To Catch An Earl (Bow Street Bachelors 2)by Kate Bateman-a review

To Catch An Earl (Bow Street Bachelors 2)by Kate Bateman-a review

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A case of secret identities finds reunited lovers on opposite sides of the law in this fun, flirty Regency romance.

There’s only one case Bow Street agent Alex Harland, Earl of Melton, hasn’t cracked: the identity of the mysterious woman who stole a kiss from him before he left for war. He’s neither forgotten–nor forgiven–her for leaving him wanting. When he starts investigating the Nightjar, an elusive London jewel thief, he keeps running into the alluring Emmy Danvers, who stirs feelings he hasn’t felt in years.

Even though Emmy’s loved Alex for years, she can’t risk revealing her heart, or her identity as the Nightjar. With Alex on her case, Emmy knows that her secrets are in danger of being discovered. Their cat and mouse game heats up with every interaction, but when Emmy’s reputation–and life–is at risk, will Alex realize that some rules are made to be broken for love?

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REVIEW: Wow! This is a magnificent story from the prologue to the Epilogue.

Emmy Danvers is the daughter of the infamous jewel thief, the Nightjar. However, it isn’t about stealing jewels to sell. Her father wanted to retrieve the jewels from the French royals to keep them until the Bourbon’s returned to power. She was raised to know the trade and participate.

Alexander Harland was the second son of his family, so he was left free to make his own fortune. Indeed, he did. He spent time fighting Napoleon title and has the scars to prove it. He was given the title of the of Earl of Melton for his aid to the crown. He and two of his friends also owned a gambling hall and it was a popular one.

The two met in 1812 at a masked ball, just before Alex served in the army or had made his own place in the world. It all Emmy’s doing. She wanted to have one night with the handsome and intelligent gentleman. She knew she couldn’t have a future with him and had to keep her identity a secret. She wore a lovely gown, a blue powdered wig and a mask that hid half her face. He would never be able to recognize her, or so she thought. They danced and he led her out on the terrace and into the gardens. They shared magnificent kisses but parted with her still hiding her name and him vowing to find her when he came back from the war.

Chapter one begins four years later, after the war. Alex had been wounded and ended up with a small scar at his temple and partially losing his peripheral vision. He was now the Earl of Melton, part owner of the Tricorn, and worked part time for Bow Street as a detective along with his two friends, who had also been awarded titles. They are pretty much on opposite sides of the law and each is a master of their own side.

Okay, that’s pretty much the setup. I don’t do spoilers, so I’ll simply let you know what I found so exciting and wonderful about this novel.

The writing is extremely well done. The conversations are thoroughly enticing. The cat and mouse games played by the main characters as well as their own thoughts are entertaining as well as insightful. I found it fast paced and sexy as they get. By all means, grab a copy for yourself and settle in for a great time and swoon worthy romance.

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Reviewed by Georgie

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Silver-Tongued Devil by Lorelei James-Review tour

Silver-Tongued Devil (Rough Riders .5) by Lorelei James-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 9, 2020

Their love story sparked a brushfire that grew into the legacy of Lorelei James’s Rough Riders series. This standalone historical romance is a prequel to the McKay family saga.

The West doesn’t get much wilder than Silas McKay. He’s earned his cowboy reputation not just as a rancher, but as a brawling card sharp who’s short on cash but long on charm. And just as soon as he claps eyes on the pretty new schoolteacher? Well, Dinah Thompson is about to discover what courtin’s like McKay-style—sweet, hot and passionate.

Luckily, Dinah’s got the sass and sense to stand up to Silas’s shenanigans. She relocated to rural Wyoming to teach and become a self-reliant woman, not to spend her nights dreaming about that blue-eyed rogue and his ranchwork honed-body. But Silas McKay’s powerful appeal and tempting promises convince Dinah to recklessly go all in with him.

When Silas’s long-standing rivalry with Zeke West puts Dinah, Silas and his twin brother Jonas in danger, each one is forced to make difficult decisions about taking a chance to build their legacy . . . and a love that transcends time.

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REVIEW: SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL is the prequel story line in Lorelei James’ adult ROUGH RIDERS erotic, romance series. SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL follows two relationships: rancher Silas McKay and school teacher Dinah Thompson, as well as Sheriff Jonas McKay, and madam Ruby Redmond. SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL can be read as a stand alone as it reveals the background and history of the McKay-West ongoing feud.

Told from several third person perspectives (Silas, Dinah, Jonas and Ruby) SILVER –TONGUED DEVIL follows the relationship between : rancher Silas McKay and school teacher Dinah Thompson, as well as Sheriff Jonas McKay, and madam Ruby Redmond. The year is 1897, and Silas McKay, cattle rancher, has fallen in love with the town’s schoolteacher/ doctor’s assistant. Numerous fights with Zeke West have landed Silas in the doctor’s office where our heroine is front and center in an effort to help with Silas’ many injuries but threats by Zeke West, directed at Dinah, find Silas upping his game, claiming Dinah as his own.

