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GODS OF FIRE (Children of the Gods 8) by Crea Reitan-Review Tour

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GODS OF FIRE
(Immortal Stream: Children of the Gods Book 8)
by Crea Reitan
Release Date: May 19, 2022
Genre: adult, fantasy, paranormal

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By the time Lena was able to wake the monster god and destroy the idols, too many immortal lives had already been lost, and the camp was decimated in the process. Unable to stand the trauma, the gods move on and become a little more domestic.

While Lena still faces some personal challenges that require her to come to terms with many aspects of her life, she and the men she’s gathered start to truly settle into a home all their own. But there are obstacles in her life that continue to make Lena feel helpless: her best friend’s empty marriage, the looming dread of creating an eighth Onama, and Syna is stuck mid-transition into a vampire.

And then they learn that they didn’t just build their new neighborhood outside a mortal town, but also outside a nest of fire-breathers. And one of these hotheads is beginning to challenge Delete as his beast lays claim to Lena as his mate.

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REVIEW:Definitely not a series to be read out of order, if you do then expect to be a little confused!

After battling the false gods, Lena and her community need to move, it’s no longer safe! But moving to a new home comes with lots of other challenges (and a few surprises)

We have a few new faces joining in this book, and I can’t wait to see where they take the story.

One of the other characters I’ve been reading avidly about gets her HFN (happy for now) ending, she’s been through a lot, so when it’s her turn I hope she gets a better deal than of late.

What this book lacks in action is made up with solid storylines. You don’t need to go at 100 miles an hour all through the book, the s€x scenes don’t need to last for chapters ? continuity and clarity are the key words when dealing with lots of characters. And you definitely get that in this book. I don’t get confused as I did with book one, lots of the characters are becoming firm favourites.,

I’m hoping there will be a few loose ends tied up in the next book (they won’t majorly become an issue, but they were serious enough to be mentioned) ?

Is this a RH (reverse harem) I’d say yes, but there are also dynamics within Lena and her lovers (a little m/m action) that doesn’t make it completely focused on her.

So where does this book take us? It’s possibly starting a new plot. We battled the idols, so that’s done (maybe) we now need to settle down into the new neighbourhood and see where it takes us…..

I could happily watch this as a tv series (a movie wouldn’t be long enough and I’d hate for them to cut too much out) solid characters and a really well thought out storyline.

But if your going to read it, then definitely start at the beginning.

? Reviewed by Julie

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MORTAL SOULS
(Immortal Stream: Children of the Gods Book 1)
by Crea Reitan
Release Date:June 15, 2020
Genre: adult, fantasy, paranormal

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

“My name is Lena. I’m not a God. I’m not even a hero. But this is my adventure: Through the Valley of the Kings to retrieve Pandora’s Box – stolen by the Seven Deadly Sins. Into the Evenfall Mansion to wage battle against a Fire Elemental. To the Akropolis to burn the awoken Nightmares. Through the Underworld to retrieve my soul from the rings of Chaos. Into Mount Olympus to face the big 12.

“At least I have the help of my friends who are gods.”

This isn’t your typical story about Greek gods. If you’re expecting to read about how a girl was fated for a god who will now love only her for the rest of eternity, or perhaps a goddess who had been waiting hundreds of years just to fall in love with that single boy and now her life is complete… well, this is not that story.

These gods are beautiful and they know it. They’re promiscuous and find no reason to hide it. They stay angry for hundreds of years, plotting their petty revenge for even the most insignificant of slights. If you’re a means to an end, they have no qualms about manipulating you to obtain the outcome they desire. That includes your death. Humans, as fun as they are for the gods, are disposable since their life only registers with a god for less than a heartbeat in their eternity.

Join Lena as she navigates her way through the world of the gods with all their beautiful temptation and frightening adversaries. She adventures through the deadly and enchanted. By her side, and sometimes in her bed, are her friends, an array of terrifying, gorgeous beings. And, increasingly, as she journeys through each book, her eyes are opened a little more to the truth of what the gods are: savage, unforgiving, fickle, and ridiculously promiscuous.

Except that, in the end, gods don’t actually have friends. They don’t trust each other or any other soul. So who Lena can trust in a world that has turned her life upside down is never really clear.

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REVIEW: I’ve read a few books by this author before, and noticing these on KU (kindle unlimited) I decided to give them a go (there is nine books in this series so far)

I really liked the pictures Gods family tree and their domains, it’s something I kept going back too, and the back pages have it in more detail.

