Category: Series

On Lone Star Trail by Amanda Cabot

Posted July 4, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series, Women's Fiction / 0 Comments

Title: On Lone Star Trail
Series: Texas Crossroads #3
Author: Amanda Cabot
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Women’s Fiction
Published: February 2, 2016
Publisher: Revel
My Rating: 3.5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

If there’s one thing Gillian Hodge never wants to see again, it’s a man on a motorcycle. Her last encounter with one left her right hand crushed, ending her promising career as a concert pianist. But as she heads to Rainbow’s End Resort, a sudden thunderstorm causes a motorcycle to crash in front of her.

When TJ Benjamin’s wife died, he lost more than his best friend; he lost his faith. He’s spent the past year wandering the country on a motorcycle, trying not to think about his future. When he finds himself stranded with a busted bike and a reluctant rescuer, he has to wonder about God’s sense of humor.

Can this woman without a future and this man running from his past find romance in the present? Or are they too tied to the way life used to be?

Read on for my thoughts on On Lone Star Trail. No true spoilers, promise.

Blood Curse by Crystal-Rain Love

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

Title: Blood Curse
Series: Blood Revelation #1
Author: Crystal-Rain Love
Genre: Paranormal
Published: Originally March 13, 2010 – with new cover Reissued on March 10, 2016
Publisher: ImaJinn Books
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

The Blood Revelation Prophecy: Vampires, witches, and shifters will band together to stop the darkness from winning, until one warrior is born to save the world from Satan’s wrath.

When Aria Michaels sets out to find the vampire who took her mother’s life, she’s stunned when she instead finds Rialto Renaldi, the vampire who has been haunting her dreams. She hadn’t believed he was real, and she knows she should run from Rialto as fast as she can. But who better to help her find her mother’s killer?

Rialto is reluctant to help the mortal woman who has invaded his dreams, even though he’s curious about who she is and why she has this strange connection to him. He isn’t, however, about to satisfy his curiosity. The last time he became involved with a mortal, he ended up destroying her. But he knows that if Aria searches for the killer on her own, she’ll join her mother in death.

Finally, Rialto agrees to help Aria, but the pair soon learns that fate brought them together for a much larger purpose, and fate has every intention of destroying them if they don’t fulfill their roles in the Blood Revelation Prophecy . .

Read on for my thoughts on Blood Curse. No true spoilers, promise.

True Peril by Veronica Forand

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

Title: 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.

Accidentally In Love With The Biker by Teri Anne Stanley

Posted July 1, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Accidentally In Love With The Biker
Series: What Happens In Vegas #13
Author: Teri Anne Stanley
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: February 8, 2016
Publisher: Entangled Publishing – Lovestruck
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Aspiring writer Kelli Dalton needs a man, and fast. When she’s rear-ended by a sexy-as-sin biker on the way to a Vegas romance readers convention, she sees her chance. If he’ll pose as her fake boyfriend long enough to impress a bestselling author, Kelli has a shot at saving the bookstore for underprivileged kids she runs back home.

Quinn Anderson doesn’t know what to make of the cute little writer who stirs his heart and his libido, but he does know he wants to get better acquainted. And if that means keeping up their sexy ruse all week, he’s game.

Quinn knows girls like Kelli deserves someone with a secure future to help with her store, not a guy struggling to turn a profit on his chopper shop. But if his motorcycle designs win the big Vegas competition, he’ll have enough prize money to fund his dreams…and hers.

Read on for my thoughts on Accidentally In Love With The Biker. No true spoilers, promise.

A Gentleman’s Game by Theresa Romain

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

Title: A Gentleman’s Game
Series: Romance of the Turf #1
Author: Theresa Romain
Genre: Historical, Regency Romance
Published: February 2, 2016
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Suave Nathaniel Chandler can just as easily talk himself into a willing lady’s embrace as he can broker a business deal. But no amount of charm is sufficient to cloak a chilling, recent discovery: every one of his award-winning racehorses has suddenly and mysteriously fallen ill.

Determined to discover the source of the problem, Nathaniel searches for all possible explanations. His suspicions fall on the alluring Rosalind Agate, his father’s new secretary. But for the sake of both their livelihoods – and his recent attraction – Nathaniel sets aside his suspicions. Instead, he decides to use Rosalind’s wit and her wiles as key components of his investigative team.

As the upcoming race draws near, Nathaniel and Rosalind must use every trick up their sleeves to not only catch the culprit, but also satisfy the desire that burns between them.

Read on for my thoughts on A Gentleman’s Game. No true spoilers, promise.

By Break Of Day by M. L. Buchman

Posted June 29, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Title: By Break of Day
Series: The Night Stalkers #15
Author: M. L. Buchman
Genre: Romantic Suspense, Military Romance
Published: February 2, 2016
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Captain Kara Moretti flies high in her MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV. It is the Night Stalkers’ eyes and ears in the sky, and being behind a remote control and one step back from the action has always worked for her… and her love life.

Right until Captain Justin Roberts walks straight through her shields and into her heart. Justin is a pilot who loves being right in the middle of the fray. Together they’ll go where life, limb, and heart are at risk in the Mongolian wilderness. But Justin learns there’s something more important than missions – Kara.

Read on for my thoughts on By Break of Day. No true spoilers, promise.

My Tempting Highlander by Maeve Greyson

Posted June 29, 2016 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: My Tempting Highlander
Series: Highland Hearts #3
Author: Maeve Greyson
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: February 23, 2016
Publisher: Random House – Loveswept
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Cursed to live forever with neither wife nor child, Ronan Sutherland has watched all he cherishes turn to dust—more than once. For hundreds of years, he’s been trapped behind the mists of Loch Ness, hoping to identify the one woman who is prophesied to break the spell. Now, at last, the fates have aligned, and he’s being sent into the future to fetch her. After a single glimpse, Ronan knows he’s been waiting all his life for this passionate woman.

