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AMNESIA by Ellie Grace (Kelly Elliott) -review tour

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AMNESIA by Ellie Grace (Kelly Elliott) -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 18, 2024

I’m scared.
When will this nightmare end?

Darkness and cold has tortured me.
I can’t remember anything.

He’s coming.
His footsteps echo like a wrecking ball in my head.

He’s getting closer.
Breathe.

He’s almost here.
I must escape.

He’s here.
Breath tickles my face.

With what little strength I have, I find my way to the sunlight.

Tortured moans become more distant.
Run faster.

I drop with exhaustion.
Did I make it far enough?

I’m being lifted.
Warmth engulfs me.

Please let this be my savior and not my captor.

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REVIEW: AMNESIA by Kelly Elliott writing as Ellie Grace is a contemporary, adult , stand alone, thriller focusing on twenty-seven year old Mallory Wilson, and rancher Liam Sanders.

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

Told from dual first person perspective (Liam and Mallory) AMNESIA follows in the wake of the abduction and captivity of our story line heroine. Approximately one month earlier, Mallory Wilson sold her house, and placed everything into storage, and headed to Chicago in the hopes of a new future. Several days later Mallory was living a nightmare-a captive of a madman who had plans for our story line heroine . Having escaped, and on the run, Mallory would be rescued by rancher Liam Sanders, and man whose own past may be running parallel to the horror of Mallory’s life. Without any memory of what happened or why, Mallory would struggle to remember, as the memories begin to reveal a little at a time. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Mallory and Liam, as they navigate a potential betrayal.

The world building focuses on the search for a kidnapped, a possible killer, and the connections to our story line couple. Mallory and Liam never met prior to Mallory’s rescue and recovery but their attraction is immediate.

The relationship between Mallory and Liam begins as a rescue. Mallory’s escape culminates in the building romance between our story line couple, as Liam relives the heart break from his past. There are no $ex scenes, everything is implied.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and questionable secondary and supporting characters including family, friends, law enforcement and ranch hands.

AMNESIA is a story of madness, murder, obsession and betrayal, secrets and lies, power and control. The premise is intriguing and intense; the romance is subtle and fated; the characters are desperate and animated.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.

Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she’s not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website.

 

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The Love Shack (Indiana Summers 3) by Lori Foster-review

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The Love Shack (Indiana Summers 3) by Lori Foster-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 25, 2024

They’ve been trying to avoid each other.
But this town has other ideas…

When Berkley Carr opened The Love Shack Animal Haven, she thought she’d finally put her past behind her. But sometimes she feels the sting of the scandal from her youth, especially when she keeps crossing paths with her handsome neighbor. So, she keeps her head down and pours all her love into caring for animals.

Lawson Salder moved to Cemetery, Indiana, to escape from the grinding poverty of his childhood. He barely knew Berkley from their old neighborhood, but every time he sees her, the shame and pain come crashing back. He knows she’s got major baggage of her own. They’re better off just avoiding each other.

But that’s downright impossible in a town full of matchmaking busybodies. Then there’s the hard-to-ignore attraction they feel every time they see each other. When the universe is conspiring to bring them together, will Berkley and Lawson let past hurts go and embrace the love they deserve?

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REVIEW:THE LOVE SHACK is the third instalment in Lori Foster’s contemporary, adult INDIANA SUMMERS romance series focusing on the people of Cemetery Indiana. This is animal shelter owner Berkley Carr, and tradesman Lawson Salder’s storyline, as well as the building relationship between business owner Oliver Roth, and hair stylist Lark Penny. THE LOVE SHACK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives THE LOVE SHACK follows two building romance relationships. Berkley Carr escaped her past, and settled in Cemetery Indiana, where no body knew about what happened years before but Berkley never expected to come face to face with Lawson Salder, the man with whom Berkley would fall in love but a man who knew what happened back home. Lawson Salder’s escape to Cemetery came with demons from his past, and together he and Berkley would begin a new life, that is, until Berkley’s past returns demanding a second chance.

Meanwhile business owner Oliver Roth is considering settling in Cemetery Indiana, having walked away from the questionable actions of his immediate family. Tired of the destructive nature of his brother, Oliver set up shop in a town that protected their own, a town where he would meet his future in the guise of Lark Penny, a woman with secrets of her own.

