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Insurrection (Dark Desires Origins 3) by Nina Croft-a review

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Insurrection (Dark Desires Origins 3) by Nina Croft-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 18, 2021 

Malpheas is one of the most powerful demons from Earth, but when he wakes up from cryo on the other side of the galaxy, he notices something is wrong—he’s human. Oh, hell no. In order to get his powers back, he must remove the sigil on his arm by carrying out three good deeds. But acts of kindness aren’t exactly his strong suit. Working undercover as a security officer investigating a suspicious death, he’s assigned to work with Hope, the most softhearted woman he’s ever met. If she can’t teach him how to be good, no one can.

Hope is in a pot of trouble, and if anyone finds out what she did, that pot would quickly boil over. She just needs to lay low until she can figure out a way to fix this mess. But when she’s ordered to show Mal the ropes and introduce him to everyone, sorting out her problems becomes impossible. Mal is sexy as sin, broody as hell, and believes she can help him change his bad-boy ways. Fine. If that keeps him from discovering her ties to the rebellion, she’ll teach him how to be a perfect angel.

As they work together, though, it becomes clear that Hope isn’t the only one with a hidden agenda, and their irresistible attraction to each other just adds fuel to the fire. When secrets are exposed, they must make the impossible choice between doing what’s right and doing what’s necessary.

Light meets dark, good meets evil…and love can hurt like H*LL.

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REVIEW:  INSURRECTION is the third instalment in Nina Croft’s sci-fi DARK DESIRES: ORIGINS paranormal/fantasy romance series. This is Demon Malpheas aka Major Malcolm MacTavish, and human Hospitality Officer Hope ‘Sarah Quintrell’ Featherstone’s story line. INSURRECTION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. INSURRECTION and the Dark Desires: Origins is a prequel series, set five hundred to a thousand years earlier, to the author’s DARK DESIRES series.

SOME BACKGROUND: One thousand years earlier Earth was dying, and one hundred and twenty thousand of Earth’s Chosen had set off in search of a new planet able to sustain human life. Fast forward five centuries wherein the seven surviving space ships and their crews find themselves following a self-declared profit and leader, and the formation of the Church of Everlasting Life. These are their stories

Told from several third person perspectives including Hope and Mal INSURRECTION follows the crew of Trakis Seven as they embark on a journey towards their new home planet but all is not well aboard the Trakis Seven when the security officer is found dead, and a new head of security is sent over by the crew of Trakis Two. Malpheas aka Major Malcolm Mactavish is a demon who is struggling in the wake of losing his powers, and his estrangement from the son he barely knows. Boarding the Trakis Seven, Mal comes face to face with Hope Featherstone a woman who holds more secrets than our story line hero, secrets that are about to place her in the direct line of fire but the planet on which the Trakis Seven is about to explore also has a secret buried within, a secret that is about to take the lives of many, and save the lives of a few. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Mal and Hope, and the potential fall-out as the truth about Hope is revealed, as our heroine must face her own mortality in the wake of rumors, innuendo, destruction and death.

Malpheas is a demon whose powers have been bound by none other than the Lord of H*ll. In an effort to regain his powers, Malpheas finds himself in an uncomfortable position, a position where he must save the life of someone he will grow to love. Hope Featherstone is not the woman she claims to be and in this her secrets are about to place everyone’s lives in danger. When the Church of Everlasting Life claims custody of our story line heroine, Mal is desperate to protect and rescue the woman he loves, a rescue that will ultimately reveal the who and what of our story line hero.

The relationship between Mal and Hope is a slow burn romance in which Hope has been assigned to show Malpheas the ropes but Hope’s secrets burn very close to the surface, and even without his powers, Mal is able to ascertain some of the issues for our story line heroine. Trying to keep his distance, Mal fails as his wants and desires override his need for control. 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 secondary and supporting characters many who were first introduced in the original series: Trakis Two crew –vampire Rico Sanchez, werecat Katie Mendoza, werewolf Alpha Dylan, warlock Milo Velazquez and his mate Destiny; captain of the Trakis Seven Callum Meridian and his girlfriend/Second Officer Natasha Davies, and crew members Aiden, Tyler and Third Officer Ross. The requisite evil has many faces.

INSURRECTION a detailed and complex tale that reveals some of the back story of the planet now known as Trakis Seven, and the formation of the group who call themselves the Collective; the fight for power and control of the Church of Everlasting Life, and its’ need to reign over the newly formed governments for the survivors from Earth. The character driven premise is dramatic, twisted and tragic; the romance is edgy and intense; the characters are spirited, flawed, stubborn and impassioned.

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Deception (Dark Desires:Origins 2) by Nina Croft-a review

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DECEPTION (Dark Desires Origins #2) by Nina Croft

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RELEASE DATE: November 23, 2020

Brave new world or the same old crap?

