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The Fates We Tame (Iron Outlaws MC 8) by S. Cole-review tour

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🧡 The Fates We Tame (Iron Outlaws MC 8) by S. Cole-review tour 🧡

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 15, 2024

🖤 MC vs Cosa Nostra
☠️ Amnesia
🌞 Grumpy/Sunshine
🧡 “My Wife”
💍 Fake Marriage
💔 Feuding Families

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From USA Today best selling author Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes an electrifying amnesia, fake marriage, MC vs Cosa Nostra romance.

Sophia
No one knows why I crashed at high-speed driving a car that wasn’t mine.
Except when I woke up in hospital, I had life-changing injuries and no memories at all.
Amnesia makes you a ghost in your own life.
I’m here, but not. I have a family whose names I keep forgetting and an apartment I don’t remember choosing.
But I’m alive, and determined to make the most of this second chance.
Which is why when the grumpy biker arrives at the rehabilitation unit, I’m determined to become his friend. Until the family I’m beginning to trust betray me in the worst possible way.
And I can’t help but wonder if escaping what they had planned for me was the very reason I ran.

Switch
Getting devastatingly injured while saving the life of a brother in the Iron Outlaws Motorcycle Club was a trade-off I’d make again in a heartbeat.
Even if I’m now a changed man with permanent damage who can’t remember the last decade of their life.
Life is uncertain and holds little joy.
Until I meet a bundle of sunshine in rehab who has no memories at all.
Seeing her every day makes life better.
But then I overhear her brothers plotting something terrible, so awful, that it requires me to become the feared biker I once was to help her.
I believe in fate. That the two of us meeting like this was no accident.
Now, I need to believe in myself to get the two of us through this alive.

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REVIEW:THE FATES WE TAME is the eighth instalment in S. Cole’s contemporary, adult IRON OUTLAWS MC dark erotic, MC romance series. This is thirty year old, MC medic Theo ‘Switch Reavis, and twenty-five year Mafia princess old Sophia Viscuso’s story line. THE FATES WE TAME 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 (Sophia and Switch) THE FATES WE TAME follows the building relationship between our story line couple. Sophia Viscuso is in recovery in the wake of a devastating car accident that left her scarred both inside and out. Meeting fellow patient and accident survivor Theo Reavis give Sophia pause as they both struggle with physical disabilities and ongoing amnesia in their accident fall-out. Theo aka Switch has lost ten years of his life, with no memory of what happened or why; and Sophia struggles with secrets and lies her family refuses to reveal but a conversation between Sophia’s brothers sends our heroine on the run wherein she and Switch jump into marriage to protect our story line heroine. What ensues is the building relationship between Switch and Sophia, and the potential fall-out as the power of the Cosa Nostra takes aim at the Iron Outlaws MC.

The world building follows several paths including the mutually and equal recovery of our story line couple. Sophia feels trapped in the rehab facility against her will, as Switch continues to struggle with ten missing years, and the physical disabilities that prevent him from moving on.As our couple begin to search for the truth, threats of a different nature reveal a dark side to living the life of a Mafia princess.

The relationship between Sophia and Theo begins in recovery. Neither one remembers their past, and in doing so, both hope to make memories going forward but danger will begin to descend upon our story line heroine, and Theo is desperate to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense-Theo believes he is a bit of a masochist in bed.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar secondary and supporting characters, most of whom we met in the previous instalments including several members of the Iron Outaws MC . We are introduced to Sophia’s brothers Alessio, Leo and Luca, as well as their father Vincenzo Viscuso. The requisite evil has many faces. Vex’s story line is next.

THE FATES WE TAME is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, dysfunctional family values, desperation and obsession, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is intriguing, dark, dramatic and impassioned; the romance is insta-lust and passionate; the characters are headstrong and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

The Sins We Hide
The Games We Play
The Lies We Tell
The Bonds We Break
The Vows We Keep
The Loves We Lost
The Souls We Claim

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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.

