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Claiming the Rejected Mate by Jade Marshall-review

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Claiming the Rejected Mate (Moon Bound Mates 1) by Jade Marshall-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 13, 2026

Rejected.
Broken.
Left to die.

Thorne thought her mating ceremony would seal her destiny. Instead, Gabriel shattered her in front of the entire pack, tearing away her bond and leaving her to bleed in the forest.

But fate isn’t finished with her.

Altero, the Stygian Pack’s exiled loner, never wanted a mate and never wanted to be tied down. Yet when he finds Thorne half-dead on his land, the bond between them ignites … wild, dangerous, and undeniable.

He’s her second chance. She’s his greatest risk.

But when the past comes knocking, will their bond survive?

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REVIEW: CLAIMING THE REJECTED MATE is the first novella in Jade Marshall’s contemporary, adult MOON BOUND MATES paranormal, erotic romance series. This is wolf shifters Altero and Thorne Lioren story line.

NOTE: CLAIMING THE REJECTED MATE was originally released as part of the SHIFTING HEARTS paranormal, anthology. The lead characters are now wolf shifters, and their names have been changed in the new release.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Thorne and Altero) including memories from the past, CLAIMING THE REJECTED MATE focuses on the fated relationship between wolf shifters Thorne and Altero. Like Thorne, Altero is a former member of the Stygian Pack but having lost the bid to lead to his brother Maddox, Altero is now a rogue without a pack , without a family to call his own. Finding Thorne, struggling to survive, Altero knows immediately our heroine is his fated mate but the rejection by another is threatening our heroine’s survival. As our heroine begins towards her journey of recovery, Altero struggles to claim the woman that calls to his heart.

The world building is fast and furious. From rejection to desperation to claimed, Thorne finds herself battling between head and heart, hoping for a second chance at love, a relationship decreed by fate and love.

The relationship between Thorne and Altero begins as a rescue, a rescue in which Altero is determined to claim Thorne as his own but the past returns demanding a second chance, a chance Thorne rejects in the face of humiliation and prior personal rejection. The $ex scenes are limited but passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters are limited. We are introduced to wolf shifter Gabriel, the man who rejected our storyline heroine, and through memories, Altero’s brother Maddox.

CLAIMING THE REJECTED MATE is a story of power and control, rejects and betrayal, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The fast paced premise is dramatic and edgy; the romance is limited but fated; the characters are desperate and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Hart Street Lane (Return to Dublin Street 3) by Samantha Young

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Hart Street Lane (Return to Dublin Street 3) by Samantha Young-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 15, 2026

Faking it has never been so hard…

Breaking up with my fiancé wasn’t on my agenda this summer, neither was hiding the truth from everyone, including my colleagues at Pennington’s department store. But that tiny evasion gets me into trouble when I’m forced to play bride-to-be for our new marketing campaign. If my boss finds out I’ve lied to her, it won’t just be my reputation on the line; it’ll be my job.

Enter my new bestie, Baird McMillan. Professional goalkeeper, professional heartbreaker, and now my professional fake fiancé. Baird’s public escapades have gotten him on the wrong side of his football club’s new owner, and he needs to prove he’s settling down. A fake engagement is a win-win for us both.

There’s just one problem. It turns out there’s nothing fake about the explosive connection Baird and I share.

I may not have been looking for love, but every moment with Baird tempts me to reach for it. Yet just as I start to believe a future together could be a real possibility, our pasts come surging back with a vengeance. And with it, those who will do anything to destroy our chance at forever…

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REVIEW:HART STREET LANE is the third instalment in Samantha Young’s contemporary, adult RETURN TO DUBLIN STREET erotic, romance series, a second generation spin off, set in the author’s ON DUBLIN STREET world. This is thirty year old senior fashion buyer Maia MacLeod, and twenty-six year old, professional football goalkeeper Baird McMillan’s story line. HART STREET LANE can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maia and Baird) HART STREET LANE follows in the aftermath of the fallout of Maia MacLeod’s engagement to a man who was unsure of his future or the woman he proclaimed to love. Maia never expected to find herself hiding behind a fake engagement to her best friend Baird McMillan, professional footballer and manwh*re but a man willing to play along in an effort to save Maia’s career. When her boss and co-workers suggested a large fashion campaign for Pennington’s Department store using a soon to be married couple, Maia was broadsided when she discovered she and her ‘fiance’ were about to become the centre of attention, both good and bad, against her approval.

