Making the Match: A River Rain Novel

 by Kristen Ashley 

 Fall in love with Tom and Mika!

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I haven't read the previous books in this series, so I was a little lost in the beginning.

This was an enjoyable read once I worked out who was who and what was happening. There was a slow start before I could really sink my teeth into the story.
I enjoyed the fact that this was a romance between mature adults. The story dealt with their past baggage, it wasn't all sunshine and roses. The issues in their lives helped shaped their characters and what they are today. Great characters surrounding them, I need to go back and discover their stories.
This is one emotional story, you may not even like the characters but the story is real.

From New York Times bestselling author Kristen Ashley comes the new book in her River Rain Series, Making the Match.

Decades ago, tennis superstar Tom Pierce and “It Girl” Mika Stowe met at a party.

Mika fell in love. Tom was already in love with his wife. As badly as Tom wanted Mika as a friend, Mika knew it would hurt too much to be attracted to this amazing man and never be able to have him.

They parted ways for what they thought would be forever, only to reconnect just once, when unspeakable tragedy darkens Mika’s life.

Years later, the impossible happens.

A time comes when they’re both unattached.

But now Tom has made a terrible mistake. A mistake so damaging to the ones he loves, he feels he’ll never be redeemed.

Mika has never forgotten how far and how fast she fell when she met him, but Tom’s transgression is holding her distant from reaching out.

There are matchmakers in their midst, however.

And when the plot has been unleashed to make that match, Tom and Mika are thrown into an international intrigue that pits them against a Goliath of the sports industry.

Now they face a massive battle at the same time they’re navigating friendship, attraction, love, family, grief, redemption, two very different lives lived on two opposite sides of a continent and a box full of kittens.

Her Bleeding Heart: An absolutely gripping and addictive serial killer thriller (Detectives Kane and Alton Book 16)

 by D.K. Hood

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What a great story this was. Even though it's a series the story stood alone. I've not read the others as this is the first time discovering this author for me. I may have missed character growth and history but the crime happening caused all those small details to fade away. I thought hmm we know whodunnit and why but the author threw in this awesome twist that had me glued to my kindle. This was a fantastic serial killer drama, was it greed or a thrill or both, how dangerous would that be? Well rounded characters, I really liked this team and intend to go back and discover their beginnings. Terrific and entertaining story, I highly recommend it.

Rain soaks her clothes as she runs from the large, isolated family home and hides behind the beaten-up pickup truck parked out front. Miles from safety, her heart thuds as footsteps draw closer. He’s found her…

The rain has been falling for weeks when Black Rock Falls Sheriff, Jenna Alton, receives a panicked phone call from a local forest ranger. The lifeless body of a woman has washed up on the banks of a swollen river.

Rushing to the scene, Jenna and her deputy, David Kane, find the young girl laying face up in the dirt, her long brown hair spilling out around her, her perfect pale skin showing no signs of struggle. Leaning in for a closer look, she finds a jack of hearts playing card tucked into the girl’s underwear. This was no accident—someone killed this innocent soul, and left a twisted calling card…

Days later, another young woman is found slumped in the back of car at a local truck stop on the outskirts of town, angry red marks around her neck. Jenna’s head spins when she finds a second playing card in her clothing. Is this killer escalating? And does he have a next victim already in his sights?

As a landslide shuts the town off from the outside world, Jenna and her team battle raging storms in their search for answers. Jenna is convinced the playing cards link these victims to a twisted serial killer the FBI have been hunting for over a decade. If she’s right, she’s chasing America’s most dangerous and elusive killer. Can she catch him before Black Rock Falls loses another innocent young life?

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Protecting Sparrow (Special Forces: Operation Alpha) (Prey Security Book 4)

 by Jane Blythe

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This is one of my fave series 'world' Susan Stoker has introduced me to so many new authors. Jane is one of my faves and it helps she's Aussie as I connect with her stories so well.
This Prey Security series is so entertaining and enjoyable. This is Sparrow's story, a tiny pocket rocket that keeps us with her brothers. Likely underestimated for her mental strength. On a mission she is shot down in Africa, Ethan is not far away and determined to find and rescue her.
Their journey of emotionals was a struggle, he's a widower and his heart is not free...or is it?
Kidnapping, torture, drugs, murder and love. So many twists and turns in this story, just when it was calm, well a storm was bound to happen again.
This was one fantastic, entertaining read...bring on book #5.