Meanwhile, Sheriff Jonas McKay has fallen in love with madam Ruby Redmond but as the local law enforcement Jonas has had to keep his relationship with Ruby on the down low. Another fight will ensue wherein Dinah is once again threatened by Zeke West, and in this, the McKay brothers will have to face a different future when the law is forced to take action against our leading hero.

SILVER-TONGUED DEVIL is a story of family, friendships, betrayal and revenge; of jealousy and envy, of power and control. Lorelei James pulls the reader into an historical romance that focuses on twin brothers Silas and Jonas McKay, as their encounters and battles with the West brothers set the tone and a lifelong animosity between two families who hated one another for something that happened over a century earlier. The premise is entertaining and revealing; the romances are passionate and intense; the characters are stubborn, colorful and energetic but I take issue with the use of a certain four-letter word I do not like in my romance storylines.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Lorelei James is the New York Times and USA TodayBestselling Author of contemporary erotic western romances set in the modern day Wild West and also contemporary erotic romances. Lorelei’s books have been nominated for and won the Romantic Times Reviewer’s choice Award, as well as the CAPA Award. Lorelei lives in western South Dakota with her family…and a whole closet full of cow girl boots.

From Lorelei: “Why do I have a particular fondness for all things western? Well, I’m a fourth generation South Dakotan, living in the Black Hills, which is chock-full of interesting characters, including cowboys, Indians, ranchers, and bikers. The geographical diversity of the surrounding area showcases mountains, plains, and badlands. Living in and writing about rural settings gives me a unique perspective, especially since I’m not writing historical westerns. Through my fictional world, I can show the ideals and the cowboy way of life are still very much alive.”

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Defending Raven (Mountain Mercenaries 7) by Susan Stoker-a review

Defending Raven (Mountain Mercenaries #7) by Susan Stoker-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 30, 2020

A missing woman leads the alpha heroes on their boldest mission yet in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker’s searing Mountain Mercenaries novel.

It’s been ten years since Rex’s wife, Raven, disappeared from a Vegas casino. Never losing hope, he even formed the Mountain Mercenaries to help find her—and other missing wives, sisters, and children. Now Rex and his fearless team are following a lead to Lima, Peru, where the rescue operation is greater than they imagined.

A day at a time. That’s been Raven’s motto for a decade. Once held captive by an elusive sex trafficker, she has an indomitable will to survive. But Raven’s not ready to leave Peru. She can’t. Not yet. Because her liberation from the barrios comes with devastating consequences. One wrong move and all hope will be lost to an unimaginable hell.

For the Mountain Mercenaries, the stakes have been raised. The threats are escalating. But Rex hasn’t searched this long, risked so much, and come this far to lose Raven all over again.

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REVIEW: DEFENDING RAVEN is the seventh and final instalment in Susan Stoker’s contemporary, adult MOUNTAIN MERCENARIES romantic suspense series focusing group of former soldiers and Navy SEALS who call themselves Mountain Mercenaries, headed by the mysterious ‘Rex’. This is Dave ‘Rex’ Justice , and Raven aka Mag’s story line. The Mountain Mercenaries is a spin off from the author’s Ace Security series but you do not have to have read the previous series to understand or follow the current timeline. The Mountain Mercenaries were first introduced in CLAIMING FELICITY (Ace Security 4).

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.

NOTE: If you have not read the previous instalment there may be some spoilers in my review.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Raven and Dave) DEFENDING RAVEN is the culmination of seven story lines in which the mysterious Rex, takes command of a group of former military operatives in an effort to rescue and recover missing women and children around the world but to everyone’s surprise their mysterious leader and benefactor is their friend and bar owner David Justice, a man whose own wife has been missing for close to ten years. With the rescue of Zara Layne in Defending Zara #6, Dave and the Mountain Mercenaries will discover that Zara’s friend and fellow abductee Mags is none other than Dave aka Rex’s missing wife. As Dave organizes a rescue of the woman he loves, the team worry that our hero is in over his head. What ensues is the rescue and recovery of Raven Justice, and the potential fall-out as Raven refuses to leave Lima, Peru without someone she holds close to her heart.

Mags aka Raven Justice has spent ten years helping other women who have suffered as much as our storyline heroine. Abducted and sold in to sexual slavery, Raven has ‘aged’ out of the system but not out of ‘that’ world in Lima, Peru. With the appearance of her husband Dave, Raven struggles with the demons from her past, demons that refuse to let go including the possibility that her husband no longer loves the woman she has become.

Dave ‘Rex’ Justice is a man tormented by the idea that has wife has suffered at the hands of so many monsters. With Raven’s refusal to walk away from the life she now leads, Dave suspects something deeper keeping his wife from returning home.

