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MORETTI BROTHERS by Royal Reeds -a review

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MORETTI BROTHERS by Royal Reeds -a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 9,2024

Caught in a whirlwind of danger, betrayal, and forbidden desire, Harmony never imagined her life would be turned upside down when she’s kidnapped by the powerful Moretti brothers. What starts as captivity in the dangerous world of crime soon turns into something much deeper—a connection that neither she nor the brothers can deny.

As Harmony grapples with her cousin Victor’s devastating betrayal, she’s drawn deeper into the Morettis’ dark, seductive world, where violence and power are constant companions. The brothers, Enzo and Dante, are as ruthless as they are captivating, and Harmony finds herself torn between her need for freedom and her undeniable bond with them. With their criminal empire under siege and a vengeful rival closing in, the stakes have never been higher.

But when Harmony decides to take control of her fate, one thing becomes clear—her place may not be in the world she once knew but in the arms of the men she never expected to fall for. Can she survive the dangerous world of crime and love, or will her desire to stay with Enzo and Dante put her life in even greater peril?

In this gripping, steamy tale of loyalty, passion, and danger, Harmony must choose between her past and the new life she’s willing to fight for—even if it means risking everything.

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REVIEW:  MORETTI BROTHERS by Royal Reeds is a stand alone, contemporary, adult erotic, menage, Mafia romance focusing on twins Enzo and Dante Moretti, and their captive twenty-three year old Harmony.

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

Told from three omniscient third person perspectives (Enzo, Dante, Harmony) MORETTI BROTHERS follows in the wake of a betrayal by a trusted man. Enzo and Dante are struggling with the betrayal by Victor, one of their men, and in an effort to track him down, the brothers abduct and hold hostage his cousin, a young woman he hasn’t seen in close to eight years. Enter Harmony. Harmony is an innocent in the world of Mafia and crime but her cousin’s actions have place Harmony in the direct line of fire. A prison, albeit in a gilded cage, Harmony finds herself with the brothers in Italy as they hunt down the man who betrayed them all. As Harmony struggles with her place in the mix, she will quickly discover that both Dante and Enzo want something from her, a future and a possible happily ever after.

The world building focuses on the hunt for a betrayer. Enzo and Dante trusted a man who betrayed them both but a man who was tired of watching from the sidelines without any source of control or power. Using Harmony as a source of information would prove futile as our heroine knew nothing about the cousin’s actions or his drive for power.

The relationship between Harmony and the brothers begins as an abduction but quickly turns into something more. Enzo is the first to fall for his beautiful captive but Dante isn’t far behind when he discovers his brother attraction to the woman with whom they will both fall in love. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense but our heroine is often a little TSTL, placing herself in the direct line of fire.

The secondary and supporting characters including Harmony’s cousin Victor, and his girlfriend Sophia, as well as crime lord Carter Huffman.

MORETTI BROTHERS is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, greed and desire, secrets and lies, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The premise is dramatic, captivating and intense; the romance is passionate ; the characters are determined and aggressive.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Rebel Guardian (Outlaw 2) by Lexi Blake-Review Tour

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The Rebel Guardian (Outlaw 2) by Lexi Blake-Review Tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 11, 2022

After fighting her way across another plane of existence and facing off against ancient witches, there should be nothing more satisfying than coming home. Unfortunately, Kelsey Atwood had a different experience. The world she returned to has changed. Twelve years have passed, and they’ve been twelve hard years for the friends and family she never meant to leave behind. The little boy she adopted is now a grown man. The husbands she longed to see are scattered and on different sides of a war for control of the supernatural world. Her most trusted friend is now the leather-clad minion of the enemy, Myrddin.

Dealing with the wreckage of her personal life will have to wait, though, because the only chance at a hopeful future is deciphering an obscure prophecy, and she means to solve it. This quest will take her crew to a nest of primal vampires and the fierce world known as The Under. Filled with fantastic creatures and wonders she never imagined she would see, this new discovery leads her to something she is all too familiar with—a murder to solve and a killer to catch.

Trying to reconnect with her husbands and her son is already challenging enough, but as she begins piecing together the story behind the crime, it becomes clear that this mystery may tear down The Under and everyone who calls it home.

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REVIEW: THE REBEL GUARDIAN is the second instalment in Lexi Blake’s adult OUTLAW erotic, paranormal/fantasy series set in the world of the author’s world of the THIEVES. This is guardian/hunter/wolf Kelsey Atwood and her husbands werewolf Trent, and half-demon/ lord of H*ll Grayson Sloane’s story line. THE REBEL GUARDIAN can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order, as well as the author’s THIEVES series.

SOME BACKGROUND: Approximately twelve years earlier, along with Queen of all Vampire / and the wife of the high priest of the Seelie and the Unseelie Zoey Donovan-Quinn, and king of the vampires Daniel Donovan, Kelsey Atwood travelled through a portal, a magical painting where they would spend four days in the land of the Faery but upon their return discovered twelve years in real time had past, twelve years in which a war between the supernatural creatures killed many, destroying friendships and families, leaving Kelsey struggling for the years that she lost with her husbands, family and children.

Told from first person perspective (Kelsey) THE REBEL GUARDIAN focuses on Kelsey’s rekindling relationship with both of her husbands in the wake of the fall-out of time spent apart but all is not well in the ‘Under’, the plane where Kelsey and her family have been secreted away, when Kelsey is called in to investigate two murders that may or may not be connected to a prophecy foretold by her demonic husband. Along the way, Kelsey must contend with her best friend turned demon Olivia, a former friend who is determined to return to the H*ll plane with our heroine in tow. The search for a magical book of spells and Kelsey’s blade ‘Gladys’ only adds to the possibility that Myrddin Emrys aka Merlin, intends to close the portal to the Heavens, opening the portal to H*ll using the bloodlines of three powerful families, a portal he is hoping to send through the H*ll demons to Earth.

Lexi Blake has built a world of magical creatures and supernatural powers traversing several planes of history, times, and existence, as well as the intricate character revelations both living and dead, and the recently deceased who have become something else.

Like THE REBEL QUEEN, THE REBEL GUARDIAN is a complex, detailed, multi-levelled, action packed, character-filled and often humorous story line of power and control, betrayal and revenge, magic and mythology, family and love. I highly recommend reading the series in order, as well as the original THIEVES series as the history, background and world building is necessary in order to avoid any unnecessary confusion due to the references to previous encounters, and the complicated and intricate entanglements between characters including family, friends, and enemies.

