IMMORTAL SUN (Dark Olympus 1) by Rachel Van Dyken-review tour

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IMMORTAL SUN (Dark Olympus 1) by Rachel Van Dyken-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 25, 2025

There isn’t a lore that doesn’t exist around Mt. Olympus, and nobody is safe from the wrath of the immortals who watch.

My only goal: Beat him at his own game. His: Save the world and himself.

Thousands of people have disappeared from this world by way of his hand and the universe breathes for only one more drop of blood–mine. He promised he would help me find my brother.
He lied.

I don’t know why I immediately trusted Cyrus. He was stunningly gorgeous, nice, and so accommodating that maybe I felt too safe—maybe that was the first red flag. The second was that he always said my missing twin was fine, that he’d come back when he was done traveling and that I should stay put until his return. Looks are deceiving. And I forgot.

Now I’m completely screwed. I’m trapped here until the eclipse and the great Sun God says I’m the last sacrifice he has to make in order to ascend to Olympus. I have so many questions about the mixed mythology and each answer that crawls out of Seattle has me more terrified and confused than the first.
I’m surrounded by fallen angels, demons–basically every terrifying yet perfectly normal looking creature on the planet and working at a bar called Styx, counting the days until two of the very coins I take on a daily basis will be used to cover my travel.

Anubis seems nice enough but I don’t want to die. There has to be a way and I’m hellbent on finding it even if it means I join the other side.

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REVIEW: IMMORTAL SUN is the first instalment in Rachel Van Dyken’s contemporary, adult DARK OLYMPUS dark, erotic, mythology series focusing on Cleo, and Cyrus, the Sun god Ra.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cleo and Cyrus) IMMORTAL SUN follows Cleo as she searches for her twin brother Jake, an archeologist who was last seen near Mt Olympus, Seattle, Washington but all is not as it appears to be, and Cleo will discover she and her brother are the last surviving descendants of Chaos, and her death will free our story line hero. Cyrus, the Sun god Ra, is the god of creation and light, and in order to ascend to the heavens, he is tasked with destroying the human descendants of Chaos, including the woman with whom he will fall in love but Cleo is unlike anyone he and the other gods could have ever imagined, and in this, Cleo’s death threatens the stability of all who survive.

The world building is detailed, complicated, complex and cryptic. Nothing and no one is who they appear to be. Alliances are made, line are drawn, the gods prepare for war as Cyrus goes in search of the woman who controls his heart.

The relationship between Cyrus and Cleo is unique. Cyrus owns the nightclub Styx, and Cleo is working for the man she believes can lead to her brother but Cyrus is determined to ascend to Olympus, and Cleo is the only human standing in his way. Cyrus finds himself falling for the woman he must destroy, a fall his is unable to comprehend or deny. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of powerful, questionable and charismatic gods and goddesses including the gods who are task with preparing Cleo for her death. We are introduced Tyrell, Daggon, Apep, Inti, as well as Bast, Rat , Cow and Anubis.

IMMORTAL SUN is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, mythology and lore, acceptance and love. The slow building premise is elaborate, dramatic and edgy; the characters are dynamic, hypnotic and larger than life. IMMORTAL SUN ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

My only complaint / concern is the blurb. It is a bit misleading, and only by mention, there is very little effort or exposure to vampires, werewolves, fae etc.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.

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Murder Under Redwood Moon/Moonset on Desert Sands by Sherri LDodd

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Murder Under Redwood Moon/Moonset on Desert Sands (Murder, Tea & Crystals 1 & 2) by Sherri L Dodd-reviews & excerpt

Murder Under Redwood Moon
Murder, Tea & Crystals 1
by Sherri L Dodd
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date: March 21, 2024

At the age of eight, Arista Kelly was frantically swept up by her parents and whisked off to an isolated town in the California redwoods. Two days later, her parents were gone.

Now at the age of twenty-three, she has settled quite nicely into an eclectic lifestyle, much like her great aunt, and guardian since childhood, Bethie. She enjoys the use of herbs and crystals to help her commune with the energy and nature around her and finds pleasure in the company of her beloved pet, Royal. Usually quite satisfied with her mundane life high in the Santa Cruz Mountains, life becomes unsettling when a new recurring vision of an ominous tattoo as well as increased activity from the ghostly presence within her own cottage invade her once-harmonious existence.

