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LA PETITE MORTE (Cirque Diabolique 1) by Crimson Syn-review tour

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?LA PETITE MORTE (Cirque Diabolique 1) by Crimson Syn-review tour?

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 28, 2022.

WELCOME TO THE FRENCH CIRCUS

Come one, come all
To the enchantment that is Cirque Diabolique
Where its darkness unfolds and invites you in.
Its stories will tempt you.
Its characters will entice you.
And when you least expect it, you’ll get lost in its black canvas.
Don’t wander too far, or you may not find your way back.
Then again, who wouldn’t love to stay at the circus?

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REVIEW: LA PETITE MORTE is the first instalment and novella in Crimson Syn’s adult, erotic, ?CIRQUE DIABOLIQUE?  dark, paranormal, romance series . This is necromancer Imogen Bastien’s story line.

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

NOTE: For back story, I recommend reading BELLE MACABRE, instalment 4.5 in the author’s Royal B*stards MC series where Cirque Diabolique, The Ringmaster Serge Bastien, and his right hand man Lazarus are first introduced.

Told from three first person perspectives (Imogen, Lazarus, Dean) LA PETITE MORTE is a reverse harem story line focusing on necromancer Imogen Bastien, and her life within the Cirque Diabolique. Cirque Diabolique is a theatre of dark magic and erotica, and Imogen’s act involves the men and lovers she has resurrected to do her bidding. Most of the players and members of Cirque Diabolique are trapped by the magic of a powerful witch, and their nightly performances become the nightmares of the people who have paid to watch but all is not well within the close-knit family when one of their own runs afoul of Imogen’s control, setting into motion his own theatre of death and destruction.

LA PETITE MORTE is a quick read; a fast paced, dark, erotic, story of power and control, magic and mayhem, betrayal and obsession, destruction and death. The premise is dark and haunting; the romance is unconventional; the characters are desperate and resigned

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one BELLE MACABRE

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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

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

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

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Under (Follow Me 5) by Helen Hardt-review tour

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Under (Follow Me 5) by Helen Hardt-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date

Powerful and enigmatic billionaire Braden Black doesn’t do relationships. He doesn’t fall in love. But ever since meeting Skye Manning, he’s breaking every one of his careful rules. He just can’t get enough of her fierce independence and the white-hot sizzle of attraction between them. Of course, there are still lessons Skye has yet to learn…

Only Braden isn’t sure Skye is ready. Falling in love is one thing. Inviting her completely into his world—and the reality of his darker, most forbidden appetites—is quite another. It’s about trust. His and hers. But his past mistakes are catching up with them both. And Braden is running out of time to show Skye the things she’s never imagined…and have only just begun.

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REVIEW:Have you ever wanted to get into the mind of someone you have fantasies about? Wanted to know how they thought, what they were thinking? Well I sure have, and with Braden Black.

Under is Follow Me Under book two in the series, but from Braden’s point of view. We get everything, and by everything, I truly do mean everything. Under continues from where Darkley left off, the couple is now official and have admitted to each other that they love one another.

Braden’s issues continue to pop up, but they feel so much more intense in his POV. We get more of his past and his reasons for his hard limits, Skye continues to push through limits, out of love, but still a push. All Braden wants is Skye’s trust, but there is always something. The book as a whole is so intense, there is just more of everything. More turmoil, more chemistry, more sexyiness, more angst. MORE. I have loved reading this series, but getting Braden’s POV was something I didn’t even know I was missing, but something I will always go back for a reread. Now that the series is finished, you best believe I’m doing a full reread.

 

Reading Order and Previous reviews

Follow Me Darkly
Follow Me Under
Darkly
Follow Me Always

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Reviewed by Sarah

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#1 New York Times, #1 USA Today, and #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Helen Hardt’s passion for the written word began with the books her mother read to her at bedtime. She wrote her first story at age six and hasn’t stopped since. In addition to being an award-winning author of romantic fiction, she’s a mother, an attorney, a black belt in Taekwondo, a grammar geek, an appreciator of fine red wine, and a lover of Ben and Jerry’s ice cream. She writes from her home in Colorado, where she lives with her family. Helen loves to hear from readers.

