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The Terminal Code by J. W. Galliger-a review

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The Terminal Code by J. W. Galliger-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2021.

How do you solve an impossible murder?

Meet Dashiell Kincaid, a cocky security consultant known for his knowledge of SCAPE’s virtual reality systems and his problem-solving ability. The Terminal Code takes place in 2050, as Kincaid is called to the scene of a murder in New York City, but is quick to find that this one is much more than it seems, as it somehow crossed the bounds of SCAPE and into every day life.

In this modern take of a “locked-room mystery”, most people have abandoned the real world for the pleasure of the virtual, changing the dynamics of humanity, and crime. Kincaid’s quest for the truth reveals a deeper conspiracy than he bargained for and leads him to question the nature of his society, reality, and even himself.

Enter The Terminal Code today.

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REVIEW:THE TERMINAL CODE by JW Galliger is a sci-fi, futuristic story line set in the year 2050 focusing on security consultant Dashiell Kincaid.

Told from third person perspective THE TERMINAL CODE follows security consultant Dashiell Kincade as he is tasked with investigating the death of game developer, CEO of Apex Entertainment Alex Kyrano, one of many deaths related to on-line gaming but the deepier Kincade digs, the more the virtual world begins to suck him in, and pull him under. A twist of fate finds Kincade facing Luis Garza, the head of Government Relations at HIVE, the latest VR (virtual reality) poitical party crossover, and with it , the possibility of a conspiracy that goes much deeper than anyone could have ever imagined.

THE TERMINAL CODE is a story line akin to SB Divya’s Machinehood, William Gibson’s Neuromancer (the book upon which The Matrix is rooted) and to some extent Philip K. Dick’s Total Recall. The reader is pulled into a world where society has turned over control to virtual reality; where people are plugged in and tuned out to the real world; where humanity is hidden behind the facade of robots and artificial intelligence. THE TERMINAL CODE is a fast paced, dramatic, twisted and powerful look at a future controlled by man’s own inventions.

My only complaint, is the abrupt ending, leaving the option for another adventure.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Very Merry Married by Molly O’Keefe -Review tour

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Very Merry Married (Kringle Family Christmas 2) by Molly O’Keefe -Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 3, 2021

Ethan

I’ve got my hands full.

Running for mayor of my home town in Colorado. Trying to save the family business—and doing my best to survive Christmas without murdering my brother. Nowhere on this list is room for Lexie to show up a year after our epic one-night stand.

Vegas show girl, owner of the meanest dog I’ve ever met, and the star of every fantasy I’ve had since I came home. And apparently… my wife? And she wants me to sign divorce papers.

Hell no.

Lexie

I do not get drunk married. That’s what tourists do in Vegas, not locals. But even I am susceptible to gorgeous eyes and an excellent jaw line.

I was so sure Ethan was different from the jerks I usually fall for, until I woke up married without a groom or a way to get a hold of him. A year later, I finally see him splashed all over the internet—fighting with his brother at a Colorado airport.

So, what’s a showgirl to do? Put on my best heels, put my dog in a hand bag and go find my husband so I can end my sham marriage. But as soon as I arrive in Salt Springs, that plan goes out the window.

Ethan hasn’t forgotten me and the chemistry between us is real and explosive.

Now that I’ve found him he doesn’t want to let me go.

Was our wedding a Vegas mistake? Or a Christmas miracle?

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REVIEW:VERY MERRY MARRIED by Molly O’Keefe is the second instalment in the multi-authored contemporary, adult KRINGLE FAMILY CHRISTMAS erotic, Christmas, romance trilogy focusing on the Kringle siblings: Kristen, Ethan and Matt. This is Ethan Kringle, and twenty-eight year old, Vegas showgirl Lexie Platzski’s story line. VERY MERRY MARRIED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. All of the instalments take place around the same time period.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Ethan and Lexie) VERY MERRY MARRIED focuses on the relationship between Ethan Kringle, and Vegas showgirl Lexie Platzski. One year earlier, following a wild night in Vegas, Ethan Kringle woke up beside a woman he didn’t know, having no idea what happened or why. Leaving his name and number, Ethan headed back to his home town in Colorado, hoping to hear from the woman he didn’t remember. One year would pass, when Ethan would come face to face with a raging ball of energy, energy that would help bring the family Christmas farm back to life. Enter twenty-eight year old, Vegas showgirl Lexie Platzski, and the woman with whom Ethan would fall in love. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Ethan and Lexie, and the potential fall-out as sins from the past threaten the future for our story line couple.

