Mistletoe Ever After (The Mistletoe 3) by Nana Malone-review tour

Posted on October 27, 2024 by Sandy

💙Mistletoe Ever After (The Mistletoe Series 3) by Nana Malone-review tour💙

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 26, 2024

Nothing said Christmas quite like…computer coding?

My up-and-coming gaming company was in the need of a Christmas miracle, and I planned to spend the holidays holed up in a snowy cabin, making that miracle happen.

I hadn’t counted on sharing this secluded winter wonderland with my nemesis, Cole Nichols.

The last thing I need is the sexy tech mogul, intent on buying out my company, to distract me from my goal.

But as the snow piles up outside, I can’t help but wonder if Cole might be the one to make my winter wishes come true….

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REVIEW: MISTLETOE EVER AFTER is the third instalment in Nana Malone’s contemporary, adult THE MISTLETOE romance series. This is twenty-five year old game developers Jamie Reed, and Cole Nichols’ story line. MISTLETOE EVER AFTER 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 (Jamie and Cole) using present day and memories from the past, MISTLETOE EVER AFTER follows Jamie Reed and her struggling game developing company Cyberpunked. With the holidays approaching, Jamie is heading to the small town of Hope, New York where she will come face to face with her brother Matt’s best friend Cole Nichols, but the lodge has overbooked, and Jamie finds herself spending the holidays with our story line hero. Little does Jamie know but Cole Nichols is desperate to acquire Jamie’s company, and Cole will do anything to take down the woman at the top.

The world building follows the best friend’s sister frenemies to lovers. Seven years earlier Jamie and Cole kissed, within days, Cole had ghosted our story line heroine. Fast forward to present day, Cole sees an opportunity to acquire Jamie’s struggling company but all Jamie sees is the potential for failure, failure of her life’s work and dreams.

The relationship between Cole and Jamie is one of mutual attraction but Jamie sees betrayal when she realizes it is Cole’s company taking aim at her life’s work. Cole has never stopped thinking about the woman he kissed seven year earlier but in an effort to keep the peace, Cole must come up with a plan to protect the woman he loves. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate and intense.

There secondary and supporting characters are limited. We are introduced to most via phone calls including acquisitions manager Jake, and Jamie’s head of marketing Becca Long.

MISTLETOE EVER AFTER is a story of betrayal and greed, self esteem and reluctance, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is thought provoking and dramatic; the romance is spicy; the characters are desperate and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Mistletoe Kisses
Mistletoe Hearts

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Reviewed by Sandy

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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.

House of Savage (The Harem Project) by Crea Reitan-review tour

Posted on October 26, 2024 by Sandy

House of Savage (The Harem Project) by Crea Reitan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 24, 2024

My father is a murderer.

When I stumble upon proof that he’s part of the Division of Silence, I run right into the arms of The Harem Project. It’s fine; that’s where I’d been heading anyway. It’s time to find my husbands.

The truth of the blood on my family’s hands hangs over my head like a shadow. I try to remember as much as I can, thinking that everything has a different meaning than what I’d always thought. I should have seen this sooner. I should have known.

It’s been two years since Silence exterminated ORKA. Two long years of silence, waiting for them to make their move. Finally, the day has come as they unleash horrifying plagues upon the worlds – both human and monster alike. Each new one is far worse than the last, leaving devastation behind as The Harem Project tries to keep up.

My name is Rue and while I know that I don’t wear the blood that my family spilled, it weighs on me to make it right. Even if that means that these few short weeks with my husbands is all that I get before the world as we know it ends in screams, bodies, and blood. I can’t let this be my family legacy.

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REVIEW:Is this the final book in the series? I’m afraid to say it is 😔 I’ve loved reading this epic journey. The books can be read out of order, but my advice (opinion) it’s definitely better read in order, as there is an on going story.

A quick rundown of the players in this book/series……

Harem Project (this was created to bring families together. You fill out an extensive application form, giving your likes/dislikes/personal information and everything in between. They then give you a portfolio of families that they think you’ll like, you then meet and discuss, if you fit, you marry and grow as a family.)

ORKA ( this organisation was created to combat the division of silence!)

Division of Silence (this organisation was formed to eradicate monsters from the world!) They deem all monsters to be dangerous!

