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* Review * HOT TARGET by Elle James

February 21, 2017 Leave a Comment

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Hot Target by Elle James
Series: Ballistic Cowboys #2
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on March 1, 2017
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Delta Fierce!

On loan for a local assignment, Max "Caveman" Decker already feels at home in the backcountry of Wyoming. Protecting one woman—even petite spitfire Grace Saunders—is a vacation to the Delta Force warrior. But Grace thinks something darker is at work than the murder she witnessed. It wasn't a case of the wrong place at the wrong time—it was her "curse." Every man she gets close to dies. Now she's saddled with Decker, her sworn protector, who won't leave her side. Any hope for a simple assignment will change once they're living under the same roof, where Grace's curse will be just as inescapable as the crosshairs of a killer.

Another exciting book in the Ballistic Cowboys series by Elle James! The excitement starts shortly after the book begins and never stops throughout as they try to outrun the target on their back!

Max “Caveman” Decker isn’t happy to be loaned out to Homeland Security for some kind of a job in small town Wyoming when he finally gets clearance to return to his job Delta Forces. He’s being given a glorified babysitter job! His tune soon changes when the person he’s now protecting turns personal!

Grace Saunders had no clue she was going to witness a murder when she was out in the woods that day. All she wanted was to check on one of her wolf pack, and now she’s being hunted herself! Grace is cursed with bad luck in the love department, so she’s leery of ever getting close to someone again … so why does she seem unable to resist Caveman?

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* Blog Tour / Review * THE SEAL’S RETURN by Patricia Potter

February 20, 2017 7 Comments

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* Blog Tour / Review * THE SEAL’S RETURN by Patricia Potter

The SEAL's Return by Patricia Potter
Series: Home to Covenant Falls
Published by Harlequin Superromance on February 1, 2017
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This is the home he never expected…

With a terrifying ordeal behind him, former navy SEAL Jubal Pierce was supposed to stay in Covenant Falls, Colorado, for only a day or two. That's it. He's not prepared to put down roots here—no matter how intriguing the town's new doctor happens to be. Not to mention Dr. Lisa Redding's teen brother is on a troubled path that's all too familiar. Suddenly Jubal finds himself entangled in the community and with deep, unfamiliar feelings for Lisa. But maybe a little detour is just what a warrior needs to find his true purpose…and true love.

Sometimes what you are not looking for, is just what you need most in the world! Patricia Potter takes us on an emotional journey of healing as we head back to Covenant Falls, Colorado to see the latest veteran to plan on just passing through and end up finding more than he was even looking for!

Jubal Pierce was a Navy SEAL for many years, and after a mission gone wrong, he’s now a civilian without any plans on where his life goes from here. He plans on just stopping through Covenant Falls for a couple of days to visit an old buddy, but then he meets the new town doctor, and his attention is waylaid!

Dr. Lisa Redding is new in town and hoping to set her trouble-making brother on the straight and narrow with the move. Jubal sees a lot of himself in the kid and sort of takes him under his wing. The sparks he feels when he’s close to Lisa are unexpected … but does he have the strength to stick around and see where they lead?

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The SEAL’s Return
(Home to Covenant Falls #4)
by Patricia Potter
Contemporary Romance
Paperback & ebook, 384 pages
February 1st 2017 by Harlequin Superromance

This is the home he never expected…

With a terrifying ordeal behind him, former navy SEAL Jubal Pierce was supposed to stay in Covenant Falls, Colorado, for only a day or two. That’s it. He’s not prepared to put down roots here—no matter how intriguing the town’s new doctor happens to be. Not to mention Dr. Lisa Redding’s teen brother is on a troubled path that’s all too familiar. Suddenly Jubal finds himself entangled in the community and with deep, unfamiliar feelings for Lisa. But maybe a little detour is just what a warrior needs to find his true purpose…and true love.

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Patricia Potter is the USA Today Bestselling Author of more than fifty books. She has received numerous writing awards, including RT Storyteller of the Year, its Career Achievement Award for Western Historical Romance and its Best Hero of the Year Award. She is a seven-time RITA finalist and three-time Maggie Award winner. She has served as president of Romance Writers of America. The SEAL’s Return is her fourteenth book for Harlequin.

Prior to writing fiction, she was a reporter for the Atlanta Journal and president of a public relations firm.

