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Keep Me In Your Heart by Monica Murphy-review tour

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Keep Me In Your Heart (Lancaster Prep: Next Generation 2) by Monica Murphy-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 3, 2024

This was supposed to be the best year of Rowan Lancaster’s life. Instead, thanks to a massive linebacker, his ankle is broken and his last football season at Lancaster Prep is done. Just like that. Now his days are dull and gray. Boring.

Except for the days that include Arabella Hartley Thomas.

She’s the girl everyone wants to be friends with. Beautiful but approachable. Stylish. Quirky. Yet she gets under Rowan’s skin like no other, and he doesn’t understand why. Sure, they flirt and banter and give each other grief. But now she invades his dreams and makes his heart pound so hard he’s sure she can see it.

Until suddenly, not only does Arabella see every part that he wishes he could hide, he realizes if he let himself, he could fall―hard.

Which is the same day he learns she might be leaving…for good.

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REVIEW: KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART is the second instalment in Monica Murphy’s contemporary, young / new adult LANCASTER PREP: NEXT GENERATION erotic, romance series set in the author’s LANCASTER PREP world, which is a spin off from the author’s ONE WEEK GIRLFRIEND and THE CALLAHANS series. This is eighteen year old, Rowan Lancaster (son of Wren and Crew Lancaster) and soon to be eighteen year old, Arabella Thomas’s story line. KEEP ME IN YOUR 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 (Rowan and Arabella) KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART follows the enemies to lovers relationship between eighteen year old, Rowan Lancaster (son of Wren and Crew Lancaster) and soon to be eighteen year old, Arabella Thomas. For several years Rowan and Arabella have made snarky and snide comments to one another but forced to work together on a number of school projects , they quickly discover their tempestuous actions hide a palpable attraction to one another. With the approach of the holidays, Arabella plans to spend her time alone but Rowan isn’t willing to let Arabella spend her vacation at school. Time spent together shows Arabella the true meaning of family and holiday celebrations.

The world building focuses on Rowan Lancaster , and Arabella Thomas’ future choices. Their final year at Lancaster Prep sees a change for Rowan, and the possibility of Arabella walking out of Rowan’s life. We are up close and personal with Arabella’s dysfunctional family dynamics, and the loving, large extended Lancaster clan.

The relationship between Arabella and Rowan begins acrimoniously ; their back and forth hides a barely veiled attraction that everyone sees, but our couple refuses to admit. Working together, and spending time with one another reveals drama from the past, drama that is continuing into the present and future. The sexual tension is palpable; the $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and familiar secondary and supporting characters including characters from the author’s original LANCASTER PREP series including Wren and Crew (A MILLION KISSES IN YOUR LIFETIME): Willow Lancaster, and Rhett Bennett (ALL MY KISSES FOR YOU) We are introduced to Callahan Bennett, and the requisite mean girls who push at our story line heroine.

KEEP ME IN YOUR HEART is an emotional story of secrets and lies, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and engrossing; the romance is spicy and flirty; the characters are broken, determined and animated.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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Designs on You by Jaci Burton – a Review

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Designs on You by Jaci Burton – a Review

 

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Natalie Parker is in her mid-thirties, divorced, and firmly focused on her newly resurrected career and her two children. When her sister asks her to help design the backyard in the new home she shares with her boyfriend, Linc, Natalie’s more than happy to take on the project. What she isn’t prepared for is Linc’s younger brother, video game designer Eugene Kennedy. He’s smart, incredibly good-looking, and constantly flirts with Natalie. He’s also too young for her, which makes him totally off-limits.

Eugene is intrigued by Natalie’s beauty, smarts, and especially her sarcastic wit. When he teases her, she throws it right back at him. Besides that, they have an instant chemistry, but she keeps trying to get rid of him despite the sparks that fly between them. And Eugene never backs down from a challenge. 

Natalie is running out of reasons to think being with Eugene is a bad thing. Her kids adore him, her sister loves him, and even her always negative mother does, too. The only person holding her back is…her. Maybe it’s time she take that leap and design herself a love for the ages. After all, if she can create the perfect home, she sure as hell can design a happily ever after.