The relationship between Dave and Raven struggles in the face of Raven’s inability to accept that her husband is still in love but Raven has a secret that goes much deeper than anything Dave could have ever imagined, a secret that keeps Raven in Lima, Peru. There are no $ex scenes but recounting of the horrors that our heroine endured.

All of the previous story line heroes play secondary and supporting roles as their friend and mentor is desperate to rescue the woman he loves. With the help of the Mountain Mercenaries, Dave Justice will bring his wife home after ten long years missing.

DEFENDING RAVEN is raw and gritty story of struggle and abuse, survival and redemption; of courage, tenderness and enduring love. The premise is heart breaking and impassioned; the characters are colorful, strong, dramatic and intense. DEFENDING RAVEN fast forwards several years so that the reader gets a glimpse into the future of the Mountain Mercenaries and their leader Dave ‘Rex’ Justice.

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Defending Allye
Defending Chloe
Defending Morgan
Defending Harlow
Defending Everly
Defending Zara

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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Never an Amish Bride by Ophelia London – a Review

Never an Amish Bride by Ophelia London – a Review

 

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Welcome to charming Honey Brook, Pennsylvania, where bestselling author Ophelia London will bring you on a moving and unforgettable journey through faith, forgiveness, and ultimately love.

Everything changed for Esther Miller with the death of her beloved fiancé, Jacob. Even years later, she still struggles with her faith and purpose in the small, tight-knit Amish village of Honey Brook, especially now that her younger sister is getting married. All she wants is to trust in the Lord to help her find peace…but peace is the last thing she gets when Lucas, Jacob’s wayward older brother, returns to town. 

Lucas Brenneman has been harboring a secret for years, the real reason he never returned from Rumspringa and the truth behind his brother Jacob’s death. Honey Brook still calls to him, but he knows his occupation as a physician’s assistant must take precedence. With sweet and beautiful Esther he finds a comfort he’s never known, and he feels like anything is possible…even forgiveness. But she was Jacob’s bride-to-be first. And if she knew the truth, would she ever truly open her heart to him?

 

 

 

Review: 

I must admit I don’t usually read books on religion, they either tend to bog the book down on religion, or try and cram their beliefs down your throat!

In Never an Amish Bride by Ophelia London, I didn’t get that.  What I got was a lovely story about two people who should have been together from the start, reconnecting and finding one another again. 

Esther was two weeks away from being a bride….. That was two years ago, she didn’t  marry the man she was betrothed to, he died. Not being able to move forward, Esther mourns for her dead fiancé, watching her siblings and friends marry. Will she forever remain a single woman? 

Lucas left his old life behind him, moved on and became a doctor’s assistant. His love for his brother made him the man he is today, the frustration and anger towards his community and father was put across well. I got the impression he wasn’t happy with his way of life, and when he lost both Esther and his brother, it gave him the strength to go. 

When they accidentally meet up, panic and confusion is uppermost in Esther’s mind. What is Lucas doing back here? Why now? Confused Esther goes back home to think about Lucas. 

Lucas has always loved Esther, he knows she’s the only woman for him. But getting her to see him proves difficult, and then there is his family and council to face. Does he really want to come back to this place? And will Esther and his family listen and forgive him for turning his back and walking away? 

I liked this book. We had Esther and Lucas finding their way back to each other. Misinformation and fear kept these two apart for too long. It was nice that Lucas found his family again, forgiveness on both sides was needed, as was the long talk they had before Lucas came home. 

If a slow burn romance is your thing, then this one is for you. 

Reviewed by Julie B

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Hunter (Twilight Falls #3) by AM Salinger-Review & Giveaway tour

Hunter (Twilight Falls #3) by AM Salinger-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: June 22, 2020

Can a business rival bring one of Twilight Falls’ most notorious bad boys to his knees?

Twilight Falls’ resident bad boy Hunter Thomson knows he hasn’t quite lived up to his reputation of late and is determined to have some fun while on a rare night out in L.A. But after a torrid encounter with a captivating stranger results in one of the best sexual experiences of his life, Hunter flees to his hometown, scared by his intense feelings and convinced he is about to commit the same mistake he once made in the past.

Theo Miller can’t get the gorgeous man he hooked up with one night in L.A. out of his mind. When he moves to Twilight Falls for the opening of his new store, he is shocked to discover than his business rival is none other than the stranger who ran away from him and their fiery connection.

Sparks fly as the two men engage in a game of cat and mouse. But when an accident makes Theo dependent on Hunter, the game becomes something neither men could have anticipated.

Will Hunter finally overcome his deep-seated fears and succumb to Theo’s passionate attention? And can Theo win the heart of the one man he wants to belong to?

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REVIEW: Book three in the Twilight Falls; Hunter brings us right back to the sleepy small town and characters that we know and love.

