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ARES (The Kings of Mayhem MC: Tennessee) by Penny Dee-review tour

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ARES (The Kings of Mayhem MC Tennessee #3) by Penny Dee-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2022.

A wounded biker with a checkered past. A feisty dancer with a secret. An unexpected love that could destroy them both.

I was born a monster.
Seven feet tall with fists the size of balloons and an even bigger…boot size.
I’m a demon in the ring and a devil between the sheets.
But even I’m no match for her. The demoness with the bright emerald eyes and hair the color of snow.
She’s everything I’ve run from my whole sorry life and the only thing I’m afraid of, so why the hell do I find myself on her doorstep time and time again?

I’m not a good man. She should run as far as possible from me.
After doing time for a crime I didn’t commit, I took my revenge on those responsible.
It was brutal. It was bloody. It was satisfying.
Now she wants me to do the same thing for her.
But she isn’t being completely honest with me.
And when I find out the truth, there’ll be consequences for us all to pay.

Ares is book three in the Kings of Mayhem MC Tennessee series but can be read as a standalone. It features two emotionally wounded main characters, lots of red-hot chemistry, a twist you won’t see coming—throw in some crazed serial killers, and you’ve got a scorching romantic suspense

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REVIEW: ARES is the third instalment in Penny Dee’s contemporary, adult THE KINGS OF MAYHEM MC TENNESSEE erotic, MC romance series- -a spin off from the author’s Kings Of Mayhem MC. This is Sargent at Arms Ares Salvatore, and exotic dancer Aurora ‘Rory Jones’ Murphy’s story line. ARES can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rory and Ares) using present day and memories from the past ARES follows Rory Jones when she comes to Flintlock, Tennessee in search of our story line hero. Rory is well aware of Ares reputation, and she wants to hire Ares for his skills as a killer. Our hero served nine years for a murder he did not commit, and in the fall-out Ares was contracted as an assassin and a killer until the Kings Of Mayhem took him in as one of their own but Ares past has caught up with our hero, and someone is hoping for vengeance against our story line hero. Rory never expected to fall for the man they call ‘Ares the Giant ‘ but the heart wants something the head knows is wrong. Meanwhile, a serial killer is murdering in the name of the ‘seven deadly sins’, and the killings are hitting too close to home. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Rory and Ares, and the potential fall-out when the truth is revealed, and a killer sets their sights on our story line couple.

Rory Jones wants revenge for the murder of someone she loved but falling for Ares was never on her radar. Ares is immediately drawn to Rory like a moth to a flame but Ares suspects Rory isn’t telling the truth, and in this, he finds himself struggling to let go of his heart. 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 Jack and Bronte Dillinger (JACK 1), Doc (Doc #2), Paw, Dakota Joe, Shooter, Alchemy, Loki, Bam, Gabe,Dolly, Cinnamon, Sheriff Pinkwater, Devil’s Steed MC president Jethro, and Rory’s mother and her fiancé Connor. The requisite evil has many faces.

ARES is a detailed and complex story of conflict and betrayal, murder and vengeance, secrets and lies, forgiveness and love. The premise is twisted and haunting; the romance is provocative and seductive; the characters are animated and edgy.

Reading Order and Previous Review
Jack
Doc

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penny Dee writes contemporary romance about rockstars, bikers, hockey players and everyone in-between.She believes true love never runs smoothly, and her characters realize this too, with a boatload of drama and a whole lot of steam.

She found her happily ever after in Australia where she lives with her husband, daughter and a dog named Bindi.

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Second Chance Rival (Second Chance 5) by M. Robinson-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 23, 2022.

The only thing I was looking forward to more than marrying my enemy…

Was seeing her pregnant with my baby.

But I guess that’s why I’m the bad boy of my family—but she’s always played the good girl.

If they only knew the things she begged me to do all those years ago, when I was sneaking in through her bedroom window.

Before I left.
Before I broke her heart.
Before she hated me.

She doesn’t have to love me.
Hell, she doesn’t even have to like me. She just has to marry me to merge our feuding families…

Best part of our contract is we have to produce a bloodline heir.

