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Fighting Rosemary (Devil’s Riot MC 1) by EC Land-review

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Fighting Rosemary (Devil’s Riot MC: Mississippi 1) by EC Land-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 15, 2023

All’s fair in love and war, or so they say. Sometimes you have to play dirty to win.
Kevlar
Never thought of myself wanting one woman. But there she is, and she’s unlike any other. I had her in my bed once, but then I screwed up. She’s stubborn and refuses to listen to reason.
She’s also a fighter.
When things happen and I find she’s not exactly who she claims to be, I have to make things right before it’s too late. Even if it means getting down and dirty to do it.
I’ve no problem getting bloody if it means she survives what’s to come.

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REVIEW: FIGHTING ROSEMARY is the first instalment in EC Land’s contemporary, adult DEVIL’S RIOT MC: MISSISSIPPI erotic, MC romance series, and instalment fifteen in the author’s Devil’s Riot MC: Originals world. This is SAA Calvin ‘Kevlar’ Bell, and underground fighter Rosemary’s second chance story line. FIGHTING ROSEMARY can be read as a stand alone but for back story I recommend reading VIPER’S TOUCH.

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

Told from several first person perspectives including Kevlar and Rosemary FIGHTING ROSEMARY follows the search and rescue of our story line heroine. Rosemary is an underground fighter who has been missing for several months but Kevlar and the Devil’s Riot MC were unaware of Rosemary’s disappearance, until her best friend reveals something is wrong.The arrival of Rosemary’s brother Cobra, and father Big, members of the Reckless Souls MC set a plan into motion that will reveal a long standing betrayal by someone they know. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Rosemary and Kevlar, and the potential fall-out as Rosemary struggles with Kevlar’s intentions, and the pain of what happened and why.

The world building focuses on the rescue of Rosemary, and the second chance between our story line couple. Following a one-night stand together Kevlar ghosted our story line heroine, and in the ensuing time Kevlar never forgot the woman who had stolen her heart. Upon her rescue, Kevlar will claim Rosemary as his own, something our heroine refuses to accept.

The relationship between Rosemary and Kevlar is that of second chances. Rosemary’s has suffered at the hands of her captor, forced to fight to save her life but Rosemary has a secret, a secret that keeps her fighting for the lives of everyone else. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic, lively and aggressive secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Devil’s Riot MC, Reckless Souls MC (Cobra and Big), and those hunting and using our story line heroine. We are reintroduced to Viper and Jade (Viper’s Touch), Vulture, Cyprus, and Aries. The requisite evil has many faces.

FIGHTING ROSEMARY is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and intense; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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MINE TO SHELTER (Protection 8) by Kennedy L Mitchell-review tour

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MINE TO SHELTER (Protection Series 8) by Kennedy L Mitchell-review tour

ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 8, 2023

Just when I thought life couldn’t get worse, a past nightmare returns. But this time he’s after more than my body. He wants it all—me and my daughter.
Broken, abused, and all alone.
I first met Detective Hudson Mott on the worst night of my adult life, and now four years later, he appears on my doorstep telling me I’m in danger. Again.
The forbidden crush I harbored for him burns brighter when he refuses to leave us unprotected, determined to stick close. A massive, sexy former Navy SEAL who makes me feel safe and seen wants to insert himself into my crazy life plus is super adorable with my four-year-old.
Yes, please. Maybe then I could actually sleep.
We both wear internal scars from our pasts, though that doesn’t diminish the instant attraction and combustible desire that pulse between us.
It might be forbidden, but I can’t stop wanting more and picturing us as a family.
The killer wants Samantha and me for his own, and Hudson refuses to let that happen.
I’ve survived a lot in my life…
But this might be the final act that breaks me beyond repair.

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REVIEW: MINE TO SHELTER is the eighth instalment in Kennedy L. Mitchell’s contemporary, adult PROTECTION erotic, romantic suspense series. This is former US Navy SEAL turned LA Detective Hudson Mott, and single mother/waitress Calista Hart’s story line. MINE TO SHELTER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Hudson was first introduced in book seven Mine to Share.

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

Told from three first person perspectives (Hudson, Calista, Unknown) MINE TO SHELTER follows four years after a serial rapist was never apprehended in the LA area, and all clues point to the return of said rapist, a man who has upped his game, now focusing his murdering intent of the women he left behind. Disappointed and hating himself for not solving the case, Detective Hudson Mott begins a search for the women previously attacked, only to discover he was once again too late to save them all but his attraction to Calista Hart is growing with every encounter, and our hero will find himself falling in love with the woman, and her daughter, who has stolen his heart. What ensues is the building relationship between Calista and Hudson, and the potential fall-out as the past takes aim, refusing to stop until he gets who and what he wants.