Ethan Kringle is running for Mayor but the family Christmas tree farm, and Kringle Inn were struggling with the approach of the holiday. Ethan never expected to come face to face at the Inn with his one-night stand but Lexie wasn’t in town to help the Kringles, our heroine was in town asking for a divorce. Lexie Platzski remembers everything about her wild night with Ethan Kringle but Ethan ghosted our heroine without leaving his personal information, information in light of their Vegas wedding, and Lexie’s need to permanently end their night of mistakes but a quick trip to Colorado finds Lexie ‘working’ at the Kringle Inn, where she helps pull together a Christmas pageant, lifting the business out of their rut.

The relationship between Lexie and Ethan begins as a one-night stand that our hero struggles to remember. What happens in Vegas apparently stayed in Vegas for close to one year until a youTube video goes viral capturing the Kringle brothers at odds with one another.Hoping to end her ‘marriage’ to Ethan Kringle, Lexie quickly discovers she is looking forward to Christmas, and the possibility of something more. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Kristen Kringle (The Grump Who Stole Christmas), and Matt Kringle (Jingle Bell Beard), as well as the patriarch Chris Kringle, Lexie’s mom Trudy Colfax; several guests at the Kringle Inn who add plenty of fun and excitement, and local townies who can’t seem to mind their own business.

VERY MERRY MARRIED is a fast paced, character driven story of second chances, of a sorts. The premise is energetic and spirited; the characters are sassy and dynamic; the romance is intimate and provocative.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Jingle Bell Beard: https://bit.ly/3C1ZLvg

Molly O’Keefe has always known she wanted to be a writer (except when she wanted to be a florist or a chef and the brief period of time when she considered being a cowgirl). And once she got her hands on some romances, she knew exactly what she wanted to write.

She published her first Harlequin romance at age 25 and hasn’t looked back. She loves exploring every character’s road towards happily ever after.

Originally from a small town outside of Chicago, she went to university in St. Louis where she met and fell in love with the editor of her school newspaper. They followed each other around the world for several years and finally got married and settled down in Toronto, Ontario. They welcomed their son into their family in 2006, and their daughter in 2008. When she’s not at the park or cleaning up the toy room, Molly is working hard on her next novel, trying to exercise, stalking Tina Fey on the internet and dreaming of the day she can finish a cup of coffee without interruption.

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A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT by Sheila Roberts- a review

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A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT by Sheila Roberts-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 28, 2021

Single mom Lexie Bell hopes to make this first Christmas in their new home special for her six-year-old son, Brock. Festive lights and homemade fudge, check. Friendly neighbors? Uh, no. The reclusive widower next door is more grinchy than nice. But maybe he just needs a reminder of what matters most. At least sharing some holiday cheer with him will distract her from her own lack of romance…

Stanley Mann lost his Christmas spirit when he lost his wife and he sees no point in looking for it. Until she shows up in his dreams and informs him it’s time to ditch his scroogey attitude. Stanley digs in his heels, but she’s determined to haunt him until he wakes up and rediscovers the joys of the season. He can start by being a little more neighborly to the single mom next door. In spite of his protests, he’s soon making snowmen and decorating Christmas trees. How will it all end?

Merrily, of course. A certain Christmas ghost is going to make sure of that!

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REVIEW: A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT by Sheila Roberts is a contemporary, adult, stand alone, slightly paranormal, story of women’s fiction focusing on kindergarten teacher/single mother Lexie Bell, and her elderly neighbour / widower Stanley Mann.

Told from third person perspective A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT follows two intersecting pathways in the days and weeks before the Christmas holidays. Single mom Lexie Bell is new to town and doesn’t know many of her neighbors. A slip and fall at the local hardware store finds Lexie unable to navigate the wintery streets on her own, and finds herself dependant upon her reclusive and elderly but reluctant neighbor Stan, a gentleman who has struggled in the three years since the death of his wife. Lexie’s six year old Brock, whose only grandfather passed away one year before, is pulled towards the neighbor, bestowing Stan with the moniker of Grandpa Stan. When a single father moves in across the road, Lexis and Brock’s attention is pulled from Stan, and placed on the man with whom Lexie will fall in love.

