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Captivating Anika (On Call 9) by Freya Barker-review tour

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Captivating Anika (On Call 9) by Freya Barker-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 14, 2024

Anika Jones has her future carefully plotted out and is checking the boxes, one by one, despite the bumps thrown in her path. This last one is a challenge, but she manages to stay on track; her salon is thriving, and she just bought a house. Unfortunately, when one of her employees runs into trouble, she inevitably gets sucked in, throwing her carefully paced life off-balance. It doesn’t help a friend, who’s been ghosting her for a year, suddenly makes an appearance.

He was born to pig farming, but for Noah (Hog) Hodgekins fighting fires is his calling. He wasted too many years honoring a legacy he wants no part of. But now that he’s finally free from family obligations, there’s nothing holding him back from pursuing the life he’s been dreaming of. The first step is mending bridges with the one person who is central to that future, but she comes with her own challenges, family and otherwise.

Instead of treading carefully to gain her heart, he ends up throwing caution to the wind when her recent string of bad luck lands the FBI on her doorstep.

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REVIEW: CAPTIVATING ANIKA is the ninth instalment in Freya Barker’s contemporary, adult ON CALL: Police and Fire: Operation Alpha multi-authored erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on side characters first introduced by author Susan Stoker. This is forty-nine year old farmer / fire fighter Noah ‘Hog’ Hodgekins, and thirty-nine year old, hair stylist/shop owner Anika Jones’ story line. CAPTIVATING ANIKA can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: For fans of Freya Barker, there is a slight cross over with the author’s ARROW’S EDGE MC series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Anika and Noah) CAPTIVATING ANIKA follows the building romance and relationship between Anika and Noah. Firefighter Noah ‘Hog’ Hodgekins has been pining after hair stylist Anika Jones for several years but an off-handed comment from Anika left Noah in the friend zone until an attack on Anika’s co-worker brought Noah back into the fold. All was not well when Anika’s co-worker goes missing, and our heroine finds herself the target of revenge by more than one potential suspect. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Anika and Noah, and the potential fall-out as betrayal comes from the unlikeliest source.

The world building is frantic and wild. Anika is often the victim of violence and vengeance, and in this, our heroine is suffering for the sins of someone else.

The relationship between Anika and Noah is one of mutual attraction but Noah previously misjudged Anika’s feelings, and spent months to years wondering what went wrong. Anika is keeping a secret from family and friends but her secret will reveal woman struggling to get through, every day. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is another large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including many of whom we met in the previous story lines. We are introduced to Anika’s employees and co-workers: Molly, Monique, Landon, and Kim. The requisite evil has many faces.

CAPTIVATING ANIKA is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, obsession madness, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing, captivating and twisted: the romance seductive; the characters are desperate, dynamic and determined.

Previous Reviews

Dissecting Meredith
Watching Trin
Igniting Vic

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories. 

Driven to make her books about ‘real’ people; she creates characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy, but just as deserving of romance, thrills and chills in their lives.

Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We’ve Read All Year Award for “Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, and Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, Freya continues to add to her rapidly growing collection of published novels as she spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

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Igniting Vic (On Call 8) by Freya Barker-review tour

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Igniting Vic (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha-On Call 8) by Freya Barker-review tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 22, 2022

Victoria “Vic” Paige thought she was firmly back in the saddle since returning to her job as a firefighter after a three-year hiatus. These past twelve months with her new crew at Station 3 have rebuilt her confidence. That is until they are called to a motel fire where she stumbles onto the scene of a murder, which has her shaken to the core. But a pair of calm blue eyes and the deep composed voice of the first detective on the scene restores her equilibrium.

As a recent transplant from the Denver PD to the smaller Durango force, Detective Bill Evans is enjoying the slower pace. So when he is called to a motel fire, he doesn’t expect it to be the first in a series of gruesome murders, bringing back unwelcome memories. The only high point is finding the familiar, beautiful, blond-haired firefighter on the scene. Despite the heavy workload inevitable with a difficult case like this, he’s determined not to let that stroke of good luck go to waste.

