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All He Needs

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼-𝘀𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗺𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗶𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀.

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All He Needs is a heartbreakingly beautiful M/M/M romance following a former pro-snowboarder who finds himself caught between two men who have stolen his heart. Ann Grech takes the reader on an emotional roller coaster of tragedy and loss that leads to redemption, love, and the strength of family.

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Deep in the Heart by Alexa Padgett

February 17, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

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A steamy, emotional romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Alexa Padgett.

Remembering the music I love… lets me forget a past that haunts me.

I thought realizing my dream of country music stardom would chase away the ghosts of the past. But I didn’t understand how the horrors of war would imprint their scars on my heart… leaving me a shadow of the man I used to be.

Haunted by regret, filled with a rage I can’t control, I destroy my favorite guitar.

A J. Olsen original. The only instrument that allows my fingers to caress my music into creation.

Now, I need a new one, and in order to get it fast, I have to work with her—Jenna. She stirs something deep inside me. Something I haven’t felt in years.

When I stare into her breathtaking eyes for the first time, I see struggles that echo my own. The kind of torment that colors a woman’s soul. But I’m drawn to her—I just can’t stay away.

As our emotions start to blossom, creating a magic that rivals the music, Jenna’s dangerous ex reappears to play a reckless game. Between his lust for revenge and the unreasonable demands of my record label, we can’t catch our big break.

And unless we can both heal the wounds that remain shuttered in darkness, we’ll lose everything.

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Alexa Padgett’s books have garnered accolades from Kirkus Reviews, National Indie Excellence Awards, The Romance Reviews, and Readers’ Favorites. Her last few novels have been added to several Goodreads Best lists.

Alexa spent a good part of her youth traveling. From Budapest to Belize, Calgary to Coober Pedy, she soaked in the myriad smells, sounds, and feels of these gorgeous places, wishing she could live in them all–at least for a while. And she does in her books.

She lives in New Mexico with her husband, children, and Great Pyrenees pup, Ash. When not writing, schlepping, or volunteering, she can be found in her tiny kitchen, channeling her inner Barefoot Contessa.

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Forever After All by Catharina Maura

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Title: Forever After All

Author: Catharina Maura

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: February 17, 2021

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From the author of The Tie That Binds comes another spellbinding marriage of convenience novel.

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I’m ready to sacrifice my dignity if it will save my dying mother. Or so I convinced myself as I walked into a gentlemen’s club, ready to trade my body for my mother’s life.

I didn’t expect Alexander Kennedy to be there. I didn’t expect him to stop me. And I certainly didn’t expect him to propose a marriage of convenience.

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Elena Rousseau, a heiress fallen from both riches and grace.

I know she’s not right for me – she’s far from the meek trophy wife I’m after. But if she’s going to sell herself to anyone, it’ll be me.

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No Man Left Behind: A Veteran Inspired Charity Anthology

February 17, 2021February 20, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

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No Man Left Behind: A Veteran Inspired Charity Anthology

Participating Authors: Elizabeth Knox & E.C. Land, M. Merin, H.J. Marshall, Jewelz Baxter, Cedar Rose, TK Lawyer, K. C. Stone, Claire Ashlynn and Jaime Russell

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Release Date: February 18, 2021

A few of the chosen authors are coming together for a veteran anthology where a hundred percent of the proceeds will be donated to charity. So, cozy up on your couch, pull out your kindle, and take a dive into these steamy veteran inspired stories.

While some are just a peek of what’s to come by these amazing authors, others are short stories or novellas.

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The Jade Talisman by Alanna Mackenzie

February 17, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

The Jade Talisman
Alanna Mackenzie
(The Jade Chronicles, #2)
Publication date: March 2021
Genres: Adult, Dystopian, Fantasy, Science Fiction

A talisman. A song. A story about time itself, as it moves through each winding branch in the tree of life.

It is the year 2762 in the Empire of Khalendar, and AI Masters rule the civilized world, striving to crush all dissent. But they have not yet managed to quell the Jade Rebellion or its leader, Walter Saltanetska. The Jade Queen, once a prison ship commandeered by the AI Masters, is now a rebel stronghold. Walter and his companions have sailed all the way to Vei’arash, a lush island reputedly home to exiled dissidents and evil shamans. Their mission is to fulfill a pact with their Mage allies—to find animal spirits exiled to Vei’arash long ago by the AI Masters.

As the rebels plunge deeper into the jungle, physical laws are upended. The plants and animals of the rainforest are inextricably linked to divine beings. The most powerful of these beings entrusts Walter with an enchanted gemstone, the Jade Talisman, that warps the basic rules of time and space.

The Talisman allows Walter to gaze into a mesmerizing labyrinth of future possibilities. But the visions it offers up are troublingly dark, giving Walter insight into the deepest recesses of the human soul. While he needs to remain emotionally distant from them, he cannot. The people in these visions are not strangers, but Walter and his loved ones. This gift proves to be a crushing burden, and Walter desperately longs for an ordinary life. But there is no going back…

The gripping sequel to The Jade Rebellion, The Jade Talisman is a tribute to the perseverance of spirituality in a world dominated by the cold logic of artificial intelligence.

