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Bane & Bound (Twisted Legends 10) by Crimson Syn-Review Tour

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Bane & Bound (Twisted Legends 10) by Crimson Syn-Review Tour

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Legend has it that Hellhounds are the gatekeepers of hell.
​​​​​​​They are sent to stalk those who owe their souls to the Devil.
In a moment of despair, Beau Kavanaugh is given an ultimatum.
A deal that will cost him more than just his soul.
Being dragged into the depths of hell, he is bound to pay off a century’s old debt.
There are one million souls to collect,
And there’s only one left.
With his contract fulfilled,
Beau will finally be able to get back to a life he never lived, or so that’s what was promised.
And no one ever said the devil keeps his promises.

Elora Wolfsbane lives a life of solitude.
She’s fought the darkness for as long as she can remember.
A witch’s daughter, wiccan blood runs through her veins.
The only source of protection against her father’s ill decisions.
A promise was made to the devil a long time ago,
An exchange of one soul for the next.
Now she finds herself slaying demons, fighting for her right to live.
But the only way to fight the devil,
Is to stay pure of mind, body, and soul.
A task seemingly impossible, when Beau Kavanaugh is near.

Beau has one job,
To hunt down Elora’s soul and drag it back down to the Dark Prince,
where she’ll reign by his side.
But what happens when a contract is broken
And a Hellhound decides to pay the price for the living?
Will he be forgiven, or will he drag Elora down with him to forever burn in the depths of hell?

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REVIEW:BANE & BOUND by Crimson Syn is an adult paranormal/fantasy romance story line found in the multi-authored TWISTED LEGENDS collection focusing on gods and demons, the fallen and their prey. This is H*llhound/vessel Beau Kavanaugh, and book store owner/demon hunter Elora Wolfsbane’s story line. BANE & BOUND can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Beau and Elora) following several times lines, BANE & BOUND focuses on the hunt for a soul. Beau Kavanaugh lost his life early in the twentieth century but given a choice between eternal damnation or a vessel for H*ll Beau chose to work for the Devil himself. Opting to be bound with a H*llhound, Beau became a soul collector, tasked with capturing one million souls, returning them to Lucifer for all eternity but when his final task was revealed, Beau would come face to face with his H*llhound’s fated mate, a woman whose soul is Beau’s final task. Having to outwit and outrun Ashdemai, the demon of lust, and perform a task for Kimaris, the demon of hidden treasures, our couple quickly discover the soul Beau is looking for has been bound to someone else. What ensues is the building but tempestuous relationship between Beau and Elora, and the fall-out as Beau makes a deal for a life and Elora’s soul.

The relationship between Beau and Elora begins when Beau is tasked with one final collection, retrieving Elora’s soul for Lucifer but Elora’s soul have been bound to someone else, and Beau and his H*llhound have fallen for our story line heroine. Elora is something not quite human, and the power that surrounds our heroine is a power bequeathed from someone else. As the attraction and need between Beau and Elora continues to grow, there may be no happily ever after for a couple cursed to live their life in H*ll.

The secondary and supporting characters include Lucifer; the fallen angel turned demon Kimaris; Ashdemai, the demon of Lust, as well as Elora’s best friend and witch Karma.

BANE & BOUND is a fast paced story of sins and sacrifice, penance and love. The premise is dark and heart breaking; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are powerful, dangerous, determined and cursed.

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Reviewed by Sandy

My name is Crimson Syn, not really, but what fun is it to use my real name. Instead I’ll use my inner goddess’ name, it’s much more fun that way. I grew up in New York City where I had a wonderful education, loving parents and awesome friends. What more could a girl ask for?

I started writing at the age of sixteen. The first romance I read was Stephanie Laurens’ Devil’s Bride. Since then I have been influenced by dozens of flourishing romance authors and even more dashing and daring rogues. I must say it, but Fifty Shades was not my first erotic romance, nor did it influence me to start writing them. If you’ve never read Mary Balogh, Elizabeth Hoyt, Lisa Kleypas, Bertrice Small or A.N. Roquelaure’s Sleeping Beauty trilogy, then you’re missing out. Those were my sweet introductions to erotic romance, and boy were they hot.

