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Dirty Goals (Florida Devils 3) by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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DIRTY GOALS (Florida Devils 3) by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 30, 2022.

When our secret relationship was discovered, I thought the wrath of the Florida Devils would be what I needed to fear most.

I was wrong.

So. So, very wrong.

There are devils in this world, and as it turns out, not all of them are six-foot-four sizzling-hot football gods. There’s actual evil, and its set out to take Zayn and I down for good this time.

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REVIEW: DIRTY GOALS is the third and final instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary, adult FLORIDA DEVILS erotic, romance serialized trilogy. This is the continuing story of thirty-four year old professional football player Zayn North, and twenty-four year old production assistant Vivi Honeycutt. DIRTY GOALS should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the cliff hanger of book one DIRTY PLAYS.

SOME BACKGROUND: Zayn North has been followed by scandal for the better part of a year, and the Florida Devils have ‘ordered’ our hero to stay out of the public eye including no relationships for the foreseeable future but the arrival of Vivi, his half-nephew’s ex-girlfriend, stirs something deep within Zayn North, something he struggles to keep contained in the face of living under the same roof. A new scandal has placed Zayn and Vivi in the spotlight, a scandal that is threatening the life of the woman Zayn loves.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Zayn and Vivi) DIRTY GOALS picks up immediately after the cliff hanger of book two DIRTY PLAYS in which a Hollywood starlet has gone missing and is presumed dead, a starlet directly connected to our story line hero. As the investigation begins to stall, and Zayn increases the security around the woman he loves, the person responsible continues to gain access, access that becomes personal and deadly. What ensues is the ongoing relationship between Zayn and Vivi, and the potential fall-out as our couple are targeted by a psychotic mind.

The secondary and supporting characters include Vivi’s friend Bella, and Zayn’s best friend Beckett, as well as Bella’s lecherous boss Harry, and Florida Devils’ team owner Bruce Bayne. Here’s hoping the author plans on going back and telling Bella and Beckett’s story.

DIRTY GOALS is a fast paced, quick read that resolves the who and why of Zayn’s latest stalker but saying that the conflict resolution feels rushed and underwhelming, and at one of the most pivotal parts of the story, we are not privy to Vivi’s side. The premise is intriguing and intense; the romance is passionate; the characters are energetic and determined but I was hoping for a little more.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Dirty Games
Dirty Plays

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Michelle A. Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rock the Heart. Wicked White is the first novel in her Wicked White romance series. She attended college as a drafting and design major, but her love of people soon persuaded her to join the nursing field. It wasn’t until after the birth of her son that she began her love affair with romance novels, and she hasn’t looked back since. When she’s not writing, she feeds her music addiction, dabbles in party planning, and expresses herself by working with arts and crafts. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, son, and two beloved dogs.

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Dirty Plays (Florida Devils 2) by Michelle A Valentine -a review

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DIRTY PLAYS (Florida Devils 2) by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 29, 2022

Zayn and I have been working hard to keep the relationship between us a secret. If we’re discovered after the Devil’s football organization forbid him to have any romantic relationships, he risks a possible suspension.

Zayn’s way of concealing our relationship is passing me off as his niece in order to explain why we’re together all of the time until the season is over. This crazy plan might just work if my ex, who is also Zayn’s nephew, stops trying to win me back and keeps his mouth shut.

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REVIEW: DIRTY PLAYS is the second instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary, adult FLORIDA DEVILS erotic, romance serialized trilogy. This is the continuing story of thirty-four year old professional football player Zayn North, and twenty-four year old production assistant Vivi Honeycutt. DIRTY PLAYS should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the cliff hanger of book one DIRTY GAMES.

SOME BACKGROUND: Zayn North has been followed by scandal for the better part of a year, and the Florida Devils have ‘ordered’ our hero to stay out of the public eye including no relationships for the foreseeable future but the arrival of Vivi, his half-nephew’s ex-girlfriend, stirs something deep within Zayn North, something he struggles to keep contained in the face of living under the same roof.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Zayn and Vivi) DIRTY PLAYS picks up immediately after the events of book one DIRTY GAMES . Vivi’s ex-boyfriend has come to Florida hoping for a second chance but another scandal is about to rock Zayn North’s career, and to appease the people in charge, Zayn is forced to ‘date’ Gia Whitt, the team owner’s grand daughter and a reality star who has caused much strife in our heroine’s life but everything begins to spiral out of control as Zayn refuses to partake in the ruse, any longer, and must face the wrath of his brother’s son.

