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You Can Run (Laurel Snow #1) by Rebecca Zanetti-a review

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You Can Run (Laurel Snow #1) by Rebecca Zanetti-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 25, 2022

FBI Special Agent Laurel Snow, a rising star profiler, strives to stay one step ahead of the criminal mind—and discovers that her own demons may be the hardest to outrun…

Laurel Snow wouldn’t call hunting a serial killer a vacation, but with a pile of dead bodies unearthed near her Genesis Valley, WA, hometown, she’ll take what she can get. Yet something about this case stirs her in unexpected ways. Like the startling connection she feels to Dr. Abigail Caine, a fiercely intelligent witness with a disturbing knack for making Laurel feel like she has something on her. Then there’s Laurel’s attraction to Huck Rivers, the fish and wildlife officer guiding her to the crime scene—and into the wilderness…

A former soldier and a trained sniper, Huck’s thirst for blood is rivaled only by his fierce pursuit of Laurel. He’s been burned by love, wounded by the government, and betrayed before, and to say he has trust issues is the ultimate understatement. Plus, he might be closer to this killer than anybody knows…

Once in the heart of darkness with Huck, Laurel must negotiate her distracting desire for him, her complex rapport with Abigail—and her mission to find a serial killer among a growing list of suspects and a danger that’s far too close to home. So close in fact, Laurel fears she will never find her way back to the woman she once was…

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REVIEW:YOU CAN RUN is the first instalment in Rebecca Zanetti’s contemporary, adult LAUREL SNOW suspense thriller focusing on FBI profiler Laurel Snow.

Told from third person perspective YOU CAN RUN follows FBI profiler Laurel Snow as she returns to her home town of Genesis Valley, WA in the wake of a possible serial killer taking aim at the local town. A call from her mother finds our heroine asking to be assigned to the murder investigation where she will meet Fish and Wildlife officer Huck Rivers, a man with just as many secrets as the town to which she is returning. As the bodies begin to amass, a pattern emerges, a pattern that points to any number of suspects in Genesis Valley WA. What ensues is the search for a killer as Laurel accidentally discovers some secrets about her past.

We are introduced to Fish and Wildlife Office Huck Rivers, who may or may not be interested in our story line heroine: Laurel’s long suffering mother Diedre, and her brother Uncle Carl; Dr. Abigail Caine, her brother Robert; Sheriff Upton York, and Laurel’s new assistant Kate Vuittron.

YOU CAN RUN is a story of secrets and lies, obsession and betrayal, murder, vengeance, family, and relationships. Laurel Snow was a child prodigy; a woman with multiple doctorates and degrees but a woman who struggles to uncover the truth about her past. The small town of Genesis Valley holds too many secrets, secrets that are about to reveal a myriad of sins, and well-connected sinners.The premise is intriguing and compelling; the characters are energetic, dynamic, complicated and lost.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Best of Both Wolves (Red Wolf 2) by Terry Spear-a review

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The Best of Both Wolves (Red Wolf 2) by Terry Spear-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 25, 2022

Where there’s a wolf, there’s a way…

Sierra Redding is on her way to her new job as an art teacher for a red wolf pack in Portland, when she thwarts a break-in. She’s just in time to see the would-be thief and sketch him for detective Adam Holmes, earning her a job with the police department as a sketch artist, and bringing her closer to the handsome investigator.

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REVIEW:THE BEST OF BOTH WOLVES is the second instalment in Terry Spear’s contemporary adult RED WOLF paranormal romance series. This is wolf shifters, former US soldier turned artist Sierra Redding, and police detective Adam Holmes’ story line. THE BEST OF BOTH WOLVES can be read as a stand-alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from several third person perspectives including Sierra and Adam, THE BEST OF BOTH WOLVES follows the building romance and relationship between former US soldier turned artist Sierra Redding, and police detective Adam Holmes. Sierra Redding is the new art teacher for the red wolf pack in Portland Oregon when an opportunity arises to work part time as a forensic artist with the local police department but an unresolved relationship back home in Texas, finds Sierra having to make a choice, a choice that may involve Portland police detective and wolf shifter Adam Holmes. A series of local robberies places Sierra front and center, and the man pulling the strings has targeted our story line heroine in an act of revenge. As Sierra and Adam’s relationship begins to develop, working together to take down the theft ring reveals a convoluted connection between a number of criminals and crimes including robbery and murder.