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Rebellious (The LA Defiance MC 3) by KE Osborn-review tour

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💙Rebellious (The LA Defiance MC 3) by KE Osborn-review tour💙

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 12, 2024

My life hasn’t always been about togetherness.
It was heavy with separation, torn ruthlessly from the people I love.
A major tragedy between my parents, sent my life into a downward spiral.
I had no choice but to adjust.

Trying to fight my way out from the people I found myself tangled with, a saving grace came in the form of a biker. He took me in. Became my mentor and showed me how good life could be with the right people surrounding me.

As a prospect in this club, my job is to keep my head down, respect the rules, and do my time until I earn my patch. The problem is that Rhyan, the club’s princess, is one hundred percent off-limits.

Out of respect for the man who saved and mentored me, I try to keep my distance from Rhyan—his daughter. To go near her is forbidden. So, I make an effort to remain her friend. After all, I am the club rebel, and she is my complete opposite in every way. Yet, somehow, those differences make us stronger.

Our connection grows every day, and it’s becoming impossible to fight. But a blast from my past is set on ensuring that everyone I love suffers for my sins.

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REVIEW:REBELLIOUS is the fourth instalment in KE Osborn’s contemporary, adult LA DEFIANCE MC dark, erotic, MC romance series-a spin off from the author’s NOLA Defiance MC/ set in the author’s world of Defiance MC. This is twenty-one year old prospect Noah Drake, and club princess Rhyan’s story line. REBELLIOUS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from 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 (Noah and Rhyan) REBELLIOUS follows the friends to lovers/forbidden romance and relationship between prospect Noah Drake, and club princess Rhyan. Rhyan is off limits to everyone in the LA Defiance MC but Noah struggles with his attraction to the woman with whom he will fall in love.Not all is well in Noah’s life, having survived childhood abuse at the hands of his father but his mother is paying the price for protecting her son, a price that is about to target our story line couple. What ensues is the building but forbidden romance between Noah and Rhyan, and the potential fall-out as Noah’s life in the MC is on the line when Rhyan becomes collateral damage for sins of the past.

The world building focuses on the continuing fall-out of the past; and the forbidden attraction between our story line couple .Noah’s mother is serving a life sentence but no one is safe from the people in control. Rhyan refuses to back down from the woman with whom she will fall in love, and in this, Noah’s standing in the MC is on precarious grounds.

The relationship between Noah and Rhyan is one of a forbidden romance. Rhyan is off limits to everyone in the club but Rhyan wants Noah, and Noah will do anything for the woman he loves. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate

The secondary and supporting characters include the previous story line couples (Dutch and Ellie, Mav and Sadie, Alpha and Haven, Clover), as well as several more members of the LA Defiance MC.

REBELLIOUS is a story of betrayal, vengeance, secrets and lies, power and control, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is sensitive, intriguing and emotional; the romance is impassioned; the characters are flawed, animated, desperate and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Notorious
Malicious

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

KE OSBORN

With a flair for all things creative, International Bestselling Author K E Osborn, is drawn to the written word. Exciting worlds and characters flow through her veins, coming to life on the page as she laughs, cries, and becomes enveloped in the storyline right along with you. She’s entirely at home when writing sassy heroines and alpha males that rise from the ashes of their pasts.

K E Osborn comforts herself with tea and Netflix, after all, who doesn’t love a good binge?

Turn lust into love at www.keosbornauthor.com

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The Little Things (Second Hope 1) by Jessica Prince-review

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The Little Things (Second Hope 1) by Jessica Prince-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 12, 2024

I’ll admit, I made more than my fair share of stupid decisions, but all it took was an accidental felony and a teensy kitchen fire to turn my life upside down.

When my parents cut me off, selling my swanky Los Angeles apartment and shipping me off to some ranch in the middle of nowhere to teach me a lesson, I thought it was the worst thing that could happen to me.

