Tag Archives: Blaze

Blaze (Steel Brothers Saga 21) by Helen Hardt-review tour

Posted on by
10

Blaze (Steel Brothers Saga 21) by Helen Hardt-review tour

Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / B&N / KOBO / Chapters Indigo / Google Play / Apple /

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 24, 2022.

They’re in love…and in danger.

Donny Steel lives a charmed life. He’s a successful attorney, in love with the woman of his dreams, and a member of the Steel family. But while Snow Creek’s golden family seems perfect on the outside, how many skeletons lurk in the Steel closet? Each day, Donny finds more and more evidence of foul play while dredging up his own past—something better left forgotten.

Callie Pike never imagined Donny Steel could fall in love with her, and she desperately wants to revel in their blazing passion. If only her own past hadn’t returned to torment her. Why now? What does it all mean? Is it somehow related to the attempt on Talon Steel’s life? Or the fire that destroyed her family’s livelihood?

As scattered pieces of evidence crop up in unlikely places, Donny and Callie work to find the common thread to pull everything together. But someone clearly wants to destroy them, and laws, ethics, and locked doors don’t seem to be standing in the way.

••••••

REVIEW: I don’t think I have ever been so invested in a series before. The Steel Brothers Saga spans years of publications and generations in the series itself. Blaze is book twenty one in that series, and boy is it a winner.

Donny Steel is a man with a past, but one he tries to not let taint his future. He is more lighthearted and easy going than most of the guys I’ve read in the Steel series, and that was a welcome reward. There is so much to this book, and even more to the series, Donny, tries as he might, can’t get the ring out of his head. There is something else going on, and until he figures it out, moving on is going to have to wait. Callie has her own problems, her own past to deal with, but Donny is important to her enough to try again. Now with a new threat to her and her sister Callie is even more determined to solve the mystery and bring herself some happiness with Donny.

I can’t even describe how interesting and exciting this series is. Every time I finish one book, I look forward to the next one even more. The plot is so amazing, the characters are so intriguing, and the spicy bits will definitely keep a reader awake at night. LOL. The Steel family is all drama, all the time, but the people are just crazy enough to make me come back for more. There is always another clue, another mystery to solve, it’s addicting to read. Way to go HH for another great release!

Previous reviews
Ravenous
Insatiable
Fate
Legacy
Descent
Awakened
Cherished

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sarah

Haven’t started the series? CRAVING book one is FREE

Amazon: Amazon.com 
Nook: http://bit.ly/1SEMVJJ
Apple Books: http://apple.co/1KZrHnc
Google Play: http://bit.ly/27w3fC6
Kobo: http://bit.ly/1oPBthR

Follow:Goodreads/ Website / Twitter / Facebook / Instagram / Pinterest

#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt’s passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasn’t stopped since. In addition to being an award-winning author of romantic fiction, she’s a mother, an attorney, a black belt in Taekwondo, a grammar geek, an appreciator of fine red wine, and a lover of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. She writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her family. Helen loves to hear from readers.

Share

Blaze (Linear Tactical #12) by Janie Crouch-a review

Posted on by
12

Blaze (Linear Tactical #12) by Janie Crouch-a review

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

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 11, 2021

Kendrick and Neo’s love story, plus the exciting start of the family Dorian and Ray never thought they would have. But there’s a danger closing in—one that will do its best to rip them all apart.

A new beginning.
A series’ end.

The Linear Tactical family has deep roots.
They’re going to need them to survive the coming storm.

••••••

REVIEW:  BLAZE is the twelfth and final instalment in Janie Crouch’s contemporary, adult LINEAR TACTICAL romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Linear Tactical , an Oak Creek, Wyoming business focusing on survival skills, security and protection. This is IT hackers Kendrick ‘Blaze’ Foster, and Neoma ‘Neo’ LeBarre’s storyline. BLAZE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from numerous third person perspectives BLAZE follows several interconnected pathways including the building relationship between Blaze and Neo. Kendrick ‘Blaze’ Foster has lusted after Neoma LeBarre since she first arrived in Oak Creek, Wyoming but like everyone, Neo had her secrets, secrets the Linear Tactical team were starting to uncover but the group known as Mosaic has resurfaced, and with it, the hunt Dr. Claude Sevier, a specialist in artificial intelligence. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Blaze and Neo, and the potential fall-out as Mosaic sets its sights on our story line heroine, targeting everyone she loves including someone from her past.