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Tour Schedule

February 18th: Launch
February 19th:
underneath the covers
Nicole’s Book Musings
With Love for Books
February 20th:
Hearts & Scribbles
Thoughts of a Blonde
deal sharing aunt
February 21st:
The Silver Dagger Scriptorium
Rainy Day Reviews
February 22nd:
Falling Leaves
EskieMama & Dragon Lady Reads
Angels With Attitude Book Reviews
February 23rd:
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Cafinated Reads
February 24th: Grand Finale

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* REVIEW * CLAIMED FOR THE DE CARRILLO TWINS by Abby Green

February 19, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* REVIEW * CLAIMED FOR THE DE CARRILLO TWINS by Abby Green

Claimed for the De Carrillo Twins by Abby Green
Series: Wedlocked!
Published by Harlequin Presents on March 1, 2017
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She'd just whispered one word. "Please."

Cruz De Carrillo cannot forget the searing kiss he shared with his shy maid, Trinity Adams. For the moment the Spanish billionaire walked away, horrified at losing his legendary control, Trinity quickly moved on—to become nanny, guardian and stepmother to his brother's sons!

Now Cruz must protect his orphaned nephews. When Trinity refuses to leave them, he knows there is one solution—a ring on her finger! It's the only way Cruz can keep her in his castillo, under his watchful eye, and finish what he started—this time in his bed!

Interwoven secrets keep the drama high in Abby Green’s latest novel! Neither of them wants to admit to their attraction to each other, he thinks she’s a gold digger, she thinks he’s cold … will the two innocent children in the middle of all of this be able to bring this broken family back together?

Cruz De Carrillo will stop at nothing to make sure his orphaned nephews are protected … even if he has to marry their guardian to ensure it!

Trinity Adams went from being the shy maid he shared a passionate encounter with, to being the nanny to his brother’s kids … and eventually their step-mother and guardian! Cruz believes she’s only in it for what she can get out of him, so he insists they wed, and is sure she will show her true colors soon and he can have her out of his nephews lives.

Trinity isn’t who he thinks she is … but will she ever be able to convince him of that?

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* Review * A COWBOY IN PARADISE by Shana Gray

February 18, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * A COWBOY IN PARADISE by Shana Gray

A Cowboy in Paradise by Shana Gray
Published by Harlequin Blaze on March 1, 2017
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Her island nights are heating up!

Losing her luggage was Jimi Calloway's first clue that her friend's Hawaiian destination wedding would be a nightmare. The fact that it's at a ranch instead of on the beach and she'll be "glamping"? It's officially the Vacation from Hell. Until this city girl gets a glimpse of her smokin'-hot cowboy guide. Suddenly this vacation is looking up…

Sure, Jimi's designer wardrobe is lost somewhere over the ocean, but she's too busy learning just how incredible—and incredibly wicked—"roughing it" with the sexy, rugged Dallas Wilde can be to care. Besides, it's only a vacation fling… Only, no one warned Jimi how easy it was to fall for a cowboy in paradise.

A steamy hot destination wedding story that will keep you enthralled from start to finish! The characters are enjoyable and decadently sassy! I wanted a little more from the ending, but overall, I loved this story!

The moment she lands in Hawaii and the airline has lost her luggage, Jimi Calloway worries this vacation and destination wedding of her college friend is going to be a nightmare! Then she finds out they’re “glamping” on a ranch … and it just gets worse. A ranch … in Hawaii? Then her sexy-as-sin tour guide steps into her life … O M G … maybe this won’t be so bad after all!

Dallas Wilde is happy to help host his friends wedding on the family ranch, and when he sets eyes on Jimi, he’s even happier! Who doesn’t want a sexy wedding fling right? Only the passion they ignite is more than he ever expected! Will they be able to walk away when their time is supposed to be over?

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* Review * BABY SURPRISE FOR THE DOCTOR PRINCE by Robin Gianna

February 18, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * BABY SURPRISE FOR THE DOCTOR PRINCE by Robin Gianna

Baby Surprise for the Doctor Prince by Robin Gianna
Series: Royal Spring Babies
Published by Harlequin Medical Romances on March 1, 2017
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Their royal bundle of joy!

