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You Look Beautiful Tonight by LR Jones-review tour

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You Look Beautiful Tonight by LR Jones-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 1, 2023

A secret admirer’s devotion turns deadly in a twisting novel of psychological suspense.

Mia Anderson is an invisible woman. An unremarkable thirty-two-year-old Tennessee librarian, she’s accustomed to disappearing in a crowd, unseen and unheard. Then she receives an anonymous note: You look beautiful today.

It doesn’t stop there. The attentive stranger—a secret admirer named Adam—has plans for Mia. With each new text comes a suggestion for her hair, clothes, or attitude, and for the first time in memory, Mia feels noticed. Slowly, she develops a confidence in herself she’s never had. But Adam has a surprise coming…and Mia finally sees him for who he is and what he’s prepared to do for her. Even kill.

Fearing she could be implicated in the murder, Mia’s forced to turn to the stranger in the shadows watching her every move. Adam’s game of cat and mouse begins with Mia as the prey. In order to survive, she must also become the predator.

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REVIEW:YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL TONIGHT by LR Jones (Lisa Renee Jones) is a contemporary, adult, stand alone thriller focusing on thirty-two year old Tennessee librarian Mia Anderson.

Told from first person perceptive (Mia) following two timelines, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL TONIGHT focuses on Mia Anderson, and her best friend Jessica ‘Jess’ Pierce’s attempt to push our heroine out of her comfort zone to try something new. Mia is a librarian who believes herself to be ‘invisible’ to others, non-descript, plain-Jane type, stereotypical nerdy librarian whose prospects for a future with love limited at best. Mia’s best friend Jess Pierce is tasked with writing an article about dating apps, and signs up Mia for a chance at love. Mia is immediately taken with ‘Adam’, a businessman who is willing to help give Mia the push she needs to try something new but something isn’t quite right, and Mia begins to suspect that Adam isn’t the man he presents himself to be. As the bodies begin to amass, all in the name of defending our story line heroine, Mia knows there is only one man who may be able to help, a man who isn’t at work when she needs him the most but as the people in her life disappear or die, Mia struggles to separate herself from the online persona.

YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL is a murder-mystery, suspense thriller focusing on obsession and madness, delusion and determination. LR Jones pulls the reader into a fast paced story line that covers a few days in the life of our story line heroine. The premise is intriguing although the direction of the story, and the guilty parties were obvious and predictable; the characters are desperate and dogged- most of the secondary and supporting characters control every aspect of our heroine’s life. I had some concern about the immaturity of the characters, and the adolescent dialogue-not what I was expecting.

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Reviewed by Sandy

L. R. Jones is a pseudonym for New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, whose dark, edgy fiction includes the highly acclaimed novels The Poet, A Perfect Lie, and the Lilah Love series. Prior to publishing, Lisa owned a multistate staffing agency recognized by the Austin Business Journal. Lisa was listed as #7 in Entrepreneur magazine’s list of growing women-owned businesses. She lives in Colorado with her husband, a cat who always has something to say, and a golden retriever who’s afraid of her own bark. For more information visit:

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Redemption Refused (Mission Mercenaries 5) by Marie James-review tour

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Redemption Refused (Mission Mercenaries 5) by Marie James-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 1, 2023

Hooking up with the college freshman I was supposed to keep an eye on was easier than tracking her.
Kidnapping her after that first night was easier than following her around campus.
I’m massive, scarred, and tattooed. I don’t exactly fit in with her crowd.
After the job was done, cutting her loose was the hard part.
Making it through the day without seeing her became impossible.
Some may call it stalking, but I call it vigilance.
She seems invested in this game of cat and mouse we’re playing, but she’s mistaken.
I’m not a toy she can discard when she’s bored.
Trying to get her out of my system may leave us both in pieces.

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REVIEW:REDEMPTION REFUSED is the fifth instalment in Marie James’ contemporary, adult MISSION MERCENARIES dark, erotic, romance series. This is twenty-three year old, vigilante Elio ‘Donavan’ Lombardi, and nineteen year old, college student Alani Warren’s story line. REDEMPTION REFUSED can be read as a stand alone but for back story I recommend reading books three and four BRIDGES BURNED and DEPRAVITY DELIVERED. Alani is Ayla’s sister (Depravity Delivered): Donovan is the brother to Madelene (Bridges Burned) Some of the events of REEMPTION REFUSED cross over with, and run parallel to some of the events of book four DEPRAVITY DELIVERED.