The world building follows several pathways including dysfunctional family dynamics, secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, as Maia and Baird find themselves embroiled in a paparazzi nightmare manifest by jealousy and resentment by co-workers and envious family.

The relationship between Maia and Baird is friends to fake engagement to lovers as our couple must endure the resentment of fellow co-workers, and the intrusive nature of journalist and paparazzi. As their story unfolds, secrets and lies spiral sending the newspapers and the people in charge into a frenzy, threatening any chance of a happily ever after for our story line couple. 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, familiar and often questionable secondary and supporting characters. We are introduced to Maia’s father Logan and step-mother Grace, as well as Baird’s teammates Callan Keen, and John Tessier; Maia’s ex Will, and several co-workers including Hilary, Becky, Liza and Christina. The requisite evil has many faces.

HART STREET LANE is a story of secrets and lies,betrayal and vengeance, jealousy and malevolence, power and control, family and friendships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is edgy and dramatic; the romance is seductive; the characters are charismatic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

Samantha Young is the New York Times,  USA Today  and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of adult contemporary romances, including the On Dublin Street series and Hero, as well as the New Adult duology Into the Deep and Out of the Shallows.  Every Little Thing, the second book in her new Hart’s Boardwalk series, will be published by Berkley in March 2017. Before turning to contemporary fiction, she wrote several young adult paranormal and fantasy series, including the amazon bestselling Tale of Lunarmorte trilogy. Samantha’s debut YA contemporary novel The Impossible Vastness of Us was published by Harlequin TEEN in ebook & hardback June 2017. Play On is an adult contemporary romance and the first in a brand new series set in Scotland. Villain is a companion novella to the New York Times bestselling romance HERO.

Samantha has been nominated for the Goodreads Choice Award 2012 for Best Author and Best Romance for On Dublin Street, Best Romance 2014 for Before Jamaica Lane, and Best Romance 2015 for Hero. On Dublin Street, a #1 bestseller in Germany, was the Bronze Award Winner in the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2013, Before Jamaica Lane the Gold Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2014 and Echoes of Scotland Street the Bronze Medal Winner for the LeserPreis German Readers Choice Awards for Best Romance 2015.

Samantha is currently published in 30 countries and is a #1 international bestselling author.

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The Exception by Vi Keeland -review tour

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The Exception by Vi Keeland -review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 11, 2026

He lives by a set of rules. She might be his one exception.
I just wanted a distraction, something to take the edge off before facing a wedding I was dreading. So on the flight back to New York, I signed up for a dating app. Harmless enough, right?Wrong.

Turns out, it wasn’t just any app—it catered to people with very specific tastes. By the time I realized it, I was already on my date.
Tall, confident, and sinfully handsome, Jagger Langston seemed like the full package. The chemistry between us was instant—electric enough to burn the whole city down. Though things took a turn when we figured out I’d misunderstood who should join the app. We laughed it off, said goodbye, and went our separate ways.
Or so I thought.

Until I walked into my new internship Monday morning, ready to put the weekend behind me, and there he was—my boss.
Now I’m caught between the rules he lives by—and the temptation to make him break every single one of them.

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REVIEW:THE EXCEPTION by Vi Keeland is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, romance story line focusing on thirty-two year old, billionaire businessman Jagger Langston, and twenty-four year old, intern Sutton Holland’s story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives using present day (Sutton) and memories from the past (Jagger), THE EXCEPTION follows Sutton Holland as she begins an internship in New York at the coveted Apex Financial Institution but the introduction of her new temporary boss implodes when Sutton discovers the man who rejected her on a dating app, is the man who is now controlling her future. Jagger Langston likes control, a Dominant both in and out of the bedroom, Jagger struggles with his attraction to our story line heroine, a young woman whose brilliant mind rivals the brilliance of the man himself. As our couple begin to dance around one another, the inevitable attraction begins as a work place romance that will quickly turn into something more but Sutton’s past refuses to let go, and our heroine finds herself on the outside looking in when the man with whom she is falling in love begins to pull away without looking back.