Book one sets the scene, Olena (Lena) comes from Rhode Island, she’s come to wherever this is to study (I’m thinking this could be the start of a bully romance?) not really knowing anyone is a little daunting , so when the resident hot guy volunteers to show her around she’s a little apprehensive!

The setting of the scenes are detailed and well thought out. The characters are either going to be the ones you root for, or your going to hate. And for a while I wasn’t too keen on any of them! Petty, spiteful and filled with self importance!

It did make for an interesting read, the gods don’t see monogamy or love important, they are only out for themselves. There is a lot of information to process, but once Lena settles down and makes a few friends the characters are easier to follow.

Harry Potter/The Maze/Hunger Games all spring to mind (and I personally think the series would make a great tv series.)

I love Greek mythology, and love reading different spins on the stories we already know and love.

Am I looking forward to reading book two? I think I am.

? Reviewed by Julie

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GODS OF IDOLS
(Immortal Stream: Children of the Gods Book 7)
by Crea Reitan
Release Date:January 21, 2022
Genre: adult, fantasy, paranormal

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LITTLE NIGHTMARES. LITTLE MONSTERS. TERRORS.
The Idols are coming.

They’ve known for two years that the Idols are coming. Despite all the research and preparation, Lena still doesn’t truly understand what that will entail. All she knows is that they drove the local vampire colony mad with bloodlust that compelled them into a violent murder spree before the previous uhnupte sent the idols to their graves until they learned civility several millennia ago.

Lena and her friends know that the idols are not civil. So what has freed them, you ask? The necromancer from a few years ago had disturbed their tomb while he called on the long dead in a misguided effort to get his girlfriend back, allowing the idols to work themselves free. Now camp is filled with their tell-tale warning: the scent of pine, peaches, and rot.

They’ve gathered a whole plethora of immortals from many pantheons to assist in taking down the idols. Yes, Lena is there, the unimpressed vessel to the monster god. But she feels its destructive core and is too afraid to embrace its power.

However, she may not have a choice when she finds her friends falling to what appears to be their permanent deaths.

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REVIEW:Book seven in this series, and it’s definitely not a series you can dip in and out of, they do need to be read in order…..

I like the beginnings of the book, you get a refresher of who is who, what they’ve been doing and their strengths and weaknesses. The names and designations of mortals/vampires/demons/gods do take a little getting use to. In fact some names I can’t pronounce so its usually abbreviated. But the index definitely helps, it also stops the author from repeating themselves too many times.

The gods still like to dabble/sleep with one another, but as the series progresses I do get a sense of cohesion, they might still fool around with one another but nearly as much as they use to.

Lena is the main character in this series, but we do to visit with other people, and I think this keeps the story from getting boring. She has lovers/powers/happiness. But with the imminent arrival of the idols, Lena isn’t sure where this is going……

Idols are false gods, but they’ve grown in power and now threaten the gods and their existence. It’s Lena’s job to stop them, but her powers aren’t ready, she’s still getting use to them.

I like these books because they don’t end on a cliffhanger, not all the problems are solved within the book but a few are (and those are dealt with as the story progresses)

The ending to this book did have me wondering where this would lead Lena to next.

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Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous – meaning it’s not just all the men for one woman. There’s also some M/M action going on. When she can’t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center – and utterly swoon-worthy! Don’t ask her how many book boyfriends she has…

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (don’t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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THEN CAME LOVE (Pleasant Hill-Oak Falls 9) by Melissa Foster

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THEN CAME LOVE (The Bradens & Montgomerys:Pleasant Hill-Oak Falls 9) by Melissa Foster-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 18, 2022

What happens when you find your soul mate but she belongs to someone else?
Months ago, famed wedding-gown designer Jax Braden met the woman of his dreams when a bride-to-be came in for a consultation. He’s tried to move on, but there is no forgetting beautiful, smart, and refreshingly real Jordan Lawler, or the loneliness she cleverly tries to hide. When Jordan hires him to design her wedding gown, Jax knows he’s in trouble, but he cannot walk away. As business meetings turn to late-night confessions, their connection deepens, igniting passion too strong to deny. They’re drawn into an inescapable and forbidden love. Loyalties are tested and hearts are frayed, but neither will cross that invisible line in the sand. Come along for the sexy, emotional ride as Jax and Jordan face their toughest competitors yet—their hearts.

