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Dogwood Hill – The Beauty Of Second Chances

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December 28, 2014

Can the Chesapeake Series be anything but sweet and warm? And can the O’Brien’s leave alone any of its residents from finding love and a happily ever after?

“Dogwood Hill” is book 12 of Chesapeake Series, and Sherryl Woods weaves another story of romance, trust and support and what seems to be the essence of Chesapeake Shores. No one can escape the magic of Chesapeake Shores, the wonderful and meddling residents of Chesapeake Shores and the dominating and lovable O’Brien’s!!!!

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Ex-pro football quarterback Aidan Mitchell comes to Chesapeake Shores, when the position for the high school coach opens up. But with the new lease of life, also come doubts and insecurities of coming to the beautiful town to get some answers of his roots. Handsome, protective and lovable, meeting Liz March makes up his mind of staying back in Chesapeake Shores, and when he gets roped in to become the owner of a dog, his destiny has been sealed.

Liz March has been living in Chesapeake Shores for a few months, creating a new life far away from North Carolina and leaving behind painful memories. She runs the pet store “Pet Style” and is taken into the warmth and love of the O’Brien’s. Beautiful, sassy and tenacious, especially when it comes to taking care of animals, she falls for the handsome Aidan for his wonderful support and compassion towards the students as well as his tenacity in wooing Liz, and trying to assuage her fears and insecurities.

Another romantic story of two beautiful people meant to be together for life, as they work the around the secrets, fears and insecurities plaguing them. Sherryl Woods has given us another amazing story of love, romance and magic – perfect for the holidays.

Received an ARC from Harlequin via Netgalley for an honest review

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Angel In Armani – Love On The Wings!

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December 24, 2014

Sometimes titles make a big difference. They can be catchy enough to draw attention, yet the stories can be disappointing. But with Melanie Scott, it’s just the opposite. Her first book in her NY Saints Series of three friends, “Devil In Denim” is what caught my attention, and I totally fell in love with Alex Winters and Maggie Jameson and Melanie Scott’s books!!!

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“Angel In Armani” brings together Sara Charles and Lucas Angelo in the skies of New York, on the wings of a halo, in the depths of a passionate storm. Sara Charles is trying to salvage her father’s charter business Charles Air, and needs a miracle to help her. Lucas Angelo is a renowned orthopedic surgeon, as well as the co-owner of the NY Saints Baseball team along with his friends Alex and Malachi.

Repeated encounters in the air, and a lasting one night fiery passion, gives Lucas the perfect opportunity to hire Sara as the team’s private pilot and it gives Sara a chance to recoup her finances and salvage her father’s business. And it gives a perfect opening for Lucas and Sara to explore those sparks between them leading to an inferno of passion and love.

Sara and Lucas are two endearing independent individuals, fighting personal demons, yet trying to make a life together. Lucas is ultra protective of Sara and wants to give her the world of comfort and love, and Sara with her own insecurities tries very hard to fit into Lucas’s world of fame and paparazzi.

Melanie Scott does a fine job with Lucas and Sara, both strong and stubborn, yet smart enough to figure out the love that has been bestowed on them, with a wonderful loop of support from friends and some family. Angel In Armani is witty, lovable, graceful and just perfect for the belief in warm feelings and happy endings.

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Received an ARC from St. Martin’s Press via Netgalley for an honest review.

Each book can be read as a stand-alone….do not miss the first in the series “Devil In Denim”.

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Daisies In The Canyon – No Daisies For Me!

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I’ve read Carolyn Brown and have always liked her stories and narration. I’ve fallen in love with some of her sweet and light romantic stories. Unfortunately “Daises In The Canyon”, just did not work for me.

Abby Malloy is an ex-army sergeant who’s father Ezra Malloy passes away leaving his ranch as her legacy along with her two stepsisters. Coming to the Malloy ranch to claim her rights, her father’s will constitutes her to spend at least one year along with her stranger sisters, to learn ranching and to decide the fate of the ranch after one year.

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Sheriff Cooper Wilson is her next-door neighbor and a good friend of her father’s. Along with keeping justice in the town, he is smitten by Abby and wants to keep her in Palo Duro Canyon, and reassure her of a secure future and his love.