NOTE: Due to the nature of the storyline premise, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers including r*pe, torture and abuse.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Donavan and Alani) REDEMPTION REFUSED follows in the wake of the abduction, abuse, trafficking and recovery of Alani’s sister Ayla. Ayla was trafficked to the Mexican Cartel, and forced to do unthinkable acts in an effort to protect her younger sister Alani. Alani has no sense of self-preservation, searching for danger at every turn in and around the campus at Lindell University, believing she is untouchable but Alani has been assigned a guardian in the guise of Donavan, a man who stirs something dangerous and dark in our story line heroine.

Donavan and Alani are questionable characters-they are both angry and volatile, dark and psychopathic in their anti-social behavior. Alani has poor to no behavioral control, often hurting those she should loves the most. On a downward spiral, Alani places herself in perilous situations with erratic behavior in an effort to make herself feel. Donavan witnessed the horrific death of the woman he loved, the loss of their child, and the murder of his sister, and has set about to destroy everyone involved. Babysitting Alani is the last thing he wanted to do but Alani’s unhealthy and treacherous life is quickly falling out of control, where she will be targeted by the Cartel that abducted her sister.

The relationship between Donavan and Alani is tempestuous, turbulent, aggressive and destructive. Alani is a walking siren, loving the attention no matter how bad but things go from bad to worse when she is unable to fight the shadows in the dark. Donavan doesn’t do relationships, doesn’t do love but something about Alani draws Donavan to the kindred spirit so much like himself. The $ex scenes are contentious, provocative and intense.

The secondary and supporting characters include Alani’s sister Ayla and her boyfriend Nash; several members of the Cerberus MC, all of the previous story line couples from Mission Mercenaries, as well as fellow university students, and members of the Cortez Cartel. The requisite evil has many faces. Nash and Ayla struggle with Donavan’s dark personality but it is his darkness that attracts our story line heroine.

REDEMPTION REFUSED is a dark, gritty, haunting and twisted story of betrayal and vengeance, power and control, darkness and evil. The premise is tragic, edgy and raw; the characters are broken and questionable; the romance is unconventional, destructive but limited to aggressive $ex and foreplay.

Heed my warning-there are numerous triggers and questionable acts of vengeance that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.

Reading Order and Previous reviews
Lessons Learned
Mistakes Made
Bridges Burned
Depravity Delivered

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Reviewed by Sandy

Let’s see…where to begin…

I’m inching up on the BIG 4-0. The gray hairs are doubling what seems like daily, and the wrinkles and laugh lines are more pronounced than ever.

I have an amazing husband (Married just over 15 years.)

We have two boys we’re doing our best to raise as respectful gentleman.

I have a master’s degree in criminal justice which I used to work as a juvenile probation office until deciding to write full-time in June of 2019. So that means there’s usually always some criminal/law element to my novels.

If I’m not writing; I’m reading.

My favorite genres recently are bully/reverse harem and enemies to lovers. Maybe I’m reliving my traumatic teen years through the girls who actually end up with the boys. (Not that I would change my history since it’s gotten me exactly where I need to be!)

I love coffee. I miss carbs. Music is LIFE. I try not to be too serious.

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Flaunt (Carmichael Family 4) by Adriana Locke-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 2, 203

Looking for a Fake Fiancé
Have you ever wanted to prove someone wrong so badly that you could taste it?
It doesn’t matter if they’re right. The fact that they had the audacity to go there is what counts.
Hi. It’s me. I’m that person.
The man I’ve been casually seeing told me I’m not “wife material” and I should “lower my expectations.” Didn’t he realize I lowered them the moment I met him for dinner?
Obviously not.
Am I petty? Maybe. Annoyed? Of course. Determined? Definitely.
I need someone to help me flaunt my new engagement—my fiancé couldn’t wait to pop the question because I’m that amazing—in his face.
The problem? I don’t have a boyfriend, let alone a husband-to-be.
Which brings us to you.
Are you handsome? Successful? A smooth talker extraordinaire?
Are you willing to do all the things that someone madly in love would do?
Putting your hand on the small of my back. Forehead kissing. Acting like I’m a treasure you can’t live without. I need you to be prepared to do all those things … and maybe more.
What do you get out of this? I’m willing to negotiate terms—especially if they include a job and a place to stay. It’s a long story.
One night. One event. Let’s put on one heck of a show.

