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A Gentleman and a Rogue by Stephanie Burkhart – Spotlight and Giveaway

July 28, 2016 By 5 Comments

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MediaKit_BookCover_AGentlemanAndARogue Lady Keira Russell is destined to bring compressed natural gas to Britain. Her inner courage and mental toughness rarely falter – except when Prince Edmund Windsor is involved.

Edmund of Wales is from the future. His last jaunt through history muffed up the time line. Now, he’s here to set it straight and win Keira’s heart.

For Keira, if it isn’t one obstacle, it’s another. Queen Victoria has sponsored a competition to find a cleaner fuel source than coal. Keira’s father is trying to build a windmill and the Ridgecrofts are working with gasoline. Then there’s Edmund, whose sensual kisses and heated stares distract her down to her bones.

Keira has a choice: trust Edmund’s notorious mischief-making or put her faith in Queen Victoria to make the right decision, but if Keira makes the wrong choice, the future of Great Britain will be changed forever.

Enjoy an Excerpt:

The song ended and Edmund grabbed her hand, tugging her toward the nearest hallway. At first, she wanted to protest; call out for her father and defy Edmund’s wishes, but then reason kicked in. She wanted — no, needed — answers. And, she had plenty of questions.

They entered the main wing, and passed two rooms before Edmund opened a door and dragged her inside. Books littered the shelves. The library. A beam of light from a full moon shined through the window, casting Edmund’s features in sharp, contrasting shadows. He leaned against the door and crossed his arms. His eyes narrowed, giving his expression a dark, hard edge. He looked like a devil in this moment. She steeled her shoulders, ready to do battle with him.

Silence grew between them as they both set their postures. Damn Edmund. She wanted to kiss the devil senseless. Thankfully, she still had her wits.

“What are you doing with Jonas Byron?” Edmund’s voice was cold and exact.

“Dancing.” She surprised herself with the ease of her retort.

“Looked more like flirting to me.”

“Jealous?”

A muscle twitched in his jaw. “No.”

“You are a horrible liar.”

“Keira, you can’t trust him.”

She placed her hands on her hips. “Curious, you’re the second man tonight to tell me that.”

“Grayson has your best interests at heart. You need to listen to him.”

“He’s been missing for four years.” She paused, glaring at him. “Like you have. And I thought you weren’t coming back.”

“I’m here now, and I’m not leaving you again.”

She tilted her head and laughed. Oh, yes, he’d leave her again, and she had no intention of letting her heart get broken.

Edmund lunged forward, placed his hands on her waist, and pulled her against the length of his hard, muscled body, trapping her arms between them so her hands rested on his chest. His emerald eyes flamed with desire. Her heart turned over in response. His unique scent, spice and currants, weakened her resolve. As her memories flooded through her mind, her lips ached for his.

“God, Keira, don’t test me like this.”

About the Author: MediaKit_AuthorPhoto_AGentlemanAndARogueAuthor Bio: Stephanie Burkhart is a 911 dispatcher for LAPD. She was born and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire. After serving 11 years in the US Army she currently calls Castaic, California her home. Stephanie was married in Denmark in 1991 and has two young sons. She adores chocolate, is addicted to coffee and enjoys early morning walks. She’s also an assistant den leader for her son’s Cub Scout den and is a Boy Scout mom. She writes paranormal, contemporary, and steampunk romance and has two children’s books published with 4RV Publishing.

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Every Time with a Highlander by Gwyn Cready

July 27, 2016 By Leave a Comment

HIGHLANDER
Every Time with a Highlander by Gwyn Cready
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Historical, Time Travel, Sci-Fi/Fantasy
Length: Full Length (382 pages)
Heat Level: Sensual
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

Serabeth’s no-good fiancé is dead, and she needs a husband fast, or she’ll be ruined. Her indignant and handsome captive will do just fine, if she can keep her mind focused on the business at hand…

Gerard is a love-’em-and-leave-’em ad exec who opens the door to a wild party in 21st century New York and wakes up in 18th century Edinburgh with a hangover and a beautiful, disinterested new “wife” who says he has “served his purpose.”

