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Just Like Magic (Gossamer Falls 1) by Tara Wyatt-review

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Just Like Magic (Gossamer Falls 1) by Tara Wyatt-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 17, 2023

Adam Shephard is not in a rut.

So what if he’s forty, single, and still running his family’s Inn? So what if he’s still grieving his father’s death and mourning the spectacular failure of his writing career? His life is perfectly fine, thank you very much. He’s not looking for love or a relationship, no matter what his nosy family thinks. Especially not with a writer from out of town.

Which is fine, because bestselling author Hazel Woodward isn’t looking for love either. She’s just looking for an escape, which is how she winds up in Gossamer Falls, a town where magic feels more than just make believe.

With her deadline looming, Hazel has only a few weeks to submit the first hundred pages of her manuscript or forfeit her hefty advance—which might be a problem, because she’s been living off of it for the past two years. While getting divorced, losing her best friend to a heartbreaking betrayal, and dealing with the worst case of writers block ever known to man. Now, in the picturesque town of Gossamer Falls, while staying at the Shephard Inn, she’s hoping she can put the past behind her and focus on her career.

There’s a reason Adam doesn’t get involved with his guests, even ones with the most amazing brown eyes he’s ever seen. Even ones as gorgeous, smart, and talented as Hazel. Because in the end, they all leave.

But there’s magic in the air, and he can’t watch Hazel struggle. Especially when he just might have the solution to her writer’s block.

Too bad it might cost him his heart.

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REVIEW:JUST LIKE MAGIC is the first instalment in Tara Wyatt’s contemporary, adult GOSSAMER FALLS erotic, romance series. This is thirty-nine year old divorcee and author Hazel Woodward, and forty year old inn manager Adam Shephard’s story line.

Told from omniscient dual third person perspectives (Hazel and Adam) JUST LIKE MAGIC follows author Hazel Woodward as she struggles to write her latest book. Having discovered her husband (and editor) was having an affair; the betrayal of her best friend, and writer’s block as her new companion, Hazel Woodward heads to Gossamer Falls, a place she is hoping to rediscover her muse, and her desire to write. Enter Adam Shephard, the man with whom Hazel will fall in love. Adam is /was a struggling writer whose writing, although critically acclaimed, resulted in little enthusiasm from the public. Meeting Hazel Woodward, and quickly falling in love with the New York writer, Adam finds himself both intrigued and determined to start writing again but the past refuses to let go of our story line heroine, controlling the future between our story line couple. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Hazel and Adam, and the potential fall-out as Hazel’s time in Gossamer Falls comes to a close

The world building introduces the people and secrets of Gossamer Falls. There is a ‘magical’ history to the town, and Shephard’s Inn, and with it, comes the idealistic caution of finding one’s happily ever after.

The relationship between Hazel and Adam is one of immediate attraction but Adam finds himself struggling with a direction in life, at the same time, Hazel battles between head and heart, focusing on her inability to write her next successful release. As Hazel and Adam begin the dance of seduction, our couple will discover their connection is the perfect start to their mutual careers. 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 colorful and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including Adam’s extended family of enterprising siblings.

JUST LIKE MAGIC is a story about betrayal and karma, hopes and dreams, family, friendships, relationships and love. The premise is inviting and delightful; the characters are animated and sassy; the romance is spicy and seductive.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Tara Wyatt is an award-winning romantic suspense and contemporary romance author known for her fast-paced writing, humor, and sexy love scenes. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario with the cutest dog in the world and a husband who makes all of her heroes look like chumps.

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Obliterate (NOLA Defiance MC 7) by KE Osborn-review tour

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Obliterate (NOLA Defiance MC 7) by KE Osborn-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 15, 2023

We met a long time ago.
Our bond, instant.
And it didn’t matter that she was older than me.

At the time I didn’t see her as anything but an incredible woman who stepped up and cared for me when no one else would. Now, years later, Ingrid is the ‘mother’ of the club I’ve transferred to.
The thought of us wasn’t a fantasy for me back then.
But it’s becoming one now.
The problem is—she’s my president’s stepmom.
And her deceased husband was my father’s best friend.

To say it’s complicated is an understatement. As we develop feelings for each other, life-threatening curveballs are launched in her direction—and I’m the only one who knows.
While trying to keep her safe, the club is at war, the fight coming at us from multiple directions.
The chaos is real and unwavering.
But in the face of obliteration, we can do nothing else but stand tall because…
We are Defiance!