Meanwhile, Stanley continues to grieve the loss of his wife but late night visits by the spirit of his beloved, push Stan out of his comfort zone, and in the proverbial arms of a potential new family. But Stan commits a Christmas faux pas, and Lexie must do battle with her son in the aftermath, pushing Stanley out of their lives until a potential tragedy strikes at the small Bell family.

A LITTLE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT is a slow building, sweet and impassioned Christmas story line somewhere in the tone between A Christmas Carol and The Grinch Who Stole Christmas. Stanley Mann and his wife never had children, and in this, Stan struggles with the social graces towards family and kids. When the spirit of his dead wife continues to make nightly visits in an effort to push Stan our of his ‘funk’, Stan’s only desire is to reunite with his wife, keeping to himself, shutting out the world around. The premise is heart warming; the characters are animated; the romance is virtually non-existent and only implied.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Explorer Baroness by Julia Justiss-Review & Giveaway

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The Explorer Baroness by Julia Justiss-Review & Giveaway

 

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 26, 2021

He’s the wealthiest nobleman

She’s a risk to his reputation!

Gregory Lattimer is well aware Charis Dunnfield is not the Society bride this Baron’s son needs to restore his family’s tarnished reputation. She is scandalising the ton – living mostly in Constantinople and running her father’s antiquities business! Gregory must settle for her friendship instead – and her help vetting other potential brides for him – until she voyages East again. But will any deb match up to Charis?

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REVIEW:  Gregory Lattimer is eldest son of Baron Vraux, and he’s taken of the family reigns as Baron. His father is still very much alive, but has given up the Barony to pursue his love of artefacts.

Meeting the lovely Charis Dunnfield whilst clearing debts run up by his father, has Gregory at somewhat of a quandary! He’s totally enamoured with the miss, but she’s not the right kind of lady this Baron needs to socialize with, let alone think of courting!

Charis doesn’t worry what the social gossips thinks of her. She happier helping her father run his antiques business anyway! But meeting Gregory has her thinking she could be a little more lady like! But it’s too late anyway.

Friendship is better than nothing right? Well Gregory is totally in the “friend zone” and has to endure as more “suitable” ladies are sent his way to be vetted as the next Baroness!

Third book in this historical romance series, and I like this one the best. It’s easily read without the other two. Nicely written, plot easy to follow, low on angst and two characters you wanted to like and you do. Gregory is not a rake or a rogue, and hard working chap who has taken on the family name and mantle to give his father the chance to enjoy his “hobby”. Charis although a little self centred is a pretty decent young lady. There is a slow-slow-slow burn to this romance, but the plot carries it along quiet nicely, and as I’ve read this author a few time now, I wasn’t expecting fireworks.

So will Gregory and Charis remain friends? Will he watch as she sails away? Or will he grab what he so desperately desires?

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? Reviewed by Julie B

Award-winning historical romance author Julia Justiss has written more than thirty-five novels and novellas set in the English Regency and the Texas Hill Country.

A voracious reader who began jotting down plot ideas for Nancy Drew novels in her third grade spiral, Julia has published poetry and worked as a business journalist.

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The Senior (College Years 4) by Monica Murphy-Review Tour

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THE SENIOR (College Years 4) by Monica Murphy

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 4, 2021.

Eli Bennett.

Magnetic. Outspoken. Infuriating.

Top ranked college quarterback. Sexy. Funny.

Oh, and now my ex-boyfriend.

When he makes me choose between him or a once in a lifetime opportunity, I surprise us both — and don’t choose him. He can’t tell me what to do. Besides, he’ll get over my so-called betrayal and we’ll be back together in no time.

But when I return from my European study abroad program, Eli is still angry. He wants me to apologize for leaving him. I want him to apologize for giving me an ultimatum. Looks like we’re at a standstill.

He’s playing the season of his life thanks to him channeling his anger into aggressiveness out on the field, and now he’s got NFL prospects. His every dream is coming true, but I know he misses me. He still wishes he had his parents’ approval. He’s on top of his game, but secretly, he’s miserable.

Until a life changing moment has us both reconsidering what we’re going to do with our lives. And if we’re going to end up…

Together.

