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AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Unraveled, Undone, Uncovered by Ivy Layne

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Publisher:  Audible Studios Format:  Audio Genre:  Romance Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  Unraveled:  Summer Evers Sinclair is dangerous. One flash of that teasing smile, and I know he’s going to ruin me. He makes my body shiver and my brain melt. He’s also a huge mistake. Girls like me don’t land guys like Evers. But every time he knocks on my door, I let him in. I thought we understood each other. I thought we were playing the same game. I was wrong. Evers I’ve never had a problem mixing business with pleasure. Until Summer. I was supposed to keep an eye on her, not take her to bed. Once I had her where I wanted her, I couldn’t let her go. I’m going to have to move heaven and Earth to win her back. And that’s the easy part. With the Russian mob after us and her father dragging us to hell… I don’t just have to win her back, I have to keep her alive. Undone:   Lily Knox Sinclair is a man of a few words....

BOOK REVIEW: No Mercy (Ellery Hathaway #2) by Joanna Schaffhausen

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Publication Date:  January 15, 2019 Publisher:  Minotaur Books Format:  ebook Pages:   321 Pages Genre:   Mystery/Thriller Buy:  Kindle  |  Audiobook  |  Synopsis: Police officer Ellery Hathaway is on involuntary leave from her job because she shot a murderer in cold blood and refuses to apologize for it. Forced into group therapy for victims of violent crime, Ellery immediately finds higher priorities than “getting in touch with her feelings.” For one, she suspects a fellow group member may have helped to convict the wrong man for a deadly arson incident years ago. For another, Ellery finds herself in the desperate clutches of a woman who survived a brutal rape. He is still out there, this man with the Spider-Man-like ability to climb through bedroom windows, and his victim beseeches Ellery for help in capturing her attacker. Ellery seeks advice from her friend, FBI profiler Reed Markham, who liberated her from a killer’s...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Once Dormant (Riley Paige #14) by Blake Pierce

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Release Date:  October 15, 2019 Publisher:  Blake Pierce Format:  Audio Length:  7 hours 26 minutes Narrator:  Jane McDowell Genre:  Mystery/suspense Police Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  After lying dormant for 10 years, an elusive serial killer strikes again, leaving few clues—and the only way for FBI Special Agent Riley Paige to catch him in the present is to solve the riddles of the past. Women are turning up dead, and in this dark psychological thriller, Riley Paige realizes she is in a race against time. The murders of the past were too perplexing to be solved back then. Can Riley solve them 10 years cold? And connect the dots to the present-day crimes? When Riley finds her personal life in crisis, playing cat and mouse with a brilliant psychopath may just be too much for her. Especially since there is something that is just not sitting right with this case…. Review: People in a small town are winding up dea...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Once Trapped (Riley Paige #13) by Blake Pierce

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Release Date:  November 4, 2019 Publisher:  Blake Pierce Format:  Audio Length:  8 hours 31 minutes Narrator:  Jane McDowell Genre:  Mystery/suspense Police Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  In this dark psychological thriller, a wealthy husband turns up dead, and his abused wife is charged with the crime. She calls Riley for help - and yet it seems clear she is guilty. But when another wealthy, abusive husband turns up dead, the FBI is called in, and FBI special agent Riley Paige wonders: Is this all a coincidence? Or could this be the work of a serial killer? What ensues is a game of cat and mouse, as Riley Paige realizes she is up against a brilliant and unpredictable killer, one without a clear motive - and one determined to keep on killing until he is caught. Review: Not gonna lie these husbands deserved some retribution and I was kinda routing for the killer in the beginning.  As more wealthy husbands ...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Once Bound (Riley Paige #12 ) by Blake Pierce

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Release Date:  August 6, 2019 Publisher:  Blake Pierce Format:  Audio Length:  8 hours 29 minutes Narrator:  Jane McDowell Genre:  Mystery/suspense Police Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  In this heart-pounding thriller, women are being found dead on train tracks across the country, forcing the FBI into a mad race against time to catch the serial killer. FBI Special Agent Riley Paige may have finally met her match: a sadistic killer, binding victims to the tracks to be killed by incoming trains. A killer smart enough to evade capture across many states - and charming enough to go unseen. She soon learns it will require all of her faculties to enter into his sick mind - a mind which she unsure she wants to enter. And all with a final twist that is so shocking, even Riley could not expect it. A dark psychological thriller with heart-pounding suspense,  Once Bound  is book number 12 in a riveting new series ...

BOOK REVIEW: The Vanishing Season (Ellery Hathaway #1) by Joanna Schaffhausen

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Publication Date:  December 5, 2017 Publisher:  Minataur Books Format:  ebook Pages:   279 Pages Genre:   Mystery/Thriller Buy:  Kindle  |  Audiobook  |  Synopsis: Ellery Hathaway knows a thing or two about serial killers, but not through her police training. She's an officer in sleepy Woodbury, MA, where a bicycle theft still makes the newspapers. No one there knows she was once victim number seventeen in the grisly story of serial killer Francis Michael Coben. The only one who lived. When three people disappear from her town in three years—all around her birthday—Ellery fears someone knows her secret. Someone very dangerous. Her superiors dismiss her concerns, but Ellery knows the vanishing season is coming and anyone could be next. She contacts the one man she knows will believe her: the FBI agent who saved her from a killer all those years ago. Agent Reed Markham made his name and fame on the back of the Coben case, but...