Then I got to Safe Haven Ranch and met my new boss.

Zach Paulson is an older, grumpy cowboy who thinks I’m nothing more than a spoiled princess and doesn’t want me on his turf. He also happens to be drop-dead gorgeous, and can wear a faded pair of Wranglers better than any other man alive.

The dumbest thing I can do is fall into lust with the temperamental rancher. Unfortunately, I’m not exactly known for making good choices.

But I’m determined to do better this time. I want to prove to myself and everyone else that I’m more than the shallow, self-absorbed socialite I’ve been playing at for years. I have a plan. Keep my head down, do my work, and don’t make any mistakes.

The problem is, I’m not the only one with a crush, and all my defenses are useless against a man like Zach when he puts his mind to getting what he wants.

•••••

REVIEW:  Bumbadadabum! *Jumps around with Kindle*

The Second Hope series has finally arrived! When Ms. Author announced the end of her Hope Valley series, I was so upset! I love this series, and before reading The Little Things, I wholeheartedly recommend reading the Hope Valley series. TLT can be read as a standalone, it’s the first in the extended series, but this book feels more like a reintroduction to HV. The Little Things is a grumpy cowboy, small-town, age gap, slow burn romance that Jessica Prince fans are going to love.

Zach (Cord & Rory’s son) has taken over his parents ranch; perfectly named; Safe Haven. His life is simple, his ranch, his land, his family, it’s the way we likes it. Growing up the way we did and being adopted by Cord and Rory was the best thing to ever happen to him. Now, decades later; his Mom is asking him a favor, watch out for her close friend’s daughter while they send her to the ranch to learn some life lessons. He agrees without thinking, little does Zach know that one decision is going to change his life forever.

Rae (Roan & Alma’s daughter) is a spoiled princess, her parents have doted on her since the day she was born, she has enjoyed the Hollywood high society for years, never having to deal with the consequences. Not until now. After landing herself in major hot water, her parents bail her out (yet again) but this time, they are done with her lifestyle. They decided enough is enough and send her to Hope Valley and Safe Haven Ranch. Rae is a fish out of water, lost in the wide open spaces and small town vibes. Ever so slowly though, the ranch, Hope Valley and Zach become much more to her than a punishment from her parents.

I will never tire of reading this author’s books, they have a wall of melting the heart and making the reader smile. Zach and Rae, while they do have an age gap, are meant to be. Zach is rough around the edges, but soft and gooey on the inside, Rae looks like a fairy princess, but has a will of steel, these two together make one heck of a pair. The storyline is a slow burn romance, it builds in a way that makes the reader turn the pages faster and faster, the 🔥🌶️ bits are fire of course, but the meaningful moments with the characters that make the story even better. I really, really hope to see Connor and Lennix get their own stores one day.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sarah

Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That’s why God created central air, after all.

Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy–she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.

In addition to being a wife and mom, she’s also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books–romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it’s a passion…there’s a difference. Not that she’d expect a boy to understand.

Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.

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Priceless (Clarity Coast 2) by Devyn Sinclair-review tour

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Priceless (Clarity Coast Omegaverse 2) by Devyn Sinclair-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 8, 2024

Three billionaire Alphas. A marriage of convenience. What can possibly go wrong?

Being an Omega is incredible. Being a fat Omega no one wants? Not so much.

But I don’t need to be wanted, I only need to survive. There’s five years left until I get my trust fund, and I can put my toxic, abusive, fatphobic family in my rearview mirror.

That’s my plan, and I’m sticking to it—until three Alphas offer my family a deal.

Three Alphas who are ridiculously rich, scorchingly hot, and claim they need me. For one year.

The deal: Marry them for one year to help save their company, and I walk away with my trust and my freedom. Simple. Easy. I don’t even blink before I sign on the dotted line.

I thought it was just a marriage of convenience and nothing more. I didn’t count on my husbands caring about me. Protecting me. Craving me. Seducing Me. Making me feel things I never have before.

