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KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION (Knights of Hell 5) by Sherilee Gray-a review

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KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION (Knights of Hell #5) by Sherilee Gray-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date Nov ember 19, 2020

Loyal and deadly, Gunner has fought tirelessly alongside his brothers in the war between Heaven and Hell for the one reward he craves: a beloved mate of his own. But darkness snatched her away. Now she haunts his dreams, and his longing for a female lost to him forever is tormenting him to the edge of sanity.

Luna risked everything to help the brutal warrior who should be her enemy—and lost. Now trapped in a cell and punished relentlessly for her betrayal, her wish for death is bested only by an intense desire for the man she cannot have. When he finds and rescues her, it awakens a part of her she never knew existed.

But the monster who held her captive will stop at nothing to get Luna and her powers back, and those she loves most are in terrible danger.

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REVIEW:  KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION is the fifth instalment in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary, adult KNIGHTS OF HELL erotic, dystopian, paranormal/fantasy romance series focusing on a group of demon hunters known as the Knights of Hell, warriors whose birth was ordained by the mating of angels and demons. This is dhampir Luna, and half-demon/half-angel Knight of Hell Gunner. KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION contains scenes of graphic violence that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.

Told from third person perspective KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION follows the building relationship between dhampir Luna, and half-demon/half-angel Knight of Hell Gunner. Since the day Chaos’s mate Grace was rescued and returned by a mysterious stranger Gunner couldn’t stop thinking about the female he believed to be his mate but something or someone was holding her hostage in Hell, and it was Luna’s pain and suffering that Gunner felt every time he went to sleep. Rescuing Luna meant Gunner’s chance at his own happily ever after but Luna’s life had been filled with torture and pain, and Gunner would have to be patient with his new found mate. What ensues is the building relationship between Gunner and Luna, and the potential fall-out as Luna’s captor comes back for his prize.

Luna has never known anything but torture and pain since the day ‘Sir’ killed her mother, and took her and her brother Ronan hostage for their power, and his control. Believing dhampir’s were emotionless and without a heart, Luna had no idea t the overwhelming feelings and emotions that were about to take over her life with the man with whom she would fall in love. Gunner is a Knight of Hell, and along with his brothers, their nightly battle with Hell’s demons now meant protecting the woman that called to his heart but Gunner would quickly learn that Luna is not without some power of her own, and our heroine is determined to take down the man that destroyed her life.

Meanwhile, we learn a little more about the fate of former Knight of Hell Tobias, and his mate Scarlett, as well as Rocco’s missing mate Kyler. ‘Sir’ has been busy amassing a collection of prisoners, prisoners he tortures for his power and pleasure.

The relationship between Gunner and Luna is one of fated mates. Luna is naïve to many things yet well versed in others but her relationship with Gunner brings on new feelings and emotions, of which she struggles to understand and accept. Gunner knows immediately that Luna is his mate but our heroine needs time to heal and accept that she is now protected by the Knights, as one of their own. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic, language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Chaya and Brent (Demons Temptation #3), Chaya’s sister Mia Westbrook and her demon hunting mate Zenon (Knight’s Salvation #2), Eve and Lazarus (Knight’s Redemption #1), Chaos and Grace (Knight’s Dominion #4), Kryos, Rocco, Silas, Tobias, James, as well as Lucifer, Diemos , Luna’s brother Ronan, and their captor ‘Sir’.

KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION is a fast paced, dark and dramatic story line. The premise is emotional and powerful; the characters are impassioned and determined; the romance is fated and sensual. Another wonderful addition to Gray’s KNIGHTS OF HELL.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Knight’s Redemption
Knight’s Salvation
Demon’s Temptation
Knight’s Dominion

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Bad Behavior 1-3 by Jeana E Mann-Review & Giveaway tour

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Bad Behavior 1-3 by Jeana E Mann-Review & Giveaway tour

 

ABOUT THE BOOKS: Release Date November 17, 2020

My name is Jamie Alexander but my clients call me Romeo. I make my living by fulfilling the fantasies of Chicago’s richest and most powerful women. For the right price, I’ll do anything you want, and I’ll enjoy every minute of it. Nothing is too dirty or scandalous for my taste. Nothing is off-limits. Give me a call. I’m waiting. Your satisfaction is always guaranteed.

