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Hunted in Silence (Blackridge Detectives4) by JC Valentine-review

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Hunted in Silence (Blackridge Detectives4) by JC Valentine-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 8, 2026

Ten years after escaping a trafficker, Brynn Holt built a life saving others. Now he’s found her—and only a rule-breaking FBI agent can keep her alive.

Trafficked at fourteen, Brynn escaped at seventeen and never looked back. Until a terrified teenager arrives seeking help—and Brynn recognizes the methods. Her trafficker is still operating. Still hunting. And he’s been looking for the one who got away.

FBI Agent Cole Maddox has seen too many victims. Lost his sister to a predator. But Brynn isn’t just another case—she’s the strongest survivor he’s ever met. And falling for a woman under FBI protection violates every rule he’s sworn to uphold.

When her trafficker discovers Brynn’s location, the safe house becomes a battlefield. Cole must choose: his career or her life. Go rogue or play it safe. Risk everything for the woman who’s shown him what’s worth fighting for.

Because Andre Devlin doesn’t forgive. And loving an FBI agent who might lose everything to save her? That’s a risk Brynn never planned to take.

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REVIEW:HUNTED IN THE SILENCE is the fourth instalment in JC Valentine’s contemporary, adult BLACKRIDGE DETECTIVES romantic suspense series focusing on the Blackbridge PD. This is FBI Agent Cole Maddox, and woman’s advocate Brynn Holt’s story line. HUNTED IN THE SILENCE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual omniscient third person perspectives (Cole and Brynn) HUNTED IN THE SILENCE follows the search and rescue of several missing girls. Approximately ten years earlier, Brynn Holt escape a human trafficker, and in the ensuing time opened a centre for the missing and exploited but when the hospital called about a possible SA victim, Brynn finds herself reliving the same nightmare that happened years before. The arrival of FBI Agent Colt Maddox pulls Brynn into a multi-layered investigation, rescue and take down of the man at the top.

The world building focuses on both the FBI and Blackridge PD working together in the face of limited time. From abandoned warehouses, and isolated locations, the team amasses a timeline wherein the danger increases at every stop.

The relationship between Cole and Brynn begins as a professional workplace relationship as FBI Agent Cole Maddox works alongside a woman who has more experience and insight than he could have ever imagined but when the trafficker targets Brynn, Cole finds himself guardian and protector of the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are all implied.

The secondary and supporting characters are determined familiar and energetic. We are reintroduced to Special Agent Olivia Delgado; Detective Dax Mercer and Quinn Barrett; Detective Silas Kane and FBI profiler Harper Sinclair; Detective Carson Black and Nora Bell; and Special Agent Olivia Delgado, as well as the introduction of photographer Finn Steele, several survivors, trafficker Andre Devlin and accomplice Patricia Voss.

HUNTED IN THE SILENCE is a story of power and control, trafficking and obsession, family and friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is intriguing, dramatic and edgy but the conflict resolution is barely acknowledged and mostly inferred; the characters are determined and desperate; the romance understated but mostly insinuated.

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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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Shallow Remains (Skeleton Island 3) by Kaylea Cross-review

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Shallow Remains (Skeleton Island 3) by Kaylea Cross-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 29, 2026

A deadly betrayal taught her to guard her heart at all costs.
IT expert Maddy Krause has always felt like an outsider, never fitting in anywhere. When she finally let her guard down and opened her heart to a man, it almost cost her life. Now she’s starting over and building a new life on Skeleton Island. The last thing she expected was to meet a man who makes her want more and to trust again. Then a ghost from her past resurfaces, and surviving what happens next will test the fragile foundations they’ve started to build.

But one man tempts her to risk it all again.
Former Coast Guard rescue swimmer Lachlan McCaffrey carries emotional scars of his own, but Maddy brings out all his protective instincts. It’s clear she’s been hurt before and he’s determined to win her trust and heart. But just as she starts to let her walls down, danger closes in. Someone connected to her past is bent on exacting revenge, putting them both in a killer’s crosshairs.

