Author Archives: Sandy

High Frequency (High Mountain Trackers 2G) by Freya Barker-tour

Posted on by
13

High Frequency (High Mountain Trackers HMT 2G) by Freya Barker-review & excerpt tour


Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / B&N / KOBO /Apple /

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 5, 2024

When the rug is pulled from under Detective Sloane Eckhart, she leaves the Billings PD and returns to Libby, Montana.

Eight years ago she left with her pride and the promise of a future, but her heart was broken. On her return, there is no pride left, no prospects to speak of, but at least her heart is safely secured in the back seat.

Still, a bit of groveling, a kind offer of help, and a brand-new job with the sheriff’s office quickly gets her back on her feet.

High Meadow will always be home to Dan Blakely. Working with horses, being part of the HMT search and rescue team, and now building his own home right next door checks all his boxes. Only one thing is missing, but that dream walked out the door a long time ago.

Still, his life is good, steady…and perhaps a little boring.

That quickly changes when the rescue of a young, teenage girl, places the new sheriff’s detective squarely in his path. He’s not bored now, doing his best to keep her safe, even as their past holds them back while they fight for a future.

•••••••••

REVIEW:HIGH FREQUENCY is the first instalment in Freya Barker’s contemporary, adult HIGH MOUNTAIN TRACKERS 2G romantic suspense series, a spin off from, and set in the author’s HIGH MOUNTAIN TRACKERS and ARROW’S EDGE MC series. This is single mother, Detective Sloane Eckhart, and search and rescue specialist Dan Blakely’s story line. Dan Blakely is Lindsey Zimmerman’s half brother (EDGE OF NOWHERE 7).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dan and Sloane) HIGH FREQUENCY follows the second chance relationship between our story line couple. Approximately eight years earlier Sloane walked out of Dan’s life but in the ensuing years, each remember something different about that time. Fast forward to present day wherein Sloane returns to Libby Montana as their newly hired Detective, a position that will bring her up close and personal with the man she once loved. Enter Dan Blakely. A missing teen, and the discovery of several bodies, and damage to Dan’s property finds Sloane diving head first into the investigation only to discover there may be a connection to all three, a connection that places Sloane in the direct line of fire. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Dan and Sloane, as they navigate their rekindled romance, and the possibility of a serial killer in the small town of Libby Montana.

The world building follows the second chance relationship between our story line couple, as well as the investigation into the discover of several bodies. As Sloane begins to uncover the clues, someone else targets Dan, in an act of anger and betrayal.

The relationship between Dan and Sloane is a rekindling romance. Eight years earlier Sloane walked out of Dan’s life, and Dan has no idea what happened or why. As our couple rebuild upon what was, Dan discovers not all was at it seemed. Working together, as well as journey towards their own happily ever after finds Sloane overwhelmed with everything. The $ex scenes are passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and familiar secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we met in original High Mountain Trackers series including Sully and Pippa. We are introduced to Sloane’s mother and step-father, as well as deputies Jason Heany and Frank Schmidt: Dan’s ex Shelby.

HIGH FREQUENCY is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, obsession and murder, forgiveness and acceptance. The premise is dramatic and intriguing; the characters are desperate and charismatic; the romance is magnetic.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

 

“What do you need me to do?” I offer.
Next thing I know, my arms open automatically when she shoves the baby at me.
“Take her.”
Ama disappears inside before my brain can come up with an objection.
Any baby experience I have began and ended with Carmi, Sully’s daughter, and Fletch’s son, Hunter, and that was twelve or thirteen years ago. It’s not that I don’t like babies, because I do, but the fact this is Sloane’s baby is making it a little awkward. Still, I settle her a little better in the crook of my arm.
Then I hear the creak of the rocking chair and Thomas’s raspy chuckle and look up. The old fart clearly thinks this is funny.
“You should see the look on your face,” he points out as he continues to rock his chair. “I’m guessing young Sloane becoming a parent was a surprise to you as well?”
“Yes,” I grumble, just as a little hand slaps against my chin and catches on the short hairs of my beard.
I drop my eyes to Sloane’s baby, who has her little face turned toward me. I don’t know who the dark hair belongs to, but those blue eyes are unmistakably her mother’s.
“Aspen. That’s her name,” Thomas shares. “Pretty little thing, ain’t she?”
She is, especially when her little mouth spreads in a wide, toothless smile.
“You look good holdin’ that baby,” he continues. “Too bad you let her momma slip away, or that wee one could’a been yours.”
Fuck. That stings.
Should’ve known the old man wouldn’t hesitate to poke his finger in the sore spot.
“I’m not the one who left.”
The bitter comment slips out before I can check it.
“No, you weren’t. You’re just the one who let her walk.”
Agitated, I get to my feet, shifting the baby to my shoulder as I start to pace the porch.
“It wasn’t that simple.”
“It never is, son. It never is.”

USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories.

Driven to make her books about ‘real’ people; she creates characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy, but just as deserving of romance, thrills and chills in their lives.

Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We’ve Read All Year Award for “Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, and Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, Freya continues to add to her rapidly growing collection of published novels as she spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

Facebook: http://bit.ly/FreyaFacebook
Twitter: http://bit.ly/FreyaTwitter
Instagram: http://bit.ly/FreyaInstagram
Web: http://bit.ly/FreyaWeb
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/FreyaGoodreads
Newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/Freya_Newsletter
Bookbub: http://bit.ly/FreyaBookBub

Share

CAGED BLISS (Bianco Crime Family 4) by BB Hamel-review

Posted on by
13

CAGED BLISS (Bianco Crime Family 4) by BB Hamel-review

Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / Amazon.uk / Amazon.au /

Don’t own a Kindle? Download the FREE Amazon Kindle App for your mobile device or pc

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August

I’m dancing in a cage when I first meet him.
And he’s not shy about what he wants.
Angelo Bianco is fresh out of prison and looking for revenge, while I need to get my addict sister away from her drug dealer boyfriend.
Tuns out, we have an enemy in common.
If I help Angelo take down the owner of Club Cage, he’ll put my sister through rehab and pay to finish her nursing degree.
All I have to do is risk everything for a man I barely know.
Angelo’s powerful and dangerous, and he’s not shy about watching me work. His eyes undress me, and when he pulls me into a private room to explain the plan—
I should keep my hands to myself, but it’s hard when Angelo looks so good.
He’s going to get what he wants, and nothing will stop him, except revenge isn’t enough anymore.
Angelo wants all of me, and he won’t stop until he gets it.

•••••

REVIEW: CAGED BLISS is the fourth instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult BIANCO CRIME FAMILY erotic, Mafia romance series. This is youngest Bianco son Angelo, and dancer Claudia’s story line. CAGED BLISS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Claudia and Angelo) CAGED BLISS follows the building romance and relationship between our story line couple. Angelo Bianco spent the last five years in prison, and upon his release was seeking revenge against those he blames but his biggest surprise is the family owned Club Cage, once Angelo’s pride and joy. No longer in control, Angelo continues to hunt those who refused to stand by his side, never expecting to meet and fall for dancer Claudia. Claudia works at Club Cage in an effort to protect and keep an eye on her sister, a young woman who has is currently controlled by the man in charge. Falling for Angelo was never on the horizon but Claudia found herself protecting a man who was capable of protecting himself. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Claudia and Angelo, and the potential fall-out as the men who Angelo are hunting, are determined to take down our story line hero.

The world building focuses on Angelo’s hunt for the people he suspected were betrayers.Five years in prison, and everything about his previous life was in ruins, and the lack of support from his brothers left Angelo wondering where he belonged.

The relationship between Angelo and Claudia is one of immediate attraction but Angelo needs Claudia’s access to Club Cage, and Claudia is desperate for help in return. As the relationship begins to develop, Claudia wonders if their time together part of Angelo’s game. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

All of the previous couples return as well as Angelo’s mother Freddie, and the introduction of Claudia’s struggling sister Serena.

CAGED BLISS is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is edgy and tragic; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate and dynamic.

