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CRAZY WICKED LOVE by Melissa Foster-Review & Giveaway Tour

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CRAZY WICKED LOVE (The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside 3) by Melissa Foster-Review Tour

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 23, 2022

What happens when the player gets played?

Sidney Carver has a big problem, and he goes by the name of Dwayne “Gunner” Wicked: six-plus feet of muscular, motorcycle-riding, animal-loving deliciousness. Gunner is her boss, roommate, and best friend. They’ve seen each other through life-altering injuries and unimaginable losses, and they work side by side at Wicked Animal Rescue, fulfilling their passion to save animals. Unfortunately, Gunner is also the man Sidney is in love with, and he’s the ultimate player. As her former military comrade, Gunner sees her as his buddy—just one of the guys. Sidney is at her wit’s end, ready to risk the friendship and job she adores for a chance at forever love with the man she can’t live without. Like any good marine, she comes up with a mission. Enter Operation Get My Guy.

Gunner loves his life. He has a family he adores, a brotherhood that always has his back, and a host of willing women to warm his bed. As the owner of Wicked Animal Rescue, he saves lives and works with his best friend, Sid, the coolest woman on the planet. When Sid concocts a crazy plan to win his cousin’s heart, Gunner reluctantly agrees to be her wingman.

Practices heat up as roommates become teammates. Let the wicked fun begin…

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REVIEW:  CRAZY WICKED LOVE is the third instalment in Melissa Fosters’ contemporary adult THE WICKEDS: DARK KNIGHTS AT BAYSIDE erotic, romance series. This is former US Marines Dwayne ‘Gunner’ Wicked, and Sidney ‘MOS’ Carver’s story line. CRAZY WICKED LOVE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. CRAZY WICKED LOVE and The Wickeds: Dark Knights at Bayside is a spin off from the author’s Bayside Summers, The Whiskeys, and its’ numerous franchises.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Gunner and Sidney) CRAZY WICKED LOVE follows the best friends to lovers relationship between former US Marines Dwayne ‘Gunner’ Wicked, and Sidney ‘MOS’ Carver. Both approaching thirty years of age, Gunner and Sidney were once members of the same US Marine Unit but upon their ‘retirement’ started an animal rescue and rehab business together, but as time went by Sidney Carver started falling in love with her best friend, and watched from the sidelines as Gunner Wicked entertained a long parade of various women. Knowing she would never be the type of woman Gunner could love, Sidney devised a ‘scheme’ to make Gunner jealous, a scheme that potentially involved Gunner’s cousin Zander. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Sidney and Gunner, and the potential fall-out as Sidney reveals the truth sending Gunner into a spiral of betrayal.

Sidney Carver and Dwayne ‘Gunner’ Wicked are best friends; co-owners of Wicked Animal Rescue, and members of the same former US Marine Unit but Sidney is tired of all the women in and out of Gunner’s life, knowing she will never be enough for our story line hero. Gunner Wicked fears losing his best friend if crosses the proverbial line from friendship to lovers but jealousy is a constant companion every time someone acknowledges the woman with whom he will fall in love.

The relationship between Gunner and Sidney is a best friends to lovers relationship in which Gunner is oblivious to Sidney’s attraction and desire for more. When Sidney asks for advice to flirty and pick up Gunner’s cousin, Gunner sees red, and makes it his mission to claim Sidney as his own. The $ex scenes are erotic, passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

As per Melissa Foster’s style of writing, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and familiar secondary and supporting characters from the previous story lines as well as the numerous cross-over and interconnected series.

