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Winning Bid (Highest Bidder 3) by Charlotte Byrd-review

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Winning Bid (Highest Bidder 3) by Charlotte Byrd-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 31, 2024

He ended a life to save mine. Now the walls are closing in.

They hunt us, seeking our weaknesses. I may have to sacrifice myself to save him.

I never meant to love him.

Yet now I’m enthralled, ensnared by his every word, his every look.
The way he moves, the way he undresses me with his eyes.

I can’t let go. Not when his touch sets me ablaze.

My job with his father’s worst enemy is an existential threat. I’m undercover in enemy territory and I can’t trust anyone.

If we can endure the gathering storm, our bond might save us.

Yet a betrayal whispers in the shadows, one that could shatter us for good.

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REVIEW:WINNING BID is the third instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary, adult HIGHEST BIDDER erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on attorneys Anderson West, and June Devlin. WINNING BID should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book two BIDDING WAR.

SOME BACKGROUND: Throughout most of her adult life and law school, Anderson West bullied and tormented our story line heroine for no apparent reason then he was able to and allowed. Desperate to pay off her student loans, June Devlin offers herself up in a private charity auction only to find herself ‘purchased’ by none other than our story line hero  Anderson West.

NOTE: If you have not read the previous instalment, there may be spoilers in my review.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Anderson and June) WINNING BID follows after the events and cliff hanger of book two. A body has washed up on shore, and Anderson West and June Devlin are the prime suspects having been the last people to see the dead man alive. As law enforcement close in, June and Anderson come to a decision about their future but charges are laid, and Anderson is fighting for his life.

Meanwhile, June has started working for the enemy but having been blacklisted in Boston in the wake of her relationship with our story line hero, June’s options were limited if not questionable at best. As June begins to dig deeper into her latest assignment, she will quickly discover that her job is a ruse, a means to enact revenge for someone else.

The world building continues to focus on the building and highly sexual relationship between our story line couple; on Anderson’s contentious relationship with his father; on June’s embattled relationship with her dad; and on the police investigation into the murder of the man who attacked our story line heroine.

The relationship between June and Anderson is provocative, intense and erotic. Nothing is off limits, and Anderson is desperate to permanently claim June as his own.

WINNING BID is another story of power and control, secrets and lies, dysfunctional family values, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, tragic and sensational; the romance is intoxicating; the characters are desperate, dogged and tenacious. WINNING BID ends on a happily ever after -for now.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Highest Bidder
Bidding War

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Highest Bidder / Bidding War by Charlotte Byrd-reviews

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Highest Bidder / Bidding War (Highest Bidder 1 & 2) by Charlotte Byrd-reviews

HIGHEST BIDDER
(Highest Bidder 1)
by Charlotte Byrd
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romantic suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 30, 2024

The auction was an opportunity of a lifetime…or so I thought.

After a bad breakup, a busy career and no time for a personal life, I went to a bougie party and auctioned myself.

The highest bidder would get one night with me.

I’ve slept with plenty of bad dates for free, why not make it worth my while?

One night with a billionaire would pay off all three years of my law school student loans. Afterwards, I could quit my thankless soul-crushing corporate job and focus my legal work on people who really need me.

Little do I know that the man who buys me is my worst enemy.

Anderson West is arrogant, obnoxious, but also incredibly easy on the eyes. He was my biggest bully growing up, and my primary rival at law school. He hates everything about me and will stop at nothing to make my life miserable.

What happens when I find out he’s the highest bidder when I’m naked in bed waiting for him?

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REVIEW: HIGHEST BIDDER is the first instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary, adult HIGHEST BIDDER adult, erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on attorneys Anderson West, and June Devlin.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Anderson and June) HIGHEST BIDDER follows the childhood enemies to friends to arranged marriage between our story line couple. Throughout most of her adult life and law school, Anderson West bullied and tormented our story line heroine for no apparent reason then he was able to and allowed. Desperate to pay off her student loans, June Devlin offers herself up in a private charity auction only to find herself ‘purchased’ by none other than our story line hero but Anderson West is facing a crisis of his own, and in a desperate attempt to ‘please his father’ offers his hand in marriage to June Devlin. All does not go according to plan as June becomes a target, threats are made forcing Anderson to come to terms with what is happening and why, and our hero is currently in over his head. What ensues it the rapidly building relationship between June and Anderson, and the potential fall-out as Anderson is about to pay for the sins of his father.