Meanwhile, Dorian Lindstrom and wife Ray, settle in seclusion, discover two young children, living alone on the outskirts of their property, foraging for themselves to eat and survive. Told they were waiting for the return of their grandfather, Dorian and Ray would soon find themselves guardians and protectors of two children they were about to call their own.

BLAZE is detailed and complex ensemble storyline wherein several members of the Linear Tactical team pull together to protect one of their own but Kendrick sees betrayal at the heart of his relationship with Neo LeBarre, and in this Kendrick struggles to forgive the woman with whom he was falling in love. As the team steps in to help, Neo finds herself caught between head and heart knowing she is about to betray someone she loves. The premise is intriguing and twisted; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic, colorful and dynamic. We are introduced to Ian DeRose, owner of Zodiac Tactical, a private security contractor, and his right hand man Landon Black. Ian and Waverly Bolinger’s story line is next in the first instalment of the spin off series Zodiac Tactical.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Cyclone
Eagle
Shamrock
Angel
Ghost
Shadow
Echo
Phoenix
Baby
Storm
Redwood

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Share

Blaze (Men of Inked:Heatwave 4) by Chelle Bliss-Review Tour

Posted on by
12

Blaze (Men of Inked:Heatwave 4) by Chelle Bliss-Review Tour

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

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 2, 2020

Lily Gallo prided herself on her pristine reputation.
A dedicated bookworm.
An awkward goody-two-shoes.
Lover of fiction more than reality.

Jet Michaels had always had a broken moral compass.
A cocky egomaniac.
An unashamed womanizer.
Craving adventure instead of responsibility.

Lily never expected to come face-to-crotch with her old high school crush, and she never dreamed he’d make her an offer she couldn’t refuse. But what was supposed to be a platonic arrangement quickly spiraled out of control.

Can the inexperienced nerdy girl tame the notorious player?
Or will he peel back her pages, exposing the wildcat hidden underneath?

••••••••

REVIEW: Blaze begins with Lily Gallo and her father, Mike Gallo, having a conversation at Inked, the family business. Lily, having dropped out of college when she realized being a doctor is not what she wanted, decided to follow in her father’s footsteps at Inked and learn the trade of piercing. She has trained and become quite good at the craft. Lily tells her dad to take the rest of the day off because she can handle whatever comes up. She hears someone enter the shop and is stopped short when she sees that it’s none other than Jett Michaels. Jett is a family friend and he is also a guy who Lily has loved from afar for what seems like her whole life. He was the cool kid in school. She was the nerd who knew she would never be able to exist in Jett’s world.

They are all glad to see Jett, who has just been discharged from the military. When he left, he was a kid finding his own way. What Lily saw walk in was a man who was even hotter than before. They are both shocked to see each other, but what shocks Lily even more is that Jett is there for a piercing……a very intimate one. When Mike learns this, he wants to stay and do it himself, but Lily and the rest of the Gallos persuade him that Lily can handle it. Mike concedes and leaves.

As Lily readies for the procedure, she and Jett visit about what’s been happening in their lives since he left town. She wants to be on her own, away from her parents’ house and he needs a roommate. What Jett hadn’t planned on was asking her to be his roommate. It just sort of happened. Add to that the fact that he has had a crush on Lily too only adds another layer of uncertainty for both of them.

When Lily tells her cousins, Gigi and Tamara, that she did his piercing and that he asked her to be his roommate, the convince her to do it. She wants to but she knows that telling her dad, who needs a bigger word for being overprotective, will be one of her biggest hurdles. The other hurdle being the feelings she’s had for him forever.

Lily and Jett find a house that suits their needs. No, her dad, Mike, is not a happy camper, but her mom, Mia, handles it pretty well. The rest of the Gallo family isn’t happy about it either, but Grandma Gallo handles them all like a pro. After all, what can go wrong?
Blaze is another amazing addition to the series. I loved getting to know these characters! Lily is so sweet and smart and a little naïve, but Gigi and Tamara help in ways that no one else can. Jett is loyal and protective and worldly. When the two of them are in a scene together, the chemistry is off the charts. Perhaps my favorite thing in this one is the literal laugh out loud moments that happen. Lily really doesn’t have much of a filter and the things she says, and thinks, are hysterical. She is self-deprecating and truly has no idea how into her Jett actually is, nor how beautiful she is. It takes a little while for her to come around and see Jett for more than being the womanizer he has been most of his life, but when the two of them connect? Jesus lord………… The scenes go from being funny and sweet to being downright scorching. Of course, we get to see most of the Gallos in this one, which is always a plus. If you’re not reading Chelle Bliss, you are sorely missing out on one of the best created worlds I’ve had the privilege of reading in a very long time. Well done, Chelle Bliss! Very, very, very well done!!!