So here I am, after reading so many wonderful stories, I have too many sinful tales of my own not to share. I like my alphas rough and possessive, and I have no shame in saying it or writing it. I had delightfully wicked teachers growing up, their books took me to new worlds and brought me new loves. So, I want to do the same for you. I want to indulge my readers in those steamy reads that will send them into the arms of dangerous alphas and deliciously sexy rogues, without leaving the confines of their nice warm bed. If I am able to entice your inner goddesses, then I have done my job and I am satisfied.

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FLOPPER (Vegas Venom 1) by Colleen Charles-a review

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FLOPPER (Vegas Venom 1) by Colleen Charles-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 23, 2022

As one of the top goalies in hockey I live a sweet Vegas lifestyle: VIP treatment at all the hottest spots in town – ushered past every velvet rope – and all the puck bunnies I can handle.
Until my whole world changes when fate takes my sister, leaving her precious baby an orphan.
Even though I’m still mired down in grief, I step up and adopt my niece. After all, I already adore her.
I’ve just started to get a handle on things when the perfect woman literally falls into my lap, sending me and my newfound single dad life reeling.
She’s everything I ever wanted, but how can I offer her my heart while it’s still broken?
After our first meeting, she confesses that she needs lessons in seduction. Easy enough. We agree that once I teach her everything I know, we’ll part as friends.
But when we kiss… I see stars. I catch feelings. And after one taste of her, I’m not willing to let go.
My Venom buddies try to warn me not to get too close, but they shouldn’t worry because I won’t let myself fall all the way.
Yeah, about that..

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REVIEW: FLOPPER is the first instalment in Colleen Charles’ contemporary, adult VEGAS VENOM erotic, hockey romance series focusing on the members of the NHL’s Vegas Venom. This is team goalie Noah ‘Flopper’ Abbott, and author/book store owner Molly Campbell’s story line.

NOTE: For information purposes, a flopper is a goalie prone to going down on the ice to stop pucks.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Molly and Noah) FLOPPER follows the building romance and relationship between goalie Noah ‘Flopper’ Abbott, and author/book store owner Molly Campbell. Three years earlier Noah lost everyone he had ever loved, and with the death of his sister Natalie and her husband Steve, Noah became the only parent to his niece Vivian, a young girl that would become his own. Fast forward to present day wherein Noah, who hasn’t had time for a personal life finds himself at The Last Chapter, a local book store, where he will meet owner Molly Campbell. An adult themed book party pushes our couple into a compromising situation, a situation in which Molly hopes to ask Noah for additional help. What ensues is the ‘friends with benefits’ situationship between Molly and Noah, and the fall-out when the truth about the past, digs a knife further into our story line hero.

Molly Campbell needs lessons in seduction, and Noah Abbott is perfect for the job but keeping their ‘situationship’ limited to a ‘friends with benefits’ only is a struggle for two people who have spent too much time alone, having had their hearts broken by similar situations. Noah Abbott is all about family, and as he and Vivian are the sole surviving members of the Abbott family, Noah refuses to get involved with anyone else. A ‘friends with benefits, education in seduction’ is the perfect situation for our story line hero, a situation that is about to get ugly when the past is revealed.

The relationship between Molly and Noah begins by accident when our heroine literally falls into Noah’s arms. From the outset, the relationship is one of friends to lovers that will quickly turn into something more but Noah is about to sabotage the woman he loves, pushing her out of his life, leaving them both with a broken heart. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to a colorful and energetic cast of secondary and supporting characters: Molly’s assistant Mona; her agent Angela, as well as Vivian’s nanny Frannie, several members of Noah’s grief support group, and the Vegas Venom hockey team-Anders Beck, Latham Newberry, Clayton ‘Cash Money’ Hale; team owner Dante Giovanetti and newcomer Marco Rossi.

FLOPPER is a story of grief and loss, blame and recovery, family and friendships, understanding and love. The premise is emotional and heart breaking but the potential conflict is easily deduced; the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are charismatic, dynamic , broken but struggling to heal.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Sins of the Father/Sinners and Saints by Nikki Landis-review tour

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Sins of the Father/Sinners and Saints (Ravage Riders MC 1 & 2) by Nikki Landis-review tour

SINS OF THE FATHER
Ravage Riders MC 1
by Nikki Landis
Re-Release Date: March 25, 2022
Genre: adult, contemporary, MC, dark, erotic romance

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Welcome to Providence, where the Ravage Riders reign.
Edge, the son of the former VP for the Ravage Riders, is a broken, bitter man. He’s lost the only woman he ever loved, locked away in prison for a bar fight that escalated because of his temper. After three years, he’s finally returning home, but things aren’t the same. His father lives in exile, banished for crimes that nearly tore the club apart. Now, an imposter sits on the throne as president, and Edge swears his vengeance.