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REVIEW: THEN CAME LOVE is the ninth instalment in Melissa Foster’s contemporary, adult The Bradens & Montgomerys:Pleasant Hill-Oak Falls erotic, romance series- a spin off and companion to a number of the author’s other series. This is twenty-nine year old, wedding-gown designer Jax Braden, and health care administrator and amateur designer Jordan Lawler’s story line. THEN CAME LOVE 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 (Jax and Jordan) THEN CAME LOVE follows the building romance and relationship between twenty-nine year old, wedding-gown designer Jax Braden, and health care administrator and amateur designer Jordan Lawler. Jax Braden fell madly in love with Jordan Lawler the moment they met but Jordan was a client, engaged to someone else, someone who didn’t have the time or patience for our story line heroine. Having postponed her wedding on three previous occasions, Jordan thought she was ready, making plans with Jax Braden to design her gown but as the wedding day drew closer, Jordan began to have doubts, doubts in the wake of too many red flags. Jax Braden knew not to cross the line with our story line heroine but his heart was breaking for the woman whose own heart was about to be trampled and destroyed. What ensues is the building friendship and relationship between Jax and Jordan, and the potential fall-out as Jordan’s life is upended with in more ways than one.

Years before, Jordan Lawler lost her parents and a younger sister to a motor vehicle accident but has spend her life struggling to make sense of what happened and why. Battling between head and heart about her upcoming wedding, Jordan must make a decision that will affect her life, going forward. Jax Braden never thought he would fall for another man’s fiance but our hero refuses to cross the line into the forbidden territory but that never stopped Jax from flirting his way into Jordan’s heart, a heart he is hoping one day to call his own.

The relationship between Jax and Jordan is one of the forbidden. Jordan is engaged to a man who is rarely around, and in this, she begins to have doubts about the man and her future. Falling for Jax was easy but disappointing everyone else was harder to swallow. Jax knows Jordan is his forever but refuses to watch the woman he loves walk down the aisle with somebody else. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate 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 all of whom will play a significant role in our couple’s lives. The back and forth chatter between

THEN CAME LOVE is a story of betrayal and loss, family and friendships, relationships, acceptance, moving forward and love. The premise is emotional and intense; the romance is seductive; the characters are charismatic and determined. Melissa Foster writes wonderful stories of romance and love.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Embracing Her Heart
Anything for Love
Trails of Love
Wild Crazy Hearts
Making you Mine
Searching For Love
Hot For Love
Sweet Sexy Heart

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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.

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Guarding Her (Red Stone Security 18) by Katie Reus-Review tour

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Guarding Her (Red Stone Security 18) by Katie Reus-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Dat May 17, 2022

She never wanted fame…

After a video of her modeling her friend’s new clothing line goes viral, Gia suddenly finds herself thrust into the spotlight. She never wanted fame—she was just having fun and helping a friend. Unfortunately now she’s got a target on her back. Someone out there will do anything to destroy her. Someone who wants her dead.

Now she’s paying the price…

As his best friend’s sister, Gia is off limits. She’s also the woman of Lawson’s dreams—and hottest fantasies. When she’s targeted by a vicious stalker, all bets are off. As a Red Stone Security expert, he’ll keep her safe at any cost. What he doesn’t know is how he’s going to keep her out of his bed, because he’s never wanted anyone as badly as he wants her. He’s all about rules—it’s why he’s such a good bodyguard—while she seems determined to test his control at every step. But if they want to survive, they’ll have to work together to stop the killer…before it’s too late.

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REVIEW: GUARDING HER is the eighteenth instalment in Katie Reus’ contemporary, adult RED STONE SECURITY romantic suspense series. This is illustrator Gia Ferrer , RSS agent Lawson Murphy’s story line. GUARDING HER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from third person perspective GUARDING HER follows the building romance and relationship between illustrator Gia Ferrer , RSS agent Lawson Murphy. Lawson Murphy has lusted after his best friend’s sister Gia for as long as he can remember but the bro-code means hands off, and Lawson watches from the sidelines as Gia moves on with her life. When the opportunity to become a swimwear model for her friend’s clothing line presents itself, Gia reluctantly agrees but soon after, the online stalkers and comments become threatening and all too real. Enter Lawson Murphy, who becomes Gia’s personal body guard and protector. What ensues is the building but forbidden relationship between Gia and Lawson, and the potential fall-out when Gia becomes the social media darling, and someone targets our story line heroine.

Lawson Murphy knows not to cross the line with his best friend’s sister but when our hero is hired to protect Gia Ferrer from an unknown stalker, Lawson must take a professional stance, struggling with his attraction to the woman who calls to his heart. Gia Ferrer has no idea who is behind the threats but when the personal responsible gets too close for comfort, Gia knows that it’s time to call in help from the man with whom she is falling in love.