The world building focuses on the search for a rapist turned killer, who is targeting his previous victims. Detective Hudson Mott blames himself for not taking down the person responsible but falling for Calista was never in the cards. As Calista’s guardian and protector Hudson’s career will be placed on the line, a career form which he was already willing to walk away. Calista Hart’s life has changed completely in the four years since she was attacked. A former model who is desperate to protect the only family she has ever loved, now finds herself the target of a man who is struggling the with madness of power and control.

The relationship between Calista and Hudson is a professional arrangement but our couple’s attraction to one another is palpable and strong. Hudson’s career is on the line as he continues to dig into the mind of a killer, a mind that is more familiar than they could have ever imagined. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word in my romance story lines.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar, questionable and dynamic secondary and supporting character including the return of FBI Profiler Charlie Beckham (Mine to Keep 3), and FBI Agent Jameson Bend & ME Dr. Rain Evans (Mine To Share 7), as well as Calista’s friend Gloria,and Special Agent Cooper.

MINE TO SHELTER is a story of power and control, madness, betrayal and obsession, friendships and relationships, acceptance and love. The slow building premise is tragic and intriguing; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are energetic, spirited and desperate.

Reading Order and Previous review
Mine to Protect
Mine to Save
Mine to Guard
Mine To Keep
Mine to Hold
Mine to Love
Mine to Share

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Warm air wheezed from the side vents, what should’ve been cold air almost the same scorching temperature as outside the crappy-ass car. Using the hem of my cotton T-shirt, I swiped away the trails of sweat from my temples and relaxed against the seat, adjusting on the worn cloth to get comfortable after sitting for so long in the same position. Watching through the cracked tint of the driver’s side window, I studied the few families who pushed full baskets along the car-lined aisles and others who weaved between cars, hurrying for the front entrance of the massive supercenter that held anything and everything a person could want or need.
Tapping the bottom of the soft pack, I plucked a cigarette free and leaned forward to manually roll down the window, lighting the end with Dad’s old Zippo before taking a deep hit. Lids half closed, still monitoring the busy parking lot, I savored the burn in my lungs, remembering all those nights smoking with Dad, talking about the day.
Attention still partially on the older-model gray sedan parked three cars down and across the row from where I waited, I stretched over the center console and swiped the worn paper off the passenger seat. Inhaling another deep drag, I glared at the list of names written in my handwriting, the holes and thick lines displaying the anger coursing through me when I wrote them. The same rage that rolled through my veins as I sneered at the names.
They were why I was alone. Why I had zero fucking family left to call my own.
Before, it was a way to play with my obsessions, to have them once before moving on to the next who caught my attention. Then as months passed, it was fun seeing how many I could have without getting caught. I was too clever, smarter than the forensic team in this shit city, than all the cops and detectives assigned to those cases.
Fifteen women and they still didn’t have a damn clue who I was.
I should’ve become a cop like Dad wanted,” I huffed around the filter between my lips.
Maybe then they’d have fewer cold cases, never solved because of gross incompetence. They could use someone like me who knew how to watch from the shadows without being seen for months, who could memorize every detail of a target’s routine and life. But instead of using that honed skill to help find justice for victims, I chose to channel it toward making more.
Like now, as I sat in my shit car waiting to catch a glimpse of the next name on the list ready to be marked off.
Soon.
First, I needed to learn her routine all over again. Understand who she was after four years of us being apart before snuffing her out like I should’ve done all those years ago. None of them deserved to move on from me, to live happy, fulfilling lives. Not when mine was ruined because of them. Destroyed after what I had to do to the only person who ever loved me unconditionally.
Well, unconditionally until realizing his son was the serial rapist who’d terrorized the greater LA area for years. The list of names crumpled beneath my tightening hold as an all-too-familiar anger raced through my veins. It happened every time I remembered the look of disgust, then shock that registered on Dad’s face that night in the high beams of the car’s headlights.
They made me do it. They were why I was without him.
After that night, all alone in our home, I knew those bitches needed to pay the ultimate price. Without the access to find them again, it took months to locate them all and form a plan before I made my move on the first.
Oh, I had my fun with her before dumping her like the trash she was.
Then the next two followed, and it was just as exciting to steal their fight and drain any ounce of hope of survival. The few weeks I spent with each one I’d no doubt remember for the rest of my life, though the videos would help if I ever started to forget the finer details, like how their screams echoed off the basement walls and their fight turned to begging after days alone with me.
Now it was time for the next one on the list.
Calista Hart.
Out of the corner of my eye, I caught the sedan’s partially rusted trunk popping open as if triggered remotely. A wave of excitement had me sitting up straighter in the seat, wedging the cigarette butt through the cracked window and folding both forearms on top of the steering wheel as a familiar figure drew closer. Her long, brilliant blonde hair flashed in the afternoon sun, drawing the attention of every male to the model gracing their presence. Fuck. I inhaled deeply, nostrils flaring with the memories of her tied up beneath me. She was still just as beautiful as back then, the sole reason she’d attracted my obsession in the first place.
Images of her in my basement, getting to feel her again as many times as I wanted before doing away with her, came to a grinding halt at movement in the seat of the barely filled cart. My grip tightened around the steering wheel. A mop of blonde curls, porcelain skin just like her mother’s, and chubby arms waved all around, making Calista laugh so loud that it carried through the parking lot and into my car.
A baby.
No, a toddler.
Gaze focused on the two of them through my windshield, I absentmindedly tugged at my curly dirty-blond hair. Hair that looked too similar to the little girl holding Calista’s attention.
Mouth suddenly too dry to swallow, I barely breathed as Calista Hart placed the meager groceries into the trunk, keeping one hand wrapped around her daughter’s foot the entire time.
At this distance, there was no way to make out the child’s features or even the color of her eyes, but the warmth pooling in my chest said I knew the answer to the question I couldn’t get out of my head.
Mine.
Her child had to be mine.
I didn’t have a damn clue what age she must be, but if I had to bet, I’d put my money on four. Which lined up exactly to when I’d visited Calista that amazing night in her home, when I’d allowed all my fantasies of us together to come true.
Eyes gritty with the need to blink, I forced my lids to remain open and not miss a minute of my beautiful family loading into the car, and I continued watching as they drove away. Once the car turned, disappearing down the row of vehicles, I deflated against the seat. Unfolding the crumpled list, I stared at the names. Fingers searching, I pulled a pen out of the center console, bit off the cap, and ever so gently circled Calista’s name.
She was special now. They were special, not deserving of my wrath like the others.
Calista Hart had no idea how lucky she was.
Now she wouldn’t suffer and die in pain by my hands, serving my own form of justice for what they took from me.
Calista and our daughter would be mine soon.
A happy family.
Forever. 


