View To A Kill by Lisa Hughey

Posted June 4, 2016 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: View To A Kill
Series: The Nostradamus Prophecies #1
Author: Lisa Hughey
Genre: Paranormal
Published: January 18, 2016
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Every night Mari Johnson’s dead brother visits in her dreams. The CIA tells her his death was a suicide, but she refuses to believe it. There’s no way he’d leave her again. But if she can’t trust the shadow organization that her brother worked with for answers, then she’ll turn to turn to his surprisingly sexy partner instead…the man who was with him when he died.

Every night Nik Stanley relives the night he watched his best friend die. In vain, he battles the guilt that haunts him. As a member of Project Specter, a program that uses people with paranormal talents for intelligence gathering, he can’t shake the feeling that he should have known that something was wrong.

But when Mari and Nik join forces, the pair are thrown a little too close together, and their digging only draws the attention of powerful enemies that would do anything to keep their secrets hidden.

Read on for my thoughts on View To A Kill. No true spoilers, promise.

Tempted by Jess Michaels

Posted June 4, 2016 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: Tempted
Series: The Wicked Woodleys #3
Author: Jess Michaels
Genre: Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Published: January 12, 2016
Publisher: The Passionate Pen
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

The youngest son of the Woodley clan, Gabriel has been obsessed with bringing his missing twin sister home since she disappeared over two years ago. His drive has forced him to block out all else, including any feelings he may have for the beautiful Juliet Gray. But when she is brought to London by Gabriel’s mother, avoiding the desire she inspires becomes impossible.

Juliet never wanted to come to London in the first place, especially since she knows she won’t be able to avoid Gabriel, who has been both confusing and drawing her from the moment they met. But to give her father a chance at happiness, she’ll stay in town. When Gabriel asks for her help in finding his sister, explosive secrets will be spilled and long suppressed longings will overflow. But will their search bring them love or expose them to a danger that could destroy all they’ve built?

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

His Darling Bride by Anna DeStefano

Posted June 3, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: His Darling Bride
Series: Echoes of the Heart #3
Author: Anna DeStefano
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: April 26, 2016
Publisher: Montlake Romance
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Bethany Darling doesn’t kiss men at first sight…until she falls into the arms of a handsome cowboy bartender.

A mysterious stranger, Mike helps scare off Bethany’s obnoxious ex-boyfriend. Mike’s touch feels like coming home. But Bethany’s so not interested. Between stalled-out dreams of becoming a painter, troubles reconnecting with her sprawling foster family, and the happy chaos of her sister’s upcoming wedding, Bethany’s already in over her head. But each time she and Mike stumble across each other in small-town Chandlerville…sparks fly.

A famous photographer hiding under a Stetson, Mike Taylor recognizes Bethany as a kindred artistic spirit. Together they rekindle her passion for painting—and she inspires him in unexpected, undeniable ways. Then when Mike’s own past threatens to tear apart his present, Bethany becomes his safe place to turn.

Can these two wandering souls finally trust their hearts? Or will they run from the forever love they never expected to find?

Read on for my thoughts on His Darling Bride. No true spoilers, promise.

Return to Jacaranda Avenue by Kerrie Paterson

Posted June 3, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 2 Comments

Title: Return To Jacaranda Avenue
Series:
Author: Kerrie Paterson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: May 1, 2016
Publisher: Escape Publishing – Harlequin Australia
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Twenty-five years ago, Polly and Matt were in love—but their relationship came to a traumatic end following the death of her best friend.

Now Polly Chappell has moved back to her home town to open a patisserie and care for her elderly parents, and the last person she wants to see is Matt Enright. Until she actually sees him, that is…

Their attraction turns out to be stronger than ever, but both have their reasons to resist rekindling their romance—until someone attempts to run Polly out of town with escalating threats and vandalism, and Matt’s protective instincts surface.

Will the secret she keeps bring them together—or get them killed?

Read on for my thoughts on Return to Jacaranda Avenue. No true spoilers, promise.

An Important Guest Post Link – I Am Not Your Plot Device

Posted June 2, 2016 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 0 Comments

I am making a decision to post this link to a guest post written by an author, a successful businessman, an advocate for the disabled, an amazing man… who also happens to be my son.

I think you can imagine what my reaction to his post is. But I’m going to let his words speak for themselves in the hope that writers and readers will also look at an issue from the other side.

I AM NOT YOUR PLOT DEVICE

Bachelor For Hire by Charlene Sands

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

Title: Bachelor For Hire
Series: Bachelor Auction Returns
Author: Charlene Sands
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: April 5, 2016
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4.5 stars
Source: Owned, Kindle Edition
Cover Description:

Ex-Army sergeant and security expert, Cody Matthews recently walked away from his company to work The Lucky B Ranch just outside of Marietta, Montana. The ranch is his refuge, but his hiding out is short-lived when he’s recruited into the Marietta Bachelor Auction and his high school ex-crush bids a small fortune to spend one weekend with him.