Meanwhile, Clarita and Carlos, Gia’s soon to be extended in-laws, are battling some demons of their own. Carlos is always working late, rarely home, and Clarita believes the man that she loves has fallen for someone else.

The relationship between Gia and Lawson is one of immediate attraction. Gia believes Lawson is disinterested, in the wake of rejection and often being ignored but Lawson is keeping his distance in order to protect a friendship. As the threats against Gia Ferrer increase, so too does Lawson’s need for, and attraction to our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are limited but seductive and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we have met in previous story lines. We are introduced to Gia’s brother Juan, his fiancé Angel, Clarita and Carlos, as well as several members of the crew at the swimwear shoot.

GUARDING HER is a story of betrayal and vengeance, obsession and control, understanding, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is passionate; the characters are energetic and strong-willed.

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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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Ryker (San Francisco Shockwaves 1) by Samantha Lind-review tour

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Ryker (San Francisco Shockwaves 1) by Samantha Lind-review tour

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After years of trying to get back home to be closer to my daughter, I finally secured a spot on the newly expanded San Francisco Shockwaves.

Juggling being the newly appointed Captain of the team and taking on full-time fatherhood to a teenager sends my life into chaos.

I quickly find myself needing someone who can pick up the pieces and keep my life in order as I certainly can’t do it alone.

I just never thought my savior would be the sexy woman next door- the one I can’t keep my mind or eyes off every chance I get.

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 19, 2022

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REVIEW:RYKER is the first instalment in Samantha Lind’s contemporary, adult SAN FRANCISCO SHOCKWAVES erotic, hockey romance series. This is San Francisco Shockwaves team captain Ryker Jorgensen, and Avery Reid’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ryker and Avery) RYKER follows the building romance and relationship between San Francisco Shockwaves team captain Ryker Jorgensen, and Avery Reid. Ryker Jorgensen is hoping to get traded to the San Francisco Shockwaves, the new expansion team, placing him closer to his fifteen year old daughter but Ryker never expected to fall in love with his sexy new neighbor, a woman who has stolen his heart, and his daughter’s as well. Enter Avery Reid. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Avery and Ryker, as our couple navigate a life in which Ryker spends quite a bit of time on the road.

The relationship between Ryker and Avery is one of immediate attraction. Condo neighbors who find themselves falling for one another as the hockey season progresses. Ryker’s daughter Ellie is fifteen years old, and Avery has volunteered to ensure Ellie is looked after while her father is on the road. As Avery and Ryker’s relationship becomes more serious, Ryker is considering a permanent future with our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Avery’s best friend Tori; Ryker’s daughter Ellie, as well as several members of the San Francisco Shockwaves including center Aiden Fox. Aiden and Tori’s story line is next.

RYKER is a story of family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is heart warming and engaging-there is absolutely no conflict, no hardships to overcome, no outside interference or threats. The characters are energetic and dynamic but their development is limited due to the lack of any struggle; the romance is seductive and energetic..

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Reviewed by Sandy

Samantha Lind is a contemporary romance author. Having spent the first 27 years of her life in Alaska, she now calls Iowa home where she lives with her husband and two sons. She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, watching hockey (Go Knights Go!), and listening to country music.

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Lighthouse Way (Huckleberry Bay 1) by Kristen Proby-review tour

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Lighthouse Way (Huckleberry Bay 1) by Kristen Proby-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 17, 2022

Luna Winchester’s life is firmly entrenched in the coastal town of Huckleberry Bay, Oregon. A fourth-generation lightkeeper, Luna is carrying on the Winchester tradition by tending to the lighthouse. Plus, she’s decided to renovate a long-abandoned building on the property and make it a B&B, Luna’s Light. Surrounded by family and her two childhood best friends, her life is full.

Wolfe Conrad is in hiding, and he’s come to Huckleberry Bay to heal. A career-ending accident on the track nearly took his life, and now he seeks refuge to try and build a new one. The quaint town’s slow pace rattles the man whose first love is fast cars—and then there’s the beautiful innkeeper, who rattles him in different ways.