CRAZY WICKED LOVE is a wonderful story of friendships, relationships, family and love. The premise is emotional and captivating; the romance is seductive and hot; the characters are engaging, animated and spirited.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Tru Blue
Truly Madly Whiskey
Driving Whiskey Wild
Wicked Whiskey Love
Mad About Moon
Taming My Whiskey
The Gritty Truth
Running on Diesel

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Reviewed by Sandy

Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance, new adult romance and women’s fiction with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Readers adore Melissa’s fun, flirty, and sinfully sexy, award-winning big-family romance collection, LOVE IN BLOOM featuring the Snow Sisters, Bradens, Remingtons, Ryders, Seaside Summer, Harborside Nights, Wild Boys and Bad Boys After Dark, and the Montgomerys. Melissa’s emotional journeys are lovingly erotic and always family oriented– perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about loyal, wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines with complex and relatable issues.Melissa also writes sweet and clean romance under the pen name Addison Cole.

Melissa has painted and donated several murals to The Hospital for Sick Children in Washington, DC. Her interests include her family, reading, writing, painting, friends, helping others see the positive side of life, and visiting Cape Cod.

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Two More Lives by Kaitlyn Legaspi – a Review

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Two More Lives by Kaitlyn Legaspi – a Review

 

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Description:
The second set of battles of the Card Holder tournament has commenced.

After months of rigorous training under platinum card user Brochan Cordis, Neela Blydes begins the remaining half of the solo rounds, determined to succeed and become Card Holder of the Queen of Hearts of Domain. Though focus is critical in her battles, another set of burdens consumes her mind.

During the day, Neela searches for her connection to the leader of the rogue organization and the reason behind the death of her father. At night, her dreams are overtaken by darkness and distress, with one filled with destruction and death. Despite any brief moment of happiness that blesses Neela, nothing is enough to overcome the fears it plants within her.

Not after she wakes to a room of living shadows.

 

Review:

Two More Lives by Kaitlyn Legaspi starts where book one ends, so it does need to be read in order as it will make a lot more sense. 

Neela is still suffering from a huge personal blow. But training for the next round of the competition helps her get through the day. Brochan (her trainer) has been a great help) when he’s not training her, then he’s acting like a buffer (keeping her occupied) trying to help her work out who killed her father, and why do they want her dead?! And what’s with the nightmares? Are they linked to her past, or is it a glimpse into her future?

But that’s not going to stop her competing in the tournament. She has to beat Ember Redd, and then she needs answers that she’s convinced he has. The shadows that frighten Neela need more investigation, us there a purpose or a reason for these shadows? 

Then we have the rogue organization that may or may not want to bring down the Card Holders Domains (magic holders can enter the tournament to win the right to rule different areas). Original characters like Brochan and Amil are a welcome return, and new characters such as Morissa (start out as antagonists) add a new dimension to this thrilling read. 

Another really good read, as the author takes us on an emotional journey of discovery and growth. Neela is such a great character, she suffers blow after blow, but still tries to remain positive. Really well written and again quite a lot of thought and detail.    

Two More Lives will have you gripped until the last page. There is double dealings and betrayal, there is also Neela dealing with the loss of loved ones, and a budding romance ? we have laughs as well, so it’s not all doom and gloom. We get the mystery part as Neela continues to find answers to all the questions she has in her head. The fight scenes are detailed enough for it to play in your head. 

I’d happily watch this as a movie or tv series. It’s engrossing and thought provoking. I’d probably put this in the YA category and I’d also warn that there might be a few triggers that could upset people. So read the warnings before diving in. And now after that ending, we have to wait for book three! 

Reviewed by Julie

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The Difference Between Someday and Forever by Aly Martinez-review

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The Difference Between Someday and Forever (Difference Trilogy 3) by Aly Martinez-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date

The world took everything from us.

As survivors of not only a plane crash, but two other impossible tragedies, we’d more than earned a life of peace. But time and time again, we were shown that fate had no intention of giving that to us.

Remi and I were soulmates. Plain and simple. Our love should have died in the depths of our darkness, but the sun still exists even when it’s not shining.

The secrets of our past threatened to destroy us at every turn, but for Remi, I would never stop fighting for our future.

The world took everything from us.
And we would stop at nothing until we took it all back—forever.

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REVIEW:THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEDAY AND FOREVER is the third and final instalment in Aly Martinez’s contemporary, adult DIFFERENCE adult DIFFERENCE romantic, suspense trilogy focusing on on twenty-nine year old, accountant Bowen Michaels , and realtor Remi Grey. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEDAY AND FOREVER should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book two THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEHOW AND SOMEWAY.