Unlike her time-traveling sisters, Mairi Sinclair is perfectly content to remain in the present. As a hospital nurse in Edinburgh, she cherishes the opportunity to put her gift of healing powers to good use. But everything changes the morning a mysterious wolf darts in front of her car. Touching the wounded creature’s tawny coat, a tingle surges through her. Yet when she returns with aid, Mairi is shocked to find instead a man with broad shoulders and fire in his eyes—a man who tempts her to unleash the animal within.

Read on for my thoughts on My Tempting Highlander. No true spoilers, promise.

Happy Ever After in Christmas by Debbie Mason

Posted June 28, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Happy Ever After in Christmas
Series: Christmas, Colorado #7
Author: Debbie Mason
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 28, 2016
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing – Forever
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

As her thirtieth birthday approaches, deputy Jill Flaherty decides it’s time to live a little. When she walks into Sawyer Anderson’s bar in her sexiest dress, she’s not thinking that he’s her brother’s best friend or about the many women he dated during his years as a pro hockey player. All she’s thinking is that it’s finally time to confess to her longtime crush how she truly feels.

Sawyer is done being a player on and off the ice. Yet no one in the small town of Christmas seems to believe he’s ready to settle down, not Jill, and certainly not Jack, who is determined to keep Sawyer from breaking his little sister’s heart. But as Sawyer and Jill’s relationship heats up, can he prove that he’s her happy ever after?

Read on for my thoughts on Happy Ever After in Christmas. No true spoilers, promise.

Bringing Delaney Home by Lee Kilraine

Posted June 26, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Bringing Delaney Home
Series: Cates Brothers #1
Author: Lee Kilraine
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: February 2, 2016
Publisher: Kensington Books – Lyrical Shine
My Rating: 3.5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

In the sleepy town of Climax, North Carolina, all five Cates brothers are known for being tall, dark, and delicious. But each has his own incomparable love story…Quinn Cates has known Delaney Lyons forever. But after years away from home, Delaney’s a changed woman. A mysterious accident she refuses to talk about has left her hurting–in body and soul–and acting out in dangerous, and occasionally entertaining, ways.

Quinn’s on the local police force, so he’s used to dealing with troublemakers. This one’s pretty incorrigible–but he suspects her flippant exterior is hiding something softer and deeper inside. Every time he has to rescue Delaney from herself, his heart and his hormones both go into overdrive. But he owes it to Delaney’s sister to keep an eye on her. He’s got some experience with that after spending so much time at it back in high school…

Delaney just wants to fend off the gossips, fight off the pain of her past, and make her escape once again. But Officer Cates is ordering her not to leave town, and his interrogation techniques can be very persuasive.

Read on for my thoughts on Bringing Delaney Home. No true spoilers, promise.

Fade Into You by Tracy Wolff

Posted June 26, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Fade Into You
Series: Shaken Dirty #3
Author: Tracy Wolff
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: February 15, 2016
Publisher: Entangled Publishing – Brazen
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Wyatt Jennings has been called a lot of things by the media. Bad-boy rocker. Intense drummer. Addict.

Finally out of rehab and desperate for a fresh start, Wyatt rejoins his mega-platinum rock band Shaken Dirty as they prepare for their world tour. But Wyatt’s demons are never far behind, always nipping at his heels for one. More. Fix.

Enter Poppy Germaine, the band’s new social media consultant. A beautiful bombshell who somehow manages to get underneath Wyatt’s skin, Poppy’s an addiction Wyatt can get behind. And even though she’s with the label—and therefore off-limits—he craves her. Needs her.

Except Poppy isn’t actually a social media consultant. She’s the daughter of the label’s CEO, sent undercover to babysit Wyatt and keep him from falling off the wagon again. Proving herself to her father is Poppy’s only goal—until she finds herself in Wyatt’s bed. But if Wyatt discovers the truth, it could send him spiraling all over again.

Read on for my thoughts on Fade Into You. No true spoilers, promise.

Leaving Yesterday by Zoe Dawson

Posted June 24, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Leaving Yesterday
Series: Laurel Falls #1
Author: Zoe Dawson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: February 9, 2016
Publisher: Random House – Loveswept
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Laurel Falls, Montana, features spectacular mountain scenery—but it takes a rugged cowboy to convince one woman to slow down and enjoy the view.

Rafferty Hamilton doesn’t plan on putting down roots anytime soon. With her divorce final, the hotel heiress has left Manhattan behind to scout new locations for her family’s chain of resorts. Which is why it’s so frustrating to be stranded in Laurel Falls while a good-looking, slow-talking, Stetson-wearing mechanic takes his sweet time with her overheated coupe.

A decorated vet who paid his dues in Afghanistan, Trace Black can fix anything with an engine and get it revving—even Rafferty’s ridiculous sports car. He couldn’t say the same for the knockout driver, who looks like she’s never gripped a gear shaft in her life. Women like Rafferty don’t usually stick around in Laurel Falls, but Trace finds himself showing her everything his hometown has to offer before she cruises on down the road.

As the days pass, Rafferty finds herself charmed by the pace of life and the openhearted warmth of the residents. She’s even tempted to trust again—and it’s all thanks to Trace. He’s not the kind of guy she’s used to falling for, but he just might be the man she needs.

Read on for my thoughts on Leaving Yesterday. No true spoilers, promise.