* Review * DEADLY COLTON SEARCH by Addison Fox

* Review * DEADLY COLTON SEARCH by Addison FoxDeadly Colton Search by Addison Fox
Series: The Coltons of Mustang Valley #10
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on May 1, 2020
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four-stars

A woman asks questions…

…and finds answers that threaten her unborn child

Young and pregnant, Nova Ellis arrives in Mustang Valley, determined to find her missing father, Ace Colton. In her search, she uncovers that Nik Slater—the PI she’s just hired—is looking for the very same man. Immediately, Nova falls for Nik’s protective nature, a man who cares for her and her baby. But will unexpected danger and long-kept secrets draw them together…or shatter their dreams?

 

An unexpected twist in the Colton family saga! With book 10 in the always exciting Colton’s of Mustang Valley series Addison Fox brings us the story of Ace’s unknown daughter when she arrives into town with danger close behind her. The plot was quick to hold my attention and the character interaction was pleasing. I enjoyed the story very much, but didn’t enjoy a couple of instances where items were told differently than they happened in the previous book. A better follow up on details with the previous author in the series would have made for a more satisfying flow. Looking forward to the last couple of books in the series!

I recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a mystery that spans the entire series while each individual book has it’s own bit of intrigue going on as love comes knocking at various Colton doors.

four-stars

* Review * SCANDALIZING THE CEO by Yvonne Lindsay

* Review * SCANDALIZING THE CEO by Yvonne LindsayScandalizing the CEO by Yvonne Lindsay
Series: Clashing Birthrights #2
Published by Harlequin Desire on February 1, 2021
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four-half-stars

Her future depends on winning his trust—

and not falling for him…

Falsely accused of embezzling money, Tami Wilson is forced to spy on her new boss, CEO Keaton Richmond, to prove her innocence. The same alluring new boss who whisks her to the wilderness for a week of team building…and then tempts her to surrender to their searing chemistry. But how can she go through with her plan if she falls for this man?

 

An emotionally riveting addition to Yvonne Lindsay’s Clashing Birthrights series! With the second book in the series we get to know Keaton better as he reluctantly gives his heart to a new employee who isn’t exactly what she seems. The chemistry is spot on, the turmoil addictive and the happily ever after is ideal. I’m looking forward to more in the series!

Keaton is much easier to like once we get to know him better in this book. In book one he came across as aloof and sanctimonious, but as we get to know the person beneath the surface we see the side of him that feels inadequate and overlooked.

Tami is easy to redeem of any wrongdoing because she’s got a heart of gold and never meant harm in anything she did.

I highly recommend this book and series to anyone that enjoys a family filled with drama and secrets who are learning to support each other better every day as each one finds their forever love.

four-half-stars

* Review * FACEOFF by Jami Davenport

* Review * FACEOFF by Jami DavenportFaceoff by Jami Davenport
Series: The Scoring Series #5
Published by Cedrona Enterprises on May 27, 2021
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four-half-stars

She's every man's girl next door. I'm the playboy your mother warns you about.

I'm the party-boy extraordinaire and perpetual playboy of the Seattle Sockeyes. I thought this was the dream life, but after multiple poor choices, it's all gone too far and I'm about to lose everything. My reputation has been shot to hell, I'm on thin ice with the team, and I'm financially broke AF. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and I'm about to agree to the last thing an irresponsible dude like me should ever do.

Darcy is the sweetheart of reality TV and every guy's girl-next-door fantasy, but her luster is fading, her show is on the chopping block, and she's now living in my condo. Did I forget to mention she's also my fake girlfriend and soon-to-be fake fiancé? And not a fake girlfriend with benefits, but the hands-off, leave-me-alone except when the cameras are rolling girlfriend.
I crave attention and notoriety. She craves stability and love. We both have our secrets...and chemistry. We have a lot of chemistry. Together we're explosive, but explosions have a way of hurting those closest to the blast. And this celebrity match made in heaven is about to detonate.

 

The sexual chemistry is off the charts in this fake relationship turned all too real addition to Jami Davenport’s Scoring Series! With the fifth book in the series we get up close and personal with Gage AKA Ziggy and it’s an absolute joy. I highly recommend you read the prior book in the series (ICING) prior to this one because it lays a lot of groundwork in getting to know Ziggy and his predicament. I highly enjoyed FACEOFF!