 

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Kennedy lives in Dallas with her husband, son, and 80lb Goldendoodle who still believes he’s a lap dog. A bookworm at heart, Kennedy loves to snuggle up in bed or by the campfire with an unputdownable book. She began writing two years ago with Falling for the Chance and has no plans of stopping. Her novels are witty, action-packed, and offer enough steam for a great facial. If you like strong heroines and sexy, tattooed men who can’t keep their hands off them, then this author is the one for you.

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Finding the Road To Us by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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Finding the Road To Us (Wilder Brothers 6) by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 11, 2023

I was ready to say, ‘I do’, then my fiancé left me at the altar.
Broken and embarrassed, Trace and Elliot helped me run away—ditching my wedding dress in the process.

When I come back to the Wilder Retreat to show the world I’m no longer hurting, I know I must ignore my traitorous needs when it comes to these two men.

Because my body wants them both.
And my soul craves them just as much.

I know I can’t choose, and part of me asks why I should.
Only when we decide to take that chance and share everything, the danger from our pasts refuses to let our choice stand.

With one kiss, one dance into temptation, we could lose everything.
Including our lives.

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REVIEW:Finding The Road to Us is the sixth and final installment of the Wilder Family series by Carrie Ann Ryan. Like always, I recommend reading the series in order to get the most out of it, and in the current book storyline, I think it’s important to know what had previously happened. This is a MMF spicy romance with a grumpy, ex-military alpha hero.

There’s a little more drama to this book compared to the others, but Trace, Elliot and Sidney’s romance is more than just the two of them. The last we see of Trace and Elliot, they are literally dangling off a cliff. They survive their situation and then meet Sidney.

Sidney is the missing piece to Trace and Elliot’s relationship and one I definitely didn’t see coming. Sidney was easy to like, and even more so when the guys came into the picture. I really like that she is the black sheep of her family, and even with all the BS they put her through, she managed to keep who she is at heart.

Overall the storyline is fast paced, entertaining and engaging, the spicy bits are good and the character development of Trace and Elliott really make it.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
One Way Back to Me
Always the One For Me
The Path To You
Coming Home For Us
Stay Here With Me

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

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Craving Danger (Kings of Mafia 2) by Michelle Heard-review tour

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Craving Danger (Kings of Mafia 2) by Michelle Heard-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December

At the office, Samantha is mouthy AF and hellbent on testing my patience. So you can imagine my surprise when my new personal assistant walks into my club with a very specific fantasy.

When the man Samantha’s paired with doesn’t stick to the rules, I step in to take his place. Wearing a mask protects my identity, and soon the little wildcat from the office is telling me all her darkest secrets and fantasies.

