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SO MY EX-BOYFRIEND IS A SERIAL KILLER by Kylie Scott-review

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SO MY EX-BOYFRIEND IS A SERIAL KILLER by Kylie Scott-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 11, 2025

Nothing prepared Sidney Walsh for the awkwardness of having unknowingly dated an infamous killer. She’s doing her best to move on after her ex got dragged off to jail. If only online amateur investigators, his creepy fans and a particularly belligerent cop would leave her alone. Her social life might be quiet, what with having few friends and the neighbors wanting nothing to do with her. But at least it’s safe. That is until tattooed chef and all-round thirst trap, Noah, moves in next door.

Now Sidney is being asked on dates for the first time in forever, and feeling a dangerous mix of soul-deep connection and red-hot desire. But the darkest moments of her life come crashing back when her ex decides he has unfinished business…her. Will she and Noah make it out alive, and can their love withstand the nightmare of her past?

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REVIEW: SO MY EX-BOYFRIEND IS A SERIAL KILLER by Kylie Scott is a contemporary, adult, crime thriller focusing on twenty-nine year old , data coordinator Sidney Walsh in the wake of the murder of several women.

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

Told from first person perspective (Sidney) SO MY EX-BOYFRIEND IS A SERIAL KILLER focuses Sidney Walsh, with the approach of the tenth anniversary of the arrest of her ex-boyfriend Ryan Brody for the murder of several women in Vermont. Throughout the ensuing years, Sidney has kept to herself but finds herself the infamous target of the paparazzi, true crime podcasters who bend the truth to their favor, questionable law enforcement, and the townspeople who believe she was the mastermind behind Ryan’s rampage. When chef Noah Allard moves next door, Sidney finds herself , for the first time in years, considering a future with someone else but the past refuses to let go, and our heroine is often the target of vengeance and hate.

The world building focuses on Sidney’s struggle to remain positive in the face of so much anger and vitriol. Her ex has amassed a fan base that is targeting our story line heroine, and family members are determined to destroy what’s left of her soul.

The relationship between Sidney and Noah begins as neighbors but Noah is unaware of his neighbor’s fame. As the stalkers and media continues to harass, Noah becomes guardian and protector when law enforcement refuse to acknowledge the threats and lies. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

We are introduced to Sidney’s best friends Hana and Muriel; Aunt Beth, and cousin Grace, and Ryan’s mother Dianne.

SO MY EX-BOYFRIEND IS A SERIAL KILLER is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, murder and madness, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is dramatic and intriguing; the romance is impassioned; the characters are diverse, determined and desperate.

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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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DUTY AND DESIRE anthology by Kristen Ashley, Kylie Scott et al

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DUTY AND DESIRE ANTHOLOGY by Kristen Ashley, Kylie Scott, Rebecca Zanetti-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 12, 2025

Honor, protection, and undeniable chemistry. Duty and Desire brings you heroes in uniform—bodyguards, soldiers, and law enforcers—who will do whatever it takes to protect the ones they love. Filled with action, danger, and steamy romance, these stories prove that sometimes the greatest battles are fought with the heart.

Includes:
Keeping You by Aurora Rose Reynolds
Quiet Man by Kristen Ashley
Closer by Kylie Scott
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Vengeance by Rebecca Zanetti

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QUIET MAN by Kristen Ashley

QUIET MAN is the prequel novella in Kristen Ashley’s contemporary, adult DREAM TEAM and 4.5 in the author’s DREAM MAN romance series, a part of the multi-authored 1001 Dark Nights. This is security specialist Kim Seamus ‘Mo’ Morrison, and stripper Charlotte ‘Lottie’ McAlister’s story line. QUIET MAN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary. QUIET MAN crosses over with, and reintroduced characters from the author’s Rock Chick and Chaos MC series.

Told from first person (Lottie) and third person (Mo, Smithie, Hawk) QUIET MAN focuses on the search for a stalker. Charlotte ‘Lottie’ McAlister is an exotic dancer; a stripper with a large following but Lottie is unaware that someone is sending letters, threatening our heroine and the people she knew. Enter Kim Seamus ‘Mo’ Morrison, assigned to guard and protect Charlotte McAlister, a former US Army soldier and a man with dark demons from the past. With the help of his former teammates, Smithie and his men, Mo becomes guardian and protector of the woman with whom he will fall in love, as the stalker gets a little too close for comfort.