What the kilt?

This one touches the heart, tickles the funny bone, and quickens the senses,

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In the unsettled borderlands between Scotland and England in 1706, Undine, the half naiad, uses all the help she can get, even the people her potions bring to her.

The settings and potions are important only in that they help reveal the true nature and the emotional, mental, and physical actions of the people.

Michael Kent, a twenty-first century actor/director and a victim of a potion, arrives in the eighteen century just in time to help Undine at a crucial time. Neither of their lives are ever the same again.

They struggle to outmaneuver the English colonel Lord Bridgewater and his cohorts who fan the flames of the conflict between Scotland and England so they can get richer and richer and have more power. Amid all the clandestine doings and cruel actions, a precious, protective love wiggles its way into the mix. Undine and Michael’s gradual slipping into love that is sweet, sizzling, and ecstatic makes the story sparkle.

Secondary characters, Abby, Chieftess of Clan Kerr and her cohorts play significant roles in Undine’s activities. They toe a fine line as they try to help maintain a reasonable peace while all the time working to keep Scotland separated from England.

A well-written, subtle humor runs through the story that gives a delightful touch as the plot unfolds. Also, a twist in Undine’s back story is special.

Gwyn Cready’s delightful writing style makes most enjoyable reading.

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The Fairest of Them All by Cathy Maxwell

July 27, 2016 By Leave a Comment

FAIREST
The Fairest of Them All by Cathy Maxwell
Publisher: Avon
Genre: Historical
Length: Full Length (384 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Quince

In New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell’s glittering new series, wedding bells are ringing…but which Whitridge twin is the right groom?

The penniless orphan of a disreputable earl, Lady Charlene Blanchard thrives on the adventure of picking the pockets of unsavory gentlemen to survive. But due to her extraordinary beauty and prized bloodlines, she is hand-chosen as a potential bride for the Duke of Baynton, who is on the hunt for a suitable wife to provide heirs. All Char has to do is act the part she was born to play and charm a duke she’s never laid eyes on into proposing. Except the duke turns out to be the tall, dark and sexy stranger who just caught her red-handed as a thief!
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Or is he? Jack Whitridge is the duke’s twin who had “gone missing” over ten years ago. Now back in England, he knows that the supposed Lady who has his brother’s love is hardly duchess material—except he needs her to save his adopted country from war. He is willing to bargain with her heart, until he finds himself falling for Char . . .

Who is a right man for her? The one who is not looking for a wife but knows all her secrets, or the one who is looking for a wife, but doesn’t know anything about her?  Although from the very beginning it’s quite obvious who will win Lady Charlene Blanchard’s heart it was interesting to watch how appearances, first meetings and emotions first became complicated in order to be resolved.

Cathy Maxwell does not write typical romance novels. The Fairest of Them All is a sensual novel focused on falling in love without getting in bed or having a marriage of convenience first. This is a novel about love at first sight and Ms. Maxwell wrote it so believably. The pace of the story is a bit uneven, it takes off quickly but doesn’t sustain the pace into the middle. It actually drags a bit only to speed up again. Putting slower parts aside, the question of how Lady Charlene and her hero – Jack Whitridge find their HEA is what pushes this lovely story forward and kept me reading.

Both main characters are amazing. Lady Charlene might be the fairest of them all, but she is also the most courageous and the smartest of them all. She’s a strong woman who is trying her best to get out of a very dire situation. Jack Whitridge is her true soulmate, he is a son of a duke, but he doesn’t have a title. He doesn’t care about it either. Jack knows Charlene’s secret, and as they are getting to know better one another and fall in love, he doesn’t try to change her, he just wants to protect her and to slay a few dragons for her. The connection between them is so sensual, palpable and sincere.

