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Mistakes Made (Mission Mercenaries 2) by Marie James-review tour

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Mistakes Made (Mission Mercenaries 2) by Marie James-review tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 17, 2022.

The worst thing you can ever do is make an assumption about me, despite my job resting solely on making people think I’m someone I’m not.
I know that makes me crazy, narcissistic, and a little out of touch with the reality of how the world works.
I’ll never argue that fact with anyone.
Maybe it was the hundred-degree Texas weather.
Maybe it was overstimulation from the crowds at the beach.
Maybe it was one of a million other things that irritated me that day.
But when Raya Reed looked me up and down, finding me lacking on some scale I’m sure no man in her life would ever live up to, I snapped.
It wasn’t until she was tied up in my house that I discovered she was Senator Thomas Reed’s daughter.
A normal person would let her go.
I’ve made a lot of mistakes in my past, but making Raya MINE will never be one of them.

••••••

REVIEW: MISTAKES MADE is the second instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult MISSION MERCENARIES dark, erotic, romance series focusing on a group of mercenaries for hire. This is mercenary Liam Stone, and senator’s daughter Raya Reed’s story line. MISTAKES MADE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the storyline premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers including scenes of dubious consent.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Raya and Liam) MISTAKE MADE follows in the wake of the abduction and captivity of our story line heroine. Liam Stone sees red when the young woman he approaches spurns his attempts at flirting and seduction. Determined to own our story line heroine, Liam drugs and kidnaps said woman, unaware she is the daughter of a presidential candidate. Four weeks in hiding find our heroine falling for the man who is all kinds of wrong, the man whose life she will protect in the face of her own safety. What ensues is the Stockholm Syndrome relationship between Raya and Liam, and the potential fall-out when their whereabouts are discovered and Liam pushes Raya out of his life.

Raya Reed has never been loved; she is a prop in her parent’s fight for the ultimate control, a prop whose life is about to spiral out of control. Trapped with a man she knows nothing about, Raya realizes better to be imprisoned then freedom at the cost of her own sanity. Liam Stone doesn’t do relationships. He is a mercenary, a killer, a man who has no conscience or moral code. Taking Raya , claiming her as his own, places Liam in the direct line of fire but there is no place in his life for a woman like our story line heroine.

The relationship between Liam and Raya is that of captor and captive-a sexually erotic relationship in which Liam takes total control Liam was angry, he was p*ssed that our heroine thought herself above everyone else, and in an effort to prove she was nothing more than fodder, Liam took control, including forcing Raya to do as he commands. The $ex scenes are erotic, dramatic and intense with scenes of questionable consent.

The secondary and supporting characters are limited. We are introduced to Raya’s parents Senator Thomas and Mrs. Reed; mercenaries Hollis, Nash and Fox, as well as the return of Angel and Laura (Lessons Learned 1). Hollis’ story line is next.

MISTAKES MADE is another dark, gritty, raw, and disturbing story of erotica, power and control. MISTAKES MADE is not for everyone due to the nature of the story line content. The premise is dramatic focusing on the unconventional relationship between our story line couple. The characters are broken, flawed and determined; the romance is virtually non-existent-Liam wields his power using discipline and control.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one LESSONS LEARNED

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Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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LESSONS LEARNED (Missions Mercenaries 1) by Marie James -tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 13, 2022.

They call me a soldier of fortune, a hired gun, a man with no morals only looking to get paid—a mercenary.
That’s true… mostly.
From where I stand, I don’t see it as a bad thing.
Getting paid to do the dirty work, to take the jobs saner people refuse is my bread and butter.
I love the danger, the thrill, the warmth that attempts to spark something in my cold, black heart.
Why shouldn’t I get paid for that?
Does it really matter if I’m indifferent about who I step on to succeed? The job always gets done, and I never look back.
The same went for Lauren Vos, an undercover FBI agent working in some of the most dangerous trafficking circles known to man.
Our paths crossed on a job years ago, and somehow fate has thrown us together once again.
Only this time around she isn’t interested in letting me forget.
The problem for her is that I’m not the same man she thought she left for dead.

•••••••••

REVIEW: LESSONS LEARNED is the first instalment in Marie James’ contemporary , adult MISSION MERCENARIES dark, erotic, romance series. This is mercenary for hire Angel Guerra, and rogue, undercover FBI Agent Lauren ‘Lola’ Vos’s story line. The MISSION MERCENARIES series is a spin off from the author’s CERBERUS MC series. Lauren and Angel were first introduced in THUMPER (Cerberus MC 17).

