DDS REVIEW: Masters & Mercenaries The Early Ops by Lexi Blake
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Sammy’s review of Masters & Mercenaries The Early Ops (Books 1-5) by Lexi Blake
Erotic Romance published by DLZ Entertainment 14 Dec 17
I have been in such a reading rut. I turned to Audible books and luckily that has been working out for me. I have fallen down some amazing listening rabbit holes. One of them is this series. Ryan West does a fantastic job of narrating these books. If you have an Audible Escape membership, the books cost nothing. Otherwise, she has a box set of the first five books. It’s well worth the price of admission. The books are well written and, honestly, they are dirty, filthy delicious. What all the books have in common are a group of mercenaries going places the government can’t or won’t go. All the men are doms and the ladies are submissive. Buckle up, dear readers. If you decide to fall down the rabbit hole, you won’t come up for air anytime soon.
REVIEW: The Marriage Betrayal by Shalini Boland
Veena’s review of The Marriage Betrayal by Shalini Boland
Psychological Thriller/Women’s Fiction published by Bookouture 08 Jul 19
The for this book blurb clearly states this is a psychological thriller. So I can’t really claim to be surprised, and yet the intensity and the darkness of the story gripped me and held me all the way till the end, which is so unexpected I am still struggling to make sense of it. Psychological is definitely the right word. read more…
REVIEW: A Touch of Silver by Lynne Connolly
Stevie‘s review of A Touch of Silver (The Daring Dersinghams, Book 1) by Lynne Connolly
Historical Romance published by Dragonblade Publishing, Inc. 02 Jul 19
Although I’m always a little sad when one of Lynne Connolly’s splendid historical series comes to an end, the emotion is generally tempered by the knowledge that something new and exciting awaits us. This time we step away from the political dramas of the Emperors of London and the glamour of their cousins, the Shaws, to meet some highly independent and unconventional, for their time, women attempting to navigate the restrictions of Society without sacrificing their dreams. First up is Annie Cathcart, a widow who is determined to build her late husband’s silver business into an enterprise that will truly flourish, supporting both her and her two sons as well as allowing more of the burgeoning merchant classes to buy fine tableware. But first she has to find suitable premises into which her works can expand.
DDS REVIEW: Maggie’s Grove by Dana Marie Bell
Tabs’ Duckies Do Series review of The Maggie’s Grove Series by Dana Marie Bell
Paranormal Romance published by Carina Press
Do you want to read an entire five-book paranormal romance series featuring dryads? Because Dana Marie Bell can hook you the hell up. I’ve heard the series mentioned over the years but didn’t dive in until I saw that a long-awaited new book was being published. The series takes place in a secret town inhabited by a variety of paranormal creatures. Each book features a dryad and their fated mate falling in love, while trying to keep the town safe from various forces out to destroy them – some external and some frighteningly internal.
REVIEW: The Perfect Son by Lauren North
Stevie‘s review of The Perfect Son by Lauren North
Women’s Psychological Fiction published by Berkley 13 Aug 19
Along with unreliable narrators, I’m very partial to mysteries in which it’s impossible for all concerned to be telling the truth, and where the reader has to work out out who is either deliberately lying or is giving a version of events that seems true to them yet conflicts with how others involved have interpreted the same scenario. Such is the case in this debut novel, previously released in the UK with a slightly different title and with a different name for the principal narrator. If our protagonist’s narrative is true, then at least one of the secondary narratives is a lie, but which one? And what really happened in the weeks leading up to the point at which we are first introduced to the characters?
REVIEW: The Rogue King by Abigail Owen
Veena’s review of The Rogue King (Inferno Rising, Book 1) by Abigail Owen
Romantic Fantasy published by Entangled Amara 30 July 19
Dragon’s and Phoenixes and a few other shapeshifters thrown in for good measure – what more can a fan of romantic fantasy ask for. The surprise came when I found that Ms. Owen, instead of being a fresh, new voice in this genre, is a seasoned protagonist and I’ve just missed reading her earlier work. I definitely will need to go back to the earlier story arc from which this one spun off to catch up on dragon history. read more…
REVIEW REVISIT: Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
Alicia’s review of Private Arrangements by Sherry Thomas
Historical Romance published by Bantam Books 25 Mar 08
Original Review posted 24 Mar 08
I went into this book knowing nothing except that it was a romance and I could count on getting a happy ending. It’s a good thing I knew that, though, because this couple put me through the wringer.
REVIEW: Invincible by Diana Palmer
Sandy M’s review of Invincible (Long, Tall Texans, Book 49) by Diana Palmer
Contemporary Western Audio CD Romance published by Brilliance Audio 27 Jan 15
I don’t listen to a lot of romance in audio, mostly because the narrators don’t work for me. Thus, mysteries and thrillers are my go-to when driving. But when I happen upon a romance author in CD perhaps at a thrift store or my local Friends of the Library book sale, I’ll take a chance. I know Diana Palmer is popular with a huge amount of romance fans. I’ve read only one other book of hers and now I couldn’t even tell you the title – and I recall I had the same reaction to it as I have to this one.
REVIEW: The Orphan’s Song by Lauren Kate
Veena’s review of The Orphan’s Song by Lauren Kate
Historical Fiction published by G. P. Putnam Sons 25 Jun 19
Modern-day Venice is romance with a capital ‘R’ with its gondoliers and canals and all manner of mysteries behind the facades that line the grand canal. Ms. Kate’s Venice is 365 days/24 hours of Carnevale, where everybody who counts wears a mask and frolics the hours away. Yet amidst this glitter is the church of the incurables where orphans with musical talent vie to make a place for themselves, a moment of glory in a drab life where their faces are always exposed to the public. The author does a superb job of bringing alive the city, almost as if it were a character in the story, as Violetta and Mino find their brief moment of fame amidst the hardships and rigor that has been their life as orphans. read more…
REVIEW: Bishop’s Knight by Kate Reus
Sandy M’s review of Bishop’s Knight (Endgame Trilogy, Book 1) by Katie Reus
Romantic Suspense published by KR Press 9 Jul 19
I guess I’ve been reading romance for so long that if an author doesn’t give me hugely sympathetic characters right off the bat, a more-than-terrific story line, and loads of romance, my interest wanes very quickly anymore. I began reading Katie Reus with her Redemption Harbor series and loved every single book. So with this new series, I was very hopeful she’d keep me fully engaged, wanting to turn the pages even after I should have closed the book to get some sleep or meet a friend or…whatever.
