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The Souls We Claim (Iron Outlaws MC 7) by Scarlett Cole-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 16, 2024

Vengeance is the only thing on my mind.
Because nobody comes after my family and lives to talk about it.
But now I have responsibilities I can’t ignore.
And while the arrival of a sweet young woman with a busted face is the answer to my prayers, she’s also on my mind in ways she shouldn’t be.
I’m too old for her, and a relationship wasn’t in my game plan.
Yet, as those who would hurt me close in, I realize there are no lengths I won’t go to to protect the love I’ve claimed.

••••

REVIEW:THE SOULS WE CLAIM is the seventh instalment in Scarlett Cole’s contemporary adult IRON OUTLAWS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is thirty-three year old, Iron Outlaws MC road captain Jackson ‘Halo’ Flynn, and twenty-three year old Arianne ‘Ari’ Osborne’s story line. THE SOULS WE CLAIM can be read as a stand alone but for back story I recommend reading books five and six.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Halo and Ari) THE SOULS WE CLAIM follows after the arrival of our story line heroine. Arianne Osborne arrives battered and bruised, in the hopes of attending her older sister’s funeral but with one look, Jackson ‘Halo’ Flynn is determined to claim Arianne Osborne as his own but Ari needs to recover, and Halo’s past refuses to let go. As Arianne continues to heal, Halo must come to a decision about the woman who has stolen his heart. What ensues is the building relationship between Ari and Halo, and the potential fallout as Ari’s past refuses to walk away, and Halo must face a past he knew nothing about.

The world building focuses on death and loss when the Iron Outlaws MC loose one of their own.Jackson ‘Halo’ Flynn is taking the losses personally, while Ari Osborne refuses to be a further burden to anyone else.

The relationship between Ari and Halo begins as mutual attraction but Ari’s ex Patrick refuses to let go, and in this, Halo is battling between head and heart while Patrick continues to plague our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and impassioned-there is a slight daddy / Dom kink .

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including club president Uther ‘King’ Hills, and therapist Rae Miller, Saint and Briar, Iris and Spark, as well as Nico, Switch; Ari’s parents, and her ex Patrick.

THE SOULS WE CLAIM is a story of betrayal, abuse and vengeance; secrets and lies; power and control, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, gritty and dramatic; the romance is fated and furious; the characters are energetic, determined and charismatic.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

The Sins We Hide
The Games We Play
The Lies We Tell
The Bonds We Break
The Vows We Keep
The Loves We Lost

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

To find out about S. Cole’s upcoming releases and giveaways, sign up for her newsletter here

Connect with Scarlett Cole:

Website: http://www.scarlettcole.com/
Newsletter: http://www.scarlettcole.com/contact
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsscarlettcole/
Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/2QlE6f2
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3xwjykG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarlettcole/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsScarlettCole
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/scarlett-cole

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The Loves We Lost (Iron Outlaws MC 6) by S. Cole-review tour

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The Loves We Lost (Iron Outlaws MC 6) by S. Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 7, 2024

Viola
Once upon a time, I loved a man with my whole heart.
But unlike the romance stories I write, it wasn’t enough for a happily ever after when he chose the violent Iron Outlaws motorcycle club over me.
Now, I write books, enjoy a quiet life, and look after the miracle we created, the little girl I never told him about.
Except, suddenly, there are men at my door looking for him.
And there is only one place I can go for help.

Bates
Viola broke my heart when she turned down the cut and engagement ring I offered and disappeared from my life.
Now, she’s turned our love story into a steamy bestseller, complete with the happily ever after she wouldn’t give us.
But that isn’t the only secret she’s been keeping from me.
And now our biggest rivals plan to use her and the little girl with blue eyes and dimples just like mine as collateral to control my club leaving her no choice but to ask me for help.
She’s going to hate me for bringing violence to her door, but I’ll die trying to keep the two loves I lost alive.

