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DANE’S WAR/ Corbin’s Conflict by EC Land-review tour

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DANE’S WAR/ Corbin’s Conflict (Spiked Raiders MC 3) by EC Land-review tour

Dane’s War
Spiked Raiders 3
by EC Land
Genre: adult ,contemporary, paranormal romance

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 29, 2025

Fate sent her to me when neither of us expected we were meant to be.

Dane

We all have our wars within. There’s always something that gets to us. For me it’s not something I talk about. It’s not something I ever want to deal with. No one needs to know the story.

I figured because of this; I’d live life the way I’ve always done. Free and easy. What I didn’t expect is to find my mate or find that my mate was human.

Finding her out in the middle of the night, on a deserted road, trouble surrounding her, I had to do something. When I did, something inside me shifted. I don’t know what, all I knew was I had to protect her.

Nothing else mattered.

To make matters worse, she was raised by shifters and is the sister to a member of another club. I didn’t know what to do about her. What I won’t do is let her reject me. No way will I let her make assumptions without knowing who I am. What we can be.

Now I’ve got two wars on my hands. The one within. But that’s nothing as important to keeping her safe when she needs me most.

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REVIEW: DANE’S WAR is the third instalment in EC Land’s contemporary, adult SPIKED RAIDERS MC erotic,paranormal, MC romance series. This is wolf shifter and MC Road Captain Dane, and Raine’s story line. DANE’S WAR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous storylines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dane and Raine) DANE’S WAR follows in the wake of an attack against our story line heroine. Raine is a human raised by shifter wolves but when her brother Bandit mated her best friend Sloane, Raine often felt like a third wheel . Refusing an invite to the Spiked Raiders MC clubhouse, Raine decided to forge ahead on her own only to find herself the victim of her volatile ex, and the men he hired to do a job until a shifter wolf comes to her rescue, a man who claims Raine is his fated mate. Dane doesn’t do relationships, and has a bit of a reputation, having broken the heart of Raine’s best friend Sloane but discovering his ‘brother’s’ sister is his mate push Dane in another direction, a direction that will reveal a deeper connection than he could have ever imagined.

The world building focuses on the search for the truth. Raine was adopted as a baby but herein lies a twist to the story, our heroine is more than what she appears to be. With her ex on the hunt, Raine will need the help and protection of the Spiked Raiders MC, protection that threatens the man with whom she will fall in love.

The relationship between Dane and Raine is one of fated mates. As Dane succumbs to the probability of of his own happily ever after, it will take some time to convince our heroine, that he is a changed man. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of various types of shifters and witches with the return Corbin and Karsyn, Tucker and Lake, Cyrus, and Corbin & Cyrus’ father Big Daddy; Coby, Dane’s father Daniel, as well as Sloane and Bandit. We are introduced to Raine and Bandit’s parents, as well as Raine’s ex Brady.

DANE’S WAR is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance, friendships and love.The fast paced premise is enchanting and intriguing; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are dynamic and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
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Tucker’s Strike

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Reviewed by Sandy

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CORBIN’S CONFLICT
(Spiked Raiders MC 1)
by EC Land
Genre: adult ,contemporary, paranormal romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 9, 2024

This life is a choice. One you make with or without confliction.

Corbin

Things are happening in my town and my county. We’re split between two clubs. Rivals that share blood and a common enemy.

Witches.

I hate them. All of them. I have my reasons, but fate seems to have other plans. Plans I don’t care much for.

The day she comes into my life, I want to throw the raven-haired, emerald-eyed beauty out, but she can help in ways we need. The question is, can I resist the bond between us when the heat grows hot?

Danger swirls around us and we’re left with no other choice but to trust one another. Conflicted, I decide to let my instincts lead, even when that decision puts her in my arms.

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REVIEW: CORBIN’S CONFLICT is the first instalment in EC Land’s contemporary, adult SPIKED RAIDERS MC erotic, paranormal, MC romance series. This is alpha wolf/MC president Corbin, and earth witch Karsyn Syndey’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Karsyn and Corbin) CORBIN’S CONFLICT follows the building relationship between our story line couple. Upon her escape from captivity, earth witch Karsyn Sydney finds herself a prisoner of the Spiked Raiders MC, and the fated mate to their president and alpha.. Enter wolf shifter Corbin.Corbin and his wolves only know Karsyn is a witch, the mortal enemies of the supernatural world but something about Karsyn is different, and Corbin is about to discover Karsyn’s connection to them all. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Corbin and Karsyn, and the potential fall-out as Karsyn is willing to sacrifice herself to protect the mate with whom she is falling in love.

The world building reveals some of the issues within the pack: the enemies, the frenemies; the potential for betrayal. Karsyn’s special abilities help the pack with what is and what will be but another fated mate is quickly following in her footsteps .

The relationship between Corbin and Karsyn begins acrimoniously as the wolves are taught not to trust the blood witches. Karsyn is an earth witch with a connection to both the blood witches and the pack, and in this she may be a bigger threat to them all. Corbin knows immediately Karsyn is his mate, and his wolf is determined to protect her at all costs. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense.