Reading Order and previous Reviews
Cruel Tyrant
Stolen Sin
Brutal Power

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Share

Kissed by a Scoundrel (Rogue Hearts 4) by Anna St. Claire-review

Posted on by
15

Kissed by a Scoundrel (Rogue Hearts 4) by Anna St. Claire-review

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 6, 2024

Their paths were never meant to cross… until tragedy struck.

Marriage is the one thing he avoids…
Lord Sebastian Soren, known as Slice to his friends, earned his nickname on the battlefield during his illustrious military service. Now a successful security expert, Sebastian is content traveling the world and indulging in carefree liaisons with charming widows. As the second son of a duke, he sees no need for the parson’s mousetrap called marriage. But when he agrees to protect his friend’s sister during her London Season, his life takes an unexpected turn.

Marriage is the one dream she lost…
Katie Latham has spent the past year mourning the tragic death of her fiancé during a robbery. Overwhelmed by guilt and grief, Katie becomes a recluse, fearful of the outside world. When her family finally persuades her to re-enter Society, she realizes she must conquer her fears. Who better to teach her self-defense than the man known as Slice?
From the moment their eyes meet across a glittering ballroom, Katie and Sebastian are drawn to each other. As danger threatens to destroy everything they hold dear, they discover the true depths of their feelings.

•••••

REVIEW: A little murder/mystery with romance and suspense thrown in for good measure.

Lord Sebastian “Slice” to his friends has no intention of getting married. He leaves that to his older brother. He’s happy travelling the world and having liaisons with willing widows. As a favour to his friend, Sebastian has the job of keeping an eye on the sister during the London Society season!

Poor Kathleen “Katie”, she tragically lost her fiancé in a robbery! Terrified of the outside world, she became trapped in her own home! Nightmare and flashbacks keep her afraid of her own shadow!

Neither have plans to marry. Neither had plans to fall in love! Fate has a little surprise for them both!

Her brother and sister in law having been slowly getting her to come out of her shell, and now they want her to attend the Dowager’s ball! But attending gives her a horrible experience and a flashback! But before she can leave, Sebastian comes to her aid. They spend the evening together talking….

But unbeknown to them, they are being watched!

Spending more time together (being encouraged by their family and friends) the couple become close, and feelings that neither thought they would have have, grow.

A really good read. It has loads of fast paced action, but it is a really slow burn in the romance area. We have twists and turns, we also try to work out who killed Wendel (her betrothed) and why they still watch Katie! This is part of a series, I haven’t read the first book. But it’s not a problem, as they are all stand alone reads.

I did chuckle at the Dowager, she’s definitely a matchmaker and had fun putting these two together 😃

But do we find out why Wendel was murdered? Do we find out why Katie was being stalked?

We….. Sorry!!! To find out, you’ll need to read the book 😉

Previous Reviews
Boxing With My Duke

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Julie B🦋

FOLLOW Anna: Goodreads/ Website/ Facebook/ Twitter/ Bookbub/ Amazon Author Page

I love to express myself to the point that my daughter avoids going to the movies with me because I’m that woman in the row in front of you who gleefully munches her popcorn and laughs at every hilarious scene. Loudly. Besides my family, I love chocolate, popcorn, laughter, and animals. I love animals so much that I frequently sprinkle them in my stories as secondary characters. They usually steal the show! British and American history has always interested me, so writing historical romances set in the U.K. and the US is where my passion is.

Share

HIS RESCUED MATE (Alaskan Tails 1) by Delta James-review

Posted on by
13

HIS RESCUED MATE (Alaskan Tails 1) by Delta James

ebook only 99¢Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / Amazon.uk / Amazon.au /

Don’t own a Kindle? Download the FREE Amazon Kindle App for your mobile device or pc

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 5, 2024

Max had never questioned his need to live alone until she arrived.

Max had always been an enigma on Kodiak Island, his solitary life and mysterious past shrouded in secrecy. But when his friend breaks a leg, Max reluctantly offers to host the guest booked at Joe’s loft. When Alexa, a fearless journalist with a passion for adventure, steps off the plane and meets Max, he knows she is his fated mate.

