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Mr. Always (Kings of Boston 4) by Cala Riley-review

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Mr. Always (Kings of Boston 4) by Cala Riley-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February , 2026

A buried crush. A badly timed confession.

Iris Howard thought her feelings for Maximilian Williamson were a thing of the past. Working for him forced her to let go of the crush she once had—and she did. Mostly. But now that Max is no longer her boss, she’s dipping a toe back into dating… and realizing just how complicated it can be in her thirties.

Max never saw what was right in front of him—until Iris started moving on. Watching her with other men is unbearable, and playing the part of a supportive friend is wearing thin. He knows what he wants now… and he’s ready to fight for it.

When a once-in-a-lifetime job offer lands in Iris’s lap, everything is thrown into question. Just as Max finally makes his move, Iris is faced with a choice that could change everything.

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REVIEW: MR. ALWAYS is the fourth instalment in Cala Riley’s contemporary, adult KINGS OF BOSTON erotic, romance series. This is CEO Maximillian ‘Max’ Williamson of The Williamson Group, and thirty-three year old, CFO Iris Howard’s story line. MR. ALWAYS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Iris and Max) MR. ALWAYS follows the best friends to lovers relationship between is CEO Maximillian ‘Max’ Williamson of The Williamson Group, and thirty-three year old, CFO Iris Howard. Iris has been working for The Williamson Group for close to ten years, having worked her way into the position of CFO but Iris fell in love with her boss and best friend Max Williamson, and is struggling in both her professional and personal life. Max has refused to cross the line between friendships and love but in doing so, has pushed Iris Howard to look elsewhere. In an effort to move on, Iris considers a move across the ocean, as Max make plans for their future together but Max is always one-step behind, and struggles to admit his feelings for the woman he loves.

The world building follows the back and forth, palpable sexual attraction between our story line couple but neither one is willing to admit the truth, and in the end, it may be too late for something more. Max is determined to claim Iris as his own but our hero is keeping secrets that threaten any chance at a happily ever after. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate but limited.

The Secondary and supporting characters are familiar, energetic and fun. We are reintroduced to Max’s brother Mason and Olivia, Chloe and Brantley, Adrianna and Eli, as well as Iris’ new friend Clint, and Max’s PA Chad.

MR. ALWAYS is a story of secrets and lies, family and relationships, friendships, and love. The character driven premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are determined and charismatic.

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Ascendance by Shawn C Butler-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 26, 2025

Is it murder to kill GMO people?

Four teenagers are gunned down at a prestigious private school. Three of them were flawless and beautiful—almost superhuman—but also hateful bullies. The fourth was the vice president’s niece.

Reluctant partners Detective Sara Sanchez and tech billionaire Nathan Marks search for the killer as the world erupts into a war over what it means to be human… or a soulless abomination.

They have only seven days to stop a horror that will tear the world apart.

And the clock starts now.

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REVIEW: ASCENDANCE by Shawn C Butler is an adult, speculative fiction thriller in the aftermath of a mass shooting at a prestigious private school in Boulder Colorado.

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

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives ASCENDANCE focuses on the search for the truth. In the wake of a mass shooting at the Valhalla School in boulder Colorado, seventeen year old student Erik Walker was arrested and his girlfriend Dana Dalton begins to espouse the ills of genetic modification. With the help of billionaire tech mogul Nathan Marks, Detective Sara Sanchez undertakes an investigation that reveals a connection to questionable politicians, religious extremism, greed, designer babies, madness and the strive for perfection. Meanwhile, conspiracy theories abound as they pertain to GMO, vaccinations, population and man-made pandemics, such that the people in charge begin to groom their followers as mindless minions.

The world building is complex, detailed and dramatic. The reader is pulled into a world of neural implants, cyber genetic dogs, dark web, genetic modifications and radicalization of young adults looking for a purpose and a direction ,while others have their entire lives programmed and modified.

ASCENDANCE is an extensive and sizeable story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and madness, artificial intelligence, corruption and genetically engineered humans. The premise is dark, dramatic and edgy, and not without some thought provoking possibilities and warnings.