So….. Ruri or Rue as she now likes to be called found out that her father is a leader in the dreaded organisation!! But why, when they are monsters themselves! But that’s not the best part …. (Nope 🤐) but anyway she runs off to find her husbands and make them aware of what she’s found out…..

And the family that Rue chooses …. The house of Savage (it’s usually the most dominant person that’s the leader, and the family will take that name.)

They are an established unit already…. It’s usually the “wife” that’s the last link that’s missing in the family unit.

We do focus on Calix & Koa a fair bit, but that’s not to say the others aren’t voiced and loved. We get time to interact also with Bryn & Javan, and we get to see them all come together with Rue (all except Koa and we get told why.)

The author put a lot of thought into her chat before and after the story is told. (That one of my favourite things they do in each of the books, in fact all of her books are like that.)

And so the final battle draws near and it’s down to humans against monsters! But as we find out pretty quick, humans are also a casualty and so are the monsters!

It’s fast paced story that doesn’t stop until the last word is read!

The author makes it clear that there won’t be a spin off series (there are just too many characters for that to happen.) and she also makes it clear that this isn’t a RH/why choose where the MFC isn’t the central point in this family! And if you’ve read all the stories, you’ll know that! And I’ve loved that about this series. I’ve grown to love this series (not all the books have been favourites) for that reason. The author makes no apologies for the way she writes them.

There are a few moments that might be triggers (please read the warnings) there are a few moments that made me 😢 the world will definitely change after this last battle….

I’ve loved meeting new monsters, I cheered when we caught up with previous families (they’ve got books in this series.) And I’m definitely on #teammonster in this book. It’s graphic without being gory. It’s spicy without overdoing it. But it shows you that family doesn’t have to be blood related. That even when it’s at its most darkest, there is still that small pinprick of light to show you hope.

I’m going to miss the Harem Project. But it’s on my list to Reread again and again 💜

Previous Reviews
House of Wyn
House of Igrashi Part 1
House of Igrashi Part 2
House of Agni
House of Kallan
House of Malak
House of Darkyn

Reviewed by Julie B

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Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous – meaning it’s not just all the men for one woman. There’s also some M/M action going on. When she can’t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center – and utterly swoon-worthy! Don’t ask her how many book boyfriends she has…

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (don’t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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WHEN I FOUND YOU by Samantha Lind -review tour

Posted on October 25, 2024 by Sandy

🩵WHEN I FOUND YOU by Samantha Lind -review tour🩵

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 24, 2024

I was content with being a bachelor, never planned on settling down. Why would I, when every woman in my life, starting with my own mother, always walked out and never looked back.

I liked my strict Army life—all I needed after my deployment was a vacation and time with my dad.

Then it all changed…

One beautiful songwriter.

One chance meeting.

One last first kiss.

One smile.

Her smile.

That was all it took to captivate me and send my world spinning on its axis. After that, I knew I’d never be the same.

*Previously published as Until Her Smile*

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REVIEW: WHEN I FOUND YOU by Samantha Lind is a contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line focusing on twenty-eight year old, US Army soldier Peyton, and country music song writer Stacey Evans.

NOTE: WHEN I FOUND YOU is the re-release of UNTIL HER SMILE

Told from dual first person perspectives (Stacey and Peyton) WHEN I FOUND YOU follows the quick building romance and relationship between Stacey and Peyton. US Army Sargeant Peyton just completed a six month tour of Afghanistan, and a night out with friends finds Peyton falling head over heals for country music song writer Stacey Evans but Peyton doesn’t do relationships, having been burned in the past,and struggles with his attraction to our story line heroine. A whirlwind relationship quickly grows into something more when our couple decide to move into together, in an effort to remain close together.

The world building is easy and smooth. There is no internal or external conflict .No outside interference from family, former lovers or friends, the only consideration is Peyton’s return to the US military.

The relationship between Peyton and Stacey is one of immediate attraction. From the outset, their sexual attraction is palpable, and their commitment to one another is instant. The $ex scenes are passionate and provocative.

We are introduced to Peyton’s father Robert, song writer Lee Davidson,country music star Reese Blackwood as well as the return of Cam and Ethan (THEN YOU CAME ALONG #1), and Holly and Carson.

WHEN I FOUND YOU is a story of insta-lust and love; family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is seductive; the characters are charismatic and almost perfect-no negative attitudes or behavior.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Samantha Lind is a USA TODAY Bestselling contemporary romance author. When she’s not dreaming up new stories, she can often be found with her family, traveling, reading, watching her boys on the ice, or watching her favorite professional hockey team (Go Knights Go!), and listening to country music. She can be contacted by email or found on Facebook.

