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HEARTBREAKER (Game Breakers 2) by Kat Mizera & Elise Faber-review

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HEARTBREAKER (Game Breakers 2) by Kat Mizera & Elise Faber-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 10, 2025

She was just supposed to be a one-night stand…

But then she became my world.

Once, I was the lead guitarist of the hit rock band, Midnight Sun. Then a tragic accident took everything from me. I can no longer play guitar, my wife left me, and the future I worked so hard for is slipping away.

All I am now is a grumpy, infamous, former rockstar.

So, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m not in the market for a woman, especially not Jade Cantrell—who’s as beautiful and talented as she is sweet.

Then the media pounces on a story about the two of us, and suddenly we’re zipping off to a mountain retreat and writing an album together.

I can’t keep it strictly business—no matter how hard I try.

And the more I get to know her, the more I know I don’t have any hope of keeping her out of my heart.

One night will never be enough.

I’m going to keep her forever.

🎸Snowed in
🎸Forced Proximity
🎸One night stand
🎸Reclusive hero
🎸Country singer + her rock star
🎸Friends to lovers
🎸Starting over
🎸Protective MMC
🎸Grumpy/Sunshine
🎸Found Family

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REVIEW: HEARTBREAKER is the second instalment in the contemporary adult GAME BREAKERS erotic, romance series co-authored by Kat Mizera and Elise Faber. This is former rock guitarist turned music writer Royal Ewing , and country music star Jade Cantrell’s story line. HEARTBREAKER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Royal and Jade) HEARTBREAKER follows in the wake of a one-night stand between Royal Ewing and country music star Jade Cantrell. A few years earlier, rock guitarist Royal Ewing lost the use of his right hand as a result of a car accident, and in the ensuing time, Royal began his music writing career. With his song up for an award via the voice of country singer Jade Cantrell, Royal struggles to face the paparazzi and fans, until a rescue by the woman in question. Enter Jade Cantrell. A one-night stand ends with Royal ghosting our story line heroine followed by a betrayal for Jade Cantrell but another chance meeting at Banks Christianson’s hockey game, finds our couple pushed together in an effort to write a new album for our story line heroine. A successful snowy weekend of writing,followed by another betrayal force Jade to reconsider her future going forward, including the possibility of a relationship with our story line hero but Royal Ewing is about to get blindsided, taking his frustrations out on the woman he loves.

The world building follows several paths including Royal Ewing’s struggle to move on from the past, knowing his former band mates went on without him. As Royal found purpose in writing, Jade finds herself facing down more betrayal at the hands of the people paid to protect her back.

The relationship between Royal and Jade is one of immediate attraction. Royal struggles with the loss of his music career, and battle between head and heart believing he is unworthy of love or a second chance. Meanwhile Jade must come to terms with a personal betrayal, and in doing so, the pain of heartbreak sends Jade into a spiral going forward. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate but I am not a fan of a certain four-letter word.

The secondary and supporting characters are interesting and energetic. Royal’s sister Briar, and her daughter Frankie. We are reintroduced to Royal’s best friends: security specialist Dash, hockey player Banks Christianson, Atlas; music producer Rico Galagos, publicist Farrah Henley. Dash’s story is next.

HEARTBREAKER is a story of betrayal, secrets and lies, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The premise is captivating and exciting ; the romance is fated and captivating; the characters are charismatic and dynamic. HEARTBREAKER ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

KAT MIZERA

USA TODAY Bestselling Author Kat Mizera was born in Miami Beach with a healthy dose of Wanderlust. She’s lived from coast to coast, and everywhere in between, but home is wherever her family is. A devoted mom and wife to her wonderful and supportive husband (Kevin) and two amazing boys (Nick and Max), Kat loves to travel the globe with her adventurous, hockey loving family. Greece is at the top of that list. She hopes to one day retire there, spending her days writing books on the beach.

Kat is former freelance sports writer who now writes steamy hockey romance about her favorite fictional teams, the Las Vegas Sidewinders and the Lauderdale Knights. The library of novels she’s penned also include sexy contemporary stories about baseball stars, alpha sex club owners, bodyguards, rock stars, and royalty. Regardless of genre, her books about bad boys with hearts of gold will steal your breath, rock your world and melt your heart.