Two months after her breathtaking night with Prince Enzo Affini, nurse Aubrey Henderson arrives in Venice to discover he's her new boss. And even more shocking? The news she's carrying his royal baby!

Guarded doctor Enzo has long protected his legacy—and his heart. He's determined not to trust his attraction to irresistible, spirited Aubrey. But as their baby grows, so, too, does their undeniable connection…and a longing for a happy-ever-after that neither can deny!

With Enzo Affini’s story, Robin Gianna brings us the conclusion to the Royal Spring Babies duet! We get to watch a relationship develop between Enzo & Aubrey as well as catching a glimpse of Dante & Shay again from the first book. Fun characters!

Aubrey Henderson had a one night fling with Doctor Enzo Affini in Venice before going on a nursing assignment to Rome. She hoped to hear from him after she left, but disappointedly did not. Now she’s bad … and the attraction is still there!

Enzo doesn’t know whether to believe that it’s just coincidence that Aubrey is there to work in his clinic or not, but he can’t deny the pull between the two of them. Will he be able to let down his guard enough to let himself have a relationship with her … especially when they find out she’s expecting??

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* Review * SPRINKLED WITH LOVE by Jennifer Faye

February 17, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * SPRINKLED WITH LOVE by Jennifer Faye

Sprinkled with Love by Jennifer Faye
Series: The Bachelor Bake-Off Book 3
Published by Tule Publishing on February 21, 2017
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What does one do with a matchmaking cat named Romeo?

Spirited and beautiful, Jillian Parker is one of Marietta’s newest business owners. Still, her mother worries about Jillian’s bare ring finger. So in order to give her mother something else to fuss over, Jillian adopts a cat named Romeo. He turns out to be anything but a docile lap cat.

One snowy night, Romeo makes a break for it. With Jillian right on his heels, they have a near miss with a passing pickup driven by Avery Wainwright, one of Jillian’s closest friends. A rodeo accident has the sexy cowboy returning home to recuperate, and he’s not happy about it.

So when Avery finds himself lassoed into the Bachelor Bake-Off, he turns to the one person who has always helped him out—Jillian. But will teaching him to take chances outside of the show ring have them both discovering that their feelings for each other run much deeper than they ever imagined?

With Book 3 of The Bachelor Bake-Off, Jennifer Faye brings us contestant Avery Wainwright’s story! The plot is a bit slow, but the characters are fun … especially the matchmaking cats!

When Avery Wainwright comes home from the rodeo circuit to recover from an injury, the last thing he expects to be doing is learning to bake, but his little sister somehow sweet talks him into taking part in the town’s Bachelor Bake-Off. What’s he getting himself in for?

Jillian Parker might be super busy with her newly opened store in Marietta, Montana, but she can still find time to help a friend learn to bake! Will Avery and Jillian spending time together bring bake the old crush she used to have on him? And will it finally open his eyes to the fact that she’s a woman?

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* Review * PURSUED BY THE DESERT PRINCE by Dani Collins

February 16, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * PURSUED BY THE DESERT PRINCE by Dani Collins

Pursued by the Desert Prince by Dani Collins
Series: The Sauveterre Siblings
Published by Harlequin Presents on March 1, 2017
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Draped in the desert prince's diamonds…

To ensure his sister's successful marriage, Kasim, Crown Prince of Zhamair, must stop Angelique Sauveterre's alleged affair with his future brother-in-law. But when Angelique denies any involvement, Kasim can't resist the chance to make the feisty beauty his!

Angelique is tempted by Kasim's offer of a fling—always compared to her twin sister, she's never allowed to just be herself. They couldn't be from two more different worlds, yet Angelique blossoms under Kasim's touch and surrenders to the desert prince. But can he give her more than passion and precious jewels?

Really enjoyed this kick-off to a new series from Dani Collins! We get the first of the four Sauveterre sibling stories with another sibling following the next month. They’re easy to connect to, yet shrouded in lots of secrets and an overly protected life, so it’s fun to delve below the surface and get to know them more.

Prince Kasim ibn Nour is determined to see his sister happily married to the man that she loves, so he visits designer Angelique Sauveterre to make sure she ends her liaison with his soon-to-be brother-in-law prior to the wedding!