•••

REVIEW:THE LOVES WE LOST is the sixth instalment in Scarlett Cole’s contemporary, adult IRON OUTLAWS MC erotic, romance series. This is Iron Outlaws enforcer Miles ‘Bates’ Graydon, and MC romance author Viola Mills’ story line. THE LOVES WE LOST 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 (Miles and Viola) with a final chapter from Halo, THE LOVES WE LOST follows the second chance relationship between our story line couple. Approximately six years earlier, Viola struggled with Miles’ need and participation with the MC lifestyle, and walked away from the man that she loved. Fast forward to present day, Miles aka Bates will discover that Viola is now writing steamy MC romance novels, using his last name as part of her author persona. Desperate to confront the woman who broke his heart, Bates will soon discover that the life of the MC is about to threaten the life of the woman he still loves, and the daughter he knew nothing about. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Viola and Miles, and the potential fall-out when the criminal organization known as the Righteous Brotherhood takes aim at the Iron Outlaws MC, and the family Miles is so desperate to reclaim as his own.

The world building focuses on the war between the MC and the Righteous Brotherhood, who want to control the docks and the import of drugs. Seizing whatever opportunity they can to stop the organization, the MC will discover that their actions have consequences, and Viola and her daughter are next in line.

The relationship between Viola and Bates aka Miles is one of second chances: a rekindling relationship in which Viola continues to struggles with the MC lifestyle, a danger that will become front and center for her and her daughter. Miles is hoping for a second chance to start over, to know his daughter but threats from the outside take aim at our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and familiar secondary and supporting couples and characters, many of whom we have met in the previous story line. We are introduced to three new prospects, as well as Viola and Miles’ daughter Avery.

THE LOVES WE LOST is a story of betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, power and control, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and captivating; the romance is provocative and intense; the characters are determined, dynamic and desperate.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

The Sins We Hide
The Games We Play
The Lies We Tell
The Bonds We Break
The Vows We Keep

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

To find out about S. Cole’s upcoming releases and giveaways, sign up for her newsletter here

Connect with Scarlett Cole:

Website: http://www.scarlettcole.com/
Newsletter: http://www.scarlettcole.com/contact
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsscarlettcole/
Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/2QlE6f2
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3xwjykG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarlettcole/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsScarlettCole
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/scarlett-cole

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THE VOWS WE KEEP (Iron Outlaws MC 5) by S. Cole -review tour

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THE VOWS WE KEEP (Iron Outlaws MC 5) by S. Cole -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 7, 2023

Catalina
As the daughter of a Los Reyes motorcycle club vice president and an assassin, I understand the risks of this life. Yet the club won’t tell me why my father went on a ride to New Jersey and never came home. So the Iron Outlaw I just kidnapped and tied to a chair is going to tell me instead. Except nothing I do to this man scares him. His strength and courage match my own. But this is a battle only one of us can win.

Niro
Catalina wants answers I can’t give her, but I’m intrigued by this woman. Because I buried every Los Reyes club member that day, and her father wasn’t one of them. I need to stay alive long enough for my club to find me. But the more time I spend with Catalina, the more I want to help this leather-clad assassin who challenges my view that I’m better off alone. Even if helping her keep her vows of revenge could kill us both.

••••••

REVIEW: THE VOWS WE KEEP is the fifth instalment in S. Cole’s (Scarlett Cole) contemporary adult IRON OUTLAWS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is twenty-seven year old, club treasurer Colton ‘Niro’ Brewer and twenty-five year old, contract specialist Catalina Flores’s story line. THE VOWS WE KEEP 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 (Niro and Catalina) THE VOWS WE KEEP follows in the wake of the suspected murder of Catalina’s father. Catalina’s father was the vice-president of the Los Reyes MC, and Catalina suspects the Iron Outlaws MC were responsible for her father’s demise. Believing she had kidnapped King aka the Iron Outlaws President, Catalina holds Niro prisoner, struggling to get the information about her missing father. Upon the rescue by his brothers, Niro brings Catalina back to the Iron Outlaws MC, where a relationship will ensue, and a negotiation to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. As Cat and Niro’s relationship begins to grow, the members of the Iron Outlaws MC struggle to trust the woman who is the daughter of, and assassin for the Los Reyes MC. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Cat and Niro, and the potential fall-out as Cat’s time with the Outlaws is perceived as a betrayal threatening her sense of peace going forward.