Gage might be a bit of a screw up, but he’s such a sweetheart that it all falls to the way side when you get to know this delicious teddy bear of a guy. I loved seeing him get a better handle on his life throughout this book.

Darcy is a doll. She’s had a hard life and what she’s been blessed with of late isn’t all that it’s cracked up to be either, but she’s still holding her head high and striving for her goals.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who loves a hockey series with lots of banter, sexual chemistry galore and so much heart you’ll love every single member of this team by the time it’s all over with.

four-half-stars

* Review * COLTON’S UNDERCOVER REUNION by Lara Lacombe

* Review * COLTON’S UNDERCOVER REUNION by Lara LacombeColton's Undercover Reunion by Lara Lacombe
Series: The Coltons of Mustang Valley #9
Published by Harlequin Romantic Suspense on May 1, 2020
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five-stars

True love, second chances… and a covert mission!

With her family mired in legal trouble, Ainsley Colton turns to her ex, ace attorney Santiago Morales. Soon, Santiago asks for help in return…going undercover as husband and wife to expose a dangerous scam. Working alongside him reminds Ainsley of what can never be. This scheme should be hazardous only to her heart—but when the stakes ramp up, “till death do us part” becomes all too real.

 

One mystery weaves into another as Lara Lacome continues the Coltons of Mustang Valley saga and I loved every minute of Ainsley and Santiago! This reunion story brings together Colton sibling Ainsley with her law school love who broke her heart years ago. She needs help for her brother Ace, and he has a scam that he’d like help uncovering. The mystery is high surrounding both cases and interweave to make a top notch addition to the series.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a series long mystery revolving around a wealthy family’s saga of ups and downs as they race towards uncovering a scandal like no other. Each sibling finds love along the way in this highly addictive series.

five-stars

* Review * UNCOVERING SMALL TOWN SECRETS by Tyler Anne Snell

* Review * UNCOVERING SMALL TOWN SECRETS by Tyler Anne SnellUncovering Small Town Secrets by Tyler Anne Snell
Series: The Saving Kelby Creek Series #1
Published by Harlequin Intrigue on June 29, 2021
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four-half-stars

Dodging bullets isn’t the homecoming he expected.

When Detective Foster Lovett's pretty next door neighbor, Millie Dean, begs him to help her find her missing brother, the other deputies warn him not to investigate the case. But Foster’s gut says something is off, particularly once Millie becomes a target. Foster will do whatever it takes to keep her safe, but can he solve the most dangerous case of his career?

 

Non-stop intrigue! From the first page to the last Tyler Anne Snell holds her reader’s attention with UNCOVERING SMALL TOWN SECRETS, the first book in her Saving Kelby Creek series with Harlequin Intrigue. The plot is full of attention grabbing twists, the characters each have an intensity that melds well together and the danger lurking around every corner builds on the tension. I’m looking forward to more in the series!

Millie won me over instantly as soon as we heard her plight over her missing brother. She was flying blind on certain aspects of the case, but her diligence in not giving up on her brother was beneficial in getting more doors to open.

Foster proved his worth when he chose to listen to her that there was something wrong rather than accept all of the roadblocks that were thrown up to discourage his participation in believing a crime had been committed.

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a mystery filled with ups and downs as romance lingers in the background just waiting to take center stage.

four-half-stars

* Review * ICING by Jami Davenport

* Review * ICING by Jami DavenportIcing by Jami Davenport
Series: The Scoring Series #4
Published by Cedrona Enterprises on December 30, 2020
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five-stars

Steele:

I'm a second-year hockey player for the Seattle Sockeyes. Imagine my shock when I return from a trip to find my former roommate has transferred his lease to my nemesis. She's so annoying I can't stand to be in the same room with her. She pushes all my buttons and is my exact opposite. Despite it all, I want to rip off her clothes and make mad passionate love to her. What is wrong with me?

Hyacinth:

I'm the free-spirited daughter of a radical activist. I've marched in my share of protests, and saving the world is my life's mission, but lately I'm wondering where my life is headed. When I'm offered the chance to share the lease on a fancy condo only two blocks from my bartending job, I jump on it. Like with most things, this one is too good to be true. My roommate is a finicky, annoying AF hot hockey player I've butted heads with in the past who thinks my causes are ridiculous. He pushes all my buttons, and I never expected to fall for him, but I did.