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ELISE FABER

USA Today bestselling author, Elise Faber, loves chocolate, Star Wars, Harry Potter, and hockey (the order depending on the day and how well her team—the Sharks!—are playing). She and her husband also play as much hockey as they can squeeze into their schedules, so much so that their typical date night is spent on the ice. Elise changes her hair color more often than some people change their socks, loves sparkly things, and is the mom to two exuberant boys.

She lives in Northern California. Connect with her in her Facebook group, the Fabinators or email her at elisefaberauthor@gmail.com

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Because the Night -A Vampire Romance by Kylie Scott-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date

Waking a monster from its sleep is never a good idea.

Skye Carter is as normal as normal can be. But when she chances upon a man in the basement of an abandoned Hollywood Hills house, she’s suddenly playing tour guide, and introducing a fifteen-hundred-year-old vampire to this century. And who even knows what’s going on with her teeth.

The truth is, immortality can get old—which is why Lucas Thorne went to sleep for seventy years. But he’s back and ready to take on undead enemies and friends alike. In a world where threatening creatures roam the night streets, he’s the most dangerous of them all.

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REVIEW:BECAUSE THE NIGHT by Kylie Scott is a stand alone, contemporary, erotic , paranormal romance story line focusing on ancient vampire Lucas Thorne, and Skye Carter.

Told from first person perspective (Skye) BECAUSE THE NIGHT follows the building relationship between ancient vampire Lucas Thorne, and newborn vampire Skye Carter. Skye Carter’s latest assignment was to search through an abandoned mansion in Los Angeles, California, on behalf of the Thorne Group but to Skye’s surprise, the mansion was not only not abandoned but a vampire was sleeping in the basement layer. Enter Lucas Thorne. Lucas was desperate to feed having been asleep for close to seventy years but never expected to come face with face with our story line heroine. Feeding from Skye took her life but Thorn was determined to make her his own. With the help of Skye, and fellow members of the Thorne vampire clan Henry, Nicholas and Benedict, Lucas begins to navigate the reality of the world around him : the changes, the betrayals, and the return of an enemy once long thought dead and buried.

The world building follows the building relationship between Skye Carter and the vampire who is now her sire. Skye quickly accepted the life she is now forced to lead but struggles with her attraction to the man who is now in charge. Meanwhile, the world of the vampire has changed in the last seventy years, and Lucas must learn to navigate both the human and supernatural world that is no longer the same.

The relationship between Lucas and Skye is a vampire sire affair but Lucas finds himself falling for a woman who pushes all of his proverbial buttons. Skye knows her life is no longer her own but falling in love with Lucas mean a target on her back from any number of enemies taking aim at our story line couple. The $ex scenes are intimate .

We are introduced to several members of the vampire world including Lucas’ extended family: Henry, Nicholas , Leilah and Benedict, as well as several other vampires with connections to our story line hero including Henry’s brother Marc.

BECAUSE THE NIGHT is a story of betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, intriguing and enchanting; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are determined and charismatic- I am hoping the author has plans for more stories involving the rest of Henry’s family.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Kylie is a long time fan of erotic love stories and B-grade horror films. She demands a happy ending and if blood and carnage occur along the way then all the better. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and one delightful husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet

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Ruthless God by JM Stoneback-review tour

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🧡Ruthless God (the Gods of North Haven University 1) by JM Stoneback-review tour🧡

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 24, 2024

I’m forced to marry the man who wants to destroy me… And I know exactly why.

Our marriage was arranged when we were children. Over the years, Snow Williams fell in love with me and worshipped the ground I walked on. Until one fatal night changed both our lives forever.

He learned I was responsible for his sister’s death. Now he’s out for blood. He’ll become the villain I never saw coming.

He will dedicate his life to ruining mine. No matter what, he will never forgive me.

And I’m in for a world of pain from the moment he slides the ring on my finger… to my last, dying breath.

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REVIEW:Perfect title for this book. Ruthless God is dark academia, arranged marriage, morally dark romance. Check your trigger warnings before reading, this is heavy and dark.

Snow is someone who I would describe as being an absolute loose cannon in the worst way possible, but oddly enough he seems to relish that. Lyrical is his sister’s best friend and he has always had the most unhinged crush on her, but one that after their parents agree to marry them to each other changes. He grows distant with her, but always watchful, always protecting her from afar. When tragedy strikes, he does too. Snow doesn’t want to protect her now, oh no, the very opposite of that, in fact he has made it his life mission that Lyrical doesn’t have a moment of peace or happiness ever again. Throughout the next half of the storyline, Snow and Lyrical torture each other with some of the most messed up things, but feeding off each other’s hatred.