But life in this mountain sanctuary takes an even darker turn when the body of Arista’s former classmate is found in the nearby river. As other young women fall prey to a suspected serial killer, Arista realizes that the terror is coming to her.

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REVIEW: Murder Under Redwood Moon: A Witch Cozy Paranormal Murder Mystery by Sherri L. Dodd is book one in the Murder, Tea and Crystals trilogy.

At a young age Arista Kelly was taken by her parents to a secluded town in the Redwoods of California to stay with her Great Aunt Bethie. Now age 23, she has settled into a quiet, charmed, eclectic life in Boulder Creek wi th her cat Royal. She has her best friend Maddie and her circle of friends and works at a crystal shop owned bu Analina. She loves her independent life and her job.

That is until two strangers come to town and things start getting weird. Girls start to go missing! Girls that look exactly like her and Maddie. When things start getting stranger in town Arista starts having visions. Nothing she can comprehend for sure yet, but someone is definitely trying to tell her something!

And bad stuff starts happening to her friends. Pure coincidence or is something evil come to town?
Will Arista be able to figure out her visions before its too late, or will something bad befall her and Maddie?

I absolutely loved Arista’s character.

She is independent, down to earth and level headed. She enjoys her little eclectic life and spending time with her friends. She also loves helping anyone who needs help finding their inner peace. I love the life she has built for herslef with the help of her Aunt.

Her Aunt Bethie practices witchcraft and uses her coven to perform protection ceremonies for Arista. From birth she has needed protection, thats why her parents placed her where they did. I love every interaction Arista has with her Aunt. You can feel the love and guidance she tries to provide to Arista.

But who has killed all of these young girls, and can Arista protect herself and Maddie from the same fate. All while trying to heal the conflict and pain within her friendship circle?

This book was an amazingly wonderful walk into the world of witchcraft and how there is both good and darkness within that realm. Not my typical genre but wonderfully written, magick is!

Highly recommend. Can not wait to read book two: Moonset On Desert Sands

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Moonset on Desert Sands
Murder, Tea & Crystals 2
by Sherri L Dodd
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 27, 2025

With a traumatic year of fending off a serial killer behind her, Arista has settled contentedly into her temporary home with Auntie in Sedona, Arizona. She enjoys her new job selling all things metaphysical and even has her eye on the hot security guard, Dakota, after her recent breakup with Shane.

But a series of new fainting spells has her worried, and when Auntie witnesses one, they decide the answer lies in her home of Boulder Creek. However, returning means not only dealing with her breakup and its heartache but also the possibility of drawing her bloodthirsty Uncle Fergus to her once safe haven in the redwoods. And this time he has recruited an even more dangerous alliance.

Arista’s closest bonds will be strengthened, but the mounting tension of a death in the desert, a stalker on the streets, and the relentless pursuit of Fergus puts her in dangerous territory, and escaping sorrow proves impossible.

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REVIEW: This book starts out a year after book one and Arista and her Aunt are are staying in Sedona, Arizona. Her world has completely changed in the last year. No longer is she in her comfort zone of Boulder Creek. Leaving all her friends and boyfriend Shane behind.
Taking a trip with her Aunt, leads her back to her parents. Only to find her mother not doing well. Arista isn’t sure where all of this will fit into her new life.
Arista starts having her fainting spells again and her Auntie believes she needs to return and find the answers in Boulder Creek. But going back means Arista must face her past with Shane, and what her life has become now. With her estranged Uncle Fergus still looking for her. Arista has no idea what is coming her way.

I thoroughly enjoyed the continuation of this story. With bridging the story between Boulder Creek and Sedona – I absolutely loved the new community Arista made in her time in Arizona. I look forward to continuing this story in book three.

Magickal and mysterious – this story did not disappoint!

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Reviews by Erin K

 

“Okay, just checking. I thought I heard you call me.” Auntie paused. “Everything okay in there?”

This had become irksome, too. The constant checking. She forced out another huff, took a final rinse, and killed the flow of noisy water. “Yes, I’m fine.” Her words bounced off the glass enclosure and back at her. Liar

After toweling off, she threw on her robe. Today, it did not feel soft or cozy. Still miring over her involuntary duty to co-host the meeting, she hustled through the hallway to avoid the sight of any witches. She did not want to hear how sorry they were nor see their saddened eyes or frowny faces of compassion. She wanted to be left alone. But no, she had the big ol’ get-together when her father returned. So, not only did she have to entertain the whole damn coven but also him, and he may as well have been a stranger.