Warlock Milo Velazquez has always dreamed of a day when “monsters” like him don’t have to hide in the shadows. Now, on a planet far from Earth, he’s hoping the old prejudices have been left behind. Though from what he’s seen so far—not a chance.

Their new leader could make life a living hell for Milo and the other immortals illegally transported across the galaxy. Under cover, he scopes out the threat, but he never expected to find a beautiful woman locked in a cell underground. He should ignore her and focus on his mission, but instead he sets her free.

Milo has met all kinds, paranormal creatures and humans, in his centuries of life, but Destiny is like nothing he’s ever encountered before. She’s flawless, and strangely naïve, though she can spout off facts like a walking encyclopedia. He isn’t sure who—or what—she is, or why someone so innocent would be a prisoner.

All he knows is Destiny is different…and finding out why could be their only hope for survival.

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REVIEW:  DECEPTION is the second instalment in Nina Croft’s sci-fi, DARK DESIRES: ORIGINS paranormal/ fantasy romance series. This is Warlock Milo Velazquez, and Destiny’s story line. DECEPTION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. DECEPTION and the Dark Desires : Origins is a prequel series, set five hundred to a thousand years earlier, to the author’s DARK DESIRES series.

SOME BACKGROUND: One thousand years earlier Earth was dying, and one hundred and twenty thousand of Earth’s Chosen had set off in search of a new planet able to sustain human life. Fast forward five centuries wherein the seven surviving space ships and their crews find themselves following a self-declared profit and leader, and the formation of the Church of Everlasting Life. These are their stories.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Milo and Destiny) DECEPTION follows Warlock Milo Velazquez, and the crew of the Trakis Two as they are called to a meeting where the goal of the mission is about to be changed. Milo, along with Wolf shifter Dylan, have stepped in to represent the Trakis Two, a space ship manned by a crew of supernaturals, supernaturals considered to be abominations and against the law of God. But all is not well on the planet’s surface as Milo and Dylan will soon discover when an underground armament of nuclear weapons threatens the lives of thousands of people, and an intriguing young woman crosses paths with our hero. Enter Destiny. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Milo and Destiny, and the potential fall-out as Destiny’s future is about to be revealed, and the crew of the Trakis Two are targeted for who they are, and their interference in the formation of a brand new Order.

Milo Velazquez is a warlock-the product of a demon/wizard breeding and as such is considered an abomination for his use of magic and power.Meeting Destiny, a young woman whose naïveté borders on innocence and childlike, but a woman who is quick to learn about life and everything it has to offer, gives Milo pause but our hero discovers there is more to the mission, a mission that is no longer focused on reestablishing a planet for Earth’s Chosen but a planet ruled and controlled by a chosen few.Destiny’s existence raises too many questions for the crew of the Trakis Two, an existence that shouldn’t be, yet an existence whose sole purpose is that of supply and demand.

The relationship between Milo and Destiny is one of immediate attraction yet there is something about our heroine that doesn’t quite fit into the objective of Earth’s Chosen and the Church of Everlasting Life. Destiny was ‘born’ while everyone else was in cryo- hibernation, and awoke to find herself without direction or purpose. Curious as the reality of her new-waking world, our heroine finds herself confined to a cell until a stranger’s visit affords Destiny the opportunity of freedom. The $ex scenes are intimate and erotic, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text but I have to shake my head at the need for $ex when an entire army is on the hunt for our story line couple.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including wolf shifter Dylan, and Trakis Two captain vampire Rico; geneticist Elvira; self-proclaimed leader Luther Kinross, and Silas Wynch.

DECEPTION is a story of secrets and lies, deception and betrayal; friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is edgy, engaging and captivating; the romance is passionate; the characters are colorful , energetic, and charismatic.

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DISEASE X by N.J. Croft-a review

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DISEASE X by N.J. Croft-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 6, 2020

A plane carrying a Russian biochemist crashes in the Alaskan wilderness with no survivors.

A dying billionaire launches a final fight against death amid whispers of a now defunct military bioweapon: Project Snowcap.

The world’s leading CRISPR virologist, Doctor Elijah Vance, hovers on the edge of a breakthrough that will alter humanity at its most fundamental level.

And in a remote village in Mexico, an unknown disease is spreading.

Following the death of his missionary parents to an ebola outbreak when he was a young child, Eli has dedicated his life to finding a cure for all viruses. Drafted onto the WHO Fast Response Team sent to lock down a possible outbreak in Mexico, he realizes that this is the big one they’ve been waiting for. Disease X: the unknown pathogen with the potential to destroy mankind.

It’s a battle of man against virus. And we’re losing. As the deaths mount and civilization breaks down, the team must race against the clock to connect the clues and uncover patient zero. But Eli is unprepared for the shocking secrets he exposes when the truth is finally revealed.

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REVIEW: DISEASE X by NJ. (Nina) Croft is a contemporary, adult, sci-fi, medical thriller focusing on an unknown virus that wipes out most of the world’s population.