However, when the killer turns the investigation personal, Evans finds himself reconnecting with his former partner, Quint Axton, as he scrambles to keep those he cares about safe.

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REVIEW:IGNITING VIC is the eight instalment in Freya Barker’s contemporary, adult ON CALL erotic, romantic suspense series, a part of the multi-authored Police and Fire: Operation Alpha series inspired by characters introduced by author Susan Stoker. This is fifty year old, police detective Bill Evans, and forty year old, firefighter Victoria ‘Vic’ Paige’s story. Line. IGNITING VIC can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Vic is Trin’s sister (Watching Trin #7).

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Vic and Bill) IGNITING VIC follows the search for a possible serial killer, a copycat case focusing on another killer fifteen years earlier. Detective Bill Evans finds himself investigating the case of a murdered young woman, circumstances similar to a case he closed years before. A violent assault against the victims and subsequent fire forces Bill to look back more than a dozen years, years in which he thought the killer had been found and convicted. Meeting firefighter Victoria Paige brings Bill up close and personal with the woman that will call to his heart but the killer is playing a game, a game involving our story line hero. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Bill and Vic, and the potential fall-out as Bill’s past take aim at our story line couple.

Victoria ‘Vic’ Paige is a forty year old firefighter who moved back to Durango to be closer to her ailing father but Vic never expected to find herself falling for a man whose own life was about to spiral out of control. Not only is a serial killer copying the murders from years before but someone is targeting our story line heroine, someone who is willing to cross the line of no return.

The relationship between Bill and Vic is one of immediate attraction predicated upon life as a first responder. Bill and Vic continue to cross paths but Bill is about to ensure their paths meet for pleasure as well. Vic is determined to not get involved having battled a stalker in the recent past but Bill is willing to accept Vic, protecting our heroine from the person taking aim at the woman he loves. 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 energetic secondary and supporting characters including the return of Vic’s sister and journalist Trin, her son Tucker and Trin’s boyfriend Bodhi (Watching Trin): detective Jay VanDyken, and coroner Dr. Meredith Carter (Dissecting Meredith 6), detective Jay VanDyken, and coroner Dr. Meredith Carter; forensic tech Dave Krajcek, and firefighter Lance Bruner; FBI Agents Damian Gomez and Jasper Green, and Bill’s daughter Maisy. The requisite evil has many faces.

IGNITING VIC is a story of obsession, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family, relationships, friendships and love. The premise is edgy, dramatic and intense; the romance is seductive; the characters are charismatic, determined and mature.

Previous Reviews

Dissecting Meredith
Watching Trin

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

 

USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories. 

Driven to make her books about ‘real’ people; she creates characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy, but just as deserving of romance, thrills and chills in their lives.

Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We’ve Read All Year Award for “Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, and Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, Freya continues to add to her rapidly growing collection of published novels as she spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

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Watching Trin (On Call 7) by Freya Barker-Review Tour

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Watching Trin (On Call 7) by Freya Barker-Review Tour

 

Watching Trin
On Call 7
by Freya Barker
Genre: adult, contemporary, romantic, suspense

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 14, 2021

Freelance journalist and single mom, Katrina (Trin) Paige, has recently returned to her hometown to help her sister care for their elderly father. They’ve barely settled back into Durango’s daily life when her rebellious teenage son gets himself in tumultuous waters. While being rescued by the local fire department, he unwittingly uncovers a decades-old crime hidden underneath the churning rapids of the Animas River.

Once Trin’s life is back on an even keel, her sharp nose for a compelling story starts twitching and she dives headfirst into an investigation of her own. The more she uncovers, the closer she gets to the firefighter who not only pulled her son from the river, but who also seems present everywhere she turns.

Bodhi (Roadkill) Jones doesn’t believe in things like fate, although, he can’t deny the way his life seems to be entwined with the spunky redhead is more than mere coincidence. In fact, he’s been wondering how it is possible she escaped his attention growing up in the same town, even though she is a few years older. Swept up in an unfamiliar current, he finds himself looking for ways to spend time with her and her family.

However, when a murder investigation touches his personal life, it invades Trin’s as well, leaving him scrambling to make sure the woman he’s fast falling for is protected.