Click HERE for Sandy’s reviews of book one THE OUTLAW QUEEN

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

I blinked in the bright light and allowed my eyes to adjust yet again. I’d gone from Frelsi, where magic kept the city warm, to the chilly depths of an underground nest to… I wasn’t sure where I was, but it was warm and there was water nearby and a small cabin. Trees rose around me, and I realized the water was more like a bayou.
That was the moment I knew someone was watching me.
The world went watery because Trent stood near the cabin. His beard had grown out and his hair was longer. He looked far more like the wolf he was than the soldier he’d presented to the world twelve years before.
I stood there, our gazes locked.
Twelve years. He’d taken in Fenrir because we were going to make a family together, and I’d left him alone. He’d had to raise not only Fen, but Lee and Rhys and Evan. He’d gone from single and free one day to raising a pack on the run, protecting and sheltering them.
From what I could tell the only person he’d been able to rely on had been Sasha Federov, a vampire. While Sasha had no doubt been an amazing general for their little army, he would also be dead at least half the day.
Years will pass. Your wolf will howl but he will remain steadfast.
Gray’s prophecy had told me that we would be standing here, Trent and I. We would be standing here with the years between us, my wolf’s steadfast faith still binding us.
I knew that because I could feel him. Even with yards between us, I could feel Trent’s love.
I had never seen my wolf cry, but there were tears rolling down that face I loved.
That was when my walls broke down. Trent was here, and we’d lost so much. We’d lost all that time, and he was still here with me. I recognized somewhere in the background that the old me would have wondered if he’d brought me out here so he could explain that he’d moved on.
But I’d meshed my soul with his, and I trusted and believed in him completely.
He was my mate.
The wall crumbled because he was here.
The world went watery, and I heard someone scream. Me. I let the pain out.
Twelve years. Twelve years. Myrddin had taken twelve fucking years. My son’s childhood. Twelve years of my marriage, of love between us. Gray was gone because I’d been trapped.
Olivia. He’d taken my best friend.
He’d killed people I knew, people who had lives and loves and should have had more of both. All gone because one wizard wanted power.
He’d scattered our families to the winds without a care for any of us.
I started to fall but Trent was there before I could hit the ground. His big arms went around me and through my wracking sobs, I could smell him. That woodsy, wolfy smell that felt safe, that brought me home, hit my soul, and I wrapped myself around him.
“I’m so sorry.” I was sorry I’d gone into that painting, sorry I’d spent the four days I’d been on the outer planes not thinking much about him. That was the worst. I’d practically viewed it as nothing more than a job. I’d felt inconvenienced, while his world had been turned upside down and he’d lost everything.
He squeezed me so tight. “I missed you. I missed you every second of every day for twelve years, Kelsey.”


 

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.

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A Wicked Education/A Sinful Classroom by Mika Lane-Review Tour

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A Wicked Education / A Sinful Classroom (Study Hard 2 & #) by Mika Lane-Review & Excerpt Tour

A WICKED EDUCATION
Study Hard 2
by Mika Lane
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, menage, romance

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Release Date March 17, 2022

A Student/Professor Reverse Harem Romance

They say I’m the hottest girl on campus, and my sexy professors are about to show me why I should choose them over the boys my age.
I can have any guy on campus.
One look and a smile are all it takes.
Jocks, nerds, hippies…they all love me.
But my professors have other ideas.
They want to give me a wicked education…in lust.
They want to teach me…a thing or two in the sack.
They want to ensure I’m at the head…of my class.
And most of all, they’re intent on making my college experience one to remember.

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REVIEW:All in the pursuit of art, Jessa is willing to do just about anything to become an artist. So what does a young college student do? She goes to a professor for advice. This sends her down a rabbit-hole of her own making, but it also changes her life for the better. Poor Jessa is a hot mess of drama, her parents trying to set her up to get married, not allowing her to go after her passions, not to mention the guy she just made a deal with to pretend to be her boyfriend just to get her parents off her back. Throw in a couple of older hot professors and it’s a full on soap-opera.

One thing to know about this author is that she can pack so much drama, spice and feeling into a short amount of time. Once I started reading it was hard to stop, the story is flirty and dramatic with just the right amount of spice to keep the reader going. My only complaint is that I wish there was more. A happy 3.5 from this reader.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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A SINFUL CLASSROOM
Study Hard 3
by Mika Lane
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, menage, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 29, 2022

A Student/Professor Reverse Harem Romance

I’ll do anything to stay in college…even my professors.
Working as a hotel maid is a last resort.
But it’s the only way I can afford to stay in school.
But when my professor makes me an offer I can’t refuse…
I can’t turn him—or his sexy friends—down.
They want to teach me…naughty things.
Expose me to…everything they have to offer.
They’re intent on keeping me…at college and for themselves.
I’m about to spend time in one sinful classroom.

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REVIEW:Book three, book three, how I love this series! The next installment in Mika Lane’s Study Harder series is here. A Sinful Classroom is a student/teacher, reverse harem romance filled with spicy moments and the trifecta of drama.

When life gives you lemons…well you make lemonade. When Roxy’s parents told her they would only pay for half of her school tuition, she made it work, she got a job and she paid her part. School is the one thing she wants more than anything, and hard work is what she’s used to anyway. When life knocks her down, and her parents are nowhere to be found, what’s a girl to do?

Enter in the triad; Baird the school counselor and his two best friends and roommates, Arrow and Silas. All three have been smitten by Roxy and want nothing more than to care and protect her. Roxy slowly spends time with each of the men and falls for them, each for their own special ways. When she finally learns why her tuition hasn’t been paid, she pulls away in fear of hurting her new found happiness with them. Can the guys bring Roxy back? Will she fight the fear of possibility or let herself be happy with her men?

I think Roxy is my favorite FM in the series so far. She is funny, sweet and hardworking, she is willing to do anything to finish school and better herself. This author really does have a way with words. I enjoyed A Sinful Classroom, even if it was a little far-fetched at times, nothing wrong with a good book.

