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Christmas Wish Come True

Posted December 12, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Christmas Wish Come True
Series: an anthology
Author: Gina Rochelle, Misty Shaw, Jaimie Admans
Genre: Christmas Romance
Published: December 4, 2015
Publisher: Carina UK
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

All I Want for Christmas by Gina Rochelle

Ditching her faithless fiancé, schoolteacher Isabella plans to spend the holidays alone. But when she unintentionally inspires a young pupil to make an impossible wish, she joins forces with his – totally gorgeous – uncle to put things right! Could two wishes come true this Christmas?

Dreaming of a White Wedding by Misty Shaw

When Scarlet discovered her husband-to-be in a passionate clinch with her bridesmaid, she called off her Valentine’s wedding and ran away to London. But when her sister asks for her help, she can’t refuse…even if it means coming face-to-face with her ex – the man she never stopped loving!

Christmas Every Day by Jaimie Admans

Emma loves bumping into Gorgeous Dog Walker, Nick, every evening. But when he ends up in a coma (partly her fault), she ends up taking care of ‘his job’…and his dog! Emma stopped believing in Santa years ago, but this Christmas her world is about to be turned upside down!

Christmas Wish Come True is a gift for you this December, snuggle up by the fire, leave the stresses of Christmas shopping behind you…and relax!

Read on for my thoughts on Christmas Wish Come True. No true spoilers, promise.

Welcome to Forever by Annie Rains

Posted December 12, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Welcome To Forever
Series: Hero’s Welcome #1
Author: Annie Rains
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Military Romance
Published: December 1, 2015
Publisher: Random House Publishing / Loveswept
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

In Seaside, North Carolina, there are two kinds of people: Marines, and kids of Marines. Then there’s Kat Chandler. Recently hired as the principal of Seaside Elementary, Kat makes it her mission to turn the school into a place of peace and calm. That’s not going to be easy with hard-liner parents like Micah Peterson storming in, telling her how to do her job—and then kissing her with those gorgeous lips of his and turning her brain into mush.

As a Marine Sergeant and a single dad, Micah Peterson has just two priorities: doing his job better than anyone else, and getting the absolute best for his son, Ben. But when he meets Ben’s beautiful new principal, a different yearning shifts into focus. He wants her, sure, but he’s also moved by the connection Kat forges with her students. So after learning that she refuses to date Marines, Micah sets two more objectives: convincing Kat to give him a chance . . . and then holding on to her forever.

Read on for my thoughts on Welcome To Forever. No true spoilers, promise.

Timeless Moments

Posted December 12, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance / 2 Comments

Title: Timeless Moments
Series:
Author: Ruth A. Casie, Lita Harris, Emma Kaye, Nicole S. Patrick, Julie Rowe
Genre: Christmas Romance
Published: November 30, 2015
Publisher: Timeless Scribes Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

In the quaint seaside town of Havenport, Rhode Island, five couples find their happily ever afters with a little help from the romance section of The Final Chapter bookstore.

Introduction ~ Hope Ramsey

Ruth A. Casie ~ I’ll Be Home for Christmas

What does a best-selling romance author do when she’s lost her muse? Maybe a handsome stranger holds the key. Or maybe he’s her worst nightmare.

Lita Harris ~ Winter Wonderland

A college student’s future takes a new direction when she visits her aunt’s bookstore and meets a new stranger in town.

Emma Kaye ~ Baby, It’s Cold Outside

She read the spell “To Bring Forth True Love” for entertainment, not expecting a nineteenth century sailor to appear at her side. So what can she do when her soul mate shows up, but doesn’t want to stay?

Nicole S. Patrick ~ White Christmas

An unexpected connection leads a traumatized Prosecutor, and former Marine rebuilding his life, to face each day as it comes…together.

Julie Rowe ~ Merry Christmas, Baby

Marine biologist Mattie Clark is moving back to her hometown after the break-up of her marriage, but she doesn’t expect to run into her high school crush (literally) only days after returning, or to discover he’s not the smooth operator she remembers.

Read on for my thoughts on Timeless Moments: The Final Chapter. No true spoilers, promise.

Cookie Girl Christmas by Christene Houston

Posted December 12, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Cookie Girl Christmas
Series: Snowflake Falls #1
Author: Christene Houston
Genre: Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance
Published: December 4, 2014
Publisher:
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
Cover Description:

Molly Hayes has one more job before Christmas and then she can put her plans for a storefront bakery of her own in motion.

What she doesn’t bargain for is the handsome young Scrooge who insults her cookies and makes her blood boil.

Toss in a heaping helping of snowstorm and a pinch of romantic old Inn and you’ve got yourself the perfect recipe for a not-so-silent-night.

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

I’ll Be There by Samantha Chase

Posted December 11, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: I’ll Be There
Series: The Montgomery Brothers #6
Author: Samantha Chase
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: December 1, 2015
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Working for Zach Montgomery is challenging on many levels-coming from a wealthy and powerful family, he lives by his own rules and doesn’t answer to anyone. But Gabriella Martine has no intention of backing down. She’s used to handling stubborn men, and it doesn’t hurt that Zach is smart, charismatic… and gorgeous.

Zach’s perfect world is turned upside down when a climbing accident leaves him broken, angry, and maddeningly dependent. In his slow quest for recovery, Gabriella is always there to help… but as Zach comes to see his beautiful assistant in a new light, he is forced to re-evaluate what it really means to be a man worthy of Gabriella’s love.

Read on for my thoughts on I’ll Be There. No true spoilers, promise.

