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Property of Legend (KOAMC: Kentucky 1) by Morgan Jane Mitchell

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Property of Legend (Kings of Anarchy MC: Kentucky 1) by Morgan Jane Mitchell

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 23, 2025

❤️SOPHIE❤️

They say you can’t go home again.
Well, I did, and it’s gone to Hell.
Paradise Falls is bleeding, my daddy’s dying, and someone or something is tearing through our land like it’s cursed. And standing in the wreckage is the boy who broke my heart.
Hudson Welles.
Only he’s not just Hudson anymore.
He’s Legend now, president of the Kings of Anarchy MC, all muscle, ink, and menace. He’s the reason I stay. And now he’s the only one I can turn to.
I swore I’d never need him again.
I lied.

☠LEGEND☠

Ten years ago, I left Paradise Falls in chains.
I raised Hell.
Now I ride back with a club at my back and vengeance in my blood.
But Sophie Montgomery is still fire in my veins.
She’s got trouble on her land, ghosts in her barn, and a look in her eyes that makes me want to burn this whole damn town down just to keep her safe.
She thinks I abandoned her.
But I never stopped wanting her.
And I sure as hell ain’t gonna let her go a second time.

I am Legend, president of the Kings of Anarchy MC in Kentucky. My name’s got a reputation. Fearsome, ruthless, untouchable. But back in the day, I was just a wild kid with a crush, and Sophie Montgomery was a rich girl living in her own damn glass tower, looking down on me. Now, she’s the heiress to a massive horse racing empire with trouble written all over her.

When my club gets hired to keep her safe, I think it’s going to be a quick and easy job. Hell, I don’t expect to get tangled up with her like I do. Sophie’s got a fire that matches mine, and things get seriously complicated fast. I push her away, thinking it’ll shield her from the mess of my life.

I’m dead wrong.

A scumbag with a vendetta finds out she means everything to me. Now, he’s using her as leverage, threatening her life and more important to her, her father’s legacy. With the Derby coming up, I’m tearing through Kentucky’s horse farms and bourbon bars, fighting like hell to save her and make her property of Legend once and for all.

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REVIEW:PROPERTY OF LEGEND is the first instalment in Morgan Jane Mitchell’s contemporary, adult KINGS OF ANARCY MC: KENTUCKY dark, MC romance series. This is twenty-nine year old, club president Hudson ‘Legend’ Welles, and twenty-eight year old, Kentucky horse heiress Sophie Montgomery’s story line.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, there WILL BE triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Legend and Sophie) PROPERTY OF LEGEND focuses on the fight to save Paradise Falls and the Kentucky ranch where the Montgomery family breed and race potential Derby winners. Approximately ten years earlier, Sophie and Legend were best friends but life at home for both was dangerous and dark. A betrayal ripped our couple apart, and each believed the lies told by someone else. Fast forward to present day, Sophie needs Legend and the Kings of Anarchy MC to help to save the ranch but ten years of heart break and lies force our couple to reconsider the past, when the Montgomery ranch is targeted for sins of the past.

The world building is detailed and complex as we are up close and personal with a religious cult known as the Pearly Gates, and their leader Reverend Ezekiel Crowley, and their followers the Church Boys. Along with the Depraves Sinners MC, the Pearly Gates community takes aim at the Paradise Falls ranch, targeting our heroine in the process. From blackmail to criminal enterprises, the people of Hell, Kentucky have lost control, allowing a religious zealot to control with an iron fist.

The relationship between Sophie and Legend is a second chance romance; an enemies to lovers relationships in which betrayal, secrets and lies, and outside manipulation threaten any future our couple have together. Legend’s past refuses to let go, and Sophie is caught between saving the ranch, and a life with a man she has never stopped loving. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate without the use of over the top,sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of questionable and interesting secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced several members of the Kings of Anarchy MC Kentucky-Oak, Rye, Derby, Royal, Whiskey, Bullet, and Lex:; Sophie’s brother James; Reverend Crowley, his daughter Becki, and the Pearly Gates’ Church Boys, members of the Depraved Sinners MC; PR director for the Kentucky Breeders Alliance Sam Worthington. Royal’s story line is next.