Known as a bad boy, Hunter Thomson hits a club on a trip into L.A hoping to loose a few hours in pleasure. What he was not expecting was to meet a man that filled dreams he didn’t even know he had. After the most meaningful, but puzzling sexual experiences of his life, Hunter makes a run for it. Or rather, the hazel eyed man that invoked those feelings.

Theo Miller is new to Twilight Falls, opening a new location for one of his many other shops, he thought of nothing else but the shop and the mysterious man he meet for a one night stand in L.A. Little does he know that the little town of Twilight Falls holds the key to his heart. As luck has it, the shop owner across from his new store is none other than the mystery man he can’t get out of his head.

While Theo pursues Hunter, the unthinkable happens; Theo is injured in a climbing accident while saving not only Hunter, but Hunter’s friend as well. Feeling guilty, and the pull of all things Theo, Hunter decides to help Theo while he is recovering. Things heat up in more than one way and the past comes to light as we learn new things about Hunter and his “shy” ways. Enter back into Twilight Falls, and into the loving story of Hunter and Theo.

First things first, while you can read Hunter as a standalone, I personally recommend reading the first and second books in the series to get the most out of the series. This is a man on man romance, if that isn’t your cuppa tea, then just be aware. If you haven’t explored this genre much, then come on in, this a good one dip your toes into for beginners.

Hunter and Theo’s story is so sexy and sweet, you can’t help but like it. When I first started, I was unsure how I felt about Hunter, he was stand offish and kind of cold, but after reading more, you learn why and what makes him that way. The vulnerability of his past gives Hunter a tough outer shell that hides a shy, loving inside. Theo, now he’a upfront, bold and sexy. He knows what he wants and isn’t shy about going after it. Their relationship is somewhat bumpy at first, but throughout the book the story line flows and the chemistry is so real. 5 out of 5 stars, and very much hoping for more in this series. I think Tristan would make a great book!

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Alex
Carter

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Reviewed by Sarah

NOTE: The excerpt is intended for mature readers due to language and content

 