We are introduced to several members of the Spiked Raiders MC, as well as Corbin’s brother Cyrus, Big Daddy; Cyrus’ daughter Jazmine, Corbin’s daughter daughter Sage; Karsyn’s father Daniel, and her brother Dane. The requisite evil has many faces.

CORBIN’S CONFLICT is a story of power and control, betrayal and madness, magic and mayhem, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and engaging; the characters are energetic and charismatic ; the romance is fated and fierce. CORBIN’S CONFLICT ends on a bit of a cliffhanger- you have been warned

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Reviewed by Sandy

A little about E.C. Land 

E.C. Land grew up in the country and has it deep in her bones. As she grew up, if she wasn’t out on the ball field or playing in the woods, she had her nose stuck in a book. Now she writes romantic suspense stories, specializing in MC (motorcycle club) romance. She plans to broaden her writing horizons in the near future and move into other forms of romantic suspense. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband, three kids, and fur babies. 

Now 2 times USA Today Bestselling Author.

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Beckett’s Fate / Flint’s Fate by Delta James-reviews

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Beckett’s Fate / Flint’s Fate (Silver Falls Shifters 2 & 3) by Delta James-reviews

BECKETT’S FATE
(Silver Falls Shifters 2)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, paranormal, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release January 2, 2025

She sought independence… but fate had other plans. Can she risk her heart to embrace love?
Irene Blakiston arrives in Silver Falls pretending to be a hiker, her true purpose hidden: to find a legendary silver treasure that could secure a future for her pack. The last thing she expects is to cross paths with Beckett Grey, the town’s enigmatic sheriff and alpha wolf-shifter whose piercing gaze sees right through her façade.
Beckett senses something unusual about the captivating newcomer. His protective instincts awaken, and she stirs feelings he thought he’d never experience. Recognizing her as his fated mate, he’s determined to uncover her secrets.
When Irene is attacked while hunting for the treasure, Beckett refuses to let her face the dangers alone. Forced to trust each other, they journey deep into the wilderness, uncovering not only the hidden treasure but also secrets that bind their pasts. As they navigate the treacherous quest, their connection intensifies, igniting a passion neither can resist.
With hunters closing in, Irene must choose between her duty to her pack and the profound bond she shares with Beckett. Can they protect their people and embrace the love that destiny has woven, or will their secrets destroy their chance at happiness?

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REVIEW: BECKETT’S FATE is the second instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult SILVER FALLS SHIFTERS erotic, paranormal, romance series focusing on the shifters of Silver Falls. This is alpha Sheriff Beckett ‘Beck’ Grey, and wolf shifter/archeologist Irene Blakiston’s story line. BECKETT’S FATE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but I recommend reading the series in order for back story and cohesion as there is an ongoing premise throughout.

SOME BACKGROUND: There is a story, a myth surrounding Silver Falls , a town of shifters protecting a missing treasure of silver. Humans cannot be trusted, and outside shifters are usually looking for trouble. The treasure is connected to the original shifters, and Beck Grey is determined to protect the town at all costs.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Beck and Irene) BECKETT’S FATE follows in the wake of the arrival of our story line heroine. Irene Blakiston is a wolf shifter and an archeologist but a woman with a secret. Hunting for the mythological missing treasure of silver, Irene finds herself facing down not only a group of human hunters but the Sheriff and alpha of the Silver Falls Pack. Enter Beck Grey, Irene Blakiston’s fated mated, and the man who is desperate to protect the woman he loves. Irene is a bit of a hot head; refuses to stand down, and is struggling to trust any man, including the man that calls to her wolf.

The world building focuses on the search for buried treasure, and the human hunters stalking our story line couple. Irene and her ‘pack’ tend to keep to themselves, and in this, Irene is determined to lay claim to the treasure in Silver Falls.

The relationship between Irene and Beck begins when Irene goes on the hunt in Silver Falls. Armed with a map,determined to protect the people she left behind, Irene will come face to face with her future, her fated mate in the guise of Sheriff Beckett Grey. Fighting together to protect the town’s secrets as well as their own, Irene quickly discovers it is better to work together than to work alone. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are re-introduced to Ruby and Knox (Knox’s Fate 1) as well as housekeeper Delilah.

BECKETT’S FATE is a story of magic and mystery, secrets and lies, power and control, greed and mistrust. The fast paced premise is enchanting and dramatic; the romance is fast and furious; the characters are determined and charismatic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one KNOX’S FATE

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FLINT’S FATE
(Silver Falls Shifters 3)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, paranormal, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 28, 2025

A storm, a secret, and a chance at love…
Jenna Hartford never planned on returning to Silver Falls, but when her beloved Aunt Maribel dies under mysterious circumstances, she inherits Cold Creek Orchards, a land rich with history, secrets, and danger. From the moment she arrives, eerie warnings, sabotage, and shadowy threats make one thing clear: someone wants her gone.
Flint Mercer, a brooding ex-lawyer turned rugged cider maker, knows trouble when he sees it. And Jenna is surrounded by it. As a mountain lion shifter, his instincts scream that she’s his mate, but she’s also in the crosshairs of an enemy willing to destroy everything to erase the orchard’s past. Flint swears to protect her, even when she refuses to accept his help.
As the tension between Jenna and Flint ignites into an undeniable passion, so does the fight for survival. The truth about her past, and her future, will change everything. But if they don’t uncover the final secret in time, Jenna may not live long enough to claim her fate.
A thrilling, fated-mates, paranormal romance packed with sizzling tension, small-town intrigue, and heart-pounding danger. Welcome to Silver Falls, where the past is never truly buried, and love is worth the fight.

