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A Vow of Ruin (Thornheart Trials 2) by Sherilee Gray-Review Tour

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A Vow of Ruin (Thornheart Trials 2) by Sherilee Gray-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date March 29, 2022.

Iris

It’s the scars you can’t see…

After my last boyfriend tried to kill me, I swore off relationships for life. So why can’t I stop thinking about the dangerous—and completely unstable—alpha of the new wolf pack in town?

Thankfully, my heart isn’t in any danger, because Draven Moreau hates me with a fiery passion.

But when witches start disappearing and the fate of our coven’s magic falls to me, I desperately need his help. Only he doesn’t want anything to do with me…until he does. With a hidden enemy drawing me into their sick and twisted game, Draven suddenly wants me close, whether I like it or not.

As darkness closes in and the horrors of the past are repeated, I’ll have to fight for my life—and a love I’d never dared to hope for.

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REVIEW:A VOW OF RUIN is the second instalment in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary, adult THE THORNHEART TRIALS erotic, paranormal, romance series focusing on the Thornheart sisters-Willow, Iris, Magnolia and Rose. This is witch Iris Thornheart, and Alpha Wolf shifter Draven Moreau’s story line. A VOW OF RUIN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

SOME BACKGROUND: When a young witch reaches a certain age, Mother Nature would call upon the witch to perform a series of unknown tasks culminating in a magical combat trial. If the witch survives, their powers increase exponentially but not everyone is capable of deciphering the clues, and the tasks to be performed.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Draven and Iris) A VOW OF RUIN follows the building but acrimonious relationship between witch Iris Thornheart, and Alpha Wolf shifter Draven Moreau. Over three hundred years earlier Draven Moreau and several members of his wolf pack were trapped by magic to guard an iron dagger, trapped by the witch Draven thought he had loved. Fast forward to present day wherein Draven believes our heroine, Iris Thornheart is the woman who trapped him so very long ago, a woman he vows to destroy but Draven’s inner wolf claims Iris is their mate, and Draven refuses to leave his fate in the hands of someone he cannot trust. Iris Thornheart has been called by Mother Nature but without the help of the other witches, Iris believes she is doomed to fail when several young witches go missing, as the past is determined to arise from the dead. As Draven and Iris battle between head and heart with their unwanted attraction to one another, Iris finds herself caught between the living and the dead, as Draven struggles to save the woman he loves. What ensues is the building romance and relationship between Draven and Iris, and the potential fall-out as the past, present and future collide, in a fight for power and control.

Draven Moreau is unable to accept that Iris Thornheart is not the same woman that condemned his pack to die. With issues of trust, Draven struggles to accept Iris as his mate, issues that will eventually push Iris out of his life. Iris Thornheart has no idea why the Alpha wolf despises the very ground upon which she walks but when the story is revealed, Iris must search for the truth, a search that places Iris in the direct line of fire.

The relationship between Iris and Draven is enemies to lovers; a fated mates relationship in which neither one is willing to go down without a fight, and in which Draven is constantly at odds between killing and protecting the woman with whom he is falling in love. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and supernatural secondary and supporting characters: Witches Rose, Magnolia, and Willow Thornheart, her mate Hellhound alpha /Devil Dog’s MC President Warrick, and their mother Daisy, Aunt Elswyth, fox shifter and Willow’s familiar Ren; Magnolia’s crow familiar Bram; Iris’s familiar Nia; Rose’s vampire friend Ronan; wolf shifters Asher, Dirk, Ebony. The requisite evil has many faces. Rose and Ronan’s storyline is next.

A VOW OF RUN is a detailed and complex story of power and control, betrayal and vengeance, magic and evil, acceptance and love. The premise is twisted, haunting, and enchanting; the romance is spirited and provocative; the characters are compelling, powerful, wounded and strong.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one A CURSE IN DARKNESS

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Sherilee’s always had a big (some say warped) imagination, and as a kid scared herself conjuring up horror stories full of ghosts and other terrifying creatures. She never dreamed of actually writing down any of those wonderful imaginary people or places, not until many years later when her sister introduced her to the wondrous world of romance novels, and her very large book collection.