To say their relationship was toxic with all the red flags would be an understatement, but it worked for the characters.

Snow and Lyrical’s story kept me engaged, even if it was just to see what crazy thing they would do to the other next. Through trauma, death, betrayal and pain, Snow and Lyrical managed to find a world that they fit together, and fit together they do. Snow is full of possessive alpha, he just has a level of crazy that I don’t think I have read before and that is saying something because I have read A LOT of books.

As a first time reader to this author, it was a smack in the face, but in a good way. Vivid scenes, engaging characters, crazy storylines and a level of crazy I haven’t experienced before. I would recommend it to my dark romance readers for sure.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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STOLEN VOWS (Avalon Falls 3) by Penelope Black-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 27, 2025

Graham Carter: ethical hacker, resident grump of Avalon Falls, and the man who’s about to make me his wife. For convenience, of course.

I need an escape plan—fast. My family expects me to marry a man I can’t stand, and Graham needs a wife to secure his inheritance. A simple deal, no emotions involved. Just one year of marriage, and we both walk away with exactly what we want.

But living with Graham isn’t easy. He’s infuriatingly perceptive, impossible to ignore, and fiercely protective in ways I never expected. Every touch feels too real. Every glance lingers too long. And every threat from the man I left behind pulls me closer to the one I secretly wished for all along.

This was never supposed to be more than a transaction. But the longer we pretend, the harder it is to remember what’s real. And the most dangerous thing about Graham Carter?

I think he might want me, too.

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REVIEW: STOLEN VOWS is the third instalment in Penelope Black’s contemporary, adult AVALON FALLS erotic, romance series. This is cybersecurity specialist Graham Carter, and book store owner Francesca Ashburn’s story line. Graham is Beau Carter’s brother (Forsaken Oath 2).STOLEN VOWS 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 (Graham and Francesca) STOLEN VOWS follows the building romance and relationship between Graham Carter and Francesca Ashburn. Approximately ten years earlier, Graham Carter met Francesca Ashburn as a college party but their interaction was limited because of Francesca’s twin sister’s interference, and our coupe would meet again not once but twice every five years. Fast forward to present day, Francesca Ashburn has moved to Avalon Falls following the death of her beloved aunt, a death from which Francesca inherited a small and independent book store but Francesca never thought she would come face to face with the man who stole her heart all those years before. Enter Graham Carter. Graham is a cybersecurity specialist, and has been searching for our story line heroine but Francesca has a secret, and Graham is determined to claim Francesca as his own. A mutual agreement to a marriage of convenience, a marriage that will poke at the proverbial bee hive, threatening our story line coupe in the process.

The world building follows the growing relationship and love between our story line couple; Graham’s work as he struggles to diffuse a series of security threats including one of his own; and the dysfunctional family dynamic that threaten Francesca Ashburn, and the battle to take down the people in charge.

The relationship between Graham and Francesca is one of acquaintances to friends to lovers in which both will benefit from a marriage of convenience but Graham is transfixed with the woman with whom he will fall in love, a woman whose family refuses to let go. The $ex scenes are numerous, provocative and erotic.

The energetic secondary and supporting characters include Francesca’s twin sister Florence, and their controlling parents, as well as the reintroduction and return of Graham’s brother Beau, their sister Cora, and parents Hazel and Lucas. The requisite evil has many faces.

STOLEN VOWS is a story of power and control; betrayal and vengeance; secrets and lies, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, captivating and engaging but the conflict resolution was too quick and mostly behind the scenes-the guilty party is easily deduced; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined and desperate.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Broken Pact
Forsaken Oath

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Black is a romance author who is obsessed with collecting book boyfriends and the women who bring them to their knees.

With a loving husband, two kids, and a mischievous Labradoodle by her side, she
resides in the heartland. Fueling her creativity, she revels in over-the-top action movies
and indulges in iced chai lattes often. Her sunny backyard serves as a sanctuary for
reading and writing, where she immerses herself in fictional worlds that feel real.
Known for her electrifying narratives, Penelope weaves vibrant prose, unforgettable characters, and heart-pounding twists.