DIRTY PLAYS is a story of betrayal and vengeance, desperation and association, obsession and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is erotic and intense; the characters are desperate and determined. DIRTY PLAYS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Michelle A. Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rock the Heart. Wicked White is the first novel in her Wicked White romance series. She attended college as a drafting and design major, but her love of people soon persuaded her to join the nursing field. It wasn’t until after the birth of her son that she began her love affair with romance novels, and she hasn’t looked back since. When she’s not writing, she feeds her music addiction, dabbles in party planning, and expresses herself by working with arts and crafts. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, son, and two beloved dogs.

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Dirty Games (Florida Devils 1) by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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Dirty Games (Florida Devils 1) by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 24, 2022.

When I accepted my dream job across the country, my boyfriend went into planning mode, even arranging for us to live with his uncle until we could get our own place. So, imagine my surprise at the airport when he dumps me, leaving me to go to Florida alone.

Armed with only an address and entry codes, I make the move without him, and am totally unprepared when I come face-to-face with my new roommate, Zayn North—professional football’s notorious, womanizing bad-boy. I do my best to keep my distance from the beastly man, but one kiss changes everything and I definitely want more.

Disclaimer:

This book is intended for an adult audience due to strong language and naughty situations. This book revolves around a curvy, sassy heroine and a possessive alpha male.

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REVIEW:DIRTY GAMES is the first instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary, adult FLORIDA DEVILS erotic, romance series. This is thirty-four year old, NFL football player Zayn North, and twenty-four year old, production assistant Vivi’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Zayn and Vivi) DIRTY GAMES follows our heroine, Vivi, as she journeys to Florida for the start of a new job. Dumped at the airport by her boyfriend Robert Estell, Vivi struggles with what was, and what will never be, only to realize she has no place to live in Jacksonville Florida but the estate of her ex’s uncle Zayn North. Having no idea as to the who and what of Zayn North, Vivi will quickly discover that her ex’s uncle is a star player with the NFL’s Florida Devils, a player currently embroiled in his own personal nightmare. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Zayn and Vivi, and the potential fall-out as Zayn is forced to keep Vivi at a distance, a distance neither one is willing to obey.

Zayn North has been followed by scandal for the better part of a year, and the Florida Devils have ‘ordered’ our hero to stay out of the public eye including no relationships for the foreseeable future but the arrival of Vivi, his half-nephew’s ex-girlfriend, stirs something deep within Zayn North, something he struggles to keep contained in the face of living under the same roof. Vivi has no where to live now that she is no longer in a relationship with Robert. Thankfully, Zayn North has agreed to allow our heroine to stay until she can find a place of her own but another scandal is brewing and Zayn is about to place them both in the direct line of fire.

The relationship between Zayn and Vivi is a forced proximity in that Vivi is currently living with our story line hero. Zayn North knows that is his relationship with Vivi is revealed, he will be facing a possible suspension, and the loss of the woman he wants to claim as his own. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Zayn’s best friend and neighbor Beckett; wardrobe assistant Bella; Vivi’s ex boyfriend Robert Estell; and movie star Gia Whitt.

DIRTY GAMES is a story of friendships and relationships, obsession and love. We learn a little bit about both Zayn and Vivi’s family histories, both from similar backgrounds and heart breaking youth. The premise is entertaining and captivating; the romance is seductive and steamy; the characters are charismatic, strong-willed and energetic. DIRTY GAMES ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Michelle A. Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rock the Heart. Wicked White is the first novel in her Wicked White romance series. She attended college as a drafting and design major, but her love of people soon persuaded her to join the nursing field. It wasn’t until after the birth of her son that she began her love affair with romance novels, and she hasn’t looked back since. When she’s not writing, she feeds her music addiction, dabbles in party planning, and expresses herself by working with arts and crafts. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, son, and two beloved dogs.

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BAD BOSS by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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BAD BOSS by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 27, 2021

Dark.
Dangerous.
Powerful.

