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The Fall of Faith by Jeff Berney-a review

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The Fall of Faith by Jeff Berney-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 30, 2022

How strong is your faith?
“The Fall of Faith” is a gritty domestic thriller about love, faith and the consequences of doing whatever it takes to survive. The book follows Jimmy, a trucker on his last run who has nothing to go home to. When his truck breaks down in Eden, Missouri, Jimmy learns the hard way that the small town is nothing like its biblical namesake. And he soon finds himself falling in love with a local woman as danger closes in on him from every angle.

Will he find love at long last? Will he make it out of Eden alive? Or will he lose his life along with his faith?

Faith comes in many forms. It can take years to find and seconds to lose. And nothing, not money nor even morality, can help you hold onto it once it begins to slip away.

How far would you be willing to go to regain your faith in something bigger than yourself?

That’s the question a cast of crazy, colorful characters confronts as Jimmy, a lost trucker, seeks redemption after a chance encounter with a stripper whose seductive secret threatens to unravel a town full of sin and deeply buried lies.

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REVIEW:THE FALL OF FAITH by Jeff Berney is a contemporary, adult, dark thriller focusing on a truck driver named Jimmy, and the people of a small town called Eden, somewhere on the border between Kansas and Missouri.

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

Told from third person perspective THE FALL OF FAITH focuses on truck driver Jimmy. On his last day, and last run for the Walmart Corporation, Jimmy falls victim to a hooker, a stripper, a hit and run, and the destruction of his truck as he heads out of town to make his final run. Landing in Eden, a small town somewhere on the border between Kansas and Missouri, Jimmy finds himself wondering if he has entered an alternate reality as the freakish and outlandish behaviors give rise to near death experiences and physical attacks. From the bizarre to the curious, the unusual and the peculiar, the eccentric and odd people of Eden are a mix of inbreeding, anti-social, drug addicted and alcoholic citizens. Feeling like a prisoner in body and mind, Jimmy struggles to move forward, especially when he discovers that his truck is now a hostage of a questionable mechanic, the town is inundated with the curiousity seeking alien sinkholes, and our hero has fallen in love with a stripper who knows she will never be able to leave Eden on her own or alive.

An offbeat collection of deviant and exceptional people make up the town of Eden: from stripper KC, Kenny the bartender, Beryl the store clerk, bike riding Reggie Dandle the Transvestite, Roland the ‘headless’ cop, the homeless Mayor, Vic the mortician that doubles as the town doctor with tendencies towards depravity, Father Dominick, and a motherless child, Jimmy finds himself walking a path towards the end.

THE FALL OF FAITH is a haunting, gritty and dark mix of ‘Twin Peaks’ meets ‘Hotel California’ meets ‘American Horror Story’. Explanations defy, the reality of the unreal cannot be denied; Jimmy is but a memory to anyone who cared; was it fate or something else that brought Jimmy to Eden?

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Wolf is Mine by Paige Tyler – a Review

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The Wolf is Mine by Paige Tyler – a Review

 

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Werewolf Connor Malone and his SWAT team are in San Antonio looking for their teammate. But Connor can’t stop worrying about his cat who went missing the morning he left Dallas. His furry friend has been by his side since he found her a year ago, and the fact that she’s disappeared is weighing on him. Things get much worse when he and his team realize they’re up against a powerful creature they might not be able to defeat…

Back in Dallas, Connor’s feline friend turns out to be the powerful woman who introduces herself as Kat Davenport…a witch who needs the SWAT team’s help to defeat the wicked warlock who cursed her. And when she and Connor are thrown together again, there will be no denying the connection they already share, and the white-hot chemistry that sizzles between them.

 

 

Review:

The Wolf is Mine by Paige Tyler is the 13th book in her fantastic SWAT series.  Connor Malone is part of the SWAT team, and with two of their members missing, he and a few members of the SWAT team investigate; only for them to enter a magical sign that also traps them.   

In the previous books, we knew about Kat, the cat, who spend lots of time with Connor, and he was worried when Kat was missing.  But it turns out that the cat has changed to a human, and really is a witch; who was under a binding spell, when the warlock killed everyone in her coven. Kat was given two weeks to become human, then the curse made her a cat again.   Kat Davenport returns to the pack compound to seek help, and those at the compound are shocked to see the human Kat.  She learns that Connor is among those also now missing, but she recognizes the magical sign that has them trapped.  Kat convinces the remaining team to allow her to go with them, and find a way to break the spell, and rescue them.