SOME BACKGROUND: Months earlier Bowen Michaels, and Remi Grey were two of only twenty-seven survivors of a plane crash that claimed the lives of one-hundred and fifty-two people, a crash that claimed the woman Bowen had loved. Bowen and Remi would reconnect at a court hearing in the wake of a number of law suits against the airplane manufacturer, a hearing that would start our couple on a journey towards healing, reconnecting and moving forward.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Bowen and Remi) using present day, dreams and memories from the past, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEDAY AND SOMEONE picks up immediately after the events of book two in which Remi asks for time away from the man that she loves, time to discover the real Remi Grey. Remi and Bowen’s near fatal plane crash was but one of several tragedies that had befallen our story line couple but Remi goes from the proverbial frying pan into the fire when deceit and obsession threaten the life of Remi Grey. Battling with the betrayal by someone close, Remi’s life hangs in the balance, as Bowen struggles with the prospect of losing it all. What ensues is the rekindling romance and relationship between Bowen and Remi, as the past returns with a vengeance threatening to destroy the fragile balance between life and death.

The relationship between Remi and Bowen struggles in the wake of secrets and lies, betrayal and grief. To protect our story line heroine, Bowen, their family and friends, have refused to reveal the truth about the past, a past that is about to resurface in an act of vengeful violence. As Remi and Bowen begin their life anew, tragedy strikes again, threading to destroy our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and seductive without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, he secondary and supporting characters include the return of Remi’s roommates and best friends Mark, and Aaron and Emily; Remi’s father Jack Grey, Bowen’s siblings Tyson and his fiance Jared, and Cassidy, as well as their parents, and Remi’s new friend Jenna.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SOMEDAY AND FOREVER is a story of obsession and betrayal, family, friendships and relationships, loss, love and acceptance. The premise is heart breaking, emotional, revealing and twisted; the characters are broken but healing; the romance is impassioned and edgy.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Difference Between Somebody and Someone
The Difference Between Somehow and Someway

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Reviewed by Sandy

Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.

Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and baked feta. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.

She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.

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Ancient Retribution (Ancients Rising 5) by Katie Reus-Review

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Ancient Retribution (Ancients Rising 5) by Katie Reus-Review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 22, 2022

A dragon princess once lost…

Juniper hunts down the most dangerous criminals on her black ops missions—and she’s good at it. A dragon shifter who was raised by wolves, she doesn’t know her birth clan and gave up trying to find them a hundred years ago. Since The Fall, when rogue dragons razed half the planet, she’s spent her days hunting down supernaturals who think they can escape justice, delivering her own. During a dangerous mission, she falls into the claws of a sexy warrior dragon adjusting to the modern world—and from the start she knows she’s in trouble.

Is now found…

Dragon shifter warrior Zephyr doesn’t fit into this new world. He doesn’t feel like he fits in anywhere—until he meets Juniper and her crew. He knows from the moment he sees the sexy and brave female dragon that they’re destined to be together. Unfortunately, life just got a whole lot more complicated. Not only are they in the fight of their lives against an overwhelming enemy force, but she’s royalty and her long-lost clan has come to bring her home. Even as they fight side by side to save hundreds of humans, he knows that winning her heart will be the hardest and most pivotal battle he’s ever waged. Juniper doesn’t want to get mated, doesn’t trust anyone with her heart—but this is one battle Zephyr will never stop fighting.

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REVIEW:ANCIENT RETRIBUTION is the fifth instalment in Katie Reus’ contemporary, adult ANCIENT RISINGS paranormal/fantasy romance series. This is ancient dragon shifter Zephyr, and Black Ops dragon shifter Juniper’s story line. ANCIENT RETRIBUTION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Months earlier, several dragons rose from their sleep, and in the aftermath destroyed much of the city of New Orleans, Louisiana, in an apocalyptic showdown known as The Fall, but in doing so revealed the existence of the supernatural world to humankind. Ancients Rising focuses on the recovery of the city, and the group of supernaturals and dragons who have come to call New Orleans their home.