Falling in love with Luna definitely isn’t part of Wolfe’s plan. Local legends that tell of unrequited love and despair? Unbelievable. But stranger things have happened, like two strangers falling in love…

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REVIEW:LIGHTHOUSE WAY is the first (and slightly paranormal) instalment in Kristen Proby’s contemporary, adult HUCKLEBERRY WAY erotic, romance series. This is former race car driver Wolfe Conrad, and B&B owner Luna Winchester’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Luna and Wolfe) LIGHTHOUSE WAY follows in the aftermath of a career ending crash for race car driver Wolfe Conrad. Having never expected to return home or settle down in the immediate future, Wolfe finds himself struggling with his next direction in life until reconnecting with a woman from his past. Luna Winchester has lived all of her life in Huckleberry Bay, Oregon, and is about to turn her family home into a bed and breakfast, and coming face to face with her past in the guise of Wolfe Conrad, the man with whom Luna will fall in love. Wolfe Conrad is hoping to open a garage and repair shop for classic cars in Huckleberry Bay but first Wolfe is hoping to seduce the woman that calls to his heart. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Wolfe and Luna as our couple must navigate their futures while venturing on different paths.

The relationship between Luna and Wolfe is a friends to lovers romance in which Wolfe’s reputation with the ladies precedes his return to Huckleberry Bay. Luna has plans to open an upscale B&B while Wolfe finds he may be the target of jealousy or revenge. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Luna’s friends June and Sarah: Luna’s brother Apollo, Apollo’s friends Tanner, as well as Wolfe’s friend and soon to be business partner Zeke. A large number of locals come in and out of our couple’s lives.

LIGHTHOUSE WAY is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; the past, present and the future; determination, acceptance and revelations. The premise is captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen lives in Montana with her husband and their four pets, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.

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KISS MY GIRAFFE (Boys of the Bayou Gone Wild 7) by Erin Nicholas

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KISS MY GIRAFFE (Boys of the Bayou Gone Wild 7) by Erin Nicholas-Review & Excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 17, 2022

Fiona knew Knox would be mad when she moved in next door.
And not because she brought a collection of wild animals with her.

And she was right.

So she intended to leave him alone. Mostly.

But he’s not ignoring her. He’s actively working to send her and her “ridiculous menagerie” (rude) right back out of town.

Still, as hard as she tries, it’s impossible to stop thinking about the small town grump’s long hair and tattoos and that mouth.

Not the one that’s almost always set in a grim line and says things like, “you got a permit for that?”

Nope, the one that kisses her like she’s everything he’s ever wanted and says very dirty things in her ear. And sweet, protective, supportive things. Sometimes. Accidentally. When she catches him off-guard.

The one that also says he only wants a long-distance fling with her. Nothing serious. And that he never dates women he sees every day. Like his neighbor.

Well, fine. If he doesn’t want her—and her unbelievable past and that-can’t-be-real future—then she doesn’t want him either. He can just kiss her…giraffe. (Yeah, she actually has a couple of those.)

Now she just needs to convince her heart to give him up.

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REVIEW: KISS MY GIRAFFE is the seventh instalment in Erin Nicholas’ contemporary, adult BOYS OF THE BAYOU GONE WILD erotic, romance series- a spin off from the author’s BOYS OF THE BAYOU, and HOT CAKES series. This is city manager Knox, and animal rescuer/rehabber Fiona Grady’s story line. KISS MY GIRAFFE 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 third person perspectives (Knox and Fiona) KISS MY GIRAFFE is a frenemies to friends to lovers story line focusing on the building relationship between is city manager Knox, and animal rescuer/rehabber Fiona Grady. For months, every time Fiona Grady returns to the Bayou she seeks out our story line hero for a few nights of fun-a friends with benefits relationship that is about to be upended with Fiona’s decision to move permanently to Autre, Louisiana. Knox doesn’t do relationships, in fact, he has sworn off any women who live or work in the Autre area but Fiona’s arrival comes with a few surprises, surprises that are, once again, going to turn Knox’s life upside down. Fiona Grady is often called onto make emergency rescues, and Knox is about to find out, to what extent, Fiona is willing to give up her life for the animals she loves. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Knox and Fiona, and the potential fall-out as Fiona must decided between her life in Autre, Louisiana or returning home to share in the family responsibilities.

Fiona Grady has a few secrets, secrets that shine a light on a lifestyle many, including Knox, knew nothing about. As Fiona’s secret reveals several layers of classified and privileged information, the revelations keeps coming, until all of Fiona’s family comes to Autre, Louisiana in the hopes of Fiona returning back home.

The relationship between Knox and Fiona is a frenemies to lovers in which Knox struggles to accept Fiona’s move to Autre Louisiana. Burned in the past, Knox doesn’t do relationships, doesn’t believe in love, and refuses to commit to anything beyond the present. Fiona’s multi-layered secret was about to upend the small Bayou town of Autre Louisiana but Knox’s inability to commit, pushes our heroine out of his life. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including several characters from previous story lines , as well as te introduction of Fiona’s brothers Cian and Torin; Saoirse, Colin and Fiona’s grandfather Diarmuid. For followers of the interconnected series, the author has added an index and breakdown of the main and recurring characters at the beginning of the book, revealing and reminding of each connection, relationship, book and series.

