4 STARS!

Family is strong … no matter how it’s made up!

Wade Mitchell needs to get his hands on something that could destroy his family if it were to be exposed.  He learns that Victoria Sullivan is the one that can return it to him, but she’s not going to be easy to persuade.

Victoria may be attracted to Wade, but she also despises him for firing her all those years ago and hanging her up to dry career-wise.  There’s no way she’s giving him what he wants … or will she?  She can’t deny the heat she feels any time he is near, and if the hunger she sees in his eyes is any indication, he feels it too!

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4 STARS!

A heart-wrenching story of great loss and how each family member copes and moves forward.  Can’t wait to read the next two parts!

Ann, Joy and Chuck Maywood have just lost their mother after a hard fight with breast cancer.  They each dealt with the diagnosis and treatment differently, and now that they are coming together for the funeral, times are stressful.

Ann put her entire life on hold to move home and take care of her mother, and now when she should be able to move forward, she has nothing left but drama from both her sister and brother.  Her promising career fell apart when she couldn’t be there for assignments, her boyfriend moved on because she was no longer there, and she spent her savings to keep everything afloat while caring for her Mom.

Will these siblings be able to pick up the pieces and maintain any type of loving relationship with each other now that Maggie is gone?

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4 STARS!

A sweet story proving you can go home again, and that having faith in “the one” can pay off!

A series taking place in Wishing Well, Texas kicks off with JJ Briggs returning home from his big major league baseball career for a holiday visit.

Destiny Porter is best friends with his little sister, and has been crushing on him for years. He secretly returned her feelings all those years ago, and one night four years ago, started to act on it … but in the end humiliated and infuriated her instead.

Now that they are in the same town again, will the attraction still be there between them and will he finally decide she’s old enough to act on it?

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4 STARS!

A fun, flirty story about getting out of the “friend zone” and finding “the one”!

Harper Owens loves her life in St. Helena but really wants to find love.  She’s everybody’s friend, but always gets stuck there for a lifetime while cute guy after cute guy hooks up with one of her friends.

When a few awkward misunderstandings has her caught in a faux-mance with the town cassanova, she will have to guard her heart against falling for a man who doesn’t do relationships and happily ever after.

Adam Boudouin is the hunky firefighter everyone loves and a legendary ladies man.  When he sets out to tease Harper, he is the one knocked over in surprise by how much he feels from one simple kiss.  Will he actually consider a future with a woman?

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5 STARS!

An exciting Part 1 of 2 midseason episode treat that picks up just after the explosion of truth and lies being exposed at the end of last season!

In the wake of Dakota’s revelations to the whole town of Storm, Texas, each branch of family struggles to put one foot in front of the other and figure out how to pick up the pieces. Dakota herself has to face the consequences of the destruction she rained down on several of the families in town.  Ginny has to face how many people she hurt with her lies and see if there can be any repairing the hurt and anger.  Spouses, parents, kids and siblings are left to deal with major secrets and lies and the discovery that people aren’t always what they seem.

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Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy…

Nestled among rolling hills and painted with vibrant wildflowers, the bucolic town of Storm, Texas, seems like nothing short of perfection.

But there are secrets beneath the facade. Dark secrets.  Powerful secrets. The kind that can destroy lives and tear families apart.  The kind that can cut through a town like a tempest, leaving jealousy and destruction in its wake, along with shattered hopes and broken dreams. All it takes is one little thing to shatter that polish.

Reading like an on-going drama in the tradition of classic day and night-time soap operas like Dallas, Dynasty, and All My Children, Rising Storm is full of scandal, deceit, romance, passion, and secrets.

With 1001 Dark Nights as the “producer,” Julie Kenner and Dee Davis use a television model with each week building on the last to create a storyline that fulfills the promise of a drama-filled soap opera. Joining Kenner and Davis in the “writer’s room” for the Midseason Episodes of this serial opera are bestselling authors Lexi Blake and Larissa Ione who have brought their vision of Storm to life.

So get ready.  The storm is coming.

 Secrets, Sex and Scandals …

 Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy…  Get ready.  The storm is coming.

In the wake of Dakota’s revelations, the whole town is reeling. Ginny Moreno has lost everything. Logan Murphy is devastated by her lies. Brittany Rush sees her family in a horrifying new light. And nothing will ever be the same…

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Check out this fantastic excerpt from AFTER THE STORM!

“I didn’t know I was pregnant until I woke up from the accident.” Ginny’s voice was an impassioned whisper. “I found out two things that changed my life in that moment. I found out that my best friend was gone and that I was pregnant. And I prayed so hard that I hadn’t lost all of Jacob forever.”

