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Whatever happened at Comic-Con sure did not stay at Comic-Con……

The Heart’s Game is book 4 in the Kelly Brothers series by Crista McHugh and I loved it!!!! Crista keeps getting better and better as she progresses through the Kelly Brothers. There was so much more depth to her stories now and the characters are better defined. I love reading books with big families and their many ups and downs, yet they all come together when the need rises.

I totally loved Jenny Nguyen and her spunk. Coming from a typical conservative India family, I can totally relate to Jenny with her family and their reservations, customs and traditions. Families want the best of the western world, yet can’t let go of certain customs and let their children move forward. Despite these boundaries, I am so proud of Jenny when she decides to become a surrogate mother of her brother.

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Daniel Kelly is a sweetheart who loves his family including the many celebrities he’s related by blood. A well-known surgeon and kind at heart, he loves Jenny to the core and persistently woes her until she breaks down. And his whole family embraces Jenny with unconditional love and support. Dan is one heck of a guy with some much love, kindness and so very gentle with Jenny.

The doctor and the robotics engineer sure create some sizzling chemistry from the moment they meet at Comic-Con. They can’t stay out of each other’s life, even as they try to get past their insecurities, especially with Jenny’s family, and find themselves strong enough to weather the issues, they were thrown into. Lot of humorous banter among the family members, support and love from friends and siblings, and throw in the geeky relationship of Dan and Jenny, The Heart’s Game is a winner all the way.

Though the books can be read as standalone, I personally enjoyed reading them in sequence – The Sweetest Seduction, Breakaway Hearts and Falling For The Wingman (Books 1-3).

Allison Brennan and Laura Griffin are two writers to reckon. Their books of suspense and thrill are as adrenaline flowing as going on a roller coaster ride. I fell in love with Laura’s books with my first read of her “Glass Sister series” (Thread Of Fear and Whisper Of Fear), what fantabulous books those were, and I visited that series innumerable times. And if I don’t mention her “Tracers Series”, I’m not doing justice to Griffin’s exhilarating creations. With her “Predator Thriller Series” (The Prey, The Hunt and The Kill), Allison Brennan mesmerized me with her writing and narration. Even as I am catching up with Lucy Kincaid and her adventures, Brennan is already into her next series, “Max Revere Novels Series”.

Alone, both Laura and Griffin stand mighty strong and if these two forces join their brains to come up with a new storyline, that is some kickass reading for us readers. Brennan and Griffin’s new series, “The Moreno and Hart Series”, is not to be missed and they made me mad, angry, sad, happy and sometimes utterly helpless!

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“The Moreno and Hart Series” brings together Scarlett Moreno and Krista Hart, ex-cops as partners owning their own private investigation agency. Each book is a narration of two separate stories written by Laura and Allison, but they intertwine with each other during the course of their investigation to become a single gripping book you don’t want to put down. Scarlet and Krista are two amazing fearless women, wanting to do the right thing, stand by the right thing and help the innocent, with integrity and passion.

Crash and Burn is the first in the series and it totally rocked. It took me back to some old fashioned simple reading, with contemporary investigative techniques. It took me back to those days of soft reading of Agatha Christy and Nancy Drew but with all the spicy ingredients of suspense, mystery, danger and death with nefarious evil existing in the current world. With subtle romance adding that extra zing to the series, Moreno and Hart have so much to discover about themselves as well as put a closure to a past that refuses to go away.

Sinful, engaging, exciting and sweet, is The Moreno And Hart Series.

Check out the second book in the Moreno And Hart series, coming out July 21, 2014

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1970s were toddler years for me. 1974 for Atlanta, GA in Karin Slaughter’s new release “Cop Town”, was turbulent with some devastating changes. With the inception of its first black mayor, blacks being incorporated into professional fields including law enforcement, lines were drawn and boundaries were set in concrete. It was a fascinating read for me!

I’ve heard and read about the 70’s, but never so graphic in detail. Cop Town brings out the role of a woman as was perceived in those times. Relegated to the kitchen or considered only for procreation, women were treated with absolute no respect and dignity. Karin’s dialogues were downright sharp and graphic, so very reminiscent of those times. Granted things have changed now, yet it is visible in our daily lives.

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Into this upheaval, Maggie Lawson and Kate Murphy are thrown together as a madman creates havoc, murdering cops in Atlanta. Maggie Lawson followed her uncle and brother into law enforcement and for Kate Murphy this is far removed from her privileged background. Yet she hangs on with tenacity and courage. Paired together to man traffic and write reports, and sidelined from the manhunt for the killer, both Maggie and Kate reach a point of no return. Fueled by anger and pride, they take matters into their own hands to hunt the killer.

As much as the book was a brutal revelation of the Atlanta PD, it was an evolution of Maggie and Kate in their individualities and relationship as partners. With gusto and courage, they manage to land on their feet.

This is one book with razor sharp dialogues, cutting edge narration and the brutal evidence of racism and secrets. A book worth reading!

** Received this book from Netgalley to review.

 

Link to the Radio show on KLOK 1170am – Part 1

https://www.hightail.com/download/ZUczeEVRdWNRR2U5TE1UQw

 

Link to the Radio show on KLOK 1170 am – Part 2

https://www.hightail.com/download/ZUczeEVRdWM4aVA0WjhUQw

 

When the reclusive mystery writer Jonathan Wade decides to reveal his identity to the world, in his very own mysterious way he chooses Taylor Scott, a little known writer to write his story.

And why is Taylor Scott chosen specifically for this job, is the “EXCLUSIVE” question.

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Not knowing how Jonathan Wade looks like and far away from anyone on a remote farm, Taylor has to decide if she wants to take the job and stay with him for two weeks on a remote farm.

Jonathan Wade, if that is his real name,  is ready to reveal his reasons, come July 7, 2014 and it is up to Taylor to decide if she wishes to share the story with the world.

Samantha Chase’s next romance, “Exclusive”, brings a delightful story of love and passion, with just a hint of mystery!

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