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REVIEW:OBLITERATE is the seventh and final instalment in KE Osborn’s contemporary, adult NOLA DEFIANCE MC erotic, MC romance series. This is Romeo ‘ South’ North, and Ingrid Ladet’s story line. OBLITERATE should not be read as a stand alone as it is the culmination of all of the previous instalments, and the introduction to the author’s DEFIANCE MC series spin-off set in LA. Ingrid is the mother of Novah and Nash, and the former wife of Reaper, the late NOLA Defiance MC president.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (South and Ingrid) with a final chapter from Hurricane OBLITERATE is an older woman, younger man story line focusing on the building relationship between our leading couple. Years earlier, a then sixteen year old, Romeo North fell in love with his father’s best friend’s wife, and in the ensuing time never forgot the advise Ingrid Ladet gave to his younger self. Fast forward to present day, a now twenty-eight year old Romeo ‘South’ North, is a member of the NOLA Defiance MC, which will bring him up close and personal with the older woman who has starred in all of his fantasies and dreams but all is not well for the NOLA Defiance MC, as the Bratva has set their sights on taking down anyone who stands in the ways. What ensues is the building but forbidden relationship between Ingrid and South, and the potential fall-out as the MC is targeted by more than one potential enemy, forcing Hurricane’s hand in the face of betrayal and vengeance.

The world building is the completion of the NOLA Defiance MC series, a series in which the MC members must face a terrible choice, protecting the people they love, or destroying a friendship built upon dozens of years.

The relationship between Ingrid and South is an older woman, younger man but with it comes all of the issues of experiences and life. Ingrid knows if she and South cross the line, there may be repercussions for our story line hero. Ingrid is the MC mother, and as such she is supposed to be accorded the respect she is due . Falling for South was never in the cards but Ingrid would discover South is willing to die to protect the people he loves. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, charismatic and controversial secondary and supporting characters including the return of Bratva head Anton, and the Baroness Constance Squires, who is about to exert her control over the south.

OBLITERATE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, love and loss, destruction and demons, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is dark, heart breaking and emotional-not everyone will survive but I sussed out the twists right from the start; the romance is seductive and intense; the characters are impassioned and determined. But…I did have one issue, as it pertained to their twenty-eight year age difference but it does not become apparent until the end of the story.

Reading Order and previous Reviews
Gravitate
Isolate
Hesitate
Incinerate
Captivate
Fixate

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Reviewed by Sandy

KE OSBORN

With a flair for all things creative, International Bestselling Author K E Osborn, is drawn to the written word. Exciting worlds and characters flow through her veins, coming to life on the page as she laughs, cries, and becomes enveloped in the storyline right along with you. She’s entirely at home when writing sassy heroines and alpha males that rise from the ashes of their pasts.

K E Osborn comforts herself with tea and Netflix, after all, who doesn’t love a good binge?

Turn lust into love at www.keosbornauthor.com

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Before I’m Gone by Heidi McLaughlin-review

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Before I’m Gone by Heidi McLaughlin-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 7, 2023

Palmer Sinclair has never needed anyone’s help. A successful loan officer, she’s all work and no play. But when splitting headaches and blurred vision begin to affect her job, she begrudgingly sees a doctor and receives a diagnosis that leaves her shaken to her core and with little time left. Facing an uncertain future, Palmer makes a bucket list, determined to do the things she’d only dreamed of before she goes.

Kent Wagner has dedicated his life to helping others. An army medic turned paramedic, he’s a regular at Palmer’s bank who makes his monthly car loan payments in person just to see her radiant smile. After responding to not one but two 911 calls involving Palmer, he learns about her bucket list. Touched by her circumstances—and needing a distraction from his own—Kent offers to take Palmer to the places on her list.

Neither is prepared for the emotional journey ahead…or how little time they have left together, but the friendship they find in that brief time might be the most lasting legacy of all.

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REVIEW: BEFORE I’M GONE by Heidi McLaughlin is a contemporary, adult, story of love and loss focusing on thirty-seven year old, bank manager Palmer Sinclair, and EMT Kent Wagner.

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

Told from omniscient dual third person perspectives (Palmer and Kent) BEFORE I’M GONE follows thirty-seven year old Palmer Sinclair as she endeavors to complete a bucket list of things before she dies. For weeks Palmer had been suffering with debilitating headaches and migraines but a diagnosis would prove she didn’t have much time to live. With the help and love of EMT Kent Wagner, a man suffering in the wake of heart breaking betrayal, Palmer and Kent would set off one final adventure, an adventure that would end all too soon.