Click HERE for Sarah’s review of book one A NAUGHTY LESSON

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Reviewed by Sarah

My attention was redirected to another noise coming from the far reaches of the house.
Arrow and Baird had left hours ago, to get their workouts in at the campus athletic center before their day with students began, so I knew whatever I was hearing was not from them.
But there was no cause for alarm. I’d heard a… guest in the house the night before, and figured this person was just starting their day.
I had half a mind to see who it was and what they were up to, but it was my policy to mind my own business in matters of roommate life. I hadn’t lived with other people in years, and I’d promised myself when Arrow had invited me to bunk up with him, that I’d keep my head down and stay out of the other guys’ lives so long as they stayed out of mine.
They were my friends, and I didn’t want our short time living together to throw any kinks in our relationship.
So if someone had a ‘friend’ over the night before, it was none of my damn business. But that didn’t stop me from being curious.
Especially since I’d heard our house guest, whose room shared a wall with mine, having a little fun in her room the night before. All by herself.
How’d I know she was alone? I’d heard Arrow show her to the room and abruptly say goodnight. I wasn’t sure why he invited a woman home only to show her to the guest room, but the man must have had his reasons.
And the hot little noises she made as she pleasured herself were a thoroughly unexpected delight. I’d have to thank him later for setting her up right next to me. It was downright awesome of him.
I’d been up reading, so I heard her wash up and get ready for bed. And when her bed began to rock just the slightest bit, it was without a doubt clear what she was up to. When her breathing got heavy and raspy, I took my own good time in hand.
Literally.
It was beyond hot, listening to a woman moan and sigh, with no idea what she looked like. Not that I had any shortage of beautiful women in my imagination to jerk off to, but a situation like this let the mind go wild.
Was she curvy or slim?
Dark skinned or light?
Blue eyes or brown?
Long hair or short?
Big tits or small?
Not that it really mattered. Her little gasps and sighs, which led to a growing, then final, moan when she achieved her climax, set off my own as I collected my streams of ejaculate in the extra towel I kept in my nightstand for just that purpose.
Fucking hot, jerking off to the sounds of a stranger.
A stranger who was still in my house. Well, Arrow’s house.
“Good morning,” a woman’s voice tentatively said.
Holy fuck. I nearly went through the roof at the sound of her so close behind me. While I’d known someone was in the house, I hadn’t heard her coming and had no idea she was headed in my direction. I’d assumed she’d dress and slip out the side door without a word.
But I was glad she hadn’t because when I whipped around, I saw she was a pleasure to behold. Well done, Arrow. Well done.
Our houseguest was a tall, thin blonde with terribly adorable bedhead, bundled up in one of Arrow’s terrycloth robes.
How did I know it was Arrow’s? Because his initials were on it, like they were on nearly all his shit.
Monograms were his thing.
I jumped to my feet. “Hello. I’m Silas.”
I extended my hand because I didn’t know what else to do. I mean, I wasn’t going to say, hey I heard you jerking off last night and found it quite enjoyable.
Yeah, no.
“Hello. I’m Roxy. Roxy Vandenberg.”
She returned a healthy, firm handshake. Hopefully with the same hand she’d pleasured herself the night before. I was tempted to sniff it.
“I didn’t know anyone lived here with Arrow.”
Apparently not.
She looked around the kitchen, her gaze settling on our fancy espresso machine when I realized she was actually avoiding looking at me.
I looked down at myself in ratty sweats that were probably a little too clingy to be seen in mixed company. And I had no shirt on at all.
I hiked them up so they at least covered the top of my pubes, and reached for a jacket someone had left on the back of a kitchen chair.
As I started to pull it on, I thought fuck it. She’d already seen my pierced nipple, bicep tattoos, and whatever else my immodest clothing was revealing. I mean, shit, she was wearing another man’s bathrobe.
We were kind of even, if you asked me.
“I’m an architecture professor at the university. Camping out here until my own house is finished. Are you a student?”
She nodded, still avoiding looking at me, setting her gaze on my open laptop and plans for the movie theater.
“I’m a business major. My car broke down so Professor Menk—I mean, Arrow—gave me a lift here. I slept in the guest room.”
Thank god for little miracles.
“Whatcha working on?” she asked.
For a moment, I didn’t know what she was talking about. All I could do was stare at her mop of bedhead and think that the gap between her teeth was about the most fucking sexy thing I’d ever seen in my life.
Truly.
It was in sharp contrast to her otherwise sultry presence, adding a fuck you that was unexpected. And delicious.
How many people these days ran around with gaps in their teeth when we were surrounded by dental work that delivered perfectly straight, overly whitened teeth? Not a hell of a lot.
She was… real.
But I’d forgotten my manners. “Coffee?” I asked.
She bounced up and down a little in her bare feet, unbothered by my near-nakedness.
I was in love.
“Please, yes. I would love some.”
As soon as I’d handed her a big, steaming mug, because—I couldn’t deny it—I wanted her to stick around as long as possible, I pulled a chair around the table so she could sit next to me. Right next to me.


 

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Writing has been a passion of mine since, well, forever (my first book was “The Day I Ate the Milkyway,” a true fourth-grade masterpiece). These days, steamy romance, both dark and funny, gives purpose to my days and nights as I create worlds and characters who defy the imagination. I live in magical Northern California with my own handsome alpha dude, sometimes known as Mr. Mika Lane, and an evil cat named Bill. These two males also defy my imagination from time to time.

A lover of shiny things, I’ve been known to try to new recipes on unsuspecting friends, find hiding places so I can read undisturbed, and spend my last dollar on a plane ticket somewhere.

I have several titles for you to choose from including perennially favorite Billionaire and Reverse Harem stories. And have you see my Player Series about male escorts who make the ladies of Hollywood curl their toes and forget their names? Hottttt…. And my brand new anti-hero/mafia books are coming out in audio as I write this.

Exciting news: in June 2020, I will be publishing with Vi Keeland’s and Penelope Ward’s Cocky Hero Club as one of their contributing authors. Stay tuned for more on this or follow my Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mikalaneauthor. And, as if that’s not cool enough, I am also writing in K. Bromberg’s Everyday Heros world. Look for that later in the year.

I’ll always promise you a hot, sexy romp with kick-ass but imperfect heroines, and some version of a modern-day happily ever after.

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Far From Bliss by Lexi Blake (Sophie Oak) -Review tour

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Far From Bliss (Nights in Bliss,Colorado 12) by Lexi Blake (Sophie Oak) -Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 16, 2021

Shattered by the past

Michael Novak was a US Marshal with his whole life figured out. Right up until the woman he called partner betrayed him. He’s been hiding in Bliss, CO, trying to pull himself out of the darkness. The only bright light is Lucy Carson. Something about Trio’s favorite waitress calls to him, but he can’t trust his instincts anymore.

Yearning for the future

Lucy has loved Tyler since they were kids, but he never seemed to feel the same way. She worried she would never want a man the way she does Ty, and then Michael grumbled his way into her world. Beyond the broody exterior she sees a burning fire in his eyes, and she is drawn to that flame.

The time is finally right

Ty knows Lucy is the one for him, but Lucy wrote him off romantically long ago. If he could get her to see him in a different light, he knows she would realize that they’re perfect for each other. His obstacle is the town’s reclusive former lawman, Michael. But this is Bliss. A rival can turn into a partner for the right woman. And Lucy is definitely the right woman.

Ty approaches Michael with a plan to get Lucy between them. A bargain is made, and Lucy is their target. But Lucy is already in much more dangerous crosshairs. Murder has come to Bliss, and Lucy is at the center of the investigation.

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REVIEW:FAR FROM BLISS is the twelfth instalment in Lexi Blake’s contemporary, adult NIGHTS IN BLISS COLORADO erotic, ménage romantic suspense series. This is former US Marshal Michael Novak, EMT Tyler Davis, and waitress Lucy Carson’s story line. FAR FROM BLISS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: FAR FROM BLISS contains scenes of MFM sexual situations that may not be suitable for all readers.

Told from third person perspective FAR FROM BLISS follows the building romance and relationship between former US Marshal Michael Novak, EMT Tyler Davis, and waitress Lucy Carson. Tyler Davis and Lucy Carson have been best friends most of their lives but Lucy watched from afar as Tyler embarked on sexual journey without our story line heroine. Now that both Lucy and Tyler are working and living in Bliss, Colorado, Lucy finds herself attracted to recluse Michael Novak, a former US Marshal whose secrets run dangerous and deep.

Michael Novak wants to be left alone to wallow in self pity and grief for the betrayal by a former love and partner whose actions almost caused the death of the people he once called friends but Michael never expected the ice around his heart to fracture until a feisty waitress began to focus on the possibility of her own happily ever after. With both Michael and Tyler professing their desire for our story line heroine, it is to be expected that our trio will embark on a journey of love together but all is not well in Bliss, Colorado when an entitled, affluent and powerful family take aim at Lucy Carson, and the results find Lucy the prime suspect in a murder investigation, and the man that she loves is unable to get past another potential betrayal. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Tyler, Michael and Lucy, and the potential fall-out as heroine is targeted in a game of power and control, and issues of trust may forceTyler and Lucy to go it alone.

Michael Novak knows betrayal first hand, and in this Michael’s issues of trust leave much to be desired. Tyler Davis has loved our heroine, his best friend, for as long as he can remember but timing and miscommunication always had our couple going in opposite directions. With a killer on the loose, and a potential target on the back of the woman they love, Tyler and Michael work with authorities to uncover the truth, a task that forces Michael to remember another betrayal by a woman who promised her heart and her love.