A new girl moved into my apartment building last week. Chloe. A sweet, sunny girl with laughing eyes and a bright smile. I can’t get her out of my mind. While I’m servicing the municipal judge who kept me out of jail, I picture Chloe’s face, her body, her scent. As much as I like her, a relationship with someone my own age is out of the question. I have goals and none of them include a girlfriend. So why can’t I leave her alone?

**Although these stories can stand alone, this is a series of short stories, involves cliffhanger endings, and is meant to be read in order.

 

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BAD BEHAVIOR #1

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REVIEW: Jeana Mann has given us the start to a series of short stories, this being the first. Bad Behavior 1 brings us into the life of Jamie and why he is known as Romeo as well as what he does to make his buck.

*Sassy grin*

As a male escort, Jamie/Romeo is known for giving his client what they want, the secret desires they don’t even tell their friends. Through this first short story, we get introduced to the basics of the story, who he is, what he does and the hot and heavy that comes with a career as a gigolo.

This short story was a great way to start the new 10-part book, it’s a quick hot read that does leave the reader on the best cliffhanger. Anxious for the continuation yet? I sure am!

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BAD BEHAVIOR #2

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REVIEW:Jeana Mann continues right off from book one into book two, digging deeper into why Jamie is the way he is and why he works as an escort.

Jamie is slowly becoming more and more revealed for the person he is under the hot bod. A single father, trying to do the best he can for his young daughter, a man, more lost than he lets on and lonely as well. When he meets Chloe, he comes to learn things about himself that he was unprepared for. For once, a job that never bothered him has started creeping at his conscience. Is it Chloe that is changing him? Or does the job not hold the same Merritt anymore?

For a group of short stories, these ones pack a punch. Mann gives you just enough to get you wading into the pool, then whoosh, the cliffhanger is upon you, crashing like a wave. These steamy, short stories are so much fun to read and always having you dying for more!

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BAD BEHAVIOR #3

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REVIEW: If you liked book 2, book 3 is going to be right up your alley. Book three in the short story features Jamie and his gigolo ways, lots of drama and some pretty good giggles.

I think many readers were curious about Jamie’s baby Momma and what was going on with Chloe. In book three we get a little more on each of these topics.

Jamie’s baby Momma drama is intense and most definitely realistic, it’s not something any loving parent would want around their child. Chloe on the other hand, well her family was an eye opener. Her family is just awful, throw in a wedding, an old client of Jamie’s, and you have the makings for killer day time drama.

As always with this series, the cliffhanger is so good, I can’t wait to see what comes next.

 

Jeana is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestselling Author from Indiana. She gave up a career in the corporate world to write about sexy billionaires and alpha bad boys. With over twenty books and several awards beneath her belt, she’s never regretted her choice to live out her dream. She’s a free spirit, a wanderer at heart, and loves animals with a passion. When she’s not tripping over random objects, you’ll find her walking in the sunshine with her rambunctious dogs and dreaming about true love. 

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Little Lies by H. Hunting-review & excerpt tour

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LITTLE LIES by H. Hunting-review & excerpt tour

 

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 16, 2020

I don’t want you.
You mean nothing to me.
I never loved you.

I turned my words into swords.
And I cut her down. Shoved the blade in and watched her fall.

I said I’d never hurt her, and I did.

Years later, I’m faced with all the little lies, the untruths, the false realities, the damage I inflicted, when all I wanted was to indulge my obsession.

Lavender Waters is the princess in the tower. Even her name is the thing fairy tales are made of.

I used to be the one who saved her.
Over and over again.

But I don’t want to save her anymore.
I just want to pretend the lies are still the truth.

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REVIEW:LITTLE LIES is a contemporary, new adult, stand alone story line focusing on Lavender Waters, and Kodiak Bowman. LITTLE LIES is set in the author’s PUCKED and ALL IN romance series, and focuses on the next generation of the Helena Hunting’s series characters.