She’s pleased to say, she still has the big imagination… only now her characters are chasing their happily ever after.

Sherilee Gray is a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful New Zealand with her husband and their two children. When she isn’t writing sexy, edgy contemporary and paranormal romance, searching for her next alpha hero on Pinterest, or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky Road chocolate in the other.

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A Curse in Darkness by Sherilee Gray-Review Tour

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A Curse in Darkness (Thornheart Trials 1) by Sherilee Gray-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 29, 2021.

Willow

I once faced evil…and lost.

With the fate of my family—and our magic—suddenly in my hands, I vow to protect them no matter what. But the coven trials have claimed many witches, and vanquishing malevolent spirits, while hunting a possessed hellhound on a killing spree, is far more than I bargained for.

Now the hellhound’s domineering alpha is shadowing me. More beast than man, Warrick both tempts and terrifies. Still, I can’t resist our overwhelming attraction and when a twisted enemy makes their move and I’m faced with an impossible choice, I need him more than ever.

But fortune is fickle, and in a world full of monsters, falling in love can be hazardous to your health—and your heart.

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REVIEW:A CURSE IN DARKNESS is the first instalment in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary, adult THE THORNHEART TRIALS erotic, paranormal romance series focusing on the Thornheart sisters-Willow, Iris, Magnolia and Rose. The Thornheart Trials is a spin off from the author’s KNIGHT’S OF HELL series. This is the eldest sister, twenty-six year old witch Willow Thornheart, and Hellhound alpha /Devil Dog’s MC President Warrick ‘s story line.

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

Told from dual first person perspectives (Warrick and Willow) A CURSE IN DARKNESS follows twenty-six year old witch Willow Thornheart, who has been tasked by the ‘Mother’ to face uncertain trials in order for our heroine to reach her full potential and powers as a witch, but something evil has taken possession of a young girl, and her mother is desperate for any kind of help. When last seen at the hellhound compound, said young girl was no longer with the living, and the evil spirit is destroying and killing everything in its’ wake. Enter Hellhound alpha Warrick, and the man with whom Willow will fall in love. As Willow struggles with the numerous tasks forced upon her on a daily basis, our heroine finds herself presented with several offers, offers that come with a caveat possibly too hard to resist, including the much needed help for someone else. What ensues is the building relationship between Warrick and Willow; the hunt for an evil spirit possessing the local supernatural powers, and the fall-out as the Thornheart family are targeted in an act of betrayal and revenge.

Approximately one year earlier Willow was tortured in an effort to take down the Knights of Hell, and in the ensuing time, lived with the guilt that nearly destroyed her life, and the lives of the KoH. Rescued and healed by our story line hero, Willow has never forgiven herself for what happened or why. Fast forward to present day, and the reminders of the past, both physical and emotional, threaten to destroy our leading couple.

Willow Thornheart is the ‘Keeper’ of the Coven, but never expected her trials to be so dangerous and dark but the number of demonic possessions and deadly attacks has increased, and with each successful take down, another task quickly appears. With Warrick by her side, Willow battles between head and heart when someone she loves becomes the next victim of a demonic possession, a victim Willow is hesitant to destroy. Warrick believes himself to be incapable of love having been born from the fires of H*ll. Desperately needing to claim his mate, Warrick vows his protection of, and allegiance to a woman who refuses to accept they were made for one another but along the way, must take control of the monster trying to destroy the woman with whom he will fall in love.

The relationship between Warrick and Willow is one of fated mates. Warrick knows Willow is his mate, having waited over a thousand years to find the female created for him but Willow, like Warrick, doesn’t believe in love, and in this, struggles with Warrick’s need for, and attraction to our story line heroine. Warrick is getting desperate to claim Willow as his mate but the numerous attempts on her life threaten the safety of everyone in the direct line of fire, and Warrick is determined to take down anyone who stands in his way or threatens the life of his fated mate. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, passionate and intense but I dislike the use of a certain four-letter word.

