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WOLF OF THE STORM (Tides of Fate 1) by Delta James

WOLF OF THE STORM
(Tides of Fate 1)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 24, 2025

She should fear me. She should run. But fate marked her as mine the moment I saw her.
Stormhaven Cove is mine to protect. The cliffs, the pack, the fragile balance between rival clans, it all rests on my shoulders. Outsiders can’t know the truth. Humans can’t glimpse the storm-bound secrets that keep us alive.
Then she arrived. Eliza Warren. Sharp eyes, sharper instincts, digging into things she doesn’t understand. I should have sent her away the moment I caught her scent. I should have wiped her memories clean and let the sea claim her questions.
But the wolf inside me doesn’t obey reason. The moment I saw her, I knew… she’s mine. My mate. The one fate chose, no matter the cost.
Now the storms are growing stronger, enemies are circling, and shadows stalk the cove. To keep her safe, I’ll have to risk everything: my pack, my secrets, even my soul.

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REVIEW: WOLF OF THE STORM is the first instalment in Delta James’s contemporary adult TIDES OF FATE erotic, paranormal romance series. This is alpha wolf shifter Declan MacRae, and journalist Eliza Warren’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Declan and Eliza) WOLF OF THE STORM follows in the wake of the death of Eliza’s aunt Maureen. Called to Scotland in order to handle aunt Maureen’s estate, Eliza Warren will discover she is the sole heir to her aunt’s house and contents, an inheritance that will bring Eliza up close and personal with a world she knows nothing about. Something is different about the people in Stormhaven Cove, including the man with whom Eliza will fall in love, and our heroine is about to discover her arrival in Scotland comes with a family history of watchers who live and work alongside the supernatural element.Someone is taking aim at the different paranormal species, and Eliza’s fated relationship with alpha Declan MacRae has placed a target on our story line heroine.

The world building is detailed as the reader is pulled into a fight for power. Seven ancient bloodlines have been are threatened, and in this, the bonding between Eliza and Declan has revealed a power neither expected.

The relationship between Declan and Eliza is one of immediate attraction. Upon her arrival, Declan and his wolf know immediately that Eliza is their fated mate but a war is on the horizon, and Declan refuses to place Eliza in the direct line of fire. 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 colorful and supernatural secondary and supporting characters including Declan’s second in command Jax: panther shifter Rafe; dragon shifter Finn; bear shifter Greyson , tiger shifter Kian, and sea witch Moira.

WOLF OF THE STORM is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, magic and paranormal, secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is action packed, detailed and dramatic; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are desperate, determined and magical.

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PANTHER IN THE SHADOWS
(Tides of Fate 2)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 25, 2025

I’ve lived my whole life hiding what I am.

Stormhaven hides its secrets in the mist, and I’ve learned not to go looking for them.
But when people start disappearing and every whisper leads back to Rafael Vega, I can’t look away.

He’s the man who rules the docks with quiet ruthlessness; a panther shifter whose very name keeps the peace through fear. Everyone says he’s dangerous. I believe them.
What scares me more is how drawn I am to him.

I tell myself I’m just searching for the truth, but every step pulls me deeper into his shadows. Beneath the danger, I see something else, a wounded protector, hunted by enemies who want him dead.

Now the storm is rising, and I’m caught between the world I know and the man I can’t resist.
If I stay, I risk my life.
If I leave, I lose the only man who ever made me feel truly seen.

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REVIEW: PANTHER IN THE SHADOWS is the second instalment in Delta James’s contemporary adult TIDES OF FATE paranormal, romance series. This is panther shifter Rafael Vega, and sea witch / inn owner Moira Flynn’s story line. PANTHER IN THE SHADOWS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Moira and Rafael) PANTHER IN THE SHADOWS follows in the wake of a series of missing and murdered people from the Stormhaven. Banished years earlier by his father and his pride, Rafael would eventually find an unwelcome home in the port city of Stormhaven, where in our hero would run a successful criminal enterprise but when a number of locals go missing, and their bodies show signs of dark magic, Rafael demands Moira Flynn take action when the dark magic takes aim at our story line heroine. As the locals go missing, the pass returns for both Moira and Rafael, a past they cannot fight without the help of magic, and our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on the search for a killer, someone who possess dark magic but Rafael never expected face the demons from his past.