The world building focuses on the Iron Outlaws MC relationships, and their struggle with Niro, and the woman he loves. Niro has longed battled issues of mental and emotional challenges, and with it, Niro often alienates the people he loves the most. As Cat and Niro begin their dance around one another, Cat is desperate to avenge her father, a desperation that must remain in check as the MC faces a war with someone else.

The relationship between Cat and Niro begins as an abduction in which Cat is desperate to uncover the truth about what happened to her father. Niro knows Cat’s father was not one of their targeted threats but someone else would lay claim to destroying Cat’s heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and erotic.

There is another large ensemble cast of colorful and dynamic secondary and supporting characters, many of whom we have met in the previous instalments including Gwen and Clutch, Iris and Spark, Saint and Briar, King and Rae, Bates, Switch and Wrinkle, as well as the introduction of Cat’s friend Nava. The requisite evil has many faces.

THE VOWS WE KEEP is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, murder and mayhem, mistrust and acceptance, forgiveness and love. The premise is gritty, dramatic and intense; the romance is passionate; the characters are desperation and determined.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

The Sins We Hide
The Games We Play
The Lies We Tell
The Bonds We Break

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

To find out about S. Cole’s upcoming releases and giveaways, sign up for her newsletter here

Connect with Scarlett Cole:

Website: http://www.scarlettcole.com/
Newsletter: http://www.scarlettcole.com/contact
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsscarlettcole/
Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/2QlE6f2
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3xwjykG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarlettcole/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsScarlettCole
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/scarlett-cole

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The Sins We Hide (Iron Outlaws MC #1) by S. Cole-review tour

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The Sins We Hide (Iron Outlaws MC #1) by S. Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 12, 2023

Gwen
The boy I once loved is now the fearless Vice President of the Iron Outlaws MC.
And he hates me.
Because of something that happened years ago. It’s not my fault his father ended up inside for life because of that night. But that doesn’t stop him holding me captive until I tell him what happened. Except I can’t. Because not knowing is why I’m back here in this cesspit.

Clutch
The girl I once loved is now the enemy of my club.
Even though she’s also the sister of my best friend and our club’s new president.
I don’t care that trouble brings her to my door looking for help. She doesn’t deserve our protection. Until she tells me a secret that stands everything we know about the club on end.

Sins well hidden killed what chance of happiness we once had. But now, they’re going to kill her.

•••••

REVIEW:THE SINS WE HIDE is the first instalment in S. Cole’s contemporary adult, IRON OUTLAWS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is Iron Outlaws MC Vice President Landon ‘Clutch’ Bailey, and twenty three year old, Gwen Hills’ story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Clutch and Gwen) THE SINS WE HIDE follows in the aftermath of the hit and run death of Arthur ‘Camelot’ Hill, the president of the Iron Outlaws MC. Ten years earlier Gwen and her mother took off in the middle of the night, and entered into the witness protection program after having ‘ratted out’ a member of the Iron Outlaws MC. Fast forward to present day, Gwen’s mother has been murdered, her father dead in a hit and run, and our heroine recovering from a bullet wound, herself. Needing help from her twin brother and new president of the MC, Uther ‘King’ Hill, Gwen returns to the town and MC where everything went down. Considered to be an enemy of the MC, Gwen will come face to face with the man she had always loved, a man who blames her and her mother for all that went wrong but someone has targeted Gwen in a game of cat and mouse, a game now involving the Cartel, and the Irish mob. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship and romance between Landon and Gwen, and the potential fall-out as Landon’s relationship with Gwen threatens his position in the MC, as the club suspect a mole deep in their depths.

Landon aka Clutch struggles with his attraction to his best friend’s and president’s twin sister Gwen. Gwen is off limits but Gwen has been the only woman to hold his heart.Knowing Gwen has been targeted for who she is, Clutch comes to a decision between his place in the MC and the woman he loves.