The world building follows several paths, two new relationships, new business ownerships, a mannequin whose ability to appear is just creepy enough to scare newcomers to town, and town matriarch Betty Cemetery who is feisty as a rabid dog when someone takes aim at the people she loves.

THE LOVE SHACK is a story of family and friendships, relationships and love with small town energy; the protective nature of a close knit family, and a little bit of romance to spice up the lonely nights. The premise is entertaining; the romance is passionate but mostly implied -there are no $ex scenes; the characters are dynamic and energetic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book two THE LITTLE FLOWER SHOP

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TILL DEATH DO US PART (Brutal Vows 2) by Aleatha Romig-review

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TILL DEATH DO US PART (Brutal Vows 2) by Aleatha Romig-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 17, 2024

Arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, Mafia/cartel romance

As the only daughter of the Kansas City capo, at eighteen years of age, I was given to the son of my father’s consigliere, a man who was expected to accomplish great things for the famiglia. Things didn’t go the way we planned.
There wasn’t love.
My husband was a traitor, a part of a coup against the famiglia.
My husband is dead.
I’m free.
Until the fateful night my brother, our new capo, informs me that I’ve once again been promised in marriage. He explains that as a childless widow and the daughter of the late capo dei capi, I am desired—requested.
Aléjandro Roríguez is the son of the leader of the Roríguez cartel. My brother married a woman from the cartel, securing the Mafia/cartel alliance. He says that it’s now my turn.
I’ve only met my future husband a few times, but I know without a doubt that I don’t like him. Loving him is impossible. I’ve lived a marriage without love. I won’t do it again.
Aléjandro lives a dangerous existence.
Death saved me once before.
Maybe it will again.

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REVIEW: TILL DEATH DO US PART is the second instalment in Aleatha Romig’s contemporary, adult BRUTAL VOWS erotic, Mafia romance series. This is twenty-nine year old, widowed, Mafia princess Mia Luciano , and Mexican Cartel Heir Alejandro Roriguez’ story line. TILL DEATH DO US PART can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary. Some of the events of TILL DEATH DO US PART cross over with, and run parallel to some of the events of book one NOW AND FOREVER.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Mia and Alejandro) TILL DEATH DO US PART follows five months after the death of Mia Luciano’s husband, a brutal man whose disrespect for our heroine has been hidden behind closed doors. In an effort to merge a stronger alliance between the Mafia and the Mexican Cartel, Mia’s brother Dario, Capo to the Luciano Famiglia, forceses our heroine into another arranged marriage with the heir to the Mexican Cartel Alejandro Roriguez. Mia believes Alejandro is an abusive Cartel member, and stubbornly accepts the inevitable in the wake of her brother’s orders and commands but Alejandro is not the man Mia believes him to be, becoming her guardian and protector when someone takes aim at our story line heroine.

The world building follows Alejandro as he struggle to uncover the threats against the woman with whom he is falling in love. Alejandro’s father easily accepts our story line heroine but not everyone member of the Cartel is a Mafia princess into the fold.The Cartel has already married off one of their own to the Mafia, and Alejandro is the next to cross the line between from foe to friend.

The relationship between Mia and Alejandro is an arranged marriage. Mia has already suffered at the hands of her former husband,and struggles with the possibility of jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Alejandro is a man determined to protect the woman entrusted with his care, and in this, Mia is surprised that her life is nothing like she had expected. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate .

There is a large ensemble cast of coloful and powerful secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Mexican Carter, Italian Mafia and Russian Bratva including Mia’s brothers Dante, Dario and his wife Catalina, Catalina’s sister Camila, brother Em, and their father Andres Ruiz. We are introduced to Alejandro’s brother Ria, and their parents Josefina and Jorge Roriquez, housekeeper Viviana, and bodyguard Silas. The requisite evil has many faces.

TILL DEATH DO US PART is another story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, death and destruction, acceptance and love. The premise is tense and thrilling but not as dark as some other Mafia story lines and series; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined, dynamic and animated.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one NOW AND FOREVER

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana, USA. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams and bring your imagination to life!

Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha’s twisted style with an increase in heat.