The relationship between Sierra and Adam begins as friends to lovers, a slow building affair as wolves take care to choose their mates but know almost immediately if there is a possible connection. The Portland Wolf Pack has more male wolves than females, and the arrival of a single, unmated woman begins to stir the competition between potential mates. As Adam begins his seduction of our story line heroine, the future reveals the possibility of their own happily ever after. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include Sierra’s brother Brad and his mate Janice, their parents Kirk and Rhonda Redding, Sierra’s ex-Richard Wentworth, as well as newcomer and Adam’s new partner Tori Rose; former police detective and wolf shifter Josh Wilding and his mate Brooke, Pack leaders Leidolf and Cassie. The requisite evil has many faces.

THE BEST OF BOTH WOLVES is a story of family and friendships, murder and vengeance, love and happily ever after. The premise is entertaining and detailed but once again, there is too much telling and not enough showing-an over abundance of information and detail that detracts from the actual story. The romance is fated but it felt like the couple were just going through the motions waiting for the inevitable; the characters are numerous, and energetic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one JOY TO THE WOLVES

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Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey – a Review

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Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey – a Review

 

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After his twin brother pulls a foolish prank, Reverend Daniel Wayward’s life is now decidedly complicated. With his family, his parish, and even his reputation at risk, there’s only one way to avoid utter ruin—by swapping places with his rakish, wicked twin. And the second Daniel steps foot into his brother’s worldly and sinful life in London, he’s completely caught by temptation of the most enticing, green-eyed kind.

Miss Olivia St. Peters knows the son of the duke is a dangerous fellow, but something in those hooded, hungry blue eyes makes her blood sing with pleasure. She’s determined to have this Wayward noble, no matter what Society—or even her father—says about the match. And if that means playing with fire, she’ll gladly burn…

The more Daniel resists the oh-so-inviting charms of Olivia, the more determined she is to have him. Now he’s caught between his vows of faith and the lure of sweet temptation. And the only thing standing between his heart and his immortal soul is one unforgivable deception…

 

Review:

Reverend Daniel Wayward and his twin has switched places because of a prank to save their and the family’s reputation. Daniel isn’t happy with the situation but for goes along like always when his brother does something like this. He’s tasked with discouraging the affections of the business partner’s daughter. Only on their first meeting Daniel’s smitten by the lovely unique young woman. Olivia St. Peters is determined to marry her father’s business partner Devlin Wayward. Her plan is to reform the rake, only her plans don’t progress as she thought. Olivia’s determination to marry the man she thinks she loves just may lead to Tempting the Vicar.

Tempting the Vicar by Liana LeFey is the second book in her Wicked Waywards book. It’s the other side of the story of the switch between twin brothers who decide to that’s the best way to handle a prank gone wrong. It leads this twin facing temptation and heartache and the complicated relationship between the two brothers. He also must face a test of faith and an old enemy from his past. Anger, passion, and guilt play a role in working through the complicated situation that he finds himself in especially with the daughter of his business partner. We also meet a young woman who thinks she knows how to counter act her father. Headstrong and determined to get her way she just may take things a little too far.

Tempting the Vicar has passion, temptation, a little danger as these two main characters work their way through life changing effects. A man just may learn that life as a Reverend alone isn’t enough. A woman may realize that her plans were never the ones she thought might be. Heartache, passion so strong its hard to resist weave its way through this story of finding true love. Lives will be forever changed as they journey through a situation that is a lot more complicated than they realize. Liana LeFey’s Tempting the Vicar pulls at the reader heartstrings hoping these two people who are meant for each other just may have a chance at true love once the games and deceit are stopped and the truth revealed. This  reader was hoping that the other side of the switched twins story would be told. I’m looking forward to the next book in the Wicked Waywards series and who will it be, the  Duke himself, or the opinionated younger sister. Liana LeFey didn’t disappoint with this second book in the series.

Reviewed by Kim

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Fractured Vows(Fraser Crime Syndicate)by Jessica Ames-Review Tour

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Fractured Vows (Fraser Crime Syndicate 1) by Jessica Ames-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 20, 2022

Sariah

4 weeks, 28 days, 672 hours—that’s all I have left until my fate is sealed.

I am promised to a monster. A man twice my age. He plans to keep me like a pretty doll, making me move to whatever whims he has.

Trapped, all my choices are taken away apart from one.