Told from third person perspective DISEASE X follows virologist Dr. Elijah Vance as he is sent to Mexico, by the WHO (World Health Organization), as part of a rapid response team to stem the outbreak of a virus that has been red-flagged by the US government. As the deaths mount, with no cure or vaccine in sight, Eli finds himself on the periphery of a global disaster that is about to wipe out ninety-nine percent of the world’s population. Believing Mexico is ground zero, Eli and his team, including Captain Riley Hawkins, the woman with whom Eli will fall in love, risk their own lives and safety to uncover the truth-no matter where it leads.

The timing of the release of DISEASE X coincides with the Coronavirus outbreak of 2020. Be it a natural disaster; a man made biological weapon; or a combination of both DISEASE X, a name given to an undiscovered disease with the potential to destroy Earth’s population, becomes a rapidly, transmitted virus with no known origin or cure. Following the path of infection and contamination, Eli and his team, must push beyond their capabilities in an effort to stop a disease with the potential for a one-hundred percent fatality rate. From conspiracy theories and native legends, to Russian interference, DISEASE X can be traced back thousands of years, but add global flight and mass transportation, the spread of DISEASE X cannot be contained.

DISEASE X is a story of sci-fi but a story of what ifs? What if a virus of unknown origins wipes out most of the world’s population? How do you survive, and if you survive, how will you keep on living? Nina Croft pulls the readers into a strong , astonishing, complex and intriguing story of death and survival.

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Malfunction (Dark Desires: Origins #1) by Nina Croft-a review

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MALFUNCTION (Dark Desires Series Origins #1) by Nina Croft-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 20, 2020

Investigator, Sergeant Logan Farrell, has never been convinced the human race deserves saving. But it looks like he’s got the job anyway.

It’s been five hundred years since we fled the remnants of a dying Earth in search of a new home. Twenty-four ships, each carrying ten thousand Chosen Ones. All sleeping peacefully…until people start dying in cryo.

Malfunction or murder? Hopefully, the former—a serial killer in the fleet would be drastic for morale. But Logan is determined to find the truth. Unfortunately, he’s got a new partner—and he works best alone.

Katia Mendoza, hot-shot homicide detective, has been woken from cryo to assist with the investigation. But is she really interested in solving the case, or does she have her own agenda?

Before he can answer that question, though, they become targets themselves.

Nothing like a few near misses with death to bring a couple together, and Logan finds himself falling for the alluring detective. But he doesn’t know that Katia is hiding a secret.

It’s not only humans who fled the dying Earth.

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REVIEW: MALFUNCTION is the first instalment in Nina Croft’s adult, sci-fi DARK DESIRES SERIES: ORIGINS paranormal, fantasy romance series. This is military investigator Sergeant Logan Farrell, and homicide detective Katia Mendoza’s story line. MALFUNCTION and the Dark Desires Series: Origins is a prequel series to the author’s DARK DESIRES series set five hundred years earlier. You do not have to have read the original series to understand or follow the new time line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Logan and Katia) MALFUNCTION focuses on the search for the truth. Five hundred years earlier Earth was dying, and seventy thousand of Earth’s Chosen had set off in search of a new planet able to sustain human life. Fast forward five centuries wherein no planet has yet to be found, but several mysterious and questionable deaths in the cryo-tubes, on each of seven ships, have warranted an investigation. Enter Earth’s former military investigator Sergeant Logan Farrell, and homicide detective Katia Mendoza, who, themselves, have been sleeping in suspended animation for close to five hundred years. What ensues is the building relationship and romance between Katia and Logan, and the potential fall-out as Katia and Logan become targets of a psychotic mind.

Someone or something is slowly killing several members of The Chosen but a conspiracy based in theory surrounding Earth’s twentieth century terrorist organizations forces Logan and Katia to call off the investigation, an investigation they refuse to shut down or willingly let go. Working together to uncover the truth, our couple will find themselves targeted, on several occasions, including the total destruction and annihilation of ten thousand people, in an effort to hide the truth.

The relationship between Logan and Katia is one of immediate attraction but Katia hides a secret-she isn’t what she appears to be. After several attempts on her life, Logan begins to believe that Katia is the target but no one is prepared for the fall-out of one person’s need for revenge. From a vampire pilot, to werewolf security, demons, and shifting panthers, Logan will soon discover that his life literally is in the hands of the people in charge. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

MALFUNCTION looks at some of the background and introduces several of the characters we meet in the author’s Dark Desires Series including vampire and rogue pilot Ricardo Sanchez, and Callum Meridian, founding member of the Collective. The premise is entertaining and fascinating ; the characters are energetic, playful and colorful; the romance is captivating and lively. MALFUNCTION is a wonderful addition to Nina Croft’s Dark Desires sci-fi /paranormal series.