During the day, she gives me hell, but at night, she becomes my wounded kitten.

I know I’m playing a dangerous game.
She doesn’t know I’m one of the heads of the Cosa Nostra.
She doesn’t know her boss and her nightly visitor is the same person.

With my enemy on the attack and her past coming to haunt her, our secrets come out in the most explosive way possible, threatening to rip Samantha away from me.

But my wildcat has another thing coming if she thinks I’ll ever let go.

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REVIEW:This book can be read as a stand alone.

This book centers on a dual POV of Franco Vitale and Samantha Blakely. Samantha has been Franco Vitale’s personal assistant for two weeks, and she is already about to quit. This man is insufferable. He is rude, impatient and arrogant. She despises everything about him. And is definitely considering looking for a new job. She is new to New York and after the trauma of her past relationship she decides to try and work on her fear of being around any man. She has severe trust issues. She decides to join a sex club called Paradiso. She pays a ridiculous amount to join, but she knows it will be a controlled setting with cameras all around her and all she wants to do is talk with a man. She slowly starts to overcome her fears and her next step is to be alone in a room with a man. When the man they assign her messes up she becomes involved with who she believes is a club employee. She thoroughly enjoys this stranger! And even though she never sees his face, she slowly begins to trust this mystery man.

But will she trust the wrong person? What will happen if her mystery man is no longer a mystery?

Franco Vitale is head of the Sicilian Mafia. He is also Samantha’s boss. When she comes into his club Paradiso he has a sudden urge to protect her. When he becomes her mystery man he slowly falls in love with her. But will she ever feel the same for him? She literally hates everything about him as her day boss! But as her mystery man she trusts him wholeheartedly!

What will happen when she finds out his true identity? Will she ever care for him the way he does her?

This book was a roller coaster if emotions. And the ending had me in tears. You follow the struggle of Samantha as she tries to overcome her past trauma. And it made me love her for the strong woman she is. The bond they built when she didnt know who he was – was simply beautiful!

Highly recommend. Also heed the trigger warning!

Click HERE for Erin’s review of book one TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL

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Reviewed by Erin K

Michelle Heard is a Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestselling Author who loves creating stories her readers can get lost in. She resides in South Africa with her son where she’s always planning her next book to write, and trip to take.

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RUTHLESS REBEL (Ruthless Billionaires 2) by Faith Summers-review

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RUTHLESS REBEL (Ruthless Billionaires 2) by Faith Summers-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 4, 2023

My villain. My monster. My Ruthless Rebel…
He’ll do anything to get the empire his grandfather promised him… including marry me.
His ex.
To the media Jericho Grayson is an elite billionaire and one of the heirs to the Grayson legacy.
To me, he was the rebel.
The boy I first gave my heart to.
Eight years ago when he broke up with me, it broke me.
Imagine my embarrassment when I run into him eight years later when I’m broke, in trouble, trying to make ends meet.
He makes me an offer I can’t refuse.
Marry him so he can get his empire and I get two million dollars.
One year of marriage to my ex.
The plan is simple in theory.
Except, every time he kisses me it feels real.
People say you never forget your first love
But falling in love again was never part of the plan.
Neither was unearthing secrets from the past that should have stayed hidden.

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REVIEW: RUTHLESS REBEL is the second instalment in Faith Summers’ contemporary adult RUTHLESS BILLIONAIRES erotic, romance series. This is twenty-nine year old billionaire Jericho Grayson, and twenty-six year old dancer River St. James’ story line. RUTHLESS REBEL can be read as a stand alone but for back story I recommend reading book one Ruthless Knight.

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

SOME BACKGROUND: Jericho Grayson and his brother Knight are their father’s eldest sons but Tobias Grayson refuses to recognize his eldest boys. Grandfather Bradford Grayson has made it clear, in an effort to gain control of Grayson Inc, each of the grandsons must prove they are worthy by first performing a task that will be difficult for everyone involved.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jericho and River) RUTHLESS REBEL follows the rekindling romance, and marriage of convenience between our story line couple. Approximately eight years earlier Jericho destroyed the woman he loved, walking away in an effort to protect her heart, and his own reputation. Fast forward to present day, Jericho will come face to face with the woman he still loves, the woman he would destroy, a second time around. River St. James is struggling with life including paying the debts of her ailing aunt, and catering to the whims of her embittered father.At the demands of his grandfather, Jericho needs to marry to inherit the mantle of CFO and thirty percent ownership of Grayson Inc, and River is ripe for the picking. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship and marriage of convenience between River and Jericho, and the fall-out when secrets from the past threaten our story line couple.

