BuckeyeAngel's Book Reviews, Travels and Other Interests

Christopher's daughter, Luciana, is his all. Her mom is Eva. Eva's father is an arms dealer. The whole family is killed by a rival's attack. Christopher and Luciana survive. I loved all the twists and turns in Christopher's life and at the end, he found true happiness. I wasn't really sure I'd enjoy this story, but ended up loving it. It had great characters, a great plot and a great overall story. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Chris Kringle has recently taken over the family business, Santa’s Village. One day he notices a new “elf” yet he knows she’s not the one that was hired. After meeting Leah Ward, he’s struck in a way that he’s never been struck before. Chris’s straight-forward perception of his feelings for her overwhelms Leah at first, but she can’t help but feel the same pull. This was a short and sweet story. Chris’s feelings after just a few hours had me cringing a bit, even for a novella, but the fact that it threw Leah for a loop was the saving grace. I’d recommend it to anyone that likes sweet contemporaries with some holiday magic. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Sloane Barrett is a teacher at a privileged high school. She has been getting threatening emails and calls, but when she catches someone in her house, she turns to her best friend’s fiance and his security company for help. There she runs into Ciaran Ross, a man she met at her friend’s engagement party but ran from the attraction. When Ciaran sees Sloane and hears everything she’s been going through, he insists on being in charge of her case. From the moment he saw her, he knew he wanted her, but he refuses to cross that line with a client, until she becomes too much to resist. This was a really fast-paced story that drew me in from the beginning. I loved all aspects of both Sloane and Ciaran. I loved their interactions with each other as they drew closer. They each had serious inner-turmoil they needed to overcome to find happiness. The only complaint I would have is that the author described a lot of what the characters said as murmurs. This is just a pet peeve of mine, but it di

Victoria is an author and a motivational speaker on women finding their own power. She had her heart broken and was looking to get her revenge. Parker was the man who broke her heart and she just walked into his restaurant. All the twists and turns in this story were great. I read most of it in one sitting. I just couldn't stop until the end. I loved it. Excellent plot and overall story and characters. I highly recommend it. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

June Coffin was a siren and in hiding. Sam Haain is leader of the paranormal alliance and insisted June got a thorough education on paranormals. June was sent to talk to the vampires as the alliance needed their help on a mission. Sam had rescued June and her brother Jason and Micho from the institute. Sam wanted to eventually take down the institute. June went through a lot, which made this story. It was riveting. I liked the story and plot and loved the characters. I recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Demetri has three days to himself on his custom-built yacht. Then he would purpose to Christina, as she would do what he wants. Rania had tried to free her uncle from prison and ended up stowed away on Demetri's yacht, but two gun men were also there. Now she needed Demetri to go along that they were married. This was an excellent story. I loved the ups and downs of the story. I loved for Rania to finally want to settle and to have found happiness. Demetri also went through ins and outs to find love. I loved the overall story as well as the plot and characters. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Dawson has been working in New Orleans on putting an end to the biggest human trafficking ring in the country. He works for the FBI. Abby was a digital forensics investigator and the girl who had shattered Dawson's heart. Now he was reassigned to the FBI office back home. I loved this story. It had everything in it: Intrigue, Danger, Drama and Romance. I loved the characters, plot, and overall story. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Holly's mom had married well and Holly had a step-brother who she didn't think liked her until they became lovers. Cat bumps into the CEO of Sterling Tech, the biggest competitor of Google. He wants Cat to let him know how she's doing. Then he offers Cat a job and to be his pretend girlfriend. Indie finds out she's pregnant and wasn't completely pleased because of the tension in the household with Brad's drinking. Some of the stories were better than others, but still was a good collection of stories. They had good plots and characters. I would recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Neiva is staying with her grandmother for her senior year at Spirit Alaska. She was approaching her 17th birthday, which was celebrating a special rite of passage on Spirit. She also had a crush on her friend Nate, who had changed drastically since she saw him last, until she saw the mysterious Darius. A truly EPIC story. I really enjoyed going on Neiva's journey with her. She proved her loyalty and honor in coming above many obstacles. It was a great overall story with a great plot and characters. I highly recommend it. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Amber loved Kale, but nobody had heard from him and he was declared MIA. This was an excellent novella, telling all in this one story. and through it all Amber remained true to her belief in herself. I loved the characters, the overall story and the plot. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Iris was a pre-school teacher, as was her friend Kara. They taught at the same school. Iris wasn't paying attention and almost got hit by a motorcycle driven by Thane, who happened to have been her first love and she hadn't seen him in five years. For being a novella, it was good, just a little quick. I enjoyed it. The overall story, plot and characters were really good. I recommend it. I would like to read more from this author but complete novels. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Rafe was a tiger shifter. He had been with Callie first in Dallas. Now she was his brother's true pregnant mate and Rafe was still affected by it. Rafe went to a small cafe and helped the server, Jax. It was a great novella. The characters and plot were great for it being short. Everything came together. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Lucy is rushing with Allgra, her best friend, to class, literally running into Tomas, as she wasn't paying attention. Tomas was a transfer student from Prague. I loved all the characters, as well as the plot and overall story. I loved the twists that both Lucy and Tomas went through to find happiness and love. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review