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REVIEW:Flaunt is the next installment in the Carmichael series by Adriana Locke. For readers that haven’t read the series before, it is recommended to read the series in order. Flaunt can be read as a standalone, however, I am a firm believer that it benefits from the previous books. Flaunt is a contemporary romance without trigger warnings and an enemy to lovers’ story.

While reading the Carmichael series; Bank’s story was one that many readers (myself included) have been eager to read. His person was bound to be special, and special Sara is.

Banks is a bit like the class clown, funny and sweet, but a prankster that enjoys keeping the family on its toes. Honestly, he gave me golden retriever vibes for the majority of the book. When Sara is introduced to the story; let’s just say she isn’t in the best place in her life. Things are rapidly getting worse, with no end in sight; Sara is feeling backed in a corner. What should she do?

Banks doesn’t have the best first impression of Sara when they first meet. Sure, she’s attractive, but she is more orderly and quick to temper. Sara is never afraid to tell Banks just what she is thinking. When the 12th hour is near, and Sara finds herself in a bad spot, it is none other than Banks who steps in for the rescue. But does their new found relationship last after being put to the test?

I will say this until I can read no more, the Carmichael family is such a joy to read. Banks, Sara and the Carmichael clan are witty and funny, wrapped up in a crazing loving family. The spicy moments are passionate, and the characters memorable. ⅘ Stars!

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Flirt
Fling
Fluke

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Reviewed by Sarah

USA Today bestselling author Adriana Locke lives and breathes books. After years of slightly obsessive relationships with the flawed bad boys dreamed up by other authors, she decided to create her own. She is the author of Tumble, the first novel in her Dogwood Lane series; the Exception series; the Gibson Brothers series; and the Landry Family series.

She resides in the Midwest with her husband, her sons, two dogs, two cats, and a bird. She spends a large amount of time playing with her kids, drinking coffee, and cooking. You can find her outside if the weather’s nice, and there’s always a piece of candy in her pocket. Besides cinnamon gummy bears, boxing, and random quotes, her next favorite thing is chatting with readers. She’d love to hear from you! Look for her at www.adrianalocke.com.

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SWEET REGRET by K. Bromberg -review and tour

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SWEET REGRET by K. Bromberg -review & tour

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 1, 2023

Vince Jennings has had two loves in his life. Music and Bristol Matthews.

His guitar skills catapult him to stardom with the most popular rock band on earth.

But it takes walking away from Bristol—his first love—to make this happen.

Despite the groupies, the success, the fun, life under the bright glare of fame and fortune isn’t enough.

Deep, dark pain threatens to derail all he’s worked for, until fate brings her back into his life.

***

Bristol Matthews has found and lost love earlier in life than most, but she is determined to keep moving forward and not look backwards.

Even though she is reminded of him every day.

Now, her long-held dream of becoming a lawyer is finally within her grasp. Until her boss assigns her a new client. The famous rock star Vince Jennings.

A man who can never know her truth.

A man who can see through her as if he still knows her.

The man who still loves her.

Something is different when their paths cross this time. Both are holding tightly to secrets that threaten to tear them apart. Isn’t that always how their story has gone?

Will this time around be different or no matter how true their love, is it just not meant to be?