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Daughters of the Morrigan Series (1-3) by Nina Croft-a review

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Daughters of the Morrigan Series (1-3) by Nina Croft-a review

THE PROPHECY
(Daughters of the Morrigan #1)
by Nina Croft
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Re-Release Date March 25, 2019

Whoever sacrifices the virgin, Raven Cole, on her twenty-first birthday will achieve a great victory in the war between good and evil.

That’s bad news for Raven. Half-vampire, half witch, and cursed from the moment she was born, Raven has been a prisoner of the fire-demons for the last seven years. Now, as her twenty-first birthday approaches, time is running out.

Kael Hunter believed he would do anything to stop the fire-demons from winning. Until he saw her. Now, rather than kill the alluring vampire himself, Kael has another plan: to prevent the prophecy by taking Raven’s virginity.

But Raven is prepared for death not seduction. Can Kael use their one night of passion to convince her she has a future – and that he should be a part of it?

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REVIEW: THE PROPHECY is the first novella in Nina Croft’s contemporary, adult, DAUGHTERS OF THE MORRIGAN paranormal romance series. This is witch/vampire hybrid Raven Cole, and shape-shifter Kael Hunger’s story line.

NOTE: THE PROPHECY was originally released in 2010 but has been re-edited for new publication.

Told from third person perspective THE PROPHECY follows in the wake of a prophecy foretelling of a virgin sacrifice that will achieve great victory in the war between good and evil. Twenty years earlier, Raven Cole was sent to live with her father, in an effort to keep the prophecy from being fulfilled. As the daughter of a witch with the sight, Raven has seen the future, and the future does not bode well for our storyline heroine. Trapped and imprisoned by fire demons, Raven will come face to face with her future-shape shifter Kael Hunter-and the man with whom she will fall in love. What ensues is the quick building romance and relationship between Kael and Raven when Kael makes Raven an offer she cannot refuse.

THE PROPHECY is a quick read; a story of greed, power, war and betrayal. Beaten and battered, Raven struggles to survive only to realize that all is for naught if the prophecy were to come true. Discovering Kael Hunter in her cell, Raven must come to terms with her future, a future that may not include the man with whom she will fall in love. The premise is engaging; the romance is quick and passionate; the characters are broken but determined.

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THE DARKNESS
(Daughters of the Morrigan #2)
by Nina Croft
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal, romance

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Re-release Date: April 1, 2019

Twenty-two years ago, vampire Darius Cole abducted and seduced witch Gina, forging an emotional bond between them and leaving Gina with a daughter. Then Gina’s sister witches tore them apart and the bond faded–until she feels the Darkness within Darius threatening to take control and calls him to her instead.

Darius had wanted Gina from the moment he laid eyes on her–and he can still sense her arousal around him. Though he’s bitter about her betrayal, he cannot deny their rekindled passion. But with the Darkness and Gina’s fellow witches threatening them once again, will this be the last time they make love for eternity?

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REVIEW: THE DARKNESS is the second instalment in Nina Croft’s contemporary, adult DAUGHTERS OF THE MORRIGAN paranormal, romance series. This is vampire Darius Cole, and witch Gina’s story line. THE DARKNESS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Gina and Darius) THE DARKNESS is a second chance romance between vampire Darius Cole, and witch Gina. Twenty-one years earlier Darius discovered he fathered a daughter named Raven whose birth and death were prophesized to achieve victory in a war between good and evil. To protect the child, Darius ran until he could run no more ending with his daughter missing, and our hero barely alive. Fast forward to present day wherein the darkness is about to take down our story line hero until a voice from the past brings with it too many memories, anger and pain of loss and betrayal. Enter witch Gina, a daughter of the Morrigan, and the woman Darius both hates and loves. What ensues is the rekindling romance between Gina and Darius, and the potential fall-out as Gina’s visit comes with an expiry date as does her life.

THE DARKNESS is a quick story of family, betrayal, lies and loss. The premise is fast paced and inviting; the romance is passionate; the characters struggle to move on from the past.

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WITCH’S MOON
(Daughters of the Morrigan #3)
by Nina Croft
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 15, 2019

A witch and a werewolf—a match made in hell.

Regan is about to play a leading role in someone’s plans for world domination. And all they need to do to ensure her cooperation is bite her.

Regan doesn’t do scared. It’s not who she is. But right now, she’s panicking. Being a werewolf is dangerous and one wrong step could mean the End of Days. And the only person who can help is the stunningly gorgeous, embittered son of the werewolf who bit her.

Caleb Stone wants an ordinary life. After a horrendous childhood, he fled the pack and now does a pretty good job of pretending he’s human. Self-delusion at its best. The last woman he wants to get involved with is a witch turned werewolf. However explosive the chemistry between them.

But soon it becomes clear that Regan and Caleb need each other, and together they’re going to uncover secrets that will turn both their lives to chaos.