 

 

Review:

Designs on You by Jaci Burton is a sweet romantic novel. We meet Natalie Parker, who is divorced, with two young children, (7year old Cammie and 4year old Christopher); her and her ex-husband share custody of the children. Natalie has a job doing interior design, as she works with another woman and loves her job. Her sister asks her to help design her new home, where she lives with Linc: as well as a number of sheltering dogs.

At dinner in her sister’s Hazel house, she meets Linc’s younger brother Eugene, who is a few years younger than Natalie. At first Natalie wants nothing to do with Eugene, as she feels he is too young for her; but Eugene finally persuades her to agree to a date.  Natalie finds herself fighting off her attraction to Eugene, as he is determined to win her over, especially with the sparks between them, giving in to their instant chemistry. Natalie worries about the age difference between them, and Eugene, not caring about the short difference age, finds himself falling deeply in love with Natalie.

Eugene has Linc fixing up his new house, and he convinces Natalie to do the interior design. She agrees and they slowly add all new furniture and designs, making both very happy, as their feelings start getting serious.  

I really like the romance between Natlie and Eugene, despite worry about their age difference.  Eugene was great with Natalie’s kids, and was always there for her when needed.  The kids were great, and I loved their new adopted dog, Grizelda.  Their romance escalated, especially when her ex-husband had the kids for the weekend, and they would spend time together, with the heat between them sizzling.  I also like the relationship between Hazel and Linc, as they were living together, and the four of them spent lots of time together.

Natalie was determined to break things up with Eugene, since she thought he was better off finding someone closer to his age; but she finds it difficult, as she knows she loves him.  Eugene is loved by his brother, by Natalie’s children, as well as Hazel and their mother.  Natalie realizes that she is running out of reasons to leave, as she is the only person holding her back.

Designs on You is a sweet heartwarming romance, with a terrific couple that are destined to be together. Designs on You is so very well written by Jaci Burton.  I really enjoyed this book. I suggest you read Designs on You. 

Reviewed by Barb

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Risky Vows (Chicago Mafia Bosses 1) by Carmen Falcone-review

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Risky Vows (Chicago Mafia Bosses 1) by Carmen Falcone-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 2, 2024

Amara
Marrying the mafia boss is the last thing I want. But, like everything else in my life, I have no choice.
So I’m forced to marry a hot, dangerous man to save my family’s business. He’s moody, ruthless, and stubborn, all wrapped into one tempting, tattooed package.
We need Massimo Gallo and his family.
Little do I know—I need him too. I can’t resist the intense chemistry between us.
The problem is, if he finds out the secret I’ve been keeping, he’ll get rid of me for good.

Massimo
As the head of an influential mafia family, I must fulfill my duty. I’ll marry Amara.
Do I want to? No. But she’s a means to an end, even if I don’t trust her fully—or her family.
But the sexy, curvy brunette has a lot to offer, even if she doesn’t know it yet.
I vow to make this sinful marriage work… by any means necessary.

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REVIEW:RISKY VOWS is the first instalment in Carmen Falcone’s contemporary, adult CHICAGO MAFIA BOSSES erotic, Mafia romance series. This is forty-one year old, Mafia boss Massimo Gallo, and twenty-three year old Mafia princess Amara Montefiore’s storyline.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Massimo and Amara) RISKY VOWS follows the arranged/forced marriage between forty-one year old, Mafia boss Massimo Gallo, and twenty-three year old Mafia princess Amara Montefiore. In the wake of the head of the Montefiore family’s health struggles, and their plummeting business ventures, their only daughter Amara has been offered up in marriage to Gallo Mafia boss Mossimo Gallo but Amara has previously loved and lost, and a forced marriage to Gallo means a loveless union for our story line heroine. Mossimo Gallo is only doing his duty as the head of the Gallo Family but something about Amara pulls Mossimo in like a moth to a flame, a moth that will be burned when the truth is revealed.