Now a year doesn’t feel like long enough. But that’s what we agreed. One year, and we all walk away.

All good things come to an end. I just hope I can keep my heart from breaking when it does.

••••

REVIEW:Second book in this series, and I’m glad it was Ocean’s story (don’t think she would have lasted much longer without her pack!)

Living with her aunt and uncle after her parents died in a car crash, sees Ocean living an unhappy life!

Yes, she still misses her parents, especially her mother. But it’s not a happy household! They have money courtesy of her parents (and a trust that she inherits at thirty five!) but they belittle her for the slightest thing, years of being told “your fat” “no one will want you” “you will never amount to nothing” has Ocean with no confidence at all! Even her best friends can’t make her see herself other than what she’s been called! She needs to get out from under their thumbs, but unless she marries, she can’t see that happening!!

Her uncle is hosting a gala and Ocean is told to attend! Being trussed up and paraded around, has Ocean exhausted mentally and physically, just a little longer and she can escape to her room….

Being accosted and forced to dance with a man that makes her skin crawl, Ocean just wants to run and hide. That is until her rescuer sweeps in……

Micah, Everett, and Cameron want nothing to do with the man holding this gala, but they attend each year. This year they are attending in search for a bride! Their company directors are forcing their hand (apparently they aren’t giving the right signals to their customers)

Unhappy at this turn of event, the DuPont pack arrive and immediately want to go home, Micah spots a lonely figure on the balcony above and is transfixed, he needs to meet this vision….

Being rescued by the Alphas has Ocean both elated and terrified, they are saying all the right things, but she just won’t let herself believe them.

They on the other hand and obsessed with Ocean…. She is their scent matched mate!! They need her like yesterday!!

So they go about making her their wife!!

It’s not an easy job. There are obstacles at almost every turning point. And Ocean is one of them! She doesn’t believe them, how could three gorgeous alphas want a fat mate?! So they make out it’s a marriage that will last a year…. Ocean will get out from under her relatives, get her trust early, and the alphas will get the board of their back.

I loved this book. I hated how Ocean was made to feel, everyone should be loved no matter their shape!

Really liked how each alpha brought something to the table.

The twists were great, I did guess one, but not the other.

Seeing Ocean’s friends were great, and I can’t wait to see what the last friend gets up to in her book.

It’s paced pretty well, slow burn until it’s not 😜 🥵

Definitely recommend for those who love the Omegaverse genre.

Click HERE for Julie’s review of book one ENDLESS CLARITY

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Reviewed by Julie🦋

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Devyn Sinclair writes steamy Reverse Harem romances for your wildest fantasies. Every sexy story is packed with the right amount heat, hot men, and delicious happy endings.

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Bananapants by Penny Reid-review tour

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🍌 Bananapants by Penny Reid-review tour 🍌

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 6, 2024

Estranged childhood friends unexpectedly reunite under bizarre circumstances and bicker their way to love in this bonkers romantic comedy.

Ava Archer misses her best childhood friend most especially during the month of April. Ask any tax attorney, it’s a lonely, grueling time of year. Luckily, Ava has just received a surprising and delectably absurd offer from her posh doppelgänger at work. She must pretend to be the aforementioned posh co-worker for one night at an extremely fancy party; a party so fancy, there exists absolutely no chance anyone will recognize her or suspect her ruse…

Desmond (Des) Sullivan is a thief. And not the heart-of-gold kind. He’s the steal-from-the-rich-and-give-to-the-also-rich-so-he-can-get-paid kind. He does, however, have one firm rule never steal what the target can’t afford to lose. After a brutal falling out with his father, Desmond hasn’t returned to Chicago in over ten years. But when a good friend is swindled and something priceless is stolen, Desmond must return home, both as himself and his thieving alter ego. Infiltrate a dangerous secret society of the world’s most elite billionaires while leveraging his estranged father’s resources and not blowing his cover? Sure. No problem. Or it wouldn’t be a problem if Ava Archer hadn’t just walked into the room, wearing a ridiculous wig, speaking with a preposterous accent, and pretending (badly) to be someone she’s not.

