Category: This one’s a Keeper

Lord of the Isles by Caro LaFever

Posted July 29, 2016 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Lord of the Isles
Series: International Billionaires #8
Author: Caro LaFever
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: April 4, 2016
Publisher:
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
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When Lilly Graham visits her father in Scotland, she finds the villagers are close to rebellion against the new lord. Disturbed to hear the man has locked himself in his castle with a stash of liquor and guns, she won’t let him hide. She lost a good friend to depression and can’t be party to letting another soul lose the fight and die.

Iain McPherson avoids meeting anyone or any expectations about being a hero. He shouldn’t have been a Royal Marine and he shouldn’t have been given authority to lead. Disaster happened, leaving him a broken man. All he wants is to be left to his drunken self.

But a pesky, persistent lass won’t let him off the hook and no amount of bellowing or baleful threats will drive her away from his castle. Iain can’t escape from the past and he’s no longer sure he wants to escape from the present. Or the lass.

International Billionaires series—books that take well-loved stories and place them in exotic locales… you could liken Lord of the Isles to the classic Beauty and the Beast…

Wicked Burn by Rebecca Zanetti

Posted June 28, 2016 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Wicked Burn
Series: Realm Enforcers #3
Author: Rebecca Zanetti
Genre: Paranormal Romance, Suspense
Published: June 7, 2016
Publisher: Kensington Books – Lyrical Press
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
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Simone Brightston knows she can beat the rap her enemies are pinning on her. An Irish witch is nobody’s fool, and she didn’t get to her position on the high council without serious power. But her cousins want her to hide out—and they somehow convinced her arch nemesis to play getaway driver.

Of all the men she’s known, Nikolaj Veis is the hardest to intimidate. With his demon-dark eyes and his inscrutable beauty, he’s as desirable as he is dangerous. And he knows better than to underestimate Simone. So when he pulls up on a roaring bike and tells her to climb on or fight it out, she grabs a handful of jacket and holds on tight. Running from the law may not be the smartest plan. But when it comes to Nick, hot pursuit and a blazing fast ride are exactly what Simone’s looking for.

Bonus Alert: Includes the brand new Dark Protectors novella, ‘Talen‘!

Read on for my thoughts on Wicked Burn. No true spoilers, promise.

The Unforgettable Hero by Valerie Bowman

Posted June 24, 2016 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: The Unforgettable Hero
Series: Playful Brides #4.5
Author: Valerie Bowman
Genre: Historical Romance, Regency Romance
Published: February 2, 2016
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
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To escape a forced marriage to her loathsome, social-climbing cousin, Cecelia Harcourt banks on selling a romantic novel. But when she’s hit by a coach on the way home from meeting a potential publisher and loses her memory, the accident leads to an encounter with a fascinating man. . . who she’s convinced is the hero of her novel.

Due to his brother’s influence, Lieutenant Adam Hunt finds himself honorably discharged from the army. Adam intends to make his way in the world without the help of a war-hero duke, brother or no. He finds his plans for independence sidetracked by a chance encounter with a lady whose memory has gone. She believes he’s a hero. Can Adam become the man he was meant to be and fill that lofty role?

Read on for my thoughts on The Unforgettable Hero. No true spoilers, promise.

Divergent Bloodline by T. J. Shaw

Posted June 13, 2016 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Divergent Bloodline
Series:
Author: T. J. Shaw
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: December 9, 2016
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Source: Owned, Kindle Edition
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While tracking down a killer, clues lead homicide detective, Viviane Taylor to suspect, Julian DeMatteo. From the get-go, DeMatteo unsettles and irritates her. He is a force she has never encountered, someone who excites her even though he is forbidden. Her instincts warn that he’s hiding something and she is determined to uncover those secrets.

As king of the vampires, Julian DeMatteo protects the immortal clans. So, when the beautiful, bullheaded cop embroils herself within his world, he must choose between the woman who reminds him of the humanity he has lost or his loyalty to his people.

As confusing emotions awaken inside her, Viviane can either accept her fate as the one chosen to save the immortal race or lose her soul to darkness. With Julian’s help, she fights an evil that would rip her apart in order to forge a new future with the homicide suspect who has stolen her heart.

Read on for my thoughts on Divergent Bloodline. No true spoilers, promise.