There’s a war brewing with the Riders’ rival Satan’s Outlaws, and the picturesque, friendly city of Providence is now the center of a bloody turf war. The local police don’t want to see their town corrupted by outlaw bikers, but the feud growing between the two clubs is reaching a boiling point.

Then there’s Rae, the sweet, pretty girl that Edge grew up with and the one person not tainted by his life in the club. Three years of regret and loss kept them separated, and now she’s buried in Witness Protection. Edge is determined to find Rae, even if he has to lie, cheat, steal, or kill to make it happen.

He’ll do anything to keep Rae, his brothers in the club, and the town safe, but the threat they’re under collides with the past. Edge is forced to seek answers about his father’s past sins, but if he isn’t careful, Edge might end up right back behind bars, and that’s something he can’t allow.

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REVIEW: SINS OF THE FATHER is the first instalment in Nikki Landis’ contemporary, adult RAVAGE RIDERS MC slightly paranormal, MC romance series. This is Peter ‘Edge’ Ravage, and Rae Stenson’s story line.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from three first person perspectives (Edge, Rae, RJ) using present day and memories from the past, covering approximately three years, SINS OF THE FATHER focuses on the romance and relationship between Peter ‘Edge’ Ravage, and Rae Stenson. Since he was ten years old, Peter ‘Edge’ Ravage has been in love with best friend Rae Stenson but at eighteen years of age, Peter was prospecting with the Ravage Riders MC, and the fall-out of the war with a rival MC was about to affect his relationship with our story line heroine. A series of threats against Rae Stenson meant Peter and his friends and fellow prospects were constantly on the defensive when it came to the woman he loves, a woman whose naivety was about to threaten everyone she loved. What ensues is the ongoing relationship, friendship and building love between Peter and Rae, and the potential fall-out when sins from the past demand vengeance in the present time.

The relationship between Peter aka Edge and Rae is one of childhood best friends in which Rae is naïve to her best friend’s emotions, feelings, and his obvious connections to one of the local MCs. There is plenty of back ground information regarding three families destroyed by betrayal, vengeance, secrets and lust, and in this, the next generations is about to pay for sins of the past. Not only has Peter fallen in love with his best friend, but so too, has someone else, who is willing to step aside, and watch from the sidelines. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including several members from the Ravage Riders MC, and the Satan’s Outlaw MC. We are introduced to Peter’s best friend RJ, as well as Jake and Hayley; Rae’s mother Sarah, her step-father Charlies, and her sister Leah; Pete’s father Mack, and Club VP turned President Rafe.

SINS OF THE FATHER is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, love and friendships, obsession and hate. The very slight paranormal , character driven premise is entertaining and engaging; the romance is young and passionate; the characters are determined and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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SINNERS AND SAINTS
Ravage Riders 2
by Nikki Landis
Re-Release Date: August 26, 2022
Genre: adult, contemporary, MC, dark, erotic romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK:

I’d do anything for my club.

The Ravage Riders are my family. They welcomed me in, gave me a safe place to crash away from the horrors and abuse I endured, and my best friend Edge is as close to me as a brother. Nothin’ ever came between us until Rae. We both fell hard. She chose him. I was left standing alone.

I swore I wouldn’t love again. I told myself no other woman could ever be as perfect as Rae. And then, a social worker with good intentions and a perfect smile showed up at the door. Her curvy figure snagged my attention, and then her sultry voice. Cara charmed me from the first word she spoke.

Girls like her don’t fall for guys like me. She’s practically a saint. Cara takes care of kids and the elderly and donates time to a homeless shelter. I swear there’s a bright gold halo over her head. I’m a born sinner. A biker, an outlaw. I ride a Harley and don’t care about obeying the law. The thoughts in my head are downright wicked, and with every fantasy that pops in there, I want to act them out with her.

Deadly secrets emerge along with lies, deceit, and a ruthless ex plotting against the Riders. When Cara’s life is threatened, my protective instincts kick in. She’s mine. No one is tearing us apart. This sinner will unleash hell to protect his saint. And I won’t stop until she’s back in my arms where she belongs.