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

SOME BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Heroine: Lavender Waters (Alex and Violet Waters’ youngest daughter, PUCKED and FOREVER PUCKED couple origin, Pucked Series )

Hero: Kodiak (Kody) Bowman (Rook and Lainey Bowman’s son, A LIE FOR A LIE couple origin, All In Series )

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lavender and Kodiak) covering fifteen years, and numerous time lines, LITTLE LIES focuses on the childhood friends to enemies to lovers relationship between Lavender Waters, and Kodiak Bowman. Years earlier, Lavender Waters was the potential victim of a childhood abduction, and Kodiak Bowman, and Lavender’s twin brother River blame themselves for what almost happened to our story line heroine. Fast forward several years wherein Kodiak becomes Lavender’s protector and guardian until the day their co-dependent relationship and friendship is destroyed by the well-intentioned actions of adults who cared. Focusing on the present, Lavender is about to enter her sophomore year at college, and reluctantly opts to move in with her brothers, bringing her closer to the man who destroyed her heart. Living on ‘hockey row’ near the college in Chicago where most of her siblings and cousins now study and live, Lavender struggles with the toxic relationship between she and Kodiak, a relationship destroyed by the continuing hurt and painful words by the boy / man she once loved. What ensues is the emotional, destructive and heart breaking relationship between Kodiak and Lavender, as our couple traverse a minefield of pain, memories, PTSD and impassioned sadness of the who, how, when and why of a life-long friendship destroyed by secrets and lies.

Both Lavender and Kodiak suffer with severe emotional and physical anxiety, and with it had become one another’s single source of rescue and support but their co-dependent relationship began to worry their parents, and in an effort to protect the children they love, inadvertently destroy the tether that held one another together.

The relationship between Kodiak and Lavender is a volatile friends to enemies to lovers relationship with all of the emotional and heart breaking angst of young love, misunderstanding, regret and obsession. Kodiak and Lavender had been one another’s rock but a tear in their relationship pulled at the seams until there was nothing left to repair. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and animated characters most of whom are the second generation children of the author’s PUCKED and ALL IN series, as well as the Alex and Violet Waters (Pucked), and Rook and Lainey Bowman (A Lie for a Lie). The requisite mean girls are present and accounted for. I am hoping the author has plans for Lavender’s brothers, their cousins and the numerous friends we met in LITTLE LIES.

LITTLE LIES focuses on the broken and wounded; the tragic and complex lives of the emotional fall-out of a potential tragedy that almost destroyed so many lives. The premise is raw and impassioned; the characters are damaged and barely surviving; the romance is fractured yet the sexual attraction is palpable and angry. LITTLE LIES is a haunting look at two people struggling to come to terms with the past, the present and the foreseeable future.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

 

The front door swings open, and the never-ending nightmare that is this day smacks me in the face like a long-expired sausage. Kodiak stands in the doorway wearing only a pair of swim shorts, wet hair sticking out all over the place, water dripping on the damn floor. But God, is he ever glorious. Muscle layered over muscle, thick biceps flexing as he holds the doorjamb, a mischievous grin popping the dimple in his left cheek.
My heart seizes and gallops. I miss this version of him: the one that smiles and doesn’t hate me.
He ruins everything a moment later by bellowing, “Who’s fucking in the driveway?”
His gaze moves to Dylan, who looks as horrified as I feel, but as it shifts to me, his smile drops and my stomach tightens.
“You should really go,” I tell Dylan.
“I’ll see you around.” He disappears into his car and barely has the door closed before he’s backing out of the driveway and screeching down the street.
I adjust my backpack on my shoulder and head for the house, steeling my spine and my nerves because Kodiak is still standing in the middle of the doorway, his face a mask of indifference. I try to brush by him, but he stays where he is, making it impossible.
I sigh, exhausted beyond belief. I just want to go upstairs and have a good, cathartic cry. I try to mirror his apathy. “Can you move so I can get into my house?”
His brow furrows as his eyes move over my face. He lifts his hand, like maybe he’s thinking about touching me. There’s no way I can handle that. I jerk back and swat his hand away. “What are you doing?”
“Your lip is bleeding.”
“Don’t act like you actually give a shit, Kodiak.”
“Tell me what happened.” His voice is low and soft, and for whatever reason, that makes me even angrier, so I lash out, wanting to wound him the way he keeps wounding me.
“You, Kodiak. You happened, and you ruined my goddamn life. Now get the hell out of my way.” I elbow past him, almost tripping over several sets of running shoes.
I head straight for my bedroom and lock the door behind me. I slide down the wall until my butt hits the floor and close my eyes, taking deep breaths.
I imagined the concern in his voice.
I imagined the pain that sat heavy behind his eyes.
We see what we want to, not the truth, especially when it hurts.

 

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FOLLOW: NYT and USA Today Bestselling author of The PUCKED Series, Helena Hunting lives outside of Toronto with her amazing family and her two awesome cats, who think the best place to sleep is her keyboard. Helena writes everything from contemporary romance to romance comedy, sports romance and angsty new adult romance.
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Contingency Plan (Blackbridge Security)by Marie James-Review tour

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Contingency Plan (Blackbridge Security)by Marie James-Review & Giveaway tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 16, 2020

As a former FBI agent, Flynn Coleman was made for his work with Blackbridge Security.

