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Sunday, August 29, 2021

Burning for Love: Kindred Tales 36

 by Evangeline Anderson

***Paperback***

Regency would not be my go to in the romance genre. Putting it on another planet made it a whole lot of fun. This author could never disappoint me, her imagination is crazy good.
This Kindred has enhancements-Cyborg style. He's also from a place where feelings and emotions are dampened, so what are these strange thoughts he's having. Before he can get checked out he's off on a mission to protect a princess. The princess must get married and finding a suitable suitor proves difficult or does it really, much more is going on. She has fire blood and runs the risk of becoming ash without a mate.
Such an entertaining story, hilarious in parts and danger in other. The Goddess makes her appearance to try and save the day.
A brilliant addition to this series, I loved every moment.


The princess and the cyborg...

*This is a plus-length novel, over 95,000 words long*

What happens when a Dark Kindred warrior with no emotions

is sent to guard a frightened Princess with Fire Blood?

Can James save Ka'rissa from the sinister Duke

who wants her dead?

Read Burning for Love to find out!



Ka'rissa is a Princess of the Very First Family, destined to rule all of Regalia Five. Unfortunately, her esteemed lineage comes with a genetic price--she has what is called "Fire Blood" which causes her to overheat so drastically that she is in very real danger of spontaneously combusting and burning to a pile of ashes. But that isn't the only danger in her life--someone is trying to kill her. After a botched assassination attempt, her uncle hires a Kindred warrior to serve as her bodyguard and Constant Companion. Normally, it would be improper for a young lady to have a male so close to her, but in this case it's all right because Sir James, as he is known, is a cyborg with no human emotions.

J-8 is a Dark Kindred who has taken the designation "James" in order to fit in at the Royal Court of Regalia Five. His mission is to guard Princess Ka'rissa until she finds a proper suitor to marry and rule her planet with. The man she marries will "Slake her Heat" and cool the Fire Blood in her veins, which puts her at risk of spontaneous combustion. James knows all this and he also knows he shouldn't care who Ka'rissa chooses as her future mate. But when feelings of protectiveness turn instead to possessiveness, he has to accept the fact that his emotion damper may be broken and he is having feelings for the curvy little female.

As it happens, Ka'rissa is having feeling for James as well. How can she help it when he's so dashing and handsome? When her latest suitor, Duke Grabbington, begins making some very improper advances, the big Kindred rushes to her rescue. But when her Chastity Wire starts giving her problems and James must fight a duel, will their love survive? Or will Ka'rissa be forced to marry another?
Read Burning for Love to find out!

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Tactical Takeover (Brotherhood Protectors Colorado Book 4)

 by Elle James

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B095KT21BW/

Medically retired Navy SEAL Sawyer is ready for a new beginning, a career change and a second chance at living. His flight over runs into bad weather and the lady in the next seat and he decide to drive the last leg of their trip. She's looking for her brother who has mysteriously disappeared and he's about to join a group that help people. Their chance meeting was surely fate.
Is something sinister involved? Who is this group heavily armed up in the mountains? Plenty of action and danger throughout this story. The author still manages to paint a picture, the surrounding scenery sounds magnificent.
Heart racing moments finish up this story and you'll be wondering if they will all survive.


Former Navy SEAL, Sawyer Johnson’s career as a SEAL is over. He’s the survivor of an attack that killed two of his buddies and cost him the use of his left hand. Out of the military and aimless, he receives a job offer and a ticket to fly to Colorado Springs. On the flight, he meets a woman who is moving to Colorado to free her brother from a militant group. Intrigued, he realizes her problem is a perfect challenge for the Brotherhood Protectors, his new place of employment.

Kinsley Brothers is a take charge, Physician Assistant and devoted big sister. When her brother gets caught up in a radical survivalist group, she pulls up stakes and moves to Colorado to rescue her sibling from the dangerous and charismatic leader of the cult. In over her head, she gladly accepts an offer of assistance from the Brotherhood Protectors.

Assigned to aid and protect Kinsley, Sawyer has his job cut out for him with the headstrong woman who is used to doing things her way. To get her brother out, they must infiltrate the cult’s mountain hideout. The ticking timebomb they discover will take the entire team to diffuse.

