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King’s Reckoning (Blind Jacks MC 7) by JC Valentine-review

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King’s Reckoning (Blind Jacks MC 7) by JC Valentine-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May

Her mission was clear: infiltrate, dismantle, walk away. Falling for the road captain was never part of the plan.

Rowan Matthews was trained for vengeance—skilled in strategy, infiltration, and survival. Prospecting for the Blind Jacks MC was supposed to be just another operation, but Reed Morrison changes everything. Fiercely loyal and unwaveringly protective, the road captain sees through her defenses, sparking a passion Rowan was never prepared for.

As rival clubs bring chaos and deadly secrets to the Blind Jacks’ doorstep, Rowan must choose between the family she never thought she’d find and the vengeance she was trained to deliver. Reed is everything she was taught to avoid—commanding, untouchable, and impossible to resist. But trusting him could cost her everything, including her heart.

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REVIEW:KING’S RECKONING is the seventh and final instalment in JC Valentine’s contemporary, adult BLIND JACKS MC series. This is Rowan Matthews Thompson, and MC Road Captain Reed Morrison’s story line. KING’S RECKONING can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from omniscient third person perspective (Rowan) KING’S RECKONING follows in the wake of the arrival of Rowan Matthews, a young woman who wants to prospect with the Blind Jacks MC but Rowan has a secret that will directly affect King and the Blind Jacks MC,a secret that may get everyone killed. Seven graves, seven secrets, and various historical artifacts buried in 1995 in hidden tunnels and chambers, and a target on their back, finds the Blind Jacks MC facing years of history, fraud and a possible mole on the team.

The world building follows the search for the truth; the historical secrets hidden beneath the land that will affect all of the local MCs- their claims, their legacies and their very foundations. The actions, wherewithal, and abilities to prevent disasters are more accurate and precise than most military operations.

The developing relationship between Rowan and Reed is virtually non-existent on paper but more of a tertiary aspect, behind the scenes, to the search for the truth, and a need to protect historical records and documentation. Most of the story line focuses on Rowan, and her connection to the past. There are no $ex scenes.

We are reintroduced to SAA Marcus King, several members of the Seven Devils MC including club president Marcus Cole, Blackwood Archaeological, archaeologist and IT specialist Dr. Barbara Walsh (Ace of Hearts), club president Darkness, historian Dr. Beasley; Abby, and RN Tiffany Stone (Ryder’s old lady).

KING’S RECKONING is a story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, secrets and lies, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The premise is detailed and precise as the story line focuses on the search for the truth-years of secrets lie buried underground, secrets some never want revealed. The characters are energetic and dynamic.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Marked for Death (Ryder’s Mark)
Blind Jacks (Ryder’s War)
Ace of Hearts
Hunter’s Game

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Reviewed by Sandy

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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Hunter’s Game (Blind Jacks 4) by JC Valentine-review

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Hunter’s Game (Blind Jacks 4) by JC Valentine-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 10, 2025

Two operatives. Two missions. One explosive truth that could destroy them both.
Road Captain Hunter has built his life on carefully crafted lies, his military past and mechanical genius making him the perfect undercover operative within the Blind Jacks MC. When a cyber breach threatens everything he’s sacrificed to protect, his mission is clear: eliminate the threat. But his target is no ordinary hacker.

Eden Mitchell wields her lethal cyber skills with one goal: infiltrate the MC and uncover the truth about her mother’s murder. She never counted on Hunter—a man whose scarred past and dangerous loyalty set every survival instinct on fire. As their game of deception escalates, she discovers the club’s darkness might hold the answers she seeks—if her heart doesn’t betray her first.

With both their covers and hearts on a collision course, Hunter and Eden must choose: complete their missions, or surrender to a passion that could either save or destroy them both.

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REVIEW:HUNTER’S GAME is the fourth instalment in JC Valentine’s contemporary, adult BLIND JACKS MC romance series. This is Road Captain Hunter, and cyber hacker Eden Mitchell’s story line, HUNTER’S GAME has a slight sci-fi element but 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 omniscient third person perspectives (Hunter and Eden) HUNTER’S GAME follows in the wake of Hunter’s latest assignment to infiltrate the Devil’s Mark MC,working undercover to gather information on an art theft ring with connections to the Devil’s Mark MC but from the outset Hunter is pulled in to the aura that is Eden Mitchell, a young woman whose connection to both the world of art, and the Devil’s Mark MC will reveal many secrets and lies connecting our heroine to a ghost from the past. As Eden and Hunter begin to dig deeper into the missing art and artifacts, our couple will discover a family history Eden knew nothing about.

