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Mind Trap (Clay Wolfe/Port Essex 2) by Matt Cost-a review

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Mind Trap (Clay Wolfe/Port Essex 2) by Matt Cost-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 6, 2021.

“You say your daughter is missing?” Clay Wolfe asked. The man in front of him was slightly disheveled. Red eyes. Fear creased his features.

What is the End Game?

It was as close to ecstasy as the woman had ever been in her life. It was enlightenment. She was no longer Martha Abbott. She was a warrior of Marduk engaged in a war of purity.

What is going to happen on Leap Day?

“We have allowed sin to fill our homes, and it is our divine labor to cleanse that filth from our streets.” Marduk’s voice boomed through the cavernous temple.

Something evil is lurking in the streets of Port Essex. A missing girl. Violent attacks. It is up to Private Investigator Clay Wolfe, his partner Baylee Baker, and a colorful assortment of friends to get to the bottom of these odious occurrences before it is too late. Mind Trap is a thrilling ride set in a small Maine town with rich characters and shocking plot twists that will keep the reader rapt within the pages.

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REVIEW:MIND TRAP is the second instalment in Matt Cost’s contemporary, adult CLAY WOLFE/PORT ESSEX mystery, crime, suspense, thriller series focusing on former Boston homicide detective turned private investigator Clay Wolfe.

Told from several third person perspectives MIND TRAP follows PI Clay Wolfe as he is hired by a former resident of Port Essex Doug Abbott to locate his missing fifteen year old daughter Jenna, and by association his soon to be ex wife Martha but as Clay and his business partner Baylee Baker begin to follow the clues our hero discovers there is more to the story than anyone could have ever imagined. Several racial, homophobic, and misogynistic motivated attacks against the people of Port Essex reveal a hidden darkness that is about to spiral out of control, a darkness directly connected to Clay’s latest investigation, and the town of Port Essex.

The secondary and supporting characters include the return of Clay’s grandfather, former attorney Gene Wolfe; Clay’s assistant Baylee Baker; former Navy SEAL Weston ‘Westy’ Beck.; journalist Marie Cloutier and her fiancée Denise, Clay’s new receptionist Crystal Landry, real estate agent David Charles, bank VP Al Gorman, and bartender Darcy. The requisite evil has many faces.

MIND TRAP is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, vengeance and extremist ideology. The fast paced premise is twisty and intriguing; the characters are energetic, colorful and determined.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one WOLFE TRAP

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Over the years, Cost has owned a video store, a mystery bookstore, and a gym. He has also taught history and coached just about every sport imaginable.

Cost now lives in Brunswick, Maine, with his wife, Harper. There are four grown children: Brittany, Pearson, Miranda, and Ryan. A chocolate Lab and a basset hound round out the mix. He now spends his days at the computer, writing.

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Ruthless Charm (Ruthless Devils 3) by Eve L Mitchell-Review Tour

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RUTHLESS CHARM
Ruthless Devils 3
by Eve L Mitchell
Release Date: October 6, 2021
Genre: contemporary, new adult, erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 6, 2021.

She is his escape. He is her shelter.

Mia’s been on the sidelines her whole life. Her parents have never been interested in her, and the only constant in her life has been her best friend, Ava. But Ava’s gone and fallen for a Devil—and everyone knows the Devils are trouble. In fact, trouble is now knocking on the door, threatening them all.

Mia has no intention of becoming involved in the drama, but she can’t deny she’s worried. So when Ava insists that Mia needs someone to watch over her, she reluctantly agrees.

Enter Ash Santo.

Ash is not Mia’s idea of a knight in shining armour. He’s a player on the field—and an even bigger player off the field. But she finds unexpected shelter in his arms, and she can’t help falling for his charms.

Ash is still reeling from the revelations about his ex-girlfriend and his cousin. Desperate for an opportunity to escape them both, he begrudgingly agrees to watch over Mia.

No one is more surprised than he is when Mia proves to be an enjoyable distraction. She’s flirty, sexy, and fun. It’s problematic because his cousins told him to stay away from her; they already have enough problems without him messing about with Ava’s best friend.