There is a large colorful, energetic, magical and powerful cast of tight knit secondary and supporting characters: Willow’s sisters Iris, Magnolia and Rose: their mother Daisy, Aunt Elswyth, fox shifter and Willow’s familiar nineteen year old, Ren, Magnolia’s crow familiar Bram; Daisy’s owl familiar Arthur; several Hellhound pack members-Warrick’s Lieutenant Jagger, Lothar, Edric,Fender, Maddox; Knights of Hell Chaos, Relic, vampire Ronan, as well as local witches Cora, Clayton, and Isaac, and the Hellhound’s creator Lucifer. The requisite evil has many faces.

A CURSE IN DARKNESS is a detailed and complex story line of betrayal and revenge, power and control, fated mates, struggle, jealousy, rage, understanding and love. A CURSE IN DARKNESS reveals some of the history of the Thornheart family, their powerful magic, their connection to the elements, their animal ‘familiars’, and the local supernatural community both for and against the Thornheart family. The fast paced premise is exciting, action packed, dramatic and intense; the romance is energetic, fated and erotic; the characters are powerful, determined and dynamic.

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Reviewed by Sandy

 

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Sherilee’s always had a big (some say warped) imagination, and as a kid scared herself conjuring up horror stories full of ghosts and other terrifying creatures. She never dreamed of actually writing down any of those wonderful imaginary people or places, not until many years later when her sister introduced her to the wondrous world of romance novels, and her very large book collection.

She’s pleased to say, she still has the big imagination… only now her characters are chasing their happily ever after.

Sherilee Gray is a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful New Zealand with her husband and their two children. When she isn’t writing sexy, edgy contemporary and paranormal romance, searching for her next alpha hero on Pinterest, or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky Road chocolate in the other.

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Knight’s Retribution (Knights of Hell 6) by Sherilee Gray-review

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Knight’s Retribution (Knights of Hell 6) by Sherilee Gray-review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date May 28, 2021

Rocco thought he knew pain and sacrifice… until demons dragged his female to the depths of Hell. Knowing he failed to protect her — and that her fate is in the hands of pure evil — is driving him to madness. With time running out, he’ll do anything to bring her home; even embrace the unrelenting inner darkness he’s fought his entire life.

Each day Kyler prays for death but there is no mercy in Hell. Lucifer’s twisted son Diemos controls her every waking hour, waiting for her dormant powers to finally unleash so he can use them himself. Sweet dreams of Rocco are her only escape — but only in her wildest fantasies did she imagine him walking through the fires of Hell to save her.

Now Diemos will stop at nothing to get Kyler back. A brutal war is coming, and to survive, everyone will have to fight. Win or die — there is no second chance for the Knights and their mates.

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REVIEW:KNIGHT’S RETRIBUTION is the sixth instalment in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary, adult KNIGHTS OF HELL erotic, dystopian, paranormal/fantasy romance series focusing on a group of demon hunters known as the Knights of Hell, warriors whose birth was ordained by the mating of angels and demons. This is half-angel/half-demon Rocco, and Demi-demon Kyler’s story line. KNIGHT’S RETRIBUTION can be read as a stand alone but I recommend reading the series in order as their is an ongoing premise throughout.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Rocco and Kyler) KNIGHT’S RETRIBUTION focuses on the rescue and recovery of Rocco’s mate Kyler, Knight of Hell Tobias and Tobias’ mate Scarlett. Rocco’s mate had been abducted and held prisoner in H*ll by Lucifer’s son Diemos. Diemos had fallen for our story line heroine but his methods of control are dangerous and abusive. Believing herself broken, Kyler struggles with her freedom and recovery following Rocco’s rescue, but Diemos isn’t one to give up, and the Knights of Hell, along with their mates, prepare for a war they had never wanted to fight. What ensues is the rebuilding romance and relationship between Rocco and Kyler, and the potential fall-out as the Knights must face the prince of the Underworld in an effort to save the women they love.

Kyler has been broken by Lucifer’s son. She relives the abuse and torture on a daily basis, the PTSD affecting her relationship with the man that she loves but Kyler has yet to come into her powers, powers that can be used when the Knights and their mates face down Diemos and his demons from H*ll. Rocco has been desperate to rescue his mate but as a half-angel Rocco is unable to pass through the gates of H*ll. In an effort to bring home the woman he loves, Rocco must remove the mark of his angel, and face down the brother he once thought was lost.

