B Clones

 by Laurann Dohner

Amazon

My first thought is oh no it's not New Species. But an author should go where her muse takes her and this was one fantastic ride.
BIG
Is it a dream or reality? Imagine waking up in the future inside a body that is not yours.
Gemma was fatally injured and thought she was dreaming, it's a new Century and technology has come so far. People from the past are cloned. She's not supposed to have retained memories. Big is also a clone, an escaped one and saves her life.
A very entertaining read with wonderful characters.
BLADE
Blade is also a clone. He saves someone kidnapped by pirates from the current time. Taking her home would cost him his life. This was also a riveting read.

I'm really looking forward to more in this series.

Big

Gemma is a divorced mother of two adult sons. She also is dying in a hospital after a tragic accident. They’re giving her the good drugs to manage her pain, which is why she’s dreaming about waking in the future with a twenty-year-old body and meeting a hot space pirate. Big claims he’s a clone, and she’s one too. What happens when Gemma’s dream turns out to be reality?

Blade

Hailey’s been kidnapped off her mining colony planet and is trapped on board a luxury space shuttle with the bad men who took her. She manages to lock herself inside the captain’s cabin, hoping to be rescued. But it’s not the authorities who hack the lock. It’s a clone. Blade admits to being a space pirate, but he swears he’s going to keep her safe. He may be attractive…but can a clone also be trustworthy?

Homicide at Whiskey Gulch (The Outriders Series)

 by Elle James

Amazon

This was my Christmas afternoon read.
Trace has been summoned home from the military to his family ranch. His father has been murdered and his life will change.
Great suspense, I had no idea who the murderer was.
Trace's high school sweet heart is living on the ranch helping his mother....awkward, as he loves to hate her. She lied 11 years ago and he needs to learn why.
In the meantime someone is out to hurt the ranch and kill them off.
Wonderful story, I was glued to my kindle and loved every moment.

Someone murdered his father. He’s home to set things right.

The moment he learns his father has been murdered, Delta Force soldier Trace Travis knows he must return home. But finding resourceful Lily Davidson, his high school sweetheart, helping his mother in the wake of the tragedy leaves him shaken. As old desires and deceits come flooding back, Trace partners with Lily to find his father’s killer — and overcome the circumstances that have always kept them apart.

Protecting Melody (SEAL of Protection Book 7)

 by Susan Stoker

Amazon

I've really loved this series. I've read a lot of Ms Stoker's books, not necessarily in order so I've gone back to reread and fill in the gaps. I was looking forward to Tex's story and the author didn't disappoint. Tex and Mel 'met' online, after 6 months he knew something was wrong and he was determined to track her down. A stalker and so much danger waiting to happen made for a very entertaining story. The anticipation built up through the story and in the meantime these two fell in love. The ending though, I've just lost my dog and I was in tears thinking evil thoughts of this author "don't you do it!" I'm not going to tell you what happened.

Great story, now what's next in this author's world for me to read?

Tex gave everything he had to his country and his SEAL teammates. When an IED took away part of his leg, and his career, he devoted himself to his country and friends from behind his computer. He’s always been the man that can find anyone, that uses his computer skills, legal and illegal, to keep people safe and to put the bad guys behind bars.

But behind a computer is a lonely place to be. While he might put on a good front, Tex can’t help but feel he’s missing out when he sees how happy his friends are. But when the woman he’s been talking to online for the last six months suddenly disappears without a word, Tex knows it’s time to step up, and use his skills for himself this time.

**Protecting Melody is the 7th book in the SEAL of Protection Series. It can be read as a stand-alone, but it’s recommended you read the books in order to get maximum enjoyment out of the series.

Savage in a Stetson (Crossroads Book 4)

 by Em Petrova 

Amazon

It's time for Dom "Savage" to retire from the rodeo circuit. What will he do with his life, he enjoys cooking so opens a BBQ joint. Not noticing across the road is a mirror image...is there room for two in town. To make things worse...or is it better, it's run by his ex.
Jada is not over her cowboy and he still loves her. Can she forgive him for leaving her, will they have a love hate relationship?
The banter between them was hilarious, not to mention the antics to outdo each other.
This was a very entertaining Sunday read for me. Great characters and fun story line.