Bananapants is a full-length, contemporary romantic comedy filled with hijinks and shenanigans. It can be read as a standalone, but the parents of the main characters will be familiar to anyone who has read the Knitting in the City series.

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REVIEW:BANANAPANTS by Penny Reid is a contemporary, adult, erotic, next generation, romance story line set in the author’s KNITTING IN THE CITY series. This is twenty-five year old tax attorney Ava Archer, daughter of Fiona and Greg Archer (Ninja at First Sight/ Happily Ever Ninja) , and contractor Desmond ‘Des’ Sullivan, son of Quinn and Janie (Neanderthal Seeks Human 1) story line. BANANAPANTS can be read as a stand alone-you do not have to have read the original series.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ava and Des) BANANAPANTS focuses on the second chance relationship and friendship between our story line couple. Des Sullivan and Ava Archer were childhood best friends but at the age of fifteen Des disappeared from Ava’s life leaving a heart broken and angry young woman in the wake. Fast forward to present day, Ava comes face to face with the past, the man that she loves, a man whose demons ride very close to the surface. Desmond Sullivan has returned to Chicago, and an assignment that will bring him up close and personal with the woman whose heart he broke but Desmond struggles to keep control, and in this, he must protect Ava Archer from herself, his latest assignment, and his own demons that threaten to destroy them all.

The world building follows several paths including the fall-out of mental illness, and the affects of everyone who has ever been touched by a man unable to accept himself. From family and friendships, lives have been affected and upset but none more so than those caught in the spiral of depression, mania and madness.

The relationship between Des and Ava is a best friends to frenemies to friends to lovers relationship. Ten years of not knowing what happened to the boy she once loved found Ava struggling with his reappearance in her life but all is not as is appear to be, and Ava will be caught in the cross-fire of Des’ latest job. 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 familiar secondary and supporting characters including several cameos from characters found in the author’s KNITTING IN THE CITY series as well as Des’ parents Quinn and Janie, Ava’s parents Fiona and Greg, and Ava’s sister Grace.

BANANAPANTS is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, love and loss, mental illness and acceptance, forgiveness and understanding. The author pulls the reader into a thought-provoking, emotional, heart breaking and often times raw; look at mental impairment, struggle and recognition. The characters are charismatic but haunted; the romance is sensitive and spirited. I will add the author/book sites list Bananapants as a romantic comedy but I would suggest going in with a open mind and aware of some dark topics involving mental illness.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Penny Reid is the Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best Selling Author of the Winston Brothers, Knitting in the City, Rugby, and Hypothesis series. She used to spend her days writing federal grant proposals as a biomedical researcher, but now she just writes books. She’s also a full time mom to three diminutive adults, wife, daughter, knitter, crocheter, sewer, general crafter, and thought ninja.

Please feel free to drop her a line. She’d be happy to hijack your thoughts! You can find her on her blog or email her: pennreid at gmail dot com

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NORTHERN TWILIGHT (The Highlands 5) by Samantha Young -review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 8, 2024

She’s the girl he left behind. He’s the boy she tried to forget. But after seven years apart, one passionately reckless night will tie them together forever …

As teenagers, Callie Ironside and Lewis Adair were inseparable. So much so, Lewis still can’t work out where it all went horribly wrong, or why he’s spent the last seven years in London away from the love of his life.

Callie knows exactly where it all went wrong and while she tried to move on—learning pastry techniques in Paris and dating French men—returning home to Ardnoch to work in her mother’s bakery only reminds her of the future she lost with Lewis.

But when a visit to London brings them unexpectedly together, the passion, pain and animosity between them leads to a one-night stand. For Lewis, it’s the beginning of winning Callie and his life in Ardnoch back. For Callie, it’s a mistake that’s shaken up the devastating heartbreak she fought hard to forget. However, Lewis is determined to fight for her, and proves it when their night together results in more than just unresolved feelings.

