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Last Chance at Love / BIKER IN MY BED ANTHOLOGY with DM Earl

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Last Chance at Love /BIKER IN MY BED ANTHOLOGY with DM Earl et al

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Release Date: February 1,2024

ABOUT THE BOOK: Ready to fall into bed with 10 bad boy bikers this Valentine’s? Ten of your favorite bestselling MC authors have joined together to bring you brand new stories with alpha bikers and the women who claim their hearts.

My review covers:

LAST CHANCE AT LOVE by DM Earl

FOREVER KIND OF LOVE by KE Osborn

LOVE BITES by Kristine Allen

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LAST CHANCE AT LOVE by DM Earl

Not believing in such a thing as good luck since his life has always sucked, Slick takes one more chance at love. The one thing that’s holding him back from being one hundred percent in, is his past, especially his dark part in it. To clear the road to redemption you have to want to face your demons. And Slick has plenty he doesn’t want to introduce Lucy or Atlas in regard to his past life though if he wants a future with them both it’s definitely time to suck it up and make amends

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REVIEW: LAST CHANCE AT LOVE by DM Earl is a novella set in the author’s GRIMM WOLVES MC series, and a part of the multi-authored anthology BIKER IN MY BED. This is Slick aka Cletus Jennings, and stripper/housecleaner / single mother Lucy’s aka Cashmere story line. Cletus Jennings first appeared in TAZ, book three of the DEVIL’S HANDMAIDENS MC series.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cletus and Lucy) LAST CHANCE AT LOVE focuses on Cletus aka Slick’s need to apologize for sins of the past involving his ex Raquel ‘Taz’ Smith and the Devil’s Handmaidens MC. As a former member of a white-supremacist group Cletus Jennings destroyed many lives including the life of the woman he once loved but in an effort to prove he is a changed man, and worthy of Lucy’s love, Cletus offers up some information, that will likely put a target on his back. Apologies for the damaged he caused threatens to break his tenuous hold on the who holds his heart.

The world building reveals a little bit about the past including some of the events that would set Cletus towards a different path. For a better understanding, I recommend reading TAZ (Devil’s Handmaidens MC) as the premise of LAST CHANCE AT LOVE are predicated upon the events of TAZ.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Grimm Wolves MC, and cameos from Enforcer and Taz.

LAST CHANCE AT LOVE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, acceptance and forgiveness, understanding and love. The fast paced premise is heart breaking and emotional; the romance struggles in the face of reality and the truth; the characters are broken but struggling to heal.

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FOREVER KIND OF LOVE by KE Osborn

Hurricane and Kaia have waited what seems like a lifetime for their honeymoon. As President and First Lady of the NOLA Defiance MC, the club always come first but finally, they have found time for themselves.

They’re child free: they’re carefree. And they’re on their way to Hawaii for some much-needed R&R. But life in the club never goes as planned, even when you’re on vacation.

When they call into a brother chapters in Oahu, it sets of a chain of events no one saw coming. It looks like their honeymoon will not be hearts and flowers after all.

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REVIEW: FOREVER KIND OF LOVE by KE Osborn is a novella set in the author’s NOLA DEFIANCE MC series, and a part of the multi-authored BIKER IN MY BED anthology. This is Hurricane and Kaia’s continuing story. Hurricane and Kaia’s introduction can be found in GRAVITATE book one of the NOLA Defiance MC.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Hurricane & Kaia) FOREVER KIND OF LOVE follows NOLA Defiance MC president Hurricane and his wife /old lady Kaia on their long-awaited honeymoon in Hawaii. A visit to the local chapter of Defiance MC on the island finds Hurricane on assignment to rescue the daughter of the Oahu MC but when he fails, Kaia takes it upon herself to save a woman who doesn’t want to be saved.

We are introduced to several members of the Oahu Defiance MC, as well as their president’s daughter Nalani who found herself involved with a Chinese gang known as The Ministry.

FOREVER KIND OF LOVE is a story of family and friendships, betrayal and power, forgiveness and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and entertaining; the ongoing romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are familiar and determined.

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LOVE BITES by Kristine Allen

ROYAL: I’m a loyal member of the Demented Sons MC. Other than my little sister they’re the only family I need. After the way my ex cheated,I’d rather chew off my own arm than get in another relationship. He//, I moved back to Texas to get away from that disaster. Hookups were my new game plan. Except I wasn’t expecting to meet her-especially in the middle of a deadly threat to my brothers. Someone was making sport of my club members and I became their next target. I needed to cut her loose for her own good, but I was pretty sure it would kill me.
LUNA: What we both agreed would remain casual, suddenly became something more. It didn’t matter that I knew I couldn’t give him what he deserved. I’d been burned and my heart was too damaged. Love bites. Then I messed up, like I knew I would. And it cost me the man I loved and my best friend. Now I have to find a way to get the both back-or die trying.