Hollywood starlet, Hayley Dawn O’Malley has had decent, honest, sexy Code Matthews on the brain ever since she left Marietta after high school to pursue her dreams. But now she’s back in town and someone is threatening her. Cody, a natural-born protector, is the only man she trusts to keep her safe.

Spending their weekend date in a remote cabin, Cody plays the role of reluctant bodyguard, yet Hayley isn’t going to let the tormented man deny his feelings for her, no matter the threat to her body or her heart.

Read on for my thoughts on Bachelor For Hire. No true spoilers, promise.

Attention Shifter Romance Lovers – Grizzly Bait by Keira Blackwood Arrives June 1st

Posted May 31, 2016 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 0 Comments

Grizzly Bait

If you love Paranormal Romance, especially Shifters – then you’ll want to be on the lookout for the start of a brand new series. The Riverwood series starts off with Grizzly Bait. If you read Ms Blackwood’s The Sawtooth Peaks series (and if not, go check it out!) then you will recognize the Hero – Liam Blake, the grizzly bear Tribunal enforcer… yeah, that real quiet, dangerous guy.

Liam will meet his mate and his match in a series that I cannot wait to get started on.

Ms Blackwood was a new-to-me author a short time ago. I really enjoyed her Sawtooth Peaks series. It was filled with intense action and believable characters, both main and secondary. So if the Riverwood Series is anything close to what she has offered Shifter lovers before – then we are in for a treat.

Check it out tomorrow on launch day.

My reviews for The Sawtooth Peaks series is over on my totally dedicated to Shifter Romance blog – SHIFTER HAVEN

The All-Star Antes Up by Nancy Herkness

Posted May 31, 2016 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: The All-Star Antes Up
Series: Wager of Hearts #2
Author: Nancy Herkness
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Sports Romance
Published: May 31, 2016
Publisher: Montlake Romance
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

“No strings, no rings.” That’s Luke Archer’s motto. As the champion quarterback for the New York Empire—not to mention a self-made billionaire—Luke has given up on serious relationships. Women only want him for one thing: the thrill of being with a superstar. And he likes it that way too. But when his best friend announces he’s retiring from football to spend time with his wife and kids, Luke feels like he’s missing out on something much bigger than his career.

The assistant concierge in Luke’s luxury high-rise, Miranda Tate fled her family’s dairy farm to come to the bright lights of New York City. She works hard to move up and sends her spare earnings home to her brother. When she and Luke meet, there’s an instant sexual attraction which turns steamy quickly, but they’re in completely different leagues. Could Miranda be just the woman Luke needs to win the most important game of his life?

Read on for my thoughts on The All-Star Antes Up. No true spoilers, promise.

Mercury Striking by Rebecca Zanetti

Posted May 31, 2016 by Marsha in Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Mercury Striking
Series: The Scorpius Syndrome #1
Author: Rebecca Zanetti
Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Romantic Suspense
Published: January 26, 2016
Publisher: Zebra
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

With nothing but rumors to lead her, Lynne Harmony has trekked across a nightmare landscape to find one man—a mysterious, damaged legend who protects the weak and leads the strong. He’s more than muscle and firepower—and in post-plague L.A., he’s her only hope. As the one woman who could cure the disease, Lynne is the single most volatile—and vulnerable—creature in this new and ruthless world. But face to face with Jax Mercury…

Danger has never looked quite so delicious.

Read on for my thoughts on Mercury Striking. No true spoilers, promise.

Sutherland’s Secret by Sharon Cullen

Posted May 30, 2016 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: Sutherland’s Secret
Series: Highland Pride #1
Author: Sharon Cullen
Genre: Historical Romance
Published: January 19, 2016
Publisher: Loveswept
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Terror reigns in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden. As British troops obliterate the last traces of the Jacobite cause, Brice Sutherland, the Earl of Dornach, risks everything to arrange a covert escape route to Canada for his fellow Scots. But when he encounters a dying Englishwoman, hauntingly beautiful though scarred by manacles and unable to speak, Brice’s true courage is put to the test. Nothing but ruin could result from helping her, or worse: falling in love.

The pampered daughter of a marquess, Eleanor Hirst was the talk of the London season when she wed the Earl of Glendale. Little did she know that his posting as an officer in Scotland would be their undoing. Now her husband is dead and Eleanor is a fugitive in a hostile country. Desperate for help, she throws herself on the mercy of Brice Sutherland, a handsome Scottish warrior who should be her enemy. Instead, he cares for her tenderly, reviving her shattered spirit—and awakening urges unlike any she’s ever known.

Read on for my thoughts on Sutherland’s Secret. No true spoilers, promise.

