Author: Marsha

Going the Distance by Mila Rossi

Posted November 21, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Going The Distance
Series: No Excuses #1
Author: Mila Rossi
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance
Published: September 9, 2016
Publisher:
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Once you slap the hell out of the light heavyweight champion of the world on the night of his first loss, how do you convince him to give you an interview? That’s the dilemma Samantha Wellington finds herself in after turning down the most desirable yet foul-mouthed athlete she’s come across. Unfortunately for her, her job depends on getting his interview and this boxer’s not talking.

When Trent “The Punisher” Page is humiliated by the spunky reporter, then cornered for an interview, he does what he does best: he plays dirty. He didn’t earn his nickname for being nice, after all. If the little minx wants to know more about him, she’ll have to pay with the one thing she’s not willing to give – herself.

Her elements of surprise meet their match in his determination to succeed. With vastly different motivations, can they break down the enemy without jeopardizing themselves?

Titles in this series include: Going The Distance –

Holiday with a Twist by Shannon Stacey

Posted November 21, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Holiday With A Twist
Series:
Author: Shannon Stacey
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 21, 2016
Publisher: Carina Press
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

After a messy breakup, Leigh Holloway is ready to start her life over. Until her parents put the family home on the market and call her back for one final, memory-making Christmas. The last thing she wants to do is deprive her mom of the perfect holiday, so she’ll lie her way through the visit and worry about her future in the New Year. Too bad the only bar in town is owned by a guy she seriously wronged in high school.

Leigh’s best friend broke Croy Dawson’s heart, and Croy knows it was Leigh’s fault. They’ve never liked each other, but Croy isn’t cruel: he’d never turn away a pretty woman in need of some family-Christmas fortification. He doesn’t expect her to drink just enough candy-cane martinis to tell him her secrets—and he definitely doesn’t expect to get caught up in her holiday madness.

Despite the surprising love and laughter, Croy and Leigh can’t escape the truth: he can’t walk away from his family obligations and she has a life and career to reboot. But anything is possible if your holiday comes with a twist…

Stand Alone Novella (at this time)

A Cowboy Christmas Miracle by Carolyn Brown

Posted November 20, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: A Cowboy Christmas Miracle
Series: Burnt Boot, Texas #4
Author: Carolyn Brown
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: September 6, 2016
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

It will take a miracle bigger than the state of Texas for these two feuding families to survive the holidays!

Opposites might attract…
The Brennans and the Gallaghers put aside their one-hundred-year feud every Tuesday for their weekly poker game. This week, the stakes are sky-high. Goaded to recklessness, Declan Brennan bets one thousand dollars that he can woo the next woman to walk into the saloon. A minute later, fiery-haired Betsy Gallagher pushes through the doors. If Declan can tame this wild Gallagher, he’ll have earned every penny.

If they don’t kill each other first…
Betsy can out shoot anybody in Burnt Boot and loves ranching more than anything-until she falls for Declan. He’s fallen for her too. But when she discovers what sparked their courtship, Declan will need a Christmas miracle to save his hide-and his heart.

Titles in this series include: Cowboy Boots For Christmas – The Trouble With Texas Cowboys – One Texas Cowboy Too many – A Cowboy Christmas Miracle

Catch Me, Cowboy by Jeannie Watt

Posted November 20, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Catch Me, Cowboy
Series: The 78th Copper Mountain Rodeo #1
Author: Jeannie Watt
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Cowboy Romance
Published: September 8, 2016
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4.5
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

She will not be his second choice…

When champion bronc rider Ty Harding returns home after four long years on the road, the first thing he does is look up Shelby O’Connor—the woman who begged him to stay. The woman he still loves.

Horse trainer Shelby O’Connor truly believes she’s over Ty—until he shows up on her family ranch and turns her world upside down. Shelby isn’t a big one for second chances, but she’s all about proving that she and Ty are done. But when she discovers that Ty plans to head back out on the rodeo circuit, despite his injuries, she has to come to terms with the fact that maybe she isn’t as over him as she thought she was. And now she has to decide what to do about that.

Will history repeat itself, or will Ty and Shelby get another chance at love?

Titles in this series include: Catch Me, Cowboy by Jeannie Watt – Protect Me, Cowboy by Shelli Stevens – Want Me, Cowboy by Sinclair Jayne – Love Me, Cowgirl by Eve Gaddy

Incoming!

Posted November 20, 2016 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 2 Comments

ID-100172901 dan freedigital I should apologize. But I’m not sure that I honestly need to – more like, I hope you won’t leave my feed when you see too many notices coming in from @keeperbookshelf over the next few days.

As the end of the year approaches I, like many people, am trying to get caught up on 2016.

There have been times this year when I’ve been away from the computer when I finished a book. Usually I head straight to write up the review and either post or schedule it for later. But there are times when I cannot do that, it’s then that I’ll take notes or write up a review on paper to post when I can get to the computer again.

It’s those reviews that I need to get published, so you’ll see an increase of postings across my blogs for the next few days. It won’t last long, but it does need to get done.

So (sad puppy eyes)… please don’t leave. But I do need to keep to my commitments.

Thanks… ((HUGS))

When a Marquis Chooses a Bride by Ella Quinn

Posted November 20, 2016 by Marsha in Historical Romance, Regency Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: When A Marquis Chooses A Bride
Series: The Worthingtons #2
Author: Ella Quinn
Genre: Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Published: August 30, 2016
Publisher: Keningston Books – Zebra Shout
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

The Dowager Lady Worthington isn’t quite sure what to make of country-girl Dorothea Stern. As the granddaughter of the Duke of Bristol, Dotty is schooled in the ways and means of the nobility. But her sharp wit and outspoken nature has everyone in a tizzy. Especially their cousin, Dominic, the Marquis of Merton.