The world building focuses on the ‘forbidden’ relationship between our story line couple as Jagger begins to spiral out of control. As a former US Marine, Jagger struggles with PTSD, and his memories of what was begin to affect his relationship with everyone in his life.

The relationship between Jagger and Sutton begins as a dating app rejection that slowly builds into something more. Interning for Jagger, Sutton finds herself at both an advantage and disadvantage when Jagger’s need for Sutton is often offset by the knowledge probability of a workplace embarrassment. The $ex scenes are intimate and provocative without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters are entertaining and interesting. We are introduced to Sutton’s mother and stepfather, as well as her ex Brendan and his new wife Colette; Sutton’s best friend Miles, as well as several fellow employees who work for or with the man in charge.

THE EXCEPTION is a story of power and control, obsession and conflict, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dramatic and edgy with a definite Fifty Shades of Grey vibe ; the characters are striking, determined and desperate; the romance is seductive and impassioned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Vi Keeland is a native New Yorker with three children that occupy most of her free time, which she complains about often, but wouldn’t change for the world. She is an attorney and a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today Best Selling author. Over the last three years, ten of her titles have appeared on the USA Today Bestseller lists and three on the New York Times Bestseller lists.

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Atlas (Pittsburgh Titans 19) by Sawyer Bennett-review tour

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Atlas (Pittsburgh Titans 19) by Sawyer Bennett-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 13, 2026

As a star left-winger for the Pittsburgh Titans, Atlas Karolak thrives on the ice but keeps his personal life uncomplicated. That all changes when tragedy strikes, pushing him into an unlikely partnership that tests his patience, challenges his heart, and threatens to rewrite everything he thought he knew about love and family.

Playing professional hockey wasn’t just a dream, it was the only one that ever mattered. I’ve worked my whole life for this career, and now that I’m playing for the Pittsburgh Titans, I’m exactly where I want to be. My life feels complete.

Losing my best friend to cancer shatters me in ways I didn’t see coming. And as I’m trying to figure out how to say goodbye, I’m blindsided again—because he’s named me and Maddie St. James as joint guardians of his daughter.

Maddie and I… we’re not friends. We’re barely acquaintances. If I’m oil, she’s water, and we’ve never managed to mix without friction. But for the sake of a little girl who’s already lost too much, we need to find neutral ground and figure out how to co-parent.

Are we capable? I’d like to think so. Are we scared out of our minds? Without a doubt. Can we put our differences aside and work together? Honestly, it depends on the day. But when stress turns into stolen glances, which turn into nights we can’t take back, our partnership gets a whole lot more complicated.

Because what started as obligation is starting to feel a lot like forever.

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REVIEW: ATLAS is the nineteenth instalment in Sawyer Bennett’s contemporary, adult PITTSBURGH TITANS erotic, hockey romance series focusing on the players and management of the Pittsburgh Titan’s professional hockey team. This is winger Atlas Karolak, and social worker Maddie St. James’ storyline. ATLAS can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: A couple of years earlier, a devastating plane crashed claimed all but three members of the Pittsburgh Titans hockey team including owners, coaches and staff. Rebuilding the team, owner Brienne Norcross, offered positions to one-time professional and semi-pro players. These are their stories.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Maddie and Atlas) ATLAS follows in the wake of the death of his best friend Gray Duncan, and the discovery that he has been given co-parental rights, along with Gray’s other best friend Maddie St. James, of Gray’s one year old daughter Grayce, Grayce’s mother died in childbirth, and Maddie has been the only mother Grayce has ever known but pairing Maddie and Atlas together is the proverbial oil and water, neither one expecting their current life predicament. Working together for the love of the child, Maddie struggles to let go, while Atlas battles between head and heart knowing Maddie’s past plays a role in her need for control.

The world building focuses on the embattled relationship between Maddie and Atlas, a relationship wherein Maddie struggles to let go. Unable to trust the man she barely knows, Maddie’s need to protect Grayce becomes paramount in the wake of the death of the little girl’s father. As Atlas prepares for the playoffs, Maddie sees a man who is often gone.