He’s highly trained, has a skill set meant for analysis and investigation, and meant to do important things.

Yet, he’s chasing a twenty-year-old starlet’s daughter around New York City because the spoiled brat never learned how to behave.

Remington Blair doesn’t need a babysitter, but her parents insist.

Keeping Flynn Coleman on his toes will be the most fun she’s had in a while.

Besides, just hearing him call her name with that accent is enough to keep her running.

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REVIEW:CONTINGENCY PLAN is the third instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult BLACKBRIDGE SECURITY erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on the men and women who work for Blackbridge Security (BBS). This is twenty-nine year old, former FBI agent and second in command at BBS Flynn Coleman, and soon to be twenty-one year old, Remington Blair’s story line. CONTINGENCY PLAN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Flynn and Remington) CONTINGENCY PLAN follows the forbidden relationship between twenty-nine year old, former FBI agent and security specialist Flynn Coleman, and soon to be twenty-one year old, Remington Blair. Flynn Coleman’s latest assignment is ‘babysitting’ a twenty-year old spoiled, little rich girl, who pushes Flynn’s buttons at every opportunity. With her famous mother and step-father, all but absent from her life, Remington Blair has a penchant for getting into trouble, and making her security detail work for every penny they are paid but something about Flynn Coleman makes Remington sit up and take notice including her perceived inability to get a rise out of our story line hero. What ensues is the tempestuous but building relationship between Remington and Flynn, and the potential fall-out as Flynn finds himself back in St. Louis for crossing the line one too many times.

Flynn Coleman knows better than to get involved with the client’s daughter but Remington Blair doesn’t make it easy, walking around naked, and desperately trying to seduce the man hired to ensure she is safe at all times. Remington Blair is a danger to herself but our heroine is starved for affection and pursues every available opportunity to get the attention she doesn’t get at home. Flynn Coleman never thought he would fall for Remington Blair but battling his feelings threatens to spiral out of control when Remington disappears, and the boys at Blackbridge Security are unable to locate the woman with whom Flynn will fall in love.

The relationship between Flynn and Remington begins as a job, a job Remington is determined to make miserable for our story line hero. Remington has a reputation of getting herself into trouble, and every security detail before Flynn has been unable to control the woman in question. Crossing the line is about to pull Flynn out of Remington’s life but Remington isn’t willing to sit back and let the world tear her down, one more time. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text-the sexual energy is palpable and hot. There are some scenes of spanking, used as punishment between our story line couple.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we have met in previous story lines. We are reintroduced to security specialist and Blackbridge Security (BBS) owner Deacon Black, and Annalise Grimaldi (Hostile Territory #1), and IT specialist Wren Nelson and Whitney Nelson (Shot in the Dark 2) Finnegan Jenkins (BBS mechanical engineer) , Ignacio Torres, Jude Morris, Quinten Lake, Gaige, and Brooks, as well as Wren’s dirty mouthed African Grey parrot Puff Daddy.

CONTINGENCY PLAN is a story of family and relationships; disappointment and struggle; desperation and rejection; forgiveness and love. The premise is engaging and captivating; the romance is spicy and seductive; the characters are energetic, colorful and charismatic but it took a little convincing for me to warm up to our story line heroine. Her immature behavior and attitude left much to be desired.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Hostile Territory
Shot in the Dark

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

Marie James is a USA Today Bestselling Author of contemporary romance. She’s book boyfriend crazy, the mother of two rowdy boys, and a wife of 15+ years. She’s obsessed with tacos, otters, and FunCo Pops figures. Born, raised, and still living in central Texas, Marie spends most of her time locked away writing and reading. 

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A Wright Christmas by KA Linde-Review Tour

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A Wright Christmas by KA Linde-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 17, 2020

At seventeen, I left Isaac Donoghue behind to become a professional ballerina.

When I return home to dance in the Nutcracker, I never expect to run into him. Let alone on my first day in town. I can’t help but admire him in a crisp suit with his toned soccer body, chiseled jaw line, and all too familiar piercing green eyes. I thought nothing could surprise me more.

Until his five year old daughter runs out of the ballet studio.