The relationship between Moira and Rafael begins acrimoniously as both Rafael and Moria’s reputations precede their introduction to one another. Moira inherited her grandmother’s talents and power but hides her abilities in the face of abuse. Rumors of Rafael’s banishment comes with more questions than answers, and his criminal enterprises include many of the underworld elements. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The colorful and magical secondary and supporting characters include the return of the previous story line supernatural characters, the brotherhood of shifters who protect Stormhaven including wolf shifter Declan, and Declan’s second in command Jax: dragon shifter Finn; bear shifter Greyson, and tiger shifter Kian. The requisite evil has many faces.

PANTHER IN THE SHADOWS is a story of power and control, betrayal and redemption, obsession and madness, friendships and relationships, acceptance and love. The fast paced, character driven premise edgy and intriguing; the romance fated; the characters are energetic and determined.

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MATE OF THE MOUNTAIN
(Shifters of Redwood Rise 4)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: release Date November 21, 2025

Lost to the wild. Found by fate.

Six months ago, I vanished into the mountains and never came back.
Everyone thought I was dead.

But I survived, in a shadow realm where time twists and monsters whisper my name. I returned scarred, half-feral, and carrying something dark that followed me home. Now it hunts through the ley lines, and I’m the only one who can stop it… even if it means going back and never returning.

Then Maren Rivers finds me. A wilderness photographer and nature documentary researcher, with fire in her eyes and a scent that wakes the man I thought I’d lost. My bear knows her, my mate, but the bond between us burns and breaks, as if the shadows want to claim us both.

She believes we’re stronger together. I believe I’m too broken to keep her safe.
But when the Hollow rises again, the only thing more dangerous than losing her… is letting her go.

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REVIEW: MATE OF THE MOUNTAIN is the fourth instalment in Delta James’ contemporary adult SHIFTERS OF REDWOOD RISE erotic, paranormal romance series focusing on the Hayes Brothers. This is marine biologist and grizzly bear shifter Jonah Hayes, and photographer Maren Rivers’ story line. MATE OF THE MOUNTAIN can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing premise throughout.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maren and Jonah) MATE OF THE MOUNTAIN focuses on the return of Jonah Hayes, who disappeared six months earlier but Jonah didn’t just disappear, our hero was pulled into the Shadow Realm where he will battle the shadows that are currently connected to the ley lines in Redwood Rise. Fast forward to present day, Jonah breaks through the barrier to come face to face with his fated mate, photographer Maren Rivers, the woman whose soul has been calling to him in the months since he disappeared. Jonah’s return to the real world brings with it the spirits from the Shadow Realm, and the grizzly guardians are going to war to protect the people and the land that they love.

The world building focuses on the magic of the land, the ley lines, and the supernatural elements that live and die in Redwood Rise. Not all is as it appears to be, and the Hayes brothers, their mates and our story line couple must come to a decision where it concerns the future and the land upon which they thrive.

The relationship between Maren and Jonah is one of fated mates: an insta-lust to love relationship that will be tested in the face of the darkest that is consuming our story line hero. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate and intense without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.

The colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters include the Hayes brothers and their mates, all of whom must work together to fight the Shadow that refuse to die.

MATE OF THE MOUNTAIN is a story of power and control, magic and mayhem, acceptance and love. The fast paced, character driven premise is entertaining and encouraging; the romance is limited; the characters are determined, desperate and magical.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Mountain Storm
Roaring Heat
On Tap for the Bear

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SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT
(Mercenary Masters 6)
by Delta James

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 9, 2025

This Christmas, silence isn’t holy… it’s deadly.

This Christmas was supposed to be quiet, private suite, roaring fire, and a week where Fitz could focus on only one his beautiful submissive wife. But the Swiss Alps have other plans.

When coordinated terror attacks erupt across Europe, the luxury resort where Fitz and Jordan are staying becomes the next target. Power goes out, gunfire erupts, and armed men take control of the hotel, claiming it’s a robbery, but Fitz knows better. Professionals like these don’t risk international attention for pocket jewelry. This is a message…and Jordan is the intended recipient.

Trapped on a mountain with no backup, no way out, and dozens of innocent lives at stake, Fitz and Jordan shift from holiday mode to operational readiness in a heartbeat. He’s a former special operations commander with lethal instincts. She’s a capable operative who refuses to be sidelined. Together, they’re a force no enemy expects, or survives.

As the night descends into chaos, Fitz will burn down the world to protect the woman he loves…
And Jordan will walk through fire to stand at his side.

This Christmas, silence is deadly, and survival is the only gift that matters.