The SWAT team with help from Kat (now a witch) manages to rescue their packmates.  Connor is shocked to find out that the beautiful woman, who embraces him during the rescue, is the cat who stayed with him.  Kat, had loved Connor, in her cat form, as well as now as a human; at first Connor was having a hard time trying to deal with this new development. 

A few teenagers have gone missing, just vanishing out of their houses and nobody seems to know where they’ve gone. The team realizes that their newest enemy is a powerful warlock, who was the one who put the spell on Kat.   She needs to utilize her powers to help the team defeat this nemesis, who could destroy them all.  When Kat realizes the enemy is the warlock that put the spell on her, she needs to decide if she should stay and help fight or run away so that she can save Connor and the SWAT team.

What follows is a suspenseful, exciting, action filled story, with lots of Intrigue and mystery that kept me unable to put the book down.  I loved Kat and Connor together, as they made a great couple; especially when he realizes that she is the ‘One’ (his soulmate). I also loved all the members of the pack, who were great secondary characters, that had a wonderful bond.  The Wolf is Mine was a fantastic addition to this wonderful series, as well as very well written by Paige Tyler. 

Reviewed by Barb

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Axe’s Havoc / Joker’s Oath (Wheel Mongers) by Jean Marie-reviews

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Axe’s Havoc / Joker’s Oath (Wheel Mongers MC 1 & 2) by Jean Marie-reviews

AXE’S HAVOC
(Wheel Mongers MC 1)
by Jean Marie
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, MC , romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release date November 27, 2022

I’m in more trouble than I’d originally thought…
My life is in danger and this stranger named Axe is offering me protection.

The only catch?
I would have to completely change my identity and pretend to be his…

Road Rage MC is after my life.
I hate my brother for putting me in this position, and I can’t believe that I’m having to pay for his wrongdoings.

Axe looks like a Greek God and his chiseled body momentarily makes me forget that his kisses are just for show.
He holds me like my life depends on it.
Honestly, it does.

I couldn’t leave his side if I wanted to.
Pretending to be his woman is getting easier by the day.
But our problems seem to be getting bigger by the moment.

Now there’s a bounty on me. It’s no longer about the money.
It’s about revenge.
Would Axe be able to shield me from the madness and keep me from ending up dead?

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REVIEW: AXE’S HAVOC is the first instalment in Jean Marie’s contemporary adult WHEEL MONGERS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is Benjamin ‘Axe’ Hobbs, and Kimberly Hall’s story line.

Told from first person perspective (Kimberly) AXE’S HAVOC follows in the wake of our heroine caught between a potential MC war. A call from her delinquent and drug addicted brother Jason finds Kimberly Hall facing down several members of the Road Rage MC. Jason Hall owes money to the Road Rage MC and our heroine is payment for a debt. Fighting for her life, Kim is ‘kidnapped’ aka rescued by a member of the Wheel Mongers MC, a rescue that will place a target on our story line hero. Hoping to protect the woman he will eventually claim as his own, Axe and the Wheel Mongers MC put together a plan to take down the Road Rage MC. What ensues is the building relationship between Axe and Kim, and the potential fall-out as our heroine refuses to sit back and wait for the Wheel Mongers MC to get things done.

Kimberly Hall has no idea about the MC lifestyle but she is about to get a crash course into the who, what and why . In hiding, in disguise with the Wheel Mongers MC Kim finds herself falling for the man who had saved her life but all is not well within the Wheel Mongers MC-a mole is suspected, and every move is countered by the Road Rage MC.

The relationship between Kim and Axe begins as a rescue; a fake relationship needed to protect our story line heroine but fake quickly turns real, and Axe is desperate to protect the woman with whom he will fall in love in the face of her refusing to remain behind and stay out of trouble. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense 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 Zipper, Cowboy, Nuts, Kim’s brother Jason, Red Spades Zerk. We are introduced to Squeaky and Punchy, and club president Joker, whose story is next.