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REVIEW: THE SENIOR is the fourth instalment in Monica Murphy’s contemporary, new adult THE COLLEGE YEARS erotic, romances series-a spin off from the author’s THE CALLAHANS which in turn is a spin off from the ONE WEEK GIRLFRIEND series. THE SENIOR is the continuation of twenty year old Ava Callahan, and Eli Bennett’s story beginning with ADDICTED TO HIM and MEANT TO BE (The Callahans 3 & 4). THE SENIOR can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading THE SOPHOMORE book three, and the series in order for back story and cohesion as Ava and Eli’s story begins in the aforementioned series.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Eli and Ava) THE SENIOR picks up immediately after the cliff hanger of book three THE SOPHOMORE in which Ava announces she has been accepted to study in Europe , and a devastated Eli pushes her out of his life. Fast forward several months, with the start of the fall semester, and Eli’s senior year as a college quarterback underway, our hero plays his best games ever but Ava’s return forces Eli to reconsider what happened and why.Eli and Ava’s on-again, off-again relationship begins to upset everyone around, and Eli’s selfishness, continues to push Eva out of his life. Weeks turn into months, and the up and down of their relationship begins to take it toll on our story line couple.

Eli and Ava’s relationship is a disaster; a sinking ship of miscommunication, misunderstanding, ego, stubbornness, immaturity and fragility. Eli had struggled to understand Ava’s need to leave, believing she didn’t care about his wants and needs, and in the end, his crumbling psyche was unable to accept our heroine’s choices. Ava had supported Eli’s football career and choices for close to four years but when she chose herself, her relationship with Eli imploded, leaving both Eli and Ava heart broken and destroyed.

THE SENIOR is an emotional story of heart break and loss, stubbornness and immaturity, anxiety, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic and impassioned; the embattled romance struggles; the characters are broken, raw and edgy.

READING ORDER AND PREVIOUS REVIEWS
The Freshman
The Sophomore
The Junior

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Reviewed by Sandy

Monica Murphy is the New York Times, USA Today and #1 international bestselling author of the One Week Girlfriend series, the Billionaire Bachelors and The Rules series. Her books have been translated in almost a dozen languages and has sold over one million copies worldwide. She is both self-published and published by Random House/Bantam and Harper Collins/Avon. She writes new adult, young adult and contemporary romance.

She is a wife and a mother of three who lives in central California on fourteen acres in the middle of nowhere along with their one dog and too many cats. A self-confessed workaholic, when she’s not writing, she’s reading or hanging out with her husband and kids. She’s a firm believer in happy endings, though she will admit to putting her characters through angst-filled moments before they finally get that hard won HEA.

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ABEL / HUGO (Savage Kings MC: SC) by Lane Hart & DB West

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ABEL /HUGO (Savage Kings MC: South Carolina 7 & 8) by Lane Hart & DB West-a review

HUGO
Savage Kings MC: South Carolina 8
by Lane Hart and DB West
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, MC, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 4, 2021.

Everly Fulton is desperate for a man to come along and sweep her off her feet, giving her a brief reprieve from her hectic life. She’s been anxiously awaiting prince charming or a knight in shining armor for years.

What she got instead was a grumpy Savage King who is just passing through town.

Hugo set out in search of an old hookup. Instead, he finds the woman’s bubbly sister raising what may or may not be his daughter.

While trying to figure out how to navigate this potential bombshell, Hugo plans to stay as far away from Everly as possible.

But the more he turns the perky woman down, the harder she pursues him, until he can’t resist her for even a second longer.

Neither Hugo nor Everly planned on such a complicated future. And with those complications come obstacles they’ll both have to struggle to overcome.

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REVIEW: HUGO is the eighth instalment in the contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS MC: SOUTH CAROLINA erotic, MC, romance series co-authored by Lane Hart & DB West. This is primary school teacher Everly Fulton, and Hugo Reddick’s story line. HUGO can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. SAVAGE KINGS MC: SOUTH CAROLINA is a spin off from the authors’ original SAVAGE KINGS series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Hugo and Everly) HUGO follows in the wake of a television interview in which a young woman, Everly Fulton, is looking for the father of her niece Harley. Five years earlier, Everly’s sister Felicity had a one-night stand, and in the ensuing time, Everly has raised the child as her own. Enter Savage Kings MC member Hugo Reddick, and the man with whom Everly will fall in love. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Hugo and Everly, and the potential fall-out when Hugo’s appearance in Everly’s life is predicated upon a lie.