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REVIEW:SHALLOW REMAINS is the third instalment in Kaylea Cross’ contemporary, adult SKELETON ISLAND romantic suspense series. This is twenty-seven year old, IT specialist Maddy Krause, and thirty-three year old, former Coast Guard rescue swimmer Lachlan McCaffrey’s story line. SHALLOW REMAINS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. For followers of Kaylea Cross, there is a slight cross over with the author’s numerous, interconnected CRIMSON POINT series.

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

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Maddy and Lachlan, and first person (unknown) SHALLOW REMAINS focuses on IT specialist Maddy Krause, and the ghosts she left behind in Syria. Working as an IT cryptologist, Maddy found herself the victim of abduction and torture for something she knew nothing about. Rescued by Black Ops soldiers including Blaine Slater, Maddy would return to the USA, finding a new family of friends but struggling to move on with her life until our heroine becomes a target, and Lachlan McCaffrey names himself guardian and protector of the woman with whom he will fall in love.

The world building focuses on the search for the truth, for a possible ghost who refuses to let go, and the fear of one woman struggling to move on with her life. From Syria to America, land and water, the threats increase with each method of contact. While Maddy’s life hangs in the balance, Lachlan’s reveals his own history of love and loss.

The relationship between Maddy and Lachlan begins a friends, to protector in the face threats against our story line heroine. The past refuses to let go, coming for revenge, demanding everything and more. Lachlan has lost his heart to a woman who is struggling with the demons from her past but Lachlan’s demons are riding him hard.The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative .

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic, and tenacious secondary and supporting including the return of Blaine and Xanthe, Willow and Tripp, and firefighter Greyson Matthews.

SHALLOW REMAINS is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and retribution, friendships, relationships and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, dark and captivating; the romance is passionate and seductive.

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Reviewed by Sandy

New York Times and USA Today Bestselling author Kaylea Cross writes edge-of-your-seat military romantic suspense. Her work has won many awards and has been nominated for both the Daphne du Maurier and the National Readers’ Choice Awards. A Registered Massage Therapist by trade, Kaylea is also an avid gardener, artist, Civil War buff, Special Ops aficionado, belly dance enthusiast and former nationally-carded softball pitcher. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband and family.

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Code Name: Harbor (Jameson Force Seattle 2) by Sawyer Bennett

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Code Name: Harbor (Jameson Force Seattle 2) by Sawyer Bennett-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 22, 2026

Where the water runs deep and the danger runs deeper, two enemies will risk everything to survive.

Josie McAdams has built her life on rules. As an intelligence specialist for Jameson Force Seattle, she’s made a career out of turning chaos into order and catching the bad guys before they strike. But when a mission on the docks goes wrong and a handsome smuggler saves her life, Josie is forced to face the one rule she’s never dared to break—trusting a criminal.

Having spent years running contraband through Puget Sound’s fog-shrouded channels, Finn Marlowe is no stranger to walking the razor’s edge between outlaw and survivor. When the beautiful woman he pulled from the water approaches him for help dismantling a human-trafficking ring, he’s hard-pressed to turn her away. When he discovers the same network he’s been working for is behind the trafficking, Finn knows he could lose everything by getting involved, but turning a blind eye could cost him even more.

She’s sworn to the law. He lives outside it. But as their uneasy alliance deepens, attraction sparks into something neither can control—and every secret they keep could be the one that gets them killed. When the tides turn and bullets start flying, Josie and Finn discover that sometimes the only safe harbor to hide… is in each other’s arms.

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REVIEW: CODE NAME: HARBOR is the second instalment in Sawyer Bennett’s contemporary, adult JAMESON FORCE: SEATTLE erotic, romantic suspense series, a spin off, set in the author’s Jameson Force Security Worlds. This is thirty-six year old, art dealer Finn Marlowe, and thirty-one year old, intelligence specialist Josie McAdams’ story line. CODE NAME: HARBOR can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Finn and Josie) CODE NAME: HARBOR follows in the aftermath of the attempt on Josie’s life. While investigating a Russian human trafficking ring, our heroine finds herself facing down a murderous foe, landing herself in dangerous waters, only to be rescued by our story line hero. Finn Marlowe is no hero, he is an illegal art dealer, an importer of stolen and questionable goods but Finn finds himself rescuing a woman drowning in the waters near Seattle, a woman with whom Finn will fall in love. Reluctantly working together to take down the trafficking ring, our couple are at odds with Finn’s adjacent involvement with the Russians, a fact that keeps Finn Marlowe alive but all is not well, the Russian’s are still hunting for our story line heroine, with the help of someone formerly thought to be a friend.