They were friends. Now they’re business rivals. Is there room for being lovers too?

Jada Ellis is ready to make some big life changes. When she leaves her job as caregiver in the Crossroads, Georgia nursing home and buys the local BBQ joint on a whim, everyone thinks she’s lost her mind, including her. Just as she starts to feel she’s found the perfect happy trail, she sees another kind of happy trail, leading across the road to her very buff and smoking-hot ex who’s fresh off the rodeo circuit and back in town.

Dominick Cole’s grandpa advised him to stay in the small town, settle down and raise a family here. But he didn’t listen and ran off to chase a golden buckle as a big-time rodeo star. But when “Savage” Cole returns to start up a barbecue restaurant, he couldn’t find a better—or sexier—rival in Jada. The town isn’t big enough for both of them—but a bed might be.

Smoldering friends to enemies to rivals to lovers romance never went down so good. Grab a sweet tea—or something harder—and binge on the latest book in the Crossroads series!

The Priestess and the Thief: Kindred Tales 30

 by Evangeline Anderson

Amazon

This was such a fun read.  I always have such a laugh over the food and animal descriptions, the author has a great imagination.

A priestess in training and a smuggler, talk about opposites or are they really. She's being punished, but heads off on her own mission. The Goddess has ordered him to save her on several occasions and he's the cause of her punishment.

Such an adventure they had together, her vows went out the window. What is her destiny if not what she promised?

The Goddess will set them both on the right path...that's after they survive another planet and danger.

Entertaining series, I highly recommend it.

A Thief who has no honor...

A Priestess who has broken her vow of chastity...

Can the two of them complete a quest at the treacherous Tenebrian Court?

​Read The Priestess and the Thief to find out.

Ellilah is a priestess…but not a very good one. She doesn’t seem to have the right temperament for quiet meditation. And even worse, she broke her vow of chastity at the Christmas party after a dark stranger drugged her punch. Now she’s being sent to the Priory of Extreme Atonement—an ominous place with no windows and daily beatings.

But Elli has always had a mind of her own. Instead of handing herself over for punishment, she goes on a quest to find a cure for the old Priestess Superior who is dying.
Elli’s quest will take her to the Tenebrian Court and put her in great danger…which is why the Goddess sends her some help in the form of the very same dark stranger who drugged her punch in the first place.

Roke is half Havoc—a Kindred-like race of males who refuse to bond with females. He is none too pleased at being sent to protect the little priestess, but he doesn’t dare disobey the Goddess. Once he meets Elli again, however, he feels an instant attraction to her. He goes with her to the dangerous Tenebrian Court to protect her from the predatory nobles—especially the rapacious Crown Prince who insists that everyone “Mirror” his erotic activities at supper every night.

Will the two of them be able to complete their quest and leave the Court alive? Will Roke admit he wants to bond with Elli, even though he has sworn never to take a bride? And will Elli ever forgive herself for breaking her vow of chastity with the dark warrior?
Read The Priestess and the Thief and find out!

Mistletoe Cottage (Holiday Cottage Series Book 10)

by Susan Horsnell 

Amazon

A beautiful story with such likeable characters.

This city girl needs a break in the country. Little did she know that she'd find love.

She and the local fire captain had such chemistry.

The mystery is the fire bug in town, who could it be and can it be solved before someone is killed.

This was a well written, steady paced story of Christmas time and the love that can be found.

I loved it and highly recommend this book.

The Holiday Cottages are magical places, where those who come to Sprucewood, Colorado to “get away” find themselves, and their hopes renewed, relationships kindled and dreams coming true.


Fed up with corporate life in Denver and the ‘boys club’ attitude where she works, Renae Caldwell resigns her job.
She has one month before she commences with a new company and intends to use it to rejuvenate herself.