The world building is detailed and complex as the unfolding reveals secrets and lies that are about to destroy our story line hero. Anderson West is oblivious to the truth, and in this, he will come face a familiar adversary, one who is currently controlling Anderson’s life.

The relationship between June and Anderson begins as an ‘auction win’ but a win that is predicated up secrets and lies. A one-night stand results in a fake-relationship proposition, and the relationship is threatened by everyone involved. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense.

We are introduced to several of June’s co-workers including Callie and Garrett, as well as Anderson’s father Harold West. The requisite evil has many faces.

HIGHEST BIDDER is a story of power and control, greed and manipulation, secrets and lies, dysfunctional family relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is intricate and intriguing; the romance is fated and provocative; the characters are desperate and dynamic. HIGHEST BIDDER ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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BIDDING WAR
(Highest Bidder 2)
by Charlotte Byrd
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romantic suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 21, 2024

I never expected to meet the love of my life while auctioning myself off the to the highest bidder.

Anderson West is the heir to a billion dollar fortune and I had to work my butt off for everything I have.

At school, he was my bully.

In law school, he was my rival.

In the real world, we fell in love. Hard.

Our relationship should have been a fairy tale. But his controlling father turned it into a scandalous headline.

The world is full of dangerous men and the most dangerous ones work for the Wests.

After losing my job, I have to work for his family’s biggest rival and play a dangerous game of chess.

When someone comes after me, Anderson takes his life, and I become an accomplice in covering up a murder to protect the man I love.

Is this the end of us or is it just the beginning?

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REVIEW: BIDDING WAR is the second instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary, adult HIGHEST BIDDER erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on attorneys Anderson West, and June Devlin. BIDDING WAR should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book one HIGHEST BIDDER.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Anderson and June) BIDDING WAR picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book one. June Devlin has been blacklisted in Boston in the wake of her relationship with our story line hero. After her abduction, kidnapping and subsequent release, June finds herself unemployed, unemployable, and about to lose the man with whom she has fallen in love but a job offer from a most unlikely and questionable source, pulls June further down the rabbit hole. Meanwhile, Anderson West is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place, forced to bow at the feet of his powerful father but an assignment does not go according to plan, and Anderson battles between life and death when what was to be a simple ride-along, spirals out of control. What ensues is the rebuilding but struggling relationship between June and Anderson, and the potential fall-out when sins of the past resurface, threatening their future and everything else.

BIDDING WAR is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, dysfunctional family dynamics, forgiveness and love. The premise is dramatic and intriguing; the romance is provocative and intense; the characters are desperate and determined. BIDDING WAR ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Kiss Me Again/One Pucking Night by Charlotte Byrd/Ronan Byrd

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Kiss Me Again/One Pucking Night by Charlotte Byrd/Ronan Byrd

KISS ME AGAIN
(Somerset Harbor: MacMillan Brothers 1)
by Charlotte Byrd and Ronan Byrd
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 30, 2023

Get ready to dive into a love story that’s hotter than the summer sun! Meet Cormac, the smooth and successful CFO of the MacMillan empire. He’s not just a numbers guy; he’s a single dad juggling the wild world of business and raising two adorable kids. Oh, and did we mention he’s about to launch a swanky luxury resort that’ll have everyone talking in Somerset Harbor? But wait, here comes Lily, the fierce and talented chef straight out of the hustle and bustle of New York City. Her restaurant dreams went up in smoke, but she’s got the resilience of a superhero. When fate decides to play matchmaker, Cormac finds himself in need of a nanny for his little rascals, and Lily jumps on the opportunity for a fresh start in the lap of luxury.