My reasons for agreeing to an arranged marriage have nothing to do with claiming our inheritance…

And everything to do with claiming the woman I love.
.

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REVIEW:SECOND CHANCE RIVAL is the fifth instalment in M. Robinson’s contemporary, adult SECOND CHANCES erotic, romance series. This is the second chance relationship between thirty-seven year olds, Belle Montgomery and Tristian Hawkins. SECOND CHANCE RIVAL 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 first person perspectives (Belle and Tristian) using present day and memories from the past, SECOND CHANCE RIVAL follows the rebuilding romance and relationship between Belle Montgomery and Tristian Hawkins. Close to twenty years earlier Belle and Tristian’s lives imploded. All of their life both Tristian and Belle never knew why the Montgomerys and the Hawkins were bitter enemies. Warned to stay clear of one another, attending a private school for the uber rich and famous brought our couple together but as heirs to their respective family fortunes and businesses, the people in charge pulled our couple apart. Fast forward to present day wherein Tristian and Belle are handed an ultimatum, marry one another and produce an heir, or find themselves on the outside looking in. What ensues is the acrimonious rekindling relationship between Belle and Tristian, and the potential fall out as Belle struggles with the memories of past heart break, and issues of trust as it pertains to our story line hero.

Both Belle and Tristian have excelled in the world of business and high finance, and as such are in line to inherit their families fortunes and power but behind the scenes, old patriarchal values continue to control their world, and our couple are forced to unite together for the future of their families. Belle Montgomery is the current COO (Chief Operating Officer of Montgomery Enterprises) but has yet to forgive Tristian Hawkins for the years of heart break and emotional abuse; Tristian Hawkins helped build Hawkins Industries into a multi-billion dollar business but has never forgotten about the woman from who he was forced to walk away.

The relationship between Tristian and Belle is one of second chances; a rekindling romance predicated upon outside power and control, the merging of two powerful families in business and finance. Neither one is happy with the new direction in life but Tristian is willing to try, in an effort to reclaim the heart of the woman he has never stopped loving. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Belle and Tristian’s respective grandfathers-the men who are currently controlling their lives. Belle’s executive assistant Paige, and his friend Adrian Drake. Paige and Adrian’s story is next in SECOND CHANCE MINE.

SECOND CHANCE RIVAL is a story of power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic and captivating; the romance is seductive and provocative the characters are determined, charismatic and stubborn.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Second Chance Contract
Second Chance Vow
Second Chance Scandal
Second Chance Love

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Reviewed by Sandy

Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson loves to read. She favors anything that has angst, romance, triangles, cheating, love, and of course sex! She has been reading since the Babysitters Club and R.L. Stein.

She was born in New Jersey but was raised in Tampa Fl. She was pursuing her Ph.D in psychology, with two years left. However, she dropped out of school and became a fulltime writer.

She is married to an amazing man who she loves to pieces. They have two German Shepherd mixes, Kobe and trooper, a Wheaten Terrier, Teddy and a Tabby cat, Gio.

She feels blessed to be living her dream.

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Blackmail (Controlling Interest 1)by Amelia Wilde-Review tour

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Blackmail (Controlling Interest 1)  by Amelia Wilde-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 26, 2022

Bristol Anderson will do anything to protect her younger siblings. Even if it means embezzling from the company where she’s a temp. No one will find out. And the wealthy owner of the venture capitalist firm will never notice.

Except Will LeBlanc doesn’t miss a thing.

He could call the police, but he has more interesting plans for her. In the copy room. On the conference table. Under his desk.

The coldhearted capitalist will make her pay back every last cent.

