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At First Meet (Montgomery Ink Legacy) by Carrie Ann Ryan-review

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At First Meet (Montgomery Ink Legacy 2) by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 27, 2023

I fell in love with the wrong man and learned the hard way to ask for help.

I don’t plan on falling again and have no intention of trying.

But when I get invited to a high-powered CEO retreat, I know I can’t say no.

And I can’t go alone.

When my frenemy, Nick, invites himself as my escort, I should walk away.

But there’s no stopping the connection we’ve both ignored for far too long.

Only Nick’s past is far darker than he lets the world know, and the shell he encased himself in is stronger than my own. And when the pain from my past comes back with a force, I’m afraid that walking away will be the only choice—even if it breaks us both.

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REVIEW:At First Meet is the second installment of the Montgomery Ink Legacy series by Carrie Ann Ryan. As always, I recommend reading a series in order, however the majority of C.A.R books can be read as standalone.

The book kicks off with Lake, she is still learning about herself and what it means to be out of a crappy relationship. Lake is a Montgomery, it’s in her blood to fight for what she wants, but her last relationship lasted far longer than it should have and left her with more that just a few emotional booboos. When she learns that her hard work and struggles have finally payed off and she has won a fancy award, Lake is so proud of herself.

But why does it still feel like something is missing?

Nick has been involved with the Montgomery’s for what has felt like his entire life. His relationship with his own family has never been the best, and has left him with his own form of MUFD (messed up family drama). The Montgomery’s are family, even the ones that rub him the wrong way like Lake.

These two were just a hoot to read. The bickering, the stupid comments, it was like watching two teenagers learn that they really “like, like” one another, and in a way it was. Lake and Nick both know what emotional damage can do to a person, and while they may not be each other’s favorite person, they don’t want to hurt one another either. When they finally open up to one another, and see what they have been missing. Well lets just say it was like a lightbulb moment for poor Nick.

As always with a C.A.R story there is love, laughter and family, everything you expect to find in a Montgomery book. Let’s see who’s next in the never ending line that is Montgomery!

Click HERE for Sarah’s review of book one BITTERSWEET PROMISES

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

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Slow Burn (Redemption 7) by Jessica Prince-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 20, 2023

When she started on the path to her new life, she never could have guessed where it would lead her.

Deva Kent spent most of her life dreaming of escaping. She hated being forced to live among the Fellowship of the Enlightened, the small community closed off from the rest of the world, and was desperate to spread her wings and discover something new. When she applied to be a nanny for a single father and his two-year-old son, the Fellowship wasn’t happy, but she knew that was her fresh start. However, she never thought she’d end up falling for the man with more baggage than he could carry and storm clouds in his eyes.

Laeth Harker’s world fell off its axis the morning a past one-night-stand showed up on his doorstep with a son he knew nothing about in tow. He barely had his own life together and didn’t know the first thing about caring for a child. But after spending most of his life screwing everything up, he was determined to do right by his own flesh and blood. He just didn’t know where to start.

When Laeth hired Deva on as his son’s nanny, she was supposed to make his life easier. But the way he felt about her was the very definition of complicated.

Their feelings might have started off at a slow burn, but once it catches, it’s hot enough to set the world on fire.

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REVIEW: Never has a book title fit a story so well. Slow burn is exactly what Deva and Laeth’s story is. If you can bear through it though, you will not be disappointed. Slow Burn is the seventh installment in the Redemption series by the amazing Jessica Prince, and what a wonderful adventure it was. As always I recommend reading the series in order as you get the most out of it, but it can be read as a standalone.

Deva is desperate to make a change to the life that she hates, her family has them all wrapped up in a cult called the Fellowship of the Enlightened. Deva is ready to branch out of her sheltered, narrow life, and to finally start living the life that she wants.To start her new life she takes a job as a nanny to a little boy. Little did she know that the father that comes with that child would change her life. Laeth doesn’t know what he is doing, but when a son he never knew about needs him, and he doesn’t want to mess up little Cash. The first thing he does is hire a nanny to make his life a little easier. What a choice that was.

Deva and Laeth have one of the best slow burn love stories I have read yet. Deva’s “family” plays a big part in her choice to better her life, but no spoilers. Laeth has a darkness to him that plays really well to the bright that Deva has, and their chemistry is off the charts. Both have a past they are still coming to terms with, but both want a better future. They just didn’t know they needed each other to make their lives whole.

For those readers that love a good grumpy-sunshine romance, this one will be right up your alley. Next to Wallflowers, this book has to be one of my most favorites by JP. Five out of five stars!

