Thursday, 25 May 2017

Common Law Series by Kate Sherwood #MMromanticsuspense #longshadows #embers #darkness #homefires


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Long Shadows (Common Law #1)

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LA cop Jericho Crewe got the hell out of Mosely, Montana, when he was seventeen. Fifteen years later, he’s back, and everything is just as messed up as when he left. He planned a quick visit to deal with his injured father, but of course things are never that simple. Family complications, police complications, social complications—and, as always, Wade Granger complications.

Jericho and Wade had been so close, once upon a time. First friends, then more than friends—and then, after Jericho’s escape, nothing. Wade’s magnetism hasn’t been lessened by a decade and a half apart; even when Jericho learns that Wade is the prime suspect in the death of Jericho’s father, the old connection still sparks.

When Jericho’s newly discovered half siblings are kidnapped, he needs to trust someone to help him find them. Wade’s a terrible choice, but Jericho’s never been known for his good judgment. Anyway, he’d rather make a bad decision with Wade than a good one with anybody else.


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Embers (Common Law #2)

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Small town—big problems. Jericho Crewe is back in Mosely, Montana, trying to deal with police corruption, interfering feds, his newly discovered family members, and, of course, Wade Granger.

He doesn’t really need a biker war on top of it all, but as the bodies start to pile up, it becomes pretty clear that’s what he’s got. Not only that, but Wade’s involved somehow, and as soon as Wade is a part of something, things that seemed clear become cloudy.

With the feds breathing down his neck, Jericho has to find his way through Wade’s maze of half truths and manipulations. It would all be so much easier if Jericho could think straight in the other man’s presence. So much easier if their passionate past could be forgotten, and if he could be sure he’s strong enough to resist the temptation of a passionate present.

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Darkness (Common Law #3)

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A murdered prostitute. An obvious suspect. Clear evidence. For once, Jericho Crewe has a straightforward crime to investigate, and Wade Granger isn’t involved.

It all seems so simple, but Jericho’s instincts won’t let him rest. As he investigates, he finds troubling suggestions that the murder is a part of something larger and more sinister. But working within the boundaries of the law may keep him from finding the truth. If Jericho doesn’t break the rules, an innocent man may rot in jail while a killer remains free to strike again.

Inevitably, it all comes back to Wade. Because who else knows as much about breaking rules? And who else knows Jericho the way Wade does—not wisely, but far, far too well?


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Home Fires (Common Law #4)

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Trouble comes to Mosely, Montana, from the outside world. When the residents of Mosely are left on their own, they can make things work. Sure, there’s always been a militia operating up in the hills, but they were small-scale—just survivalists doing their thing—until organizers came in from out of state. Now Jericho Crewe and the rest of the sheriff’s department are facing down a heavily armed band of fanatics, and the feds are busy elsewhere.

The odds are hopeless, but Jericho swore an oath to serve and protect the citizens of Mosely. He won’t walk away from that, even if Wade Granger’s begging him to run away somewhere and finally be together the way they always should have been.

But this time, it’s Jericho who refuses to leave Mosely, even if staying kills him.






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Series


My Common Law Series Review . . .

Long Shadow #1 

Jericho comes back to the one place he never thought he would return even though he left his heart there.  Now back because he heard his dad was hurt only to find out that all is not what it seems and his dad's not hurt but dead.  With this new turn of events,  he now has a new step mom and step siblings he knew nothing.

Jericho Crewe and Wade Granger were life time friends and first loves.  But Jericho needed to leave
Mosely, Montana.  And by doing that he also left his heart.   Now Jericho whom is on the right side of crimes comes face to face with his past, whom seems to have chosen the other side of the law.

"By 'business,' I assume you mean 'crime'?"
I loved Jericho and Wade's hostile yet potent tension between each other.

"You always did have a tendency toward seeing things in black and white.  Not a fan of ambiguity, are you?"

Jericho didn't start on the right of the law.  He was once a boy on the wrong side of the law and now he has to find the balance between right and wrong.

Jericho's homecoming is nothing but eventful and now the kids are kidnapped and the only person Jericho can turn to is Wade.  But can he trust him?

Embers #2

All the main characters: Nikki, Wade, Kayla, Jericho, Elijah, and Nicolette the feds are great and this series has a great balance of humor and suspense.

"Hi, Nikki.  How do you plan to complicate my life today?"

I'm so hooked on this series It was so hard to wait between the releases as I couldn't wait to see if Wade and Jericho could find their balance between right and wrong.

Wade has a knack at showing up at the right times but is it coincidence or is Jericho missing something big?


Darkness #3

Poor Jericho is having a hard time with the fine line between right and wrong.