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REVIEW:BLACKMAIL is the first instalment in Amelia Wilde’s contemporary adult CONTROLLING INTEREST erotic, dark, romance trilogy focusing on billionaire businessman Will LeBlanc, and temp Bristol Anderson. BLACKMAIL and the Controlling Interest series is a spin off from, and set in the same world as the Author’s THE COLLECTOR trilogy focusing on Will’s brother Emerson LeBlanc. Will’s brothers Emerson and Sinclair cross over for cohesion and back story.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including graphic violence and sexual blackmail, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Will and Bristol) BLACKMAIL follows Bristol Anderson as she struggles in the aftermath of her father’s indiscretions. Trying to keep a roof over their heads, and raising her younger siblings in the wake of her father’s troubles, Bristol Anderson embezzles $50,000 from the investment firm where she is working temporarily, embezzlement that is discovered within hours of implementing. To pay off her sins, Bristol is ‘forced’ to work alongside, and do everything Will LeBlanc demands including any and all sexual favors both in and out of the proverbial bedroom but there is more at stake including the lives of Bristol and her younger siblings Mia and Ben, lives that are threatened for sins of the past. What ensues is the forced acrimonious and tempestuous relationship between Bristol and Will, and the potential fall-out as Bristol begins to fall for the man that can easily destroy her life with the flick of a pen.

Will LeBlanc hides behind the expensive suits and fast cars but Will’s demons are dangerous and dark. Some of his past reveals a heart breaking and abusive childhood, one he shared with his brothers Sinclair and Emerson. The abuse has left its’ mark on the LeBlanc siblings, and the resulting fall-out reveals Will to be not only a danger to himself but a danger to everyone else. Bristol Anderson knows her father is a con-man, who has placed his family in the direct line of fire. Protecting her ten year old siblings is paramount but playing her own con has forced Bristol into a life she never wanted or intended to live.

The relationship between Bristol and Will begins as boss and temporary employee that quickly turns into sexual blackmail, and demeaning threats. Bristol knows to refuse means a possible prison sentence but she doesn’t have a choice when it concerns Mia and Ben. Will demands everything from our story line heroine, always reminding her of the money she owes, how she has placed herself in a position to be used and abused, and her past indiscretions, lightly veiled threats of future problems. The $ex scenes are aggressive and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include Bristol’s siblings Ben and Mia, as well as their disaster of a father: CFO Christa Hong, as well as several corporate employees. We are reintroduced to Will’s brother Emerson and Sinclair LeBlanc. The requisite evil has many faces.

BLACKMAIL is a dark, dramatic and intense story. The premise is captivating and gritty; the characters are broken, energetic and charismatic; the romance is limited to sexual demands, and blackmail favors BLACKMAIL ends on a cliffhanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Amelia Wilde is a USA TODAY and Amazon Top 100 bestselling author of steamy contemporary romance and loves it a little too much. She lives in Michigan with her husband and daughters. She spends most of her time typing furiously on an iPad and appreciating the natural splendor of her home state from where she likes it best: inside.

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My Perfect Enemy (Whitecap 2) by Jessica Prince-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 6, 2022.

Rule number 1: Never fall for the enemy.

Rule number 2: Never Get involved with a local.

Luna Copeland lives by those rules, which complicates things tremendously when her new boss turns out to be a former one-night stand. As if that isn’t bad enough, he’s also a world-class jerk. But she just can’t make herself stop thinking about their one night together.

When Nate Warren left Whitecap years ago, he was certain he wouldn’t come back. But when his daughter starts acting up and getting into trouble, the small coastal town proves to be the best place for her. With an unruly teen on his hands, the last thing he has time for is romance. Unfortunately, he can’t get his sassy assistant out of his head.

When ignoring their attraction fails, Nate decides he wants all in. He just has to convince Luna she wants the same.

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REVIEW:This is the book for you if you’re having a crummy day. My Perfect Enemy is a sweet taste of perfection with just the right amount of disaster thrown in. Book two in the Whitecap series brings us back to the tiny town and its lovely residents. MPE has all the feels of small time living with big time characters, a contemporary romance with a single dad spin off is just what this reader was looking for.

Luna and Nate met by chance, when neither were looking for something more, and their story is one that you don’t want to miss out on. The pair is blistering hot with sexual chemistry, and they surrender to a single night of sin together, no names, no questions, just pure bliss. So what happens when neither can get the other of their head? Worse; what happens when you think you will never see that person again, only to find out they are moving back to their hometown?

