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Untamed – Surprise Package

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June 30, 2015

It’s been a very long time since I’ve read Diana Palmer. I remember enjoying her older books so much and her new book “Untamed” caught me off guard. Not that it doesn’t keep you reading, it just was so different from what I remember about her writing.

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Steely mercenary and dangerous Stanton Rourke lives on the edge of danger and away from his childhood friend Clarisse Carrington, with a misunderstanding that they are related. Yet he never misses a beat to save his love or face death to keep her protected. But once the truth comes out that they are not related, Stanton woos his Tat to the end of the world and are ready to get married.

Clarisse has been a through a lot and survived repeated death and is all ready to make a future with Stanton. Unfortunate circumstances tear them apart, leaving Clarisse pregnant and Stanton facing amnesia. As death shadows Clarisse, Stanton unwittingly ends up being her savior, yet with no memory of their relationship.

“Untamed” is definitely an interesting read. It reminded me of a Bollywood movie in certain places, yet it keeps you captivated to the end. Diana Palmer’s magic is just as enchanting as I remember. I’ve always liked her in depth characterization and the intensity of her love stories.

A good and hot summer read!

Received an ARC from Harlequin via NetGalley for an honest review.

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Wicked Ride – Wicked Start To A New Series

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Rebecca Zanetti needs no introduction to the realm of writing. Be it paranormal, romance, her stories are a reader’s pleasure. With amazing creativity and in depth detail, her heroes and heroines are loaded in sin, passion and love.

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A spin-off of her infamous Dark Protector Series, the “Realm Enforcers” are extension of a community with intent to serve and protect, paranormal and human. Book one of the series “Wicked Ride” kicks off the series with a resounding clash between the strong and stubborn cop, Alexandra Monzelle and the sinfully talented witch Kellach Dunne.

A painful and deathly past motivates Alexandra to become a cop, to serve and protect. Her mission is to get to the bottom of a powerful and deathly drug Apollo making the rounds and killing the innocent. Unknown to her of the Realm residing in Seattle, she crosses paths with Kellach and steals his heart and soul.

Kellach is dropped into the midst of a drug raging groups, working undercover to put a stop to the powerful drug at root level. Working undercover as part of a vicious motorcycle club, his first encounter with Alexandra has him saving her and falling for her hard.

“Wicked Ride” is just that – pure wicked in narration, witty and charming in its evil and danger, trust and friendship in the midst of betrayal and angst, Kellach and Alexandra are just pure kick-ass warriors, meant to be mates for the rest of their lives. And Rebecca Zanetti what she does best – write amazing and dazzling stories to bring pure reading pleasure to her readers!

This is a brilliant and fascinating ride into a new series.

Received an ARC from Kensington Books via NetGalley for an honest review.

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The Wedding Season – Deliciously Funtastic!!!

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June 28, 2015

Samantha Chase is quite the romantic writer and her stories are just fun, utterly delicious and supremely lovable to read. Simple stories, filled with love and romance, family and nurturing and a health dose of charisma and dazzle, they fill our hearts with warmth and happiness.

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Her latest stand-alone novella “The Wedding Season” is just that – another charming story of two wonderful people brought together by matchmaking and meddling family.

Tricia Patterson and Sean Peterson have been best friends since high school and are looking forward to the weddings of their friends and hanging out with each other. But then fate and circumstances bring Ryan Peterson to Tricia instead and sets into motion a beautiful journey of romance and love.

Ryan’s always had a thing for Tricia and now with both of them attending weddings together as a couple ignites the spark between them into fireworks of passion and love. And it is yet to be seen if Tricia can finally have her own wedding or will misunderstandings break them apart?

Fun, witty and utterly charming, “The Wedding Season” is another adorable love story from Samantha Chase, and true to her writing prowess and creativity, is another gem of a read.

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Minutes To Kill – Scarlet Falls Second

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All it takes is “Minutes To Kill”, minutes for a situation to become deadly, minutes to become a witness from an innocent bystander and just minutes to become a target to be killed.

The second book in the Scarlet Falls Series by Melinda Leigh brings corporate attorney Hannah Barrett back home to Scarlet Falls with a killer right behind her heels. What was supposed to be a few days of vacation for Hannah turn into a nightmare with two killer brothers hell bent on seeing her dead for trying to help a teenager from being forced into sex trade.

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A cry for help from the very same girl she wasn’t able to help, brings her face to face with Detective Brody McNamara, her attraction, her apprehension and her lust. Having helped her family when her brother and sister-in-law were murdered, Brody has become a trusted member of the Barrett family. And seeing Hannah only brings out the spark, the respect and love he has for her and with killers on the spree in Scarlet Falls, he would do anything to keep Hannah and her family safe and protected.

I love the simplicity of the story, as a small incident becomes a threat to an innocent civilian. It could happen to anyone, and the repercussions of the incident bring out the strong dimensions of family support. It becomes a foundation to face some insecurity, overcome a few fears, and in the process become a stronger individual.

Melinda Leigh continues the saga of the Barrett Family in Scarlet Falls, as they try to come back as one unit to deal with the aftermath of the murder of their sibling and an ailing father with dementia. She does a brilliant job of giving the story the co-existence of danger and presence of family bond. The romance between Brody and Hannah is sublime and is a perfect pen as is the characterization of Brody and Hannah. Two strong individuals, independent yet dependent on each other, with strong belief of justice and family, Brody and Hannah will win the hearts of the readers.

“Minutes To Kill” can be read as a stand-alone, but I would highly recommend readers to start with “Hour Of Need” (where it all started), to enjoy the following books to the fullest

Received an ARC from the author for an honest review.

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Taming The Beast – Beauty And The Beast

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June 25, 2015

The “Fairy Tales Of New York” continue to tame us with their sizzle and charm as Seb Madison gets in the hot seat with Mercedes Hernandez.

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With emotional demons and guilt plaguing his life, Seb Madison keeps himself aloof from his only family alive, his sister Zelda Madison. Making work as his only salvation, any relationship is far away from his mind and once encounter with the beautiful Mercy is even further buried into his memory, but not forgotten.

For Mercy Hernandez, the crush on the gorgeous beast of a Seb turns into deep love and she gets into his face to question his very existence of a lonely life. The sparks of lust and attraction are stronger than ever and just being together for no strings attached sex sure doesn’t seem to work for them.

Book three in the “Fairy Tales Of New York” written by Lucy King is just as fun and captivating as the other books in the series. She did a super fine job of creating Seb and the calm and patient Mercy, and both make a loving couple as Lucy King weaves a story of love, friendship and forgiveness.

“Taming The Beast” is another sweet ride of a romance.

Received an ARC from Tule Publishing via NetGalley for an honest review.

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