Sparks fly like fireworks when these two meet! The chemistry between Cormac and Lily is off the charts, but they’re playing it cool. Both have their fair share of baggage from the past and don’t want to mess up their carefully crafted lives. But with each passing day, the walls they’ve built start to crumble, and that friendship of theirs is turning into something way juicier! Just when things are heating up, drama knocks on the door. Cormac’s ex-wife catches wind of their sizzling romance, and Lily’s got an offer she can’t refuse – a chance to open a brand-new restaurant! Will they give in to love’s call or let fear hold them back?

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REVIEW: KISS ME AGAIN is the first instalment the contemporary, adult MACMILLAN BROTHERS erotic, romance series, set in the Cargill Brothers/Somerset Harbor series co-authored by Charlotte Byrd and Ronan Byrd. This is businessman Cormac MacMillan, and chef turned nanny Lily Olson. KISS ME AGAIN 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 (Lily and Cormac) KISS ME AGAIN follows in the wake of a one-night stand between our leading couple. Lily Olson lost everything the day her restaurant went up in fire, and drowning her sorrows at a local bar, Lily would meet a man she knows only as Cormac, wherein a one-night stand will ensue. Desperate for a job, a friend recommends taking a position as a nanny, unaware her new boss is none other than her one-night stand. Enter businessman Cormac MacMillan, and the man with whom Lily will fall in love but all does not according to plan when Cormac’s resort plans threaten the livelihoods of Lily’s family and friends, and the return of his ex-wife makes life more complicated for our story line couple.

The world building follows several paths including the upcoming MacMillan resort that is in direct competition to several businesses in around Somerset Harbor. Some of the conflict is revealed in the Cargill Brothers series, and the MacMillan Brothers series focuses on the MacMillan family.

The relationship between Lily and Cormac begins as a one-night stand then quickly evolves into employee and employer, then fake girlfriend and lovers but Lily struggles with her position as nanny, her affair with Cormac, and the potential fall-out if someone were to discover the truth. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to B&B owners/ Lily’s parents Geoffrey and Ellen Olson; Cormac’s children Aiden and Franny, and his ex-wife Abigail as well as Cormac’s brother Beau, and Lily’s best friend Aria Bueller.

KISS ME AGAIN is a story of family and friendships, business and conflict, forgiveness and love. The premise is entertaining and compelling; the romance is seductive; the characters are charismatic and charming.

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ONE PUCKING NIGHT
(Why Choose Hockey: Palm Springs Raptors)
by Charlotte Byrd
Genre: adult, contemporary, reverse harem, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 20, 2023

Steamy one night stand with two hot strangers…what can go wrong?
My life always had a plan. After graduate school in sports psychology, I will have my dream wedding to the perfect guy and start my career in Los Angeles. Then reality blindsides me—I walk into our apartment and find my fiancé in bed with someone else.
I dump the cheater but I’m broken. In an attempt to drown my sorrows, I find myself at a bar flirting with two captivating strangers.
Ash and Soren are magnetic, charming and irresistible. Oh yeah, they’re also HOT. They say and do all the right things, drawing me in until I throw caution to the wind and give into everything.
The three of us spend the night together.
This is my first and only one-night stand.
I like them a lot, but I can never see them again. It’s only going to be a one-time thing, nothing more. I even throw away their numbers to not be tempted.
Little do I know that destiny has other plans.
Ash and Soren are the star players of the Palm Springs Raptors’ hockey team, and I am going to be their new sports psychologist.
Things are about to get complicated…

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REVIEW:ONE PUCKING NIGHT is a contemporary, adult prequel novella in Charlotte Byrd’s WHY CHOOSE HOCKEY: PALM SPRINGS RAPTORS reverse harem romance. This is sport psychologist Harlow, and hockey players Ash and Soren’s introduction.

Told from three first person perspectives (Harlow, Ash, Soren) ONE PUCKING NIGHT focuses on the one-night stand between Harlow, Ash and Soren. Harlow, along with her best friend Ruby, have just discovered Harlow’s boyfriend Kyle has been cheating on our story line heroine. A night out at the local bar, Harlow spies Ash and Soren, and invites the duo home for one-night together. A glorious night, followed by a goodbye kiss, Harlow believes this is the end of their time.