 

This high octane enemies to lovers story is sure to please! Jami Davenport is turning up the intensity when she pits straight and narrow hockey pro Steele against free spirit Hyacinth in a roomie vs. roomie showdown. Sexual tension, snarky banter and downright adorable interactions kept me riveted throughout.

Steele is a sweetheart and likes things just the way he likes them. He’s thrown for a loop when he’s faced with chaos on the daily and seeing him have to adapt is entertaining.

Cin is delightful. She’s sweet, she’s snarky and she’s a bulldog when something she cares about is threatened.

I highly recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a hockey series with a solid group of young hockey players who are learning to settle down as they go when love crosses their path.

five-stars

* Release Blitz/Review * THE HEART CHASER by Gina Azzi

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* Release Blitz/Review * THE HEART CHASER by Gina AzziThe Heart Chaser by Gina Azzi
Series: Boston Hawks Hockey #6
Published by Three Cities Publishing LLC on September 23, 2021
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four-half-stars

Notorious ladies' man and hockey hotshot Luca Pandatelli broke his own rules when he tangled up with me.

Not only did we spend an entire weekend in bed together, but he confided in me, sharing painful truths about his past. With a kiss good-bye and a promise to call, something sparked between us. Something that broke through my walls.

Except he didn't call. And I re-enforced my walls with steel and barbed wire.

Now, I've accepted a job with the Boston Hawks franchise, making it inevitable that I see the last man I want to cross paths with. I'm prepared to dismiss him and pretend like our weekend together never happened.

But the regret in Luca's eyes and the apology in his voice catches me off-guard. The harder I push him away, the harder he pulls me in.

Until the one thing I can't accept, can't forgive, comes to light.

And I'm left wondering, is Luca only interested in the chase? Or is really playing for keeps?

 

The ultimate player has met his match! THE HEART CHASER by Gina Azzi is the sixth book in her awesome Boston Hawks Hockey series and is the long awaited book about Panda! We’ve loved this man from afar in several of the guys books previously and it’s now time for the player to settle down and try love out for himself. Luca and Abbi are adorable together and I simply loved them. Their story is a bit slower moving than some of the previous ones in the series but so many life moments are touched on. I would have liked to have had his siblings brought into a scene or two since they were so much a part of his backbone, but I really enjoyed their story none the less.

Abbi is a sweetheart and seeing her make a home for herself in Boston and eventually integrate into Luca’s world is heartwarming.

Luca has a whole other side to him that we never saw when he was just on the make as the team party stud. I loved seeing a more wholesome side of him.

I recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a hockey romance filled with great characters, sweet and sexy romances and so much heart.

 

 

 

 

 

Title: The Heart Chaser
Series: Boston Hawks Hockey #6
Author: Gina Azzi
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: September 23, 2021

 

BLURB

 

Notorious ladies’ man and hockey hotshot Luca Pandatelli broke his own rules when he tangled up with me.

 

Not only did we spend an entire weekend in bed together, but he confided in me, sharing painful truths about his past. With a kiss good-bye and a promise to call, something sparked between us. Something that broke through my walls.
Except he didn’t call. And I re-enforced my walls with steel and barbed wire.
Now, I’ve accepted a job with the Boston Hawks franchise, making it inevitable that I see the last man I want to cross paths with. I’m prepared to dismiss him and pretend like our weekend together never happened.
But the regret in Luca’s eyes and the apology in his voice catches me off-guard. The harder I push him away, the harder he pulls me in.
Until the one thing I can’t accept, can’t forgive, comes to light.

 

And I’m left wondering, is Luca only interested in the chase? Or is really playing for keeps?

 

 

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Gina Azzi writes emotional and captivating contemporary romance novels with heart-warming happily-ever-afters. She is the author of Second Chance Chicago Series, The Kane Brothers Series, Finding Love in Scotland Series, The College Pact Series, and Corner of Ocean and Bay. All of her books can be read as stand-alones. 

