Category: Contemporary Romance

Review: Bachelorette For Sale by Gail Chianese

Posted June 25, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 2 Comments

Title: Bachelorette For Sale
Series: West Side Romance #1
Author: Gail Chianese
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 23, 2015
Publisher: Kensington Books
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

As far as Cherry Ryan is concerned, the bright lights of Hollywood are nothing but glare after her heart is broken on a reality show for millions to see. Instead she’s throwing herself into fundraising for the local community center that was a priceless lifeline to her as a kid. But when a volunteer for the singles auction bails at the last minute, Cherry finds herself on the block—and sold to Jason Valentine, a handsome contractor with a gorgeous body—and a really bad attitude about her days in the limelight…

Cherry soon finds that Jason’s more than eye candy, and not entirely sweet—especially his quest to win the bid for the center’s renovation. Mixing business with pleasure doesn’t seem like such a good idea—until Jason has a chance to reveal the big heart beneath his surly exterior. Cherry’s falling for him hard, but trust isn’t easy when you’ve been burned. To conquer her fears will take a giant leap of faith—straight into the spotlight again.

Read on for my thoughts on Bachelorette For Sale. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: Montana Mistletoe by R. L. Syme

Posted June 22, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Montana Mistletoe
Series: Granite Peak #1
Author: R. L. Syme
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: May 18, 2015
Publisher: Hummingbird Books
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Caught in a Christmas nightmare, Gillian needs to keep her distance from her ex, but with mistletoe everywhere and feelings resurfacing, she’s not sure she can resist just one more kiss…

Gillian Potter is having the biggest night of her life. A giant fundraiser, a beautifully decorated Christmas scene, an original madrigal, and her job is on the line. When she needs a caterer at the last minute, her secretary books the only person they can find on short notice. Unfortunately, that person is Gillian’s ex: Mason Herrick. Hurt as she is by the way he ended things, she wants to hate him and tries to stay away…

Mason Herrick took too many years to grow up and the perfect girl got away. Returned to Madison Falls, a new man and a business owner, Mason is determined to make good and to someday show Gillian Potter that he can be different. When her job and her future depend on Mason, he’s not sure if he’s become a good enough man to save her. Or to deserve her.

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

Review: The Lost Tycoon by Melody Anne

Posted June 22, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: The Lost Tycoon
Series: Baby for the Billionaire #5
Author: Melody Anne
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 18, 2014
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Owned, Kindle edition
Cover Description:

Fighting to survive, Misty Elton takes one look at the man standing in front of her and knows she needs to make a decision – does she want to live? Discovering that her boyfriend is storing enough drugs to supply a small country, she looks for an escape route. He’s standing in the doorway – standing in the way of her freedom.

Misty has nothing left – no family, no friends, no one she can rely on. She is all alone and frightened. Managing to get past her ex, she flees, running away and landing in Seattle, she changes her appearance, her name, her life.

After a year, she begins to feel safe. Her ex won’t find her. She’s beginning to pick up the pieces of her once shattered existence and carve out a new world for herself.

That is, until a tall, well-dressed man shows up at her job and tells her they need to talk – and he knows her real name. Fleeing to get away from him, she rushes to the back room and grabs her Taser. When she hits him with it, she thinks she’s home free.

Read on for my thoughts on The Lost Tycoon. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: The Tycoon’s Secret by Melody Anne

Posted June 22, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: The Tycoon’s Secret
Series: Baby for the Billionaire #4
Author: Melody Anne
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 23, 2013
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Owned, Kindle edition
Cover Description:

Damien Whitfield lost his father when he was an infant, and then lost his mother when he was a young teenager. The only thing his mother left him was a thirst for vengeance. On her deathbed she made him promise to seek revenge for those she held responsible for her death.

Damien grows up fast and conquers the business world, going from a homeless boy to a billionaire bachelor. He has no time for love in his quest for righting wrongs of the past. What he doesn’t know is that love isn’t something he can hide from.

Sierra grew up with a monster of a father after losing her mother at the tender age of six. Her dad punishes her for sins he assumes his deceased wife made against him. Finally, her father does a business deal with Damien Whitfield, selling Sierra to the highest bidder.