A handsome stranger. He tells me his name is Lucas and for one night I’m able to leave my cursed future behind. The pull to Lucas is unexplainable and undeniable. One thing is certain—I have to find a way out of this arranged marriage. I have to claim my life back. And Lucas might be the key.

Lucas

Sariah has secrets. I can see it in her eyes. There’s a sadness that swirls within them, a fear of what we’re doing. I want to know who put that look on her face and protect her from it. I will burn the world to ashes to keep her safe.

But when the truth is revealed, and I learn she is being forced to wed a man who has a reputation darker than my own, I realize how much danger Sariah is in. I’m not sure the might of the Fraser crime family will be enough to save her life.

Or mine.

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REVIEW:FRACTURED VOWS is the first instalment in Jessica Ames’ contemporary, adult FRASER CRIME SYNDICATE dark, erotic, criminal underworld series, a spin off from the author’s UNTAMED SONS MC series. This is twenty-two year old Lucas Fraser, and eighteen year old Sariah ‘Alice’ Easton’s story line.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including graphic violence, torture and strong language, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sariah and Lucas) FRACTURED VOWS follows the forbidden romance and relationship between twenty-two year old Lucas Fraser, and eighteen year old Sariah ‘Alice’ Easton. Sariah Easton’s father Declan has sold his daughter to the highest bidder in a effort to merge two of the most powerful families but the intended groom is almost three times her age and is determined to take total control of Sariah body and soul. Hoping to experience a little bit of life and love before heading down the aisle, Sariah, calling herself Alice, spends a couple of nights with a man she meets at a local bar, a man who stirs something deep within our story line heroine but our couple are completely unaware of one another’s true identities, something that may have forewarned of trouble to come. Enter Lucas Fraser, heir to the Fraser Crime Syndicate, and the man with whom Sariah will fall in love. Forced by his mother to stop the arranged marriage of Declan’s daughter Sariah, and thusly the merger of two powerful families, Lucas quickly discovers that the woman he abducts is the woman who has starred in his fantasies and dreams. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Lucas and Sariah, and the potential fall-out as Sariah’s abduction is about to start a war in the criminal underworld.

There is a fight for power between the various MCs, and the three main crime families of London (Frasers, Eastons, and Adams), and in this, the marriage of Sariah Easton to Jeremiah Adams is about to solidify her father’s place at the top but all is not well in Sariah’s relationship with Declan Easton, and our heroine is constantly aware that she is nothing more than a pawn in her father’s quest for control. Lucas Fraser is only twenty-two and never had plans to settle down but trying to avoid another family from taking control, Lucas is ‘forced’ to kidnap and marry the daughter of a rival, the woman with whom he will fall in love.

The relationship between Lucas and Sariah is one of immediate attraction but is predicated upon secrets and lies. Neither one is aware of the other’s true identity, and thusly their connections to the world in which they both belong.Never expecting to fall in love, Sariah wants one final tryst before her life spirals out of control. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and seductive but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word used liberally (21 times) throughout the story line premise. . I am not a prude, and I expect the word in both MC and Mafia type story lines but I felt it was overused in this particular story.

The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and energetic, destructive and strong. We are introduced to Lucas’s brothers Kane, and Zeke (Bailey/Untamed Sons MC 7), as well as their sister Aurelia, and their parents Anthony and Charlotte Fraser; Sariah’s father Declan Easton; Jeremiah Adams, as well as several security and personal body guards.

FRACTURED VOWS is a story of dysfunctional family relationships, brotherhood and blood; a fight for power and control; betrayal, vengeance, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, edgy and dramatic; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are broken, desperate, and energetic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Dating Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman – a Review

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The Dating Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman – a Review

 

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Lexi’s Reminders

* Work.

* Don’t think about your birthday tomorrow. Or debt, your crappy apartment, and nonexistent social life.

* Re-stock wine and ice cream because that’s coming.

* Die in a raging blaze of humiliation when the super-hot and very delicious fireman waiting in your office is not in fact the strip-o-gram birthday present you suspected.

* Reschedule the fire safety inspection you 100 percent failed because of said humiliation.

* Figure out how you, in fact, agreed to fake dating Mr. Not a Strip-O-Gram Fireman to help him with a bet.

* Oh yeah, and do not fall for this guy. Seriously, they call him One Night O’Neil. Red flags all over the place.

* Remember, this is fake dating, even though his very talented, very real lips are doing some sexy things you definitely like.

* Realize bending one tiny rule can’t be that bad, can it?

* Except bend too far, and something breaks. Something you can’t get back.