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REVIEW: WITCH’S MOON is the third instalment in Nina Croft’s contemporary, adult DAUGHTER OF THE MORRIGAN erotic, paranormal romance series. This is two-thousand year old witch Regan, and werewolf Caleb Stone’s story line. WITCH’S MOON can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Caleb and Regan) WITCH’S MOON follows in the aftermath of an attack against our story line heroine. Regan is a powerful witch, a daughter of the Morrigan, the goddess of war and pestilence, but a woman who now struggles with a dual personality as a result of a deliberate werewolf bite. Targeted by the alpha of the pack, for reasons only known to the man in charge, Regan will come face to face with her would-be rescuer, a man who fights his own destiny and DNA. Enter Caleb Stone, the son of the alpha, and the man with whom Regan will fall in love. What ensues is the building but acrimonious relationship and romance between Caleb and Regan, and the potential fall-out as Regan’s past demands a second chance.

Caleb Stone has denied his heritage for far too long. Abused and tortured by his father, Caleb walked away from the pack, never to look back but something about father’s forced transformation of the woman he would grow to love pushed our hero to reconsider all that he was.

The relationship between Regan and Caleb begins as a rescue but Caleb wants nothing to do with Regan’s need for independence, and her constant chatter and line of questions. Now a witch/werewolf hybrid, our heroine’s inner animal is constantly pulled towards Caleb’s beast. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

All of the previous story line couples including Regan’s sisters Catrin, Gina and Lola, play secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Caleb’s father Ethan Stone, as well Fire-demon Sardi, and several members of Ethan’s pack.

WITCH’S MOON is a story of family, betrayal, vengeance and love. The premise is intriguing and engaging; the characters are energetic and colorful. I struggled a little bit with the romance-I didn’t quite feel the connection between our leading couple.

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Uncontrollable (Beyond Human #3) by Nina Croft-a review

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UNCONTROLLABLE (Beyond Human #3) by Nina Croft-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK : Release Date September 24, 2018

Quinn Sutherland, second in command of the Tribe, a group of powerful telepaths, has always been certain of who and what he is—one of the good guys. All he wants is to keep his friends safe—no easy feat when everyone in the world is after them. While on a rescue mission, he meets a mysterious FBI agent, who appears to know a lot about them, and seems to want the same thing he does. But her assignment could literally mean the death of him…

When Melody Lyons is inducted into the Federation’s elite Time Control Unit, it’s the pinnacle of her ambitions. Only when she’s sent back to the twenty-first century to eliminate a group of rogue time travelers, she never guesses she’ll fall for a man who died two thousand years ago… Quinn awakens emotions she hadn’t known existed, and for the first time, her loyalties are tested.

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REVIEW: UNCONTROLLABLE is the third instalment in Nina Croft’s paranormal, sci-fi, post apocalyptic romance series focusing on a class of supernatural humans known as the Tribe-descendants from a group of people discovered, over 150 years earlier, by an expedition to the Mountains of the Moon (Congo Free State of Africa). This is Tribe member Quinn Sutherland, and Special Agent Melody Lyons’ story line. UNCONTROLLABLE can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading the series in order for backstory, history and cohesion. There is a continuing premise throughout. There is a prequel short story-NO MORE LIES-that introduces the premise behind the series concept. On that note, NO MORE LIES can be found in the multi-authored anthology THE TELEPATH CHRONICLES originally released in 2014.

SOME BACKGROUND: The Tribe believe themselves to be descendants of a species of humans, found in Africa, blessed and cursed with obviously similar physical traits, and supernatural, psychic powers. Their discovery has led to the formation of the Conclave who have taken it upon themselves to experiment with the mind and the brain, destroying that which they do not understand. The Beyond Human series focuses on the Tribe’s struggle to survive against a human faction of government who have been tasked with hunting down anyone with psychic powers.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Melody and Quinn) UNCONTROLLABLE follows Special Agent Melody Lyons as she embarks on a two-thousand year journey into the past wherein she will meet the man with whom she will fall in love. Melody is a member of the Federation’s elite Time Control Unit, a special faction that governs time-travel, searching for the source of anomalies in space, an anomaly that has led our heroine to the year 2017, and the hunt for a man linked to the original Tribe. What Melody never expected was to find her future in the guise of Tribe member Quinn Sutherland, a man who battles between head and heart with his attraction to a woman he knows nothing about. What ensues is the building relationship between Quinn and Melody, and the potential fall-out as the past, present and future collides in an attempt to thwart or engage the Cataclysm that destroyed 95 percent of the Earth’s population in the year 2020.

Melody Lyons holds the secrets to Earth’s demise but sworn to not interfere in Earth’s history, our heroine struggles as she endeavors to uncover the truth about what happened and why. Quinn Sutherland knows that Melody is hiding a secret but something is blocking his ability to read her mind. Unable to resist due to his attraction to our story line heroine, Quinn will find himself two thousands years in the future caught between an interstellar war between species of unknown origins.

