Category: Romantic Suspense

Wolf Unleashed by Paige Tyler

Posted December 7, 2016 by Marsha in Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Title:  Wolf Unleashed
Series:  SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #5
Author:  Paige Tyler
Genre:  Paranormal Romance, Romantic Suspense
Published:  December 6, 2016
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
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Wolf shifter Alex Trevino has fallen hard for veterinarian Lacey Barton. Getting her to agree to a date is a lot of work—and winning her heart proves even harder.

Lacey can’t deny her crazy attraction to Alex, but she has no intention of letting herself fall for him. In her less than stellar experience, men don’t stick around.

When Lacey’s sister is kidnapped, it’s up to Alex to crack the case—and prove to Lacey that he isn’t going anywhere.

Titles in this series include:  Hungry Like The Wolf – Wolf Trouble – In The Company of Wolves – Wolf Unleashed

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Explosive Forces by D. D. Ayres

Posted November 28, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

explosive-forcesTitle:  Explosive Forces
Series:  K-9 Rescue #5
Author:  D. D. Ayres
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense
Published:  November 1, 2016
Publisher:  St Martin’s Paperbacks
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
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When Carly Reese’s beloved fashion boutique catches fire, she sees her dreams go up in smoke. The good news is that Carly was saved from the flames by a barking dog nearby. She soon discovers the heroic pooch is a trained K-9 who’s guarding his unconscious partner …a gorgeous firefighter who ends up in Carly’s arms.

Noah Glover and his K-9 are a fearless duo, and Noah has clearly met his match with the brave, beautiful Carly. Soon they team up to track down the arsonist behind the blast – a psychotic criminal who’s intent on framing Noah. Meanwhile, the sparks between Noah and and Carly could ignite a five-alarm fire. Should they smother their feelings in the name of justice…or fan the flames of passion?

Titles in this series include:  Irresistible Force – Force of Attraction – Primal Force – Rival Forces – Explosive Forces – Physical Forces (May 2017) – (links are to reviews on Keeper Bookshelf)

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In Safe Hands by Katie Ruggle

Posted November 25, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 2 Comments

in-safe-handsTitle:  In Safe Hands
Series:  Search & Rescue #4
Author:  Katie Ruggle
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense
Published:  October 4, 2016
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating:  4.5 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…

It’s all come down to this…

Daisy Little has lived in agoraphobic terror for over eight years. Trapped within a prison of her own making, she watches time pass through her bedroom window. Daisy knows she’ll never be a part of the world…until the day she becomes the sole witness of a terrible crime that may finally tear the Search and Rescue brotherhood apart for good.

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

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Safe From Harm by Kate SeRine

Posted November 24, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

safe-from-harmTitle:  Safe From Harm
Series:  Protect & Serve #2
Author:  Kate SeRine
Genre:  Contemporary  Romance, Romantic Suspense
Published:  October 4, 2016
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Deputy Gabe Dawson has had his eye on prosecuting attorney Elle McCoy for years. But the smart, sassy redhead is immune to his legendary charm and good looks—until Gabe is shot on the courthouse steps protecting Elle from a vengeful domestic terrorist.

Elle McCoy has been protecting her heart from the cocky playboy cop. But it’s hard not to notice a guy when he takes a bullet for you and seems determined to turn his life around. With the extremists still at large and Elle a target, Gabe and his law enforcement brothers kick into high gear to take down the threat. And as they work together, Elle realizes she’s losing her heart to a man who will risk it all to keep her safe from harm.

Titles in this series include:  Stop At Nothing – Safe From Harm

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Trouble Walks In by Sara Humphreys

Posted October 27, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

trouble-walks-inTitle:  Trouble Walks In
Series:  The McGuire Brothers #2
Author:  Sara Humphreys
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense
Published:  August 2, 2016
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Big city K-9 cop Ronan McGuire loves women, loves his dog, loves his job – but when old flame Maddy Morgan moves into his jurisdiction, he can’t think about anyone else.
Ronan knows she’s way out of his league, but he’s determined to help Maddy live life to the fullest.

Maddy has immersed herself in work and swiftly made a name for herself in the hot New York City real estate market. She’s looking for safety, not love, but Ronan McGuire is as persistent as he is sexy, and his crooked smile is hard to resist. But all other concerns are wiped away when Maddy goes missing and Ronan and his bloodhound K-9 partner are tasked with finding her and bringing her home.

Titles in this series include:  Brave The Heart, Trouble Walks In

Read on for my thoughts on Trouble Walks In.  No true spoilers, promise.

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Her Rogue Alpha by Paige Tyler

Posted September 12, 2016 by Marsha in Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

her-rogue-alphaTitle:  Her Rogue Alpha
Series:  X-Ops #5
Author:  Paige Tyler
Genre:  Paranormal Romance, Suspense
Published:  September 6, 2016
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Former Special Forces Lieutenant Jayson Harmon can’t believe that his war scars don’t matter to beautiful feline shifter Layla Halliwell. Why would she saddle herself with a broken man?

But Layla knows that Jayson is a hero to the core, and that only she can heal his wounded soul. So when Jayson is deployed on another deadly mission, no way is Layla staying behind…

Read on for my thoughts on Her Rogue Alpha.  No true spoilers, promise.