The world building focuses on the take down of a human trafficking ring but in doing so threatens our hero’s livelihood as well. Jameson Force Security is working with the FBI but Josie knows more than she is saying, and with it, her life is in danger. From mansion to yachts, security offices to fishing boats, our couple find themselves part of the investigation moving forward.

The relationship between Finn and Josie begins as a rescue but neither one will admit the truth. Finn’s work is threatened by Josie’s investigation, an investigation that places Josie in the direct line of fire. For her protection Josie will move in with our story line hero, a move that comes with warnings from someone else. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are spirited and somewhat controversial. We are introduce d to Finn’s business partners Marcus, and Connie Modesto; Josie’s father Bill McAdams, as well as the return of several members of the Jameson Force Team including Cole Mercer, and their boss Malik Fournier. The requisite evil has many faces.

CODE NAME: HARBOR is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and retribution, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is intriguing, and dramatic; the romance is spicy and seductive; the characters are desperate, determined and charismatic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Meet Sawyer Bennett:

New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

A former trial lawyer from North Carolina, when she is not bringing fiction to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to her very adorable daughter, as well as full-time servant to her wonderfully naughty dogs.

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Big Girls Don’t Spy (M&M: Global Domination 1) by Lexi Blake

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Big Girls Don’t Spy ( Masters & Mercenaries: Global Domination 1) by Lexi Blake-review tour

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Vivian McKay loved her life in the States, but she’s finding a freedom in London she can’t deny. She’s studying and working with a mentor at McKay-Taggart and Knight. It’s exciting and fills something inside her, especially the covert ops work with MI6. She’s learning the art of espionage and intelligence work but from the safe confines of a comfy desk.

Until a mission goes wrong and she finds herself in the middle of a dangerous game she has no idea how to play.

Malcolm Mays spent a lot of time getting shot at in various parts of the world as a member of British Special Forces. After being forced to retire due to injuries, he signs on at McKay-Taggart and Knight. It’s a job for now while he finds a way to get back to where he belongs. He’ll make some money, heal and decide on how to spend the rest of his life. What he didn’t count on was meeting Vivian. She’s too young for him. Not merely in age but in experience. And yet he can’t stop thinking about her.

When Vivian’s life is threatened, Malcolm finds himself at a crossroads that could lead to happiness or the greatest danger he’s ever encountered.

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REVIEW:BIG GIRLS DON’T SPY is the first instalment in Lexi Blake’s contemporary, adult MASTERS & MERCENARIES: GLOBAL DOMINATION erotic, BDSM romantic suspense series, a spin of set in the author’s numerous interconnected Masters & Mercenaries worlds. This is former British Special Forces agent Malcolm Mays, and Vivian McKay’s story line. BIG GIRLS DON’T SPY can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty, but I recommend having some prior knowledge of the series as there are several references to previous events, and characters introduced in the interconnected series. Vivian is the daughter of Alex McKay and Eve St. James McKay (On Her Master’s Secret Service/ Masters and Mercenaries #4)

NOTE: Due to the nature of the story line premise, including Dom/sub, and BDSM sexual situations, there may be triggers for more sensitive readers.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Vivian and Malcolm BIG GIRLS DON’T SPY lands the McKay-Taggart-Knight crew overseas where Vivian temporarily works as an in-house psychologist for her father’s firm but approximately eighteen months earlier, desperate to submit to a Dom, Vivian found herself facing former SAS agent Malcolm Mays, a man struggling with his need for control. Fast forward to present day, Malcom Mays has returned from serving his country, scarred both inside and out, hoping for a position with MTK’s (McKay-Taggart and Knight) London based security firm but Malcolm has also returned a changed man, and his face to face with company psychologist and former sub Vivian McKay, is met with a less than positive attitude. Vivian McKay does not work in the field, and is desperate for a chance to prove her worthiness, and finds herself, once again,facing the man who broke her heart. An undercover assignment as Vivian’s personal bodyguard at a royal wedding, reveals a deep cover story they knew nothing about. With Vivian’s life threatened, Malcolm is determined to prove he is worthy of a second chance.

