Day: May 2, 2020

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BRVL REVIEW: Matter of Time (Northpoint Wolves #5) by Kiska Gray

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Matter of Time (Northpoint Wolves #5)Matter of Time by Kiska Gray
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the 5th book in the Northpoint Wolves series. We finally get to see Doc find his fated mate. We get to see old enemy destroy and New enemy getting closer and closer. Espen has been searching for his brother and then his mate life is in his hands and using his powers to save him. Doc and Essie mating has it up and down but we see them come out stronger then every. Cant wait to see what happens next hopefully Dillon will find his mate that can keep him and his mouth in line. When with the Dreadhunters come? Highly recommend this book and series


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CAUGHT INSIDE by Kristie Leigh

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One California girl.

One Canadian boy.

One week.

No strings.

Two years later and he’s back.

Nothing much had changed.

Except this time, he was here to stay.

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WITH A TWIST by Staci Hart

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Love is somewhere near the bottom of Lily Thomas’ list of life goals, right next to competitive eating and underwater cave diving. She’s spent six years pirouetting and pliéing her way up the ranks of the New York Ballet with her eye on the prize and love in the back seat. But now that Blane Baker — Lily’s long time crush — is finally single, she’ll throw her rules out the window without thinking twice. 

Reality with Blane isn’t as epic as the fantasy she imagined, and the truth sends her spinning straight into the arms of the man she never knew she’d always wanted.

West Williams has been friends with Lily since the day she moved into their building and he saved her armoire from a swift, sudden death by staircase. Their friendship has always been easy, the boundaries clearly defined. With neither of them willing to risk their relationship, they’ve drifted happily through the years as companions, never considering more.

That is, until they do. And that realization changes everything.

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Touch Me Not

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Title: Touch Me Not
Author: Apryl Baker
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publication Date: May 14th, 2020
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Blurb: A past tragedy has left Lily Holmes burdened with a devastating secret…
Since the death of her twin sister, Lily can’t bear to be touched. Not accidentally, not casually…and certainly not intimately. This makes it impossible for her to confess to her best friend Adam Roberts that she’s in love with him. She can’t give him the sort of relationship he needs, so she watches in silence while he plans his wedding with someone else.
Enter Nikoli Kinkaid, the campus manwhore…
Nikoli is a self-proclaimed connoisseur of women, and he wants to add Lily to his list of conquests, but she wants nothing to do with him—until he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. He’ll teach her to enjoy human contact again, giving her a chance to win over Adam, while Nikoli uses all his considerable charm to seduce her.
But Lily raises the stakes…
Lily loves cars. Her late father was a racer, and she grew up under the hood of a car and on the racetrack. Nikoli has a limited edition 1970 Plymouth Barracuda she covets, so she informs him the terms of their deal also require he not sleep with anyone for six months. If he does, she’ll win the car. If she surrenders and ends up in his bed, his beloved ’Cuda is his to keep.
In an intricate dance of control and surrender, a reluctant friendship becomes something more. Lily begins to crave things she never believed she could, and Nikoli realizes there is more at stake than his reputation.
If Lily overcomes her phobia, will she crave Adam’s touch as she’s starting to crave Nikoli’s? Or will she only find pleasure from the touch of a semi-reformed manwhore?
So who am I?
Well, I’m the crazy girl with an imagination that never shuts up. I LOVE scary movies. My friends laugh at me when I scare myself watching them and tell me to stop watching them, but who doesn’t love to get scared? I grew up in a small town nestled in the southern mountains of West Virginia where I spent days roaming around in the woods, climbing trees, and causing general mayhem. Nights I would stay up reading Nancy Drew by flashlight under the covers until my parents yelled at me to go to sleep.
Now, I live in a small town in West Virginia where I entertain my niece and nephew and watch the cats get teased by the birds and laugh myself silly when they swoop down and then dive back up just out of reach. The cats start yelling something fierce…lol.
I love books, I love writing books, and I love entertaining people with my silly stories.
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Murder on the Mountain by Carolyn LaRoche

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Title: Murder on the Mountain
Series: Marshall Brothers #1
Author: Carolyn LaRoche
Publisher: Hot Tree Publishing
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: May 2, 2020



Blurb

Emma Thomas hasn’t been home in years. Only back in Staunton for a few months, she plans to put her investigative reporter skills to use in exposing the trafficking group using her peaceful, idyllic hometown to move drugs. But when she stumbles onto more than drugs, bullets start flying and she has to ask the one person she left Virginia to avoid for help. 