Ari was a wedding planner. When at one of her weddings, a man made unwanted advances. Another man came to Ari's rescue. His name was Dane. This was an excellent plot and overall story. I loved the characters. I couldn't put the book down until I finished it. The twists and turns for Dane, as well as Ari, were just so perfectly orchestrated and overcome. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Rosie worked as a charitable fundraiser manager and had sent Marcus Rosemann, who was a major donor for the charity, a letter meant for her best friend Joe. Then Marcus showed up at her place of work. From there they made an agreement that changed her life. It had an excellent plot. I loved all the twists and turns that Rosie and Marcus faced and in the end, rose above to find happiness. I loved the other characters also. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

One month before her senior year was over, Ashley met the love of her life Scott. Scott was a guitarist and he loved Ashley back. I loved the twists and turns of this story. It was excellent. The ups and downs kept you reading to see what happened next. Scott and Ashley were awesome characters as were the rest of the characters. I loved the story and highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Jordana's sister Lucee had called her and left her a frantic voicemail, so Jordana went to find out what was wrong. When she got there, she found out Lucee wanted her to stand in for her at a charity auction. Jordana agreed to do this. Jordana modeled a beautiful necklace and Logan told her he must have it. I loved this story and the overall plot. The characters were great, especially Jordana. I loved how she handled herself especially through all the changes she went through to find happiness. I highly recommend to anyone that likes this genre. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

 Jamie is met at the airport by Sugar Darling. He was not happy about that even though he was attracted to her. Sugar was fascinated by Jamie, but she felt Jamie had taken an instant dislike to her as soon as they met. Jamie worked with K2 Special Services. He was also an ex-SEAL. Jamie kept a very tight reign on his life. After one tragic day in his life, he totally remade himself. Yet, Sugar made him want to act like the old him. This was an excellent story and plot. The twists and turns throughout the book were excellent. The changes both main character went through were great to read. The other characters were also great. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Jason Ayers is a surgeon and the pack doctor. Lately he has been dealing with the rage of not being able to treat his pack mates with human technology. To handle his rage, he's been going to fight clubs and avoiding people. Kilani Akamu is a nurse hiding out. When she helped out Jason, their lives seemed destined to be linked together. Jason never believed in true mates until Kilani touches his hand. Now he has to save her life and convince Kilani they were meant to be together. This story was very fast-paced and emotionally charged. Within the pages, both main characters go through a lot of changes and, for Kilani, a lot of self-actualization and dealing with a past she's avoided for years. I really enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more from this author. I recommend to anyone that likes this genre. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Zara Ravensdale's ancestral home was to go up for repossession in three months. Xavier Hunt hadn't seen Zara in 15 years. When he had passionately loved her, Zara had loved Xavier since she was 11. Zara had been deceived in so many ways, but it all turns around. Xavier had wanted revenge, but instead he got something totally late. I loved the twists and turns of this story. It was a great plot and overall story. I really liked the characters, even the villains. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Shelby was Eva's sister. Cam was engaged to Eva. Reece Wilde was Cam's brother. Reece wanted Shelby and the feeling was mutual. Reece went through so many changes and ups and downs. For him, it was an extremely enjoyable trip to take with his character. He finally becomes a whole new man. Shelby never had much love in her life. She also went through many ups and downs. I cheered her on through it all. She was stronger than she knew. I loved the plot, the overall story and the characters. I absolutely recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Jocelyn's brother Simon is best friends with her ex-husband Keaton. Keaton and Jocelyn had been divorced for 3 years. On Jocelyn's 30th birthday Keaton calls her to bail him out of jail and eventually demanding another chance. Jocelyn was an excellent character. I really enjoyed her. Every emotion possible was displayed through this story. Her strength and her weakness was Keaton. There were many ups and downs to bring this story to an awesome end. I read this story from the time I started until it was done without setting it down, even with going forth between past and present. It didn't matter in this case. It all came together perfectly. I loved the plot, the overall story and the characters. Every person wishes they had a Keaton in their life. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Tig calls Karen to come get her mom Paula at the bar yet again. Karen played the violin and was auditioning for concert mistress. She had almost 20 years of training and the audition the next morning. Her boyfriend is Scott but only makes half-hearted attempts to see her lately after four years of being together. While at the bar, she meets a stranger and her life is about to change. I loved the way Karen changed and grew and found happiness in many ways. All of the characters were well done. The plot and overall story were good. I highly recommend. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Asher Ellison is the new addition to the Alpha Guardians. He's very stoic and kind of disconnected from the rest of the group. When the mate he deserted 15 years ago shows up on the guardians front lawn, he tries everything in his power to convince her of his feelings, except complete their mating. The group must also figure out who had kidnapped her and left her at their feet. Kira is a Reviver that doesn't really know anything about her powers, although she's starting to learn how powerful they are. This is the third full book in the Alpha Guardians Series. As with the other books in the series, this was good and one I couldn't stop once I started. I like how the author is able to find unique situations for each couple without having to deviate from the formula. I can't wait until the next book. I highly recommend this book and the series. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Gabriel Thorne is one of the Alpha Guardians and a bear shifter. He's originally from London England from several hundred years ago. When he sees Cassie, he knows she's his mate. Unlike others, he doesn't want a mate for fear that he can't protect her. Cassie is an Oracle that has been held captive by Pere Mal. When the Alpha Guardians rescue her and Gabriel is found to be her mate, she picks up on his reluctance at having a mate which adds an irritation to the situation. While they struggle through figuring out how to end the next piece to Pere Mal's plan, they slowly form the bond that was meant to be. This is the continuation of the overall battle of the Alpha Guardians as the protect New Orleans and start to find their mates. While it's a relatively short book, the author is able to fit in a full story while continuing the overall story. It's pretty fast-paced and I was unable to put it down until it was finished. **I received an ARC of this story in