Hugo Reddick wasn’t sure what to do when he saw the television interview, and Everly talking about a woman Hugo thought he knew. Not only is Hugo the potential father but so is his fellow MC brother, and sexual partner in crime Abel Giovanni. As Hugo trepidatiously makes nice with our story line heroine, he struggles with revealing the truth to the woman with whom he is falling in love. Meanwhile, Hugo discovers that not all is well in Rockland, Virginia, and is determined to protect our story line heroine, with the assistance of her cousins, and a potential new MC. Everly Fulton has raised her young niece since the day of her birth but her sister never knew the identity of the man who fathered her child. Harley took an immediate like to our story line hero but lies by omission pushed Hugo out of her life, a life already void of a father.

The relationship between Everly and Hugo is predicated upon a lie of omission. Hugo lands in Rockland, Virginia, in an effort to locate the woman who may have given birth to his child but meeting Everly Fulton gives our hero pause for the future, a future that may include a woman, a child, and a new chapter of the Savage Kings MC. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include Abel Giovanni, as well as the introduction of Everly’s cousins:Remy, Barrett, Colt, and RJ;landlord Rusty Roosevelt; Everly’s best friend Taylor, and four year old Harley.

HUGO is a story of secrets, shocks, family and love. The character driven premise is engaging and thought provoking; the romance is provocative; the characters are struggling but determined.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Roman
Winston
Verek
Conrad
Cannon
Nolan

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Reviewed by Sandy

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ABEL
Savage Kings MC: South Carolina 7)
by Lane Hart and DB West
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, MC, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 8, 2021

Selina Davis is just searching for answers – who killed her dysfunctional family and why? She’ll learn so much more than she bargained for after she breaks up a fight between two big, brawling men in a hotel parking lot.

Abel, Cory, and Selina all want three very different things out of life. None of them could have predicted that they would also need each other.

WARNING: This story is for mature readers only. It contains steamy MMF, MFM, and MM scenes and ends on a cliffhanger for the main character that will be resolved in the next book in the series – Hugo.

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REVIEW: ABEL is the seventh instalment in the contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS MC: SOUTH CAROLINA erotic, MC romance co-authored by Lane Hart and DB West. This is bartender Selina Davis, MC member Abel Giovanni, and college student Cory Collins’ story line. ABEL can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading book six NOLAN for backstory and cohesion.

NOTE: ABEL contains scenes of MM, MFM and MMF sexual situations that may not be suitable for all readers.

Told from three first person perspectives (Selina, Cory and Abel) ABEL follows the building but secret ménage relationship between bartender Selina Davis, MC member Abel Giovanni, and college student Cory Collins. Months earlier, the Savage Kings MC took down the Rebel Henchmen, a rival MC when Nolan’s ole’ lady Rita Collins was targeted by an obsessed member, and in the ensuing weeks, police continued to look for the people responsible eventually laying the blame on someone else. Fast-forward to present day wherein the Savage Kings MC celebrate Nolan and Rita’s nuptials, leaving a frustrated Abel looking for someone to ease his own particular needs. Enter bartender Selina Davis, and Rita’s brother Cory Collins. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Rita, Cory and Abel, and the potential fall-out as Abel has yet to come out of the closet, and Rita’s connection to the rival MC is about to threaten Abel and his place within the Savage Kings.

Selina Davis was a club girl for the Rebel Henchmen MC but in the aftermath that killed several members, leaving the whereabouts of others in the wind, Selina went looking for the Savage Kings MC, only to come face to face with her future, a man whose own sexual preferences are about to change. Abel has always preferred threesomes with his best friend and roommate Hugo, knowing Hugo stirred something he could not comprehend but with Hugo on a journey of his own, Rita’s brother Cory jumps into the mix, and Abel sees red knowing Cory’s history with the Savage Kings is questionable at best. As Cory, Selina and Abel spend one glorious night together, Abel realizes he wants something more with both Cory and Selina.

Meanwhile, Cory’s life at college is about to take a dramatic turn leaving our hero fighting for his life. Abel and Selina refuse to leave Cory alone, offering up a threesome arrangement back with the Savage Kings MC.