Forever. That’s what she was looking at. She was looking at an entire lifetime of being a mother without a son. She loved her daughters dearly, but she would mourn Jacob forever. And this selfish girl was equating her pain as though they were the same. As though one night of spreading her legs gave her the right to mourn him.

“I think you woke up and realized you had two options. Take care of that baby alone or worm your way into Jacob’s family and his money.”

“I never cared about the money.”

Celeste wasn’t going to listen to that tripe. “Of course you did. Not enough to keep your legs closed. You say you loved Jacob but how long did you wait before you hopped into bed with that Murphy boy? Did you even break it off with my brother-in-law? How many men do you need on your string?”

“I’ve never slept with Logan, but I will admit that I’m in love with him. I love him in a way I never loved Jacob. Jacob was my best friend, but I know now that he wasn’t my soul mate. I pray with everything I am that this is his child, that we receive a miracle because I don’t want him to be lost forever, but I won’t hide what I feel for Logan and I won’t pretend it’s nasty. Not even to placate you, Celeste. I want to make things right between us and that means apologizing to you. Celeste, I’m so sorry I hurt you. I never meant to. I should have been braver. I should have been stronger, but I woke up and the world had crashed around me and I wanted the love you could give me. That all of you could give me. I’m sorry that it brought you so much pain.”

Something about the way she was standing there enraged Celeste. How could she stand there looking so innocent? How could she say exactly the right things to garner empathy? Celeste didn’t want to empathize. She wanted to fight and tear up things and destroy the world around her because it seemed so damn intent on destroying her. She wanted to burn it all down.

She didn’t feel her hand snap back, didn’t quite understand what she was doing. The world seemed tinged in red at the corners as though rage now filtered her vision. And it slowed everything down. In horror she realized she was going to strike Ginny Moreno. Her hand was going to bring justice her words never could.

And then it slapped against flesh. A strong hand circled her wrist and Travis stared down at her like he had no idea who she was.

About Lexi Blake:

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. She began writing at a young age concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. Lexi believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome or foursome may seem.

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5 STARS!

This story is riddled with emotions and touches your heart many times along the way as you read it.  You feel sadness for the kids they were, sadness for their losses along the way, admiration for the lives they live, and hope for a happy future for each one.  I really fell in love with the Monroe’s and look forward to the next book!

Zach Monroe hasn’t forgiven himself for being a dumb kid and causing an accident 10+ years ago that injured one of his brothers and his friend/possibly more Sophie Allen.  When Sophie calls and asks him to come by her real estate office, he has to face her as well as the brother who he no longer can be in the same room with without a shouting match breaking out.

Sophie was best friends with their sister who died a few months ago, and is basically family after spending so much time over at their house over the years.  She’s called them all in now because she has an offer on the Civil War-era house that was part of their sister’s estate.

The brother’s will actually have to talk for a change and decide if they want to sell the property and if not, what they want to do with it.  Along the way, Sophie will make an effort to get Zach to stop ignoring her and get over the accident and forgive himself.

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3 1/2 STARS!

You can come home again .. but will it ever be the same as you remembered it?

I enjoyed this story.  The characters are fun with a lot of potential there — would have liked to have seen them decide to test their relationship waters earlier in the book.

Luci Monroe has finished up school and is coming back home to Willow Beach to be close to her family.  She’s landed a great job doing PR and is ready to start living her life.

Imagine her surprise when Cody Jarvis strolls in.  She had a huge crush on him years ago, but he just considered her a friend and the little sister of one of his high school pals.  Now they’re going to be doing some work together for the summer, and she can’t help but still feel that twinge when he’s near.

Will she be able to stand strong against her feelings for him when she knows he will just leave to roam the world once this temp job is over?  Or could Cody actually feel something for her too this time?

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4 STARS!

Reunited lovers, an adorable little boy and lots of intrigue!

Kingsley Buchanan has returned to California 10 years after leaving in disgrace.  His life was in turmoil back then when he was falsely accused of murder and lost everything important to him.  Now he’s back and intent on getting revenge on whoever set him up and ruined his life.

Gabriella de la Cruz is shocked when King shows up in her office demanding that he needs her to be a nanny to his 3 year old son, Conner.  They briefly dated back in college and had been together the night of the murder.  She doesn’t trust him not to hurt her again if she lets her guard down, so she attempts to send him on his way, but he won’t take no for an answer.

Will being with Gabi again convince him that revenge is not the answer?

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