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The Christmas Catch by Ginny Baird

Posted December 20, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: The Christmas Catch
Series: Holiday Brides #1
Author: Ginny Baird
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: January 1, 2012
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Purchased, Owned Kindle Edition
Cover Description:

Since the death of her military husband two years ago, single mom Christine White has struggled to get by. By throwing herself into her work as a Chicago copywriter, she’s managed to keep food on the table but has gradually lost sight of what really matters, like building a bond with her four-year-old son. When Christine’s best friend insists she spend Christmas in Vermont so she can get her life in order, Christine initially resists. Little does she know she’s in for a memorable holiday that will reignite her faith and reawaken her heart.

Bachelor professor John Steadman has given up on finding the right one. Spending time with his friends while keeping up with his job seems satisfying enough. Then one day close to Christmas, a beautiful woman from Chicago nearly runs him off the road during a snowstorm. What’s more, she’s got a kid in her car. It’s only natural that John and his trusty golden retriever want to help drag them out of a ditch and steer them toward their destination. What John doesn’t expect is that soon he’ll be hoping Christine and her son will be staying in Vermont – for more than just a little while.

Read on for my thoughts on The Christmas Catch. No true spoilers, promise.

One Rogue At A Time by Jade Lee

Posted December 19, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: One Rogue AT A Time
Series: Rakes and Rogues #2
Author: Jade Lee
Genre: Regency Romance
Published: December 1, 2015
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

A brown-eyed bastard with nothing to lose

As the illegitimate son of a duke, Bramwell Wesley Hallowsby grew up tough, on the fringes of society, learning to hide his hurt and cynicism with charm and Town polish. He’s carved out a place for himself as a mercenary, serving as bodyguard and general strong arm for the peerage. Bram has nothing to lose… and he’s exactly what Maybelle “Bluebell” Ballenger needs.

Meets his match in a blue-eyed beauty with everything to hide

Maybelle needs a mentor to teach her to speak and act like a lady, so she can claim the place in society she was denied. As they team up to take on the ton, Bram knows she’s hiding something even from him. Despite the deception he sees behind those sparkling blue eyes, Bram wants to believe that Maybelle’s love is no lie. But it seems fate has served him up his just desserts in the likes of this determined damsel.

Read on for my thoughts on One Rogue At A Time. No true spoilers, promise.

Controlled Burn by Shannon Stacey

Posted December 19, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Controlled Burn
Series: Boston Fire #2
Author: Shannon Stacey
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: December 1, 2015
Publisher: Carina Press
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Rick Gullotti lives the good life. He fights fires, dates beautiful women—though none long enough so they cast wistful glances at jewelry stores—and has great friends. And thanks to helping out the elderly couple who own his building, his rent is low. But when concerns about their health lead him to contact their only son, his life starts getting away from him.

Jessica Broussard has no interest in leaving sunny San Diego or her cushy corner office for Boston, but her father—who happens to be her boss—dispatches her to deal with the grandparents she’s never met. She’s unprepared for the frigid winter, loving relatives who aren’t the monsters she’s been led to believe, and the hot, scruffy firefighter who lives upstairs.

At first, Jessica is determined to get back to her comfortable life as quickly as possible. All she has to do is talk her grandparents into selling their monstrosity of a house and moving to a retirement community. But she underestimates Rick’s dedication—and his considerable charm. Nobody’s taking advantage of his friends on his watch, even if that makes the tempting southern California girl with the long legs his adversary. Unfortunately for them both, the only thing more urgent than the matter at hand is their sizzling chemistry, and it’s quickly becoming too strong to resist.

Read on for my thoughts on Controlled Burn. No true spoilers, promise.

The Christmas Bucket List by Ella Fairlie

Posted December 19, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 2 Comments

Title: The Christmas Bucket List
Series:
Author: Ella Fairlie
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 30, 2014
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 Snowy Stars
Source: Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
Cover Description:

It’s Christmas time in London: there’s snow in the air, Regent Street is bustling, and the Trafalgar Square tree’s all a-glitter. Isobel Gray is dreaming of a perfect movie-style Christmas for her first Noël away from home, and with a hot man and a bucket list of festive fun ready to be ticked off, she thinks she has it all wrapped up.