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Bad Alibi
Crazy Beautiful
Bittersweet
Guilty Pleasure
Wallflower
Blurred Lines

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

Jessica Prince

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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Cruel Promise (Beauty & the Bratva 1) by Mika Lane -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 15, 2023

Sold to the highest bidder. Caught between two bratva factions.
I’ll pay for the sins of my father with the only thing I have of value…
My virginity.
I will be auctioned.
Sold. Shared. Ruined.
And tossed away.
It’s a sacrifice I am forced to make.
My father promised me to the Alekseev brothers in a dirty, cruel trade.
But when I become a kidnapped pawn in a twisted game played by competing Russian mafia factions, I might have some leverage.
They will fight over me.
And in doing so, destroy each other.
I will turn the tables and come out on top.
That’s the plan…
Until I realize I’m no match for the Alekseev brothers.
They’re ruthless and cruel and make me shake, battling with both fear and desire.
And… excitement.
My heart and body have been dragged into a war.
One I’m not sure I will win.

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REVIEW:Steamy, heart pounding, reverse harem, dark romance, Cruel Promise is the perfect sweet treat for Valentine’s Day.

Charleigh is a tough cookie, but still immature in some ways. When her father uses her as payment to the three mafia brothers that he owes money to, she can’t believe this would ever happen.It’s not just her that her father is selling, it’s also her innocence. What is she going to do though?

Taken by Niko, Kir and Vadik, and forced to work in their club until the day they sell her innocence off to the highest bidder, Charleigh learns to find an inner strength that she never knew she had. While the days slowly roll by, Charleigh finds herself pleading with the brothers to purchase her at the auction. Her pleading turns to begging when she finds out just the kind of men that are going to be at the auction looking to buy her. Little does Charleigh know that the auction is something entirely different.

Diggty Dang Darn it! This book ends in a cliffhanger! Also be warned, this book does come with triggers. I am dying to see what happens next with Charleigh and her mafia brothers. Mika Lane has never disappointed me before, so I am curious to see where the next book goes.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Writing has been a passion of mine since, well, forever (my first book was “The Day I Ate the Milkyway,” a true fourth-grade masterpiece). These days, steamy romance, both dark and funny, gives purpose to my days and nights as I create worlds and characters who defy the imagination. I live in magical Northern California with my own handsome alpha dude, sometimes known as Mr. Mika Lane, and an evil cat named Bill. These two males also defy my imagination from time to time.

A lover of shiny things, I’ve been known to try to new recipes on unsuspecting friends, find hiding places so I can read undisturbed, and spend my last dollar on a plane ticket somewhere.

I have several titles for you to choose from including perennially favorite Billionaire and Reverse Harem stories. And have you see my Player Series about male escorts who make the ladies of Hollywood curl their toes and forget their names? Hottttt…. And my brand new anti-hero/mafia books are coming out in audio as I write this.

I’ll always promise you a hot, sexy romp with kick-ass but imperfect heroines, and some version of a modern-day happily ever after.

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Torch (Men of Inked: Heatwave 11) by Chelle Bliss-review tour

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Torch (Men of Inked: Heatwave 11) by Chelle Bliss-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 24, 2023

Trace Caldo’s smart mouth always gets him in trouble. As the youngest of three brothers, he’s used to scrapping to earn respect. But when he picks a fight with the wrong person, Trace ends up kidnapped, bound, and blindfolded with no hope for escape. And when a beautiful woman comes to his rescue and offers him a way to staying alive, Trace can’t refuse her.

Ana Marie Kelly appears to live a charmed life. Raised in a wealthy family, she has everything a woman can want—if you don’t count freedom. Ana’s always been under her father’s thumb, expected to do as she’s told and not bring shame upon the family. But when Ana makes a mistake that could send her life in a tailspin, she can only think of one way out—the handsome man in her father’s garage.

…and their only way out is to say, “I do.”

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REVIEW: The Gallo’s are near and dear to me, and Ana even more so. Ana’s story is one of strength, perseverance, love and determination. I am so overjoyed that she finally got her HEA. Torch is the eleventh installment in the Men Of Inked: Heatwave spinoff by the ever talented Chelle Bliss.