Alexa soon realizes she’s staying with Max Renner, the well-known and reclusive artist who has consistently refused all interview requests. Determined to get his story, she plunges into his guarded world. Little does she know, she’s about to be swept into a web of secrets and deceit.

As they delve deeper into Max’s hidden past, their mutual attraction blazes into an undeniable passion. In a moment of excitement, Max marks her without her consent. The unveiling of his family’s dark secrets and the revelation of his true identity collide.

Can Alexa accept Max’s shadowy past and embrace the extraordinary future he offers her?

•••••

REVIEW: HIS RESCUED MATE is the first instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult ALASKAN TAILS erotic, paranormal romance series, a spin off from the author’s MYSTIC RIVER SHIFTERS. This is wolf shifter Max Renner and journalist Alexa Carrington’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Max and Alexa) HIS RESCUED MATE focuses on the building romance and relationship between our story line couple. Alexa Carrington’s latest assignment finds her on Kodiak Island where she will come face to face with her future in the guise of wood carver Max Renner. When Alexa’s guide is injured, Max reluctantly volunteers, a position that reveals his new guest is his fated mate. Exploring the island together, Max and Alexa will discover buried secrets, long forgotten treasure, and a family mystery revealed for our story line hero. Max is desperate to claim his mate, a woman who is unaware of Max’s powers and his Alpha wolf.

The world building follows the growing relationship, as well as the search for the truth. Max’s aunt went missing years earlier, disowned by her family, and Max and Alexa will uncover the clues, and a possible love affair not approved by the family.

The slow building relationship between Max and Alexa is one of fated mates but Max is biding his time claiming the woman that calls to his wolf. Alexa is unaware of the existence of a supernatural world, and in this Max is determined not to frighten the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

The secondary and supporting characters are limited. We are quickly introduced to Alexa’s co-workers, as well as the return of wolf shifter Asher Wells (Mystic River Shifters).

HIS RESCUED MATE is a novella length story of secrets, loss, acceptance and love. The premise is entertaining and engaging; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined and dynamic-Alexa easily accepts the existence of shifters, and her status as a fated mate.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Share

Biker Bride (Hell on Heelz 3) by Morgan Jane Mitchell-review

Posted on by
14

🩵Biker Bride (Hell on Heelz 3) by Morgan Jane Mitchell-review🩵

Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / B&N / KOBO /

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 18, 2024

They call me Sybil “Psycho” James, and I’ve earned that name. Fearless, wild, and always ready for a fight, I’m the Tail Gunner for the Hell on Heelz MC. But when I auction off a date with me at our club’s charity event, I never expect the winning bidder to demand more than just a night out.

Enter Vincent “Vince” Mancini. He’s got a face like a fallen angel and ties to the mob that spell danger at every turn. Vince doesn’t just want a date—he needs a bride to secure his position in his family’s criminal empire. With threats closing in, he makes me an offer I can’t refuse: pretend to be his wife in exchange for protection and a hefty payout.

Pretending to be Vince’s bride should be easy money, a temporary gig, but nothing with Vince is simple. His world is a treacherous maze of secrets and lies, and I’m caught in the middle. But the real danger? The undeniable attraction between us. Can I keep my heart locked down, or will this fake marriage turn messy?

•••••

REVIEW: BIKER BRIDE is the third instalment in Morgan Jane Mitchell’s contemporary, adult HELL ON HEELZ dark, erotic, all female MC series. This is the introduction to MC Tail Gunner Sybil ‘Psycho’ James, and crime boss Vincent ‘Vince’ Mancini’s story. BIKER BRIDE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers

Told from first person perspective (Sybil) BIKER BRIDE follows in the aftermath of a fund raising auction where Sybil ‘Psycho’ James sold herself to the highest bidder. Enter crime boss Vincent Mancini. Vincent needs a wife to retain his position within the family’s criminal empire, and Sybil is his target, the woman with whom he will fall in love but all is not well in both Sybil and Vince’s lives,and Sybil is about to face the reality of her new life, as a prisoner of the mob. What ensues is the building but unconventional relationship between Sybil and Vince, and the fall-out as Sybil finds herself a prisoner of a very powerful man.