The world building follows several paths including the search for the truth ; a family history of secrets and murder, and one man’s determined to control the world.

The relationship between Eden and Hunter is one of immediate attraction but working undercover means our couple will find themselves the target of some powerful people, people who want what Eden is unwilling to give. The $ex scenes are mostly implied.

The colorful secondary and supporting characters including MC president Darwin ‘Darkness’ Dawson, Sargent-At-Arms Ryder ‘King’ Staunton; ancient history curator Dr. Katherine Chen; and questionable businessmen Viktor Romano, and Eden’s grandfather Alexander Mitchell.

HUNTER’S GAME is a story of secrets and lives, betrayal and vengeance; power and control, family and greed, acceptance and love. The slight sci-fi premise is intriguing and entertaining; the romance is subtle and seductive ; the characters are determined and charismatic.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Marked for Death (Ryder’s Mark)
Blind Jacks (Ryder’s War)
Ace of Hearts

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Reviewed by Sandy

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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Haunted Real Estate: Where’s Gary by JC Valentine-review tour

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Haunted Real Estate: Where’s Gary by JC Valentine-review & excerpt tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 26, 2021

When a distant relative dies, Claire Montgomery inherits an ages old house with a storied past. Intending to flip it for profit, she travels to a quaint burrow in the middle of nowhere and becomes the talk of the town. Or maybe it has more to do with the house that everyone claims is haunted by a history that’s even more mysterious than Claire could ever imagine. Can she finish the renovations and get out of Dodge before the quest for a profit kills her?

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REVIEW:HAUNTED REAL ESTATE : WHERE’S GARY is the first instalment in JC Valentine’s contemporary, adult HAUNTED REAL ESTATE cozy mystery series focusing on assistant editor Claire Montgomery, and handyman Jed Sprague..

Told from first person perspective (Claire) HAUNTED REAL ESTATE: WHERE’S GARY follows assistant editor Claire Montgomery and her journey to Pennsylvania, where she is about to rehab an old house, left to her by her late aunt Edna but Claire never expected to walk into a money pit, or find herself in the middle of a what every one believed to be a haunted house. Meeting her closest neighbor Jed Sprague, gives Claire some added incentive and courage but neither one expected to witness the unbelievable, or what they would find after in the process of cleaning up.

HAUNTED REAL ESTATE is a quick read; a novella length story that introduces Claire Montgomery and the man with whom she will fall in love, townie Jed Sprague. For years, stories surrounded the possibility of ghosts inhabiting her aunt’s old home, and a library research would reveal a heart breaking and sad story behind the original owners. The premise is simple and easy; the characters are delightful; the romance is implied.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