The relationship between Lottie and Mo begins a protection but Lottie is hoping for something more. Mo has been burned in the past, and doesn’t do relationship while on duty, and Lottie is Mo’s priority, the woman that calls to his heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, charismatic and familiar secondary and supporting characters including many from the author’s interconnected series including the Rock Chick and Chaos MC series. We are introduced to Mo’s extended family, both blood and otherwise, including his team and friends from his time in the military.

QUIET MAN is a story of obsession and delusion, family and friendships, relationships and love. the fast paced premise is dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic, desperate and determined

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CLOSER by Kylie Scott

CLOSER by Kylie Scott is instalment 4.6 in the author’s contemporary, adult STAGE DIVE rock romance series focusing in the members of the rock band Stage Dive. This is security specialist (aka executive protection officer) and former military man Ziggy Thayer, and model Mae Cooper’s story line. CLOSER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from first person point of view (Mae Cooper) CLOSER follows the building relationship between security specialist (aka executive protection officer) and former military man Ziggy Thayer, and model Mae Cooper. Mae Cooper has a stalker whose ‘gifts’ have become more menacing and threatening. Living in the same secure building as the members of the band Stage Dive, at the suggestion of Lena Ferris, Mae is about to face her future in the guise of a personal bodyguard. Enter executive protection officer Ziggy Thayer, and the man with whom Mae will fall in love. What ensues is the building relationship and romance between Mae and Ziggy, and the potential fall-out as Mae’s past collides with her present and her future.

The relationship between Mae and Ziggy is one of immediate attraction but Mae doesn’t think she needs protection as Ziggy goes above and beyond to protect the woman with whom he will fall in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters included cameo appearances by some of the members of the rock band Stage Dive, as well we their significant others. CLOSER does not focus on the band but on their extended group of friends and acquaintances.

CLOSER is a quick read; a story of betrayal and obsession; of second chances and falling in love. The premise is fast paced and engaging; the characters are colorful and energetic; the romance is seductive but I struggled with the lack of palpable sexual attraction-I didn’t feel the raw and intense desire that I have come to expect from Kylie Scott.

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VENGEANCE by Rebecca Zanetti

VENGEANCE by Rebecca Zanetti is instalment 10.5 in the author’s contemporary, adult DARK PROTECTORS paranormal, romance series.This is hybrid vampire/demon and assassin/mercenary Noah Siosal, and Abby Miller’s story line. VENGEANCE 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 third person perspectives (Noah and Abby) VENGEANCE introduces a new series arc starting with hybrid vampire/demon and assassin/mercenary Noah Siosal, and Abby Miller. Abby Miller has been ordered to anger management for a crime she did not commit but Abby’s anger management class is filled with an odd assortment of strange, intriguing and otherworldly beings, one with whom Abby will fall in love. As Abby’s life continues to spiral out of control, Noah becomes guardian and protector for the woman who would become his mate. As Noah hunts for the man that killed his best friend, he struggles to keep Abby safely out of reach of her former spouse.

VENGEANCE has a little bit of everything: fun, humor, conflict, death, threats and love. The immortals attending anger management are quite the eclectic group of hybrids, purebreds, demons and vampires-all looking for something or someone in order to move forward with their latest assignments. The character driven premise is entertaining and spirited; the romance is fast and furious; the characters are sexy, sassy, energetic and feisty.

Reviews by Sandy

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Kristen Ashley was born in Gary, Indiana, USA. She nearly killed her mother and herself making it into the world, seeing as she had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck (already attempting to accessorise and she hadn’t taken her first breath!).

Kristen grew up in Brownsburg, Indiana but has lived in Denver, Colorado and the West Country of England. Thus she has been blessed to have friends and family around the globe. Her posse is loopy (to say the least) but loopy is good when you want to write.

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KYLIE SCOTT

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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REBECCA ZANETTI

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Rebecca Zanetti has worked as an art curator, Senate aide, lawyer, college professor, and a hearing examiner – only to culminate it all in stories about Alpha males and the women who claim them. She writes contemporary romances, dark paranormal romances, and romantic suspense novels.
Growing up amid the glorious backdrops and winter wonderlands of the Pacific Northwest has given Rebecca fantastic scenery and adventures to weave into her stories. She resides in the wild north with her husband, children, and extended family who inspire her every day—or at the very least give her plenty of characters to write about.