She barged around the corner and came face to face with a pear- shaped Royal sitting at the edge of her bed, his piercing blue eyes upon his black satin face staring up at her.

Mew.

She froze. For a second, she wanted to hate him, too.

He blinked his frosty blue eyes.

She could never!

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The Girlfriend Zone (Love & Hockey 4) by Lauren Blakely-review

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The Girlfriend Zone (Love & Hockey 4) by Lauren Blakely-review & excerpt

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 26, 2025

In my defense, I had no idea the tattooed, glasses-wearing, soulful hottie I spent one perfect day—and one unforgettable night—with was a hockey star on my father’s team.

And Miles didn’t know I was the coach’s daughter.

That’s the point of a “no-work-talk” date.

But now? He’s as forbidden to me as I am to him.

When I land a new gig as the team photographer, we vow to keep it professional. We mostly succeed…except for that time after a game when he couldn’t keep his talented hands off me. But I swear, it won’t happen again.

Too much is at stake—I can’t risk my heart or my father’s team.

But when I end up living at Miles’s place to care for his pack of rescue pups, the lines blur fast. Late nights turn into stolen moments and I discover there’s more to him than I ever imagined—a man who’s genuine, thoughtful, and irresistibly real.

He looks at me like he can’t believe his luck. Touches me like he never wants to let go. And listens to my hopes and fears.

My heart’s getting dangerously attached. But if I follow it… am I putting everyone’s dreams on the line?

Tropes: coach’s daughter, the one who got away, starts with a bang, second chance vibes, age gap, forbidden hockey romance, forced proximity, workplace romance

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REVIEW:THE GIRLFRIEND ZONE is the fourth instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult LOVE AND HOCKEY erotic, hockey romance series. This is thirty-three year old, San Francisco Sea Dogs hockey player Mile Falcon, and twenty-four year old, photographer Leighton McBride, the coach’s daughter. THE GIRLFRIEND ZONE 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 (Miles and Leighton) covering more than a year in the life, THE GIRLFRIEND ZONE follows the building but forbidden relationship between San Francisco Sea Dogs hockey player Mile Falcon, and photographer Leighton McBride, the coach’s daughter. Leighton McBride is a photographer whose clients were a no show, and when café owner Birdie suggested her grandson as a stand in model, Leighton jumped at the chance to work with Miles but unbeknownst to both Leighton and Miles, their building relationship would stop abruptly when they discover the identity and connections to the San Franciso Sea Dogs-Leighton is the coach’s daughters, and Miles is a player on the Sea Dogs team. Reluctantly going their separate ways, months will pass before the two reconnect for some anxious times, agreeing to be friends for the foreseeable future, until an opportunity presents itself, pushing our couple together.

The world building focuses on the secret relationship between Leighton and Miles. Leighton has been warned by her father to stay clear of any and all hockey players but Miles and Leighton are struggling with their attraction as Leighton becomes the official photographer for the team.

The relationship between Leighton and Miles is one of immediate attraction, set into motion by Miles’ match-making grandmother but Miles knows to become involved with the coach’s daughter could be the end of his career with the Sea Dogs, but the heart wants the woman with whom he has fallen in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text

The energetic secondary and supporting characters include Coach Noah McBride aka Leighton’s dad, Leighton’s sixteen year old sister Riley, and their mother Grace Adley; Miles’ mother Lauren and her husband Harvey, his grandmother Birdie, sister, Charlie and his brother Tyler, as well as several of the previous story line couples and Sea Dogs players (Christian, Rowan, Ford, Alexei, Hugo) team officials, and Leighton’s exhausting roommates Ezra and Indigo.

THE GIRLFRIEND ZONE is a story of secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships, and love. The fast paced premise is endearing and captivating yet predictable; the romance is provocative and impassioned; the characters are determined, sassy and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
The Boyfriend Goal
The Romance Line
The Proposal Play

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Reviewed by Sandy

Miles
I breathe out hard, giving in to the lust that grips me, the want I feel for her…my coach’s daughter.
For a few seconds, I freeze over those words—coach’s daughter.
Don’t go there again. Get it together. Stop f*&king thinking of her.
But the dick is sometimes stronger than the will.
I ignore that voice because it doesn’t matter what I do when I’m home alone. It’s what I do when I’m with her that counts. I haven’t crossed the line again. And baggage or no baggage, we’re not going to be a thing. But her admission that she looks at the pictures too? It’s what I wanted. It’s what I needed. It’s also all I can have of her.
So what’s the harm in giving in tonight?