My feet halted as my eyes caught a flash of movement on the stairs. Just a shadow, there and gone in a blink, disappearing beyond the banister before my mind could register what it had seen.
Quickly, I pushed my senses out, eyes and ears scanning for anything out of place. There was no creak of the stairs, no sound of movement beyond the occasional swish of bathwater. To the untrained ears and eyes, one would assume we were alone.
But I knew better. My sixth sense was telling me I wasn’t mistaken. I’d seen something. Before I could start calling myself crazy again, I decided enough was enough. It was time to investigate.
“There are no ghosts, Claire,” I reminded myself as I dug my phone out of my back pocket and located the flashlight mode, sending a blinding beam of light shooting across the floor.
Marching across the first floor to the foot of the stairs, I peered up the tall staircase, listening. Again, I was met with the same basic sounds. My heart was thudding harder than usual, my breath coming a little faster than I’d like, exposing my climbing nerves.
“Freaking Gary,” I said aloud, a reminder as much as a reassurance that ghosts didn’t exist and I was being ridiculous. It was obvious the only thing going on around here was the invasion of a mischievous feline. Nothing more.
“Come out, come out, wherever you are…” I hummed as I began climbing the stairs. They creaked under every foot, no matter how careful I tried to be. Yeah, there was no way a human could have traversed them without announcing to all and sundry their presence. “Mew, mew, mew, mew, mew.”
Yep, it was final. I was an idiot. Not exactly an animal person, I had no clue what I was doing. Did that even work on cats? I’d seen it while watching one of my favorite Ben Stiller movies and it made sense. Cats weren’t exactly complicated creatures. Offer a little treat and they came running.
Which reminded me I needed to put out some tuna.
So why the hell was I pursuing this thing when I could put forth far less effort and let it come to me?
Right, boredom. Almost forgot about that.
Continuing my assent, my foot crested the top stair when I heard the distinctive moaning creak of a door closing. My eyes and ears working together immediately honed in on the target: the largest of three bedrooms to my immediate right.
I wasn’t prepared for what I saw.
The tall shadow standing in the thin gap of the partially opened doorway stared back at me, no discernable features or detail that I could make out, yet I knew, beyond a doubt, that it was watching me…and it didn’t feel friendly.
In fact, the sheer terror that exploded through my veins forced out a shocked gasp followed by a screech that I’d never heard come out of my own mouth.
Time seemed to stand still as I watched the door begin to eek open, that terrifying sound of the dry hinges scraping against every nerve ending like nails down a chalkboard, working on my psyche to the point of hysteria.
“Claire? What’s wrong?” I heard Jed’s voice from a distance, almost as if I stood in a vacuum, engaged in a silent showdown with what I could no longer deny was an otherworldly figure that I was certain was out to harm me.
But why? What made me the target? Why not Jed? He was a man. Us women had to stick together. Besides, I was only here for a short time. Just long enough to get the house back in top form and then I’d be outta here.
Maybe Mrs. Moore wants everything to stay exactly how she left it…
“Claire?”
My head whipped around, panicked gaze landing on Jed’s tall, lithe form, still glistening with moisture from his bath. The towel wrapped around his waist—a white, fluffy one I’d bought at the general store—barely hiding his naughty bits, the split gaping open around his thigh teasing at the hidden treasures beneath as it flapped open and closed with every hurried step he took.
“I—I—” Clearly, my voice had abandoned me, making me stutter like a fool. So I resorted to signalling instead, pointing out the problem.
Jed’s worried frown followed my finger to the doorway, and in an instant, the color in his face washed away. “Holy—”
The sudden slam of the bedroom door shook the plaster walls, ripping another scream from my lips. Nerves jarred, it happened all at once in a domino effect: I reached for the banister cap as my legs turned to rubber noodles and I lost my footing. Jed leaped into action, lunging forward with his arms outstretched to catch me. His towel broke free from his hips, floating to the floor, leaving his dangly bits free to dance at will. The stairs, thankfully, broke my fall.
All twenty-two of them.
As I bounced and tumbled my way back to the first floor, I couldn’t help but wonder…would Jed kiss my boo-boos and make it all better, or was this the final nail in the coffin, so to speak?
Guess we’d find out…after I regained consciousness.


 

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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Indecent Proposal by JC Valentine-Review & Excerpt Tour

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Indecent Proposal by JC Valentine-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 26, 2019

Sabrina Colloway was perfectly happy running her father’s business and bailing out the competition. Until one deal changed everything. Caught up in a complicated relationship had never been the plan. Hell, it hadn’t even been on her radar. Not to mention, shacking up with three of the company’s most eligible bachelors is just asking for trouble…especially when they’re brothers. But nothing risked is nothing gained, and Sabrina is about to embark on a whirlwind romance of the ages.

All good things must come to an end…

A woman at the top of the corporate food chain is controversial enough. If Sabrina’s secret romance with the Hargreaves brothers comes out, not only will she damage her glowing reputation with her father, the man she’s looked up to and emulated since childhood, she’ll destroy the very thing he worked his life to achieve. So when rumor has it that she’s been having a little extra fun on the side, Sabrina reaches the only logical conclusion: there’s a snitch in her camp—or three. Will she be able to prove that her newfound lovers are loyal to her, or will she discover that four’s a crowd?

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REVIEW: INDECENT PROPOSAL by JC Valentine is a contemporary, adult, reverse harem, erotic, romance story line focusing on business executives Sabrina Colloway, and the Hargreaves brothers: Conner, William and Oliver.

Told from third person perspective (Sabrina Colloway) INDECENT PROPOSAL focuses on the merger and new partnership between Colloway Corporation and the struggling Hargreaves Direct, as well as the merger between Sabrina Colloway, and the Hargreaves brothers. A night out with friends finds Sabrina Colloway face to face with her future in the guise of Conner, William and Oliver, three men she considers her subordinates but three men with whom she will fall in love.

As mergers go, Sabrina Colloway believes she has the upper hand in both business and her personal life but Sabrina struggles with the proposal the Hargreaves brothers offer in return-a monogamous relationship with all three brothers, a relationship wherein Sabrina battles between head and heart. But when information comes to light, Sabrina runs, pushing the Hargreaves brothers out of her life. What ensues is the building but struggling relationship between Sabrina, and William, Conner and Oliver, and the fall-out as secrets and lies revealed destroy the growing love Sabrina feels for her men.

The relationship between Sabrina and the Hargreaves brothers is one of immediate attraction but Sabrina is warned, several times, about their reputations with women. Unable to accept the merger as a partnership, Sabrina continues to try and control both the business and personal side of her life. Struggling to trust the men with whom she will fall in love, Sabrina is acutely aware that their unconventional relationship may burn them in the end. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a small ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including Sabrina’s best friend Janet; her PA Shawna; her father Jonathan Colloway, and William, Conner and Oliver’s father Charles Hargreaves.