The relationship between Sybil and Vince begins as an arrangement; a fake engagement and marriage that will become all too real, as Sybil discovers all is not as it appears to be. Over the days and weeks, Sybil will begin to spiral, the secrets and lies affecting both her physical and mental well being, as she becomes a prisoner in a gilded cage, but a prisoner, none the less. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense but I felt no palpable sexual attraction-Vince’s behavior was robotic in nature.

The secondary and supporting characters include several members of the Hell on Heelz all female MC, as well as the introduction the Mancini family of powerful, questionable and manipulative people

BIKER BRIDE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, manipulation and domination. The premise is dramatic and dark; the characters are atypical and unique; the romance is non-existent, their entire relationship is predicated upon a lie. BIKER BRIDE ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned

Reading Order and Previous Review
Biker Brat
Biker Bitch

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Follow USA Today Bestselling Author Morgan Jane Mitchell: http://www.facebook.com/themorganjane

Join my Facebook Group ➜ http://www.facebook.com/groups/teammorganjane

Books2Read ➜ https://books2read.com/ap/V8V13n/Morgan-Jane-Mitchell
TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@morganjanemitchell?
Amazon ➜ www.amazon.com/author/morganjanemitchell
BookBub ➜ https://www.bookbub.com/authors/morgan-jane-mitchell
Instagram  ➜ https://www.instagram.com/morgijane
Twitter  ➜ https://www.twitter.com/morgijane
Newsletter ➜ http://https://www.morganjanemitchell.com/join
Goodreads ➜ https://www.goodreads.com/…/6984554.Morgan_Jane_Mitchell
Find all my books ➜ www.morganjanemitchell.com

Share

Never Have I Ever (Rock Star to Enemies) by SL Scott-review tour

Posted on by
15

💙Never Have I Ever (Rock Star to Enemies) by SL Scott-review tour💙

Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / Amazon.uk / Amazon.au /

Don’t own a Kindle? Download the FREE Amazon Kindle App for your mobile device or pc