BEFORE I’M GONE is an emotional, heart breaking and raw story line of pain and suffering, tragedy and loss, acceptance and love. Palmer Sinclair knew her time was limited but want to experience as much as she could, in a small amount of time. The character driven premise is honest and edgy; the romance is tender and fated; the characters are broken but moving forward. There is NO happily ever after but Kent is living his own life and dream with someone else.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Heidi McLaughlin: Website / Facebook / Twitter / Newsletter /Instagram /Pinterest

Originally from Portland, Oregon and raised in the Pacific Northwest, she now lives in picturesque Vermont, with her husband and two daughters. Also renting space in their home is an over-hyper Beagle/Jack Russell, Buttercup and a Highland Westie/Mini Schnauzer, JiLL and her brother, Racicot.

Heidi’s first novel, Forever My Girl, has been adapted into a motion picture with LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions, starring Alex Roe and Jessica Rothe, and opened in theaters on January 19, 2018, and is now available on DVD & Digital.

To stay connected with Heidi visit www.facebook.com/authorheidimclaughlin or heidimclaughlin.com

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All I Want For Christmas Is You by Erika Kelly-review tour

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All I Want For Christmas Is You (Calamity Falls) by Erika Kelly-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 16, 2023

Her children are grown, her ex betrayed her in the worst way, and it’s her first Christmas alone. What better way to spend it than with the hottest man she’s ever seen? She deserves a little fun after losing everything she’s worked so hard for.

Margot Rhodes is glad to wake up in her hotel room to an empty bed. Her one and only hookup was phenomenal, but she doesn’t need to say goodbye to a man she’ll never see again. Except when she comes downstairs…she finds him in the lobby.

A snowstorm shut down the airport, and now she’s stuck with him for three days.

She needs to rebuild her life–not fall for some guy who lives two thousand miles away–so she does her best to avoid him, but the infuriating man keeps teaming up with her in the holiday events the hotel owner’s arranged to keep her guests happy.

And then, when it’s time to go their separate ways, he makes an offer she can’t refuse. It requires a move to his hometown…but what does she have to lose? She’s starting from the bottom which means the only way forward is up.

She’s got a second chance at life…is she willing to risk it all for a dirty-talking stranger?

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REVIEW: ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU is the thirteenth instalment in Erika Kelly’s contemporary, adult CALAMITY FALLS erotic, romance series. This is business owner/mine owner/assayer Beau Gentry, and Margot Rhodes’ story line. ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Margot and Beau) ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU follows in the aftermath of the break down of both Margot and Beau’s respective marriages. Approximately eight months earlier, Margot discovered her husband of twenty-seven years was having an affair, and wanted out of their marriage. Fast forward to present day, Margot, the mother of two grown adult children, is now living and working in Merry Falls. Margot will come face to face with miner Beau Gentry, a divorced father of three adult children, and the man with whom Margot will fall in love. In the days before the Christmas holidays, Beau will be spending time in Merry Falls with his youngest daughter Jessa, time in which he will come to know the local barista, and artisan Margot Rhodes but a snowstorm is about to ruin the plans for everyone including Margot and Beau, a snowstorm that is about to push together our story line couple. Not wanting to leave Margot behind, Beau offers Margot the chance at a new life, a new life that quickly reflects what was and what will never be. What ensues is rapidly building romance and relationship between Margot and Beau, and the potential fall-out as Margot struggles with her position in Beau’s life, a position that is all too familiar for a woman who is refusing to relive a difficult time from her past.

The world building focuses on the lives, loves, marriage and divorces of our story line couple. Both single parents of adult children, Beau and Margot’s children play a significant role in each of their lives but Beau is keeping secrets, and it is these secrets that force Margot to reconsider everything going forward.

The relationship between Margot and Beau is one of immediate attraction but Margot believes she is not ready for a second chance at love. In the days leading to Christmas, Beau begins a subtle seduction of our story line heroine, a seduction that pulls Margot into the lives of Beau, his children, and a business that will quickly spiral out of control. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to an eclectic cast of secondary and supporting characters: Margot’s ex Scott, and their children Owen and Emerson: Beau’s children Lorelei, Jessa and Colt, and Colt’s son Walker.

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU is a story of second chances, of a sorts. A romantic, holiday tale of family, obligations, acceptance, forgiveness and love. The premise is captivating, entertaining and at times, heart breaking; the romance is seductive and flirtatious; the characters are dynamic, determined, lost but healing. 