The relationship between Quinn and Melody is one of immediate attraction but Melody knows she doesn’t belong in the twenty-first century. From a time where physical and emotional comfort have but all been forgotten, Melody finds herself wanting and needing the pleasure and luxury of physical contact. Quinn isn’t about to question his attraction to a woman who could destroy them all but something about Melody tugs at his heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The colorful secondary and supporting characters are fun, flirty, knowledgeable and strong. Quinn’s group is desperate to rescue the man they have come to call friend and father, but the group has been targeted by more than one enemy.

The world building continues to focus on the members of the Tribe, as they search for more of their kind in an attempt to understand the who, what, how and why. As the Conclave continues to search and destroy, another enemy from the future is hoping to kill them all.

UCONTROLLABLE is a fast paced, action-packed, intriguing and intelligent time-travel story line of discrimination, specieism, betrayal and lies. The future has collided with the past ensuring total annihilation of the present- a butterfly ripple of epic proportions. Worlds at war are battling for power and control affecting everything in their path. The premise is thought-provoking, intense and imaginative; the romance is stirring; the characters are spirited and lively. Nina Croft’s BEYOND HUMAN is a dramatic, intimate and captivating series that will have you thinking twice about interfering in the space-time continuum.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Unthinkable
Unspeakable
Uncontrollable

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Handle With Care (Saddler Cove #1) by Nina Croft-Review Tour

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HANDLE WITH CARE (Saddlers Cove #1) by Nina Croft-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 30 ,2018

What if all you want is the one thing you can’t have?

First grade teacher Emily Towson always does the right thing. The sensible thing. But in her dreams, she does bad, bad things with the town’s baddest boy: Tanner O’Connor. But when he sells her grandmother a Harley, fantasy is about to meet a dose of reality.

And then he goes and calls her “sensible”…

Tanner can’t believe sweet Emily is standing in his shop. Yelling and waving her hands and looking so god damn sexy he’s having trouble focusing. He’d spent two hard years in prison, with only the thought of this “good girl” to keep him sane.

He really should send her away…

Before either one thinks though, they’re naked and making memories on his tool bench with apparently the oldest condom in history. Now Tanner’s managed to knock-up the town’s “good girl” and she’s going to lose her job over some stupid “morality clause” if he doesn’t step up.

But can this bad boy teach his good girl they’re perfect for each other in time?

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REVIEW: HANDLE WITH CARE is the first instalment in Nina Croft’s contemporary, adult SADDLER COVE erotic, romance series. This is twenty-six year old, mechanic and town bad boy Tanner O’Connor, and twenty-four year old, first grade teacher Emily Towson’s story line. There is also a secondary story line and relationship developing between Emily’s grandmother Mimi, and Tanner’s friend Joshua Simpson

Told from several third person perspectives including Emily, Tanner, Mimi and Josh HANDLE WITH CARE follows the building relationship between twenty-six year old, town bad boy Tanner O’Connor, and twenty-four year old, first grade teacher Emily Towson. Tanner O’Connor is Saddler Cove resident bad boy. Having spent two years in prison for the death of his childhood friend, the small-minded and judgemental residents of Saddler Cove are still having a difficult time with Tanner’s return to their quiet, little town, six years later, believing his bad boy attitude will affect all who come in contact. Enter Emily Towson, Tanner’s high school crush, and the woman with whom Tanner will fall in love. What ensues is the acrimonious relationship between Emily and Tanner, and the potential fall-out as a ‘morals clause’ in Emily’s teaching contract comes into question when the town’s newest primary school teachers is pregnant by Saddler Cove resident bad boy.

Emily Towson cannot believe she seduced Tanner O’Connor on the heels of her breakup with Ryan Forrester. Being called ‘sensible’ sent Emily over the edge into the arms of Tanner O’Connor, arms that felt right for our story line heroine. But an unplanned pregnancy meant sweet, innocent, sensible and goody-two-shoes Emily Towson was in violation of her teacher’s contract, a violation that threatened everything she had worked for including her relationship with the man with whom she was falling in love. Tanner O’Connor served his time for a crime he did not commit in order to protect his one-time best friend but the people of Saddler Cove had long memories including the time when Tanner’s own father once wore the moniker of resident bad boy. Like father, like son, Tanner’s reputation had a snowball affect especially as Tanner believed the self-fulfilling prophecy as a life-long screw up, and it didn’t help matters that Emily often sat in judgement of the man, herself.