PROPERTY OF LEGEND is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and religious zealots, family and dysfunction, forgiveness and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic, captivating and intriguing; the romance is fated but struggles in the face of lies and deception; the characters are charismatic, desperate and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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USA Today Bestselling Author Morgan Jane Mitchell spent years blogging politics and health trends before she rediscovered her love of writing fiction.

Trading politicians for bloodsuckers of another kind, she’s now the author of bestselling post-apocalyptic fantasy novel, Sanguis City. Her action packed series of vampires, witches, demons and zombies is paranormal romance, dystopia, urban fantasy and erotica in one bite.

When Morgan Jane is not creating the city of blood or conjuring up other supernatural tales, she’s dreaming up erotic and dark romances.

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Blood Bride / Deep Thrall by CD Reiss-review tour

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Blood Bride / Deep Thrall (Immortal Empire 1 & 2) by CD Reiss-review tour

BLOOD BRIDE
Immortal Empire 1
by CD Reiss
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 24, 2024

When a mysterious letter promised me an inheritance courtesy of a long-lost family in Italy, I probably should have asked more questions. Bur all I had in the California desert was an institutionalized mother and a load of bad memories. I couldn’t run away from that dead-end life fast enough.

Instead, I danced straight into the bloody arms of Carmine Montefiore. He’s the monster mothers warn their children about. The capo other families kneel to. A vampire in danger of losing his immortality and his throne. He needs three things to reclaim his power.

The knife that will cut and heal him.
The bride who will restore his authority.
The blood of a Strega that will renew his immortality.

Apparently, I’m the answer to all three…except for one thing.

He can’t come inside me without an invitation.

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REVIEW: Blood Bride is the first book in the Immortal Empire Duet by the ever lovely CD Reiss. This is a paranormal, mafia romance, and be warned now, this book is bulky, but oh so worth the long read.

In the hope of a fresh start and a better life, Luna Beneforte takes that chance on a mysterious letter from a so-called long lost family member residing in Italy. Little does she know, she is in for much more than the hope of inheritance and family.

Carmine Montefiore vampire mafia king, cruel and ruthless, leader to his people and a walking sex God. Luna is the answer to his problems, but she isn’t afraid of him, or anything really. She takes to her new life like a fish to water, surprising not only him but everyone else as well. She wants to know what is happening and isn’t willing to take no for an answer, Carmine is drawn to her and nothing seems to be able to stop it.

Blood Bride was a little hard to get through in parts simply because it has a lot of world building, which was interesting to read. However what really gets the blood pumping is the sexy vampire spicy scenes, and the banter between Luna and Carmine. These two can truly argue with the best of them. Digging more into the story as the book progresses was worth the wait for sure, and the ending? Talk about a freaking twist!!! The book ends on a killer cliff hanger, so for those that can’t stand those, best wait until the second part comes out. -Wink-

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reviewed by Sarah

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Deep Thrall
Immortal Empire 2
by CD Reiss
Genre: adult, contemporary paranormal, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 24, 2025

When I was claimed by a monster who said my Strega witch blood was powerful, I didn’t believe him – because nothing shows you how powerless you are like a forced marriage to a vampire. Girls like me are cautionary tales, not the heroine of the story.

Then my mother walked out of the shadows and into Italy on a ray of light.

This time, her lessons lead to power instead of pain. All the vagueness of my sixth sense suddenly has a shape… and I can sculpt it into a weapon.

Carmine Montefiore is not my husband by choice. He’s a vampire who scented me. He’s a mafioso who kidnapped me. But like a girl with nothing to lose, I fell in love with the dark.

He put me in thrall when he took my blood.
I rewrote his heart when I found it waiting for me.
We need each other as much as we want each other.

To earn my freedom, I could master my magic and end the monster who made me fall for him, or defeat the most powerful monster of all.

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REVIEW: Hot Freaking Diggity!

If you thought book one was good, well get ready, book two; Deep Thrall is gonna throw you for a loop. Deep Thrall is the second installment in the Immortal Empire series and it picks up right where book one ends. Kudos to the author for the recap of book one before launching right back into the story. Book one (Blood Bride) is a required read before consuming this book, there is far, far too much that happens in that book, you will not understand most of DT if you have not read book one.