The relationship between Rocco and Kyler is one of fated love. Rocco knows Kyler is his intended/fated mate but Kyler has yet to come into her powers, powers that will have to be forced in order for our heroine to protect herself against future harm. Kyler abuse at the hands of Lucifer’s son has left our heroine with issues of trust, and in this, she struggles to accept the man who has promised to guard and protect her with all of his heart. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic, and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

There is a large ensemble cast of colorful, energetic and dynamic secondary and supporting characters including all of the previous story line couples as well as Lucifer and his handmaiden Roxy; Diemos; Knight of Hell Silas, and witch Willow.

KNIGHT’S RETRIBUTION is a story of power and abuse, obsession and control, family, relationships, friendships and love. The fast paced and action packed premise is edgy, dramatic and intense; the romance is seductive and captivating; the characters are spirited and impassioned-the heroines are strong,tenacious and enthusiastic. KNIGHT’S RETRIBUTION is an imaginative and moving addition to the Knights of H*ll series.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Knight’s Redemption
Knight’s Salvation
Demon’s Temptation
Knight’s Dominion
Knight’s Absolution

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Reviewed by Sandy

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KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION (Knights of Hell 5) by Sherilee Gray-a review

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KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION (Knights of Hell #5) by Sherilee Gray-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date Nov ember 19, 2020

Loyal and deadly, Gunner has fought tirelessly alongside his brothers in the war between Heaven and Hell for the one reward he craves: a beloved mate of his own. But darkness snatched her away. Now she haunts his dreams, and his longing for a female lost to him forever is tormenting him to the edge of sanity.

Luna risked everything to help the brutal warrior who should be her enemy—and lost. Now trapped in a cell and punished relentlessly for her betrayal, her wish for death is bested only by an intense desire for the man she cannot have. When he finds and rescues her, it awakens a part of her she never knew existed.

But the monster who held her captive will stop at nothing to get Luna and her powers back, and those she loves most are in terrible danger.

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REVIEW:  KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION is the fifth instalment in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary, adult KNIGHTS OF HELL erotic, dystopian, paranormal/fantasy romance series focusing on a group of demon hunters known as the Knights of Hell, warriors whose birth was ordained by the mating of angels and demons. This is dhampir Luna, and half-demon/half-angel Knight of Hell Gunner. KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary.

NOTE: KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION contains scenes of graphic violence that may not be suitable for more sensitive readers.

Told from third person perspective KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION follows the building relationship between dhampir Luna, and half-demon/half-angel Knight of Hell Gunner. Since the day Chaos’s mate Grace was rescued and returned by a mysterious stranger Gunner couldn’t stop thinking about the female he believed to be his mate but something or someone was holding her hostage in Hell, and it was Luna’s pain and suffering that Gunner felt every time he went to sleep. Rescuing Luna meant Gunner’s chance at his own happily ever after but Luna’s life had been filled with torture and pain, and Gunner would have to be patient with his new found mate. What ensues is the building relationship between Gunner and Luna, and the potential fall-out as Luna’s captor comes back for his prize.

Luna has never known anything but torture and pain since the day ‘Sir’ killed her mother, and took her and her brother Ronan hostage for their power, and his control. Believing dhampir’s were emotionless and without a heart, Luna had no idea t the overwhelming feelings and emotions that were about to take over her life with the man with whom she would fall in love. Gunner is a Knight of Hell, and along with his brothers, their nightly battle with Hell’s demons now meant protecting the woman that called to his heart but Gunner would quickly learn that Luna is not without some power of her own, and our heroine is determined to take down the man that destroyed her life.

Meanwhile, we learn a little more about the fate of former Knight of Hell Tobias, and his mate Scarlett, as well as Rocco’s missing mate Kyler. ‘Sir’ has been busy amassing a collection of prisoners, prisoners he tortures for his power and pleasure.