Told from several third person perspectives including Zephyr and Juniper ANCIENTS RETRIBUTION focuses on the hunt for a group of vampires trafficking human women. Upon his escape from the H*ll dimension, an injured Zephyr is rescued by Black Ops dragon shifter Juniper, and Zephyr knows immediately our heroine is his mate but Juniper and her crew are on the search for the being responsible for opening the gates to the H*ll dimension, gates that are the portals between H*ll and Earth. With a number of human female missing or dead, Juniper and her team are tasked with uncovering the truth, a team that now includes our story line hero. As Juniper and Zephyr track down the people responsible for the missing and murdered women, Juniper’s past comes full circle, when our heroine comes face to face with the family she has never known. What ensues is the slow building love and relationship between Juniper and Zephyr, and the potential fall-out as Juniper’s past, present and future collide, revealing a betrayal at the very heart of murder and greed.

Zephyr is a powerful ancient, and a male who has finally found the mate to his heart but Juniper is a Black Ops warrior, whose past is shrouded in mystery, a past that reveals Juniper’s royal lineage, and a possible bloody ascension to the throne. Juniper never expected to find a mate, having spent most of her life living and raised by a pack of wolves, but falling for Zephyr was a struggle in the face of not knowing the truth about her own powers, or what happened or why.

The relationship between Zephyr and Juniper begins when Juniper and her team ‘rescue’ and help heal our story line hero. Zephyr and Juniper are immediately attracted to one another, but Juniper struggles with the idea of mating, and the reality of the unknown about her history and her past. Zephyr knows Juniper is his mate, and bides his time hoping to seduce the woman with whom he will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters most of whom we have met in previous instalments. We are introduced to the family that raised Juniper, and her newly found biological family, a family that has been searching for Juniper for over one-hundred and twenty-five years.

ANCIENT RETRIBUTION is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, search and rescue, retribution and love. The fast paced premise is engaging, tragic, detailed and dramatic; the romance is edgy and captivating; the characters are energetic, powerful and animated.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Ancient Protector
Ancient Enemy
Ancient Enforcer
Ancient Vendetta

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Katie Reus is the New York Times, USA Today, and IndieReader bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Moon Shifter series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.

However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. Her book Avenger’s Heat recently won the Georgia RWA Maggie Award for Excellence in the fantasy/paranormal category.

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Pine Creek Marriage by Amity Hope – a Review

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Pine Creek Marriage by Amity Hope – a Review

 

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Description
Love may blossom where it’s least expected in the delightful and heartwarming Pine Creek series from Amity Hope.

Widow Amelia Baumann has sworn to never love again. She’s content to live peacefully in Pine Creek at her friend Mary’s warm, comfortable farmhouse. But then Samuel Kurtz shows up and becomes Mary’s permanent guest, making it hard to keep her feelings in check. Especially after Samuel’s six-year-old niece, Ruthie, whom he’s been raising as his own daughter, completely steals her heart.

When the bishops from another district threaten to send Ruthie to live with her distant aunt, so that she’ll have two parents raising her instead of just Samuel, he hatches a plan.

Amelia reluctantly agrees to a marriage of convenience with Samuel–only because she loves Ruthie and can’t bear to see her torn from the only father she’s ever known. Not because Samuel’s kind green eyes and charming laugh draw her in. And as long as she and Samuel are in agreement that they will simply remain friends…what could possibly go wrong?

Each book in the Pine Creek series is STANDALONE:
* Pine Creek Courtship
* Pine Creek Marriage

 

 

Review 

Pine Creek Marriage by Amity Hope is the 2nd book in her Pine Creek series.  Can a marriage of convenience turn into something more? This is a heartwarming story of two people thrown together for the sake of a little girl. But it turns into something more…..