My new boss, Dominic De Luca has issued a city-wide hands-off order on me. He wants to own me—possess me body and soul, and every time he touches me it becomes more difficult to tell him no.

Innocent.
Beautiful.
And Mine.

From the moment Fiona stepped inside my club, she belonged to me. She walked willingly into the lion’s den and I’m about to devour every sweet inch of her.

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REVIEW: BAD BOSS by Michelle A Valentine is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, romance novella focusing on nightclub owner Dominic DeLuca, and medical student Fiona James.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Fiona and Dominic) BAD BOSS follows the building relationship between nightclub owner Dominic DeLuca, and medical student Fiona James. Fiona James is desperate to help her family in the wake of losing their home but Fiona is a struggling medical student, and if she leaves college, she will lose her scholarship. When her former roommate suggests working at the local strip club, Fiona knows she is not the type to take off her clothes for money but serving the patrons would help making ends meet. Enter nightclub owner Dominic De Luca, and the man with whom Fiona will fall in love. What ensues is the quick building romance and relationship between Fiona and Dominic, and the potential fall-out as Fiona’s future is threatened by someone in control.

Dominic De Luca doesn’t do relationships but something about Fiona draws Dominic like a moth to a flame. Wanting to keep Fiona for himself, Dominic sees read when Fiona ups her game to make more money to help her family, so our hero, makes Fiona an offer, she cannot refuse.

The relationship between Fiona and Dominic is one of immediate attraction that quickly turns into something more. Dominic finds himself falling for the red-haired beauty, a woman who takes control of his heart and his soul. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Fiona’s former roommate Emmy, Dominic’s sister Cassie, and her son Mario; Dom’s former friend Marco Porello, and his brother Nico, as well as Fiona’s professor Kee.

BAD BOSS is a story of family, friendships, desperation and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is edgy and dramatic; the romance is provocative-a case of insta lust to love; the characters are energetic yet idealistic.

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The Right One (Decker Brothers 1) by Michelle A Valentine-review

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The Right One (The Decker Brothers 1) by Michelle A Valentine-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 31, 2021

When I married my husband, we promised till death do us part. Too bad only one of us meant it.

Licking my wounds, I’m forced to take my son and move back home to start over. Also not in my plans is Kane Decker, my high school crush, still living next door to my parents. Yet there he is, in all his mouth-watering glory, determined to help me find the carefree girl he once knew.

Kane makes me want things. And I’m not sure I’m ready to open my heart up again no matter how amazing his kiss is or how much I crave his skin against mine. He’s trying to change my mind, doing his best to convince me to let him in because this time he’s the right one.

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REVIEW:THE RIGHT ONE is the first instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary, adult THE DECKER BROTHERS erotic, romance series. This is twenty seven year old primary school counselor Janie Mitchell-Bandy, and twenty-nine year old Coast Guard/rescue swimmer Kane Decker.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Janie and Kane) THE RIGHT ONE follows the best friend’s sister relationship between twenty-seven year old primary school counselor Janie Mitchell-Bandy, and twenty nine year old Coast Guard/rescue swimmer Kane Decker. Approximately nine years earlier seventeen year old Janie Mitchell made a pass at her brother’s best friend, nineteen year old Kane Decker, but Kane was having nothing to do with it, resulting in Janie running away with a broken heart. Fast forward to present day wherein Janie returns to her home town with her tail tucked between her legs, after her husband asked for a divorce, giving up all rights to their only child. Surprised to find Kane Decker as her personal chauffeur, Kane will eventually proclaim his ongoing attraction to the woman he has always loved but tragedy strikes the small town of Bar Harbor, pushing Kane of our heroine’s life. Months will pass before Kane becomes the man he once was but tragedy strikes again, just as Kane and Janie agree to forever. what ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Janie and Kane, and the potential fall-out as the past comes back with a vengeance.

Janie Mitchell has loved Kane Decker for as long as she can remember but when Kane rejected Janie’s advances, Janie ran without looking back. Now married, and the mother of a young son, Janie never expected to return to Bar Harbor, facing a divorce, and the man continues to star in her fantasies and dreams. Kane Decker has loved and lost, and with a young child of his own, Kane considers everything that has happened in the past, and looks forward to a future with the woman he still loves.