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Claimed by the Wolf King/ Code Name: Kingslayer by Delta James

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CLAIMED BY THE WOLF KING
(Dark Paranormal Omegaverse)
by Delta James
Genre: adult, contemporary, paranormal, romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 27, 2026

I was given to the Wolf King to repay a blood debt.

Stellan Varen is ruthless, feared, and built of ice and instinct. I expected a captor,
not the truth hidden in my blood.
I’m an Omega.
His perfect match.
His greatest temptation.
As my suppressants fail and my heat ignites, the bond between us becomes impossible to deny. But surrendering to an Alpha means losing my freedom or claiming a power I never knew I had.
And the Wolf King will burn the world before he lets me go.

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REVIEW: CLAIMED BY THE WOLF KING by Delta James is a contemporary, adult, paranormal, omegaverse fantasy romance stand alone focusing on Wolf shifter and thirty-four year old, king Stellan Varen, and twenty-four year old, Omega Iris Carswell.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Stellan and Iris) CLAIMED BY THE WOLF KING follows a payment for a debt. Years earlier, one of Iris’ ancestors known as Tobias Carswell saved the North Pack of wolf shifters from a hoard of walking dead but in doing so, left a blood debt in his wake, a debt that has been called in by the current wolf king of the Northern Cascades. Iris has prepared most of her life for the inevitable yet our heroine will quickly discover that she is much more than human, but the fated mate of Stellan Varen. A threat is on the horizon, Iris is the target but our heroine is determined to protect the wolves she will learn to call her own.

The world building focuses on several pathways including the claiming of our story line heroine, an Omega whose reality has been hidden all of her life. Not everyone is please that a human will one day be the Alpha’s mate but Stellan has been watching his luna for as long as he can remember.

The relationship between Stellan and Iris is one of fated mates predicated on payment for a blood debt incurred six generations earlier. Iris’ grandmother has prepared our heroine for a life she knew nothing about but a life in which she will discover her own happily ever after. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, supernatural secondary and supporting characters including Stellan’s beta Torben, healer Signe, blacksmith Dag, and shifter Ragnar.

CLAIMED BY THE WOLF KING is a story of secrets and lies,betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and fate, acceptance and love. The character driven, action packed premise is dramatic and engaging but there is a familiarity with regards to the conversion ; the romance is edgy ; the characters are magical and determined.

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CODE NAME: KINGSLAYER
(Club Opus Noir 3)
by Delta James and Annie Carlisle
Genre: adult, contemporary, romantic, suspense

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 30, 2026

He was sent to eliminate me. He may be my only way out.

They call me Nocturne, female assassin, traitor, ghost. But I’m also Interpol’s last shot at taking down the Iron Choir, a shadow empire poised to ignite global chaos. One child is the key to their endgame, and if I don’t save her, the world burns.

My mission was protect the child and destroy the empire from within.
But then he shows up.

Archer Hayes. Cerberus’s blade in the dark. He doesn’t miss. He doesn’t hesitate.

His mission is kill Nocturne. Kill me.
He should have killed me the moment we crossed paths in the abandoned monastery in the Swiss Alps. Instead, he hesitated.

Now we’re stuck together in a deadly alliance, forced to trust each other as we dodge assassins, betrayals, and the sparks neither of us can control. The closer we get to the truth, the more dangerous this game becomes. And when the knife of betrayal slips too close, we’ll both have to trust the mission, or each other.

One choice will save the world. The other could set it on fire.

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REVIEW: CODE NAME: KINGSLAYER is the third instalment contemporary adult CLUB OPUS NOIR erotic, romantic suspense series co-authored by Delta James and Annie Carlisle, set in Delta James’ CLUB SOUTHSIDE/ CERBERUS worlds. This is Cerberus agent Archer ‘Kingslayer’ Hayes, and female assassin Marissa ‘Nocturne’ Vale’s story line. CODE NAME: KINGSLAYER can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Archer and Marissa) CODE NAME: KINGSLAYER follows Archer ‘Kingslayer’ Hayes as he is tasked with taking down Interpol’s female assassin turned rogue Marissa ‘Nocturne’ Vale. Undercover for five years, working with an organization known as the Iron Choir, Marissa will discover a plot to kidnap a young child, a plot that will find her reluctantly working with the team at Cerberus or face her own execution. Cerberus and Interpol believe Marissa has gone rogue, and in this, Archer Hayes must determine whether Marissa is a threat, or an asset to their latest assignment. A young child has been targeted, and Marissa and Archer will go undercover to ensure her safety.