The world building follows the growing relationship between our story line couple as Mossimo struggles with his attraction to a woman he does not trust. Calling her ‘rat’ at every opportunity, the lack of respect for our heroine does nothing to prove his actions have changed but secrets revealed prove Massimo is willing to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love, defending her against the people who should have loved her the most.

The relationship between Massimo and Amara begins as an age-gap, forced marriage in which both families are to benefit from the questionable arrangement but the Montefiore family has secrets, and Amara may pay the price for the sins of the family. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

We are introduced to Massimo’s brothers Dante, Nico and Rocco; Dante’s girlfriend Andie, as well as their father Aldo Gallo; Amara’s parents Enzo and Vittoria, her brother Alonzo, their questionable security guard Ugo, and Massimo’s friend with benefits Daphne.

RISKY VOWS is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic and intense but not as dark as some other Mafia story lines-there was more telling than showing . The characters are determined and desperate; the romance is impassioned but I did not feel any palpable sexual attraction-there was more $ex than passion, more hostility than chemistry.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Broken Places by Mia Sheridan-review

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The Broken Places by Mia Sheridan-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 1, 2024

In this twisted journey into the shadows of the Golden Gate, an inspector and an FBI agent must track down the source of an unknown drug, but their attraction and their own secrets keep getting in the way.

The streets of San Francisco aren’t as sunny as the city pretends they are. Inspector Lennon Gray has learned this the hard way, and it’s starting to wear on her. When a new case plunges her into the depths of the transient community, Lennon must once again face ugly truths about humanity.

Her new partner makes things a little easier, though.

Agent Ambrose Mars is charming—innocent, somehow, despite his own hard years in the field. The combination leaves Lennon fascinated and disturbed at the same time, and she’s even more drawn to him for it.

As they investigate the hallucinogenic drug that’s forcing homeless citizens into bizarre and dangerous role-plays, Lennon and Ambrose find their relationship intensified with every new twist. But when these revelations begin to uncover secrets she wasn’t prepared to know, Lennon will have to decide how much more she can take…before something important is taken from her.

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REVIEW:THE BROKEN PLACES by Mia Sheridan is a stand alone, contemporary,suspense thriller focusing on SFPD Inspector Lennon Gray, and Agent Ambrose Mars.

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

Told from omniscient third person perspective using present day and memories from the past, THE BROKEN PLACES follows in the wake of several murders and deaths possibility connected to a new designer drug in San Francisco. Inspector Lennon Gray has been assigned to investigate the latest series of murders but something about the killings doesn’t add up. As the body count increases, the FBI sends in one of their own, who may or may not have some knowledge about the ‘little blue pill’. Enter Ambrose Mars. Ambrose Mars has been temporarily assigned to search for the truth but Ambrose has a secret, a secret that will change the direction of the police investigation, a change that threatens Lennon’s future with the SFPD. As the case unfolds, Ambrose finds himself pulled back into the past, when his own life experiences gave way to a spiral out of control.

The world building is complex and intricate as the many of the victims have heart breaking stories of betrayal, abuse and loss. When the past comes full circle, Ambrose recognizes the how and the why, but it is Lennon Gray who may have come face to face with a possible killer.

The relationship between Lennon and Ambrose begins acrimoniously as Lennon struggles with a new partner, especially one from the FBI but all is not as it appears to be, and Lennon finds herself wondering where it all went wrong. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate

There is a large ensemble cast of law enforcements, homeless, addicts and victims. Throw in a podcaster, several family members, and the ghosts from the past, pushing our couple to reconsider the direction of their current line of thinking.

