“Rekindled Flame” by Andrew Grey showcases firefighter Morgan Ayers as he unexpectedly reconnects with Richard Smalley, reminding him of the intense but all-too-brief connection they had when they were both young boys. I love watching the w...
4 Stars“Cleansing Flame” by Andrew Grey contains a pair of lovely stories told in tandem, starting with a grad student, Dayne Mills, who has been through his share of trauma, and a firefighter, Lawson Martin, who offers to help him after Dayne’s l...
4 Stars“Talk of the Town” by Caitlin Ricci is a m/m romance novella featuring Julian James who has returned to his home town (accompanied by his charming young son Joey) to lick his wounds and rebuild his life. His meeting with reclusive Garrett M...
3½ StarsAnother Time is the first book in the Guardians of Now series by Donna Steele. The book is a fun and quick read. It has love, chaos, a strong female character who has the support of the man in her life and an adventure of a lifetime. The st...
3½ StarsIt was great how the author chose to write this story! It was both sad and thoughtful. To me age should not matter when it comes a relationship. What everyone else thinks doesn't matter. It's what the couple wants. In "Smitty's Sheriff" Ric...
4½ StarsThough this book is labeled as part of the Sorcery by the Sea series, it is only very loosely attached. That is it only mentions San Buena and is not actually set there. It is set in Las Vegas and there is a lot more than flashy lights happ...
4½ Stars“The Playboy Bachelor” has the right elements for a reunion romance, but it didn’t quite gel for me. I had difficulty connecting with the characters even though I couldn’t help but sympathize with them for the horrendous challenges that cha...
3¾ StarsMonster’s are alive and well in our world. They may not be the monsters under our bed that scare little kids but they do exist. From the time she was little Taylor had to live with the knowledge that her father was a monster that could not...
4½ StarsI just wanted to snatch up Charlie and put him in my pocket. He's an alpha in the developmental stage and he was just yummy. Envisioning his future using the edicts decreed by his older brother and father, he's operating at a disadvantage a...
5 StarsJulie Anne Long’s "Dirty Dancing at Devil’s Leap" is an outright delight! The characters are great, the dialogue is witty, and the plot is fun. This is the first book I’ve read by Julie Anne Long, and her style is catching – I’m excited to...
4½ StarsAshley and Beck were interesting characters and the longer I read the book, the more I loved them. I really connected with them and understood what they were going through. Beck learned that Ashley wasn’t the prima donna he thought he was a...
4 StarsNicole Jordan is a powerhouse when it comes to historical romances. In this story I was expecting another fabulous Regency romance, which I got. But I also got so much more. It starts by demonstrating how unusual, Lady Katherine Wilde is an...
4½ StarsKerrelyn Sparks quickly drew me back into the world of her Embraced series in "So I Married a Sorcerer". In this second installment she takes readers on a high sea adventure that includes pirates, princes, dragons and evil villians. By the...
4½ Stars"Need You Now" is Emma Douglas’ debut novel. It starts the Cloud Bay series and already the publisher has three books set to release in 2017. I expect you will be adding them to your must read lists. This first novel in the Cloud Bay series...
4 StarsThis is the third book in a series that I suggest reading in order. The characters follow through to the other books. First loves often lead to heartbreak and that is what happened to Ryan McCallister. After his first love and the heartache...
3 StarsJenna aka Summer was doing her best to hide out from a bad guy and find an important item at the same time, but life gets in the way. Life as in the sexy Sean aka bike star trying to do the right thing with the family business. I thought he...
4 StarsThis is the third book in a trilogy about three girlfriends who fall in love with three men from their past. The men are all cousins. You do not have to read the first three books to enjoy this one. They all stand alone though there are sce...
4 StarsThe Weathermen are one of my favorite book series by Ravenna. Every book has been a treat to read. The a Weathermen are a group of friends who are trying to take down the Tommy Twister virus that has affected the planet's surface and caused...
5 Stars"Sister of a Sinner" is book three In the Sinner's Legacy series. It features the great football team the Sinners and the family that makes up the team. Xochi and Junior have a long history from childhood until now. You have Junior having f...
4 StarsKera Faire has lept on to the scene with her Dark Isle romance series. It has certainly given me a whole new view of pigs. But while it’s a darker incarnation of her alter ego Raven McAllan, it still has quite a few tongue-in-cheek moments...
5 StarsJust when you think you have the Iron Wolves MC understood, Ms. Boon throws in something new and different. I just love how she makes sure that you aren’t ever going to get bored. Yes, this book is part of a series and you could probably re...
4½ StarsI love finding new authors who's writing works for me and I'm happy to say this one did. When Joel was a teenager he was in love with his best friend Diego. They lived in a small, rural town so they kept their relationship hidden. This all...
5 StarsChristine Feehan continues to keep her Dark Carpathians Series fresh, unique and just as captivating as ever with Dark Legacy. It was an incredible story that only left me hungry for the next book. This is one of my absolute favorite parano...
5 Stars“There is a thin line between love and hate.” “Many wise people say that revenge is not ours but of a Superior Being.” In ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s emotional, raw, and dramatic narrative she brings to life a little girl named Brooke Green...
4 StarsFrom the beginning of “To Kiss a Thief” I was already trying to figure out who the real thief was. Of course our heroine Sarah Pevensey wasn’t the thief, but she’s been accused of stealing jewels. So she hides in a village where everyone lo...