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REVIEW: SINNERS & SAINTS is the second instalment (and novella) in Nikki Landis’ contemporary adult RAVAGE RIDERS erotic, MC, slightly paranormal, romance series focusing on the Ravage Riders MC (RRMC). This is social worker Cara, and Ravage Riders MC treasurer RJ’s story line. SINNERS & SAINTS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from several first person perspectives including RJ, Cara, Edge, Rae and Mack, SINNERS & SAINTS focuses on the building relationship between RJ and Cara. Cara is a social worker at Leah’s school. Leah is the younger sister to Rae (Sins of the Father) but Leah is struggling and the teacher has called in help from our story line heroine. Cara never expected to come face to face with her future in the guise of Ravage Riders MC treasurer RJ, a man whose life she would save a few days later. The Ravage Riders MC are facing a possible war with the Satan’s Outlaw MC, and Cara will be caught in the middle when the time comes to settle a score. What ensues is the quick building relationship between Cara and RJ, and the potential fall-out when Cara is used as a pawn in an effort to draw out the Ravage Riders MC.

The relationship between Cara and RJ is one of immediate attraction but Cara is currently involved with someone else, a man whose illegal activities are about to affect the RRMC. RJ has been in love with his best friend’s ol’lady for as long as he can remember but meeting Cara stirs something deep and permanent for our story line hero. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate and intense.

There is another large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters many of whom we have met in the previous instalment. Mack has regained control over the position of President, his son Edge is now the VP, and the struggling SAA Valan has fallen for a woman who is about to fall for someone else. We are introduced to Cara’s sister Charlotte, and Cara’s so one to be ex-fiance Maxwell Foreman.

SINNERS & SAINTS is a story of power and control, abuse and shame, betrayal and vengeance, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is engaging and action packed; the romance is quick and captivating; the characters are energetic and charismatic.

I want to address the slight paranormal aspect to the story line premise. The inclusion is very limited and feels unnecessary (so far), and is never truly explained. I am hoping the author soon ‘fleshes’ out the paranormal existence, if only for an explanation as to what is happening and why.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Nikki Landis is the USA Today & International Bestselling, Multi-Award-Winning Author of over 50 romance novels in the MC, reverse harem, paranormal, dystopian, and science fiction genres. Her books feature deadly reapers, dark alpha heroes, protective shifters, and seductive vampires along with the feisty, independent women they love. There’s heart-throbbing action on every page as well as fated mates and soul bonds deep enough to fulfill every desire.

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Moody by Penelope Ward-Review tour

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Moody by Penelope Ward-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 22, 2022

The day I showed up to Dax Moody’s sprawling home, I had no idea what was coming.As a traveling massage therapist, I was used to entering the houses of strangers.But this assignment was different from any before it.

From the outside, I’d correctly assumed the owner was rich. What I didn’t realize was that he would be younger than I’d imagined, single, stunningly gorgeous, and mysterious.Despite the fact that Dax had booked a massage, it never actually happened, since our first appointment was unexpectedly cut short by a comedy of errors.Certain I’d never see him again after that day, I’d done nothing but think about the captivating man.To my surprise, he called a second time. That appointment, we talked a lot, developing a stronger connection. But once again, there was no actual massage.
The man I now affectionately called “Moody” kept calling me to come back.

It took three times before I finally gave him the massage he’d ordered. Let’s just say it was challenging to keep things professional. I was extremely attracted to Dax, and by that time, I was falling hard.Eventually, I’d find out why he’d been so aloof, the reason why he and I could never be together.
Our story was supposed to end there, but it didn’t.Instead, I was left perpetually longing for a forbidden man.

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REVIEW: MOODY by Penelope Ward is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line focusing on businessman Dax Moody, and musician/massage therapist Wren McCallister.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Wren and Dax), covering several years in the life, MOODY follows the building but struggling relationship between businessman Dax Moody, and musician /massage therapist Wren McCallister. Dax Moody is a widower, raising his late wife’s adopted son, but our hero struggles with his attraction to a massage therapist his housekeeper contacted on his behalf. From the outset, Dax Moody is uncomfortable in Wren McCallister’s presence, uncomfortable in a way that becomes overwhelming and anxiety ridden for our story line couple. Dax has a secret, that if revealed, will push the woman with whom he is falling in love, out of his life but not out of his heart. As Dax struggles to keep his emotions and attraction to Wren under control, Wren must come to a decision as it pertains to her career and the rest of her life, with or without our story line hero. What ensues is the building but heart breaking relationship between Dax and Wren, and the fall-out as a lack of communication, stubbornness and a need to escape force our couple towards different paths, paths that are meant, never to cross.