The relationship between Gwen and Landon is one of second chances. Ten years earlier Gwen’s life was torn apart, separated from her twin brother and her father, never able to reconnect with the father she loved but her reappearance brings back too many memories of what happened and why, placing Gwen at odds with her brother and the man with whom she had fallen in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and seductive.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including club president Uther ‘King’ Hill, SAA Spark, treasurer Niro, IT specialist Vex, Track and Tessa, Halo, Switch, club priest Saint; club girls Skylar and Suze; Landon’s father Bill; Irish mobster Cillian O Ceallaigh, his niece Iris. Iris and Spark’s story line is next.

THE SINS WE HIDE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, murder and obsession, family and betrayal, acceptance and love. The premise is intriguing, engaging and captivating; the romance is provocative and intense; the characters are determined, desperate and energetic.

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

I am represented by Beth Phelan at The Bent Agency, NY.

Connect with Scarlett Cole:

Website: http://www.scarlettcole.com/
Newsletter: http://www.scarlettcole.com/contact
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsscarlettcole/
Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/2QlE6f2
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3xwjykG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarlettcole/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsScarlettCole
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/scarlett-cole

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Let Me Love You (Excess All Areas 5) by Scarlett Cole-Review tour

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Let Me Love You (Excess All Areas 5) by Scarlett Cole-Review tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 30, 2022

He’s loved her forever. Now she’s marrying another man.

Chaya
The wedding plans are underway, and the Save the Date cards are sent. If only the man she was marrying was the man she loved with all her heart.
Being a contemporary woman in a traditional faith requires compromise. Being in love with her best friend, Sad Fridays’ guitarist Ben King, the man who saved her years ago, is agony.
It’s official. He has ruined her for all other men.

Ben
He’s never fallen off the stage while drunk, until the Save The Date card lands on his door mat.
Despite loving Chaya forever, her father made it crystal clear. Ben will never be the one for his daughter.
Now she’s marrying another man, and Ben is beginning to wonder just when Chaya will realise it’s him she should be saying I do to.

When tragedy reunites them, Chaya is caught between her fiancé and her love. And it’s up to Ben to fight for Chaya or let her go forever.

•••••••

REVIEW:LET ME LOVE YOU is the fifth and final instalment in Scarlett Cole’s contemporary, adult EXCESS ALL AREAS erotic, rock romance series focusing on the members of the rock band SAD FRIDAYS. This is Dr. Chaya Tobias, and rock musician/mechanic Benjamin ‘Ben’ King’s story. Line. LET ME LOVE YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Chaya and Ben) with a final chapter from Nan, LET ME LOVE YOU follows the second chance romance and relationship between best friends Dr. Chaya Tobias, and rock musician/mechanic Ben King. Approximately fifteen years earlier, a then sixteen year old Ben King rescued an eleven year old Chaya Tobias from a sexual predator, and in the years that followed Ben and Chaya’s relationship went from friendship to love but as Ben and Chaya’s lives went in different directions, so too did Chaya’s family’s demands for our story line heroine. Chaya Tobias was as an Orthodox Jew, and her family expected their daughter to remain faithful to her beliefs and marry another Orthodox Jew. As Ben King was more or less a non-believer in organized religion, Ben was not seen as an acceptable mate, and Chaya’s family pushed our heroine in another direction. A quick engagement, and an even quicker date for Chaya’s wedding sent our hero into a downward spiral wherein Ben would have to recover with his family at home but a family emergency pulls Chaya back into Benjamin’s life, a life that continues to struggle without the woman he loves. What ensues is the rebuilding friendship, and romance between Chaya and Ben, and the potential fall-out as the ramifications of Chaya and Ben’s relationship begin to take its’ toll on our story line couple.

