting panic by breathing deeply, but that made her head hurt even worse.

Her eyes opened slowly, roving over Gage Ryder’s scruffy jaw and the full lips she’d fantasized about so many times she should be arrested. This was bad. Very bad. Gage had been her best friend and co-worker since her husband was killed in a skiing accident several years ago. And worse, he was her son’s confidant. The man whom Rusty went to with problems his father was no longer there to help him with.

Her gaze trailed over his broad shoulders and muscular chest as realization set in. She bit her lower lip, holding her breath as she lifted the sheet. Please let me have something on. At least underwear. The pit of her stomach twisted at the sight of her closer-to-forty-than-thirty, less-than-perky bare breasts, and stomach that had never quite regained its elasticity after having her now twenty-year-old son. Oh God!

Gage rolled onto his back, and her eyes were drawn to the formidable bulge lifting the sheets. Look away. Look away.

She couldn’t look away. He’d made his feelings for her clear without ever actually spelling them out. Would he mind if she looked? Oh God! I should mind! She needed to force those desires back into Ignore mode. Closing her eyes and gritting her teeth, she tried to do just that. But the urge to look was too strong, and they popped open again, drinking in every hard inch of him.

His left arm stretched over his head, coming to rest on the pillow. The other reached beneath the sheet and adjusted himself. Her nipples prickled to tight points. Now was not the time to get turned on, but she couldn’t stop staring as he sleepily pushed the sheet down his chest, revealing solid abs she’d seen a million times—but never once in bed. They were sexier than when he was playing basketball or chopping wood to heat his home. Oh God, she loved to watch him chop wood.

Her eyes moved to the other wood in sight. She heard a whimpering sound and realized it came from her. She snapped her mouth shut. She had to get out of there before he woke up and realized what they’d done.

What if he remembered what happened—or didn’t—last night? She was never going to drink again. Not in this lifetime, and definitely not with Gage Ryder.

She clutched the sheet and slid to the edge of the bed, struggling to dredge up memories of last night from the muddled recesses of her mind, but her head was spinning. At least her hangover had taken a backseat to the reality of having slept with Gage. He rolled toward her as she stepped quietly from the bed. The sheet caught beneath him and pulled from around her. She gasped, her hands darting to cover all her private parts as Gage’s amused blue eyes opened and followed her frantic hands. A slow smile crept across his gorgeous face. She needed more hands! She yanked the sheet from the bed and turned around.

“Don’t look!” she yelled as she tried to wrap it around her. “Oh my God. Gage!”

“Sally…?”

“Don’t say a word. Wait. Please tell me we didn’t have sex. Just…” She shook her head and spun around, bringing Gage and all his naked glory into full view. For a second she was struck mute, her jaw hanging open. His thick arousal lay nestled between powerful thighs, on a manicured tuft of dirty-blond hair.

“See something you want?” Gage said with a chuckle, snapping her brain into gear.

“You’re naked!” She spun around again, breathing so hard she feared she might pass out.

“You whipped the sheet off me,” he said far too casually.

“I’m naked!”

“I see that, and I prefer you without the sheet.”

“Gage!” She huffed. “Put a pillow over yourself! Cover that thing up.”

He sighed loudly and she heard the rustling of the pillow.

“Okay, Salbird. I’m covered, but given that we’re both naked, I’m pretty sure you got more than an eyeful last night.”

AUTHOR INFO

Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented–perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.

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* Review * CLAIMING HIS PREGNANT BRIDE by Sarah M. Anderson

August 22, 2017 Leave a Comment

Claiming His Pregnant Bride by Sarah M. Anderson
Series: Little Secrets
Published by Harlequin Desire on August 1, 2017
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Has this runaway bride found the man of her dreams?