INDECENT PROPOSAL is a story of family, betrayal, business and love. The premise is engaging; the romance is spicy and hot; the characters are flirty but we learn very little about their lives prior to the business merger-I was hoping for a little more background and a richer development of the four main characters

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Reviewed by Sandy 

 

Conner was waiting for her on the sidewalk, and he held out his hand as she approached. A sudden bout of nerves attacked her stomach as she accepted his offer and slipped her hand into his. With that self-assuredness she was quickly growing accustomed to, he led her inside the building to the bank of waiting elevators that would carry her to her loft.
But he didn’t leave her there. “Eight, right?” he asked as they stepped inside and he pressed the button for her floor. She merely nodded.
This was so unlike her, being so quiet and allowing the man to take the lead. Sabrina was used to being the dominate one, but something about Conner quieted that need in her to be at the helm. All night, she kept catching herself falling back and deferring to him. And she couldn’t seem to find a reason to hate it as much as she told herself she should.
It felt…good.
She couldn’t remember the last time she shut her mind off and allowed someone to take care of her, which was what he was doing. Conner and his brothers had seen to her safety, and now Conner was personally finishing it.
When the elevator rolled to a stop, the doors parted and they stepped out together. Sabrina took over and pulled her keys from her clutch as they approached the only door on that floor.
“This is me,” she stated the obvious.
“Here, allow me.” Plucking the keys from her hand, Conner inserted the correct key on the first try, as if he’d done it a hundred times before, and opened the way for her.
Battling with her uncharacteristic nerves and what she knew was right versus what she wanted, Sabrina edged past him into her apartment. Setting her clutch down on the waiting sideboard, she stepped out of her high heels and turned to see Conner standing in the doorway, his gaze traveling over the ordinary Victorian prints on the walls and simple furniture she’d handpicked from numerous flea markets and antique malls over the years. Everything was old and eclectic, and a world away from what she’d bet he was used to—sophisticated and expensive.
Feeling her eyes on him, Conner’s eyes met hers. He didn’t look unsure of himself. Just…patient. As if waiting for the invitation he hoped would come. Standing there like that, he looked strong and sexy and she was reminded of how his body felt rubbing up against hers at the club, how his hands felt on her hips…and that kiss. Wow. She could still taste him on her lips… That one kiss hadn’t been nearly enough to whet her appetite, and the throbbing need in her core hadn’t disappeared but merely dulled during the ride over. Now it was growing again, rapidly, and the longer he stood there staring at her, the worse it became.
“You should stay,” Sabrina blurted. When he just stared her down, she realized how easy she must appear to a man like him and suddenly felt embarrassed. Looking away, she tried to play it off. “Or not. I know your brothers are waiting for you—”
He was on her in a flash, catching her words on a kiss that took her by surprise. Sabrina gasped, then melted into his arms as he pulled her into him and devoured her mouth as if he’d been waiting all night and couldn’t stand to let another second pass. 


 

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors. 

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DEADLY DECEPTION by J. C. Valentine-Review & Excerpt Tour

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DEADLY DECEPTION by J. C. Valentine-Review & Excerpt Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 18, 2019

A dissatisfied housewife. A gun for hire. He’s not looking to fall for his client…then again, he never had much choice.

Wife. Daughter. Murderer?

Faith

He was supposed to be my knight in shining armor. He was supposed to be my deliverance. But looks can be deceiving, and now he’s just in my way. After all of the lies, all of the deceptions, I need him gone, but despite my best efforts, he’s still here and I’m out of ideas. It’s time to call in a professional. I just wasn’t expecting it to be him.

Declan

I’ve been in the business of killing for as long as I can remember. And business is booming. But I’m ready to leave this life behind, get a fresh start. After one last job. It should be easy, quick, in and out. But nothing is ever that simple, and I wasn’t banking on her. One look in those doe-like eyes, and I know I have to save her from her own personal hell. But how am I supposed to pull this off when it means breaking my number one rule: never fall in love?

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REVIEW:

DEADLY DECEPTION by J. C. Valentine is a stand alone, thriller focusing on frustrated housewife Faith Overmeyer, her long suffering husband Glenn, and assassin for hire Declan.