The relationship between Maddie and Atlas begins acrimoniously but our couple is forced to work together in an effort to raise the little girl who has lost the only parent she has ever known. Moving in together pushes our couple together, a move that sees Maddie struggling with the upheaval in her life, she never expected. 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, familiar and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including the return of several members of the Pittsburgh Titans Hockey club: own Brienne Norcross and her husband Drake McGinn, Lucky and Winnie, Coach West, Goalie Kace Elliott, as well as the short but heart breaking introduction of Gray Duncan. Kace Elliott’s story line is next.

ATLAS is a story of grief and loss, family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is emotional, dramatic and intense; the characters are determined and charismatic- Maddie St. James pushed all of my buttons. The romance is seductive and fated.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Since the release of her debut contemporary romance novel, Off Sides, in January 2013, Sawyer Bennett has released more than 30 books and has been featured on both the USA Today and New York Times bestseller lists on multiple occasions.

A reformed trial lawyer from North Carolina, Sawyer uses real life experience to create relatable, sexy stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From new adult to erotic contemporary romance, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

Sawyer likes her Bloody Marys strong, her martinis dirty, and her heroes a combination of the two. When not bringing fictional romance to life, Sawyer is a chauffeur, stylist, chef, maid, and personal assistant to a very active toddler, as well as full-time servant to two adorably naughty dogs. She believes in the good of others, and that a bad day can be cured with a great work-out, cake, or a combination of the two.

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A Hateful Negotiation (Kings of New York 4) by Tijan-review tour

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A Hateful Negotiation (Kings of New York 4) by Tijan-review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 13, 2026

Creighton was a dangerous crime boss with a growing empire. And he’s a psychopath.

He’s also obsessed with Blake.

She wanted a normal life. That meant new friends and a life without Creighton.

Except when Blake moves to New York for her senior year of college, Creighton follows because he knows that danger is close behind. He has always protected Blake, and he always will protect her, even if Blake hates how ruthless Creighton has become for her.

However, once they’re in New York, the dynamics between the two begin to change. Tensions heat up, and soon their chemistry is sizzling beyond what Blake can handle.

That means that their usual back-and-forth has to change, with new rules and a new agreement.

Perhaps this negotiation could be for their happily ever after?

They’ll just need to survive each other first

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REVIEW:A HATEFUL NEGOTIATION is the fourth instalment in Tijan’s contemporary, adult KINGS OF NEW YORK, dark, erotic, Mafia romance series. This is twenty-eight year old, businessman and Mafia boss Creighton ‘Eight’ Lane, and twenty-two year old, college student Blake Green’s story line. A HATEFUL NEGOTIATION can be read as a stand alone with out any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. By way of mention, there is a slight cross-over with the author’s Bennett Mafia series, and the Carter Reed Series.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives ( Creighton and Blake) using present day and memories from the past, A HATEFUL NEGOTIATION focuses on the obsessive relationship and protection of our story line heroine. Blake Green grew up in the foster care system, where she would meet and befriend future mob boss Creighton ‘Eight’ Lane. Creighton immediately became guardian and protector of our story line heroine, so much so, that when Blake was targeted by another faction of the New York mob, Creighton took no prisoners, leaving no one behind but Blake’s new college placement finds a familiarity including the security and guards provided by the man she has always love, a man with whom she struggled to keep from destroying the people she loved. Having crossed territories, threats for past sins, and another target on our heroine’s back, Creighton and his team are preparing for war, a war that no one is going to win.

The world building follows several paths including the protection of a woman who struggles between head and heart, believing she is not worthy of love or her own happily ever after. The diverging heads of the various Mafia families are heading to war, and our heroine is about to become a pawn in winner takes all.

The relationship between Blake and Creighton is a friends to frenemies to lovers in which Crieghton has declared Blake as his own but someone else has fallen in love with our story line hero, and a perceived betrayal will push them out of his life. As Blake struggles with both her need for, and anger towards our story line hero, Blake is well aware, that the world would never survive the wrath of Creighton Lane, should something happen to our story line heroine. The $ex scenes are provocative and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is another large ensemble cast of colorful, familiar and energetic secondary and supporting characters. We are reintroduced to Mafia heads Tristian West ( A Dirty Business), and Ashton Walden (A Cruel Arrangement), Sophie and Pialto; Creighton’s men Levi and Lassiter, as well as the introduction of Yakuza auxiliary and Blake’s roommates, Heath Nogoskeski, Niko, and Marshall Finch.