In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romantic suspense with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series that has taken the reading world by storm. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK were published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.

In the spring of 2017, Aleatha released her first stand-alone, fun, and sexy romantic comedy with PLUS ONE, followed by the sweet stand-alone, ONE NIGHT.

Aleatha is a “Published Author’s Network” member of the Romance Writers of America and PEN America.  She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

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Masks by Sydney Ashcroft-review

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MASKS by Sydney Ashcroft-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 21, 2024

Maria Grayson has sworn off relationships and love, focusing instead on her double life. During the day she works in the family business and lives as a socialite. At night she dons a mask and assumes the identity of Balestra to fight crime on the streets of New York. She balances her two lives as best as she can, but that balance is threatened when a new drug floods the streets of New York…and Tomas Dorrance walks into her life.

Tomas Dorrance arrives in New York on a business trip with his father and twin sister and finds that he’s immediately captivated by Maria. After spending one passionate night with her, Tomas is obsessed and wants more time with her. The more he sees her, the more he wants something more than casual sex.

As Balestra, Maria must stop the spread of a new drug and find and destroy the source. As Maria, she must resist falling for Tomas, who is doing his best to change her mind about love and relationships. Her two lives are on a head-on collision course and Maria doesn’t know if she’ll come out alive or with her heart intact.

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REVIEW: MASKS by Sydney Ashcroft is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, slightly paranormal romance story line focusing on twenty-five year old business woman Maria Grayson, and Brazilian security specialist Tomas Dorrance.

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

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Tomas and Maria) MASKS focuses on the double lives of our story line couple. Maria Grayson is a business woman by day but a supernatural crime fighter by night named Balestra, a crime fighter whose ‘costume’ and ‘mask’ hides her true identity but with the uptick in a new designer street drug, comes a stranger, another crime fighter who is determined to help ‘Balestra’ in her nightly take downs, help Balestra does not want. Meanwhile, as Maria Grayson, our heroine doesn’t do relationships but the arrival of a security specialist Tomas Dorrance pulls Maria into a relationship from which she may never recover when her nightly excursions begin to point the finger at someone she knows. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Maria and Tomas, and the potential fall-out as Maria is willing to walk away when the truth, identities and reality are revealed.

The world building is limited in such a way that it is never revealed as to the nature of the heroine’s enhanced abilities yet the crime fighting ‘costumed’ hero is a familial legacy passed on from generation to generation. Very little is known to the reader; the inherent gifts and traditions are just there but never revealed, and in this I was somewhat confused and lost as to the precipitating factors of the who, what and why.

The relationship between Maria and Tomas begins as a ‘friends with benefits’ as Maria doesn’t do relationships, and refuses to accept more than one-night together. Tomas is persistent in his desire for our story line heroine but secrets revealed threaten the growing love between our story line couple. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Maria’s PA and friend Gayle, as well as Maria’s extended family: grandfather Wayne Grayson; her father Rickard Grayson, and mother Helen Martinelli, as well as Tomas’ sister Caroline, and their father Antonio Dorrance. The requisite evil has many faces.

MASKS is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, family, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing but left too many questions; the romance is intense but I didn’t feel any palpable attraction; the characters are energetic and dynamic. The story is left open-ended, perhaps the author has plans for something more.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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FIGHTING FOR ADALYN (Redemption Harbor Security 3) by Katie Reus

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FIGHTING FOR ADALYN (Redemption Harbor Security 3) by Katie Reus-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 28, 2024

She trusted the wrong person…

And got good people killed. While Adalyn will live with that mistake forever, she finally got justice. Even if it cost more than she’d imagined. But the past has come back to haunt her—and it wants revenge. An old enemy is out to destroy everything she holds dear, starting with her sister. He’s targeting all her former haunts and connections in New Orleans, using the wildness of Mardi Gras week to commit his crimes.

He thought she betrayed him and never looked back…

Rowan, veteran Marine, has hated Adalyn for getting his team killed. Until he discovers that the former CIA agent risked everything to stop the real perpetrator. Now they’re racing against the clock to stop a faceless madman determined to kill them and as many people as possible before the week is over. If they can’t figure out who he is or what his endgame is, an entire city could go up in flames—with them in it.