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

Stronger Than You Know (The McKenzies of Ridge Trail Book 2)

 by Lori Foster



Kennedy is a survivor and Reyes a protector. Human Trafficking, what an ugly thought but it's real.
She lectures to help protect any other women and for him, well due to his own history his family are constantly at war with the baddies.
Someone is after Kennedy, she's had too many instances happen. Is it from her past and will she survive? There are many heart stopping moments in this story. The loving was a slow, tempting burn. He was aware of her history and was never going to cross the line. She needed protecting and the spark was igniting. He's never felt like this before, bit of a playboy never going to settle down.
This was one spectacular romance, you want them to have their HEA but know it won't be easy when the bad guys are multiplying.
Great entertainment during lockdown, I loved every moment.


Their secrets run deep, but desire runs deeper...

Get ready for the next all-new book in New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster’s exciting McKenzies Of Ridge Trail series.

Kennedy Brooks has spent years learning how to protect herself, and empowering other women to do the same. Still, there are some hazards that can’t be predicted. That includes Reyes McKenzie, who owns her local gym. Strong, capable and watchful, he seems like the one man who might understand her past. For once, Kennedy is tempted to let her guard down — something she’s vowed never to do.

The moment petite, fiercely determined Kennedy walked into his gym, Reyes knew that she carried secrets. What he didn’t expect was that she could tell the same about him. When trouble tracks her down, she turns to Reyes, unleashing a maelstrom of protective instinct and mutual desire. But will her need for him end when the danger does, or will they take the ultimate risk — on each other?

Monday, August 9, 2021

Blue Honor: A Navy SEAL Romance

 by Bex Dane

Amazon


This is my first read by this author and it won't be my last. Full of action and sizzling scenes this story will take you on an adventure. It started with so much action you have to wonder what else can happen. Vander is a former navy SEAL, is there really former, I think once a SEAL always a SEAL. His training has him doing the same kind of work without the regulations. Misha, just who is she? Is she really the bad guy's mistress or so much more? You'll be wondering if she's good or bad or trapped.
Great story, I couldn't put it down.



He took her hostage, but she captured his heart.

Former Navy SEAL Vander Knight usually relies on fear and intimidation to extract intel from an enemy, but his standard tactics won't work on the Colombian spitfire he's tasked with questioning.
He'll have to resort to building rapport with his sexy prisoner to coax her into revealing her secrets.
Breaking Misha without falling for her may be the toughest battle he'll ever face, but with his brother's life on the line, failure is not an option.

Misha refuses to yield to the demands of the gorgeous commando who has taken her captive.
Even if he bribes her with a sweet stray puppy, she won't tell him anything about her double life as a Russian agent.
She'll simply retaliate with a seduction that will bring him to his knees.
Vander may be a worthy opponent, but he's not the only one who can fight dirty.

Thursday, August 5, 2021

Home to Stay (The Long Road Home Book 2)

 Maryann Jordan


What a wonderful story. A soldier medically discharged is not the way they want to leave the only way of life they know. John has to find his way, he needs a career to feel worthwhile. Helping his Gramps can only be temporary to sooth his soul. Visiting the local school and the children who wrote to him while in service turned his life around. Lucy, the teacher caught his eye...could she be just what he needed? I loved their journey, she could be in danger and he needs to feel useful again. A security job is in the wings, could this team be his new brotherhood? Great story, a slow burn and a little action. I was invested from the beginning.



Home is no longer the place he left… but it’s all he’s got.

John Roster is flying to his childhood home in Maine after a medical discharge from the Army. No one will be there to welcome him home other than his cranky grandfather… a personality trait the two men share. No job. No friends. And with a storm canceling all flights at the moment, no plane to catch. Killing time at the USO in the airport, he bonded with a few fellow servicemen also waiting out the storm, as well as the irrepressible hostess who offered a suggestion… find a purpose by thanking someone who’d helped while he was stationed overseas.

Lucy Carrington’s special project for her history class has come to an end. The letters they had written to a fellow-Maine soldier had stopped now that he was leaving the military. Staring at the picture of the handsome soldier with the haunted eyes, she wished they could meet in person. One day, in the middle of their lesson, he appeared. He’s much more gorgeous in person… and just as haunted. John expected a matronly teacher to greet him, not the bright-eyed, friendly-smile, knock-out that made up the whole package of Lucy. Sparks fly, but he’s got a long way to go to have more to offer than a beat-up former soldier, so he’ll settle for friendship. A new job offer with a prestigious security firm might lead him to the future he wants.

A threat against her thrusts him into the role of protector. Keeping her safe is his mission… earning her love is his goal. And a soldier never quits.

