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High Stakes (Kings and Rivals 2) by Nana Malone-review tour

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High Stakes (Kings and Rivals 2) by Nana Malone-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 15, 2025

A marriage of convenience is the only way to get her back…and to keep her safe.

The beautiful Morgan doesn’t need to know how dangerous the NYC waters have become. She doesn’t need to know that old family debts have come to be settled.

She doesn’t need to know the way I’ve longed for her. We can keep things cordial…at least until night falls.

The more time we spend together, the more I come to crave her. Another one of her laughs. A smile. And god, a kiss. I’ve become addicted to my own wife.

I lost her once. I won’t lose her again.

She hates me for the secrets I’ve kept. But beneath that hatred burns a passion neither of us can deny. In my arms, she remembers what we once had. In my bed, she forgets why she ever left.

As threats close in from all sides, I’ll risk everything to protect what’s mine. Because some bonds can never be broken, some hearts can never truly be separated, and some loves are simply… inevitable.

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REVIEW: HIGH STAKES is the second instalment in Nana Malone’s contemporary, adult KINGS AND RIVALS, dark, erotic, crime family romance series focusing on twenty year old, fashion designer Morgan Crispin Becker, and billionaire businessman Lance Lakewood DeLuc. HIGH STAKES should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events of book one DEEP POCKETS, and is set in the author’s KINGS OF THE BOARDROOM world.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lance and Morgan) HIGH STAKES picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book one DEEP POCKETS. Lance Lakewood has loved Morgan Becker for as long as he can remember but a betrayal cost him the only woman he would ever loved. Determined to make amends Lance finds himself become guardian and protector of our story line heroine when his past demands everything and more. Threats to Morgan’s life finds Lance on the defensive, only to realize that love may never be enough.

The world building follows the revelations of secrets that threaten Lance’s relationship with Morgan, and his friendships with her sister Gwen. Ten years of lies finds Lance on the precipice of losing everyone including the only woman he has every loved.

The relationship between Lance and Morgan is acrimonious at best but threats against Morgan forces our couple into a marriage of convenience, a marriage meant to protect our heroine from harm. The $ex scenes are erotic, provocative and intense.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and determined secondary and supporting characters including Morgan’s sister Gwen and her husband Atticus (Kings of the Boardroom): fixer Silas McGill, Atticus’ brother Micah: Lance’s brother Hector, and their father Charles; fashion promoter Adele Beekman,and Morgan’s assistant Amber. The requisite evil has many faces.

HIGH STAKES is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic and intense; the romance is impassioned and seductive; the characters are desperate, dangerous, resolute and struggling. HIGH STAKES ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one DEEP POCKETS

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USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.

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Deep Pockets (Kings & Rivals 1) by Nana Malone-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 14, 2025

I was never supposed to have a crush on my best friend’s little sister. Morgan is too young. Too innocent. And she’s in far too much danger.
I’ve built a legitimate empire in New York, far from the life of shadows and violence in which I was raised. I’m heir to a dark throne.
When she needs temporary shelter, I allow her to crash at my place. Being this close to her, without touching her, hurts like hell. But I can play the white knight for a few weeks.
I have to stay away from her, even while I keep her safe.
Even if it means not touching her beautiful body.
Even if it means seeing the hurt in her eyes.
Then my former life comes crashing in. She doesn’t know how deep the stakes go—and I can’t afford to let her find out. Protecting her means keeping her close, even if it means risking everything, including my own heart.

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REVIEW: DEEP POCKETS is the first instalment in Nana Malone’s contemporary, adult KINGS AND RIVALS erotic, romantic suspense series set in the author’s Kings of the Boardroom world. This is billionaire businessman Lance Lakewood, and fashion designer Morgan Cristin-Becker’ story line. Lance and Morgan were first introduced to the reader in the KINGS OF THE BOARDROOM series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lance and Morgan) DEEP POCKETS focuses on the tempestuous relationship between our story line couple. Morgan Cristin-Becker has been in love with her sister Gwen’s best friend Lance Lakewood all of her life but Morgan felt Lance’s rejection down to her soul, and in the ensuing years struggled to move on with her life. When Morgan’s sister Gwen married to protect our heroine, Morgan has struggled to move on from the past including numerous betrayals at the hands of their father but Lance is determined to protect his best friend’s sister, even if it means getting up close and personal with the people who have destroyed her life. All is not well as Lance and Morgan’s relationship takes a turn for the better, when Lance’s past takes aim at our story line couple.