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SUSPICIOUS (LA Defiance MC 4) by KE Osborn-review tour

Posted on October 23, 2024 by Sandy

💚 SUSPICIOUS (LA Defiance MC 4) by KE Osborn-review tour 💚

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 21, 2024

There was a time when it felt like I had it all.
The grades, the friends, and the girl next door.
Her being my best friend’s little sister almost made it easier to hide our relationship.
But as they say, good things never last.

When tragedy strikes and our worlds are irrevocably changed, nothing can be the same between us. Our lives are torn in different directions, and for thirteen years, the only way Bea and I communicated was via email.

With my knowledge of tech and with no sense of care or duty for anything anymore, I found myself drawn to the Defiance MC. The club filled a dark void within me, though not entirely.

Then, one night, after years of no verbal contact, I received a phone call from Bea—the woman who broke my heart—and she was belligerently drunk. Her health and wellness app had been hacked. She was desperately begging for my help.

There was no choice. It didn’t matter that the thought of seeing her terrified me. What I wasn’t ready for was the chaos bringing her back into my life would cause. Or how the magnitude of our enemies would be greater than we could ever have anticipated.

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REVIEW: SUSPICIOUS is the fourth instalment in KE Osborn’s contemporary, adult LA DEFIANCE MC erotic, MC romance series, a spin off from the author’s NOLA Defiance MC, sent in the author’s Defiance worlds. This is Alex ‘Loki’ Grimes, and Beatrice ‘Bea’ Underwood’s story line. SUSPICIOUS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Loki and Bea) SUSPICIOUS follows the second chance relationship between our story line couple. Thirteen years earlier, Alex Grime’s life imploded, then his secret girlfriend, Beatrice Underwood, left him behind at her parent’s demands. Fast forward to present day wherein, Beatrice Underwood has developed a health and wellness app, and someone is hacked the app, blackmailing our heroine in the process. Desperate for help, Bea contacts the only man she believes can help , the man whose heart she broke years before. Enter Alex ‘Loki’ Grimes. Loki struggles with the return of the only woman he has ever loved but Bea is desperate, and the fall-out will destroy too many lives. What ensues is the rebuilding but forbidden romance and relationship between Bea and Loki, and the potential fall-out when the LA Defiance MC discover the who, how and why of Bea’s hacked app.

The world building follows several paths including the rekindling romance between Bea and Loki; betrayal from within by one of their own; the power of forgiveness and acceptance; the revenge aimed at the innocent and broken.

The relationship between Bea and Loki is one of second chances. Loki has never stopped loving our story line heroine but Bea left at a time when Loki needed her the most, and the ensuing spiral left Loki struggling with a direction in life. Bea never forgave herself for walking away but leaving Loki was never what she had intended. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of charismatic secondary and supporting characters many of whom we met in the previous story lines as well as Loki’s best friend, and Bea’s brother Theo.

SUSPICIOUS is am enemies to lovers story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, murder and mayhem, forgiveness and love .The character driven premise is captivating and emotional with some dark elements; the romance is seductive; the characters are dynamic, determined and resolute.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Notorious
Malicious
Rebellious

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Reviewed by Sandy

KE OSBORN

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

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

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Text Appeal (Port Stewart 1) by Kylie Scott-review tour

Posted on October 22, 2024 by Sandy

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 22, 2024

Romance author Riley Cooper always dreamed of living by the water. But within a day of landing in the charming seaside town of Port Stewart to work on her latest book, she’s getting calls and texts for some dude on her new number. Weird ones. Sad ones. Sexy ones. Ones that make her want to meet him. For curiosity’s sake…if nothing else.

After years of being on-again, off-again with his high school sweetheart, all Connor wants is to move on with his life. If only everyone in Port Stewart would let him. What he needs is to be seen with someone else. So when fate puts him in the path of the new girl in town who got his old number, faking it together seems like the perfect solution.

Spending time with the gorgeous former prom king might be great research for Riley’s romance writing…if only she can keep her feelings in check. But the more she gets to know him, the harder she’s falling. Can their serendipitous meeting turn into something real and true?

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REVIEW:TEXT APPEAL is the first instalment in Kylie Scott’s contemporary, adult PORT STEWART erotic, romance series. This is romance author Riley Cooper, and mechanic Connor’s story line.