Theo Miller watched the man freeze as he started to reach for the door handle. He lowered his hand and twisted on his heels.
Stormy gray eyes cut to Theo. The guy frowned.
“What do you mean?”
Theo suppressed the chuckle working its way up his throat and did his best to look solemn. He didn’t think the man would appreciate his amusement.
“You know?” Theo waved a hand vaguely south of the stranger’s belt buckle. “Like that.”
A flush of color bloomed on the man’s cheekbones when he realized Theo was talking about his erection.
Mighty fine cheekbones they are too.
Theo would be lying if he said he hadn’t noticed the stranger when they were at the bar earlier. Though the man was dressed pretty casually for the club, his striking face and confident bearing made him stand out from the crowd.
It was clear he was utterly comfortable in his own skin and his sexuality.
Admiration darted through Theo as they eyed each other across the washing area.
The stranger was facing him boldly despite his arousal.
Theo could tell the guy wasn’t used to backing down from anything, which intrigued him even more. It wasn’t just the man’s face that was to his liking.
Though not overtly brawny, it was clear from the stranger’s physique that he took great care of his body. The smoothly defined muscles Theo could spy through his jeans and T-shirt made him want to peel the guy’s clothes off and find out if they were as nice as they looked.
And that ass is something else.
Theo’s fingers twitched slightly as he imagined wrapping his hands over the nicely rounded, tight globes he’d spied strutting on the dance floor a short while ago. The guy sure knew how to move to the music, his sultry expression matching the wicked way he’d rocked the songs pounding through the club.
The stranger seemed to come to some kind of decision. He closed the distance between them, leaned a hip against the sink, and raised an eyebrow. He raked Theo slowly from his head to his toes and back again, his silver gaze daring as he met Theo’s stare.
“Why, are you proposing to do something about it?”
Theo blinked, surprised. He swallowed a grin.
His body isn’t the only sassy thing about him.
Theo moved until he stood toe-to-toe with the stranger, forcing him to look up. He could tell the guy wasn’t pleased by their height difference.
“Would you like me to?” Theo murmured.
The man’s pupils flared in surprise. He licked his lips nervously.
The sight of the pink, moist flesh darting in and out of the stranger’s mouth and the flash of white teeth he glimpsed almost drew a groan from Theo.
Shit. That’s sexy.
Theo didn’t know what possessed him in the next instant. He raised a hand and traced the man’s plump lower lip with his thumb, wiping away the trace of dampness he found there.
“So, what’s it gonna be, Gray?” he said huskily.
The man’s eyelashes fluttered as he blinked, clearly flustered despite his brave expression.
“Hunter,” he blurted, his breath washing hotly across Theo’s finger.
Theo’s dick thickened at the sensation. He angled his head closer, a little stunned by how brazen he was being. Something about this guy just flipped all his buttons, in a hot and dirty kind of way.
“What?”
The man shivered at the question, dark pupils dilating in a sea of smoky gray. There were only a scant few inches separating their mouths.
“My name is Hunter.” His gaze grew heavy-lidded as it dropped to Theo’s lips.
Damn.
***
Hunter didn’t know who moved first.
One minute, Hazel Eyes was edging him on, the next their mouths were glued together in a torrid kiss. Desire stormed through Hunter as the man shamelessly probed his lips open. A wave of dizziness swept over him when their tongues clashed hungrily a heartbeat later. Hunter’s hands found the stranger’s broad shoulders, his fingers sinking into firm, warm flesh as he clung on for dear life.
Holy crap, he’s a good kisser!
He was dimly aware of the guy guiding him to the back of the restrooms and around the corner to a cubicle at the far end. The sound of the metal door clattering open and closing behind them reached him hazily above the sound of blood pounding in his ears.
A small part of Hunter’s brain told him he needed to stop. The last time he’d had sex in a public toilet, he’d barely been past the legal age of drinking.
His lower half, however, had other thoughts on the matter.
Though he’d very much wanted to find his release in the comfort of his hotel room tonight, his dick was doing press-ups inside his jeans and he was dying to deliver it from its tight confines.
A throaty groan rumbled out of him when Hazel Eyes did just that, his long fingers unbuckling Hunter’s belt swiftly before he slid his zipper down and dipped his hand inside his boxers. A hiss of pleasure left him as the stranger palmed his cock and gently pulled it free before backing him against the wall.
Hunter stiffened slightly. He was used to being in charge under these kinds of circumstances. It unnerved him how easily he was letting this guy take control of the situation.
Hazel Eyes let go of his mouth and leaned away slightly, his heated gaze dropping to where he was touching Hunter intimately. The tender expression on his gorgeous face scattered Hunter’s anxious thoughts to the four winds.
“Theo.” The man caressed Hunter’s erection lightly, as if it was the most precious thing in the world.
Hunter sucked in air, too focused on the sinful feeling of the guy’s hand on his sensitive member to pay much heed to anything else.
“My name.” Intense hazel eyes met Hunter’s own dazed ones. “It’s Theo.”
Hunter’s belly contracted with a spasm of pleasure and something else.
Oh. His eyes get greener when he’s excited.
A clink sounded. Hunter looked down and saw Theo unzip his own pants. He swallowed when he saw the enormous erection Theo unleashed seconds later.
“You’re big,” Hunter blurted.
Theo stared. A sexy chuckle escaped him in the next instant. “I’m going to choose to take that as a compliment.”
Hunter shuddered when Theo wrapped one large hand around both their dicks and started rubbing, his movements skillful.
“Fuck, that’s good!” Hunter mumbled.
Theo took his mouth in a passionate kiss as he gave them both an expert hand job, his breaths leaving his nose in sharp pants, color staining his cheeks a dull pink under the light illuminating the cubicle.
Hunter curled his fingers in Theo’s thick, dark hair and returned the kiss greedily, his body straining toward the man who was pleasuring him, seeking closer contact.
Theo parted Hunter’s legs with his right thigh, clasped Hunter’s left knee with a powerful hand, and hooked it around his own leg, pressing their bodies together. Hunter moaned, stunned that Theo had done exactly what he’d been hungering for.
Theo let go of his mouth, nipped his jawline with strong white teeth, and lowered his head to nudge Hunter’s chin up. Hunter gasped when Theo’s hot lips found his throat. Theo rained scorching kisses across his feverish skin before finding the pulse at the base of his neck. He started a seductive bump and grind with his hips while he sucked on Hunter’s flesh and kneaded their swollen cocks with a firm hand.
The metal partition they were up against rattled loudly.
Theo stopped, his grip tightening on their erections in a way that sent sparks exploding across Hunter’s vision.
Hunter’s head reeled when Theo wrapped an arm around his waist, twisted around, and backed him against the tiled wall of the cubicle, his thigh still firmly wedged between Hunter’s.
“That’s better,” Theo said huskily. “Wouldn’t want the whole world to know what we’re doing in here.”
Hunter’s rationality dissolved into nothingness as Theo resumed his sexy thrusts, his movements indicating exactly what he wanted to do to Hunter while he stroked their stiff dicks briskly.
Pleasure sent bolts of whiteness shooting across Hunter’s mind. He could feel his orgasm building in throbbing waves in his belly and thighs. His balls tightened and his ass spasmed when Theo flicked a lazy thumb across the head of his leaking cock.
“Oh, Jesus!” Hunter panted. He fisted his hands in Theo’s hair and bucked his hips hard against Theo’s. “I’m so close!”
Theo grabbed a handful of tissue from the toilet roll dispenser. His mouth found Hunter’s as he worked them both toward their climax, his movements unrelenting.
He swallowed Hunter’s grunts of pleasure when they both came violently a moment later, his fingers closing on the heads of their pulsing shafts, capturing their shooting cum in the thick wad of tissue.
Hunter’s heart raced as he continued rolling his hips helplessly against Theo’s, his orgasm causing sweat to bead across his upper lip.
Theo licked at the salty drops, his hazel gaze torrid with lust as his dick throbbed and jumped against Hunter’s.
Their bodies finally shuddered and stilled. Blood thundered in Hunter’s head as he blinked dazedly at Theo, dumbfounded by how much pleasure he’d found in the man’s arms.
Theo leaned his hot forehead against Hunter’s, his breaths coming hard and fast in the aftermath of his own powerful orgasm.
“I want to fuck you so bad right now.”
Hunter froze at his words.
“I—we can’t,” he stammered after a shocked pause.
Theo’s expression grew serious. “I know. I heard what you said to those guys.”
Awkward silence fell between them as they stared at one another.
“I’m sorry.” Hunter pushed Theo away, zipped himself up hastily, and barged out of the cubicle.
He heard Theo call his name and practically ran out of the restrooms, scared by the feelings twisting through him. Because, for one disconcerting moment, he’d actually entertained the idea of letting Theo do exactly as he’d wanted.