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 1, 2024

She can’t remember. He can’t forget.

~~~

Flat on my back is not how I imagined meeting my new boss and hot-as-sin rock star. But here I am . . .

If I didn’t already have amnesia, I’d be wishing for it now.

In my defense, Laird Faris was only wearing a shameless smirk and a towel wrapped around his chiseled abs when we met.

Brooding.
Devastatingly handsome.
Utterly intolerable.

Naturally, I’m instantly attracted to him.

It’s not only his broad shoulders and gorgeous face that wreck my equilibrium, but also a distinct tattoo on his chest that matches one on my hip.

Our chemistry is off the charts.
Searing kisses make his grumpiness bearable.
Every touch we share is full of fire and flashes of memories, making me wonder if our connection isn’t destiny after all.

But do the secrets he hides behind his icy blue eyes have something to do with the weekend I can’t remember and the past he can’t forget?

•••••••

REVIEW:A second chance at romance it’s not one of my favourite genres, but reading the blurb had me reaching for my kindle to read it. And I’m glad I did…..

They were going to be together forever, that’s what Laird and Poppy had planned, until fate crashed and burned!! Leaving Laird waiting by the tour bus……

A bitter and empty Laird goes through the emotions (all except love, that’s firmly left him!) and for two years he never forgot the girl with the matching tattoo!

Poppy wanted to go with Laird, and maybe if she’s gone with him there and then, she wouldn’t have gotten into a car crash! Waking with amnesia, Poppy forgot all about the love waiting for her…..

We skip two years…..

Fate brings the couple back together, Laird wants to know why she didn’t return to him? When he finds out she has amnesia and that’s why she didn’t come with him. Laird sets about making Poppy fall for him all over again. But he’s facing a dilemma! Does he blurt out they knew each other before, or does he let nature take its course?

Such an amazing read. I fell in love with Laird from almost the beginning (Poppy took a little longer!)

Quote from the book “She can’t remember. I can’t forget.” 😌

It’s a little slow burn at first, but we definitely get the heat as the book progresses 😉

Poppy is a chef to the stars, Laird is hiding from the world in a cabin. And when they meet, Laird is angry that Poppy doesn’t remember him! They argue, she leaves, he rescues her, they have a tentative truce!

Fate brings the couple back together, Laird wants to know why she didn’t return to him? When he finds out she has amnesia and that’s why she didn’t come with him. Laird sets about making Poppy fall for him all over again. But he’s facing a dilemma! Does he blurt out they knew each other before, or does he let nature take its course?

As time goes by, Poppy gets snippets of her past! Will she remember what they had together?

“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚, 𝙋𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙮. 𝙏𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙖𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙄’𝙢 𝙣𝙤 𝙜𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪.”

It’s part of a series, I’ve not read any of the others, but I’ve now added them to my TBR list 😉

A great read, and one I highly recommend.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Julie B 🦋.

Living in the capital of Texas with her family, Scott loves traveling, avocados, beaches, and cooking with her kids. She’s obsessed with epic romances and loves a good plot twist.

Scott writes character driven, heart-racing, and swoony romances to suspense that will leave you glued to the page. Her stories are regarded as emotion-filled and soulful. With stories ranging from light and witty beach reads to heart wrenching and heart healing, Scott has a story for all readers. Her books are more than escapes for the voracious readers of today. They are journeys of the heart that always come with a happily ever after reward at the end.

Connect w/S.L. Scott:

Website: www.slscottauthor.com or https://geni.us/slscott
Newsletter: https://geni.us/intheknow
Amazon: https://geni.us/SLSAm
Goodreads: https://geni.us/SLGR
Instagram: https://geni.us/IGSLS
Facebook: https://geni.us/SLSPage
Bookbub: https://geni.us/SLScottBB
Facebook Reader Group: https://geni.us/SLScottBooks
Twitter: https://geni.us/SLTwitter

Share

THE LUMBERJACK (Game of Chance 4) by Susan Stoker-review

Posted on by
14

THE LUMBERJACK (Game of Chance 4) by Susan Stoker-review

Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / Amazon.uk / Amazon.au /

Don’t own a Kindle? Download the FREE Amazon Kindle App for your mobile device or pc

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 30, 2024

A game of chance during a horrific POW experience decided the future for Jackson “JJ” Justice and his teammates. Years later, they’re well settled into their lumberjack business in small-town Maine. And for nearly as long, JJ’s been pining for April, the woman largely responsible for growing their business, but insecurities keep him at arm’s length from the sexy receptionist.

April Hoffman loves her job…and her boss. She’s unsure where JJ’s head is at, but for her part, she knows exactly why she’s not revealed her feelings. Not only does she have one failed relationship under her belt, she’s also several years older than JJ. Why would a man so brutally hot settle for someone almost past her prime?

After a car accident nearly takes April’s life, leaving her with temporary amnesia, they both understand what they almost lost. The floodgates are open, their feelings exposed…but it may be too little, too late.

An enemy from JJ’s past has come calling, putting not only his future happiness on the line, but the lives of several people he holds dear—starting with April.

••••••