They told him to resist temptation. But what if he doesn’t want to?

And what will happen when the danger stalking them finally emerges from the shadows?

Three guys, three girls, one game. The Devils are playing to win.

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REVIEW: RUTHLESS CHARM is the third and final instalment in Eve L Mitchell’s contemporary, new adult THE RUTHLESS DEVILS college sports, romance series focusing on twins Gray and Jett Santo, and their cousin Ash. This is college sophomores Ash Santo, and Mia Davis’ story line. RUTHLESS CHARM should not be read as a stand alone as many of the events of Ruthless Charm are as of a direct result of the events in book two Ruthless Desire.

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

NOTE: If you have not read book two, there may be spoilers in my review.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ash and Mia) RUTHLESS CHARM follows in the wake of an attack against Quinn (Ruthless Desire) and the lingering threats to our story line heroine. Now that Gray’s girlfriend Quinn, and Jett’s girlfriend Ava, are more or less living part time with their respective loves, Mia finds herself at the mercy and protection of Ash Santo when he is forced by his cousins to live with our story line heroine but Ash and Mia’s previous one-night stand left a lingering emotional upheaval, and their attraction to one another is masked by disdain and anger. While Mia’s freedom is curtailed, she finds herself at a crossroads going forward but the need for personal autonomy forces Mia into questionable actions, actions that may threaten her life going forward. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Ash and Mia, and the potential fall-out as the cousins begins to unravel the who, what and why of a campus predator.

The relationship between Ash and Mia is tempestuous at best as Mia struggles with the invasion of her privacy, and the potential loss of friendship as her bestie Quinn is quickly pulling away. Ash doesn’t like the separation from his cousins or the forced proximity to the nineteen year old woman that pushes all of his buttons but the palpable, sexual attraction can no longer be denied, and in the end, our heroine will suffer when rumors and innuendo threaten her hard fought stability. Mia’s reputation at Cardinal Saints College is questionable and unwarranted, and in the end, Mia refuses to bow to the smear campaign that could ruin her life. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text. 

The secondary and supporting characters include the return of Jett and Ava, Gray and Quinn, their brother Onyx Santo, as well as musicians Shane and Wade from Atticus Dawn. The power the cousins wield at Cardinal Saints College reflects in their attitudes; the young men and women are often naïve and immature directing vitriol and hate at every opportunity. I believe the author has plans for a spin off focusing on Onyx Santo.

RUTHLESS CHARM is a story of power and betrayal, vengeance and hate, family, friendships, relationships and love. The premise is edgy and dramatic; the romance is spicy; the characters are wounded, spirited and energetic.

Reading Order and previous reviews
Ruthless Heart
Ruthless Desire

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Eve L. Mitchell is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes contemporary romance and urban fantasy.

Being an avid reader from a young age, Eve still considers herself to be a reader first. She believes there is nothing better than getting that new book either on your e-reader or in your hands, and the fact she may bring that excitement to a fellow reader, fills her with wonder. She writes under a pen name because otherwise her Secret Agent status will be revoked.

Eve lives in the North East of Scotland, with her three coffee machines and her significant other, Mr. M. She enjoys NFL Football, music and having long conversations with the voices in her head, which sometimes turn into the stories she writes.

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The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke – a Review

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The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke – a Review

 

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When single mother Liv is commissioned to paint a mural in a 100-year-old lighthouse on a remote Scottish island, it’s an opportunity to start over with her three daughters–Luna, Sapphire, and Clover. When two of her daughters go missing, she’s frantic. She learns that the cave beneath the lighthouse was once a prison for women accused of witchcraft. The locals warn her about wildlings, supernatural beings who mimic human children, created by witches for revenge. Liv is told wildlings are dangerous and must be killed.Twenty-two years later, Luna has been searching for her missing sisters and mother. When she receives a call about her youngest sister, Clover, she’s initially ecstatic. Clover is the sister she remembers–except she’s still seven years old, the age she was when she vanished. Luna is worried Clover is a wildling. Luna has few memories of her time on the island, but she’ll have to return to find the truth of what happened to her family. But she doesn’t realize just how much the truth will change her.