The secondary characters are magnificent too. I refer here to Lady Charlene’s aunt Sarah Pettijohn and Jack’s twin brother Gavin Whitridge. Gavin is a lovable antihero, while Sarah is opinionated actress. From the conflict between two of them it is quite obvious that they will be the main characters in the third installment of the series Marrying the Duke. I cannot wait to see how these two will fall in love.

Although it is a second in the series, The Fairest of Them All can be read as a standalone. I really enjoyed reading it. It is a funny, sensual story that I highly recommend.

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Sirens by Rhonda Parrish (editor)

July 27, 2016 By Leave a Comment

SIRENS
Sirens by Rhonda Parrish (editor)
Publisher: World Weaver Press
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Contemporary
Length: Full Length (277 pages)
Rating: 4 Stars
Reviewed by Astilbe

Sirens are beautiful, dangerous, and musical, whether they come from the sea or the sky. Greek sirens were described as part-bird, part-woman, and Roman sirens more like mermaids, but both had a voice that could captivate and destroy the strongest man. The pages of this book contain the stories of the Sirens of old, but also allow for modern re-imaginings, plucking the sirens out of their natural elements and placing them at a high school football game, or in wartime London, or even into outer space.

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The ocean is full of creatures we haven’t figured out yet.

In “The Fisherman and the Golem,” Ged purchased an unusual-looking golem to do his housekeeping while he was out fishing. He named the golem Lucette and soon grew quite attached to her. What I liked the most about his tale were all of the twists in it. There were a lot of surprises packed into a pretty short amount of space, and that made it impossible for me to stop reading until I’d discovered everything that happened to Ged and Lucette.

Nearly all of the stories in this collection were extremely well done. There were a few, though, that could have used a little more development. “Safe Waters” was one of them. The plot followed a woman named Lina who downloaded her consciousness into a synthetic mermaid body while on vacation. The lagoon she swam around was safe and beautiful, but she soon discovered something about it that none of the advertisements for this get-away had mentioned. I really enjoyed the storyline itself, but there were certain parts of Lina’s character development that never made sense to me because there wasn’t a lot of time spent on her personality. I would have liked to get to know her better as an individual so that I could have more clearly understood certain choices that she made. The choices themselves fit in perfectly with what was going on. What I didn’t understand was why she thought they were the best decisions for her.

My favourite part of “The Fisherman’s Catch” was watching Jim, the main character, react to meeting his old friend Burt’s new girlfriend. Jim and Burt had known each other for so many years that they could tell what their buddy was thinking with a single glance. This brought out a great deal of the humor in those scenes that I might not have otherwise noticed. I also appreciated the fact that Jim was so open with the audience about what he was thinking and feeling. Knowing so much about him made me unbelievably curious to see what he would do next.

Sirens is an imaginative anthology that I’d heartily recommend to anyone who wants to be swept away to another time and place.

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The Bad Boy’s Gift by Sara Daniel

July 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment

BAD
The Bad Boy’s Gift by Sara Daniel
Bad Boys of Regret Hollow #1
Publisher: Self-Published
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (70 pgs)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by Poinsettia

His gift is the only thing left from the love they shared…and she plans to sell it.

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High school art teacher Julianne Truman’s last chance to save her beloved art department from budget cuts is to sell the old artwork Zane gifted her. Her heart breaks to remove the final traces of him from her life, but she needs to finally move on from the love she never got over.

Julianne’s life belongs to her students, and Zane’s only goal is to protect his art. But the moment they wrap their arms around each other, their old attraction flares to life hot enough to incinerate them and their best intentions.

It’s been fifteen years, but it only seems like days.

Julianne and Zane’s romance came to an abrupt and messy end as they prepared to graduate from high school. Fifteen years later they find themselves face to face, and neither one is prepared for the emotions that come raging to the surface. As I read it was clear to me that Julianne and Zane have a lot of unresolved feelings, and I was very curious to know what could have happened to end a relationship that clearly meant so much to them both. While there are no Earth shattering surprises in the pages of this romance, I still enjoyed spending a bit of time in Regret Hollow with Julianne and Zane.