Detective Adam Marshall has been working this cartel case for months. On the precipice of breaking the organization wide open, he can’t believe the one woman he’d never been able to get over now holds the key to closing his case. His head warns him to steer clear, but his heart won’t let him walk away when Emma’s life is on the line. 

Thrown together by chance after so many years, Adam and Emma work together to break the biggest case of both of their careers and heal some old wounds in the process. Falling in love wasn’t on the docket for either of them, but things don’t always go as planned. 




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Twelve years she’d stayed away from Staunton, avoiding her hometown and missing her parents, to not have to do the very thing she was about to do. Emma took a deep breath and steered her car onto the street that housed the Staunton Police Department. She had no other choice. There was only one man who could help her figure this out.
She parked in front of the station, ignoring all the little pieces of glass that rained off her as she ran up the steps and pulled open the heavy front door. The entire station fell silent as she strode to the front desk, leaving a trail of leaves and little bits of broken glass behind her.
“I need to see Detective Adam Marshall. It’s an emergency.” She looked around the lobby. “I don’t even know what time it is. Is he even here?”
“He’s still here.” The officer behind the desk reached for the phone. “What happened, miss? Do you need a medic?”
“No! I’m fine. I mean, I’m not, but I am. Can you just get Detective Marshall for me, please?”
He set the phone back on the receiver. “Just wait right here and I’ll get him.”
“Don’t worry.” Emma crossed her arms over her chest. “I’m not going anywhere.”

***

“Sir?”
Adam looked up at the sound of the voice and tap on his office door. “What’s up, Murphy?”
“There is a—woman—at the desk demanding to see you. She says it’s an emergency.”
Adam narrowed his eyes at the young uniformed officer. The other man had a tendency toward the dramatic, but he’d proven himself in the field. At the moment, he looked really concerned. “Are you not sure if she is a woman?”
Officer Murphy shook his head. “It’s not that. You, um, have to see for yourself.”
“Okay.” Adam pushed his chair back from his desk and stood up. “Show me what you got.”
Adam followed him out to the lobby desk but froze when he saw the woman standing there. Sticks and leaves tangled in her shoulder-length brown waves. Dirt and dried blood smudged her face, a tear in her jeans bared a scraped knee, and her light blue fleece jacket had a variety of colorful stains on it. He hadn’t seen her in so long he might not have recognized her under all the debris, except he’d know that woman anywhere.
“Emma.” He walked a little closer. “What happened?” What he really wanted to ask was What are you doing here?
“We need to talk.” She glanced around at all the people staring at them. “In private.” Emma leaned in a little, lowering her voice, as though it would matter. “It’s about a crime.”
He motioned toward the way he’d come. “We can talk in my office.” To Murphy he said, “Please get Ms. Thomas a bottle of water.”
“Yes, sir.” Officer Murphy disappeared in the direction of the break room, and Adam led Emma to his office.
When they were inside and the door was closed, Emma collapsed into one of the chairs, shaking. Tears ran down her face, leaving streaks in the dirt as they trailed to her chin and dropped onto the front of her jacket.
Adam perched awkwardly on the edge of his desk, a box of tissues extended to her. Emma grabbed a couple and wiped at her eyes, then blew her nose.
“I’m sorry. I’m so not a crier.” She threw the tissues in the trash can. Her hands shook noticeably.
He remembered that about her. “It’s the adrenaline dump. Nothing to apologize for.” A knock sounded on the door. “Come in!” Adam called.
Officer Murphy walked in and handed the bottle of water to Emma. “Do you need anything else, miss?”
She shook her head, and Adam gave him a nod of dismissal.
“So, are you going to tell me what happened?” Adam finally asked. And maybe why you specifically asked for me out of all the cops in this precinct.
Emma nodded and wrung her hands in her lap. “Yes. I just—I need a minute to gather my thoughts.”
“How did you know I’d even be here?”
She shrugged. “I didn’t. I just hoped you would be.”