Grief is all that’s stopping this friendship becoming more.

When Sparrow Oswald's helicopter is shot down in Africa the last person she expects to come to her rescue is her old friend Ethan Zimmerman. She'd love for there to be more between them but he's not over his wife's death. As they work together to find who is using Ethan's plane to smuggle drugs the spark between them grows. Only question is will Ethan do anything about it.

Ethan isn't looking to move on. He's already loved and lost and no way is he willing to open his heart up to let it happen again. But when he and Sparrow are kidnapped by a drug trafficking warlord and have only each other to rely upon he can't deny that feelings he didn't want are there nonetheless and they're growing. He's going to have to look at his life and decide what he wants his future to look like, only by the time he makes those decisions it might be too late.

Her Unflinching Warrior (Omega Sky Book 2)

 by Caitlyn O'Leary

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Gideon and Jada were meant to be together despite his previous denial. Age is but a number. Jada is in danger, can he get there in time or even work out where she is?
His past is coming back to haunt him in one ways than one. His past left his self confidence shattered and filled with guilt. Someone from his past knows too much and wants revenge.
I loved the way the author wove this plot, all the heart stopping moments and the connections between the characters.
Such a great story with strong characters, I loved it all.

She is the only woman he wants, but the one woman he knows he shouldn’t have.

When Navy SEAL Gideon Smith gets a frantic call from Jada Harlow he drops everything to help her.

As a software designer, Jada often dug deeper into systems and issues than most people, but she never expected to find herself immersed in this much trouble.

Even though she had once loved and lost Gideon, she knew he was the only man who could save her. But would she be able to handle having him so close, but his heart so far away?

Sugarloaf Ridge Lies

 by Jennifer Ryder 

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Wow, where to start with this book. How about the glorious cover that I want on my bookshelf.
We know this town if you've read 'Sugarloaf Ridge Secrets' It was like coming home. The characters are all warm and wonderful and so Aussie...like me.
This is such a beautifully written tale of second chances, love, life and not to forget secrets. Jerry's whole life is one big secret and he needed someone like Liv, the towns new school teacher. He had some growing up to do, and yet secrets were eating away at him. Liv had her own secret and needed to time to sort out her own life. Her baggage was heart breaking, she deserves a happy life.
I really love this author's stories, so warm and easy to read. I highly recommend this story and better yet try both of them.

Troublemaker. Distant son. Loner.

Farmer Jericho McAllister has typically shied away from dating, preferring the occasional one-nighter. His bad reputation has kept people at a distance, but there’s always been something missing.

Until Liv.

New to town, the young teacher has a way of drawing him from the shadows. She sees past town gossip, instead focusing on the good in his heart and his hopes for a future, restoring the old lavender farm. He wants the kind of relationship his brother Finn has, but can he commit and lead an honest life when he’s been surrounded with lies from birth?

Peacemaker. Estranged daughter. Lost soul.

In the wake of devastation, Olive Rosehill is determined to keep her promise—to make a difference. Holding herself responsible for tragedy, she jumps at the chance to start over in Sugarloaf Ridge. Her aim to focus on work and forget the past is going to plan.

Until Jerry.

The enigmatic farmer’s strong yet shy demeanor leaves her wanting more, but is she ready for a chance at love? And if she reveals the cause of her nightmares, will their budding steamy relationship fizzle out?

A story about family, trust and second chances by Jennifer Ryder.

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Local Girl Missing: A totally unputdownable crime thriller and mystery novel (Detective Josie Quinn Book 15)

 by Lisa Regan

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Oh my goodness, it's so stressful to review a great story and do it justice. My heart is still racing and I hated to finish this story.
Josie and Noah are partners in life and careers. A local mystery, one girl dead and the other running for her life. Josie and Noah were returning from leave, stopped in the fog and this crime played out in front of them
This story was so well written, I couldn't tell who, why and what on earth was going on. Little flack backs from someone's life played out between the chapters, I'd no idea who that was.
There are so many twists and turns in this plot you may be dizzy. I loved the way the author wove all the pieces together wrapping up this mystery. I just couldn't put this book down, bravo Ms Regan this is a winner.