ONE PUCKING NIGHT is a short story that introduces the potential for conflict when Harlow is offered a new position as the sports psychologist to the Palm Springs Raptors, unaware that her fantasy men are two of the players she is about to meet. The fast paced premise is entertaining and indulging; the characters are determined; there is no romance-all is said and done in the blink of an eye. ONE PUCKING NIGHT ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Dark Temptations/Dark Inheritance by Charlotte Byrd-reviews

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Dark Temptations/Dark Inheritance (Dark Intentions 4 & 5) by Charlotte Byrd-reviews

DARK TEMPTATIONS
( Dark Intentions 4)
by Charlotte Byrd
Genre: adult,contemporary,romantic,suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 20, 2021

I pushed her away to keep my secrets to myself. What I don’t yet know is that her life is already in danger.
I have so many regrets. If we had never met, she’d be safe now.
Some love stories are a slow burn. Ours was quick to ignite, scorching and branding our souls before we’ve even taken that first breath.
Everything around me blurred and all that existed were his lips, his touch…
The chase and the heat between us became addictive.
Our nights together were a distraction; one we craved to the point of letting the world crumble around us.
We should have paid attention; we should have known that it would come to this.
We both knew it couldn’t last, but that didn’t change what we desired most.
All we wanted was each other…
Dark Temptation is the fourth novel in the Dark Intentions series. It is a dark romance/romantic suspense about debt, lies, wealth, crime and family bonds.

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REVIEW: DARK TEMPTATIONS is the fourth instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary, adult DARK INTENTIONS romantic, suspense serial focusing on businessman Dante, and journalist/receptionist Jacqueline Archer. DARK TEMPTATIONS should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book three DARK SINS.

NOTE: If you have not read the previous instalments, there may be spoilers in my review.

SOME BACKGROUND: Jacqueline Archer’s mother needed a life saving procedure, and our heroine needed a quick influx of cash. On the recommendation of her best friend Allison, Jacqueline applies for an exclusive membership to the $ex club Redemption, where she will meet businessman Dante Langston. This is their story.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dante and Jacqueline) DARK TEMPTATIONS picks up immediately after the fall-out of perceived betrayal, secrets and lies. Jacqueline and her mother have been mourning the death of her brother Michael but recent information has come to light regarding Michael’s supposed demise. Searching for answers, and struggling with the potential betrayal of the man with whom she was falling in love, Jacqueline reconnected with someone from her past, a reconnection that was about to give fodder to Dante’s need to push our heroine aside but Dante’s life was quickly spiralling out of control, as Jacqueline is caught between head and heart not knowing whom to trust including our story line hero. As Dante begins to reveal the truth about his past, Jacqueline will discover that her relationship with Dante has placed a target on her back, a target she may not be able to outrun.

DARK TEMPTATIONS is a revealing and intriguing story line wherein Dante reveals the struggles and abuse of a young boy growing up in boarding school, and his need to exact revenge against those who did him harm. Learning at the feet of father, both Dante and his brother Lincoln, now find themselves paying for sins of the father, sins that now threaten the people they love. Charlotte Byrd continues to pull the reader into a twisted story of power and control, secrets and lies, family, fraud and catastrophic choices.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Dark Intentions
Dark Redemption
Dark Sins

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DARK INHERITANCE
Dark Intentions 5
by Charlotte Byrd
Genre: adult,contemporary,romantic,suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 26, 2021.

Now that all of our secrets are out in the open, we must live with the choices we made and the truth of who we really are.
Jacqueline has found out the truth about her brother, the secret that I vowed to never reveal. She wants to see him again and doesn’t care that it will endanger not only her life but all of ours.
The thing that I have feared has happened. The worst of the worst men are after us and they only have one goal: to take our lives.
It’s time to RUN.
Darkness descends. Yet hope remains.
The danger that I tried to keep at bay this whole time has come for us with a vengeance.
Will we ever have a happily ever after or will our life together (what’s possibly left of it) continue to teeter on the edge?