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Vickie

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Flame
Burn
Wildfire

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Vickie K

 

USA Today bestselling author Chelle Bliss currently lives in a small town near the Gulf of Mexico. She’s a full-time writer, time-waster extraordinaire, social media addict, and coffee fiend. She’s written over ten books and has two series available. She loves spending her free time with her boyfriend, 2 cats, and her hamster.

Before becoming a writer, Chelle taught high school history for over ten years. She holds a master’s degree in Instructional Technology and a bachelor’s in History. Although history is her first love, writing has become her dream job and she can’t imagine doing anything else.

WEBSITE – FACEBOOK – NEWSLETTER – TWITTER – INSTAGRAM

Share

Blaze (Dark Kings #11) by Donna Grant-a review

Posted on by
11

BLAZE (Dark Kings #11) by Donna Grant- a review

Blaze

Amazon.com / Amazon.ca / B&N / KOBO / Chapters Indigo /Indie Bound / Powells

ABOUT THE BOOK: May 30, 2017

His strength, his masculinity brought out something primal within her. In his arms, she felt like the Amazon warrior she’d once pretended to be as a little girl.

Anson is a fierce Dragon King, a dragon shapeshifter born and bred to protect his own. But when a rogue tech company hacks into their world, he must join forces with the unlikeliest of allies: a human female. Her name is Devon Abrams. A rising star at the firm, she has no idea that her boss is in league with the sinister Fae and their secret war against humanity. If Anson gains her trust, he can defeat the enemy from within. But first he must fight his own attraction–to this exquisitely beautiful mortal…

Devon loves her job at the firm. But sometimes she wishes she could find a man–a real man–who isn’t threatened by her success. When she first meets Anson, she’s overwhelmed by his powerful masculine presence and disarmingly gorgeous smile. But when he reveals his true mission–and his ability to transform into a dragon–she’s irresistibly drawn into an epic battle between humans and immortals, magic and technology, danger and desire. Anson vows to protect her from the Fae. But can he control the flames of passion that blaze within his heart, in Blaze, the next sexy Dragon romance in the Dark Kings series from New York Times bestselling author Donna Grant.

••••••••••••

REVIEW: BLAZE is the eleventh full-length installment in Donna Grant’s contemporary, adult DARK KINGS paranormal/fantasy romance series focusing on the Dragon Kings and the women they love. This is Brown Dragon King Anson, and IT specialist Devon Abrams’ story line. BLAZE can be read as a stand alone but for cohesion and backstory I recommend reading the series in order. There is a war approaching between the dragons, the fae and humankind, and the buildup has been ongoing for several installments.

SOME BACKGROUND: The DARK KINGS is a spinoff from Donna Grant’s DARK WARRIOR series which in turn is a spin off from Donna’s DARK SWORD series- all set in the Highlands of Scotland. The Dark Fae and their King Taraeth, along with the Ulrik the Silver Dragon King and his uncle Mikkel have declared war on the Dragon Kings by exposing the dragon’s existence to humankind. The last wars between man and the world of the paranormal saw a great loss of life on all sides-but Ulrik wants revenge against King Constantine of the Dragon Kings; Mikkel wants to become King of the Silvers, and the Dark Fae want the Dragon’s hidden weapon and to rule Scotland and the rest of the world. FIRESTORM overlaps with Donna’s new spin off series THE REAPERS who may be a potential ally with the Dragons Kings in their war with the Dark Fae.

Told from several third person perspectives including Devon and Anson BLAZE runs parallel to several other recent Dark Kings story lines including FIRESTORM ( #10), and picks up shortly after the events of SMOKE AND FIRE (#9). Like Kinsey Burns (Smoke and Fire) Devon Abrams works for the tech company Kyvor, and unbeknownst to our story line heroine, Kyvor has plans for Devon Abrams. Enter Brown Dragon King Anson, who has been assigned, along with Kinsey Burns and former MI5 agent Esther North, to keep an eye on our story line heroine. What ensues are Anson’s attempts to persuade Devon to search for the truth about Kyvor’s involvement in the upcoming inter-species war, and the building but forbidden relationship between Anson and the woman with whom he will fall in love.