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BEAST (MC Fables 1) by Penny Dee -review tour

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BEAST (MC Fables 1) by Penny Dee-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 27, 2025

“There is nowhere for you to run, little one…”

Beast
I am the president of The Knights of St. Bon Motorcycle Club.
A seven-foot mountain of muscle and bone in a pair of motorcycle boots and a leather cut.
Cursed with demons and darkness and secrets that run deep.
To the people of St. Bon, I am a monster.
To my club brothers, I am a fearless leader.
To her, I am a nightmare.

Belle
He comes out of the shadows and turns my world upside down.
He forces me to marry him to pay off my uncle’s debt to the motorcycle club.
The stakes are high. I must be convincing as his old lady or there will be consequences for the both of us.
But I could never imagine the real reason he wants to marry me.
Or the secrets he is guarding in the forbidden room.

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REVIEW: BEAST is the first instalment in Penny Dee’s contemporary, adult MC FABLES dark, erotic, MC romance series focusing on The Knights of St. Bon MC. This is club president, thirty-one year old Adam ‘ Beast’ Vale, and former nanny twenty-nine year old, Belle Rose’s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Beast and Belle) BEAST follows the building relationship and forced marriage between our story line couple. Belle’s uncle Maurice is in debt with the local MC, and in an effort to pay off her uncle’s debts, Belle is forced to marry the new president of The Knights of St. Bon MC, Adam ‘Beast’ Vale but all is not as is appears to be, someone is circulating a deadly drug on the streets, and the MC has been targeted for who they are, and sins of the past.

The world building follows several interconnected pathways including The Knights of St. Bon’s search for the people distributing a deadly new street drug; the potential war with the Unhinged Psychos MC; a grudge held by the town mayor, and the secrets that may push Belle out of Beast’s life.

The relationship between Beast and Belle is a forced marriage but a marriage that quickly turns into something more. Beast has many secrets, that if revealed , will destroy any chance of a happily ever after with the woman he love, and Belle is determined to prove our hero is worthy of his own relationship and love. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative

We are introduced to a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including all of the member of The Knights of St. Bon MC; Beat’s brother Gaston; Belle’s uncle Maurice; Sheriff Coulter, and Mayor Boney. The requisite evil has many faces.

BEAST is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, madness and obsession, forgiveness and love. The premise is dark, dramatic and edgy; the romance is fated and flawed; the characters are desperate and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penny Dee writes contemporary romance about rockstars, bikers, hockey players and everyone in-between.She believes true love never runs smoothly, and her characters realize this too, with a boatload of drama and a whole lot of steam.

She found her happily ever after in Australia where she lives with her husband, daughter and a dog named Bindi.

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DELAY OF GAME (Game Time 4) by Tam DeRudder Jackson-review tour

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DELAY OF GAME (Game Time 4) by Tam DeRudder Jackson-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 29, 2025

Danny Chambers is back.

I lost my heart to Danny Chambers in high school, even though he parked me in the friend zone five minutes after we met. It’s taken years to stop thinking about him at least once every hour. It helped when he enlisted in the Air Force. But he’s back, and he’s walking onto the football team. He could go to college anywhere, so why does it have to be Mountain State?

Even best friends keep secrets from each other.

When Danny earns a spot playing receiver for the Wildcats, I’m in the clear. I can admire him from the stands and go back to my boring life of finishing my undergrad and resigning myself to being married to my career. After what went down with my one-and-only boyfriend last semester, well, I need to stop dreaming about happily-ever-after. Which makes the head games Danny is playing with me so painful. Why is he acting like he wants something more with me?

Five years ago, I made a colossal mistake.

I need a second chance. Growing up a military brat, the one constant in my life was playing football. Though I met all kinds of people while switching schools on the regular, one look at Taryn Hamilton and she’s my girl. Yet after we met, I discovered quick she was off-limits if I wanted to catch passes on Friday nights. I paid a big price for my bad choice. Now after giving Uncle Sam four years so I could attend college, I’m at Mountain State where I’m taking every opportunity to show Taryn how I truly feel—how I have always felt about her. She is so much more than my best friend.

Football was my first love. Now I’m playing for my only love.

Game Time.

