Author: Marsha

Beyond Control by Kat Martin

Posted May 29, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

When Victoria Langford got engaged, she told herself to give love a chance. Six months later, she’s on the run from her angry, abusive ex-fiancé with her four-year-old daughter and nowhere to go.

Seventy miles north of Dallas, the Iron River Ranch is pretty much nowhere. That’s what its new owner, Josh Cain, wanted when he came back from Afghanistan. Big skies, quiet nights, no trouble.

One look tells Josh the pretty redhead with the adorable little girl will give him trouble of the most personal kind. But he’s seen trouble before, and he doesn’t scare easy. Not when “accidents” start happening around the ranch. Not when Tory’s best friend back in Phoenix is abducted and brutalized. Not even when it looks like their current problems are only the tip of the iceberg.

But if he gets too close to fierce, determined Tory, Josh knows his nights are going to be anything but quiet. And that’s one possibility no amount of training can prepare him for . . 

Titles in the Texas Trilogy include:  Beyond Reason – Beyond Danger – Beyond Control

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It’s All About the Duke by Amelia Grey

Posted May 29, 2018 by Marsha in Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Nearing thirty, the Duke of Rathburne is finally ready to make amends for the wager that caused him and his best friends such scandal―but taking on a ward who needs a husband is a feat he’s not sure he can manage. The last he saw of Miss Marlena Fast, she was a spirited little ruffian, not the sort of bride most bachelors on the marriage mart sought. But one glance at the lovely lady she has become is enough to convince him otherwise…

Orphaned young and shuffled from family to family, Marlena counts on her fierce independence and quick wits to keep herself content. Being the responsibility of a notoriously wicked duke who upended so many lives is an unexpected challenge when she realizes he arouses her decidedly feminine desires. Marlena must be careful. She has her own scandalous secret to protect. If he finds out, will it shatter her chances of a happily-ever-after with the notorious rake?

Titles in The Rakes of St. James series include:  Last Night With The Duke – To The Duke, With Love – It’s All About The Duke –

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Bitten Under Fire by Heather Long

Posted May 29, 2018 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Bianca Devlin’s work is her life. Now, she’s finally taking a vacation…and guerrillas hit her resort to kidnap a diplomat’s son. She does the only thing that makes sense—intervene to save the child’s life. Being dragged into the jungle with a scared kid she’s determined to protect was definitely not how she saw this trip ending. 

After she returns to Texas, the last person Bianca expected to see was Sergeant Carlos “Cage” Castillo, the member of Bravo Team WOLF that helped rescue her. Nevertheless, there he is, living across the street from the house she just bought. The coincidence is alarming, but she has to admit, his presence isn’t entirely unwanted. 

But there’s something off about Cage—the way he can move without a sound or the weird way his eyes seem to almost glow at times. And how can Bianca manage her growing attraction, when everything she knows about him and his reason for being there, turns out to be a lie?

Titles in the Bravo Team WOLF series include:  When Danger Bites – Bitten Under Fire – Black Wolf Down –

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Small Town Love by Susan Meier

Posted May 22, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Multi-Author Series, Series / 0 Comments

After her estranged father is indicted for insider trading, wealthy heiress and morning talk show personality, Evelyn Barclay, returns to Paradise Key. She takes a job with a friend, only to discover she’s now in charge of Paradise Key’s sexy mayor, Paxton James. 

Pax wants nothing to do with the video Evie needs to produce for the town’s new website. But he can’t deny that every time he’s around her, sparks fly. Not only is she beautiful, but when Evie steps up to help his daughter, he sees another side of her. 

Just as Pax and Evie grow closer, her dad’s appearance in Paradise Key threatens to send her into hiding again and ruin their budding relationship.