 

Review:

The Lighthouse Witches by C.J. Cooke is a standalone gothic novel.  The story starts with Liv in 1998, when she accepts a commission to paint a mural in a 100-year-old lighthouse on a Scottish Island.  Liv arrives in Lon Haven, with her three daughters, Sapphire (Saffy), Luna and Clover. While learning more about the strange mural that she needs to paint, Liv learns that underneath the lighthouse is a cave that imprisoned and burned to death women accused of witchcraft.  The local people tell her about the wildings (created by the fae) that is the curse from back in the 1600’s hundreds. Though we learn about what happened to the witches burned to death, the story centers around two timelines; 1998 and 2021; with Liv in 1998 and a grown-up Luna, in 2021.

Though Liv doesn’t believe in the local rumors about wildings, and young children who return after time, but are not the real child, but a wilding.  In a short time, Saffy and Clover are missing, and Liv is desperate to find them, especially when the rumors are wild and crazy; and soon thereafter, Liv too is missing.  The story does go back and forth between the two time periods.

The story moves to 2021, when Luna (the only survivor), gets a phone call that her sister, Clover has been found, after 20 years. Ecstatic, Luna rushes to get to her sister, as she has searched all these years for her mother, Saffy and Clover.  To her shock, when they bring out Clover, Luna sees the sister she lost 20 years ago, and is still a 7-year-old child.

Luna, despite her shock, does not reveal that her sister is different, and takes her home to try and ravel what is happening.  She will discover numbers on Clover, which have some kind of meaning.  With Clover being erratic, Luna decides she must return to Lon Haven to find the truth. Is her sister a wilding or a witch? Are all those residents’ rumor real or myths?

The Lighthouse Witches was a dark gothic paranormal haunting thriller that managed to creep me out a few times.  It was a wild story, filled with witchcraft (magic, curses, etc), which did keep me glued to the book (taking a few breaks along the way).  To say too much more would be spoilers, as you need to read this from start to finish.  The last ¼ of the book revealed some amazing twists that put the pieces together, though totally mind boggling.   If you enjoy gothic, creepy books, I suggest you read The Lighthouse Witches, which is very well written by C.J. Cooke.

Reviewed by Barb

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DARK PRINCE (Bratva Academy 2) by Jagger Cole-Review Tour

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DARK PRINCE (Bratva Academy 2) by Jagger Cole-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 6, 2021

This is not a fairytale.

There’s no glass slipper, only shards. Prince Charming is the villain, and happily ever afters are a myth.

Except now, I need to construct one.

Me, the fake princess, with a make-believe happily never after, to the anti-Prince Charming himself.

Coldly beautiful, brutally ruthless, and heir to a criminal empire. Misha Tsavakov hates me, but he’ll be my fabricated prince, for a price:

All of me.

I belong to him now. No limits. No mercy. And no kiss before midnight to end this curse. No kissing at all, actually.

The deeper we get, the darker and more twisted this maze of thorns becomes. There’s no way out. But the harder I fight, the more it might be that I don’t want a way out.

Real or not, there’s one thing about fairytales that no one ever warns you about:

When you put on glass slippers, you’d better tread carefully.

Or you’ll bleed.