The relationship between Tanner and Emily is tempestuous at best as both have issues of low self-esteem. Emily has a difficult time looking past Tanner’s tattooed and bad boy image, an image that is greatly affecting her own standing in a town filled with judgemental people. Tanner believes himself unworthy of love, especially from a woman as sweet and ‘sensible’ as Emily Towson. The back and forth, yin and yang, accusatory and emotional highs and lows between our leading couple were frustrating and childish; immature and heart breaking. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is another ‘forbidden’ relationship developing on the side between Emily’s seventy-year old grandmother Mimi, and Tanner’s former prison cell mate, sixty-eight year old Joshua Simpson. Joshua, a man of color and a Vietnam veteran, served forty years for killing a white man, a prison sentence that does not go unnoticed by the people of Saddler Cove. Determined to make something of himself, Josh begins working for the O’Connor brothers, work that is threatened by the bigotry and rumors around his time spent in prison.

We are introduced to Tanner’s brothers Reese and Aiden, as well as Reese’s six year old daughter Keira: Emily’s seventy-year old grandmother Mimi, and Tanner’s former prison cell mate, sixty-eight year old Joshua Simpson; Emily’s ex boyfriend Ryan Forrester; Tanner’s one-time friend Sawyer Dean and Sawyer’s wife Lanie. There is also a large assortment of bigots, gossips and townspeople who are refusing to let Tanner move on with his life, including Jed Forrester, Ryan’s uncle, and a man who spearheads much of Tanner and Emily’s on-going troubles.

HANDLE WITH CARE is a frustrating read; an emotional story about betrayal and discrimination; about issues of low self esteem, and self fulfilling prophecy; of redemption, acceptance and falling in love. The premise is energetic ; the characters are spirited but wounded; the romance struggles in the face of preconceived notions, self doubt and the narrow-minded, judgemental people whose intent is to ensure there is no upset to their clouded balance.

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Reviewed by Sandy 

“Tanner.”
Just the way she said his name, sort of breathless, made him hard. He nodded.“Emily.”
“What are you doing here?” Her eyes narrowed.“Did you follow me?”
“You looked a little upset. I was just making sure no one else followed you.”
“You mean Ryan? He’s being a total pain in the…”
“Ass?”
“Yes.” She pressed her finger to the spot between her brows.“I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’m usually so…” She took a couple of deep breaths.“He was making me so angry.”
“I thought he was your boyfriend?”
“Not anymore. It’s over between me and Ryan. It was over before that night you and I…”
He decided to help her out.“Had hot, dirty sex on top of the workbench in my garage. Then up against the wall in my garage.”
She gritted her teeth but gave a quick nod.
“Why was it over with Mr. Perfect? Did he finish with you?” Maybe she’d needed some sort of affirmation of herself as a sexy woman. He wanted to beat Ryan for that, though he had ultimately benefited from it.
“None of your business.”
“Come on, Em. I’m curious.”
Her face took on a mutinous expression, lips pursed.“He said I was sensible and then he asked me to marry him.”
Tanner managed to choke back the laugh, but she must have seen it on his face.
“It’s not funny.”
He’d proposed? That made Tanner want to growl. But she had a point. It sounded as though Ryan had fucked up on the proposal. Tanner certainly wasn’t sorry. Ryan’s loss, his gain.“Let me get this straight. If he hadn’t called you sensible, you would have said yes?”
“Probably not. He told me he’d decided it was time to settle down, and I was a nice, sensible woman, and would make him a suitable wife. Or something like that. I sort of stopped listening at ‘sensible.’What sort of man starts a proposal by saying you’re sensible?”
“An asshole?”
“Yes. Exactly. I said I didn’t think we were suited and walked out. Then when I got home, Mimi told me she’d bought a bike from you, and then she more than hinted that I was sensible, too. So when you said it as well, I just…sort of blew.”
“Actually, you kissed me, then you stripped, then you threw yourself at me. I didn’t stand a chance.” He had an image of her standing naked in front of him, challenging him to do something, and almost groaned.
“I did not throw myself at you.”
He just stood there, one eyebrow raised.
She folded her arms across her chest.“Anyway.I thought you were pretending that never happened?”
“Believe me, I’m trying. But I keep getting these little flashbacks at the most inappropriate times. Like when I’m picking up a tool from my work bench and there you are, all soft and naked and panting for me.”
Why did he do this to himself? His dick was almost painfully hard.
She was staring at him wide-eyed, her pink lips slightly parted. She didn’t move. He cast a quick look around the street—it was empty—then he closed the space between them, lowered his head, and kissed her before she could even have an idea of his intentions. He half expected her to pull back and run away, but her lips softened, then parted under his, and he slipped his tongue inside, sliding it along the length of hers. He kissed her until they both ran out of air. He hadn’t thought kissing was such a big deal, but he could kiss Emily all night.


 

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Growing up in the cold, wet, north of England, Nina Croft spent a lot of time dreaming of faraway sunnier places and ponies. When she discovered both, along with a whole load of other things, could be found between the covers of a book, her life changed forever.