Ben King has been in love with Chaya Tobias for as long as he can remember but Ben did not follow the Jewish faith, and he would never be accepted by Chaya’s family. A case of religious discrimination, Ben found himself watching from the sidelines as the woman he loved became engaged to another man. Chaya was doing herself and her fiancé a disservice, knowing she would forever, be in love with someone else. With the band on a one month tour in America, the time apart made Chaya reflect on what was and what may never be.

The relationship between Chaya and Ben is a friends to lovers wherein Chaya’s family tried to control our story line heroine but Ben would point out the reality of their situation, a reality that forces the Tobias family to look long and hard at their own preconceived notions. Chaya has never stopped loving our story line hero but marrying someone else meant not be true to herself. The $ex scenes are intimate and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

All of the previous story line couples play secondary and supporting characters. We are reintroduced to Nan aka Rhoda Palmer, as well as Chaya’s parents Issur and Anna.

LET ME LOVE YOU is a story of family, friendships, relationships and love; religion and ethnicity, preconceived notions, acceptance and love. The premise is emotional and heart breaking; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are struggling, charismatic, and determined.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of LOVE YOU LIKE THAT

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

I am represented by Beth Phelan at The Bent Agency, NY.

Connect with Scarlett Cole:

Website: http://www.scarlettcole.com/
Newsletter: http://www.scarlettcole.com/contact
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itsscarlettcole/
Amazon Author Page: https://amzn.to/2QlE6f2
Goodreads: https://bit.ly/3xwjykG
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scarlettcole/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ItsScarlettCole
BookBub: https://www.bookbub.com/authors/scarlett-cole

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LOVE YOU LIKE THAT(Excess All Areas) by Scarlett Cole-review tour

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LOVE YOU LIKE THAT (Excess All Areas 4) by Scarlett Cole-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release date May 17, 2022.

Zoe Atkins wanted exactly one thing. To be the world’s greatest percussionist. Instead, she’s on a tour bus engaged in a stupid bet with rock star, Alex King, trying to fill the hole left behind when her dream gave up on her.

The prickly former percussionist wasn’t supposed to steal his heart. With her distrust of lipstick and love of men’s pyjamas, she was everything playboy, Alex, didn’t want in a lover. At least, that’s what he thought when he bet her he could find her a hook up during their tour. Until he’s forced to watch the woman he’s come to desire leave the bar with her perfect guy, taking a piece of his already bruised and battered heart with her.

Now it’s up to the Sad Fridays’ rocker to use his passionate powers of persuasion to convince Zoe he’s more than her wingman. He’s her everything.

A grumpy-sunshine, rockstar romance.

•••••

REVIEW: LOVE YOU LIKE THAT is the fourth instalment in Scarlett Cole’s contemporary, adult EXCESS ALL AREAS erotic, rock romance series focusing on the members of the British rock band Sad Fridays. This is thirty-one year old, Sad Fridays’ percussionist Alex King, and percussionist/author assistant Zoe Atkins’ story line. LOVE YOU LIKE THAT 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 may be triggers for more sensitive readers including rope play, bondage, Domination and submission.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Zoe and Alex) LOVE YOU LIKE THAT focuses on the friends to lovers relationship between thirty-one year old, Sad Fridays’ percussionist Alex King, and percussionist/author assistant Zoe Atkins. Zoe Atkins is rapidly losing her hearing, and her career and university degree in music has been placed on hold. Working remotely for a romance author, Zoe had plenty of time to spend with her best friend Cerys, Sad Friday’s music producer, who convinced our heroine to come along on the band’s latest European tour but Zoe never expected to become the focus of the band’s percussionist Alex King, the man with whom Zoe will fall in love. Alex is determined to be Zoe’s wingman, in the hopes of getting our heroine laid but no one is ever good enough, and Alex often struggles in the face of another man’s attraction. Alex is a bit of a manwh*re, whose pansexual lifestyle is fodder for the fans and paparazzi alike but as Alex begins to search for a potential match for our story line heroine, he soon realizes that the only man for Zoe, is quite possibly himself. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Zoe and Alex, and the potential fall out as Alex’s past refuses to let go.