The world building is complex, twisted, and detailed including the return of the McKay, Taggart and Knight OGs. From Russian spies to questionable royalty, the reader is witness to calculated espionage around the globe. We are up close and personal as Malcolm struggles with his family and his past, as he battles between head and heart, and the betrayal that destroyed his faith in happily ever after.

The relationship between Malcolm and Vivian begins as Dom/sub but a relationship that ends before it ever began. Malcolm does not want anything more than a professional Dom/sub affair, and his misguided treatment of Vivian threatens any chance at happiness and his professional future. Vivian wants to find love, to find a Dom who is accepting of her needs, as she watches from the sidelines as her family and friends move forward, leaving our heroine behind. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative.

There is another large ensemble cast of familiar, charismatic, energetic and sometimes questionable secondary and supporting characters including the cast from the original series. There is plenty of flirty and over the top banter, personalities and confrontations between each generation, confrontations meant to protect the lives of the people they love.

BIG GIRLS DON’T SPY is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, secrets and lies, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is captivating, dramatic and edgy; the romance is limited but seductive and passionate; the characters are determined, animated, and sassy.

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Reviewed by Sandy

NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Lexi Blake lives in North Texas with her husband, three kids, and the laziest rescue dog in the world. She began writing at a young age, concentrating on plays and journalism. It wasn’t until she started writing romance and urban fantasy that she found the stories of her heart. She likes to find humor in the strangest places and believes in happy endings no matter how odd the couple, threesome, or foursome may seem.

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Cold Rage (Cold Justice: Most Wanted 8) by Toni Anderson-review

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Cold Rage (Cold Justice: Most Wanted 8) by Toni Anderson-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 21, 2025

In the remote Montana wilderness, a child has vanished—and time is running out.

When a fugitive accused of murdering his ex-wife disappears into the Montana backcountry with his nine-year-old daughter, FBI Hostage Rescue Team sniper Sebastian Black leads an intensive manhunt, battling snowstorms and brutal terrain in a race against the clock.

National Park Service ranger and search-and-rescue specialist Nora Deacon knows the mountains better than anyone. Alongside her K9 partner, Chance, she’s determined to find the missing girl. Nora is achingly familiar with what can happen when a child falls into the wrong hands.

As the search narrows, Sebastian and Nora are forced to work together in a fight for survival as much as a rescue operation. The closer they get to their target, the more dangerous the situation becomes—and the harder it is to ignore the attraction burning between them.

With a blizzard closing in, a desperate fugitive growing increasingly unstable, and a young girl’s life hanging in the balance, they’ll have to risk everything to bring her home alive—even if it means confronting secrets they’ve both worked hard to bury.

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REVIEW:COLD RAGE is the eighth instalment in Toni Anderson’s contemporary, adult COLD JUSTICE-MOST WANTED romantic suspense series. This is FBI Hostage Rescue Team Sniper Sebastian Black, and National Park Service Ranger and Search and Rescue specialist Nora Deacon’s story line. COLD RAGE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary..

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

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives including Nora and Sebastian COLD RAGE follows in the wake of the abduction of a nine year old child, and the murder of her mother. With the suspect on the run, the FBI call in Search and Rescue specialist Nora Deacon and her K9 partner Chance, in an effort to the young girl before it is too late, something Nora knows all to well. Working alongside FBI agent Sebastian Black, our couple find themselves battling the elements, boobytraps, and a frenzied gunman, all while fighting their attraction to one another.