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Chosen by a Sinner (Sinners 4) by Michelle Heard-review tour

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Chosen by a Sinner (Sinners 4) by Michelle Heard-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 8, 2022

My family rules the world, and I always get everything my heart desires.
Well, almost everything.
Okay, so there’s one thing I can’t have.
Luca Cotroni.
Rude, arrogant, and demanding as hell, he’s the man I lust after and despise more than anything.

After a wild birthday party where I clearly had too many drinks, I wake up next to Luca wearing his ring.
A wedding ring.
Who accidentally gets married to the head of the Italian mafia?
Me. A bratva princess.

Our fathers insist we remain married for six months before we’re allowed to consider an annulment.
Six months.
I have to live with him. Sleep next to him. Be a wife to him.
It’s fifty-fifty whether we’ll kill each other or give in to the lust

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REVIEW: Mariya Koslov is the Bravata Princess. Her father is head of the Bratva Mafia.

She lives a life of luxury and shopping. But she has been trained by her father and best friend / brother Viktor to hold her own. She can fight with the best of them. She has spent her life surrounded by Mafia doings, but the only thing she has been able to think about since her hormones kicked in is Luca Cotroni, head of the Italian Mafia. She believes Luca doesn’t want bothered with her and only acknowledges her out of respect to her father and brother.

What she doesn’t know is that Luca feels the same about her but he has been busy building an empire fitting for her, and now as Mariya approaches her 28th birthday he is finally ready. Mariya takes Luca’s lack of interest personal and gives him nothing but bitterness and backlash every time she sees him. That is until she heads to Vegas for a birthday weekend with her brother Viktor and his best friend Luca. When Viktor decides to return to his suite, Luca and Mariya stay and party Vegas style. When they wake up the next morning they are married.

They decide to return home and when their parents get wind of what has happened, they are ordered to give marriage 6 months. With both Luca and Mariya secretly in love with each other they both agree to give the marriage a try.

Luca loves Mariya but when she is taken by an opposing mafia gang, all things change. He decides he will no longer hide the fact that he is in love with Mariya. After everything that Mariya has gone through she has decided also that she will no longer hide how she truly feels for Luca.

With a long recovery ahead of her Mariya sets out to get herself back to full physical ability, while Luca is there every step of the way to help her through her recovery. Their love blossoms and the feelings they have always felt for each other surface.

A wonderful mafia romance, that can be read as a stand-alone book, but every book in this series has been amazing, I highly recommend reading the entire series. Trigger warning for some mild violence.

 

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Taken by a Sinner
Owned by a Sinner
Stolen by a Sinner

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Reviewed by Erin

 

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Sabre (RBMC: Ankeny, IA #6) by Kristine Allen-Review Tour

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 ? ☠️ ? Sabre (RBMC: Ankeny, IA #7) by Kristine Allen-Review Tour  ? ☠️ ?

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 2, 2022

Meet Sabre, newly patched member of the Ankeny, IA chapter. He went by Roscoe, but that’s definitely not his actual name. The secrets he’s hiding are going to blow you away!

Sabre:

People think they know what punishment is, but they have no idea. I’d lived enough lifetimes of misery that I’m an expert.

Soleil was my soulmate, but I was a Watcher and it was prohibited for us to be together.

After we were caught, she was ripped away, leaving me begging for death. Dropped into the middle of the Civil War, I thought my wish had been granted. Little did I know, my punishment was my anguish on Earth and it would never end.

For years, I was a lost soul, wandering—until I found the Ankeny RBMC. With them, something within my empty chest settled and I dared put down roots.

When she showed up on our doorstep, I was stunned. Except she had no memory of me or that it was my fault her brother died.

Now, a sinister evil is toying with us, threatening to separate us… permanently.