Flash of Fire by M. L. Buchman

Posted May 29, 2016 by Marsha in Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Flash of Fire
Series: Firehawks #7
Author: M. L. Buchman
Genre: Military Romance, Romantic Suspense
Published: May 3, 2016
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

When former Army National Guard helicopter pilot Robin Harrow joins Mount Hood Aviation, she expect to fight fires for only one season. Instead, she finds herself getting deeply entrenched with one of the most elite firefighting teams in the world. And that’s before they send her on a mission that’s seriously top secret, with a flight partner who’s seriously hot.

Mickey Hamilton loves flying, firefighting, and women, in that order. But when Robin Harrow roars across his radar, his priorities go out the window. On a critical mission deep in enemy territory, their past burns away and they must face each other. Their one shot at a future demands that they first survive the present-together.

Read on for my thoughts on Flash of Fire. No true spoilers, promise.

Shanahan’s Revenge by Julie Mac

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

Title: Shanahan’s Revenge
Series:
Author: Julie Mac
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: May 1, 2016
Publisher: Escape Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

When the CEO of one of New Zealand’s biggest companies steps down, heir apparent Kate McPherson and Australian outsider Sam Shanahan are left fighting for control of McPherson & Co.

But Sam hasn’t just travelled to New Zealand for business. He’s there to avenge the wrongs done to his mother three decades ago, and he’s determined that no one—especially not his beautiful arch rival—will get in his way.

Poised to take over the company from her father, Kate has fought hard for her success and will do anything to defeat the stranger who’s after her job—no matter how strong the chemistry between them.

Sam and Kate are driven apart by ambition and drawn together by fiery attraction. And between them sizzles a family secret that threatens to blow Kate’s world apart.

Read on for my thoughts on Shanahan’s Revenge. No true spoilers, promise.

Chasing Memories by Anna James

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

Title: Chasing Memories
Series: Forevermore #2
Author: Anna James
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 12, 2016
Publisher: Samhain Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Lucas Morgan wants to know the cause of the hit-and-run accident that killed his grandmother, and he s certain the truth is locked inside the head of India Leone an interior designer apparently suffering an all-too-convenient case of amnesia.

Determined to either trip her up in a lie, or wait for her memories to return, Lucas offers India a job at one of the luxury hotel properties he s developing. He never thought he’d wind up falling for the woman at the top of his suspect list.

India isn’t so sure herself how she ended up at the wrong place at the wrong time. Until her memories return, how can she possibly move on with her life? The police say she’s innocent, but too many questions linger.

Desperate to get away, she seizes Lucas’ offer, never expecting to fall in love with him. Or that he would be keeping secrets that could not only break her heart, but cost her life.

Read on for my thoughts on Chasing Memories. No true spoilers, promise.

How To Rescue A Rake by Jayne Fresina

Posted May 28, 2016 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: How To Rescue A Rake
Series: Book Club Belles Society #3
Author: Jayne Fresina
Genre: Regency Romance
Published: January 5, 2016
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Nathaniel Sherringham has returned to Hawcombe Prior a changed man. Gone is the reckless rake who went out on a limb to propose to Diana Makepiece three years ago. Now Nate’s mysterious new wealth has the town’s rumor mill spinning. To stir things up (and get Diana’s attention), Nate boldly announces his plans to marry “any suitable girl” under the age of 25.

Diana, now 27 and still single, is acutely aware of Nate’s return. When her mother suggests a trip to visit a cousin in Bath, Diana leaps at the chance to escape the heartbreak and regret she can’t help but feel in Nate’s presence…and avoid his irritating charade to find a bride.

But for Nate, Diana has always been the one. He might just have to follow her to Bath and once again lay his heart on the line to win her attention-and her heart.

Read on for my thoughts on How To Rescue A Rake. No true spoilers, promise.

The Duke’s Accidental Wife by Erica Ridley

Posted May 25, 2016 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: The Duke’s Accidental Wife
Series: The Dukes of War #7
Author: Erica Ridley
Genre: Regency Romance, Historical Romance
Published: March 1, 2016
Publisher: Intrepid Reads
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Miss Katherine Ross is a wealthy, eccentric socialite who knows precisely what she wants: No husband. No children. No candlelit tête-à-tête with the insufferably emotionless Duke of Ravenwood. She’s convinced his heart is ice — until she touches that chiseled chest for herself. One lapse in judgment is all it takes to turn both their lives topsy-turvy…

The Duke of Ravenwood isn’t cold and haughty, but a secret romantic who has always dreamt of marrying for love. Instead, he gets Miss Katherine Ross — a headstrong hoyden intent on unraveling his carefully ordered world. He doesn’t know whether to kiss her or throttle her. Can they survive each other’s company long enough to turn a compromise into love?

Read on for my thoughts on The Duke’s Accidental Wife. No true spoilers, promise.