I’m only in town for a month. I shouldn’t get involved with anyone, especially the ex I’ve been pining after for years. Especially when he has a daughter to consider.

But where Isaac is concerned, I’ve never been able to stay away.

With the help of some Christmas magic, maybe we finally have a shot at our second chance.

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REVIEW:A WRIGHT CHRISTMAS by KA Linda is a contemporary, stand alone, holiday romance story line set in the author’s Wright World series. This is Wright Construction project manager and single father Isaac Donoghue, and New York City Ballet prima ballerina Peyton Medina’s story line. A WRIGHT CHRISTMAS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Many of the previous story line couples cross over for cohesion and familiarity.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Peyton and Isaac) A WRIGHT CHRISTMAS follows the second chance romance between Wright Construction project manager and single father Isaac Donoghue, and New York City Ballet prima ballerina Peyton Medina’. Fifteen years earlier, Peyton Medina destroyed Isaac Donaghue’s heart when she left Lubbock Texas to pursue a career as professional ballerina. Fast forward to present day wherein Peyton has been invited to star in Lubbock’s holiday presentation of the Nutcracker, and with it, the possibility of facing the man she has never stopped loving. Enter Isaac Donaghue. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Isaac and Peyton, and the potential fall-out as Peyton’s time in Texas comes to a close.

Isaac Donaghue is a single father who lost his wife five years earlier but our hero has never stopped loving the only woman who has ever broken his heart, and with her return meant the possibility of a second chance with Peyton Medina. Peyton never expected to fall hard for the man whose heart she destroyed but an emergency return to New York broke something in Peyton, as she struggled between head and heart, and the career she has focused on all of her life.

The relationship between Peyton and Isaac is one of second chances: a rekindling romance between two people whose relationship was destroyed when Peyton left to pursue her career, and Isaac was offered the chance at a soccer scholarship. Isaac had never stopped loving our story line heroine but Peyton had no plans to return to Lubbock or Isaac. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several couples from the previous instalment in the Wright World series. We are introduced to Isaac’s five year old daughter Aly, as well as his sister Annie; Peyton’s siblings Piper and Peter, Piper’s roommate Blaire, their parents, and grandmother; LBC artistic director Kathy Brown, and several young hopeful ballerinas and dancers.

A WRIGHT CHRISTMAS is a sweet and sexy story of second chances. The premise is realistic and spirited: the romance is seductive and tender; the characters are sassy, imaginative and dynamic. A WRIGHT CHRISTMAS is a wonderful and impassioned tale for your holiday reading.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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K.A. Linde is the USA Today bestselling author of the Avoiding Series, Wrights, and more than thirty other novels. She has a Masters degree in political science from the University of Georgia, was the head campaign worker for the 2012 presidential campaign at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and served as the head coach of the Duke University dance team. She loves reading fantasy novels, binge-watching Supernatural, traveling, and dancing in her spare time.

She currently lives in Lubbock, Texas, with her husband and two super-adorable puppies.

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Mafia Casanova by M. Robinson & Rachel Van Dyken-Review tour

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Mafia Casanova by M. Robinson & Rachel Van Dyken-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 17, 2020

Trust.
Loyalty.
Family.
The tangled web of mafia life.
We grew up together. Me, Eden, my brother Tristian.
He was always the safe bet, the sure thing, the good guy.
And me? Well, I was the Casanova, the killer who flirted with anyone and anything, breaking Eden’s heart again and again.

We both loved her.
Mind.
Body.
Soul.
Until I gifted her to my brother as if she meant nothing, when she meant everything to me.
Tristian was safer.
Better.
Could give her the life I never would be able to.

But things changed.
We changed.

My only goal was to protect her, making her hate me in return. Except once my brother wasn’t standing between us anymore, I decided…

It was my turn to claim what had always been MINE to begin with.

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REVIEW:MAFIA CASANOVA is the first instalment in the contemporary, adult, dark, Mafia, romantic suspense series co-authored by M. Robinson and Rachel Van Dyken. This is Mafia assassin Romeo Sinacore, and Eden DeRossi’s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Romeo and Eden) following several time lines MAFIA CASANOVA focuses on Romeo Sinacore’s obsession and love for his brother’s wife. For years, brothers Romeo and Tristian loved and protected Eden DeRossi, the daughter of the family’s head of security but as the eldest brother, Tristian took advantage of his position within the family claiming Eden as his future wife. Forced to watch from afar, Romeo would always resurface at certain times throughout Eden’s life until he could no longer sit back and watch her life implode. As Eden and Tristian’s life begins to spiral out of control, Romeo must stop the proverbial train wreck before the lives of the people he loves are lost to power, greed, betrayal and revenge.