Dax Moody struggles since the loss of his wife but meeting Wren McCallister stirred something deep within our story line hero. Wren has no idea that her world is about to be upended, and in this, the truth will prove that not everything is as it appears to be.

The relationship between Wren and Dax begins as a client based arrangement, one in which Dax knows more than he should about our story line heroine. Wren’s life hasn’t always been easy, having rebelled as a teen and losing her way but experience gave way to a new, more mature Wren McCallister, a young woman who struggles with Dax’s up and down, back and forth signals towards our story line heroine. Dax wants nothing more than to claim Wren as his own but battles between head and heart knowing that his ‘son’s’ needs and well being will always come first. The $ex scenes are erotic and intense, without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Dax’s housekeeper Shannon, and his ‘son’ Rafe; Wren’s father, as well as the occasional and additional love interests that comes in and out of our couple’s lives.

MOODY is a character driven story of secrets and lies, heart break and obsession, acceptance and love. The premise is emotional and thought provoking; the characters are stubborn and determined; the romance is seductive, passionate yet frustrating and filled with anxiety and angst.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 11-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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ARES (The Kings of Mayhem MC: Tennessee) by Penny Dee-review tour

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ARES (The Kings of Mayhem MC Tennessee #3) by Penny Dee-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 26, 2022.

A wounded biker with a checkered past. A feisty dancer with a secret. An unexpected love that could destroy them both.

I was born a monster.
Seven feet tall with fists the size of balloons and an even bigger…boot size.
I’m a demon in the ring and a devil between the sheets.
But even I’m no match for her. The demoness with the bright emerald eyes and hair the color of snow.
She’s everything I’ve run from my whole sorry life and the only thing I’m afraid of, so why the hell do I find myself on her doorstep time and time again?

I’m not a good man. She should run as far as possible from me.
After doing time for a crime I didn’t commit, I took my revenge on those responsible.
It was brutal. It was bloody. It was satisfying.
Now she wants me to do the same thing for her.
But she isn’t being completely honest with me.
And when I find out the truth, there’ll be consequences for us all to pay.

Ares is book three in the Kings of Mayhem MC Tennessee series but can be read as a standalone. It features two emotionally wounded main characters, lots of red-hot chemistry, a twist you won’t see coming—throw in some crazed serial killers, and you’ve got a scorching romantic suspense

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REVIEW: ARES is the third instalment in Penny Dee’s contemporary, adult THE KINGS OF MAYHEM MC TENNESSEE erotic, MC romance series- -a spin off from the author’s Kings Of Mayhem MC. This is Sargent at Arms Ares Salvatore, and exotic dancer Aurora ‘Rory Jones’ Murphy’s story line. ARES can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rory and Ares) using present day and memories from the past ARES follows Rory Jones when she comes to Flintlock, Tennessee in search of our story line hero. Rory is well aware of Ares reputation, and she wants to hire Ares for his skills as a killer. Our hero served nine years for a murder he did not commit, and in the fall-out Ares was contracted as an assassin and a killer until the Kings Of Mayhem took him in as one of their own but Ares past has caught up with our hero, and someone is hoping for vengeance against our story line hero. Rory never expected to fall for the man they call ‘Ares the Giant ‘ but the heart wants something the head knows is wrong. Meanwhile, a serial killer is murdering in the name of the ‘seven deadly sins’, and the killings are hitting too close to home. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Rory and Ares, and the potential fall-out when the truth is revealed, and a killer sets their sights on our story line couple.

Rory Jones wants revenge for the murder of someone she loved but falling for Ares was never on her radar. Ares is immediately drawn to Rory like a moth to a flame but Ares suspects Rory isn’t telling the truth, and in this, he finds himself struggling to let go of his heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Jack and Bronte Dillinger (JACK 1), Doc (Doc #2), Paw, Dakota Joe, Shooter, Alchemy, Loki, Bam, Gabe,Dolly, Cinnamon, Sheriff Pinkwater, Devil’s Steed MC president Jethro, and Rory’s mother and her fiancé Connor. The requisite evil has many faces.