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REVIEW:  FIGHTING FOR ADALYN is the third instalment in Katie Reus’ contemporary, adult REDEMPTION HARBOR SECURITY romantic suspense series-a spin off from the author’s Redemption Harbor series. This is former CIA agent Adalyn Bonnevies, and former Marine Rowan. FIGHTING FOR ADALYN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from several third person perspectives including Rowan and Adalyn, FIGHTING FOR ADALYN follows in the aftermath of the murder of Adalyn’s sister’s roommate. Years earlier, CIA agent Adalyn Bonnevies was part of a team trying to shut down a drug smuggling ring in the Middle East but everything imploded, and the only other survivor blamed our heroine for everything that went wrong. Fast forward to present day, someone is targeting Adalyn Bonnevies, and former Marine Rowan has been called in to assist the team at Redemption Harbor Security but Adalyn wants nothing to do with the man who made it clear he hated the ground upon which she walked, and our heroine struggles to accept any help from Rowan himself. As the threats against Adalyn get more personal, Rowan declares himself guardian and protector of the woman with whom he is falling in love. What ensues is the search for a killer, and the fall-out as Rowan becomes collateral damage in a killer’s need to destroy our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on the past and the present, and the possibility that someone involved in the original op has targeted our story line heroine. As the killer targets everything and everyone from Adalyn’s past, our heroine battles between head and heart, falling for a man who once declared his hatred for Adalyn Bonnevies.

The relationship between Adalyn and Rowan is a friends to enemies to frenemies to lovers relationship in which Adalyn struggles to accept Rowan’s apologies, apologies in the face of the threats against our story line heroine. From corrupt politicians and a personal need for vengeance, Adalyn is targeted for sins of the past. The $ex scenes are passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

Several members of the original Redemption Harbor team return in secondary and supporting roles. We are introduced to Adalyn’s sister Fleur, as well as Redemption Harbor agent Tiago.There is something developing between Tiago and Fleur.

FIGHTING FOR ADALYN is a story of vengeance and madness, betrayal and obsession, family and friendships, relationships and love. The fast paced premise is intriguing and engaging; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined and dynamic.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Fighting For Hailey
Fighting For Reese

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Reviewed by Sandy

Katie Reus is the New York Times, USA Today, and IndieReader bestselling author of the Red Stone Security series, the Moon Shifter series and the Deadly Ops series. She fell in love with romance at a young age thanks to books she pilfered from her mom’s stash. Years later she loves reading romance almost as much as she loves writing it.

However, she didn’t always know she wanted to be a writer. After changing majors many times, she finally graduated summa cum laude with a degree in psychology. Not long after that she discovered a new love. Writing. She now spends her days writing dark paranormal romance and sexy romantic suspense. Her book Avenger’s Heat recently won the Georgia RWA Maggie Award for Excellence in the fantasy/paranormal category.

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Ethan’s Sky (Kings of Fury MC 1) by JL Quincy-review tour

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☠️Ethan’s Sky (Kings of Fury MC 1) by JL Quincy-review tour☠️

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 13, 2024

Skyler

My best friend died, leaving me to guard her secrets.
I never thought her secrets would become my nightmare.
I did what I had to do to survive, I ran.
Leaving everyone I love behind, including him.
I carried a piece of him with me, until it was taken away from me too.
Broken, angry, and tired of running, I fought.
For my life, the parts of myself I thought were lost, and for him.
He hates me, thinks I betrayed his family.
He’s the only thing I could never let go, no matter how many times I tried.
Would he love me again if he knew my secrets? If he knew why I had to run?
When my past comes back to haunt me, will he protect me,
or throw me to the Devil himself?

Ethan
She knows what happened to my sister.
She could’ve put the man responsible behind bars,
But instead, he got off free and clear, and she ran away.
She was supposed to be my forever.
Six years have passed and now she’s back in town ready to restart her life.
I want her gone.
Until a trouble comes looking for her.
She’s been keeping secrets, protecting those whose job it is to protect her.
I’ll fight her demons, then I’m going to make up for lost time.
And she’s never getting away from me again.