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WILDFLOWERS (End of the World Romance) by Kylie Scott-review tour

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💙WILDFLOWERS (End of the World Romance) by Kylie Scott-review tour💙

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release July 8, 2025

There’s only one person Dean Wallace wants to save from the end of the world. Sunshine girl from across the road. His neighbor who’s always smiling. Who knows, maybe she can teach him a thing or two about how to live. But saving her against her will is harder than it looks.

Astrid Hardy doesn’t know what to think when she wakes up in her hot neighbor’s basement. He says it’s to protect her from the collapse of society due to a virus. Which sounds like some paranoid conspiracy theory nonsense. Losing her shit seems the correct response.

As they watch the downfall of modern life on the flatscreen, however, and hear the gunshots from up on the street and smell the smoke from nearby burning buildings, it all starts to seem horribly realistic. The real question is…with almost everyone dead and law and order gone…how will they navigate this new world together?

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REVIEW: WILDFLOWERS by Kylie Scott is a contemporary, adult, apocalyptic, end of the world romance focusing on forty-two year old, former US Marine Dean Wallace, and thirty-three year old Astrid Hardy.

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

Told from first person perspective (Astrid) WILDFLOWERS focuses on the rapid fall-out of a world wide pandemic in which it is estimated ninety-nine percent of the world’s population will not survive but Astrid never expected to find herself a prisoner of the neighbor she never met but the man with whom Astrid will fall in love. With only a couple of weeks notice, the entire world begins to spiral out of control: the contagion is targeting everyone, everywhere, and Dean Wallace is determined to protect the woman he has admired from afar but as the number of death and dying continues to amass, our couple find themselves on the run, looking for a safe spot to begin anew. Travelling from town to town our couple will settle on a small neighborhood of ‘friendly looking’ homes, wherein their numbers begin to increase as the few survivors struggle to make it on their own but there are those who are demanding obedience and control, and in this, the small cluster of new found friends will have to fight to protect the people they have grown to love.

The world building covers but a couple of weeks as the pandemic gains hold, ravaging most of the world’s population. Similar to The Walking Dead ™ and The Last of Us ™, we are witness to the struggles to survive, not only the virus, but the psychos and madmen who are determined to use their new-found power to rule their little corners of the world. As our couple ventures into the unknown, they will make contact with a few struggling survivors, as well as the violent and oppressive wanna-be leaders of a new world order.

The relationship between Astrid and Dean begins as an abduction, one of which, Dean has planned to protect the woman with whom he will fall in love. Struggling to keep one -step ahead of both the virus and the marauding bands of thieves and killers, Dean and Astrid begin to see a future for themselves, as well as the small group of survivors who are willing to claim one another as family. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, determined and desperate secondary and supporting characters, all of whom Dean and Astrid meet along the way. The requisite evil has many faces including a charismatic madman aka Negan and The Walking Dead™

WILDFLOWERS is a story of power and control, madness and mayhem, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is familiar, entertaining, dramatic, edgy and thought-provoking; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are energetic, lost but surviving. I am hoping the author has plans for more stories

But, I want to address the illustrated cover which lends itself to a lighter feel, an almost rom-com look but WILDFLOWERS is not a romantic comedy as it deals with death, disease, destruction and power.

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

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

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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

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

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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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END OF STORY ( End of Story 1) by Kylie Scott -a review

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END OF STORY ( End of Story 1) by Kylie Scott

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 14, 2023

When Susie Bowen inherits a charming fixer-upper from her aunt, she’s excited to start living her best HGTV life. But when she opens the door to find that her contractor is none other than her ex’s best friend, Lars—the same man who witnessed their humiliating public breakup six months ago—she isn’t exactly eager to have anyone around whose alliance is with the enemy. But beggars can’t be choosers, and the sooner the repairs are done, the sooner she can get back to embracing singledom.

Things go from awkward to unbelievable when Lars discovers a divorce certificate hidden in a wall and dated ten years in the future—with both their names on it. It couldn’t possibly be real…could it? As Susie and Lars work to unravel the document’s origins, the impossibility of a spark between them suddenly doesn’t seem so far-fetched. But would a relationship between them be doomed before it’s even begun?