It’s not happening on my watch. I failed once before, and we lost heaven to have each other. But nothing in hell would keep us apart.

They call me Sabre, but this is my real story.

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REVIEW:SABRE is the seventh instalment in Kristine Allen’s adult ROYAL B&STARDS MC: ANKENY IA erotic, paranormal, MC romance series, a part of the multi-authored RBMC series. This is Sabre aka Aros Roscoe Denali, and Soleil Rose Castile’s story line. SABRE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sabre and Soleil) SABRE follows the rekindling relationship between Sabre aka Aros Roscoe Denali, and Soleil Rose Castile. Approximately seven to eight hundred years earlier a guardian angel was sent to watch over his charge but said angel fell in love, leaving the man was supposed to watch, die. Punished by the gods for his misbehavior, Aros is sentenced to walk the Earth for all eternity, never finding love or happiness again. Fast forward to present day wherein Aros now known as Roscoe finds himself a member of the RBMC, a MC made up mostly of magical members. When the local police are unable to locate the family of a young woman rescued from human traffickers, Sabre suddenly realizes he has been given a second chance with the woman he loves. Enter Soleil Rose Castile, a woman who is unable to remember what happened or why. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Sabre and Soleil, and the potential fall-out as the past returns, determined to destroy our story line couple.

The relationship between Soleil and Sabre is one of second chances but Soleil has no memory of the past, and therefore, no memory of the man she once loved. A Cacodaemon has set his sights on Sabre and Soleil but Sabre refuses to let go of the woman he loves. The $ex scene are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters including most of the previous story lines couples, as well as the revelation of angels and demons, vampires, witches and fae. We are introduced to Soleil’s brother Hayden. The requisite evil has many faces.

SABRE is a story of betrayal and vengeance, obsession and determination, penance and forgiveness, love and acceptance. The fast paced premise is enchanting and engaging ; the romance is seductive and intense; the characters are broken, charismatic and determined.

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Reviewed By Sandy

Catch up with the other Ankeny, IA Chapter books… 

☠️ Voodoo: https://books2read.com/VoodooRBMC

? Angel: https://books2read.com/AngelRBMC

❤️ Venom: https://books2read.com/VenomRBMC

? Chains: https://books2read.com/ChainsRBMC

? Roses Are Red: https://books2read.com/u/mVR6vA

? Haunting Ghost: https://books2read.com/GhostRBMC

?Charming Phoenix: https://books2read.com/PhoenixRBMC

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Kristine Allen lives in beautiful Central Texas with her adoring husband. They have four brilliant, wacky and wonderful children. She is surrounded by twenty six acres, where her seven horses, six dogs and three cats run the place. Kristine realized her dream of becoming a contemporary romance author after years of reading books like they were going out of style and having her own stories running rampant through her head. She works as a nurse, but in stolen moments, taps out ideas and storylines until they culminate in characters and plots that pull her readers in and keep them entranced for hours.

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It Started with a Kiss by SL Scott-Review tour

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It Started with a Kiss by SL Scott-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 10, 2022.

It started with a kiss.

Admittedly, it was a moment of weakness on my part. But even the strong-willed have been known to fall for a hard body underneath a tailored suit and a five o’clock shadow coating a sharp jawline.

It didn’t matter that Jackson St. James was nothing but trouble. Trouble was just my type.

Been there.
Done him.
Not making that mistake again.

We were friends, a low-key affair we designed ourselves—over before we began. After all, together we made no sense.

Jackson is into sports. I prefer the arts.
He gulps beer. I sip champagne.
While I might not be described as humble, his arrogance is through the roof.

But when he asks if we can talk, my traitorous Louboutins come to a full stop. Although I’ve seen enough movies to know how these conversations go, maybe, just maybe, he’ll surprise me.

He has before . . .

We may have started with a kiss, but how will we end?

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REVIEW:It started with a kiss….

A cute little RomCom that will have you sighing one moment, then rolling your eyes at both the main characters antics! Comedy moments are plenty, banter and great scenes will face to rapidly turning pages to find out what happens next.