Rhys Macauley is a bear shifter from the Scottish Highlands from several hundred years ago. He was brought to present-day New Orleans to be an Alpha Guardian and to help fight against VooDoo king Pere Mal. He didn't expect to find his mate in the process. Echo is a medium who can communicate with ghosts. When she finds out she's Rhys's mate and a key in Pere Mal's evil plan, she's not sure what to make of it. Will they survive the upcoming battle? I really enjoyed this book, the first in a series by an author that's new to me. While the overall concept of alpha males protecting a city isn't exactly new, putting the time pull spin into it helped to make it unique. I liked getting to watch Rhys and Echo as they got to know each other and accept each other as mates. I also really liked the overall storyline that will continue with the next book. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

Excellent Prequel This was a great introduction to the Alpha Guardian series. Since I had never heard of this author before, it gave an excellent view of Mere Marie and detailed backstory to the three main Alpha Guardians. I flew right through it. I highly recommend this story and the rest of the series to anyone that likes this genre. **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review**

  Ari is the lead singer of a rock band, but he needs a break, especially with the anniversary of a tragedy coming up. When he swaps vacations with his manager to get away, he didn't realize he'd be set up in a match-making lodge with a beautiful woman. Neveah's stuck going on a match-making trip thanks to her blackmailing sister. When the man sharing the trip with her is none other than Ari, she doesn't know what to do. This was a quick but fulfilling story. The author did an excellent job of packing a full story that grabs you right from the beginning. You get a good background and feel for both main characters. Great story and characters. I highly recommend for anyone that likes this genre and author.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** The Order of The M.U.S.E. noticed a weird rash of fires around London that could only be attributed to someone with special fire abilities. They send Garret, a man whose powers include placing thoughts into others' minds. When Garret finds the unwitting pyro, he kidnaps her and brings her to the Order to teach her about her gift. This wasn't a typical historical romance. There's not many out there that include paranormal elements and other key elements to the story. At first it seemed a pretty straight-forward story, but towards the end, the author put in some very interesting twists into the plot. I highly recommend to anyone that likes this genre.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Alex Sanches is a detective for Chicago PD. He also happens to be hiding the fact that he's a vampire. When reporter Kiera Turner barges in on him demanding answers for a series of robberies and accusing him of being said vampire, he does the first thing that comes to mind, he kidnaps her and brings her back to the territory he lives in. 24hrs ago, Kiera was blissfully ignorant of the supernatural world. Now, not only does she find out that there are vampires, demons, and witches, but she's the granddaughter of the most feared vampire hunter and attracted to the #1 vampire on her grandfather's hit list. This was a fast paced story with many quirky characters. The chemistry between Alex and Kiera is quick and fierce, no matter how much he tries to deny it. Watching Kiera as she learns this new world was definitely interesting. I'll probably never look at the Wills Tower the same:)  Grea

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Jazz Lansing is the easy going playboy of the town, or so everyone thinks. Right now he's focused on Annie, the new school teacher who won't give him the time of day. Annie's hiding a secret, one that will get anyone that's too close to her killed.  But once Jazz ups his pursuit, Annie just can't resist him. Like all of Lora Leigh's books, this one was a great read. It was really hawt and had a plot that kept me reading. I liked learning about all of the characters that were created in this world. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.I highly recommend it to anyone that likes this genre and any fans of Lora Leigh.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Colum is the womanizing man-at-arms for his clan. When he is ordered by his chief's wife and mother-in-law to cut the womanizing and guard his chief's sister, he grudgingly does it until he gets a look at her. Kenna is from a long line of time-traveling witches. She also has several other powers that she keeps under wraps. When her grandmother tells her it's time to leave the 21st century and come back to 13th century Scotland, she's not exactly happy. When she is transported through and sees Colum, she's almost ready to accept her fate, until she looks in his memories and sees some of what Colum had been up to in the past. Can he convince her that he feels she's worth changing? This book was pretty good from the beginning. I did start to fear it was be like most typical highlander romances and was pleasantly surprised with the twists that the author wrote for the character, eve