"We've been working on the bastard for the better part of the year.  One man against the DEA and FBI, but the slippery bastard hasn't given us enough for a jaywalking ticket, let alone a federal conviction.  There's been nothing easy about it."
I absolutely love Wade and his shifty ways. And I love all the ways that are Jericho and Wade.

Home Fires #4

As Jericho finds himself still back at home. He also continues to try and do the right thing by working for Kay and the sheriff department, but its hard when his heart is with Wade and all that comes with him.

"That'll be Kay's problem.  If she wants to fire me, she can.  But I've already told her-or at least I started to-if it comes down to choosing between you and my job, I choose you."
"Yeah?" Wade's smile was a little softer this time, a little more real.  "Damn, Junior, you can be a real sweet-talker when you try to be."

Jericho is having a hard time with right and wrong but he does know the difference between winning and losing. And for him Wade is a win.  Now they just have to survive.

"Is there some part of you being a cop and me being a robber that you don't understand, Jay?"

As the all the illegal activities come to a head now Wade is having a hard time with right and wrong because he knows he wants Jericho and nothing else matters.

"If you're still alive after all this, you are absolutely quitting your fucking job."  Then he nudged the gear bag with his foot.  "There's some shit in there that might help keep us alive.  At least long enough for me to kick your ass."

Not only did I love all that was Jericho and Wade I loved his relationship with the kids as well.

"Jericho can watch the kids so you and me can talk outside."
"Jericho can't handle your kids when he's at full strength."

Loved how Nikki and the kids are Jericho's nemesis but he still tries anyways. Because in the end Jericho is all heart.  I absolutely LOVED this series.  I didn't rate them as individual books because they're meant as a whole and as a whole I loved them.  Sure some were better than others sure but that doesn't matter when you think about the big picture.

4 Wade and Jericho Loving Thumbs up!

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Lauren







Wednesday, 24 May 2017

Chapter Reveal!! When Life Happened by Jewel E. Ann

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When Life Happened, an all-new standalone romance from 

 

Jewel E. Ann is coming June 5th! 

 

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When Life Happened by Jewel E. Ann

 

Publication Date: June 5th, 2017

 

Genre: Contemporary Romance


Parker Cruse despises cheaters. It might have something to do with her boyfriend sleeping with her twin sister.
After a wedding day prank involving a strong laxative, that ends the already severed relationship between the twins, Parker decides to grow up and act twenty-six.
Step One: Move out of her parents’ house.
Step Two: Find a job.
Opportunity strikes when she meets her new neighbor, Gus Westman. He’s an electrician with Iowa farm-boy values and a gift for saying her name like it’s a dirty word.
He also has a wife.
Sabrina Westman, head of a successful engineering firm, hires Parker as her personal assistant. Driven to be the best assistant ever, Parker vows to stay focused, walk the dog, go to the dry cleaners, and not kiss Gus—again.
Step Three: Don’t judge.
Step Four: Remember— when life happens, it does it in a heartbeat.

 

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Jewel is a free-spirited romance junkie with a quirky sense of humor. With 10 years of flossing lectures under her belt, she took early retirement from her dental hygiene career to stay home with her three awesome boys and manage the family business. After her best friend of nearly 30 years suggested a few books from the Contemporary Romance genre, Jewel was hooked. Devouring two and three books a week but still craving more, she decided to practice sustainable reading, AKA writing. When she’s not donning her cape and saving the planet one tree at a time, she enjoys yoga with friends, good food with family, rock climbing with her kids, watching How I Met Your Mother reruns, and of course…heart-wrenching, tear-jerking, panty-scorching novels.

 

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Until It Fades by K.A. Tucker #bookreview #sportsromance #preorder

Until It Fades

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Twenty-four-year-old truck stop waitress and single mother Catherine Wright has simple goals: to give her five-year-old daughter a happy life and to never again be the talk of the town in Balsam, Pennsylvania: population two thousand outside of tourist season.

And then one foggy night, on a lonely road back from another failed attempt at a relationship, Catherine saves a man’s life. It isn’t until after the police have arrived that Catherine realizes exactly who it is she has saved: Brett Madden, hockey icon and media darling.

Catherine has already had her fifteen minutes of fame and the last thing she wants is to have her past dragged back into the spotlight, only this time on a national stage. So she hides her identity. It works.

For a time.

But when she finds the man she saved standing on her doorstep, desperate to thank her, all that changes. What begins as an immediate friendship quickly turns into something neither of them expected. Something that Catherine isn’t sure she can handle; something that Catherine is afraid to trust.

Because how long can an extraordinary man like Brett be interested in an ordinary woman like Catherine…before the spark fades?




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Genre: Adult Sports Romance
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My Until It Fades Review . . . 