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REVIEW: FLINT’S FATE is the third instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult SILVER FALLS SHIFTERS erotic, paranormal, romance series focusing on the shifter town of Silver Falls. This is mountain lion shifters Jenna Harford, and Alpha Flint Mercer’s story line. FLINT’S FATE 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 (Flint and Jenna) FLINT’S FATE follows in the mysterious death of Jenna Hartford’s aunt Maribel, in the wake of threats that are now directed at our story line heroine. Maribel owned Cold Creek Orchards, a large apple orchard, prime real estate land that someone is determined to claim as their own. As Jenna tries to uncover the truth, the threats become more dangerous and deadly.

The relationship between Jenna and Flint is one of fated mated but Flint doesn’t believe in fate, and Jenna is determined to do everything alone.

The world building focuses on Legends that are told about the indigenous lands, missing treasure, and about the who and what are the rightful owners. Someone has been buying up the land around Cold Creek Orchards, and Jenna’s aunt Marabel may have paid with her life. As Jenna and Flint begin a search for the truth, the reality has been set in stone for hundreds of years.

The relationship between Flint and Jenna is one of fated mates but Jenna is slow to accept Flint’s claiming, preferring her independence over control by a man. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to a number of shifters including Flint’s siblings Wes and Sybil, librarian Marian , Orchard owners Marty and Ellen, Developer Connor McVey, bobcat Mayor Thomas Calloway, Sheriff Beckett Grey, firefighter Ridge Lawson, and his sister Ember, aa group of lynx shifters known as The Ghost Walkers, and surprise…dragons!.

FLINT’S FATE is a story of power and control, secrets and lies, betrayal and obsession , acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are desperate and dynamic.

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Reviews by Sandy

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ORIGINAL SINNER (Original Sinners 1) by Kait Ballenger-review

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ORIGINAL SINNER (Original Sinners 1) by Kait Ballenger-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 25, 2025

Seven deadly—and ultrarich—sins rule NYC, and though she came here to escape her past, one woman’s true path to freedom might be the devil’s bonds.

The seven deadly sins keep high profiles in the Big Apple: Lust runs brothels, Sloth’s a media streamer…you get the picture. Pride, though, he’s more mysterious. You might know him as Lucifer—temptation irresistibly embodied. The paparazzi are dying for some burning-hot gossip. So when someone publishes my scathing but private rant about him, they eat it up. And now my job is on the line. After all, he is my boss.

With his vicious siblings vying for his power, Lucifer needs to distract the press, so he reframes my tirade as a lovers’ spat, demanding I play the devil’s fiancée. I need to be a good girl, smile for the cameras, nothing more.
But cocky and cruel as he is, his darkness awakens something wicked in me. Sexy and in control, he might just be the cure—an extra dose of sin to heal me from a lifetime of shame and subservience.
And I like it.

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REVIEW:ORIGINAL SINNER is the first instalment in Kait Ballenger’s contemporary, adult ORIGINAL SINNERS dark, erotic, urban fantasy, romance series focusing on twenty-three year old, preacher’s daughter and PA Charlotte Bellefleur, and the prince of darkness Lucifer Apollyon.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers, as well as some expected religious overtones.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Charlotte and Lucifer) ORIGINAL SINNER follows the building but tempestuous relationship between PA Charlotte Bellefleur, and the prince of darkness Lucifer Apollyon. Charlotte is wholly aware of the Lucifer’s reputation as a billionaire CEO in New York City. In an effort to get up close and personal with Lucifer, Charlotte finds herself applying for a job at Apollyon Inc, where she will become Lucifer’s personal assistant, a position that comes with certain perks of the job but someone is stalking our story line heroine, and an anonymous social media post finds Charlotte bowing to the man with whom she will fall in love. All is not well in the world of the fallen angels, someone else is taking aim at our story line couple.

The world building focuses on several intersecting pathways including the dysfunctional family dynamics of Lucifer’s unheavenly and heavenly family; the jealousy and fight for control, dividing the seven original sinners, and our heroine’s past who refuses to let go. Charlotte has many secrets, secrets that push her into the direct line of fire, and her own decaying family kinetics.

The relationship between Charlotte and Lucifer begins when our heroine integrates herself into the world of the fallen angels but Charlotte is out of her element, and finds herself answering to the prince of darkness. Lucifer doesn’t do relationships, and rarely goes out in public, and in this, Charlotte is determined to change Lucifer’s image but the results will backfire, and our couple must come to terms with what is happening and why. The $ex scenes are aggressive and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, powerful and interested secondary and supporting characters including Lucifer’s assistant Imani, Charlotte’s best friend Jax, original sinners Astarath, Asmodeus, Mammon, Belphgor, Satan, Leviathan, Beelzebub: Gabriel and Michael. The requisite evil has many faces.