Shifted For Love by C. A. Tibbitts

Posted April 5, 2016 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Shifted For Love
Series: Pepper Valley Shifters #1
Author: C. A. Tibbitts
Genre: Paranormal Romance Shifters
Published: October 29, 2015
Publisher: Booktrope
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
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Jace moved in with Fiona and her father when she was fourteen. Tall, lean, and hotter every day, he caught Fiona’s eye on day one, and she has had a crush ever since. The problem is, Jace has never looked at her as anything but a friend.

On Fiona’s sixteenth birthday, her dad announces she is going to mate a shifter she has never met when she turns twenty-one. Zane, though cute and muscled, is arrogant, older, and not at all her type.

One night, Jace finally sees Fi for the woman she has become. In a moment of weakness, he succumbs to her request for “just one kiss.” A mate’s addictive taste is something neither Jace nor Fiona can deny.

Caught by a secret past, Jace believes he will never deserve a woman like Fi. However, Fiona harbors a deep dark secret of her own, a secret that may change all of their lives.

Pepper Valley: A town where shifters, vampires and other creatures are a part of society. What will happen when two shifters fight — over a love that has been ordained, and one that is forbidden?

Read on for my thoughts on Shifted For Love. No true spoilers, promise.

Angelborn by L. Penelope

Posted February 26, 2016 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Angelborn
Series: The Angelborn Cycle #1
Author: L. Penelope
Genre: Paranormal Romance, New Adult, Fantasy
Published: April 29, 2015
Publisher: Heartspell Media
My Rating: 3 stars
Source: NetGalley
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Maia

It’s hard to be normal when you see the dead everywhere. So I gave up. I just focus on staying out of their way. But the guy haunting my roommate is different. He’s impossible to ignore, and now other people can see him too.

He says my roommate is the only one who can save him from an eternity of torment. But one night he follows me into my nightmare and rescues me from my demons.Now he’s all I think about. This must be what it’s like to fall… for someone who can never be mine.

Caleb

A lifetime ago, I found my soulmate in the human world. But being angelborn means I don’t have a soul. When I lost my one true love, I lost my future and my freedom. Now, I have a second chance — she’s been reborn and I must gain her love again or serve out the rest of my eternal sentence alone.

But this time I am a fugitive with powerful angels hunting me, and I’m running out of time. You only get one soulmate, and mine isn’t the broken, scarred girl, who sees what no one else can. She’s a distraction I can scarcely afford — but I’m unable to stay away from her.

Read on for my thoughts on Angelborn. No true spoilers, promise.

Marry For Love by Christina Courtenay

Posted January 19, 2016 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Marry For Love
Series:
Author: Christina Courtenay
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: January 11, 2016
Publisher: Choc Lit
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
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Delilah cannot bear to watch as her twin sister Deborah marries Hamish Baillie, Fourth Earl of Blackwood. Not only because she knows that her conniving sister has manipulated the poor man into marriage, but also because she has been in love with the Earl since she first set eyes on him …

Delilah is willing to make the ultimate sacrifice to save Hamish from a life of unhappiness – but will her plan work, or will she have to accept that she is no match for her twin’s scheming ways?

Read on for my thoughts on Marry For Love. No true spoilers, promise.

Growl by Eve Langlais, Kate Douglas, A. C. Arthur

Posted January 8, 2016 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

Title: Growl
Series:
Author: Eve Langlais, Kate Douglas, A. C. Arthur
Genre: Paranormal Romance – Shifter
Published: January 3, 2016
Publisher: St. Martin’s Press
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
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In Legal Wolf’s Mate, taking on a pro bono murder case isn’t a problem for a lawyer who enjoys a challenge. Discovering his new client is his mate? A tad more complicated. Gavin has no intention of settling down, especially not with a woman accused of murder, but once he sets eyes on Megan, his fate is sealed.

In The Alpha’s Woman, Kira Radney is all delicious curves and strong will and has no desire to be a subservient mate. When a member of her father’s pack attempts to make her his mate by force, Kira has no choice but to flee. The last thing she wants is to submit to any male and their pack. But when her escape attempt leads her straight into the arms of an alpha wolf—a sexy, dangerous, protective alpha—Kira must fight against her need to be free, and her secret desire to be controlled…

In Feral Passions, what better place for an adventurous woman to explore her wild side than a luxurious resort in northern California’s beautiful Trinity Alps? Especially when that resort is run by sexy werewolves looking for mates—Feral Passions Resort, where fantasies come true.

Read on for my thoughts on Growl. No true spoilers, promise.