I fell in love with both Marlow and Jackson. He’s successful, he’s a bit of a player, but he’s a stead fast friend to Marlow. Marlow is struggling to make ends meet, and when she’s evicted from her home on New Year’s Eve there is only one person she can turn too…

Friends to lovers story that is low on angst. Really nicely done. I couldn’t put the book down until it was done.

Reading how Jackson wants more than just friends with benefits, but with Marlow having financial and family issues it makes her wary of giving more to Jackson. But he’s patient, he’s not going anywhere, he’ll prove to Marlow that he’s here for her forever.

The side characters were great, they will have you hoping to read more of their lives at some point.

So if your looking for a story that’s low on angst, but with plenty of banter and hot times, then grab It started with a kiss, you’ll be glad you did. I was, and I’ll be rereading it again and again.

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Reviewed by Julie B ?

Living in the capital of Texas with her family, Scott loves traveling, avocados, beaches, and cooking with her kids. She’s obsessed with epic romances and loves a good plot twist.

Scott writes character driven, heart-racing, and swoony romances to suspense that will leave you glued to the page. Her stories are regarded as emotion-filled and soulful. With stories ranging from light and witty beach reads to heart wrenching and heart healing, Scott has a story for all readers. Her books are more than escapes for the voracious readers of today. They are journeys of the heart that always come with a happily ever after reward at the end.

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Reaper (Steel Scorpion MC 5) by Savannah Rylan-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 11, 2022.

She’s not really my fiancée.
I’ve known Rose forever.
Since we were kids.
She has sh*t taste in dudes.
Like that f*ckin ex of hers.
Dirtbag.
So she wants to get pretend engaged.
She thinks then, he’ll leave her alone.
Hell yeah, he will.
Except once that ring is on her finger,
I get… feelings.
Sh*t.
Now I gotta beat the old husband’s ass,
While picking out a suit,
For a wedding, I actually want.
What f*ckery is this?

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REVIEW: REAPER is the fifth instalment in Savannah Rylan’s contemporary, adult STEEL SCORPIONS erotic, MC romances series. This is Caleb aka Reaper, and Rose’s story line. REAPER can be read as a stand alone but for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the series in order as there is an ongoing premise, and each successive instalment builds upon the previous story line.

SOME BACKGROUND: Several months earlier the Steel Scorpions MC broke up a human trafficking ring run by the Devil’s Rage MC, and in the ensuing months a battle for territory has seen most of the Steel Scorpions’ bars and night clubs burned to the ground. The Devil’s Rage is demanding reparations for the loss of income, and has threatened all of the women connected to the Steel Scorpions MC.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Rose and Reaper) REAPER follows in the wake of Rose’s life spiralling out of control. Rose’s husband Blake refuses to sign their divorce papers, and has threatened our heroine in the process. It has been seven years since Rose last spoke to her childhood best friend Caleb but desperate times means Rose needed help, and Caleb is the man to call but to Rose’s surprise, Caleb is a member of the Steel Scorpions MC, and his MC name is now Reaper. Years have past since Caleb thought about the woman he once called his best friend but an eye witness account drove Caleb to claim Rose as his own in the face of lost love and years apart. Meanwhile, the Steel Scorpions MC is still at war with the Devil’s Rage MC, and someone will be sacrificed as payment for a debt. What ensues is the rebuilding relationship between Reaper and Rose, and the potential fall-out as Reaper refuses to forgive the woman he has always loved, and the Devil’s Rage demands reparations in blood.

The relationship between Rose and Reaper is a second chance friendship in which Rose had pushed Caleb out of her life when forced by the emotional and controlling abuse at the hands of her ex-husband. Caleb was ghosted by his best friend years before, and he presently struggles with her reappearance in his life but one night together doesn’t make up for years apart, and in this, Caleb is about to destroy Rose’s heart and her soul. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including the Steel Scorpions MC: Bender, Angel, Goose, Lilah and the Club President Fangs, as well as prospects Pride and Gus, Rose’s ex Blake, Lila’s stalker Wesley Abbott, and Devil’s Rage member Bullet. Fangs story line is next.