Without too many spoilers, Ana’s life isn’t all that it is cracked up to be. Sure, she was raised by a wealthy family, has never had to want for anything, but that is only on the surface. What is underneath all that fake is something far darker. Ana is a woman with no freedom, she exists solely for her family, and is controlled by a father who will never let her go. Poor Ana has been mentally abused and belittled her entire life. Enough is enough already. She has to get out, and the only way to do that is to help the man than her father kidnapped

Trace is the youngest of the Caldo brothers and the one that always finds himself in need of rescue one way or the other. Well this time he needs more than just a helping hand, he needs an actual rescue. He’s been kidnapped. When the unknown Ana comes to his aid at random, he is surprised, but doesn’t care, he just wants to get out of there. However, to save each other they are going to have to do something extreme, something that ends with I Do.

I loved Trace and Ana together! Trace has always come off as cocky, no cares guys that didn’t have a worry in the world, but that quickly changed when Ana came into the picture. It was so amazing to watch as Ana came out of her shell under Trace and his family’s guidance. They treated her like she had always been a part of their family, it was so moving. A real family is all Ana has truly ever dreamt of, and Trace was the one that gave it to her. Of course there is some drama towards the end, and Trace and Ana are tested, but that won’t stop them, they both are determined to keep what they have found.

Torch was a fantastically wonderful read that will surely bring joy to its readers.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Flame
Burn
Wildfire
Blaze
Ignite
Spark
Ember
Singe
Ashes
Scorch

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Reviewed by Sarah

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USA Today bestselling author Chelle Bliss currently lives in a small town near the Gulf of Mexico. She’s a full-time writer, time-waster extraordinaire, social media addict, and coffee fiend. She’s written over ten books and has two series available. She loves spending her free time with her boyfriend, 2 cats, and her hamster.

Before becoming a writer, Chelle taught high school history for over ten years. She holds a master’s degree in Instructional Technology and a bachelor’s in History. Although history is her first love, writing has become her dream job and she can’t imagine doing anything else.

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Blush (Black Rose 1) by Helen Hardt-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 24, 2023

What he wants from you will make you…Blush

Amanda Thomas is hopelessly in love with Jackson Paris, but he will never see her as anything more than his sweet and innocent bestie. After being virgin-adjacent for too long, Mandy is officially ready to move on. She wants to learn about hot, dirty sex, so she joins an online dating app where the enigmatic Mr. Dark promises to fulfill all of her wicked fantasies…

Jackson Paris has been keeping secrets from his stunning, too-innocent best friend—like forbidden sexual proclivities and his membership at the exclusive Black Rose Underground club. But Mandy has decided she needs an education—the filthy kind. As Mr. Dark, Jackson can safely give her a taste of what she wants—and deter her from pursuing more—without revealing his identity.

But in the dim, provocative atmosphere of Black Rose Underground, there are no secrets. Here, every wicked appetite is satisfied. And for the first time, Mandy will discover who her best friend really is…just in time to shock him with a secret of her own.

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REVIEW:Blush is the first in what I hope to be a very long series. Helen Hardt never lets her readers down, and this spicy treat lives up to its name. If you don’t blush, well, have you ever really read HH then?

Mandy has been in love with Jackson for most of her life, but he has her placed firmly in the “friend zone.” Knowing that Jackson is never going to see her as more than a friend, Mandy decides she’s going to try a dating app and gain herself some experience. This action was the push that Jackson needed to finally open his eyes.

Jackson is a dominant and a long time member of a sex club. When he hears what Mandy has planned he takes her to the club in the hopes that it will scare her back into her bedroom. It does not. In fact, it opens a world of wonder for her and she wants Jackson to show it to her.

Mandy is curious and open about what she wants, Jackson not so much. You can tell that they have chemistry, and after being friends for so long, you would think Jackson would know the type of person Mandy is, however it feels like he just wants to control her. That may just be the dom/bestie in him though. Throughout the entire story, their back and forth was slightly frustrating, Jackson couldn’t make up his mind on what he was feeling, and at one point it just felt like he was leading poor Mandy around. When it finally happens, it’s a fabulous scene!

Thankfully HH is one heck of a writer and knows how to weave a really good friends to lovers romance. Overall Blush is a really good read, similar to some of her other work, but non the less a really spicy adventure. Happy reading friends!

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Reviewed by Sarah

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#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt’s passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasn’t stopped since. In addition to being an award-winning author of romantic fiction, she’s a mother, an attorney, a black belt in Taekwondo, a grammar geek, an appreciator of fine red wine, and a lover of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. She writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her family. Helen loves to hear from readers.