The relationship between Gunner and Luna is one of fated mates. Luna is naïve to many things yet well versed in others but her relationship with Gunner brings on new feelings and emotions, of which she struggles to understand and accept. Gunner knows immediately that Luna is his mate but our heroine needs time to heal and accept that she is now protected by the Knights, as one of their own. The $ex scenes are passionate and intense, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic, language and text.

Once again, there is a large ensemble cast of colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters including Chaya and Brent (Demons Temptation #3), Chaya’s sister Mia Westbrook and her demon hunting mate Zenon (Knight’s Salvation #2), Eve and Lazarus (Knight’s Redemption #1), Chaos and Grace (Knight’s Dominion #4), Kryos, Rocco, Silas, Tobias, James, as well as Lucifer, Diemos , Luna’s brother Ronan, and their captor ‘Sir’.

KNIGHT’S ABSOLUTION is a fast paced, dark and dramatic story line. The premise is emotional and powerful; the characters are impassioned and determined; the romance is fated and sensual. Another wonderful addition to Gray’s KNIGHTS OF HELL.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews
Knight’s Redemption
Knight’s Salvation
Demon’s Temptation
Knight’s Dominion

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Solitary Man (Smith Brothers 1 & 3) by Sherilee Gray-Review tour

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Solitary Man / Mountain Man (Smith Brothers  3 and 1) by Sherilee Gray-Review tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date August 6, 2020.

WIFE WANTED.

Something compelled me to reply, and with every email we exchanged, I fell harder for Cash Smith.

Only my new husband isn’t what I expected. He watches me, silent and hungry, like he wants to own every part of me. And when he shares that he’s never been with a woman, I’m determined to show him his raw hunger for me is exactly what we both need.

But he’s still guarding his heart—and when secrets are revealed, our fragile love is threatened. How can I build a future with my solitary man, when our beginning was built on lies?

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REVIEW:SOLITARY MAN is the third instalment in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary, adult SMITH BROTHERS erotic romance series focusing on the Smith family who live and work in the Colorado Rockies. This is pilot and builder Cash Smith, and erotic romance writer Riley Lewis’s story line. SOLITARY MAN can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story lines is revealed where necessary. Cash Smith is the cousin of Hank and Beau (Smith Brother 1 & 2).

Told from dual first person perspectives (Cash and Riley) SOLITARY MAN follows the building relationship between pilot and builder Cash Smith, and erotic romance writer Riley Lewis. Like his cousin Beau, Cash Smith placed an online ad looking for a wife never expecting to fall in love but Cash’s online ‘dating’ with Riley Lewis was built upon a lie, a lie Cash believes will destroy any chance of a future with the woman with whom he is falling in love.

Riley Lewis is on the run, running from a past that refuses to let go. Marrying Cash Smith gave Riley a chance for a future but Cash’s inexperience and his continuous withdrawals finds our heroine struggling to believe if there is any future between them. Cash Smith has no experience with the opposite sex, in fact, our hero has no idea where to begin, or how to act with our story line heroine. If not for his cousin Landon Smith, Cash believes Riley would never have agreed to marry.

The relationship between Riley and Cash begin as an online meeting when Riley replied to an ad for a wife. Believing Cash was a talkative, romantic at heart Riley will quickly learn that the man that she married is not the man with whom she had been having an online relationship. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The secondary and supporting characters include Cash’s cousins Hank and his wife Birdie (Mountain Man #1), Beau and his wife Freya (Wild Man #2), their cousin Landon Smith, as well as the numerous children between the original brothers.

SOLITARY MAN is a quick read; a story of family, loneliness, desperation and love . The familiar premise is entertaining; the romance is sensitive and imaginative; the characters are charming.

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Reviewed by Sandy

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MOUNTAIN MAN
Smith Brothers #1
by Sherilee Gray
Release Date: November 2017
Genre:adult, contemporary, erotic, romance

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Hank Smith saved my life, carrying me through a blizzard to his mountain cabin. He doesn’t like strangers, and he doesn’t like leaving his sanctuary. Now I’m trapped here with him until the snow melts.

I see him looking at me. He tries to hide behind a gruff exterior, but I see the longing and the heat burning in his eyes. I know he wants me, and I can’t resist him. I want to feel those big, rough hands all over my body.