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Payton is one of three triplets. She manages Winters Corporation research campus. Her parents were killed in a car accident five years ago. Payton blacked out for thirty minutes in her sister Victory's home lab. She didn't tell anyone that there had been a couple of earlier episodes. Collin had another uncontrollable fit of rage, yet felt calm and serenity wrapped around him when Payton was there. Collin had been injected with wolf DNA. This was an excellent book. I loved the way Payton and Collin evolved. This was different from anything I have read, but thoroughly enjoyable. Great characters and plot. Overall great book. I highly recommend it.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** It was Meghan's first day as a public relations coordinator and Keri was her boss. Jared, a hockey player, who thought Megan was a fan, offered to take a picture, then apologized when he found out who she was. Meghan stays on Jared's mind and he want's to get to know more about her. Meghan's best friend is Brie. When Brie brings up her being interested in someone, Jared comes to mind. Meghan works for the hockey team Jared is on. Meghan had been hurt before, so she didn't trust she had a chance with Jared and that he could be who she needed. Lauren assured her that Jared and her were together. She knew her heart but wasn't positive about Jared. Meghan was a good character. I enjoyed the ins and outs with her, as well as Jared and all of the characters. Jared grew and I enjoyed watching that. The story and plot were really good. I would recommend this for anyone that enjoys this genre.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Grace could read at a first grade level at 5yrs old. Grace became a psychologist that was not afraid to touch and hug her patients, despite her troubling childhood. Excellent story. I don't usually like going between the past and present, but was pleasantly surprised at how much this book held me. I had to finish it. A tribute to an awesome writing talent. Grace was a perfect character. I enjoyed everything about her. As far as I'm concerned this story had everything needed to make an excellent read. I highly recommend.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Steffi Harlan worked for Mateo. Mateo's brother was Rocco. Rocco was a Formula 1 racing champion. Rocco and Steffi were to take over the family hotel business while Mateo was in Venice. Steffi had been attracted to Rocco for awhile. Now it seemed he was attracted to her. Steffi had been living by a strict code of rules, but that was before spending time with Rocco. I loved the way she changed and grew, discovering how she really felt. After Rocco had been the Formula 1 champion, he was at loose ends. When left with the co-running of his family's hotel, he too changed and grew. He found something he never realized he was looking for. The book contained good characters and plot. Overall it was a good story. I highly recommend to anyone that likes this genre.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Bragg had worked on a newspaper as a reporter, but now was a private eye in San Francisco. Maribeth had talked to Bragg years ago when he had been a reporter. By talking to him and on a suicide prevention line, she decided against suicide. Bragg was an interesting character. I liked how he kept going until he found the answers he needed. The plot was good as was the overall story. I recommend to anyone that likes this genre.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Arianna travels to a castle in Scotland to finish her research on it for her thesis. While there, she meets Craig, the mysterious blacksmith that lives alone at the castle. During a night stuck at the castle, Arianna can’t help but be pulled into Craig’s tragic, but unbelievable, tale. The next morning she wakes up with a little regret until more interactions with Craig refuse to let her deny the overwhelming attraction between them. She also can’t help but believe that he was telling the the truth all along… Overall, this was a really good story. It moved pretty quickly. and had a good plot. My only complaint is with the quickness of the story, I didn’t really feel the characters’ emotional pull to each other at first. I did feel for each character though, especially what Craig had been through. I’d still highly recommend it.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Isabelle Connelly was 107yrs old. She was trying to paint at the Cliffs of Moher. She was a werewolf that could shift at whim and the alpha's only daughter. Neil was like a brother to Isabelle. He was with her when she was trying to paint him as a wolf. She was Bella Nolan to the art world. Her dad had a rare form of cancer. The doctors gave him 2 yrs and it had already been a year. She had been gathering all of her paintings to show her dad at one time before he died. She believed she still had 12 left to find and purchase. There was bad blood between the MacGraths and the Connellys. The San Fransisco wolf pack no longer welcomed Isabelle's wolf pack. She had to go to San Fransisco to get one of her paintings. Jack MacGrath was bidding on her painting. She was determined he wouldn't get it. Later on, Isabelle learned he had all of her other paintings. Jack was 320yrs old. He didn't re

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Bernice Sutton was in witch prison. The problem is, she didn't know she was a witch and nobody will believe her. Miss Fee, a cross-dressing talking cat, decided he was her familiar and wouldn't take no for an answer. When she's paroled to Paris, Texas, she just wants to do her time, move on, and forget the word witch. Only, Ridge Donovan, the warlock she's forced to work for, is making it pretty tempting to figure everything out and possibly stay. The first thing I have to say is: I WANT A MISS FEE!!!! He was like me, but in cat form!!! He had me in stitches. Anyways, I loved following Bernice on this journey as she had to figure out who she really is and possibly find a real home and family while she is at it. The author has a way of drawing you in not only with the main characters, but also with all of the characters in the town as well as people whose stories I've had t

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Felicity Daniels is in a dead-end life: dead-end town, dead-end job, dead-end short term summer relationships. She wants more but doesn't know how to get it. Then she spots Mason, potential new Summer boy. Only, right from the beginning, she can tell that Mason is SO much more than a Summer boy. Mason's done the repetitive college hookups and after deciding to escape his bruised heart, he decides to work at his uncle's fishing service for the Summer for a change. As soon as he sees Felicity, there's something about her that pulls him to her. If only he can convince her trust in them. This is the third book I've ready by this author and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT. The more books of hers I read, the more engrossed I become. It's kind of rare for me to become very emotionally vested in books, but I was totally there with this book. I was yelling at Mason at one point and broken-hearted