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Alanna Mackenzie lives in Vancouver, Canada. She holds degrees in History, French studies, and Law from the University of British Columbia. An environmentalist at heart, she believes in using the law as a tool for social and environmental change. When she is not pursuing that passion, she can be found brainstorming the next chapter in her novels, playing Irish fiddle tunes on the violin, and hiking West Coast trails.

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His Royal Plan by Jodie Larson

February 17, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Jodie Larson has revealed the cover for His Royal Plan,
Book 2 in the Lecara Duet!

Releasing April 15, 2021

How did my life spin this out of control?

What was meant to be the trip of a lifetime has devolved into utter heartbreak.

The man I thought I was falling in love with believes the worst of me, thanks in part to his scheming mother–the evil queen.

It seems as though her sole mission is to tear us apart, and she's using every dirty trick in the book.

Lies, deceit, subterfuge…this isn't what I signed up for. I don't care about the title or the prestige.

All I want is Luke.

How fitting that another lie is what I'm told will save us. My prince says he has a plan in place. To be patient. To wait.

But I'm not sure my heart can take much more.

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Jodie Larson lives along the shores of Lake Superior in northern Minnesota with her husband and four beautiful daughters. Writing has always been something she enjoys and uses it as an escape, in addition to getting lost in her numerous books. Her family is highly supportive of both her love for reading and writing. A lover of all things happily ever after, she writes romantic novels because the world could use a little more love.

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Claiming Caroline by Yasmine Hyde

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Claiming Caroline by Yasmine Hyde

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Destitute after her father’s death, Caroline Douglas finds herself in a bind when the sleazy, rich business owner wants her father’s debt in full. He won’t take ‘no’ or ‘I owe you’ for an answer. She finds herself dragged to the Harlot and the Hero, forced to work off her payment. When she thinks things can’t get worse, they do. To save her reputation, she finds herself saying ‘I do’ to a sexy, overbearing cowboy. Tired of following the rules of men, Caroline decides to push back. Especially against her sexy, all-consuming husband who’s too quick with his discipline techniques.

Garrett Rand, a dairy farm owner, and brother to the local sheriff, has spent the last six months requesting the hand of one ‘crofters’ daughter. Blocked at every turn, he starts to give up on ever having her, only to discover she’s in the brothel on the outskirts of Grover Town. Willing to stop at nothing to finally claim the beauty as his wife, in his bed, he makes a deal to get her out of the clutches of one of the richest men in town. However, marrying her is one thing; keeping Caroline out of trouble is another. He’ll just have to keep her over his knee until she learns. When danger strikes the area and threatens the safety of his wife, he will do what’s needed to protect her.

Book six of the Grover Town Discipline series, this story can be enjoyed as a standalone.

Publisher’s Note: This historical western romance contains steamy sexual scenes, a murder mystery, and a theme of power exchange.

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Life Changer by BJ Harvey

February 17, 2021February 17, 2021 Book Review Virginia Lee Blog

Title: Life Changer

Series: Chicago First Responders

Author: BJ Harvey

Genre: Single Dad Rom/Com, Firefighter Romance

Release Date: February 25, 2021

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When a firefighter and the chef he’s been crushing on cross paths, sparks fly.

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Divorced single mom Dee has never much believed in fate until now, but something about the charming and adorably awkward flirt, Rhodes, has her intrigued and wanting to know more.

Widowed dad Rhodes has no idea who he’s about to meet on the blind date his son set up but can’t stop thinking about the food vlogger he’s been crushing on like a hormonal teenager.

Add in nice-guy ex husbands, meddling co-workers, and food made to make even the strongest man melt, Dee and Rhodes soon discover that while their loved ones may have bought them together, somewhere along the way, fate turned into the real hero of their story.

Can these two singletons trust the hard and fast connection they’ve found, or will the pressure to live up to expectations stop them from being the life changers they both want and need.

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USA Today Bestselling Author BJ Harvey brings you Life Changer- Book 2 in a new spin-off to the Cook Brothers rom com series, featuring Chicago first responders fighting the good fight and finding love at the same time. Set in the same world as the Bliss, Game, and Cook Brothers series before it, this title can be read as a complete standalone.

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“Dad, no pressure, but you know the third date is important, right?” Jake says, moving beside me.

I give him the side-eye. “You been watching those YouTube dating videos again?”

“Look, he’s got some good advice,” Marco says. “It worked for me, didn’t it?”

I snort and turn back to my son. “It’s not my first rodeo, kid.”

“Well, in fairness to Jake, it’s not like you’ve had to date for a while,” Gio says from where he’s running behind me.

Luca bursts ahead and turns to face us, running backward as he does. “I’m an expert at modern dating. Ask me anything—I’ll help you out, brother.”