AXE’S HAVOC is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and friendships. The fast paced premise is entertaining, engaging and interesting; the romance is provocative; the characters are feisty and determined

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Reviewed by Sandy

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JOKER’S OATH
(Wheel Mongers MC 2)
by Jean Marie
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, MC , romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 1, 2023

Nothing could have prepared me to take him on as a client.
Not even the years of facing hardened criminals being a defense attorney.

Quentin Emilio Patterson, the man that insists I call him Joker.

Unprofessional would be one way to describe him… mildly.
A tattooed bad boy and President of the Wheel Mongers MC, Joker couldn’t care less about what the world thinks of him.
He’s in big trouble with the law but still makes everyone dance on his little finger.
Oh, his charm makes me go weak in the knees, and don’t even get me started on that smile.

Believe me, those are not the thoughts I usually think when I’m with clients.
But for some reason, Joker makes my head spin.
His behavior infuriates me but I still catch myself fantasizing about his lips.

Yes, he’s confident in my abilities as his lawyer, but I feel like he’s keeping something from me that could win this case.
It’s up to me to figure this out… while keeping my sanity intact. And resisting not jumping his bones.

The thought of losing sends shivers down my spine and my heart feels so tied to this case.
But the question is… will Joker let me do my job and get him out of this prison cell? Or will I never get to feel those lips on mine?

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REVIEW: JOKER’S OATH is the second instalment in Jean Marie’s contemporary adult WHEEL MONGERS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is club President Quentin Emilio ‘Joker’ Patterson, and attorney Shannon Armstrong’s story line. JOKER’S OATH can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as Joker’s story begins in book one AXE’S HAVOC.

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

Told from first person perspective (Shannon) JOKER’S OATH focuses on the legal defence of Wheel Mongers MC President Quentin Emilio ‘Joker’ Patterson. At the end of book one, Joker turned himself in for the shooting death of the Road Rage MC president Jackknife. Attorney Shannon Armstrong had been hired to defend our story line hero but from the outset Shannon suspected Joker wasn’t telling the entire story. As the trial progressed, bits of information filtered down, and our heroine began to amass a defence to free the man with whom she will fall in love. What ensues is the dense of Joker, the building romance and relationship between our leading couple, and the potential fall-out when the new president of the Road Rage MC pushes the boundaries between the warring MCs.

The relationship between Joker and Shannon begins when Shannon is hired as Joker’s attorney but threats of another nature have targeted Shannon behind the scenes. With information forwarded from a reluctant witness, Shannon is able to free the man with whom she will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to several members of the Wheel Mongers MC including Axe and Kim (Axe’s Havoc), Punchy and Squeaky, Cowboy, and meth dealer Dale Lott. The requisite evil has many faces.

JOKER’S OATH is a story of secrets and lies, power and determination, love and acceptance. The premise is captivating; the romance is provocative with some scenes of spanking; the characters are powerful and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Doc Showmance by Zoe Forward – a Review

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Doc Showmance by Zoe Forward – a Review

 

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I would say Dr. Ian Todd is my archenemy. But that would require us acknowledging each other, which we haven’t done since we graduated veterinary school.

He’s famous. As in, he’s the world’s “Sexiest Veterinarian Alive” with his own wildlife TV show and a string of glamorous girlfriends.

I’m infamous as a reality TV emergency veterinarian with a snark mouth, take-no-crap attitude, and zero dating life.

When asked to fake a romance with him on TV to boost my ER show’s ratings, I want to say no-way, but the extra money will pay off my brother’s loan shark debt. Even though Ian broke my heart, playing his love interest shouldn’t be hard, especially if it means getting to watch him squirm.

Lines get blurred when the TV setups stop feeling fake. Can I chance this might be real love?

 

 

Review:

Doc Showmance by Zoe Forward is a wonderful fun romantic novel.  We meet Amber Hardin, one of the main Veterinarian Doctors at the San Diego Emergency Hospital, which is also a live TV show, that is very popular.  Amber is one of the best veterinarians there is, as well as being badass, always protecting the animals who come to the hospital.  In a short time, her popularity has grown, especially as she has no qualms about her snark comments that comes out of her mouth; the fans love her.    Amber is very good at her job.

Ian Todd, is an internet sensation, with his own wildlife TV Show, and he is a very hot hunk.  Management has forced Ian to join the San Diego Emergency Show, and both Amber and Ian are not happy about this. Both went to veterinary school, and totally disliked each other.  Despite their dislike of each other, management has increased the money for them to work together, and enact a fake romance on the air.