Alex King has a reputation, and he is happy to seduce both men and women, but as Alex and Zoe grow closer together, Alex’s past wants to rekindle what was and what will never be. Zoe Atkins always thought she would have a career in music but never expected to lose her hearing before graduating from university with her music degree. Working as an author’s assistant, Zoe begins to fantasize about the love scenes where Alex and Zoe are the leading couple, a fantasy that is about to come true. As the tour begins to take on a life of its’ own, Alex and Zoe begin to make plans for a more permanent relationship, as Zoe begins to wonder if she will ever play music again.

The relationship between Zoe and Alex is a friends to lovers; a seductive romance in which Alex wants his own happily ever after, having watched as his band mates, friends and family are quickly falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including the members of Sad Fridays: Matt and Isabel (One Day Like This 1), Jase and Cerys (Next Time I Fall 2), Willow and Luke (How Good it Was 3), as well as Alex’s brother Ben, Chaya, Simon, Ben, Ed and Grandma Nan.

LOVE YOU LIKE THAT is a story of family and relationships, friendships and understanding, obsession and betrayal, happiness and love. The character driven premise is captivating and impassioned; the romance is seductive and intense; the characters are energetic, charismatic and fallible.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

The tattoo across my right hip says it all really. A Life Less Ordinary. Inked by the amazingly talented Luke Wessman at the Wooster Street Social Club (a.k.a. New York Ink). Why is it important? Well, it sums up my view on life. That we should all aspire to live a life that is less boring, less predictable. Be bold, and do something amazing. I’ve made some crazy choices. I’ve been a car maker, a consultant, and even a senior executive at a large retailer running strategy. Born in England, spent time in the U.S. and Japan, before ending up in Canada where I met my own, personal hero – all six and a half feet of him. Both of us are scorpios! Yeah, I know! Should have checked the astrological signs earlier, but somehow it works for us. We have two amazing kids, who I either could never part with or could easily be convinced to sell on e-bay.

I’ve wanted to be a writer for a really long time. Check through my office cupboards or my computer and you’ll find half written stories and character descriptions everywhere. Now I’m getting the chance to follow that dream.

I am represented by Beth Phelan at The Bent Agency, NY.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 9, 2021

Swedish hockey player, Anders “Iceberg” Berg, is counting the days until he’s an unrestricted free agent and can land the contract he’s worth. Yet, instead of recovering and resting at home so he can play to impress his dream organization, he’s in Denver for his brother’s wedding at a gin distillery, watching the pretty brunette who organized the whole thing.

Olivia Dyer can’t wait to put the year behind her. Her father died, and the event hall she ran at her family’s distillery was destroyed. The cost to the business and her mental health more than she could ever afford to repay. Rebuilding both takes all her effort leaving little time for anything else. Except for a single night of fun with the hot hockey player who’s been watching her every move.

When a kitchen catastrophe throws Anders and Liv together, it ends with an evening neither of them can forget. It was only meant to be one night. But when Anders is unexpectedly traded to see out the rest of his contract with the Denver Rush, and his plans to leave as quickly as possible are disrupted by the sultry brunette who defines courage, their only option is to give to the attraction they feel for one another.

Yet with Liv stuck in the past and Anders firmly focused on the future, can they put aside their differences and allow themselves to find love in the present?

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REVIEW:LOVE IN MOMENTS is the second instalment in Scarlett Cole’s contemporary, adult LOVE DISTILLED erotic, romance series focusing on the Dyer siblings. This is twenty-three year old, Swedish hockey player Anders ‘Iceberg’ Berg, and Dyer’s Gin Distillery co-owner Olivia Dyer’s story line. LOVE IN MOMENTS 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 third person perspectives (Anders and Olivia) LOVE IN MOMENTS follows the building romance and relationship between Swedish hockey player Anders ‘Iceberg’ Berg, and Dyer’s Gin Distillery co-owner Olivia Dyer’s. A Christmas Eve wedding at Dyer’s Distillery in Denver, Colorado finds Anders Berg helping a flustered Olivia Dyer following a workplace accident that left our heroine short staffed. A one-night stand between our leading couple becomes awkward several weeks later when Anders Berg is traded to the Denver Rush bringing our hero up close and personal with the woman he hasn’t been able to get out of his head but Anders doesn’t do relationships, and Olivia is struggling with demons from her past. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Anders and Olivia, and the potential fall-out as Anders time in Denver comes with a possible expiry date.