The world building follows several paths including the dysfunctional family dynamics of both Lance’s and Morgan’s estranged families. Lance grew up in a world of danger and death, as Morgan discovered her own life had been predicated upon a series of lies.

The relationship between Morgan and Lance is one of unrequited love; of obsession and heart break; of secrets and lies. Lance is desperate to protect our story line heroine but keeping secrets will push Morgan out of his life, into a world of danger and madness. The $ex scenes are provocative and impassioned without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of coloful, dynamic and sometimes questionable secondary and supporting characters: We are reintroduced to Morgan’s sister Gwen and her husband Atticus Price( (Kings of the Boardroom); fixer Silas McGill; Atticus’ brother Micah; Lance’s unstable brother Hector DuLac, Adele Beekman,and Morgan’s new ‘friend’ Amber.

DEEP POCKETS is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, hatred and obsession, mistrust and misunderstanding. The premise is dramatic, gritty and raw; the romance is fated and passionate; the characters are charismatic, broken yet struggling to move forward. DEEP POCKETS ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.

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ROYAL HEART (Black Rose Auction 6) by Nana Malone-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 25, 2025

Damon Hunt, the world’s most ruthless thief, wants my skills for a dangerous job. Worse, he wants me…as his wife.
When Damon Hunt—the thief my father trained instead of me, his protégé, the same one responsible for his death—strolled back into my life after years, I shot first and asked questions later.
Then he had the nerve to ask for my help to recover the stolen Royal Heart, a Winston Isles Crown Jewel, from the underground Black Rose Auction.
Despite how I used to feel about him, I see him for who he really is. And I’m not getting sucked back into the world that cost me everything. Not to mention, I’m not a damn thief.
I’ve built my career at a recovery firm, avoiding the field. I might be the best safecracker around, but I won’t go back to my private hell.
Until Damon dangles the one thing I can’t resist, the man who shot my father.
The catch? We have to pose as husband and wife to infiltrate the auction and steal back the Royal Heart for the Winston Isles.
Navigating the underground deals brings back old wounds and undeniable attraction. Damon is like a beast from my past—dangerous, captivating, and hiding secrets behind his fierce exterior. I have to decide if I’m falling for the monster who broke my heart—or the man determined to win it back.

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REVIEW: ROYAL HEART by Nana Malone is the sixth and final instalment in the contemporary adult, romantic BLACK ROSE AUCTION multi-authored suspense series. This is professional thief Damon Hunt, and analyst Ari Denton’s story line. ROYAL HEART can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the other story lines is revealed where necessary (all of the instalments will be released on the same day). Several characters from Nana Malone’s Winston Isles Royals series cross over for cohesion and familiarity.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Daman and Ari) ROYAL HEART follows former childhood friends as they are forced to work together in an effort to steal back the ROYAL HEART, A Winston Isles Crown Jewel. Weeks before his brother Prince Sebastian’s wedding, Prince Lucas discovers the Royal Heart is a forgery, and is desperate to retrieve the original jewel. GT Securities has been hired to reclaim the stolen property, and Galen Trent brings in professional thief Damon Hunt who knows of only one woman able to help with the job. Enter Ari Denton, Damon’s former mentor’s only child, and the woman Damon has loved most of his life but years earlier, while on a job, Ari’s dad Paul Denton was murdered, and Ari blames Damon for the death of her father. Working together may prove to be a problem as Ari and Damon must pose as a married couple, hoping to ‘buy’ the Black Heart jewel at the Black Rose auction, only to come face to face with the man who started it all.

The world building focuses on the past; the search and recovery of a crown jewel, and the rekindling relationship between our story line couple. While Ari Denton blames Damon Hunt for the death of her father, Damon refuses to reveal the truth in an effort to protect the woman he loves.

The relationship between Damon and Ari is one of second chances, of a sorts. Ari was never a part of Damon and her father’s world of high end thievery, and in this, Ari has watched from the sidelines as her fathered mentored someone else. Desperate to prove he is worthy of a second chance, Damon’s slow seduction of Ari is aided with their masquerade as a married couple. The $ex scenes are erotic, and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include Winston Isles Royals Penny Walsh (Cheeky Royal /Cheeky King) and Prince Lucas (Royal Bastard/ Bastard Prince): Security specialist Galen Trent owner and head of GT securities. The requisite evil has many faces.

ROYAL HEART is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, forgiveness and acceptance, relationships and love. The premise is intriguing and entertaining; the romance is fated and provocative; the characters are desperate and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Nana Malone

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USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is

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Mistletoe Ever After (The Mistletoe 3) by Nana Malone-review tour

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💙Mistletoe Ever After (The Mistletoe Series 3) by Nana Malone-review tour💙

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 26, 2024

Nothing said Christmas quite like…computer coding?