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REVIEW:ETHAN’S SKY is the first instalment in Jl Quincy’s contemporary, adult KINGS OF FURY MC: OAKRIDGE erotic, MC romance series. This is twenty-four year old club dancer Skyler Sinclair, and Kings of Fury MC Road Captain Ethan Anderson’s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Skyler and Ethan) using present day and memories from the past, ETHAN’S SKY follows in the perceived betrayal by our story line heroine. Approximately six years earlier, Ethan lost his sister and blamed the woman he loved, Skyler Sinclair, a woman who disappeared without a trace leaving a grieving Ethan to fend for himself. Fast forward to present day, Skyler is returning home to the protection of the Kings of Fury MC, a return precipitated by the murder of someone she loved but all is not well upon Skyler’s return-Ethan is determined to destroy the woman he once loved, ensuring Skyler is not welcome back, regardless of her previous connections with the Kings of Fury MC. Someone else is taking aim, targeting our story line heroine, and in doing so, threatens the club that has always had her back. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Skyler and Ethan, and the potential fall-out as the sins of the past take aim at Skyler Sinclair.

The world building is detailed, complex and often redundant. There are numerous names and plenty of info dumping throughout the story line, setting the stage for future stories. We are up close and person with the secrets from the past, secrets that destroyed both Ethan and Skyler, and set into motion a six year need for betrayal by the man Skyler still loves.

The relationship between Skyler and Ethan is a rekindling romance but a romance that is struggling in the face of secrets and lies. Skyler is hiding the truth about what happened years before, a truth many members of the Kings of Fury MC know only too well. As Skyler prepares for the firestorm that is Ethan Anderson, Ethan battles between head and heart believing Skyler was responsible for the death of his sister. The $ex scenes are intimate and erotic.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including several members of the Kings of Fury MC, Devil’s Order MC, and Vincenzo Parisi. The requisite evil has many faces.

ETHAN’S SKY is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, murder and obsession, power and control, family, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is captivating but comprehensive-I think some editing may be necessary as the number of characters is exhaustive, and the duplication of information is unnecessary. Overall, a great start to an entertaining and interesting new MC series.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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JL Quincy is a loving wife to her best friend and forever love, and a mother of many. Currently living out her best life in the great state of Texas and riding out Mother Nature’s mood swings on the daily. When she’s not writing about brooding alpha-males and the women who bring them to their knees while steeling their hearts, you can find her spending time with her family and friends, reading, gardening, or watching SCE football or NHL hockey.

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Stolen Sin (Bianco Crime Family 2) by BB Hamel-review

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Stolen Sin (Bianco Crime Family 2) by BB Hamel-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 5, 2024

My boss caught me trying to steal from him.
My punishment?
Get pregnant with his baby.

My father was scammed out of everything he owns, and I need to find a way to bail him out of trouble.

Which is how I end up trying to steal from my boss—only to find a bag filled with blindfolds, ropes, and handcuffs, instead of crisp hundreds.

Turns out the kink stash belongs to Simon Bianco, powerful heir to the Bianco Crime Family.

He’s brutally handsome and beyond terrifying, and he catches me trying to rip him off.

That’s when he makes his marry him, pretend to be his wife, give him an heir, and he’ll make sure my father’s set for life.

Only I’m pretty sure he wants to experiment with what’s in the bag…

Now I’ll find out of I can have a baby with a gorgeous monster.

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REVIEW:STOLEN SIN is the second instalment in BB Hamel’s contemporary, adult BIANCO CRIME FAMILY erotic, Mafia romance series set in the author’s Rossi Crime Family world.This is thirty-three year old, heir to the throne Simon Bianco, and twenty-three year old, bar server Emily Hayes’ story line. STOLEN SIN 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 (Emily and Simon) STOLEN SIN follows in the wake of Don Alessandro Bianco’s spiral. Having been shot, and struggling in his recovery, he gives his son Simon an ultimatum. Simon sees the ultimatum as a veiled threat to his succession, forcing our hero to choose a wife. When Simon catches Emily Hayes attempting to steal money from the bar, Simon blackmails Emily into marriage, in an effort to appease his father’s need for control but all does not go according to plan when Don Alessandro takes aim at our story line couple while a war for power threatens more than just the man at the top. What ensues is the marriage of convenience between Emily and Simon, and the potential fall-out as the fight for power becomes personal and deadly.