 

Review:

The Dating Dilemma by Mariah Ankenman is the 2nd book in her Mile High Firefighters series. I love these stories and the author that writes them, which I am automatically clicking on. Her use of words brings the emotions and the characters to life. 

Lexi is just great, she says what she thinks, and sometimes that gets her into trouble. Her center for kids needs updating, and what better person to help her than a fireman! She just had to remember he isn’t to be taken seriously! 

Dyson has a bit of a reputation as a one night stand, no one gets a second date. You can‘t help being that way after your fiancé was caught in bed with your best friend! He needs a “fake girlfriend” to take to his sisters minds off of trying to get him to date properly. 

The sparks that fly off these two is just electric, both think that the other one isn’t really interested in getting serious. And Lexi has sworn off dating after the last relationship went nowhere but heartbreak! 

Fake romance is what this author does best. Entertaining throughout the book. It’s really hard to put it down one you’ve open it up. The secondary characters were just as fun. The sisters needs stories (and the fire crew could be ideal ?) and there are a couple of characters that Dyson knows who could do with a prod in the right direction. 

So if you like a RomCom with a little angst, but plenty of laughter and embarrassing moments, I’d recommend this one. You don’t need to read the first book, but after reading this one I wouldn’t be surprised if you go back for seconds. 

Reviewed by Julie

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Code Name: Virgo (Zodiac Tactical 2) by Janie Crouch-a review

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Code Name: Virgo (Zodiac Tactical 2) by Janie Crouch-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 18, 2022

My code name is Virgo. The stars say I’m practical, honest, stubborn as hell.

Guilty as charged.

Zodiac Tactical is the company that gave me a second chance. We guard, protect, rescue…eliminate the threat when nobody else can. And as a former SEAL, I’m good at those things. Good with weapons, good with missions.

But with people…not so good.

So when a gruesome enemy takes Bronwyn Rourke, one of Zodiac’s newest young recruits—with blue eyes that take up nearly her whole damn face—I shouldn’t take it personally. Shouldn’t allow her to consume my every thought and become my only mission.

They took her because they thought she was alone. Easy prey. That no one would fight for her.

They were wrong.

My code name is Virgo. And I will grind my enemy to dust to bring her home.

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REVIEW:CODE NAME: VIRGO is the second instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult ZODIAC TACTICAL romantic, suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Zodiac Tactical-a spin off from the author’s Linear Tactical series. This is former US Navy SEAL Harrison ‘Sarge’ McEwan aka Virgo, and twenty-three year old Bronwyn ‘Pony Girl’ Rourke’s storyline. CODE NAME: VIRGO can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous series is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sarge and Bronwyn) following several time lines CODE NAME: VIRGO follows the search and rescue of our story line heroine. Five years earlier, while on assignment in the Czech Republic, Harrison
‘Sarge’ McEwan would come upon a then eighteen year old Ukrainian Bronya Roch who had fallen upon hard times, forced to for the local cartel. In an effort to protect our heroine, if only for one night, Sarge would befriend Bronya Roch only to find himself the victim of an assault by someone else. Three years would pass before Sarge would, once again, find our story line heroine, and with the hopes of helping, offers Bronya the information to secure help from Zodiac Tactical. Fast forward to present day, Bronya now known as Bronwyn Rourke, was about to go on her first big assignment for Zodiac Tactical, an assignment in Marrakesh that would place Bronwyn on a path of death and destruction in the name of retribution and revenge. With no knowledge of what happened or why, the Zodiac Tactical team spend months looking for our story line heroine who disappeared without a trace, only to discover that she is but a shell of her former self, working for the group that was once connected to human trafficking, medical experiments, murder and fraud. What ensues is the hunt for Bronwyn, and the take down of the people in control as our couple struggle to make sense of their growing feelings for one another in the face of betrayal and an unknown enemy.

Harrison ‘Sarge’ McEwan has bided his time forming a relationship aka friendship with Bronwyn Rourke. Over five years had past since their first encounter but Sarge knew Bronwyn needed time to establish herself as an agent working for Zodiac Tactical but Sarge never suspected that Bronwyn had betrayed their friendships, and the people with he she worked, but proving otherwise found Harrison struggling to stay neutral when the proof said otherwise. Bronwyn Rourke has never been in control, and has found herself both the victim and perpetrator of horrendous events. Hoping to escape the h*ll that has become her life, Bronwyn comes face to face with the man that she loves, a man that is unaware of the path someone else is forcing upon our story line heroine.