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise there WILL be triggers for more sensitive readers.

NOTE: If you have not read THUMPER (Cerberus MC 17) there may be spoilers in my review.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lauren and Angel) using present day and memories from the past, LESSONS LEARNED follows the unconventional relationship between mercenary for hire Angel Guerra, and rogue, undercover FBI Agent Lauren ‘Lola’ Vos. Months earlier Lauren Vos’s undercover operation within an El Salvador $ex trafficking ring went all to h*ll, including the take down of our story line hero but Lauren had no idea Angel was working as a mercenary for hire, leaving the man struggling for his life. Fast forward to present day wherein, Lauren is now living with the Cerberus MC but the MC has informed Lauren it is time to move on. With no place to go, Lauren ‘reconnects’ with Angel Guerra, the man that is about to slay the demons that continue to destroy her life.

The relationship between Lauren and Angel is unorthodox, dark and atypical. With the Cerberus MC no longer willing to house our story line heroine, Lauren finds herself at a crossroads between standing still or moving forward. Angel’s latest mission brings a face to face confrontation with the Cerberus MC, a confrontation that sets into motion Lauren and Angel’s descent into H*ll. Both Lauren and Angel’s pasts are shrouded in abuse, torture, murder and loss but our heroine struggles to overcome what happened and why. Lauren’s needs are individualistic- only Angel is able to give Lauren what she needs and wants. Borderline Personality Disorder / Impulsive Personality Disorder are but two possibilities for our heroine’s behavior. The $ex scenes are aggressive, dark and abusive.

The secondary and supporting characters include some of the members of the Cerberus MC, and mercenary Liam Jones.

LESSONS LEARNED is a story of desperation and obsession, abuse and madness, acceptance and understanding. The premise is dark, gritty, raw and often difficult to read; the characters are broken and damaged.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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Spade (Cerberus MC 23) by Marie James-review tour

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Spade (Cerberus MC 23) by Marie James-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 1, 2022

So I forgot about the night I spent with Sylvie Davis… big deal.
Listing all of my one-night stands would be impossible.
It’s par for the course for any man who decided early in life they’d rather enjoy a buffet instead of a single entrée.
But now my boss has ordered me to accompany her back to her hometown.
His words: She needs a little help.
Translation: I think you could fall for this girl.
Leave it to the MC president, and every other chump in this club, to think I need help where women are concerned.
They think love is the final answer in this game of life. If you don’t have it you’re losing.
I know they’re wrong, but find myself grateful that I agreed to go.
It doesn’t take long for an ex to come sniffing around.
I say he’s bad news.
She says I’m jealous.
With the vibes I’m getting from this guy, I find myself hoping she’s right.
The alternative is bad for everyone concerned.

•••••

REVIEW: SPADE is the twenty-third instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult CERBERUS MC erotic, MC romance series focusing on a group of former members of the US Armed Forces. This is former Marine Dylan ‘Spade’ Pratt, and Sylvie Davis’ story line. SPADE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Spade and Sylvie) SPADE follows the second chance, frenemies to lovers relationship between former Marine Dylan ‘Spade’ Pratt, and Sylvie Davis. Months earlier Spade and Sylvie had a one night stand, a night Spade cannot remember or why. Believing Spade had ghosted her, and she meant nothing but a fling, Sylvie struggled with what she believed was rejection by the man that stirred something within her heart but when Sylvie discovers her grandfather’s medical bills hadn’t been paid, she must return to her hometown, a return accompanied by our story line hero. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship between Spade and Sylvie, and the potential fall-out as Sylvie’s return home may have unearthed a secret that is about to target our story line heroine.

Sylvie’s grandfather aka Big Daddy is in a nursing home but Sylvie has discovered his bills have not been paid. Returning to her home town finds our heroine coming face to face with her past, a past that isn’t quite what they present themselves to be. Spade suspects something isn’t quite right in Sylvie’s home town but his suspicions are ignored, and Sylvie is about to pay the price

The relationship between Sylvie and Spade began as a one night stand that our hero cannot remember. In the weeks that followed Sylvie’s immature attitude and bitterness threatens any possible future with our story line hero; her adolescent behavior is off-putting and constantly places Spade on the defensive. Spade doesn’t do relationships but something about Sylvie pulls at his heart but Sylvie continues to radiate malevolence and animosity whenever they are together. ˇhe $ex scenes are intimate and intense 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 most of the Cerberus MC. We are introduced to Sylvie’s grandfather Big Daddy Davis, as well as her cousin Naomi,and childhood friend Will Varon.