BLAZE reveals much of the backstory and history of the war between the Dragons and the humans that led to the eradication of most of the dragons that once dominated the world. We are one step closer to learning the identity of Rhi’s Dragon King-the man that destroyed our heroine’s heart but a Dragon King who may have been duped by a rival for his love. BLAZE also brings Mikkel to for forefront of the Dragon King’s search for the truth, and Ulrik is hoping to take down two dragons in the war with the Fae.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several couples that cross-over from Grant’s Dark Warriors and Dark Swords series that begins the build-up to a final show down between the Dragon Kings and the Fae. The Reapers, once again, make a cameo appearance but their presence is limited to Rhi’s acknowledgment of Daire’s existence.

BLAZE is a captivating, revealing, and encouraging look at Dragon Kings and the women they love. The premise is intense; the characters are energetic and colorful; the romance is fated and seductive. There are some scenes of violence that may not be suited for all readers.

Copy supplied by Netgalley

Reviewed by Sandy

About the author

donna_grant_newDonna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

Website | Facebook | Twitter | Newsletter SignUp / Tumblr / Pinterest / GoodReads

Share

Blaze by Joan Swan – a Review

Posted on by
15

Blaze by Joan Swan – a Review

 

Blaze by Joan Swan, is the second book in her Phoenix Rising series.  The first book in this series, as well as Swan’s debut book was Fever.  Fever was a very good book, but Swan has taken Blaze to another level.  From the start to finish, this book is a page burner, you cannot, and will not put this down until you finish this exciting story.  Blaze has everything..action..suspense..excitement..intensity..love..sex (hits the wow factor), and constant danger.

The heroine in Blaze is Keira O’Shay, and she is one of the best kick ass heroines I have seen, and I have seen quite a few good ones.  Luke is the hero in this story, and we remember him from Fever.  Until the end of Fever, we did not really like Luke.  But almost from the start, that changes and he is equally as great a character as Keira.  I loved them together, and loved Mateo, the young boy in this book, who added so much to the story.

One of the best things, besides Keira and Luke, is that we get to spend a lot of time with the team we got to know in Fever…..Teague, Alyssa, Mitch, Seth, and the remaining of the Firefighting team.  Joan Swan does such an excellent job of creating unforgettable characters, and also the villains, like Dargan, who is back in full force.

Keira, ran away from Luke and her friends, a few years ago, and became an agent.  When the story picks up, she is one of their best agents, and a sharpshooter also.  Keira, who is afraid of commitment and family (she distances herself so not be hurt again losing family), is the lead on an assignment, and discovers that her ex, Luke, working for another division (ATF), is also on the same assignment. Though the years have passed, they both have never gotten over their love for one another. 

The story immediately is filled with intense action, with Luke and Keira in the middle of it.  Keira finds Mateo, a young boy she saves during the mission, and for some reason, she is drawn to him. She must protect him from the experiments being done to him and others.  Which brings Keira back to the friends she tried to avoid, in order to help her keep Mateo safe.  

DARPA is the enemy, as we saw in Fever.  Dargan is the villainous leader, and she is the one organizing the experiments on children creating enhanced abilities, as well as trying to eliminate the Firefighter team, who also now have enhanced abilities.  Keira can hear thoughts and things far away.  Luke, whose powers, strengthen with Keira near him, can withstand fire, bullets, etc. We know Teague is a healer, and young Mateo, who is only 5 years old, also has a great ability, as do the rest of the team.

Blaze is filled with so much action; you cannot sit back and relax.  But the crux of the story is the wonderful romance between Luke and Keira.  You know how much each loves one another, and the flaw in Keira, who had a rough childhood, and is afraid of commitment, even if she loves Luke with all her heart.  As I noted earlier, there was this long hot steamy sex scene that was so well done by Swan.  Just when you think, finally they will make it  together, all hell breaks loose, and changes things again. 

I loved Blaze, and Joan Swan has outdone herself.  Phoenix Rising continues to get better, and I look forward to meeting all of these wonderful characters again, in the next installment of this series.  I am already anticipating who is going to be the next couple…so many to choose from.  Maybe Mitch, as he is a fun and great character. If you have not started this series, I suggest you do so. Kudos to Joan Swan for a wonderful second book

Lastly, I do not normally add quotes, but this one had me laughing for a bit. My choice for best quote of the year:
“She felt as if she’d fallen into an Indiana Jones movie or into an Elisabeth Naughton novel, in possession of a treasure everyone wanted, on a quest she didn’t understand, running a race for which she had no timetable, no map”

Reviewed by Barb

Copy provided by Author

Blaze Purchase Links:

Amazon / Amazon Canada / Barnes & Noble / B-A-M / Book Depository
Chapters / IndieBound / Powell’s

Add to your Goodreads Shelf

Share