 

Previous Reviews

It Was Always You
Can’t Help Falling in Love
Come Away With Me
You’re Still The One
Anywhere With You
Love Me Like you Do
Truly Madly Deeply

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Reviewed by Sandy

Award-winning author Erika Kelly has been spinning romantic tales all her life–she just didn’t know it. Raised on the classics, she didn’t discover romantic fiction until later in life. From that moment on, she’s been devouring the genre and has found her true voice as an author. Over three decades she’s written poems, screenplays, plays, short stories, and all kinds of women’s fiction novels. Married to the love of her life and raising four children, she’s lived in two countries and seven states, but give her pen and paper, a stack of good books, and a steaming mug of vanilla chai latte and she can make her home anywhere.

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Billy (Evil Dead MC: Sins of the Father 2) by Nicole James-tour

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Billy (Evil Dead MC: Sins of the Father-Second Generation 2) by Nicole James-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 14, 2023

BILLY–
SHE’S OFF-LIMITS. I DON’T CARE.
SHE’S THE PRESIDENT’S DAUGHTER. THAT WON’T STOP ME.

MY VERY PATCH IS ON THE LINE. SHE’S WORTH IT.
SHE MAY COST ME EVERYTHING. I DON’T GIVE A DAMN.

THE STAKES COULDN’T BE HIGHER, BUT IT DOESN’T MATTER.
THAT GIRL WAS ALWAYS MEANT TO BE MINE.

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REVIEW:BILLY is the second instalment in Nicole James’ contemporary, adult EVIL DEADMC: SINS OF THE FATHER-SECOND GENERATION erotic, MC romance series-a spin off/set in the author’s EVIL DEAD MC world. This is prospect Billy, and Melissa Austin’s story line. BILLY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line or series is revealed where necessary. Billy is the son of Red Dog, and Melissa is daughter of club president Cole Austin.

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

Told from three first person perspectives including (Billy, Melissa, Cole) BILLY follows the forbidden relationship between our story line couple. Both Billy and Melissa grew up as part of the Evil Dead MC, the second generation of family but Melissa has been declared off limits by her father, the president of the Evil Dead MC, and as such, she is off limits to the only boy now man she has ever loved. Enter Red Dog’s son Billy, one of three new club prospects, and the man who is about to sacrifice everything for the woman he loves. Someone is stalking our story line heroine, and with the help of Billy, Marcus and Melissa’s brother TJ, the prospects take turns protecting the president’s daughter but the number of suspects continues to grow, and when Melissa goes missing, it is the sins of the father that threatens the life of our story line heroine. What ensues is the secret relationship between Billy and Melissa, and the fall out as Billy pays the ultimate price for betrayal, and Melissa pays for the price for someone else’s sins.

The world building continues to focus on the members of the Evil Dead MC. Several of the previous story line couples are present but falling for the president’s daughter threatens the family and friendships of everyone involved.

The relationship between Billy and Melissa is a best friends to lovers, having grown up in the life style of the Evil Dead MC. Billy knows Melissa is off-limits but the heart is willing to risk a life of solitude if it means protecting the woman with whom he has fallen in love. 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 and familiar secondary and supporting characters including the second generation sons: Marcus and TJ, as well as Cole and Angel, Red Dog and Mary; Billy’s club sponsor Tim ‘Green’ O’Leary; Red Dog’s ex Rosalie and her daughter Trina; home-town boy Jason, as well as the introduction of Melissa’s roommate Harley. The finger of guilt is pointed at anyone and everyone creating several red-herrings along the way.

BILLY is a story of forbidden love, betrayal, vengeance, madness and obsession; family and friendships, love and loss. The fast paced premise is intriguing and compelling; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are energetic, desperate and charismatic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one MARCUS

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Reviewed by Sandy

Nicole James is a USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author who loves writing about hot alpha men who’ll do anything for the women they love! Her stories are filled with struggle, conflict and real human emotion. She is the author of the Evil Dead MC series, the Brothers Ink Tattoo series and more.

Nicole loves to hear from her readers! You can contact her via e-mail, her website contact form or on her social media accounts.

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A Merry Montgomery Christmas by Samantha Chase-review tour

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A Merry Montgomery Christmas (Montgomery Brothers 11) by Samantha Chase-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 14, 2023

When the entire Montgomery family comes together, it makes for a holiday to remember.

But it’s more than just the tree, decorations, and gifts that have everyone talking. With so many people crammed under one roof, there’s bound to be some drama. Between last-minute business crises, talks of retirement, a new relationship, a sprinkle of marital problems, lots of snow, and a surprise baby, this has all the makings of a blue Christmas. They’ll need more than one Christmas miracle to get everything back on track, and hopefully Santa–or William Montgomery–will come to the rescue.