Told from first person perspective (Riley) TEXT APPEAL follows romance author Riley Cooper as she struggles to write her latest book but a new phone number finds Riley on the receiving end of a number of texts for someone called Connor, texts that pique her interest in the intended recipient. Within days, the small town gossip mill of Port Stewart begins tracking down Riley Cooper, a potential suitor for our story line hero, a woman who is seen a competition for the heart of Connor. Connor’s ex girlfriend Ava is coming home, and Connor wants nothing to do with the woman who broke his heart. Along with his family, the town of Port Stewart prepares a welcome home party in the hopes of pushing the former couple together but Connor has moved on, and makes Riley an offer for the foreseeable future: a fake relationship to keep his family at bay, and Ava towards another path on her own. What ensues is the building but fake relationship between Riley and Connor, and the potential fall-out when their time together comes to a close.

The world building focuses on Connor’s extended family and their refusal to accept that Connor and Ava are no more. From his mother’s desperate attempts to push the couple back together, to his grandmother’s fierce protectiveness over our story line heroine, the meddling people of Port Stewart can’t leave well enough alone.

The relationship between Riley and Connor is a fake relationship predicated upon secrets and lies. Connor’s long suffering, on / off relationship with Ava ended several months earlier but throughout the story everyone including Connor refuse to let go of the past. As Connor struggles to stand his ground against his family and the residents of Port Stewart, Riley finds herself the unintended target of the pushy but well meaning people in Connor’s life. As Connor and Riley’s relationship begins to grow, Riley struggles to keep her heart from getting involved. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive.

There is a large ensemble cast of interesting and quirky secondary and supporting characters: including Connor’s mother Denise, grandmother Martha, brother Stuart, and ex girlfriend Ava.

TEXT APPEAL is a story of secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is awkward yet enticing; the characters are desperate and dynamic but Connor’s behavior and lack of excitement regarding our story line heroine is questionable-I didn’t feel any palpable sexual attraction-the relationships definitely appeared one-sided.

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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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Kyle (Sins of the Father: Evil Dead MC 6) by Nicole James-review

Posted on October 21, 2024 by Sandy

💛Kyle (Sins of the Father: Evil Dead MC-Second Generation 6) by Nicole James-review💛

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My brother’s girl… that’s all Sutton will ever be to me.

I can’t touch her. I can’t want her. I can’t have her. I can’t love her. But I do.

I’m in love with my brother’s girl… and now my life is pure torment.

My brother Rafe and I are twins. Fraternal, but we look so much alike most people think we’re identical. Our father, Wolf, had a hell of a time raising us. We were a handful. Growing up, we fought over everything. That all ended the night I almost lost my brother. Since that horrible night, everything has changed.

Now I let him win. Every single time.

Tonight, when we both meet the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen, it’s harder than it’s ever been to bow out. I’ll do it though, because I’ll forever feel guilty it was him in that alley that night and not me. It was just bad luck, everyone tells me.

But tonight—this one decision—changes everything. Now she’s his girl.

But I remember the smile she gave me when we first met, and how in that split second, if I’d done things differently, she could have been my girl.

But she’s not. Now she’s my brother’s girl. And I’m in love with her.

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REVIEW:KYLE is the sixth instalment in Nicole James’ contemporary, adult SINS OF THE FATHER: EVIL DEAD MC-Second Generation erotic, MC romance series- a spin off from the author’s Evil Dead MC series. This is Kyle and Sutton’s story line. KYLE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Kyle is Wolf and Crystal’s son (WOLF: Evil Dead MC 4).

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Kyle and Sutton) KYLE follows the building relationship between our story line couple. Months earlier Kyle met our story line heroine but his twin brother Rafe swooped in and walked away with the girl. Fast forward to present day, Kyle continues to lust after his brother’s girlfriend but when Rafe asks Kyle for another favor, our hero finds himself working side by side with the woman he loves. Owning and operating a successful food truck places Kyle in the spotlight, but his attraction to his brother’s girlfriend continues to grow. Meanwhile, the club’s lawyer is dead, and his wife suspects her husband was murdered, and wants the Evil Dead MC to track down his killer. What ensues is the building attraction between Kyle and Sutton, and the potential fall-out as our heroine refuses to come between brothers, fearing she will lose both in the end.