The world building focuses on the reintegration of Marissa Vale as one of the good guys. Marissa believes she has lost herself to the darkness of the group known as the Iron Choir, but Archer is determined to prove she is worthy of love and a second chance.

The relationship between Marissa and Archer begins as an assignment; Archer has been ordered to terminate Marissa Vale but Archer seems something no one else has been able to see. As Marissa and Archer work together to uncover the truth, someone else is working from the inside, betraying them all. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, and intense, with some scenes of Dom/sub and rope play.

There is a large ensemble cast of colourful and desperate secondary and supporting characters including Logan Radcliffe and Vivian Black ( Code Name: Hunter), Cerberus owner Fitz. The requisite evil has many faces.

CODE NAME: KINGSLAYER is a story of madness and obsession, secrets and lies, power and control. The premise is character driven, dramatic and intense ; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are desperate, dynamic and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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The Diamond Puck-Up (Dirty Puckers 1) by Lauren Landish-review

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The Diamond Puck-Up (Dirty Puckers 1) by Lauren Landish-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 10, 2026

NHL enforcer Griffin Mahoney has spent years protecting his team on the ice—and his heart off it. The one woman who makes his stone-cold exterior melt? His best friend’s sister, Penny Lee. But when a stolen ring entangles her with the Mob, Griffin’s protective instincts override his promise to stay away.

As a custom jewelry designer, Penny transforms family heirlooms into modern treasures. She’s always thought her brother’s best friend was grumpier than a bear with a hangover—until she discovers the brooding hockey player’s hidden soft side. Their undeniable chemistry catches them both off guard, even as danger circles closer.

With Stanley Cup playoffs looming, Mob threats escalating, and her overprotective brother ready to cross-check them both into the next season, Griffin and Penny’s path to happiness is anything but smooth. Together they’ll discover that true love, like diamonds, can withstand any pressure—and shine even brighter for it.

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REVIEW:THE DIAMOND PUCK-UP is the first instalment in Lauren Landish’s contemporary, adult DIRTY PUCKERS erotic,hockey romance series. This is twenty eight year old, Ice Hawks’ defenseman / enforcer Griffin Mahoney, and twenty-five year old, jewelry designer Penny Lee’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Griffin and Penny) THE DIAMOND PUCK UP follows in the aftermath of a robbery. Penny Lee is a jewelry designer and having purchased a large and expensive diamond ring at a local shop, Penny will become the victim of a theft, and with the help of her brother’s best friend and teammate Griffin Mahoney, Penny will go on the hunt at the local pawn shops for a ring that was never supposed to have been sold. Griffin Mahoney has been in lust with his best friend’s sister for close to five years but when the diamond was stolen, Griffin felt guilty, and pledged his help to uncover the truth but when mobsters come searching for the ring that was lost, Griffin refuses to tell Penny about the possibility of the ring as something more.

The world building focuses on the search for the diamond ring, a diamond Penny was hoping to use in another design but when Griffin discovers that the mob is looking for our story line heroine, Griffin decides to keep it a secret, believing Penny would be safer if she never knew.

The relationship between Penny and Griffin is a forbidden relationship; a best friend’s sister affair in which Penny’s brother Dominic declared Penny off-limits, and in doing so instigated a five year hatred between our story line couple. Griffin’s attraction to Penny is squashed by his teammates’ refusal to allow Dominic and Penny together but when the truth is revealed Griffin may not have only lost the girl but his best friend as well. Working together to locate the missing ring, Penny and Griffin are pulled together, acting on their mutual attraction and sexual desire but our couple is often TSTL, as they go in search of the people who stole the ring. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Penny’s brother and Griffin’s teammate Dominic Lee, as well as several players on the Ice Hawks team.