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Max Romanovin, warrior prince of Oxenburg, is escorting his elderly grandmother, who just might be a Romany witch, to an unwanted house party in Scotland when they are robbed by the Scottish Robin Hood! During the invasion, Max can tell that not everything is as it seems with this band of merry men. He's actually correct, when he finds that Robin Hood is actually Lady Murian, the widow of the Lord that had previously owned the place Max and his grandmother are headed. As Max keeps getting drawn more and more in by Murian, he begins the task of unraveling what really happens when people are in the earl's line of fire.  I loved this little twist on the tale of Robin Hood. Murian was definitely stubborn enough for the title. She stands tall for her people and refuses to take the defeat given to her by the earl lying down. Every time she goes up against Max and his take-charge attitude, even with the best of inte

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Alyssa is finally 18 and allowed to attend a winter party her parents rarely attend. While there, she runs into cousins Shane and Sebastian in a secluded ice garden. Shane and Sebastian are instantly smitten by the innocent Alyssa and can't wait to spend more time with her. That Summer, while in Spain, they surprise and and have a torrid affair that would be unaccepted by most. After they are torn away from her without a trace except a horrible letter, Alyssa is emotionally destroyed. After 8 years of pain, Shane and Sebastian charge back into her life, demanding she reopen her heart and body to them. Wow, this story was HAWT HAWT HAWT, but it was also SO much more. Switching between POVs, the reader is forced to feel all of the pain, anger, and passion that each character, especially Alyssa is going through. This was so much more than just an erotic story. There is a full story taking place espec

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Amy met Sherlene in college 15 yrs before. She was going to Vermont to attend Sherlene's wedding. Amy was a Wall Street banker. Sherlene had thought Amy would've become an artist. She met Sean in Vermont. He was a musician and they both felt immediate attraction. Amy was a woman who was a creative person at heart, but felt she should have a more adult job. She was a Junior Partner in the bank she worked for. She worked very hard to get that promotion, but a weekend in Vermont and an emergency made her see different. I loved the way she changed and with that she was able to find true happiness. I loved the characters. The plot was great, so was the overall story. I highly recommend.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Hannah is 34 and her husband Dallin is 33. Dallin had been distant recently. They hadn't had sex in 6 weeks. Hannah had a therapist for the last 4 yrs. Dr. Madalyn Britel. Usually she found comfort with her therapist. Her anger was one of the reasons she visited a therapist. Hannah turned into a strong woman. She did what she had to do. She'd finally decided to trust the one person who tried to help her. She turned her life around. I liked her character. I am a romantic at heart and didn't care what happened to Black, but I understood why it happened. The book was still great. It had a great plot and characters. I highly recommend it.

Teirney is a stage manager for a Broadway play. She’s seriously attracted to Ian, the Hollywood star currently running a special engagement in the show, but feels she isn’t the type to garner any kind of attention. After he takes a week vacation, he seems to have decided to turn his full attention towards her.Teirney has no idea how committed he is or why he’d even want to be with her. Ian is out to prove to her just how committed. This was a quick read, but the author does a great job with giving a pretty good story and enough detail to add character to her characters. Teirney is pretty much a loner. she loves her job and is comfortable sitting in the background while making sure big productions go off without a hitch. I found myself relating to her, not to mention her reaction after her and Ian’s first time together. I liked Ian a lot. He was at a point that he knew what he was ready for in life and was determined to get it. I liked that the author didn’t make him rogi

