Author: Marsha

Not the Duke’s Darling by Elizabeth Hoyt

Posted December 18, 2018 by Marsha in Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Freya de Moray is many things: a member of the secret order of Wise Women, the daughter of disgraced nobility, and a chaperone living under an assumed name. What she is not is forgiving. So when the Duke of Harlowe, the man who destroyed her brother and led to the downfall of her family, appears at the country house party she’s attending, she does what any Wise Woman would do: she starts planning her revenge.

Christopher Renshaw, the Duke of Harlowe, is being blackmailed. Intent on keeping his secrets safe, he agrees to attend a house party where he will put an end to this coercion once and for all. Until he recognizes Freya, masquerading amongst the party revelers, and realizes his troubles have just begun. Freya knows all about his sins—sins he’d much rather forget. But she’s also fiery, bold, and sensuous—a temptation he can’t resist. When it becomes clear Freya is in grave danger, he’ll risk everything to keep her safe. But first, Harlowe will have to earn Freya’s trust-by whatever means necessary.

Titles in the Greycourt series include Not The Duke’s Darling – When A Rogue Meets His Match –

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Stacking the Shelves (#6)

Posted December 15, 2018 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 0 Comments

Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga’s Reviews and Reading Reality.  If you’d like to take part simply click on those links or the graphic to discover what this fun event is all about.

Books Added to My Shelves This Week

I love when I get new books — and when that purchase helps someone else as well.  This week, among some serious Harlequin hoarding, I picked up an older series with sparkling new covers by Jill Shalvis.  It’s a series that I’ve been planning on reading… one day.  And because of Kensington Books donating a portion of the purchase of those books to the California Wildfire Relief efforts I decided that now is the time to buy them.

So this week in addition to 6 Harlequin titles I also picked up the Wilder series by Jill Shalvis – Instant Attraction – Instant Gratification – Instant Temptation

That’s it for this week – hope you found an awesome new book for yourself.  🙂

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A Christmas Temptation by Karen Booth

Posted December 13, 2018 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Series / 0 Comments

Somewhere behind the expensive gifts and grand gestures… was the man who had once been her whole world. 

Sophie Eden refuses to sell her family’s legacy, especially not to Jake Wheeler. He and Sophie have history—a night of passion that first left her elated, then heartbroken. Now the New York heiress wants him to stay away.

But when they’re snowed in for Christmas, they surrender to temptation. Meanwhile, a secret waits to tear them apart…

Titles in the Eden Empire series from Harlequin™  include:  A Christmas Temptation – A Cinderella Seduction (Feb. 2019) – A Bet with Benefits (Aug. 2019)


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The Rancher’s Fake Fiancée by Amy Vastine

Posted December 12, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Modern Western Romance, Multi-Author Series, Series / 0 Comments

“I’m coming home…With my bride-to-be.” 

Tyler Blackwell just announced that he and Hadley Sullivan are getting married. And they’ve never even dated!

Now she and her boss are in Montana so Tyler can sell his family ranch. Hadley only agreed to continue the deception in exchange for a promotion. But moving up the corporate ladder pales beside her growing feelings for Tyler.

Will his past and Blackwell family secrets sabotage what Hadley wants more than anything–a real wedding?

Titles in the multi-author series The Return of the Blackwell Brothers include:  The Rancher’s Twins by Carol Ross – The Rancher’s Rescue by Cari Lynn Webb – The Rancher’s Redemption by Melinda Curtis – The Rancher’s Fake Fiancee by Amy Vastine – The Rancher’s Homecoming by Anna J. Stewart

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Echoes of Fire by Suzanne Wright

Posted December 11, 2018 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

They may not be made for each other, but animal instincts are impossible to ignore.

Madisyn Drake is a rare breed of cat shifter…a loner, unpredictably wild, and emotionally distant. A recent betrayal has left her ready to sharpen her claws on the next man she sees…until a prowling wolf with steel-gray eyes and a brooding dark edge challenges her distrust. No matter how fully he satisfies her touch-hunger, Madisyn’s not ready to open up again, even if it is oh so gratifying.

Bracken Slater has earned his reputation as an indomitable predator. Once broken by grief and guilt, Brack is feeling alive again, thanks to the heady scent of this independent feline. Convincing her that they’re meant for each other is going to take more than branding Madisyn’s beautiful neck. She’s not interested in joining an unfamiliar pack, much less answering to an alpha. But when threats from both their pasts take shape, their unexpected destiny may be the only thing that can save them.

Titles in The Mercury Pack series include:  Spiral of Need – Force of Temptation – Lure of Oblivion – Echoes of Fire

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Wyoming Cowboy Justice by Nicole Helm

Posted December 10, 2018 by Marsha in Harlequin, Modern Western Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Welcome to Bent, Wyoming 

Where the Wild West Never Died 

Resident bad boy and saloon owner Grady Carson knows his brother is not a murderer, and he’ll do anything to prove it. But partnering with Laurel Delaney? Worst idea ever. The beautiful by-the-book cop challenges him like no other

Bad family blood—and a killer at large—makes their attraction unthinkable. Dangerous. Reckless. How can they solve a crime to prevent a family war and then let forbidden love ignite it anew?