A HATEFUL NEGOTIATION is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance, power and control, obsession and family, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic,and edgy; the romance is impassioned; the characters are desperate, determined and dangerous.

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Reviewed by Sandy

Tijan is a New York Times Bestselling author that writes suspenseful and unpredictable novels. Her characters are strong, intense, and gut-wrenchingly real with a little bit of sass on the side. Tijan began writing later in life and once she started, she was hooked. She’s written multi-bestsellers including the Carter Reed Series, the Fallen Crest Series, and the Broken and Screwed Series among others. She is currently writing a new YA series along with so many more from north Minnesota where she lives with a man she couldn’t be without and an English Cocker she adores. 

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Death Stream (Freelancer Action 2) by Chase Austin-review

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Death Stream (Freelancer Action Thriller 2) by Chase Austin-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 8, 2026

They pay to watch people die. Millions of dollars per stream. And the ratings are getting higher.Elite operative Axel Monk has seen humanity at its worst, but nothing prepares him for his latest mission: infiltrating an underground network that streams real-time murder to paying audiences. At the heart of this dark web empire sits the Producer, a former Hollywood executive who turns death into high art, and his star performer known only as the Ghost – a killer who has elevated murder into theater.

When a grieving tech billionaire’s daughter falls victim to this twisted streaming service, he hires the mysterious organization known as the Conglomerate to dismantle the network. Monk finds himself in a race against time. With each stream drawing bigger audiences and higher stakes, he must navigate a world where the wealthy bid on human suffering and death is just another form of entertainment.

But as Monk delves deeper into this twisted playground of the elite, he discovers that everyone has something to hide – and some secrets are worth killing to protect. In a world where murder goes viral, the only way to destroy the system might be to become part of it.

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REVIEW: DEATH STREAM is the second instalment in Chase Austin’s contemporary, adult FREELANCER dark, military suspense series focusing on freelance operative Axel Monk.

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

Told from several omniscient third person perspectives (Axel) DEATH STREAM follows Axel Monk as he is contracted by a group known as The Conglomerate to stop and dismantle an underground network that makes millions streaming real-time murders, hundreds of murders, destroying people and villages in the name of entertainment and money. Depraved and sick minded people pay money to watch,never knowing the the truth or the reality of the dead left behind.

The world building is dark and dramatic, following freelance assassin Axel Monk as he becomes the predator, going on the offensive to stop a massacre but Axel would become the prey, targeted for his part in the take down of the man inside.

DEATH STREAM is a graphic, dramatic and dark story of madness and greed. The premise is raw and gritty as the reader is up close and personal with the death and destruction of innocent lives. DEATH STREAM ends on a cliff hanger-you have been warned.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Twitch (War Brothers MC 6) by Bianca Lee Ward-review

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Twitch (War Brothers MC 6) by Bianca Lee Ward-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 6, 2025

I have to make a choice.
The woman I’d die for …
Or the club that saved me …

For years, I’ve watched her. My deadly obsession. I don’t need to be told—I know Milly is too good for me. She’s off limits to me and every other club member. It doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy some harmless flirting. Except, I’ve got no self-control. Especially when it comes to her. Because with every glance, every accidental brush of her hand, I’m pulled deeper into a dangerous game of temptation.

I know I should walk away, especially now that she’s caught the eye of the new doctor she works with. He can offer her the life I never could. I’ve fought battles before, but nothing compares to the war I’m fighting between my heart, my loyalty to the club, and the secrets we’re hiding. But secrets have a way of unraveling. And if anyone finds out I slept with the MC president’s sister, I’ll end up six feet under …

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REVIEW:TWITCH is the sixth instalment in Bianca Lee Ward’s contemporary, adult WAR BROTHERS MC erotic, MC romance series. This is club IT and security brother Reece ‘Twitch’ O’Connah, and ER physician Milly White, sister of club president Bain ‘Reaper’ White. TWITCH can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Twitch and Milly) TWITCH follows the forbidden romance and relationship between club IT and security specialist Reece ‘Twitch’ O’Connah, and ER physician Milly White. Milly White is off limits to the members of the War Brother MC. Her brother and club president Reaper, had made it known that she is under the protection of the club but Milly and Twitch’s attraction to one another is anything but subtle except to the man in charge. All is not well when Twitch’s most recent past refuses to let go, and Milly is about to be pushed to the side when emotional blackmail threatens any chance for a future with the man who controls her heart.