REVIEW: THE LUMBERJACK is the fourth and final instalment in Susan Stoker’s contemporary, adult GAME OF CHANCE romantic suspense series focusing on a group of former US Special Forces soldiers and former POWs (Callum ‘Cal’ Redman, Kendrick ‘Bob’ Evans, Jackson ‘JJ’ Justice, Riggs ‘Chappy’ Chapman) who own and operate a tree service, search and rescue, Appalachian Trail maintenance company called Jack’s Lumber. This is thirty-nine year old Jackson ‘JJ’ Justice, and forty-six year old, office manager April Hoffman’s story line. THE LUMBERJACK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. There is a slight cross-over using a number of characters from several of Susan Stoker’s interconnected series.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Jack and April) THE LUMBERJACK follows in the aftermath of a car accident that sent our heroine to the hospital. Struggling with severe headaches and the after affects of the accident, April temporarily moves in with her boss Jackson Justice, the man with whom April will fall in love but someone is taking aim at the close knit group of former US Special Forces soldiers, and the women they love will pay the price. What ensues is the building relationship between Jack and April, and the potential fall-out as the women fall victim to a man demanding revenge for sins of the past.

The world building follows several paths including the building relationship between our story line couple. Jackson Justice has lusted after April Hoffman for as long as he can remember but Jack’s attitude often left April confused, and in this, April is willing to walk away to allow Jack to reconsider his choices going forward but the past is about to take aim at the women involved with Jackson and his friends, threatening the lives of everyone, a threat meant to kill them all.

The relationship between Jack and April is a friends to lovers in which Jack declares himself guardian and protector of our story line heroine. An accident that may have been anything but finds Jack declaring his love for the woman in his life, a woman who will pay the price for another man’s sins. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of fantastic and familiar secondary and supporting characters including all of the previous story line couples, as well as several search and rescue members, former soldiers, and assassins from the author’s interconnected series.

THE LUMBERJACK is a story of obsession, vengeance and madness, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is dramatic, edgy and emotional; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate, dynamic and professional.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Protector
The Royal Game
The Hero

Copy supplied by Netgalley

Reviewed by Sandy

Share

BROKEN (A Forbidden Romance) by Serena Akeroyd -review tour

Posted on by
16

🩷BROKEN (A Forbidden Romance) by Serena Akeroyd-review tour🩷

Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / Amazon.uk / Amazon.au /

Don’t own a Kindle? Download the FREE Amazon Kindle App for your mobile device or pc

GOODREADS LINK: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/215518950-broken

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 1, 2024

Forgive me, Father, for I am undeserving when blood soaks these hands that hold Your gift to me.
I am broken and find solace in the darkness.
She is pure and basks in the light.
Did You send her to be my shelter?
I made a vow of celibacy.
She remained untouched.
Did You create her for me?
I am a sin eater, a purger of evil.
She is an angel, a guardian of good.
Did You know she would be my savior?
Thank You, Father, for she is the one sin I will willfully commit.

•••••

REVIEW: BROKEN by Serena Akeroyd is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, dark, forbidden romance story line focusing on forty year old Catholic priest, Father Savio Martin, and thirty year old writer Andrea Jura.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Savio and Andrea) BROKEN is a complex and detailed story about two broken souls whose lives will be intertwined, not by divine intervention but by a determined young woman whose seeks the one person who may be as damaged as her.

Thirteen years earlier Father Savio Martin suffered unlike anything he could have ever imagined, and at the same time, Andrea Jura became obsessed with a man she did not know. Believing Savio was and is her destiny, Andrea went to Italy in search of Fr. Savio Martin, the man with whom Andrea would fall in love but all was not well in either of their lives, and pulled together by fate and a need to avenge those who were unable to avenge themselves, our couple would find themselves judge, jury and executioner for those who sinned in the eyes of God and the eyes of our couple.

The relationship between Andrea and Savio is one of the forbidden. Savio is a Catholic priest who struggles with his vows, having broken all but one by the time Andrea arrives in his life. Andrea is pulled into the aura that is Father Savio Martin, an aura that is dark, broken and lost. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

The world building is intricate and dark; gritty and dramatic; heart breaking and intense. Pain is a way of life; vengeance is an act needed to purge the world of vile and evil; love will heal the souls of two people caught in an abyss of their own lives. The premise is thought provoking, powerful and edgy; the romance is unconventional; the characters are broken, twisted and tragic.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

SERENA AKEROYD

USA Today and International Best Selling Author Serena Akeroyd aka G. A. Mazurke is most known for her mafia and MC series set in the Five Points Mob Universe

Avid reader of all things romance, she first started her career as a why choose author in both contemporary and paranormal.

She eventually made her way to MF romance where she found her groove with the O’Donnelly brothers, the Satan Sinners and most recently the Valentini Family.

In her back list you can find some MM, MF, MFM and Why Choose romances. HEA guaranteed!

When not writing Serena is either reading, traveling or coloring

FOLLOW: Amazon/ Facebook/ Instagram/ Bookbub/ FB Reader’s Group/ Twitter/ Newsletter/ Goodreads/

Share