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REVIEW: SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT by Delta James is a contemporary, adult novella found in the author’s MERCENARY MASTERS erotic, Dom/sub romantic suspense series. This is the continuing story of Robert and Jordan James-Fitzwallace, first introduced in ALPHA DOG #2. There is a slight cross over with the author’s CLUB SOUTHSIDE and the Cerberus Security .

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Fitz and Jordan) SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT follows Jordan and Fitz as they embark on a Christmas holiday in Switzerland but terrorists are targeting prominent celebrations, and our couple will find themselves in a hostage situation in which Jordan is willing to sacrifice herself to save others. The past has returned, and our heroine must come to terms with what is happening and why.

The world building covers but a couple of days in which Jordan and Fitz struggle to save dozens of innocent people, people who know nothing about reasons behind the terrorists attacks.

The relationship between Jordan and Fitz continues to be a highly sexual, Dom/sub relationship; a partnership of love and protection. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense with some scenes of spanking.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including several whom were introduced in the previous story lines including operatives Sully and Sawyer.

SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT is a fast paced story of vengeance and obsession, power and control. The character driven premise is intriguing and suspenseful; the romance is passionate; the characters are determined and dynamic.

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Reviews by Sandy

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DANGEROUS KING/ SHADOW KING by Bella Ray-reviews

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DANGEROUS KING/ SHADOW KING (Savage Kings of New York 2 & 4) by Bella Ray-reviews

Dangerous King
Savage Kings of New York 2
by Bella Ray
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, Mafia

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RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2025

I spent fourteen years surviving the mafia. But falling for its prince might destroy me.

I grew up a hostage.Collateral in a blood-soaked deal between my father and the mafia.For fourteen years, I was hidden in the shadows of the Giordano estate—unseen, unheard, and never free.
Until the night they went too far.

They kidnapped a girl and strapped her to the same torture chair I once bled in.This time, I couldn’t stay silent.I risked everything to free her.I didn’t know she was the sister of Enrico Sartori—heir to one of New York’s most ruthless mafia families.

A man with a reputation carved in fear.A man who doesn’t owe anyone.But he owed me.And he paid that debt with fire.Now I’m under his protection.In his fortress.Wearing his name, even if it’s only temporary.He says I’m safe.That no one will ever touch me again.But when Enrico looks at me, safety is the last thing I feel.

He’s cold fury wrapped in tailored suits. Brutal. Possessive. Untouchable. And when he calls me piccolina, I forget how to breathe. But power in the mafia is never stable. Enemies are closing in—some hiding behind blood ties, others behind thrones. And I’m not just leverage anymore.

I’m a liability. A distraction. A weakness he can’t afford. Now the man who swore to protect me may be forced to choose: His family. Or me. And in this world, love is the most dangerous gamble of all.

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REVIEW: DANGEROUS KING is the second instalment in Bella Ray’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS OF NEW YORK dark, erotic,Mafia romance series. This is thirty year old, Mafia boss Enrico Sartori, and nineteen year old Catalina ‘Cat’ Costa’s story line. DANGEROUS KING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line 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 (Enrico and Catalina) DANGEROUS KING follows in the wake of the abduction of Enrico Sartori’s sister Isabella but upon her rescue Enrico discovers another young woman who help save the life of his sister. Catalina ‘Cat’ Costa has been a prisoner for close to fourteen years, a pawn between the criminal underworld and the political elite. With the arrival of Isabella, Cat saw her chance to escape, and with it, a chance at a happily ever after with the man that would call to her heart but a fight for power is about to send the crime world into a spiral, and our couple will be caught in the middle.

The world building follows the rescue and healing of Catalina Costa,as she begins to blossom into herself. Enrico sees the woman that he will one day marry but the family is about to go to war, and the people at the top have been betraying the people who trust them the most.

The relationship between Cat and Enrico begins as a rescue but quickly turns into something more. Enrico has become Cat’s guardian and protector but our heroine is struggling to find her place in the world. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

There is a large and diverse ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including members of the Mafia, Cartel, and Russian Bratva. We are introduced to Cat’s parents Mayor Cesare and Loredana Costa; Cat’s siblings Lucas and Sabine :Enrico’s parents Fabrizio and Eliza; sister Isabella, brothers Dante, Mattheo, Tommaso, as well as Don Edoardo, and Don Antonio ‘Toni’ DeLuna. The requisite evil has many faces, and those closest to our couple can’t always be trusted.