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REVIEW: END OF STORY by Kylie Scott is a contemporary adult, erotic, slightly paranormal romance story focusing on thirty-five year old contractor/handyman Lars, and thirty year old, social media manager Susie Bowen.

NOTE: There is a prequel novella/short story THE BEGINNING OF THE END which gives some of the background to the End of the Story.

Told from first person perspective (Susie) END OF STORY follows in the wake of Susie’s beloved aunt and namesake Susan’s death. Susie inherited her aunt’s dated home, and hired her ex’s best friend and contractor Lars to help with the renovations but Lars and Susie are not friends having been pushed together by their mutual association with Susie’s ex and Lars’ best friend Aaron. From the outset Susie and Lars butt heads but things go from bad to worse when our couple discover a certificate of divorce, dated ten years in the future, a divorce between our leading couple. Believing he has been set up, Lars goes on the offensive as Susie struggles to make sense of it all. Agreeing to work together on the renovations, Susie takes time out to uncover the truth about the divorce papers, only to come to a dead end at every turn. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Lars and Susie, and the potential fall-out as fractured family dynamics, and jealous friendships threaten to tear our couple apart.

The relationship between Lars and Susie is a frenemies to lovers affair with an apparent ten year deadline.With no explanation as to the who, how or why, our couple battle the odds in an effort to take their friendship from temporary to something more permanent but family, friends, and fate seem to have something else in mind.The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and seductive without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text..

We are introduced to Susie’s aunt Susan, as well as her brother Andrew and their parents ; Lars brother Tore, their sister Ella, and parents Deborah and Henning, and Lars’ ex Jane, Susie’s ex Aaron, and handymen Mateo and Connor.

END OF STORY is an engaging, entertaining and captivating story of mystery; a puzzle about the origins of divorce papers from the future but a puzzle that is never solved. The epilogue is, in fact, the prequel, which may have been better served at the beginning but the short story is available as a separate instalment. The premise is charming and interesting; the romance is flirtatious and steamy; the characters are energetic and charismatic.

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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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JUST WHAT I NEEDED (Stage Dive 4.9) by Kylie Scott-review tour

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JUST WHAT I NEEDED (Stage Dive 4.9 / 1001 Dark Nights) by Kylie Scott-review & excerpt tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 8, 2022

When the Stage Dive crew decides to help, they do it in a big way.

Nanny and housekeeper Jude has been going through a dry patch. Getting ready to dip her toes back into the dating pool is a little nerve racking. And the offers of assistance from her boss, David Ferris, and his band are not helping. Right up until music producer Dean Jennings arrives to work on the band’s latest album.

But Dean is more than a little wary of dating anyone with anything to do with the Stage Dive crew after losing Lena to lead singer Jimmy Ferris all those years ago. Can Jude a) Convince the crew to stay out of her business and b) Woo the man of her dreams?

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REVIEW: JUST WHAT I NEEDED is instalment 4.9 and novella in Kylie Scott’s contemporary, adult STAGE DIVE erotic, rock romance series, and a part of the multi-authored 1001 Dark Nights series. This is Ev and David Ferris’, twenty-five year old nanny Jude, and record producer Dean Jennings’ story line. JUST WHAT I NEEDED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from first person perspective (Jude) JUST WHAT I NEEDED follows the building romance and relationship between Ev and David Ferris’, twenty-five year old nanny Jude, and record producer Dean Jennings. Jude works as the nanny to Ev and David’s nine-month old son Jamesy, and lives in the guest house on the Ferris property. With the arrival of music producer Dean Jennings, Jude never expected a temporary roommate much less a nudge from the wives of the Stage Dive rockers. Hoping for an instant connection, Ev, Lena and Anne push Dean and Jude together but Jude’s past is hoping for something more, and Jude’s secrets reveal the embarrassment of a one-time crush on someone they all know. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Jude and Dean, as our couple must come to terms with Dean’s transient lifestyle, on the road more than he is home.

The relationship between Jude and Dean is one of immediate attraction but Jude struggles in the wake of Dean’s fame and his proximity to our story line heroine. Dean knows immediately he wants to make an effort with our story line heroine but instant attraction does not always make for perfect bedfellows. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include band members: Mal and Anne, Ev and David, Lena and Jimmy, as well as Dean’s ex-girlfriend Frankie.