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REVIEW: DELAY OF GAME is the fourth instalment in Tam DeRudder Jackson’s contemporary, new adult GAME TIME erotic, football romance series. This is former US Air Force member Danny Chambers, and Taryn Hamilton’s story line. DELAY OF GAME can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty, any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. The events of DELAY OF GAME run parallel to and cross over with all of the previous instalments.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Danny and Taryn) DELAY OF GAME follows the childhood friends to lovers relationship between former US Air Force member Danny Chambers, and Taryn Hamilton. Years earlier, while still in high school, Danny Chambers reluctantly placed his best friend Taryn Hamilton in the friend zone, and Taryn has never forgiven or forgotten about the humiliation. Fast forward to present day, having served his time in US Air Force, Danny has returned and enrolled in the same college as our story line heroine, and was granted a walk on position with the football team. Starting a slow seduction of Taryn Hamilton, Danny is met with trepidation and apprehension, and struggles to uncover the reasons why. Determined to keep her distance, Taryn finds herself distressing about the past, and a former relationship that refuses to let go.

The world building follows several paths including Danny’s growing friendships with his teammates; his need and love for the woman who’s heart he broke; and the determination of Taryn Hamilton to make it on her own.

The relationship between Danny and Taryn is a childhood best friends to lovers relationship that struggles with the demons from the past. Taryn’s humiliation, and the constant reminder of her previous relationship failures continue to beat at our heroine’s ego but Danny Chambers is determined to claim Taryn as his own in the face of her need to push Danny away. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive.

The second and supporting characters include Danny’s sassy teammates and roommates Callahan O’Reilly and Jamaica Winslow, Wyatt ‘Bax’ Baxter, Finn McCabe, Tarvarius Johnson, Tamatoa Hall, as well the introduction of Taryn’s siblings and parents, friend Zoe Lampee, co-worker Hailey, and hometown bully Derek Watson. There may be something developing between Tarvarius and Zoe.

DELAY OF GAME is a story of harassment and vengeance, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is edgy, inviting and engaging; the characters are animated and spirited; the romance is tender and heart warming.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Finding the End Zone
Out of Bounds
Offsides

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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Tam DeRudder Jackson is the author of the paranormal romance Talisman Series and the contemporary romance Balefire Series. Her favorite “room” in her house is her back patio where she dreams up stories of romance and risk. When she’s not writing her latest paranormal or contemporary romance, you can usually find her driving around with the top down in her convertible or carving turns on the slopes of the local ski hill. The mom of two grown sons, Tam likes to travel, attend rock concerts, watch football and soccer, and visit old car shows with her husband. She lives in the mountains of northwest Wyoming where she spends most of her free time trying to read all the books. Her TBR piles are threatening to take over her office, and she’s fine with that.

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ROYAL HEART (Black Rose Auction 6) by Nana Malone-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 25, 2025

Damon Hunt, the world’s most ruthless thief, wants my skills for a dangerous job. Worse, he wants me…as his wife.
When Damon Hunt—the thief my father trained instead of me, his protégé, the same one responsible for his death—strolled back into my life after years, I shot first and asked questions later.
Then he had the nerve to ask for my help to recover the stolen Royal Heart, a Winston Isles Crown Jewel, from the underground Black Rose Auction.
Despite how I used to feel about him, I see him for who he really is. And I’m not getting sucked back into the world that cost me everything. Not to mention, I’m not a damn thief.
I’ve built my career at a recovery firm, avoiding the field. I might be the best safecracker around, but I won’t go back to my private hell.
Until Damon dangles the one thing I can’t resist, the man who shot my father.
The catch? We have to pose as husband and wife to infiltrate the auction and steal back the Royal Heart for the Winston Isles.
Navigating the underground deals brings back old wounds and undeniable attraction. Damon is like a beast from my past—dangerous, captivating, and hiding secrets behind his fierce exterior. I have to decide if I’m falling for the monster who broke my heart—or the man determined to win it back.

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REVIEW: ROYAL HEART by Nana Malone is the sixth and final instalment in the contemporary adult, romantic BLACK ROSE AUCTION multi-authored suspense series. This is professional thief Damon Hunt, and analyst Ari Denton’s story line. ROYAL HEART can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the other story lines is revealed where necessary (all of the instalments will be released on the same day). Several characters from Nana Malone’s Winston Isles Royals series cross over for cohesion and familiarity.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Daman and Ari) ROYAL HEART follows former childhood friends as they are forced to work together in an effort to steal back the ROYAL HEART, A Winston Isles Crown Jewel. Weeks before his brother Prince Sebastian’s wedding, Prince Lucas discovers the Royal Heart is a forgery, and is desperate to retrieve the original jewel. GT Securities has been hired to reclaim the stolen property, and Galen Trent brings in professional thief Damon Hunt who knows of only one woman able to help with the job. Enter Ari Denton, Damon’s former mentor’s only child, and the woman Damon has loved most of his life but years earlier, while on a job, Ari’s dad Paul Denton was murdered, and Ari blames Damon for the death of her father. Working together may prove to be a problem as Ari and Damon must pose as a married couple, hoping to ‘buy’ the Black Heart jewel at the Black Rose auction, only to come face to face with the man who started it all.