DANGEROUS KING is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, jealousy and madness,family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is detailed, dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive and spicy ; the characters are animated, charismatic and determined.

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SHADOW KING
Savage Kings of New York 4
by Bella Ray
Genre: adult , contemporary, dark, erotic, Mafia romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 18, 2025

As the daughter of a mafia don, I was born into power and danger— but nothing could prepare me for him. He was supposed to be my bodyguard. My father’s most trusted soldier. A man carved from silence and shadows. He wasn’t meant to look at me the way he did. And I wasn’t meant to want him.

One night, everything changed. One promise turned into a cage. And I learned what it meant to be owned by the wrong man. Then Raffael came for me. He isn’t a savior. He’s a killer—cold, ruthless, forged in blood. He doesn’t protect to save. He protects to possess.

Now I’m trapped between the man who controls me and the man who would burn the world to set me free. He says I belong to him. He says he’ll never let me go. And the terrifying part? I believe him. I should fear him. I should hate him.

Instead, I crave the monster who was never meant to love me.

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REVIEW: SHADOW KING is the fourth instalment in Bella Ray’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS OF NEW YORK, dark,erotic, Mafia romance series. This is businessman Raffael DeSantis, and Mafia princess Sophia Orsi Giordana’s story line. SHADOW KING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Some of the events of SHADOW KING cross over with , and run parallel to some of the events of the previous story lines.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Raffael and Sophia) covering three years, SHADOW KING follows in the wake of the arranged marriage between Sophia Orsi, and man who would meet a brutal end. Raffael DeSantis has been in love with Sophia for as long as he can remember but he believed he was a nobody, and without the power to save the woman he loved. Three years would pass, and Raffael would set into motion a plan to rescue our story line heroine, a rescue that may be too late to save our heroine’s soul but all is not as it appears to be, Raffael is about to embark on a new path towards a future he never new existed, a future that now lays claim to our story line heroine.

The world building follows Raffael as he begins a new life, a new direction in the face of betrayal and the loss of the woman he loves but for three years Raffael has struggle without our story line heroine, a struggle Raffael knew nothing about.

The relationship between Raffael and Sophia begins as an assignment when Raffael is assigned to protect our story line heroine but Sophia was young and immature, and in this, her behavior would ultimately end with a man who destroyed her soul. Raffael is determined to reclaim the woman he loves, a woman who has always loved the man who stole her heart. 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 colorful, questionable and dangerous secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Sophia’s father Carlos Orsi, her brothers Angelo and Marcello Orsi, nurse Violet; women’s shelter coordinator Lexy, Gray Elia; Don Edoardo, Roberto Giordano, and Roberto’s powerful grandmother Donna Margarita. The requisite evil has many faces.

SHADOW KING is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, edgy and dark; the romance is impassioned but the couple spend about fifty percent of the book apart; the character desperate, determined and charismatic.

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Bound (Sinners & Saints 3) by Kathy Lockheart-review tour

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💚Bound (Sinners & Saints 3) by Kathy Lockheart-review tour💚

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 11, 2025

“Marry me or watch your company burn.” That’s how Axel Pierce—my biggest rival and brother’s best friend—proposed our fake engagement.

Some call him a corporate shark.
I call him the devil in a three-piece suit.

Too bad he kisses like an angel and touches me like he means it.

Now every staged dinner feels like foreplay.
Every public appearance tests our control.
And every night I’m left asking:

Is this elaborate charade really about saving our companies…
Or is there something else he’s trying to claim?

From International & Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author Kathy Lockheart, BOUND is a fake engagement billionaire brother’s best friend romance with enemies-to-lovers banter, a prank war, and a dangerously possessive alpha hero.

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REVIEW:BOUND is the third instalment in Kathy Lockheart’s contemporary, adult SINNERS AND SAINTS erotic, romance series. This is CEO businessman Axel Pierce, and social media influencer Dakota Blackwood’s story line. BOUND can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Dakota is Knox Blackwood’s sister

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

SOME BACKGROUND: The Sinners and Saints, is a group formed by childhood/college best friends, each with a speciality and a darkness that is required to save and protect the people they love: Ryker, Blake, Axel, Jace and Knox.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Axel and Dakota) BOUND follows several intersecting pathways including the acrimonious but building relationship between businessman Axel Pierce, and social media influencer Dakota Blackwood. Axel Pierce is one of Dakota’s brother Knox’s best friends, and the hatred between our couple is predicated upon heart break and humiliation but a photo taken at a charity gala finds Axel and Dakota on the wrong end of a social media hate campaign, and the only way to save face is to pretend to be in a relationship, an engagement meant to appease their followers and Axel’s company investors. All does not go according to plan when a possible connection to organized crime threatens the lives of our story line couple, and Dakota’s ex returns for a second chance.

