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The Flirting Game (Love and Hockey 6) by Lauren Blakely -review

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The Flirting Game (Love and Hockey 6) by Lauren Blakely -review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 12, 2025

Revenge was the plan. Falling for the hockey star next door wasn’t.

My new neighbor is a hot, grumpy hockey player who works out shirtless on his porch every morning. But it’s not technically spying if I just happen to be on my patio at the same time … right?

Imagine my surprise when the sexy grouch turns out to be the client who just hired me to redecorate the house he’s giving his mom.

What’s a ray of sunshine like me to do? Pretend I’ve never noticed his abs while we pick out furniture—since I’d never date a client. And Ford’s made it clear this is his final season, and he wants zero distractions.

Which means I need to exercise some serious resistance …

To his cool blue eyes that track my every move.
To that deep voice that makes me shiver.
And to the mouth that shuts me up one night in our shared backyard with a scorching kiss.

We agree it’s a one-time slip-up—until my cheating ex invites me to a party, and Ford insists on being my revenge date. Our fake night out turns into a very real sleepover.

Now the press and fans think we’re a couple, so we keep it up. One fake date at a charity gala turns into another at a hockey game, and somewhere between fabric swatches and porch picnics, I stop pretending.

But how do I convince Ford that with me, he can have both love and hockey?

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REVIEW:THE FLIRTING GAME is the sixth instalment in Lauren Blakely’s contemporary, adult LOVE AND HOCKEY erotic, hockey romance series. This is professional hockey player Ford Devon, and interior designer Skylar Haven’s story. line. THE FIRTING GAME 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 (Skylar and Ford) THE FLIRTING GAME focuses on the building relationship between our story line couple. Skylar Haven is babysitting her brother’s house and his cat but discovered there were more interesting things to watch next door. Adam’s next door neighbor is professional hockey player Ford Devon but Ford and Skylar’s introduction does not start off too well until Ford discovers his new interior decorator is the woman with whom he will fall in love. Ford is moving his parents into a brand new house, and hires his neighbor’s sister, to decorate their home but the more time spent together, people believe their relationship is more, and in an effort to appease Ford’s mother, and Skylar’s ex, our couple mutually agree to a fake dating scenario that becomes anything but fake.

The world building focuses on several intersection pathways including Ford Devon’s career, Skylar’s podcast success and her growing interior design business, as well as a slight brush with both of their exes, in the face of completely moving on.

The relationship between Ford and Skylar begins acrimoniously but quickly turns into something more. The back and forth, yin and yang hides a mutual attraction, an attraction Ford can’t afford in his last year as a pro. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Skylar’s friends and fellow podcasters Trevyn and Mabel; Skylar’s brother Adam, as well as Ford’s mother Maggie.

THE FLIRTING GAME is a story of secrets and lies, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is seductive; the characters are charismatic and dynamic.

 

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A #1 New York Times Bestselling author, Lauren Blakely is known for her contemporary romance style that’s hot, sweet and sexy. She lives in California with her family and has plotted entire novels while walking her dogs. With fourteen New York Times bestsellers, her titles have appeared on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists more than eighty times, and she’s sold more than 2 million books. In October she’ll release HARD WOOD, a sexy, standalone romantic comedy. To receive an email when Lauren releases a new book, sign up for her newsletter! laurenblakely.com/newsletter

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Property of Mountain (KOAMC: Ohio) by Nikki Landis-review tour

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Property of Mountain (Kings of Anarchy MC: Ohio) by Nikki Landis-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 23, 2025

When the past threatens the future, even skeletons buried in the closet have a way of exposing all their dark and deadly secrets…

Camille:
Rex Coleman, or Mountain as everyone knows him, is one of five beefy lumberjack brothers who own the local lumber mill. He’s a biker with too broad shoulders, charisma in spades, fake charm, and a sinful grin that promises long nights of unparalleled pleasure. I’m not falling for it a second time.