One thing’s for sure, it’s a Christmas they’ll be talking about for years to come.

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REVIEW:A MERRY MONTGOMERY CHRISTMAS is the tenth instalment in Samantha Chase’s contemporary, adult THE MONTGOMERY BROTHERS romance series focusing on the large extended Montgomery family.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives A MERRY MONTGOMERY CHRISTMAS is a culmination of ten story lines in which patriarch William Montgomery has quietly but defiantly played matchmaker for his children, nieces and nephews. William has organized a two week family Christmas vacation in which all of the members are expected to attend but like all family gatherings there are moments of anxiety, anger, jealousy and love. With over fifty family members in attendance, the excitement is palpable but behind the scenes, William is still working his magic, setting up the next generation with their own happily ever afters.

A MERRY MONTGOMERY CHRISTMAS is an ensemble story line focusing on the couples we have met throughout the series. We are up close and personal with the growing families, new jobs, new opportunities, secrets and heart breaks, jealousy and anger, disappointment and hope. Several couples are focusing on a new direction in life, while others reconsider their futures going forward.

A MERRY MONTGOMERY CHRISTMAS is a story of family and friendships during one of the most stressful times of the year. Samantha Chase pulls the reader into familiar territory as everyone has experienced the anxiety and intensity of the holidays, hoping for perfection yet realizing, that perfection is a concept very few ever achieve. The premise is entertaining, captivating and enchanting; the characters are energetic, determined, dynamic and lively.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Wait For Me
Trust in Me
Stay With Me
More of Me
Return to You
Meant for You
I’ll Be There
Until There Was Us
Suddenly Mine
A Dash of Christmas

Review by Sandy

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Samantha ChaseNew York Times and USA Today Bestseller/contemporary romance writer Samantha Chase released her debut novel, Jordan’s Return, in November 2011. Although she waited until she was in her 40’s to publish for the first time, writing has been a lifelong passion. Her motivation to take that step was her students: teaching creative writing to elementary age students all the way up through high school and encouraging those students to follow their writing dreams gave Samantha the confidence to take that step as well.

 

When she’s not working on a new story, she spends her time reading contemporary romances, playing way too many games of Scrabble or Solitaire on Facebook and spending time with her husband of 25 years and their two sons in NorthCarolina.

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Just One Tease (Dirty Dares) by Carly Phillips-review tour

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Just One Tease (Dirty Dares 5: Kingston Family 10) by Carly Phillips-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 14, 2023

He’s the last single Dare sibling standing.
She’s his lost love who disappeared.
Now she’s back, bringing secrets and danger.

Hadley Stevens is on the run with her younger sister—again—but this time, she’s in control. Zach Dare might hate her, but she knows he’d never turn away someone in need. He’s the only man she trusts. The man she’s never gotten over. Even if she left him without a word.

Zach never expected the girl he once loved to walk into his bar. The last time he saw her, he’d dropped her off after school and promised to pick her up for prom. Except she disappeared.

Now, she’s back with a new name, but the same doe eyes and pouty lips, and she’s asking for the help he would have gladly given her all those years ago.

Zach agrees to protect them, but he refuses to fall for Hadley again. But late nights working side by side give them a tempting glimpse at the life they could have had…and all the reasons he loved her come flooding back.

He’ll have to keep her safe.

Before he can convince her to stay.

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REVIEW:JUST ONE TEASE is the ninth instalment in Carly Phillips’ contemporary, adult THE KINGSTON FAMILY erotic, romance series. This is bar owner and Private Investigator Zach Dare, and English teacher Hadley Stevens’ story line. JUST ONE TEASE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Zach and Hadley) JUST ONE TEASE follows the second chance romance between our story line couple. On the night of their senior prom Hadley Stevens aka Mia, ghosted her boyfriend and childhood friend Zach Dare, leaving Zach wondering what happened and why. Fast forward to present day, Hadley and her sister Dani show up at Zach Dare’s bar, desperate for help in the wake of trouble back home. Coming face to face with the woman who broke his heart, Zach struggles to come to terms with Hadley’s betrayal but secrets revealed show Zach there is more to the story than he could have ever imagined, and he and Hadley are about to be thrown into a nightmare, not of their making. What ensues is the rekindling romance and relationship between Hadley and Zach, and the potential fall-out as the sins of the father threaten our story line couple.