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Broken (Billion Heirs) by Helen Hardt & Vanessa Vale -review tour

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Broken (Billion Heirs 3) by Helen Hardt & Vanessa Vale -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 17, 2023

Two lost souls. A past that collides with the present. And secrets. So many secrets…
Unlike his two half brothers, Chance Bridger was raised on the family ranch with the father who left them billions. Still, he hated the man. He’s tried to escape his past, but that’s impossible, especially when it comes back to haunt him in the form of his first and only love.

Special Agent Avery Marsh left Bayfield at eighteen and never looked back, until a field assignment lands her back in her hometown fifteen years later. She’s taken care not to look into Chance Bridger, or even think about him. It would only lead to more heartache, and she’s had enough of that for one lifetime.

When the two former lovers cross paths, time melts away and their passion is still as intense as ever. But one is a murder suspect, and the other has a secret that could change everything.

The thrilling conclusion of The Billion Heirs!

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REVIEW:The Billion Heirs series has returned with Broken, the final installment in this gripping series. As always I recommend reading a series in order, this one included, while Broken can be read as a standalone, the series in total makes much more sense.

Chance, Miles and Austin are strangers to one another until they find out they share a father in Jonathan Briger. After he dies, the new brothers learn that to inherit they must live together in Montana for a period of a year. Each brother has their own reasons for staying, and each book gives us their story. We’ve watched as Austin and Miles found what they were looking for, now it’s time for Chance.

Chance is the youngest of the brothers, and was also no stranger to Jonathan Briger. He technically was raised by the man, if what he did could be called child rearing. Their relationship was rocky at best. The only thing that got Chance through life was Avery Marsh. Or at least she was before she up and left him.

Broken is a second chance (no pun intended) romance filled with love, lies and secrets. When Avery returns to Bayfield for the first time in fifteen years, it’s not for fun, she’s here as a FBI agent investigating a death on Chance’s property. But being back is bringing long buried feelings to the surface, feelings that Chance can never know about. Things that Chance can never know about. As Avery digs into the case and secrets become known, the chemistry between the pair flair back to life. Can they let go of the past and move on to a better future? What happens when the case is over, will Avery stay and rebuild or run again?

These authors never disappoint! Broken was the perfect ending to an amazing series. Chance and Avery are a lovely pair that bring mystery and love to life. The brothers become just that through the series, brothers and family.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Scarred
Flawed

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Reviewed by Sarah

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#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt’s passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasn’t stopped since. In addition to being an award-winning author of romantic fiction, she’s a mother, an attorney, a black belt in Taekwondo, a grammar geek, an appreciator of fine red wine, and a lover of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. She writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her family. Helen loves to hear from readers.

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Who doesn’t love the romance of the old West? USA Today Bestselling author Vanessa Vale takes the sensual appeal of rugged cowboys a step further with her bestselling books set in the Montana Territory. They are much more than just sexy historical westerns. They’re deliciously naughty reads that sometimes push the boundaries of fantasy. It’s pure escapism with quite a few very hot, very alpha cowboys. When she’s not writing, Vanessa savors the insanity of raising two boys, is figuring out how many meals she can make with a pressure cooker, and teaches a pretty mean karate class. She considers herself to be remarkably normal, exceedingly introverted and fairly vanilla, which does not explain her steamy stories and her fascination with cowboys, preferably more than one at a time. She lives in the Wild Wild West where there’s an endless source of ‘research’ material.

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Mated in Chaos (Aspen Pack 3) by Carrie Ann Ryan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release January 16 , 2023

My wolf hid my fated mates—until the moon goddess forced our mating.

As Alpha of the Central Pack, I know we are the weakest link in the alliance, but I will stop at nothing to prove our worth and rebuild from our shameful and brutal past.

Along the way I fell for Adalyn and Nico, but stayed away, thinking they were fated for each other—and never me.

When a mating bond is forced on us, our worlds collide and now we must survive in this new fated life where rules break and the heat between us boils over.

Only Valac’s revenge over losing his mate in our previous battles take danger to a new level and if I’m not careful, I’ll lose my two mates before I even get a chance to make them fall for me like I have for them.

And if we’re not careful, the darker danger hiding in the shadows might break us all. As Valac’s master is waiting. And he’s closer than we think.

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REVIEW:The Alpha of the Centrals pack is back and ready for a fight. Cole is determined to make amends for the mistakes those before him made, no matter the cost. Cole believes his life is meant to be for the pack, he must live and die for it. After all, what else does he have? A mate? Cole watched as his sister bonded with her mate, and then turned that into an alliance, but that would never be for him. They would never be for him.

Or so he thought.