When an advertisement for the Cottages Farm in Sprucewood catches her eye, Renae decides she will spend her vacation there in the clean air and peace of the mountains. She rents Mistletoe Cottage and falls in love with it at first sight.

Mason Flint is Sprucewood’s Fire Brigade Captain and loves living in this small mountain town a few hours from Denver. He’s a confirmed bachelor, happy with life.

Life for Mason will never be the same once he encounters the beautiful lady visiting from the city. Will she feel the same about him?

Will Renae’s life, and the lives of others, be threatened by an out of control arsonist, or will Mason find the perpetrator in time? And what part will the cottage play in Renae and Mason’s future?

Seventh Wife of the Demon King

 by Jordan Elizabeth

Amazon

This author always takes me out of my romance genre comfort zone. Her imagination is crazy good.
Lady Katherine was raised with a mission, to marry the Demon King and obtain a secret. This secret item will return their Kingdom to it's former glory.
Plenty of mystery in this fast read, I was glued to my kindle and loved every moment.

Lady Katherine has been raised from childhood to fulfill her parents’ plan and marry the demon king. It’s the last thing she wants, but it’s the one thing she gets. King Edward is sadistic, repulsive, and likes nothing more than to drain the blood of his human playthings. Lord Robin, half-demon and half-human, hates his boring life at court until he meets the new queen. Quiet Queen Katherine sparks life in him, and his demon half recognizes her as his soul mate. He can finally feel complete – except that she’s already married to his sovereign and the demon king won’t release any of his wives until death claims them. Katherine’s lover isn’t her only secret. There is more to her parents’ plan than being King Edward’s seventh wife, and if she’s able to complete her mission, the kingdom will never be the same.

SEALs of Honor: Axel

 by Dale Mayer

Amazon

Another great series that I enjoy immensely. Axel is part of a team on a mission to investigate a downed submarine. Is anyone on board still alive? There's more to this than they imagined with murder and sabotage. Dr Allee Minga is found to be the only survivor so that puts her in the scapegoat position. Axel is determined to keep her safe. There is plenty of mystery and intrigue in this story, the romance comes much later. A very entertaining story, I loved it.

Life was never boring, but, for Axel, things kick up a notch when he helps in an underwater rescue of a downed submarine that’s low on oxygen. What they find is nothing like what they expected. All the crew but one was dead—as in shot to death. The last remaining crew member was alive but in rough shape. What the hell happened here?

Allee woke up in the hospital and barely remembers how she got here. But a fuzzy memory only compounds the horror when the investigation ranks her as their number one suspect in the nightmare that won’t quit.

As the investigation takes a darker turn, so does her life, as someone decides a dead patsy is better than one who can talk …

Cahootus Hollow (Echoes of New York Book 3)

 by Jordan Elizabeth 

Amazon

What a magical tale this was and at times so sad. Not too long, it was a lunch time read for me.
I liked Clara, her mother was miserable blaming Clara for all her misfortunes.
Clara befriends a 'ghost' a woman who is related to her and long gone. There are secrets to be told which made for a very entertaining story.

“Those who do dare to enter, do it for the magic plant that only grows there.”

Folks don't want to go near Cahootus Hollow. It's tucked away from the other villages, and the people who live in the hollow don't welcome outsiders.

Clara doesn't believe in magic, but her mother has become obsessed with the hollow's magical plant. Running the family farm falls to Clara and her brother, while her mother shrinks ever deeper inside herself. Clara doesn't know how long she can keep their lives going, as each moment becomes more of a struggle.

One day, Clara comes across a house near the river. The secrets it holds can unlock her past if she's brave enough to figure out who she is and discover her true place in the hollow.

Link by Link: An Anthology of Haunted Holidays

 by Elle Beaumont, Candace Robinson, and 8 more

Amazon

A great collection of stories, I'm not familiar with any of the authors so I look forward to discovering new favourites.

The Spirit of You by Elle Beaumont

Music, dreams never to be filled. A future wiped out in an instant. So incredibly sad. He still visits her but for how long, is he real or a dream? Just long enough to fulfill their dream and fade away? Ugh it tugged on the heart strings, beautiful story.