ARES is a detailed and complex story of conflict and betrayal, murder and vengeance, secrets and lies, forgiveness and love. The premise is twisted and haunting; the romance is provocative and seductive; the characters are animated and edgy.

Reading Order and Previous Review
Jack
Doc

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Reviewed by Sandy

Penny Dee writes contemporary romance about rockstars, bikers, hockey players and everyone in-between.She believes true love never runs smoothly, and her characters realize this too, with a boatload of drama and a whole lot of steam.

She found her happily ever after in Australia where she lives with her husband, daughter and a dog named Bindi.

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?Suddenly Broken/Suddenly Us by Claudia Burgoa-review tour?

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Suddenly Broken/Suddenly Us (Unexpected Everlasting Duet 1 & 2) by Claudia Burgoa-review tour

SUDDENLY BROKEN
Unexpected Everlasting Duet 1
by Claudia Burgoa
Release Date: AUGUST 13, 2022
Genre: adult, contemporary, romance

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I’m music royalty.
Part of Hollywood’s elite.
It’s a perk of being the only daughter of Gabe Colt and Chris Decker.
Except, no one knows my fathers are together.
They kept their marriage private along with their children.
They hid us–and their love for each other–for years.

I grew up sheltered from the celebrity world.
But I was exposed to so many lies…
All I’ve ever wanted is a normal life.
Friends.
Love.

Sure, I have my brothers and the handsome, geeky Mason Bradley, but that’s not enough.
I want more.
I want romantic love.
Instead of finding it—him–I fell for Porter Kendrick.

I thought he loved me.
He only loved that I worshiped him.
After a loss that rocks my world, I find myself relying on the only friend I’ve ever had.

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REVIEW:Suddenly Broken -Unexpected Everlasting Duet 1- is an absolute emotional rollercoaster. Everything Mason and Ainsley are going through, you feel as though you are there with them as they experience it. This author is a master at the written word, and destroying my fragile mental state lol.

I think Mason and Ainsley bonded so well because they both have somewhat unusual families and upbringing. Ainsley is the daughter of celebrity royalty Gabe Colt and Chris Decker, the kicker? No one knows that her fathers are together. Ainsley grew up distant from others and cut off from anything close to a “normal” childhood. Now she’s grown and wants to experience all the wonders life has to offer, romance and love being at the top of that list. She just picked the wrong guy to experience it with. Porter Kendrick.

Mason has a similar story with her parents as he is bounced back and forth between. Each of his parents use him to hurt the other, and he has never met their approval on anything he has ever done. Through all of it, Mason and Ainsley remained friends. When Mason finds out what Porter has done, and his abuse of Ainsley, all bets are off. Ainsley starts her road to recovery, after sharing with her family what happened. Mason is her knight in shining Kevlar, and maybe more than a friend?

I cried, I own it, I was a mess reading this book. The courage of Ainsley to start living, only to have it ripped away, the pain, the abuse, her family and all their secrets. Mason and Ainsley are both so supportive of one another, and I really hope they both find their HEA.

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Unexpected Everlasting Duet 2
by Claudia Burgoa
Release Date: August 13, 2022
Genre: adult, contemporary, romance

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It’s been five years since I lost myself.
Instead of conquering the world, I was broken by a man.
Now, I’m willing to risk everything to find the more I’ve always wanted.
Finding love is on top of that list.

Mason Bradley has always been there for me.
He held me when my world shattered.
He helped piece me back together after I was broken.
Now, I think it’s time he teaches me how to date.

But Mason Bradley owns a high intelligence security company.
He dedicates his life to serving others.
He doesn’t want a place to call home.
And he’s not looking for love.

He’s perfect, right?
Except, things get complicated too fast between us.
And to top it all, the low-life I dated is back trying to claim me.
Is this déjà vu or are we destined to be together?

Suddenly Us is the conclusion of the Unexpected Everlasting.

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REVIEW: If you thought book one was an emotional rollercoaster, I hope you strap yourselves in for this one, think more tornado. Suddenly Us is the second and final installment in the Unexpected Everlasting Duet series, book one is a requirement to read this!

