Baby on St. Barts

Posted September 1, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Baby on St. Barts
Series: St. Barts #4
Author: Emme Cross
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 15, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
Cover Description:

Awaiting the birth of their first child in St. Barts, Sunny O’Hara hopes that movie-star bad boy Sven Larsen is ready to be a father.

He’s writing her love letters from Europe where he’s working on a new movie.

But two events will shatter her dreams in the most compelling St. Barts book yet. This time there may be no way back for Sunny and Sven.

Read on for my thoughts on Baby on St. Barts. No true spoilers, promise.

Remembering A True Princess

Posted August 31, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 2 Comments

It was on this date that the world lost the presence of a beautiful soul, when sons lost their mother, a brother lost his sister, a mother lost her daughter – and the world took a long look at how she had been hounded throughout her time as Princess.

I was one of millions who admired the young lady who grew into a woman most men would be proud to have at their side. A woman who took on unpopular causes, a mother who would expose her boys to a reality beyond the castle gates. Her beauty and compassion grew over the years and so did her sadness. After a time it was obvious.

Today, on this anniversary of her death I remember Diana, Princess of Wales, and wonder what might have been if not for the race to evade paparazzi.

I found this montage online along with Elton John’s moving memorial song. Perhaps you also remember the day we lost the Princess of the people’s hearts.

Back to St. Barts by Emme Cross

Posted August 31, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Back to St. Barts
Series: St. Barts #3
Author: Emme Cross
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 15, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Sunny O’Hara and Sven Larsen fell in love on the Caribbean Island of St. Barts.

But now they’ve moved to Los Angeles where the actor is working on a new movie. Sunny is at loose ends, trying to fit into his life but also establish one of her own.

Then something happens which will change everything . . .

Read on for my thoughts on Back to St. Barts. No true spoilers, promise.

The Billionaire’s Deception by Mimi Wells

Posted August 31, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: The Billionaire’s Deception
Series: Amalfi Night Billionaires #2
Author: Mimi Wells
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 23, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

After quitting her first “real” job, Janine Pike takes off for Europe, saving an excursion to the famed Isola del Sole for last. But when her travel-mates sail off with her backpack, phone, and passport after a night of partying, she’s left only with the euros in her pocket and the faint hope that her estranged half-sister, who works at the renowned Hotel Dei Fiori Isola del Sole, might help her.

Shel Myerson, amateur racecar driver and wildly successful TV mogul, oozes wealth and prestige. What he doesn’t have much of is privacy, thanks to a recent and ugly public breakup. What he doesn’t expect is to be mistaken as an employee by a very pretty—and very broke—Janine, the one person in Europe who also doesn’t have any idea who he is.

Shel and Janine discover their chemistry is combustible—but will their budding relationship survive the heat once the press catches on?

Read on for my thoughts on The Billionaire’s Deception. No true spoilers, promise.

The Texan Meets His Match by Wendy Vella

Posted August 29, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: The Texan Meets His Match
Series: Lake Howling #2
Author: Wendy Vella
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: May 28, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
Cover Description:

Annabelle Smith has never had it easy, but she’s a survivor. So when her brother cleans out her bank account, she reluctantly turns to the one man she’d vowed to stay away from.

Ethan Gelderman is a hot, sexy Texan, who has more numbers in his black book than most men have socks, and placing her trust in him is one of the hardest things she’s ever had to do.

Lake Howling is home to Ethan’s closest friends, and it’s also where Annabelle “firebrand” Smith lives. Sassy, beautiful and pricklier than a cactus, she’s never made it a secret that she wants nothing to do with him, but he sure as hell wants something to do with her. Lord knows, it’s going to be hard to earn her trust, but Ethan’s never backed down from a challenge yet, and he soon realizes trust is just the beginning of what he wants from Annabelle.

Read on for my thoughts on The Texan Meets His Match. No true spoilers, promise.

Forbidden by Elle Thorne

Posted August 27, 2015 by Marsha in Series / 0 Comments

Title: Forbidden
Series: Never After Dark #1
Author: Elle Thorne
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Published: July 5, 2015
Publisher: Barbed Borders Press
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Jaclyn “Jax” Vasquez has a problem. Her parents are in town for a surprise visit. If they see her boyfriend, Scotty, the proverbial $h*t will hit the fan!

She needs help and chooses the first–and only–option, the indigo-eyed stranger in the corner.

What could possibly make this worse? He’s a white tiger shifter, and she’s got a secret.
Sparks and fur fly!