SPADE is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; betrayal and trust; heart break and misunderstanding; acceptance and love. The premise is engaging and captivating; the romance struggles in the face of our heroine’s inability to let go; the characters are determined but constantly at battle with one another. Saying that, Sylvie Davis is a difficult heroine to like-her less than stellar attitude, immaturity, and reluctance to forgive and forget, gets old pretty fast.

Previous reviews
Jinx
Thumper
Apollo
A Very Cerberus Christmas
Legend
Grinch
Harley
Landon

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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Landon (Cerberus MC 22) by Marie James-Review Tour

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Landon (Cerberus MC 22) by Marie James-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 21, 2022

He ruined a lifelong friendship the night he kissed me.
I spent the next three years avoiding him.
Well… I tried at least.
With my dad being a member of the Cerberus MC and his dad married to one of the members it was virtually impossible.
Just like it was impossible to keep from watching his mouth when he spoke.
The same went for staring at his hands and remembering how they felt on my skin that night.
Senior year of college, after years of keeping our distance, we ended up in the same dorm room.
Avoiding him now is no longer an option…
Landon is a bi-awakening, best friends to enemies to lovers novel.

•••••••

REVIEW:LANDON is the twenty-second instalment in Marie James contemporary, adult CERBERUS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is second generation Cerberus Landon Andrews and Rick Matthews’ story line. LANDON can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storylines is revealed where necessary. Landon is Dustin Andrews and Khloe Devereux‘s son (KID #2), and Rick is the son of Detective Colton Matthews (COLTON #14).

NOTE: LANDON is a new adult to adult story focusing on a bi-awakening, same sex relationship, therefore there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Landon and Rick ) covering several years, LANDON follows the best friends to enemies to lovers relationship between Landon Andrews and Rick Matthews. Years earlier, high school friends Landon Andrews and Rick Matthews were two of several victims of a drug addled gunman, and in the ensuing rescue Rick Matthews professed his love for his best friend Landon Andrews, forever changing their relationship into something else. Now in their senior year at college, Landon barely acknowledges Rick’s existence, preferring to ignore the ‘proverbial elephant in the room’, an elephant that continues to break Rick Matthews’ heart. Landon more than rejected Rick all those years ago, Landon destroyed a life long friendship pushing the man with whom he would fall in love, into the arms of someone else. With limited dorm space available at school, Landon and Rick will be forced to room together, a predicament that will inevitably push the couple together. What ensues is the rebuilding friendship and relationship between Landon and Rick, and the potential fall-out as Landon struggles to admit his love for his best friend.

The relationship between is a best friends to enemies to lovers relationship wherein Landon is aware that his best friend is gay but never thought of himself as bi-sexual, gay or other. Rick’s profession of love and kiss find Landon adamant in his rejection of his former best friend, a friend that struggles in the face of a broken heart but Landon has always believed himself to be straight, never once suspecting there was something more waiting with his best friend Rick. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include Rick’s father Colton and his wife Sophia; Landon’s parents Dusting and Khloe; as well as several college students, dorm mates and school athletes who come in and out of our couple’s life.

LANDON is a story of friendship and relationships, rejection and heart break, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating and emotional; the romance is passionate and provocative; the characters are energetic, enthusiastic but often immature. LANDON does not focus on the Cerberus MC or their membership, bypassing most of the characters and previous events but instead, focuses on the relationship between Landon and Rick.

Previous reviews
Jinx
Thumper
Apollo
A Very Cerberus Christmas
Legend
Grinch
Harley

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.
.

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Crossing Borders (Blackbridge Security)by Marie James-review tour

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Crossing Borders (Blackbridge Security 10)by Marie James-review tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 9, 2022.

Although I take my job very seriously—being the resident charmer, the man responsible for helping clients with security, all the while making it look like I’m the newest love interest of insanely gorgeous women—it looks like it’s all fun and games. I’m getting paid to go on dates to some of the most glamourous places all around the world after all, but at the end of the day, it’s still work.

When the assignment is over, I walk away—usually with a smile and another notch in my bedpost, but who am I to turn down the perks?