THE BROKEN PLACES is a story of betrayal and vengeance, addiction and abuse, retribution and obsession, forgiveness and love. The thought-provoking premise is dark and dramatic; the characters are desperate, determined and driven; the romance is subtle and fated. The epilogue fast forwards the story line approximately twenty-seven years, wherein we see a glimpse into the future for everyone concerned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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All The Pretty Lies (Second Sons 1) by Avelyn Paige-review tour

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💚💜All The Pretty Lies (Second Sons Duet 1) by Avelyn Paige-review tour💚💜

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 29, 2024

Vesper Rossi has always known her life isn’t her own. Born into the notorious Rossi family, her destiny was set—to marry the heir of the ruthless Petrov empire and solidify a deadly alliance. Her intended’s twin cousins, Oscar and Zaire, offer her a dangerous lifeline and the chance to escape.

When their plan fails, Vesper is taken captive. For two years, she endures unspeakable horrors, her body exploited by a faceless enemy intent on breaking her. Once she serves her purpose, she is sold—not to strangers, but to the very men who failed her.

Oscar and Zaire, along with the rest of their Second Sons family, return with vengeance in their hearts and regret fueling their every move. Failure is not an option this time. When Vesper learns that her captivity held was the result of a more malevolent plot, she will stop at nothing to get back what was stolen from her.

With her body, heart, and mind scarred but unbroken, Vesper is ready to reclaim her power with the Second Sons at her back and in her bed.

Blood will be spilled, alliances will crumble, and no one will be spared.

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REVIEW:Check your trigger warnings with this one readers-

All The Pretty Lies is an intense reverse harem/Why Choose, mafia romance. Avelyn Paige weaves a web of mysterious lies and suspense with hidden layers that are slowly peeled away as the plot unfolds.

From her first breath Vesper has known that part she will play to her family. You see, her family isn’t a run of the mill family, no. She’s the daughter of the mafia, and thus her life is forfeit, she is to be married off to an unknown man for the benefit of her family. Life however has a different path in store for Vesper. As the doomsdate (as I like to call it) looms closer and closer, her brother hatches a plan to help her, betrothing her to the Russian Petrov twins. This little glimmer of hope Vesper has is quickly extinguished when she is brutally kidnapped and held prisoner.

Fast forward two long years and Vesper has had to endure being tortured and brutalized, broken down and shattered, all the passing fancy for this monster of a man. For two years, the Second Sons; Oscar, Zaire, Talon and Alex search for her to an obsessional degree. When they are finally able to locate her, she is a shadow of the person she used to be. Nevertheless, the men want to help her heal and recover, they want to give her a reason to live again.

To say this book is fabulous just doesn’t cover it. ATPL is dark, gritty and intense. There are moments when the guys have me panting, and others when I want to beat them upside their stupidly attractive heads. Talon and Alex are -Chef’s kiss- delicious, and when we got that little teaser from Alex I was practically feral. This book will take you for a ride of ups and downs, heartbreak and heat, sobbing and spice all in the same chapter. The ending, readers be warned, is the most frustrating cliffhanger of all time and I can’t wait to get the next part!

Tropes

💚Mafia Romance

💜Why Choose

☠️Touch her and die

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Reviewed by Sarah

Avelyn Paige is a Wall Street Journal and USA TODAY bestselling author of romantic suspense and motorcycle club romance. She lives in a small town in Indiana with her husband and four fuzzy kids.

When she’s not writing, Avelyn spends her days working as a cancer research scientist. Avelyn has been an avid reader her entire life, and it wasn’t until losing her father in 2015 that she started turning all those ideas in her head into stories. She hasn’t looked back since.

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SECOND CHANCE BABY (Crescent Cove 18) by Taryn Quinn-review

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SECOND CHANCE BABY (Crescent Cove 18) by Taryn Quinn-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 26, 2024

A small town, forced proximity, second chances, babymaking standalone romance! “A more evolved male would probably shed a few tears for your anemic $ex life since we’ve been apart. Me? I’ll commit to giving you 0ral sex to make up for every hour I missed…”

I’ve been a single father so long that I don’t remember life without my adorably sassy 10 year-old daughter. Don’t want to, actually. I love being a father more than I ever expected to, and ever since my daughter’s mother left us, I’ve mostly been abstinent. Making me quite a catch around our home in small town Baby USA, Crescent Cove.

