Posted November 14, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: A Bad Boy For Christmas
Series: International Bad Boys
Author: Kelly Hunter
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 13, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
How can he protect his family when he no longer knows what family is?
Cutter Jackson’s perfect world is crumbling. A new-found half-brother, a father short on answers, and a woman who challenges his every word will do that to a man. He’s losing his authority, his morality and his restraint with every breath. And there’s still Christmas and New Year to navigate.
Street-savvy Mia Blake isn’t looking for a place in the family Cutter loves so much. As for the lust that sparks between them, Mia’s more than happy to fan those flames and drive them both a little nuts. She can handle it. She can handle him right up until the moment Cutter decides he wants more than a holiday fling.
Read on for my thoughts on A Bad Boy For Christmas. No true spoilers, promise.
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Posted November 12, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: Falling For Christmas
Series: prequel Falling For The Freemans
Author: Kate Hewitt
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 9, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
Welcome to Creighton Falls, New York… a town time forgot where miracles happen…
Glamorous city girl Hannah Ford wasn’t thinking when she walked out of a Christmas party and drove three hundred miles into a snowstorm; she just needed to escape. Thankfully local carpenter Sam Taylor comes to her rescue, and the unlikely pair are forced to spend a snowed-in Christmas together.
All Sam planned for Christmas was to get drunk alone. The holiday has always been something to be endured, until Hannah tumbles into his life, making it magical. Now Hannah and Sam have a chance to have a Christmas together… and make it the best one either of them have ever had.
But can one night out of reality turn into something that’s lasting and real?
Read on for my thoughts on Falling For Christmas. No true spoilers, promise.
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Posted November 11, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: The Christmas Secret
Series: Secrets of Cherry Lake, Cherry Lake Christmas
Author: Jeannie Watt
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 5, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
Trapped in a cabin in a raging blizzard with the one man on earth who could turn her world upside down…this Christmas holiday was not playing out at all the way Lil Reynolds had planned. Not even close.
When Lil’s former fiancé chose to marry on Christmas Eve—the day he and Lil had planned to marry one year ago—she knew she had to get out of town for the holidays. Heading to the isolated family cabin seemed like the perfect solution, until the blizzard came…and a man showed up at her door in the heart of the storm. Casey Lanigan. Her ex-fiancé’s brother. A man with whom she shared a secret summer romance many years ago. A man who’d betrayed her trust. A man who, despite everything, still made her heart beat a little harder…
So much for a Lanigan-free holiday.
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Posted November 10, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: Miss Featherton’s Christmas Prince
Series: The Marriage Game #8
Author: Ella Quinn
Genre: Regency Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 10, 2015
Publisher: Lyrical Press
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
In the two seasons since her triumphant debut, Meg Featherton’s heart has been tested to its limits. Her first suitor: a criminal. The second, a cad. For her third act, Meg vows to leave love completely out of the marriage equation. She has set her sights on a newly made viscount whom she could take or leave. However, now she must avoid his handsome, roguish, irresistible best friend like the plague. It’s no easy feat, as they are all attending the same house party…
Damon, Marquis of Hawksworth, cannot imagine why Miss Featherton seems so damn disinterested—or why he cares so terribly much. Certainly Meg is a fine wifely prospect for a man in his position, but more than that, he finds he longs for her as he has never done for another woman. She may be determined to protect her heart, but Damon is equally set on winning her over, one delicious kiss at a time.
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Posted November 10, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments
Title: His Witch To Keep
Series: Keepers of the Veil #2
Author: Zoe Forward
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: November 9, 2015
Publisher: Entangled Covet
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
Wanting her was one thing. Keeping her was another…
Serenity Danssaert was already in way over her head. Not even her MI6 training or her powers as one of the seven Pleiades witches is going to save her sister. Then Alexi Jovec shows up. A secret operative working for unknown forces, he’s impossibly sexy and dangerous…and the guy who bailed on Serenity after a red-hot, racy night.
So bonding to him as her destined—the One—is so very wrong.
While Alexi’s need to own Serenity—body, soul, and beyond—is nearly unbearable, it’s also forbidden. He’s the last man who could ever be her destined. Besides, Hades’s right-hand man cannot bond with a chosen Pleiades witch. He may be the one man who can protect her, but she can never be his to keep.
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Posted November 10, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: The Christmas Curse
Series: Loveless and Dunn #6
Author: Erika marks
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 1, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
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After three holiday heartbreaks in a row, caterer Emily Landon is determined to break her Christmas Curse–and what better way than to spend Christmas at the remote inn, Angel’s Landing, where her recently cold-footed boyfriend can’t reach her to break things off.