This new assignment should be no different. I can play any role handed to me. Hell, I love a new challenge. Only Archer Bremen is different… and not just for the obvious reasons. His British accent hits me in a way I never expected. The scowl on his face makes me think of a million things I could do to make it fade. His smile tells me that this new assignment is going to change everything…

•••••

REVIEW:CROSSING BORDERS is the tenth instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult BLACKBRIDGE SECURITY erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the members of Blackbridge Security. This is security specialist Brooks Morgan, and embattled rock star Archer Bremen. CROSSING BORDERS 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 CROSSING BORDERS cross over with, and run parallel to the events of book nine CEASE FIRE.

NOTE: CROSSING BORDERS is an LGBTQ story line focusing on a same $ex relationship between our leading couple.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Brooks and Archer) CROSSING BORDERS follows the building romance and relationship between security specialist Brooks Morgan, and embattled rock star Archer Bremen. Archer Bremen has been outed by the drummer for his band Lucid Unrest but Archer, fearing professional repercussions denies their relationship, destroying a friendship, and the band in the process.In an effort to clean up his image, Archer approaches Blackbridge Security, hiring one of their agents to act as his ‘pretend boyfriend’ to keep the paparazzi from digging further. Enter Brooks Morgan, and the man with whom Archer will fall in love. What ensues is the building but struggling relationship between Brooks and Archer, and the potential fall-out as Brooks struggles with coming out to his friends, and Archer battles between head and heart in the face of losing his band and the paparazzi hounding their every move.

Brooks Morgan never considered a same-$ex relationship, in fact, Brooks Morgan had never dated or thought about men but pretending to be in a same-$ex relationship with rock star Archer Bremen stirred something deep within our story line hero, something Brooks never knew was hiding just below the surface. Archer Bremen struggled with the world discovering he had an affair with his band mate and friend but Archer’s need to protect his career destroyed his friendship and relationship with the members of the band. Meeting Brooks Morgan gave Archer hopes for the future but Archer continues to struggle with his place in Brooks life, as Brooks life spirals out of control at work.The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

Most of the Blackbridge Security team returns as secondary and supporting characters including Kit and Jules, Wren, Deacon Black, Quinten, Ignacio, Flynn, Jude, Gaige and Finn. We are introduced to Archer’s bandmates Fletcher and Grady.

CROSSING BORDERS is a story of secrets and lies, denial and acceptance, friendships, understanding and love. The premise is captivating and engaging-we spend most of the time with our story line couple ; the romance is seductive and intense; the characters are charismatic and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Hostile Territory
Shot in the Dark
Contingency Plan
Truth be Told
Calculated Risk
Heroic Measures
Sleight of Hand
Controlled Burn
Cease Fire

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

 

Let’s see…where to begin…

I have an amazing husband. We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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Harley (Cerberus MC 21) by Marie James-Review Tour

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Harley (Cerberus MC 21) by Marie James-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 5, 2022.

They say misery loves company, but after losing the love of my life all I wanted was to be completely alone.
Having a young daughter made that impossible.
I couldn’t curl into myself.
I couldn’t spend hours in the dark living in regret.
I couldn’t end it all no matter how many times that thought crossed my mind.
Regretfully, I couldn’t go through life on my own.
I needed help, and although my teammates were there to lend a helping hand, I still needed more than they could offer.
Alyssa Dansby suffered more than any woman ever should.
She came to the Cerberus clubhouse to heal, working in the clubhouse’s nursery.
She was a godsend for my daughter Aria.
She was trouble for me.
I shouldn’t be thinking about the woman caring for my child so soon after my wife’s death.
We were both looking for our new normal.
I never imagined mine would include her.

••••••

REVIEW:HARLEY is the twenty-first instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult CERBERUS erotic, MC romance series focusing on the members of the Cerberus MC, all former US Marines. This is thirty one year old, single father Harley Cobreski, and twenty-three year old, day care worker Alyssa ‘Ali’ Dansby’s story line. HARLEY can be read as a stand alone but for back story I recommend reading LEGEND (Cerberus MC 19) wherein the fate of Harley’s wife is revealed.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Harley and Ali) HARLEY follows the building but acrimonious relationship between thirty one year old, single father Harley Cobreski, and twenty-three year old day care worker Alyssa Dansby. Months earlier, Alyssa Dansby was abducted into a $ex trafficking ring but her recovery and rescue by the Cerberus MC, and the horrific experience resulted in a shell of her former self. With an offer to work in the Cerberus MC day care, Ali finds herself attracted to a man whose demons continue to ride him hard. Harley Cobreski lost his wife in a motor vehicle accident, leaving Harley a single father with an infant daughter at home but Harley struggled to move on with his life, and Alyssa Dansby reminded Harley of everything he had lost. Unable to let go of the past, Harley battles between head and heart but in the process destroyed any possibility of a future with the woman with whom he would fall in love. What ensues is the tempestuous and rocky relationship between Harley and Ali, and the potential fall-out as Ali refuses to be a stand in for a woman who was never coming back.