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REVIEW:  SWEET REGRET by K.Bromberg is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, rock star romance story line focusing on thirty year old, rock star Vince Jennings, and twenty-nine year old, PR assistant Bristol Matthews. SWEET REGRET is set in the author’s DRIVEN world, with the appearance of Vince’s band Bent, first introduced in SWEET ACHE (January 2015)

Told from dual first person perspectives (Vince and Bristol) SWEET REGRET focuses on the second chance relationship between rock star Vince Jennings and Bristol Matthews. Approximately eleven years earlier Vince Jennings walked away from the girl that he loved in search of some stability and peace having endure years of abuse at the hands of his father. Four years later, our couple would reconnect following a Bent concert, a reconnection that was about to change Bristol’s life forever. Fast forward to present day, Bristol, now working as a PA for McMann Media Management, a public relations firm, is assigned rock star Vince Jennings, the man who broke our heroine’s heart. Vince, in all of his rock star glory, is struggling. On hiatus from the band, Vince is attempting a solo career, a career he is hoping to push to the top with the help of McMann Media Management but Vince never expected to come face to face with the woman he loves, a woman who wants nothing to do with our story line hero. What ensues is the rebuilding but acrimonious relationship between Vince and Bristol, and the potential fall-out when Vince discovers the truth behind Bristol’s unwelcome and bitter refusal to work our story line hero.

Vince Jennings never knew his mother, and endured years of physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father. Having to break his promise to Bristol, Vince ran without looking back, a run that would place him at the top of the rock and roll world. Vince didn’t do relationships and declared he never wanted children, and in this, broke every woman’s heart including the one woman who knew everything about our story line hero. Bristol Matthews’ heart was destroyed the day her neighbor and boyfriend walked away, promising to call whenever he could. The calls never came, four years would pass, and Bristol would reconnect with the man she still loved but a one night stand ended with Vince running again, a one night stand that would change Bristol’s life forever. As her career plans stalled, her parents’ marriage imploded and her heart torn into a million pieces, Bristol would direct her love towards someone else.

The relationship between Vince and Bristol is one of second chances; an emotional reconnecting with too many memories, too many secrets, and a difficulty history of running when the world began to overwhelm. History was about to repeat when Bristol’s secrets sends Vince into another spiral, secrets that Vince pushes our hero to lash out at the woman he loves. The $ex scenes are passionate and seductive.

The secondary and supporting characters include the members of the rock band Bent: Gizmo, Rocket, and Hawkin Play (Sweet Ache). Hawkin will become Vince’s support team and lifeline when our hero continues to spiral, causing another paparazzi nightmare. We are introduced to Bristol’s mother, her boss Xavier McMann, as well as Jagger Enzo Matthews.

SWEET REGRET is a story of secrets, regret, second chances, forgiveness and love. The premise is emotional and passionate; the characters are broken, desperate and determined; the romance is provocative and intense.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

New York Times Bestselling author K. Bromberg writes contemporary novels that contain a mixture of sweet, emotional, a whole lot of sexy, and a little bit of real. She likes to write strong heroines, and damaged heroes who we love to hate and hate to love.

A mom of three, she plots her novels in between school runs and soccer practices, more often than not with her laptop in tow.

Since publishing her first book in 2013, K. has sold over one million copies of her books and has landed on the New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists over twenty-five times.

In April, she’ll release The Player, the first in a two-book sports romance series (The Catch, book 2, will be released late June), with many more already outlined and ready to be written.

She loves to hear from her readers so make sure you check her out on social media or sign up for her newsletter to stay up to date on all her latest releases and sales HERE

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SILENCED (The Forgotten Boys 1) by Serena Akeroyd -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date June 1, 2023

I sit on a throne of sins.
Silent in the shadows, untouchable like the King of the Underworld himself.
Few even know the sound of my voice, but those who fear me call me Monster. My men just call me Pakhan.
To her, I am Nikolai.
Her savior. Her captor. Her lover.
With hair as bright as the sun, a face that could sink a thousand ships, and more curves than I can handle, Cassiopeia. Is. Everything.
But she’s in danger.
And safety comes with a price tag.
She can fight that, can even fight me, but I’m her Hades and I won’t let my Persephone go…

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REVIEW: SILENCED is the first instalment in Serena Akeroyd’s contemporary, adult THE FORGOTTEN BOYS dark, erotic, Bratva romance series set in the author’s Five Points Mob Universe. This is American Bratva Pakhan Nikolai Veles, and blogger Cassiopeia ‘Cassie’ Trundel’s story line. Cassiopeia is first introduced in FILTHY KING (Five Points Mob #7).