Damien and Sierra may both be running from old demon’s and forging ahead to what they think are their perfect futures, but fate has a way of changing everything. Take the journey with Damien and Sierra as they fight a passion that won’t be denied.

Read on for my thoughts on The Tycoon’s Secret. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: Tempting the Knight by Heidi Rice

Posted June 22, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Tempting the Knight
Series: Fairy Tales of New York #2
Author: Heidi Rice
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 22, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Once upon a time, poor little rich girl Zelda Madison wanted someone to love her, until she discovered being a badass was much more fun.

Ten years after getting kicked out of convent school and torn away from her three best friends, Zelda has worked hard to clean up her act, but her wild streak has never been completely tamed and — one midnight swim on Manhattan Beach later — she’s suddenly in urgent need of a knight in shining armor…

Hard-working legal aid attorney Tyrone Sullivan is the last guy she should call. Not only does he hold a grudge when it comes to Zelda leading his little sister astray all those years ago, he’s also supremely pissed about having to rescue a runaway supermodel from a Brooklyn police station at two am. But when Ty reluctantly agrees to bust Zel out of her ivory tower and let her hide out on his house barge for a few days, she shows him the wild side he didn’t know he had.

Zel discovers there’s nothing hotter than tarnishing a good guy’s armor… Until he starts to steal her bad girl’s battered heart.

Read on for my thoughts on Tempting the Knight. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: Pursued by the Rogue by Kelly Hunter

Posted June 22, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Pursued by the Rogue
Series: Fairy Tales of New York
Author: Kelly Hunter
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 19, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

A no-strings affair between two dedicated professionals? It should have been the perfect solution.

Ugly duckling Dawn Turner doesn’t do relationships. She has her reasons and they’re good ones. But she can’t resist the magic in Finbar Sullivan’s touch, so she negotiates the next best thing with him. Scorchingly perfect, utterly casual sex.

World class musician Finnbar Sullivan always pushes the limits to get what he wants, and he wants Dawn. All of her. Love, commitment and a future together. So he reneges on the deal and composes a new one.

So what’s stopping her? And will Finn’s latest offer be enough to change Dawn’s mind?

Read on for my thoughts on Pursued by the Rogue. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: The Tycoon’s Proposal by Melody Anne

Posted June 18, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: The Tycoon’s Proposal
Series: Baby for the Billionaire #3
Author: Melody Anne
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 11, 2012
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Owned, Kindle edition
Cover Description:

Nicole Lander has no choice but to contact Ryan Titan, the boy she had loved beyond compare when she was a teenager. Her sister was in desperate need of a heart operation, or she would not live more than six months. Nicole had lied to Ryan when they were teen’s because she had not wanted him to find out about the abuse she was going through from her father.

When Ryan Titan gets the call from Nicole, needing his help, he is ecstatic. He would finally get to exact his revenge for her dumping him for not being good enough for her. He will help out her sister, but she will pay him back every night until he is done with her. The problem is that he has never felt about any other woman the way he feels about Nicole, and his revenge is turning into him wanting to walk her down the aisle.

Read on for my thoughts on The Tycoon’s Proposal. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: The Tycoon’s Vacation by Melody Anne

Posted June 18, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: The Tycoon’s Vacation
Series: Baby for the Billionaire #2
Author: Melody Anne
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 11, 2012
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Owned, Kindle edition
Cover Description:

Drew Titan decides it is time to take a vacation at one of his exotic resorts, and ends up literally running into Trinity Mathews while he is surfing. They end up having a steamy romance over the week long vacation, until she finds out he is the resorts owner, and had lied to her. She has sworn off all business men, since she couldn’t seem to find one who knew how to remain faithful to her, which is what landed her at the resort in the first place.

She goes back home to discover that her first impulsive thing she has done in her life has left her pregnant and alone, that is until Drew finds her and will not go away until she agrees to marry him.

Come enjoy the adventures Drew and Trinity take together in this fun filled story that has love, passion, fighting, and making up. Drew’s cousins Derek and Ryan add humor and even more love to the adventure, and will leave you wanting a hunk of your own.