Author Bio


Carolyn LaRoche grew up in snow country but fled the cold and ice several years ago. She now lives near the beach with her husband and their two sons. She’s been known to lug her laptop to the baseball fields and keeps a notebook by her bed to jot down the next big story idea in the wee hours of the night.


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Flirting With the Single Dad by Whitley Cox

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Title: Flirting With the Single Dad
Series: The Single Dads of Seattle
Author: Whitley Cox
Genre: Rom/Com, Single Dad, Erotic Romance
Release Date: May 2, 2020
When first impressions happen twice.
Welcome to Seattle, the Emerald City and home to The Single Dads of Seattle. Ten sexy single fathers who play poker every Saturday night, have each other’s backs, love their children without quarter, and hope to one day find love again.
This is Atlas’s story … 
Single Dad of Seattle, Atlas Stark is in over his head. A widower, he’s been left to raise his daughter, and his infant cousin alone, while also trying to make partner at his law firm. If things at work weren’t stressful enough, his home life is getting hairy too. His daughter’s acting out, eager for her father’s attention, and she’s taking it out on the baby. Already stretched too thin, he’s one frayed strand away from snapping. Desperate for help, he takes her to see a therapist. What he doesn’t count on is her being a tall, blonde knock-out with sapphire eyes and penchant for motorcycles. Too bad she annoys the crap out of him. 
Tessa Copeland’s life has never been easy. With a chronically ill mother, she was forced to grow up quicker than most. A successful art therapist, she’s determined not to let her baggage set her back. Until her fiancé cheats on her and takes her dog. She’s never brought her personal life to work, but she can’t stop thinking about the father of one of her clients, or the fact that he’s an assuming jerk with a smolder that gets her engine running. But things grow blurry when she finds herself seeking legal counsel from the broody Atlas, and even though the two continue to butt heads, their chemistry is undeniable. 
Will flirting with the single dad lead Tessa down a dangerous road riddled with potholes and blind turns? Or will it be exactly what they both needed to finally feel whole again? 
**Note: This book can be read as a standalone. It includes lots of steamy scenes, cursing, and of course as with all my books, this has an HEA and no cliffhanger or cheating. If you like single dads who take charge, this book is for you.
“This is a book that ticked all my boxes, I laughed at the classic one-liners only a child can deliver, I smiled, I swooned and I shed a tear as Atlas and Tessa got to know each other. Whitley Cox has an amazing way with words, she draws you in and has you feeling like you are catching up with friends with each book in this series. I highly recommend this series to all lovers of romance and all romantic comedy lovers. Looking forward to the next in this amazing series.” ~ (Jackie Wright Goodreads Reviewer)
“Flirting with the Single has to be the most emotional book so far in the ‘The Single Dads of Seattle’ series! 9 books in you wouldn’t think that author Whitley Cox could come up with such great storylines again and again. But she does.” ~ (World of Books 65 Goodreads Reviewer)
“Flirting with the Single Dad [The Single Dads of Seattle Book 9] is FAB-U-LOUS! I loved reading Atlas & Tessa’s story. I loved this story from page 1 and could not put it down, the attraction and instant fireworks & chemistry between Atlas and Tessa jumps off the pages! I loved everything about this story & even knowing the HEA I would read it again. Whitley Cox is a wonderful writer and she has a winner with her Single Dad’s of Seattle Series!” ~ (Cheri Amazon reviewer)
His smile was magnetic. “Fuck, you’re smart.” The gray in his eyes turned almost silver. He stood up and approached her, his body feeling extra big and tall as he invaded her space and pinned her up against the door. His warm breath beat rapidly against her lips. His jaw was working and his eyes so intense, they seared her.
Her eyes shot up the stairs toward the hallway. Aria could come out at any time and see them there. Then what?
“I … I should go,” she said, but her body said differently, and she turned to pudding against him. Her knees buckled, and she would have fallen into a heap on the floor if he hadn’t pressed his hips against hers to hold her up. She could feel his need for her against her thigh. 
“You should go,” he whispered against her jaw, his breath kissing her in a way that made prickles race along her skin. 
“I should go.”
“You should go.”
“I should go.” Her purse landed on the floor with a thud, her arms wrapped around his neck at the same time his hands gripped her butt cheeks, and he hoisted her onto his hips. Her lips parted for him as his tongue swept inside, claiming her, tasting her, devouring her. Still carrying her, he headed back down the stairs toward his office, but they didn’t make it there before he stopped in the hallway, her body still perched on his. He pressed her back hard against the wall. She whimpered when he bit her bottom lip, her chin, her jaw. His teeth scraped; so did his beard. 
Almost as if they hadn’t just had sex half an hour ago, the man was practically frantic, the way his hands roamed her body, caressing and kneading. His fingers traced along her arms, lifting them above her head, where he pinned them up with one hand. His other hand made surprisingly quick work of his jeans. She had to hand it to the man, holding her up against the wall with his legs, keeping her arms up with one hand and unfastening his jeans with another—he continued to surprise her with his prowess and talents. 
She had underwear on, but he’d just have to pull them aside to—rip. Oh, well, then never mind. He’d torn them clean off.
A Canadian West Coast baby born and raised, Whitley is married to her high school sweetheart, and together they have two beautiful daughters and a fluffy dog. She spends her days making food that gets thrown on the floor, vacuuming Cheerios out from under the couch and making sure that the dog food doesn’t end up in the air conditioner. But when nap time comes, and it’s not quite wine o’clock, Whitley sits down, avoids the pile of laundry on the couch, and writes.
A lover of all things decadent; wine, cheese, chocolate and spicy erotic romance, Whitley brings the humorous side of sex, the ridiculous side of relationships and the suspense of everyday life into her stories. With single dads, firefighters, Navy SEALs, mommy wars, body issues, threesomes, bondage and role-playing, Whitley’s books have all the funny and fabulously filthy words you could hope for.
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Blood & Bones: Trip by Jeanne St. James