Luna is down in the dumps with her business now failing, so with nothing left to lose and far too much debt, she takes just about any job she can find in order to stay afloat. So what happens when her supposed one night stand turns out to be a family friend and oh the boss of the job she is in desperate need of? That’s right, luck is just not on Luna’s side.

Nate is returning to his hometown of Whitecap with his now teenage daughter in tow, with his divorce finalized he is putting all his time into his troubled daughter. When Nate takes an interview at the behest of his family, he is blown away to find the woman that rocked his world is a Whitecap resident. Not knowing what to do, and being a man, Nate wastes no time acting like a total tweedle dee, insulting Luna at every turn and rejecting her for the job. When Nate’s daughter Evan starts acting out worse than she already is; its Luna that is able to break through to the girl. For that, Nate agrees to give her a job. Little did either of them think it would lead to more.

-Dances happily in library-

Nate, Luna and Evan are freaking awesome! I loved the storyline of a single father, poor Evan, and poor Luna, dealing with what they had to deal with. -No spoilers- I think this is what makes them bond so well towards the last half of the book. They both miss what should have come so natural in that type of relationship. There were moments in this book that I wanted so badly to knock Nate into next week, but there were also a few of those for Luna. She carried so much baggage, as did Nate, but for Luna it was so ingrained in her, I felt for her so much. All Nate wanted to do was love her, to build something real with her, but Luna…well no spoiler..read the book!

I hope to see more of Whitecap, I loved visiting the town and all the characters we have come to love. The book starts out slow, but the burn is so worth the wait!!!

Click HERE for Sarah’s review of book one CROSSING THE LINE

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

Born and raised around Houston Texas, Jessica spent most of her life complaining about the heat, humidity, and all around pain in the ass weather. It was only as an adult that she quickly realized the cost of living in Houston made up for not being able to breathe when she stepped outside. That’s why God created central air, after all.

Jessica is the mother of a perfect little boy–she refuses to accept that he inherited her attitude and sarcastic nature no matter what her husband says.

In addition to being a wife and mom, she’s also a wino, a coffee addict, and an avid lover of all types of books–romances still being her all time favs. Her husband likes to claim that reading is her obsession but she just says it’s a passion…there’s a difference. Not that she’d expect a boy to understand.

Jessica has been writing since she was a little girl, but thankfully grew out of drawing her own pictures for her stories before ever publishing her first book. Because an artist she is not.

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WRECKED FROM MALICE (RBMC MC 4) by Crimson Syn-Review Tour

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WRECKED FROM MALICE: New Orleans (RBMC MC 4) by Crimson Syn-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 17, 2022

Welcome to the Royal Bastards MC. Where Loyalty is King and Code is the only way to survive.

RIDDICK
No one here knows my story.
Nor do they need to know.
My life is a series of malicious events.
Some were carried out by me.
Some were executed by others.
Let’s just say, the world isn’t pretty out there.
Except for her.
Abigail Beaugard.
The Mayor’s daughter and my fatal downfall.
Innocent and sweet, she’s about to see the world through my eyes.
I only hope she’s not wrecked from the malice.

ABIGAIL
Riddick was everything my father hated,
All wrapped up in tattoos, tight leather, and a sordid past.
I wasn’t supposed to see him again,
But circumstances brought him back to me.
Turns out he’s the only one I can turn to.
The only one who will keep me safe.
My father has made the wrong connections,
And now I’m in danger.
But I’m not sure who is more dangerous.
The men who are after my family,
Or the biker who has completely wrecked me.
No matter what malice tries to intervene
He has no idea what I’ll do to stay by his side.

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REVIEW: WRECKED FROM MALICE by Crimson Syn is a contemporary, adult, dark, erotic, MC romance series set in the multi-authored/ multi-chapter Royal Bastards MC series fourth run. This is thirty-six year old, Thomas ‘Riddick’ Jensen, and nineteen year old, Abigail Beaumont’s story line. WRECKED FROM MALICE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as several events cross over from previous story lines or series, or are as of a direct results from earlier developments.