I'll be back to further review as I complete more stories.

“‘I wear the chain I forged in life,’ replied the Ghost. ‘I made it link by link…’”-Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol


Link by Link is a collection of 9 stories of ghosts, spirits, and creatures unnamed, all come to teach lessons we won’t soon forget. From sweet Christmas tales to terrifying holiday hauntings, these stories take a dive into the past in the hopes of creating a better—or at least different—future.

Bungie - My Japanese Chin

 It's been a difficult week, reading seemed to be a chore as I grieved my baby.

Companion 3000

by Evangeline Anderson 

Amazon

A fun, out of this world story. Not as great as the Kindred characters but still fun. Leita was a lonely woman with strong sexual fantasies isolated in outer space. She ordered a robot- sex doll and received more than she bargained for. Her fake robot is on the run for a crime he didn't commit. Will she find out he's not a robot or will he be too late to tell her? Some action and adventure has them thrown together later making for a sizzling story.

Leita knows she can't afford a robot sex slave but she's lonely...

Pierce is on the run and posing as a robot seems like a good way to hide...

What happens when he has to pretend to be her...Companion 3000?

Leita McLain runs a small solo asteroid mining outfit at the ass end of the Centauri solar system. She's had no luck in getting a man to stay with her so she decides to buy a Companion droid, the very latest in cybernetic sex slaves.

Pierce Branson is a man addicted to adventure. But when he finds himself with a bounty on his head for a crime he didn't commit, he knows he's got problems. During a shoot out in the Companion factory, Pierce hides in one of the packing crates. Next thing he knows, he's waking up in Leita's bedroom and starting his new life-as a sex slave. But he doesn't count on falling in love with his new Mistress. Or on playing the part of her "Master" when Leita decides she wants to explore her kinky side.

Now both Leita and Pierce have some choices to make. Leita knows she shouldn't let herself fall for a cybernetic sex slave and Pierce knows he ought to tell her the truth. But will Leita forgive him if he comes clean? You'll have to read Companion 3000 to find out.

***This book was first published under the title: For Her Pleasure many years ago. Now that I finally have the rights back, I am republishing it with a sexy new cover. Enjoy!

Finding Home (Love Across Time Book 3)

 by Annie Seaton

Amazon

What a wonderful story this was, I haven't read the previous two but will certainly check them out now.
It's a beautifully written time travel romance, Alice had a wonderful journey. Caught up in times of war in London, losing her parents her grief takes her home to her childhood cottage. The mysterious stones in the field beyond her cottage draw her closer. She is transported to a time way before hers. Will she get back or find enough reasons to stay?
A beautiful romance, I highly recommend it.

Alice McLaren is a traveller . . . but her travels must remain a secret. Now that she has no one of her own, she leaves London during the Blitz to move to her family’s cottage in Somerset. Alice plans to take evacuated children from London and care for them in the country.
However, her travels take her much further than she anticipates, away to a safer place far from the war and the incessant bombing.
When she meets and falls in love with Branton, Alice is torn. There is a child to be rescued, and Alice is the only one who can save Amelia Adnum. She must choose between Branton and taking the lost child home safely.
As circumstances change, Alice must make a decision that could change many lives.
Branton knows Alice holds a secret, but he cannot understand why she refuses to stay with him. He cannot bear to lose her, but can Branton convince Alice that their love will endure, no matter what?

Rowan (The K9 Files Book 10)

 by Dale Mayer

Amazon

I'm such a fan of this series. Rowan is on the hunt for a missing K9 after the California bushfires and his paths cross with Brandi who is also hunting for her missing dog. There is so much more going on than missing dogs, who is shooting at them? Murder, kidnapping, injured dogs and break ins, this book has it all. Let's not forget chemistry and a simmering romance. What great characters these two were, you'll be hoping for a HEA after all they've been through.

Rowan hopes that the deep emptiness inside him might possibly heal—if he just finds the retired K9 Hershey, named after an old trainer buddy. Nothing can hold Rowan back from locating his old K9 friend. What he didn’t expect was his old friend had found a new friend, with puppies of her own.