I do wish that Zane and Julianne had more time to get reacquainted. Julianne and Zane have great chemistry, and Ms. Daniel provided just enough information about their history for their relationship and reconnection to make sense. However, things between them become extremely serious once Zane comes back to Regret Hollow. I was left wanting to know a bit more about their past and wishing they had more time to figure things out before making some very big decisions. Despite this issue, I do think that Julianne and Zane are well on their way to becoming a great couple.

I had fun reading The Bad Boy’s Gift. It is an entertaining, quick romance with likable characters and spicy romance that can easily been enjoyed in one sitting. I recommend this book to anyone looking for a light book to relax with.

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Turbo Jetslams: Proof #29 by Jass Richards

July 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment

TURBO
Turbo Jetslams: Proof #29 by Jass Richards
Publisher: Magenta
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Short Story (126 pages)
Rating: 4.5 stars
Reviewed by Orchid

You ever have a neighbour whose behaviour is so mind-bogglingly inconsiderate and so suicide-inducingly annoying that you just want to ask him, in a polite Canadian way, to please stop? TurboJetslams isn’t like that.
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Jass Richards’ new novel, TurboJetslams: Proof #29 of the Non-Existence of God, tells the tale of one person’s pathetic and hilarious attempts to single-handedly stop the destruction of a little piece of beautiful Canadian wilderness by the increasing numbers of idiots who couldn’t care less.

A cottage by the lake, peace, quiet and embracing nature. Wouldn’t we all like to be able to do this? Vic had saved hard for ten years and at last achieved her goal. A cabin on the edge of Paradise Lake. She settled down to live a life of bliss and this lasted for fifteen years while she made the cabin her own. Then modern day life caught up with her. Jetslams, speedboats, ATVs and all the noise associated with them came to Paradise Lake as sections which had stood vacant for years began to be sold along with the noise of new houses being built.

I found this book totally absorbing. I smiled at Vic’s attempts to persuade her neighbors to respect other people but when these failed dismally, she took the law into her own hands.

Vic did all the things we wished we could do when faced with similar situations. How often have people wished they could sink someone’s speedboat because their noisy races intruded on peace and quiet? An afternoon bird watching spoiled when loud music frightens away the birds. A peaceful night on the deck watching the moon and stars reflect on the water spoiled by idiots careening around throwing empty beer cans into the water. There are ways to stop this, but such attempts usually result in a visit by the police.

Vic’s actions weren’t legal and at times they were lethal, but it seemed every time she got rid of one hazard, another reared its ugly head. The book has to be read from beginning to end. I mean I had to read it as I needed to know if she succeeded in recovering her peace and quiet or did she have to move? Good book, unusual topic but well written.

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Hell Breaks Loose by Sophie Jordan

July 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment

HELL
Hell Breaks Loose by Sophie Jordan
Devil’s Rock Book 2
Publisher: Avon
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full Length (368 Pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by Sorrel

Hell hath no hunger like a man let out of a cage . . .

Shy and awkward, First Daughter Grace Reeves has always done what she’s told. Tired of taking orders, she escapes her security detail for a rare moment of peace. Except her worst nightmare comes to life when a ruthless gang of criminals abducts her. Her only choice is to place her trust in Reid Allister, an escaped convict whose piercing gaze awakens something deep inside her. Reid is nothing like her other captors.

He’s tougher, smarter…and one blistering look from him makes her hotter than any man ever has.

Reid spent years plotting escape and revenge . . .years without a woman in his bed. For this hardened felon, Grace Reeves isn’t just out of his league—she’s from another planet, but that doesn’t stop him from wanting her. Escaping Devil’s Rock was tough, but resisting this woman could be the end of him. For a man with nothing to lose, protecting her . . . claiming her as his own, becomes more necessary than his next breath.

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Every now and then I like to read romance novels like this, because it reminds me that if you try hard enough or long enough you can eventually accomplish what you want or, in some cases, get what you deserve.