KISS MY GIRAFFE is a story of family, relationships, secrets and love. The fast paced premise is twisted and heartwarming ; the characters are charismatic, dynamic and flirty; the romance is seductive and captivating. For fans or followers of the ‘Tiger King’™ train wreck, you will notice many similarities when the story line ventures into a tiger rescue.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Otterly Irresistible
Heavy Petting
Flipping Love You
Sealed With a Kiss
Head Over Hooves
Say It Like You Mane It

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Reviewed by Sandy

NOTE: Excerpt intended for mature readers due to strong language and text.

“Remember that thing we talked about at Christmas?”
Knox felt his gut clench. They’d talked about sleeping together. And him becoming the temporary foster dad to three baby otters.
And they’d kissed for the first time. A kiss that had been causing annoying, unwelcome, frustrating dirty dreams for three fucking months.
“About having a salacious affair where we sneak around behind our friends’ backs and sleep together whenever I’m in town?” she pressed when he didn’t answer.
“Yes. I remember.”
Too well. He was incredibly pissed about how often he’d replayed that conversation and how restless he’d been waiting for her to call or come back to Autre.
He didn’t pine for women. Ever. He did the opposite of that.
But now she was here. And Knox wasn’t sure what he was feeling. Her showing up unannounced wasn’t unusual. Fiona Grady rolled into Autre without warning more often than not in her grape-soda-purple truck that sent his heart hammering and cock hardening.
But it had been three months since he’d seen her. Since they’d talked. Since he’d had any clue what she was doing, where she was, how she was.
Suddenly, she was on his doorstep asking about their plan to bang whenever she was in town for a couple of days?
“Okay, well, there’s something I need to tell you that will make you not want to do that anymore,” she said. “So I was wondering if maybe you wanted to get naked together once before I told you and ruined everything?”
He opened his mouth to reply. Then shut it without a word. What the hell?
He glanced over his shoulder. Three minutes ago, he’d been sitting at his kitchen table doing paperwork with a cup of coffee and listening to a podcast about new creative urban development ideas.
Now the woman he was low-level obsessed with was on his porch asking if he wanted to have sex before she told him something that would make him not want to have sex with her anymore.
He ran a hand through his hair. This was why Fiona Grady was no good for him. She came into his carefully controlled and organized life and made things chaotic and messy.
“Are you sick?” he asked.
“Sick? No.”
“Dying?”
“No.”
“Is anyone dying?”
“No.”
“Are you married?” He braced himself. He knew very little about this woman, actually, and if she belonged to someone else, he’d… leave her alone. And hate that man. And never forgive her for stirring him up like this.
“Absolutely not.”
“Engaged?”
“No.”
Okay, that was all…way too much of a relief. He should not be this happy to hear that.
“Did you kill someone?” he asked.
She tipped her head, her mouth curling. “Is that a definite deal-breaker?”
No, probably not. Knox narrowed his eyes.
“No, I haven’t killed anyone.”
“Are the Feds looking for you? Or will I be implicated in some kind of crime if I let you in?”
“Not that I’m aware of.”
“That’s not a no.”
“I’m just being honest.”
Fair enough. Fiona was a wild animal advocate. The type of person to show up at roadside petting zoos and ‘circuses’ to monitor how the animals were treated and hand out literature to people attending the events, raising awareness about the poor conditions and treatment of those animals. She showed up to help rescue and care for animals, wild and domestic, after natural disasters such as hurricanes and wildfires. She regularly lobbied local, state, and even the national government for animal protections.
The chance that she could have done something in the “gray area” for one of her causes was pretty good.
The problem with that was he knew that wouldn’t keep him from wanting her.
She was precisely the kind of woman he should be avoiding.
He studied her face for another long moment, then gave in to the inevitable. He pushed his door open.
“Yeah?” she asked.
“Yeah.”
She wasn’t dying, wasn’t married, and hadn’t killed anyone. And he wanted her more than he’d ever wanted another woman in his life. So how was he possibly going to shut the door on her? After three months of missing her? He wasn’t that strong. Or stupid.

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Erin Nicholas has been writing romances almost as long as she’s been reading them. To date, she’s written over thirty sexy, contemporary novels that have been described as “toe-curling,” “enchanting,” “steamy,” and “fun.” She adores reluctant heroes, imperfect heroines, and happily ever afters.