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REVIEW: DARK PRINCE is the second instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, new adult BRATVA ACADEMY erotic, Bratva, romance series-a spin off from the author’s BRATVA’S CLAIM series. This is nineteen year old, heir to one of Russia’s biggest criminal empires Misha Tsavakov, and princess Charlotte Bergendem of Luxlordia, a small Bavarian country. DARK PRINCE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers. Although most of the characters are high school aged, and attend a private, boarding school for the elite, Royal, rich or connected, the story line contains adult situations, therefore I do not recommend for anyone under eighteen years of age.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Charlotte and Misha) DARK PRINCE follows the marriage of convenience between nineteen year old, heir to one of Russia’s biggest criminal empires Misha Tsavakov, and princess Charlotte Bergendem of Luxlordia. Two years earlier, following an incident aboard a cruise liner, Charlotte Lawrence’s mother Jessica married King Heinrich Bergendem of Luxlordia, making Charlotte a princess by extension. Life at Oxford Hills Academy is anything but royal when our heroine is taunted and teased as a wanna-be princess but life back home finds Charlotte about to be forced into an arranged marriage with Prince Frederick of Norway, in an effort to save the Luxlordian government from collapse. Enter Bratva heir Misha Tsavakov, one-third of the dark and dangerous ‘savage Bratva heirs’ who rule and control Oxford Hills Academy. Desperate to marry anyone other than the crown prince of Norway, Charlotte drunkenly proposes to Misha Tsavakov, whose hatred for Charlotte cannot be explained, but whose own life back home, is increasingly volatile and dark. What ensues is the acrimonious relationship between Charlotte and Misha, and the potential fall-out as years of secrets and lies reveal a twisted and deadly past that is about to destroy the man with whom Charlotte will fall in love.

Misha Tsavakov knows first hand, the cruel and harsh reality of the criminal underworld, having lived a life of savagery at the hands of his father but Misha’s less than worldly antics and attitude have pushes his father one too many times, and his final f-you is marrying our story line heroine. Believing he had one-upped his father, Misha will quickly discover that his father has plans for the princess back home.

The relationship between Misha and Charlotte is a marriage of convenience; a tempestuous and caustic affair wherein Charlotte refuses to marry someone not of her choosing but in choosing Misha places herself in the hands of a dark, cruel and dominant young heir. Charlotte is an innocent but quickly finds herself falling for a man whose own life is spiralling out of control.

We are reintroduced to Bratva Prince/heir Ilya Volkov and Tenley Chambers (Savage Heir 1), and Lukas Komarov: King Heinrich Bergendem and Queen Jessica; Misha’s father Oligarch Boris Tsavakov, and his second in command Kristoff.

DARK PRINCE is a story of cruelty and abuse; secrets and lies; power and control; freedom and love. The premise is heart breaking and twisted; the romance is dramatic and dark; the characters are charismatic, broken but healing.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one SAVAGE HEIR.

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Reviewed by Sandy

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

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Tears of Salvation(Underworld Kings)by Michelle Heard-Review Tour

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Tears of Salvation (Underworld Kings) by Michelle Heard-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 6, 2021

ISABELLA

I was the party crasher.
He was the Devil.

Three months ago, I suffered a moment of insanity and had a one-night stand without even knowing who the man was.
It was hot and unforgettable.
I tried to forget him, but there are moments I swear I can still smell his aftershave.

Little did I know he’s the head of the Bratva.
Alexei Koslov.
My family’s worst enemy.

There’s a thin line between love and hate,
and I’m straddling it.

ALEXEI

There’s an even thinner line between the truth and a lie.

As the head of the Bratva and the best assassin,
I’m the devil everyone fears.

I get more than I bargained for when I come face to face with Isabella Terrero.
Instead of the Princess of Terror, she might just be the embodiment of the goddess of mischief and chaos.

For her, I broke all my rules.
For her, I burned down the world.

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REVIEW:Tears of Salvation: A Russian Mafia Romance is book five in the Underworld Kings series by Michelle Heard. A stand alone novel that is best read along with the rest of the series!

Alexei Koslov, 32 years old – is head of the Bravata. There is no deadlier assassin than him. He is the sworn enemy of many, but his main nemesis is Sonia Terrero, head of the Terrero cartel.

One night at a club, Alexei meets the woman known as “the party crasher!” The have an amazing one night stand together, but leave without knowing each others names! And neither can forget the other long after the night has ended! But while out scouting for an attack on the Terrero family – Alexei soon realizes his “party crasher” is none other than Isabella Terrero, the princess of Terror. Heir to the Terrero cartel.