ORIGINAL SINNER is a story of secrets and lies, power and control, faith and trust, family and dysfunction, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, dark and edgy; the romance tense and sensational; the characters are determined, charismatic and controversial. ORIGINAL SINNER ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

BIO: Kait Ballenger is a full-time paranormal romance author, wife, bellydancer, graduate student, and soon-to-be-professor. She is the multi-published, award-winning author of the Execution Underground paranormal romance series. With a B.A in English from Stetson University, Kait is currently earning an M.F.A in Writing. Kait believes anything is possible with hard work and dedication. One day, she hopes to be a bestseller and to see her novels on the big screen. Look for the next two books in her page-turning Execution Underground series: Twilight Hunter, book one (August 2013) and Immortal Hunter, book two (January 2014). For more information, please visit www.kaitballenger.com or follow her on Twitter @kait_ballenger.

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Murder Under Redwood Moon/Moonset on Desert Sands by Sherri LDodd

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Murder Under Redwood Moon/Moonset on Desert Sands (Murder, Tea & Crystals 1 & 2) by Sherri L Dodd-reviews & excerpt

Murder Under Redwood Moon
Murder, Tea & Crystals 1
by Sherri L Dodd
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date: March 21, 2024

At the age of eight, Arista Kelly was frantically swept up by her parents and whisked off to an isolated town in the California redwoods. Two days later, her parents were gone.

Now at the age of twenty-three, she has settled quite nicely into an eclectic lifestyle, much like her great aunt, and guardian since childhood, Bethie. She enjoys the use of herbs and crystals to help her commune with the energy and nature around her and finds pleasure in the company of her beloved pet, Royal. Usually quite satisfied with her mundane life high in the Santa Cruz Mountains, life becomes unsettling when a new recurring vision of an ominous tattoo as well as increased activity from the ghostly presence within her own cottage invade her once-harmonious existence.

But life in this mountain sanctuary takes an even darker turn when the body of Arista’s former classmate is found in the nearby river. As other young women fall prey to a suspected serial killer, Arista realizes that the terror is coming to her.

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REVIEW: Murder Under Redwood Moon: A Witch Cozy Paranormal Murder Mystery by Sherri L. Dodd is book one in the Murder, Tea and Crystals trilogy.

At a young age Arista Kelly was taken by her parents to a secluded town in the Redwoods of California to stay with her Great Aunt Bethie. Now age 23, she has settled into a quiet, charmed, eclectic life in Boulder Creek wi th her cat Royal. She has her best friend Maddie and her circle of friends and works at a crystal shop owned bu Analina. She loves her independent life and her job.

That is until two strangers come to town and things start getting weird. Girls start to go missing! Girls that look exactly like her and Maddie. When things start getting stranger in town Arista starts having visions. Nothing she can comprehend for sure yet, but someone is definitely trying to tell her something!

And bad stuff starts happening to her friends. Pure coincidence or is something evil come to town?
Will Arista be able to figure out her visions before its too late, or will something bad befall her and Maddie?

I absolutely loved Arista’s character.

She is independent, down to earth and level headed. She enjoys her little eclectic life and spending time with her friends. She also loves helping anyone who needs help finding their inner peace. I love the life she has built for herslef with the help of her Aunt.

Her Aunt Bethie practices witchcraft and uses her coven to perform protection ceremonies for Arista. From birth she has needed protection, thats why her parents placed her where they did. I love every interaction Arista has with her Aunt. You can feel the love and guidance she tries to provide to Arista.

But who has killed all of these young girls, and can Arista protect herself and Maddie from the same fate. All while trying to heal the conflict and pain within her friendship circle?

This book was an amazingly wonderful walk into the world of witchcraft and how there is both good and darkness within that realm. Not my typical genre but wonderfully written, magick is!

Highly recommend. Can not wait to read book two: Moonset On Desert Sands

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Moonset on Desert Sands
Murder, Tea & Crystals 2
by Sherri L Dodd
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 27, 2025

With a traumatic year of fending off a serial killer behind her, Arista has settled contentedly into her temporary home with Auntie in Sedona, Arizona. She enjoys her new job selling all things metaphysical and even has her eye on the hot security guard, Dakota, after her recent breakup with Shane.

But a series of new fainting spells has her worried, and when Auntie witnesses one, they decide the answer lies in her home of Boulder Creek. However, returning means not only dealing with her breakup and its heartache but also the possibility of drawing her bloodthirsty Uncle Fergus to her once safe haven in the redwoods. And this time he has recruited an even more dangerous alliance.

Arista’s closest bonds will be strengthened, but the mounting tension of a death in the desert, a stalker on the streets, and the relentless pursuit of Fergus puts her in dangerous territory, and escaping sorrow proves impossible.

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REVIEW: This book starts out a year after book one and Arista and her Aunt are are staying in Sedona, Arizona. Her world has completely changed in the last year. No longer is she in her comfort zone of Boulder Creek. Leaving all her friends and boyfriend Shane behind.
Taking a trip with her Aunt, leads her back to her parents. Only to find her mother not doing well. Arista isn’t sure where all of this will fit into her new life.
Arista starts having her fainting spells again and her Auntie believes she needs to return and find the answers in Boulder Creek. But going back means Arista must face her past with Shane, and what her life has become now. With her estranged Uncle Fergus still looking for her. Arista has no idea what is coming her way.