The world building follows numerous paths, and inclinations as our couple must come to terms with the possibility of danger in the wake of the fiasco that is spiralling out of control. PR crisis manager Rebecca Winters pushes the couple in an effort to save their damaged online presence but someone else is determined to destroy them all.

The relationship between Dakota and Axel is an enemies to friends to lovers but Axel has been in love with his best friend’s sister for as long as he can remember, and pushing Dakota out of his life was never in the plans. Dakota struggled to move forward but another betrayal would threaten any chance of her own happily ever after. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are flirty and fun including the return of the Sinners and Saints group: Ryker, Dr. Blake Morrison (and Tessa), and Jace and Scarlett. We are introduced to Rebecca Winters, a controlling crisis manager, and Dakota’s ex Mathew Ashford.

BOUND is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, madness and obsession, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is tragic, emotional and dramatic; the romance is edgy and fated; the characters are determined, charismatic and compelling.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Crash
Power

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Reviewed by Sandy

Kathy Lockheart is an author of Romantic Suspense novels. Her books—which have a unique blend of emotional elements typically found in women’s fiction and the romance and danger elements found in romantic suspense—contain themes of dark romance, antiheroes, and forbidden romance. When she’s not writing, you can find her silently cursing the person who put fluorescent lights in dressing rooms.

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Torque & Tinsel (Summit Hill Vipers) by Nikki Landis -review tour

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🎄Torque & Tinsel (Summit Hill Vipers / 25 Days of Christmas Bikers and Mobsters) by Nikki Landis -review tour🎄

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 10, 2025

Torque:
When a chance meeting at the local mall introduces me to sexy, curvy Noelle, I know just what I want for Christmas this year: Her.
But when I ask Noelle out, and one disaster after another prevents our date and getting to know one another, I decide I have to eliminate every obstacle in my path.
Rival clubs, grumpy neighbors, and screaming kids begging for Santa won’t stop me.
I’m pulling out all my skills and holiday treats to convince her to be mine.
Just one kiss under the mistletoe and I know she’s the one.
Noelle:
I’m not looking to date a bad boy biker.
But when I meet Torque, and he helps me during a crisis, I wonder if he’s more than the gruff, leather-wearing, tattooed mistake I pegged him as.
His warm smile and chocolatey brown eyes melt my resistance.
And when a snowstorm hits and half the city is without power, I know I’ve lost my heart when he shows up dressed as Santa, tossing around tinsel, jolly laughs, and plenty of Christmas cheer.
But will the two of us stand a chance at a merrily ever after?

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REVIEW:– TORQUE & TINSEL by Nikki Landis is a contemporary, adult, erotic, romance novella found in the author’s Summit Hill Vipers MC series, and a part of the multi-authored 25 Days of Christmas Bikers and Mobsters. This is MC member Torque, and Noelle’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspective (Noelle and Torque) TORQUE & TINSEL follows insta-lust to love between our story line couple. A meet-cute at the local mall finds Torque helping Noelle find a table, then searching for our heroine’s niece who decided to go see Santa on her own. An approaching storm, and the possibility of a power failure forces Torque to insist Noelle come back to the clubhouse but a stop at the club owned garage places Noelle in a precarious position, when lives are threatened in the name of revenge.

The world building is short and sweet, and covers but a couple of days in the life of our story line couple. A winter storm, a rescue, and a new family by blood and choice, celebrate the approach of the holidays at the Summit Hill Vipers MC club house.
The relationship between Noelle and Torque is an insta-lust to love. Torque knows immediately Noelle is the woman to tame his heart but threats against our heroine push Torque to take control, and in doing so, Noelle suspects he’s in for the long haul. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

We are introduced to several members of the Summit Hill Vipers MC, as well as Noelle’s sister Amy, and her daughter Ainsley.