Living with her friend Mary, Amelia is enjoying the quiet life. Losing her husband was a blow, so Amelia now throws herself into caring for her friend, and being there for her community. But meeting Ruthie and Samuel stirs up feelings Amelia needs to bury, that path will only lead to more heartache! 

Samuel is coming back to where he had happy childhood memories. He’s now a father, but Ruthie isn’t his daughter, she’s his niece? His family isn’t happy with the arrangement, so he’s moved away from his home and family, and had arrived on his aunts doorstep looking for sanctuary. 

Ruthie just stole the book for me. She was just too cute. Her attitude and comments had me smiling every time she appeared. So will either of them voice their true feelings? Or will the feelings they begin to have for one another never get voiced? 

Book two in this sweet romance will have you falling in love with additional characters, Ruthie and Mary for me made this book. Ruthie is a cute six year old and Mary is Amelia’s friend. It’s not necessary to read the first book (I haven’t) it won’t spoil the enjoyment for this book. 

So if your looking for a sweet romance or just wanting a slower paced romance, then grab this book and enjoy. Nicely written and really well thought out. 

Reviewed by Julie

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Always on My Mind (Magnolia Sound) by Samantha Chase-Review Tour

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Always on My Mind (Magnolia Sound) by Samantha Chase-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 22, 2022

Returning to Magnolia Sound was never part of the plan. Then again, Parker Bishop rarely had one. Yet after confessing her love to her best friend right before his wedding, she needs time to lick her wounds from the disastrous scene that unfolds. After the unsympathetic welcome she receives from her parents and siblings, Parker finds herself absentmindedly driving through town in search of a place to stay.

That’s when she spots the flier and a familiar name…

Ethan Harlow enjoys the peace and quiet. Unfortunately, finding a moment of it becomes impossible when the flier he posts for a roommate brings Parker crashing into his life. Of course, he remembers her from high school. It’s impossible to forget little miss popular who was always the center of attention. All he wanted was to split the rent and keep to himself. Instead, Parker transforms his home and makes him question the dreams he gave up out of fear of stepping out of his comfort zone.

The attraction they feel to one another makes crossing the line from roommates to lovers seem inevitable. But the more Parker encourages Ethan to pursue his dreams, the less likely it becomes that they can have any kind of future together. Can they find a way to claim their happily ever after or will their individual paths make a future impossible?

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REVIEW: ALWAYS ON MY MIND is the tenth instalment in Samantha Chase’s contemporary, adult MAGNOLIA SOUND romance series. This is college professor Ethan Harlow, and Parker Bishop’s story line. ALWAYS ON MY MIND 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 (Ethan and Parker) ALWAYS ON MY MIND sees another Coleman-Bishop heir find their own happily ever after. Months earlier Parker’s great grandfather Coleman died, leaving a little part of himself, and Magnolia Sound to his great grandchildren, grandchildren and heirs. As one of the founding families of Magnolia Sound, the Coleman-Bishop clan owned a large number of properties and business, business that apparently skipped over our story line heroine. Parker Bishop, always the proverbial nomad, was gifted money, and a letter asking her to enjoy her life travelling the world but Parker would soon discover that her best friend was getting married, and she would be homeless in a matter of days. Returning to Magnolia Sound, our heroine was not easily accepted by her family and friends, and once again, homelessness was but a matter of hours on the horizon. Enter college professor Ethan Harlow, and the man with whom Parker would fall in love. Ethan has a room available for rent but Parker is not the type of person Ethan is looking for. What ensues is the roommates to friends to lovers relationship between Ethan and Parker, and the potential fall-out as Ethan reaches his own professional crossroad, a crossroad that could pull Ethan out of Parker’s life.

Parker Bishop has always been unsettled and a little erratic; a person who struggled in school, having no direction in life, including no direction for her immediate future. Parker’s siblings and family never understood our story line heroine, and Parker felt she was always on the outside looking in, without benefit of support or love. Renting a room from Ethan Harlow, meant the possibility of putting down roots in Magnolia Sound, but our heroine’s inability to settle, to remain in one place, pushes at our story line hero who struggles with the roommate he never wanted. Ethan Harlow remembers Parker Bishop from their days in high school but never expected to find a roommate and lover in our story line heroine. When Ethan is offered the opportunity of a lifetime, Ethan must chose between Parker or going it alone.