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Blood & Bones: Trip by Jeanne St. James is now live! Amazon — mybook.to/BFMC-Trip FREE with Kindle Unlimited
Despite spilled blood and broken bones, from the ashes Blood Fury will once again rise. Trip, son of the former president of the Blood Fury MC, is determined to resurrect his dead father’s destroyed club. It’ll be a long, difficult road as the new president attempts to rebuild the club from the cold ashes left behind. Bad blood and bitter memories are only some of the obstacles Trip has to overcome. The local police department, Manning Grove PD, is another, since they don’t want to see their small town once again overrun by outlaw bikers. Then there’s Stella, a local bar owner and a major distraction Trip doesn’t need, but can’t resist, even though she gives him every reason to. She’s tough, she’s broken, and the last thing she wants in her life is a man like him. In the end, Trip has to decide if the war is worth fighting. And if Stella is the warrior he needs battling by his side. Note: Blood & Bones: Trip is the first book in the Blood Fury MC series. As always, this book has no cheating, no cliffhanger and has an HEA. While it’s recommended to read my Brothers in Blue series first, it’s not necessary. ******* Cover Artist: Golden Czermak Model: Robert Kelly Photographer: Dante Dellamore ADD to your TBR — http://bit.ly/37zbzFr
About the Author: JEANNE ST. JAMES is a USA Today bestselling romance author who loves an alpha male (or two). She was only 13 when she started writing and her first paid published piece was an story in Playgirl magazine. Her first romance novel, Banged Up, was published in 2009. It was rereleased recently under the title Damaged and became a USA Today bestseller. She is happily owned by farting French bulldogs. She writes M/F, M/M, and M/M/F ménages. Connect with Jeanne! Website — http://www.jeannestjames.com Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/JeanneStJamesAuthor/ Bookbub — http://bit.ly/2EkVRSd Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/jeannestjames/ Newsletter —