The slow building relationship between Sarge and Bronwyn struggles in the face of time and distance, secrets and lies, power and control. Throughout most of the story line Sarge and Bronwyn remain apart-Bronwyn’s whereabouts are unknown but the few times she reappears she is nothing like the woman with whom Sarge would fall in love. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

We are reintroduced to former US Navy SEAL and CEO of Zodiac Tactical Ian ‘Aries’ DeRose, Landon Black, tech support Jenna Franklin, contractor Mark ‘Outlaw’ Outlawson, former SEAL turned rancher Lucas Everett, Evelyn, and Lena as well as the return of Callum Webb from the Omega Sector Series. There is something developing between Evelyn and Lucas. The requisite evil has many faces. Landon’s story is next in CODE NAME: LIBRA.

CODE NAME: VIRGO is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, manipulation, abuse, rescue and recovery. The fast paced, character driven premise is intriguing, engaging, dramatic and edgy; the romance is emotional; the characters are energetic, tragic and broken.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one CODE NAME: ARIES

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA TODAY bestselling author Janie Crouch writes what she loves to read: passionate romantic suspense. She is a winner and/or finalist of multiple romance literary awards including the Golden Quill Award for Best Romantic Suspense, the National Reader’s Choice Award, and the coveted RITA© Award by the Romance Writers of America.

Janie recently relocated with her husband and their four teenagers to Germany (due to her husband’s job as support for the U.S. Military), after living in Virginia for nearly 20 years. When she’s not listening to the voices in her head (and even when she is), she enjoys engaging in all sorts of crazy adventures (200-mile relay races; Ironman Triathlons, treks to Mt. Everest Base Camp) traveling, and movies of all kinds.

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Electric Idol (Dark Olympus 2) by Katee Robert-a review

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Electric Idol (Dark Olympus 2) by Katee Robert-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 18, 2022

He was the most beautiful man alive. And if I wasn’t careful, he was going to be my death.

In the ultra-modern city of Olympus, there’s always a price to pay. Psyche knew she’d have to face Aphrodite’s ire eventually, but she never expected her literal heart to be at stake… or for Aphrodite’s gorgeous son to be the one ordered to strike the killing blow.

Eros has no problem shedding blood. But when it comes time to take out his latest target, he can’t do it. Confused by his reaction to Psyche, he does the only thing he can think of to keep her safe: he marries her. Psyche vows to make Eros’s life a living hell until they find a way out of this mess. But as lines blur and loyalties shift, she realizes he might take her heart after all… and she’s not sure she can survive the loss.

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REVIEW:ELECTRIC IDOL is the second instalment in Katee Robert’s contemporay, adult DARK OLYMPUS erotic, romance series, a modern retelling about the gods and goddesses of Olympus. This is twenty-eight year old son of Aphrodite, Eros Ambrosia, and twenty-three year old, social media influencer and daughter of Demeter, Psyche Dimitriou.ELECTRIC IDOL can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Eros and Psyche) ELECTRIC IDOL follows the building but forbidden relationship between twenty-eight year old son of Aphrodite, Eros Ambrosia, and twenty-three year old, social media influencer and daughter of Demeter, Psyche Dimitriou. For years Aphrodite and Demeter have been at war with one another but the recent death of Zeus sees a new Zeus ascending the chair, and the new Zeus is looking for a suitable mate. As Demeter has already tried to match Zeus with her daughter Persephone (Neon Gods 1) who ran and found love with Hades, the god of the lower city, Demeter has set her sights on daughter Psyche as a potential mate for Zeus . Aphrodite has someone else in mind, and commands her son Eros Ambrosia to kill our heroine as a means to end her personal rival Demeter, thusly killing the proverbial ‘two birds with one stone’. Unwilling to kill Psyche Dimitriou, Eros offers his hand in marriage, something he hopes will protect the woman with whom he will fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Eros and Psyche, and the potential fall-out as Aphrodite makes good on her promise to take down our story line heroine, and their time together comes to an end.

Psyche wants nothing to do with our story line hero having watched from the sidelines as Eros was commanded by his mother to kill anyone who got in her way. As his mother’s puppet, Eros has been trained from an early age to do his mother’s bidding but our hero is tired of always having to destroy the weak and the innocent. Tired of his mother’s demands, Eros goes rogue in an effort to save our story line heroine, an act of defiance that sees Aphrodite refusing to step away from her ultimate goal.