REAPER is a story of heart break and betrayal, family and friendships, secrets and lies, relationships and love. The premise is gritty and dramatic; the romance is impassioned; the characters are enterprising and lively. REAPER ends on a cliff-hanger, you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Read the First Chapter HERE!

Seeing her name pop up on my screen brought back so many memories. Her face bombarded my mind immediately, and all of the sudden my exhaustion dissipated into nothingness. She had been my lifeline throughout high school. The one person I could lean on, no matter what. She taught me about love, life, friendship, and kinship. She taught me how to kiss, and what to do on dates with women. Hell, she even helped get my ass through Pre-Calc, which had been a nightmare in and of itself.

I rubbed my eyes just to make sure I wasn’t seeing things. However, when her name didn’t disappear, I knew there was only one reason for her phone call.

She’s in trouble.

“Rose? Are you all right?” I asked as I picked up the phone.

And the second her crying filled the line, I leapt right back out of bed.

Savannah Rylan is a romance writer that spends most of her time writing and reading with her cat, Gris. When not writing about sexy bikers and the women that love them, you can find her on the beach with a drink in her hand or at the gym testing out some strange new position. Yoga, obviously. She lives in Southern California with her husband and Gris, the true love of her life.

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Famous in a Small Town by Kylie Scott-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date April 7, 2022.

What chance does a small-town girl have with a world-famous rock star?

Two years after his wife’s death, rock star Garrett Hayes hasn’t moved on. But he has moved out of L.A. Where better to escape his past than a small town in the Northern California mountains? If only he could get the townsfolk of Wildwood to leave him the hell alone.

Ani Bennet returned to her hometown for some much-needed serenity. The last thing she needs is a grumpy, too hot for his own good, rich and famous rock star living next door—and rent-free in her brain.

She set her fangirl tendencies aside and deleted his photo off her cell when they became neighbors. But when Garrett asks for help, she can’t say no. The problem is, spending time together is making those fangirl feelings resurface—and bringing them to a whole new level.

What chance does a small-town girl have with world-famous rock star? It’s time for Ani to set her fears aside and find out.

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REVIEW:FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN by Kylie Scott is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, rock romance story line focusing on thirty seven year old, widower and front man for the rock group The Dead Heart Garrett Hayes, and thirty year old cashier Ani Bennet.

Told from first person perspective (Ani) FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN follows the building romance and relationship between thirty seven year old, widower and front man for the rock group The Dead Heart Garrett Hayes, and thirty year old cashier Ani Bennet. Ani Bennet likes the small town life of Wildwood having left her troubled past behind in Los Angeles, California but the arrival of her new neighbor, Garrett Hayes, front man for the rock group The Dead Heart means the possibility of paparazzi and fans to her quiet town but from the outset Ani and Garrett clash from their first meeting, and Garrett fears Ani revealing his whereabouts to the world. Ani Bennet refuses to play into the hands of the social media crowd, and with a few well placed words, the small town of Wildwood, California will protect Garrett Hayes like one of their own. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Garrett and Ani, and the potential fall-out as betrayal and vengeance for sins of the past put the focus on Wildwood, and our story line couple.

Ani Bennet has secrets of her own; demons that run dark and deep; secrets with which she struggles on a daily basis. Meeting Garrett Hayes give Ani a second chance at a normal life, a life that is about to be upended when their relationship becomes fodder for the paparazzi and social media.

The relationship between Ani and Garrett begins as neighbors. Garrett needed to get away from the fame and bright lights of rock and roll stardom, starting over in Wildwood Californa but Garrett struggles to move on from the past; and Ani may be unable to compete with the ghost of Garrett’s former love. The $ex scenes are intimate, passionate and seductive without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Garrett’s bandmate: Smith, Adam, and Lucas, as well as security Riley and Van; Wildwood residents and Ani’s friends: Linda, Claude, Maria, Heather, Harry, Christian, and a cameo from Ani’s ex Chad.