Slowly, they begin to respect each other, which will change, as the chemistry between them sizzles.  When they are forced to attend Ian’s family Thanksgiving dinner,  Amber sees Ian in a different light, when she meets the family and sees how awful they all are.  The romance between Ian and Amber escalates, even if they both know the fake tv romance will end soon. I really loved the two of them together, as they made a great couple, once they got past vet school 7 years ago. Ian loved watching Amber’s success, always finding the right thing to save the animals.  When another Doctor tries to take over an operation, knowing it was Amber’s case, and she knew how to save the dog; all hell broke loose, and Ian stepped in to help fight off the crazy doctor. 

What follows was a wonderful hot romance, with a terrific Veterinarian background, with seeing how so many wonderful dogs are saved, a fantastic couple, and wonderful secondary characters. Doc Showmance was a fantastic, wonderful, fun story, that was so very well written by Zoe Forward.  I learned after I finished the book, that Forward is indeed a veterinarian in real life, which gave us such a wonderful view of animal hospitals.   I suggest you read this book, as I loved it.

Reviewed by Barb

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Grimm (Toxic Warriors MC 4) by EC Land-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 7, 2023

If only for one night she were mine.

Grimm

I’ve done everything in my power to keep away from the one woman I want most. Not only because she’s a brother’s daughter, but because she’s too young. To have her, she would have to give up everything else.

Danger comes to our doorstep, not for the first time, more like a ghost from the past has come to haunt us all. And in doing so puts her in the line of fire.

I’ll do whatever it takes to keep her safe, only question is, will it be enough?

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REVIEW: GRIMM is the fourth instalment in EC Land’s contemporary, adult TOXIC WARRIORS erotic, MC romance series-a spin off from the author’s DEVIL’S RIOT MC: SOUTHEAST series. This is thirty year old, MC enforcer Blaine ‘Grimm’ Kingston, and recent college graduate , twenty-one year old, Apricot’s story line. GRIMM can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storylines is revealed where necessary. Apricot is Scorpion’s daughter, and CJ’s sister (Axe’s Devotion: Devil’s Riot MC: Southeast).

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Grimm and Apricot) GRIMM follows the building relationship between Blaine ‘Grimm’ Kingston, and Apricot. Apricot has been in love with Grimm for as long as she can remember but Grimm has kept his distance in an effort to allow Apricot to get her degree but someone else is interested in our story line heroine forcing Grimm to claim Apricot as his own. All does not go according to plan when Grimm must take control of his parent’s past, and Apricot is targeted by a religious zealot . What ensues is the building relationship between Apricot and Grimm, and the potential fall-out as the woman Grimm loves falls victim to a psychotic mind.

The relationship between Apricot and Grimm is one of mutual attraction but Grimm broke Apricot’s heart, pushing our heroine out of his life. Believing herself unworthy of the man she has loved from afar, Apricot sets a plan into motion to start her own business, taking the next step in her personal life, going forward. The $ex scenes are intimate , erotic, intense with some scenes of discipline and spanking.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and familiar secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Toxic Warriors MC: Club President Viking and Fawn; Apricot’s parents Scorpion and Sabrina; Ice and Peyton, Pirate Mayhem, Maverick; Detective Tripp Sanchez, Neveah.

GRIMM is a story of power and control, obsession and madness, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is inviting; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic and dynamic

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Reviewed by Sandy

A little about E.C. Land 

E.C. Land grew up in the country and has it deep in her bones. As she grew up, if she wasn’t out on the ball field or playing in the woods, she had her nose stuck in a book. Now she writes romantic suspense stories, specializing in MC (motorcycle club) romance. She plans to broaden her writing horizons in the near future and move into other forms of romantic suspense. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband, three kids, and fur babies. 

Now 2 times USA Today Bestselling Author.

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ON SHATTERED WINGS (The Forbidden Duet 1) by SK Graves-a review

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ON SHATTERED WINGS (The Forbidden Duet 1) by SK Graves

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 24, 2022

Butterfly

Seven days.

One hundred and sixty-eight hours.

Ten thousand and eighty minutes.

It seems like no time at all, it’ll be gone in the blink of an eye and then my life will change forever.
The gilded cage I live in is nothing more than an illusion. The men hide behind masks, obscuring the monsters and demons within them.