Mason and Ainsley are back at it again after five years. Ainsley has moved to Seattle to be closer to her brothers, and is slowly trying to find her place in life. Mason is still her anchor, and the one she turns to when she needs help. Her family has been so supportive and kind now that they know about everything with her ex, but Ainsley still feels lost, like she is missing out on parts of life.

She wants love, she wants romance, she wants a family of her own. With Mason. Ainsley wants Mason to show her all the things she has missed out on, she wants to date and explore more things, but she wants to be safe too. Poor Mason has been racking his mind trying to figure out why he needs Ainsley the way he does, why he can’t seem to tell her no. Mason gives in and sure enough they fall into each other. Things are just as Ainsley wants, Mason is everything she is looking for and she couldn’t be happier. Mason however, is remembering all the ways his parents were growing up and it makes him question things, his relationship with Ainsley is going too fast, and he leaves. Ainsley is crushed, but luckily Mason realizes his booboo and makes moves to fix it. But with everything she has had to go through, can she take the pain of losing her rock? Can she forgive him?

Best part of this ending was Ainsley making Mason work to get her back, she didn’t simply roll over and let him back into her life by just saying he was sorry. He had to earn her trust again. These two have both been hurt in different ways, but didn’t let that pain keep them from a better future. I was squealing like a happy piglet with their HEA!

 

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author. 

She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.

She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.

When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watch shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 25, 2022.

When the woman he cherishes above all else has been hurt… his inner demons come out to play.

Adelina Gallo’s life changed in the blink of an eye. She always knew that she’d be used to further her family’s connections.

Hayden Gallagher is portrayed as a monster. Someone that Adelina should be fearful of.

But Ade knows differently, she’s seen a side to him that not many do and she’ll do anything to keep the man she’s falling head over heels for from danger.

Even if it means doing things she never thought she would do.

Hayden Gallagher has made more mistakes than he can count. His actions have led to some devastating times. But the moment he married Adelina Gallo he thought it was a second chance.

His wife is soft, sweet, and pure. She’s everything that he’s not, and he cherishes her for it. He vows to do everything in his power to protect her.

But when his enemies circle it’s more than just his life on the line.

Can Hayden and Adelina survive the war that’s coming, or will they fall just like so many others have?

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REVIEW: CHERISHED UNION is the eighth instalment in Brooke Summers’ contemporary adult MADE dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is thirty year old Hayden Gallagher, and twenty-five year old Adelina Gallo’s story line. CHERISHED UNION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Some of the events of CHERISHED UNION cross over with, and run parallel to some of the events of book seven EXPLOSIVE UNION.

WARNING: Due the to the nature of the story line premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from several first person perspectives including Hayden and Adelina, CHERISHED UNION focuses on the arranged marriage between thirty year old Hayden Gallagher and twenty-five year old Adelina Gallo. In a effort to secure more power in the criminal underworld, the Gallagher and Gallo families merged with the marriage of Rocco Gallo and Jade Gallagher (Explosive Union), and Hayden and Adelina but after their first meeting life for Adelina begins to spiral out of control, and the Gallagher family must rally the proverbial troops in an effort to protect our story line heroine, and her thirteen year old sister Vivi. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Hayden and Adelina, and the potential fall-out as the Gallagher family must strike first before they lose everyone they love.

Meanwhile the ongoing war with the Masters, a rival crime family, continues to threaten the lives of the Gallagher family, and in this, Hayden, his siblings and their father enact a plan to stop the war, once and for all.

Adelina Gallo is an innocent and has been groomed to be the perfect mobster wife but Adelina and her sister Vivi have been ignored and relegated to the background all of their lives, and in this, Adelina’s brothers open their eyes to the truth about their family, and the dark secrets hidden behind the ‘hallowed’ walls. Hayden Gallagher grew up in a loving family but has always known his world would be a life of crime. Killing and torture is nothing knew or foreign to our story line hero but when his wife continues to be on the receiving end of abuse and attacks, Hayden knows that to protect Adelina, the ‘enemy’ will have to be taken out.

The relationship between Hayden and Adelina is an arranged marriage of which neither one is happy or expecting a happily ever after but Hayden knows immediately that Adelina is the woman to call to his heart, a heart he had always thought deadly and cold. Hayden’s reputation precedes his introduction to our story line heroine, and in this Adelina fears for her safety whether with her family or with the man who has sworn to protect her. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and charismatic secondary and supporting characters including both Hayden and Adelina’s siblings and their parents. The requisite evil has many faces-not everyone will survive.