But he soon figures out that Isabella isn’t anything like her ruthless mother. There is an immediate and quick attraction between them. But when an accident causes Isabella to have amnesia, Alexei uses the moment to his advantage!

Will Isabella still care for him once she finds out the truth? Will she ever be able to forgive him for what he has done? This has been one of my favorite Underworld Kings story so far!

Fast paced, quick read and probably one of the most emotional ones. I loved the story so much! I am praying Ana gets her happy ending also!

Loving this series, beyond words!

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Reviewed by Erin

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Canary by Tijan-Review and Excerpt Tour

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Canary by Tijan – Review and Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 4 , 2021.

We were on the front lines in that world, the mafia world.

There was nothing soft or glamorous about it.

Who you were before no longer mattered. Names didn’t exist.

I joined anyway. I had no other choice because they took my sister.

Join. Find her. Try and make it out alive.

Then he won me in a poker game.

I hated him instantly, thinking he was like my other bosses before him.

He wasn’t. He was worse.

He wasn’t just cold. He was dead inside.

It didn’t matter that he was gorgeous.

He was the most lethal thing I’d ever met.

He was also the only person who could keep me alive, if he didn’t kill me himself.

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REVIEW:CANARY by Tijan is a contemporary, adult, dark, erotic, Mafia, criminal underworld romance story line. This is Clay Raize, and Girl/Brooke/Ash’s story line. For followers of Tijan, there is a very slight cross-over with the author’s Bennett Mafia series.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Raize and Ash) CANARY follows Girl aka Ash as she works alongside Clay Raize in an effort to find her sister, and take down the people involved but Girl /Ash has a special ability, one that all of the heads of the Mafia/Cartel want, and because of her ability, our heroine has been tagged the ‘canary’, and targeted for what she does. Along with a small crew of hitmen (Jake and Cavers), Raize and Ash find themselves on the run but needing to rescue two lost souls, lost souls who may or may not want to be found. What ensues is the building relationship between Raize and Ash, as our couple must navigate a series of attempts on their lives, and the possibility of betrayal from within.

The relationship between Raize and Ash begins as an established partnership of sorts, one in which, Ash has jumped from the Mafia to the Cartel as she searches for sister she barely knows but Ash struggles with the world in which she has been forced to live, a world where only Raize is able to calm her demons. The $ex scenes are intimate and erotic, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The colorful and often questionable secondary and supporting characters include Raize’s current number one and number two Cavers and Jake; Cartel boss Marco Estrada, Bratva head Roman Marakov; and Raize’s half sister Veronica and Abram Basil. The requisite evil has many faces. I am hoping the author has plans for a story for Abram, Veronica, and Cavers.

CANARY is a story of family, relationships, betrayal and revenge. A story of power and control, desperation and obsession, love and moving forward. The character driven premise is haunting, and dramatic; the characters are tragic and controversial; the romance is edgy and intense.