The relationship between Parker and Ethan begins acrimoniously as Ethan struggles to accept the over the top nuances of our story line heroine. Parker battles with issues of low self-worth and low self-esteem such that she finds the negativity in everything including her small chances at success.Having lived her life fighting for acceptance, it is only a matter of time before she begins to think that she is not worthy of friendship or love.Battling between head and heart Parker has plans for a future, a future that may not include the man that she loves. There are no $ex scenes, everything is implied.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and familiar secondary and supporting characters including Parker’s judgemental and stifling siblings, none of whom support our story line heroine. From her mother to siblings, cousins and friends, Parker constantly fights for a place in the family, a family that sees Parker as nothing more than a loose end.

ALWAYS ON MY MIND is a story of family, friendships and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is heart breaking and emotional; the romance is passionate; the characters are struggling to move on with their lives.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Sunkissed Days
Remind Me
A Girl Like You
In case You Didn’t Know
All the Befores 3.5
And Then One Day
Can’t Help Falling in Love
Last Beautiful Girl
The Way The Story Goes
Since You’ve Been Gone

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Reviewed by Sandy

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New York Times and USA Today Bestseller/contemporary romance writer Samantha Chase released her debut novel, Jordan’s Return, in November 2011. Although she waited until she was in her 40’s to publish for the first time, writing has been a lifelong passion. Her motivation to take that step was her students: teaching creative writing to elementary age students all the way up through high school and encouraging those students to follow their writing dreams gave Samantha the confidence to take that step as well.

When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading contemporary romances, playing way too many games of Scrabble or Solitaire on Facebook and spending time with her husband of 25 years and their two sons in North Carolina.

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Lucifer’s Sin (Lucifer’s Trilogy)by Lisa Renee Jones-Review Tour

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Lucifer’s Sin (Walker Security: Lucifer’s Trilogy)by Lisa Renee Jones-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 22, 2022

About the series: Tall, dark, and deadly, these men run Walker Security. Each is unique in his methods and skills, but all share key similarities. They are passionate about those they love, relentless when fighting for a cause they believe in, and all believe that no case is too hard, no danger too dark. Dedication is what they deliver, results are their reward.

Meet Lucifer, one of those men…

A man with demons that run deep and dark…

The only woman who can bring him to his knees…

As one of the newest members of Walker Security, Lucifer lives up to his name. He’s a man with demons that run deep and dark. A man with secrets. A man betrayed by a woman, and that betrayal has shaped every part of his life moving forward.

He lives on the edge with fast cars, faster women, and some might say a death wish. That is until he crossed paths with Walker Security and one of their own pulled him from the bowels of his self-created hell.

But his own personal devil is about to show herself again. That woman from his past is back, and nothing is as it seems.

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REVIEW:LUCIFER’S SIN is the first instalment in Lisa Renee Jones’ contemporary, adult LUCIFER’S erotic, romantic suspense trilogy-a part of the author’s WALKER SECURITY series. This is Walker Security specialist Luke ‘Lucifer’ Remington, and FBI Agent Ana Banks’ story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lucifer and Ana) using present day and memories from the past, LUCIFER’S SIN follows in the wake of the murder of a former member of Luke Remington’s special forces team. Six years earlier Luke Remington met and fell in love with FBI Agent Ana Banks but life, death, betrayal and vengeance pushed Luke out of Ana’s life, and in the two years since they have been apart, Ana struggles to accept what happened and why. When Luke gets word that he and Ana, as well as several members of his original team are part of a hit list, Luke and the team from Walker Security go in search of the woman he loves. Enter Ana Banks, a woman who battles between head and heart knowing the man that she once loved is the man that betrayed her heart and soul. As Luke and Ana go on the hunt for the truth, the team begins to suspect a mole in the Agency, someone close to our story line heroine. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Lucifer and Ana, and the fall-out as Lucifer and Ana are targeted, along with the members of the Walker Security Team.