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REVIEW:  DARK INHERITANCE is the fifth and final instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary, adult DARK INTENTIONS romantic, suspense serial focusing on businessman/assassin Dante Langston, and journalist/receptionist Jacqueline Archer. DARK INHERITANCE should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book four DARK TEMPTATIONS

NOTE: If you have not read the previous instalments, there may be spoilers in my review.

SOME BACKGROUND: Jacqueline Archer’s mother needed a life saving procedure, and our heroine needed a quick influx of cash. On the recommendation of her best friend Allison, Jacqueline applies for an exclusive membership to the $ex club Redemption, where she will meet businessman Dante Langston. This is their story.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dante and Jacqueline) and several third person perspectives DARK INHERITANCE picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book four DARK TEMPTATIONS.Dante Langston’s father has resurfaced following a life of crime, and with it everyone he loves is now in danger. Not wanting to place Jacqueline in the direct line of fire, Dante and Jacqueline go their separates ways, never forgetting about the love they left behind but Dante’s father has plans to retaliate against the people he believes have done him wrong, and in this Jacqueline will find herself reunited with the man that calls to her heart. Years will pass, Dante and Jacqueline will move on with their lives together , start a family, and look forward to their own happily ever after but the past, once again, resurfaces, and with it betrayal from a familiar but not surprising source.

Meanwhile, Jacqueline’s brother Michael has ‘returned from the dead’, and continues to ask forgiveness from the sister whose heart he broke months before but Dante is in desperate need of help, and a debt owed must be paid by Jacqueline’s brother.

DARK INHERITANCE is an intriguing story that closes several open ended plot points involving a number of secondary and supporting characters. We learn about the depth of betrayal, and the truth behind Dante’s father’s ongoing troubles and ‘desire’ to run, as well as Dante’s brother’s Lincoln marital woes, and growing family. Jacqueline and Dante spend a large portion of the story line apart, each moving forward without one another but once reunited, the story line skips several years wherein our couple look to the future, all the while, continuing to look behind. The slow building premise is captivating but felt rushed to the finish; the characters are impassioned; the romance is intense-the $ex scenes are limited .

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Dark Redemption/Dark Sins by Charlotte Byrd-reviews

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Dark Redemption/Dark Sins (Dark Intentions 2 & 3) by Charlotte Byrd-reviews

DARK REDEMPTION
(Dark Intentions 2)
by Charlotte Byrd
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, romantic suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK : Release Date July 5, 2021.

He saved my mother’s life. Now, I owe him a debt. But I don’t even know who he is.

Dante Langston is man of extreme wealth and privilege and just as much darkness.
Our time together was supposed to be a one night stand.
No names. No phone numbers. No other way to get in touch.
But I keep going back to look for him.
What I don’t yet know is that he already knows me.
He has been watching and waiting. He needs to stay away to protect his secrets but he can’t.
Neither can I.
I’m addicted to his lips and his touch. He’s addicted to our shared pain.
What happens when I find out the debt I owe is to him?
What happens when I find out the other secrets that he is much more desperate to keep?

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REVIEW: DARK REDEMPTION is the second instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary adult DARK INTENTIONS erotic, romantic suspense trilogy. This is the continuing story of businessman Dante Langston, and receptionist/ journalism major Jacqueline Archer’s story line. DARK REDEMPTION should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book one DARK INTENTIONS.

NOTE: If you have not read book one, there may be spoilers in my review.

SOME BACKGROUND: Jacqueline Archer’s mother needed a life saving procedure, and our heroine needed a quick influx of cash. On the recommendation of her best friend Allison, Jacqueline applies for an exclusive membership to the $ex club Redemption, where she will meet businessman Dante Langston. This is their story.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jacqueline and Dante) DARK REDEMPTION picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book one wherein Dante has gone behind our heroine’s back, and in doing so, angered Jacqueline such that neither one spoke to one another in several months. A chance meeting on the beach in the Hampton’s finds Dante and Jacqueline rekindling their relationship, a relationship that is about to take a different turn. Dante is struggling with a recent account, and Jacqueline may be the perfect foil to uncover the who and what of the man in charge. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Jacqueline and Dante, and the potential fall-out as Dante’s past refuses to remain buried and gone.