 

A Jersey girl at heart, Gina has spent her twenties traveling the world, living and working abroad, before settling down in Ontario, Canada with her husband and three children. She’s a voracious reader, daydreamer, and coffee enthusiast who loves meeting new people. Say hey to her on social media or through www.ginaazzi.com.

 

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four-half-stars

* Review * WAYS TO TEMPT THE BOSS by Joanne Rock

* Review * WAYS TO TEMPT THE BOSS by Joanne RockWays to Tempt the Boss by Joanne Rock
Series: Brooklyn Nights #2
Published by Harlequin Desire on August 24, 2021
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four-stars

Seduction is the only way to save his company.

But now who’s seducing who?

Could makeup artist Blair Westcott be the corporate saboteur who has infiltrated Deschamps Cosmetics? CEO Lucas Deschamps vows to get closer to her and find out—protecting his family’s business at all costs. But Blair’s beautiful, caring nature is at odds with Lucas’s suspicions. And her kisses spark a passion the guarded businessman can’t resist. As the stakes become much more personal, will he uncover Blair’s betrayal…or be guilty of a betrayal of his own?

 

This unexpected attraction heats up quickly! Book two of Joanne Rock’s Brooklyn Nights series picks up with roommate number two finding herself as a suspect of corporate espionage in WAYS TO TEMPT THE BOSS. The characters are endearing and each of their back stories lay a nice foundation for the story carrying forward. I enjoyed their connection.

I recommend this book as well as the entire series to anyone who enjoys a group of friends supporting each other through thick and thin as each one finds their forever love.

four-stars

* Review * THE RANCHER’S WAGER by Maisey Yates

* Review * THE RANCHER’S WAGER by Maisey YatesThe Rancher's Wager by Maisey Yates
Series: Gold Valley Vineyards #3
Published by Harlequin Desire on January 12, 2021
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four-half-stars

This wealthy rancher has placed his bet…

And it’s winner takes all!

No one gets under Jackson Cooper’s skin like fellow ranch owner Cricket Maxfield. Now, facing off at a charity poker game, the stakes get personal. Jackson finds himself on the losing end… And paying up means being the ranch hand at Cricket’s beck and call. In close quarters, tempers flare—and the fire between them ignites into a passion that won’t be ignored…

 

Friends to lovers has never felt so sweet! The third book in Maisey Yates’ Gold Valley Vineyards series is bringing the drama to life in an unexpected way! THE RANCHER’S WAGER pits Jackson Cooper against Cricket Maxfield in a winner takes all poker game and sparks are flying when bets are called in!

Cricket is a gentle soul who has your heart breaking fairly quickly when you hear her story and why she’s stepping out on her own. I enjoyed watching a sparkle blossom in her eye as she connected with Jackson and learned about things that she is passionate about.

Jackson is jaded and down on love. He saw what loving his father did to his mother and he wants no part of a person having that much control over his life’s joy. He’s tempted like never before when Cricket crosses his path though.

I highly recommend this book and the entire series to anyone who enjoys a close knit family that’s always filled with drama coming together and supporting each other as true love comes knocking at each siblings door.

four-half-stars

* Review * QUEEN BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT by Lucy Monroe

* Review * QUEEN BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT by Lucy MonroeQueen by Royal Appointment by Lucy Monroe
Series: Princesses by Royal Decree #1
Published by Harlequin Presents on May 25, 2021
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four-stars

Fifty dates to decide…
If she will wear his crown!

As a naive teenager, Lady Nataliya signed a contract promising her to a prince. Now, to release them both, she causes a scandal by going on fifty dates for a magazine. It works… Until her betrothed’s brother, widowed King Nikolai, insists she honor the marriage agreement—with him!

Her first duty? Finishing those dates with Nikolai. Their whirlwind courtship may be thrilling, but no matter how irresistible Nikolai is, Nataliya can’t forget she was never his first choice of queen. His wounded heart will always be off-limits…

 

A decadent game of courtship! With the first book in her Princesses by Royal Decree trilogy Lucy Monroe delights her readers with an arranged marriage with a twist. The characters are intriguing and the back story is riveting. I enjoyed Nataliya and Nikolai and look forward to more in the series!

I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys a royal romance with lots of family drama and tempting secrets as they make their way towards that happily ever after.

four-stars