Titles in the Paradise Key series include:  Summer Love Take Two by Shirley Jump –  Love At The Beach Shop by Kyra Jacobs – Resort to Love by Priscilla Oliveras – Small Town Love by Susan Meier

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As I Am by Mel Teshco

Posted May 21, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Molly is no stranger to being sick having been regularly in and out of hospitals since the age of 5. She knows her limits and capabilities better than anyone, until she meets a handsome stranger whose compassion and understanding might just have her questioning her entire perspective. 

Insightful, eye-opening, and bold, As I Am explores the story of a woman who must question everything she thought about being independent and fearless. 

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The Joy of Scheduled Posts

Posted May 17, 2018 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 6 Comments

I’m a fast reader, and I do read a lot of novellas which only take an hour or so to finish up.  So, yep, my books read count is rather high.  I’ve had comments, questions and even accusations on how I can possibly read so much especially when a lot of posts go live on the same day.  A couple of those comments were rather rude and nasty, just sayin’.

So here’s the secret… and if you’re a blogger this shouldn’t be a secret at all but something you’re using all the time.

Scheduled Posts.

It’s really that simple.  I can request a book on NetGalley in January, its release date is in April, and I’ll have read it sometime in-between those dates and written up my review… and scheduled it to go live on publication day.  It’s not dark magic, it’s being somewhat organized.  Now, when there are more than five books due out the same day I will often schedule them over a couple days past release day – but for the most part that Schedule option is a lifesaver for me.  Sure, sometimes life happens and I run low or out of Scheduled Posts, but that’s usually only a stray review here and there.  Right now I have books scheduled to go live on my blogs up through August of 2018.

I own several blogs, in a variety of Romance Genres.  I love my Shifters, enjoy Western Historical, swoon over a good Regency, adore Paranormal Romance, always have time for a good Contemporary Romance and have fun with a puzzling Mystery.  I’m also retired, so if I want to do nothing but read from the moment I wake up in the morning until I hit the bed that night… I can do that, the dust bunnies will wait til tomorrow.  I can hop on Amazon and load up my Kindle with five or six novellas and be quite happy for the rest of the day.  I’ll often do that when I’m reading an older or longer series – do a binge read and then space the reviews out over a few weeks.

So – I’m just sayin’ – before you make up your mind to comment on how quickly another person appears to be reading books, consider that they might have read them months ago… and you’re only hearing about it today because of… Scheduled Posts options.

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Resort to Love by Priscilla Oliveras

Posted May 15, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Multi-Author Series, Series / 0 Comments

Sometimes, going back to the beginning is the only answer.

Paradise Key Resort holds the best and the worst of Sofía Vargas’s adolescent memories of love and heartbreak. Now, she hopes to wipe the slate clean and boost her career from resort manager to owner by winning a quirky town contest. But when an old flame throws his hat into the ring, Sofía realizes that protecting her heart will be the biggest challenge.

Nathan Patrick Hamilton III has played the part of the good son all his life with one exception—indulging in a secret on again-off again relationship with Sofia in high school and college, knowing that family duty would eventually tear them apart.

Years later, Nathan feels like he finally has a chance to win back the girl of his dreams and right the way he wronged her. But Sofía doesn’t trust or forgive easily and it’s going to take more than kooky town hall meetings, an emergency trip back to Key West, stolen kisses and a re-creation of their first date, for him to even be in the running. Is the ultimate prize the resort or winning back Sofía’s heart?

Titles in the Paradise Key series include:  Summer Love Take Two by Shirley Jump –  Love At The Beach Shop by Kyra Jacobs – Resort to Love by Priscilla Oliveras – Small Town Love by Susan Meier

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The Big Alpha in Town by Eve Langlais; Milly Taiden; Kate Baxter

Posted May 15, 2018 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Three hot stories about three sexy shifters from a trio of today’s hottest paranormal romance authors, headlined by bestselling authors Eve Langlais and Milly Taiden!

Bearing His Name by Eve Langlais
Meeting his mate should have been cause for celebration. There’s just one teeny tiny problem. Jade thinks Ark might have impregnated her sister. He didn’t, but convincing Jade is going to take a bit of honey.