Meanwhile, Dante’s brother Lincoln’s wife is pregnant but her husband is all but an absentee spouse. Secrets will reveal that all is not well between Lincoln and Marguerite, and in this, Dante and Jacqueline find themselves caught in the middle of a potential minefield of secrets and lies.

The relationship between Dante and Jacqueline begins acrimoniously as neither one is ready to forgive and forget. Jacqueline is upset that Dante has gone behind her back even though his intentions helped and did no physical harm. Dante’s actions have placed our hero in a precarious position, not with with Jacqueline, but with his dysfunctional family, who keep secrets buried from one another.

We are reintroduced to Dante’s brother Lincoln and his wife Marguerite, as well as their mother Adele, and Jacqueline’s best friend Allison.

DARK REDEMPTION follows several paths focusing on the back and forth, up and down relationship of our story line couple, but also on the relationships between Allison and Jacqueline, and Marguerite and Lincoln, Lincoln and Dante, everyone and Adele. The are a number of secrets, lies and betrayal that everyone continues to dance around, and it is only a matter of time before everything is revealed. The premise is engaging; the romance is tender ; the characters are struggling = DARK REDEMPTION ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one DARK INTENTIONS

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DARK SINS
(Dark Intentions 3)
by Charlotte Byrd
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, romantic suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 2, 2021

When I saved her mother’s life, I didn’t do it with my own money. I took out a debt. Now I have to go back to my old life.

I have certain skills that people are willing to pay a lot of money for.
Everything has a price, and Jacqueline was worth it.
But what happens when I make mistakes? What happens when the debt I have to pay becomes too great and the darkness that envelops me becomes too much?

From bestselling author Charlotte Byrd comes an intense romance about debts, lies and secrets and the extent to which people go for love.

A letter arrives.
It was not an accident. It was murder.
But who did it? Why?
The cops think it’s a false lead. There’s no other evidence, but I have to do everything to find out the truth.
My brother’s death is no longer a tragedy to get over, but a wrong to put right. It becomes my obsession.
What happens when I start to uncover the lies?

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REVIEW: DARK SINS is the third instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary, adult DARK INTENTIONS dark, romantic, suspense series. DARK SINS is the continuing story of businessman Dante Langston, and receptionist/ journalism major Jacqueline Archer’s story line. DARK SINS should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book one DARK REDEMPTION

NOTE: If you have not read book one and two, there may be spoilers in my review.

SOME BACKGROUND: Jacqueline Archer’s mother needed a life saving procedure, and our heroine needed a quick influx of cash. On the recommendation of her best friend Allison, Jacqueline applies for an exclusive membership to the $ex club Redemption, where she will meet businessman Dante Langston. This is their story.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dante and Jacqueline) following several paths, DARK SINS picks up immediately after the events of Dark Redemption wherein Jacqueline and Dante have reunited in the Hampton’s, and the demons from Dante’s past begin to make a reappearance but all is not well in Dante’s life, when his mother, brother and estranged father make demands that Dante struggles to commit. As Dante continues to battle with a questionable business account, Jacqueline offers to go ‘undercover’ in an effort to find information about the who, what and why. While in Seattle interviewing for the job, Jacqueline reconnects with an old flame that pushes Dante out of her life.

Meanwhile, an anonymous letter addressed to Jacqueline’s mother claims Jacqueline’s brother Michael’s death was no accident, and our heroine and mother are hoping for the police to reopen the investigation but secrets and lies are about to reveal more than anyone could have ever imagined.

DARK SINS is a revealing and haunting addition to the Dark Intentions series. Charlotte Byrd pulls the reader into a world of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control. The fast paced,character driven premise is gripping and intriguing; the characters are edgy but flawed. DARK SINS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Dark Intentions (Dark Intentions 1) by Charlotte Byrd-a review

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DARK INTENTIONS (Dark Intentions 1) by Charlotte Byrd-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 7, 2021

One debt. One secret. One night.