But all I want is a second chance with Bridget, Carrington’s mother. My high school sweetheart and first love.

My forever love if I get my way after she shows up to my charity calendar reshoot and we end up losing our clothes…on camera.

Unexpectedly, our shoot goes viral. And guess what, now there is another surprise on the way…

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REVIEW: SECOND CHANCE BABY is the eighteenth instalment in Taryn Quinn’s contemporary, adult CRESCENT COVE erotic, romance series. This is cover model / single father Travis Masterson, and model/actress Bridget Sheppard’s story line. SECOND CHANCE BABY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Some of the events of SECOND CHANCE BABY cross over with some of the events of DRIVEN DADDY (17).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Travis and Bridget) SECOND CHANCE BABY follows the rekindling relationship between our story line couple. Travis Masterson and Bridget Sheppard were high school sweethearts, and both would make a living, working as cover models and actors but Bridget’s unplanned pregnancy and the birth of their daughter would send our heroine into a tailspin, leaving behind the man she loved, and a baby without its’ mother. Fast forward approximately ten years, Travis finds himself working opposite the woman he loves, his daughter’s mother, and the woman he is hoping to convince it is time to come home.

The world building focuses on the rebuilding romance between Bridget and Travis, a romance that picks up with very little conflict or contention. Although Bridget has been in and out of her daughter’s life, there is no strife or trepidation between Bridget and her daughter, or most of the people of Crescent Cove.

The relationship between Bridget and Travis is one of second chances. Working together reminds one another what was, and what could be again. The $ex scenes are intimate and impassioned without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of familiar and charismatic secondary and supporting characters including Travis’s siblings, their parents Hank and JoAnn; Bridget and Travis’ daughter Carrington, as well as Bridget’s sister Lacey, and her daughter Amerie.

SECOND CHANCE BABY is a story of family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is moving-the conflict is limited and virtually non-existent ; the romance is flirty and spirited; the characters are energetic and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Have My Baby
Claim My Baby
Who’s The Daddy
Pit Stop: Baby
Baby Daddy Wanted
Rockstar Baby
CEO Daddy
My Ex’s Baby
Daddy Undercover
Wrong Bed Baby
Lucky Baby
Daddy on Duty
Cop Daddy Next Door
Protector Daddy
Baby, Be Mine
Daddy by Design
Driven Daddy

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Reviewed by Sandy

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FOREST OF REGRETS (Alexis Forrest FBI Mystery 6) by Kate Gable

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FOREST OF REGRETS (Alexis Forrest FBI Mystery Thriller 6) by Kate Gable-review

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When a father vanishes with his two-week-old daughter, leaving behind a frantic wife and their eight-year-old son, forensic psychologist and FBI agent Alexis Forrest is called in to investigate.

The man’s blood-stained truck is discovered abandoned on a dirt road, but there’s no trace of him or the baby. As Alexis delves into the case, she uncovers a tangled web of secrets and lies.

With the serial killer responsible for her sister’s death now behind bars, Alexis hopes for a fresh start in the small New England town where she grew up. However, peace is hard to find. Alexis tries to move forward and begin a new chapter with Mitch, her high school flame and the owner of a cafe/bookstore in Broken Hill. Yet, some wounds refuse to heal easily. The serial killer still awaits conviction, and the man wrongfully convicted of her sister’s murder needs to be freed.

Haunted by the echoes of her past, Alexis races against the clock to unravel the truth of the missing father and daughter before another life is lost. Is the father responsible for their disappearance, or did something far more sinister take place?

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REVIEW: FOREST OF REGRETS is the sixth instalment in Kate Gable’s contemporary , adult ALEXIS FORREST FBI MYSTERY THRILLER series focusing on forensic psychologist FBI agent Alexis Forrest. FOREST OF REGRETS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Approximately twenty years earlier, Alexis’ older sister Maddie was abducted and murdered, destroying the Forrest family in the process. With her return to Broken Hill to investigate a series of similar abductions, Alexis will reconnect with family, and the man who once held her heart.