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REVIEW: WATCHING TRIN is the seventh instalment in Freya Barker’s contemporary, adult On Call: Police and Fire: Operation Alpha multi-authored erotic, romantic suspense series focusing on side characters first introduced by author Susan Stoker. This is thirty-eight year old firefighter Bodhi ‘Roadkill’ Jones, and forty-two year old, journalist and single mother Katrina ‘Trin’ Paige’s story line. WATCHING TRIN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: For fans of Freya Barker, there is a slight cross over with several characters from the author’s ARROW’S EDGE MC series.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Bodhi and Trin) following several intersecting paths, WATCHING TRIN follows the building romance and relationship between thirty-eight year old firefighter Bodhi ‘Roadkill’ Jones, and forty-two year old, journalist and single mother Katrina ‘Trin’ Paige. With her aging father’s health worsening, forty-two year old, single mother Trin Paige, along with her fourteen year old son Tucker, returns to her home town of Durango Colorado, in an effort to help her sister Victoria, look after their dad. A few days in, Trin’s father go missing, and with the help of local firefighter Bodhi Jones, Trin soon comes to realize the family may have bitten off more than they can chew but things go from bad to worse when her son is injured while rafting, and a body is found in a decades old car, submerged deep in the water. An investigation by Trin begins to a reveal a close connection to several people in town, a connection that may or may not have placed our heroine in the direct line of fire. As Trin’s investigation begins to take a more personal turn for our story line hero, Trin finds herself on the receiving end of more than one threating message, and mysterious accidents. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Bodhi and Trin, and the potential fall-out as the past comes full circle, in an attempt, to reclaim what doesn’t belong.

Trin Paige has been on her own for a very long time but her father’s declining health means moving back to a town she left years before. Along with her fourteen year old son Tucker, Trin finds it difficult to settle after her father’s health worsens, and her bi-racial son struggles to adjust at a new school. Meeting Bodhi Jones stirs something long thought buried and gone but the chaos at home doesn’t leave time for a start up relationship. Bodhi Jones knew immediately that Katrina Paige was someone he wanted to know. Working alongside Trin’s sister Victoria brought Bodhi up close and personal with his future but a future that is threatened by someone from the past.

The relationship between Bodhi and Trin is one of immediate attraction but Trin battles between head and heart knowing that all is not well with her father at home. From the outset, her bi-racial son struggles to fit in, and with it, thoughts of discrimination and racism are not far behind. With Bodhi Jones in her life, Trin begins to adjust to life in Durango but all is not well in the small town where everyone knows everyone else. 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 energetic secondary and supporting characters including Trin’s son Tucker, her sister/ fire fighter Victoria, and their father Bruce Paige; Bodhi’s parents Nira and Chuck Jones, and his sister Anika; several members of the Durango Fire Department, as well as several members of the Arrow’s Edge MC.

WATCHING TRIN is a story of obsession, betrayal, vengeance and jealousy, family and friendships, mental health, bullying, acceptance and love. The premise is engaging, twisted and edgy; the romance is provocative and intense; the characters are spirited and lively.

Previous review

Dissecting Meredith

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories.

Driven to make her books about ‘real’ people; she creates characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy, but just as deserving of romance, thrills and chills in their lives.

Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We’ve Read All Year Award for “Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, and Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, Freya continues to add to her rapidly growing collection of published novels as she spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

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Dissecting Meredith (On Call 6) by Freya Barker-Review Tour

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Dissecting Meredith (Police and Fire: Operation Alpha-On Call 6) by Freya Barker-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 9, 2021

Since taking over the county coroner’s office, Meredith “Doc” Carter has been working hard to gain the respect of both her peers and local authorities. Reporting the circumstances surrounding the death of a loved one is often a thankless part of her job. Still, those are the easier cases. Random body parts turning up are substantially more troublesome, and when the facts don’t line up Meredith reaches out to entomologist, Casey Shea for answers.