But once he’s unleashed his raw, barely tried desire on me, will I be able to leave my mountain man behind, or will he make me his?

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REVIEW:MOUNTAIN MAN is the first instalment in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary adult SMITH BROTHERS erotic, romance series of novellas. This is twenty –seven year old Hank Smith, and library employee Birdie Winters’ story line.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Hank and Birdie) MOUNTAIN MAN follows the building relationship between twenty –seven year old Hank Smith, and Birdie Winters. Like his twin brother Beau, Hank Smith lives alone on the side of a mountain but an injured hiker finds Hank rescuing Birdie Winters, the woman with whom our hero will fall in love. What ensues in the quick building romance and relationship between Birdie and Hank, and the potential fall-out as Birdie’s time on the mountain draws to a close.

Hank Smith has lived alone most of his adult life having very limited experience with the opposite $ex. With Birdie Winters by his side, our hero quickly succumbs to passion and the art of seduction, falling for the woman who is about to break his heart. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are introduced to Hank’s brother Beau, but otherwise, the story line focuses on our couple and nothing else.

MOUNTAIN MAN is a quick read; a story of intense attraction, and one man’s fantasies that have come true. The world building and character building are limited although Hank discovers that life without Birdie is painful and wrong. The fast paced premise is entertaining; the romance is spicy; the characters are colorful and energetic.

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Sherilee’s always had a big (some say warped) imagination, and as a kid scared herself conjuring up horror stories full of ghosts and other terrifying creatures. She never dreamed of actually writing down any of those wonderful imaginary people or places, not until many years later when her sister introduced her to the wondrous world of romance novels, and her very large book collection.

She’s pleased to say, she still has the big imagination… only now her characters are chasing their happily ever after.

Sherilee Gray is a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful New Zealand with her husband and their two children. When she isn’t writing sexy, edgy contemporary and paranormal romance, searching for her next alpha hero on Pinterest, or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky Road chocolate in the other.

 

 

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Spark (Boosted Hearts 3.5) by Sherilee Gray-a review

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Spark (Boosted Hearts 3.5) by Sherilee Gray-a review

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date December 5, 2019

Dex Colton has had enough. Being a Marine no longer on active duty and in desperate need of job was one thing. Living in a new city and working for his estranged family is another. But his brother about to marry his ex girlfriend? At Christmas, the very worst time of the year? Hell no. The only gift he wants right now is for the world to leave him alone. Until the day he visits a hole in the wall bar and sees… her.

It took more courage than she thought possible, but Hattie Sutton finally left behind a career she never wanted, and parents intent on squashing her every dream. Now she’s in a brand new city, with a cute apartment and her dream job as a graphic designer. Absolutely nothing is going to distract her from her new path… certainly not the sexiest man-mountain she’d ever laid eyes on. Or one sizzling hot night in his arms.

Both are sure they’ll never see each other again. But neither factored in a little Christmas magic… or the meddling Colton family…

Spark is a sexy Christmas novella.

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REVIEW:SPARK is the latest novella (3.5) in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary, adult BOOSTED HEARTS erotic, romance series. This is former Marine/auto mechanic Dex Colton, and former attorney/interior designer Hattie Sutton’s story line. SPARK can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty .Any important information from the previous instalments is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual third person perspectives (Hattie and Dex) SPARK follows the building relationship between former Marine/auto mechanic Dex Colton, and former attorney/interior designer Hattie Sutton. Hattie Sutton left her old life in Phoenix behind, tired of her parents controlling every aspect of her life. Starting anew in Los Angeles as a business partner in a local graphic design firm, our heroine has no desire to tie herself down to one man including the man with whom she will fall in love. Enter former Marine, and mechanic Dex Colton. What ensues is the building but back and forth relationship between Hattie and Dex, and the potential fall-out as Hattie refuses to settle in the wake of Dex’s proclamation of love.

The relationship between Dex and Hattie begins as an almost one-night stand, almost because Hattie is a bit of a runner when things begin to overwhelm. Several times our heroine ‘runs’ at the first sign of ‘something more’ including Dex’s declaration of love. Dex Colton, on the other hand, knows first hand the heart break and pain of betrayal, rejection and loss. Willing to test the waters of his own happily ever after, our hero quickly learns that the woman with whom he has fallen in love isn’t willing to give love a chance. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and intense.