Mountain thinks I’ve forgotten what he did to me three years ago. That six-foot-five tattooed hunk of a man stomped on my pride and humiliated me in front of half the town. Am I holding a grudge? Hell yeah. He’s the reason I left Raven’s Crest. I had to break free of the gossip and judgment. Now, I’ve gotten my life sorted. I won a television baking contest, and I’m starting my own brand of baking products that’ll soon be sold at major retailers. I live in L.A., where I’ve always dreamed. I’m happy.

All my plans are ruined when I get a phone call late one night while working on the set of my new commercial. My Granny is injured, and someone set her bakery on fire. I drop everything to rush back to her side, not counting on Rex Coleman and his savior complex. I’m not staying here. I can’t. But when an old feud emerges and I’m the target, I have to trust the one man I swore to never speak to again. Something is different this time. He’s grown more confident, protective, and downright irresistible. He says I’m his and that he’s going to prove it.

I’m not sure if I’ll stay alive long enough to find out. If there’s anyone who can keep me alive, it’s Mountain and his club. The Kings own this town. They protect it, and nobody f*cks with the Kings.

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REVIEW: PROPERTY OF MOUNTAIN is the second instalment in Nikki Landis’ contemporary, adult KINGS OF ANARCHY MC:Ohio erotic, paranormal, MC romance series, a part of the multi-authored Kings of Anarchy MC. This is club VP Rex ‘Mountain’ Coleman, and baker Camille Parker’s story line. PROPERTY OF MOUNTAIN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Camille and Rex) PROPERTY OF REX focuses on the hunt for an arsonist who set fire to Camille’s family owned bakery with her grandmother inside. Camille left Raven’s Crest three years earlier in the wake of perceived betrayal and humiliation by the man she once loved. Rex Coleman is determined to make amends for the sins of the past but someone has followed Camille to Raven’s Crest, taking aim at everyone she loves.

The world building focuses on protection of Camille and Granny Jo, as the arsonist refuses to back down but Camille has a stalker, someone who followed her from LA to Raven’s Crest, and Mountain is determined to protect the woman he loves.

The relationship between Camille and Mountain aka Rex is one of second chances. Three years earlier Camille left Raven Crest and found herself riding a wave of success in the world of celebrity bakers but a call from Rex brings Camille back home where she will not only face down the man who broke her heart but someone who is taking aim for the sins of someone else. The $ex scenes are intimate and impassioned without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to several members of the KOAMC: Ohio including club president Scythe Madden,Voodoo,Phantom, Scarecrow, and Granny Jo. We are introduced to Rex’s brothers, co-owners of Coleman Lumber-Tyre, Wyatt, Adler and Braden. I am hoping the author has a series planned for the Coleman brothers.

PROPERTY OF MOUNTAIN is a story of madness and obsession, power and control, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is intriguing and dramatic; the romance is fated and seductive; the characters are determined, supernatural and energetic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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She’s Going to Pay by Alexandra Ivy-review

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SHE’S GOING TO PAY by Alexandra Ivy-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 24, 2025

Leaving Canton, Missouri, behind was no hardship for Jesse Hudson. When she was a teenager, her stepmother and stepsister abruptly disappeared under suspicious circumstances. Their bodies were never found, but Jesse’s father, Mac, became a murder suspect. When he too vanished, Jesse waited months for him to return. Finally, she left, bouncing from one bartending job to another for years.

Now Jesse is back, hoping to quickly sell her father’s old bar before moving on for good. But coming home to Canton’s quiet, cobblestone streets doesn’t go quite as expected. There are memories resurfacing, and ties that haven’t broken. Then her father’s lawyer makes a startling admission: before he disappeared, Mac had discovered that Jesse’s stepmother, Victoria, was living under an assumed name. “Victoria Hudson” never even existed. Who was she really?

Delving deeper, Jesse grows convinced that her father’s assumed death is tied to Victoria’s real identity. And looking to the past is yielding more than secrets. Someone has been waiting for this homecoming, for a chance to unleash revenge for sins real and imagined. And they’ll make sure that Jesse never leaves town again .