It should have been a simple love story with the local town hotshot sheriff Cooper falling for the wing born Abby, and it should have been a pleasant read. But the characters lacked depth and the narration lacked conviction. The story was not really threaded in to keep the interest of the reader and the series of events together. There was just too much dialogue and constant activity for me to play the scenes in my mind’s eye or keep my mind from roving. And I felt that Abby and Cooper fell for each other way too soon without a proper justification leading to it.

I am not sure if I will complete this book, for now I couldn’t go further. And that doesn’t in any way deter me from reading Carolyn Brown.

Received an ARC from Montlake Romance via Netgalley for an honest review.

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Disavowed – Prepare To Be Wowed!!!!!!!!!

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December 19, 2014

DeLuca and the mysterious “B” coming together in the New Year…..to tantalize, torment, excite and titillate!!!!!

Next installment in Kaylea Cross’s Hostage Rescue Team…..here’s the blurb…

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The government trained her to kill…

CIA Clandestine Operations Officer Briar Jones has lived most of her life in the shadows, carrying out secret ops to eliminate some of the United States’ most dangerous enemies. She’s devoted her life to serving her country so when a faceless enemy targets her and kills someone close to her, she’ll stop at nothing to bring them down. With her life in danger and critical intel leaked during an off-the-books op, she has no choice but to go on the run with a disturbingly sexy man she barely knows. While in hiding they learn that the very agency that created her is now out to destroy her. What they don’t know is why, or who set her up. As they unravel the mystery Briar must trust him in order to stay alive and expose whoever is behind the plot. She never expected to lose her heart in the process.

Now it’s coming after her…

Supervisory Special Agent Matt DeLuca has survived devastating loss and risen to become commander of the FBI’s elite Hostage Rescue Team. When a top-secret mission goes awry and he’s tasked with protecting Briar, the last thing he anticipates is falling in love with the beautiful and deadly assassin. But now intelligence officers are dying and Briar’s name is at the top of the hit list. With her life at stake they race to end the threat and clear her name, battling the shadowy killers sent to silence her forever.

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What Matters Most……Is Love, Trust, Tenacity…….

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December 16, 2014

…. And oh yes, let’s not forget sizzling eroticism and some hot phone sex!!!!

I just can’t get over Erin Nicholas’s amazing penchant of perfect timing for humor and her fabulous narration of a billionaire caught in the cross-hairs of a sassy, hate-your-money, sweet, and in-your-face lady!!!

What Matters Most to billionaire Tony Steele is to get the girl of his dreams away from marrying his best friend. Whisking her away to Vegas, they paint the town red, leave footprints at various clubs, and in between the tequila shots and dancing, propose and marry her – all in a matter of few hours. Waking up to Mrs. Steele beside him and not remembering a single minute of their mind-blowing night takes Mr. Steele from between the sheets into a frying pan.

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What Matters Most to Reese Chaplin is to get away from her cheating bridegroom and the altar, lose herself in Vegas and Tony Steele. A night of magic, dancing, drinks and guilt-free celebration of passion, love and a spur of the moment wedding in a chapel!!! And all that mattered for Reese was that she’s with the man she had harbored secret feelings of lust and love, until reality kicks her in the rear.

And now What Matters Most for Tony is to convince the woman he loves that she’s the one for him with all her sweetness, independence, sassiness and her hatred for money. And he needs to convince her that sometimes it’s perfectly all right to enjoy life, and go crazy despite being a billionaire.

Tony is an absolutely fabulous billionaire, smart, helpful and just plain simple at heart, trying very hard to get rid of his billions to woo his lady back. Reese is the ultra helpful social worker, always looking out for the downtrodden, trying to balance the money and the have-nots. Both, adorable, frustrating, stubborn and so in love with each other!

There is not one single thing that I can pinpoint and say is the best. In the second book in Erin Nicholas’s Billionaire Bargain Series, “What Matters Most”, is that it’s a sheer perfection of humor, love, passion, and wit between a couple trying to bring a balance to their life, despite the fear of skydiving into a future with each other.

Received an ARC from Samhain Publishing via Netgalley for an honest review.

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