Restless—that's businessman and biker Seth Bolton. But when he rescues runaway bride Kate Burroughs, he wants more than he should with the lush mom-to-be. He's never been one to settle down, and he already has plans to leave. The best he can offer Kate is a no-strings fling…

And in spite of her better judgment, Kate says yes to Seth. She needs what he can give her, for however long it lasts. But soon they'll both have choices to make. She left the wrong man at the altar… Will Seth turn out to be the right one?

The runaway bride meets her match! In the latest from Sarah M. Anderson, she gives us an interesting twist. If you’re an avid reader of her books, you will recognize this family because this hero was the teenage son of a heroine in a previous book from several years back. I love that! A very cool way to get to see a family you enjoyed again, plus get to see him work his way through his own happily ever after as well. Really fun! It was a quick read and draws you in from the first page and doesn’t let you put it down until the end.

Pregnant Kate Burroughs decides at the last minute that she can’t marry her boring fiancee, so she makes a run for it and that’s how Seth Bolton finds her on the side of the road. She’s just walked away from the majority of her life and left herself in an awkward situation, but there’s got to be something better out there!

Seth Bolton has always considered himself to be restless, but that’s just the way he likes it. He already has his next jaunt mapped out, so he’s definitely not promising Kate anything close to forever, but he can give her right now if she’s interested.

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* Review * THE COLDEST FEAR by Debra Webb

August 22, 2017 6 Comments

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* Review * THE COLDEST FEAR by Debra Webb

The Coldest Fear by Debra Webb
Series: Shades of Death #3
Published by MIRA on August 29, 2017
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A killer with nothing left to lose…

Afraid or not, Detective Bobbie Gentry has a monster to confront. The pain of losing her family and nearly her life to a criminal's vile hunger is still fresh, but now the landscape is different. Now she's not alone. Now she has Nick Shade to trust. Nick treats the terror of his past with vengeance. He's dedicated his life to hunting serial killers, and he'd give his last breath to save Bobbie. When a string of killings bloodies Savannah's elite society and causes cold cases to resurface, Bobbie is captured in a city more haunted than Nick's inescapable nightmares. And as the murderer strikes close, Nick and Bobbie will need to become even closer if they're going to survive.

Deliciously scintillating! The bodies are piling up and the mystery surrounding Bobbie and Nick just keeps getting creepier as one person after another is uncovered as having had contact with the serial killer they are hunting, but as the scenes are dissected they realize they aren’t all adding up to the same M.O. Is there something else going on here that they aren’t privy to? A great continuation of this series … and a joy to see Bobbie continuing her fight for justice!

Bobbie Gentry has fought hard to regain her life after it was derailed with the brutal of her family and her own horrendous abduction at the hands of a serial killer. She was living a very dark life until Nick Shade came into it and helped her to see past the emptiness inside herself. Now she’s willing to do anything to help Nick fight his own demons.

Nick Shade has been covertly delivering his own version of justice since his life fell apart years ago. Now he’s in Savannah as mysteries are unravelling and monsters are emerging. Will Bobbie be able to convince him to let her help get the answers he needs?

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* Review * COMPROMISED IN PARADISE by Samanthe Beck

August 21, 2017 2 Comments

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* Review * COMPROMISED IN PARADISE by Samanthe Beck

Compromised in Paradise by Samanthe Beck
Series: Compromise Me
Published by Entangled: Brazen on August 28, 2017
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Stressed out hotel heiress Arden St. Sebastian is in Maui for one thing and one thing only. Work. But when the hottie at the bar buys her a drink to end all frilly umbrella-and-glow stick drinks, she can't help but accept his unspoken invitation. When they get back to her villa, however, and the sexy moment of truth arrives, she can't…quite…get there. Again.

ER resident Nick Bancroft can handle a night of fun, anonymous sex, but he draws the line at a fake orgasm. He makes his mystery woman a deal. He'll take care of her little stress-induced orgasm problem if she'll spend the next six days exploring the island with him, no questions asked.

A week of island relaxation on the arm of the sexiest man she's ever met? Arden's game. As long as she keeps her identity secret, she's got nothing to lose…except her heart.