Navy SEAL Grey Stone was enjoying a BBQ at his fellow SEAL’s house when his friend’s wife introduced him pediatrician Reganne McCain. Even though he sees no good in any SEALs having long-term relationships, he can’t stay away from her, even though she’s definitely not a one night stand type of person. However, there’s something she’s hiding that makes her resist him more than he wants to resist her. This was a really good story. It gives in to the belief of love at first sight. Through the story, Grey was able to overcome his personal demons to find a piece of happiness. Reganne was also able to get rid of her own. For a novella, it was definitely a full story. I can’t wait to read more from this author.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Sunny lives on St. Barts and is involved with a movie star, Sven. He was her first lover and truly cared about her. He wanted her to meet him in LA after he finished his next movie. Sunny is hesitant. She just started anew on St. Barts. She had her villas to complete and get up and running, but she did care for Sven. Sunny was such a delight, a human ray of sunshine until she had been hurt, but it took a special someone for her to heal mentally and for her to feel safe again. I loved her character again. I loved Sven's character and how Sunny and Sven both grew once again. This second book was as awesome as the first. I loved all of the characters. I also loved the plot and overall story. I highly recommend this book and this new series.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Claudia Simon's fiance was Kyle Hansen. Kyle's daughter was Rowan. Claudia and Kyle are engaged to be married at Christmas time. I read the book. It's not really bad but I don't particularly for books that go back and forth from past to present. I did see how the parts connected pretty on, for the most part. The story was fairly good, as was the plot. The characters were ok. I liked seeing Michael's growth throughout the book.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Hayley, Kitally and Lizzy are part of Lizzy Gardner investigations, but now the three were going after evil people themselves. They had a list of their own of 10 criminals and brought their own brand of justice to these people. Kitally had a brother, who at the age of 6, was taken. Hayley was screwed up and felt her friends knew it. There are really three main characters, Hayley, Kitally and Lizzy, and they are family. They can be caring to people who deserve it, as well as kind and considerate. they all care about the underdog and how evil goes on and how some people get away with the evil that they do. There were great characters, with a really good plot and overall story. I highly recommend it.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Scarlett noticed the new boy at school, whose name was Noah. Scarlett remembers nothing before the age of 4. There was a house fire and she and her brother Jeremy had smoke inhalation. When she woke up, she couldn't remember anything. Scarlett was starting to remember bits and pieces of her past and it wouldn't leave her alone. In all the story, Scarlett grew. She had a lot happen to her, but in the end, she trusted in love. She was caring and loyal. She was definitely a good character. Noah had a role to play and tried, but feelings got involved. He was loyal, but tore as to what he should be loyal to. He had been caring, he did what he thought was right. Love showed him the answer. He was a great character. All of the characters were great in this story, even the villains. It was a really good plot and overall story. I highly recommend.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Callum had been a knight and a baron who had been mortally wounded but Belphoebe made him a special drink and he healed. Then she took him to Avalon, but then Callen was to be sacrificed and Belphoebe once again rescued him. When he got back home, he found out that 2 centuries had passed. Vanessa was very independent and a rebel against her family. She didn't believe in love or being romantic. She felt nobody could love her or ever had, even her parents. Then she made sure of a meeting with Callum. She was an excellent character that grew through this story. Callum was a romantic. He was a good man. He was loyal and kind to those he cared for, especially Vanessa. I loved how he was so manly and yet insecure about Vanessa and his feelings for her. He was another great character, as they all were. It was an awesome plot and overall story. I highly recommend it.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Aidan was 34. He had his own construction business he'd built up on his own. He was a perfectionist by nature. The most important thing to Aidan was his family's happiness, his dad's, his brothers' and his little sister's. Aidan was the responsible one in the family. He was the oldest. He had helped his dad since his mom had passed away several years before. Zoe was an interior decorator. She had her own business but gave it up and moved to start anew. She was called to fix what the other interior decorator had messed up in Aidan's model home and made sure the other 5 were done perfectly by her boss Martha. Zoe also found herself attracted to Aidan. Aidan is set in his life. He is the go-to guy with any problem and he will set it right. He loved his family and took it to the extreme at one point. But, he grew, changed and found love. I love his character and how he grew. Zoe was

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Sean's biker road name was Ajax. Priest had been the president of the Deacons of Bourbon Street MC. Ajax had been in as VP but he left New Orleans 10yrs ago. Priest had become a surrogate father to Ajax. Ajax had taken an oath of allegiance at 16. Priority had been Priest's bar. Priest's daughter's name was Sophie. Priest had died and Ajax returned to New Orleans. He had been a mercenary when he had been away. Ajax had wanted Sophie when he seen her down Bourbon Street scantily clad. Sophie was stubborn and independent. She had never really known passion until Ajax. I loved her character, all of the emotional changes she went through. All she learned about herself and Ajax. Ajax was mentally and physically strong. The Deacons were the only true family he had. He realized that during the 10yrs he'd been away, he wasn't really alive. I also loved the changes his character went through. I thoroug

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Willow Black is a patient in a mental health facility. She is there for attempted murder and for a terrifying fear of water. When she looks into water, she tends to see the future against her will and when she saw a man she had a vision of killing her, she tried to kill him instead. Only, nobody believed her. Sebastian Crane is the new administrator of the mental facility that Will is a patient of. He’s also the man she has had in-depth visions of a future and life together since she was 12. Unfortunately, while he is drawn to Willow, he doesn’t have the same gift of sight and feels he’s breaking the rules by wanting her. When strange things keep happening when Willow is around and with another patient, Sebastian keeps getting drawn back to her. This the third book in Lori Handeland’s Sisters of the Craft trilogy. In this one, we meet Willow, the sister that neither the ghostly parents nor the other two sister

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Becca Carstairs is a veterinarian in small town Wisconsin. She knows she’s a little on the weird side. After all, She “hears” animals talking in her head and there’s the odd wolf with the green eyes that she’s known her whole life. When she’s out on her nightly wogging, she goes past her ex-boyfriend’s abandoned house, only to find it’s not quite so abandoned. Owen McAllister comes back to the town that shunned him as a military vet, expecting to repair his old house and get back out of Dodge. Instead he finds that his house has not only been damaged by local youth, but it’s been used as a demonic sacrifice site. As he tries to figure out what to do with it, he finds Becca, the one he left behind, lurking nearby. Together, they try to figure out why someone would want to kill her as Becca also finds that she’s definitely not who she thought she was. This is book two in Lori Handeland’s Sisters of The

Piper Oakes is on the run. Her alpha has been trying to force a mating onto her and all he does is make her skin crawl. She hopes there’s a way to “kill” her wolf so that she is no longer pursued. Jaxon Comyn is finishing up his residency at a human hospital. When he notices Piper and sees that she’s sick in a way that she shouldn’t be, he’s determined to help her. When he realizes she’s his natural mate, he’ll do whatever it takes to make her safe. This was a really good story. The idea of multiple authors working in a single author’s “world” is definitely interesting. I loved reading this author’s take on the other author’s world. It let me see the writing I enjoy in a different setting. The story itself was fairly short, making it a quick, but full, read. The author did a great job of giving full characters with a full storyline. I look forward to reading the other books in this world and more from this author. Highly recommend.