Faith is tired of her husband’s late night excursions and the couple’s seemingly lacklustre married life at home. In an effort to end their marriage by ending her husband’s life, Faith hires a hit man. Enter Declan, assassin for hire, and the man Faith seduces after the job is done. Feeling sorry for his target’s wife, Declan sympathizes with Faith and breaks all of his rules in an effort for something more.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Faith and Declan) DEADLY DECEPTION is a story of secrets, lies, betrayal and revenge. A twisted tale of murder and greed where not one but two people will lose their lives.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

If this is the hitman, I’m in trouble. My God, he’s gorgeous. Tall, around six feet, dark-brown hair that’s just long enough to curl around his ears and is full of soft waves that immediately spark my envy, and a body that, although hidden beneath well-fitting black jeans and a navy cashmere sweater with the sleeves pushed up to his elbows, projects strength and vitality.
I’m momentarily struck stupid, standing with one foot inside the car and one out, staring at him. Until he clears his throat and I lift my gaze, falling into a pair of piercing black eyes that are filled with disapproval.
“Right on time, Mrs.…”
The reason I’m here hits me suddenly, and I feel the nervous energy that I’ve been attempting to repress all day return. Stepping fully out of the car, I close the door softly and stand there beside it, twisting my hands. “I, um, would rather not give my name.”
He nods. “That’s wise. However, we’ll need to call each other something. An alias. You can call me…Cal.”
Cal. This gets me wondering what his real name is. He looks like a Cal, I guess. I bite my lip, turning over different names in my mind and finding them all too common. “Brenda,” I finally settle on because we can’t stand here all night debating over names when we have real business to discuss.
Standing under a bridge is conspicuous as hell, and I’d die a thousand deaths if we got caught. It might be a brazen move, hiring someone to commit murder, but I’m hardly a seasoned pro. This is all new territory for me. I don’t know the first thing about any of this. Only that I don’t want to get caught.
Yeah, I should have given that more consideration before contacting this guy, but desperate times call for desperate measures. And I am, by the very definition, a desperate housewife.
“Okay, Brenda,” Cal starts, his feet carrying him closer. “Did you bring the coffee?”
“Yes,” I say eagerly, reaching for the driver’s door handle. “I’ll get it.”
“No. Let’s get in the car first. If anyone happens to come knocking, it’ll be easier to explain why we’re here if we’re together.”
I pause, wondering at his meaning before a picture of the two of us tangled in each other’s arms, his hand up my shirt and mine caught up in all of that luxurious hair enters my mind. I shiver with desire but quickly shake it off. I can’t think of him that way when what we’re here for is far from any kind of romance. 


 

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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Santa Baby: A Christmas Short Story by JC Valentine-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

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SANTA BABY: A Christmas Short Story by JC Valentine-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK Original Release Date December 21, 2017

Sunny’s outlook on the holidays isn’t so merry, but when she gets roped into playing Mrs. Claus for the local hospital, she discovers Christmas miracles aren’t just reserved for the children.

Note: This is a standalone short story with plenty of heat to chase away that winter chill, an HEA, and NO cliffhangers!

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REVIEW: SANTA BABY by JC Valentine is a stand alone, Christmas short story; a second chance romance between high school and college sweethearts Sunny and Kyle.

Told from first person points of view (Sunny) SANTA BABY follows our heroine Sunny as she comes face to face with her past while ‘volunteering’ at the local hospital for sick children. Enter Kyle, the man who destroyed her heart but the man with whom Sunny is still in love. What ensues is the quick rekindling relationship between Sunny and Kyle, as they forget about the past, and look forward to the future.