There is a large ensemble cast of secondary and supporting characters. We are reintroduced to Hugh and Shay (Swerve #1), Joe and Darcey (Spin #2), Adam and Lucy (Spin #3), as well as Dex’s brother Zane, and his ex-girlfriend Chloe.

SPARK is a quick read; a fast paced novella focusing on one woman’s desire to be independent under any circumstance, and one man’s struggle to find love and his own happily ever after. The premise is entertaining; the characters are colorful and energetic; the romance is heavy and hot but I struggled with Hattie’s continuous need to run every time Dex attempts a more serious relationship.

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MEANT FOR YOU (Rocktown Ink 3) by Sherilee Gray-Review & Giveaway tour

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MEANT FOR YOU (Rocktown Ink #3) by Sherilee Gray-Review & Giveaway tour

MEANT FOR YOU
Rocktown Ink #3
by Sherilee Gray
Release Date: October 30 2019
Genre: adult, contemporary, erotic, romance,

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date October 30, 2019

At twelve years old, I was torn from my family.

At fourteen I met her: my reason to draw breath.

One look into Everly Williams’s big brown eyes and I knew I’d do anything to protect her. And for eight years I did. She was my world. My best friend.

But afraid I’d lose her, I held on too tight. Became a dark cloud blocking her sun. So I did what I needed to, and walked away. I hurt us both.

Now I’m home, and need Everly back in my life. Only everything is different. We’re different. My body burns for her when she’s near. And after one explosive kiss, I know she feels it too. I’ll do whatever it takes to earn her trust again.

Because I don’t want what we had before. I want it all…for a lifetime.

A best friend’s to lovers romance in the sexy new Rocktown Ink series.

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REVIEW: MEANT FOR YOU is the third instalment in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary, adult ROCKTOWN INK erotic, romance series. This is twenty-four year old, tattoo artist Dane Calero, and twenty-two year old, ranch hand Everly Williams’ story line. MEANT FOR YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous story line is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Dane and Everly) MEANT FOR YOU follows the friends to lovers relationship between tattoo artist Dane Calero, and ranch hand Everly Williams. At twelve years of age, following the death of her parents, Everly Williams landed in foster care where she would be friended by Dane Calero, a fourteen year old boy would become her guardian and protector until Everly found herself taken in by an aunt she never met, an aunt whose rigid viewpoints continue to affect Everly to present day. Having kept in close contact over the years, Dane suddenly disappeared leaving Everly alone without the boy she once knew. Fast forward to present day wherein Everly has moved to Dane’s hometown in an effort to pick up the pieces of her broken heart, working the ranch owned by Dane’s brother Cal . What ensues is the rebuilding friendship, relationship and romance between Dane and Everly, and the potential fall-out as Dane’s jealousy and anger threaten his new found friendship with the woman he loves.

Everly Williams was destroyed when her best friend disappeared out of her life. Months would pass before Everly was able to move on with her life, but moving on meant giving up on her friendship with Dane Calero. A bit naïve and innocent Everly would struggle with past relationships, relationships that paled compared to her love for our story line hero. Dane had never intended to break Everly’s heart. Their friendship was something Dane had always cherished but Dane’s issues with anger (aka hothead) meant Dane had to walk away from the woman he loved.

The relationship between Dane and Everly is a friends to lovers; a second chance friendship wherein Dane must come to terms with the people in Everly’s life including the male friends and possible lovers she met while Dane was away. Dane Calero is a man who struggles with issues of anger control, and in this he takes protecting Everly over the top when someone from her past pushes Dane over the edge. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

We are reintroduced to Dane’s brother Cal and his wife Cassie (Beg for You #1),Bull and Quinn (Sin for You #2), tattoo artist Trix, Grifter aka Riff, as well as the introduction of Everly’s friend Lila, her aunt Julia, and ex-boyfriends Martin Renshaw and Tanner Rogers.