BOOK REVIEW: Down on Me (Man of the Month #1) by K Jenner

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Publication Date:  January 16, 2018 Publisher:  Martini & Olive Format:  ebook Pages:   250 Pages Genre:   Romance Buy:  Kindle  |  Audiobook  |  Synopsis: I've never had a problem getting women on my arm or in my bed. Except for Jenna Montgomery. She’s the woman I want. The woman I’ve craved my whole life. But she’s been my best friend since childhood, and that’s a line I can’t cross. Until one wicked night changes everything. Now all bets are off. And I’m determined to use every seductive skill in my repertoire to prove to Jenna that best friends can be lovers, too. Review:  Omg I loved this book and I'm so glad there are more, I see a binge coming in my future.  Trying had to stay in the friend zone despite his growing feelings for his childhood best friend Reece is trying to help his good friend and boss save his bar.  Jenna has recently returned from California and the feelings between them a...

BOOK BLITZ: Finding Forever by Rachel Blake, RJ Gray & Stella Moore

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Finding Forever Rachel Blake, RJ Gray, Stella Moore (Blushing Books Publications) Publication date: February 10th 2020 Genres: Adult, Mystery, Romance Three sisters, separated at birth, identical down to their DNA. For over thirty years, they lived without knowledge of the each other’s existence until one fateful night changed everything. Now, a new revelation is testing the bonds of their relationships. Hidden family secrets and broken promises threaten to tear them apart and destroy the family they’ve just begun to build. And it’s not just their relationships with each other on the line. Can they work past their differences and face these trials together? Or will these three sisters become nothing more than strangers who happen to look alike once again? Publisher’s Note: The conclusion of the Missing Pieces saga contains mystery, secrets, and a theme of power exchange. Previous books in the series: Goodreads / Amazon — EXCERPT: Rowena turned back, resting he...

BLOG TOUR & REVIEW: Thrill me by Tina Donahue

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Thrill Me   Wanna Be Bad Book 2  by Tina Donahue  Genre: Contemporary MFM Menage Romance  Longing to be bad…  For too many months, Shelby’s craved bad boys Ben and Dominic, cousins and celebrated chefs at the opulent Caribbean resort where she works. Their heated gazes prove they hunger for her as much as she does for them, but they’ve yet to make a move on her.  That won’t do. Yearning for their potent masculinity, killer smiles, and effortless charm, she sets into motion a decadent plan to be with them … at least for a little while. Her ideas include nude photos, a locale where anything goes 24/7, plus BDSM and other kink.  Fun-loving Dominic’s fully onboard. He’s had his eye on Shelby from the start. Ben has too, but he’s reluctant to mix business with pleasure. Since a previous work relationship screwed him big time, he doesn’t want to repeat the experience and won’t … as long as he keeps this strictly about sex, no...

BOOK REVIEW: The Necromancers Bride (Gaslamp Gothic Book 4) by Kat Ross

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Publication Date:  September 4, 2019 Publisher:  Acorn Format:  ebook Pages:   280 Pages Genre:   Historical Fantasy Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  |  Synopsis: Forgiveness is not Gabriel D’Ange’s strong suit. A self-appointed soldier of God with a penchant for ruthlessly punishing his enemies, he vanished after Anne Lawrence stabbed him with his own dagger. The smart thing would be to let him go. Unfortunately, Anne’s life isn’t just lonely without Gabriel. It’s insufferably  boring Determined to heal the rift between them, she goes in search of her tempestuous former lover, black parasol in hand and daeva magic crackling at her fingertips. But Gabriel has his own plans afoot and Anne finds herself drawn into one of his tangled webs, much against her better judgment. Gabriel’s nemesis has reappeared in Brussels, a vile slaver who’s plundering the Congo Free State with the blessing of King Leopold. Gabriel might be will...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Lost Hearts, Lost & Found, Lost in You by Lexi Blake

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Release Date:  Dec 2018 - Aug 2019 Publisher:  Blackstone Audio Format:  Audio Narrator:  Ryan West Genre:  Romance Buy:   Series Synopsis:  Lost Hearts:   Six men with no memories of the past One leader with no hope for the future A man without a past Jax woke up in a lab, his memories erased, and his mind reprogrammed to serve a mad woman's will. After being liberated from his prison, he pledged himself to the only thing he truly knows-his team. Six men who lost everything they were. They must make certain no one else gets their hands on the drugs that stole their lives, all while hiding from every intelligence organization on the planet. The trail has led him to an unforgiving mountainside and a beautiful wilderness expert who may be his only hope of finding the truth. A woman with a bright future River Lee knows her way around the Colorado wilderness. She's finally found a home in a place called Bliss after years lost in d...