Christmas Assortment Box by multi-authors

Posted December 11, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Christmas Assortment Box
Series:
Author: Multiple Authors
Genre: Variety
Published: November 27, 2015
Publisher: HAT Rock Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley

Christmas Assortment Box is a delightful collection of five Christmas Romance novellas by several authors.

To discover snippets of each story please continue…

A Hero and a Gentleman by JoMarie DeGioia

Posted December 11, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: A Hero and A Gentleman
Series: Gentlemen Under Cover #1
Author: JoMarie DeGioia
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: November 17, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 2 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Taylor Shelby has fled her home. She needs help and there’s only one man she can trust. Blake Thompson. He’s also the only man she’s adored since childhood.

Blake is shocked to see Taylor on his doorstep in the dead of night after so many years. He remembers her as a carefree young girl chasing ducks around the family estate. He, on the other hand, was always causing mischief with Taylor’s older brother Robert. When he invited Robert to join his private investigations firm, it was more of a lark than anything else. He never thought his best friend would go missing while on a case, and he certainly never expected to see Robert’s proper sister at his inn, The Hideaway, with a bruised eye and an air of desperation about her.

Blake can’t deny the beauty Taylor has become. But she’s his best friend’s little sister! How can he find Robert, solve this dangerous case, and protect Taylor, all while trying to ignore her captivating allure?

After all, he’s no hero . . . and he’s certainly no gentleman.

Read on for my thoughts on A Hero and A Gentleman. No true spoilers, promise.

How To Seduce A Scot by Christy English

Posted December 10, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: How To Seduce A Scot
Series: Broadswords and Ballrooms #1
Author: Christy english
Genre: Historical / Regency Romance
Published: December 1, 2015
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

The plan is simple:
1. Descend from the Highlands to face the aggravation of a London Season;
2. Foist his wild sister off on some gullible English lord;
3. Retreat before the ladies of the scandalized ton can get any ideas.

Determined to see his hellion of a sister wed, Highlander Alexander Waters is willing to face anything—even the English. He just didn’t expect his own rough manners to cause such a riot…or for a blooming English rose to catch his eye.

Gently bred Catherine Middlebrook must find a respectable man to marry or her family will be ruined. She won’t allow herself to be distracted by Highland barbarians…no matter how her body may thrill whenever Alex is near.

Catherine wasn’t part of the plan, but as their battle of wills escalates, Alex comes to realize this “proper” English girl is as wild as the Highlands themselves…and nothing will stop him from having her.

Read on for my thoughts on How To Seduce A Scot. No true spoilers, promise.

Persuasion by Violetta Ramd

Posted December 10, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Persuasion
Series: Sons of Odin #1
Author: Violetta Rand
Genre: MC, Romance
Published: December 8, 2015
Publisher: Random House / Loveswept
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Lang Anderson may be the new leader of the Sons of Odin motorcycle club, but his personal life is in shreds. He’s struggling to take care of his three young sisters in the wake of tragedy, while rumors of drug dealing within his ranks jeopardize everything he’s built. The last thing he needs is another distraction—like a bar brawl over a woman—but Lang is a sucker for a damsel in distress. And this one gets him roaring like a finely tuned engine.

High school guidance counselor Lily Gallo is no fender bunny. So why can’t she get Lang off her mind? Lily’s head says the rugged, rough-and-tumble biker who came to her aid is bad news. Her body begs to differ. But when Lang’s troubled kid sister walks into her office, Lily’s determined to help, even if it puts her in the crossfire of a gang war. On a crash course with danger and desire, Lily partners up with Lang to fight for his family—and for love.

Read on for my thoughts on Persuasion. No true spoilers, promise.

A Matter of Time by Margaret Locke

Posted December 10, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

Title: A Matter of Time
Series: Matters of Love #2
Author: Margaret Locke
Genre: Time Travel, Regency Romance
Published: November 30, 2015
Publisher: Locked On Love Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
Cover Description:

Nobody would blame widowed doctoral student Eliza James for giving up on Happily Ever After; at twenty-nine, she’s suffered more loss than most people do in a lifetime. But Eliza’s convinced her own hero is still out there, waiting for her, just like in the beloved romance novels she devours. Every girl deserves a Darcy, right?

Only Eliza doesn’t dream of a modern-day affair: she wants the whole Regency experience. When a magical manuscript thrusts her back two hundred years into the arms and life of one Deveric Mattersley, Duke of Claremont, however, Eliza soon realizes some fantasies aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, especially when her duke proves himself less than a Prince Charming.

Deveric Mattersley has no interest in marriage. Determined to atone for his sins after convincing himself he’s at fault for the death of his first wife, he decrees himself content to focus on running his family’s estates, and on raising his son–until the mysterious Mrs. James appears. Who is she? What does shewant? And why does she make Dev’s blood run hot in a way no woman ever has?

Read on for my thoughts on A Matter of Time. No true spoilers, promise.

Coming Back by Lauren Dane

Posted December 10, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Coming Back
Series: Ink & Chrome #3
Author: Lauren Dane
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: December 8, 2015
Publisher: Forever
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Arriving back in Seattle after five years, Jessilyn Franklin is done pretending she didn’t want two men. She’s done letting anything stop her from being with Adam and Mick, now back from the war and working at Twisted Steel, a custom hot rod and motorcycle shop.

One night changes everything, but their relationship must strengthen to weather the storms they’ll face as they make their way back to one another.

Coming Back is an adult romance with a mini triad love relationship. If you are not comfortable with the love, physical and emotional between two men and one woman – this might not be the book for you. 18+ readers.

Read on for my thoughts on Coming Back. No true spoilers, promise.