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Reviewed by Sandy

NOTE: Excerpt intended for mature readers 18+

I…” I didn’t even know. I
“There is no other way.” couldn’t explain what I didn’t know. “Ask me about Jake in a different way.”
“You know there is! Ask it in a different way.” I shoved up to my feet. This was the fight here.
I was sick of the killing.
I could not handle one more body, especially not someone I knew.
My chest heaved. “Ask it in a different way.”
I liked Jake. I was hurt by what he said, but he wasn’t on my list anymore.
I frowned. “What happened with Cavers?”
“None of your business!” he erupted, his hands flying in the air, but he was moving farther away from me. His back hit the wall, and he let me see him, how haunted he was, how stricken. He let it all out for me to see and read, though wasn’t sure he knew it. “I don’t run my decisions through some pussy I like plowing.”
Okay, now I was mad.
I
“Take that back,” I said quietly.
He swore, low and long. Then he moved, flipping a chair into the wall. It impaled there, and the wall held it. It looked like an abstract piece of art.
“Take it back!” I clipped out, folding my arms over my chest.
He looked away.
I didn’t know what was going on here, but fuck him if he didn’t take back calling me pussy he liked to plow.
I screamed, “Take it back!”
“No!” He was across the room and in my face in the next second. I braced myself, but he didn’t touch me.
He stopped just short of it, his breath in my cheek, his eyes taking me in, scanning my face.
He was panicking.
I saw it now, lurking there.
Good! That filled me with satisfaction.
My chest started pounding.
No, that was my heart.
It was thumping in my chest, getting stronger, faster—a steady and powerful beat now. I could feel it all the way to my toes—in my fingers, my neck. His eyes lingered on my lips.
He couldn’t look away.
Stark hunger flashed in his eyes, and he raised a hand, holding it in the air.
It curved gently, as if he wanted to touch my neck, or the side of my face.
But he didn’t move. He just held it there, a few inches from my skin.
His eyes lifted to mine. “You bitch.”
My heart still pounded, trying to reach him. “You’re a murdering asshole,” I whispered back, seething.
“What?”he sneered. “You want to fuck now? Forget you put a fucking gun to your head?”
“Don’t kill Jake.”
He pressed into me, his eyes wild, on the edge of control. “Why?” His breath was hot on me. He bent down, his eyes glittering now.
Then he found his control. He rested one hand against the wall, next to my head. The other found my hip and slid up, moving under my shirt, raising it.
God. I almost moaned.
Wetness flooded me, and I started to throb.
I wanted him.
So fucking bad.
He bent and his lips grazed over mine, my cheeks, my chin. Tingles raced through me.
Jesus.
I wanted him deep inside of me. I shifted, pressing against him, and both of us groaned from the contact.
I began moving, a slow grind, and he was quiet, grinding back.
This was different from the other times.
The terms had flipped. Roles were changing. Everything was being upended between us.

 

Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author that writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life and once she started, she was hooked. She’s written multi-bestsellers including the Carter Reed Series, the Fallen Crest Series, and the Broken and Screwed Series among others. She is currently writing a new YA series along with so many more from north Minnesota where she lives with a man she couldn’t be without and an English Cocker she adores. 

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Walking in a Witchy Wonderland by Juliette Cross-dual review

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Walking in a Witch Wonderland Anthology (Stay a Spell 3.5) by Juliette Cross-dual review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 5, 2021

Getting hexy for the holidays!

Bewitch You A Merry Christmas: Always the peacemaker, Evie conjures Christmas magic between a hexed hottie and his witchy neighbor, while Mateo and Alpha plan to do whatever it takes to get some alone time with their girl.

Rockin’ Around The Hexmas Tree: A Dirty Santa gift with a very special hex boosts Devraj and Isadora’s sex life from sizzling hot to scorching.

Jingle Bell Jock: On New Year’s Eve, a new man puts the moves on Charlie. Tired of pining for his best friend, he’s ready to move on. Fortunately, JJ’s jealousy is just the right ingredient to move them well out of the friend zone.

You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grim: Her first glimpse of grim reaper Gareth Blackwater evokes a major case of insta-hate in Lavinia. In that same moment, Gareth is hit with insta-lust. Fate is playing with them both, and neither one is happy about it.

Jingle Spells: Nico and Violet laugh their way through their first babysitting adventure. But laughter turns to lust when Nico’s “dad” vibes tug on Violet’s maternal heartstrings.

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Sandy’s review : WALKING IN A WITCHY WONDERLAND is a collection of contemporary, erotic, paranormal short stories set in the author’s STAY A SPELL series focusing on the Savoie Sisters of New Orleans in and around the Christmas holidays.

BEWITCH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS focuses on Evie Savoie as she is tasked with reversing a hex placed on Marcus Romano, a human businessman , who caught the ire of the witch next door, a witch whose interest in Marcus goes more than ‘magically deep’. Meanwhile, werewolf Alpha Mateo is hoping for some one on one time with his mate but the celebration for Evie’s twin sisters Clara and Violet is on the schedule, and time with his mate is put on the back burner.

ROCKIN’ AROUND THE HEXMAS TREE focuses on Isadora and her vampire lover Devraj, and a Christmas gift exchange wherein our couple were not the intended recipients of a magical Christmas gift, a gift with the power of sexy lust. As Devraj and Isadora unknowingly take full advantage of the power of the gift, the intended recipients Violet and Nico.

