Beneath the Patchwork Moon by Alison Kent

Posted September 16, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Beneath the Patchwork MoonTitle:  Beneath the Patchwork Moon
Series:  Hope Springs #2
Author:  Alison Kent
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  March 4, 2014
Publisher:  Montlake Romance
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  Borrowed, Kindle Unlimited
Cover Description:

Transforming the old Caffey property into Hope Springs’s new community arts center won’t be easy for celebrated weaver Luna Meadows, but she sees it as a labor of love.

The center will honor Sierra Caffey, the best friend Luna lost years ago in a car crash. But when Angelo Caffey—Sierra’s older brother and Luna’s first love—returns to his family’s former home demanding answers, Luna must also face her long-buried feelings for him.

Angelo left Hope Springs—and Luna—eight years ago. Handsome and headstrong, he suspects the beautiful Luna harbors a secret about the accident. Yet despite his best efforts, he can’t resist the heat that still simmers between them. Will the untold truth shatter their future? Or could a new beginning lie within the tangled threads of their past?

Read on for my thoughts on Beneath the Patchwork Moon.  No true spoilers, promise.

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The Billionaire’s Secret by Kathleen O’ Brien

Posted September 15, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

The Billionaire's SeccretTitle:  The Billionaire’s Secret
Series:  Amalfi Night Billionaires #4
Author:  Kathleen O’Brien
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  September 14, 2015
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
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High School art teacher Sophie Smith is usually the most honest of women. But when her dearest friend and mentor asks her to be her stand-in on a two-week vacation at an Amalfi Coast luxury resort, she won’t let her down… even if it means posing as a rich, pampered socialite.

As it turns out, Sophie could get used to this, especially handsome, enigmatic gardener Declan Muldoon who’s strangely more thrilling than any of the billionaires buzzing around. She ends up falling for him—hard.

Then Sophie discovers she’s not the only one pretending. Declan’s gardener gig is temporary. He’s actually the black sheep of a very wealthy, powerful family, a man who appears to be in need of an heiress…. 

An heiress exactly like Sophie is pretending to be.

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

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Her Unexpected Detour by Kyra Jacobs

Posted September 15, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Her Unexpected DetourTitle:  Her Unexpected Detour
Series:  Checkerberry Inn #1
Author:  Kyra Jacobs
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  September 14, 2015
Publisher:  Entangled Bliss
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Sometimes it’s not the destination, but the detour…

Kayla has the perfect strategy for a broken heart: work, work, and more work. Then a storm sends her car skidding off the road, stranding her in Mount Pleasant. Fortunately, rescue comes in the form of the incredibly handsome but gruff Brent Masterson. And he’s hot enough to tempt Kayla into doing something she never thought she could do…

Brent Masterson swore he would never give into the fierce attraction that’s been sizzling between him and Kayla since they first met. He has his own demons, and he won’t risk his heart again. Not even for someone as gorgeous and amazing as Kayla. So…how exactly did he end up in Kayla’s bed last night?

But sometimes all it takes is an ice storm to show two broken hearts the way home.

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Getting In The Christmas Spirit

Posted September 12, 2015 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 0 Comments

I know, it’s not even Halloween or Thanksgiving yet — but, I’ve got lots of wonderful Christmas novels to be reviewed that start coming out later this month so I need to start getting my Christmas spirit on.

This is how I start my Christmas, musically.  I toss on the CD and let the music blast – Trans Siberian Orchestra.  If you’ve never had the amazing experience of watching their Christmas concert live, then I can highly recommend it to any music lover.  The show is a shower of sounds, sights, special effects and amazing artists.  If you ever get the chance, go.  I know I’m going back this year, can’t wait.

Here is how I kick off my Christmas Season… enjoy.

 

 

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Claimed By The Warrior by Joss Wood

Posted September 12, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Claimed By The WarriorTitle:  Claimed By The Warrior
Series:  International Bad Boys
Author:  Joss Wood
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  September 10, 2015
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Bad boy Jed Hamilton is ex-special Forces and a current undercover recovery agent who’s mentally and physically tough, a lone wolf and, above all, violently allergic to commitment, permanence, and anything wedding related.

So when he learns, in the very sexy McKenna Dixon’s bridal salon, that his younger sister is getting married and wants him to be her “man of honor”, Jed wishes he was anywhere but in Cape Town. Especially now that he’ll be spending more time around the one woman who makes him consider perilous phrases like “what if” and “maybe”…

McKenna Dixon loves bad boys, but her past experience with the species has led to nothing but pain and heartbreak. Jed Hamilton is exactly the type of man she should avoid, but when a nasty incident threatens her and her daughter, Jed immediately appoints himself as their protector, even though it’s not a part of his job description.

McKenna is determined not to allow another bad boy to flip her life inside out, and Jed is determined to retain his bachelor status and to keep travelling and working. But, as they both discover, love does its best work when they are busy making other plans.

Read on for my thoughts on Claimed By The Warrior.  No true spoilers, promise.

