A.K. Michaels has started a new series with this book, "The Reluctant Alpha". It is the beginning of the Highland Wolf Clan series, focusing on the stories of several of the Highland Wolf Clan. The book is an action packed book with plenty...
4 StarsCan I just say that I love the whole Blood Courtesans series? Pursued is one of the numerous tales that all include plenty of passion, and more than a little danger. Each tale has it’s own very strong characters, each with their individual...
4½ Stars"Charming Sir Charles" by Anna Campbell is the fifth book in the wonderful Dashing Widows series. I love Anna’s novellas because they are sweet, charming, and packed with a lot of heart. Since all her characters are so likeable, I was reall...
4 StarsBeauty of the Beast is yet another retelling of the the classic Beauty and the Beast tale. It's a dark, sensual and haunting retelling. Adam is a pitiful, anguished creature. Isabelle is more than the classic beauty. Her strength has been f...
5 Stars"Cyborg Heat" is an enjoyable read, but it relies on many of the usual cyborg tropes and a rather improbable connection between Amanda and Adam. I liked Amanda for her courage and principles, but I wasn't quite buying why she was willing to...
3¼ StarsSecret Santa Sir is an engrossing and kinky countdown to Christmas. I loved the inventive lyrics to The Twelve Days of Christmas, as well as, the elements of surprise. I really liked Maggie and her man (sorry no secrets revealed). Their unu...
4½ StarsCilla Renfield was a good sub. She was sub to her Master/Husband, Edward prior to his death. They had started out playing in clubs, but after she and Edward married, they seldom went to the clubs. Edward was a very possessive...
4½ StarsI just finished reading, “Complicate Me” written by Monica Robinson which I found to be an emotional train wreck of a story! The amount of emotional turmoil that went through this book with was nothing other than crazy! An infant amount of...
5 StarsThis easy to read book about raising cattle is a great way for elementary age children to learn about ranching. Pictures of an actual rancher, Mary and her cattle are used throughout the book giving it authenticity. Subjects such as closed...
4½ StarsOnce again, author BR Kingsolver has created a world that is rugged, violent, and vastly intriguing. As a fan of her Telepathic Clans series, I knew this would be a great read, and I was not wrong. Ms. Kingsolver tells a tale of a broken-do...
4½ StarsI really enjoy vampire stories but somehow missed the Blood Courtesans series. "Escape" was my introduction to that world. And what an intro it was. I found Max and Flora to be exciting and fascinating characters. While this story isn't the...
4½ StarsA Match Made in Mistletoe is this year’s Holiday Novella from the talented Anna Campbell. She is one of my favorite historical authors because she writes such charming stories. The heroines are always kind but they also have an inner streng...
4 StarsThe Legacy series shows that love is what makes a family. The Andrades and Barringtons showed the good, bad and ugly that bitterness and hate can do. The Lone Star series mixes laughter, love and hope with wonderful stories that continue to...
4½ StarsWhen Jack Girard’s sister-in-law shows up for the holidays he isn’t ready for the impact his brother’s widow and daughter have on him. Before he knows it he is spending time with her as they both aim to continue the family’s quest to discov...
4½ StarsThis was one of my most anticipated books of the year and I'm glad to say that it didn't disappoint. This story picks up with Flynn and Laurel about a year down the road. They're doing pretty well together and their relationship is stable....
4½ StarsEnid's family secrets and other secrets have been uncovered. She'll have to confront her feelings about shifters. Will she get her second chance at love? Where will her journey with King Drake lead her? While reading the book I was captivat...
5 StarsThe poet Percy Bysshe Shelley once said, “Poetry is a mirror which makes beautiful that which is distorted.” And sometimes our world and our senses can be a little distorted, even chaotic. But Donald Elix has given our world, life itself, a...
5 Stars“Clean Break” is an engaging, page turning suspense story. I was turning the pages till the end as I wanted to know what would happen next. This protagonist, Lane Haviland was really quite an interesting person. She is able to make life wor...
4½ StarsA Walk Through Fire is the first book in the Through Hell and Back series by Felice Stevens. Asher Davis has spent the years after running away from his foster home filled with guilt and on a path to self-destruction. While he was able to s...
4½ StarsThis was an awesomely entertaining read on so many levels. The author is a definite science fiction fan, as I saw the influence of several of my all-time favorite movies throughout the story of Hell and Peyton. The future of Earth is bleak...
5 Stars“The Lost Deposition of Glynnis Smith McLean” by Scott Stevens is an historical novel based on fact. Glynnis was a survivor of the RMS Titanic disaster. She and her new husband were sailing from Ireland to America to start their new life. S...
4½ StarsThis is a solid story and I enjoyed it. I read the acknowledgments and it says it's based on the idea of a board game. There are plays on words, and the "puzzles" are cute. There is even a section in the back listing the characters and the...
3½ StarsPursuing Lord Pascal is the fourth book in Anna’s Campbell’s Dashing Widows series. Lady Mowbray and Lord Pascal are both interesting characters who make a wonderful couple. I loved that Amy had interests outside of being a wife and that Ge...
4½ StarsThis book is part of a series but it’s super easy to just grab a book and start reading. While there is an overall storyline going on, each book is also a stand alone but soon your interest will be peeked to go check out the rest of the boo...
5 StarsLilly has loved Blake for years. When she was eighteen, she gave her virginity to him - only to have him leave without a word. Talk Dirty to Me begins with Lilly’s brother, Ross, asking her to pick up his best friend, Blake,...
2½ StarsHoly cow! I loved this book in so many ways!!!!!!!!! You couldn’t help but love each and every character!!!!!!!!!!! The author told a really good motorcycle romance story filled with oodles and oodles of sexy bikers. I loved that Hope and R...