I was destined for one thing, to be sold. To be used, abused, and then thrown away. What I didn’t expect was him.

Was them.

Archer

I’ve never known love but now I’ve had a taste, nothing will stand in my way of claiming it.

He was the unexpected inevitable.

She was everything I never saw coming.

Dash

Everything in our world hangs in the balance, our work, our love, our lives.

He made living possible, I could finally breathe.

She was the flame that kept our love alight.

Until the flame went out.

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REVIEW: ON SHATTERED WINGS is the first instalment in SK Graves’ contemporary, adult THE FORBIDDEN dark, erotic, duet focusing on Butterfly, Archer, Dash and Hunter.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers including graphic violence, rape and sexual assault

Told from four first person perspectives (Butterfly, Archer, Dash and Hunter) ON SHATTERED WINGS focuses on human trafficking, abuse, assault and murder. Butterfly was born into the world of human sex trafficking, and knew nothing of kindness or a mother’s love. With the approach of her eighteenth birthday, Butterfly will be ‘prepared’ for the inevitable, an auction where she would be the ultimate prize. Often drugged and abused at the hands of her captors, Butterfly retreats into her mind where the reality is often blended with nightmares and terror.

Meanwhile, Archer Davenport, head of cyber security at Davenport Industries is about to discover just how depraved is his brother Hunter, a depravity that will have Archer coming face to face with a young woman sold to the highest bidder. His best friend Tarquin ‘Dash’ Spencer is about to lose contact with the man that he loves, contact from which he unable to locate his best friend when Archer finds himself pulled into a world he knows nothing about, a world of debauchery and debasement at the hands of the people in charge. As Archer struggles to free himself and the young woman he knows as Butterfly, he no longer recognizes the brother who is out of control.

ON SHATTERED WINGS is a story of power and control, rape and abuse, trafficking and drugs, obsession and madness. SK Graves pulls the reader in a dark, gritty, raw and haunting story; a tragic and dramatic tale of jealousy, betrayal and the ultimate power over body and mind-there is no reprieve from the violence-it is all encompassing graphic and detailed. The relationship between Dash and Archer crosses the line from friendship to love, a relationship for which both men were punished, years before. ON SHATTERED WINGS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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SPARKING ARES (RBMC: Dallas TX 3) by Kristine Allen -review tour

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❤️SPARKING ARES (RBMC: Dallas TX 3) by Kristine Allen -review tour❤️

 

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 3, 2022

Once upon a time, I was Soap, happy-go-lucky member of the Demented Sons MC in Iowa. Beneath that façade, I had a secret I couldn’t afford to get out. All of that ended when the woman I loved died in my arms.
Driven by revenge, I searched for the party responsible for her death. When all I found were dead ends, I went to the Royal Bastards MC—known for uncovering the evil of the world and exterminating it. My stipulation—I wanted to be the one to kill whoever had stolen from me.
They refused. So I did what I had to do.
I joined them.
Slaughtering a human trafficker should be easy. What I wanted was within my grasp. Except, when I needed to pull the trigger, I hesitated. Because revenge is a dish best served cold, but a fiery blonde sparked an unexpected flame within me. Plans changed, I took her prisoner, and sh*t hit the fan.
If I wanted to keep her safe, I needed to embrace my secret and pray I could control the savage beast it unleashed.

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REVIEW: SPARKING ARES is the third instalment in Kristine Allen’s contemporary, adult RBMC: Dallas TX paranormal, erotic, MC romance series. This is mountain lion shifter/MC member Memphis ‘Ares’, and Ember Cole’s story line. SPARKING ARES 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 first person perspectives (Ares and Ember) SPARKING ARES follows in the wake of betrayal and revenge. As a member of the Demented Sons MC, Ares lost the woman he loved, and not getting the help from the brothers he friended, Ares walked, and worked his way into the RBMC: Dallas. Desperate to avenge the murder of his girlfriend, Ares got the information he needed, and set out to destroy George Horacio, the one man he held responsible but all does not go according to plan when, hoping to ‘kill’ George’s sister, everything backfires when Ares ‘lion’ is determined to claim Ember as their mate. Knowing he royally screwed up, Ares must now keep Ember imprisoned, a prisoner who has no idea as to the who or the what. What ensues is the building relationship between Ember and Ares, and the potential fall-out as Ember’s time with Ares comes to a close.