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

Told from dual first person perspective (Cassiopeia and Nikolai) with a chapter by Mischa, SILENCED follows in the wake of the rescue of our story line heroine. Nikolai Veles has been tasked with locating Cassiopeia Trundel but Nikolai never expected to find her bound, gagged and drugged, a potential prisoner of the Albanian Mob. Cassiopeia’s ex husband stole something for which he offered up his ex-wife as payment, a young woman who is struggling to survive. Upon the rescue, Nikolai Veles claims Cassiopeia as his own but not before making our heroine a virtual prisoner but a prisoner in a gilded cage. As Nikolai searches for the people responsible for hurting the woman with whom he is falling in love, someone else is targeting our story line couple. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Cassiopeia and Nikolai, and the potential fall-out as a trip to Russia incites a struggle for power and revenge back home.

Cassiopeia Trundel has been used and abused, and she has become a pawn in her ex-husband’s payment for a debt but Cassie struggles with Nikolai’s need to claim, a claim that Cassie sees as going from the proverbial frying pan into the fire. Nikolai Veles is a the Miami Pakhan, a selective mute who doesn’t talk but lets his power do the talking for him. Falling for Cassiopeia is easy, keeping her safe means taking down the people who have threatened her life.

The relationship between Cassie and Nikolai begins as a rescue. Cassie has been sold as payment for a debt but her life with her husband had never been easy. Nikolai doesn’t do relationships but something about Cassie calls Nikolai like a moth to a flame, a flame he is willing to suffer the burns. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word, used twenty three times in my romance story lines.

The colorful and dynamic secondary and supporting characters include Nikolai’s ‘brothers in arms’ Misha and Maxim, his ‘son’ Dmitri; Cassie’s mother Dema Turgenev, as well as several members of the US and Russian Bratva-Igor, Boris, Grigoriy, local businessmen and women who work for and under the Pakhan’s rule. We are reintroduced to Aiden and Savannah O’Donnelly (FILTHY KING). Dmitri and Sofia’s story line is next.

SILENCED is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, abuse and murder, acceptance and love. The premise is detailed, engaging and captivating; the romance is seductive and passionate; the characters are powerful and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

USA Today and International Best Selling Author Serena Akeroyd aka G. A. Mazurke is most known for her mafia and MC series set in the Five Points Mob Universe

Avid reader of all things romance, she first started her career as a why choose author in both contemporary and paranormal.

She eventually made her way to MF romance where she found her groove with the O’Donnelly brothers, the Satan Sinners and most recently the Valentini Family.

In her back list you can find some MM, MF, MFM and Why Choose romances. HEA guaranteed!

When not writing Serena is either reading, traveling or coloring

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Quantum Kings (RBMC/ Quantum Kings 1) by Lucian Bane-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 27, 2023

I’m the first artificial being of my kind.

I was designed to protect the woman who turned on my evolution abilities.
But our link was broken by my human brother right as my transformations awakened.

Now my cravings for a female are out of control.
If I don’t find another to link to, I’ll become more of a threat than the evils I need to hunt.

But the wicked are too numerous.
They call for an army of soldiers like myself to lead in that war,
and only I can create them.

With three criminally insane personalities, I spawned my first sons.
They were a gift from the fractured mind of my enemy sibling, Kult.

Fetch, Fathom and Fin are the names they go by.
They are leashed to me for life. They will also fuse with a human woman
and bear her mark and mine on their soul’s hard drive.
Their dark lusts will be a burning leash.
Every moral command they obey will be their crucible.

We will be divine deliverance to some.
And wicked abominations to others.

But to those we live to protect and serve…
we will be The Quantum Kings.

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REVIEW:QUANTUM KINGS is the first instalment in Lucian Bane’s contemporary, adult QUANTUM KINGS dark, erotic, sci-fi romance series-a spin off from / cross over with the author’s RBMC Newark series which focuses on Butterfly and the five men with whom she fell in love. This is Quantum aka Legend Solomon Boxley and Isla, Harlow and Lucy, Rowan and Fetch’s introductory story line. QUANTUM KINGS should not be read as a stand alone for back story and cohesion, I recommend reading the ENTIRE RBMC Newark series wherein the story of the creation of the ultimate super soldier begins.