Prematurely stuffy, Dom was raised by his cheerless uncle to be wary of a host of things, including innovation, waltzing, and most perilous of all: true love. Still, there’s something about Dotty, beyond her beauty, that Dom cannot resist. But the odds are against him if he intends to win her as his bride. Will he choose loyalty to his family—or risk everything for the one woman he believes is his perfect match…

Titles in this series include: Three Weeks To Wed – When A Marquis Chooses A Bride – The Second Time Around (#2.5) -It Started With A Kiss

Catch Me A Cowboy by Jacquie Underdown

Posted November 20, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Catch Me A Cowboy
Series:
Author: Jacquie Underdown
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 25, 2016
Publisher: Escape Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Emily Wolfe, real estate agent to the elite, is tired of being alone. So when she gets a chance to compete on a reality dating show she decides to risk it all for love in the biggest game of her life.

The city girl is surprised how much she enjoys switching her high heels for cowboy boots and pedicures for mud treatments—and not the kind you find at a day spa. And she’s falling hard for Wil Parker, the sexy, rugged farmer at the center of the show.

Amidst the chaos, tantrums and editing tape, the heat and passion between Emily and Wil reaches boiling point. But can they survive the imminent explosion, let alone the fallout?

Stand Alone Title

Psyche Unbound by Zenobia Neil

Posted November 20, 2016 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Psyche Unbound
Series:
Author: Zenobia Neil
Genre: Erotica
Published: August 30, 2016
Publisher: Tule Publishing – Eros
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

The celebrated beauty of Roman princess Psyche has enraged Venus, the Goddess of Love and Beauty. As punishment, Psyche is left naked on the beach to be sacrificed to a monster. When Cupid, the God of Love, swoops her up and flies her to the monster’s palace, Psyche mistakenly wraps her legs around his waist, looks into his eyes, and falls in love.

Blindfolded and tied to a bed, Psyche awaits the monster, vowing to be brave as she faces death. Yet when the monster arrives, he marries her on the condition she never see his face. As she grows to love her shadow husband, she can’t stop thinking about the God of Love. Consumed by curiosity, Psyche breaks her promise by lighting a lamp. Awaking in a rage, and furious with her betrayal, her husband banishes her from the palace.

Psyche begs Venus for another chance at love. Unmoved, Venus demands Psyche perform three impossible tasks. If Psyche succeeds, her husband will return. If she fails, she will be condemned to death.

Can Psyche satisfy Venus and win back her true love?

Mature Contend – Readers Over 18+

Stand Alone Title

My Fair Princess by Vanessa Kelly

Posted November 20, 2016 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: My Fair Princess
Series: The Improper Princesses #1
Author: Vanessa Kelly
Genre: Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Published: August 30, 2016
Publisher: Kensington Books – Zebra
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Despite being the illegitimate daughter of a prince, Gillian Dryden is happily ignorant of all social graces. After growing up wild in Italy, Gillian has been ordered home to England to find a suitable husband. And Charles Valentine Penley, the excessively proper, distractingly handsome Duke of Leverton, has agreed to help transform her from a willful tomboy to a blushing debutante.

Powerful and sophisticated, Charles can make or break reputations with a well-placed word. But his new protegee, with her habit of hunting bandits and punching earls, is a walking scandal. The ton is aghast . . . but Charles is thoroughly intrigued. Tasked with taking the hoyden in hand, he longs to take her in his arms instead. Can such an outrageous attraction possibly lead to a fairy-tale ending?

Titles in this series include: My Fair Princess (so far)

Gone Too Deep by Katie Ruggle

Posted November 19, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 2 Comments

Title: Gone Too Deep
Series: Search and Rescue #3
Author: Katie Ruggle
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 2, 2016
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

In the remote Rocky Mountains, lives depend on the Search & Rescue brotherhood. But in a place this far off the map, trust is hard to come by and secrets can be murder…

George Holloway has spent his life alone, exploring the treacherous beauty of the Colorado Rockies. He’s the best survival expert Search and Rescue has, which makes him the obvious choice to lead Ellie Price through deadly terrain to find her missing father. There’s just one problem-Ellie’s everything George isn’t. She’s a city girl, charming, gregarious, delicate, small. And when she looks up at him with those big, dark eyes, he swears he would tear the world apart to keep her safe.

With a killer on the loose, he may have no choice.

Ellie’s determined to find her father no matter the cost. But as she and her gorgeous mountain of a guide fight their way through an unforgiving wilderness, they find themselves in the cross-hairs of a dangerous man in search of revenge. And they are now his prey…

Titles in this series include: Hold Your Breath – Fan The Flames – Gone Too Deep – In Safe Hands

As Rich As A Rogue by Jade Lee

Posted November 19, 2016 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: As Rich As A Rogue
Series: Rakes and Rogues #3
Author: Jade Lee
Genre: Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Published: August 2, 2016
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Mari Powel’s fiery Welsh temper is up. Peter Norwood, Lord Whitly, is back in town after six years romping around India making his fortune. Mari blames him for her social downfall and has spent all this time clawing her way back into the ton’s good graces.

How dare he show up on his first day back and publicly embroil her in a bet involving long-awaited apologies, illicit kisses, and Lady Illston’s unruly parakeet? Mari is outraged, and is going to show him-and everyone else-what she’s made of.

Little does she know, the unrepentant Lord Whitly has been dreaming of her all this time. Now he’ll do anything to win the wager-along with Mari’s heart.

Titles in this series include: 50 Ways To Ruin A Rake – One Rogue AT A Time – As Rich As A Rogue