For small-town veterinarian Griffin Boone, the holidays always find him falling in love with the wrong woman–but this year he has a fail-proof plan to keep his heart safe: One last house call to Angel’s Landing and the aging Golden Retriever, Sassy and he’s heading to a cabin in the woods to hide out until the New Year.
But when an ice storm strands Griffin at the inn with Emily, everyone’s careful holiday plans are tossed like last year’s tree.
Will unexpected attraction confirm Griffin and Emily’s worst fears–or could this year’s Christmas Curse be a blessing in disguise?
Read on for my thoughts on The Christmas Curse. No true spoilers, promise.
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Posted November 9, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 2 Comments
Title: Falling For Her Enemy
Series: Still Harbor #2
Author: Victoria James
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 9, 2015
Publisher: Entangled Bliss
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
She’s falling for the one man who could destroy everything…
Alex McAllister always dreamed of a life filled with the laughter and love of a family, but being abandoned at a young age left her wary of letting anyone in. Now that she’s settled in Still Harbor, Alex struggles between keeping her distance and the magnetic pull of the handsome stranger who claims he’s the biological father of her adopted daughter.
Hayden Brooks never wanted to be a father. Long hours spent building his family’s real estate empire suits him just fine. But when he discovers an ex put the baby he unknowingly fathered up for adoption, his world crumbles. He tracks the child to Still Harbor with the intention of bringing her home—and comes face to face with his daughter’s stunning adoptive mother.
The paternity test is in. And Hayden’s about to make the most shocking decision of his life, just in time for Christmas.
Read on for my thoughts on Falling For Her Enemy. No true spoilers, promise.
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Posted November 8, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: Heartsong Cottage
Series: Eternity Springs #10
Author: Emily March
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: November 3, 2015
Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
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Daniel Garrett is no stranger to heartache or tragedy. Once a successful detective, his world fell apart with his son’s murder and his wife’s suicide. Leaving the police force, Daniel devotes his life to finding missing children, but when a case goes sour on the anniversary of his personal tragedy, he returns to Eternity Springs hoping for some of the town’s fabled healing.
Shannon O’Toole isn’t looking for romance. After her fiancé’s death, she closed off her heart. But she can’t deny the spark between her and a sexy stranger at a friend’s wedding. Shannon has her own secrets and has no place in her life for a private detective, even one who moves her as much as Daniel. But when the pair are thrown together on a case, the magic of Eternity Springs just might give them a second chance.
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Posted November 8, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments
Title: The Sheikh’s Purrfect Lover
Series: Sheikh Shifters #1
Author: Elizabeth Oakley
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: November 1, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
Environmentalist Mel Sykes has come all the way to Saudi Arabia to protect a rare group of tigers. With their habitat threatened by a proposed pipeline, she’ll do all she can to ensure their safety. But what she discovers goes even deeper. With tall, handsome Karim Khazi by her side, Mel becomes enmeshed in a feud between two families whose secrets are wilder than she ever imagined.
Karim is caught off guard by the curvaceous beauty who arrives to help the tigers. His instincts are screaming to protect her, but he will do all he can to keep the family secret safe. Little does Mel know that the feud between the Khazi and Shashi families goes well beyond oil. Karim and his family are shifters—half man, half tiger—and the Shashi are determined to put an end to their bloodline.
As they work together, Karim struggles to protect Mel from the danger all around her. But as Mel falls further under Karim’s spell, secrets are revealed that could change everything.
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Posted November 7, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: One Christmas Wish
Series: Hearts of the Rockies
Author: Sara Richardson
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: November 3, 2015
Publisher: Forever Yours (Grand Central Publishing)
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
There’s nothing like a Christmas wedding to warm a girl’s heart—or to distract everyone else from the fact that one particular bridesmaid intends to quickly skip town. Julia Noble’s accident was years ago, and she’s tired of being overprotected. She needs to be on her own. But before she flees Aspen, Colorado, Julia wants to make sure her brother has the perfect wedding and all her ducks are in a row. Yet duty soon turns to pleasure when three days before the big day Julia runs into the only man she ever dreamed of marrying.
Fresh out of the navy, Isaac Nash just wants to feel normal again. But starting his new life means winning back the girl who captured his heart years ago. Isaac didn’t know the truth behind the tragedy that changed Julia’s life forever, and he can’t stop blaming himself for not being there for her. After all this time, he knows that Julia is what he wants, this and every Christmas. Now Isaac just has to convince her that she’s earned a miracle, too.
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Posted November 7, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments
Title: Bella and the Beast
Series: Cinderella Sisterhood #4
Author: Olivia Drake
Genre: Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Published: November 3, 2015
Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperback
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
OF ALL THE FABLED TREASURES
Bella Jones feels like a fish out of water in civilized England. Raised abroad by her explorer father, she’s amused by the very proper manners of the nobility. Nevertheless, to save her younger siblings from ruin, she must infiltrate a ducal household in order to find the map to an ancient treasure trove. Alas, the haughty, handsome duke stands in her way…unless she can tame his beastly temper, that is.