TORQUE AND TINSEL is a fast paced, quick read; a story of family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is entertaining and engaging; the romance is limited but seductive; the characters are determined and desperate.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Nikki Landis is the USA Today & International Bestselling, Multi-Award-Winning Author of over 50 romance novels in the MC, reverse harem, paranormal, dystopian, and science fiction genres. Her books feature deadly reapers, dark alpha heroes, protective shifters, and seductive vampires along with the feisty, independent women they love. There’s heart-throbbing action on every page as well as fated mates and soul bonds deep enough to fulfill every desire.

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SLEIGHING THE MOTORCYCLE MAN by Morgan Jane Mitchell-review

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SLEIGHING THE MOTORCYCLE MAN (25 Days of Christmas Bikers and Mobsters) by Morgan Jane Mitchell-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 2, 2025

🎄He’s married. I’m taken. Now I’m the pregnant one!

🎄Carol
We should’ve been nothing but a Christmas mistake.
Christmas is my season. I sling drinks at in a year-round Christmas Town, Evervale’s snow-globe bar, hum along to carols, and secretly pray my straight-laced boyfriend will finally propose under the mistletoe. Instead, he picks a fight on Christmas Eve. So I work the holiday shift, pouring shots for strangers… until one of them isn’t a stranger. He’s a storm. Thirty-five, broad-shouldered, and mean enough to make my knees weak. They call him Humbug. He hates Christmas, but when masked men try to rob me, he’s the one who saves me. One look. One touch. One night. And suddenly, I want everything I’ve never let myself want. Rough, raw, wrong. Him.

🎄Humbug
I didn’t walk into that bar looking for a damn thing but whiskey.
My wife hates me, my brothers in the Evervale Executioners MC are sick of my bad mood, and Christmas turns my stomach. Then I see her. Carol. Sweet, twenty-two, all sugar and shine, smiling at me like I’m worth saving. I tell myself to walk away, but when danger comes for her, I can’t. I’ll bleed before I let anyone hurt her. Taking her back to the clubhouse should’ve been a mistake. One night of fire, her soft body under mine, her breathless moans in my ear. Now I can’t get her out of my head.

🎄She thinks it was just Christmas Eve. She thinks she’s going back to her good-boy boyfriend. But she’s wrong. Because Carol didn’t just get sleighed by the motorcycle man who hates Christmas. She sleighed me. And now she’s mine.

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REVIEW: SLEIGHING THE MOTORCYCLE MAN by Morgan Jane Mitchell is a stand alone, contemporary, MC romance story line found in the multi-authored 25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS BIKERS AND MOBSTERS anthology. This is Everdale Executioners MC club enforcer Jack ‘Humbug’ Winter, and bartender Carol’s story line. SLEIGHING THE MOTORCYCLE MAN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Carol and Humbug) SLEIGHING THE MOTORCYCLE MAN follows the building but forbidden romance between our story line couple. A bar, a stranger, a robbery, and a hero all combine for secrets and lies. Robbed at gunpoint, Carol finds herself a hero in the guise of club enforcer Jack ‘Humbug’ Winter but all is not as it appears to be.Humbug is married, on the brink of a divorce: Carol is in a committed relationship or so she thought but her attraction to Humbug is about to set the town on fire, threatening not only her career but Humbug’s life with the Everdale Executioners MC.

The world building focuses on the forbidden relationship but more so on the fall-out for everyone in our couple’s orbit. Friends become enemies, family pulls back, relationships are destroyed by one couple’s growing love and need for one another. The MC has been targeted by local law enforcement, and vengeance will come at a cost.

The relationship between Carol and Humbug is one of the forbidden. A mutual attraction but neither one is available to begin anew, and in this, the fallout is about to affect everyone involved. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and holiday-theme named secondary and supporting characters. WE are introduced to several members of the Everdale Executioners MC: Prez, Lil’Nick Luke ‘Frost’ Winter, Blizzard; Humbug’s wife Trina; Carol’s boyfriend Blake, and Carol’s best friend Holly Sugar.

SLEIGHING THE MOTORCYCLE MAN is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships, forgiveness and love.The fast paced, character driven premise is dramatic and engaging; the romance is seductive; the characters energetic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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ARRANGED ADDICTION (Dark Arranged Mafia Romance) by BB Hamel

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ARRANGED ADDICTION (Dark Arranged Mafia Romance) by BB Hamel

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 30, 2025

My spicy self-care box just got delivered to my boss’s desk. Now he’s opening it right in front of me. And staring at my new lingerie…

Declan Whelan’s a gorgeous nightmare.

He’s handsome as sin and demands strict obedience.