THE DIAMOND PUCK-UP is a story of secrets and lies, crime and fear, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is entertaining and captivating; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Faking It With the Mafia Protector by Willa Wilde-review

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Faking It With the Mafia Protector (Vegas Vows & Vendettas #4) by Willa Wilde-review

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I agreed to a fake marriage with a mafia enforcer.Falling for him was never supposed to happen.One spilled coffee turned my world upside down. Rushing to work, I collided with Matteo Rossi.

His strong, tattooed hands caught me before I fell. His gun caught my eye before I could breathe. I ran. But men like Matteo don’t let go that easily.

He noticed me. The bruises on my arm. The fear in my eyes. The mark left by my violent Bratva ex, his enemy.

That night he’s waiting at the bar where I work. And his solution is as ruthless as it is protective: marry him. Fake vows, real protection, and a way for him to get revenge on his rival.

Matteo’s hatred is cold and consuming. But the moment he touches me, it’s clear revenge isn’t the only thing he craves. His grip is possessive. His control is absolute. I should be terrified. Instead, I’m unraveling.

My Bratva ex won’t back down. What started as protection has painted a target on everyone I love. Now Matteo is ready to start a war. And once a man like him decides you’re his…

There’s no escape without blood.

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REVIEW: Mafia romances will always hold a special place in my heart, why? No idea, but when they are done right, they turn out like this book did. Faking it with the Mafia Protector by Willa Wilde is a steamy, dark(ish) romance with an anti-hero at the heart of it. Trigger warnings are posted, check before reading.

Matteo is an enforcer for the Mafia, he is hired muscle and he can keep a secret. Secrets are what keep the mafia world from falling into chaos. A chance encounter with Sierra, the ex to his and his boss number one enemy, literally crashes into him, he knows he must move fast. Sierra is just trying to live her life, get it back on track after leaving her abusive ex-boyfriend Viktor. Viktor who works for the Bratva. Sierra has sworn off men, especially men that have anything to do with the mafia, she learned her lessons in the form of hurtful words and bruises. Matteo is then ordered by his Don, Lorenzo to use Sierra, marry her and do whatever it takes to bring Viktor down.

The book starts off slow, but quickly builds in plot and drama as things progress. Sierra and Matteo slowly start to learn to trust one another, even though they both have trust issues. When Sierra first agrees to marry Matteo, I thought the book was going in a different direction, but I am happy to have been wrong. The more time the pair spend together the more they want their relationship to be real, even if it leads them to more danger in the long run. Matteo is everything you expect an alpha enforcer for the mafia to be, morally grey and willing to do just about anything for those he is loyal to. What more could you ask for in a mafia romance, there is drama there is spice, there are kidnappings and torture, but through it all Sierra and Matteo make it through to the end.

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Reviewed by Sarah

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Marked for Havoc (Crashed & Claimed 7) by Susan Hayes-review

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Marked for Havoc (Crashed & Claimed 7) by Susan Hayes-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 16, 2026

It was supposed to be a business trip… How did it turn into a fight for survival?

If she doesn’t want her family’s business to wind up as broken as her newly voided marriage contract, Maddison needs a miracle. Too bad for her, the universe is all out. Her ship was shot down. Her plans have exploded. And her best shot at staying alive is a brooding beast of an alien with horns, fangs, and a crazy conviction that she belongs to him.

She’s been hurt too often to trust easily, but there’s no way to survive without his help. He’s the most dangerous male she’s ever met… a threat to their enemies and her heart.

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REVIEW:MARKED FOR HAVOC is the seventh instalment in Susan Hayes’ adult, CRASHED AND CLAIMED erotic, alien, romance series. This is Havoc, and human female Maddison Summers’ story line. MARKED FOR HAVOC can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Some of the events of MARKED FOR HAVOC cross over with and run parallel to the events of Marked for Menace (4), Marked for Risk (5), and Marked for Vengeance (6) as all four women were on board Maddison’s space ship the Bountiful Harvest.