The relationship between Kane and Janie is a best friend’s sister/unrequited love scenario in which Janie’s return brings back memories from the past. Kane hopes to immediately pick up where they left off nine years earlier, but Janie’s life had been upended only hours and days before. Knowing that Janie is the woman he has always loved, Kane bides his time. The $ex scenes are intimate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Kane’s brothers Calvin and Warner; Janie’s brother Jamie, and her best friend Eve; Janie’s son Mattie, and Kane’s daughter Abby, as well as both Janie and Kane’s parents, and Janie’s ex husband Gregg Bandy.

THE RIGHT ONE is a story of family, friendships, betrayal and revenge. The character driven premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is flirtatious and provocative; the characters are dynamic and delightful.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Michelle A. Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rock the Heart. Wicked White is the first novel in her Wicked White romance series. She attended college as a drafting and design major, but her love of people soon persuaded her to join the nursing field. It wasn’t until after the birth of her son that she began her love affair with romance novels, and she hasn’t looked back since. When she’s not writing, she feeds her music addiction, dabbles in party planning, and expresses herself by working with arts and crafts. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, son, and two beloved dogs.

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CHAOS AND LOVE (Campus Hotshots 2) by Michelle A Valentine-review

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CHAOS AND LOVE (Campus Hotshots 2) by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 22, 2021

He’s chaos–on and off the field…

For hotshot quarterback, Luke Finnegan, Love and Chaos are always intertwined, and when he decides he’s through with relationships, a blonde artist with pink streaks in her hair convinces him sometimes love is worth the madness.

Miley St. Claire doesn’t do relationships. She’s seen the chaos they cause for those around her and she wants no part of that drama, which is why taking Luke Finnegan up on his offer to be friends with benefits is her ideal non-relationship. Trouble is, when she gets to know Luke, she finds herself missing him when he’s not around and quickly realizes, to her absolute horror, she’s falling for the sexy quarterback.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: Chaos and Love is a stand-alone college football romance with a lot of sass and sexy times. No cliffhanger. No Cheating. There’s definitely a HEA.

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REVIEW: CHAOS AND LOVE is the second instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary, new adult CAMPUS HOTSHOTS erotic, romances series. This is college quarterback Luke Finnegan, and graphic design student Miley St. Claire’s story line. CHAOS AND LOVE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. There is a slight cross over with the mention of the author’s Black Falcon series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Luke and Miley) CHAOS AND LOVE follows the building romance and relationship between college quarterback Luke Finnegan, and graphic design student Miley St. Claire. Luke Finnegan is failing marketing and is desperate in the face of losing his starting position with team, and finds himself asking graphic design student Miley St. Claire for help but Miley is his brother’s girlfriend’s best friend, and in this Luke doesn’t want to cross the line where he doesn’t belong. Our heroine will surprise Luke Finnegan when she suggests a relationship outside of school, a surprise that involves a friends with benefits relationship as our heroine does not believe in love or happily ever after. What ensues is the building friendship, relationship and love between Miley and Luke, and the potential fall-out as Miley’s issues of trust threaten any future happiness for our story line couple.

Miley St. Claire doesn’t do relationships having witnessed the volatile and unfaithful marriage of her parents but something about Luke has our heroine reconsidering her stand on relationships, a relationship that is about to prove that love is temporary, and trust must be earned. Luke Finnegan knows betrayal first hand but that doesn’t stop him from hoping for his own happily ever after. Miley St. Claire is a means to an end but falling in love is one of the best side-benefits to needing a college tutor.

The relationship between Miley and Luke begins as a student-tutor relationship wherein Luke is immediately attracted to his our story line heroine but Miley lets Luke know that she has no desire to fall in love but a friends with benefits relationship is all she is able to handle. As their relationship begins to develop, Luke’s past is determined to destroy any hope for a happily ever after. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include Luke’s brother Baker and his girlfriend Sky (Rebellious and Reckless 1), and their father Morris Finnegan; Miley’s roommate Kaylee; Luke’s friend and fellow football player Milo; and mean girl/ sorority sisters Veronica and Nadalee.