The world building focuses on the River’s need to protect her father, and save the woman who sacrificed everything for our story line heroine. Jericho Grayson is hiding years of betrayal behind his need for a woman whose heart he destroyed, a betrayal, that once revealed, runs much deeper than anyone could have ever imagined. Jericho’s backstory is heartbreaking; River’s history in the aftermath of Jericho’s rejection is rife with suffering and betrayal, a betrayal that will continue without her knowing.

The relationship between Jericho and River is one of second chances. River struggles to forgive Jericho for breaking her heart but the truth will reveal a much darker betrayal by someone else. Jericho has never stopped loving our story line heroine but Jericho believes his secrets and lies will destroy everything he has worked hard to forget. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense.

Most of the secondary and supporting characters have questionable intentions, and not without a darker agenda. We are reintroduced to Jericho’s brother Knight, and their embroiled half brother Bastian: River’s ex fiance Sasha Konstantin, and her father Neil St. James; Jericho’s best friend, professional hockey player Luc; River’s best friend Eden; and Jericho’s assistant Corey. The requisite evil has many faces. Luc’s story line is next.

RUTHLESS REBEL is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, greed and deception, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The premise is dramatic, impassioned and emotional; the romance is seductive; the characters are broken, charismatic and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Faith Summers is the Dark Contemporary Romance pen name of USA Today Bestselling Author, Khardine Gray.

Warning !! Expect wild romance stories of the scorching hot variety and deliciously dark romance with the kind of alpha male bad boys best reserved for your fantasies.

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Holiday Heroes by Janie Crouch / Regan Black-review

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Holiday Heroes (Never Too Late for Love) by Janie Crouch / Regan Black-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 6, 2023

These heroes will protect their women from danger and won’t let them spend the holidays alone…

Includes two full books for one great price!

A Fairytale Hero — Jackson Prince thought love was done for him when his wife died five years ago. But the shy girl he never forgot from high school saving his life on Christmas Eve proves him wrong. Now they’ll both learn it’s never too late for love.

A Hero in Paradise – The holidays lost their shine for Will Frasier after his wife passed. Bucking traditions, he’s headed for Key West to do a friend a favor. One that brings him face to face with a woman who still believes in miracles… and that it’s never too late for love.

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REVIEW: A FAIRYTALE HERO by Janie Crouch is the introductory novella in Josie Jade’s contemporary adult, romantic suspense PRINCES OF FAIRYTALE, COLORADO series focusing on the Prince family. This is fifty-four year old widower, former US Army Ranger and patriarch of the Prince family Jackson Prince, and fifty-one year old divorcee, and cafe owner Chandra Priestly’s story line.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Jackson and Chandra) A FAIRYTALE HERO follows the Chandra and Jackson, on the run, from the men targeting our story line hero. Jackson Prince has been working undercover with his son, Fairytale’s Sheriff Beau Prince, and Jackson has witnessed something that placed him in the direct line of fire. With three men looking for Jackson, our hero seeks refuge on Christmas Eve with the local cafe owner, a woman he once knew, years before. Enter Fairytale Colorado cafe owner Chandra Priestly, and the woman who would lay claim to his heart as our couple struggle to stay one step ahead of the men taking aim at our story line hero.

A FAIRYTALE HERO is a story of power and control, family and relationships, friendships and acceptance. The premise is intriguing and entertaining; the romance has only started and mostly implied; the characters are charismatic and charming.

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REVIEW: A HERO IN PARADISE by Regan Black is a contemporary, adult stand alone, romantic suspense story line in the Never Too Late for Love multi-authored series. This is widower/father/police officer/security specialist Will Frasier, and single mother/bar owner Maureen Lassiter’s story line. A HERO IN PARADISE is loosely connected to the author’s Brotherhood Protectors World/The Guardian Agency series.

Told from omniscient dual third person perspectives (Will and Maureen) HOLIDAY HEROES picks up two days before Christmas wherein our heroine is a partial witness to a murder behind the Key West Beachcomber bar of which she owns. Calling in protection from the Guardian Agency, Maureen will be up close and personal with police officer Will Frasier, the man with whom Maureen will fall in love. The local police and Will believe Maureen has become a target for what she saw, and with the help of Will, and his sons David, Eli and Lance, Maureen’s life will be saved several times. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between our story line couple, and the potential fall-out as Will begins to suspect something darker behind the scenes.

The relationship between Will and Maureen begins as an assignment but quickly grows into something more as our couple are pushed together by circumstance and chance.Someone has targeted our story line heroine, and Will is determined to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are all implied.

The world building reveals Will and Maureen’s histories: their lives and loves, their losses and family, including marriage and children.