My up-and-coming gaming company was in the need of a Christmas miracle, and I planned to spend the holidays holed up in a snowy cabin, making that miracle happen.

I hadn’t counted on sharing this secluded winter wonderland with my nemesis, Cole Nichols.

The last thing I need is the sexy tech mogul, intent on buying out my company, to distract me from my goal.

But as the snow piles up outside, I can’t help but wonder if Cole might be the one to make my winter wishes come true….

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REVIEW: MISTLETOE EVER AFTER is the third instalment in Nana Malone’s contemporary, adult THE MISTLETOE romance series. This is twenty-five year old game developers Jamie Reed, and Cole Nichols’ story line. MISTLETOE EVER AFTER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jamie and Cole) using present day and memories from the past, MISTLETOE EVER AFTER follows Jamie Reed and her struggling game developing company Cyberpunked. With the holidays approaching, Jamie is heading to the small town of Hope, New York where she will come face to face with her brother Matt’s best friend Cole Nichols, but the lodge has overbooked, and Jamie finds herself spending the holidays with our story line hero. Little does Jamie know but Cole Nichols is desperate to acquire Jamie’s company, and Cole will do anything to take down the woman at the top.

The world building follows the best friend’s sister frenemies to lovers. Seven years earlier Jamie and Cole kissed, within days, Cole had ghosted our story line heroine. Fast forward to present day, Cole sees an opportunity to acquire Jamie’s struggling company but all Jamie sees is the potential for failure, failure of her life’s work and dreams.

The relationship between Cole and Jamie is one of mutual attraction but Jamie sees betrayal when she realizes it is Cole’s company taking aim at her life’s work. Cole has never stopped thinking about the woman he kissed seven year earlier but in an effort to keep the peace, Cole must come up with a plan to protect the woman he loves. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate and intense.

There secondary and supporting characters are limited. We are introduced to most via phone calls including acquisitions manager Jake, and Jamie’s head of marketing Becca Long.

MISTLETOE EVER AFTER is a story of betrayal and greed, self esteem and reluctance, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is thought provoking and dramatic; the romance is spicy; the characters are desperate and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Mistletoe Kisses
Mistletoe Hearts

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Reviewed by Sandy

Nana Malone

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USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.

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MERGER (Kings of the Boardroom 3) by Nana Malone-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 20, 2024

My corporate kingdom is vulnerable right now.
This is the perfect time for the enemy to strike.

My gunshot wound doesn’t matter.
The only thing that matters is my wife.
I’m haunted by the knowledge that she could be next.

Gwyn might have come to me through a twisted game of corporate revenge. It might have started as an arranged marriage, but it’s become real.

The only thing I can do to protect her is keep her near me.

Except the danger lurks closer than I ever imagined.

•••

REVIEW: MERGER is the third instalment in Nana Malone’s contemporary, adult KINGS OF THE BOARDROOM erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on billionaire businessman Atticus Price, and algorithm developer Gwen Becker. MERGER should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the cliff hanger and events of book two ACQUISITION.

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

SOME BACKGROUND: The Becks Corporation is struggling and in an effort to bump up the bottom line, James Becker offers up a deal to the highest bidder, a deal including marriage to one of his daughters. Atticus Price wants what the Becks Corporation has to offer .When Atticus discovers the deal comes with an arranged marriage, Atticus pushes to come out on top but the daughter offered is not the daughter he wants. Enter Gwen Becker, the woman with whom Atticus will fall in love

Told from dual first person perspectives (Atticus and Gwen) MERGER focuses on Gwen’s recovery after an attempt on her life. Atticus believes he failed his wife, and in this, begins to pulls away as he searches for the person (s) responsible including the possibility of someone he knows. As Atticus, Gwen and Micah begins a deep dive into several potential suspects, Atticus’ past finds a way to prove no one is safe is one is determined enough to get through.

The world building focuses on the hunt for a gunman; the search for the person responsible; embattled family morals and dysfunctional family dynamics, as well as Gwen and Atticus struggle to keep their marriage healthy and well.

The relationship between Atticus and Gwen is highly sexual and provocative but in the wake of the attempt on Gwen’s life, Atticus begins to pull away, fearing he has failed to protect the woman he loves. Gwen is determined to prove she is a survivor, and sets out to take back what was once hers to control. The $ex scenes are erotic and passionate.