SANTA BABY is a quick read; a simple, sweet and sexy, short story about second chances and happily ever after.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Chapter One
How did I get talked into this? Looking back, I know exactly where things went sideways. I should have skipped that last mimosa.
It started with Roberta’s retirement party. She wasn’t exactly the likable sort—kind of stodgy, rigid. But she was also like everyone’s grandmother, which is why everyone tolerated her. That and she made an amazing pineapple upside-down cake that made everyone look forward to the monthly potluck.
I would miss those cakes, but Roberta was eloping with some Polynesian guy she’d met in one of those outdoor yoga sessions, and apparently, it was love at first downward dog.
So yeah…
Seventy-year-old Roberta found love, and here I am, thirty-four, single as a Pringle, and not a prospect in sight. Hence the drinking. And also why I’m standing here in front of the storage closet while Travis rummages through dusty old boxes to find the Santa outfit I somehow got roped into wearing.
I am severely displeased.
The first thing I did when I arrived at the office this morning while nursing a hangover was tried to get out of it. Travis wouldn’t hear of it. Apparently, every year they get some poor schmuck to agree to dress up and play Santa to the kids down at the children’s hospital, and it usually falls to the newest member of the team.
Since I was hired in just after the New Year, that poor, unsuspecting fool happens to be me.
Plus, I’m the only one, supposedly, who doesn’t have out-of-town plans. I’m “it” by default on more than one level.
Lucky me.
“Found it!”
I snap to attention as Travis climbs over boxes on his way over to me, holding a mass of red fabric over his head like a trophy.
I groan, depressed at the thought of having to put that thing on. I can already smell the mothballs. “Just what I need to make it look like I put on an extra fifty pounds instead of ten.” It’s a holiday tradition, eating cookies and fudge and pies. My sweet tooth cannot be denied, so every year I pack on a little extra insulation to get me through the cold winter months.
Travis gives me a flirty smile and wink as he hands over what I now realize is a lot less red than I’d originally thought. “You’ll look anything but fat in this, trust me.”
The way he said that makes me completely distrustful of him. Narrowing my eyes, I reluctantly accept the offering, shaking it out as I say suspiciously, “What is that supposed to me—oh…”
This is not the Santa suit I’d expected. It’s…well… “I think you went to the wrong costume shop, little buddy,” I say sarcastically, because this has to be a joke. “I think you need to go back in there and find the rest of it.”
Travis’s smile is positively wicked now. “That is the rest of it.”
My eyes widen, and I look at it again. “Where did you find this thing, Strippers R Us? I can’t wear this!”
Like the asshole big-brother-type that he is, Travis playfully pokes the end of my nose. “You sure can, hon, and you’ll do it with a smile on your face and merry little laugh, too.” Closing up the closet, he locks it back up and brushes by me. “Make sure you dry-clean that thing before you put it on. It’s been around the block a few times.”
His mockingly jolly laugh makes me want to sprint after him, tackle him to the floor and jab my elbow into his ribs a few times. But as much as we were all family, office violence was just as frowned upon by human resources as workplace romances.
I’d just have to find my revenge another way. Until I did, it looked as though I was cursed to play Mrs. Santa.


 

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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Cocky (Spartan Riders MC #5) by JC Valentine-Review, Excerpt & Giveaway Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date July 30, 2018

The cosmically designed conclusion to the Spartan Riders series.

They’ve been through hell and back and have the scars to prove it.

Kade “Moose” Hunter doesn’t tolerate drama. He’s cocky, unapologetic, and all about the quiet side of life.

That’s why Mouse fits him so well.

Angel “Mouse” Grace isn’t like the other women hanging around the club. She’s sweet and gentle, and when Moose gets her engines revving, her passion burns bright. She’s the yin to his yang, and Moose is almost certain she’s the one, but life is never that easy for a Spartan.

The catch? Their town is falling apart. A cesspool of crime and addiction, the Spartans face yet another challenge: confront crime lord Manuel Contreras and risk war, or worse, death. When Angel’s kid sister rolls into town and takes a shine to the Spartan’s mortal enemy, Moose is torn between doing what’s best for his family…and what’s best for his love life.

Will he be able to strike a balance, or lose everyone he cares about in the process?

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REVIEW: COCKY is the fifth and final instalment in JC Valentine’s contemporary, adult SPARTAN RIDERS MC erotic, MC romance series focusing on the men and women of the Spartan Riders MC. This is Kade “Moose” Hunter, and Angel “Mouse” Grace’s story line but also focuses on several other relationships including Angel’s sister Rena, and her affair with crime lord Manuel Contreras.

Told from several third person perspectives including Kade and Angel, COCKY is an ensemble story line that follows the set up and take down of the Cruiz Cartel, currently headed by crime lord Manuel Contreras. While Club enforcer Kade Hunter battles his affections for Angel Grace, her sister Rena struggles with her past, a struggle that now involves the man with whom she is falling in love. As the Spartan Riders affect a deal with the Cruiz Cartel, the FBI sit in wait to take down the man ultimately in charge.

Kade ‘Moose’ Hunter never thought he would fall in love or settle for one woman but meeting Angel Grace, a night club waitress, found our hero making plans for the future including the possibility of claiming ownership of the woman he calls ‘Mouse. Angel Grace is a strong willed, independent heroine who knows a thing or two about struggling to survive. She is no-one’s property including the man with whom she is falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

COCKY follows several intersecting paths that reveal the connections, relationships and blood lines between the Spartan Riders MC, the FBI and the Cruiz Cartel. Most of the previous story line couples and characters play secondary and supporting roles. The premise is revealing ; the romance is passionate and intense; the characters are colorful and engaging. My only issue is with the quick resolution to the conflict(s) where most of the intimate details are never revealed, behind the scenes, and left to the reader’s imagination. The SPARTAN RIDERS MC series is a lighter look at a fictional MC, an MC whose membership believes in love and a happily ever after.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Grit
Mettle
Vigor
Brash
Cocky