CHAOS AND LOVE is a story of family, relationships, betrayal and love; a story of vengeance, jealousy, retribution and heart break. The premise is engaging and emotional; the romance is seductive; the characters are dynamic, energetic and charismatic but I struggled with the YA (young adult) feel to the story line premise including the vindictive mean girls, and immature and over emotional parental units. The epilogue fast forwards the story line five years.

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Michelle A. Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rock the Heart. Wicked White is the first novel in her Wicked White romance series. She attended college as a drafting and design major, but her love of people soon persuaded her to join the nursing field. It wasn’t until after the birth of her son that she began her love affair with romance novels, and she hasn’t looked back since. When she’s not writing, she feeds her music addiction, dabbles in party planning, and expresses herself by working with arts and crafts. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, son, and two beloved dogs

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Rebellious and Reckless by Michelle A Valentine-a review

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REBELLIOUS AND RECKLESS (Campus Hotshots 1) by Michelle A Valentine

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 25, 2021

He’s Rebellious in the Ring and Reckless in Love.

Sky Cold knows exactly what she wants, and it’s Luke Finnegan, the college campus star quarterback. The only problem is she’s not even a blip on his radar. In order to get noticed by her crush, she’s willing to exchange the extra bedroom in her apartment to Luke’s tattooed, older brother to find a way into his social circle.

Baker Finnegan is determined to get out of his father’s shadow and do things his way. When he falls on hard times, and the sexy, slightly nerdy co-ed, Sky offers him a place to live in exchange for fake friendship, he can’t pass up the opportunity. But when Baker quickly realizes the only match he wants to make for Sky is one with himself, he has to convince her to look past his reckless ways.

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REVIEW: REBELLIOUS AND RECKLESS is the first instalment in Michelle A Valentine’s contemporary, new adult CAMPUS HOTSHOTS romance series-a spin off from the author’s HARD KNOCKS series. This is college students Sky Cold, and Baker Finnegan’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sky and Baker) REBELLIOUS AND RECKLESS follows the roommates to lovers relationship between college students Sky Cold and Baker Finnegan. Baker Finnegan needs a place to stay after his college roommate moves in his girlfriend without warning. Overhearing Baker’s exchange, Sky Cold offers Baker her spare room-an arrangement her father can know nothing about but Sky has an ulterior motive-our heroine is obsessed and in love with Baker’s brother Luke, the star quarterback and man-wh*re on the college campus. Desperate to attract Luke Finnegan’s attention, Sky blackmails Baker to help, in exchange for room and board. What ensues is the building friendship and relationship between Sky and Baker, and the potential fall-out as demons from the past threaten the burgeoning love between our leading couple.

Baker Finnegan’s heart was destroyed by the people he loved, and in the ensuing time Baker swore he would never fall in love again. Pushing everyone he once loved out of his life, Baker finds himself falling for a woman who has fallen for the brother he can no longer trust. Leaving the sport he loved behind, Baker trained to fight in the underground MMA, something our heroine knows all too well. Sky Cold is a naive, obsessed young woman who has tunnel vision and delusions about a man she only knows by sight and reputation. Desperate to meet the man who has starred in all of her fantasies and dreams, Sky will soon realize that the man that she wants is the man who is currently living in the room next door.

The relationship between Baker and Sky begins as roommates but Sky isn’t looking for a relationship with Baker, and Baker refuses to open his heart to another potential betrayal. As Sky continues to obsess over Baker’s brother Luke, Baker begins to lose his heart to a woman who may or may not want something more. The $ex scene are intimate and passionate without the over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The energetic secondary and supporting characters include Baker’s brother Luke, and their father Morris; Sky’s best friend Mylie; and Baker’s friends Eddie and Jamie, Milo Riviera, as well as Sky’s parents Xavier and Anna, and her brother Simon.