The world building primarily focuses on the forbidden relationship, and the emotional blackmail used against our story line couple. Threats are made, repercussions ensue, and Twitch must make a choice between love, or the MC.

The relationship between Twitch and Milly is one of immediate attraction but Reaper has declared Milly off limits, refusing to accept any of his brothers are good enough for our story line heroine. Twitch is determined to claim Milly as his own but someone else is struggling to let go. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the us of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful and familiar secondary and supporting characters including the return of the previous story line couples. We are introduced to new ER physician Dr. Edward Stanley, and sweet butt Mercedes.

TWITCH is a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and vengeance family and relationships, acceptance and love. The character driven premise is intriguing and emotional; the romance is seductive and fated; the characters are charismatic and determined.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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WOMAN DOWN by Colleen Hoover – review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date January 13, 2026

Her words used to set the page on fire. But a viral backlash over her latest film adaptation forced Petra Rose to take a hiatus, resulting in missed deadlines and an overdue mortgage. Branded a fraud and fame-hungry opportunist, she learned the hard way what happens when the internet turns on you. And she’s been uninspired to write ever since.

Now, with her next suspense novel outlined and savings nearly gone, she retreats to a secluded lakeside cabin, hoping to find inspiration. It’s Petra’s last-ditch attempt to save her career―and herself.
Then he shows up.

Detective Nathaniel Saint arrives with disturbing news, his presence igniting a creativity in her she thought long since burned out. Petra’s words return in a rush, and her fictional cop character begins to mirror the very real cop who’s becoming her muse.
Their “research” sessions blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Each glance, every touch pulls Petra deeper into a world she thought she’d never lose herself in again. She’s never felt more alive. But inspiration this powerful comes at a cost.

When Saint starts taking his role in her career a little too seriously, Petra’s forced to confront the chaos she created. But doing so could cost her more than the reputation she’s been trying to salvage. The reputation the world wrote for her―the reputation only she can reclaim.

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REVIEW: WOMAN DOWN by Colleen Hoover is a contemporary adult, romantic thriller focusing on struggling author Petra Rose.

Told from first person perspective (Petra) WOMAN DOWN follows romantic suspense author Petra Rose in the wake of a publicity nightmare. A film adaptation of one of her novels is marred by controversy and backlash, sending our heroine into a writing spiral and encroaching depression. Hoping to rediscover her muse, Petra Rose schedules a personal and private writing retreat at a lakeside cabin but from the outset reality begins to mimic fiction when the story line takes on a life of its’ own-a sexy detective, a fantasy that comes to life, and a series of misunderstandings and misinterpretations set into motion a best selling novel based on a series of lies and betrayal.

The world building is dramatic and complex as the reality of Petra’s choices become dangerous and dark. Not all is as it appears to be, secrets and lies give way to betrayal and issues of trust as Petra’s words begins to spin a tale stranger than truth. I guessed all of the twists early on.

WOMAN DOWN is a a story of secrets and lies, betrayal and obsession, desperation and determination. The character driven premise is dark, dramatic, intriguing and thrilling; the characters are raw and real. Although the author tries to avoid any comparisons to real life, there is a slight familiarity to recent events

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Reviewed by Sandy

Colleen Hoover is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of several novels, including the bestselling women’s fiction novel It Ends with Us and the bestselling psychological thriller Verity. She has won the Goodreads Choice Award for Best Romance three years in a row—for Confess (2015), It Ends with Us (2016), and Without Merit (2017). Confess was adapted into a seven-episode online series. In 2015, Hoover and her family founded the Bookworm Box, a bookstore and monthly subscription service that offers signed novels donated by authors. All profits go to various charities each month to help those in need. Hoover lives in Texas with her husband and their three boys. Visit www.colleenhoover.com.
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