Once again, we are reintroduced to Gwen’s sister Morgan, Atticus’ brother Micah, their father Lucian, as well as Atticus’ friend and driver Gavin, and Gwen’s best friend Lance who is struggling with his attraction to forbidden fruit. Mogan’s story line is next.

MERGER is a story of obsession, betrayal and madness, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is edgy, intriguing and impassioned; the romance is spicy, provocative and intense; the characters are determined, desperate,and animated.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Takeover
Acquisition

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Reviewed by Sandy

Nana Malone

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USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.

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Acquisition (Kings of the Boardroom 2) by Nana Malone-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 21, 2024

A hostile takeover. An arranged marriage. A dangerous game.
It was supposed to be cold-blooded corporate warfare, but somehow my heart got involved.

My wife penetrated my shields until I could see nothing but her…and her safety.
Because the game has only just begun.

I’m going to claim her…along with my birthright.
The stakes have never been higher.
Manhattan is going to be mine.

••••

REVIEW:ACQUISITION is the second instalment in Nana Malone’s contemporary, adult KINGS OF THE BOARDROOM erotic, romance suspense series focusing on billionaire businessman Atticus Price, and algorithm developer Gwen Becker. ACQUISITION should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the cliff hanger and events of book one TAKEOVER.

NOTE: For fans of Nana Malone there are a number of crossovers and characters from the author’s See No Evil, Speak No Evil, Hear No Evil interconnected trilogies. If you have not read TAKEOVER, there may be spoilers in my review.

SOME BACKGROUND: The Becks Corporation is struggling and in an effort to bump up the bottom line, James Becker offers up a deal to the highest bidder, a deal including marriage to one of his daughters. Atticus Price wants what the Becks Corporation has to offer .When Atticus discovers the deal comes with an arranged marriage, Atticus pushes to come out on top but the daughter offered is not the daughter he wants. Enter Gwen Becker, the woman with whom Atticus will fall in love

Told from dual first person perspectives (Atticus and Gwen) ACQUISITION picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book one TAKEOVER. Gwen Becker has been spiralling since Atticus Price broke off their engagement, and kicked our heroine out of his life. Now working in London, Gwen will come face to face with the man who broke her heart but all is not as it appears to be, and Gwen will be targeted by the man at the top. Several attempts on Gwen’s life finds Atticus both guardian and protector of the woman he loves but someone is determined to take down our story line heroine.

The world building continues to focus on the tempestuous relationship between our story line couple, and the ongoing dysfunctional dynamics of two families whose lives have been upended by one of their own.

The relationship between Gwen and Atticus is a roller coaster of secrets and lies. Gwen’s life is in danger but our heroine is often TSTL demanding her independence, often times placing herself in the direct line of fire. Atticus continues to struggles between wanting to protect Gwen at all costs, and destroying the man who is taking aim at our story line couple. The love scenes are provocative and intense but, once again, I dislike the use of a certain four letter word, although only used once, more for shock than anything else.

We are reintroduced to Gwen’s sister Morgan, and their questionable father James Becker; Atticus’ brother Micah, their mother Jessica, Atticus’ driver Gavin, as well as Gwen’s best friend Lance Lakewood. The requisite evil is someone familiar.

ACQUISITION is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, greed and jealousy, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, gritty and twisted; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are animated and dynamic. ACQUISITION ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one TAKEOVER

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Nana Malone

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USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.

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Takeover (Kings of the Boardroom 1) by Nana Malone-review tour

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Takeover (Kings of the Boardroom 1) by Nana Malone-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 20, 2024

An arranged marriage is my family’s last chance… I have to marry a ruthless stranger to save them.

Billionaire Atticus Price wants my father’s struggling empire. Even worse, he wants me. Immediately. Irrevocably. He isn’t a man who accepts no for an answer.

This is a hostile takeover, and somehow I’ve become the price.

I’ll protect the people in my father’s company, even as my father sells it to the highest bidder–along with me. That doesn’t mean I’ll be the meek bride he expects.

It’s a sensual battle of wills. He’s the king of the boardroom, and he’ll make me his queen. At any cost. Falling for him is a weakness I can’t afford

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REVIEW:TAKEOVER is the first instalment in Nana Malone’s contemporary, adult KINGS OF THE BOARDROOM erotic, romance series. This Is billionaire businessman Atticus Price, and algorithm developer Gwen Becker’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Atticus and Gwen) TAKEOVER follows the arranged engagement and marriage between our story line couple. The Becks Corporation is struggling and in an effort to bump up the bottom line, James Becker offers up a deal to the highest bidder, a deal including marriage to one of his daughter. Atticus Price wants what the Becks Corporation has to offer .When Atticus discovers the deal comes with an arranged marriage, Atticus pushes to come out on top but the daughter offered is not the daughter he wants. Enter Gwen Becker, the woman with whom Atticus will fall in love. what ensues is the building romance and relationship between our story line couple, and the fall-out as sins of the past refuse to let go, forcing Atticus to walk away from the woman he loves.