I thoroughly enjoyed the continuation of this story. With bridging the story between Boulder Creek and Sedona – I absolutely loved the new community Arista made in her time in Arizona. I look forward to continuing this story in book three.

Magickal and mysterious – this story did not disappoint!

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Reviews by Erin K

 

“Okay, just checking. I thought I heard you call me.” Auntie paused. “Everything okay in there?”

This had become irksome, too. The constant checking. She forced out another huff, took a final rinse, and killed the flow of noisy water. “Yes, I’m fine.” Her words bounced off the glass enclosure and back at her. Liar

After toweling off, she threw on her robe. Today, it did not feel soft or cozy. Still miring over her involuntary duty to co-host the meeting, she hustled through the hallway to avoid the sight of any witches. She did not want to hear how sorry they were nor see their saddened eyes or frowny faces of compassion. She wanted to be left alone. But no, she had the big ol’ get-together when her father returned. So, not only did she have to entertain the whole damn coven but also him, and he may as well have been a stranger.

She barged around the corner and came face to face with a pear- shaped Royal sitting at the edge of her bed, his piercing blue eyes upon his black satin face staring up at her.

Mew.

She froze. For a second, she wanted to hate him, too.

He blinked his frosty blue eyes.

She could never!

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SINFULLY MINE (RBMC: Tonopah NV #20) by Nikki Landis-review tour

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SINFULLY MINE (RBMC:tonopah NV #20) by Nikki Landis

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 21, 2025

Xenon:
I’m the tech expert for my motorcycle club.
It’s because of me that we’ve interrupted the trafficking ring in Nevada.
I have cameras in multiple cities, and I’m always watching.
But the long, lonely nights have taken a toll.
When I find an online game and a new friend, all that begins to change.
GivemeGracexx411 has the sexiest voice I’ve ever heard.
It’s not long before we’re chatting outside our nightly games.
And now she wants to meet.

I’ve always been a geek and gamer; it shocks people when they find out.
Maybe it’s all the dark ink on my body or the fact that I put so many hours in the gym.
I don’t look anything like my profile pic, and that’s intentional.
The internet is forever. Nothing can hide for long.
I don’t know if I want Grace to know the biker half of my life.
But one night, she forgets to log off her computer and shut down the camera.

And that’s when I meet Grace’s other persona, Dolly.
I can’t stop watching as she strips, parts her thighs, and begins a whole different game with her viewers.
They get to watch her up close on her laptop. But I get to see every part of her.
In an instant, I’m addicted. I need more.
But when she finds the camera on her computer still running, she shuts me out.

Cat and Mouse is my favorite game.
I’ve always been good at stalking my prey.
And now Grace is my sweet, scared little mouse.I do love it when she decides to run.But what I thought is a tease meant to entice me is really a setup to catch an entirely different group of voyeurs.And those sex traffickers who can’t get enough of underage girls?They think they can snatch what’s mine.I’ll do anything to save Grace.As I race against the clock to rescue her, I know I won’t be capable of showing mercy.My Reaper is ready to spill blood and bring justice before he claims my Dolly.She doesn’t know it yet, but Grace will be all sinfully mine.

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REVIEW: SINFULLY MINE is the twentieth instalment in Nikki Landis’ contemporary,adult RBMC: TONOPAH NV, paranormal, MC, romance series, a part of the multi-authored RBMC series. This is Sean Hunter ‘Xenon’ Moore, and Alexa ‘Grace’ Connelly’s story line. SINFULLY MINE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: The members of the RBMC: TONOPAH NV are Lucifer Morningstar‘s ‘reapers’ but Satan’s reapers are not born, they ascend upon their death beds if Lucifer determines they are worthy of a second chance.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Grace and Hunter) SINFULLY MINE focuses on the building relationship between our story line couple. Xenon and the RBMC: Tonopah specialise in taking done human trafficking rings but Xenon aka Hunter works over time in an effort to ferret out the monsters hiding on the dark side of the web. In his down time, Xenon likes to play online video games where he will meet GiveMeGraceXX411, the woman with whom our hero will fall in love but Grace has a secret, working with the feds to take down a pedophile ring, using herself as bait. All is not well when Grace finds herself a target, and our hero must reveal the who and what of the RBMC.

The world building follows the online relationship between Grace and Hunter, as our couple move beyond video games into something more but when Hunter sees more than Grace is willing to give, our hero is determined to uncover the truth about Grace’s online persona.

The relationship between Grace and Hunter begins online when our couple form a friendship within the game they are playing but Hunter is hoping to learn more about our story line heroine, and in this, a visit to her place of work reveals the reality of current situation. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate.

The secondary and supporting characters include FBI agent Rickman, Dr. Clark, Tony Collins; Grace’s father Detective Connelly, and RBMC Reaper Grim. The requisite evil has many faces.

SINFULLY MINE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, family, relationships and love. The premise is intriguing and entertaining but the conflict resolution felt like a rush to the finish. The characters are charismatic; the romance is seductive.