A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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All Our Beautiful Goodbyes by Julianne MacLean-review

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All Our Beautiful Goodbyes by Julianne MacLean-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 25, 2025

1946: World War II is over, and Emma Clarkson is poised to take flight. With dreams of attending university, she’s ready to leave behind the wild beauty of Sable Island, the only home she’s ever known. But when a handsome British sea captain is rescued from a nearby shipwreck, her destiny is forever changed.

Emma falls deeply in love with Oliver Harris, but their romance is not meant to be. Oliver returns to the sea, while Emma vows to forget him and pursue her own ambitions. When a handsome veterinarian arrives on the island to study the wild horses, Emma finds love again, but soon discovers that all is not as it seems…

1995: Mourning the death of her beloved grandmother, Joanna Griffin is shocked to learn that her grandfather once loved a young woman named Emma, but lies, betrayals, and catastrophic events separated them forever. As Joanna crosses an ocean to solve the secrets of her grandfather’s past, she learns that love is a powerful force, even mightier than the passage of time…

A shining thread of hope illuminates this epic tale of lost love and fallen dreams, set in the remote splendor of Nova Scotia and spanning decades.

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REVIEW:ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL GOODBYES by Julianne Maclean is an historical woman’s fiction story line focusing on two time periods (1946-55, and 1995) in the life of Emma Clarkson-Baxter.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Emma Clarkson, ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL GOODBYES begins in 1946, one year at the end of WWII, when a ship wreck near the shores of Sable Island, near Nova Scotia Canada would place Emma Clarkson on a journey towards her future, a future that diverges along numerous paths. Meeting Captain Oliver Harris stirred something in the then twenty-one year old Emma’s heart but Captain Oliver Harris was married, twelve years her senior, and a man whose lived his life circumventing the world. A new man would bounce into our heroine’s life but a man whose secrets are about to destroy all of Emma’s happiness for the future.

Fast forward to 1995, a young woman name Joanna Griffin would begin a search into her grandfather’s history, a history that brings her face to face with Emma Clarkson-Baxter, and the secrets our heroine has kept close to her heart.

ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL GOODBYES is a slow building story focusing on several heart breaks and betrayals, not only for Emma but for the man she once loved. Secrets and lies would pull our couple apart, neither knowing of the other’s life changes, changes that would remain hidden for close to forty years. From birth to death, family and relationships, forgiveness and acceptance, ALL OUR BEAUTIFUL GOODBYES follows one woman through the heartbreak of betrayal, lost love and lies, in the face of renewed hope and revelations.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Twisted Truths /Beautiful Mistakes by Cora Kent-reviews

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TWISTED TRUTHS
Twisted Sisters prequel
by Cora Kent
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, Mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 8, 2024

I was cast out and exiled to a life of silence and penance.
Five years in a convent, paying for sins that weren’t mine.
But they can’t keep me caged any longer.
I’m coming back, not as the obedient girl they wanted but as the woman I was always meant to be—vengeful, ruthless, and unbreakable.

My brother thought he could bury me.
Now, I’ll show him just how wrong he was.

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REVIEW: TWISTED TRUTHS is the prequel short in Cora Kent’s contemporary, adult, TWISTED SISTERS dark, erotic, MC, Mafia romance focusing on Lucrezia Castiglione and thirty-two year old, Raiden Drake. TWISTED TRUTHS takes place approximately one week prior to BEAUTIFUL MISTAKES

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lucrezia and Raiden) following several timelines, TWISTED TRUTHS reveals some of the background and dark history for each of our leading characters. Lucrezia Castiglione is the daughter of a Mafia Don, a throwaway object to be used and abused but Lucrezia refuses to hide, to go quietly, and we see the aftermath of years of abuse. Meanwhile Raiden Drake is a young man who has fallen in love with his best friend, a girl whose life will be taken in the blink of an eye. Lucrezia and Raiden have yet to cross paths, and in this life is about to change for both.

TWISTED TRUTHS is a dramatic, and fast paced, quick read of betrayal, power, death and destruction. An introduction to the author’s TWISTED SISTERS series.

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BEAUTIFUL MISTAKES
(Twisted Sisters 1)
by Cora Kent
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, Mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 4, 2025

Branded by betrayal, fueled by revenge—I’m back to destroy the brother who banished me.