CHERISHED UNION is a story of family and relationships, abuse, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, loss and grief, acceptance and love. The premise is heart breaking, emotional and dark; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are dynamic, determined and desperate.

Previous reviews
Explosive Union
Vengeful Union

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Reviewed by Sandy

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USA Today Bestselling Author Brooke Summers is a Mafia Romance author and is best known for her Made Series.

Brooke Summers was born and raised in South London. She lives with her daughter and hubby. Brooke has been an avid read for many years.She’s a huge fan of Colleen Hoover and Kristen Ashley.

Brooke has been dreaming of writing for such a long time. When she was little, she would make up stories just for fun. Seems as though she was destined to become an author.

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Her Escort by Kelly Gendron-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 23, 2022

The Daxon Brothers all have day jobs.
At night, they’re escorts.
But a different kind of escort.
They work with a local domestic abuse center.
Like a thief in the night.
They steal battered women from their abusers.
It’s not an easy job.
And sometimes not legal.
Still, they made an oath.
Never leave a woman behind.

This is Her Story
We all have our stories.
I need to know hers.

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REVIEW:HER ESCORT is the second instalment in Kelly Gendron’s contemporary, adult A DIFFERENT KIND OF ESCORT SERVICE erotic, romance suspense series focusing on the Daxon brothers. This is twenty-nine year old construction worker Cole Daxon, and twenty-seven year old, social worker Harper James’ story line. HER ESCORT can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

WARNING: Due to the nature of the story line premise including domestic abuse, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

SOME BACKGROUND: After living a life witnessing the abuse of their mother, Brett, Cole and Lix Daxon work for an organization that rescues women from abusive situations.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cole and Harper) HER ESCORT follows in the wake of another case of domestic abuse, a case wherein Cole Daxon is called into help but the principle person taking charge is not the woman Cole expected but the woman’s niece Harper James, a woman’s whose need to help is about to spiral out of control. Struggling with the fall-out of her first case, Harper finds herself a target, a target of a man determined to get revenge for the perceived interference in his life. Forced to stay with our story line hero, Harper struggles with her attraction to Cole Daxon, a man whose own demons runs dangerous and dark. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Harper and Cole, and the potential fall-out as no good deed goes unpunished, and our heroine is once again facing the demons from her past.

Harper James is a woman with secrets but refuses to acknowledge what happened or why. Holding onto the past means Harper is unable to let go, and Cole suspects Harper’s secrets continue to push at our heroine’s heart. Cole Daxon knows all too well the darkness that surrounds domestic abuse, and with it, the ghosts that refuse to give up and walk away. Keeping his own secrets close to his heart means having to let go if he wants to move on from the past.

The relationship between Harper and Cole is one of immediate attraction but our couple are in the business of saving every one else. Harper has a habit of running when her life becomes overwhelming, and in this Cole fears that Harper may run and never come back. Living together in the face of threats against our story line heroine forces our couple to admit the truth, a truth in which Cole is falling for a woman who refuses to let go. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include several victims and survivors of domestic abuse, Officer Starr, and Lisa, a young woman who works at the crisis center. We are reintroduced to Cole’s brothers Felix aka Lix, Brett and his girlfriend Cassie, as well as their mother, a woman who is paying for the sins of the past, and Willa, the woman who runs the service helping women in abusive situations.

HER ESCORT is another story of abuse and survival, power and control, acceptance and moving forward, love and understanding. The premise is tragic and dramatic; the characters are broken but healing and moving forward; the romance is passionate, forgiving and energetic.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one MY ESCORT

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Reviewed by Sandy

Kelly’s motto ~ “Bad boys, give ’em a little time and experience, and they will evolve into misbehaving men!” And what hot-blooded woman doesn’t want a naughty, all grown up bad boy?

Kelly Gendron is the author of the TroubleMaker series, the up and coming series ~ Breaking the Declan Brothers, and a few other romantic suspense novels.

When she’s not writing steamy, blush producing romances, she’s out meeting new people while representing a group of reputable nursing facilities. You can find Kelly in a quiet suburb, somewhere between Buffalo and Niagara Falls. If you Google her, she’ll pop up there too. And, please do find her. Kelly loves to hear from her readers, and meeting new people.

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