Previous Reviews

The Biker’s Gift
Bloody Mine
Devil’s Ride
Hell’s Fury
Grave Mistake
Papa Noel
The Biker’s Wish
Eternally Mine
Twisted Devil
Violent Bones
Haunting Chaos
Santa Biker
Manic Mayhem
Viciously Mine
Jigsaw’s Blayde
Spook’s Possession
Twisted Iron
Infinitely Mine
Grim Justice
Hell Rider

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Reviewed by Sandy

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His Possession / His Temptation by Delta James-reviews

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His Possession / His Temptation (Mafia Masters 2 & 3) by Delta James-reviews

HIS POSSESSION
(Mafia Masters 2)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, paranormal, Mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 29, 2025

I escaped one crime family…only to fall for the prince of another!
I feel him enter before I see him. The air shifts.
My heart slams against my ribs.
Whispers say he’s lethal.
Dangerous. Unseen forces coil around him like a living shadow.
I should run.
I can’t.
His eyes pin me in place.
There’s power in his stare, something not entirely human.
My pulse pounds like a drumbeat in the silence.
I stand in a world of marble and canvas.
He rules a kingdom of smoke and blood.
His family deals in secrets.
They say he’s a demon in a suit.
I know I should fear him.
I do.
Yet I reach for him anyway.
Bullets fly. Blood spills.
The lines between worlds blur, and I’m caught in the crossfire.
He won’t let me go.
And God help me…I don’t want him to.
Because I’m his. His obsession. His possession.

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REVIEW: HIS POSSESSION is the second instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult MAFIA MASTERS erotic, paranormal, Mafia romance series. This is panther shifter/Irish mobster, business owner Rory McMahon, and cougar shifter / sculptor Maeve O’Connell’s story line. HIS POSSESSION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from omniscient dual third person perspectives ( Maeve and Rory) HIS POSSESSION follows the fated relationship between panther shifter/Irish mobster, business owner Rory McMahon, and cougar shifter / sculptor Maeve O’Connell. Maeve’s most recent gallery offering finds a visit from Irish mobster Rory McMahon.Maeve’s family is a part of the crime world, and our heroine is determined to stay as far away as possible but Rory is Maeve’s fated mate, and our hero will become guardian and protector of the woman with whom he is falling in love. The O’Neill Crime Syndicate has been targeted, and Maeve is about to become a pawn in a war of winner takes all but betrayal from within sets the tone for the upcoming battle. As to the paranormal nature of the story line, the supernatural element is limited with only one scene at the end.

The world building focuses on Rory’s need to claim Maeve as his own but Maeve’s father is determined to take control of his daughter, destroying the family in the process.

The relationship between Rory and Maeve is one of fated mates but Maeve wants nothing to do with the criminal underworld, having left that life for one of her own. When her friend is targeted, Maeve finds herself at the forefront of danger, in the hopes of protecting the people she loves, The $ex scenes are intimate and impassioned without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced Callum’s second Cormac Kelly, and his Enforcer Malachy; Maeve’s brother Alexander, and gallery owner and friend Sabella Sawyer. The requisite evil has many faces.

HIS POSSESSION is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, greed and madness, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is engaging and tragic; the romance is fated and spicy; the characters are desperate, determined and spirited.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one HIS OBSESSION

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HIS TEMPTATION
(Mafia Masters 3)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, paranormal, Mafia, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 21, 2025

I hid for years… it only took him days to claim me.
I spent years erasing my past.
Gone. Hidden. Safe.
Then one photograph ruined everything.

Now MI5 is hunting me. My ex-fiancé wants me dead. Running isn’t an option anymore.

Enter Daragh O’Neill.
Cold. Ruthless. Deadly.
The O’Neill family’s enforcer.

He finds me. Captures me. Offers me a choice.
Stay and be protected.
Or keep running and risk everything.

There’s a catch.
I have to be his.
I should say no. I should run. But Daragh isn’t just any man, he’s something else.
Dark. Dominant. Tempting.
And my panther knows the truth.

He’s mine.

But danger is closing in. Blood will be spilled.
And when the final battle comes…
Will I fight for my freedom?
Or will I surrender to him?

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REVIEW: HIS TEMPTATION is the third instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult MAFIA MASTERS dark, erotic, paranormal, Mafia romance series. This is panther shifters Daragh O’Neill of the O’Neill Crime Syndicate, and museum curator Siobhan Harrington’s story line. HIS TEMPTATION 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 first person perspectives (Siobhan and Daragh) HIS TEMPTATION focuses on the rescue and capture of panther shifter and museum curator Siobhan Harrington. Siobhan Harrington is a shifter with special abilities, and is on the run from MI5, MI6, and well as wolf shifter and crime lord Sebastian Wolfe but our heroine’s first foray back into the world of art places a target on her back, and she is determined to stay one step ahead of everyone willing to take her down. Enter Daragh O’Neill, Siobhan’s fated mate, and the man who is determined to protect our heroine with his life but Siobhan isn’t going to make is easy; refusing to be claimed or owned by any man, and in this, Siobhan is determined to run at every opportunity. Keeping Siobhan safe and out of the hands of the people targeting our story line heroine becomes troubling when the woman herself is often TSTL, and walks out of the safety net secured by the man whom she loves.