The Castiglione name once ruled the Midwest mafia, but Saverio erased me like I never existed. Five years in exile only sharpened my hunger for vengeance. Now, I’ll burn his empire to the ground—but I need the most dangerous weapon I can find: Raiden Drake.

Raiden’s the Destroyers’ enforcer, a ruthless man who bends rules and breaks bones. He doesn’t take orders, but he does take control—of everything. My body. My mind. My soul. And once he claims them, there’s no turning back.

They say never fall for the devil you unleash. Too bad he’s the only one who might save me from myself.

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REVIEW: BEAUTIFUL MISTAKES is the first full-length instalment in Cora Kent’s contemporary, adult TWISTED SISTERS dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is Destroyers MC enforcer Raiden Drake, and Lucrezia Castiglione’s story line. There is a prequel novella TWISTED TRUTHS that reveals some of the individual background and earlier years of Raiden and Lucrezia.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lucrezia and Raiden) BEAUTIFUL MISTAKES follows in the wake of the return of Lucrezia Castiglione. In her teens, Lucrezia suffered at the hands of her now-deceased father, and his men, then upon his death, was banished by her brother where she would spend five years under the tyranny and abuse of the Italian nuns. Fast forward to present day, Lucrezia is determined to destroy her brother Saverio Castiglione, and is hoping to enlist the help of Raiden Drake and the Destroyers, as well as the only siblings with whom she is on speaking terms but all is not as it appears to be, and Lucrezia will once again suffer at the hands of those she longed to trust.

The world building focuses on the building relationship between Lucrezia and Raiden, a relationship predicated upon mutual hatred for our heroine’s brother. Plans are to be made and implemented in the hopes of taking down a man who has destroyed too many lives.

The relationship between Lucrezia and Raiden is a reciprocal arrangement, one in which each will ‘benefit’ from their physical affair but Raiden doesn’t do relationships, having loved and lost, and in this Lucrezia know their time together will come to a close. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters are questionable and charismatic. We are introduced to Lucrezia’s siblings Saverio, Daniela, and half-brother Kristopher, as well as members of the Destroyers MC: club Presidents Priest Whittaker, Bash, Trigger and Vic.

BEAUTIFUL MISTAKES is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, corruption and abuse, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, dark and edgy; the romance is spicy and provocative; the characters rebellious, hostile and determined.

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Reviews by Sandy

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Ice Cold Rival (Beyond the Ice 3) by Nikki Hall-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 21, 2025

One night, one chance, one hundred percent a lie…

Reece
Hookups are my jam, but I’ve never had a girl shuddering with one breath then running away the next. And I can’t stop thinking about her. Probably for the best I’m trading in party games for extra practices. I can lead us back to the Frozen Four, but I need a sign of my dedication to persuade Coach. All I have to do is convince the one who got away to fake a relationship with me—and remember my oldest rule: only one night.

Kenzie
Nerd. Prude. Boring. Not anymore. After my ex proves hockey players really will stick their…uh, sticks…in anything, I swear off his type forever. But I don’t last a single night before hooking up with his rival. Turns out I’m bad at fun, though with my ex being thrust upon me at every opportunity, I’m willing to try—and fail. Until Reece offers me a choice: fall back into my boring, safe life or play along with him. The answer seems simple, but I’m worried playing will never be enough.

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REVIEW:ICE COLD RIVAL is the third instalment in Nikki Hall’s contemporary new adult BEYOND THE ICE erotic, hockey romance series focusing on the Teagan University Wildcats hockey team. This is college senior and soon to be team captain Reece Tanner and Kenzie Booth’s story line. ICE COLD RIVAL 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 (Reece and Kenzie) ICE COLD RIVAL follows the building but fake relationship between Reece Tanner and Kenzie Booth. Reece Tanner wants the position of team captain but his off-ice antics are a black mark against his reputation. Kenzie Booth’s ex boyfriend cheated with not one but two women, and our heroine was determined to keep him in her rear view. A chance meeting between Reece and Kenzie found our couple agreeing to ‘fake date’ in an effort to appease Reece’s coach, and to keep Kenzie’s mother from pushing her back with her ex boyfriend but jealousy will rear its’ proverbial head, and target out story line heroine.

Reece Booth comes from money, and in this, our hero doesn’t do relationships but something about Kenzie draws Reece like a moth to a flame. Kenzie’s ex is one of Reece’s hockey teammates, a fellow player who is determined to destroy our heroine’s life.