The world building primarily focuses on Kyle and Sutton, and Kyle’s burgeoning food truck business. As Kyle’s success grow, he finds himself considering a more permanent option, hopefully with the woman he loves by his side. The conflict is minimal, the resolution is smooth and without any major difficulty.

The relationship between Kyle and Sutton is one of immediate attraction but Sutton is Rafe’s girlfriend, a position Sutton believes is temporary then gone. Kyle struggles to keep his distance but working side by side pushes Sutton to take charge of everyone’s future. The $ex scenes are limited but intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar, colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Evil Dead MC: Billy, TJ, Rafe, Marcus, Reckless, as well as the OG. We are introduced to Joselyn Silver, and several social media influencers.

KYLE is a story of obsession and lust, secrets and guilt, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is inviting but focuses mainly on the growing relationship between Kyle and Sutton, and Kyle’s successful food truck business-the search for a killer is limited although information obtained could be used for a future storyline. The characters are determined and spirited; the romance is tender and heart warming.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Marcus
Billy
TJ
Reckless
Brayden

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Reviewed by Sandy

Nicole James is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who loves writing about hot alpha men who’ll do anything for the women they love! Her stories are filled with struggle, conflict and real human emotion. She is the author of the Evil Dead MC series, the Brothers Ink Tattoo series and more.

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MASTER SLOBOZIA (Masters of the Consulate 12) by Sylvia Black

Posted on October 19, 2024 by Sandy

MASTER SLOBOZIA (Masters of the Consulate 12) by Sylvia Black -review tour

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A vampire master who will bring the battle to an end.
A dark-haired beauty who willfully disobeys.
When all is done, will he be able to save the treasure and protect the girl?

One lone traitor left, and the bloodthirsty war between the rogues and master vampires will be over.

As long as Taylen, the seductive vampire who destiny has thrown into my path, does as she’s told.

The purebloods will find the enemy and make him pay for the onslaught of betrayal he has brought to our door. Of that there is no doubt.

But when our disloyal enemy captures Taylen, keeping him away from the sacred vampire treasure proves more difficult than it should.

He will learn the hard way that no one takes from the vampire masters. Not the gold, and more importantly, not Taylen, the treasure I’ve already decided will be mine for eternity.

Master Slobozia is the explosive twelfth book in the Masters of the Consulate series by Sylvia Black. It is a deliciously dark, fated mates, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, vampire romance. You will love these novels where the passion is fiery, the loyalty is fierce, and the stakes are high. Each book in this collection is a stand-alone, with different couples and a guaranteed happily ever after.

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REVIEW: MASTER SLOBOZIA is the twelfth instalment in Sylvia Black’s contemporary, adult MASTERS OF THE CONSULATE erotic, paranormal, romance series. This is pureblood vampire Master Slobozia, and witch Taylen’s story line. MASTER SLOBOZIA can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing premise throughout, and many of the previous story line characters and couples play a significant role.

SOME BACKGROUND: One of their own has formed an army of rogue vampires, taking aim at the members of the Consulate and their fated mates. With the forced help of the shifters, the rogue leader wants the ultimate power, and in an effort to achieve their position, takes aim at the vampires, their mates, and the coven of witches. The witches and vampires are enemies, and have long fought against one another throughout time.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Taylen and Slobozia) MASTER SLOBOZIA is the culmination of several story lines focusing on the hunt for a rogue vampire who has betrayed the members of the Consulate. As the search enters Master Slobozia’s European territory, Slobozia struggles with the arrival of the witches, many of whom are the mates to his fellow pureblood vampires but one witch in particular has upset our story line hero to the point of anger and questionable behavior. Enter witch Taylen, the woman with whom Slobozia will fall in love. Taylen is a witch with aspirations of becoming a member of the Consulate’s group of Warriors but her affiliation and relationship with Slobozia may become a hindrance to her acceptance in the face of perceived favoritism and a possible conflict of interest. As the hunt for the betrayer comes to a close, another familiar face is determined to continue the fight for power.

Once again, the world building focuses on the hunt and take down of a vampire who is determined to reset the status quo but the rogue vampire now has a hostage, a witch who finds herself caught between power and love.