When only a sexy stranger will do! Flirting leads to more than she bargained for when Arden stumbles across a man who doesn’t like to disappoint a lady. Hot sex awaits when one night leads to 6 … and more? Fun characters and a steamy read!

Arden St. Sebastian is stressed to the point of no return by her father’s constant critique in how she does her job at his luxury resorts. He has supposedly retired and put her brother in charge, but you couldn’t prove it by her! She’s drowning here .. and needs some stress relief something fierce!

Dr. Nick Bancroft can’t help but eye the sexy woman at the end of the bar and when one flirt leads to another, and they make their way back to her room, he’s looking forward to the anonymous night of sex she’s offering … but hold up … he might not make her give him her name, but no way is he going to put up with her faking her enjoyment! He offers her a crazy deal that she decides to go along with … she’ll tour the island with him for the six days that she has left in Maui and in exchange, he’ll work her through the lack of enjoyment her stress induces body has been wreaking on her of late and make sure she leaves Hawaii a very satisfied woman!

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* Review * SO IN LOVE by Darcy Burke

August 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

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So in Love by Darcy Burke
Series: Love on the Vine #3
on August 25, 2017
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After a hot hook-up on New Year’s Eve, Crystal Donovan plans to avoid Jamie Westcott, which could be difficult, given the size of Ribbon Ridge. But she’s only there a few days doing research on the town’s history then it’s back to her glam life in LA. When his family holds the key to unraveling a century-old mystery she has to seek him out—and the sparks are still flying.

Jamie Westcott works his ass off to repay his college loans, which doesn’t leave much time for other commitments. Crystal’s a perfect fling: she’s fun and sexy and, best of all, they have little in common and she lives somewhere else. Only, the more time they spend together the closer they get, despite their intent to keep things casual.

When everyone learns Crystal sold a screenplay exposing the dark secrets of Ribbon Ridge—and Jamie’s family—she becomes the town pariah. Jamie won’t leave and Crystal can’t stay—can love show them another way?

Finding love when you least expect it! A super casual hook-up ends up turning their lives upside down when neither can resist the pull of going back for more! I love the characters of this series and really enjoy getting to see the Archer family throughout it. This book threw me a little because it stirred up the ugliness of current events in my mind and lured me away from the fictional haze I usually enjoy when losing myself in a story. It was well written, and I enjoyed how it all played out though.

Jamie Westcott and Crystal Donovan share a one-night fling on New Year’s Eve and then go on with their every day life afterwards. He reaches out, but she feels awkward and ignores him until they accidentally cross paths again. The timing is beneficial to her though, so she seeks him out to inquire about some family history she stumbled on during her research of Ribbon Ridge’s history and her work on a screenplay about the old building site they stumbled upon at the winery.

She lives in the glamour of LA, and he’s working his finger to the bone to pay off his student loans and past debit. Can they actually make anything more than a casual fling work? Neither can deny how attached they are becoming to each other, but it may all go up in flames when she stumbles upon some family history that isn’t pretty!

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* Review * TEXAS WITNESS by Barb Han

August 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

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Texas Witness by Barb Han
Series: Cattlemen Crime Club
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on September 1, 2017
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Six foot two of raw masculinity is her best witness protection

Face-to-face with the woman who jilted him, Colin O'Brien tells himself he's over her. What the charming rancher doesn't know is that the man Melissa Roark Rancic married has forced her—and her infant daughter—to live a charade of love. And now, about to testify to his criminal deeds, she's shaken by rekindled feelings for Colin and scared that he'll discover her child is his.

Though angry, Colin vows to protect Melissa from her vengeful ex…while safeguarding his own heart. But once he steps up, he can't step away. No danger can keep Colin from the woman he never stopped loving.