Two years earlier greed was the impetus behind betrayal and murder, and Lucifer Remington was caught in the middle. His team duped and fooled by one of their own, Luke had no choice but to take down the man responsible. Fast forward to present day, Lucifer and several members of his original team, find themselves the target of an unknown source, a source that is also targeting the woman Lucifer loves. Ana Banks struggles to forgive the man that destroyed her life but everyone Ana’s loves is dead or dying, and our heroine is next on the list of for sins of the past.

The relationship between Ana and Lucifer is one of second chances; a relationship destroyed by the betrayal of someone close, a personal betrayal that forced Ana to push Lucifer out of her life. Luke aka Lucifer Remington never stopped loving our story line heroine but a series of long buried lies, and heart breaking secrets were met with denial and the ultimate betrayal. Their rekindling romance is passionate and intense but Luke Remington struggles to forgive our heroine for sins of the past.

We are reintroduced to several members of the Walker Security Team: Savage and Adam, as well as Blake Savage (via phone). The requisite evil has many faces.

LUCIFER’S SIN is a story of betrayal and vengeance; power and greed; family and friendships, relationships and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is seductive and energetic; the characters are charismatic, determined, and emotionally wounded. LUCIFER’S SINS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

 

I open the door. Ana’s sitting on the edge of the bed, staring at the door. The instant she sees me, her lips part, and her eyes travel my body before jerking back to my face.“You have to put a shirt on. You just—have to.”

My cock is pretty damn pleased with this reaction that says she wants me, but my brain is working overdrive, and for once, overpowering that plaything in my pants. “Why, sweetheart? You want to kiss the scar you gave me better? It’s too late for that. Or maybe, you want to lick me all over? You already did that. You don’t get to do it again. Not after trying to kill me.” I walk to the end of the desk where I left my gun, pick it up, and then lay down on the ground at the foot of the bed. My phone goes to the floor. The gun sits on my gut.

Ana moves to the end of the bed, and sits there, staring down at me. “What are you doing?”

I notice she avoids my name when she would normally do otherwise. I guess she just can’t figure out who I am anymore. Well, I know. And Lucifer fits. She knows, too. “I’m catching a few z’s, and protecting you from anyone that comes in the door. If it so much as jiggles, I’ll sit up and shoot.”

“It’s been a hellish night and morning. Lay on the bed. You can have the side closest to the door. Please.”

I glance up at her. “Sweetheart, if I get in that bed with you, I’ll have you naked in about thirty seconds, and while we’ll both enjoy that, you’ll just hate me for it after. Not to mention we won’t get any sleep.”

“I could say a lot of things to that response, but I probably shouldn’t. We’ll put pillows between us.”

“If you think a pillow will stop me from getting naked with you, you might have been right when you said you never really knew me, Ana. That was right before you shot me, right? I told you. I want to fuck you. I don’t want to sleep next to you.”

She buries her face in her hands and groans a frustrating sound and then glowers at me, all sexy and way too damn hot for my own good. “Fine, Lucifer. Sleep on the damn floor. Just do what you want.” She stands up and walks to the side of the bed before climbing on top.

She tosses a pillow down on top of me. I grab it and stick it under my head. “For the record, me down here and you up there is not what I want. It was never what I wanted, Ana. It’s just who we are now.”

“Yeah,” she says softly. “I know. “

That’s all she says and I want more. But then, I’ve always wanted more when it comes to Ana. And more was never enough.

 


 

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Lisa Renee JonesNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones is the author of the highly acclaimed INSIDE OUT series.

In addition to the success of Lisa’s INSIDE OUT series, she has published many successful titles. The TALL, DARK AND DEADLY series and THE SECRET LIFE OF AMY BENSEN series, both spent several months on a combination of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling lists. Lisa is also the author of the bestselling the bestselling DIRTY MONEY and WHITE LIES series. And will be publishing the first book in her Lilah Love suspense series with Amazon Publishing in March 2018.