The relationship between Michael, Lucy and Tyler is a ménage affair of which Michael is willing to take control but Michael continues to struggle with issues of trust, believing every act may be a question of betrayal. Michael’s actions threaten to destroy not only his new found relationship with Tyler and Lucy, but the friendships in Bliss, Colorado as well. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, passionate and intense without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we have me in the previous story lines. The camaraderie between the central players and the supporting players is wonderful and real.

FAR FROM BLISS is a story of betrayal, secrets and lies, power and control, greed and jealous, forgiveness and love. The premise is intriguing, engaging and captivating; the characters are energetic and determined; the romance is seductive, emotional and potentially heart breaking.

Previous Reviews

Pure Bliss
Changing Bliss
Once Upon a Time in Bliss
Back in Bliss
Sirens in Bliss

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Reviewed by Sandy

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.

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Her Dirty Jocks (Men at Work 12) by Mika Lane-Review Tour

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Her Dirty Jocks (Men at Work 12) by Mika Lane-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June

I have to tutor three hot student athletes to earn extra cash. But they’re the ones who end up teaching me… how to be dirty.
I needed money for school.
Three hot jocks needed to pass math.
You could say I made the team.
One has very hard… muscles.
Another knows how to… score.
And the third throws a real curve… ball.
And while guys like that never gave me the time of day, when they found they needed me, they started paying attention.
I became the center of their universe.
I might teach them math.
But they’ll teach me something much more… valuable.

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REVIEW:Mika Lane must have a plethora of imagination and more time on her hands that she knows what to do with. *Giggle* Her Dirty Jock is the twelfth, yes that’s right, the twelfth book in the Men at Work series, Lane’s awesome reverse harem romance series.

Franki is a college tutor, her current clients; three walking, talking sexy athlete gods, Garrett, Atlas and Zane. Franki’s current challenge, get the guys to understand and then pass their statistics course. As her sessions with the guys progress, they grow closer and closer, soon the guys are more interested in Franki than passing their course. As always, drama rises and the four deal with the crazy that comes with it.

What a steamy read, this must be one of my top three favorites in the Men at Work series. Franki is so funny, and I am all about the giggling in a book. You get friendship, you get drama, you get sass. Mika always has a way with her steamy short novels that I will always find my way back to.

Previous Reviews
Her Dirty Bodyguards
Her Dirty Bartenders
Her Dirty Ranchers
Her Dirty Soldiers
Her Dirty Mountain Men
Her Dirty Mafia

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Reviewed by Sarah

Her Dirty Rockers
Men at Work #1
Release Date July 14, 2020

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I LOVE when authors share their wonderfulness on Kindle Unlimited! Her Dirty Rockers kicks off the Men at Work series, a reverse harem, enemies to romance.

In high school, all those years ago, Coral was still sporting her baby fat, and thus wasn’t what you would call a popular girl. Just like all those cheesy 90’s movies, there is always a popular group of guys that think it’s cool to bully, well these ones made poor Coral’s life a living hell. But like a phoenix rising from the ashes, years later, the baby fat has turned into killer curves and Coral is a beautiful baddie, with her dream job. That dream job that now has their biggest client ever.

Dirty Bandit, the current number one rock band. It’s members? None other than the three horsemen of her high school life.

Ennis, Stone and Hugh.

Dirty Bandit’s label has hired Coral’s firm to clean up the band’s image, and now Coral has to face the bitterness of her past with the three people she would rather run over with her car. But what happens when she must tour with the boys? Can she keep her sharp edges or will getting to know the guys turn her in their favor?

What a fun read! So sexy and sassy. I like that for a shorter read each character had a nice little backstory to lead with. Coral is a queen and I am living for it. I can’t wait to see what the next book holds.

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Her Dirty Teachers
Men at Work #2
August 17, 2020

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I think my college education was lacking compared to Senna! Book two in the Men at Work series; Her Dirty Teachers is a triple threat taboo, a reverse harem, age gap, student teacher relationship. How exciting!

While this was a quicker read than I would have preferred, it was still filled with hot sexy fun and giggle moments. Senna is a university student, who like many know how expensive it can be to get a higher education. So, she does what makes the money; dancing. The exotic kind.
Enter in one of the hottest men Senna has ever seen, she gives him a dance, only to come and find out that he is none other than one of her Professors at school. Shocked, and more scared than she cares to admit, Senna waits to see if Benno will turn her in.

Does he?

Not in the way he should. Soon not only can Benno not keep his distance from Senna, but neither can his friends and fellow Professors, Jamie and Chase. All in all, the plot is O.K, some drama occurs, and the guys defend Senna and help her continue with school. It was a worthwhile read and I recommend it to those who like the genre. I am curious what comes next.

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Her Dirty Doctors
Men at Work #2
September 13, 2020

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Hot diggity!

Her Dirty Doctors is book three in the Men at Work series by Mika Lane. Like the previous two books, this one is also a reverse harem romance
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Charleigh “Char” has been dealt a shotty hand in life. That was until her than great father of the year drops her off at the hospital to be treated for a wound to her hand and she meets her Doctors.

Bowie, Flynn and Ace.

The Doctors open her eyes to a life she could have, but with her crappy father pressuring her and trying to control her life, Char doesn’t know what to do. From heavy family stuff, to great chemistry and even better hot and heavy sexiness, Char makes her decision to find her happily ever after.