The relationship between Slobozia and Taylen begins acrimoniously as Slobozia is the lone member of the Consulate who has yet to find his mate, and the arrival of Taylen, an enemy of the vampires, forces Slobozia to reconsider his stand against the group of witches. Slobozia suspects Taylen is his mate but his prior treatment of Taylen leaves a bad taste in the mouth of everyone involved. The $ex scenes are seductive and impassioned.

Most of the previous story line Masters and their mates return as the Consulate members must prepare for battle against one of their own, as well as heart broken witch Embry; and special ops vampire Silver, and the introduction of Lord Corvinus, Master Slobozia’s right hand man.

MASTER SLOBOZIA is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, hatred and forgiveness, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is entertaining but the conflict resolution was too easy and too quick with very little action and limited interaction. The characters are determined; the romance is fated and captivating.

Previous Reviews
Master Romano
Master Botosani
Master Oradea
Master Bistrita

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Sylvia Black is a master’s prepared paranormal romance author with a special love for old-world history and the folklore of Europe. A grandmother born and raised in the Baltic sea region nurtured this love and it grew more profound as a young child living for years in England and traveling extensively.

Sylvia likes to keep her readers on the edge of their seats one minute and fanning themselves as the heat rises in the next. Her novels feature handsome, dark-minded males who will stop at nothing to protect their mates.

The perfect day for Sylvia would be spent sitting on a balcony overlooking the Amalfi Coast in Italy while enjoying an espresso as she writes.

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EMPEROR OF RAGE (Memento Mori 2) by Jagger Cole- review tour

Posted on October 18, 2024 by Sandy

EMPEROR OF RAGE (Memento Mori 2) by Jagger Cole- review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 17, 2024

I’m trapped by a beautiful psychopath.
A devil with a soul as black as his heart.
Mal Ulstäd is seductive brutality wrapped in sinister allure.
And he knows what I did.
He knows my family destroyed his.
Now he won’t stop, no matter how fast or how far I run.
They say fairytales are just pretend.
But monsters?
Those are real.
And they never, ever let go…

•••••

REVIEW: EMPEROR OF RAGE is the second instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult MEMENTO MORI dark, erotic, Mafia romance series set in the author’s Venomous Gods world. This is Mal Ulstad, and twenty-six year old IT hacker Freya Holm’s story line. EMPEROR OF RAGE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for cohesion. Most of the events of Emperor of Rage cross over with, and run parallel to the events of book one Emperor of Wrath.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise including ‘consensual non-consent’, and graphic violence, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Freya and Mal) EMPEROR OF RAGE focuses on the enemies to lovers relationship between Mal Ulstad, and twenty-six year old IT hacker Freya Holm. Freya Holm was looking for some dark web information for Kir Nikolayev but stumbling into what she thought was a vacant building was about to change her life forever. Having witnessed the murder of several men, Freya finds herself at the mercy of the killer, a man with connections to the darkest of the dark. Enter Mal Ulstad who is about to control every aspect of our heroine’s life but the past refuses to go quietly and Mal will discover a connection between Freya, her boss and mentor Kir, and the life he once knew. As Mal holds the power in his relationship with Freya, someone else is taking aim at our story line couple.

The world building is multi-layered and intricate as the events of the previous story line become a significant part of the current timeline. Mal Ulstad is desperate to uncover the truth about our story line heroine, a truth that will set Mal on a journey of revenge and pain.

The relationship between Mal and Freya begins as enemies when Freya witnesses Mal killing several men with ties to the Russian Bratva, killings Mal invokes in vengeance for sins of the past. Controlling Freya, and discovering the truth, sets a plan into motion that will threaten the tentative peace between our story line couple, pushing Freya out of his life and into the world that is attempting to destroy our story line hero. The $ex scenes are aggressive, forceful and not without some scenes of questionable consent. As the series progresses, the heroes’ aggression and anger towards the heroine, is not without some controversy and dubious behavior.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of dynamic, interesting and powerful secondary and supporting characters including Freya’s friends Damian Nikilayev, Annika and Kenzo (Emperor of Wrath); their father-figure and head of the Nikolayev Bratva Kir Nikolayev; Kenzo’s siblings Takeshi and Hana.

EMPEROR OF RAGE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, power and control, murder and retribution, family and relationships, acceptance and love. Like the first instalment, the character driven premise is dark, dramatic and raw; the romance is provocative but struggles with the early control and behavior of a man bent on revenge; the characters are broken, embattled and charismatic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one EMPEROR OF WRATH

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Reviewed by Sandy

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

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