Through swirling dawn fog, they follow the trail of discarded items at their feet: a tube of glittery lip gloss; a cell phone; a cracked make-up compact, broken chunks of ivory powder spilling into the grass. Then the mist parts—just for a second—to reveal a beautiful young girl on the ground, her pale lips frozen forever in a silent scream…

On a winding mountain road into the small town of Denton, Pennsylvania, Detective Josie Quinn finds the body of a local teenage girl, Dina Hale. The sight of plum-colored bruises gathering around the girl’s neck pierces Josie’s heart, but the discovery of a second girl’s empty purse in the dirt nearby gives her a flicker of hope that one person, at least, made a lucky escape.

Dina’s parents are grief-stricken as the town rallies together in a desperate search for the second girl, Alison Mills, who waitressed with Dina at a local hotel. The two best friends were on their way to a shift when they were attacked. Josie was too late to save Dina, but she won’t rest until Alison is home safe.

Hitting a dead-end with interviews, Josie thinks she’s on to something when a photo surfaces suggesting Alison was romantically involved with one of the hotel staff. But when Josie arrives at the man’s house to find a bullet in his head, and the house ransacked, the case comes crashing down.

Evidence of frantic searching at both crime scenes has Josie convinced a twisted killer is on a hunt for something very personal and precious. And that they won’t stop until they find it. But how many innocent lives will be destroyed before Josie can uncover the missing piece at the heart of this deadly puzzle? And what sacrifices will she have to make to find Alison alive?

An absolutely unputdownable crime thriller from an Amazon, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. Perfect for fans of Angela Marsons, Robert Dugoni and Rachel Caine. WARNING: will keep you up all night flipping pages until dawn!

Cocky Caveman: A Hero Club Novel

 by Emma James 

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I'll start by saying this book is so bloody long, and yet not boring.

 It was an extremely rough week for me with two funerals and I was so grateful to have such an uplifting story. I'm Aussie so the slang wasn't new to me and I just 'got it'. This has a great storyline and highly amusing characters. Not sure who I liked better, leather jacket or kilt wearing Scots. Tucker was more than just a cocky guy, he had many layers to his personality. Ophelia, well her baggage is heart breaking. I truly loved their journey of love. Fast and yet real. I highly recommend this Rom Com, it was a fun read.

What happens when an ex-military, cocky musician meets a sassy ex-bounty hunter? Sparks will fly.

Tucker Royal was born cocky.
Tall, bearded, and rock star handsome, he is only looking to order two coffees to-go when he walks into Peace Café.
Instead, Tucker leaves with a pocket-rocket spitfire in his arms, returning her safely to Temecula wine country after their meet-cute takes a turn for the worse.
Ophelia doesn’t date. She’s in a committed relationship, working on herself and her soon-to-be-open tiny house Airbnb business, the Fainting Goat Ranch.
Tucker wants a date.
There is a non-date in their future—which in no way gets classified as a date—an ambush is more like it, assisted by Ophelia’s cousin and his wife. It leads to Tucker bringing his secret weapon—his sisters—into play.
The more time spent in Tucker’s witty, banter-filled company, the more she could see the man underneath.
But Ophelia’s guarding a painful secret. In her eyes, love can only wreck you.
It’s a good thing for Ophelia that Tucker’s leaving for a ten-week vacation with his sisters. Things can get back to normal because Gwendoline, her boom box-loving, curvy Aussie BFF, arrives to keep her company and help her run the Airbnb.
Tucker’s vacation turns into a spontaneous secret mission, going off the grid, keeping communication open only with his trusted best friend, Shamus MacDougall.
Tucker finds creative ways to court Ophelia from afar, using his Scottish friends as allies—the Mighty MacDougalls—with hilarious results.
Until trouble comes Ophelia’s way.
Are they fated to be ships in the night, with Ophelia’s secret forever hidden, or can they find their way into each other’s arms, no matter the cost?

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