Harley Cobreski has loved and lost, and battles every day not to join his wife. Meeting Ali threatens Harley’s need to remain connected to his late wife, pulling Harley into a spiral of guilt and grief. Ali Dansby knows that Harley is suffering but she refuses to be Harley’s proverbial punching bag because he is too stubborn to accept there is life after death. Everyone grieves and recovers at their own pace but Harley’s back and forth, up and down attitude with our story line heroine was threatening not only his recovery but Ali’s as well. Unable to compete with the ghost of his wife, Ali considers walking away but for the love a small child she loves as her own.

The relationship between Harley and Ali is one of immediate attraction but an unwanted attraction for our story line hero. Believing his need for Ali is dishonouring his late wife’s memory, Harley’s back and forth attitude and continuous mixed signals quickly push Ali out of his life. 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 energetic and familiar secondary and supporting characters including many of the members of the Cerberus MC. We are introduced to Harley’s mother and his father Micah Cobreski, as well as newcomers Rick and Landon. Rick and Landon’s story line is next.

HARLEY is a story of grief and loss, struggle and acceptance, second chances and love. The premise is emotional and heart breaking; the characters are broken but recovering; the romance is captivating and seductive but struggles with the ghosts from the past.

Previous reviews
Jinx
Thumper
Apollo
A Very Cerberus Christmas
Legend
Grinch

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.
.

Links

Facebook: http://bit.ly/MarieJamesFacebook
Twitter:http://bit.ly/MarieJamesTwitter
Bookbub: http://bit.ly/BookBubMarieJames
Instagram: http://bit.ly/MarieJamesIG
Amazon Author Page: http://bit.ly/AmazonMarieJames
Book and Main: http://bit.ly/MarieJamesBookMain
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Cease Fire (Blackbridge Security 9) by Marie James-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: APRIL 7, 2022.

Making something off-limits will always make that thing more appealing.
Jules Warren, my sister’s best friend, was no different.
She has been the leading lady in every fantasy I’ve had since I was a teenager.
There was no way I was turning her down when she invited me to her room.
Those fantasies? They had nothing on the real thing.
I was given the weekend to make my dreams come true.
The ramifications, however, will last a lifetime.
Keeping a secret is one thing.
Living with the lies is impossible.

••••••

REVIEW:CEASE FIRE is the ninth instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult BLACKBRIDGE SECURITY erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Blackbridge Security. This is thirty two year old Christopher ‘Kit’ Riggs, and thirty five year old Jules Warren’s story line. CEASE FIRE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jules and Kit) CEASE FIRE follows the friends to lovers, best friend’s brother relationship between thirty two year old Christopher ‘Kit’ Riggs, and thirty five year old Jules Warren. It’s the weekend of Kit Riggs’ sister’s wedding and all Kit can think about is his sister’s best friend Jules Warren. Jules has starred in Kit’s dream and fantasies for as long as he can remember and the weekend of the wedding all of his fantasies are about to come true but a return to reality meant keeping their weekend affair a secret, a secret Jules is hoping to keep for a very long time. What ensues is the building relationship between Kit and Jules, and the potential fall-out as Jules’ secrets take on a life of their own, secrets that are about to push our hero out of her life.

Jules Warren has lusted and loved her best friend’s brother since they were teens but Jules feared losing her best friend if she crossed an invisible line between friendships and love. All of the Riggs’ brothers were off limits but Jules wanted what she could not have. Kit Riggs has lusted after his sister’s best friend for as long as he can remember but one heart breaking moment sent Kit into a spiral, a spiral that lasted for close to eight years.