Nothing I do ever makes my crazy boss happy.

At least until a package filled with some workplace inappropriate objects gets accidentally delivered to his desk…

And now he’s very interested in everything about me.

Dinner leads to a steamy night in his penthouse suite.

I get a taste of a new side of my beautiful, psychopath boss.

But his attention comes at a price.

He’s overwhelming and obsessed in ways I never imagined.

We have a history I didn’t know about… one splattered with blood and filled with secrets.

He promises he’ll take care of me.

All I have to do is give him everything he wants… and meet his exacting standards.

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REVIEW: ARRANGED ADDICTION by BB Hamel is a stand alone, contemporary, adult,dark, erotic, Mafia romance set in the Marino and Rossi Family Crime worlds. This is heir to the Whelan Irish Crime Syndicate and businessman, forty something Declan Whelan, and twenty-five year old, PA Casey Brennan’s story line. ARRANGED ADDICTION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers from more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Declan and Casey) ARRANGED ADDICTION follows in the wake of the murder of Casey’s best friend and co-worker Natalie. A misdirected package, a night out with the boss, and Casey returns to discover her life is spiralling out of control. In an effort to protect the woman with whom he will fall in love, Declan Whelan forces Casey into marriage, a marriage that is meant to insulate and safeguard our story line heroine. Casey has been targeted, threatened by the demons from the past, a man who has returned to take what doesn’t belong.

The world building is detailed and complex as Declan Whelan fights for control and power of the Whelan Crime family, and our heroine who refuses to accept her current direction in life. Years of secrets will reveal a connection to the past, as Casey must come to terms with what is happening and why.

The relationship between Casey and Declan begins as boss and employee but Casey’s declaration of a failed love life pushes Declan to take control, ensuring Casey’s future is at his side.Declan’s obsession with Casey began years before but our heroine has been protected and insulated from the ghosts of the past. The $ex scenes are erotic, provocative and intense.

The colorful and often questionable secondary and supporting characters include the return of Declan’s brothers: Seamus (Arranged Control), Cormac (Arranged Obsession), their parents Siobhan and Padraig, and Casey’s aunt Sheila. The requisite evil has many faces.

ARRANGED ADDICTION is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, grief and loss, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic and gritty; the romance is seductive and edgy; the characters are determined and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Vicious Heir
Shattered King
Arranged Obsession
Arranged Control

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Reviewed by Sandy

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THE CAPO’S YULETIDE BRIDE by Brooke Summers-review

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THE CAPO’S YULETIDE BRIDE (Boston Elite Syndicate 1/ 25 Days of Christmas Bikers and Mobsters) by Brooke Summers

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I never wanted to be a pawn in my father’s world, but when he arranged my marriage to Cesare Mariano, the head of the Italian Mafia with the Boston Elite Syndicate, I had no choice.
Three weeks later, I’m now his wife, bound to the cold, ruthless Capo who looks at me like I’m nothing more than a contract he was forced to sign.
Needless to say, I’m not happy at all. I may have been born into this life, but I refuse to be another pawn in a man’s world. I tell myself I won’t break, that I’ll endure whatever this marriage brings, until I start seeing cracks in Cesare’s icy control. And worse, he starts seeing the cracks in me.
He wasn’t supposed to care. He wasn’t supposed to look too closely. But when he discovers the truth about my past, all hell breaks loose.
Now, I don’t just have to survive this marriage—I have to survive him.
I refuse to admit I crave his protection. If I do, I may never escape the fire raging between us.

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REVIEW:  THE CAPO’S YULETIDE BRIDE by Brooke Summers is a contemporary, adult, dark, erotic, Mafia romance novella found in the author’s BOSTON ELITE SYNDICATE series, a part of the multi-authored 25 Days of Christmas Bikers and Mobsters This is nineteen year old Vittoria “Tori’ Costa, and forty-two year old Cesare Mariano’s story line. THE CAPO’S YULETIDE BRIDE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines 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 (Vittoria and Cesare) THE CAPO’S YULETIDE BRIDE focuses on the arranged aka forced marriage between nineteen year old Vittoria Costa, and forty-two year old Cesare Mariano, a marriage meant to form an alliance between the Costa Family of Ireland, and Mariano family of Boston. Cesare is a widower, a father of six children, most of whom are older than his future bride but Vittoria is a pawn in a much larger game, a target to destroy the power alliance.

