Category: Series

Breaking Good by Madeline Ash

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

Title: Breaking Good
Series: Rags to Riches #4
Author: Madeline Ash
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: September 1, 2016
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

He wasn’t good for her. He never would be.

At eighteen, Stevie Case finally surrendered to her attraction to bad boy Ethan Rafters, sharing one night with him before she graduated and he skipped town on a one-way road to destruction. Years later, Stevie has hit back life’s curve-balls and is no stranger to hard work, but when she finds herself working for Ethan, who’s turned his life around, her world shatters not only because their chemistry is still fierce and undeniable but because fate separated them before she could tell him he has a son.

Ethan desperately wants to be a good father and a partner yet he believes he’ll never be normal. The chaos that defines his life has destroyed his relationships, yet Stevie’s acceptance of his flaws tempts him with a life he thought impossible.

Dare he risk Stevie’s life of hard-fought stability for his own chance at happiness?

(while Tule Publishing often has titles listed in more than one series… ) at this time = Titles in this series include: The Playboy – Her Secret Prince – You For Christmas – Breaking Good

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 –

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

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

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

Dare You to Run by Dawn Ryder

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

Title: Dare You To Run
Series: Unbroken Heroes #2
Author: Dawn Ryder
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Military Romance
Published: August 30, 2016
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Serve and protect
For Vitus Hale, only one mission has ever gone wrong. All he had to do was rescue a beautiful woman from her kidnappers. But falling hard into bed—and into love—with the stunning innocent was not part of the game plan, and when she leaves him in the dust, Vitus has nothing but a blemished record and a hardened heart. Now, after three long years, his beauty has finally come back into his life—and this time, failure is not an option…

Seduce and destroy
Damascus Ryland knew from their first steamy embrace that stoic warrior Vitus Hale is the only man for her, but when her power-hungry Congressman father offered her an ultimatum—sever ties with Vitus, or he dies—Damascus knew she had to walk away to save the man she loved. But now, three years later, a new threat is closing in on her—and tossing Vitus right back into her life. Damascus needs to keep her love for him locked in her heart if she is to keep him safe, but the old flame that burned between them is still as vibrant and hot as ever. Now, Damascus and Vitus must risk it all to find their freedom…and embrace their love…

Titles in this series include: Dangerous To Know – Dare You To Run – Deep Into Trouble

Redeeming her Montana Love by Vella Munn

Posted November 18, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Redeeming Her Montana Love
Series: Montana Lakeside #2
Author: Vella Munn
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: July 8, 2016
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Alisha Hearne has come back to Lake Serene to decide whether to sell her family’s cabin or repair it. But the painful memories this cabin holds might prove too much for Alisha to bear – until a handsome, muscular man shows up.

Nate Quaid doesn’t stay in one place for long. Once his work at Lake Serene is finished, he’ll move on before his secrets can catch up to him. But when Nate realizes the lovely young woman needs more than his expertise, he might be tempted to stay.

Aisha and Nate long to reach out to each other, to trust again. But are they capable of revealing their deepest secrets? Do they dare risk falling in love?

Titles in this series include: Romancing The Montana Bride – Redeeming Her Montana Love – His Montana Rescue – Saved By The Montana Hero – Taming His Montana Heart

The Rebel’s Return by Victoria James

Posted November 16, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: The Rebel’s Return
Series: Red River #4
Author: Victoria James
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 22, 2016
Publisher: Entangled – Bliss
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Natalia Puccini has spent her entire life playing by her overbearing but well-intentioned Italian family’s rules…except the one time she took a chance on a bad boy and fell hard. She’s worked to get her life back on track so when Aiden McCann comes sauntering back into town with his heart-stopping smile, Natalia vows not to fall for him again. There’s no way she’ll let him mess with her perfectly planned life…and there’s no way she’ll let him near her heart again…

Now reformed and a self-made success, Aiden is tormented by regrets and secrets. He left Red River years ago filled with anger and resentment and a promise to never come back. But when his ill father needs help, Aiden knows it’s time to face the mess he left behind, and face the one woman he never got over. It doesn’t matter how beautiful or intriguing she is, though, because he’ll never be able to give her what she needs. As soon as his father is healthy, Aiden is leaving Red River…for good.

Titles in this series (so far) include: A Risk Worth Taking – The Best man’s Baby – The Doctor’s Fake Fiancee – The Rebel’s Return

Tied to His Betrayal by Stacey Kennedy

Posted November 16, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Tied To His Betrayal
Series: Dirty Little Secrets #2
Author: Stacey Kennedy
Genre: Erotica, Contemporary Romance
Published: November 15, 2016
Publisher: Random House – Loveswept
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Darius Bennett can’t live without supreme control. A self-made billionaire, he’s rich enough to get anything—and any woman—he wants, yet he’s still haunted by a broken relationship. Five years ago, Darius let Taylor Erikson go because he knew he could never give her what she truly wanted: his heart. But the moment Taylor walks back into his life, bruised and beaten, Darius blames himself. To make good on his betrayal, he vows to help her heal—in and out of the sheets.

Once upon a time, Darius was Taylor’s world. Now his fierce embrace is exactly what she needs to get back on her feet. But Taylor pays a heavy price for her sizzling nights with Darius. As the emotional ties become stronger than ever and the paparazzi hunt her down for their next juicy story, Taylor must face some hard truths. They can’t go back. And to move forward, the key to loving Darius isn’t about keeping his secrets—it’s about exposing them.

Strong Sexual Content – over 18+ readers

Titles in this series include: Bound Beneath His Pain – Tied To His Betrayal – Restrained Under His Duty (April 2017)