But when her boss-slash-boyfriend goes AWOL just days before the holiday, she finds herself a little Lost, Actually instead. Will she end up home alone, or is there a Christmas miracle waiting under the mistletoe?

Read on for my thoughts on The Christmas Bucket List. No true spoilers, promise.

A Soldier’s Wish by Tammy Godfrey

Posted December 18, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 2 Comments

Title: A Soldier’s Wish
Series: A Soldier For All Seasons #1
Author: Tammy Godfrey
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Military Romance
Published: December 1, 2014
Publisher: Booktrope / Entice
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Sergeant Melody Finnegan has never felt good enough—not for her family, not for her career, and especially not for First Sergeant Jason Stewart. But she was there for him once, on a night when he had no one, and she’s never forgotten the way he made her feel.

Jason has hated the holidays ever since his ex-wife took their four-year-old daughter and left on Christmas day. But while he may not believe in the holiday spirit, he does believe in his men. And this year they could use something to cheer them up more than ever before. When Jason is called on to play Santa at his unit’s Christmas party, he has no choice but to accept, especially because this could be exactly what he’s been wishing for… a second chance with Melody.

Read on for my thoughts on A Soldier’s Wish. No true spoilers, promise.

Home For Christmas by Lizzie Shane

Posted December 17, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Home for Christmas
Series: Reality Romance
Author: Lizzie Shane
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 3, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
Cover Description:

All she wants this Christmas is to get home and put this disastrous year behind her, but when Samantha Whitney boards her flight to Chicago she finds the man in the seat next to hers is none other than Jase MacGregor, her first love who shattered her heart last Christmas Eve.

All he wants this Christmas is a second chance with the love of his life, but if Sam’s frosty reception is anything to go by, it’s going to take more than a few hours at thirty thousand feet for Jase to win back her heart.

When a blizzard cancels their connecting flight, it looks like neither of them is going to get their Christmas wish, but with the help of a little holiday magic Sam and Jase may be able to find their way back home. But only if they do it together.

Read on for my thoughts on Home for Christmas. No true spoilers, promise.

Snowbound in Montana by C J Carmichael

Posted December 15, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Snowbound in Montana
Series: Carrigans of Circle C #4, Christmas Romance
Author: C J Carmichael
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: October 23, 2014
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: Owned, Kindle Edition
Cover Description:

When Eliza Bramble signs up for a Christmas mountain ski adventure with sexy mountain guide Marshal McKenzie, she’s looking to escape the attention of a two-timing charmer and find some inner peace. Instead, a blizzard traps her in a remote mountain hideaway with Marshall and two other families in need of their own Christmas miracles.

Christmas is looking like a write-off, until Marshall suggests they make the best of what they have, and work together. The avid outdoorsman has a special touch with people…and with Eliza in particular. Soon she realizes Marshall isn’t just fixing Christmas — but her broken heart, too.

Read on for my thoughts on Snowbound in Montana. No true spoilers, promise.

Cedar and Cinnamon by Jennifer Bramseth

Posted December 14, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Cedar and Cinnamon
Series: Bourbon Springs #5
Author: Jennifer Bramseth
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: December 8, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Harriet Hensley usually enjoys the legal work and other tasks that come with being an attorney for Bourbon Springs’ most important business, Old Garnet Distillery. But when Hannah Davenport asks her to help with a project to help the distillery apply for National Historic Landmark status, Harriet isn’t excited, but not because she doesn’t think the work would be dull. It’s because of the guy with whom she’s going to have to work.