Erin lives in the Midwest, where she enjoys spending time with her husband (who only wants to read the sex scenes in her books), her kids (who will never read the sex scenes in her books), and her family and friends (who claim to be “shocked” by the sex scenes in her books).

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WRECKED FROM MALICE (RBMC MC 4) by Crimson Syn-Review Tour

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WRECKED FROM MALICE: New Orleans (RBMC MC 4) by Crimson Syn-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 17, 2022

Welcome to the Royal Bastards MC. Where Loyalty is King and Code is the only way to survive.

RIDDICK
No one here knows my story.
Nor do they need to know.
My life is a series of malicious events.
Some were carried out by me.
Some were executed by others.
Let’s just say, the world isn’t pretty out there.
Except for her.
Abigail Beaugard.
The Mayor’s daughter and my fatal downfall.
Innocent and sweet, she’s about to see the world through my eyes.
I only hope she’s not wrecked from the malice.

ABIGAIL
Riddick was everything my father hated,
All wrapped up in tattoos, tight leather, and a sordid past.
I wasn’t supposed to see him again,
But circumstances brought him back to me.
Turns out he’s the only one I can turn to.
The only one who will keep me safe.
My father has made the wrong connections,
And now I’m in danger.
But I’m not sure who is more dangerous.
The men who are after my family,
Or the biker who has completely wrecked me.
No matter what malice tries to intervene
He has no idea what I’ll do to stay by his side.

•••••

REVIEW: WRECKED FROM MALICE by Crimson Syn is a contemporary, adult, dark, erotic, MC romance series set in the multi-authored/ multi-chapter Royal Bastards MC series fourth run. This is thirty-six year old, Thomas ‘Riddick’ Jensen, and nineteen year old, Abigail Beaumont’s story line. WRECKED FROM MALICE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as several events cross over from previous story lines or series, or are as of a direct results from earlier developments.

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

Told from several first person perspectives including Riddick, Abigail, Jameson & Malice, following two times lines WRECKED FROM MALICE focuses on Riddick’s latest assignment –to guard and protect New Orlean’s Mayor Beaumont’s daughter Abigail, a young woman Riddick ‘met’ six months earlier but Abigail refuses to become a prisoner in her own home even in the face of threats against her own father. Meanwhile, Riddick has spent ten years searching for the man that killed his sister, a man who is determined to finish what he started. What ensues is the sexual relationship between Riddick and Abigail, and the fall-out as Riddick’s past comes full circle, in an attempt to destroy our story line couple.

The relationship between Riddick and Abigail is one of the forbidden, Six months earlier, Abigail tried to exert her independence, spending a few glorious minutes with our story line hero. Riddick never forgot about Abigail but never knowing her last name, Riddick was unable to locate the woman that starred in his fantasies and dreams. Working for the Mayor of New Orleans, Riddick and the New Orleans chapter of the RBMC will discover the Mayor is not as clean as he leads everyone to believe. Riddick knows to get involved with Abigail Beaumont could mean the end of his affiliation with the RBMC but the past is about to ravage and consume what’s left of our story line hero. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense with some scenes of discipline, bondage and ‘daddy’ kink.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Elrik Jameson (Inked in Vengeance 1), Taron “Knuckles” Brown (Scarred by Pain 2) ,Julian Scorn (Afflicted with Desire 3), Snare, Rooster; Abigail’s father Mayor Beaumont, and his head of security Lou Rosado. The requisite evil has many faces.

WRECKED FROM MALICE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, death and destruction, power and control, assault and shatter. The premise is dark, gritty and raw; the romance is erotic and steamy; the characters are charismatic but broken and devastated.

Previous Reviews
Inked in Vengeance
A Biker for Christmas
Scarred by Pain
A Cowboy Under the Mistletoe
Quivering Heart
Afflicted with Desire
The Enforcer’s Holiday Package
Soul Fire

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Reviewed by Sandy

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My name is Crimson Syn, not really, but what fun is it to use my real name. Instead I’ll use my inner goddess’ name, it’s much more fun that way. I grew up in New York City where I had a wonderful education, loving parents and awesome friends. What more could a girl ask for?

I started writing at the age of sixteen. The first romance I read was Stephanie Laurens’ Devil’s Bride. Since then I have been influenced by dozens of flourishing romance authors and even more dashing and daring rogues. I must say it, but Fifty Shades was not my first erotic romance, nor did it influence me to start writing them. If you’ve never read Mary Balogh, Elizabeth Hoyt, Lisa Kleypas, Bertrice Small or A.N. Roquelaure’s Sleeping Beauty trilogy, then you’re missing out. Those were my sweet introductions to erotic romance, and boy were they hot.