As they come to grips with impending parenthood and the mistakes they’ve both made, Callie and Lewis will not only have to decide to fight for a love that has endured so many years apart, but a mysterious adversary who seems intent on destroying the future they’re building together.

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REVIEW: NORTHERN TWILIGHT is the fifth instalment in Samantha Young’s contemporary, adult THE HIGHLAND erotic, romance series-spin off from the author’s ADAIR FAMILY series. This is architect Lewis Adair, and twenty-five year old pastry chef Callie Ironside’s story line. NORTHERN TWILIGHT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Lewis is the son of Thane and Regan Adair , and nephew to Lachlan and Brodan Adair: Callie is the daughter of Walker and Sloane Ironside.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lewis and Callie) NORTHERN TWILIGHT follows the second chance relationship between our story line couple. Childhood friends, and high school sweethearts, Lewis and Callie always thought they would be together forever but each saw something different going forward, and seven years would pass before they would meet again. Having moved to Paris to study with the best pastry chefs, Callie knew is was time to come home but she never expected to come face to face with her past. Lewis Adair was about to start his new job and new future but seeing Callie Adair, old memories returned and one night together would change their futures, forever. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between our story line couple, as they must navigate jealousy and mistrust, and the possibility of someone targeting our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on the second chance relationship between Callie and Lewis. Everyone from friends to family always thought Callie and Lewis would end up together but life, misunderstanding, and pride pulled our couple apart, and an attempt to push them together would fail miserably, betraying a friendship in the process.

The relationship between Callie and Lewis is a rekindling romance. Callie and Lewis each remember something different about their breakup; about their prior relationship; and their promises for the future. Lewis thought they were too young to have promised forever while Callie had plans for both, from the start. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

There is another large ensemble cast of familiar, friendly and engaging secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Eilidh, an expiring actress; and Callie’s sibling Morwenna and Harry; as well as Callie’s ex boyfriend Gabriel, a young man with secrets of his own.

NORTHERN TWILIGHT is a story of second chances; secrets and lies; family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The premise is captivating and strong; the romance is seductive and impassioned; the characters are real, determined and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Beyond the Thistles
Among The Heather
Through the Glen
Skies Over Caledonia

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Reviewed by Sandy

Samantha Young is the New York Times,  USA Today  and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows.  Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us was published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook & hardback June 2017. Play On is an adult contemporary romance and the first in a brand new series set in Scotland. Villain is a companion novella to the New York Times bestselling romance HERO.

Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015.

Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.

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The Bodyguard and The Bombshell by Lexi Blake-review tour

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💜The Bodyguard and The Bombshell (Masters & Mercenaries: New Recruit 2.5) by Lexi Blake-review & excerpt tour💜

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 6, 0224

The Bodyguard…

Nate Carter left Australia’s elite SASR unit after a tragic accident. Shattered by the experience, he thought taking a job in the States might be a good way to start over. His father’s former employer, McKay-Taggart, has a position for him in the bodyguard unit. He never imagined himself risking his life for celebrities and the wealthy, but it will do for now. It will also give him a chance to reconnect with old friends, including the girl who’d been like a little sis to him ten years before.

These days, however, his feelings for Daisy O’Donnell are anything but brotherly.

The Bombshell…

Daisy O’Donnell is a girl on a mission, and it does not include falling for one of her brother’s best friends. She has plans, and while chaos always seems to follow her, she’s determined to see this through. Daisy finds herself in need of a bodyguard when a job goes terribly wrong. She’s sure her dad will find someone suitable, but she didn’t expect a big, gloriously masculine Aussie to show up ready to take a bullet for her. Maybe spending some time with Nate Carter won’t be so bad after all.

An explosive match…

Thrown together by danger, Nate and Daisy can’t resist the insane chemistry between them. But when his past and her present collide, they must decide if they can hold it together or go their separate ways forever.