 

Ava Marie Salinger is the pen name of an Amazon bestselling author who has always wanted to write scorching hot contemporary romance. In 2018, she finally decided to venture to the steamy side. NIGHTS is the first of several sizzling series featuring sweet, sexy men with dark pasts and a whole lot of love to give to the ones brave enough to fight for their hearts. When she’s not dreaming up hotties to write about, you’ll find Ava creating kickass music playlists to write to, spying on the wildlife in her garden, drooling over gadgets, and eating Chinese.
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Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

Dear Sexy Ex-Boyfriend by Lauren Blakely-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 23, 2020

Let me just say — none of this was supposed to happen.

I didn’t expect the letter to go viral. I didn’t think anyone would figure out who Dear Sexy Ex was. And I especially never thought he would find out about it.

Yeah, bit of a miscalculation there.

But see, I need the money to fund my brand new venture. And Dear Sexy Ex, well, it turns out he needs me to save his business.

By becoming his fake fiancée.

Yup, that’s the pickle I find myself in — pretending to be madly in love with the charming, brilliant, and utterly infuriating man known as Dear Sexy Ex.

Only, it’s not an act. And he can never know.

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REVIEW:DEAR SEXY EX-BOYFRIEND is the first instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult THE GUYS WHO GOT AWAY erotic, romance series. This is corporate attorney Oliver Harris, and senior’s home activity director Summer Clarke’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Summer and Oliver) using present day and memories from the past, DEAR SEXY EX-BOYFRIEND focuses on the friends to lovers relationship between corporate attorney Oliver Harris, and senior’s home activity director Summer Clarke. Summer Clarke wants to open up her own gym for people over fifty-five but our heroine struggles getting the financial backing from the local banks. Refusing to accept ‘charity’ from family and friends, Summer enters a Dating Pool contest wherein her letter to her ‘dear sexy ex-boyfriend’ begins trending on social media, social media that immediately tags Oliver Harris, her best friend since high school, as her sexy ex-boyfriend.

Oliver Harris had no idea how Summer’s contest entry was about to affect his clients, his life, and the people with whom he works, and offers Summer a compromise that will hopefully draw attention away from our couple: a fake fiancé relationship that, once again, blows up social media when Summer and Oliver are approached by the Dating Pool app in an effort to profile the Top Five Best Dates in New York. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Oliver and Summer, and the potential fall-out as both try to keep their fake relationship from becoming real.

Summer Clarke has been in love with her best friend for as long as she can remember but Oliver Harris has placed Summer in the friend zone, a zone that is clearly blurring every time the proverbial line is crossed. Keeping up their engagement ruse forces our couple to look at the reality of their relationship, a reality that is about to blow up in their face.

The relationship between Summer and Oliver is a best friends to lovers; a fake engagement scenario meant to appease Oliver’s clients. As Summer and Oliver begin ‘dating’ to keep up social media appearances, our couple quickly act on their feelings knowing they could lose their friendship if everything goes wrongs. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and erotic without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large colorful ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Summer’s brother Logan, and their grandmother Mags; friends Fitz, Christian, Jason, and Gavin, and Oliver’s client Geneva, and his PA Aunt Jane. The back and forth banter and texting is furious and fun

DEAR SEXY EX-BOYFRIEND is a story of friends and family, relationships and love. The premise is inviting and moving; the characters are quirky, sexy and fun; the romance is spicy and spirited.

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Reviewed by Sandy

A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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Hostile Territory by Marie James-Review Tour

Hostile Territory (Blackbridge Security #1) by Marie James-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 25, 2020

Can you call someone an enemy if you haven’t seen them for the better part of a decade?