The relationship between Reece and Kenzie begins as a fake relationship but quickly turns into something more. Kenzie’s sister is getting married, and Reece is the perfect foil for our heroine’s revenge. Reece is determined to make captain but he is about to lose his heart to our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text

The energetic secondary and supporting characters include several of Reece’s teammates and their significant others:Gavin and Eva, Cole and Avery, as well as Mase, Marco; Kenzie’s ex Tobias Kane, and her sister Brighton.

ICE COLD RIVAL is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and acceptance, family, relationships, and love. The premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is seductive and provocative ;the characters are charismatic and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Usual Family Mayhem by HelenKay Dimon-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 11, 2025

Kasey Nottingham needs a splashy idea at her company where they find and develop the next big thing for investors—her job depends on it. Impulsively, she pitches Mags’ Desserts, a beloved small-town business run by her grandma Mags and live-in “best friend” Celia, two women who overcame deadbeat husbands and financial ruin to build a word-of-mouth clientele. Kasey expects her boss to say no. Instead, he sends her home to North Carolina to land the deal…and now she has a problem.

Mags and Celia aren’t interested, which isn’t a surprise, but something else is going on in their kitchen. Locked cabinets. Cryptic conversations. Unexpected notations on business records. The ladies have secrets and whatever they’re hiding is big. As reports of mysterious deaths of abusive men in the area surface—all in households that recently received a delivery from Mags’ Desserts—Kasey worries Gram and Celia have gone into the poison pie business.

As investors start circling, Kasey enlists Jackson Quaid, Celia’s nephew and Kasey’s long-time crush, as her reluctant investigation assistant. Jackson is practical. Kasey has a wild imagination. Together, they dodge Kasey’s boss and gather intel. And kiss. Lots of kissing, though probably not the best idea to start an unexpected romance. Doing it while keeping two feisty ladies from going to jail for knocking off bad husbands—even if those husbands deserve it—might be impossible…but Kasey never shied away from a challenge.

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REVIEW:THE USUAL FAMILY MAYHEM by HelenKay Dimon is a contemporary, adult storyline focusing on Kasey Nottingham’s return to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in the hopes of convincing her grandmother to sell her business.

Told from first person perspective (Kasey) THE USUAL FAMILY MAYHEM follows Kasey Nottingham as she struggles to remain employed at Nexus Opportunity Ideas, a centre for creativity and business proposals but weeks go by and our heroine is unable to come up with a definite plan. Put on the proverbial spot, Kasey is forced to come up with a business idea, and spews the first thing that comes to mind-franchising her grandmother’s at home bakery, a business that does more than sell treats and sweets. Hoping to convince her grandmother Mags, and business partner Celia, Kasey’s arrival home comes with much trepidation, and the face to face confrontation with the man who broke her heart years before, a man who is hoping to get a second chance. Jackson Quaid is a successful attorney, and Kasey’s arrival in Winston-Salem comes with too many questions including the obvious why but Kasey believes she has stumbled on to a dangerous secret, and with Jackson’s help begins to uncover a potential murder-for-hire plot using baked goods as the vehicle of death.

The world building follows several pathways including the potential for Jackson to enter politics. Jackson’s ambitious father is determined to push his son onto the forefront of power but Jackson is refusing to play the games, and Harlan Quaid takes aim at Kasey, and her grandmother’s business. Kasey is struggling with a direction in life, and in this, she battles between head and heart, in the face of loving our story line hero.

The relationship between Jackson and Kasey is one of unrequited love but although Kasey has been in love with Jackson for as long as she can remember, our heroine is unaware that Jackson has felt the same, for just as long. Kasey Nottingham is smart yet flighty, and in this, her inability to stay focused will be used as a threat against our story line hero. There are no $ex scenes.

We are introduced to Kasey’s grandmother Magnolia Nottingham, and her partner, Jackson’s aunt Windsor; Jackson’s father Harlan Quaid, and Kasey’s bosses Brock and Micah.