The world building follows several paths including two dysfunctional family dynamic of dark secrets and lies, as well as the ghosts of the past who refuse to die. Gwen has a secrets that haunts her days and nights, and Atticus is about to face a problem that won’t go away.

The relationship between Atticus and Gwen begins as an accidental meeting but will quickly evolve into something more. Gwen and the company have been sold to the highest bidder, and Atticus is about to discover the cost is so much more than he could have ever imagined. The $ex scenes are provocative, passionate and intense but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word in my ‘romance story lines’

The colorful and often powerful secondary and supporting characters play a significant role in our story. line couple’s lives. We are introduced to Gwen’s sister Morgan, and their questionable father James Becker, and his long-suffering wife Clarissa; Atticus’ brother Micah, their mother Jessica, Atticus’ driver Gavin, as well as Gwen’s best friend Lance Lakewood, and a business competitor Bronson Jacobson. The requisite evil has many faces.

TAKEOVER is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, dysfunctional family dynamics, threats and ultimatums, family and love. The fast paced premise is dark, dramatic and intense-there are plenty of anxious moments throughout; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate and determined. TAKEOVER ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Nana Malone

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USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.

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MISTLETOE HEARTS by Nana Malone-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 2, 2023

What’s a girl supposed to do when she’s secretly in love with her best friend?

I’ll you a hint. It’s not accompany him home for the holidays and pretend to be his girlfriend. How did I even end up here?

I’ll tell you how. I got lost in Justin Morrison’s baby blues, that’s how. Ever since Justin rescued me from my no good cheating ex – I’ve had a thing for him. I’ve done my best to keep it under wraps. Hell, I intended to take this truth to the grave. I’ve never had someone protect me the way he does and I’ve never wanted to ruin our friendship.

The problem is, to give his ailing grandma, possibly the best last Christmas, and cover a teensy teensy little white lie he told her, now I’m having to pretend to to be in love with him. Sleeping in the same bed…kissing him!

All for show of course.

But I can do this right? I can hide my real feelings? Even when he takes our public kisses behind closed doors and there’s no mistletoe in sight?

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REVIEW: MISTLETOE HEARTS by Nana Malone is a contemporary, adult, stand alone, erotic, romance novella focusing on hotelier Justin Morrison, and artist Alex Winters.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Justin and Alex) MISTLETOE HEARTS follows the friends to best friends to lovers relationship between our leading couple. Approximately five years earlier, university student Alex Winters discovered her boyfriend had been cheating with two other women. Having witnessed the confrontation, Justin Morrison stepped in, claiming to be waiting for Alex to make up her mind. Fast forward five years, Justin and Alex consider themselves best friends but have never crossed the line into something sexual. When Justin’s grandmother demands he return home for Christmas, Justin is desperate for a ‘pretend girlfriend’ and Alex is the perfect girl for the ruse but unbeknownst to Justin, Alex is desperately in love with her best friend, and she is struggling with the fake relationship that will quickly turn into something more. What ensues is the best friends to lovers relationship between Justin and Alex, and the potential fall-out as their ruse begins to crumble, leaving Alex picking upon the pieces of her broken heart.

The relationship between Alex and Justin begins accidentally but our couple quickly become best friends going forward. Boyfriends and girlfriends will come and go but Justin has always depended upon the woman he calls his best friend. As Alex continues to battle between head and heart, she suspects when the holidays are over, she may lose her best friend along with her heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters included an assortment of exes, as well as Alex’s assistant Cassie, Justin’s scheming uncle Martin, and Grandma Lucy.

MISTLETOE HEARTS is a story of family and friendships, acceptance and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is predictable but sweet and captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are energetic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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USA Today bestseller Nana Malone’s love of all things romance and adventure started with a tattered romantic suspense she “borrowed” from her cousin.

It was a sultry summer afternoon in Ghana, and Nana was a precocious thirteen. She’s been in love with kick butt heroines ever since. With her overactive imagination, and channeling her inner Buffy, it was only a matter a time before she started creating her own characters.

While she waits for her chance at a job as a ninja assassin, in the meantime Nana works out her drama, passion, and sass with fictional characters every bit as sassy and kick butt as she thinks she is.

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