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

The Secret Son by Joan Kilby

Posted August 27, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: The Secret Son
Series: Secrets of Cherry Lake #1
Author: Joan kilby
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 25, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

A birthday card out of the blue from his estranged father sends successful Seattle marketing man Alex Chernoff on a detour to Cherry Lake in search of answers about his past. A day, maybe two, to tie up loose strings and he’ll be out of there, heading for Mexico, margaritas and blondes in bikinis.

Emma Stanhope is all too familiar with hot, rich, entitled guys like Alex. They never hang around for long, especially not for a Plain Jane like herself. No problem. She’s smart and logical, like any good scientist, and knows better than to lose her heart.

What Emma doesn’t count on is chemistry—of the romantic kind. What Alex doesn’t count on is meeting the girl who’ll make him want to change his ways. But when he learns that he’s a secret from his father’s real family, he can’t stay in Cherry Lake… even if he wants to.

Will love be enough to convince Alex to stay… for good?

Read on for my thoughts on The Secret Son. No true spoilers, promise.

Lessons on St Barts by Emme Cross

Posted August 27, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Lessons on St. Barts
Series: St. Barts
Author: Emme Cross
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: July 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Sunny’s happiness with Sven is threatened by a murderous stalker.

Sunny O’Hara thought everything was going smoothly with her sexy movie-star boyfriend Sven. He initiates in her all the ways of love and seems to have stopped sleeping around. But everything is threatened by a vicious stalker who wants her out the picture.

Will Sunny survive, and if she does, can her relationship with Sven last?

This is the second book in the St. Barts Romance series by Emme Cross. Set on the island of St. Barts, eight square miles of gourmet restaurants, designer shops, yachts . . . and sultry secrets.

Read on for my thoughts on Lessons on St. Barts. No true spoilers, promise.

The Second Chance Cafe by Alison Kent

Posted August 26, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: The Second Chance Cafe
Series: Hope Springs #1
Author: Alison Kent
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: March 5, 2013
Publisher: Montlake Romance
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
Cover Description:

Kaylie Flynn was luckier than most children left to the Texas foster care system, blessed with a foster mother who taught her the comfort of home…and the healing power of baking the perfect brownie.

Now, Kaylie has journeyed back to Hope Springs to open a café in the charming Victorian she once shared with her foster family — and to finally find answers about her past and where she came from.

Yet Kaylie’s carefully laid plans quickly become complicated. The house needs far more work than she realized, and Tennessee Keller, the carpenter Kaylie hires, stirs up feelings she hasn’t felt in a long while. When an unexpected crisis threatens to unravel her dreams, Kaylie seems to have all the ingredients for a perfect disaster — or quite possibly the perfect love.

Read on for my thoughts on The Second Chance Cafe. No true spoilers, promise.

Love On St Barts by Emme Cross

Posted August 26, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Title: Love On St. Barts
Series: St. Barts #1
Author: Emme Cross
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 5, 2015
Publisher:
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
Cover Description:

Everyone says he’s wrong for her, but she doesn’t care.

Sunny O’Hara young, pretty, and terribly innocent returns to her childhood home of St. Barts, an idyllic island in the West Indies. She meets Sven Larson, a movie star with a bad reputation for breaking women’s hearts. She falls in love with him and begins a journey of emotional and physical discovery. But has Sven really changed? Can a good woman redeem a very bad boy?

This is the first book in the St. Barts Romance series by Emme Cross. Set on the island of St. Barts, eight square miles of gourmet restaurants, designer shops, yachts . . . and secrets.

Read on for my thoughts on Love on St. Barts. No true spoilers, promise.

The Billionaire’s Temptation by Katherine Garbera

Posted August 26, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Title: The Billionaire’s Temptation
Series: Amalfi Night Billionaires #1
Author: Katherine Garbera
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: August 17, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: NetGalley
Cover Description:

Rocco De Luca lives and loves in the fast lane. A past Formula 1 champ, he has been jetting around the world arranging celebrity charity races and partying with the world’s elite. Coming home to Isola del Fiori and filling in for his older brother for a few weeks sounds…well, boring. Until he meets Steffi Harlan.

Steffi Harlan is sophisticated, elegant, and way too smart to fall for a tanned chest and a bad-boy smile, or so she thinks, until she’s put in charge of keeping the jet-set playboy out of trouble while he’s gone. Sure, no problem. Except Steffi isn’t immune to Rocco’s charms.

They burn up the nights they spend together, and the last thing Steffi wants is to crash out and end up with a broken heart… Can they both survive love in the fast lane?

Read on for my thoughts on The Billionaire’s Temptation. No true spoilers, promise.

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