Prior to publishing Lisa owned multi-state staffing agency that was recognized many times by The Austin Business Journal and also praised by the Dallas Women’s Magazine. In 1998 Lisa was listed as the #7 growing women owned business in Entrepreneur Magazine.

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Wright That Got Away (Wright 11) by KA Linde-Review tour

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Wright That Got Away (Wright Vineyard 4: Wright 11) by KA Linde-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 22, 2022

Campbell Abbey is the lead singer of the biggest band in the universe right now.

He’s also the boy I fell in love with in high school when no one knew my name.

Now, I have a million followers, teach girls every day how to love themselves and get over that boy that wronged them.

If only I could take my own advice…and not still pine for the Wright that got away.

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REVIEW:. WRIGHT THAT GOT AWAY is the fourth instalment in KA Linde’s contemporary, adult WRIGHT VINEYARD, and eleventh instalment in the WRIGHT erotic, romance series. This is twenty-six year olds, rock star Campbell Abbey, and blogger/TikTokker star Marie ‘Blaire Blush’ Barker’s story line. WRIGHT THAT GOT AWAY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: For followers and fans of KA Linde, there is a slight crossover with the cameo appearance of English and Court Kensington from the author’s CRUEL series

Told from dual first person perspectives (Campbell and Blaire) WRIGHT THAT GOT AWAY is a second chance romance focusing on twenty-six year olds, rock star Campbell Abbey, and Marie ‘Blaire Blush’ Barker. Blaire and Campbell were high school sweethearts in Lubbock Texas but days after graduating Campbell announced he was going to Los Angeles, alone, to make it big in the music industry, leaving a heart broken Blaire behind. Fast forward eight years, wherein Campbell Abbey returns home to help celebrate award winning winery season, a celebration that brings him face to face with the woman he has never forgotten. Enter Blaire Barker, social media star, and the woman with whom he is still in love but Blaire struggles in the face of betrayal and loss, grief and heart break, knowing to catch up with Campbell means to remember the past. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Campbell and Blaire, and the potential fall-out as the past comes full circle, pushing Campbell out of her life, again.

Campbell Abbey knew he was about to destroy Blaire Barker’s heart but Campbell was all about the music, and to stay home, meant never seeing his dream come to fruition. Blaire has always been Campbell’s muse, and with their reconnection, Campbell’s star is about to rise, once again. Blaire Barker never wants to experience the heartbreak of rejection ever again but her love for Campbell is a barely veiled threat to her own privacy, a privacy that will be tested when our heroine moves to LA with the man that she loves.

The relationship between Blaire and Campbell is one of second chances; a rekindling romance in which Campbell ‘s love for Blaire has never waned but forgiveness for past sins will come at a cost. As Blaire and Campbell work on repairing their friendship and relationship, someone else is working behind the scenes to make sure they never get together. The $ex scenes are erotic, emotional and intense without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, many whom we have met in previous story lines: Campbell’s fellow Cosmere bandmates: Michael, Santi, Vivi, Yorke, manager Bobby, and PR agent English Kensington and her husband Court ; Campbell’s sister Nora; Blaire’s assistant Honey; Piper and Hollin Abbey (Wright Rival); Weston Wright; and fellow social media star Nate King. Weston and Nora’s story line is next in ALL THE WRIGHT MOVES.

WRIGHT THAT GOT AWAY is a story of loss and love, betrayal and vengeance; second chances and forgiveness, heart break and acceptance. The premise is emotional, edgy and sensitive; the romance is spicy and provocative; the characters are sassy, spirited, charismatic and wounded.

Previous reviews
A Wright Christmas
One Wright Stand
Wright With Benefits
Serves Me Wright
Wright Rival

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Reviewed by Sandy

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K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of the Avoiding Series, Wrights, and more than thirty other novels. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, binge-watching Supernatural, traveling, and dancing in her spare time.

She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable puppies.

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