I have a secret and I’ll do everything in my power to keep it that way.
I’ve been watching her for a long time.
I’ve been following her.
She’s lost a brother. I lost a best friend, but no one could ever know.
She’s in pain, and so am I.
She deserves so much better than me. I am rotten to the core and if I take this any further, I will pull her into my darkness.
But I can’t stay away. I can’t stop.
What happens when she starts to uncover my lies? What happens if love isn’t enough?

I’m not supposed to know his name and he’s not supposed to know mine. But we break that rule. That’s not the only one.

He gives me chills and makes my body ache. He makes my pain go away. He’s just a distraction, but I can’t get enough of him.

What I don’t know yet is that he will help save my mother’s life.
What I don’t know yet is that I’ll owe him a debt.
What I don’t know yet is that he is a man of many secrets. Secrets dark enough to break us both.

Dark Intentions is the first novel in the Dark Intentions series. It is a dark romance/romantic suspense about debt, lies, wealth, crime and family bonds. There is no cheating.

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REVIEW: DARK INTENTIONS is the first instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary adult DARK INTENTIONS erotic, romantic suspense trilogy. This is businessman Dante Langston, and receptionist Jacqueline Archer’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dante and Jacqueline) DARK INTENTIONS follows Jacqueline Archer as she struggles with events in her life. Her twin brother Michael was killed three months earlier; her mother Elizabeth’s cancer has returned with a vengeance, and the experimental treatment costs are out of her reach. When a friend suggests the $ex club Redemption to blow off a little steam, Jacqueline finds herself up close and personal with mystery man Dante (Langston), a man who stirs something deep within our story line heroine. An anonymous donor pays for Elizabeth’s treatment but all is not well when the treatments begin.

Meanwhile, Dante’s brother Lincoln’s life is about to implode, and our hero battles with head office regarding the investment into a company with questionable financial anomalies but Dante is about to drop everything when a call from Jacqueline reveals her mother’s failing health.

DARK INTENTIONS is a story of secrets, power, money and control. Dante Langston knows more about Jacqueline Archer than has yet to be revealed, and in this their connection may be deeper than anyone could have imagined. The premise is intriguing; the romance is steamy; the characters are battling personal and professional demons at every turn.

I do have one particular issue with the time line in this particular instalment. It is mentioned Dante’s mother was a socialite in the 1960s; her first husband left her in 1968, yet she supposedly just turned sixty years old. The story is set in the present as there is mention of an Apple™ watch, but to have been married in 1968, Dante’s mother Marguerite would have been seven years old…therefore, the author needs to re-establish a correct timeline otherwise Dante’s mother is not 60 but closer to 75-80 years old.

DARK INTENTIONS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Dangerous Engagement / Lethal Wedding (Wedlocked Trilogy 1 & 2) by Charlotte Byrd-reviews

DANGEROUS ENGAGEMENT
(Wedlocked Trilogy 1)
by Charlotte Byrd
Genre:adult, contemporary, erotic,romantic suspense

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

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 17, 2020

Not long ago, there was nothing I couldn’t have. Now, I don’t even have the choice of whom to marry.

To save my father’s life and our family’s legacy, I have to marry a cruel man who wants me only as a trophy.

Henry Asher was just supposed to be a summer fling, but we fell in love. We thought we would be together forever, but life got in the way. After we broke up, I vowed to never tell Henry the truth about my engagement.

What happens when the lies that were supposed to save me start to drown me?

Henry Asher
I didn’t always have wealth or power. There was even a time when I didn’t want any of that.

Then I met her: Aurora Tate is an heiress to a billion-dollar fortune. She grew up on Park Avenue, had a house in the Hamptons and skied in Aspen. Our first summer together was magical. We were naive enough to think that love was going to be enough.

Now, she’s forced to marry a man she hates to save her father’s life.

To get her back and to make her my wife, I need to become the man she needs me to be.