FAMOUS IN A SMALL TOWN is a story of grief and acceptance; friendship and relationships; family and love. The premise is captivating and entertaining; the romance is provocative ; the characters are charismatic, energetic and healing.

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Reviewed by Sandy


 

My new neighbor arrived at midnight on a Thursday. First came the moving truck, followed by a Jeep Wrangler. Mrs. Cooper, the former owner of the house, passed a while back. A damn shame. The woman was not only nice, but she made biscuits like you wouldn’t believe. For years the grand old Victorian house sat empty at the end of the cul-de-sac. Not unusual for a small town. Few people wanted to move to the middle of nowhere in Northern California, no matter how picturesque it might be. While the place had been sold not long after listing, there’d been no sighting of the new owner until now.
“What the heck?” I mumbled to myself, standing at the window.
Who moved in the middle of the night? It seemed covert and suspicious. Like something a criminal or government agent would do. Although, maybe they just traveled far and this happened to be the time they arrived. But most people would stay at a hotel and wait for daylight to do this sort of thing. Surely.
The only things ever happening at midnight in Wildwood were: 1. Harry, the town drunk, performing Bob Dylan classics in the middle of Main Street. 2. Me, an insomniac, wandering aimlessly around my house. That was it. Everyone else in the whole wide world—or our corner of it—was fast asleep.
Half hidden behind a curtain, I watched the truck being unloaded. A full moon shone down through the pine trees as the moving men hauled stuff inside. The first guy, the one who drove the Jeep, went straight into the house. He was tall and wore a ball cap. That was about all I could see. Maybe he was setting the place up for his wife and family. Maybe he had a boyfriend. He couldn’t possibly be single, heterosexual, under sixty, and emotionally mature. My luck just wasn’t that good. Not that I intended to date again in this lifetime.
Whoever he was and whatever he was doing, it would all be known in due course. Such was the joy of small-town life.
Once the furniture was moved inside, things got a little dull. There’s not much you can tell about a person from their boxes.
I took the opportunity to once again check the locks on all my windows and doors. After that, I made a cup of chamomile tea. Neither of these things helped me sleep, but the rituals were soothing. Mom always said I had a busy mind. I didn’t necessarily think about anything useful, I just thought a lot. At night, I tended to think about books, bad memories, and ex-boyfriends. The last two were often one and the same.
As a child, I was the daydreamer who got busted humming in class when everyone else was concentrating. (Like anybody actually needed algebra. If you can work out the discount at a sale, you’re good to go. Then again, this attitude might explain why my life had gone approximately nowhere.)
I returned to the window just in time to see my mystery man reappear. The new neighbor strode out to the Jeep and opened up the back. When he once more headed toward the house, the ball cap was gone and his short hair was on display. In each hand he carried a guitar case.
I perked up. Musicians were cool. Unless he owned electric guitars and believed in turning the volume up to eleven. That could get old fast.
As he got closer to the house, the porchlight hit him and…huh. Something about his profile tugged at a memory.
Guess he felt my gaze, because he turned toward my place. And whoa. His lips were a thin line, his jaw set to cranky, and none of it mattered—the man was beautiful. Though he really was strangely familiar.
Meanwhile, with only a lamp on behind me, I couldn’t have been more than an outline. A shadowy person lurking in the dark. Great. Nothing like being spied on to make you feel welcome in your new neighborhood. So much better than a casserole or cookies.
Wait! I knew where I recognized him from. Only it couldn’t be, because that would be crazy. Absolutely fucking wild. Yet there he stood.
“Holy shit,” I whispered.
My new neighbor was a goddamn rock star. 


 

Kylie is a long time fan of erotic love stories and B-grade horror films. She demands a happy ending and if blood and carnage occur along the way then all the better. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and one delightful husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet

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