The world building continues to focus on the Dare/Kingston extended and combined family of brothers, sisters, cousins and friends. Hadley grew to love the Dare family but betraying Zach meant betrayal the family as well.

The relationship between Hadley and Zach is one of second chances. Hadley ghosted Zach without explanation but neither one found love with anyone else. Zach battles between head and heart, struggling to forgive the woman he once loved; Hadley knows her time with Zach comes with an expiry date when all is said and done. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we met in the previous storylines.We are introduced to Hadley’s thirteen year old sister Dani, as well as their questionable and embattled parents.

JUST ONE TEASE is a story of betrayal and deceit, secrets and lies, family and friendships, forgiveness and love. The premise is riveting and captivating; the romance is impassioned; the characters are edgy and determined.

Previous Reviews and Reading Order

Just One Night
Just One Scandal
Just One Chance
Just One Spark
4.5 Just One Wish
Just One Dare
Just One Kiss
Just One Taste

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

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After a successful fifteen-year career with various New York publishing houses, and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She’s a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she’s a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to interact with her readers.

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The Stand-In (Single in Seattle 5) by Kristen Proby-review tour

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The Stand-In (Single in Seattle 5) by Kristen Proby-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 14, 2023

I don’t like my new boss. Not at all.

London Ambrose is a spoiled billionaire’s daughter. And now she’s the new co-owner of the Seattle football team, but that doesn’t mean that she knows diddly squat about football.

There’s nothing I hate more than having someone micromanaging me, shadowing my every move, and giving me their two cents on Every. Little. Thing. as I coach MY defensive line.

I don’t care about new team jerseys and branding or answering her million and one questions about how I do my job. But, I can’t help but come to her defense when an old flame shows up and starts harassing her. I’m a Montgomery. We don’t let anyone mess with women.

Now, I’m suddenly in a fake relationship, pretending to date the gorgeous billionaire and learning so many surprising things about this captivating woman that I just can’t seem to stay away from her.

When the lines between our fake relationship and real relationship blur, and my initial distaste for her turns into desire, I find myself coaching the most important game of my life – do I let my guard down or do I let London Ambrose walk away forever?

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REVIEW:THE STAND-IN is the fifth instalment in Kristen Proby’s contemporary, adult SINGLE IN SEATTLE erotic, romance series-a spin off with the next generation from the author’s With Me in Seattle series . This is twenty-seven year old, football coach Drew Montgomery, and thirty-two year old, team co-owner London Ambrose’s story line. THE STAND-IN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines and original series are revealed where necessary. Drew is the son of Caleb and Brynna Montgomery (SAFE WITH ME /With Me in Seattle 5).

Told from dual first person perspectives (London and Drew) THE STAND-IN follows the building romance and relationship between our story line couple. Approximately five years earlier, Drew Montgomery’s football career ended before it began. Fast forward to present day, Drew is the quarterback coach for the Seattle professional football team, and finds himself at odds with his new boss. Enter London Ambrose, the woman with whom Drew will fall in love. The unexpected arrival of London’s ex finds Drew playing the doting boyfriend, a position that becomes all too real, rather quickly. As Drew and London’s relationship quickly turns into something more, there is always someone in the wings waiting to tear them down. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between London and Drew, and the potential fall-out when London’s family continue to interfere or struggle with the choices in her life.

The world building continues to focus on Drew’s large, close-knit extended family of rich, famous and powerful people including Drew’s parents Caleb and Brynna, and his sisters Maddie and Josie; and their cousin Lucy Williams. As per the author’s style, many of the previous story line characters are present, often controlling much of the narrative and direction of the story. We are introduced to London’s brother Rome, their father Chandler Ambrose, and their mother Adelaide.

The relationship between Drew and London begins as employer and employee but Drew witness a verbal attack against our heroine, and jumps in to protect the woman with whom he will fall in love but London is never alone, and there will always be someone waiting back home. As the relationship develops into something more, London finds herself welcomes into the family she never had. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

THE STAND-IN is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; power and control, acceptance and determination. The premise is captivating and emotional,; the characters are determined, sassy and spirited; the romance is lively and edgy.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
The Secret
The Surprise
The Scandal
The Scramble
The Score
The Set Up

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Reviewed by Sandy

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New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kristen Proby is the author of the bestselling With Me In Seattle and Love Under the Big Sky series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong, humorous characters with a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type; fiercely protective and a bit bossy, and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen lives in Montana with her husband and their four pets, where she enjoys coffee, chocolate and sunshine. And naps.

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