The world building focuses on the search, protection and claiming of our story line heroine. Daragh O’Neill knows Siobhan is his mate but Siobhan refuses to accept her fate with our story line hero. Determined to run, believing she will be safer on her own, Siobhan is often at the centre of a gun battle or take down of the people aiming to do her harm.

The relationship between Daragh and Siobhan is one of fated mates but Siobhan refuses to accept Daragh’s claim. A claiming, a mating, and a determined Daragh O’Neill all but lock down our story line heroine, a woman who refuses to bend the ‘proverbial knee’ for any man including the man with whom she is falling in love The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

We are reintroduced to panther shifter / Irish Mobster Callum Kavanagh, and his mate, socialite Isolde Fitzwilliam, several MI5 and MI6 agents, as well as Sebastian Wolfe.

HIS TEMPTATION is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and captivating; the romance is fated and frenzied; the characters are strong-willed, stubborn and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn-review, excerpt & giveaway

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The Bane Witch by Ava Morgyn-review, excerpt & giveaway

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 18, 2025

Piers Corbin has always had an affinity for poisonous things—plants and men. From the pokeweed berries she consumed at age five that led to the accidental death of a stranger, to the husband whose dark proclivities have become… concerning, poison has been at the heart of her story.

But when she fakes her own death in an attempt to escape her volatile marriage and goes to stay with her estranged great aunt in the mountains, she realizes her predilection is more than a hunger—it’s a birthright. Piers comes from a long line of poison eaters—Bane Witches—women who ingest deadly plants and use their magic to rid the world of evil men.

Piers sets out to earn her place in her family’s gritty but distinguished legacy, all while working at her Aunt Myrtle’s cafe and perpetuating a flirtation with the local, well-meaning sheriff to allay his suspicions on the body count she’s been leaving in her wake. But soon she catches the attention of someone else, a serial killer operating in the area. And that only means one thing—it’s time to feed.

•••••

REVIEW: THE BANE WITCH by Ava Morgyn is a contemporary, adult, paranormal, thriller focusing on Bane Witch and interior designer Piers ‘ Acacia’ Corbin.

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

Told from first person perspective (Piers ) and third person (Reyes) THE BANE WITCH follows Piers Corbin in the aftermath of faking her death to escape her abusive and controlling husband. The only family she knows of is her aunt Myrtle, a strange woman she met only once but a woman who will reveal the reality of who and what is our story line heroine. For as long as she can remember, Piers has been drawn to plants and poisons, but more specifically the berry of the pokeweed, and in this, her need to devour and eat pokeweed is disconcerting until the arrival of her aunt Myrtle who sees more than Piers could have ever thought possible. Fast forward to present day, now working and living in Crow Lake with her aunt Myrtle, Piers, now known as Acacia, will discover she is descended from a long line of bane witches, women who consume poisonous plants and berries, using their powers to rid the world of dangerous men. As the body count increases, local sheriff Regis Brooks begins to suspect a connection to Piers and Myrtle, and the investigation into Piers’ ‘death’ arrives in Crow Lake, near the Canadian border.

The world building is detailed and complex as Piers aka Acacia learns about the family history, the legacy and the venery (practice of hunting) she knew nothing about, details hidden by her mother, a woman who denied her heritage in the wake of debilitating need and pain. Meanwhile, there is a serial killer hunting in the woods of the Adirondacks, and Piers suspects she may be a target of the Saranac Stangler.

There is a building romance and relationship between Piers (Acacia) and Sheriff Regis Brooks but a relationship that struggles in the face of the numerous murders, and the sheriff’s suspicions regarding the method of killing. Piers and Regis’ love is forbidden but Piers is determined to protect the man who has stolen her heart. The $ex scenes are limited and mostly implied.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and interesting secondary and supporting characters including several members Piers’ extended family, known as the venery. We are introduced to Piers’ aunt Myrtle, cousin Azalea, Sheriff Regis Brooks, Detective Emil Reyes, Piers’ husband Henry Corbin, as well as a number of local villagers including Ed and his dog Bart, and targeted victims and abusers. I am hoping the author has plans for future story lines involving Piers’ extended family of witches.

THE BANE WITCH is a magical story of secrets and lies, power and control, betrayal and madness, abuse and murder, family and acceptance. The premise is dark and dramatic; the characters are determined, charismatic and disconcerting; the romance is subtle.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Ranger’s Justice / The Rookie by Delta James-reviews

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Ranger’s Justice
Lone Star Wolf Rangers 1
by Delta James
Genre: adult ,contemporary, erotic, paranormal, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 14, 2025

They told me to stay out of it… I should have listened.

I was raised to believe in justice. To hunt down the truth no matter the cost. But when that truth led me straight into the sights of the Del Toro cartel, I realized too late, I might have bitten off more than I could chew.

I was tracking a shipment I thought would lead me to my corrupt stepfather. Instead, I ended up in the middle of a bloodbath, staring down the barrel of a gun. And then he showed up. Zane “Rush” Rushton, Lone Star Ranger, all raw power and barely restrained fury. He dragged me out of that hellhole, kicking and cursing, warning me that I was in way over my head.

I don’t like taking orders, least of all from a man who thinks he can control me. But Rush isn’t just any man. There’s something different about him, something dangerous simmering beneath the surface. When he shifted, right in front of me, I realized just how deep this danger runs.