REBELLIOUS AND RECKLESS is a story of secrets and lies; betrayal and vengeance; dysfunctional family dynamics, forgiveness and love. The premise is captivating and heart breaking; the romance struggles in the early stages as Sky’s obsession with Luke is beyond naive and immature; the characters are dynamic and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Michelle A. Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rock the Heart. Wicked White is the first novel in her Wicked White romance series. She attended college as a drafting and design major, but her love of people soon persuaded her to join the nursing field. It wasn’t until after the birth of her son that she began her love affair with romance novels, and she hasn’t looked back since. When she’s not writing, she feeds her music addiction, dabbles in party planning, and expresses herself by working with arts and crafts. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, son, and two beloved dogs

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Thrust Under by Michelle A Valentine & Emily Snow-Review and Promotion

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THRUST UNDER by Michelle A Valentine and Emily Snow-Review and Promotion

THRUST UNDER
by Michelle A Valentine & Emily Snow
Release Date: February 27, 2018
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance, stand alone

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 27, 2018

Gabriel Carter is the biggest, cockiest asshole I’ve ever met. He’s six-foot-three inches of ex-baseball player—sexy muscles and smoldering looks that turn my body into a traitorous mess.

Did I mention he’s also the reason business at my family’s hotel is quickly going down the drain?

I shouldn’t want him, but try explaining that to my body. Especially after he proposes a business deal to me that will be mutually rewarding—both financially and sexually.

Sleep with the enemy?

Nah, I’ll just marry the bastard instead.

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REVIEW: THRUST UNDER co-authored by Michelle A Valentine and Emily Snow is a stand alone, contemporary adult erotic, romance story line focusing on former professional baseball player and hotelier Gabriel Carter, and US soldier Maggie Kinsella.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maggie and Gabriel) THRUST UNDER follows the building relationship between hotelier Gabriel Carter, and Maggie Kinsella, a US soldier returning home from her last deployment, and a woman whose family’s Hawaiian hotel is struggling to survive. Gabriel Carter’s reputation as a bad boy and manwh*re during his baseball playing days has followed our hero into the business world and his venture into owning a hotel. At the suggestion of his lawyer Gabriel is desperate to find a woman who is willing to play his fiancée and wife in order to present a unified front for his next financial transactions. Enter Maggie Kinsella, retired US soldier, and the woman with whom Gabriel will fall in love. What ensues are Gabriel’s offer to help Maggie’s parent’s business in exchange for Maggie accepting Gabriel’s proposal of marriage and a happily ever after.

Maggie’s parents small family owned hotel is in desperate need of remodelling and repairs but their finances are in ruins, and they are months if not weeks away from permanent closure. When the beautifully handsome but overly cocky Gabriel offers an independent and strong-willed Maggie a solution to her parent’s problems, Maggie must consider the ramifications of the secrets and lies she of which she is about to embark. When Maggie’s ex-boyfriend comes looking for a second chance, Gabriel sees red and misunderstands Maggie’s reactions to the man that had previously destroyed her heart.

The relationship between Maggie and Gabriel is one of immediate attraction until Maggie discovers Gabriel’s owns the successful hotel next door, a hotel owner Maggie blames for the imminent downfall of her parent’s Hawaiian resort. In the early stages of their relationship Maggie struggles with her attraction to our story line hero, an attraction that she continues to deny. The $ex scenes are erotic, seductive and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Maggie’s parents Lia and Henry Kinsella; Maggie’s ex-boyfriend Ryan; her best friend Lani; and Gabriel’s former teammate Killian Reynolds; and reporter Vivi Hamilton. There is a slight cross-over with Valentine’s Black Falcon Rock series, and the mention of Riff and ‘Ball Busting B*tch’.

The world building follows the frenemies to lovers relationship between Gabriel and Maggie; and the struggle for one family to make in the competitive world of high-end hotels.

THRUST UNDER is a sexy, sassy and flirty story line. The romance is captivating, hot and steamy; the characters are colorful, passionate and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Michelle A. Valentine is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Rock the Heart. Wicked White is the first novel in her Wicked White romance series. She attended college as a drafting and design major, but her love of people soon persuaded her to join the nursing field. It wasn’t until after the birth of her son that she began her love affair with romance novels, and she hasn’t looked back since. When she’s not writing, she feeds her music addiction, dabbles in party planning, and expresses herself by working with arts and crafts. She currently lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband, son, and two beloved dogs.

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Emily Snow is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the DEVOURED series (October 2012, January 2013) and TIDAL (December 2012). She loves books, sexy bad boys, and really loud rock music, so naturally, she writes stories about all three.

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