5 StarsMadeline Hunter, Caroline Linden, Megan Frampton and Myretta Robens create a lovely series of stories for this beautiful Regency romance anthology. In the Duke’s Dressmaker the Duke of Barrowmore is an amazing Alpha yet and it was amazing t...
4½ StarsRyder is an attorney in a family law firm, but when he comes out his family rejects him. He also has had a very bad ending to a relationship. His recent life events lead him to working at an animal rescue with some close friends. Through th...
4 StarsGuardian Bears: Karl deserves 4.5 stars and a WOW. Polar bear shifter Karl Werner has his own story to be told. He works at the Guardian Bears office in Coldwood. His next job is going to make changes in his life forever. Will Allison Lewis...
4½ Stars"Into Aether" pulled me in from the first chapter. I really enjoyed following Theodora (Theo) on her fantasy adventure. She's grown up in Colorado and has recently lost her father. Then her mother goes missing while off on a trip. We soon f...
4 StarsA quest for peace between humans and the Kreossian Empire was a good idea. Enemies will do anything to stop their plans. The best laid plans have gone awry and complications have arisen for them. Will Melissa Crane and warrior Ark, from the...
4 StarsDragon-born Victor Kane was born under the sign of Aquarius. He is a shell of his former glory. He wants more out of life. He lacks purpose. Is wolf shifter Odessa an unexpected surprise or complication to his sedate life? Will Victor have...
5 Stars“Taken”, #2: A Vampire Blood Courtesans Romance by Kim Faulks and Michelle gets 5 stars. This collaboration between these two authors is definitely worth the wait. “Taken” is the finale, second book after “Bitten” with Nova Flynn and vampir...
5 StarsCrazy!!!!! I thought “Forever Sixteen” was your typical young adult story where the girl meets the new boy and BAM instant sappy teenage love! I made an assumption about the story based on the title of the story and read it because J.S. Wil...
5 Stars"Zero" by Morgan Dark is a really great suspense story. It follows the life of Kyle Bradford and also the burglar Zero. Kyle is a student at a prestigious school. His parents are dead and he has been adopted by his mom's friend. Kyle's life...
4 StarsThe second book in TL Shaefer’s CASI series is here. In “Shoot to Thrill” Arin and Jonah were two fascinating characters. I can't even imagine being in a world like theirs. If our government was as corrupt and full of holes as what they dea...
4 StarsDragon-born Marcus Kane is done with existing. He wants more out of life. He lacks purpose. Will werewolf Abrial or the pack give him the jump start that he needs? What will the future bring for them? Time will tell if they be together or a...
4½ Stars"Jigsaw" by Stella Barcelona is an exciting and spellbinding tale of terrorism, politics, and global cooperation with a delicious counterpoint of lost love and dedication to ethics and the requirements of the job, no matter how unpalatable....
4½ StarsAs someone who has always had an interest in mediums, I knew I had to read this book. I have watched shows like Crossing Over with John Edwards and The Long Island Medium in the past and although I am skeptical, it was still a source of ent...
3 StarsKaLyn Cooper kicks butt with this romantic suspense. I want to be Katlin Callahan or one of her Black Swan ladies when I grow up. I can’t imagine a more well-rounded heroine. On the surface she might appear too perfect, but she is fabulous,...
5 Stars"The Ghosts of Pebble Brook Lodge" by Linda Covella is a young adult story that continues the ‘Ghost Whisperer’ series which centers around Kayanne (Pepper) Connelly’s experiences at the aforementioned lodge. The thirteen-year-old not only...
4¼ StarsMaggie wakes up in the bed of a sexy Scottish knight, Finn McCullough, and quickly realizes she's somehow gone back in time. Finn doesn't understand what Maggie's doing in his bed when he can't remember "tupping" her the night before.and he...
5 StarsDracula's Secret is the first book in Linda Mercury's Blood Wings series. I enjoy a good vampire story and this one combines historical context about Vlad (Dracula) while putting a new gender spin on the tale. In this world, humans have a s...
4 StarsI was so anxious to read this book and I was in no way disappointed. The author paints a vivid picture full of family ties, past mistakes, burning passion and everlasting love. The first book in this series introduced us to Jules as a roomm...
4½ StarsI found my new addiction in Reborn. Michelle Fox’s new series is definitely worth reading. This novel is a wonderful adrenaline rush. Be prepared to be consumed by the story. I’ve placed this on my 5 Star Top Pick list and I think you will...
5 StarsThis is another great read from Normandie Alleman. I just love how I THINK I'm going to read just a couple of chapters before bed and then I find myself up at 4am because I just had to read the next one to see what was going to happen. It w...
4½ Stars“Until November” is a fantastic story!!!!!! This book had all the right elements needed to make a phenomenal romantic story with an edge to keep everyone reading!!!!!!! The climax was great with several twists and turns. The setting is desc...
5 StarsLaurel’s been hiding out from her own life. She has a degree she worked hard for but doesn’t use, and takes the path of least resistance. When she witnesses a couple getting into a physical confrontation in public, she’s a...
4¼ StarsA chance encounter with a stranger changes Star Salazar’s life forever. Billionaire French vampire Remy de la Lune is ensnared by her. He wants her at any cost. How far will he go to get her? Will anything worthwhile happen to them? Star Sa...
5 StarsAngie needs a trainer to help her prepare for a fundraiser. Noel is highly recommended. At first sight Angie thinks that while is his hot and sexy he is way too young and she is the only one of the two of them that share her fantasies. The...
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