Brandi had just lost her grandmother, her home, and her best four-legged friend, Lacey, in a horrible forest fire that swept through town. Everyone said to not give up on Lacey, as dogs often disappeared only to reappear later. That one thought calls her to spend every spare moment she has at the site, calling for Lacey. When she realizes someone else has the same idea, she’s happy to join forces.

When things get ugly, she’s glad to have someone at her side because she hadn’t seen what ugly could really look like … until now.

Woke

 by Peggy Jaeger

Amazon 

I received this book from Quirky Blind Date with a Book

This was my first read by this author and I've never heard of her before. I love having a book blind-date to introduce me to new-to-me authors.

 Aurora's story is interesting and entertaining, imagine waking up after 10 years in a coma. The world has moved on, friends living their lives but for family their life stopped and remained at your hospital bed. The main part of this story takes place a further five years after waking, relearning all motor skills and finally wanting to know how and why. Was she poisoned on purpose or by accident? It took me a few chapters to get into it but once I was hooked I couldn't put it down. Great plot, interesting and mostly likeable characters. I was thoroughly entertained.

Waking up each day is a gift….

On her 21st birthday, someone slipped a potent drug combination into socialite Aurora Brightwell’s champagne putting her in a coma for the next ten years. It’s been a long road back, and it’s time to reclaim the life she lost and find out exactly what happened on that fateful night.

Financier Kincade Enright has his own reason for helping Aurora discover who poisoned her, but for the time being he’s keeping that - and his true identity - to himself. What he can’t keep hidden though, are his growing feelings for the one-time paparazzi darling and party-girl.

When this prince of finance joins forces with the former sleeping beauty, nothing can stop them from finding the answers they seek…or prevent the powerful emotions developing between them as they search for the truth.

1001 Dark Nights Short Story Anthology 2020

by Fiona Archer and 35 other authors listed below

Amazon - It's currently FREE

I can't wait to work through these stories. I've read Prince of Seattle by Fiona Archer so far.

It's nice to see Ms Archer revisiting some of my fave characters

Kayla and Gabriel had a history, but as a teen she was too young and he was still a playboy. Working together without noticing a thunder storm causing flooding they are trapped for the night in his home. It's time to talk, as there is no escape. What were his reasons for emotionally hurting her those few years ago?

Pity the story was so short as I would love more but it's a great tease as I'm sure the rest of the short stories will be.

1001 Dark Nights Press is excited to present the winners of the 2020 short story challenge...

When we started 1001 Dark Nights back in 2014, it was with the goal of discovery—creating a way for readers to find new-to-them bestselling authors and fall in love with their stories and their worlds.

This year, we held a contest where romance authors could submit a short story to be included in a 1001 Dark Nights anthology, and we were blown away by the results. We received hundreds of entries, and while we wish we could include everyone, we’re thrilled to introduce you to these thirty-six incredible authors:

Fiona Archer ~ Louisa Bacio ~ Laura M. Baird ~ Kait Ballenger ~ Asa Maria Bradley ~ Eden Bradley ~ Boone Brux ~ C.G. Burnette ~ Cara Carnes ~ Caraway Carter ~ Sierra Cartwright ~ S.A. Clayton ~ Katana Collins ~ Janie Crouch ~ Patricia D. Eddy ~ Zoey Ellis ~ Zoe Hill ~ Sara L. Hudson ~ Tracey Jerald ~ A.D. Justice ~ Terri E. Laine ~ Michelle Mars ~ Gina L. Maxwell ~ Kayt Miller ~ Dani René ~ Gen Ryan ~ Blue Saffire ~ Ella Sheridan ~ Mayra Statham ~ Delancey Stewart ~ Jen Talty ~ Mary Ting ~ Reina Torres ~ Magan Vernon ~ Jennifer Woodhull ~ Khloe Wren

We hope you love the stories as much as we do. If so, we encourage you to check out the other books by these wonderful authors. Each and every one is unique and special.

**This anthology will only be available for three months**