The world building focuses on the war between the Bianco Crime family and Luciano Santoro. Alessandro Bianco has been preparing to hand over power to Simon but Luciano Santoro has other plans, and Emily is standing in the way.

The relationship between Emily and Simon is a marriage of convenience . Emily is caught in a compromising position, and Simon, needing a wife, makes Emily an offer she cannot refuse. With her father’s struggling, Emily is in no position to argue, and finds herself married to a man she knows nothing about. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

We are reintroduced to Simon’s siblings: Davide and his wife Stefania, Angelo, Laura, Elena; their parents Alessandro and Freddie, as well as Emily’s father.

STOLEN SIN is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and acceptance, secrets and lies, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and startling; the romance is seductive; the characters are desperate and resolute.

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TRICK ( Manchester Chapter: Untamed Sons MC 8) by Jessica Ames

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TRICK ( Manchester Chapter: Untamed Sons MC 8) by Jessica Ames-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 31, 2024

Trick

My life ended in the blink of an eye. Everything I held in my heart was shattered by one bullet. Bound in my anger, I did the only thing I could and took revenge. It took eight months for me to come out of that vengeance-fuelled rage and realise I was losing the most important thing in my life: my daughter, Sophia and my club family. Rebuilding bridges and making amends is the only thing that matters now. I have to focus on my kid, and on reclaiming my rightful place in the Sons. But grief is a savage beast and I find comfort in the one person I know understands how I feel. Heidi has also suffered, but I find she’s a puzzle I can’t solve.

Heidi

Every day it feels like I’m drowning in my grief and my pain, until Sophia comes into my life. She gives me purpose and reminds me that life is worth living. For too long the shadows of my past have pulled me into the darkness and it’s time to start existing again. The club was once my sanctuary, my safe haven, but it’s become a prison. I know what the brothers and old ladies think about me and what they whisper behind closed doors. They think I’m crazy, unhinged, disloyal, but everything I’ve done has been to protect the people I love.

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REVIEW: TRICK is the eight and final instalment in Jessica Ames’ contemporary, adult UNTAMED SON MC: MANCHESTER CHAPTER erotic, MC romance series. This is Trick and Heidi’s story line. TRICK can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading the series in order, or at the very least books six and seven where Trick’s life begins to spiral out of control.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Trick and Heidi) TRICK follows the building relationship between Heidi and Trick. Approximately sixteen months earlier, Trick’s pregnant wife was murdered, leaving Trick a single father but a father in need of desperate revenge. Disobeying his club, Trick went on a rampage that would eventually target the Untamed Sons MC, leaving Trick struggling for a place with the family he once loved. Meanwhile, Heidi, having suffered her own losses a few years earlier, volunteers to look after Trick’s daughter Sophia, in the wake of her father’s disappearance . With Trick’s return, he and Heidi struggle to accept what happened and why, and the Untamed Sons MC want their piece of flesh, taking aim at our story line hero but the enemy is still free, and once again, Heidi and Trick will be targeted in a game of betrayal and revenge.

The world building focuses on love and loss; on betrayal and vengeance; on desperation and determination as Trick must make amends for the pain he caused even though his pain Is great if not greater than those who are demanding reparations. Heidi has struggled since the murder of her husband, and a loss of which she keeps close to her heart. Falling for Trick was never in the cards but raising his daughter gives Heidi purposes, going forward.

The relationship between Heidi and Trick begins out of necessity. Trick disappears for weeks at a time, seeking revenge for the loss of his wife but Trick forgot about the child he left behind, and in doing so, Heidi stepped forward to help raise a child that wasn’t her own. As Trick and Heidi’s life becomes entangled, secrets reveal a devastating loss for our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters many of whom take aim at our story line hero. Trick has lost the trust and friendships from the people he once called brother but grief and death take its’ toll on everyone differently.

TRICK is a story of loss and grief, struggle and purpose, secrets and lies, forgiveness, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic and emotional; the romance is fated; the characters are broken but struggling to heal.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Howler
Blackjack
Terror
Brewer
Hawk
Rage
Skye

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Reviewed by Sandy

Jessica Ames lives in a small market town in the Midlands, England. She lives with her dog and when she’s not writing, she’s playing with crochet hooks.

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