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

SOME BACKGROUND: An experiment to create the ultimate super soldier resulted in the merging of six criminal minds and souls into one body, a body that shared six desires, six thoughts, six personalities and six evils, often at the same time. When the time came to reunite with their bodies, some but not all would unite with a form of artificial intelligence, become a sentient cyborg that is forever evolving yet remaining a family with the other. Quantum and Harlow were part of the original six brothers, whose task it is now to continue to create more super soldiers by matching said soldier with a woman who is able to control the beast within.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives QUANTUM KINGS follows after the events of book five BUTTERFLY AND KULT, wherein Butterfly has chosen her mate, and the remaining ‘brothers’ must consider their fates as they embark on lives of their own. Quantum aka Legend Solomon Boxley has contracted with a local convent in the hopes of procuring women to appease his ‘soldiers’. Quantum is the first to find his mate in Isla, while Dr. Harlow struggles to prove he is worthy of a woman for himself. As the sisters begins to acclimate at their new home, the triplet cyborgs (Fetch, Fathom and Fin) believe they each have found a woman to control their beast but the beast has a secret that they share as one.

QUANTUM KINGS is a science fiction story line with an undercurrent of religious, spiritual, and philosophical nuances and mystification. A dark, gritty, dramatic and provocative tale of what ifs and whys, of power and control, of madness, medicine, science and experiments. The premise is complex and detailed; the romance is aggressive and intense; the characters are spirited, edgy, tragic and crude.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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TEMPT ME (Kings of Hell’s Kitchen 1) by Tara Wyatt -a review

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TEMPT ME (Kings of Hell’s Kitchen 1) by Tara Wyatt-a review

 

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 30, 2023

Violent, ruthless, and obsessed, Killian Byrne is a man who rose from the ashes of chaos to make a new life for himself. One in which he does what’s needed to protect the city he’s come to love, even if that means a life of loneliness. He’s damaged and scarred after years as a mob enforcer. Broken. And that means he’s better off alone.

But then he meets Whitney Vanek, a woman who is sunshine to his storm clouds, light to his darkness. She’s everything he can never have.

Over the years, his obsession with Whitney grows, until finally the temptation to make her his proves too much for Killian, especially knowing that Whitney’s life is in danger and he’s the only man who can keep her safe.

Outspoken, charming, and confident, Whitney Vanek has never met a man immune to her charms—until Killian.

And she tries to convince herself that she doesn’t care that he doesn’t want her. He’s broody, grumpy, and more than ten years older than her.

But she can’t deny the chemistry between them despite their differences. And when her estranged father resurfaces, putting her life in grave danger, there’s only one man who can protect her.

And when obsession and temptation become something so much more, everything is on the line.

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REVIEW: TEMPT ME is the first full length instalment in Tara Wyatt’s contemporary adult KINGS OF HELL’S KITCHEN dark, erotic, Mafia romance series-a spin off from the author’s THE PRESCOTT series.. This is forty -one year old assassin Killian Byrne, and twenty-eight year old, author Whitney Vanek’s story line.

For readers, there is a FREE prequel novella TEASE ME that reveals some of the back story and relationship between Killian and Whitney. The prequel may be included with the copy of TEMPT ME.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Killian and Whitney) TEMPT ME follows the building romance and relationship between Killian Byrne and Whitney Vanek. Three years earlier Killian Byrne kissed Whitney Vanek at Lucian Prescott and Olivia Walsh’s wedding but Killian is a killer, an assassin and he believes he wasn’t worthy of love or his own happily ever after. Fast forward to present day, Killian struggles to stay away from our story line heroine, a woman who is being stalked by a stranger, a man who is known to Whitney yet not. Declaring himself guardian and protector, Killian and Whitney go into hiding while Lucian and his team begin a search for the man threatening her life. What ensues is the building age-gap romance and relationship between Killian and Whitney, and the potential fall-out when Whitney finds herself promised to someone else.