“When did you last have a girlfriend?” I ask, earning a middle finger from him.

“Not all of us are as lucky as Marco, who goes to a damn house showing and ends up meeting the love of his life. Sheesh. That shit only happens in books, I swear.”

“Or movies,” Jake adds.

Luca nods. “Exactly.”

“And you would know this how?” Gio asks, not even breaking a sweat as we hit the one-mile marker.

“Reading romance novels. They’re surprisingly enlightening.” Luca says this like it’s completely normal. For others it is. For Luca Rossi—fuck no.

“Is that right?” Marco muses. “Let me guess. You’ve been stealing Mama’s bodice rippers? The ones with that long-haired, shirtless guy on the front?”

I turn my head. “Wait, are you talking about Fabio? My mom used to have those too.”

“Are we seriously running five miles talking about fucking romance books? Or are we gonna find out the goods from Rhodes about his love life?” Gio says, sounding far too interested in whether I’m getting laid or not.

Thank heavens for Jake tagging along. “Hello? Son here. Don’t wanna know deets about what Dad is or is not getting up to. As long as he’s happy—that’s all I need to know.”

Marco snorts. “Dude, you wanted your dad to meet someone.”

“Yeah. Doesn’t mean I need to hear the locker-room talk. Jeez,”

BJ Harvey is the USA Today Bestselling Author of the Bliss Series. She regards herself as a smut peddler, suspense conjurer, and a funny romance thinker upper. An avid music fan, you will always find her singing some hit song badly and loving every minute of it. She’s a wife, a mom to two beautiful tweenagers, and was born in New Zealand and currently lives in Perth, Australia.

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Wild, a Deep 8 Novel by Kenzie Macallan

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Title: Wild, a Deep 8 Novel

Author: Kenzie Macallan

Genre: Romance Suspense

Release Date: April 6, 2021

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She leaped into a war zone to get the story. He’ll endure hell to bring her home. Sparks fly, but will romance die on the wrong side of a bullet?

Security firm owner Sean Knight always follows the action. So the former Navy SEAL doesn’t hesitate to head to Afghanistan to extract a world renowned hacker. But when he finds his childhood best friend is being held captive, old feelings come flooding back and he’ll protect her with his life.

Investigator reporter Jess Wilander doesn’t lack courage. So when she discovers her sister’s been kidnapped by an Afghan warlord, she agrees to write an article on him in order to stage a rescue. But her plans go sideways when the man sent to get them out is the guy who secretly broke her heart.

As Sean seeks a way to free everyone, his growing attraction to the one regret from his past threatens to jeopardize the mission. And though Jess yearns to share her heart with him, she struggles to trust he won’t betray her again.

Can these friends become lovers and make it out alive to finally find happily ever after?

WILD is the first book in the pulse-pounding Deep 8 romantic suspense series. If you like steamy scenes, action-packed plots, and love rising above violence, then you’ll adore Kenzie Macallan’s scintillating tale.

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As she falls into my arms, a memory from our past stabs me. She would call me after her foster father, Buck, had said horrendous things to her like calling her a half-breed, telling her she was ugly, and she would never amount to anything except on her back. I would scale the side of the house and crawl in through the window. Her tears and soft cries gutted me every time.

She thought I had the perfect home life, but one of the many things we shared was fear. Fear is a bitch that never lets go, a five-alarm clinger. You can rule her, or she will own you.

I wanted to beat the shit out of Buck, but he was a hell of a lot bigger than me. I would spoon in behind her and rock her to sleep. When we got older, she called me less and less and I saw her turn in, hiding away from the world. You never forget the first woman who lays in your arms for comfort. I want those days back. I want her back, but I’m going to have to tread lightly. We don’t know each other like we used to.

We pack away the picnic in silence, edged with nervous energy that hangs in the air for different reasons. She keeps looking at me as if she wants to ask me something. I’m clueless to the question or the answer. I take her hand in mine in need of the connection to my past that keeps me grounded and reminds me of where I came from. She pulls her hand away and I keep it locked in my hand.

Kenzie Macallan has launched her first series filled with action, suspense, and secrets with wicked twists and turns. Hot romance is always part of the equation. Her next series, Deep 8, takes readers on a trip around the world.

She studied undergraduate and graduate at schools on the East Coast of the U.S. in fields such as biology, psychology, fine arts, and education. Balancing a full-time job and writing is a struggle but one well worth it.

Kenzie lives with her husband in New England and is a huge dog lover. She has been fortunate enough to travel all over the world to places like Africa, Greece, Switzerland, Holland, France, England and, Scotland.

It’s all led to an overactive imagination. Creativity seems to be part of her soul as she paints portraits and takes photographs. Cooking is not her forte but she can bake up a storm. They have all added to her storytelling especially when writing about strong women and alpha men. She looks forward to adding to her adventures with her readers.

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A steamy, emotional romance from USA Today Bestselling Author Alexa Padgett.

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