We are introduced to Will’s sons David, Eli and Lance, as well as local police officer Jenkins, and Maureen’s son Tim.

A HERO IN PARADISE is a story of betrayal and power, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic yet endearing; the romance is subtle; the characters are dynamic and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Rage / Skye (Manchester Chapter Untamed Sons MC)- by Jessica Ames

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RAGE
(Manchester Chapter: Untamed Sons MC 6)
by Jessica Ames
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, MC, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 10, 2023

Rage

Getting sent to Manchester feels like a punishment. I’m the new kid in the club and trying to prove to my brothers that I’m worthy of their loyalty comes at a cost. As the war with the Pioneers heats up, lines are crossed to survive. Everything is going to plan until a chance encounter puts her in my path.

Skye

Growing up I knew my father was deadly, but when he drags my childhood friend into his war with a motorcycle club, I know I need to escape before it’s too late for me. A nameless stranger in a bar catches me at a weak moment. He’s gorgeous, and I’m instantly drawn to him, but it’s an encounter with devastating consequences. Two lines on a pregnancy test are bad enough, but then I discover his identity and I realise how much danger I’m truly in.This is the first part of a duet for Rage and Skye’s story. It ends on a cliffhanger and the story will continue in the next book in the series.

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REVIEW: RAGE is the sixth instalment in Jessica Ames’s contemporary, adult MANCHESTER CHAPTER: UNTAMED SONS MC dark, erotic, MC romance. This is part one of nineteen year old, Beau aka Rage, and eighteen year old, Skye Richardson’s story. RAGE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rage and Skye) RAGE follows in the wake of one of their own seeking revenge against the group known as the Pioneers. With a target on their backs, Rage, a member of the Manchester Chapter of the Untamed Sons MC is sent on a job where he will meet a young woman, and six weeks later, will come face to face with his future in the guise of a pregnant Skye Richardson but all is not well in the lives of the Untamed Sons MC, and the ongoing war with the Pioneers is about to come home. As their brother continues his rampage and obsession with revenge, the possibility of a dark betrayal is about to threaten Rage and the woman he will call his own. What ensues is the ongoing to search for one of their own, as the club must deal with a perceived betrayal at home, and a murderous rampage from all sides.

The world building follows two intersecting paths. Skye Richardson is a crime lord’s daughter but is not totally unaware of the business of which her father partakes but saying that Skye will discover betrayal comes at a cost, and her live is about to become a lot more complicated. Meanwhile, Rage, whose earlier years have moulded our anti-hero into the killing machine he is today, a killer who has earned his name in the wake of his need to protect the people he loves.

The relationship between Skye and Rage is that of a one-night stand. Rage was on assignment, and Skye was nothing more than a one-night stand. Skye Richardson was on the run from her father, and with her best friend by her side, our heroine would discover the true meaning of betrayal and a knife to the back. The lone $ex scene is fast and furious.

The numerous secondary and supporting characters are familiar, desperate and dynamic including several members from both the Birmingham and Manchester Untamed Sons MC, as well as the introduction of Skye’s father Desmond Richardson, Skye’s best friends Tommy and Scarlett. The requisite evil has many faces.

RAGE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, murder and retribution, madness and mayhem, acceptance and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is gritty, intense and dramatic; the characters are determined and broken; the romance is non-existent as our couple have only spent a few minutes together. RAGE ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Howler
Blackjack
Terror
Brewer
Hawk

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reviewed by Sandy

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SKYE
Manchest Chapter: Untamed Sons 7
by Jessica Ames
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, MC romance

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Release Date December 8, 2023

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Skye

Pregnant and in the hands of my enemies, I have no choice but to hope the father of my baby will protect me. I should have known that nothing in my life is ever simple. Rage is furious when he learns the truth about who I really am and his club isn’t prepared to let me go. I am a prisoner in place I thought could offer me safety, with a man who makes me want things I shouldn’t and there is no escape for me.

Rage

I messed up. I put a baby in the daughter of the man who is trying to wipe out my brothers and my club. I’m torn between throttling her and sinking into her warmth. All I know is that while she’s carrying my kid, no one is going to harm a hair on her head, but protecting her will not be an easy task. Skye is a target for both sides of this war, and the danger is closing in. The feelings I have for her are wrong, but she’s mine and I will destroy anyone who tries to harm her or my child.