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Please Release Me by Rhoda Baxter

Posted September 12, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Please Release MeTitle:  Please Release Me
Series:
Author:  Rhoda Baxter
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  September 10, 2015
Publisher:  Choc Lit
My Rating:  5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

What if you could only watch as your bright future slipped away from you?
Sally Cummings has had it tougher than most but, if nothing else, it’s taught her to grab opportunity with both hands. And, when she stands looking into the eyes of her new husband Peter on her perfect wedding day, it seems her life is finally on the up.

That is until the car crash that puts her in a coma and throws her entire future into question.

In the following months, a small part of Sally’s consciousness begins to return, allowing her to listen in on the world around her – although she has no way to communicate.

But Sally was never going to let a little thing like a coma get in the way of her happily ever after.

Read on for my thoughts on Please Release Me.  No true spoilers, promise.

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Sand Dollar Cove by Nancy Naigle

Posted September 12, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

Sand Dollar CoveTitle:  Sand Dollar Cove
Series:
Author:  Nancy Naigle
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  July 8, 2015
Publisher:  Crossroads Publishing House
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Growing up, Elli Eversol spent nearly every summer in Sand Dollar Cove at her grandparents’ beach house, working at their shops on the old fishing pier. After a hurricane and a Nor’easter damage the pier and the shops nearly beyond repair, Elli returns to town to help rebuild. She even launches the Buy-A-Board campaign to raise funds for the plight. Holden Moore is back in Sand Dollar Cove, too. He broke Elli’s heart years ago, but he’s pulling every Romeo trick in the book to win her back now. Yet there’s more to Holden’s agenda, and it doesn’t include saving the pier.

Brody Rankin is eager to scout the location for his company’s new mega-warehouse near a quaint North Carolina beach town. The online request for handyman assistance for the Buy-A-Board campaign in Sand Dollar Cove gives him the perfect reason to head to the east coast, check out the area, and contribute to a good cause. He’d only have to leave half of his playboy-surfer lifestyle behind for a little while—there are plenty of waves in the Atlantic. But when he meets Elli Eversol, she really gets the surf up, and he’s tempted to toss his playboy ways out with the tide.

Read on for my thoughts on Sand Dollar Cove.  No true spoilers, promise.

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A Day I Wish I Didn’t Have To Remember

Posted September 11, 2015 by Marsha in Discussion Post / 0 Comments

September 11, 2001.  A day when the world we knew… changed forever.

Did I know anyone in the Towers?  Yes.  Perhaps more than I am aware of since at that time much of my non-working hours were in the gaming world.  There were many people who simply never logged into games after September 11, 2001.  So, those… I can only assume.

But it doesn’t really matter if I personally knew anyone directly involved or not.  It was a normal, everyday kind of day – no one knew when they woke up that morning that by nightfall everything they understood would be in chaos.

Everyone has their memories and thoughts about September 11, 2001.

Today, to acknowledge that day when so many innocent lives were lost so senselessly I will remember in my own way.

Instead of images of airplanes crashing into towers or building crumbling or firemen holding lifeless children I am sharing the official video of the haunting song that became associated with that day.

And I remember and honor in my own heart.

 

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The Billionaire’s Betrayal by Karen Robards Thompson

Posted September 10, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Billionaire's BetrayalTitle:  The Billionaire’s Betrayal
Series:  Amalfi Night Billionaires #3
Author:  Karen Robards Thompson
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  September 7, 2015
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

As heir of Dei Fiori Enterprises, Matteo De Luca‘s single focus after his father’s untimely death is rebuilding his family legacy and hotel empire. After two years, he’s close to achieving his goal, but there’s one person standing in his way… A sexy distraction he’d never anticipated.

Two years after her beloved husband’s death, Helena Von Lienz knows it’s finally time to let go. With her share of a hotel business, Helena heads to the Amalfi Coast in search of closure, and a portrait created for her by her late husband. What she doesn’t anticipate to discover during those hot Amalfi nights are some unexpected truths about her late hubby, and a strong sensual shared desire with Matteo, the sexy and ambitious CEO of Dei Fiori…

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Her Secret Protector by Roxanne Snopek

Posted September 10, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

Her Secret ProtectorTitle:  Her Secret Protector
Series:  Secrets of Cherry Lake #4
Author:  Roxanne Snopek
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  September 8, 2015
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Cherry Lake’s official photographer has a problem. The boudoir photos Carrie Logan used to do, long ago and far away, have come back to haunt her. So she turns to Ethan Nash, the mysteriously gorgeous guy with big dogs and a bad attitude, for help containing this secret and the scandal it will cause.

Ethan takes one look at the photo of young Carrie and his harsh cyber-security specialist exterior begins to melt. For some reason, he feels the need to help this beautiful photographer. He’s pretty sure she’s stuck– once something’s on the internet, it’s there forever- but he offers her his assistance anyway. There’s something about her he finds irresistible…

What Ethan doesn’t realize is that he might need Carrie’s help far more than she needs his… Will she prove to be the one he needs?

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