Read on for my thoughts on The Tycoon’s Vacation. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: The Tycoon’s Revenge by Melody Anne

Posted June 17, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: The Tycoon’s Revenge
Series: Baby for the Billionaire #1
Author: Melody Anne
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: November 18, 2013
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Owned, Kindle edition
Cover Description:

Jasmine Freeman’s world is about to tumble down around her and the one responsible for it is none other than her first love, Derek Titan. She hasn’t seen him in ten years, and they are both going to learn the truth of what happened back then.

Jasmine grew up wealthy and oblivious to the destruction her father caused all around him. Derek was from the wrong side of the tracks. In ten years their lives will be reversed. He is now a multi-billionaire tycoon and she works hard, but barely gets by due to her father’s unethical business practices.

Derek comes seeking revenge and instead finds out he has a half grown son and the woman he’s been angry with for so many years is not who he thought she was. They both fight against the passion they still feel for each other, but in the end it is irresistible.

Come take the journey with Derek and Jasmine as they rediscover a passion that never died and the lies that kept them apart.

Read on for my thoughts on The tycoon’s Revenge. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: Secondhand Bride by Nancy Warren

Posted June 17, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Secondhand Bride
Series: The Almost Wives Club #2
Author: Nancy Warren
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: April 15, 2015
Publisher: Ambleside Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Five brides and one (possibly cursed) wedding gown. Will any of them get to wear the designer wedding dress down the aisle?

As the poor relation in the rich and powerful Carnarvon family, Ashley Carnarvon is used to hand-me-downs. But getting handed down a wedding dress that’s cursed? Okay, the curse is bad enough, but even worse, the dress doesn’t suit her. The fabulous gown was designed for a taller, slimmer bride who ran away before the wedding and never wore the dress – which gets back to the curse…

At twenty-five, Ashley’s not sure what she wants to do with her life. She’s still living on the Carnarvon compound in Malibu, sharing a cottage on the property with her mother. She goes to school part time, works part time and parties more than she should. Mostly, she parties with Eric Van Hoffendam, who’s the slacker in his rich, powerful family. A lot of their friends are starting to get married and when Eric asks her to marry him, she likes the idea. Eric doesn’t look down on her or demand anything of her. Life with him would be easy, and Ashley likes things to be easy.

Bennett Saegar has a bad habit of making his life harder than it needs to be. Trying to make it as a Hollywood screenwriter is hard enough, but when a movie star stages a very public suicide attempt over unrequited love for him, the media frenzy is so bad he needs a place to hide out. Luckily, the pool house is free on the property of his family friends, the Carnarvons. He’ll be out of sight and able to concentrate on his next screenplay. Best of all, he’ll be far away from women.

When he moves into the pool house, the first person he sees is Ashley Carnarvon. Ashley who had a world class crush on him ten years earlier. Now, she’s all grown up and something about her pulls at him.

Good thing she’s engaged, or she could be a serious distraction. Then, Ben meets her fiancé and realizes this guy is all wrong for Ashley. She’s got so much more potential than she realizes. He wishes he knew how to show her how special she is without anyone getting the wrong idea about his intentions. Especially him.

Secondhand Bride is the second in a series of five romantic comedies about the designer wedding gown that plays havoc with weddings!

Read on for my thoughts on Secondhand Bride. No true spoilers, promise.

Review: Bride on the Run by Catherine Mann and Joanne Rock

Posted June 16, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: Bride on the Run
Series: Runaway Brides #4
Author: Catherine Mann and Joanne Rock
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 16, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing, Southern Born
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Valerie Dimitri is on the run from her former fiancé who’d only wanted to marry her for her family’s questionable criminal ties. She also has the perfect cover with an assumed name and a thriving call-in advice show, “Sex Talk with Serena”, until one messy call blows up in her face. When she counselled “Anna J” to break up her with her boyfriend, she had no idea that she was telling a local celebrity to dump the hometown hero ballplayer, Boone Sullivan.

Boone has discovered Valerie’s real identity and he’s determined to expose her secrets… and maybe more. What he didn’t expect was to be blindsided by a crazy attraction to the buttoned-up lady with the sultry voice and a hidden past. He had carefully plotted his revenge, but soon all he can think about is how much he’d like to take Valerie as very own his stand-in bride.

Read on for my thoughts on Bride on the Run. No true spoilers, promise.