Romeo Sinacore has never stopped loving Eden De Rossi but Eden said ‘yes’ to his brother’s proposal. As Romeo was forced to watch the woman he loved fall in love with someone else, betrayal at the hands of someone he loved, would place the focus on an assassin’s blade.

The relationship between Eden and Romeo was one of the forbidden. Having never crossed the line after Eden and Tristian were married, Romeo knew he would always be tied to Eden, regardless of her relationship with another man. His love for Eden was greater than his love for his brother, and with it, the relationship between the brothers was irrevocably destroyed. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate and intense.

We are introduced to Romeo’s brother Tristian, and their sister Juliet; Eden’s father Bartollo De Rossi, as well as fellow mafia bosses Andrei Sinacore, and Phoenix Nicolasi.

MAFIA CASANOVA is a story of family and relationships; power, control, betrayal and revenge. The premise is gritty and dark; the romance is heart breaking; the characters are strong, impassioned and angry. MAFIA CASANOVA ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

About M. Robinson

Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson loves to read. She favors anything that has angst, romance, triangles, cheating, love, and of course sex! She has been reading since the Babysitters Club and R.L. Stein.

She was born in New Jersey but was raised in Tampa Fl. She was pursuing her Ph.D in psychology, with two years left. However, she dropped out of school and became a fulltime writer.

She is married to an amazing man who she loves to pieces. They have two German Shepherd mixes, Kobe and trooper, a Wheaten Terrier, Teddy and a Tabby cat, Gio.

She feels blessed to be living her dream.

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About Rachel Van Dyken

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Rachel Van Dyken is the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling author of regency and contemporary romances. When she’s not writing you can find her drinking coffee at Starbucks and plotting her next book while watching The Bachelor.

She keeps her home in Idaho with her Husband, adorable son, and two snoring boxers! She loves to hear from readers!

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Dark Alpha’s Caress (Reapers #10) by Donna Grant-a review

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Dark Alpha’s Caress (Reapers #10) by Donna Grant-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 16, 2020.

There is no escaping a Reaper. I am an elite assassin, part of a brotherhood that only answers to Death. And when Death says your time is up, I’m coming for you…

Reborn to serve, I have never once questioned Death’s directives. Until my mission leads me to a Halfling who stirs things within me that I’ve never felt before. Sorcha’s past intrigues me, but not as much as the gorgeous and stubborn Halfling herself. Though the Others are no more, our enemies still lurk around every corner. I can feel it. But for her, I will battle whatever comes my way—be it present dangers or ghosts of the past.

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REVIEW:DARK ALPHA’S CARESS is the tenth instalment in Donna Grant’s contemporary, adult THE REAPERS paranormal, romance / fantasy series focusing on Death’s Reapers. This is Reaper Cathal, and Halfling Sorcha’s story line. The REAPERS is a spin off from Donna’s DARK KINGS series which is a spinoff from Donna’s DARK WARRIOR series which in turn is a spin off from Donna’s DARK SWORD series- all set in the Highlands of Scotland. You do not have to have read any of the previous series to understand the premise but many of the events overlap with the events of the Dark Kings. DARK ALPHA’S CARESS is the beginning of a new series arc and can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.

SOME BACKGROUND: The Reapers (believed to be a folk lore amongst the Fae) are a group of Dark and Light Fae, selected by Death (aka Erith), on their own deathbed, to do her bidding-Death is the judge and jury; the Reapers are the executioners. The Reapers are not harbingers of death, but are tasked with destroying the Light and Dark Fae who have crossed a line from which there is no return. All Reapers must follow two rules: never to fall in love; and never to reveal their existence to anyone.

Told from third person perspective DARK ALPHA’S CARESS focuses on Halfling Sorcha as she has become the target of a number of fae. Reaper Cathal is tasked with uncovering the who and why of the influx of fae near the Isle of Skye but it is Sorcha who reveals there is something more dangerous developing within the fae community. As Cathal remains cloaked in an effort to follow our story line heroine, Sorcha struggles with ten years of guilt, and her refusal to use the magic with which she was born. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Sorcha and Cathal, and the potential fall-out when the couple discover there is a bounty on our story line heroine’s head, a bounty connected to sins of the past.