It’s Sadie’s wedding celebration to Jackson and Dane, her two soul mates and bear shifters. The next day, when both Jackson and Dane are called away on an emergency, Sadie decides to go with her BFF to the mall when they notice a man that seems to be targeting Sadie. When they get kidnapped, Sadie is terrified she’ll never see her bears again. This was a really good book. Having not read the first one, I wasn’t sure how much I would like it. However, the author does a great job of creating such a story that you don’t feel like you’re missing something by not having read the first book first. It’s quite clear from the beginning how Sadie feels, along with everything she goes through. I can’t wait to read the first book!

Reece Golden returned to one of his ranches when he found out that his old mentor had passed away suddenly. When he headed to the ranch to meet the niece that inherited it, he couldn’t believe the condition it was in. As soon as he meets Jade, the niece who inherited it, they butt heads as he makes a deal with her to keep the ranch in the family and not sell it off. Overall this was a really good book. It was fairly short, but there was a good, full story with fleshed out characters and HAWT scenes. My only complaint has to do with Jade. When she and Reece are arguing, when he lays in his final insults to her, her having lived in NY, she shouldn’t have taken his insults the ways he did. Even a quiet New Yorker wouldn’t (speaking from personal experience). I did love how she proved him wrong though. I would recommend it to anyone that likes haw werewolf shifter stories.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Shay has been in love with Joe, her brother’s BFF for as long as she could remember. Too bad he’s a player always looking for the next party. When he was a pro in the NFL, Shay was forced to see just how much Joe got around. Coming back home to Texas, she finds that her brother, off in Wyoming working, has invited Joe to stay at their home while he’s in town to visit. This puts Shay’s feelings, as well as her insecurities, to the forefront. Joe has finally noticed that his friend’s little sister isn’t so little anymore. The problem is, he’s not sure how to convince Shay he’s not the same guy he used to be either. The author did a great job of building  the characters and giving them a complete and believable history. Shay has finally come to terms that she needs to get over Joe just as she finds him in her home. This causes her to lash out at him in a way that at first seems spiteful and childish, but as you get fur

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Maddy was dating an angel, MJ. MJ is a protector who has broken a lot of rules, but some he had to keep. MJ told Maddy she was his heart and he would fight before he would let anyone take her. Maddy had some special powers of her own. The characters were good, especially Maddy, who was overwhelmed with powers she couldn't control and the love she couldn't state and MJ. The plot was good as was the overall story. It dragged a little bit, but overall a good story. I recommend, although I didn't like the ending.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Tara was a waitress at Graceful Mermaid. She dreamed of owning her own place. Tara decided to swing over to Spyders. Nora was the barmaid at Spyders, who had a 6yr old daughter, Ruby. As Tara was leaving, a man started talking to her and ended up attacking her. When she suddenly found some kind of super strength and fought back, she seemed to suck the life out of him. Tara had a lot of changes going on with her, but she handled them the best she could. She could be kind, loving, loyal and giving. She could also be strong, stubborn, and determined. I loved her character and how she grew so much through the story. All the other characters were excellent. The plot and overall story were excellent. I'm looking forward to see if more stories will follow this one. I recommend it highly.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Jay Felix was lead singer of Chaya. He was a 25yr old rock star and his band was breaking up. Audra was a housekeeper on Romance Island who just got bumped up to taking care of the VIP villas. She had been working part-time on hospitality jobs since she turned 14, 7yrs ago. She always had a crush on Jay Felix. I loved the characters and plots, but I felt the ending left you hanging, but the rest of the story was great. I recommend, just a note on the ending. I would've preferred an Epilogue so the story had been complete.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Vessina was going to her aunt's in Ohio. Vessina had seen two people on fire. She didn't realize they were vampires. Trace's job was death. He could tolerate sunlight even though it was painful and now Vessina had to die for what she had seen. Trace was a watcher. When vampires decided to end their life, a watcher was there to make sure all went as planned and that there were no witnesses. Trace was not a full vampire. His mom was human. Trace was growing tired of his job. Vessina had been physically and mentally hurt, no one taking her side. Vessina's best friend turned her back on Vessina, but Vessina was strong and walked away to start anew. She was honest, loyal, and true. She did what she had to do and then she met Trace. I loved all of the characters in this story. I hope to read the next story that I got an except of at the end of this one. The plot and overall story was great.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Kat was in Professor McTernan's class of the lore and lure of historical places. Kat had to do a paper on a double murder that happened in 1886. Ghosts were things that Kat had actively avoided for the last 8 years. Ghosts were a constant presence since childhood, but Kat had some things to help her. Kat was a young woman who had powers and she connected with her ancestors to do what had to be done. She was a great character, as were all the others. The plot and overall story were very entertaining. I highly recommend.