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REVIEW: SHE’S GOING TO PAY by Alexandra Ivy is a contemporary, adult, stand alone mystery thriller focusing on Jesse Hudson, years after the disappearance of her beloved father.

Told from omniscient third person perspective ( Jesse) using present day and memories from the past, SHE’S GOING TO PAY follows Jesse Hudson upon her return to Canton Missouri. Ten years earlier, Jesse’s step mother Victoria and step sister Teagan went missing, and her father Mac Hudson was the number one suspect. Charged with their murder, Mac would eventually be released due to a lack of evidence but within hours, Mac would go missing as well. Fast forward to present day, Jesse would return to her hometown of Canton Missouri, to finalize the sale of the family owned bar The Tap Room but from the outset secrets and whispers threaten any chance at a happy resolution as Jesse begins an investigation into her father’s disappearance and the circumstances surrounding the supposed death of her step-mother.

The world building follows Jesse as she struggles to come to terms with what happened and why. From questionable law enforcement, frightened witnesses, a step-mother whose true identity is unknown, and a determined real-estate agent, Jesse suspects there is more to the story than she could have ever imagined.

We are introduced to Jesse’s father Mac Hudson; Jesse’s boyfriend Parker Moreau; Step mother Victoria and step sister Teagan: handyman Noah Allen: real estate agent Reese Skylar: and cafe owner Bea Hartman.

SHE’S GOING TO PAY is a story of secrets and lies, greed and obsession, murder and mayhem, betrayal and vengeance. The premise is dramatic, dark and edgy; the characters are questions, determined, and desperate.

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DANGEROUS KING/ SHADOW KING by Bella Ray-reviews

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DANGEROUS KING/ SHADOW KING (Savage Kings of New York 2 & 4) by Bella Ray-reviews

Dangerous King
Savage Kings of New York 2
by Bella Ray
Genre: adult, contemporary, dark, erotic, Mafia

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RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2025

I spent fourteen years surviving the mafia. But falling for its prince might destroy me.

I grew up a hostage.Collateral in a blood-soaked deal between my father and the mafia.For fourteen years, I was hidden in the shadows of the Giordano estate—unseen, unheard, and never free.
Until the night they went too far.

They kidnapped a girl and strapped her to the same torture chair I once bled in.This time, I couldn’t stay silent.I risked everything to free her.I didn’t know she was the sister of Enrico Sartori—heir to one of New York’s most ruthless mafia families.

A man with a reputation carved in fear.A man who doesn’t owe anyone.But he owed me.And he paid that debt with fire.Now I’m under his protection.In his fortress.Wearing his name, even if it’s only temporary.He says I’m safe.That no one will ever touch me again.But when Enrico looks at me, safety is the last thing I feel.

He’s cold fury wrapped in tailored suits. Brutal. Possessive. Untouchable. And when he calls me piccolina, I forget how to breathe. But power in the mafia is never stable. Enemies are closing in—some hiding behind blood ties, others behind thrones. And I’m not just leverage anymore.

I’m a liability. A distraction. A weakness he can’t afford. Now the man who swore to protect me may be forced to choose: His family. Or me. And in this world, love is the most dangerous gamble of all.

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REVIEW: DANGEROUS KING is the second instalment in Bella Ray’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS OF NEW YORK dark, erotic,Mafia romance series. This is thirty year old, Mafia boss Enrico Sartori, and nineteen year old Catalina ‘Cat’ Costa’s story line. DANGEROUS KING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Enrico and Catalina) DANGEROUS KING follows in the wake of the abduction of Enrico Sartori’s sister Isabella but upon her rescue Enrico discovers another young woman who help save the life of his sister. Catalina ‘Cat’ Costa has been a prisoner for close to fourteen years, a pawn between the criminal underworld and the political elite. With the arrival of Isabella, Cat saw her chance to escape, and with it, a chance at a happily ever after with the man that would call to her heart but a fight for power is about to send the crime world into a spiral, and our couple will be caught in the middle.