The world building focuses on the search for a killer who may be using his nine year old daughter as a pawn. Isolated in the wintery backwoods of Montana, Glenn Eastman’s mental and emotional exhaustion is quickly breaking down, as a blizzard threatens to bury them all. Everyone faces anxiety, stress and a fight for survival as the team hunt for a killer who refuses to be stopped, while Nora battles the ghost from her past, who refuse to let go.

The relationship between Nora and Sebastian begins acrimoniously but quickly becomes working partners in the face of battling the weather, rough terrain and a little bit of suspected misogyny. Nora Deacon’s secret past is about to be exposed, Sebastian is determined to protect the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, steadfast and strong-willed secondary and supporting characters, several of whom we met in the previous instalments.

COLD RAGE is an action packed story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, madness and murder, dysfunctional family relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is detailed, dramatic and edgy; the romance is limited as our couple spend most of the story line searching for a missing child; the characters are desperate and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Toni Anderson is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, RITA® finalist, science nerd, professional tourist, dog lover, gardener, mom. Originally from a small town in England, Toni studied Marine Biology at University of Liverpool (B.Sc.) and University of St. Andrews (Ph.D.) with the intention she’d never be far from the ocean. Well, that plan backfired and she ended up in the Canadian prairies with her biology professor husband, two kids, a rescue dog, and a laid-back leopard gecko.

Toni started writing while pregnant with her first child and never stopped. Her greatest achievements are mastering the Tokyo subway, climbing Ben Lomond, snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef, and surviving fourteen Winnipeg winters (fingers crossed). She loves to travel for research purposes and was lucky enough to visit the Strategic Information and Operations Center inside FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. in 2016, and she also got to shove another car off the road during pursuit training at the Writer’s Police Academy in Wisconsin. Watch out world!

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Duty Preserved (Citadel Solutions 5) by Dominic Pierce-review

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Duty Preserved (Citadel Solutions 5) by Dominic Pierce-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 4, 2026

Sarah Calloway has spent a year in Kenya, building a life she loves: healing animals, bonding with the local village, finally feeling like she belongs somewhere.

When armed poachers threaten everything she’s fought to protect, she refuses to stand by. She doesn’t care that she has no training, no backup, and no plan.

Enter Donovan Hughes.

A battle-hardened former Army K9 handler, he’s been sent to train local rangers against the deadly network closing in. He’s handled war zones, hostile targets, and every kind of chaos imaginable.

He has never handled anyone like Sarah.

She’s fearless in all the wrong ways. Stubborn. Compassionate to a fault. And completely unaware of the effect she has on him—which might be the most dangerous thing about her.

He’s spent years keeping everyone at arm’s length. She makes him want to stop.

But the poachers are getting bolder, the danger is escalating, and falling for Sarah might cost them both everything.

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REVIEW: DUTY PRESERVED is the fifth instalment in Dominic Pierce’s contemporary, adult CITADEL SOLUTIONS romantic suspense series. This is veterinarian Dr. Sarah Calloway, and for US Army K9 Handler turned security specialist Donovan Hughes’ story line. DUTY PRESERVED can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Sarah and Donovan) DUTY PRESERVED follows Dr. Sarah Calloway and her team, Alyson Gooodwin, and Daniel Henderson as they embark on a year’s long fellowship, tending to the wildlife on a Kenyan reserve but Sarah never expected to come face to face with the man who rejected her months earlier while on vacation in Paris, the man who is now in charge of training the local rangers. Donovan Hughes, Andrew Volante, and mission commander Cole Braddock have been assigned as security for an American team of doctors but Donovan finds himself facing the woman he has never forgot but from the outset , the team realizes the young rangers are ill-prepared both physically and militarily, and when a series of big game kills finds everyone on alert, it is not only the animals in danger but the people as well.

The world building focuses on the protection of African wildlife from elephants to lions, rhinoceros and endangered zebras, the reader embarks on a tour of the Kenyan preserve where greed and money are at the top of the chain.