Sorcha has been in virtual seclusion for close to ten years since the death of her mother and sister. Blaming herself for the loss of her family, Sorcha battles between head and heart but a request from her cousin finds our heroine stepping out of her comfort zone to uncover the truth about a potential threat to the Isle of Skye. Cathal had been following a group of fae and in this he will come up close and personal with our story line heroine. Having no idea if Sorcha is involved in the potential threat to the supernatural world, Cathal and fellow Reaper Aisling begin to uncover the truth about Sorcha, the influx of fae, and a new threat to the supernatural world.

Meanwhile, the Reapers continue to search for Xaneth, former Fae queen Useail’s nephew, a light Fae who went missing as the war between the Light and Dark Fae, and the Dragon Kings came to fruition.

The relationship between Sorcha and Cathal is one of immediate attraction but Cathal knows that to fall in love goes against the Reaper’s code. As guardian and protector of our story line heroine, Cathal finds himself falling for a woman who is unaware of her true nature, and the power she is able to wield. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Erith (Death) and her mate Cael, Aisling, Rordan, Eoghan, and Sorcha’s cousin Rhona. The requisite evil has many faces.

DARK ALPHA’S CARESS is a story of family, betrayal and vengeance; relationships, friendships and love. The premise intriguing, imaginative and entertaining; the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are strong, energetic and colorful.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Dark Alpha’s Claim
Dark Alpha’s Embrace
Dark Alpha’s Demand
Dark Alpha’s Lover
Dark Alpha’s Night
Dark Alpha’s Hunger
Dark Alpha’s Redemption
Dark Alpha’s Temptation

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Reviewed by Sandy

Donna Grant is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the sizzling Dark King series featuring dragons, immortal Highlanders, and the Fae.

She was born and raised in Texas but loves to travel. Her adventures have taken her throughout the United States as well as to Jamaica, Mexico, and Scotland. Growing up on the Texas/Louisiana border, Donna’s Cajun side of the family taught her the “spicy” side of life while her Texas roots gave her two-steppin’ and bareback riding.

Despite deadlines and voracious reading, Donna still manages to keep up with her two children, four cats, and one long haired Chihuahua.

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Choices. Everyone makes them. From mundane to unimaginable, one choice can change the trajectory of your entire life.

My mother’s choice was to abandon us with our abusive father.
My brother’s choice was to go to prison for killing the boy who assaulted his soulmate.
Camden Cole’s choice was to fall in love with a shattered girl who had absolutely nothing to offer him but heartbreak.

It was one summer beneath the trees, but with Camden, I had a place where I belonged.
A friend who was always waiting for me.
A boy who I caught staring at me more often than not.

He was mine, but when the world closed in and secrets exploded all around us, it was my choice to let him go.

Choices. Everyone makes them.
But mine would ruin us all.

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REVIEW:RECLAIM by Aly Martinez is a contemporary, adult, dark, romance story line focusing on Camden Cole, and Nora Stewart.

NOTE: RECLAIM runs parallel to, and crosses over with the events of RELEASE but you do not have to have read Release to follow with the current story line. Nora is Ramsay Stewart’s sister (Release).

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including child abuse, neglect and rape, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Camden and Nora) following several timelines, covering close to twenty five years in the life, RECLAIM follows the friends to lovers relationship between Camden Cole, and Nora Stewart. At the ages of seven and eight, Nora Stewart met Camden Cole, and spent one wild summer together collecting worms and stories, as Nora’s home life would continue to spiral out of control. Visiting his grandparents very summer near Clovert, Georgia was meant to be punishment but Camden looked forward to his time spent with our story line heroine. At the age of twelve Nora would discover the true meaning of evil, and Camden would be pulled from her life for the next several years. Time would pass, as our couple would meet up, catch up and never forget until Nora did something unspeakable and her brother would pay the price. Years later, Nora would become a teacher, and Camden would write the bar exam, knowing he would eventually be called to save the woman he loved, but saving Nora also meant saving his own heart in the process. What ensues is the building back and forth friendship, relationship romance and love between Camden and Nora as Nora’s life in the small town of Clovert, Georgia would move forward with only the memories of the man she never stopped loving.

Camden Cole was only a summer visitor in Clover Georgia but his family had history and power in the small town where Nora Stewart lived. Camden knew Nora and her brother Ramsay struggled daily to survive but he never expected his life to be shattered when he discovered the truth about the who and what had happened to Nora. Nora Stewart had only ever loved one man from the age of seven, and said man kept disappearing and reappearing throughout her life but it wasn’t until a personal vengeance against Nora and her brother threatened any sense of peace for our story line heroine did Camden Cole return to claim Nora forever.