Later, she headed south, picked up the perfect husband along the way, and together they volunteered to work in Africa. There they discovered a love of exotic places and a dislike of 9-5 work. Afterward they spent a number of years travelling (whenever possible) intermingled with working (whenever necessary.) Eventually they stumbled upon a remote area in the mountains of southern Spain and the small almond farm they now call home.

Nina spends her days reading, writing and riding her mare, Gencianna, under the blue Spanish skies—sunshine and ponies. She reckons this is proof that dreams really can come true if you want them enough.

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The Bad Girl and The Baby (Cutting Loose #3) by Nina Croft-a review

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THE BAD GIRL AND THE BABY (Cutting Loose #3) by Nina Croft

The Bad Girl and the Baby

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 4, 2017

Captain Matt Peterson prides himself on being able to handle anything…until he winds up as the guardian of his baby niece, Lulu. Two years and six nannies later, his well-ordered existence is in chaos. Still, he’s all Lulu has. Except, well…there is an aunt…

Darcy Butler has spent the last three years in prison for beating up her abusive brother-in-law. Her only regret is that she didn’t hurt him worse and stop him from killing her sister in a drunken car crash six months later. But now, Darcy just wants to rebuild her life. Starting with finding her sister’s child.

But Matt doesn’t want an ex-con with a record for violence anywhere near Lulu. Unfortunately, he can’t seem to keep away from Darcy, himself. Despite their differences, their chemistry is combustible…and the sex is incredible! Still, it can’t possibly last. Can it?

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REVIEW: THE BAD GIRL AND THE BABY is the third and final instalment in Nina Croft’s contemporary, adult CUTTING LOOSE erotic, romance series focusing on three friends-Summer, Regan and Darcy – three women who met in prison while serving sentences for crimes of passion. This is gym owner and MMA fighter Darcy Butler, and SAS Captain Matt Peterson’s story line. THE BAD GIRL AND THE BABY can be read as a stand alone without any difficult. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary but I recommend reading the series in order for backstory and cohesion between the three former inmates who became the best of friends.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Darcy and Matt) THE BAD GIRL AND THE BABY follows Darcy Butler as she struggles to gain access to the little girl her sister left behind. Three years earlier Darcy was sent to prison for beating up her sister’s husband Steven-a man who routinely abused and battered Darcy’s older sister; and the man who would eventually destroy all of their lives. Fast forward to present day wherein Darcy has yet to meet her two-year old niece, now in the care of her former brother in law’s brother. Enter Captain Matt Peterson, the man with whom Darcy will fall in love. What ensues is the building relationship between Matt, Darcy and their niece Lulu, and the potential fall out when Lulu’s paternal grandparents, back in Australia, offer a permanent home to the child with whom Darcy has fallen in love.

Darcy Butler is a tattooed fighter; a woman who isn’t afraid of physical confrontation but a woman who battles between her head and her heart. Falling in love with Matt Peterson meant he had the ability to break her heart, a heart Darcy believes was hardened upon the death of her estranged but beloved sister. Matt Peterson knew only one thing and that was the woman who claims to be his niece’s aunt is the same woman he believes to be psychotic stranger. Matt’s attraction to Darcy is tempered by the prior knowledge of Darcy’s assault against the brother he barely knew, and her physical appearance that would not be accepted as an army captain’s wife.

The relationship between Darcy and Matt is strained by Matt’s preconceived notions about his brother’s former sister in law-a woman he believes to be a drug, addled fighter who routinely goes around beating up people she doesn’t know. As the story line progresses Matt begins to see the ‘real’ Darcy Butler, a woman whose heart had been broken too many times in the past; a vulnerability that was slowly breaking down the barriers around our heroine’s heart. The $ex scenes are seductive and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are re-introduced to the previous story line couples including Nathan Carter and Regan Malloy (Falling for the Bad Girl #1), and Nik Masterson and Summer Delaney (Blackmailing the Bad Girl #2), as well as Darcy and Matt’s two year old niece Lulu; Darcy’s friend and fellow fighter Sam: attorney Elinor Saunders; nanny Diana Prescott; Matt’s meddling friends Angie and Gary; Matt’s parents Jolene and Gareth Peterson, and his younger sister Hannah.

THE BAD GIRL AND THE BABY is a story of opposites attract / enemies to lovers but struggles with a spate of preconceived notions from a number of the story line characters including our leading couple. Through a series of lies told by his brother Steve, Matt believes Darcy to be a danger to Lulu and everyone he loves; and Darcy is a woman who sacrificed everything to protect a woman, who in the end, died at the hands of the man she claimed to love. A lack of communication, and the fear of rejection and loss keep our couple at arm’s lengths but none more so than Darcy Butler who fears losing the man and the young child she had grown to love. The premise is dramatic and heartbreaking; the characters are energetic and spirited; the romance is emotional and intense.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Falling for the Bad Girl
Blackmailing the Bad Girl
The Bad Girl and the Baby

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Reviewed by Sandy

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