Less Than A Lady by Eva Devon

Posted December 28, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: Less Than A Lady
Series:
Author: Eva Devon
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: December 28, 2015
Publisher: Entangled Publishing / Select Historical
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
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To win a lord, you can’t be a lady…

Darcy Blake, Earl of Chase, is a solider, rogue, and a loyal King’s man. Commanded to spy on the luscious actress Amelia Fox, Darcy must pretend to be her student for a court theatrical. He is certain he can school her in the art of seduction while discovering if she is a traitor. But to his shock, he finds Mrs. Fox teaching him an entirely different kind of lesson.

As London’s most popular actress, Amelia is famous at court, and she doesn’t have a husband to tell her what do. Unfortunately, the king has ordered her to train the rakehell, Lord Chase to act for the court. Before long, the Earl is driving her wild with desire and awakening her heart to love. As an actress, society dictates she can never be more than Lord Chase’s mistress, and Amelia has vowed never to be less than a lady.

When Darcy learns the witty actress is indeed linked to a traitor, he’ll have to decide if love or loyalty will rule the day.

Read on for my thoughts on Less Than A Lady. No true spoilers, promise.

A Beary Sweet Holiday by Lia Davis

Posted December 24, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 1 Comment

Title: A Beary Sweet Holiday
Series: Bears of Blackrock #3
Author: Lia Davis
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: December 8, 2015
Publisher: after Glows
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

The kitchen isn’t the only thing heating up this winter…

Tiffany Black, culinary artist and owner of Beary Sweets Café, is determined to make this year’s Winter Solstice celebration one to remember. Especially since it will also be the mating ceremony for her brother, Anthony, and soon-to-be sister-in-law, Connie. She wants everything to be perfect. Unfortunately, you can’t always get what you want. When she falls off a ladder in her café and breaks her ankle, she fears her plans are doomed. Until the sexy bear Healer, Holt, comes to the rescue–stirring up more than just recipes.

Mating has never been at the top of Holt’s to-do list, and he’s known Tiffany all her life. So when the mating urge slams into him after mending her ankle, he’s taken aback–unsure and intrigued at the same time. The girl he watched grow up is now a curvy, sensual woman, and his bear wants to claim her. He wants to claim her.

The stubborn female refuses to follow Healer’s orders and allow her ankle to heal, and she’s hell-bent on catering the winter celebrations. In order to do what needs to be done, she insists that he help her. Since it gives him an excuse to stay by her side, he’s all right with that. As they work side by side to make the Solstice unforgettable, their passions ignite, and things turn utterly delicious.

Read on for my thoughts on A Beary Sweet Holiday. No true spoilers, promise.

A Hero and a Gentleman by JoMarie DeGioia

Posted December 11, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: A Hero and A Gentleman
Series: Gentlemen Under Cover #1
Author: JoMarie DeGioia
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: November 17, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 2 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Taylor Shelby has fled her home. She needs help and there’s only one man she can trust. Blake Thompson. He’s also the only man she’s adored since childhood.

Blake is shocked to see Taylor on his doorstep in the dead of night after so many years. He remembers her as a carefree young girl chasing ducks around the family estate. He, on the other hand, was always causing mischief with Taylor’s older brother Robert. When he invited Robert to join his private investigations firm, it was more of a lark than anything else. He never thought his best friend would go missing while on a case, and he certainly never expected to see Robert’s proper sister at his inn, The Hideaway, with a bruised eye and an air of desperation about her.

Blake can’t deny the beauty Taylor has become. But she’s his best friend’s little sister! How can he find Robert, solve this dangerous case, and protect Taylor, all while trying to ignore her captivating allure?

After all, he’s no hero . . . and he’s certainly no gentleman.

Read on for my thoughts on A Hero and A Gentleman. No true spoilers, promise.

A Matter of Time by Margaret Locke

Posted December 10, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

Title: A Matter of Time
Series: Matters of Love #2
Author: Margaret Locke
Genre: Time Travel, Regency Romance
Published: November 30, 2015
Publisher: Locked On Love Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
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Nobody would blame widowed doctoral student Eliza James for giving up on Happily Ever After; at twenty-nine, she’s suffered more loss than most people do in a lifetime. But Eliza’s convinced her own hero is still out there, waiting for her, just like in the beloved romance novels she devours. Every girl deserves a Darcy, right?