Can I do it in time?

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REVIEW: DANGEROUS ENGAGEMENT is the first instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary adult WEDLOCKED erotic, romance trilogy focusing on twenty-five year old heiress Aurora Tate, and high school teacher Henry Asher.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Henry and Aurora) DANGEROUS ENGAGEMENT follows the building romance and relationship between twenty-five year old Tate Media heiress Aurora Tate, and high school teacher Henry Asher. Aurora Tate was raised in a bubble of wealth, and as such our heroine is completely oblivious of the world around her but a summer fling with the Henry Asher, the ‘hired help’ , gave Aurora a first hand look at how the other half lived. Falling in love had never been so easy until Henry loses his job, and Aurora is incapable of making ends meet.But not all is well behind the scenes at the Tate Media empire when Henry is offered a job in their crime reporting division, a job that will pull Henry away from the woman he loves. What ensues is the building but struggling relationship between Henry and Aurora, and the fall-out as betrayal and behind closed door negotiations force Henry and Aurora in opposite directions.

DANGEROUS ENGAGEMENT sets the background and premise for the author’s WEDLOCKED series, a series that focuses on power and control; manipulation and betrayal; secrets, lies and fractured family dynamics. The premise is engaging and intriguing; the characters are energetic and colorful; the romance is passionate and intense but will struggle in the face of preconceived notions, secrets and deception.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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LETHAL WEDDING
(Wedlocked Trilogy #2)
by Charlotte Byrd
Genre: adult, contemporary, romantic suspense,

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

About the book: Release Date April 14, 2020

To save my father’s life and our family’s legacy, I have to marry a cruel man who wants me only as a trophy.

I thought Franklin Parks was a bad man before, but now I know he’s a monster.

To survive, I will have to beat him at his own game. But then Henry Asher, my one and only love, comes back into my life and things get a lot more complicated.

Franklin is not only my fiancé but also Henry’s boss, and he will stop at nothing to get everything he wants…

Henry Asher

I was a fool to let her go. Now, I’ll have to do everything to get her back…

Aurora never thought I could be a rich dirtbag who would do anything to get what he wants but I am proving her wrong.

To help her, I had to teach myself a few things.

To protect her, I had to become my worst enemy.

To save her, I will have to do the unthinkable.

The problem is that she doesn’t want saving. She has her own plans. But the wedding is approaching and time is running out…

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REVIEW: LETHAL WEDDING is the second instalment in Charlotte Byrd’s contemporary,adult WEDLOCKED romantic, suspense trilogy focusing on twenty-five year old heiress Aurora Tate, and high school teacher turned investigative reporter Henry Asher. LETHAL WEDDING should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events of book one DANGEROUS ENGAGMENT.

NOTE: If you have not read book one Dangerous Engagement, there may be some spoilers in my review.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Aurora and Henry) LETHAL WEDDING follows in the aftermath of several events resulting in the break down of the relationship between Aurora and Henry, and our heroine’s subsequent engagement to her father’s business rival. Aurora Tate would soon discover that she had become a pawn in a much bigger game, a dangerous game of power and control, and our heroine is but a piece in a much bigger problem. With her father facing financial ruin, bankruptcy and prison, Aurora is forced into an arrangement that will free her father, but trap our heroine in a gilded cage. Meanwhile, Henry Asher’s friend and PI begins digging into the event and circumstances surrounding Aurora’s about face and engagement to one of the most powerful men in the world, a man who now controls every aspect of Aurora’s family and life. As Henry continues to drown his sorrows from afar, Aurora struggles with a future that will end very badly.

LETHAL WEDDING is a story of power and control; of betrayal and manipulation; of lost love, resignation, secrets and lies. Aurora Tate is a pawn; a doormat; a little TSTL but her father’s schemes and business practices have placed our heroine in the direct line of fire. Resigned to her fate, Aurora will once again walk away from the man that she loves in an effort to save her family’s legacy and name. The premise is intriguing, dramatic and intense; the romance struggles in the face of revelations and time apart; the characters are tragic and heart breaking.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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