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Play It Safe by Leslie North

Posted July 28, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Play It SafeTitle:  Play It Safe
Series:  The Safe House #2
Author:  Leslie North
Genre:  Romantic Suspense, Contemporary Romance
Published:  April 14, 2016
Publisher:
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
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Ex-Navy SEAL Samson Jackson has lost everything he’s ever fought for – and nothing can bring back his wife. But when he’s offered a new mission protecting brilliant, sharp-tongued biochemist Angela McAllister from those who want to exploit the deadly knowledge she carries, he’s got no choice but to accept. He couldn’t save his first love, but maybe he can finally find redemption keeping the fiery scientist safe.

Samson knows he has a difficult road ahead of him, but he doesn’t count on the asset he’s charged with protecting being so . . . intriguing. Falling in love isn’t part of the plan. Especially when a rogue government official with nothing to lose plans to harness a lethal bioweapon and take revenge on the terrorists hiding out in Samson’s South African village with Angela’s help—and holds her brother as leverage.

Now, it’s up to Samson to protect a town full of innocents, one of whom is the son he hopes to adopt, while keeping the woman he loves from harm. He’ll have to fight powerful enemies, and his own demons, to save his world from catastrophe.

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Ultimate Courage by Piper J. Drake

Posted July 26, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Ultimate CourageTitle:  Ultimate Courage
Series:  True Heroes #2
Author:  Piper J. Drake
Genre:  Romantic Suspense
Published:  July 26, 2016
Publisher:  Grand Central Publishing – Forever
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Retired Navy SEAL Alex Rojas is putting his life back together, one piece at a time. Being a single dad to his young daughter and working at Hope’s Crossing Kennels to help rehab a former guard dog, he struggles every day to control his PTSD. But when Elisa Hall shows up, on the run and way too cautious, she unleashes his every protective instinct.

Elisa’s past never stays in her rearview mirror for long, and she refuses to put anyone else in danger. But with Alex guarding her so fiercely yet looking at her so tenderly, she’s never felt safer . . . or more terrified that the secrets she keeps could put countless people in grave peril. The only way for both to fully escape their demons will take the ultimate act of courage: letting go and learning to trust each other.

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Right Through Me by Shannon McKenna

Posted July 26, 2016 by Marsha in Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Right Through MeTitle:  Right Through Me
Series:  The Obsidian Files #1
Author:  Shannon McKenna
Genre:  Paranormal Romance, Sci-Fi, Romantic Suspense
Published:  July 26, 2016
Publisher:  Barclay
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Biotech tycoon Noah Gallagher has a deadly secret: his clandestine training as a super-soldier gives him abilities that go far beyond human. Yet he’s very much a man. When Caro Bishop shows up at his Seattle headquarters with a dangerous secret agenda, his ordered life is thrown into chaos. Caro is a woman like no other—and her luminously sensual beauty cloaks a mystery he must solve.

Caro’s lying low, evading a false charge of murder. She means to clear her name, and she’ll do whatever it takes to survive—but seducing a man like Noah is more than she bargained for. His amber eyes have the strangest glow when he looks at her—she could swear he sees the secrets of her heart. The desire smoldering in Noah’s eyes awakens her own secret hunger, but Caro has to resist his magnetic pull. Anyone close to her becomes a target. The only right thing to do is run, far and fast, but Caro can’t outrun Noah’s ferocious intensity—or deny the searing passion that explodes between them.

Nothing else matters—until a vicious enemy bent on the ultimate revenge puts his murderous plan into play. Noah and Caro must battle for their lives…and their love..

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Necessary Risk by Tara Wyatt

Posted July 15, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Necessary RiskTitle:  Necessary Risk
Series:  Bodyguard #1
Author:  Tara Wyatt
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense
Published:  February 23, 2016
Publisher:  Forever
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Former child star Sierra Blake is making a stunning Hollywood comeback—and attracting a scary amount of attention. When her home is vandalized and her safety threatened, she knows it’s time to bring in the professionals. But from the moment she sets eyes on her indecently sexy new bodyguard, Sean Owens, Sierra’s thoughts are anything but professional…

Few things in this world scare Sean—until he realizes he’s in serious danger of losing his heart to his new client. No matter how much he wants to, Sean won’t let his feelings for the smart and gorgeous Sierra get in the way of doing his job. Because as the attacks against her escalate, crossing the line between business and pleasure could get them both killed.

Read on for my thoughts on Necessary Risk.  No true spoilers, promise.

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True Peril by Veronica Forand

Posted July 1, 2016 by Marsha in Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

True PerilTitle:  True Peril
Series:  True Lies #3
Author:  Veronica Forand
Genre:  Romantic Suspense
Published:  March 7, 2016
Publisher:  Entangled Publishing – Select Suspense
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Socialite Trista Patterson has turned her back on her life of privilege and dedicated herself to helping others. Her mission to protect the world’s children often takes her into the bleak and violent underbelly of third world countries. When a kidnapping attempt goes wrong, Trista quickly finds herself running for her life…and married to a man she just met…as she’s placed at the top of the Cartel’s most wanted list.

Some days no good deed goes unpunished.

Dane O’Brien has spent his life in the shadows. Once a lethal assassin he grew tired of losing his soul with every hit, trading his gun and missions for a conference table and office politics as an undercover operative for the CIA. But when visiting his humanitarian sister turns deadly, Dane finds himself swearing to protect her beautiful and passionate friend Trista no matter the cost…even if it means stepping back into the world he swore never to return to. Although falling for the tough-hearted Trista is easy, keeping her alive is hard.

Read on for my thoughts on True Peril.  No true spoilers, promise.

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