Olivia Dyer has struggled since the storm that all but destroyed the family business, and in this the family is overly protective of our story line heroine. Meeting Anders Berg stirs something deep within our story line heroine but Anders has been honest, claims to not be interested in a permanent relationship but only a little fun on the side. Hoping his time with the Denver Rush expires at the end of the season, Anders isn’t prepared to fall head over heals for our story line heroine.

The relationship between Anders and Olivia begins as a one night stand wherein our hero never promises a happily ever after but a trade to the Denver Rush, the team in which his brother Karl also plays, forces Anders to face the woman that he could never forget. Olivia fell for Anders on Christmas Eve but never expected to come face to face with the man who is about to break her heart. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The colorful secondary and supporting characters including Ander’s brother Karl; Olivia’s sister Emerson and her husband Connor (Love in Numbers 1), their brother Jake, as well as several members of the Denver Rush.

LOVE IN MOMENTS is a story of family and relationships; betrayal and trust; miscommunication and misunderstanding; hope and love. The character driven premise is realistic and imaginative; the romance is spicy and spirited; the characters are edgy and intense.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one LOVE IN NUMBERS

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Reviewed by Sandy

NOTE: The excerpt is intended for mature readers due to language and content

 

She hadn’t felt this turned on in…hell, she’d never been this turned on. And, as a woman with an ex who had repeatedly told her that she was ‘hard to get off’, the news that she could get so close so quickly was new.
But as the thoughts hit her, she lost the feeling, lost the edge she was riding.
“What?” Anders said, suddenly.
“It’s nothing.” She tried to find where she was, trying to find her way back to the woman in the mirror about to ride out an orgasm thanks to the man behind her.
Anders slid his fingers from her underwear and outrageously slipped them into his mouth. “This,” he said. “It’s honesty. Your body can’t lie about being turned on.” He turned her to face him. “Answer me honestly, Älskling, where did you go?”
Her cheeks burned red with a heat she could feel, but for some reason, she felt the urge to be completely honest with Anders. If it all went south, she wouldn’t need to see him again anytime soon.
Embarrassment raged within her, but she had nothing to lose. She looked down at her shoes, but his erection obstructed her view, making her wish the ground would open up and swallow her whole. “I was right there with you, and then a voice from the past reminded me that I’m not the…I’m not the kind of…that I don’t…”
“Don’t what?”
“I don’t come easily. And I was so close, but…”
Anders stepped back and for a moment, she thought he was going to tell her to forget the night and send her home, but then he reached for her chin and tipped her face to look straight at him.
“Keep your eyes on me.” He let go of her chin and removed his jacket. He threw it over the chair near the door and then began to open the buttons on his shirt. “You know what defines a professional athlete? An Olympian?”
Olivia shook her head. “Being the best at the sport?” she offered weakly.
Anders shrugged. “Yes. But it is so much more than that. It requires massive reserves of physical stamina.” He pulled the shirt from his trousers and slipped his arms from the sleeves.
Holy-freaking-Christ-on-a-cracker. His body was Michelangelo-level perfection. Chiseled, muscular, a smattering of chest hair, and dear lord… his pants hung low on his waist. How could he even think they were on the same playing field? The orgasm she’d been close to disappeared completely.
She bit her lip as he reached for his belt and removed it in one swift move. “And on top of physical stamina, there is a mental toughness, a don’t-quit-no-matter-what-the-costs mentality. With those two, you can do anything.”
Anders unbuttoned his trousers, lowered the zipper, and then, after kicking off his shoes and socks, he let them and his underwear slide to the ground.
“Oh my gosh. Your leg.” She reached for him. The bruise spread across his hip and thigh.
Anders gripped her hand, holding it away from him. “It’s fine, Olivia. It doesn’t hurt. You know what does though?” His erection was hard and heavy, thick and long. “This.” He grasped it, and she felt the feelings of arousal begin to bubble to the surface again.
For a moment, he didn’t say another word. He just stood in front of her, lazily palming his cock. A slow back and forth motion. Then he approached her like a wolf about to eat its prey. “Tonight, sweet Olivia, I’m going to use every ounce of physical stamina and mental toughness to do whatever it takes to make you come and come often. I’m going to drive out of your mind the reckless words of a man who didn’t realize you were worth every effort, and that every orgasm you found at his hands was even more precious than if it had been given easily. You are a challenge that I am going to spend the rest of this night conquering.”