The relationship between Nora and Camden begins as childhood friends but Nora struggled with her life at home. Abuse, neglect, hunger and hate were but a few of the daily rituals our heroine and her brother had to endure. Camden battled between head and heart knowing the who and what Nora had to endure but it wasn’t until our heroine was older did Camden step in to ensure she was protected from her life back home. As the years went by, Camden and Nora would continue to proclaim their love but Nora struggled to fight the demons from her past, demons that would continue to haunt her for years to come. The $ex scenes are limited but mostly implied.

The colorful cast of secondary and supporting characters include Nora’s brother Ramsay and his girlfriend Thea (Release); Camden’s cousins Josh and Jonathan; Nora and Ramsay’s father, as well as Camden’s parents, his grandparents, and a couple of private investigators.

RECLAIM is a story of power, control; abuse and neglect; betrayal and vengeance; friendship and love. The premise is emotional, heart breaking and raw; the romance is imaginative and sensitive; the characters are broken, stubborn, dynamic and real. RECLAIM is a tragic, impassioned and dramatic tale of survival and love.

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Reviewed by Sandy

He wedged his large body beside me in the bed. On his side, he draped one arm across my middle, curling his other under his head.
I watched him out of the corner of my eye, completely unsure if I was supposed to cuddle into him or what the hell we were doing.
“This okay?” he asked. “You comfortable?”
I was a lot of things. Confused. Lost. Overwhelmed by guilt.
But because it was Camden, comfortable was one of those things too.
As an answer, I rolled toward him and buried my face in his broad chest.
His whole body sagged as he began stroking the back of my hair. “Nora. Nora. Nora.”
In a way, Camden and I were strangers, but as his heart played in my ear, I felt two puzzle pieces clicking into place. A calm washed over me. The dark cloud of my betrayals still existed outside of Camden’s embrace; it just didn’t seem so ominous anymore. He knew all the dirty and broken parts of me and still came back, holding me as though he could keep me together.
Sliding an arm around his back, I curled in close, shifting to tangle my legs with his. “I’m tired, Cam.”
“I know,” he whispered, hugging me tight.
“No, you don’t. Nobody understands. I’m a disease who infects everyone who gets close to me.” My breathing shuddered. “It hurts. Everything hurts.”
“Do you remember our first summer together when a grasshopper got into the container where we held the extra worms? You screamed so loud when you opened that thing and it came flying out like a bat out of hell. It got on your shirt and then hung on for dear life. With all the racket you were making, the damn thing had to have been terrified, but he never jumped off. I had to peel it off your shirt, one leg at a time.”
I gagged at the memory. “Thanks for reminding me of that. Awesome timing.”
He chuckled and pressed his lips to the top of my head. “I’m the grasshopper clinging to your shirt, Nora.”
Now, if that wasn’t some good old classic Camden Cole rambling, I had no idea what was.
I tilted my head back, resting my chin on his pec, and peered up at him. “You do realize I have no idea what you’re talking about, right?”
My cold, hollow chest filled with a warmth I hadn’t felt in years when he grinned down at me.
“I genuinely thought you’d find your way back to me. A phone call. A visit. Anything. But as time passed and I got older, I realized I fell in love with a girl who had no idea how to be loved.”
My stomach wrenched, and emotion made my vision swim. “Camden, I—”
“No, just let me talk. Hear me out.” He tucked a stray hair behind my ear and let his thumb linger at my cheek, sweeping back and forth. “I know you love me, Nora. It’s flashed in your eyes every time you’ve seen me since we were kids. It’s like every light in the house suddenly comes on, but it terrifies you, so you spend the whole time we’re together running around, turning them all off, convincing yourself that you don’t deserve for people to love you back. But we still do it. Joe loves you. Thea loves you. Ramsey loves you. I’ll always love you.”

Originally from Savannah, Georgia, USA Today bestselling author Aly Martinez now lives in South Carolina with her husband and four young children.

Never one to take herself too seriously, she enjoys cheap wine, mystery leggings, and baked feta. It should be known, however, that she hates pizza and ice cream, almost as much as writing her bio in the third person.

She passes what little free time she has reading anything and everything she can get her hands on, preferably with a super-sized tumbler of wine by her side.

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