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

FRANCES (FRANKI) CRAWFORD“That’s not going to work for me.”
The head of the campus tutoring center gave me a look that said, in no uncertain terms, that he couldn’t give a shit about what did or did not work for me.
And that’s when I knew I had a problem.
I looked at the slip of paper he’d given me, my first assignment as a tutor, and found the guy I’d be helping drag his ass through statistics class was none other than State football star Garrett Stevens, someone I’d not known until last week.
If you wanted to be technical, I still didn’t really know him.
Although I’d slept with him.
Yup, after having a rough couple days that included premenstrual horniness, needing rebound sex to forget the douchebag I’d dated over the summer, and feeling generally pissed off at the world, I indulged in one of those sleazy rite of passage one-night stands that college is famous for.
That’s all it was. Seriously.
“Um, Max if you could match me up with another student, I’d really appreciate it,” I said, doing my best to sound breezy and casual while boob sweat collected in my bra.
He studied me, trying to read between the lines. Finally, he sighed. “Franki, you signed up to work here two weeks into the semester. That’s about three weeks later than everybody else. You don’t get your pick of students to work with. Sorry.”
He clicked his computer keyboard one more time and looked at me with a forced smile that indicated it was time for me to get the hell out of his office.
I was getting desperate, and because of that, wasn’t above begging. Or flattering.
“I know you’re super busy, Max, and I hate to keep you from your work, especially at the beginning of a semester. But this is kind of important.”
That should drag some empathy out of his tired, overworked ass.
Who knew a campus tutoring center would be such a hubbub of activity? I supposed if you used tutoring services, you’d know that well. But since I was a pretty good student who managed to muddle my way through even the worst of the classes that made up my freshman year, and who’d never needed a tutor, it was all new to me.
Also new to me this year was taking on a job to pay for school. Mom and Dad were flat out of money, leaving me to scramble for student loans and part-time work. Tutoring was one of the best-paying jobs on campus, and the director let me know that by working with student athletes, I’d actually get paid a little extra.
I couldn’t say no to that. Next semester’s tuition bill was coming like a freight train, and the financial assistance my parents had offered my older brother and sister for their schooling, dried up just in time for me to hit my freshman year. Now that I’d entered my sophomore year, their situation wasn’t getting any better. I was pretty much on my own.
Lucky me.
Yeah, my fortunate siblings had gotten fully-paid rides to private universities. Me, not so much. By the time my turn came, Dad was ready to retire. My parents had spent almost their last cent on my brother and sister, so it was decided I would attend State, which was loads cheaper.
I wasn’t bitter. Really.
Even when faced with having to tutor a burly football player who I just happened to have gotten down and dirty with not one week earlier.
I’d thought I was so smart. Figured I’d never see him again. After all, State was one of those universities bigger than some towns. You could get lost, stay anonymous, keep your head down, and hardly ever see the same person twice.
How was it then that I was now faced with having to tutor the one guy on campus I’d fucked in a moment of sexy weakness?
Thinking I was clever, I’d left my panties behind, hanging on his bedroom doorknob. Show him how the cool girls do it. Give him something to think about because he was never going to see my ass again. I lied about my major, which dorm I lived in, where I came from, you name it. I hadn’t even given him my real name, instead pretending to be a Susan. Seemed sufficiently bland enough to be forgettable.
I hadn’t lied about the orgasms, though. They were quite something. And god knew I needed them.
Not that he asked for it, but I wouldn’t have given him my contact info, anyway. Like he would have ever called me. Guys like him were famous for ghosting. So I beat him to the punch. Used him before he could use me, and all that.
And at the time, I’d felt pretty good about it.
Now, not so much.
Max sighed when he looked up from his computer monitor to see I was still sitting there. “Franki, you are right. I am busy,” he said impatiently.
“Max, I… I don’t think I can work with Garrett Stevens.”
He frowned. “Why? Is he an ex or something?”
Should I tell Max I’d fucked the guy and really didn’t want to have to make nice with him and that, oh by the way, I couldn’t stand jocks, anyway? That they were creeps with little or no interest in academics, who also had jumped my brother in high school and pummeled the shit out of him?
I could hold a grudge. I wasn’t proud of it.
“No. He’s not an ex,” I said, keeping my drama to myself.
Satisfaction settled on his face. “Great. Then you will be tutoring three students on the subject of statistics.” He wrinkled his nose. “God, I always hated stats. Too bad I didn’t have someone like you to help me out back in the day. I’m sure I would have been motivated to study my ass off.”
Looking me up and down, he gave me a giant, smarmy grin and waited for me to thank him for his cheesy compliment.
I stood to leave, holding my backpack in front of me to limit his hungry gaze. “I guess some people just aren’t smart enough for stats.”
Ooh. Did I really just say that?
His smile faded. “Well, it’s not that—”
But I didn’t hear the rest of what he had to say.
I’d gotten the work I needed to make it through the semester and pay for at least part of the next. I was out of there.
I’d tutor Garrett Stevens, even if all I could think about the whole time was how talented his tongue was…
“Whattup, Frank?” my BFF Daniel said, answering my call before the first ring had even finished.
I took a seat on the front steps of the student union, Daniel’s voice nearly drowned out by the buzz of giggly undergrads, beleaguered professors, creaky university shuttle buses, and rumbling food trucks.
“Hey. I got a job tutoring stats,” I told him.
“Wow, look at the big brain on my girl,” he screeched.
God, I missed him. We’d had a fun summer, and I’d almost cried when I left for school and he stayed behind.
Said college just wasn’t his thing. Driving for Uber was about as far as his ambition went.
“Big brain, you’re so funny. But get this. My first student is that guy I had the one-nighter with last week. Doesn’t it just figure?”
A couple heads snapped in my direction at the mention of ‘one-nighter.’
“That’s what happens when you’re a ho,” Daniel said gleefully. “I hope he at least had a good-sized dick, honey.”
In the background, I heard a turn signal click-click-click and realized he was driving.
“Dan, you don’t have anyone in the car with you, do you? You know, a passenger who might be listening to you talking about big dicks.”
Discretion was not one of his strengths.
He cackled. “I most certainly do, Frances Mary Crawford. Just so happens I have a couple ladies I’m taking to their card game at the senior center. Everything good back there, girls?” he called.
I didn’t hear them respond.
“Okay, Dan, I’m gonna run. But you might try to keep your conversations rated G, at least when you have passengers.”
“Oh, honey, everyone likes the booty. Don’t be ashamed. You did nothing wrong.”
Easy for him to say. He was a walking one-night stand.
Besides, if I had nothing to be embarrassed about, why was I dreading facing Garrett Stevens?


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Sirens in Bliss (Nights in Bliss, Colorado #10) by Lexi Blake-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Re-release Dat November 12, 2019.

What happens after happily ever after?

It’s the event of the year. The wedding of Leo and Wolf to their beautiful sub, Shelley McNamara, has all of Bliss up in arms—and makes everyone think about love and marriage and family.

Wolf and Leo have to deal with the sudden reappearance of their father. Rafe Kincaid is handed an opportunity that might take him and his family away from Bliss. Aidan, Lexi, and Lucas O’Malley find themselves at a crossroads in their marriage. And Stefan Talbot must face his biggest fear—possibly losing his wife in childbirth.

So come to the Feed Store Church, pick a seat, and enjoy the chaos as all your favorite characters from Texas Sirens and Nights in Bliss, Colorado, come together for one eventful weekend.

And some of them may never be the same again.

Note: This is a reunion book, which shares an overall story arc and many crossover characters with the Texas Sirens and Nights in Bliss series. This is not a stand-alone.

A Siren Erotic Romance

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REVIEW:SIRENS IN BLISS is the tenth instalment in Lexi Blake’s (aka Sophie Oak) contemporary, adult NIGHTS IN BLISS and instalment 7.5 in the Texas Sirens erotic, ménage, D/s romance series focusing on the men and women who live in Bliss, Colorado.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, some scenes may not be suitable for more sensitive readers including spanking, M/M, M/M/F and M/F/M sexual scenarios.

SIRENS IN BLISS is the re-release of the 2013 novel written as Sophie Oak with additional content.

Told from several third person perspectives SIRENS IN BLISS is an ensemble story line wherein most of the previous characters, from the Texas Sirens and Nights in Bliss, Colorado series, have gathered together to celebrate the union of Doms Leo and Wolf Meyer, to their sub Shelley McNamara but all is not well in the lives of the happily ever afters, and Lexi Blake brings the reader up close and personal as secrets, lies, fear, issues of trust, passion and the past force lovers, Doms and subs to re-evaluate the direction of their lives, going forward.

SIRENS IN BLISS follows Leo and Wolf as their past is determined to destroy their lives. From their ‘eccentric’ mother, to their absentee father Leo and Wolf are determined to protect the woman they love from the dysfunctional dynamics they once called a family.

Meanwhile Stefan Talbot struggles with his wife’s impending childbirth, threatening his relationship going forward: Aidan, Lucas and Lexi’s relationship begins to crumble as Lexi pushes away the men that she loves; and Abby Barnes-Fleetwood has a crisis of faith when issues of self-esteem force her to revisit what was and what will be.

SIRENS IN BLISS is an erotic tale focusing on the D/s relationships and love; on issues of commitment and a lack of confidence. Ghost from the past continue to haunt the lives of those we have met before yet some ghosts remain a living reminder of the h*ll they have all had to endure. The premise is entertaining and thought provoking; the romances struggle in the face of doubt, anger, secrets and heartache; the characters are familiar, colorful, rebellious and impassioned.