MEANT FOR YOU is a story of family, friendships, second chances and love. The premise is engaging and captivating; the characters are colorful and energetic; the romance is seductive.

Reading Order and Previous Reviews

Beg For You
Sin For You
Meant for You

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Sherilee Gray is a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful New Zealand with her husband and their two children. When she isn’t writing sexy, edgy contemporary and paranormal romance, searching for her next alpha hero on Pinterest, or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky Road chocolate in the other.

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Sin For You (Rocktown Ink #2) by Sherilee Gray-Review Tour

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Sin For You (Rocktown Ink #2) by Sherilee Gray-Review Tour

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ABOUT THE BOOK: Release Date September 5, 2019

My best friend’s sister is back in town, and while she’s here, she’s under my protection. Quinn Parker had her heart broken, and I’ll make sure no one hurts her again.

But when she starts looking around for a hot, no-strings distraction, I can’t stand back and do nothing. No one is touching this vibrant beauty…but me.

She’s the woman of my dreams, but Quinn wants a good time, not a long time. We play by her rules: no one finds out, no one gets hurt.

I have to keep it casual because an ex-con like me can’t offer her forever…even if I want so much more.

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REVIEW: SIN FOR YOU is the second instalment in Sherilee Gray’s contemporary, adult ROCKTOWN INK erotic, romance series. This is thirty-two year old, bar owner /tattoo artist Logan ‘Bull’ Calero, and twenty-six year old, waitress Quinn Parker’s story line. SIN FOR YOU can be read as a stand alone without any difficulty. Any important information from the previous instalment is revealed where necessary.

Told from dual first person perspectives (Quinn and Bull) SIN FOR YOU follows the best friend’s little sister trope. Quinn Parker has no luck when it comes to her love life having four failed relationship end after finding her significant other(s) in the arms of other women. Returning home to Rocktown, Montana Quinn finds herself working for her brother’s best friend Logan ‘Bull’ Calero, a man who stirs something deep within our story line heroine.

Logan Calero doesn’t do relationships, believing himself not worthy of love or affection, especially a relationship with the woman that calls to his heart. Trying to keep his distance is futile as every man eyes what Logan desires to claim as his own but claiming Quinn means betraying a man to whom he made a promise to protect and defend. What ensues is the back and forth, hot and cold, building relationship and love between Quinn and Bull, and the potential fall-out as their time together comes to a close.

Quinn knows her time in Rocktown is temporary but secretly hopes her ‘friends with benefits’ relationship with Bull Calero turns into something more. A series of misunderstandings and miscommunications find our couple at odds in an attempt to understand their emotions and feelings towards one another. Hoping to keep their ‘affair’ a secret, Quinn makes Bull promise to keep silent about their time together, a promise that is increasingly difficulty as the heart wants what it cannot have. The $ex scenes are intimate, erotic and passionate, without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.

The colorful and energetic secondary and supporting characters include Bull’s cousin Joel ‘Cal’ Calero and Cass (Beg For You #1), Cal’s brother Dane, as well as Quinn’s brother Mason. Both Dane and Mason are struggling in their personal lives, struggles I hope will be addressed in the future.

SIN FOR YOU is a story of forbidden romance; a best friend’s younger sister story of unrequited love and attraction but an attraction that grows deeper with each encounter. The character driven premise is engaging and inviting; the romance is spicy and sexy; the characters are wounded but surviving. SIN FOR YOU is an edgy and dramatic addition to the author’s ROCKTOWN INK series.

Click HERE for Sandy’s review of book one BEG FOR YOU

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Reviewed by Sandy

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Sherilee Gray is a kiwi girl and lives in beautiful New Zealand with her husband and their two children. When she isn’t writing sexy, edgy contemporary and paranormal romance, searching for her next alpha hero on Pinterest, or fueling her voracious book addiction, she can be found dreaming of far off places with a mug of tea in one hand and a bar of Cadburys Rocky Road chocolate in the other.

NOTE: The Reading Cafe is not responsible for the giveaway. If you have any questions, please contact the author.

Sherilee Gray is giving away a $20 Amazon gift card! Head to her Facebook Author Page to enter: https://www.facebook.com/SherileeGrayAuthor/

 

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