JUST WHAT I NEEDED is a fast paced, quick read that sees another couple fall madly in love. The premise is heart warming and sensual; the characters are spirited and sassy; the romance is tender and provocative.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Lick
Play
Lead
Deep
Strong 4.5
Closer 4.6
Love Song 4.7
The Rhythm Method

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

I smile. I have a lot to smile about. He likes me. We’re doing this. How exciting.
He leans forward. “Can I kiss you, Jude?” he whispers.
I feel those words in every part of me. “Yeah.” I lick my lips. “You can.”
As pretty as he was at a distance, he’s even more handsome close up. All of the shadows and lines of his face. It blows my mind how Lena left him for another. What a fool. Though I am kind of deeply grateful that she did. His lips are divine. No other word will do. And the thought of him pressing them against mine is making my stomach do a weird flip-flop thing. His lips are neither thin nor plump, but somewhere in between and perfect. I stare at them as he comes closer until he’s pressing his mouth softly against mine.
A sweet kiss, as if he’s testing his welcome. The man needn’t have bothered. I balance on the balls of my feet and join our lips once more, kissing him more insistently. I mean, we might as well figure out here and now if we have no chemistry. If he has no expertise. Because I kissed this male model once who was a tongue-wrangling disaster. Just a whole lot of wet-faced yuck. Sad, but true. It’s not like I have kissed anyone in ages. Maybe I’ve forgotten how it all works. Perhaps I’ll be the disaster.
Dean’s hands grip my hips, and his tongue slips into my mouth and oh, yeah. Very nice. A lack of chemistry is obviously not going to be a problem between us. He kisses me deep and wet in a way that goes straight to my head. My fingers slide over the smooth warm skin of his shoulders before holding on tight. He is so solid and strong. One of his hands is now cupping the back of my head, holding me to him. As if I had any intention of leaving. Heck no. We kiss until my lips are numb and swollen and my mind is far away. Nothing else matters but this moment.
He leans his forehead against mine, and we both take a moment to catch our breath. As first kisses go, it was stellar. My empty stomach, however, shows no cool and rumbles loudly. Talk about keeping it real. 


 

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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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 7, 2022.

What chance does a small-town girl have with a world-famous rock star?

Two years after his wife’s death, rock star Garrett Hayes hasn’t moved on. But he has moved out of L.A. Where better to escape his past than a small town in the Northern California mountains? If only he could get the townsfolk of Wildwood to leave him the hell alone.

Ani Bennet returned to her hometown for some much-needed serenity. The last thing she needs is a grumpy, too hot for his own good, rich and famous rock star living next door—and rent-free in her brain.

She set her fangirl tendencies aside and deleted his photo off her cell when they became neighbors. But when Garrett asks for help, she can’t say no. The problem is, spending time together is making those fangirl feelings resurface—and bringing them to a whole new level.

What chance does a small-town girl have with world-famous rock star? It’s time for Ani to set her fears aside and find out.

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REVIEW:FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN by Kylie Scott is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, rock romance story line focusing on thirty seven year old, widower and front man for the rock group The Dead Heart Garrett Hayes, and thirty year old cashier Ani Bennet.

Told from first person perspective (Ani) FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN follows the building romance and relationship between thirty seven year old, widower and front man for the rock group The Dead Heart Garrett Hayes, and thirty year old cashier Ani Bennet. Ani Bennet likes the small town life of Wildwood having left her troubled past behind in Los Angeles, California but the arrival of her new neighbor, Garrett Hayes, front man for the rock group The Dead Heart means the possibility of paparazzi and fans to her quiet town but from the outset Ani and Garrett clash from their first meeting, and Garrett fears Ani revealing his whereabouts to the world. Ani Bennet refuses to play into the hands of the social media crowd, and with a few well placed words, the small town of Wildwood, California will protect Garrett Hayes like one of their own. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Garrett and Ani, and the potential fall-out as betrayal and vengeance for sins of the past put the focus on Wildwood, and our story line couple.