The world building follows the rescue and healing of Catalina Costa,as she begins to blossom into herself. Enrico sees the woman that he will one day marry but the family is about to go to war, and the people at the top have been betraying the people who trust them the most.

The relationship between Cat and Enrico begins as a rescue but quickly turns into something more. Enrico has become Cat’s guardian and protector but our heroine is struggling to find her place in the world. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

There is a large and diverse ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including members of the Mafia, Cartel, and Russian Bratva. We are introduced to Cat’s parents Mayor Cesare and Loredana Costa; Cat’s siblings Lucas and Sabine :Enrico’s parents Fabrizio and Eliza; sister Isabella, brothers Dante, Mattheo, Tommaso, as well as Don Edoardo, and Don Antonio ‘Toni’ DeLuna. The requisite evil has many faces, and those closest to our couple can’t always be trusted.

DANGEROUS KING is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, jealousy and madness,family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is detailed, dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive and spicy ; the characters are animated, charismatic and determined.

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SHADOW KING
Savage Kings of New York 4
by Bella Ray
Genre: adult , contemporary, dark, erotic, Mafia romance

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 18, 2025

As the daughter of a mafia don, I was born into power and danger— but nothing could prepare me for him. He was supposed to be my bodyguard. My father’s most trusted soldier. A man carved from silence and shadows. He wasn’t meant to look at me the way he did. And I wasn’t meant to want him.

One night, everything changed. One promise turned into a cage. And I learned what it meant to be owned by the wrong man. Then Raffael came for me. He isn’t a savior. He’s a killer—cold, ruthless, forged in blood. He doesn’t protect to save. He protects to possess.

Now I’m trapped between the man who controls me and the man who would burn the world to set me free. He says I belong to him. He says he’ll never let me go. And the terrifying part? I believe him. I should fear him. I should hate him.

Instead, I crave the monster who was never meant to love me.

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REVIEW: SHADOW KING is the fourth instalment in Bella Ray’s contemporary, adult SAVAGE KINGS OF NEW YORK, dark,erotic, Mafia romance series. This is businessman Raffael DeSantis, and Mafia princess Sophia Orsi Giordana’s story line. SHADOW KING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Some of the events of SHADOW KING cross over with , and run parallel to some of the events of the previous story lines.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Raffael and Sophia) covering three years, SHADOW KING follows in the wake of the arranged marriage between Sophia Orsi, and man who would meet a brutal end. Raffael DeSantis has been in love with Sophia for as long as he can remember but he believed he was a nobody, and without the power to save the woman he loved. Three years would pass, and Raffael would set into motion a plan to rescue our story line heroine, a rescue that may be too late to save our heroine’s soul but all is not as it appears to be, Raffael is about to embark on a new path towards a future he never new existed, a future that now lays claim to our story line heroine.

The world building follows Raffael as he begins a new life, a new direction in the face of betrayal and the loss of the woman he loves but for three years Raffael has struggle without our story line heroine, a struggle Raffael knew nothing about.

The relationship between Raffael and Sophia begins as an assignment when Raffael is assigned to protect our story line heroine but Sophia was young and immature, and in this, her behavior would ultimately end with a man who destroyed her soul. Raffael is determined to reclaim the woman he loves, a woman who has always loved the man who stole her heart. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, questionable and dangerous secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Sophia’s father Carlos Orsi, her brothers Angelo and Marcello Orsi, nurse Violet; women’s shelter coordinator Lexy, Gray Elia; Don Edoardo, Roberto Giordano, and Roberto’s powerful grandmother Donna Margarita. The requisite evil has many faces.

SHADOW KING is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, edgy and dark; the romance is impassioned but the couple spend about fifty percent of the book apart; the character desperate, determined and charismatic.

