Matt (The Carter Brothers Book 1)

 by Susan Horsnell

I read this book for the first time last year before the rewrite. It was lovely to reread and see the growth of an author and how she polished this story up.
Still a lovely western romance set it simpler times. This story centres around a family and their ranch. Eldest son Matt and some of his family are returning from town and come across a badly, beaten girl.
This was ultimately a romance, but revenge and justice created a lot of drama. Who hurt Maddie, will she even wake up?
Maybe it's not so simple living in this time when communication and medicine are so primitive.
I'm looking forward to book 2 and the continuation of the brother's story. 

A swoon worthy Cowboy romance is now on #Sale. For a limited time, you can grab Matt for .99c

Purchase links:

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UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BWCRNXD/

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No 1 Amazon Best Seller in Western Romance during September, October and November 2018

When Matt Carter helps to rescue a young girl, who has been ferociously beaten and left to die, he doesn't expect she will capture his heart.

Maddie Chandler has no idea why someone would want to kill her and she is terrified they will return. And, why can't she remember who she is or where she is from?

Can Matt protect her from the vicious outlaws who are determined to take something from her?

Will local Law Enforcement, Texas Rangers and Indian Trackers find the vicious outlaws before someone is killed?

A story about tender love, murder, greed and intrigue.

Mistletoe in Paradise: A Christmas Novella (The Wildstone Series)

 by Jill Shalvis

preorder for Dec 1st  or the audio is out now

An entertaining second chance romance between life long friends, Hannah and James. As children they were friends, as teens it was more though they were both set on their own paths and too immature to compromise. The death of his brother caused major ripples in their friendship and set them apart. Her stepdad has traditionally taken the family on his boat and this Christmas these two will find themselves rediscovering each other. It's pr0bably too short but with Ms Shalvis's books I always want more anyway. A very well written and fun read, wonderful characters and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Problem Number One – Getting There

Old childhood friends each fly separately to join their families on what’s been an annual holiday themed yacht adventure. Secret ex-lovers, Hannah and James are determined to make the best of things…

 

Problem Number Two – Getting Stuck.

When everyone but Hannah and James gets held up in an airport snarl, it leaves them stuck together for four days, making Hannah’s already problematic trip a whole lot harder to face. Especially because she comes bearing more than just gifts…

 

Problem Number Three -- Falling In Love (again)

As the former lovers try to make the best of the Christmas snafu, they soon realize that the best things in life can’t be planned and sometimes love is sweeter the second time around. 

Protecting Julie: SEAL of Protection, Book 6.5

 by Susan Stoker

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You may have worked out that I really like this author. I'm trying to catch up and fill the gaps of books I've not had time for. This is the last one for a while as I have ARC commitments to complete now.

This is a wonderful shorter novella:

When Julie had a role in a previous story I couldn't stand her, she was a witch. Bad circumstances bring out the worst in people and I'm so glad that the author gave us an insight into this character and the changes in her life. The Team's commander is our supporting character in this one, he's heard of her but meeting her was a whole different story. I loved their story, it wasn't long enough but none of them ever are when you just want more.

Julie Lytle is working hard to turn her life around. Being kidnapped by sex traffickers changed her drastically, but having grown up the spoiled daughter of a senator, Julie wishes she could’ve changed just a little sooner. Shamed by her behavior toward the woman rescued alongside her, and further embarrassed and guilt-racked over the way she treated the SEALs who risked their lives on her behalf, Julie is desperate to make amends.



With help from a D.C. acquaintance who’d endured her own harrowing experience, Julie connects with Patrick Hurt, Commander of the SEALs who’d saved her life. If she can prove she’s not the same person who mistreated his team, he’ll grant her request to meet them—but not before the protective, sexy man makes a surprising request of his own.

Protecting Jessyka (SEAL of Protection Book 6)

 by Susan Stoker

Amazon

Susan Stoker does love her damsels in distress. We've seen it in different ways throughout this series. This one was special. Kason 'Benny' is the last of this group to fall, and he didn't see it coming. Their regular waitress Jess has some obvious issues, she wore the marks physically and mentally of an abused woman. Jess is an independent woman and doesn't like asking for help...until it's almost too late. The SEALS swoop in and save the day, or do they?
Revenge will bring danger to this couple and the last chapters kept me glued. Loved every moment of this story.

Kason “Benny” Sawyer was the last single man on his Navy SEAL team. He loved his teammates like brothers and respected each and every one of their women. They’d all been through hell and they deserved their current happiness. But seeing the love between his friends and their women made it tough to be the odd man out all the time.

Jessyka Allen had a good life, until it wasn’t anymore. Finding herself in an impossible situation, with no noticeable way out, her job was an escape. Working at the small Bar and Grill put her in contact with some wonderful people, who Jess figured couldn’t ever understand what she was going through.

Being a SEAL, Benny thought he knew the true meaning of teamwork and friendship. But Jess would show him that everything he thought he knew about sacrifice, trust, and love, paled in comparison to what she brought into his world.