The relationship between Kit and Jules is a best friend’s younger brother, friends to lovers relationship between two people who had been warned to stay clear of one another. Years earlier Kit’s sister laid down the law ensuring none of her brothers attempted a relationship with her best friend Jules but Kit knew that Jules would always be the woman he loved, regardless of the heart breaking realization that Jules didn’t want him, in return. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

All of the Blackbridge Security team return as secondary and supporting characters including Brooks, Wren, Deacon, Quinten, Ignacio, Flynn, Jude, Gaige and Finn. We are introduced to Kit’s family: sister Beth, and brothers Jason, Anders and Gannon as well as their parent Marjorie and Walter.

CEASE FIRE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and acceptance, forgiveness and love but a story that deviates from the suspense aspect as it solely focuses on the relationship between our story line couple. There is no outside conflict; no dangerous suspense, and no threats to anyone’s safety or life. The premise is captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are colorful and charismatic..but saying that..I had a difficult time accepting Jules Warren-her duplicity, her lies, her actions and her attitude-she was not a very likeable character. She only cared about herself, and in doing so, emotionally hurt several people in the process. I struggled to enjoy the overall story line-I struggled to find anything redeeming about our story line heroine.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Hostile Territory
Shot in the Dark
Contingency Plan
Truth be Told
Calculated Risk
Heroic Measures
Sleight of Hand
Controlled Burn

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Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I have an amazing husband. We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.
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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 3, 2022.

I never ran from my past or the only woman I ever loved.
She made sure to stomp me into the ground and demand I forget all about her.
I tried to do just that, and in the twelve years since she ripped my heart out, I’ve done fairly well.
Sometimes I could even go a day or two without thinking of her.
We were never supposed to see each other again, but Grace Neiman just couldn’t stay gone. She couldn’t stay in my past where she put herself.
Facing her again after she was abducted and sold was going to be the toughest challenge of my life.
All I have to do is make sure she stays a part of my history because she made sure I understood love was a joke.
Too bad Grace has other plans.

•••••

REVIEW:GRINCH is the twentieth instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult CERBERUS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is former US Special Ops member, thirty-two year old MC member Trenton ‘Grinch’ Cole, and thirty year old, former US Navy Grace Neiman’s story line. GRINCH 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 (Grace and Grinch) GRINCH follows the second chance relationship between former US Special Ops member, thirty-two year old MC member Trenton ‘Grinch’ Cole, and thirty year old, former US Navy Grace Neiman. Twelve years earlier, in the face of perceived betrayal, a then eighteen year old Grace Newman rejected a proposal of marriage from twenty year old Trenton Cole. Fast forward to present day wherein the Cerberus MC has been called in to locate and rescue a woman kidnapped off the street, a woman Trenton Cole knows only to well. Believed to have been taken by human traffickers, Grace finds herself not once but three times in the possession of her would-be assailants. Desperate to find the woman he once loved, Grinch and the Cerberus MC set into motion a take down of the people involved but our story line couple struggled to move beyond past betrayals. What ensues is the acrimonious but rebuilding relationship between Grace and Grinch, and the potential fall-out as both begin to play a game with one another’s hearts and affections.

Trenton ‘Grinch’ Cole has never forgotten about the woman that broke his heart, a heart that remains frozen in ice with no chance for the future. Rekindling a romance with Grace means the possibility of heart break all over again so Grinch makes sure he destroys Grace before she can destroy him again. Grace Neiman cannot forgive Trenton for a perceived betrayal, a betrayal of secrets and misunderstanding. A proposal of marriage twelve years earlier, by our story line hero pushed Grace Neiman over the edge, forcing Trenton Cole out of her life, without looking back .

The relationship between Grinch and Grace is one of second chances; a rebuilding romance and relationship predicated by circumstance and fate but a relationship that struggles to move on from the past. As Grace pushes Grinch a little too far, our heroine must battle between head and heart knowing she may have pushed Grinch out of her life. Grace and Grinch are a highly sexual couple, both using provocative measures to capture what once was but may again never be. The $ex scenes are intimate erotic, seductive and intense without the use of over the stop, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to several member of the Cerberus MC: Prez Kincaid and Em, Legend, Harley, Kid, Aro, Ugly, Boomer, and Dominic. We are introduced to Alyssa Dansby, another woman caught in the web of human traffickers. The requisite evil has many faces.

GRINCH is a story of misunderstanding and heartbreak, pain and suffering, acceptance and forgiveness, loss and love. The premise is tragic and dramatic; the romance struggles in the face of perceived betrayal; the characters are wounded, edgy and animated.

Previous reviews
Jinx
Thumper
Apollo
A Very Cerberus Christmas
Legend

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Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.
.

Links

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