Deacon Black is perfectly content with the status quo—work, sleep, repeat.
Who cares if he’s rigid, structured, and set in his ways?

It’s a job requirement that keeps his men safe and his company’s doors open.
One phone call is all it takes to upend his life and land him right back into a past he has tried to forget.
Revisiting old ghosts is the last thing he needs.

Especially when the forced trip down memory lane includes the only woman he never wanted to see again.

Annalise Grimaldi hit the jackpot with her life—from her trust fund to her best friend, she has it all.
But her world comes crashing to a halt when her best friend vanishes— leaving behind an apartment in tatters and more questions than answers.

There’s only one person she can think of that can help in a situation like this.
She hates to make the call, but there isn’t a thing she wouldn’t do to make sure her friend is found.
Even setting aside her hatred for Deacon Black.

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REVIEW: HOSTILE TERRITORY is the first instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult BLACKBRIDGE SECURITY erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the team that works for BBS (Blackbridge Security). This is security specialist and Blackbridge Security owner Deacon Black, and Annalise Grimaldi’s story line. BLACKBRIDGE SECURITY is a spin off from the author’s Cerberus MC Series. You do not have to have read the original series to understand or follow the current time line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Deacon and Annalise) HOSTILE TERRITORY follows the enemies to lovers relationship between security specialist and Blackbridge Security owner Deacon Black, and Annalise Grimaldi. Eight years earlier Deacon Black divorced Daniella Altieri, his high school sweetheart, a woman who destroyed our hero’ s soul. Fast forward to present day wherein a phone call from Daniella’s best friend Annalise Grimaldi pulls Deacon back into the orbit of the woman he despises including her friend Annalise Grimaldi. Daniella and millions of dollars in blood diamonds are missing, and a Russian mobster is bleeding out and dying in Daniella’s condo. In an effort to help find her best friend, Annalise Grimaldi calls Deacon Black, in the hopes of saving Daniella’s life. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Deacon and Anna as Anna comes under the protection of Blackbridge Security, and the potential fall-out as their time together comes to an end, and Deacon refuses to acknowledge his attraction to our story line heroine.

Annalise Grimaldi is a spoiled princess, a bit of a diva who has never known hardship or worn clothing without a high end label. In hiding, for her own protection, Annalise continues to want the finer things in life aggravating Deacon Black in the process. With her condo in tatters, and her life on the line, Annalise is under the safeguard of Blackbridge Security, pushing all of Deacon’s buttons whenever they are together, buttons that threaten Deacon’s barely veiled need for our story line heroine. Deacon Black doesn’t do relationships having lived through the embarrassment and humiliation of divorcing his first wife. Painting our heroine in the same vein as the woman who destroyed his heart, Deacon sees red every time he remembers what was and what will never be.

The relationship between Deacon and Annalise is an enemies to lovers;an ex-wife’s best friend romance in which Deacon struggles with his attraction to a woman he has despised for close to fifteen years. The back and forth, palpable anger and rage simmers closely to the surface, a rage and hatred that masks a growing attraction that neither one is willing to accept. Annalise knows that to get involved with her best friend’s ex husband could mean the end of their friendship but Anna will soon realize that her heart wants something more than Deacon is willing to give. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Deacon’s Blackbridge Security Team: Flynn Coleman, Wren Nelson, Jude Morris, Finnegan, Ignacio Torres, and Quinten Lake, as well as the cameo appearances of several of the Cerberus MC members, and Deacon’s ex-wife Daniella Altieri, and her boyfriend Nikolay Petrovich.

HOSTILE TERRITORY is a story of friendship, hatred, betrayal, and greed; an emotional story of heart break and dishonesty, acceptance and love. The premise is entertaining and captivating; the characters are colorful, energetic, angry and bitter; the romance is fierce and all-consuming.

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Marie James is a USA Today Bestselling Author of contemporary romance. She’s book boyfriend crazy, the mother of two rowdy boys, and a wife of 15+ years. She’s obsessed with tacos, otters, and FunCo Pops figures. Born, raised, and still living in central Texas, Marie spends most of her time locked away writing and reading. 

 

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Charmed (Masters and Mercenaries) by Lexi Blake-Review tour

Charmed (Masters and Mercenaries / 1001 Dark Nights) by Lexi Blake-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 23, 2020

JT Malone is lucky, and he knows it. He is the heir to a billion-dollar petroleum empire, and he has a loving family. Between his good looks and his charm, he can have almost any woman he wants. The world is his oyster, and he really likes oysters. So why does it all feel so empty?