JINGLE BELL JOCK is an MM story line focusing on the unrequited love between human best friends bartender Jeremy ‘JJ’ Breaux, and Event Manager Charlie. A New Year’s Eve party finds Charlie kissing another man, unknowingly breaking the heart of his best friend JJ but JJ is desperate and devises a plan to seduce his best friend, the man with whom he had fallen in love.

YOU’RE A MEAN ONE MR. GRIM follows grim reaper Gareth Blackwater and Lavinia Savoie when a advertising competition places our couple in direct competition with one another. Lavinia despises the sullen and quiet grim reaper but Gareth finds himself insanely attraction to our story line heroine. In the end, a three way tie, forces our couple to work together…the story line has yet to be told.

JINGLE SPELLS finds werewolf Nico, and his mate Violet as they are tasked with babysitting Mateo and Evie’s fifteen month old triplets, a task of which they thought were prepared but to their surprise the triplets powers begin to manifest shocking not only Nico and Violet but Mateo and Evie as well. At the end of the day, Violet and Nico look to the future, for a family of their own.

WALKING IN A WITCHY WONDERLAND is a collection of fun, sexy, spirited and tender holiday stories about family and friendships, relationships and love. Gareth and Lavinia’s short story has yet to evolve, while JJ and Charlie act on their attraction to one another

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Wolf Gone Wild
Don’t Hex and Drive
Witches Get Stitches

 

Barb’s Review:  Walking in a Witchy Wonderland is an holiday anthology that is part of her wonderful Stay a Spell series.  This is a holiday short stories featuring different Savoie Sisters (witches) and their steamy relationships.  I will break this down for each story, which are quick reads

Bewitch You A Merry Christmas: This story revolves around Evie and Mateo (a wolf), with Mateo’s inner wolf Alpha also playing a big part in this story.  Seems Mateo/Alpha is not happy that Evie has been very busy, especially with the holidays, and they are determined at any cost, to get alone time with her.  But Evie must remove a hex another witch put on a customer, and find the witch who put that curse on. Of course, once she removes the hex, Evie is whisked away to spend some very steamy time alone with Mateo (& Alpha)


Rockin’ Around The Hexmas Tree: This one is centered around Isadora and Devraj (a vampire). It is Christmas season, and the sisters have a party exchanging gifts, and one ornament ends up with Isadora.  What they didn’t know was the ornament had an added lust hex, that made for mind blowing steamy sex, which neither could stop.  A wild time was had before they realized what was causing the super-hot enhanced desires.

 
Jingle Bell Jock:  JJ is the bartender at the Savoie Sisters place. Charlie has lusted over his best friend JJ for a long time, with no reaction.  On New Year’s Eve, he meets another guy, who expressed interest in Charlie, and they decide to go out with each other.  When JJ sees his buddy dating someone else, his jealousy arises, and he realizes that he wants Charlie for himself.  When JJ finally makes a move on a confused Charlie (JJ never expressed interest, other than as a friend), the hot chemistry between the two of them escalates into a wild steamy lustful desires, filled with the love they felt for one another.


You’re A Mean One, Mr. Grim: Livvy meets the grim reaper, Gareth Blackwater, and immediately dislikes him.  Gareth comes across as cold, but at the same time, he feels a major case of lust toward Livvy.  She also feels the attraction to Gareth, but will she allow herself to be involved with a Grim. We know very little about the mysterious Gareth, which I’m sure a book about them should come soon enough. 

Jingle Spells: This was a riot, as we get to see Nico and Violet babysit Mateo and Evie’s triplets.  The babies are already hard to handle, but though it is fun and challenging, it was lots of laughs.  Nico and Violet start feeling maternal instincts, as they think about what will be in the future. By the time Evie and Mateo come home, everything is in order, and they are exhausted. LOL

Walking in a Witchy Wonderland was a fun and steamy anthology, with 5 great short stories revolving around our wonderful Savoie Sisters.  Juliette Cross always blows us away with her fantastic and hot romantic paranormal stories, and I absolutely love this Stay a Spell series.