Goose Davenport, Hannah and Bo’s cousin, has been known for years as the local hothead, the crazy guy who seemed to hide behind his father’s badge—the late former Craig County Sheriff Fuzzy Davenport. And a few years earlier, Harriet, the local little-miss-perfect and former Miss Bourbon Daze, had a taste of that wild side of the man—and found she liked it quite a bit. But despite their mutual attraction, fate denied them the chance to see what happened next, and they kept the fact of their encounter—and feelings—to themselves.

Working with Goose presents new professional, personal, and legal challenges, and feelings suppressed for years boil to the surface. He’s enchanted by the woman he never thought he’d attain, and she’s delighted to learn about Goose’s softer side—as well as his deep knowledge and love of Old Garnet which astounds her.

Yet within that knowledge is buried a hidden, deep vein of resentment in Goose that stretches back nearly a hundred years, far back into the history of the brand and family. This lingering bitterness threatens not only Harriet and Goose’s new love, but Old Garnet itself.

Read on for my thoughts on Cedar and Cinnamon. No true spoilers, promise.

The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway by Erica Ridley

Posted December 14, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway
Series: The Dukes of War #6
Author: Erica Ridley
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: December 1, 2015
Publisher: Intrepid Reads
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Captain Blackheart leads a simple life of roving the seas, wenching and treasure-hunting. He steers clear of romantic entanglements that could tie him to land. He shouldn’t have any trouble keeping his hands off the gently-bred lady he’s commissioned to abduct—except his cargo turns out to be feisty and passionate! She’d be a prize worth treasuring, if having her aboard didn’t jeopardize everything…

Clara Halton thought the worst loss she could suffer was to be stripped of her family, stricken with consumption, and left to die alone. Then she meets Blackheart. Their attraction is ruinous…and irresistible. When he delivers her like so much plunder, his mission is over — but hers has just begun. She’ll force him to acknowledge their connection, even if she must storm his ship to do it!

Read on for my thoughts on The Pirate’s Tempting Stowaway. No true spoilers, promise.

Take A Chance On Me by Debbie Flint

Posted December 14, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Take A Chance On Me
Series: Hawaiian Trilogy #2
Author: Debbie Flint
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: March 14, 2015/December 7, 2015
Publisher: (Hot) Choc Lit
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

You know what they say about mixing business with pleasure …

When the breakdown of her marriage leaves Sadie Turner a single mum, she vows that she will make it on her own. After all, why would a smart businesswoman with a PhD and the prospect of a life-changing deal on the horizon need a man?

But Sadie’s man-ban is tested to the limit when she travels to Monaco to meet her potential investor. There she encounters Mac, a rough and ready playboy billionaire who lives life in the fast lane – and that’s when the real adventure starts!

But Sadie’s heart isn’t the only thing on the line. There’s also the business she’s worked so hard to make a success; the business that could so easily slip out of her grasp if she doesn’t seal the deal within thirty days …

Published under Hot Choc Lit – slightly raised heat level but not erotica!

Read on for my thoughts on Take A Chance On Me. No true spoilers, promise.

In Search Of Scandal by Susanne Lord

Posted December 13, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: In Search of Scandal
Series: London Explorers #1
Author: Susanne Lord
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: December 1, 2015
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

A DARING EXPLORER

All of London is abuzz with the tale of Will Repton. The lone survivor of a massacre in Tibet has returned to England a hero, but the traumatized explorer has no time for glory. Another dangerous expedition awaits. Nothing will deter him from his quest, and no one will unearth his secret—until Will meets Charlotte Baker.

IS NO MATCH FOR AN ADVENTUROUS HEART

Vivacious Charlotte Baker also has a mission—to find a man whose bold spirit matches her own. When she meets Will Repton, she immediately recognizes him as her soul mate, and she’s naively willing to turn her back on the rules of propriety to ensnare him. Will is torn between his fascination with Charlotte and his vow to finish his quest. He knows what it is to risk life and limb—but what if his most perilous adventure doesn’t lie across an ocean, but within his own lost heart?

Read on for my thoughts on In Search of Scandal. No true spoilers, promise