Nina Blunt is pretty sure she’s cursed. She worked her way up through the ranks at Interpol, fighting for every step with hard work and discipline. Then she lost it all because she loved the wrong person. Rebuilding her career with McKay-Taggart, she can’t help but feel lonely. It seems everyone around her is finding love and starting families. But she knows that isn’t for her. She has vowed never to make the mistake of falling in love again.

JT comes to McKay-Taggart for assistance rooting out a corporate spy, and Nina signs on to the job. Their working relationship becomes tricky, however, as their personal chemistry flares like a wildfire. Completing the assignment without giving in to the attraction that threatens to overwhelm them seems like it might be the most difficult part of the job. When danger strikes, will they be able to count on each other when the bullets are flying? If not, JT’s charmed life might just come to an end.

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REVIEW: CHARMED is the 20.5 instalment in Lexi Blake’s contemporary, adult MASTERS AND MERCENARIES erotic, romantic suspense series, and the latest addition to the multi-authored 1001 Dark Nights series. This is thirty-two year old, billionaire oil businessman JT Malone, and former Interpol agent and McKay Taggart’s newest operative Nina Blunt’s story line. CHARMED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from several third person perspectives including Nina and JT, CHARMED follows the building romance between thirty-two year old, billionaire oil businessman JT Malone, and former Interpol agent and McKay-Taggart’s newest operative Nina Blunt. Nina Blunt’s latest assignment with McKay-Taggart is working undercover to ferret our a potential spy at Malone Oil but a one-night stand with JT would bring Nina face to face with a number of suspects thus ensuring their one-night stand becomes something more. A fake romance and engagement ensues in an effort to smoke out the person(s) responsible for trying to steal industry secrets, and sell them to the highest bidder. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between JT and Nina, and the potential fall-out as JT and Nina’s relationship begins as a lie, a lie between our leading couple.

Someone is trying to steal secrets from Malone Oil, and the group at McKay-Taggart is on the job. Going in as a happily married couple, Nina and JT must remain in character as Nina continues to do her job but all does not go according to play when our couple are targeted, and JT struggles to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. As a Dominant both in and out of the bedroom, JT battles between head and heart when Nina places herself in the direct line of fire, doing her job.

The relationship between Nina and JT begins as a one-night stand, an affair wherein Nina had no idea as the identity of the man with whom she would fall in love. Caught the morning after by the people involved, JT and Nina would quickly label their relationship as the newly engaged, an engagement that was suspect by on so many levels. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense, with some light Dom/sub sexual scenarios.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and familiar secondary and supporting characters including Big Tag and Charlotte, Alex McKay, agent Sandra Croft, JT’s brother and McKay -Target agent Michael Malone, as well as JT’s assistant Dianna, and several Malone Oil employees.

CHARMED is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power, money, and control; secrets, lies, relationships and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and entertaining; the characters are charismatic; the romance is frenzied, seductive and hot.

 

“If I’d had drink number four, would we be here?” Nina was curious. She’d had more than one man try to ply her with drink to get what he wanted. It never worked, but she wanted to understand his reasoning.
He stared at her for a moment as though assessing the situation and then he leaned against the wall. “No. I would have made sure you got back to your room, but I don’t know your threshold. I have zero interest in coaxing you with liquor. I would far rather know you wanted me and not some random guy to forget your troubles with. And I didn’t want to get drunk either. Three’s a good limit for me. I don’t need anything to dull this experience.”
He was forthright. She liked that quite a bit, and he hadn’t had a fourth drink either. He’d been perfectly in control. Another thing she liked. She couldn’t exactly come out and tell him she would very much enjoy it if he dominated her sexually. Or could she? “But I am trying to forget my troubles. That doesn’t mean I don’t want you in particular. If you hadn’t been in the bar this evening, I would have settled for a book.”
His lips curled up in the sexiest smile. “What kind of book?”
“Romance.” Somehow she didn’t think he would be derisive. Some people had contempt for the genre, but they were usually the ones who could use it the most.
He moved in, his hand coming up to brush a stray hair off her cheek, tucking it behind her ear. “I like the sound of that. It’s your turn to tell me something. What would the hero of that book you would have read do right now?”
He’d backed her against the wall, but not in a way that felt threatening. He was taller than she was and loomed over her, his broad shoulders blocking most of her line of sight. She was still in her heels and for most men that put her at eye level or taller. Not with this one. It was nice to look up to a man for once. “I think he would invite her back to his room where they wouldn’t shock anyone who happens to walk down the hallway.”
He watched her like he was studying something fascinating, something he wanted desperately to learn. “I happen to know there are only two rooms on this floor, and I saw the couple in the other room go upstairs a few hours ago. They seemed like they were ready for sleep. Not that older couples can’t party the night away, too, but they didn’t seem like the type. So we don’t have to worry about anyone catching us, though I’ll be honest, I wouldn’t be ashamed to get caught touching you.”
He was pushing all her buttons. The good kind. The kind that got her in trouble.


 

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.

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