Detective Jay VanDyken has admired Doc from the sidelines. His recent promotion comes with the added benefit of dealing directly with the silver-haired forensic pathologist, an opportunity he doesn’t plan on wasting. The discovery of partial remains have Jay and Meredith working closely together, but breaking down the pieces to build their case is not the only challenge. Their developing relationship has its own share of problems.

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REVIEW:DISSECTING MEREDITH is the sixth instalment in Freya Barker’s contemporary, adult ON CALL- Police and Fire: Operation Alpha romantic suspense series, and the latest cross-over story line with the characters introduced by author Susan Stoker. This is detective Jay VanDyken, and coroner Dr. Meredith Carter’s story line. DISSECTING MEREDITH can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Fans will recognize the cameo appearance by the author’s Arrow’s Edge MC.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Jay and Meredith) DISSECTING MEREDITH follows the building romance and relationship between forty five year old coroner Dr. Meredith Carter, and forty-two year old detective Jay VanDyken. Jay VanDyken has lusted after county coroner Meredith Carter for as long as he can remember but our hero was reluctant to make a move. When a number of frozen and vacuum-sealed body parts are discovered over a short period of time not only the coroner but a forensic pathologist and the FBI are called in to hunt for a possible suspect pushing Meredith and Jay together in an effort to discover the who, how and why. As the body parts begin to amass with a possible link to a series of fatal drug overdoses, Meredith finds herself the target of someone hoping to stop the couple from investigating further. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Meredith and Jay, and the potential fall-out as not only is Meredith targeted but our hero, as well.

Jay VanDyken comes from a large and well-connected political family but our hero walked away without looking back. Never mind that he never wanted to follow the path of his forebearers but a potential scandal is about to fall into VanDyken’s lap, a scandal not of his making. Falling for Meredith was easy, convincing her that she is his own happily ever after may be more difficult than solving the crimes in Durango, Colorado. Meredith Carter never thought she would find someone to love, having loved and lost years before but something about Jay VanDyken called to her heart, and working with Jay meant getting up close and personal with the man with whom she would fall in love.

The relationship between Jay and Meredith begins as a professional relationship that will quickly turn into something more if the number of interruptions would only let them get on with their private time together but the number of body parts begin to increase, and a familiar pattern begin to emerge. 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 energetic secondary and supporting characters including Detective Keith Blackfoot (Burning For Autumn 1); fellow pathologist Paul Gibson, and autopsy technician Lauren Mullins; Meredith’s assistant Janey ; funeral home director Rob Wenner; officer Tony Ramirez (Absolving Blue 4); Chief Joe Benedetti (Covering Ollie 2); paramedic Kyle (Sumo) Matsumoto (Revealing Annie 5) ;pastor John Dunwoody; entomologist Casey Shea; loner and alcoholic Tom Ward; several addicts and local riffraff, as well as Meredith’s dog Beau, and Beau’s kitten Belle.

DISSECTING MEREDITH is a twisted story of power and betrayal; relationships, friendships, tragedy and love. The character driven premise is imaginative, inviting and edgy; the romance is seductive and lively; the characters are spirited, dynamic, inspiring and mature. Freya Barker writes intense, decadent, impassioned and suspenseful stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today bestselling author Freya Barker loves writing about ordinary people with extraordinary stories. 

Driven to make her books about ‘real’ people; she creates characters who are perhaps less than perfect, each struggling to find their own slice of happy, but just as deserving of romance, thrills and chills in their lives.

Recipient of the ReadFREE.ly 2019 Best Book We’ve Read All Year Award for “Covering Ollie, the 2015 RomCon “Reader’s Choice” Award for Best First Book, “Slim To None”, and Finalist for the 2017 Kindle Book Award with “From Dust”, Freya continues to add to her rapidly growing collection of published novels as she spins story after story with an endless supply of bruised and dented characters, vying for attention!

Facebook: http://bit.ly/FreyaFacebook
Twitter: http://bit.ly/FreyaTwitter
Instagram: http://bit.ly/FreyaInstagram
Web: http://bit.ly/FreyaWeb
Goodreads: http://bit.ly/FreyaGoodreads
Newsletter: https://www.subscribepage.com/Freya_Newsletter
Bookbub: http://bit.ly/FreyaBookBub

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