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REVIEW:SKYE is the seventh instalment in Jessica Ames’ contemporary, adult MANCHESTER CHAPTER: UNTAMED SONS MC dark, erotic, MC series, and part two in the Skye and Rage duet. This is the continuing story of nineteen year old, Rage aka Beau, and eighteen year old, Skye Richardson’s story line. SKYE should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book six RAGE.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rage and Skye) and one chapter from Terror, SKYE follows in the aftermath of the arrival of Skye Richardson at the Manchester Chapter: Untamed Sons MC club house. Skye is pregnant following a one-night stand with Rage, but the Untamed Sons are at war with the group known as the Pioneers, and Skye will be targeted by both sides. Skye is an unknown but her connections to the Pioneers threatens the peace and survival of every member of the MC, and our heroine is about to become fodder in a war not of her making. Meanwhile, Rage struggles with his place within the Untamed Sons MC, always feeling like a temporary member, not wanted or belonging. When Skye is targeted by more than one potential threat, her life hangs in the balance, as does the life of their unborn child. What ensues is the building relationship between Rage and Skye, and the potential fall-out as our couple struggle to keep everything under control.

The world building follows several interconnected pathways: one of revenge, one of betrayal, one of obsession and one of growing love. Skye will become the target of more than one enemy, enemies that were once considered family and friends. As Skye and Rage’s relationship begins to build, their shot at a happily ever after will be stolen, and the lives threatened.

The relationship between Skye and Rage began as a one-night stand. Imprisoned by her father, betrayed by her two best friends, Skye escapes to discover that Untamed Sons MC considers her a plant, a mole to take them down. Falling in love with Skye meant making himself vulnerable to a broken heart but watching the woman he loved destroyed by the people she once trusted meant destroying the people who hurt her the most. The $ex scenes are aggressive, intimate and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, dangerous and dynamic secondary and supporting characters. Friends will become enemies, members will take sides, lives will be threatened in the name of control.

SKYE is a dark and gritty story of madness, revenge, betrayal and love. The premise is dramatic and intense; the romance is provocative; the characters are broken, desperate, determined and charismatic.

Please note the TW, some scenes may be upsetting.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Hell on Wheels / Reckless Mayhem (RBMC: Las Vegas NV 2) by Nikki Landis-review tour

HELL ON WHEELS
(RBMC: Las Vegas NV 1)
by Nikki Landis
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic,paranormal, MC, romance
Release Date September 29, 2023

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

No one is safe in the city of sin.

Flint “Maddog” Shepherd is used to moving through the shadows.
As a Marine veteran who served two tours overseas, he’s become skilled at hiding in plain sight and eliminating the enemy.
When a bomb took the lives of his entire unit, he returned home a scarred and broken man.
The nightmares from his past still play havoc with his head.
As a result of his trauma, he gains a service dog as loyal as his Marine brothers, and everything starts to fall into place.

Maddog’s connections lead him to the Royal Bastards MC, where joining the brotherhood renews his purpose.
But now he’s fighting a cesspool of crime, drugs, power, and trafficked girls.
He didn’t expect to find a young woman undercover in the sleazy underbelly of Las Vegas.
He’s the only chance Lark Simmons has to survive.
Maddog won’t rest until she’s safe and back in his arms where she belongs.

A Shadow Rider and a scarred veteran just might be Hell on Wheels.
But even Lucifer can’t control the monster he’s unleashed.
The city of sin will never be the same.
What happens in Vegas belongs to the spawn of Lucifer, the RBMC.
This Halloween, you’re invited to a ride with the devil.

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REVIEW: HELL ON WHEELS is the first instalment in Nikki Landis’ contemporary, adult RBMC : LAS VEGAS NV erotic, paranormal MC romance series-a spin off from the author’s RBMC: TONOPAH, NV- a part of the multi-authored Royal B*stards MC series. This is thirty-six year old, veteran US Marine Flint ‘Maddog’ Shepherd, and twenty-seven year old, Lark Simmons’ story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Lark and Maddog) HELL ON WHEELS follows in the aftermath of the rescue of our story line heroine. One year earlier, Lark’s younger sister Molly was abducted and sold in sexual slavery, and Lark was determined to save her life but all did not go according to plan when Lark found herself the prisoner of a sexual sadist, and never did discover the whereabouts of her sister. Abused and terrorized, Lark would be rescued by former US Marine Flint ‘Maddog’ Shepherd, the man with whom Lark will fall in love. Flint Shepherd knows the only people who can help are the RBMC Tonopah, but Flint never thought he would find his future as the president of the newly formed RBMC: LAS VEGAS, a position that came with unexpected abilities and new found powers. What ensues is the building relationship between Lark and Flint, and the potential fall-out when the past comes back to reclaim what it had lost.