Killian Byrne has lusted after Whitney for years, since he first spied Whitney with her best friend Vivian but Killian’s life is not longer his own ,having spent most of his adult life in service to the mob.Whitney Vanek fell in love with Killian Byrne years before but Killian broke Whitney’s heart, pushing our heroine away when she needed him the most.

The relationship between Killian and Whitney is one of mutual attraction and unrequited love. For three years Killian has lusted after Whitney from afar, while Whitney’s pined for a man who continues to break her heart. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text without the use of over the top sexually graphic language and text.

The colorful secondary and supporting characters include Lucian and Olivia (Bad Intentions/The Prescotts), Luca, Kate, and Nicole.The requisite evil has many faces.Luca and Kate’s story line is next.

TEMPT ME is a story of family and friendships, power and control, betrayal and vengeance, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and intense; the romance is provocative; the characters are broken, desperate and determined.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of the prequel novella TEASE ME

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Tara Wyatt is an award-winning romantic suspense and contemporary romance author known for her fast-paced writing, humor, and sexy love scenes. She lives in Hamilton, Ontario with the cutest dog in the world and a husband who makes all of her heroes look like chumps.

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EMRIK (Lunar Uprising 6) by Cyndi Friberg -a review

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EMRIK (Lunar Uprising 6) by Cyndi Friberg-a review

 

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 18, 2023

Emrik’s mission is suddenly in danger when a feisty reporter sneaks aboard his ship. There is no denying how much he wants her, but can he trust her with his heart?

Emrik, Lunar Prime’s top covert agent, knows better than letting anything distract him from his objectives. And then he encounters Chloe Harlow. She is fearless, mouthy, and beautiful. He has never wanted anyone more. They seem to need the same things in and out of bed, but is she using their mutual desire to further her own agenda? They must figure out how to work together or the mission will fail and people will die.

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REVIEW: EMRIK is the sixth instalment in Cyndi Friberg’s contemporary adult LUNAR UPRISING sci-fi romance series. This is human journalist /blogger Chloe Harlow, and Lunar Prime’s top covert agent Emrik’s story line. EMRIK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: Eight years earlier, six Pylorian spaceships arrived on Earth asking for asylum claiming they were fleeing their immortal enemy, the wolf-like Morax, but in the ensuing years, the Pylorian began to take control, using their considerable powers to force the governments of Earth to do their bidding. In an effort to protect Earth, the Pylorian’s claim to have cultivated aka created the lunar raiders, a hybrid of three alien species (Morax, Pylorian, Dox Tory) one of which reacts instantly when their destined mate is near.

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Chloe and Emrik) EMRIK follows in the wake of the disappearance of more than twelve human females, thought to be meeting their prospective Lunar Prime mates. Chloe Harlow’s cousin Jenna is one of the missing women, and in an effort to uncover the truth, and locate her missing cousin, Jenna bribes her way onto a cargo ship heading to Lunar Prime but all does not go according to plan when Chloe finds herself facing a man who claims to be her mate. Enter cover agent Emrik, and the man with whom Chloe will fall in love. As Chloe and Emrik travel through space in an effort to locate the missing women, a tale of possible human trafficking and medical experiments will hit too close to home. What ensues is the building relationship between Chloe and Emrik, and the potential fall-out as the team discover more than they had ever hoped to find.

The relationship between Chloe and Emrik is one of fated mates but Chloe is on a mission, and Emrik is willing to bide his time to claim the woman that calls to his heart. Chloe suspects that her time with Emrik may be limited as she struggles to trust the ‘fated bonds’ but together they will uncover the truth, freeing the women who were duped into believing they had found ‘the one’. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate.

The secondary and supporting characters include Emrik’s temporary crew of Kalso and Malzon, the twelve missing women including Riley, as well as lunar raider Prime Commander Vosic Parso, recon-class commander Leko; medic-class commander Benlon, and the woman in charge of procuring human mates Catriona. The requisite evil has many faces.

EMRIK is a story of betrayal, search and rescue, loss, love and acceptance. The fast paced premise intriguing and entertaining; the romance is fated and subtle; the characters are energetic, determined and desperate.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Zorak
Rogar
Leko
Dracus
Benlon

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Reviewed by Sandy

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