Now I’m entangled in something far bigger than I ever imagined; cartel secrets, human trafficking, and the undeniable truth that my own bloodline is tied to it all. I should run. But Rush won’t let me. He says he’s the only one who can protect me. That he won’t let me go.

The scariest part? I don’t want him to.

••••••••••

REVIEW: RANGER’S JUSTICE is the first instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult LONE STAR WOLF RANGERS erotic, paranormal, romantic suspense series focusing on a group of former military personnel, wolf shifters who now form Texas Rangers Team W: Rush, Gideon, Dalton, Deacon and Gage. This is forensic accountant Cassidy Marlow, and Alpha wolf shifter/ Texas Ranger Zane ‘Rush’ Rushton’s story line. There is a slight cross over with the author’s Cerberus Group and Club Southside

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rush and Cassidy) RANGER’S JUSTICE follows in the aftermath of the suspected murder of Cassidy Marlow’s father Thomas Marlow. Ten years earlier, Thomas Marlow died is an explosion, an explosion Cassidy suspects was set by his business partner Joseph Hollister. Fast forward ten years, vowing revenge for her father’s murder, Cassidy begins an investigation into her step-father, a man with connections to the Del Toro Cartel but Cassidy is unaware of the proverbial hornet’s nest she has poked, and quickly becomes the target of the people in charge. Meanwhile, the Texas Rangers Team W has covertly been investigating the same organization, an organization that is also involved in money laundering and human trafficking. When Cassidy finds herself in too deep, wolf shifter and Texas Ranger Zane ‘ Rush’ Rushton becomes our heroine’s guardian and protector, even in the face of her refusal to stand down.

The world building follows the formation of Texas Rangers Team W; Cassidy’s desperate attempts to uncover the truth about her father’s death; and the take down of the man she blames for destroying her life.

The relationship between Rush and Cassidy begins acrimoniously as Cassidy refuses to listen or stop her personal one-woman army of destruction. Cassidy is reckless, vulnerable, strong-willed, a liability and most often TSTL (too stupid to live), refusing to accept she is not capable of taking down the Cartel, alone. There is often times a struggle for author’s between a strong heroine or a heroine who is borderline b*tch. Rush is determined to prove Cassidy needs help but his wolf has plans for something more permanent. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include Texas Rangers Team W: Gideon, Dalton, Deacon and Gage Cassidy’s boss and her father’s best friend Marcus Kane; Cassidy’s younger sister Sadie; Step-father Joseph Hollister, and several members of the Del Toro cartel. Deacon’s story line is next.

RANGER’S JUSTICE is a story of secrets and obsession, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, acceptance and love. The action packed premise is intriguing and enchanting; the romance is limited to a fated relationship; the characters are magical, empowering and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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THE ROOKIE
(Club Southside 4)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, BDSM, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 11, 2023

He’s supposed to protect her, NOT fall in love.

Stunning. That’s the first word that comes to mind when I see the brilliant, curvy beauty performing comedy in a club. At the time I didn’t know who she was.

With the soul of an artist and the spirit of a warrior, Pippa is gorgeous, quirky, and unique.
She’s also my friend’s little sister.

After getting fired from my job as a detective and promptly hired by the Cerberus group, my first assignment is to protect Seth’s little sister, Pippa.

Someone has been threatening Pippa and her crew. It is my job to uncover the culprit while keeping her safe.

As their chemistry and the danger both heat up, Dillon will stop at nothing to keep her safe and… make her his.

••••

REVIEW: THE ROOKIE is the fourth instalment in Delta James’ contemporary, adult CLUB SOUTHSIDE erotic, BDSM, romance series focusing on the men and women who work for Cerberus Security. This is former Chicago Detective and Dom Matt Dillon, and comedienne Pippa Newcomb. THE ROOKIE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Pippa is the sister of Cerberus Security specialist Seth Newcomb

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

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Dillon and Pippa) THE ROOKIE focuses on the protection of comedienne Pippa Newcomb. Pippa Newcomb has a stalker, and the attacks are becoming more personal and dangerous. In an effort to protect his sister without involving the police or himself, Pippa’s brother Seth offers former Chicago Detective Matt Dillon the ‘opportunity’ to keep an eye on our story line heroine but from the outset, nothing goes according to plan. An attack against Pippa’s manager Gretchen Miller, and the regular appearance of threatening notes brings with it the possibility of someone close, who is taking aim at our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on the building relationship between Dillon and Pippa, as Dillon struggles to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. Pippa is determined to push Dillon and the Cerberus crew out of her life but as the threats become more dangerous, Dillon will blame himself for crossing the line with our story line heroine.

The secondary and supporting characters are energetic and dynamic. We are reintroduced to Pippa’s brother Seth Newcomb, as well as Pippa’s manager Gretchen, assistant Marty Simpson, former US soldier turned B&B owner Jack MacNair; and fellow comic Kimberly.

THE ROOKIE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and obsession, family and friendships, relationships and love. The premise is intriguing and entertaining; the romance is provocative; the characters are determined and desperate.

Previous Reviews
The Sentinel
The Keeper
The Player
The Fixer
The Sniper

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Reviewed by Sandy

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