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Reviews by Sandy

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Peppermint Stick (Boston Bucks 10) by Cathryn Fox-review tour

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💚Peppermint Stick (Boston Bucks 10) by Cathryn Fox-review tour💚

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 18, 2025

After a Thanksgiving PR disaster went viral, I’m back in Snowberry Falls, Vermont, running the town’s Christmas festival—and praying it saves my career.

Then my ex shows up—parading his influencer fiancée—and I need a win. Fast.

Enter Penn Radford: Boston Bucks enforcer, tabloid magnet, and currently stranded without a room at the fully booked inn. I know his type. Loud, flashy, allergic to shirts…and the guy who punched mall Santa.

My solution? Team up. Fake a holiday romance. Nail the festival. Fix his image. Easy.

But the mistletoe buzzer won’t quit, and those pretend kisses? They feel way too real. And when my past comes back swinging, I have to figure out if Penn is the real deal…or just another mistake wrapped in peppermint sheets.

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REVIEW:PEPPERMINT STICK is the tenth instalment in Cathryn Fox’s contemporary, adult BOSTON BUCKS erotic, hockey romance series. This is Boston Bucks enforcer Penn Radford, and PR specialist Jaylyn Quinn’s story line. PEPPERMINT STICK 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 (Jaylyn and Penn) PEPPERMINT STICK follows with the return of Penn Radford and Jaylyn Quinn to Snowberry Falls, Vermont as Penn celebrates Christmas with his eccentric aunt .The proverbial no room at the inn finds Penn rooming with Christmas festivities and parade organizer Jaylyn Quinn, who needs a favor in the face of humiliation, a public relations disaster at her previous job, and facing down her ex boyfriend, the new mayor of Snowberry Falls. What ensues is a pretend relationship and engagement between Jaylyn and Penn but the jealousy expected becomes more than what Jaylyn bargained.

The world building focuses on the preparations for the town Christmas celebrations but Jaylyn’s past is determined to destroy the growing love between our story line couple. From sabotage to provocation, anything that can go wrong is threatening any chance at a happily ever after.

The relationship between Jaylyn and Penn is a friends to lovers; a fake engagement that quickly turns into something real.Jaylyn’s ex refuses to let go, determined to take back what doesn’t belong. Penn knows his ‘affair’ with Jaylyn is only for show but our hero is hoping for his own happily ever after. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large and diverse cast of secondary and supporting characters including Jaylyn’s extended and immediate family: Penn’s aunt Elaine, as well as Jaylyn’s ex Dylan and his fiancée Sloane.

PEPPERMINT STICK is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and obsession, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is lively and heartwarming ; the characters are animated and spirited; the romance is spicy and impassioned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Cathryn Fox is a wife, mom, sister, daughter, aunt and friend. She loves dogs, sunny weather, anything chocolate (she never says no to a brownie) pizza and red wine. Cathryn lives in beautiful Nova Scotia with her husband, who is convinced he can turn her into a mixed martial arts fan. When not writing, Cathryn can be found Skyping with her son living in Seattle (could he have moved any farther away?) shopping with her daughter in the city, watching a big action flick with her husband, or hanging out and laughing with friends.

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The Mafia Enforcer’s Temptation by Kristen Luciani-review tour

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The Mafia Enforcer’s Temptation (Mafia Obsession 3) by Kristen Luciani-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 13, 2025

I’d rather burn than belong to him. Too bad fate—and the Irish mafia—have other plans. Seamus Murphy is everything I was raised to destroy. Irish. Brutal. Unshakable. He killed my cousin. Stole my future. And now? He’s the man I’m being forced to marry.

It started with a heist. One second I was stealing back my family’s crest— The next, I was face-first in the dirt, pinned beneath a man who should’ve put a bullet in my skull. But Seamus didn’t kill me. He watched. He followed. He touched.

Now I’m his wife in name only— A pawn in a twisted truce I never agreed to. He wants answers. I want vengeance. And neither of us can stop pushing the other to the edge.

I swear I hate him. I bite. I run. I lie. And every time, he finds me.