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Previous Reviews of Nights in Bliss, Colorado
Pure Bliss
Changing Bliss
Once Upon a Time in Bliss
Back in Bliss

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Reviewed by Sandy

NOTE: The excerpt is intended for mature readers 18+ due to strong language and sexual content.

 

Shelley turned her head, looking between them both. “You know I thought it was weird that neither one of you looks a thing like your father.”
Wolf shrugged. He was happy about that. “Guess we took after Ma’s side.”
“Nope. I spent the afternoon looking through pictures of Cassidy’s family while we played with beets. They’re all small. She said Robert’s people were, too.”
Leo sighed. “We’re not aliens, Shell.”
Oh, god, had his mother gotten to her? “No alien DNA here.”
She shrugged, a teasing smile on her lips. “I don’t know. You seem smarter and faster and more agile than the normal human. And hey, I wouldn’t mind if my kids got an edge because their dads had some freaky genetics.”
She laughed and threw her arms around Leo, kissing him soundly. She turned and gave Wolf the same treatment.
He could actually see several play scenarios where being half-alien might be fun.
“Hey, I have about thirty minutes before I have to drink beet juice. Why don’t we have one last crazy fling before we’re boring old married people?” Shelley asked, a glint in her eye.
Wolf knew just the place. “There’s a big closet where Zane keeps the dry goods.”
He started to lead them back, finding the door and hauling them all in. He shut the door and turned on the small light. Thank god Lucy, Zane’s waitress, was as obsessively, compulsively clean as his brother. The storage room was pin neat and had enough space for what he needed to do.
“Shouldn’t we turn the lights off?” Shelley asked.
Leo stared at her. “Shouldn’t you take your clothes off?”
Yep, he was already in Dom mode. That was plain to see. “Hurry, baby. He’ll spend all his time spanking you and then we won’t get to the part where I feel some small amount of relief for my aching dick.”
It was only the truth. He’d been hard for days. Well, the whole sweat lodge thing had actually been a blessing since his cock had shriveled up at the thought of being alone in a sweaty, naked place with his brother and de facto stepfather, and his stepfather had been talking sex. It had been damn funny until he got a picture of it in his head. He was actually happy now that he was hard again. For a couple of minutes, he thought his cock might be dead.
“Well, we can’t have that, can we?” Shelley pulled the tie on her wrap dress and was handing it to Leo in no time at all. Her gorgeous curves were on full display in a sexy black bra and some killer heels. No panties. His girl had learned that lesson long ago.
Leo sighed, his hand covering her shoulders and sliding down to her breasts. “Do you have any idea how much we’ve missed these breasts?”
Wolf flicked the back clasp of her bra because the situation was far too desperate for a ton of playtime. His brother liked to warm up, but Wolf was already on fire. “We sat around drinking beer last night and moaning about how long it had been since we’ve seen you naked, baby.”
A shake in Leo’s voice gave away the fact that he was on edge, too. “It’s been eight days, thirteen hours, and twenty-four minutes.”
Her head fell back against Wolf’s shoulder as she laughed. “Well, you two certainly know how to make a girl feel wanted.”

 


 

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SAVAGE STORM
(Savage Storm #1)
by Donya Lynne
Release Date: November 12, 2019
Genre: adult,contemporary, erotic, romance, menage

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 12, 2019

She thought he was the perfect man. Then she met his best friend. One unbelievable weekend will change their lives forever.

It’s been eight months since the one-night stand that changed Rayna’s life, and she still thinks about Cain every day, making it hard to move on.

When her best friend plans a girls’ weekend in Vegas, Rayna is ready to take a leap of faith and get on with her life… until she finds herself stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire. Alone, afraid, and in the middle of nowhere, the last person she expects to stop and lend a hand is the one man she’s never been able to forget. Cain. But that’s exactly who shows up, and he’s even hotter now than he was on New Year’s Eve.

Cain can’t believe his good fortune. Rayna has haunted his memories for eight long months. Now he has a chance to finish what he started, and if Rayna is game, he’s prepared to blow her mind. Because this time his best friend Storm is with him, and the pair has a salaciously unique history with women. Maybe he and Storm are just what the overly sheltered Rayna needs to truly set herself free from her tragic past.

But hearts can be fickle lovers, and none of them can predict how one night of passionate exploration will alter the bonds of friendship, proving that sometimes three really can be a crowd.

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REVIEW:SAVAGE STORM is the first full-length instalment in Donya Lynne’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE STORM erotic, romance series focusing on artist Rayna Bellamy, Cain Savage, and Mike ‘Storm’ . SAVAGE STORM picks up approximately 7 months after the events of the prequel novella LIGHTNING STRIKES. I recommend reading LIGHTNING STRIKES for back story and history between Rayna and Cain. LIGHTNING STRIKES is currently FREE at all ebook retailers

NOTE: SAVAGE STORM contains M/F/M sexual scenarios as well as some light spanking.

Told from three third person perspectives (Rayna, Cain and Mike) SAVAGE STORM follows in the aftermath of a New Year’s Eve one night stand in which Cain Savage woke to an empty bed. Seven months later Cain would come face to face with the woman he could never forget-Rayna Bellamy- a woman who stirred something deep within our story line hero. What ensues is the building relationship and romance between Rayna and best friends Cain and Mike, and the potential fall-out as jealousy and life stand in the way.

Rayna Bellamy doesn’t do long-term commitments and instead decided to focus on a girl’s weekend in Vegas but a flat tire will bring Cain Savage up close and personal, the man with whom she spent a one-night stand. Cain and his best friend Mike aka Storm are currently living and working in Siberia, California, and are ready to add bring Rayna Bellamy into their lives, if only for a short time. Neither Cain nor Mike do romance and love but Mike begins to develop feelings for Rayna, feelings that leave Cain questioning the future, in more ways than one.

The relationship between Rayna, Cain and Mike is highly sexual; a ménage affair that threatens the life-long friendship between Cain and Mike, a friendship that is threatened by something else. Mike and Cain have shared several women in the past but something about Rayna pulls the friends in opposite directions. Rayna is willing to step out of her comfort zone but soon finds herself falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

We are introduced to Cain’s best friend Mike aka Storm, as well as the reintroduction of Rayna’s brother Kai, and her best friend Amy.

The world building continues to follow the events that destroyed Rayna’s life, and left her a shell of her former self but new information will come to light revealing what happened, and what will never be. In this, our heroine has a complete transformation in regards to her emotional stability, a transformation that is questionable in light of the fall-out from the events in her past. SAVAGE STORM reveals a little bit of the background history between Cain and Mike but skirts around the current situation, or how and why Mike and Cain are able to travel the world volunteering for one philanthropic adventure after another. I am hoping Donya reveals more of Cain and Mike’s back story.

SAVAGE STORM is a story of friendship, jealousy, secrets and love. The premise is intriguing, engaging and spicy; the characters are energetic and sassy; the romance is sensitive and spirited but quickly turns into a love triangle that could end tragically for one of our story line characters. SAVAGE STORM ends on a cliff-hanger, you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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LIGHTNING STRIKES
(Savage Storm .5)
by Donya Lynne
Release Date: September 24, 2019
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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One extraordinary night. Two lives moving in opposite directions. A burning flame neither will forget.

Since her mom’s mysterious disappearance eleven years ago, Rayna has suffered from paralyzing fear, making her a prisoner in her own home. But when her best friend scores tickets to the hottest New Year’s Eve party in Los Angeles, Rayna is determined to overcome her phobia and go.