The relationship between Cory, Abel and Selina is a ménage affair wherein Abel and Selina will fall in love, bringing Cory into their new relationship. Cory is a bisexual male who is paying his way through college via clandestine affairs, and Abel struggles with Cory’s life choices that are about to threaten everything and more. The $ex scenes are erotic, passionate, and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include several members of the Savage Kings MC-Roman, Winston, Verek, Conrad, Cannon, Nolan and Rita; several prospects, as well as police officer Dwight.

ABEL is a story of family, relationships, betrayal and love. The fast paced premise is engaging and entertaining; the romance is spicy and hot; the characters are colorful and energetic. ABEL ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Her Dirty Detectives (Men at Work 5) by Mika Lane-Review Tour

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Her Dirty Detectives (Men at Work 5) by Mika Lane-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 1, 2021

Wrongfully accused, my only hope is the three sexy detectives who want to prove more than just my innocence. They also want to prove they own me…in bed.
I didn’t do it.
Famous last words.
When I get accused of a crime I didn’t commit, I hire three hot detectives to help me get me off.
Three very sexy and talented ones.
They’re very good at shooting…straight.
Working long…hours.
Finding hidden…secrets.
Seeking…information.
And rooting out…secrets.
But the real criminal is still out there.
Putting more than just my heart at risk.

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REVIEW:Mika Lane always delivers in her books. Her Dirty Detectives is book 15 in the Men at Work series and delivers all the steam! This book, as are the rest in the series, is a reverse harem trope, if that’s not your thing, be aware now.

Orla is being set up for a crime she didn’t commit, after being bailed out, she is referred to a trio of private detectives. Hoping for the best, and to get out of the crazy nightmare that has become her life, Orla takes the risk and meets with the men. Little does she know, one of the men already has had her.

Tige, Apollo and Wes are PI’s, and when Orla comes knocking on their door asking for help on a case, they jump at the chance. Their chemistry is hot, and while they each come from a different past, they all connect so well.

The group is so freaking hot together and the story itself is easy to keep up with, if not a little predictable. I always love how Mika’s book ends with a happy ending.

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

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

 

“Hey. Excuse me. You need to leave now.”
He stirred, made a little snore, and turned over.
In my bed. Which he needed to get out of. Immediately.
So, I poked him. Not as hard as I wanted to, but it worked. He grunted and opened an eye, slowly pushing himself up on one elbow and looking around the room—my room—like he wasn’t sure where he was.
My hook-up from the night before peered at me, where I stood hovering in my bathrobe, like he expected me to hand him a cup of coffee.
Don’t think so.
“Hey,” I tried again, “I’m getting in the shower. Please be out of here before I am done. I have a busy day ahead.”
His sandy blond hair stuck up in every direction. What was it about guys and bedhead? For a moment I wished I had more time… but I didn’t.
Bewilderment washed over his handsome face. “B… but didn’t you… I mean, didn’t we… you know, have fun?”
Ugh. Just like a guy. Always fishing for compliments when it came to their sexual prowess. And now I had to either soothe him or be a huge bitch and tell him he needed some practice.
Which would be just plain mean, especially since he actually had been pretty good in the sack—actually, very good in the sack—but you didn’t see me asking for reassurance that my cock-sucking skills were up to par.
“T… Tony, it was a lot of fun. Now, I’m running into the shower. You have a good day. Oh, please don’t wake up my stepsister on the way out and feel free to grab a bagel. I think they’re on the counter.”
I also thought they were stale, but it was the thought that counts.
I patted him on the arm and left, fairly confident he’d get his ass out of my bed pretty damn fast if he had any pride at all.
Which I was pretty sure he did.
A guy as good looking as Tony—or whatever his name was—usually had plenty of pride. In fact, too much. I knew the type. They walked around, blessed by the universe with their good looks and charm, expecting crowds to part every time they walked into a room.
Not so fast. Personally, I didn’t fall for that shit.
I’d only fucked Tony-or-whatever-his-name-was because I was on the rebound. And I think I’d gotten it out of my system. At least I hoped so. One-nighters were kind of stressful.
First, there was the anxiety of bringing a stranger home. I’d taken a photo of T—I’d just call him that—and sent it to my BFF Jenni so that if, god forbid, I ended up missing, she’d have something to take to the police. Then, there was the issue of condoms. What if the guy wanted to be a dick about wearing one?
And last, what if he didn’t eat pussy? That would be a total non-starter for me. A dude pulls that with me, and he gets kicked out so damn fast he won’t know what hit him.
But there were no such problems with this guy. At least there wouldn’t be if he hit the road like I asked him to before I finished my shower.
Jenni was going to be so proud. Ever since I’d dumped Joey, the last creep I’d dated, she’d been bugging me to ‘ho out’ as she called it. ‘Sow my wild oats,’ she also liked to say, by embarking on a hot but meaningless booty binge to remind myself that there were other dudes out there who would find me attractive and who were ten times better than the loser ex.
The loser ex, who was always on to ‘the next big thing,’ as he put it, sure to bring him riches beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. He’d almost gotten my dad to invest in one of his schemes, convincing him that the world needed a better metal detector. He came up with a way to install them in a pair of flip flops so that if you walked on the beach and they started screeching, you could drop to your knees and start digging for your buried treasure right then and there.
The project never got off the ground, and fortunately, my father was saved a lot of money. When my ex had gone for a patent, it turned out someone had beaten him to the idea.
That was a sad day for Joey because he had no backup plan.
But I did. And that was to tell him it was over. Actually, it had been over for a while. In addition to being a crummy inventor, he was also a crummy human being.
My shower finished, I peeked out of the bathroom to make sure T was gone. My room was empty, thank god, so I slipped down to the front door just to make sure his car was gone, too.
The coast was clear.
I bounded back up the stairs, in a hurry to get to work. My stepsister was probably already there, ready to bitch me out for being late.
Again.
As I hustled to leave eight minutes later, I saw in a pile of mail next to the front door a postcard from my dad and stepmom, on safari in Africa.
I tucked it in my purse to read later.