It has been forever since I read a K.A. Tucker book and what a mistake that was.  I forgot how much I love her writing.  And I absolutely loved this book.  I can't remember the last time I read a book that I couldn't put down and had to keep reading.

This book had almost all of my favorite elements.
Sports Romance.  Check
Rags to Riches.  Check
Second Chances. Check
Modern day real life fairy tale. Check

Catherine Wright is a single mom and Brett Madden is a hockey icon and media darling.

Catherine Wright has made some bad choices but she was only a teen so you can't blame her.  Unfortunately the consequences of her choices are still leaving a mark on her.

Clearly, the scars from Scott left me with run much deeper than I'd like to admit. "Come on, please? Just do it and see where it leads.  Give me at least a shred or hope before I start dropping cats off on your doorstep."
Catherine may have been at the right place at the right time or fate was intervening but she ended up on a stretch of road that changed the lives instantly of all that were involved.  After a split decision to save the stranger about to burn up, she just wants her life to stay normal but it will now be anything but after she saved NHL star Brett Madden.

Brett just wants to meet the person whom saved him, but he didn't expect to fall head over heels for that same person the moment he met her.

"Why do people even care?  They don't know us.  What happens between us has no impact on them."
"Because it's like a fairy tale!"
The last thing Catherine wants is to be in the spotlight but she now can't get away from it.  Unfortunately her scars run deep so she can't see far from her mistakes.

"What do you mean, why?"  He chuckles.  "Because I'm crazy about you and you won't even answer my calls.  I need to know how to fix that so you'll give me a chance. Please."
Brett has to fight like mad to convince Catherine to give him a chance.  It's not easy for her especially because her whole life is upside down.  Some for the better but its still all different and she's having a hard time with all the changes.

"Life is too short to do what other people think you should do.  That's what I know."
One of my favorite characters is her daughter and how smart she's for such a young age.

"But what if he hurts me?"
"Then you just try it again."
"But you're not trying again."
There's a hint of accusation in her tone.  At least, that's what I hear.
"That's . . . different."
"Why?"
I struggle for an answer.  "it's not something I can explain right now.  Maybe when you're older."
"Is it because you're scared?"
"Yeah."

Taking risks are tough and living life in fear is tougher.  For Catherine, all she knows is how to survive, not how to live.   So, even though she's still making bad choices she doesn't know any different.   Brett is determined to have his HEA and that includes Catherine and all her choices good and bad.  But it won't be an easy road when its full of insecurities and fear but at least their is hope as well.  Which will make it worth the risk.

"Just remember that you're not alone in any of this. You have a lot of people who care about you.  Including your family.  And you'll find that you can deal with a lot more than you realize."  He pauses.  "If you decide that it's worth it."

Everything about this story I adored well almost everything.  Except the dreaded . . . giggles.  Argh! I hate gigglers in fiction and that was truly the only thing I didn't like.   Until It Fades captivated me from the beginning to the end.  I adored it and loved every second of the story.  It's been forever since a book as done that and I'm so happy I got that experience again with this book.  I can't wait for more K.A. Tucker, and this time I won't let so much time lapse between reading her stories. 

4 . 5 Almost Perfect thumbs up!

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Lauren

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Tuesday, 23 May 2017

Making it Right by Catherine Bybee Blog Tour #giveaway #bookreview #romanticsuspense




MAKING IT RIGHT
Most Likely Series, Book Three
Montlake Romance, Contemporary
May 09, 2017, First Edition
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In the final book in bestselling author Catherine Bybee’s Most Likely To trilogy, River Bend’s rebel follows in her father’s footsteps to become sheriff. But it might be time to forge her own path…
Some kids inherit a family business; Jo Ward inherited a badge. Once voted Most Likely to End Up in Jail, the town wild child has become sheriff—hell-bent on uncovering the truth about her father’s mysterious death. Life is quiet in rustic River Bend, but Jo longs for something beyond her small hometown and the painful memories it holds. All that keeps her sane is the support of her best friends, Melanie and Zoe.
But when Jo signs up for an expert law enforcement training seminar, she meets Gill Clausen, whose haunting eyes and dangerously sexy vibe just may challenge her single-minded focus. Commitment-phobic Jo can’t deny her attraction to the arrogant federal agent, and when odd things start happening around River Bend and danger surrounds her, she realizes she’ll need his help to discover who’s out to remove her from River Bend…permanently.
As Jo and Gill work together, it’s clear they make a great team. But can Jo loosen her grip on the past enough to let love in and reach for the future?





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CATHERINE BYBEE

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New York Times & USA Today bestselling author Catherine Bybee was raised in Washington State, but after graduating high school, she moved to Southern California in hopes of becoming a movie star. After growing bored with waiting tables, she returned to school and became a registered nurse, spending most of her career in urban emergency rooms. She now writes full-time and has penned the Weekday Brides Series and the Not Quite Series. Bybee lives with her two teenage sons in Southern California.  