Cain isn’t looking for a serious relationship. He has too many secrets and is too much of a wanderer to settle down, so he’s not looking for anything more serious than a casual hookup. Then he meets Rayna, and he can’t deny the electrifying way she piques his interest. But is their connection enough to tame his nomadic heart? Or will one unforgettable night be all they share?

The last thing Rayna expects when her path crosses Cain’s is for the sexy stranger to quiet her anxiety, steal her sense of reason, and compel her to take the biggest risk of her life and spend the night with him. Crazy? Yes. Reckless? Absolutely. But she’s never felt more alive and refuses to let the night end without seeing how far her newfound courage will take her, even if it means breaking all the rules.

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REVIEW: LIGHTNING STRIKES is the prequel novella in Donya Lynne’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE STORM erotic, romance series. This is twenty-five year old Rayna and Cain’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Rayna and Cain) LIGHTNING STRIKES focuses on a New Year’s Eve celebration, one in which Rayna will bury her fears, her struggles with agoraphobia, that see our heroine pushing beyond her issues, and into a night of unbridled passion. A one-night stand wherein Cain wakes alone with only his memories of the night before, and our heroine’s forgotten panties.

LIGHTNING STRIKES is a very quick read that introduces Cain and Rayna, and the potential for so much more.

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Reviewed by Sandy

How had the night come to this? Until Cain, she had never hooked up with a stranger. And, until Mike, she had never thought she would want to do something so reckless again. But now, here she was, torn, confused, and ready to throw caution to the wind.
“He likes you,” Cain said matter-of-factly.
“Oh?” She averted her eyes, not wanting him to see how much she liked Mike too.
“I told you he would.” He took a final drag on his cigar, then stamped it out in the ashtray. “And you like him.”
“No, I—”
“You don’t need to deny it.”
“I’m not denying—” She cut off cold when she looked up to find Cain wearing a mischievous grin, his gaze dark and heated, as if he found this development intensely arousing.
Her voice went into lockdown. Not only did it appear that Cain didn’t mind her interest in Mike, but he was actually turned on by it.
He shifted closer, leaning in. “It’s okay to be attracted to both of us, Rayna. There’s no law that says you have to choose.”
Her heart beat a wild rhythm as she replayed his words inside her head, not sure if she’d heard him right. There’s no law that says you have to choose?
Was Cain suggesting…? Was he insinuating that she could have them both? And even if he was, she had never done anything like that and wasn’t sure she could. A one-night stand was one thing, but what he was suggesting was something else entirely. Going home with two men was wrong.
Wasn’t it?
She looked up at Mike as he sank another shot, then lifted his steady, hopeful gaze to hers.
He knew. He knew what Cain was saying to her. They had planned this. They had come here prepared to take her home with them. With both of them.
Her mouth fell open as heat speared straight through her center. What would it feel like to be with both men at the same time? To have a… a… threesome—she almost couldn’t even think the word without whispering it inside her mind. Just the idea was perverted enough to make her blush from the top of her head to the tips of her toes. Only bad girls did stuff like that. Dirty, slutty, smutty, bad girls.
And Rayna wasn’t a bad girl. Other than last New Year’s Eve, she was the epitome of the girl next door. The best, cleanest, most innocent girl you could ever meet. She had maintained her virginity until she was eighteen. She had never smoked, never experimented with drugs, and never drank to the point of excess. Textbook good girl.
Now here came Cain and Mike, suggesting she do something totally absurd. Something inconceivable, unheard-of, and foolish. Something that should have had her leaping from her seat as she slapped Cain across the cheek, appalled they would even propose such an idea. Instead, she was rethinking her life choices.
Maybe she had played her life a little too safely. And, sure, maybe her agoraphobia had something to do with that, but would it be so bad to get a little wild and crazy? Maybe she would even like it.
Her breathing deepened as Cain closed the space between them.
“Is that so hard to believe, Rayna?” he asked, playing his fingers through her long hair. “That you could have two men instead of one?”
“I…” She looked at him, then glanced back at Mike.
Was this really happening?
Cain’s index finger traced the shell of her ear as he leaned closer. “That two men find you desirable enough to want to share you?”
She drew her bottom lip between her teeth and shyly bowed her head, unable to look at either of them.
Cain brushed back her hair, lightly swept his lips up her cheek, then whispered against her ear, “If you think what I did to you on New Year’s Eve was good, it was nothing compared to what Storm and I can do to you together.”
She drew in her breath. God, he smelled good. Like vanilla, tobacco, and spicy deodorant. She dragged in another luscious inhale of his scent as every nerve ending in her body lit up.
He tipped his forehead to her temple. “In that lovely Dear John note you left me, you said I’d been just what you needed, right when you needed it. Can you imagine how liberated you’ll feel tomorrow morning if you let us show you how much more there is to see?”
“I… uh…” She tried not to tremble as his lips caressed her brow.
His scruffy cheek drifted lower, scraping hers.
Closing her eyes, she let her cheek rub provocatively against his. In her mind, she was already beneath him, her legs and arms already around him, his body already rocking hard against hers.
She was hardly breathing, overwhelmed by his closeness and the heat of his body burning into hers.
A soft, rumbling moan of approval rose in his throat, making her lips part on a sigh.
The chemistry between them was as she remembered. He barely had to touch her to excite her.
Would she be able to say the same of Mike?
Her gaze slid across the room to his. He stood to the side of the pool table, watching her with Cain, his chest rising and falling heavily as his opponent took a shot and missed.
How could a woman choose when faced with two such fine but distinctly different prospects? She didn’t want to choose, and if Cain really was suggesting what she thought he was, she wouldn’t have to.
“Tell me, Rayna…” She held her breath as he brushed his lips over her ear. “Have you ever been fucked by two men at the same time?”
There it was. He’d said it out loud. And the raw, primal way he said fucked made her grateful she was seated, or she would have collapsed from the explosive weakness that shot down her legs.
“N-no.” Her mouth was drier than a bowl of talcum powder.
His fingers inched up the skirt of her dress and teased the inside of her knee.
Mike finished his game, collected his winnings, and stuffed the wad of cash in his pocket without looking at it. Then he started for the table, his gaze locked to hers with enough fire to double down on the inferno Cain had already ignited.
Cain’s fingertips trailed higher, stopping midway up her inner thigh, setting off all kinds of delightful warning bells inside her body as the invisible link between her and Mike intensified.
She held her breath.
Just as Mike reached the table, Cain kissed the patch of skin behind her ear and whispered, “Do you want to?”

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BACK IN BLISS (Nights in Bliss Colorado #9) by Lexi Blake-Review & Excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 10, 2019

Logan Green is back in Bliss, but only for a few weeks to help out at the sheriff’s office. Everything changes when Seth Stark strolls into town with Georgia Dawson on his arm.

Seth’s arrival is anything but a happy accident. He always dreamed of a big house on the river and a wife he could share with his best friend, Logan. After building a software empire, his only goal has been to make that dream come true. He just needed the perfect woman.

Georgia is still haunted by the dark, troubled man who saved her life. She can’t get Logan out of her head. Her boss brought her to Bliss to help him decorate his new summer home, but when Logan Green walks through the door she discovers Seth has something different in mind.

Seth has a plan for their mutual happily ever after, but he never dreamed that coming home would put all their lives in danger.