Told from first person perspective (Alexis) FOREST OF REGRETS follows Alexis Forrest as she is called in to investigate the possible abduction of a young father and his 2 week old daughter. An abandoned truck with some flecks of blood is Alexis’ only clue until our heroine begins to unearth something darker and more dangerous than anyone could have ever imagined.

FOREST OF REGRETS focuses on the search for a missing father and child but the clues begin to paint a different picture of what happened and why. Meanwhile, Alexis’ romance and relationship with her high school sweetheart Mitch Dutton continues to struggle with Alexis’ almost manic need to uncover the truth, often not returning home for days at a time.

FOREST OF REGRETS is a dramatic story of secrets and lies, influence and domination, greed and obsession. The premise is breath taking, climactic and twisted; the characters are desperate and dogged. FOREST OF REGRETS ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Forest of Silence
Forest of Shadows
Forest of Secrets
Forest of Lies
Forest of Obsession

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Jingle Belle’s Biker by EC Land-review

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Jingle Belle’s Biker (Thirteen Bikers for Christmas) by EC Land-review

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It’s Christmas and people’s homes are on the line.
Saint
There’s nothing better than being on the open road. I don’t belong to any club or place for long. I’m a nomad for a reason. The day I’m offered for a place in December came, I took it. It was supposed be simple.
But there’s nothing simple about it.
Not when it comes to the pretty buttoned up teacher. She’s turning life upside down and making me see things different.
Christmas is meant for peace and joy. But my job brings none of that. I have to make some decisions. Do I want to move on, or risk everything for a Christmas with the one woman who has jingled up my life and a forever bow?
Time’s running out and I might not be given a chance to offer her anything at all…

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REVIEW:JINGLE BELLE’S BIKER by EC Land is a contemporary, adult, MC romance, found in the multi-authored THIRTEEN BIKERS FOR CHRISTMAS series. This is Nick ‘Saint’ Santiago, and elementary school teacher Belle Russo’s story line. JINGLE BELLE’S BIKER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Saint and Belle) JINGLE BELLE’S BIKER follows the building relationship between our story line couple. Nick ‘Saint’ Santiago is a nomad; a bike rider who goes from town to town searching for the next job but a man who is about to fall for his latest assignment. Hired to ‘intimidate’ the tenants of a questionable apartment complex, Saint never thought he would consider settling down until he met our story line heroine. Belle Russo is an elementary school teacher, and a woman determined to protect the people in her building but meeting Saint means dividing her attention from the threats against the other tenants, threats that will come from a familiar face. As Belle and Saint dance around one another, someone else has claimed Belle as his own.

The world building follows Saint as he struggles with what he has to do. In the days and weeks before Christmas, he battles between head and heart knowing the innocent will be hurt if he carries through with someone else’s plans. Belle is a breath of fresh air but someone who is about to be caught in the fall-out of Saint’s latest assignment.

The relationship between Belle and Saint begins as a ‘rescue’ when Belle finds herself walking alone, late at night. Saint claims to be looking for a place to live, and Belle suggests the complex in which she lives. Falling for Saint was easy but Saint never stays in one place for very long. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive.

We are introduced to several tenants of Belle’s apartment complex including Hannah and Mellie, as well as Belle’s ex Lance Hastings, and a number of MC members Gravel, Nomad, Snake Eyes, and Saint’s ex Sin.

JINGLE BELLE’S BIKER is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and greed, forgiveness and love. The premise is moving and engaging; the romance is provocative; the characters are desperate and dynamic.

 

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Reviewed by Sandy

A little about E.C. Land 

E.C. Land grew up in the country and has it deep in her bones. As she grew up, if she wasn’t out on the ball field or playing in the woods, she had her nose stuck in a book. Now she writes romantic suspense stories, specializing in MC (motorcycle club) romance. She plans to broaden her writing horizons in the near future and move into other forms of romantic suspense. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband, three kids, and fur babies. 

Now 2 times USA Today Bestselling Author.

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