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

Told from several first person perspectives including Riddick, Abigail, Jameson & Malice, following two times lines WRECKED FROM MALICE focuses on Riddick’s latest assignment –to guard and protect New Orlean’s Mayor Beaumont’s daughter Abigail, a young woman Riddick ‘met’ six months earlier but Abigail refuses to become a prisoner in her own home even in the face of threats against her own father. Meanwhile, Riddick has spent ten years searching for the man that killed his sister, a man who is determined to finish what he started. What ensues is the sexual relationship between Riddick and Abigail, and the fall-out as Riddick’s past comes full circle, in an attempt to destroy our story line couple.

The relationship between Riddick and Abigail is one of the forbidden, Six months earlier, Abigail tried to exert her independence, spending a few glorious minutes with our story line hero. Riddick never forgot about Abigail but never knowing her last name, Riddick was unable to locate the woman that starred in his fantasies and dreams. Working for the Mayor of New Orleans, Riddick and the New Orleans chapter of the RBMC will discover the Mayor is not as clean as he leads everyone to believe. Riddick knows to get involved with Abigail Beaumont could mean the end of his affiliation with the RBMC but the past is about to ravage and consume what’s left of our story line hero. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense with some scenes of discipline, bondage and ‘daddy’ kink.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Elrik Jameson (Inked in Vengeance 1), Taron “Knuckles” Brown (Scarred by Pain 2) ,Julian Scorn (Afflicted with Desire 3), Snare, Rooster; Abigail’s father Mayor Beaumont, and his head of security Lou Rosado. The requisite evil has many faces.

WRECKED FROM MALICE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, death and destruction, power and control, assault and shatter. The premise is dark, gritty and raw; the romance is erotic and steamy; the characters are charismatic but broken and devastated.

Previous Reviews
Inked in Vengeance
A Biker for Christmas
Scarred by Pain
A Cowboy Under the Mistletoe
Quivering Heart
Afflicted with Desire
The Enforcer’s Holiday Package
Soul Fire

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Reviewed by Sandy

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My name is Crimson Syn, not really, but what fun is it to use my real name. Instead I’ll use my inner goddess’ name, it’s much more fun that way. I grew up in New York City where I had a wonderful education, loving parents and awesome friends. What more could a girl ask for?

I started writing at the age of sixteen. The first romance I read was Stephanie Laurens’ Devil’s Bride. Since then I have been influenced by dozens of flourishing romance authors and even more dashing and daring rogues. I must say it, but Fifty Shades was not my first erotic romance, nor did it influence me to start writing them. If you’ve never read Mary Balogh, Elizabeth Hoyt, Lisa Kleypas, Bertrice Small or A.N. Roquelaure’s Sleeping Beauty trilogy, then you’re missing out. Those were my sweet introductions to erotic romance, and boy were they hot.

So here I am, after reading so many wonderful stories, I have too many sinful tales of my own not to share. I like my alphas rough and possessive, and I have no shame in saying it or writing it. I had delightfully wicked teachers growing up, their books took me to new worlds and brought me new loves. So, I want to do the same for you. I want to indulge my readers in those steamy reads that will send them into the arms of dangerous alphas and deliciously sexy rogues, without leaving the confines of their nice warm bed. If I am able to entice your inner goddesses, then I have done my job and I am satisfied.

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Flirt (Carmichael Family) by Adriana Locke-Review Tour

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Flirt (Carmichael Family) by Adriana Locke-Review Tour

 

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 8, 2022.

WANTED: A SITUATION-SHIP

I’m a single female that’s tired of relationships ruining my life. However, there are times when a date would be helpful. If you’re a single man, preferably mid-twenties to late-thirties, and are in a similar situation, we might be a match.

Candidate must be handsome, charming, and willing to pretend to have feelings for me (on a sliding scale, as the event requires). Ability to discuss a wide variety of topics is a plus. Must have your own transportation and a (legal) job.

This will be a symbiotic agreement. In exchange for your time, I will give you mine. Need someone to flirt with you at a football party? Go, team! Want a woman to make you look good in front of your boss? Let me find my heels. Would you love for someone to be obsessed with you in front of your ex? I’m applying my red lipstick now.