SOME BACKGROUND: In the wake of the attack on , and crash of Maddison’s space ship The Bountiful Harvest onto an unknown planet, a ship whose crew and passengers are all women on the run from an abusive life back home, the women will be rescued by an alien species who call themselves the fa’rel. Each clan member will discover their fated mate, mates among the women of the spaceship Bountiful Harvest.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Maddison and Havoc) MARKED FOR HAVOC follows the recovery and rescue of our story line heroine. Havoc watched as each of his clansmen recognized their mate, but our hero was unsure as to his own future. A group known as the Verexi aka scrawnies has been hunting the fa’rel, and Havoc is determined to protect the only woman not claimed by his friends. Maddison and Havoc find themselves on the run in an effort to save their lives, a run that will being our couple closer together.

The world building focuses on the take down of The Bountiful Harvest, and some of the backstory of the fa’rel.The fa’rel believe themselves to be a group of alien warriors, created by the verexi. The fa’rel is an army of creatures meant to be controlled but who gained their own independence from the masters they hated. As the story line progresses, the truth will be revealed with the return of one of their own.

The relationship between Maddison and Havoc is one of fated mates. Once a male touches the woman he believes to be his mate, it triggers a reaction as with Maddison and Havoc. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters included Maddison’s ship mates: Loris, Joy and Hope, and Captain Perez, as well as Havoc’s clansmen : Vengeance aka Venge, Risk, Menace, Bysshe and Rage.

MARKED FOR HAVOC is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, relationships and acceptance. The fast paced, character driven story is entertaining and engaging yet simple and easy to read-a familiar story of aliens and fated mates; the romance is limited but fated; the characters are determined.

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Falling for Trouble (Dare to Fall 1)by Carly Phillips-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 5, 2026

He’s the bad boy my family warned me about—and the one man I can’t have.

I just landed the job of my dreams—planning the Miami Thunder football team’s anniversary celebration—and I can’t afford distractions. Especially not tattooed billionaire and reformed troublemaker Lucas Carras. He exudes alpha-hero intensity, but he’s been off limits for as long as I’ve known him.

But the kickoff party is happening at the nightclub he co-owns with my brother… and with my sibling out of town, I’m stuck working with Lucas.

Forced proximity ignites the desire we’ve both been pretending doesn’t exist. From bedrooms to storage rooms, the scorching tension causes us to cross every line we swore we wouldn’t. On paper, we’re complete opposites. In reality, the chemistry is undeniable.

This party is everything I’ve worked for—my moment to prove myself. Until the sabotage starts.

Orders vanish. Vendors back out. Someone is determined to ruin the anniversary… and my reputation along with it.

Suddenly Lucas isn’t just a distraction. He’s my protector, my anchor, and the only man I trust to stand by my side.

But when my brother finds out about us, family drama explodes. And I’m torn between being the good girl who plays by the rules… and falling for trouble.

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REVIEW: FALLING FOR TROUBLE is the first instalment in Carly Phillips’ contemporary, adult DARE TO FALL erotic, romance series, a next generation set in the author’s interconnected DARE FAMILY series. This is bar owner Lucas Carras, and event planner Rainey Dare’s, daughter of Ian and Riiey Dare (Dare to Love 1) story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rainey and Lucas) FALLING FOR TROUBLE follows the forbidden relationship between bar owner Lucas Carras, and event planner Rainey Dare. Rainey and her team won the bid to plan the Dare family owned Miami Thunder football team’s anniversary celebration but from the outset our heroine finds herself the target of threats that threaten the future of her fledgling company. Holding the event at her brother’s nightclub, the perfect venue to help promote both the club and the team, Rainey finds herself falling for co-owner, and her brother’s best friend, reformed bad boy turned billionaire, Lucas Carras. Lucas has been in lust with his best friend Jack Dare’s sister for as long as he can remember but Lainey is off limits until someone begins to target our story line heroine.

The world building focuses on the preparation for the anniversary celebration, as well as the threats against our story line heroine. From ex lovers, jealous rivalries, and betrayal by someone close, Rainey struggles to make sense of a world determined to take her down.