Titles in the Carsons & Delaneys series include:  Wyoming Cowboy Justice – Wyoming Cowboy Protection – Wyoming Christmas Ransom – Wyoming Cowboy Marine (Carsons & Delaneys: Battle Tested #1) –  (April 2019) – Wyoming Cowboy Sniper (Carsons & Delaneys: Battle Tested #2)  –  (May 2019) – Wyoming Cowboy Ranger (Carsons & Delaneys: Battle Tested #3) –   (June 2019) – Wyoming Cowboy Bodyguard (Carsons & Delaneys: Battle Tested #4) – (July 2019)

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Best Man for the Wedding Planner by Donna Alward

Posted December 6, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Series / 0 Comments

The first rule of wedding planning…

Be prepared for anything!

Wedding planner Adele Hawthorne is prepared for wedding hitches…but not for the best man to be Dan — her ex!

Thrown together at every turn, Adele can’t escape their chemistry or the fact that her heart-breaking reason for leaving him all those years ago hasn’t changed. With just days before Dan leaves their winter wonderland, can he convince Adele they still have something worth fighting for?

Titles in the Marrying a Millionaire series include:  Best Man for the Wedding Planner – Secret Millionaire for the Surrogate –

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Not Christmas Without You by Jane Porter

Posted December 6, 2018 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

She’s swearing off men, but the rules don’t apply to him 

Charity Wright has a history of picking the wrong guys and has decided to swear off men for the month of December – no dates, no kisses, no holiday romance. Great idea, in theory, until she meets the man that could be her Mr. Right: Marietta native and professional baseball player Quinn. 

Just out of a long-term relationship, Quinn Douglas isn’t looking for love at the Little Teton Resort, and he certainly isn’t interested in a girl from home. But now that he’s met Charity, he can’t get her out of his mind. Charity even has him re-thinking his career and life on the road. Is Charity the missing piece he’s been looking for?

Titles in the Love on Chance Avenue series include:  Take Me, Cowboy – Miracle on Chance Avenue – Take A Chance On Me – Not Christmas Without You –

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Merrily Ever After by Jenny Holiday

Posted December 4, 2018 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Elise Maxwell is loving her first Christmas with her husband, Jay Smith. So far, newlywed life has been filled with laughter and lots of steamy marital “bliss.” But when Elise discovers she’s accidentally, against-all-odds pregnant, happily-ever-after screeches to a halt. Although she sees it as a Christmas miracle, Elise knows her new husband might not agree…
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Jay never wanted to be a father. In fact, he’s avoided it his entire life, worried he’d repeat the patterns of his own messed-up childhood. He’s madly in love with Elise and, until now, he thought they were on the same page about not having children. But her surprise pregnancy changes everything. Elise is suddenly committed to parenthood, and Jay knows he can’t lose her. Facing his deepest fears will be difficult, but with a little holiday magic, Jay might be able to prove to Elise that – as a family – they’re destined to live merrily ever after.
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Titles in the Bridesmaids Behaving Badly series include:  Once Upon A Bride (#0.5) – One and Only – It Takes Two – Merrily Ever After (#2.5) – Three Little Words

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Decoy Date by Mira Lyn Kelly

Posted December 4, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Fake relationship. Real feelings. Big problems.

Brody O’Donnel doesn’t believe in happily-ever-afters—at least, not for himself. But he wants the best for his vivacious, beautiful friend Gwen Danes, and he’s tired of watching her pine for a clueless man. Figuring a little bit of jealousy will motivate the guy, Brody proposes a fake relationship. It’s an outrageous plan, but Gwen figures there’s no harm in it—until they share a passionate kiss she never saw coming.

Suddenly, Gwen’s fighting a growing attraction to a man she knows she can’t have. After all, he’s just faking it…isn’t he?

Titles in The Wedding Date series include:  May The Best Man Win – The Wedding Date Bargain – Just This Once – Decoy Date

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The Last True Cowboy by Laura Drake

Posted December 4, 2018 by Marsha in Modern Western Romance, Series / 0 Comments

This cowboy’s got one last chance to prove himself.
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Carly Beauchamp has loved cowboy Austin Davis since first grade. Ask anyone in their dusty, backwater New Mexico town of Unforgiven, and they’ll say “Carly and Austin” the way some say “big trucks and country boys.” But after years of waiting for a wedding ring, Carly’s done with being a rodeo widow 
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Austin never meant to put his career on the circuit before Carly. She’s always been his future, his one and only. But now that she’s moved on, he’s beginning to see where he went wrong, and he’ll do anything to win her back. The only thing is, Carly’s suddenly acting differently, and she’s definitely hiding a secret-one that will test the depth of their love and open up a whole new world of possibilities.
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Titles in the Chestnut Creek series include:  The Last True Cowboy – Home at Chestnut Creek –

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