Monday, April 01, 2024

#BookReview: Play Dirty (Tempting SEALs: Triton #1) by Lora Leigh @lexilikestoread @LoraLeigh_1@torbooks






Synopsis: Fifty Shades of Grey meets hard-bodied ex-Navy SEALs in this red-hot, suspenseful friends-to-lovers, girl-next-door romance from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Lora Leigh.

She saved his life when they were kids and then he saved hers. When she became a young woman, Poppy knew she would never love anyone the way she loved Jack Lee Bridger.

But after a near tragedy, Jack left home to become a Navy SEAL and Poppy knew there wouldn't be another like him. Not for her.

She remembered the way it felt when he looked at her with those smoldering eyes.

The way he kissed her.

Touched her...

Now it's years later and danger is dogging her footsteps and Jack is back.

And Poppy knows that he will do anything--absolutely anything--to keep her safe. She trusts him to protect her body, but can she trust him with heart?


#ReleaseBlitz for Crow by Andi Rhodes @GiveMeBooksPR







Title: Crow
Series: Soulless Kings MC
Marble Falls, TX #1
Author: Andi Rhodes
Genres: MC Romance
Tropes: Enemies to Lovers/Opposites Attract
Release Date: March 29, 2024


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Crow…
Growing up in Marble Falls was the very definition of boring. Fortunately, my father was the president of the Soulless Kings MC and when he met his maker, I took over the reins. Now I get to make my own fun.

But my way of life is threatened when a sexy siren walks into my club under false pretenses. She thinks she’s clever, but I’m not about to let her take down my family. Holding her hostage might not be the best idea, but it’s my only option if I want her to see that the Soulless Kings aren’t all bad.

What I don’t count on is the intense urge to keep her and make her mine.

Addison…
As the daughter of the Chief of Police, I’ve always strived to be the son he never had. I want nothing more than to follow in his footsteps, but he doesn’t think a woman can handle the job. And I’m going to prove him wrong.

But as the saying goes, the road to Hell is paved with good intentions, and my desire to show my father what I’m made of lands me in a heap of trouble. When I’m forced to remain at the Soulless Kings’ clubhouse, I regret the decisions that led me there in the first place.

At least, until I realize that the very people I vowed to take down are the only ones who make me feel like I belong.

#BookReview: Binding 13 (Boys of Tommen #1) by Chloe Walsh






Synopsis: He wants to save her. She wants to hide. She's damaged. He's determined. Fate brought them together. Love binds them. Johnny Kavanagh has everything going for him. On the rugby pitch, he's a force to be reckoned with, even plagued with a hidden injury. Everyone knows he's heading straight for the top—but that means there's no room for mistakes or distractions. Not even the shy new girl at Tommen College, the one with the sad eyes and hidden bruises. He needs to stay focused, keep his cool, and not let anything get in the way of the bigger picture.  Except before he knows it, this lonely girl has become his only picture. Life has never been easy for Shannon Lynch. Bullied and tortured, she arrives at Tommen College mid-way through the school year praying for a fresh start and desperate to shake off the demons that plague her. But when she meets the notorious Johnny Kavanagh on her first day, her plans to keep a low profile are at serious risk. As they fall into a complicated friendship and grapple with their undeniable chemistry, hidden pain and complicated secrets threaten to be their undoing—but Johnny won't give up on Shannon. No matter what it might cost them both.


#ReleaseBlitz for Boss of Attraction by Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams @GiveMeBooksPR






Title: Boss of Attraction
Series: Forbidden #3
Authors: Kimberly Knight & Rachel Lyn Adams
Genre: MM Romance
Tropes: Boss/Employee, Age Gap, Opposites Attract
Release Date: March 29, 2024


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Declan can’t resist the temptation of his much older boss, but a stolen kiss while trapped in an elevator becomes a ticking time bomb ready to blow up their careers and personal life.

Sean Ashford, a senior partner at a prestigious law firm, became a widower five years ago when his wife of twenty years passed away. Since then, he’s put all of his time and energy into his career and hasn’t wanted to date, nor does he believe his heart is ready to move on. Little does he know that the young, eager, male attorney he hired will change his mind.

Declan Rivers’ dreams of creating a better life for himself and providing for his mom are finally within his grasp when he gets hired at one of the best criminal law firms in Boston. The only problem is he can’t stop lusting after his new boss. As someone who is used to random hook-ups, he soon learns it’s not only his job at stake but also his heart when he wants more with the one man he can’t have.

Long hours in the office, the occasional flirtatious banter, and a fainting spell leaves Sean questioning his sexuality, and Declan hopeful that his crush will turn into more.

When Sean’s children learn about his workplace romance, Declan is accused of being a gold digger, leaving him and Sean to decide if they want to keep their relationship strictly professional or continue to give into their forbidden desires.

Don’t miss out on this boss/employee romance filled with all the GFY, age gap, opposites attract goodness.

#BookReview: Consort of Fire (Bound to Fire and Steel #1) by Kit Rocha






Synopsis: From cult-favorite writing duo Kit Rocha comes a fiery novel set in a lush fantasy world brimming with ancient magic, dangerous secrets, and erotic connections. 

For three thousand years, an ancient dragon god has protected the borders of the Sheltered Lands. In return, he makes only one demand: every one hundred years, the mortal ruler must send their heir to serve as his consort…for as long as they can survive.

Sachielle of House Roquebarre is the thirty-first consort to be sacrificed to the monster who guards the mountain passes. She is young, beautiful―and she has three secrets. 

First: she’s a disposable orphan trained in seduction. 

Second: her handmaid, Zanya, is an assassin and the only person she has ever loved. 

Third―and most deadly: she’s cursed. Sachi and Zanya have five weeks to murder the Dragon in his bed. If they fail, the mortal king’s curse will steal not just Sachi’s life, but her very soul. 

The Dragon has only one secret: he is nothing like what they have been told. And he will do whatever it takes to possess them both.


#ReleaseBlitz for Then Hate Me by Zoe Blake & Alta Hensley writing as Blake Hensley @GiveMeBooksPR






Title: Then Hate Me
Series: Gilded Decadence #2
Author: Zoe Blake & Alta Hensley
writing as Blake Hensley
Genre: Dark Billionaire Romance
Tropes: Arranged Marriage/Enemies to Lovers
Forced Proximity
Release Date: March 22, 2024


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He dared to steal my bride, so it's only fair I respond by kidnapping his innocent sister.

Only a monster with no morals would kidnap a woman from her brother's wedding…
Which was precisely what I've become, a monster bent on revenge.

After all, as the billionaire Marksen DuBois, renowned for being a jilted groom, my reputation and business were in tatters.
There was nothing more dangerous than a man possessing power, boundless resources, and a vendetta.

I would torment him with increasingly degrading photos of his precious sister as I held her captive and under my complete control.
She'd have no option but to yield to my every command if she wished to shield herself and her family from further disgrace.

She was just a captured pawn to be dominated, exploited, and discarded.
Yet the more ensnared we become in my twisted game of revenge, the more my suspicions grow.
As she fiercely counters my every move, I begin to question whether I'm the true pawn… ensnared by my queen.

New York's elite play a dangerous game of shadows, hiding scandalous truths and illicit desires behind their opulent masks. Step into this intoxicating world of dark romance, masterfully crafted by USAT Bestselling authors, Zoe Blake and Alta Hensley, now co-writing as the enigmatic Blake Hensley.