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

“What are you doing over there anyway?” Country asked Moose. “You’ve been all contemplative looking since that little girl walked out of here earlier. You got the feels or somethin’?”
Moose curled his lip and shifted to reach his phone tucked in his butt pocket. “Ain’t no feels involved, unless you’re talkin’ about the physical kind.” He waggled his eyebrows. “Then I got a whole lotta ‘em, if you know what I mean.”
Country glanced around at the rest of the brothers, including them in the conversation. “Moose has been sporting some serious wood lately. I can’t even walk into a room without feeling violated.”
“Gotta be the girl, then,” Taco said, then tipped his head back to drink his beer, his playful gaze still set on Moose.
Moose raised his hand and slowly lifted his middle finger. “Ya’ll just mind your business. What I do or don’t do with my dick is private.”
“Not when it’s waving hello to everyone,” Quick chimed in, then plucked a ball into one of the plastic cups.
“No fuckin’ way!” Country shouted. “I swear, you’re cheating! No one drinks as much as you have tonight and keeps winning.”
Quick shrugged. “Don’t hate the player. Hate the game. Now shut your yap and drink up, brother.”
Grumbling, Country got down to it.
Moose checked the time on his phone. It was well after midnight, and he was remembering how he’d told Mouse he’d be by later. It was probably well past “later” in her book, but he was just getting the night started.
He considered shooting off a quick text, maybe calling her to tell her to get ready for him, but then he figured why bother? If she wanted him like he thought she did, then she should be ready for him any hour of the day or night.
“Any of you bastards feel like driving me somewhere?”
“Business or pleasure?” Taco asked.
“Definitely pleasure.”
Taco vacated his fold-out chair as Moose lumbered to his feet. Slinging on his leather jacket, Taco jerked his head to the side. “I gotta head home anyway. I’ll give ya a lift.”
“Aw, you guys are seriously ditching us? The night is still young!” Country shouted.
Moose ignored the uttered complaints and fell into step behind Taco as they headed for the side door. “You assholes can crash inside if you need to. But ya’ll better make sure to clean this shit up before you leave.”
“Yes, Mommy,” he heard as he stepped out into the night. He didn’t need to look back to know what jerk-off had said it. The southern accent tipped him off just fine.


 

 

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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ACE OF HEARTS
Blind Jacks MC #3
by JC Valentine
Release Date: May 24, 2018
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, MC, romance

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 24, 2018

Being granted a second chance at life and a first time at love was every man’s dream, but for Ace it came with a price.

Ace
By all rights, he should be dead. Serving ten years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit had affected him in ways he couldn’t begin to understand. He’d rolled out of the slammer and into a revenge plot that almost got him killed. By the grace of God, when he’d hit rock bottom, one person reached out a helping hand.

A beautiful redhead with a penchant for mischief took a shine to him and then disappeared, leaving behind only her number scribbled recklessly on his arm. Assuming he can make out all the numbers, he just might have a chance at something amazing.

Barbara
Finally divorcing her narcissistic husband was the best choice Barbara ever made. After living under his control for seven long years, she might have gone a little wild for a minute, what with jumping the hot biker and all. None of that mattered, though, because today was the day she got herself back on track.

After being given the opportunity to excavate a small cache of fossils in a remote area, Barbara is horrified to discover she’s inadvertently led a small team of her archaeology students into danger. When they stumble on a secret dumping site of a vicious serial killer, Ace, the big, handsome biker takes charge. But she may have gotten herself and her students into more danger than even he can handle.

••••••••••

REVIEW: ACE OF HEARTS is the third installment in J. C. Valentine’s contemporary, adult ACE OF HEARTS erotic, MC romance series. This is MC member Jeremy ‘Ace’ Strong, and archaeology professor Dr. Barbara Reynolds’ story line. ACE OF HEARTS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: Due to the story line content, there may be some issues for more sensitive readers.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Ace and Barbara) ACE OF HEARTS follows the building relationship between MC member Jeremy ‘Ace’ Strond, and archaeology professor Dr. Barbara Reynolds. Months earlier, visiting her friend Dr. Lynn Snyder at the local ER, Professor Barbara Reynolds found herself face to face with a scarred, tattooed, sexy biker who had been shot in an encounter with a rival MC. Enter Jeremy ‘Ace’ Strond, the man who would turn Barbara’s world upside down. Unable to forget the woman he met, Ace goes in search of our story line heroine only to find himself registered to take one of her archaeology classes in order to get closer to the woman that stole his heart. A field trip to excavate fossils found more than just the petrified remains of animals and bugs, but a dump site for a number of bodies linked to a local gang. What ensues is the building relationship between Ace and Barbara, and the threats and violence against the members of the excavation team who are caught up in a war, not of their making.