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REVIEW: BACK IN BLISS is the ninth instalment in Lexi Blake’s (aka Sophie Oak) contemporary, adult NIGHTS IN BLISS COLORADO erotic, BDSM, ménage romance series focusing on the men and women of Bliss, Colorado. This is Dom Logan Green, billionaire businessman Seth Stark, and PA Georgia Dawson’s story line. BACK IN BLISS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including violence and sexual abuse, there may be some triggers for more sensitive readers.

NOTE: BACK IN BLISS is the release of the 2013 novel written as Sophie Oak with additional content.

Told from three third person perspectives (Logan, Seth, Georgia) BACK IN BLISS follows the fractured relationship and dynamic between Dom and sheriff’s deputy Logan Green, billionaire businessman Seth Stark, and PA Georgia Dawson. Two years earlier Logan Green’s life imploded when the Russian mob destroyed Logan’s heart and his soul, breaking the man he once was. Unable to face the people he loved, Logan pushed everyone out of his life including his best friend Seth, and the woman they loved Georgia Dawson. Fast forward to present day wherein Logan is called to Bliss Colorado, the scene of untold horror and pain for our storyline hero. With no place to stay, Logan finds himself face to face with Georgia and Seth, who are in Bliss to work, or so Georgia has been told. What ensues is the rebuilding friendship and relationship between Logan, Seth and Georgia, and the potential fall-out as Seth and Georgia become collateral damage for sins of the past.

Logan Green and Seth Stark have been best friends for most of their life but the abuse Logan suffered at the hands of the mob broke Logan Green both inside and out. Seth Stark was desperate to reconnect with his best friend, and loving Georgia Dawson would definitely bring Logan back into the fold but Georgia believes Logan wants nothing to do with her since the day Logan rejected our story line heroine.

The relationship between Logan and Seth is a lifelong friendship that have been damaged by Logan’s inability to move on from the past. Seth hired Georgia as his business PA, and in an effort to reconnect with his best friend, Seth offers up a ménage relationship with the woman he loves. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Henry Flanders and Nell Finn (Once Upon a Time in Bliss #8) as well as Logan’s two mothers Marie and Teeny, Dr. Caleb Burke, Georgia’s brothers Ben, Chase, Mark, Dare and Winter,; James, Noah and Hope; Cam,Callie and Sheriff Nathan Wright; and psychiatrist Leo Meyer.

BACK ON BLISS is a story of heartbreak, betrayal, vengeance and love; of a rekindling friendships, and a happily ever after. The premise is raw and gritty; the romance is seductive and passionate; the characters are charismatic, broken but on the mend. BACK IN BLISS is an angsty, spicy and intriguing story of second chances.

Previous Reviews
Pure Bliss
Changing Bliss
Once Upon a Time in Bliss

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

NOTE: Excerpt intended for mature readers due to strong language and content

 

“Holy shit.” Logan practically beamed at the thing that looked like it could eat her. “Seth! Seth, get in here!”
He went to the door and yelled for Seth again.
Seth ran in, his eyes wide and his body covered only in a towel. A little towel. A tiny white towel that contrasted with his tan skin and had been wrapped over ridiculously muscled hips. He had those notches, the ones she’d always been sure some artist Photoshopped onto male models because no one could be that perfect. His dark hair was wet, curling above his shoulders. Moisture clung to his every muscle and, holy hell, he had a lot of them. They hid underneath his perfectly tailored suits.
Georgia forgot about the crazy-ass creature that had come straight out of some danger-in-the-wild documentary and watched the two gorgeous predators who had invaded her room.
She pulled the covers up to her neck, aware that she didn’t look anything like they did.
“Maurice.” Seth took a step forward. “Wow. How the hell long do moose live, man? It’s totally Maurice. You can see where Hiram tried to take him down. There’s a scar on his nose.”
Logan moved in, too, and she could see the easy way the two men related. For a moment she saw the kids they had been, friends forever. God, she’d never had a friend like that.
Logan opened the window and she heard a loud chuffing noise. “He kicked Hiram in the groin. It was a damn lucky thing the man already had three kids because I heard nothing worked the same after. Hey, boy. You remember me?”
Another huff and she was about to believe the thing knew how to communicate.
Seth looked over at her, his eyes glinting. “We don’t get a ton of moose around here. Maurice is a legend. The people of Bliss say that if he shows up at your place, you’re blessed. Meant to be here. He’s the welcoming committee.”
Logan laughed. “What no one will tell you is he’s a total snack whore. If you leave a Snickers bar on the porch, he will show up lickety-split. When Laura finally got comfy, I snuck some chocolate onto her porch so she would feel welcome.”
“I’m glad she stayed. I heard she got married,” Seth said.
Logan nodded. “Got a kid now. That’s why I’m here. Her husbands need some paternity leave. I heard it’s a girl.”
Their shared history was right there, a palpable thing between them. It was almost as though she could reach out and touch it, feel the warmth of it. Logan and Seth felt like a family.
What was she doing here?
Once again, like most of her life, she was the outsider. Even among her brothers, she’d felt it. Chase and Ben had each other. Mark and Dare had been tight. And she and Win had been so far apart in age that they couldn’t connect on a brother-sister level. She’d been alone. The only child whose mother wasn’t up to snuff. The only one without money when the tide had turned.
Logan looked down at her, his eyes softening. “Georgia, I’m sorry about last night. I didn’t mean a word of what I said. To either of you.”
She nodded, feeling awkward. They were here in her bedroom. It was a bit surreal. She turned her attention back to the moose.
“So it’s not something that’s going to attack?” She kept the blanket around her neck. Yeah, that was another way she was different. She wasn’t gorgeously perfect like them. She’d tried the whole diet thing, and she wasn’t cut out for it.
“Maurice is a sweetie, but I won’t lie. The first time I saw him, I peed my own damned pants and ran screaming for my mommas,” Logan said on a laugh. He reached a hand out, pressing it against the screen, his eyes misting like he was reaching for his past. “He won’t hurt you. He wants to say hello. And he probably smelled the bacon. Shit. My bacon.”
Logan turned and took off at a dead run for the kitchen.
Seth touched the screen, too. “Hey, Maurice. Thanks for the welcome.”
When he turned back to Georgia, he sported the sweetest smile. He jumped onto her bed, not a hint of self-consciousness on his face as he settled in beside her. “How did you sleep? My bed’s better, by the way. It’s huge. Built for three.”
“Good for you and whatever ménage you choose to invite. Could you go away so I can get dressed?” Last night seemed like a dream, and more than a little like a nightmare. God, what had she been thinking? Seth wanted her to tempt Logan into a ménage? He was insane. She was insane for not immediately walking out of the cabin and hoofing it to Malibu and the safety of Win’s minicastle where she could make like Rapunzel. She would barricade herself in and then keep her hair cut because she was done with men.
He smiled, an intimate thing that threatened to curl her toes. “I thought we settled that last night.”
She sighed and wished she was strong enough to not look at that towel, praying it would flop open and she would get a good view of what Seth had down under. Maybe it was small. Like tiny.
Did it matter? He was the sweetest man she’d ever met. He was kind and good. She wasn’t about to reject him because he had a small penis. It wasn’t like sex was all that awesome anyway.
Logan had a big penis. She’d felt it rubbing against her when he’d kissed her like there was no tomorrow. She thought about Logan’s penis a lot. More than a lot.
Nope. She wasn’t going to reject anyone based on penis size. She was going to reject them because she wasn’t about to get her heart broken again.

 

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.

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