If interested, please email me. Time is of the essence.

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REVIEW:*Squeal*

Flirt is the PERFECT title for this book. What a way to kick off the new series by the lovely Adriana Locke. The Carmichael’s have officially won number one spot as the coolest family series!

You want a book that is swoon worthy? This is it! Sweet, flirty chemistry and spicy hotness to boot, Brooke and Moss set the pages off with their story.

Okie dokie fellow readers, let’s get down to it. Flirt is a standalone, (for now) fake dating romance that leads to true love. Brooke and Moss are co-workers who make a deal to fake date one another to help each other out. Both have their own reasons as to why they don’t do relationships that later come to light, but it’s safe to say neither were ready for their dating to start feeling so real.

Flirt is so fun and well flirty, sweet and steamy with a small town feel and an amazing family attached. The banter, the pranks and yes even the drama make the story feel full and wholesome. The Carmichael’s series is going to be a new adventure that I can’t wait to sink my teeth into!

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Reviewed by Sarah

USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys dreamed up by other authors, she decided to create her own. She is the author of Tumble, the first novel in her Dogwood Lane series; the Exception series; the Gibson Brothers series; and the Landry Family series.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, her sons, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice, and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. Besides cinnamon gummy bears, boxing, and random quotes, her next favorite thing is chatting with readers. She’d love to hear from you! Look for her at www.adrianalocke.com.

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Off The Record by Kristen Proby-Review tour

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Off The Record (With Me In Seattle Mafia 3) by Kristen Proby-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 11, 2021.

Rafe “Rocco” Martinelli was never one for the family business. Alas, being born into a crime syndicate means doing the family’s bidding and making sure you’re connected—and, yes, breaking a few kneecaps. Rafe would love nothing more than to hang up his enforcer apron and live a quiet life, but as more and more higher-ups in rival clans turn up dead, Rafe realizes he doesn’t have a choice. Especially not when the captivating and gorgeous bratva princess needs his help.

Dr. Annika Tarenkov learned early on that her life belongs to her family. She’s a pawn in the long game, a bargaining chip for power and prestige. She gave up the only person in her life she thought she could be happy with, all for the greater good of the family. Now, a newly made widow and desperately seeking answers, she’s forced to confront her past as it converges with her present. But all it does is make her wonder about her future and how she can make Rafe hers again. While being with him is like wrangling a toddler at times, he still makes her heart race and her breath catch. And she wouldn’t feel safer with anyone else.

With the chips seemingly stacked against them, they must work to uncover the perpetrators of the nefarious plot that’s been brewing for some time—before it’s too late.

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REVIEW:OFF THE RECORD is the third (and final?) instalment in Kristen Proby’s contemporary, adult WITH ME IN SEATTLE MAFIA erotic romance series- a spin-off from the author’s With Me In Seattle Series. This is pilot/Mafia son Rafe ‘Rocco’ Martinelli, and Dr. Annika Tarenkov’s story line. OFF THE RECORD can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines (or series) is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspective (Rafe and Annika) OFF THE RECORD follows the rekindling romance and relationship between is pilot/Mafia son Rafe ‘Rocco’ Martinelli, and Bratva daughter Dr. Annika Tarenkov. Years earlier Rafe Martinelli and Annika Tarenkov had fallen in love but their families were rivals in the criminal underworld, and Annika was sent away to destroy their bond. Fast forward to present day wherein, Annika, now a widow whose husband had been abusive and controlling, finds herself a target of blackmail by an unknown source but Rafe has promised his undying protection, and calls in the ‘families’ to help with the woman he loves. As the threats against Annika increase, several mob boss families are found tortured and murdered, and the Martinelli family may be next on the list. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Rafe and Annika, and the potential fall-out as the past demands retribution and revenge seeking power and control of the criminal underworld.

Annika Tarenkov believes she is damaged goods but has never stopped loving our story line hero. Rafe Martinelli had never stopped loving the woman that was torn from his arms but Annika’s marriage to a man she never loved threatened the possibility of a future for our storyline couple. A target has been placed on the families in both the Mafia and Bratva, and in this everyone comes under the protection until the killers are found.