As we jump back into Luna and Carmine’s story we get pieces of Carmine’s past. How he was sired and why he is the way he is. At the same time we see Luna develop more and more with her powers, learning more about them and controlling them. She is slowly becoming a force of nature. There is so much to this book, action, gut wrenching drama, character growth and understanding, magical power boots and decisions that make no dang darn sense. Carmine is determined to find a magical knife, but also keep Luna safe, this proves difficult as Luna wants to make her own choices and have more freedom over herself.

While these two have developed true feelings for one another there is still the fact that Carmine forced her into their marriage. Their chemistry and passion remain fierce, but their relationship will be put to the test. Can Carmine allow Luna the freedom she needs to grow or will their relationship crash and burn? Will they find the knife they need so badly?

Just wow. Every time I thought I had a grasp on what was going to happen there was a twist, a secret being revealed for more questions to pop up. Ms. Author sure has made her career on keeping her readers guessing. Carmine and Luna have such a unique relationship, one where they clearly need one another, but also want to be with each other. They are on this quest of Carmine’s and the more that I read the more I want to know. And the ending? Goodness, I thought this was going to be a two book duet, but I am happy to see that the story has more to come. Deep Thrall is a deeply suspense filled, emotional story that leaves the reader with a deep need for more. I can’t wait to find out how this series ends.

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Reviewed by Sarah

 

CD Reiss is a New York Times bestselling author. She still has to chop wood and carry water, which was buried in the fine print. Her lawyer is working it out with God but in the meantime, if you call and she doesn’t pick up she’s at the well hauling buckets.

Born in New York City, she moved to Hollywood, California to get her master’s degree in screenwriting from USC. In case you want to know, that went nowhere but it did give her a big enough ego to write novels.

She’s frequently referred to as the Shakespeare of Smut which is flattering but hasn’t ever gotten her out of chopping a single cord of wood.

If you meet her in person, you should call her Christine.

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Let Me Go by Tricia T LaRochelle-review

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Let Me Go by Tricia T LaRochelle-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 24, 2025

Jacob “JC” Sullivan is living the high life in New York City, where his stockbroker career has earned him everything he ever wanted—except someone to share it with. A childhood shaped by his parents’ toxic marriage has left him convinced that love is a trap. But when his grandfather passes away and leaves him a vacation home in the quiet town of Buckingham, Vermont, JC reluctantly follows through on his final wish: spend one month there and decide if it’s worth keeping.

What JC doesn’t expect to find is Iris Flynn—a mysterious woman living in isolation with a past she’s determined to forget. Her beauty and guarded nature intrigue him, but it’s only when he witnesses the threats from locals targeting her that he’s forced to confront the undeniable chemistry between them. As they become closer, JC starts to see that his life in the city, filled with fleeting relationships and shallow success, has left him empty.

Iris, scarred by mistakes from her teenage years, has spent too much time running from her past, but JC makes her want to face those truths she’s so skillfully buried. Together, they discover that healing begins when you let go of your fears—and gamble on each other. But their growing connection threatens dark forces determined to keep Iris alone.

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REVIEW:Let Me Go by Tricia T. LaRochelle is a romance for the reluctant heart. This book is a second chance contemporary romance that follows the lives of JC (Jacob) Sullivan and Iris Flynn.

JC is a successful New York stockbroker who has inherited his Grandfather Callum’s vacation home. There is one stiiulation – he must stay there for 30 days.

While at the grocery store, the store owner asks JC to drop a delivery off to his neighbor, Iris. JC is instructed to put the groceries on the porch and go. But when he gets there he sees her in the back yard. Its the most beautiful woman he has ever seen. He is quickly met with by the homeowner Iris and her shotgun. She tells him to leave the groceries and go.
Not a nice way for neighbors to meet the first time!

Iris Flynn is the town recluse. As rumors build and swirl around her, some believe she is a witch, she closes more and more in on herself. She is happy living her secluded life with her dogs. That is until the town degenerates start to bully and harrass her. And one night her neighbor JC hears what is going on and runs to her defense. Can JC and the town recluse become friends? Will Iris let down her walls and allow JC into her life?

This book was an emotional roller coaster.