Angelique can’t believe he thinks she is someone’s mistress! She sets him straight in no uncertain terms … and by the end of being put in his place by her, Kasim is so intrigued that he wants to claim her for his very own! Family obligations on both their parts limit their freedom to live their lives as they wish, but they decide to have a short lived fling that is just for their enjoyment. When their time together is supposed to be coming to an end, will they be able to walk away?

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* Review * THEIR SECRET ROYAL BABY by Carol Marinelli

February 16, 2017 Leave a Comment

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* Review * THEIR SECRET ROYAL BABY by Carol Marinelli

Their Secret Royal Baby by Carol Marinelli
Published by Harlequin Medical Romances on March 1, 2017
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Royal baby born in the ER!

Dr. Elias Santini, secret prince of Medrindos, has his world rocked when he attends an emergency delivery. The patient is Beth Foster, the woman he spent one stolen night with, and she's in premature labor…with his baby!

Estranged from her strict parents, Beth both fears the desire between them and yearns for the support Elias offers her as their tiny newborn fights for her life. A fiery kiss tempts Beth to risk everything, but what will happen when she discovers her daughter is the future heir to the Medrindos throne?

A captivating read about finding the love of your life when you least expect it … and overcoming secrets and roadblocks to find your happily-ever-after!

Dr. Elias Santini, the secret Prince of Medrindos, doesn’t plan on delivering a baby during his Accident and Emergency shift that night at a London hospital … and he’s even more shocked when he sees his one night fling and realizes it’s his very own baby he’s delivering!

Event planner Beth Foster is in town on business and suddenly finds herself in labor way too early. Estranged from her strict parents, she’s all alone in the world as the stress of being unwell and unable to find out what’s going on with her baby rains down on her. She’s so relieved when Elias walks in the door! As they embark on the journey of seeing their baby through this battle, they begin to get to know more about each other and enjoy their time together. When the truth about Elias’s heritage comes out, will she be able to stand the thought of life as a royal?

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* Review * MISSING THE OBVIOUS by K A Servian

February 15, 2017 Leave a Comment

Missing the Obvious by K A Servian
Published by Sweetpea Publishing on February 12, 2017
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Three years before 'Throwing Light' begins, Tom and Grace find themselves thrust together at the wedding of their old friend, David. Grace is trying hard to ignore her inappropriate crush on her best friend's big brother, but when he starts to flirt with her, she wonders if tonight will be her opportunity to finally act on her hidden feelings.

A super quick read of a short prequel to K A Servian’s upcoming novel, THROWING LIGHT. Just enough of a hint into Grace Southern’s life that makes us want to come back for more to see what happens with Tom! A nice teaser!

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* Review * HOLDEN by Delores Fossen

February 15, 2017 Leave a Comment

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Holden by Delores Fossen
Series: The Lawmen of Silver Creek Ranch
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on February 21, 2017
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When a baby goes mising, a Texas marshal and a woman from his past discover there's a whole lot more behind this kidnapping…

Holden Ryland certainly didn't become a marshal just to end up busting his ex, Nicky Hart, for taking files from Conceptions Fertility Clinic. But only Nicky knows just what was really stolen: a newborn being held for ransom. A newborn who is kin to both her and Holden. The missing boy is only the start of a mystery that snakes through Texas, winding its way through their families. Bad blood may linger between them, but Holden can protect his nephew back at the Silver Creek Ranch. If they can lay their past to rest to rescue this child, is it possible for them to have a future together?

A ring of blackmail and deception makes up the plot of Delores Fossen’s latest in The Lawmen of Silver Creek series! We’re drawn in quickly and go through twists and turns with them to see if they will get to the bottom of the mystery! If you’re a follower of this series, you will have no problem recognizing all of the various characters who come through for back-up … if you’re new to the series, it will seem overwhelming to try to keep all the brothers and cousins straight. Don’t even worry about it, as they are only minor players in this book .. and if you want to get to know them each in their own right, go back and pick up the earlier books in the series to enjoy! 🙂

US Marshal Holden Ryland never expects to be going after his ex for stealing files from a fertility clinic, and when he shows up at her door and gets the story behind it, he understands why she’s been risking life and limb to get the answers she needs!

Nicky Hart never set out to hurt Holden or his family, so the bad blood between them doesn’t set well with her … but she’ll put aside their differences if she can get him to help her find a missing baby … a baby that’s related to them both!

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