Only Eliza doesn’t dream of a modern-day affair: she wants the whole Regency experience. When a magical manuscript thrusts her back two hundred years into the arms and life of one Deveric Mattersley, Duke of Claremont, however, Eliza soon realizes some fantasies aren’t all they’re cracked up to be, especially when her duke proves himself less than a Prince Charming.

Deveric Mattersley has no interest in marriage. Determined to atone for his sins after convincing himself he’s at fault for the death of his first wife, he decrees himself content to focus on running his family’s estates, and on raising his son–until the mysterious Mrs. James appears. Who is she? What does shewant? And why does she make Dev’s blood run hot in a way no woman ever has?

Read on for my thoughts on A Matter of Time. No true spoilers, promise.

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Posted November 20, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

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In New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kristen Proby’s brand new series, five best friends open a hot new restaurant, but one of them gets much more than she bargained for when a sexy former rock star walks through the doors—and into her heart.

Seduction is quickly becoming the hottest new restaurant in Portland, and Addison Wade is proud to claim 1/5 of the credit. She’s determined to make it a success and can’t think of a better way to bring in new customers than live music. But when former rock star Jake Keller swaggers through the doors to apply for the weekend gig, she knows she’s in trouble. Addie instantly recognizes him—his posters were plastered all over her bedroom walls in high school—he’s all bad boy…exactly her type and exactly what she doesn’t need.

Jake Keller walked away from the limelight five years ago and yearns to return to what’s always driven him: the music. If he gets to work for a smart-mouthed, funny-as-hell bombshell, all the better. But talking Addie into giving him the job is far easier than persuading her that he wants more than a romp in her bed. Just when she begins to drop her walls, Jake’s past finally catches up with him.

Will Addie be torn apart once again or will Jake be able to convince her to drown out her doubts and listen to her heart?

About Kristen Proby:

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Kristen Proby is the author of the popular With Me in Seattle series. She has a passion for a good love story and strong characters who love humor and have a strong sense of loyalty and family. Her men are the alpha type—fiercely protective and a bit bossy—and her ladies are fun, strong, and not afraid to stand up for themselves. Kristen spends her days with her muse in the Pacific Northwest. She enjoys coffee, chocolate, and sunshine. And naps. Visit her at KristenProby.com.

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Looking for your next great, gotta have it, keep it forever series? Then you’re gonna want to get this one.

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Ice Moon by Lisa Kessler

Posted November 16, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 2 Comments

Title: Ice Moon
Series: Moon #5
Author: Lisa Kessler
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: November 16, 2015
Publisher: Entangled
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
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Jared Ayers works outdoors, embracing a solitary life, hiding from his inner demons. But after so many of his Pack brothers have found their mates, he starts wondering if there might be a mate in his future too. His world turns upside down after he’s hired by the “Ice Queen of Lake Tahoe”. One touch is all it takes. One touch to send the wolf howling within…

A gifted psychic with pyrokinesis, Taryn Goldstone wields fire beyond her control– sometimes with dire consequences. With Jared, she discovers that some flames are meant for passion–and healing. She has enemies who covet her powerful gift, but they are about to learn just how far a wolf will go to protect his mate.

Read on for my thoughts on Ice Moon. No true spoilers, promise.

The Reluctant Duchess by Sharon Cullen

Posted November 15, 2015 by Marsha in This one's a Keeper / 0 Comments

Title: The Reluctant Duchess
Series:
Author: Sharon Cullen
Genre: Regency Romance
Published: November 10, 2015
Publisher: Loveswept
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Lady Sara Emerson was jolted out of her dull provincial life by her cousin’s murder. Now that the killer seems to be targeting her, Sara seeks help from the man who was once her cousin’s fiancé, Gabriel Ferguson, Duke of Rossmoyne. With his towering frame and fiery personality, Ross cuts an intimidating figure. Living under his protection, however, has its own hazards—like the sudden urge Sara feels to take their relationship in new, exquisitely inappropriate directions.

Dazzled by the social graces of his betrothed, Ross never noticed her shy, blushing cousin. Looking at Sara now, though, he’s drawn to her lovely eyes and calm disposition. Funny how a year away from the hustle and bustle of the ton changes a man. But Ross has no intention of allowing a woman to interfere with his plan to return overseas. He will simply capture the murderer and set sail once again. The problem is, with her beguiling lips and heavenly touch, Sara makes him never want to leave home—or his bed—again.

Read on for my thoughts on The Reluctant Duchess. No true spoilers, promise.