The relationship between Donovan and Sarah is one of mutual attraction. Our couple met ‘accidentally’ months before-Donovan saved the life of an oblivious Sarah, and our heroine responded rather aggressively. Donovan saw his chance at making amends but their priority is the protection of the animals and the people hired to keep them safe. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

The secondary and supporting characters are charismatic, energetic and dynamic. We are introduced to Donovan’s co-workers Andrew Volante, and mission commander Cole Braddock; Sarah’s team members, Alyson Goodwin, and Daniel Henderson, as well as the newly hired young rangers who are determined to learn their craft. Alyson and Cole’s story line is next.

DUTY PRESERVED is a story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, greed and money, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is detailed, dramatic and edgy; the romance is seductive; the characters are determined and animated.

There is one question of Daniel Henderson’s role, and the fall-out with the team, that has not been addressed-I am hoping the author reveals more in Cole and Alyson’s story line. At this point, Daniel is more of a red-herring than anything else.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Fighting For Family (Team Hawk 6) by Cassie Colton-review

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Fighting For Family (Special Forces-Operation Alpha: Serenity Security Team Hawk 6) by Cassie Colton-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 8, 2026

Derrick “Leo” Armstrong built Serenity Securities as a refuge—an unbreakable brotherhood forged from military scars and second chances. On Serenity Mountain, he finally found the life he’d always dreamed of: a home, a purpose, and Catherine, the woman he’d loved for a lifetime. With three children and another on the way, Leo believed his world was complete.

Then one mission shattered everything.

Left reeling by the devastating news of her husband’s death, Catherine must navigate grief while protecting the family Leo adored. As the men of Serenity Securities rally to bring their fallen brother home, the mountain community surrounds Catherine with the same fierce loyalty Leo once gave them. But when a final letter from Leo forces her to face an impossible truth, Catherine makes the heartbreaking choice to call off the search. Her children need closure. Life must move forward.

Leo’s team refuses to accept it.

Driven by loyalty, love, and the lessons Leo carved into their souls, the men of Serenity Securities push deeper into danger, determined to uncover the truth about their mission and bring their brother home. Their greatest mission isn’t one they were trained for. It’s one they learned from Leo himself:

Family is worth fighting for.

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REVIEW: FIGHTING FOR FAMILY is the sixth instalment in Cassie Colton’s contemporary, SERENITY SECURITY: TEAM HAWK romantic, military suspense series, set in the multi-authored SPECIAL FORCES: OPERATION ALPHA originally developed by author Susan Stoker. FIGHTING FOR FAMILY follows several pathways, and several couples as the team at Serenity Securities goes in search of their boss and founder Derrick ‘Leo’ Armstrong, who did not return from his last mission. FIGHTING FOR FAMILY should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events of LOSING LIAM.

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives FIGHTING FOR FAMILY focuses on the search for Leo Armstrong. As the Serenity Security team assembles and prepares to head back to Afghanistan, the partners left behind are all facing an uncertain future without the men whom they love. Nothing is guaranteed, Leo Armstrong is thought to be missing and dead, and his wife Catherine is preparing to bury the memories he left behind.

The world building focuses on several couples, the preparations for the next generation, and the rebuilding of a team who are reconsidering their own futures going forward.

FIGHTING FOR FAMILY is a story of search and rescue, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The premise is dramatic, edgy and complex as each couple navigates the what ifs and the hopes for a future. The characters are desperate , determined and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Scored (The Coopers: NFL Dynasty 4) by Aleatha Romig-review tour

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Scored (The Coopers: NFL Dynasty 4) by Aleatha Romig-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 7, 2026

It all comes down to this—the conclusion of The Coopers.

With the postseason on the line and the dream of a championship within reach, tragedy strikes the Lexington Coopers once again.

As Reid Hubbard’s daughter, I’ve spent my life protecting my family’s football dynasty. Pressure comes with the name. Expectations come with every game.

What I never expected was Griffin Graham.

Fourteen years after he shattered my heart, the veteran quarterback is back in my life—and somehow, back in my heart. Now the man I swore I’d never trust again is the one beside me when I fall asleep and the first face I see each morning.