With the next book in her Cattlemen Crime Club series, Barb Han brings us the next O’Brien brother’s story! This has been a solid family with a lot of secrets and drama surrounding them as they hunt for answers. Colin is the latest to meet his match and fall for the last woman he thought he’d be hooked up with again! The cast of characters is enjoyable and the overall suspense has been good in the series … this one fell a little flat, but still a solid part of the series.

Shaken by the life that she’s been living for the last year, Melissa Roark Rancic takes one desperate attempt to find closure by re-visiting the man who’s heart she broke. She married another man, a horrible man … and only she knows her reasoning. Now set to testify against him, she needs to keep her daughter safe and is willing to do anything to do so.

Colin O’Brien’s family has been through a lot lately, and when he sees his ex-fiance at their annual fundraiser, he’s fit to be tied. She flees at the sight of him, so he goes to track her down himself to see what would make her enter his domain again. When he learns that she and her innocent daughter are in danger, he won’t let anything stop him from keeping them safe … even before he realizes that baby looks an awful lot like him!

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* Blog Tour / Book Review * THE ALASKAN CATCH by Beth Carpenter

August 17, 2017 5 Comments

The Alaskan Catch by Beth Carpenter
Series: A Northern Lights Novel
Published by Harlequin Heartwarming on August 1, 2017
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Where life's currents take you…

Dana Raynott just traveled 3,600 miles to reunite with the brother who changed his name and fled to Alaska nineteen years ago. It's impossible not to be moved by this wild, breathtaking state, even if Dana's no closer to finding the answers she came here for.

Her brother's best friend, Anchorage engineer Sam MacKettrick, might be able to help her. He's strong and kind—a six-foot, irresistible blend of diverse cultures. He's also haunted by a tragic family history with a startling connection to Dana's past…

Beth Carpenter has earned herself a solid spot in the heart of the Harlequin Heartwarming author line-up with her debut novel in the line! It brings us secrets and despair, gorgeous countryside and the hearts of good, solid people to overcome the turmoil brought forth when lives are turned upside down with shocking revelations. The characters are down to earth, real and well developed and the plot takes us along for the ride of a sweet love story that stands the test of time and tribulation. Looking forward to seeing more from her!

When Dana Raynott sets off across the country from her home in Kansas traveling to Alaska to locate her long lost brother, she doesn’t know what to expect. It’s been many years since she’s seen him, and he went to a lot of trouble to disappear without a trace. Family circumstances have brought her on her search, and she hopes it ends with her being reconnected with the older brother she misses being in her life.

Sam MacKettrick didn’t even know his best friend and roommate had a sister, so when she shows up in his native Alaska out of the blue, he’s a bit thrown. It doesn’t take them long to connect and he sets out to show her the beautiful countryside surrounding her as she waits to reunite with her family. When secrets are exposed and lives are turned upside down, will the relationship they have forged be strong enough to withstand the truth?

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The Alaskan Catch

(Northern Lights #1)
by Beth Carpenter
Adult Contemporary Romance
Mass Market Paperback & ebook, 368 pages
August 1st 2017 by Harlequin Heartwarming

Where life’s currents take you…

Dana Raynott just traveled 3,600 miles to reunite with the brother who changed his name and fled to Alaska nineteen years ago. It’s impossible not to be moved by this wild, breathtaking state, even if Dana’s no closer to finding the answers she came here for.

Her brother’s best friend, Anchorage engineer Sam MacKettrick, might be able to help her. He’s strong and kind—a six-foot, irresistible blend of diverse cultures. He’s also haunted by a tragic family history with a startling connection to Dana’s past…

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About the Author

Once upon a time …

when Beth Carpenter was a little girl, she read everything she could get her hands on, and entertained herself on the school bus by making up stories in her head. Not a lot has changed. She’s still consuming books like M&Ms, and spends her days creating happily-ever-afters for her imaginary friends.

She lives in Alaska and Arizona with her husband and an aggressively affectionate fifty-pound lap dog. She loves to hear from readers.

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