Every time, he pulls me back in. He kisses like he’s claiming me. Fights like he owns me. And touches like he knows I’ll eventually beg for more.

But if I fall for him… If I let my heart slip even an inch…

He won’t just ruin me. He’ll own what’s left.

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REVIEW:THE MAFIA ENFORCER’S TEMPTATION is the third instalment in Kristen Luciani’s contemporary, adult MAFIA OBSESSION dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is Irish Mobster Seamus Murphy, and Hair to the Romanov Bratva Ava Romanov’s story line. THE MAFIA ENFORCER’S TEMPTATION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Seamus and Ava) THE MAFIA ENFORCER’S TEMPTATION focuses on the search for the truth. Ava is determined to regain control of the Volkov Bratva, in the wake of her father’s death but someone else is taking the reigns, and our heroine is desperate to take back control. Determined to win, Ava needs a favor from the Irish mob, a favor that involves the man she blames for the death of her cousin. A marriage of convenience to assume the mantel of Pakhan but not everyone is on side with a woman in control, and Ava refuses to step aside for the sake of appearances or anyone else.

The world building follows several intersecting paths as Ava is caught between the proverbial rock and a hard place. Someone she loves has been threatened but her place at the top is where she believes she can do the most good. Often TSTL, placing herself in danger, our heroine continues to push all of Seamus’ buttons, buttons that may trigger an organized crime war.

The relationship between Seamus and Ava is a marriage of convenience predicated upon a fight for power but Ava needs Seamus in order to reach the top, never intending to yield to her marriage vows, or the man with whom she will fall in love. Often placing herself in the direct line of fire, immature and arrogant, Ava refuses to follow, threatening any semblance of peace between the crime families, and the man with whom she is falling love. The $ex scenes are erotic and provocative.

There is a large ensemble cast of diverse and questionable secondary and supporting characters including Seamus’ extended family, and several members of the Russian Bratva.

THE MAFIA ENFORCER’S TEMPTATION is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, family and relationships, forgiveness and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic and edgy; the romance is raw; the characters are charismatic, desperate and dynamic.

 

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Mafia Heir’s Obsession
Mafia Assassin’s Redemption

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Kristen Luciani is a USA Today bestselling author of steamy and suspense-filled romance. She’s addicted to kickboxing, Starburst jelly beans, and swooning over dark, broken anti-heroes. Kristen is happily married to her own real-life hero of over 20 years. In addition to penning spicy stories, she also has a part-time job as her three kids’ personal Uber driver, which she manages to successfully juggle along with her other tasks: laundry, cleaning, laundry, cooking, laundry, and caring for her adorable Boston Terrier puppy.

Mafia romance is her passion…and her poison.

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Hero Unexpected (Gibson Hollow 2) by Kait Nolan-review tour

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💙Hero Unexpected (Gibson Hollow 2) by Kait Nolan-review tour💙

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 14, 2025

I rebuilt my grandmother’s bakery from the ground up. Poured everything I had into making it thrive again—flour, sweat, and a whole lot of tears.

Then she died. And her will blindsided me.

If I’m not married by the time probate closes, I lose the bakery to my mother—the last person who should ever be trusted with it.

Enter Bodie Gibson.
Childhood friend turned enemy. The boy who used to bring me tea and peanut butter sandwiches…
The cop who put my little brother behind bars.

He offers me a way out: a fake marriage that keeps the bakery in my hands and our past buried where it belongs.

It’s just paperwork. A few public appearances. Nothing real.
Except he still looks at me like he sees the girl I used to be.
And when he kisses me it doesn’t feel fake at all.

In a town built on second chances, sometimes the only way forward is to rewrite the ending.

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REVIEW: Hero, Unexpected is book two in the Gibson Hollow book series by Kait Nolan.

This book opens up with Emmaline Maddox re-opening up her grandmother’s bakery after a devastating flood. Her grandmother has been missing since said flood. When in a twist of fate her grandmother is found deceased. Not only does Emmaline have to deal with losing her grandmother, but she also has to deal with what came out of her grandmother’s will.