THE MOST PRECIOUS ONE IS LOVE
Miles Grayson, the Duke of Aylwin, prefers antiquities to, well, everything else. Especially prying females with their irksome questions. But Bella’s blue eyes and beguiling smile are improbably charming, and the temptation of her kiss is impossible to resist. As the pair is swept into a mystery that reaches back to their childhoods, Miles realizes that Bella has made the rarest discovery of all-the key to his heart…
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Posted November 6, 2015 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: A Christmas Homecoming
Series: Bar V5 Ranch, Montana Born Christmas
Author: Melissa McClone
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published: October 29, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
A kiss is just a kiss…
Unless it’s under the mistletoe.
Ellie Smith is determined to make up for Christmases past by spreading holiday cheer throughout the Bar V5 dude ranch, but tech “bah, humbug” billionaire, Josiah Whittaker, refuses to bask in the spirit of the season.
Unwilling to let the geek-to-gorgeous Josiah win, Ellie plans to give him a Christmas he’ll never forget. But after a simple kiss under the mistletoe, Ellie and Josiah both start questioning everything. Can Christmas really bring the gift neither one of them were expecting: true love?
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Posted November 6, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments
Title: Walk Through Fire
Series: Chaos #4
Author: Kristen Ashley
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: October 27, 2015
Publisher: Forever
My Rating: 5+ stars
Source: NetGalley
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Millie Cross knows what it’s like to burn for someone. She was young and wild and he was fierce and even wilder-a Chaos biker who made her heart pound. They fell in love at first sight and life was good, until she learned she couldn’t be the woman he needed and made it so he had no choice but to walk away. Twenty years later, Millie’s chance run-in with her old flame sparks a desire she just can’t ignore. And this time, she won’t let him ride off . . .
Bad boy Logan “High” Judd has seen his share of troubles with the law. Yet it was a beautiful woman who broke him. After ending a loveless marriage, High is shocked when his true love walks back into his life. Millie is still gorgeous, but she’s just a ghost of her former self. High’s intrigued at the change, but her betrayal cut him deep-and he doesn’t want to get burned again. As High sinks into meting out vengeance for Millie’s betrayal, he’ll break all over again when he realizes just how Millie walked through fire for her man.
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Posted November 3, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments
Title: Society’s Most Scandalous Viscount
Series: Regency Charms #3
Author: Anabelle Bryant
Genre: Regency Romance
Published: November 3, 2015
Publisher: Carina
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:
When rules are made to be broken…
Viscount Kellaway may sound like a gentleman, but he doesn’t act like one. As far as Kell is concerned, drink, women and the wrong side of the law are much more attractive indulgences than could be found in polite society – much to the scandal of the ton.
With all of Brighton’s women to choose from, Kell has never settled for one – and his devilish good looks mean he’s never had to. But when he spies Angelica Curtis walking on the beach by moonlight, the living vision of a familiar dream, all that changes.
Suddenly, Kell finds himself craving the touch of a single woman…and it just so happens that the woman in question won’t have him! But if Kell’s bad ways have taught him anything, it’s that nothing is truly out of bounds.
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Posted November 3, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments
Title: The Irresistible Rogue
Series: Playful Brides #4
Author: Valerie Bowman
Genre: Regency Romance
Published: November 3, 2015
Publisher: St Martin’s Press
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
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Lady Daphne Swift comes from a family with two brothers who have proudly served the Crown. She may be a female, but she’s willing to do whatever it takes to prove that she’s as useful to the war effort as her brothers. She even went so far as to secretly marry a spy. The fact that she just happened to have been pining for Captain Rafe Cavendish for years didn’t hurt matters. But after their first mission, when she realized their marriage had been strictly business, Daphne immediately wanted an annulment. The fiery Daphne has always been a multi-tasker and now she’s hell bent on two things: finding the men who killed her brother and securing her engagement to another man to forget about Rafe forever.
As a spy for the War Office, Captain Rafferty Cavendish has been on dozens of missions. But one mission haunts him, the mission that resulted in the death of Daphne Swift’s eldest brother, Donald. Rafe agreed to work with Daphne once and put her life in danger. Now he must find the men who killed Donald, avenge the family, and convince Daphne to give him one more chance. But Daphne’s enlisted her other older brother, Julian, to help her get a quick and quiet annulment so that she can marry a fop who only wants her for her title and money. Can Rafe convince Daphne to give him one more chance, on the mission and win her heart?
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