Ace struggles with finding his place amongst the Blind Jacks MC after serving ten years for a crime he did not commit. Ever vigilant against the possible repercussions of his time served, Ace finds himself the odd-man out whenever the Blind Jacks must deal with law enforcement, and rival gangs. Barbara Reynolds is recently divorced but that hasn’t stopped her former husband from pushing the boundaries of their non-relationship, With Ace the new man in her life, Barbara discovers just how far her ex is willing to go to get her back.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful secondary and supporting characters including Sargent-At-Arms Ryder Staunton, and registered nurse Tiffany Stone,
Blind Jacks’ president Darwin ‘Darkness’ Dawson, prospect Cork and his younger brother IT expert Peb, Hickory, Tank, and club wh*re Alyssa; Tiffany’s ex Stuart Chamberlain, Ryder’s parents Ven and Lily, as well as Ryder’s younger sister Rose, an assortment of Blind Jacks members and wanna-be’s, and a number of students who signed up for the archaeological dig. The requisite evil has many faces including Barbara’s ex-husband David Reynolds, the Seven-six and Outlanders MC.

ACE OF HEARTS is a story with graphic language, and text (including references to abuse and neglect) that may not be suitable for all readers. The premise is entertaining that is a little slow out of the gate but picks up quickly as the story line progresses; the romance is provocative and seductive, quick to build including a sexy erotic, first encounter; the characters are tough, spirited and edgy. ACE OF HEARTS is a dramatic, passionate and captivating story line.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Marked for Death
Blind Jacks
Ace of Hearts

Copy supplied for review

Reviewed by Sandy

 

 

Climbing into bed behind his lovely professor seemed different. At the clubhouse, neither of them felt particularly at home. It was clear that Barbara felt totally comfortable in her own home, though. The strange part was that Ace felt very much at home there, too.
“This is all kinds of weird for me.”
“My house must seem like a tiny doll house to you.”
“It feels more like a warm, safe nest that’s been made enticing by the addition of a beautiful and accommodating woman. I’m feeling a bit like the world’s last dodo bird or something.”
“In that case, we had better start making babies before you go extinct.”
“The last time you said something like that it triggered a little episode of self-loathing.” Pulling the blanket up around them, he murmured reassuringly, “Don’t worry, this time I have my head screwed on straight. I’m intentionally not using a condom and will be trying my best to make ugly little dodo babies with you.”
“You’re so funny.”
Ace frowned. “Why do you want to get pregnant?”
“Fertility stays relatively stable until around age thirty in women. After that, it begins to drop off slightly. Since I gave my marriage a dirt nap, I suppose I’ve been worried about missing my window.” Eyeing him with heated admiration, she continued, “You’re a big, strapping biker. You look like you could get the job done with some swimmers to spare.”
Moving closer, he grinned. “This is like a whole new side of your personality that I’ve never seen.”
Running her hand over his chest, she laughed. “It’s the neurotic and slightly panicking side.”
Jerking his chin for her to give him a kiss, he murmured, “It looks good on you.”
Rather than following his nonverbal communication, she asked softly, “So do you have baby-related secrets to share?”
Reaching out, he wrapped one arm around her and dragged her close. “Sure, but I don’t think you wanna hear them.”
“I do, so cough it up.”
Spanning her stomach with his hand, he said, “I’ve thought about how nice it would be to see my child growing inside you. You’d look really sexy with a baby bump. I’d be one of those obsessed dads who listened to your stomach and told our little princess stories so she’d get used to my voice. Since I don’t know any stories fit to tell a baby, we’d have to go to one of those fancy bookstores and buy some. Maybe we’d get one of those fancy coffees you like so much.”
Her eyes damn near sparkled. “That’s about the sweetest baby secret I ever heard.”
Looking down at his hand on her stomach, he whispered, “I’d have to be really careful, ‘cause I wouldn’t want her to be scared when she saw me for the first time.” 


 

J.C. Valentine is the USA Today and International bestselling author of the Night Calls and Wayward Fighters Series and the Forbidden Trilogy. Her vivid imagination and love of words and romance had her penning her own romance stories from an early age, which, despite being poorly edited and written longhand, she forced friends and family members to read. No, she isn’t sorry.

Living in the Northwest, she has three amazing children and far too many pets. Among the many hats she wears, J.C. is an entrepreneur. Having graduated with honors, she holds a Bachelor’s in English and when she isn’t writing, you can find her editing for fellow authors.

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