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REVIEW: LOVE BITES by Kristine Allen is a novella found in the author’s DEMENTED SONS MC: TEXAS, and a part of the multi-authored BIKER IN MY BED anthology. This is twenty-nine year old former US solider/ mechanic Max ‘Royal ‘ Windsor, and Luna Levine’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Royal and Luna) LOVE BITES follows in the wake of Royal moving back home to Texas in the wake of catching his ex-girlfriend cheating with the neighbor. As the newest member of the Demented Sons MC Texas, Royal needed a place to live, and staying with his sister was about to get a whole lot of interesting when she signed him up on a dating app, and the messages started to come through. One night with Luna was all it took but a Thanksgiving dinner with the club would reveal a few secrets that were never supposed to be exposed.

The relationship between Luna and Royal begins as a matchup that will quickly turn into something more but Luna is good at keeping secrets, and her biggest secret may threaten the people she loves. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

We are reintroduced to several member of the DEMENTED SONS MC: TEXAS as well as Royal’s sister Lacie, and Luna’s father.

LOVE BITES is a story of secrets and lies, obsession and want, family and friendships. The fast paced premise is captivating and engaging reading like the prequel to Luna and Royal’s story; the romance is limited; the characters are desperate and determined. LOVE BITES ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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His Little Vixen by Lauren Smith – a Review

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His Little Vixen by Lauren Smith – a Review

 

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Description:
Sadie Harris doesn’t like immortals. After vampires leave her an orphan, she’s raised by her grandmother at the edge of a werewolf pack’s territory. As a fox shifter she knows the rules about werewolves: Stay clear of the boundaries, never go out after dark during the full moon and take a vacation far, far away when she goes into her shifter mating heat or else she’ll attract literal “big bad wolves.” But when her flight gets cancelled and her mating heat is coming – so are the wolves. The last thing she expects is to get rescued by a tall, dark and gorgeous man…er…vampire. What’s a vixen to do?

Seamus Gallagher might be immortal but his life is full of mortal problems: he’s been framed for the murder of the woman his two best friends loved; he’s on a mission to find and kill his sire; and, he has no idea what to do with the feisty red-headed vixen he just rescued from a vicious werewolf pack. He doesn’t have time to babysit a skittish shifter who hates vampires, but when he looks at her, Seamus sees trouble. Sexy, sweet, and irresistible trouble.

 

 

Review:

His Little Vixen by Lauren Smith is a novella and the 2nd book in her Love Bites series.   I did not read the first book in the series, but this read very well as a standalone.   His Little Vixen was a fantastic story that held my attention from start to finish, and I could not put it down. 

We meet our hero, Seamus Gallagher at the start, when hundreds of years in the past, he and his sister lay dying from famine.  A beautiful woman appears and saves both Seamus and his sister.  But there was a price, she is a vampire and offers him immortality, as well as saving his sister’s mortal life; little did Seamus know he would be turned.  Now in the present, Seamus as managed over the years to live a decent life (for a vampire) and has escaped his sire, who after many years is still looking for him.  In the middle of the night, Seamus is traveling on his motorcycle and hits a fox, who had run in front of him.

Sadie Harris, our heroine, is a fox shifter, who is in her heat, and running away from a wolf pack who wants her and could kill her.   In her desperation, she runs in her fox form and gets injured by a motorcycle.   Sadie meet Seamus; a vampire and fox shifter, normal enemies.  But they turned into a fantastic couple that I immediately fell in love with.   Seamus helps Sadie recover and at the same time protect her from the wolves searching for her.  In a short time, Sadie will learn more about vampires, especially the good ones like Seamus.  Their attraction to each other was a surprise, but their chemistry together sizzled.  As they travel to meet Seamus’s old friends for help in fighting the wolves, they will discover they are mated.  I totally loved them together.

What follows is an exciting, action filled adventure, with a sexy romance and a wonderful couple.  The last third of the book was very intense, as the bad wolves and vampires attacked Seamus, Sadie, and their friends, in a battle that had us fearing for their lives.  Lauren Smith also gives us some wonderful secondary characters, that I hope we learn more about in future books.  His Little Vixen was a wonderful well written story, and I look forward to more from Lauren Smith.

Reviewed by Barb

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The Bite of Winter by Lauren Smith – Review & Giveaway

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The Bite of Winter by Lauren Smith – Review & Giveaway

 

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DESCRIPTION
She is theirs to claim. They are hers to save.

Zoey Blake is about as far down on her luck as she can get. A car crash took her parents, leaving her destitute and on the street. When she’s attacked by another homeless person, her lifeblood drains away as her fading vision is filled with the face of a handsome stranger.

Ian Kennedy, a century old Irish vampire, never could resist rescuing a stray. As a few drops of his blood heals Zoey’s wounds, he realizes she’s a sweet, tempting, flesh-and-blood woman. But there’s one problem. Connor, who made Ian promise decades ago: no more mortal lovers.

After another vampire murdered his soulmate, Connor O’Shea swore never to let amortal woman pay the price for loving him. Until he feels Zoey’s skin and tastes her lips.She makes him want to break that vow.

Zoey finds herself caught in their web of seduction. But as Christmas draws near andher grief deepens, happiness seems far out of reach. And Ian and Connor join forces to prove their love is sacred, special…and forever.