I loved how confident and secure in himself JC was. And from the moment I met Iris I wanted and needed to know her story. I became emotionally invested in the two main characters. Thoroughly enjoyed the story telling! Quickly becoming one of my favorite authors! Definitely recommend!

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Reviewed by Erin

 

Since she was a little girl, Tricia T. LaRochelle has been obsessed with tragic love stories. No
beach reads for her. Bring on the grit with a double side of turmoil. She likes to feel the character’s anguish as they fight to overcome obstacles to be together. Growing up in central
Vermont, she has seen her share of tragedy but remains a hopeful romantic. She now lives in
central Virginia where she continues to foster the possibilities of how love can conquer all.

Flickering Heart is the first book in the Sara Browne Series. Stay tuned for updates and announcements on Instagram, Twitter, or sign up for her email list at TriciaLaRochelle.com.

 

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Cuckoo (Devil’s Murder MC 7) by Nikki Landis-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 27, 2026

Never give up on second chances.

Cuckoo has always been a jokester. He’s the type of guy who sees humor in everything because, at one time, he never thought he’d ever laugh again. It began in tender years when he found an old trunk full of costumes. A Beggar’s Night filled with candy, secrets, and screams. Cuckoo can still hear the shrill sounds in his dreams.

And then there was her. His foster sister and the little angel he swore to protect. Cuckoo took those beatings for her. He lied for her. He gave up everything. . . for Katrina. And then she disappeared. A ghost in the darkness. He never saw her again. Twelve years later, Cuckoo still has all those costumes. He checks every corner and peers through every open door. Because he knows someday he’ll see his angel again.

He just never expects to collide with her while riding his Harley. Katrina isn’t the little girl from his childhood, but he isn’t the same boy either. They’re both trying to shove the past behind a locked door. But the funny thing about trauma? It never stays hidden. With Katrina’s life in danger and the clock ticking, Cuckoo must find a way to keep her safe and end the bastard threatening them both.

And this masked vigilante role? It’s one Cuckoo was born to play.

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REVIEW:CUCKOO is the seventh instalment in Nikki Landis’ contemporary, adult DEVIL’S MURDER MC erotic, paranormal, MC romance series. This is twenty -eight year old, MC member Cuckoo aka Rain, and twenty-five year old Katrina Simmons’ story line. CUCKOO can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. For followers of Nikki Landis, there is a slight crossover with the author’s GRAVEN BASTARDS MC: Tonopah NV series

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cuckoo and Katrina) CUCKOO follows the search for our story line heroine. Cuckoo aka Rain and Katrina grew up in the foster care system, where Rain would become Katrina’s guardian and protect but twelve years earlier, Katrina was adopted leaving Rain to struggle with what was left behind. Fast forward to present day, Rain, now known as Cuckoo was getting restless, and he and his ‘crow’ needed their mate. With the help of fellow MC brother Eagle Eye, Cuckoo will reconnect with our story line heroine, and their bond is instant but all is not well in Katrina’s life-she is a woman in hiding, from the people she believes destroyed her life.

The world building follows the search for, and rebuilding relationship between our story line couple. Raised together in foster care, Cuckoo became the target of the men taking aim at our story line heroine, yet, Katrina often found herself at the mercy of the worst kind of people, people willing to hurt young children and teens..

The relationship between Cuckoo and Katrina is one of second chances, of a sort. Katrina never forgot the boy who protected more than her heart; Cuckoo knew that our heroine is his fated mate but the past was refusing to let go, and the bitter memories and reminders were too hard to face alone. The $ex scene are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are energetic and dynamic. We are reintroduced to several members of the Devil’s Murder MC, bar owner Lucky Lou; tattooist Diablo, as well as a cameo from Rael, Graven Bastards MC, and Katrina’s adopted parents Trent and Sabrina.

CUCKOO is a quick read; a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, retribution and punishment, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and edgy; the romance is limited but passionate; the characters are determined and desperate.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Crow
Raven
Hawk
Talon
Crow’s Revenge
Heron’s Flame

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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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Huckleberry Hill (Saddles & Spurs 1) by Emma Slate-review

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Huckleberry Hill (Saddles & Spurs 1) by Emma Slate-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 1. 2025

When my fiancé leaves me because I can’t have children, I do the only thing I can think of . . .