THE USUAL FAMILY MAYHEM is a story of secrets and lies, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating and thought-provoking; the romance is subtle; the characters are sassy, energetic and charismatic

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Reviewed by Sandy

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SINFULLY MINE (RBMC: Tonopah NV #20) by Nikki Landis-review tour

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SINFULLY MINE (RBMC:tonopah NV #20) by Nikki Landis

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 21, 2025

Xenon:
I’m the tech expert for my motorcycle club.
It’s because of me that we’ve interrupted the trafficking ring in Nevada.
I have cameras in multiple cities, and I’m always watching.
But the long, lonely nights have taken a toll.
When I find an online game and a new friend, all that begins to change.
GivemeGracexx411 has the sexiest voice I’ve ever heard.
It’s not long before we’re chatting outside our nightly games.
And now she wants to meet.

I’ve always been a geek and gamer; it shocks people when they find out.
Maybe it’s all the dark ink on my body or the fact that I put so many hours in the gym.
I don’t look anything like my profile pic, and that’s intentional.
The internet is forever. Nothing can hide for long.
I don’t know if I want Grace to know the biker half of my life.
But one night, she forgets to log off her computer and shut down the camera.

And that’s when I meet Grace’s other persona, Dolly.
I can’t stop watching as she strips, parts her thighs, and begins a whole different game with her viewers.
They get to watch her up close on her laptop. But I get to see every part of her.
In an instant, I’m addicted. I need more.
But when she finds the camera on her computer still running, she shuts me out.

Cat and Mouse is my favorite game.
I’ve always been good at stalking my prey.
And now Grace is my sweet, scared little mouse.I do love it when she decides to run.But what I thought is a tease meant to entice me is really a setup to catch an entirely different group of voyeurs.And those sex traffickers who can’t get enough of underage girls?They think they can snatch what’s mine.I’ll do anything to save Grace.As I race against the clock to rescue her, I know I won’t be capable of showing mercy.My Reaper is ready to spill blood and bring justice before he claims my Dolly.She doesn’t know it yet, but Grace will be all sinfully mine.

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REVIEW: SINFULLY MINE is the twentieth instalment in Nikki Landis’ contemporary,adult RBMC: TONOPAH NV, paranormal, MC, romance series, a part of the multi-authored RBMC series. This is Sean Hunter ‘Xenon’ Moore, and Alexa ‘Grace’ Connelly’s story line. SINFULLY MINE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: The members of the RBMC: TONOPAH NV are Lucifer Morningstar‘s ‘reapers’ but Satan’s reapers are not born, they ascend upon their death beds if Lucifer determines they are worthy of a second chance.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Grace and Hunter) SINFULLY MINE focuses on the building relationship between our story line couple. Xenon and the RBMC: Tonopah specialise in taking done human trafficking rings but Xenon aka Hunter works over time in an effort to ferret out the monsters hiding on the dark side of the web. In his down time, Xenon likes to play online video games where he will meet GiveMeGraceXX411, the woman with whom our hero will fall in love but Grace has a secret, working with the feds to take down a pedophile ring, using herself as bait. All is not well when Grace finds herself a target, and our hero must reveal the who and what of the RBMC.

The world building follows the online relationship between Grace and Hunter, as our couple move beyond video games into something more but when Hunter sees more than Grace is willing to give, our hero is determined to uncover the truth about Grace’s online persona.

The relationship between Grace and Hunter begins online when our couple form a friendship within the game they are playing but Hunter is hoping to learn more about our story line heroine, and in this, a visit to her place of work reveals the reality of current situation. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate.

The secondary and supporting characters include FBI agent Rickman, Dr. Clark, Tony Collins; Grace’s father Detective Connelly, and RBMC Reaper Grim. The requisite evil has many faces.

SINFULLY MINE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, family, relationships and love. The premise is intriguing and entertaining but the conflict resolution felt like a rush to the finish. The characters are charismatic; the romance is seductive.

Previous Reviews

The Biker’s Gift
Bloody Mine
Devil’s Ride
Hell’s Fury
Grave Mistake
Papa Noel
The Biker’s Wish
Eternally Mine
Twisted Devil
Violent Bones
Haunting Chaos
Santa Biker
Manic Mayhem
Viciously Mine
Jigsaw’s Blayde
Spook’s Possession
Twisted Iron
Infinitely Mine
Grim Justice
Hell Rider

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Nikki Landis is the USA Today & International Bestselling, Multi-Award-Winning Author of over 50 romance novels in the MC, reverse harem, paranormal, dystopian, and science fiction genres. Her books feature deadly reapers, dark alpha heroes, protective shifters, and seductive vampires along with the feisty, independent women they love. There’s heart-throbbing action on every page as well as fated mates and soul bonds deep enough to fulfill every desire.

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