Her grandmother left Emmaline the bakery with the stipulation that she needs to be married before the deal goes into probate. With no idea how she is going to accomplish finding a boyfriend and getting married, Emmaline gets an offer she can’t refuse. Her former best friend turned enemy Bodie Gibson has offered to marry her to help his friend save the bakery that is rightfully hers.

Can she forgive her former best friend for sending her younger brother to jail? Can they move forward and help her keep the bakery out of her dreaded mother and aunts hands? Can they convince the entire town they are in a relationship and about to get married in a short period of time, when both of their families hate each other?

This book was a wonderful read. The relationship between Emmaline and Bodie was amazing to watch unfold.

Coupled with twists and turns and a beautiful backdrop of a story, this may be better than the first book in this series.

I highly recommend.

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Kait Nolan is a USA Today best selling, RITA® Award-winning Mississippi author who calls everyone sugar, honey, or darlin’, and can wield a ‘Bless your heart’ like a Snuggie or a saber, depending on requirements. She believes in love, laughter, and that tacos are the world’s most perfect food. When she’s not writing, reading, or wrangling family (both the two-legged and the four-), you can find her obsessively watching The Great British Bake Off. You can check out her darker alter ego

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THE FIX by Mia Sheridan-a review

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THE FIX by Mia Sheridan-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date November 1, 2025

A chilling take on second chances, where a brutal break-in comes back to haunt the sole survivor with a new threat—and another victim.
Eleven years ago, Cami Cortlandt’s mother and sister died cruelly in a violent home invasion. The trauma and notoriety still linger, but Cami has managed to build a life in her hometown despite everything she’s lost.
Then one day it all comes rushing back.
A distorted voice on the phone: Would you like a do-over? A disturbing video of a room with bars on the window, trapping a young boy inside who looks achingly, impossibly familiar. Four days to find him.
With the help of Rex Lowe, an old classmate whose past is inextricably tied to her own, Cami races to uncover everything she can about the boy—where he is, who he is, and why she’s the only one who can save him.
But as Cami and Rex unravel one clue after another, the past and present converge in an explosion of secrets they never saw coming…and a truth they never could have imagined.

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REVIEW: THE FIX by Mia Sheridan is a contemporary, adult, dark, romantic, suspense thriller focusing on Camille ‘Cami’ Cortland, and cyber specialist Alexander ‘Rex’ Lowe.

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, following three time lines, THE FIX follows in the aftermath of a brutal, violent and deadly invasion at the Cortland household leaving Cami and her father the sole survivors but Cami’s world was about to be shattered once again, and in this, our heroine was forced to move on with her life, always wondering about the what ifs and why. Fast forward eleven years, a mysterious phone call, a video of a young boy trapped in a cell, and four days to uncover the truth force Cami to contact the one man who had every right to refuse her request. With the help of high school classmate and US Marine Cyber specialist Alexander ‘Rex’ Lowe, our couple go in search of the truth., a truth that will bring our couple full circle, as the past collides with the present, and the ultimate betrayal in the name of power and control.

The world building follows three times lines that will converge in the present, intersecting at a point of murder and vengeance. Deception and cruelty in the present overlap with a vindictive past that refuses to acknowledge the truth, and in doing so, set into motion a reunion, a second chance and an avenging murder.

The relationships between Rex and Cami is a friends to lovers relationship that started as high-school acquaintances and classmates, to one of betrayal, eventually leading to a second chance and love. Rex had lusted after Cami from afar but the fall-out of the home invasion would force our couple towards diverging paths. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

The secondary and supporting diverse cast of characters are numerous, destructive, questionable and tragic. We are introduced to Cami’s immediate family, Rex’s embattled mother, and a long list of suspects, victims, killers and puppets.

THE FIX is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, greed and madness, murder and mayhem, acceptance and love. The premise is dark, dramatic, edgy and suspenseful; the romance is reserved but fated; the characters are determined, desperate and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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