Nico and Adalyn have been dancing around each other since the second they laid eyes on one another, but have yet to do anything about the emotions that are swirling. They have the attraction and chemistry, but something is missing, something important. They just didn’t know what, turns out it was Cole all along. But will they listen?

When even a mate bond can’t break these three out of the past, the Goddess herself takes things even further. She has plans for them whether they like it or not. Cole, Nico and Adalyn were such a great read. There is so much emotional pain in Cole, but also hope for something better. Nico and Adalyn add something that Cole didn’t even know he was missing. This book truly does have it all, drama, spice, turmoil and fear, all resulting in a brutal battle with the baddy of the story.

Mated In Chaos is the third book in the Aspen Pack series by Carrie Ann Ryan. As always I recommend reading the series in order to get the most out of it, but you can read each book as a standalone if you so chose. Mated in Chaos is a story filled with struggle, fear and redemption. Ms. Author has a way with words that matches few. I can’t wait to see what comes next!

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Etched in Honor
Hunted in Darkness

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Carrie Ann Ryan is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary, paranormal, and young adult romance. Her works include the Montgomery Ink, Redwood Pack, Fractured Connections, and Elements of Five series, which have sold over 3.0 million books worldwide. She started writing while in graduate school for her advanced degree in chemistry and hasn’t stopped since. Carrie Ann has written over seventy-five novels and novellas with more in the works. When she’s not losing herself in her emotional and action-packed worlds, she’s reading as much as she can while wrangling her clowder of cats who have more followers than she does.

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The Intern (The Dalton Family 4) by Marni Mann-Review Tour

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The Intern (The Dalton Family 4) by Marni Mann-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 27, 2022

In the legal world, everyone knows my last name. So, when Declan Shaw—the hottest, most ruthless and sought-after litigator in the state—comes in to mentor my class’s mock trial, I decide not to reveal that piece of personal information.

I want a one-on-one with him like I’m any other law student, especially when we go out to celebrate after class.

But the one-on-one ends with us in the alley behind the bar.

With us stripping off our clothes.

With me screaming his name.

It’s desperate-to-have-you, no-holds-barred, downright filthy sex.

And then, he ghosts me, like a complete alphahole.

But a few weeks later, when I walk into The Dalton Group—my family’s law firm—where I’m starting my internship, my new boss is waiting for me.

The man I despise.

The man I can still taste in my fantasies.

Declan Shaw.

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REVIEW: Are you ready for a sizzling hot, enemies to lovers romance? Strap in fellow readers, this one’s gonna knock more than your socks off. Declan is officially Alpha Hole of the year! This was the perfect book to keep me warm during this lovely snowpocalypse we just had.

The Intern is the fourth installment in the Dalton Family series by Marni Mann. Each book can be read as a standalone, but as always I recommend reading the series in order.

Declan and Hannah have a fiery connection, one that starts at a slow simmer, but quickly boils over from their chemistry. Declan alone, -feminine sigh- is what every smutty reader would call the ultra, over the top alpha. Growly, gruff, and just the right amount of alpha hole. When Declan and Hannah get together though…fire ignites and nothing can stop it.

A chance encounter in Hannah’s mentoring class leads her to Declan. She wants him. He wants her. They have a single passionate tryst, and what does he do? Ghosts her. Low in behold, a few weeks later Hannah starts her internship at her family’s company; The Dalton Group, and who is there? Declan himself.

Declan is angry at both of them, and embarrassed. Because of this he lashes out at her, making her internship a living hell. Even though Declan is determined to make this difficult for Hannah, she isn’t backing down. She knows what she wants, and will fight to make it hers. Declan may think that Hannah is young, but he quickly realizes that she is going to one hell of a litigator. He also has to accept that he won’t stop wanting Hannah. He doesn’t do relationships, but Hannah is changing his mind on that. While they try to work out whatever it is that they have, Declan still feels guilty for wanting his long-time friend’s cousin, not to mention he’s also his new boss.

Oh how I loved this series! Declan and Hannah are literally everything I could have asked for. Their chemistry, their fight, their growth as characters, their spicy bits, OMG their spicy bits! I thought I loved The Dalton brothers, but I think I may have just been won over by Mr. Declan Shaw.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
The Lawyer
The Billionaire
The Single Dad

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Reviewed by Sarah

Best-selling Author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Mann was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotion. A New Englander at heart, she now lives in Sarasota, Florida with her husband and their two dogs who subsequently have been characters in her books. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling to new locations, and devouring fabulous books.

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