So here I am, after reading so many wonderful stories, I have too many sinful tales of my own not to share. I like my alphas rough and possessive, and I have no shame in saying it or writing it. I had delightfully wicked teachers growing up, their books took me to new worlds and brought me new loves. So, I want to do the same for you. I want to indulge my readers in those steamy reads that will send them into the arms of dangerous alphas and deliciously sexy rogues, without leaving the confines of their nice warm bed. If I am able to entice your inner goddesses, then I have done my job and I am satisfied.

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LOVE YOU LIKE THAT(Excess All Areas) by Scarlett Cole-review tour

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LOVE YOU LIKE THAT (Excess All Areas 4) by Scarlett Cole-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release date May 17, 2022.

Zoe Atkins wanted exactly one thing. To be the world’s greatest percussionist. Instead, she’s on a tour bus engaged in a stupid bet with rock star, Alex King, trying to fill the hole left behind when her dream gave up on her.

The prickly former percussionist wasn’t supposed to steal his heart. With her distrust of lipstick and love of men’s pyjamas, she was everything playboy, Alex, didn’t want in a lover. At least, that’s what he thought when he bet her he could find her a hook up during their tour. Until he’s forced to watch the woman he’s come to desire leave the bar with her perfect guy, taking a piece of his already bruised and battered heart with her.

Now it’s up to the Sad Fridays’ rocker to use his passionate powers of persuasion to convince Zoe he’s more than her wingman. He’s her everything.

A grumpy-sunshine, rockstar romance.

•••••

REVIEW: LOVE YOU LIKE THAT is the fourth instalment in Scarlett Cole’s contemporary, adult EXCESS ALL AREAS erotic, rock romance series focusing on the members of the British rock band Sad Fridays. This is thirty-one year old, Sad Fridays’ percussionist Alex King, and percussionist/author assistant Zoe Atkins’ story line. LOVE YOU LIKE THAT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise there may be triggers for more sensitive readers including rope play, bondage, Domination and submission.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Zoe and Alex) LOVE YOU LIKE THAT focuses on the friends to lovers relationship between thirty-one year old, Sad Fridays’ percussionist Alex King, and percussionist/author assistant Zoe Atkins. Zoe Atkins is rapidly losing her hearing, and her career and university degree in music has been placed on hold. Working remotely for a romance author, Zoe had plenty of time to spend with her best friend Cerys, Sad Friday’s music producer, who convinced our heroine to come along on the band’s latest European tour but Zoe never expected to become the focus of the band’s percussionist Alex King, the man with whom Zoe will fall in love. Alex is determined to be Zoe’s wingman, in the hopes of getting our heroine laid but no one is ever good enough, and Alex often struggles in the face of another man’s attraction. Alex is a bit of a manwh*re, whose pansexual lifestyle is fodder for the fans and paparazzi alike but as Alex begins to search for a potential match for our story line heroine, he soon realizes that the only man for Zoe, is quite possibly himself. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Zoe and Alex, and the potential fall out as Alex’s past refuses to let go.

Alex King has a reputation, and he is happy to seduce both men and women, but as Alex and Zoe grow closer together, Alex’s past wants to rekindle what was and what will never be. Zoe Atkins always thought she would have a career in music but never expected to lose her hearing before graduating from university with her music degree. Working as an author’s assistant, Zoe begins to fantasize about the love scenes where Alex and Zoe are the leading couple, a fantasy that is about to come true. As the tour begins to take on a life of its’ own, Alex and Zoe begin to make plans for a more permanent relationship, as Zoe begins to wonder if she will ever play music again.

The relationship between Zoe and Alex is a friends to lovers; a seductive romance in which Alex wants his own happily ever after, having watched as his band mates, friends and family are quickly falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including the members of Sad Fridays: Matt and Isabel (One Day Like This 1), Jase and Cerys (Next Time I Fall 2), Willow and Luke (How Good it Was 3), as well as Alex’s brother Ben, Chaya, Simon, Ben, Ed and Grandma Nan.

LOVE YOU LIKE THAT is a story of family and relationships, friendships and understanding, obsession and betrayal, happiness and love. The character driven premise is captivating and impassioned; the romance is seductive and intense; the characters are energetic, charismatic and fallible.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

I am represented by Beth Phelan at The Bent Agency, NY.

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