 

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Juliette calls lush, moss-laden Louisiana home where the landscape curls into her imagination, creating mystical settings for her stories. She has a B.A. in creative writing from Louisiana State University, a M.Ed. in gifted education, and was privileged to study under the award-winning author Ernest J. Gaines in grad school. Her love of mythology, legends, and art serve as constant inspiration for her works. From the moment she read JANE EYRE as a teenager, she fell in love with the Gothic romance–brooding characters, mysterious settings, persevering heroines, and dark, sexy heroes. Even then, she not only longed to read more novels set in Gothic worlds, she wanted to create her own.

Juliette is a multi-published author, including her Nightwing series with Kensington Publishing and The Vessel Trilogy with Samhain Publishing.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 5, 2021.

A stranger full of rage.
A battle that has no victors.
A decision that has to be made.
And a future that has to be fought for.

Scarred and learning how to live again, Kas might never be free of his darkness.
A life full of triggers is no life at all. But a love full of pain can only grant heartache.

Gem made the decision to stay, but at what cost?

Kas made the choice to claim her, but will he ever be worthy?

To love is the simplest choice of all.

But healing is the hardest struggle.

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REVIEW: FABLE OF HAPPINESS is the third and final instalment in Pepper Winters’ contemporary, adult FABLE dark, erotic, romance series focusing on thirty year old, reclusive Kassan Sands, and professional rock climber, twenty six year old, Gemma Ashcroft. FABLE OF HAPPINESS book 3 should not be read as a stand alone as is pick up after the events and cliff hanger of book two.

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

NOTE: if you have not read books one and two, there may be spoilers in my review

SOME BACKGROUND: Gemma Ashcroft is a professional rock climber but as she wandered through the forest, our heroine comes upon a run down mansion, a mansion wherein lived a reclusive beast of a man who will take control of our heroine’s mind, body and soul, a control in which Gemma finds herself falling in love.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kassan and Gemma) using present day and memories from the past, FABLE OF HAPPINESS three picks up immediately after the events of book two wherein Gemma finds herself struggling for survival as Kassan’s past takes aim at our story line heroine. No longer able to remain in seclusion, Gemma and Kassan must re-integrate into society and civilization but a society that threatens all of Kassan’s hard-fought progress. Helpless to release the monsters and ghosts from his mind, Kassan struggles to trust anyone other than our story line heroine, and with it, his new found freedom far from the evil that controlled his life. Kassan and Gemma’s tumultuous journey comes full circle when the past seeks vengeance for all of the victims, including vengeance for our story line hero.

FABLE OF HAPPINESS is an emotional, intense, heart breaking, sensitive, tragic and dark story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, abuse and torture, pain and suffering but it is also an unconventional love story of beauty and survival, passion, drama, and acceptance. Pepper Winters pulls the reader into a vivid, powerful and startling tale of abuse where the survivors struggle at every turn.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Fable 1
Fable 2

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Pepper currently has thirty-one books released in nine languages. She’s hit best-seller lists (USA Today, New York Times, and Wall Street Journal) thirty-seven times. She dabbles in multiple genres, ranging from Dark Romance to Coming of Age.

After chasing her dreams to become a full-time writer, Pepper has earned recognition with awards for best Dark Romance, best BDSM Series, and best Hero. She’s an #1 iBooks bestseller, along with #1 in Erotic Romance, Romantic Suspense, Contemporary, and Erotica Thriller. She’s also honoured to wear the IndieReader Badge for being a Top 10 Indie Bestseller.

After releasing two books with Grand Central, Hachette (Ruin & Rule and Sin & Suffer) Pepper is a Hybrid Author of both Traditional and Self-published work.

For all film and foreign rights please contact Erica Silverman at Trident Media.

Her books have garnered foreign interest and are currently being translated into numerous languages, including already released titles in Italian and Turkish. 

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