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REVIEW:THE BODYGUARD AND THE BOMBSHELL is instalment 2.5 in Lexi Blake’s contemporary, adult MASTERS AND MERCENARIES: NEW RECRUITS erotic, romantic suspense series, a spin off, set in the author’s numerous Masters and Mercenaries worlds. This is bodyguard/Dom Nate Carter, and twenty-five year old Daisy O’Donnell’s story line. THE BODYGUARD AND THE BOMBSHELL can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines or series is revealed where necessary. Daisy is the daughter of Liam and Avery O’Donnell (A Dom is Forever: M&M 3).

THE BODYGUARD AND THE BOMBSHELL is a part of the multi-authored 1001 Dark Nights series.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including Dom/sub and BDSM scenarios, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Nate and Daisy THE BODYGUARD AND THE BOMBSHELL follows the building relationship between Nate and Daisy when Nate assigns himself guardian and protector of our story line heroine. Daisy is a bit of a mess. Everyone considers her one disaster away from exploding but when Daisy witnesses an illegal operation, our heroine will become the target of some powerful men. Needing a new start, Nate Carter begins working for McKay-Taggart, and pushes himself into becomimg Daisy’s security but Daisy is off-limits to everyone including our story line hero, and the men at the family owned $ex club, and in this, our heroine’s self-esteem continues to plummet in the wake of continuous and ongoing rejection. What ensues is the building but forbidden relationship between Daisy and Nate, and the potential fall-out as someone else gets caught in the cross-fire.

The world building follows several paths including the forbidden Dom/sub relationship between our story line couple; and the ongoing protection for and of our story line heroine. Following several attempts on her life, Daisy is brought into protection custody, protected by the man with whom she is falling in love.

The relationship between Nate and Daisy is a brother’s friend to lovers relationship; a Dom/sub partnership in which Daisy is determined to enjoy one night of her life. All of the men have been warned away from our story line heroine but Nate is determined to claim Daisy as his own. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar and colorful secondary and supporting characters including Ian ‘Big Tag’ Taggart and wife Charlotte; Liam and Avery O’Donnell; Daisy’s brother Aiden; Nate’s parents Brody and Stephanie Carter; Theo and Erin Taggart, and their daughter Devi Taggart, as well as several members of the McKay-Taggart team.

THE BODYGUARD AND THE BOMBSHELL is a fast paced story of secrets and lies, misunderstanding and heart break; family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is emotional and captivating; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are determined, dynamic and engaging. The epilogue fast forwards the story line several years.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Love the Way You Spy
Live,Love, Spy

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

 

“I was helping out a client,” she began.
“Uhm, Mr. Taggart, I would like to make it clear we didn’t hire Daisy as a private investigator.” Her bosses were here, too. Harlow and Ruby sat at the opposite end of the table, and Harlow seemed to be the one who wanted to set the record straight.
“She was supposed to answer the phones.” Ruby frowned her way.
She was going to have to soothe her bosses. Things had done what they so often did in Daisy’s life. They had gone awry.
To top things off, her brother was somewhere in the building. Aidan had been the one to drive her up, and he’d told her he needed to go talk to his newest roommate.
Nathan Carter. Big, gorgeous Nathan Carter, who’d barely known she’d existed past being his friend’s obnoxious sister.
She hadn’t seen Nate in years. Was he still stunning? He probably had a girlfriend.
“Daisy?” Her mother’s voice brought her out of her reverie. “Uncle Ian asked you a question.”
Of all the grave faces around the table, it was her aunt and uncle who broke the mold and looked highly amused.
“I asked how you went from answering the phones to taking down a drug cartel,” Uncle Ian said, his lips curling up. He leaned in like he was ready for this story.


 

New York Times bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband and three kids. Since starting her publishing journey in 2010, she’s sold over three million copies of her books. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance that she found success. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings.