The world building focuses on Vittoria’s role as a wife; a pawn, a strong woman forced to play a part under a threat of consequences; a woman who is placed in the direct line of fire, thrown from the proverbial frying pan into the fire but when Cesare discovers the truth about Vittoria’s life at home, Cesare becomes guardian and protector of our story line heroine. As the Syndicate moves to tighten their sense of power and control, the next generation of heirs must focus on the future, all of it arrange.

The relationship between Vittoria and Cesare is an arranged, forced marriage, for purposes of a long distance alliance but Vittoria struggles with what was, and what may be, and in this, our heroine finds herself at the mercy of the man with whom she will fall in love. The $ex scenes are limited but intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Cesare’s six children who are leery and oppose their father’s marriage to a much younger woman-Lorenzo, Ciro, Elisabetta, Valentina, Sofia and Giovanni; Vittoria’s parents Domenico and Siobhan, as well as several members of the Elite Boston Syndicate.

THE CAPO’S YULETIDE BRIDE is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, abuse and dysfunctional family dynamics, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and edgy; the romance is limited but seductive; the characters are desperate and charismatic.

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MORBID (Raiders of Valhalla MC: New Blood 9) by Elizabeth Knox

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 4, 2025

I’m the girl nobody kept. He’s the man who won’t let go.

Ingrid

He never looked at me like I was broken, didn’t flinch when Njal made me a joke in front of the whole club and pretended not to notice when Bjorn used me up and threw me away like I was nothing.

I’m Fenrir’s youngest daughter. Charm’s baby girl. Raiders of Valhalla princess with a shattered crown and a body count of men who proved I’m only good for one thing.

So, I stopped trying to be anything else.

I take what I want now. I f*ck who I choose. I let them think I’m the club’s wild child because it’s easier than admitting I’m just the girl nobody wanted to keep.

Then Gunnar stops pretending he doesn’t see me.

One touch. One night when I’m spiraling and he’s the only one who doesn’t try to fix me—just holds me while I break. One moment when those steady hands and that patient heart make me feel like maybe I’m not as ruined as I think.

But I know better. I’ve learned this lesson twice already. Men in this club don’t love girls like me.

They f*ck us, they shame us, they move on to someone worth keeping. Gunnar says I’m wrong. Says he’s been waiting for me. Says he’ll prove every man before him was a coward who couldn’t handle what I am.

Now I have to choose: Believe him and risk shattering completely, or walk away from the only man who’s ever made me feel whole.

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REVIEW: MORBID is the ninth instalment in Elizabeth Knox’s contemporary, adult RAIDERS OF VALHALLA MC: NEW BLOOD dark, erotic, MC romance series, a spin off set in the RAIDERS OF VALHALLA MC world co-authored by Elizabeth Knox and EC Land. This is Gunnar Sigmarr, and masseuse Ingrid’s story line. MORBID can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary, Ingrid is the daughter of VP Fenrir and Charm (Malicious #1); Gunnar is the son of Vail and Vanir (Menacing # 5).

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Gunnar and Ingrid) MORBID follows the building romance and relationship between our story line couple. Gunnar and Ingrid grew up together, a second generation in the Raiders of Valhalla MC but Ingrid struggles with issues of low self esteem, refusing to accept that Gunnar is anything more than a lifelong friend. As the MC goes in search of a child trafficking ring, Ingrid finds herself targeted in the name of vengeance and power. Refusing to let Ingrid wallow in self-pity, Gunnar takes control, promising forever but forever may not be on our hero’s agenda.

The world building follows several interconnected paths as the MC go in search of those unable to protect themselves but the closer to uncovering the people involved, Gunnar and Ingrid find themselves targets, fighting for their lives.

The relationship between Ingrid and Gunnar is a best friends to lovers but Ingrid battles between head and heart, believing she is unworthy of her own happily ever after. Reinforced by those she once thought of as friends. Having been thrown to side too many times, Ingrid continues to have issues of trust, including trust in the man who promised forever. 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, familiar and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Ingrid’s parents VP Fenrir and Charm , and Gunnar’s parents Vail and Vanir. The requisite evil has many faces.

MORBID is a story of betrayal and vengeance, dysfunctional and critical friendships, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The characters driven premise is dramatic, dark and edgy; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are struggling, healing , determined and desperate.

Reading order and Previous Reviews
Manic
Scornful
Mercy
Mortify
Monstrosity
Sacrifice
Misery
Sinful

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Reviewed by Sandy

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