Reid breaks free from prison, only to find out his previously sweet and innocent brother is involved in some bad things. One of which is kidnapping the daughter of the president.

It goes from bad to worse when Reid realizes that he’s attracted to her. From there starts a story that I couldn’t put down until I new I would find a happy ending at the end of Reid and Grace’s story. I am so glad I did.

Grace, the President’s daughter, has always done what her father wanted and needed her to do but when she gets kidnapped by a bunch of gangsters, everything changes. Suddenly, she’s not just trying to escape from creepy gangsters who will be willing to use her any way necessary, but stay alive.

She finds the courage to do what she has never been able to do in all life. It felt as if her getting kidnapped and falling in love with Reid gave her a wake up call.

Reid has spent a lot of years being patient in prison, just so he could take the first chance and get out. When he does get out, he doesn’t expect to find his younger brother gone off the bad end. And, worse, he’s a member of the gang that was the cause of Reid getting imprisoned. What he also doesn’t expect to find is himself in the middle of the kidnapping of Grace Reeves.

He knows that he has to protect his brother and Grace. It was endearing to see how hard Reid fought his own desires to protect Grace from himself. The author builds up the tension between them to the point that they didn’t have a choice but to give into it and by then it was explosive. She made cheering for their HEA the most natural reaction to their story. What would happen when she went back home? How could they be together when it would fall back on her family and more specifically, her father. It was a terrific premise because those questions would have to be answered.

This is a story for readers who enjoy a rich plot, vibrant characters and a love that is won over adversity and trials.

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After The Curtain Call by Nancy E. Polin

July 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment

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After The Curtain Call by Nancy E. Polin
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Genre: Contemporary, Suspense/Mystery
Length: Full Length (225 pages)
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

Single mother Amy Ross guards heart and privacy with fierce determination. When the curtain rises at the old theater, she sets aside past heartache and anger to revel in the new, exciting character she plays each night. When the theater owner brings in a handsome business partner to help with renovations, she quickly slams the stage door on any ideas of romance with the dashing actor.

Handsome film star Thomas Buchanan is intrigued by the mysterious leading lady. Her beauty and talent capture his attention, but the sadness he glimpses behind her cool demeanor draws him with a fire he hasn’t felt in years. He yearns to know Amy better and forges a rocky friendship through her son’s adoration of his movies. When danger returns from Amy’s past, Thomas discovers breaking through her emotional armor could be a deadly challenge.

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Aiden, her adorable nine-year-old son, and her unwavering friend Sarah are a bonus for the reader. They breathe a joy of life into the story and shore up Amy’s courage and determination as she tries to find her way back to trusting again.

The foreshadowing, sometime adrenaline-pumping scary, lets the reader know Amy will have to face and conquer her fears before she can reclaim her life.

How nice it is when Thomas Buchanan comes into the picture. Little by little his style of courtship and caring made me want to hug his neck. He made my heart happy for Amy. However, she does create a challenge for him. Compelling reading!

The antagonists create some breath-holding encounters that make one’s heart pound and anger flare to a blaze. Envy, ego, and innate cruelty fuel much of their despicable actions.

Nancy E. Polin delivers a story that grabs one’s attention and holds on to it page after page. A few things are different in the author’s world than mine, like a car, a truck, and an SUV are very different vehicles to me, but I switched off the old editor brain and thoroughly enjoyed this intriguing, sweet, happy-ever-after love story.

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Reckless in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell

July 25, 2016 By Leave a Comment

TEXAS
Reckless in Texas by Kari Lynn Dell
Publisher: Sourcebooks
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full length (391 pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 4 stars
Reviewed by Camellia

Texas Homecoming

Violet Jacobs is fearless. At least, that’s what the cowboys she snatches from under the hooves of bucking horses think. Outside the ring, she’s got plenty of worries rattling her bones: her young son, her mess of a love life, and lately, her family’s struggling rodeo. When she takes business into her own hands and hires on a hotshot bullfighter, she expects to start a ruckus. She never expected Joe Cassidy. Rough and tumble, cocky and charming, Joe’s everything a superstar should be-and it doesn’t take a genius to figure out he’s way out of Violet’s league.