 

Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.

She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.

When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from any time.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 19, 2020

Connor isn’t in the market for messy.
His life is going completely according to plan. He’s set to become CEO of his family’s company, his Ironman time is better than ever, and his regular poker nights with the guys are his one night a month he can stop worrying about counting macros and indulge himself. What he doesn’t need is a relationship with Emerson Dyer—daughter of his father’s lifelong enemy and most-hated rival.

Emerson’s life is nothing but messy.
Since her father died, leaving her CEO of their gin distillery, everything that could go wrong has gone wrong. Emerson is barely holding it together—what she doesn’t need is a complication like Connor Finch. Sure, his abs do look like they’ve been photoshopped, but she has no time to spend counting them. It’s her company’s numbers she should be worrying about. Still, there’s something about the way he makes her feel.

Together, they’re perfect.
Connor knows he and Emerson don’t make sense on paper. Too many differences between them—and one big secret that could destroy Emerson’s family business tells him to cut and run. But for once in his life, Connor doesn’t care about messy or imperfect—because the fact is, Emerson is the one perfect thing he needs in his life. Now if he can only convince her . . .

Read this standalone enemies to lovers romance now.

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REVIEW:LOVE IN NUMBERS is the first instalment in Scarlett Cole’s contemporary, adult LOVE DISTILLED erotic, romance series focusing on the Dyer siblings. This is Emerson Dyer and Connor Finch’s story line.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Connor and Emerson) LOVE IN NUMBERS follows the enemies to lovers relationship between Emerson Dyer, the new CEO of Dyer’s Gin distillery, and Connor Finch, the heir apparent to Finch Liquor Distribution. Years earlier, a rivalry between Emerson’s father and Connor’s dad made for bitter enemies, something our heroine and her siblings knew nothing about. Meeting Connor Finch at an awards dinner for the liquor industry gave Emerson pause for a future but her return home revealed her late father left the family owned company struggling to survive. As her relationship with Connor continued to grow, Emerson had no idea that her future, and the future of Dyer’s Gin hung in the balance. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Connor and Emerson, and the potential fall-out as sins from the past are about to be revealed.

The relationship between Connor and Emerson is an enemies to lovers, one of which Emerson had no idea. Connor’s father has sought revenge for what he perceived as betrayal and loss, and in this Connor battled between head and heart in his relationship with Emerson Dyer. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Emerson’s brother Jake and sister Olivia, as well as Connor’s father Donovan, and uncle Cameron Finch.

LOVE IN NUMBERS is a story of betrayal and revenge; family and friendships, and unrequited love. The premise is captivating and entertaining; the characters are colorful, energetic and dynamic; the romance is provocative and intense.

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Reviewed by Sandy 

When their lips met, he could taste the gin on her lips. Her tongue met his as boldly as the gin had done, bursting with life and flavor.

Her hand went around his neck, tugging him toward her, and he had half a mind to take her on the bar. Only the recollection that they were in her workplace stopped him from acting upon it.

When they finally broke for air, Emerson grinned. “When I said let it roll over the tongue, I meant yours not mine.”

“It tasted better on yours,” he said. “I needed a second opinion on the citrus.”

Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance author that calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.

She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.

When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from any time.

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