The relationship between Rainey and Lucas is one of the forbidden. A best friend’s sister affair that Rainey is determined to keep secret, in an effort to prevent the breakdown of a lifelong friendship but our couple find themselves falling in love, and Lucas is hoping for something more. 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 familiar, colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Rainey’s siblings: Jack, Hudson, Miles, and their parents Ian and Riley Dare; uncle Alex Dare (Dare to Desire 2); bar co-owner Tristan; Rainey’s business partner Kaylee; PA Ashlynn; and Rainey’s ex Adam Roberts. The requisite evil has many faces.

DARE TO FALL is a fast paced, quick read. A story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, family, friendships and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is captivating and engaging; the romance is seductive and provocative; the characters are determined and dynamic.

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ABOUT CARLY PHILLIPS:

After a successful fifteen-year career with various New York publishing houses, and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She’s a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she’s a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to interact with her readers.

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Dance of Monsters (The Darkest Dance 7)by Jagger Cole-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date February 5, 2026

I made a huge mistake.
I’ve always been the good girl and the dutiful mafia daughter.
So when my devil of a father is in trouble, I ask the help of a worse one.
Vaughn Bancroft is a demon in a three-piece suit.
A monster with the body of a god and the mind of a villain.
The first time we cross paths, he tells me to run away and never look back.
I should have listened.
Because taking his help means entering his world of power, control, and deviant games, and giving him my body and soul.
I thought I could handle his brutal touch. I thought I could weather his storm.
But I never accounted for the monster waking something monstrous inside of me.
Something that refuses to go back to sleep.
Something that craves his darkness.
Something that may destroy everything I am.

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REVIEW: DANCE OF MONSTERS is the seventh instalment in Jagger Cole’s contemporary, adult DARKEST DANCE dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is twenty-three year old dancer Evelina Nikitin, and head of the Obsidian Syndicate Vaughn Bancroft’s story line. DANCE OF MONSTERS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Evelina is the sister of roman Nikitin, and Vaughn is the brother of Val Bancroft (Dance of Defiance 5).

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Vaughn and Evelina) DANCE OF MONSTERS follows Evelina Nikitin as she struggles to find someone to bring her father back to America. Pavel Nikitin has been banished to Russia, and Evelina refuses to believe her father is the monster everyone claims him to be. Hoping Vaughn can bring her father home, Evelina wants to pledge her allegiance of the Obsidian Syndicate, where she will become the Acolyte to Vaughn’s Adept but all is not as it appears to be, Evelina is keeping a secret , and Vaughn’s own monsters hide behind a thinly veiled aura of power and control.

The world building is complex and detailed as Vaughn’s world continues to spiral out of control when the demons demand everything and more. Evelina is determined to bring her father home but in doing so makes a deal with the devil that could end both of their lives.The narrator is unreliable as to some of the story line events.

The relationship between Vaughn and Evelina is tempestuous at best. Vaughn is well aware that Evelina is in over her head, such that he becomes guardian and protector of the woman with whom he will fall in love. Evelina doesn’t belong in the world of the Syndicate, but having grown up at part of the Russian Bratva Evelina knows that life isn’t always as it appears to be. Vaughn hides the darkest aspects of his personality, aspects that often driven our hero into a world of his own. The $ex scenes are provocative and intense, and not without some issues of consent.

There is a large ensemble cast of dark and brutal secondary and supporting characters. We are reintroduced to Vaughn’s brother Val, and Evelina’ brother Roman (Dance of Defiance 5), as well as Vaughn’s fellow members of the Syndicate: Gideon, Sebastian, Carson, and Vaughn’s friend Sabine Lourde. The requisite evil has many faces.

DANCE OF MONSTERS is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, mental illness and struggles, dysfunctional families, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic, edgy and thought provoking; the romance is twisted and haunting; the characters are desperate, broken and tragic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

A reader first and foremost, Jagger Cole cut his romance writing teeth penning various fan-fiction stories years ago. After deciding to hang up his writing boots, Jagger worked in advertising pretending to be Don Draper. It worked enough to convince a woman way out of his league to marry him, though, which is a total win.

Now, Dad to two little princesses and King to a Queen, Jagger is thrilled to be back at the keyboard.

When not writing or reading romance books, he can be found woodworking, enjoying good whiskey, and grilling outside–rain or shine.

You can find all of his books at www.jaggercolewrites.com

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