   **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Laurie Trotter was 26 and trained chef. She had a son named Joey and she had worked at the Superstar diner for 2 years. Laurie's husband died while in the service. Laurie had cheated on her husband with Tad while he had been away. Tad brother was a sociopath and Tad wanted to see his child even though Laurie had proven through DNA that Joey was her husband's. Laurie was afraid for her life as well as for her son's. She was brave and as honest as she could be. She was caring and a great mom. She was an excellent character as were all of the characters in the book. It was an excellent plot and overall story. I highly recommend it.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** DEA agent David Alvarez has been deep undercover for 4 years. When the object of his case gets killed, David has no choice but to try to get close to the man’s widow Catherine. He’s avoided being around her from the beginning, ever since his feelings starting going out of control around her. Now that he’s tasked to force her to stay around the cartel, will she start to hate him? The first thing I must say POOR Catherine!! This is definitely a crime drama that kept me at the edge of my seat. It’s predominantly from David’s POV, so we follow his double life as he gets close to the woman he’s cared about for so long, only to be shown proof that she’s way more than he thinks. However, the author seamlessly fits in enough pieces in Catherine’s POV to see she really is a complete victim who has lost her hope as David’s personality is the only thing she’d been allowed to cling to. This is definitely one of th

 **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Tegan's best friend is Cassady. Cassady's boyfriend is Gage. Vera is another friend. Cassady knows how messed up Tegan really is. Tegan starts a new job on Monday. She's going to work at Chambers and Brit, an equity firm. Tegan goes home with a man she calls Frank. She won't let him say his real name and says her name is Cindy. Tegan is in a messed up place in her life. Her grandparents don't treat her with any love. Her mom left her with them as a newborn, but she does have two loyal friends and Alec. She grew so much in this story that her character was absolutely awesome. Alec was a rich man, but he really didn't act like one. He was smart, kind, sweet, and loyal. He would help anyone he could. He had some things from his past, but with Tegan's help, he grew a lot also. He was a great character, as were others in the story. This book had an excellent plot and overall sto

 \ **I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** DEA agent David Alvarez has been deep undercover for 4 years. When the object of his case gets killed, David has no choice but to try to get close to the man’s widow Catherine. He’s avoided being around her from the beginning, ever since his feelings starting going out of control around her. Now that he’s tasked to force her to stay around the cartel, will she start to hate him? The first thing I must say POOR Catherine!! This is definitely a crime drama that kept me at the edge of my seat. It’s predominantly from David’s POV, so we follow his double life as he gets close to the woman he’s cared about for so long, only to be shown proof that she’s way more than he thinks. However, the author seamlessly fits in enough pieces in Catherine’s POV to see she really is a complete victim who has lost her hope as David’s personality is the only thing she’d been allowed to cling to. This i

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Damon Black was on a rescue mission. He was to make sure Addie MacShay was safe. Damon's best friend was Jim. Damon was a wolf shifter and so was Addie. Damon was good at fun. He liked fun. Niall and Alistar had hired him to help. Addie had been uncomfortable and felt like she was being watched. The brothers didn't need to be there while Addie did her job. She was a cataloger. She had to break down everything of value. Addie was an independent wolf and an empath, so it had been a while since any skin to skin touching. She could also be bold, but she was loyal, honest, and true. When able, she was caring, kind and an excellent character. Damon was a lone wolf who had lost a love early in his life that he'd thought was his mate. He could be cocky, but he was caring, protective, kind and funny. He was another excellent character. The story and plot were great. I really enjoyed the story. I recommend it.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Sunny O'Hara was returning to St. Barts to discover her roots and to bring her dad's ashes back. She has plans on what she wants to do with her life on St. Barts. Sunny was a very positive person. She had lists for everything. She was kind, sweet, and loyal. She also had a great personality, but she was also naive in the ways of sex. She was an excellent character and I loved her. Sven was working on his career and lived the life of a movie star, but was starting to think he needed to make a change in his career and for himself. He was caring, kind, and loyal, especially when it came to Sunny. He changed and grew. I loved his character. There were a lot of good characters in this story. It was a great plot and overall story. I highly recommend it to anyone that likes this genre.

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Lady Primrose Wootten is searching for her brother when Sir Bened Vaughan sees her tangled in the woods looking for her horse. Her father had just died and she needed to let her brother know and avoid their aunt. When it becomes clear that their aunt wants more than to just take over. Bened refuses to leave Primrose. While there is more to him than normal men, she slowly makes him want much more. I had mixed feelings about this book. There were a number of things I went back and forth on. For example, I didn’t really “feel” the two main character’s instant attractions, but I did like their overall characters, particularly Bened’s. Yet, part of him irritated me as he was determined Primrose kept hiding more from him, but there really wasn’t any more she was hiding from him. I also didn’t like his reason for leaving in the end, when I felt her character left his feelings unfounded. With Bened’s character, he reall

**I received an ARC of this story in exchange for an honest review** Eve Thorne was jilted at the alter by Benjamin Hillary two years before. She was never given a reason as he left and went to India. She accepted another man’s proposal and now he’s back and seems to be turning up everywhere she goes. Overall this was a decent story. It had the makings of being really great. I really liked Eve’s character during the first half of the book, but when she forgives him easily after just a few words, I felt it wasn’t deserved yet as he still hadn’t really given her a reason. From his POV, we already basically know why he left and his reasoning, which is definitely different from a lot of the historical romances. There weren’t really many huge plot points or pivotal moments, but it was decently written and there were definitely some funny parts. I did like the subterfuge of the second fiancé’s character. I think anyone that likes historical romances will like it.