 

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TRIPLETS RISE (Ruthless Kings MC: LaGrange 1) by KL Savage-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 26, 2021

Daddy’s little girl is all grown up.
Things are about to change around here.
If there is one thing I won’t allow, it’s having my dad’s MC run into the ground.
Everyone expects my brothers to take charge, but what no one knows…
I’m the one who runs this club.
A woman.
And according to men, a woman’s place is in bed—not at the head of the table.
Newsflash: I’m not only going to be at the head of the table, but I’m putting the word out.
Women can join.
Men can join.
Everyone can join and be accepted.
My brothers? We’re triplets, and they support me and have my back.
They know I’m meant for more than what society has mapped out for women.
My dad made enemies along the way, but that will be nothing compared to what I’m going to face leading this club.
Nothing comes for free—you have to fight for your freedom, for your ideas, and this Queen is ready to conquer the world

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REVIEW: TRIPLETS RISE is the first instalment in KL Savage’s contemporary, adult RUTHLESS KINGS MC: La Grange, erotic, MC romance series-a spin off from the author’s numerous RUTHLESS KINGS series. As the first in the series we are introduced to triplets Eden, Eli, and Ezekiel Monroe, the adult children of the current president of the Ruthless Kings MC : LaGrange.

Told from three first person perspectives (Eden, Eli, Ezekiel) TRIPLETS RISE follows Eden, Eli, and Ezekiel Monroe as they venture forth on their own to make a name for themselves, away from their father, and the Ruthless Kings MC but a one-night stand in Miami lingers on our heroine’s mind when the triplets are called back home by their dying father. Struggling to remain focused on her father’s downward spiral, Eden places herself in the direct line of fire, by not only claiming the presidency of the Ruthless Kings MC, but takes on several male opponents in an illegal underground fighting ring where a fight to death forces our heroine to re-examine demons from the past.

TRIPLETS RISE introduces the players and members of the Ruthless Kings MC: La Grange, a struggling MC whose executive have lost control with the impending death of their president, and the questionable rise to power of their current VP.

But….reality will have to be suspended for true fans of the MC story lines, and anyone who knows anything about the world of the MC—women in the membership, other than old ladies or wh*res, are an impossibility, and in reality, an affront to the all-male world of the MC. Not only does KL Savage make our heroine the president of the all male MC, but the membership is about to include several women from other MCs, membership that readily accept the new female hierarchy.

We are introduced to the members of the Ruthless Kings MC: La Grange-Justice, Rebel, Torque, Bawler, Country as well as Eden’s one-night stand Savage, and the four new female members Julia, Tia, Rose and Torrey.

TRIPLETS RISE is a story of family, betrayal, vengeance and power. The premise is interesting but a little unbelievable; the romance is fast and furious; the characters are determined and energetic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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