Warning: This book contains two scorching-hot Irish vampires, one lady with plenty of pluck but zero luck, naughty lingerie, and enough Christmas cheer to redeem even the darkest creatures.

 

REVIEW

4 out of 5 for this reader folks! 

That was a quick and yummy read!  

The Bite of Winter by Lauren Smith is the first book (novella) of her Love Bites series.  Featuring two Irish Vampires and one lucky lady who is about to experience life in a whole new way, I have to say I was completely engaged in the story the entire time.  

Zoey is a little more than down on her luck.  Living on the streets, feeling hopeless and struggling to make sense of what happened to her life, there is no surprise when she finds herself brutally attacked and left for dead.   

Ian cannot stand to see this small woman suffer.  Out on the streets to feed, he finds himself wanting to save this wee mortal and decides to intervene and feed her his blood, healing her wounds. One small problem .. he can’t seem to leave her be, so he scoops her up and takes her home knowing he’ll have to deal with his friend’s wrath.

Conner, harden with time of mourning and loss, is floored that Ian would bring home another mortal … especially after losing their mortal mate many years ago.  Something about Zoey is calling to him however, and before he knows it, he is doing things he’d never thought he’d do .. again.

Off we go in a menage romance full of fun scary vampires and one girl who seems to have hit the jackpot.  Add in a dash of Christmas, danger lurking, true mates and some hot smexy scenes, and you are left feeling quite satisfied.  I am interested to see where this series is going, and what is coming next.

HAPPY READING! 🙂

Reviewed by Rachel

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Love Bites by Angela Knight – a Review & Giveaway

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Love Bites by Angela Knight – a Review & Giveaway

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Love Bites
Four Stories of Dark Hunger
by Angela Knight
Release Date: September 2, 2014

 

Love Bites

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Description:
In The Bloodslave, Angela Knight’s classic “must read…highly erotic” (*The Best Reviews) novella, a female mercenary comes under fire during a hunt. The beautiful, virginal, and very human Verica is captured by three hungry alpha vampires driven deliriously feral by her purity. But they desire more than her warm blood. They want her body, leaving Verica more vulnerable than ever before—and loving every minute of it.

By day, a romance author puts her fantasies to paper. Her nights are another story. The perfect alpha male—not quite human, and absolutely insatiable—is invading her dreams. And with each sleepless night, she wonders… Are they really only dreams? Then, when an alpha male vampire hunter sets his sights on a pair of vampire lovers, things don’t work out quite the way he had in mind. Plus, Angela Knight introduces the Doms of the Round Table and a kinky circle of pleasure, pain, and power as she returns to her “sexy as hell” (Heroes and Heartbreakers) Mageverse world for a new twist on the Arthurian legend.

Review:

Oath of Service

Oath begins with Morgana Le Fay meeting up with three of Arthur’s knights: Cador, Marrok and Percival. They are trying to ferret out a being who has been on a kidnapping and killing spree, but Morgana seems off of her game and the others are worried that this will ultimately cost them all. Not to mention Percival seems a little “off” as well……. But when Arthur calls them in for a mission gone awry and tells them to get it together or he’ll split them up, they all know that they’ve got to get it together. After the meeting, Arthur holds Percival for a moment longer and tells him to bed Morgana or to let it go. Or better yet, have her swear her oath of service to him and get her out of his system. After all, Morgana and Percival despise each other. And, what would Morgana get out of pledging herself to him and being his submissive? The short answer: the fantasy of a lifetime……….. However, they have a mission to accomplish. Will the oath of service strengthen or weaken their trust in each other? Only time will tell……

Be Careful What You Wish For

Be Careful begins with a trio of vampires, Beau, Decker and Amanda, setting out to help a “friend” of Decker’s who has piqued the interest of a powerful wizard. And, his ire. Once the trio assure said friend that they will take care of the problem, they get a bit more than they had bargained far. The wizard is convinced that the spell he casts against them will tear them apart. I’m guessing the wizard would have done well to have known his quarry a little better, as it is always better to be careful what you wish for…..

The Bloodslave

What do you get when you combine three hot vampires and a human female virgin, who just happens to also be a hired mercenary? Let’s just say things get a little steamy. They are all on a far away planet fighting their own battles, whether it personal or for money, when Verica is captured. The three vampires threaten to rip out the throat of the merc who is getting on their last nerve, but once they capture her, the things they threaten take on a whole new meaning. And, to top it all off? Verica is digging the threats.

These are the first stories I’ve read by Angela Knight. As you may have surmised, the characters in Oath of Service are straight out of Camelot, but they’re paranormal y’all!!!! I have been a huge fan of Arthur and his knights since I was a child and when I started that story, I was hooked!! Come to find out, those characters are part of an ongoing series. A series that I plan on getting to know a whooooole lot better.

Stories two and three were very, very short, so you really don’t get much character development and don’t know much about them, other than their sexual chemistry is steamy, to say the very least. If you like a very quick steamy read, those are for you. If you like a little more character development and Camelot with a twist, Oath of Service will not disappoint. I, for one, can’t wait to read more by Angela Knight.

Reviewed by Vickie

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