The relationship between Rafe and Annika is one of second chances; a rebuilding romance that begins as friendship as Rafe bides his time in the wake of the threats against our story line heroine 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 dynamic secondary and supporting characters including mob boss son Carmine Martinelli, and thirty year old, Mafia princess Nadia Tarenkov (Underboss1), mob boss’ son Shane Martinelli, and medical receptionist Ivie Jordan (Headhunter 2); cousin Elena and her husband Archer; Annika’s uncle Igor; and Rafe’s parents. The requisite evil has many faces.

OFF THE RECORD is a story of power, greed and control; a tale of family, relationships, betrayal and loss. The fast paced premise is twisted, spicy and inviting; the romance is spirited and seductive; the characters are lively, strong willed and spirited. OFF THE RECORD is a wonderful addition to Kristen Proby’s WITH ME IN SEATTLE MAFIA series.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Underboss
Headhunter

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Reviewed by Sandy

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

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 23, 2021

Scarlett

Cristiano is my enemy. He’s also the only man with whom I’ve ever felt safe. Protected.

But I have to remember that he married me with one purpose in mind. Revenge. I would be the bridge to his real enemies.

I can’t let myself forget that he isn’t the hero of this story. His hands are covered in blood. I saw that with my own eyes.

Cristiano

I thought I knew Scarlett’s past, but I didn’t know anything.

I thought I knew the worst of monsters, but I hadn’t seen anything yet.

Sometimes you have to lie to yourself to survive.

Sometimes it’s those closest to you who will bury their knives in your back.

Too many times it’s the innocents who pay for your mistakes. For your refusal to see.

I can’t let Scarlett pay for mine.

But I may be too late to stop it.

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REVIEW:I THEE TAKE is the second instalment in Natasha Knight’s contemporary, adult TO HAVE TO TO HOLD dark, erotic Mafia romance series focusing on on twenty-two year old, Scarlett De La Cruz, and twenty-seven year old,Cristiano Grigori, one of the few surviving members of the Grigori crime family. I THEE TAKE should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up immediately after the events and cliff hanger of book one WITH THIS RING.

SOME BACKGROUND: Scarlett De La Cruz is payment for a debt, and her life is forfeited to Cristiano Grigori. Becoming Cristiano’s bride meant our heroine was now under the control of the Grigori family but all is not well in the Grigori family dynamic.

WARNING: I THEE TAKE contains graphic scenes of violence, abuse, rape, human trafficking and numerous triggers that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cristiano and Scarlett) I THEE TAKE picks up immediately after the events of book one WITH THIS RING in which Cristiano Grigori has been betrayed by someone from within the family, and the woman with whom he will fall in love is the ultimate target of pain and revenge. Cristiano lost most of his family years before but he begins to question the loyalty of the remaining few, and in this the safety of Scarlett is his primary goal leaving our ‘anti-hero’ exposed and fighting for his life. As Scarlett comes to terms with the inevitability of her own life, our heroine discovers that she is the ultimate prize in a game of revenge and payback against the man she now loves.

Most of the previous story line characters return including Cristiano’s brother Dante, and their uncle David; Italian Mafia head Marcus Rinaldi; attorney Charlie Lombardi; Mafia soldier Alec; house manager Lenore; and Scarlett’s younger brother Noah.

Like the first instalment, I THEE TAKE is a dark, intense, gritty and dramatic story of betrayal and revenge, power and control, love, loss, revelations and love. Natasha Knight pulls the reader into a nightmare of danger, deceit and deception; force, dominance, and ascendancy; of redemption, retribution, honor and love. I THEE TAKE ends on a happily ever after-for now but the author leaves many open ended plot lines that are most likely to be addressed in future story lines.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one WITH THIS RING.

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Reviewed by Sandy

USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance, Natasha Knight specializes in dark, tortured heroes. Happily-Ever-Afters are guaranteed, but she likes to put her characters through hell to get them there. She’s evil like that.

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