Ani Bennet has secrets of her own; demons that run dark and deep; secrets with which she struggles on a daily basis. Meeting Garrett Hayes give Ani a second chance at a normal life, a life that is about to be upended when their relationship becomes fodder for the paparazzi and social media.

The relationship between Ani and Garrett begins as neighbors. Garrett needed to get away from the fame and bright lights of rock and roll stardom, starting over in Wildwood Californa but Garrett struggles to move on from the past; and Ani may be unable to compete with the ghost of Garrett’s former love. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Garrett’s bandmate: Smith, Adam, and Lucas, as well as security Riley and Van; Wildwood residents and Ani’s friends: Linda, Claude, Maria, Heather, Harry, Christian, and a cameo from Ani’s ex Chad.

FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN is a story of grief and acceptance; friendship and relationships; family and love. The premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is provocative ; the characters are charismatic, energetic and healing.

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Reviewed by Sandy


 

My new neighbor arrived at midnight on a Thursday. First came the moving truck, followed by a Jeep Wrangler. Mrs. Cooper, the former owner of the house, passed a while back. A damn shame. The woman was not only nice, but she made biscuits like you wouldn’t believe. For years the grand old Victorian house sat empty at the end of the cul-de-sac. Not unusual for a small town. Few people wanted to move to the middle of nowhere in Northern California, no matter how picturesque it might be. While the place had been sold not long after listing, there’d been no sighting of the new owner until now.
“What the heck?” I mumbled to myself, standing at the window.
Who moved in the middle of the night? It seemed covert and suspicious. Like something a criminal or government agent would do. Although, maybe they just traveled far and this happened to be the time they arrived. But most people would stay at a hotel and wait for daylight to do this sort of thing. Surely.
The only things ever happening at midnight in Wildwood were: 1. Harry, the town drunk, performing Bob Dylan classics in the middle of Main Street. 2. Me, an insomniac, wandering aimlessly around my house. That was it. Everyone else in the whole wide world—or our corner of it—was fast asleep.
Half hidden behind a curtain, I watched the truck being unloaded. A full moon shone down through the pine trees as the moving men hauled stuff inside. The first guy, the one who drove the Jeep, went straight into the house. He was tall and wore a ball cap. That was about all I could see. Maybe he was setting the place up for his wife and family. Maybe he had a boyfriend. He couldn’t possibly be single, heterosexual, under sixty, and emotionally mature. My luck just wasn’t that good. Not that I intended to date again in this lifetime.
Whoever he was and whatever he was doing, it would all be known in due course. Such was the joy of small-town life.
Once the furniture was moved inside, things got a little dull. There’s not much you can tell about a person from their boxes.
I took the opportunity to once again check the locks on all my windows and doors. After that, I made a cup of chamomile tea. Neither of these things helped me sleep, but the rituals were soothing. Mom always said I had a busy mind. I didn’t necessarily think about anything useful, I just thought a lot. At night, I tended to think about books, bad memories, and ex-boyfriends. The last two were often one and the same.
As a child, I was the daydreamer who got busted humming in class when everyone else was concentrating. (Like anybody actually needed algebra. If you can work out the discount at a sale, you’re good to go. Then again, this attitude might explain why my life had gone approximately nowhere.)
I returned to the window just in time to see my mystery man reappear. The new neighbor strode out to the Jeep and opened up the back. When he once more headed toward the house, the ball cap was gone and his short hair was on display. In each hand he carried a guitar case.
I perked up. Musicians were cool. Unless he owned electric guitars and believed in turning the volume up to eleven. That could get old fast.
As he got closer to the house, the porchlight hit him and…huh. Something about his profile tugged at a memory.
Guess he felt my gaze, because he turned toward my place. And whoa. His lips were a thin line, his jaw set to cranky, and none of it mattered—the man was beautiful. Though he really was strangely familiar.
Meanwhile, with only a lamp on behind me, I couldn’t have been more than an outline. A shadowy person lurking in the dark. Great. Nothing like being spied on to make you feel welcome in your new neighborhood. So much better than a casserole or cookies.
Wait! I knew where I recognized him from. Only it couldn’t be, because that would be crazy. Absolutely fucking wild. Yet there he stood.
“Holy shit,” I whispered.
My new neighbor was a goddamn rock star. 


 

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

Stalk Kylie Scott: Website | Facebook | Twitter | Goodreads

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