BOOK REVIEW: A Bad Breed (Gaslamp Gothic #3) by Kat Ross

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Publication Date:  May 31, 2019 Publisher:  Acorn Format:  ebook Pages:   296 Pages Genre:   Mystery Buy:  Kindle  |  Paperback  |  Synopsis: Pricolici. A creature out of folklore. And nightmare. January 1889. When a Romanian village suffers a series of brutal attacks, occult investigator Anne Lawrence is dispatched to the forests of the Old Country to hunt the killer – only to vanish without a trace. The trail leads her mentor Vivienne Cumberland deep into the Carpathians to a remote monastery. As a blizzard rages outside, trapping them all with the pricolici, Vivienne risks sharing the fate of the woman she came to find. But is the culprit truly a werewolf … or something even more dangerous? A man bent on revenge. And a love that was never meant to be. Imprisoned in a decaying castle, Anne finds herself ensnared in a web of dark enchantment, at the mercy of a mysterious captor with a beast inside – and a memory as o...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: The Deal, The Secret, The Choice (The Arrangement books 1-3) by Stella Gray

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Release Date:  November - December, 2019 Publisher:  Stella Gray Format:  Audio Narrator:  Sebastian York & Elena Wolfe Genre:  Romance Buy:   Series Synopsis:  The Deal:  On my 18th birthday my father, the senator, gives me the gift he thinks every little girl dreams of. The man of my dreams, and the wedding to match. Stefan Zoric is heir to an elite worldwide modeling agency. Practically a prince. My arrangement is simple, as far as sham marriages go. I give him my virginity, behave as the perfect wife and he'll pay for the college degree my father found irrelevant. But I don't want to be the perfect wife. I want him to want me the way I want him. I want him to confide in me. But Stefan has secrets that he holds close, dangerous secrets. And soon I'm wondering what kind of devil have I made a deal with? The Secret:  On the day I was married, I promised to love, honor, and obey my husband, Stefan. Little d...

BOOK BLITZ: The Lawyer's Secret Baby by Polly Carter

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The Lawyer’s Secret Baby Polly Carter Published by: Blushing Books Publications Publication date: February 5th 2020 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance Just when you think things are finally looking up… Harley Brand, social worker and single mother, has come through some dark times, but feels ready to start anew, including renewing her relationship with the man of her dreams. Without warning, one pretty Perth spring morning, the worst nightmare of her life begins. Due to unintentional circumstances it looks as if her future may be cruelly snatched away from her. Broken hearted and terrified of what the future holds, she turns to her best friend, Jessamy Lushpin, PI, who promises to fix things for her. Arian has returned to Australia to continue his law practice and find the woman who got away, the love of his life–Harley Brand. He’s older, more mature and not the same man Harley ran from years ago. This time there will be consequences for her naughty behavior. Can they fin...

AUDIO BOOK REVIEW: Once Buried (Riley Paige #11) by Blake Pierce

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Release Date:  July 16, 2019 Publisher:  Blake Pierce Format:  Audio Length:  8 hours 34 minutes Narrator:  Jane McDowell Genre:  Mystery/suspense Police Buy:   Audible  |  Kindle Synopsis:  A serial killer is killing victims at rapid speed, and in each crime scene, he leaves an unusual signature: an hourglass. The sand in it is designed to fall for 24 hours and when it is empty, a new victim appears. Amid intense media pressure, and in a frantic race against time, FBI Special Agent Riley Paige is summoned, with her new partner, to crack the case. Still reeling from the fallout with Shane, trying to sort out her family life and to help Bill get back on his feet, Riley's plate is already full. And as she enters the darkest canals of this twisted killer's mind, this just may be the case that sends her over the edge. Review: Still not liking the new narrator.  This book finds Riley trying to once again balance life, ...

BOOK BLITZ: Fiesty by Julia Kent

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Feisty Julia Kent (Do-Over Series, #3) Publication date: January 28th 2020 Genres: Adult, Comedy, Romance I’m not too proud to admit that finding Mr. Right involves swiping right. Right? Welcome to dating in avocado toastland. Here I am, on my first blind date, ever, courtesy of a smartphone app and my two annoying best friends. So what is Chris “Fletch” Fletcher doing, walking across the room, looking at his phone like he’s pattern matching a picture to find a real person he’s never met before? Oh. Oh, no. The guy I drop-kicked in seventh grade cannot be my blind date. The guy who earned me this infernal nickname. That’s right. Feisty. — More from New York Times bestselling author Julia Kent as Fiona “Feisty” Gaskill gets her chance at love – drop-kick included. Goodreads / Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iBooks / Kobo / Google Play — EXCERPT: “Fletch?” I gasp as Perky smiles and walks away, abandoning me in my time of need. “Hey, Fiona. What’re you doing...