I run away to my family’s ranch in Idaho to hide from my feelings and nurse my wounded heart. I expect the comforts of home, the solitude of the mountains, and long horseback rides through the forest. What I don’t expect is my father’s new ranch hand.

Declan Brewer. Tall. Dark. Rugged. And he looks just as delicious on a horse as he does a Harley.

He’s got a wicked smile full of promises . . .

Our chemistry is undeniable, and in one forbidden moment, we combust. But instead of burning out, our energy rages into a passionate inferno. Between bouts of pleasure in Declan’s arms and the laughter we share in his bed, he chips away at the armor I’ve erected around my heart.

Declan is everything I’ve ever wanted, but I’m scared he won’t stay when he finds out the truth . . . I’m broken, and I don’t know if love will be enough.

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REVIEW:Huckleberry Hill is the first book in the new Saddles & Spurs series by the ever talented Emma Slate. This is book one in the series, but if you haven’t read this author before, I definitely recommend her Tarnished Angels series.

Hadley is a small town girl who dreams of a simple, fulfilled life of love and family. After having her heart shattered and dumped by her ex-fiance (he totally wasn’t worth it anyway), she returns to her small town of Huckleberry Hill Idaho to heal. Not only is she dealing with the heartbreak from her lost love, which oddly enough doesn’t seem to hurt as much as the pain of learning she will never be a mother. She is infertile. The reason why her good for nothing ex lied and left her. Returning to the ranch that she loves and the town that means so much to her seemed like the safest bet, but being tackled into her family home by the handsome cowboy Declan changed those plans.

Declan is new to the town of Huckleberry Hill, but from the area, taking on the title of the Powell Ranch’ newest cattle wrangler was a step down from his rodeo days, but that’s what retirement does. He wants the small life, that is until he meets Hadley. Saving the woman trying to break into his cabin from a bear wasn’t the best way to meet his boss’s daughter, but the attraction is undeniable and something he can’t stop himself from feeling.

Oh Ms. Author, the things your book did to me! Hadley and Declan were such a fantastic read. Poor Hadley was dealing with more than just the heartbreak of her failed engagement and infertility, but also coming to terms with the fact that she wasn’t living the life that she wanted. She didn’t want to be in a big city, she didn’t want that lifestyle, she missed her smalltown and her family, I think her sister and friends are what kept her there and she wasn’t living for herself. Declan while he is older than her, was just what Hadley needed, they communicated to each other like grown ADULTS which I can say was so nice to see in a romance, but he was also patience and understanding, willing to show her what she meant to her and back up the promises and things he said.

The plot is easy to keep up with, but fun and engaging enough to keep readers entertained and engaged. Hadley’s Dad, Salem, Muddy and Tempest (cus every book needs a baby goat) add such a great depth to the storyline and I hope to see more of them as the series continues. If you like small town romance, this is going to be the series for you.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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PROPERTY OF ANCHOR (KOAMC: Michigan Chapter 1) by Winter Travers

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PROPERTY OF ANCHOR (Kings of Anarchy MC: Michigan Chapter 1) by Winter Travers-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 29, 202

Skull Island is known for ghost boat tours, jump scares, and staged horror.
But now the bodies washing up in the water are real…
As President of the Kings of Anarchy MC, Anchor keeps his crew in line and outsiders at arm’s length. But someone’s dumping corpses around the island and every one of them points back to the club.
Pearl was hired to repaint the haunted house, not get dragged into a murder investigation or into Anchor’s bed. But once Anchor touches her, it’s game over. She’s his. And he doesn’t let go.
Now she’s tangled in a deadly game she never asked to play, and Anchor’s made one thing clear: She’s his to protect, claim, and to keep.
Anchor will do whatever it takes to protect what’s his.
Even if it means starting a war.