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Light Em Up (Bang Brothers Hockey 5) by Kelly Jamieson-review

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Light Em Up (Bang Brothers Hockey 5) by Kelly Jamieson-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 6, 2024

Light ’em Up by Kelly Jamieson is book 5 in the Bang Brothers Hockey series

Annie Bang

I’m thrilled to be working in professional hockey, since my five brothers are all hockey players. My new role as skating coach to the New York Bears is the perfect fit and I can’t wait to whip all these guys into shape so we can win more games. Except one of the guys is Logan Coates—the guy who sent my brother to the hospital in a memorable game three seasons ago. I want nothing to do with him.

Logan Coates

I don’t need some tiny figure skater telling me what to do. I know how to skate. I wouldn’t be in the NHL if I didn’t. Although, I am a fourth liner. I do want more ice time. I want to make a difference on the team. But learning how to figure skate isn’t it. Especially from Annie Bang, who hates my guts. Speaking of guts…she has ’em. She’s a pint-sized badass. And that’s sexy as hell. When I’m around her, my skate blade’s not the only thing made of steel.

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REVIEW:LIGHT ‘EM UP by Kelly Jamieson is the fifth instalment in the contemporary, adult, multi-authored hockey romance series focusing on the Bang siblings. This is former figure skater turned skating coach Annie Bang, and professional hockey player Logan Coates. LIGHT ‘EM UP can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. For followers of Kelly Jamieson, the story line is set in the author’s Bears Hockey series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Annie and Logan) LIGHT ‘EM UP follows the forbidden relationship between Annie Bang and Logan Coates. Annie Bang is the new skating coach for the professional hockey team the New York Bears but Annie never expected to come face to face with Logan Coates, a one-night from six years earlier, and the man who almost destroyed her brother’s career.Working with each member of the team, Annie teaches strength and agility but most of the players become defensive when a figure skater threatens everything they thought they knew including our story line hero. Logan Coates’ knows his reputation precedes his introduction to Annie Bang but not everything is as it appears to be. What ensues is the building but secret relationship between Annie and Logan, and the potential fall-out when their affair is revealed.

The world building focuses on the proverbial ‘elephant in the room’. Logan’s take down of Annie’s brother was an accident but the ensuing penalty, suspension, and fan negativety added more heart break to our hero’s already floundering self-esteem. Too many injuries ended Annie Bang’s figure skating career, and in an effort to prove herself worthy of being a ‘Bang’ sibling, Annie focused on getting a job in the NHL.

The relationship between Annie and Logan is one of second chances, of a sorts. A one-night stand six years earlier, and their careers going in different directions culminates in a rekindling but potentially forbidden romance. Annie is the team’s skating coach, and Logan is off limits as far as Annie is concerned . Keeping their relationship on the down-low, Annie must come to terms with betraying her entire family, a family she believes had given up on our story line heroine. Logan doesn’t want to be Annie’s dirty little secret, and finds himself struggling with his own issues of low self esteem. The $ex scenes are passionate and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic and charismatic secondary and supporting characters. We are reintroduced to several members of the Bears team and coaching staff, as well as Logan’s parents, and Annie’s brothers, mom and dad.

LIGHT ‘EM UP is a story of secrets, family, friendships, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating and emotional; the romance is seductive ; the characters are charismatic and compelling.

Previous reviews in the Bears Hockey series
Must love Dogs and Hockey
You Had Me at Hockey
Talk Hockey to Me
The O Zone

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Kelly Jamieson is a USA Today bestselling author of over fifty romance novels and novellas. She writes the kind of books she loves to read–sexy romance with heat, humor and emotion. Her writing has been described as “emotionally complex”, “sweet and satisfying” and “blisteringly sexy”. She likes coffee (black), wine (mostly white) and shoes (high!). She also loves watching hockey. She is the author of the popular Heller Brothers Hockey series, Aces Hockey series, and the Rule of Three trilogy.

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