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Genre: Adult Romantic Suspense
Part 3 of 3


My Making it Right Review . . .


I quite like this series and it has felt like forever since I've been waiting for Jo's story.  I've been waiting to find out a) whom was going to win her heart, b) to find out who has been watching her for the whole series and c) who killed her father.  And now that I found out all the answers I can say that I'm left feeling good and so happy Jo got her HEA.

Jo is the last of her best friends to fall.  First it was Mel, then Zoe and now Jo.  As usual Jo ends up in bed with what seems to be a 'bad ass' what she didn't expect was for that same bad ass to be one of her trainers on a out of town training she's signed up for.

I instantly loved the connection between Jo and Gill and I loved that fact that he couldn't be any more perfect for her and her life.  What first starts as a one night stand turns to more when Gill can't get Jo out of his system.

Jo's trying to live her life but with more and more suspicious activity going on she turns to her friends and Gill for help.  Catherine Bybee has such a knack at writing romantic suspense.  With the perfect balance of drama and passion.  From the beginning of this series I was hooked.  And now that the trilogy is over I'm a bit sad to say goodbye to the people of Riverbend.

4 It's about time thumbs up!


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Lauren




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Sunday, 21 May 2017

Sex God by Marie Force Blog Tour #bookreview #teasers #romance

 

SEX GOD, a sizzling hot stand-alone contemporary romance title by Marie Force is now live. Check out the purchase links for the book below. The previous book in this standalone series, Sex Machine, is just .99¢ for a limited time, so make sure you grab it while you can!

 

 

 

SEX GOD by Marie Force

 
A Standalone Contemporary Romance!
 

Book Blurb:

 

A sizzling hot stand-alone contemporary romance!

 

 

I inherited a life I never intended to live.

I've upheld my responsibilities admirably.

And I’ve taken care of my own needs privately...

I'm biding my time until I can get the hell out of here.

But I didn’t count on having unfinished business

With one of my very best friends…

 

 

When a man has a certain “reputation" to uphold,

There can be no unhappy customers left behind.

Lauren is a loose end that won’t be tied up no matter how hard I try.

And I try hard. Really, really… hard.

 

 

Sex God is the much-anticipated follow-up to Sex Machine.

 

 

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SEX MACHINE (A Standalone Contemporary Romance)
 
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Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 50 contemporary romances, including the Gansett Island Series, which has sold nearly 3 million books, and the Fatal Series from Harlequin Books, which has sold 1.5 million books. In addition, she is the author of the Butler, Vermont Series, the Green Mountain Series and the erotic romance Quantum Series, written under the slightly modified name of M.S. Force. All together, her books have sold more than 5.5 million copies worldwide! Her goals in life are simple—to finish raising two happy, healthy, productive young adults, to keep writing books for as long as she possibly can and to never be on a flight that makes the news. Join Marie's mailing list for news about new books and upcoming appearances in your area. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter @marieforce and on Instagram. Join one of Marie's many reader groups. Contact Marie at marie@marieforce.com.  

 

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Genre: Contemporary Romance
Part 2 in a standalone series


My Sex God Review . . .

 Garrett McKinley & Lauren Davies are best friends and also the best friends to Blake & Honey from Sex Machine.  Whereas Blake was known as the Sex Machine around their town, Garrett is known as the Sex God.  However, Lauren wouldn't know that because the one time they tried it didn't work between the two of them.  Thankfully they were able to keep their friendship in tack.  If anything they were able to make it even stronger.

Garrett's a man of responsibility to his family and friends, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have dreams and aspirations to get out of that town and do things for himself.   Yet, one thing unfinished is Lauren and he wants to give them a second go.  To at least help Lauren's insecurities but also for him because Lauren is his perfect woman even though he still wants to be free of that town.


"I can live with that description.  I want another chance, Lauren.  Let me show you what can happen when we savor rather than devour."
Garrett puts on the table that he wants a re-do.  It takes a bit of coaxing but he's able to convince Lauren.  However this time he wants to do it right.   The more he and Lauren change their dynamics of their relationship the more he falls head over heels for Lauren.  But with his dream of freedom around the corner is it too late?

"We've wasted so much time."
"No," she says, "we were busy getting to a place where we were ready for this."

I adore Lauren and Garrett together, but I am a sucker for friends to lovers storylines.  I loved that we also got more from Blake and Honey and we now have more potential love matches with some new characters been brought it as well.  This book was sweet and steamy.  I'm a big fan of Marie Force and I can't wait for more from this author and from this series.

3 . 5 Sweet and Steamy thumbs up!

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Lauren