The world building focuses on Lark’s struggle to find her sister, and the take down the men who destroyed their lives. With the assistance of the RBMC Tonapah, and the man with whom she is falling in love, Lark will come face to face with the past, including facing down the man who destroyed them both. As Maddog slowly comes to terms with the loss of lives on his tour overseas, our hero will face a new future, and a new direction

The relationship between Lark and Maddog begins as a rescue. Maddog witnesses the smack down of our story line heroine, and in the aftermath of the rescue, Maddog draws the ire of Guerrero Cartel. Desperate to find the location of her sister, Lark struggles with her attraction to our story line hero, and the need to place herself back in the direct line of fire. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of energetic and powerful secondary and supporting characters including several members aka reapers from the RBMC Tonapah, as well as Lark’s sister Molly, their brother Torin, and Lucifer f’n Morningstar.

HELL ON WHEELS is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, madness and obsession , acceptance and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is dramatic and graphic; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are dangerous, determined and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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RECKLESS MAYHEM
(RBMC: Las Vegas NV 1)
by Nikki Landis
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, paranormal, MC, romance
Release Date : December 8, 2023

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–>Reckless Mayhem is not a standalone. Manic Mayhem MUST be read first<–

ABOUT THE BOOK:

Never make a deal with the Devil. Manic: They call me a monster. A master of disguise. The phantom who travels within shadows. It’s been said that I can steal a man’s breath from across the room or slice his throat without lifting a finger. The rumors are true. I have a gift for dealing death, a hunger for bloodshed that blocks rational thought. And when something of mine is threatened . . . I unleash the beast, giving into his carnal, wicked appetite. There’s one soul on this earth that I crave, covet, and swear to protect at all costs. My pretty, perfect doll. A wicked biker like me doesn’t deserve her light, grace, or love, but that doesn’t stop me from taking it. Bianca is mine. Nothing is breaking us apart, even if I have to wreck everyone in my path to keep her. And selling my soul to the devil seems like a fair price to pay to ensure no one stands in my way.

–>Reckless Mayhem is not a standalone. Manic Mayhem MUST be read first<–

A twist on the classic The Phantom of the Opera.

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REVIEW: RECKLESS MAYHEM is the second instalment in Nikki Landis’ contemporary, adult RBCM: LAS VEGAS NV dark, erotic,paranormal, MC romance series. This is the continuing story of Benezio ‘Benny’ ‘Manic’ De Santo, and twenty-one year old Bianca Huber. RECKLESS MAYHEM can not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of MANIC MAYHEM, a cross over with the author’s RBMC: TONOPAH, the multi-authored RBMC world, and MAYHEM MAKERS worlds.

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

SOME BACKGROUND: Years earlier, following the death of her beloved father, Bianca Huber would meet a badly burned and disfigured young man who was in desperate need of help. Taking Benezio to the estate care taker aka mortician, Benezio would find a home and a father figure in Archie Craven but having lost his heart to our story line heroine. Benezio would discover Bianca had been sent away, and he would only find solace five years years later with Bianca’s return

Told from dual first person perspectives (Benny and Bianca) RECKLESS MAYHEM follows in the wake of Bianca’s perceived betrayal by the man that she loves but Bianca will quickly discover the betrayal comes from within the family, a family with deep connections to the criminal underworld. Meanwhile, Benezio ‘Manic’ De Santo is about to come face to face with his future when he is introduced to the president of the RBMC Las Vegas, NV, a future that see his darker side take control. With Bianca a target, Manic will become guardian and protector of the woman he loves, and in doing so, take down the people responsible for destroying both of their lives. What ensues is the building relationship between Manic and Bianca, as Manic and the RBMC Reapers and Shadows, return evil to its’ original master.

The world building is complex and dark. Manic is about to become a part of a world into which he was born, a world that beckons the darker side of humanity, a world where vengeance is reaped upon the souls of the marked.

The relationship between Manic and Bianca is a childhood best friends in which Manic was never good enough for our story line heroine. Bianca has been promised to not one but two potential suitors, men who see Bianca only as a payday, not anything else. Benny De Santo lost everything from his innocence to his sense of worth but meeting Bianca meant everything including a chance at his own happily ever after. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is another large ensemble cast of colorful and powerful secondary and supporting characters including the return of Manic’s caretaker Craven, several members of the RBMC Tonapah and Las Vegas MCs including Maddog and Rael, and Lucifer, himself. The requisite evil has many faces.

RECKLESS MAYHEM is a dark, dramatic and emotional story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, greed and obsession, acceptance and love. The premise is gritty and haunting; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are tragic, twisted and determined.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of MANIC MAYHEM

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Nikki Landis is the USA Today & International Bestselling, Multi-Award-Winning Author of over 50 romance novels in the MC, reverse harem, paranormal, dystopian, and science fiction genres. Her books feature deadly reapers, dark alpha heroes, protective shifters, and seductive vampires along with the feisty, independent women they love. There’s heart-throbbing action on every page as well as fated mates and soul bonds deep enough to fulfill every desire.

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