Owned by the Lion by Milly Taiden
Keir’s been told to stop playing the field and settle down—difficult advice for a hard and hot man with a lion’s heart to follow. But his sights have always been set on Ally. She’s his mate, plain and simple. With her sweet and delicious curves, she’s nothing but sugar and trouble all rolled into one. But he’s known her and sparred with her for years. She’s his best friend’s little sister, and it’s going to take a whole new level of convincing that he’s the mate for her.

No Need Fur Love by Kate Baxter 
Moving with his pack to the tiny town of Stanley, Idaho has Owen Courtney a little on edge. With literally no women in sight, Owen will be lucky to find a date, let alone his true mate. But you know the saying about a werewolf walking into a bar…
Gorgeous wood nymph Mia Oliver is on a mission: Find a suitable male to get her good ‘n pregnant and provide her with an heir. But when Mia decides to pick up a gorgeous and oh-so willing werewolf at the bar, she realizes she might be in over her head. …

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No Cowboy Required by JoAnn Sky

Posted May 14, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Grace Harper is a pro at handling the unexpected—which comes in handy when she inherits the ranch she ran away from years ago…along with a young, autistic stepbrother she’s never met. And because nothing ever goes easy for her, Grace finds her frustrating, sexy ex-flame, Noah, taking care of JJ. But if she’s getting out of this nowhere town, she’ll have to find a way to keep from throttling Noah—without kissing him first.

Noah Taylor may be enemy number one to Grace, but she needs his help. He knows the girl he used to love is still there, beneath the heels and fancy clothes, so he’ll help her—and keep his distance like she says she wants. Only the more time they spend together, the closer he wants to get. Grace has no intention of staying, but she belongs in his arms—he just has to prove it to her.

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Last Call by Shelli Stevens

Posted May 14, 2018 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Aleck McLaughlin has three major reasons to keep his hands off Delonna. One, he’s her boss. Two, she’s ten years younger. Three, he’s sworn to never again leave his heart vulnerable. But then her ex boyfriend steals her money and skips town, leaving her with his gambling debt and a loan shark determined to collect. Aleck’s protective instincts kick in and he realizes he’ll do anything to keep Delonna safe, even if that means moving her into his house and whisking her away to his ancestral home in Scotland.

Delonna’s parents’ spendthrift ways taught her to work hard for her financial independence. She loves being a bartender on Whidbey Island and hopes to open her own pub one day. When her boss–her very hot and sexy boss–steps in to save her from the danger her ex left behind, Delonna says no. She’s as used to calling her own shots as she is pouring them…Too bad Aleck doesn’t take no for an answer when Delonna’s safety is involved.

But just as Delonna starts to say yes, they both find themselves in trouble that has nothing to do with a skipped debt.

Titles in The McLaughlins include:  One More Round – Straight, No Chaser – Top Shelf – Last Call

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How to Tempt an Earl by Tina Gabrielle

Posted May 14, 2018 by Marsha in Regency Romance, Series / 0 Comments

London society is cruel for a young woman whose father is an avid gambler. Miss Grace Ashton is not one to stand idly by while her family becomes destitute. Donning a mask, she slips into the night and attends the infamous Raven Club to confront the proprietor. But nothing prepares her for the sinfully attractive and wealthy Ian Swift.

Ian is intrigued when Grace walks into his gambling club but refuses her offer of a few jewels to pay her father’s large debts. Unbeknownst to anyone, Ian has inherited the Earldom of Castleton, and he must reluctantly take his place in Society. But Ian’s manners as a gentleman have suffered. He needs a tutor, and he knows the exquisite lady standing before him is the answer.

But soon tutoring turns to flirting, which unfortunately lands both of them in…marriage?

Titles in the Raven Club series include:  How To Tempt An Earl –

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