Protecting Cheyenne (SEAL of Protection Book 5)

 by Susan Stoker

Amazon

If you love corny, over the top heroes then you're in the right place... here with me loving every moment.
Cheyenne is a 911 operator, totally downtrodden and not believing she's worth anything thanks to her horrid family.
A situation has 'Dude' to the rescue...more than once. I really enjoyed their connection. Dude is intense, she's kinda skittish and yet still has a lot of spunk.
She's in danger throughout this story without even knowing it. This tense filled read as we wait for danger to strike kept me glued to my kindle
Once again all the other characters make an appearance and it's great to see how their lives are going.
Brilliant storyline and wonderful characters, another winner and I loved it.

Living in Southern California, Cheyenne was used to seeing hot military men as she went about her daily business. An anonymous encounter at the grocery store cemented her crush on one such man. He was big, built, and incredibly easy on the eyes, but it wasn't as if he would ever really notice her.

Always in control of any situation, Faulkner “Dude” Cooper knows explosives. As a bomb expert, he's lived through many high pressure situations. Disfigured by a bomb while on a mission, he's used to being looked at with pity. When he's called to a local supermarket to assist the local PD, the last thing he expects to find is a generous act of kindness performed by a beautiful, amazing woman. Enchanted by her selflessness in the face of danger and intrigued by her actions to save civilians she didn't know, Dude’s hooked.

Dude was able to save Cheyenne from the group of thugs trying to take her life, but when the past comes back to haunt them both, sometimes having the knowledge and the desire isn't enough to beat the countdown of the clock.

**Protecting Cheyenne is the 5th 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.

Two short stories by Jordan Elizabeth

 

Dreadful Summer (Hayview Manor)

Another great short story by this author.
Annie is a great character, her family and home life made for an entertaining read.
Her friend goes missing, no way would she leave her child. Annie finds clues and is determined to solve the mystery. Could she get so caught up in finding out that she endangers her own life?
A very intriguing story, I loved it.

Annie Carmichael is excited for the summer. Bonfires, the lake, and peaceful days on the family farm are just what she needs before her hectic, senior year begins. Best of all, her family hires a hot new farm hand who seems more than a little interested in her. The calm is shattered when her sister's best friend, Nora, disappears, leaving behind her toddler son.The police are stumped, assuming the young woman simply left Cloverville. Annie's sister knows Nora would never abandon her child. Annie sets out to discover the truth - one she may not want to really know.

Clay House

This story alternates between the early 1900s and the present day. Evil is all around this house and land, changing the lives of all who live here. What is the creepy doll and what power does it hold.
I was fascinated and couldn't put it down, settled in until I had finished. Totally creepy in places but so interesting. Great story, I loved it.

When the land remembers evil, no one is safe.

When fifteen-year-old Tatiana Barrie and her family move to a small town in New York, the locals say their new home, known as Clay House, is haunted. The Barries should have believed them.

Soon Tatiana's little brother starts acting strange. He sees imaginary friends; he knows things he shouldn't. Tatiana's stepfather becomes abusive and erratic.

Between possessed dolls and an unknown evil taking over her family, Tatiana is terrified more every day.

She should be even more afraid.

Stolen: Brides of the Kindred 25

 by Evangeline Anderson

Amazon

This one is longer than normal but it packed so much into it.
Penelope and V'rex, so opposite in every way but you know he's the one for her. Stuck in a foreign place, only to both find themselves kidnapped. As much as it's serious it's actually not, the author's humor in her descriptions had me chuckling through the story. Plenty of heart racing moments made this story so exciting. Their chemistry was hot, she had insecurities and who'd have thought the big bad guy would be so gentle and patient.
Love and angst in outer space, orange people, poisonous plants, furry people omg what more could you possibly want in a story. It was brilliant, I loved it.

Penny is an archeologist on the hunt for a dangerous artifact

V'rex is the Hybrid space pirate she's been warned about...

When both of the are kidnapped by a fertility cult and forced together,

Can they find a way to survive and escape?

​You'll have to read Stolen to find out...

Dr. Penelope Wainright--Penny to her friends--is an archeologist on a serious mission for the Kindred. She must find the Eye of Tengu, an ancient stone artifact, before it awakens and causes horrible death and destruction. But before she goes to the Yown System, where the Eye has been hidden, she is given a warning--stay way from Hell's Gate Station and the notorious pirate, V'rex, who makes it his home base. But through a series of mishaps, where does she end up? On Hell's Gate Station, alone and vulnerable, of course. And you can guess who she runs into...

V'rex is a Hybrid--half Beast Kindred and Half Kru'ell One. The minute he sees Penny lost and alone, he knows he has to have her. The curvy little plus-sized female is exactly his type and he's about to go get her...when fate intervenes. After being drugged and kidnapped, he wakes up in the compound of a fertility cult. By chance, Penny has been kidnapped as well, and soon they are forced together as "Forever Mates" by the fanatical cult leader.

Penny is frightened to death of the huge Hybrid, who is tasked by the cult to impregnate her. V'rex wants the little human, but he doesn't want to hurt her. Now they must work together to escape what seems to be an inescapable situation. But can Penny trust the male she has been warned against? And can V'rex keep her safe from the fanatical cult and their "Glorious Leader?" You'll have to read Stolen to find out...