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Book two in the “Falcon Football Series” is just as captivating and charming as the main leads Jessica Montgomery and Logan Wilde. Falcon, Alabama seems to be going through a magical spell of romance and love as Laura Threntham pens her stories with a dazzle and a sizzle.

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With an aspiration to become the CFO of Montgomery Industries, on the behest of her father, Jessica Montgomery arrives in Falcon to convince Logan Wilde to join Montgomery Restaurants, so her CFO spot is cemented. But the wilderness of Falcon, the open woods and the lush greens of Falcon bring back childhood memories of love and her grandmother. And the Mountain Man sure tempts her to test the boundaries of her dreams and her reality.

Touted as a famous chef, Logan Wilde is happy running his restaurant Adaline’s and has no intent to accept a job with the Montgomerys. With a past that he’s not proud of, and a present that he intents to work at, he is happy with his current status. But Jessica with her suits and killer heals stabs right at his heart and he wants nothing more than to keep her by his side and explore the wild side with her.

I loved Laura Trentham’s first book in the series “Slow And Steady Rush” (Darcy Wilde and Robbie Dalton), and “Caught Up In The Touch” takes us a step further into the little town of Falcon, and Laura’s penning is so much more entertaining, passionate and enticing. Logan and Jessica wear their emotions on their sleeves, independent yet depending on each other, both with painful and neglected pasts, yet have managed to find their bearings, will only make us love them more for their strength and love.

With secondary characters adding depth and spice to the story, Laura does a fantastic job with “Caught Up In The Touch” as she catches our hearts.

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

“In The Fast Lane” by Audra North is fast paced with racy passion and heartwarming love. With racing in her blood and soul, Kerri Hart is racing against time to save her father’s legacy Hart Racing from folding. As the only female rookie driver on the circuit, sponsorships are laced with sexism and her only savior is Ranger Colt.

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Considered as a ruthless business man, Ranger Colt is on a mission to prove himself to get the coveted position in his company and as a part of the deal Colt Hardware buys into a major chunk of Hart Racing, setting Kerri’s blood racing and heart pumping with anger, passion and lust.

To salvage Kerri’s reputation in the kingdom of males, Kerri decides to team with Ranger as his fiancé. But fake relation turns into attraction leading to love. But with misunderstandings and insecurities making their way into this relationship, Ranger has to decide what’s more important in his life and Kerri has a race of a romance to win at any cost.

Nice, fast and furious, Audra North pens “In The Fast Lane” with zeal and sizzle. Kerri is just a firecracker and adorable as the only female driver trying to make her presence felt and motivate the ladies that they can become anything that they desire with hardwork and dedication in any field. Ranger is just an ultra nice guy with a big heart cloaked in expensive suits, yet supportive and lovable.

A definite feel-good-makes-you-smile romance!

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

Another addition to her series of Fool’s Gold, Susan Mallery is roping in cowboys and city girls to charm her reads. “Kiss Me” brings city girl Phoebe Kitzke to the charming town of Fool’s Gold and the sprawling ranch run by Zane Nicholson.

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With her real estate license in jeopardy of being revoked, the pretty and always helpful Phoebe decides to take a break. She is sweet, smart and a sucker for helping the needy with a gigantic heart of gold, spending time in the country and conversing with animals seem to fulfill her and make her happy. And with one hot cowboy giving her the looks, she hopes to find a person who can care about her.

Zane Nicholson has his life and hands quite full with his charming, nerdy and troublesome brother who lands him to run a cattle drive. He really has no time for a woman, but Phoebe sure makes him question his priorities and what he wants in life.

“Kiss Me” is utterly captivating, deliciously romantic, deeply emotional and makes you feel for the characters and the secondary characters. I loved the way Susan incorporated them into the main story, a sub-plot within the main plot, as she explores human feelings and failings, adoption and fears, insecurities and anger, and the sweet strings of love, family and support.

Susan Mallery is as always supremely charming, simple and beautiful with her narration.

Received an ARC from Harlequin (HQN) via NetGalley for an honest review.

Lust, fantasies, romance and love – “The Billionaire’s Fantasy” of Javien Rodriguez gets more than he bargained for when he decides to have a one-night stand with Louise Jensen. With a past tainted with street gangs, death and prison time, Javien has made himself into a power-house of running JR Shipping and making more money than he ever dreamed of yet, nothing can erase the guilt of his past.

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Louise Jensen has her own demons to fight yet she can’t seem to resist the magnetism of Javien. As wild as the sex is and fulfilling fantasies that she never would have dreamed of, her abusive past stops her from opening herself completely to Javein or make any commitments.

Despite the hang-ups, both can’t seem to stay away from each other. Temptation is stronger than fears, want and need for each other above insecurities and the lure of having someone to care for bring Javien and Louise together.

This is as good a story as it gets. Kate Hewitt shows her writing prowess when she created Javien and Louise as two broken characters with a turbulent relationship. Independent, strong and stubborn, they annoy each other to the point of breakup. Kate keeps the emotions and fears of these two above all as she explores the relationship filled with desire and love.

Of all the three books of The Forbidden Series, this is definitely my favorite and Javien holds a special place with me. Captivating and sizzling, “The Billionaire’s Fantasy” is another captivating read.

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There’s nothing like reading a Jill Shalvis novel to make me laugh and enjoy the ride along with her sexy and sassy hero and heroine. Cedar Ridge is just so full of the Kincaid clan and infamous history, not to mention the stories they seem to make in the present.

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Lily comes back to Cedar Ridge, leaving behind a successful career as a cosmetologist as she gets thrown under the bus of the rich and the famous, a blow to her job. Coming back to Cedar Ridge to assess her situation and rethink her life would have been easy if not for the memories of a past she had left behind ten years ago along with Aiden Kincaid.

Firefighter and rescue worker Aidan Kincaid is famous for leaving broken hearts in his wake, but only one gal matters to him and she is back in town to give him sleepless nights. Dormant passion ignites the hearts and sets them on a path of love and romance. But will it withstand the fears and insecurities of two people, is a chance that they both have to take to make a future.

As always, Jill Shalvis is a pro at weaving a story of humor, love and lust along with the secondary characters jumping in with their take, all in super fun dialogues and witty banter between siblings. With dialogues that make you chuckle, romance that makes us swoon and a passion that makes us root for Aidan and Lily, “Second Chance Summer” is another charming read through and through.

Received an ARC from Forever (Grand Central Publishing) via NetGalley for an honest review.

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