Ares has yet to gain revenge for the death of his former girlfriend, and falling for Ember was never in the cards. George Horacio had plans for Ember, a payment for a debt, but Ares took control before Ember’s life was destroyed. Ember never thought she would fall in love with her sexy captor but the heart wanted what was never hers to claim. Believing himself unworthy of love or a mate, Ares struggled to let go of the only woman he would ever want. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

The secondary and supporting characters included club president Raptor and his mate Sage, Facet, Phoenix, Blade, One-Short, Gator, Torque, Sloane and Niara, as well as Ember’s step-brother George, and Albert Tarasov.

SPARKING ARES is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is entertaining and enchanting; the romance is seductive Edna fated; the characters are energetic, dynamic and determined.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Taming Raptor
Raptor’s Revenge

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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Kristine Allen lives in beautiful Central Texas with her adoring husband. They have four brilliant, wacky and wonderful children. She is surrounded by twenty six acres, where her seven horses, six dogs and three cats run the place. Kristine realized her dream of becoming a contemporary romance author after years of reading books like they were going out of style and having her own stories running rampant through her head. She works as a nurse, but in stolen moments, taps out ideas and storylines until they culminate in characters and plots that pull her readers in and keep them entranced for hours.

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FORGIVENESS RUNS DEEP (Wingstead 2) by Caleb Marks-a review

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FORGIVENESS RUNS DEEP (Wingstead 2) by Caleb Marks-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 30, 2022

Spiralling so far down after my wife’s death has messed up the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Will this hot-looking guy ever forgive me?

Elijah
Grief can make a mess of things, and that’s saying it mildly.

My wife lived a devout life. I thought opposites attract and that going to church and being everything I am not would be enough. I pretended and lied about who I am.

I had never loved her wholly, I couldn’t, but she had her secrets as well.

Out of the blue, an overconfident man showed up. He showed me how to be my authentic self.

Lane
I never struggled to be me, I’m proud of who I am. What I struggle with is to find someone who loves me, someone who will create a life with me.

After my reason for coming to Wingstead went bust, I needed money fast. I could see the bar I stopped in was short-staffed. Perhaps I could make some fast cash until I figure out my next move … and move on.

What I didn’t expect was to find the handsome bartender and owner who needed me. He’s a hot mess. But is he worth risking my mortal life over?

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REVIEW:  FORGIVENESS RUNS DEEP is the second instalment in Caleb Marks’ contemporary adult WINGSTEAD MM series focusing on a community of LGBTQ members in Wingstead Wyoming. This is twenty-six year old Lane Montgomery Young, and bar owner Elijah Moore’s story line. FORGIVENESS RUNS DEEP can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storyline is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: FORGIVENESS RUNS DEEP focuses on same-sex relationship and alcohol abuse.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Elijah and Lane) FORGIVENESS RUNS DEEP follows twenty-six year old Lane Montgomery as he searches for the man who owes him money. Arriving in Wingstead Wyoming, Lane will discover said man is dead but the moody and often drunk bar owner Elijah Moore knows more than he is willing to tell. When Elijah disappears for hours at a time, Lane makes himself at home, working the bar until the owner returns. Lane suspects Elijah is struggling with his sexual identity but the death of his best friend, and his wife, have made Elijah a man he no longer recognizes. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Elijah and Lane, and the potential fall-out as Elijah continues to struggle with who he is, and his attraction to a man he knows little about.

Lane Montgomery Young is a flamboyant , twenty-six year old, gay man who finds himself attracted to a man who had yet to come to terms with who he is, and what he wants. Elijah lost his best friend, lost his wife, and may lose his bar but Elijah refuses to admit his attraction to Lane, a young man who is willing to stand by the man who is destroying his heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate but mostly implied-there are no explicit or graphic sexual scenarios.

The secondary and supporting characters include Toby and Mac (Letting Him In 1), Landon, Malcolm and Finn, as well as the introduction of Elijah’s former in-laws, and several ‘queer’ members of the LGBTQ community. Malcolm and Landon’s story is next.

FORGIVENESS RUNS DEEP is a story of love and loss, rejection, denial and acceptance, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is heart breaking; the romance is captivating; the characters are colorful but broken and struggling.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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