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REVIEW: PROPERTY OF ANCHOR is the first instalment in Winter Travers’ contemporary, adult KINGS OF ANARCHY MC: MICHIGAN CHAPTER erotic, MC romance series set in the multi-authored Kings of Anarchy MC world. This is club president Anchor aka Grant, and twenty-nine year old, artist Pearl Richardson’s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Anchor and Pearl) PROPERTY OF ANCHOR follows in the wake of the discovery of several bodies, over several days, floating along the shore of Skull Island. Skull Island has become the ultimate horror play ground with a haunted house, and ghost boat rides sponsored and run by the Kings of Anarchy MC: Michigan but the haunted house needed some updating, and Brush Masters has been hired to redecorate. Anchor never expected to come face to face with his future in the guise of Pearl Richardson, the woman who is about to star in his fantasies and dreams but shortly after Pearl and her team’s arrival, the bodies begins to amass, and someone is taking aim at our story line heroine. The Kings of Anarchy is the target but Anchor is determined to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love.

The world building focuses on the search for a killer, and the successful haunted house tours that are no going according to plan. Someone is targeting the KIngs of Anarchy MC, and the list of potential enemies goes back several years.

The relationship between Anchor and Pearl is one of immediate attraction but Pearl is doing a job, and has no idea if Anchor wants anything beyond a few days in time. Declaring himself protector and guardian, Anchor is determined to uncover the truth but as the days go by, they are no closer to discover the who, how or why. The $ex scene are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are energetic and colorful. We are introduced to Pearl’s father Bert, and the painting crew: Bernice, Molly, Brian and Jake, as well as several members of the KOAMC: Michigan: vice president Skull, Bob, Wannabe, Vin, Cross, Push, Pull, Piney, Doc and Prime.

PROPERTY OF ANCHOR is a story of mystery and suspense, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, family and relationships. The premise is intriguing and dramatic; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are determined and dynamic -but I struggled with the use of the word-DOLL-used 53 times throughout the story line as an endearment for our story line heroine. It was as though Anchor forget the name of the woman with whom he was falling in love. PROPERTY OF ANCHOR ends on a bit of a cliff hanger-the conflict has yet to be resolved.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author Winter Travers is a devoted wife, mother, and aunt turned author who was born and raised in Wisconsin. After a brief stint in South Carolina following her heart to chase the man who is now her hubby, they retreated back up North to the changing seasons, and to the place they now call home.

Winter spends her days writing happily ever afters, and her nights being a karate mom hauling her son to practices and tournaments. She also has an addiction to anything MC related, puppies, and Mexican food! (Tamales!)

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Whispers of the Lake by Shanora Williams-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 24, 2025

Investigative reporter Rose Howard is exhausted from trying to manage her seemingly perfect life. With her marriage to the man she thought was her one true love collapsing, she desperately needs for one thing to go right.

While striving for a promotion to senior reporter, her efforts are interrupted when she learns her former best friend and travel vlogger, Eve Castillo, isn’t responding to attempts to contact her at the North Carolina cottage she’s reviewing. Rose knows Eve can be flaky and irresponsible. And after Eve breaks the ultimate ethical friendship code and crosses boundaries to the point of no return, Rose wants nothing to do with her. Still, Rose heads to the tranquil small town of Sage Hill . . .

Rose soon discovers that Eve has vanished without her purse and passport—even after booking a trip abroad. The personable cabin owners’ accounts of Eve’s stay just don’t add up . . . and most of the town’s initially hospitable inhabitants become increasingly less helpful . . .

Rose’s instincts tell her the solution lies somewhere in Eve’s—and Sage Hill’s—past. To get answers, she’ll have to ask inconvenient questions, stumble onto shocking truths, and face vicious attempts on her life. But some truths are best left alone. And secrets Rose never saw coming could easily sink her, and her future, without a trace .

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REVIEW: WHISPERS OF THE LAKE by Shanora Williams is a contemporary, adult, psychological thriller focusing on investigative reporter Rose Howard, and the search for a missing, former friend.

Told from first person perspectives ( Rose), and journal entries from Eve Castillo, WHISPERS ON THE LAKE follows investigative reporter Rose Howard . On the fast track to make senior reporter, Rose’s energetic investigation into an adulterous politician will take a backseat when a call from a childhood friend begs our heroine to look into the disappearance of travel vlogger Eve Castillo. Eve and her sister Zoey were once best friends with Rose Howard and her husband Cole but a personal betrayal pushed Eve out of Rose’s life, and in the interim, Rose refused all of Eve’s attempts at apologies and reconciliation but a desperate phone call from Eve’s younger sister Zoey, finds Rose on the hunt for the woman who destroyed her life. From unanswered emails and phone calls, Eve’s last known location finds Rose on the road, to cottage country in North Carolina where the local inhabitants have something to hide. Questions without answers, hide the secrets buried in Sage Hill, and local law enforcement is unwillingly to play along.

