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The problem with darkness was that it never really went away. You have to endure it, face it, accept it, learn from it and then hopefully, you could move on ~~ Christy Reace, Fearless

Serena Donovan – He was a romance hero come to life. He saw beneath the surface of the slightly geeky, sometime too serious-minded woman. She fell in love with him on that first date.

Sean Donovan – His heart went into overdrive. Serena was everything he’d ever dreamed of having in a life partner. And he had ruined it.

Christy Reece gave us a glimpse of Sean and Serena at the end of “Reckless”, and that Serena was able to track the love of her life. Their story takes off in “Fearless”

A love that starts with a promise of happiness, embarks on a journey of pain, devastating loss and resilience. Christy Reece lets us feel how much is at stake before she takes it away. Sean’s story is one of the most heartbreaking stories that Christy Reece has written, and she writes it with such care and tenderness – I broke into tears!

Sean and Serena both come to the fight with scars, and neither pretends they don’t hurt. But when the past comes roaring back with a vengeance, their fight, courage and sacrifice is nothing short of fearless!

Christy Reece has always been a genius with her villains and Colton Kingsley takes the cake so far. When Colton collides with Serena and Sean is when the extraordinary story of their love, unwavering faith,  and their single and resolute goal to save innocents risking their lives is a testament of their courage and bravery.

And the OZ team breathes and lives that choice. A family of flawed, fiercely loyal people and bound by a shared purpose, they are warriors working to help the innocent, the abused, and the missing. And when one of their own is in trouble, all bets are off and the whole team shows up, including the resources lurking in the dark.

The long waited story of Serena and Sean is indeed a story of “Fearless” warriors and the missing pieces of the puzzle seem to be slowly falling into place. Another brilliant story from Christy Reece and her OZ warriors!

Received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

The past is definitely not dead and gone!!

Graphic designed Sonya MacTavish is forging a new path in her career after a broken engagement with a supportive mother and her best friend. But being the sole beneficiary of her unknown uncle’s estate sure throws her into a world of the unknown tarnished with a legacy of death and mystery.

Now it’s left to her and her new found love interest, the young lawyer Trey, Cleo and Owen, to get to the bottom of the murders that have plagued her ancestors. Sonya has to keep an open mind and follow the clues her friendly ghosts seem lay out, to a realm that may give her answers and put an end to the curse that has plagued her family for generations.

Remember, this is book one of “The Lost Bride” trilogy and we have to wait for Sonya and Owen to bring back each other to the present. Trey and Cleo will have the wait of a lifetime!

Any story by Nora Roberts is always topnotch with narration, plot and incorporating intense research. With her unlimited imagination, Nora weaves another trilogy of mystique and romance.

Received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Katie Reus takes the readers back to Verona Bay, giving us another thrilling read as she brings Max Collins to Adeline Rodriguez. 

Max with his brothers is rooted in Verona Bay, and Adeline Rodriguez finally finds her roots in the small town as she makes a fresh start co-owning a pet grooming business. A small miscommunication leads to Adeline and Max staying under the same roof, and is a perfect intimate situation to spark the attraction between Max and Adeline into a fire. 

Life couldn’t be much more simple and romantic than this, but even small towns have their share of evil and danger. Max becomes entangled in a dangerous past that seems to threaten his family and loved ones, and Adeline has some secrets that not everyone is privy to. Max being the protector, becomes Adeline’s “Silent Protector”. But they have to work together to face this danger if they ever want to make a future with each other.

It’s always nice revisiting previous characters and Katie Reus always makes sure they make an appearance in future books in a series. Another quick and thrilling read that would appease any reader’s palette.

Received an ARC from KR Press, LLC via NetGalley for an honest review.

“Trusting Cassidy” is the last of the Silverstone Towing Series as the last man standing, Leo Zanardi, aka “Gramps”, gets a second chance at reclaiming his love.

Gramps and his teammates are tasked with rescuing his high school love, Cassidy Hewitt and her son from the clutches of a kingpin in Jamaica. Rescuing Cassidy may have gone according to plan, but for Cassidy and her son to live a normal life is a struggle as they are still hunted by evil they thought was behind them. It will take the entire Silverstone team and the courageous Cassidy to put an end to this danger, before Leo and she can make their dream of becoming a family, a reality.

I sure will miss this series, but I also cannot wait to read the next series of books that are coming from Susan Stoker.

Received an ARC from Montlake Romance, via NetGalley for an honest review.

Although no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now on and make a brand new ending ~~ Carl Bard ~~

I still remember the first book of Jennifer Ryan’s that I read and was ecstatic to find a her and I totally would be lost if I don’t get to read her books to feed my reading addiction; be it her new releases or just the countless times I have fallen back to read her previous works.  

Meet Sarah Anderson – a woman who lost herself in the struggles of life, yet found her very self as a successful and enterprising business woman, a mother who adored her two boys, an employer who has the best interests of her employees at the core of her organization treating them as family, and a genuine and honest friend to the very few people she has in her life. With not one single bad bone in her body, empathy and compassion running in her blood, sensitive and generous to the depth of her soul, she may be a fictional character sketched by Jennifer Ryan, but they do exist, and I can truly relate to this very character and personality.

And her soulmate in the making, nothing but the best in Luke Thompson – a successful attorney and a cowboy, caught between the family dynamics of Sarah and her dead husband’s family, his heart and mind at a war even as he falls for her but questioning her actions, he’s got some decisions to make. Spending time with Sarah and her boys, and as her family secrets come to light, making decisions that would effect his future has never been difficult.

“Lost And Found Family” is a wholesome story of a woman choosing a life that is important to her, empowering herself by working hard on the right things leads to a successful career, losing a past that was hurtful and finding a present that only would lead to a future that she always had wanted. Take this journey with Sarah Anderson and Luke Thompson as they finally become a family that they’ve always dreamed of, a brand new ending.

Jennifer Ryan always had an exceptional writing and narrative skill and no review will do justice to her books unless read in person Writing a book is never, ever easy and she has not one wasted word in this amazing story. She’s taken life as is and has placed in a book that breathes this very life as the story unfolds. A true reader’s pleasure!

Received an ARC from William Morrow And Custom House via NetGalley

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