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

North Star

 by Karly Lane

Amazon

My first time reading this author and it certainly won't be my last. I'm lucky my library has a vast collection or I'd go broke.

This is a fabulous Australian story, even though I'm a city girl in Melbourne I do love my virtual visits to rural areas via stories.

Kate packs up her kids and heads back 'home'...where she mostly grew up during her rocky childhood. The property has been left to her and it's time for a fresh beginning.  I really enjoyed their journey, Kate learning to trust again, the teen daughter working her way through her attitude and the young boy growing more confident.

A body? Was it murder? How old is this skeleton? Is this part of her past and will their lives be forever changed?

I absolutely loved this story. Get your slippers on, make a cuppa and settle in.

#supportyourlocallibrary




Since her divorce a year ago, Kate Thurston feels like she's lurched from one disaster to another. Her teenage daughter, Georgia, seems to have morphed into a monster overnight, and her son Liam breaks her heart with his sad brown eyes.

When Kate receives news that her grandfather has bequeathed her North Star, the vast property that has been in her family for generations, it feels like the perfect opportunity to flee the hectic pace of city life for a calmer rural existence.

As soon as she arrives at North Star, however, Kate realises she's going to need every ounce of determination to restore the rundown homestead to its former glory and fulfil her dream of turning it into a bush retreat. And as for the farm, well it's in utter disarray.

As she starts to make headway with the homestead's restoration and falls for a local bloke, Kate finally feels like life is going right for her. Then her ex-husband comes to town and triggers a series of events that will change her life forever .

In the tradition of Fleur McDonald and Rachael Treasure, with dollops of mystery and lashings of suspense, North Star will have you reading through the night.

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Accidental Acquisition: Kindred Tales 35

 by Evangeline Anderson


5 stars

I was chuckling from the beginning with this one. Working in a Uni Library I feel I need to tell our acquisitions department that the bar has been raised.
Jillian is a chef, approaching 50, her younger years spent chasing her career and her 40s with a con artist. Broke and losing everything an old friend offers her a job on the Mother Ship with the Kindred. Her trip to the alien market was an adventure and then some.
Kalis, a former prisoner and slave has been dream sharing with her, only he has a huge secret and she's going to be terrified.
I think you'll love this book, I was a fast read as I couldn't put it down. Plenty of action and heart stopping moments. Glad to say my lunch was finished when I got the ewwww part. A great romance with plenty of fun and yet danger, I loved every moment.


Jillian goes to the market to buy ingredients for soup...but winds up accidentally buying a huge Kindred warrior instead.
Kalis wants to love and protect her, but he has a dark side--he turns into a huge, green Grizzly bear.
Can Jillian get past her fear to accept his love and devotion? And can Kalis save her from her shady ex?
Read Accidental Acquisition to find out!


Milk--check. Eggs--check. Bread--check. One huge, muscular bodyguard who I now own exclusively...Wait! That wasn't on the list!

Jillian Marks is an Executive Chef at a Kindred restaurant on the Mother Ship. Every Monday she goes to the Buy-All-Sell-All Market to get exotic, hard-to-find ingredients for her menu. But this time she's made an accidental purchase--one she didn't expect. While trying to buy soup ingredients for a special VIP dinner, she mistakenly buys a bodyslave as well--a huge, muscular Kindred warrior named Kalis, whom she now owns. And did we mention there are absolutely no returns, refunds, or exchanges?

Kalis was captured and taken as a fighter in the Blood Circuit in his early twenties. Now, in his early fifties, he's used to serving a Mistress. And since he's been dreaming of Jillian for the past two years, all he wants to do is love and protect her. But he has another side--a darker side that comes to light when his new Mistress is threatened. Kalis is a B'varren Kindred who can turn, at will, into an enormous Ursus--a terrifying beast resembling a Grizzly bear.

Once Jillian sees his beast come out, she really doesn't want anything to do with her accidental purchase. But Kalis slowly wins her over, proving that he's good in the kitchen and the bedroom...not just the Blood Circuit. But in order to bond her to him, he must let her tame the beast inside him--which Jillian does *not* want to do.
It looks like a hopeless case of buyer's remorse when she gets lured down to Earth by her shady ex. Can Kalis get her out of the terrible trouble she finds herself in? And can Jillian ever accept and tame his beast?
You'll have to read Accidental Acquisition to find out!

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