But love doesn’t make winning easier.

The season has come down to this.

Every play.
Every decision.
Every game.

My father always wanted a Super Bowl victory.

Now, with everything we’ve fought for hanging in the balance and Fin facing his greatest challenge yet, the future of the Coopers—and our second chance at forever—may depend on the final score.

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REVIEW:SCORED is the fourth and final instalment in Aleatha Romig’s contemporary, adult THE COOPERS: NFL DYNASTY erotic, football, romantic suspense series focusing on the Hubbard family football dynasty. SCORED is the continuing story of The Coopers new team owner Maeve ‘Vee’ Hubbard, and NFL quarterback Griffin ‘Fin’ Graham’s story line. SCORED should not be read as a stand alone as it picks up after the events and cliff hanger of book three SACKED.

SOME BACKGROUND: Weeks earlier, the owner and patriarch of the Cooper-Hubbard Dynasty died under mysterious circumstances leaving his daughter Maeve ‘Vee’ Hubbard in charge but questions surrounding his death and a fight for control, find the entire Cooper/ Hubbard Dynasty at odds, pointing fingers at everyone involved. An arrest has been made but all is not as it appears to be

Told from dual first person perspectives (Fin and Vee) SCORED follows the NFL’s Lexington Coopers on their run for the Super Bowl Championship. With only a few games remaining in the season, The Coopers find themselves facing the possibility of a championship season but behind the scenes, the Hubbard family remains in turmoil as the death of Reid Hubbard had yet to be solved. Anonymous threats are sent to several members of the Hubbard family, promising the truth will be revealed.

The world building focuses on the game of professional football both on the field and behind the scenes. The large extended Hubbard family all play a role running the team now owned by our story line heroine but not everyone is happy with the final outcome.

The relationship between Fin and Vee is one of second chances. Years earlier, Fin broke our heroine’s heart but his time with the Lexington Coopers brought our couple closer together. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful, questionable and charismatic secondary and supporting characters including the numerous members of the extended Cooper -Hubbard Dynasty;, as well as Fin’s parents and brother; team management, ownership, players, coaching staff, the legal teams, sportscasters, journalist, head office and the unknowns taking aim at the Hubbard family. Not everyone is whom they appear to be, and the fall-out will send the family reeling, once again.

SCORED is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, dysfunctional family dynamics, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic, engaging and detailed; the characters are desperate and resolute; the romance is seductive, provocative and impassioned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Aleatha Romig is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author who lives in Indiana, USA. She grew up in Mishawaka, graduated from Indiana University, and is currently living south of Indianapolis. Aleatha has raised three children with her high school sweetheart and husband of over thirty years. Before she became a full-time author, she worked days as a dental hygienist and spent her nights writing. Now, when she’s not imagining mind-blowing twists and turns, she likes to spend her time a with her family and friends. Her other pastimes include reading and creating heroes/anti-heroes who haunt your dreams and bring your imagination to life!

Aleatha released her first novel, CONSEQUENCES, in August of 2011. CONSEQUENCES became a bestselling series with five novels and two companions released from 2011 through 2015. The compelling and epic story of Anthony and Claire Rawlings has graced more than half a million e-readers. Aleatha released the first of her series TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE, INSIDIOUS, in the fall of 2014. These stand alone thrillers continue Aleatha’s twisted style with an increase in heat.

In the fall of 2015, Aleatha moved head first into the world of dark romantic suspense with the release of BETRAYAL, the first of her five novel INFIDELITY series that has taken the reading world by storm. She also began her traditional publishing career with Thomas and Mercer. Her books INTO THE LIGHT and AWAY FROM THE DARK were published through this mystery/thriller publisher in 2016.

In the spring of 2017, Aleatha released her first stand-alone, fun, and sexy romantic comedy with PLUS ONE, followed by the sweet stand-alone, ONE NIGHT.

Aleatha is a “Published Author’s Network” member of the Romance Writers of America and PEN America.  She is represented by Kevan Lyon of Marsal Lyon Literary Agency.

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