The relationship between Eros and Psyche is frenemies to lovers relationship in which both are now targeted by Aphrodite. Aphrodite is all about the power, and anyone who stand in her way, or disobeys is subject to her evil commands. Marrying Psyche is the best way to prevent Eros’ mother from attacking but her never suspected that he would fall in love with our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, we are re-introduced to Persephone’s sisters: Callisto, Persephone, and Eurydice, as well as their mother Demeter; Zeus, Hermes and Dionysus, Aphrodite and a large cast of gods and goddesses, and underlings doing everyone’s bidding.

ELECTRIC IDOL is a story of power and control, obsession and jealousy, vengeance, murder, acceptance and love. The premise is entertaining and inventive; the romance is spicy, intimate and seductive; the characters are animated and energetic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one NEON GODS

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Just One Spark (Kingston Family 4) by Carly Phillips-Review Tour

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Just One Spark (Kingston Family 4) by Carly Phillips-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 18, 2022

He’s a playboy rock star living the rock and roll dream…
Until a very real baby scare threatens to bring it all crashing down.

Dash Kingston has learned his lesson and knows his hard-partying lifestyle needs to change. To clean up his playboy image, he needs a fake girlfriend.

There’s just one problem: the perfect woman for the job is a gorgeous blonde who once aroused not just his body but his emotions, sending him running. And leaving her to wake up alone.

For the band’s sake, Cassidy Forrester agrees to play the girlfriend role, but she’s not going to fall for Dash’s charm or sex appeal ever again.

Except this Dash Kingston swears he’s a changed man, and he’s out to win Cassidy over – for good. But only a fool would make the same mistake twice, and Cassidy refuses to let their spark burn her a second time.

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REVIEW:JUST ONE SPARK is the fourth instalment in Carly Phillips’ contemporary, adult KINGSTON FAMILY erotic, romance series focusing on the Kingston siblings: Linc, Xander, Dash, Chloe and Aurora. This is the lead singer for the rock band Original Kings Dash Kingston, and PA Cassidy Forrester’s story line. JUST ONE SPARK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Dash and Cassidy) JUST ONE SPARK follows the building romance and relationship between rock star Dash Kingston, and PA Cassidy Forrester. Several months earlier Dash had a one night stand with his brother’s fiancee’s best friend and PA Cassidy, and ghosted her the next morning. Fast forward to present day wherein Cassidy Forrester has been hired to be the personal assistant to the Original Kings but a scandal was about to rock Dash Kingston’s world, and our heroine would be caught in the middle of the fall-out. As Dash and Cassidy work together to clean up our hero’s personal image, a fake-fiancee relationship between our leading couple is what their publicist has in mind. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship and romance between Dash and Cassidy, and the potential fall-out as Dash’s past reveals a secret the Kingston family has kept close to their heart.

Cassidy Forrester is both a personal assistant and a creative director, and as such is over qualified to babysit the members of the Original Kings but Cassidy continues to be pulled in to the aura that is Dash Kingston, an aura with a palpable sexual attraction between our leading couple. Having loved and lost, betrayal is front and foremost on Cassidy’s mind, especially when Dash’s reputation on tour precedes his introduction to our story line heroine. Dash Kingston knows he has to stop his womanizing ways, and a close call is the exact trigger to stop our hero in his track but Dash has never stopped thinking about Cassidy Forrester, the one woman from whom he should have never walked away. Cassidy and Dash’s rekindling relationship is fraught with issues of trust from our story line heroine but once Dash reveals the truth about his past, Cassidy is both guardian and protector of our hero’s heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including the members of the Original Kings: lead guitarist Jagger, Mac the bassist, and Cassidy’s brother and the band’s new drummer Axel Forrester : Xander and Sasha (Just One Chance), Linc and Jordan (Just One Night), Aurora Kingston, and their mother Melly; publicist Naomi, and band manager Dean. Aurora’s story line is next in JUST ONE DARE.

JUST ONE SPARK is a story of family and forgiveness, relationships and second chances, friends and love. The premise is engaging and entertaining; the romance is provocative and erotic; the characters are energetic and captivating.

Previous Reviews and Reading Order

Just One Night
Just One Scandal
Just One Chance

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Reviewed by Sandy

After a successful fifteen-year career with various New York publishing houses, and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She’s a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she’s a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to interact with her readers.

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