Joe came to Texas to escape a life spiraling out of control. He never planned on sticking around, and he certainly never expected to call this dry and dusty backwater home. But Violet is everything he never knew he was missing, and the deeper he’s pulled into her beautiful mess of a family, the more he realizes this fierce rodeo girl may be offering him the one thing he never could find on his own.

Violet Jacobs has “a head for business and a heart for thrills.” She is the business manager for Jacobs Livestock, a rodeo stock business. She is also a pickup ”man” in the arena during the bronc riding and the bull riding. However, working pickup in the arena isn’t nearly as reckless as what she has done after a few drinks in a bar—all of which are widely known in the rodeo world.
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Top-notch rodeo bullfighter Joe Cassidy, manipulated by his partner and unshakable friend, finds himself working a small rodeo with Jacobs Livestock—not his usual high-profile rodeo.

Violet and Joe strike sparks off each other. Soon Violet sees beneath the cold, sarcastic, arrogant façade Joe presents to the world. They connect in a way neither had intended.

Violet, her five-year-old son Beni, and her extended family are close-knit and very supportive of each other and even include Delon who is a long time friend and the father of Beni—product of one of those reckless nights after one tequila too many; while Joe’s only true support is his meddlesome friend Wyatt—an intriguing character that captured my heart.

The undercurrents of secret desires, self doubts, and feelings of unworthiness trickle through the story. Even though the main characters have more than their share of flaws, they are loyal, strong, helpful, hardworking, and honest in their dealings. Then, there is Dick Browning, Joe’s nemesis—a villain we love to hate. He seems to have none of these good qualities.

The almost love scenes, the ones that get interrupted in humorous ways are fun to read. When that uninterrupted love scene finally comes, it is breathtaking. Two restless hearts and souls know they have come home—right where they want to be.

The dialogue enhances the story. It is sharp, sparkling, and shiny, with unique expressions that entertain. Only a few times does the F word show up to tarnish the shine.

I’m not sure I really liked the characters, but they did entertain me, and Kari Lynn Dell writes in a smooth style that is a delight to read.

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The Worse For Were by Abigail Owen

July 25, 2016 By 1 Comment

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The Worse For Were by Abigail Owen
Legendary Consultants
Publisher: Self Published
Genre: Paranormal, Contemporary
Length: Short Story (114 Pages)
Heat Level: Spicy
Rating: 5 Stars
Reviewed by Sorrel

In love with her werewolf husband of convenience!

The Canis and Banes packs of werewolves have been feuding for centuries. The Hatfields and McCoys were a tea party in comparison. Until Marrok Banes, the Alpha of his pack, decides to end the fighting with a marriage of convenience. Never mind that he can’t keep his hands off his gorgeous new mate.

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But after the mating ceremony, Marrok only seems interested in one thing…taking over their combined pack while leaving Tala out of the loop. Now it’s time to show her Alpha mate how to share. That or take the reins of power herself.

From an arranged marriage to a love match.

In order to unite two packs and bring peace to both, the alpha’s of Canis and Banes wolf shifter packs agree to unite themselves in marriage with the help of someone special.

What Marrok and Tala didn’t expect was the amount of attraction, chemistry off the charts, they would have towards each other.

However, instead of the story ending after the mating, they get to know each other and their packs more and I got a ring side seat to see the problems that arise between them and their packs.  That was a point in favor for this spicy novella.

The one thing I absolutely loved was that even though this book was definitely part of a series, it can be read as a stand alone. It wasn’t necessary to be familiar with or have already read the other book in order to understand everything. The way the books were written gave me an idea of possible previous stories without being confusing, as well as giving me an idea of what the next love story would be about.

For readers who enjoy a good shifter mating, prepare for hot, sizzling chemistry between two Alphas.  Absolutely worth the read.

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