5 Stars“Naapiikoan Winter” is about the way the different people lived in the Piikani tribes. I found it very interesting to learn about the way they lived and the things they believed as well as the different tribes. I found the author must have...
5 StarsThere are so many things I love about this Log Cabin Grub cookbook. It has an index. It has a section on the history of cast iron. There is even a picture showing how to hang the cookbook at your campsite. The drawings are simple but cute....
5 StarsWhat a treat to have the opportunity to review a novel written by Mary Higgins Clark. I had forgotten how much I enjoy reading a Mary Higgins Clark novel. The Sleeping Beauty Killer did not disappoint. This book was hard to put down. I was...
5 Stars"Urban Enemies" edited by Joseph Nassise is an anthology featuring Urban Fantasy authors writing from the perspective of villains. If you are new to Urban Fantasy or love to root for the bad guy, then this anthology is for you. Some familia...
4 StarsRaise your hand if you would enjoy a vacation in a pit? Didn't think so. My hands are kind of tied since I don't want to reveal too much, but needless to say the hero to Sue-Ellen's heroine is a tad bit eccentric. He does like his existence...
4½ StarsJust a heads up that this is a MC read about a group of people that like motorcycles and the activities that go along with it and not an outlaw MC read. This was my first read from this author and the first book in this series and it was re...
3½ Stars"Kiss My Boots" is so different from the other stuff I have read from Harper Sloan. Take note, I have read just about everything she has put out. This sexy sweet read was a nice change of pace. This is the second book in the Coming Home Ser...
5 Stars"Rising from the Ashes" is a sweet, cute story of romance that includes a sexy fireman, a nasty bad guy, and a brave young lady. The story was told fairly well. The author Charity West kept spiking the story with something throughout the bo...
4½ StarsThis is the second book in a series about a very unique wolf shifter world. It can be read without having read the first book but you might become very curious about what happened in that one from reading this one. This story is set about 2...
4 StarsThis story jumps right in with Taya dealing with her wolf hiding due to her being kidnapped. Don’t let that stop you from picking up this book though. This only means that the action starts from page one! And, there is plenty of action both...
4½ StarsThis contemporary erotic romance was different. I mean that in a good way. The characters are very unique. Ando is a Hispanic man who lost his fiancée and her unborn child in a boating accident. He develops an addiction to sex following it....
4 StarsDebilitating panic attacks have ruled Luz’s life. She’s a werewolf who can’t shift and an attorney who can’t pass the BAR exam. Then she meets Jude, a vampire with a bad reputation. They seem to have an immediate bon...
4½ StarsMany years ago I belonged to a book club. Elizabeth Vaughan's book "Warprize" was selected as it was a fantasy romance and we tried to read all the genres. The consensus on the book by the group was that it was awesome and I was in total ag...
4 StarsIn "Terran" Cara Bristol takes us back to the planet of Parseon with it's alphas and betas. It's a very male dominated world where women are the lowest of the low. But some men and women are trying to change that. In this second installment...
4 StarsDog Dish of Doom, the first in EJ Copperman’s new series, is what I like to refer to as a “dramedy” a combination of drama and comedy. And as per usual, Copperman knocks it out of the park. In the series opener, Kay Powell is an agent who w...
5 Stars“The Fly-Fisher’s Craft: The Art and History” (Augmented edition) by Darrel Martin is a coffee-table book filled with illustrations of both historical texts and drawings dealing with fly-fishing and modern techniques dealing with constructi...
5 Stars“Moving Target” by Lynette Eason is an action-packed and suspenseful story that features two trained operatives who must work through their past traumas and find a way to defeat an enemy with a penchant for playing fatal hunting games. The...
4 Stars“Afraid to Fly” by L.A. Witt is a touching story about two military men who have to work their way through the pain that has ruled their lives and decide whether the risk of opening up to a relationship is worth being vulnerable again. I lo...
4¼ StarsI'm a big fan of dragon shifter stories and this series has been a favorite for quite a few years now. Forge has been a character who's story most fans have been anxiously waiting for. Fifty years ago Forge lost his entire family in a bruta...
4 StarsThis was an exciting and fun start to a new urban fantasy series. I was immediately intrigued when I saw one of the main characters was a pharaoh and mummy. I love seeing unusual paranormal creatures in books and this is one I've never read...
4½ StarsSeth, a Fallen, has spent the last eternity working. That his boss is The Angel of Death makes for a rather lonely existence for one who actually seeks redemption and a return to Heaven. Especially since he Fell thanks to a succubus.. Lyndi...
3¾ StarsJade Chandler did an absolutely wonderful job on this book. The story caught my attention right at the beginning and had me captivated until the end. I loved Elle and Rebel. Elle was a fantastic character who didn't quit for nothing. She wa...
4½ Stars"Donna" is the second book in the Spindrift Series by the famous V.C. Andrews. The series started out with "Corliss". This story runs at a good clip and the suspense builds as the pages are turned. Your heart will begin to hurt for Donna. S...
4 StarsAJ Llewellyn and DJ Manly come together to make one great vampire story. It was hot and steamy, and I loved it. The characters jumped off the page and into my room and I almost thought they would reach out and touch me. I would love to...
5 Stars“Heartstone” by Elle Katharine White is a fun fantasy tale that pays homage to one of my favorite historical romances, “Pride and Prejudice.” I was fascinated to read this parallel story that features dragons and wyverns and other amazing c...
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