The world building follows several paths that all lead back to Sage Hill, North Carolina. As Rose begins an investigation of her own, the closer to the truth finds our heroine with a target on her back, and the possibility of never returning home.

We are introduce to several interesting and questionable secondary and supporting characters including Eve’s sister Zoey, Rose’s sister Diana and their father; hacker Nico, Rose’s ex husband Cole Howard, and her friend with benefits Jayson Daniels, as well as Sheriff James Reed, his nephews and niece Alex, Damien and Rory; Officer Kennedy Windsor, and several townies and locals.

WHISPERS OF THE LAKE is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and trust, family and friendships, moving on without regret. The thought-provoking character driven premise is dramatic, dark, twisted and edgy; the characters are numerous and animated .

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Losing something so pure far too early in life has a way of tearing you down.Left in ruin, I’ve thrown myself into my work with the church, my only focus on fulfilling a last request.

There’s only one problem – I don’t believe in God. How can I when He says ‘my kind’ are sinful?An abomination. Unrighteous.

But with a loss of this magnitude hanging over me, I don’t need to believe in what I preach. My existence is a shadow of what it once was, and the most I’m able to manage is surviving another day—uncaring if it’s my last.

Unexpectedly, I meet someone new—someone who believes in me—and my life dramatically shifts once again. But I’m still barely existing, and not sure I can survive another fall from grace.

This is a LGBT+ story with content not intended for those under 18 years of age due to graphic scenes and situations.

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REVIEW: A forbidden romance that had me melting from the first sentence these two share. Ellsworth is a priest, Zaiden is a real estate agent.

Zaiden has lived in his small town all of his life, only leaving to go to college then a little travelling, but home is where his heart is, and now he’s done college, travelled, he wants to settle down and raise a family….

Ellsworth has lived in town for the past three years, he’s not happy with himself or his religion! He’s finding it harder and harder to find peace! The instant these two meet there is something between them. Zaiden is confused! He’s never had these kind of feelings before and never for a man! On the other hand Ellsworth is fully aware, and knows it’s wrong, he should stop now, but he can’t!

And so we travel down this path that’s only going to lead to heartbreak. Sneaking around to be with one another has all the makings of a disaster just waiting to happen! 😞

Another beautifully written piece of work from this author. You read with bated breath as they come together, then cry buckets of tears as it all slowly falls apart! 😢 How can Zaiden possibly be with Ellsworth when it’s forbidden by the church? And when he finally confesses why he’s at the cathedral, can they move forward? Or will Zaiden have the strength to let this man go?

The other characters although not really gotten into are Zaiden’s friends who quickly become Ellsworth’s friends too, and they are a great bunch. A few single guys in there 😉 so who knows, maybe we will come back in the future 🤞

I love all of this authors work, but the m/m stories that are being written at the moment are just the best ever.

It’s a book I’m highly recommending if you love having your heart ripped out and crying big ugly tears.

Loved this book 💜

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🦋 Reviewed by Julie B

Crea lives in upstate New York with her dog and husband. She has been writing since grade school, when her second grade teacher had her class keep writing journals. She has a habit of creating secondary, and often time tertiary, characters that take over her stories. All of her RH relationships end up being heavily polyamorous – meaning it’s not just all the men for one woman. There’s also some M/M action going on. When she can’t fall asleep at night, she thinks up new scenes for her characters to act out. This, of course, is how most of her meant-to-be-thrown-away characters tend to end up front and center – and utterly swoon-worthy! Don’t ask her how many book boyfriends she has…

When not writing, Crea is an avid reader. Her TBR pile is several hundred books high (don’t even look at her kindle wish list or the unread books on her tablet). Sometimes, she enjoys crafting; sometimes, exploring nature; sometimes, traveling. Mostly, she enjoys putting her characters on paper and breathing life into them. Oh, and sleeping. Crea loves to sleep!

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