The world building focuses on the past; the search and recovery of a crown jewel, and the rekindling relationship between our story line couple. While Ari Denton blames Damon Hunt for the death of her father, Damon refuses to reveal the truth in an effort to protect the woman he loves.

The relationship between Damon and Ari is one of second chances, of a sorts. Ari was never a part of Damon and her father’s world of high end thievery, and in this, Ari has watched from the sidelines as her fathered mentored someone else. Desperate to prove he is worthy of a second chance, Damon’s slow seduction of Ari is aided with their masquerade as a married couple. The $ex scenes are erotic, and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include Winston Isles Royals Penny Walsh (Cheeky Royal /Cheeky King) and Prince Lucas (Royal Bastard/ Bastard Prince): Security specialist Galen Trent owner and head of GT securities. The requisite evil has many faces.

ROYAL HEART is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, forgiveness and acceptance, relationships and love. The premise is intriguing and entertaining; the romance is fated and provocative; the characters are desperate and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Nana Malone

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USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is

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The Drummer’s Heart by Penelope Ward-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 25, 2025

Don’t say her name.
That was the one rule my bandmates followed, because they knew how much it messed me up to think about her, especially on tour.
My ex, Nicole.
The one who got away and the woman who still owned every piece of my heart.
After our divorce, I threw myself into the rock scene, trying to forget my heartbreak.
Three years after we split, a phone call from Nicole changed everything.
She told me her grandmother wasn’t doing well.
Mimi was still family to me, and she apparently had one wish before dying: to spend time with us—Nicole and me.
With Mimi’s caretaker away on vacation, it would be the ideal time for us to move in with her for a couple of weeks.
Of course, I couldn’t refuse.
But there was a catch.
Nicole apparently never told her that we’d gotten a divorce.
She hadn’t believed Mimi could handle it, because her grandmother loved me so much.
So, not only would I have to see Nicole again, but I’d be pretending to still be her husband.
Two weeks in a tiny house in a small town with the woman who broke my heart. Or was it me who broke hers?
It was complicated.
And it was about to be a heck of a lot more complicated sharing one bed in the guest room with a woman who wasn’t mine anymore.

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REVIEW:THE DRUMMER’S HEART by Penelope Ward is a contemporary, adult , erotic, romance story line set in the author’s THE ROCKER’S MUSE world. This is thirty-four year old, Delirious Jones drummer Atticus Marchetti, and thirty-one year old, hair stylist Nicole Marchetti’s story line. THE DRUMMER’S HEART can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Atticus and Nicole) using present day and memories from the past, THE DRUMMER’S HEART follows the second chance romance and relationship between our story line couple. Approximately fifteen years earlier, Atticus Marchetti fell in love with the woman he would one day marry but the success of the band, and the possibility of life on the road, would tear the couple apart. Fast forward to present day, the couple have now been divorced for three years but Nicole needs a favor from Atticus, and two weeks together would bring back memories from the past and feelings that had never been buried. As the band prepares for their upcoming tour, Nicole has both good and bad news, and Atticus is prepared to reclaim our heroine as his own.

The world building focuses on the rekindling relationship; the past betrayals and heart breaking admissions; the future of each member of the group, and the next direction for the band.

The relationship between Atticus and Nicole is one of second chances. Atticus has never stopped loving the woman who stole his heart years before; Nicole must come to terms with what happened and why. As Atticus struggles to prove they are worthy of a second chance, Nicole struggles with the memories of the past. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include the return of band members Rona, Tristan and Emily (The Rocker’s Muse), as well as the introduction of Nicole’s ‘Mimi’; Atticus’ sister Tina, and niece Kenzie.

THE DRUMMER’S HEART is a story of love and loss, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The premise is emotional and captivating, and a little bit twisty; the romance is fated and uplifting; the characters are determined and charismatic .

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one THE ROCKER’S MUSE

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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