Cain is a man that needs control and has his own room designed just for his use at the strip club the MC runs. When Cain spots Sophia dancing, he’s automatically drawn to her beauty. He tries to keep his distance because he’s not interested in a relationship, but she is just as drawn to him and can’t stay away from him, so she tempts him every chance she gets.
Sophia is not working at the club of her own free will. She’s married to a rival of the Hellbound Lovers MC and has been sent to the club to find an in so that she can report back to her husband on their dealings and vulnerabilities, but what she wasn’t expecting was Cain and her attraction and unavoidable draw to him.
I enjoyed this story and found it to be action packed. The story has secrets, betrayal, dangerous consequences, and characters that drew me in from the beginning. However, I found the situation between Cain and Sophia to be unexpected when her truths came out. With an MC it didn’t seem that they would accept letting her live, even though Cain found that he couldn’t just forget her. She had gotten under his skin and vice versa. I liked the story and the characters and while I have read Crimson Syn’s work previously, this was my first book in the Hellbound Lovers MC series. I think I’ll have to go back and read some more of them. I give this book a 4-star review.
She’ll destroy the mobsters who murdered her brother… unless they kill her first.
District cop Lia Blosky warned her twin brother not to get involved with the Valesky Crime Family. He didn’t listen. Now, he’s dead, tortured horribly before mobsters murdered him. Out for blood, she’ll do anything to see these monsters dead.
FBI Special Agent Adrian Kalin is connected to the Valesky Family in a way he loathes and doesn’t want. His stepfather rules the syndicate and is tired of Lia threatening to kill him and others responsible for her brother’s death. To shut her up for good, he orders Adrian to murder her. Who better than an FBI agent who has no connection to her and knows how to hide evidence?
Adrian resists, but if it comes down to saving Lia or his brothers and mother from Dimitri’s rage, he’ll have to choose family.
In a deadly game between each other and the mob, Lia and Adrian fight to survive… while also surrendering to their undeniable attraction to each other.
This is book two in the Valesky Crime Family series, can be enjoyed independently and has an HEA.
Publisher’s Note: This contemporary dark mafia romance contains elements of mystery, suspense, action, adventure, adult themes, and possible triggers for some readers.
A Russian kingpin wants her dead… the only one who can stop it is the man sent to murder her.
Toni Flores loved her dream job working for a respected US senator until he raped her. She’s determined to bring him to justice, no matter the cost.
For years, Dimitri Valesky, head of a Russian crime family in America, has bought off those in government. Just like the senator responsible for Toni’s assault. When she won’t keep quiet about it and risks Dimitri’s business, he orders his stepson Michael to kill her.
Michael’s a lobbyist not a mafia enforcer. He refuses the insane demand, but Dimitri insists. The power he holds over Michael and his brothers is absolute… or so he believes.
Rather than murder Toni, Michael intends to romance her. Once he convinces her to keep quiet about the Senator, she won’t be a target any longer and Dimitri will back off on the hit. The plan falls apart and now they are dodging mafia enforcers, bullets, and Dimitri’s outrage.
Michael and Toni fight to stay alive and save those dearest to them as they also fall hopelessly in love.
This is book one in the Valesky Crime Family series and has an HEA.
Publisher’s Note: This contemporary dark mafia romance contains elements of mystery, suspense, action, adventure, adult themes, and possible triggers for some readers.
Tina’s an Amazon and international bestselling novelist who writes passionate romance for every taste – ‘heat with heart’ – for traditional publishers and indie. Booklist, Publisher’s Weekly,Romantic Times and numerous online sites have praised her work. She’s won Readers’ Choice Awards, was named a finalist in the EPIC competition, received a Book of the Year award, The Golden Nib Award, awards of merit in the RWA Holt Medallion competitions, and second place in the NEC RWA contests. She’s featured in the Novel & Short Story Writer’s Market. Before penning romances, she worked at a major Hollywood production company in Story Direction.
On a less serious note: she’s an admitted and unrepentant chocoholic, brakes for Mexican restaurants, and has been known to moan like Meg Ryan in When Harry Met Sally while wolfing down tostadas. She’s flown a single-engine airplane (freaking scary), rewired an old house using an ‘electricity for dummies’ book, and is horribly shy despite the hot romances she writes.
She wants to get vengeance for the death of her twin, but her own police department and partner on the force won’t help her. In fact, they seem to be stalling her and ignoring her claims. District Cop Lia Blosky is now alone in the world, with the exception of her neighbor Mama L. Lia’s lost a lot since her family immigrated to the US. However, the worst loss is her twin and the way she lost him. Now she’s determined to make those involved pay. The only problem is that the people she’s after are dangerous and already have Lia in their sights.
Special Agent Adrian Kalin wants to break away from his family, along with two of his brothers that just want to live their lives on their terms but being the stepson of a mob leader is not easy. It’s not easy to live your life without him making threats for favors or for making a man do his dirty work. When Adrian’s stepfather, Dimitri Valesky orders him to get rid of the woman that wants to kill him, Adrian is put in tough situation and if he doesn’t do as he’s told those he loves will pay.
I really liked this story, and the characters were great. The story is action and suspense packed. Lia is a smart woman that is always thinking things through to get the results she wants, and Adrian is a man that has been on the edge for so long under his stepfather’s thumb that he can’t seem to see a way out. When Lia convinces Adrian that her plan will work, they have to go through a lot to get the results they are hoping for. I loved the mall scene and Lia’s grit and determination to stay alive and escape Adrian was both smart and dangerous, but she felt that she had nothing else to lose. Her willingness to die for what she believes shows her character and unfortunately, her loneliness in the world. This was the first book I read in this series, but I was not lost as to what was going on because Ms. Donahue covered what was needed from book 1 to know what was going on in book 2. I give this story a 4-star review and look forward to more in the series.
He thought he had a lot to prove to his family and his club. Being the youngest son of the president of the Houston Defiance MC, Koda felt that he had a lot to prove to the club and his sister and brother after their parents were brutally taken from them. So, he agrees to go to college to get life experience and in Prinie’s eyes, get away from the club. She wanted him away from the danger and the club to grow and be the man she knew he could be, but the club was in his blood, and he could never turn his back on his family. When he got to Stonewall College, he found secrets, lies, and deception.
Thayleah has lived her own tragic life and now that she’s found a family in an MC club that saved her and has been protecting her, she’s beginning to find her way to her future. The club sends her to college, but Thayleah isn’t quite sure she’s ready to be on her own yet. What she finds at Stonewall College could be just as tragic for her, but meeting Koda helps her cope with her past.
I love this series and have been waiting for Koda’s story. However, I am very anxious for Survive now as Secretive ends on a cliff-hanger. Great story, characters, and series. Koda feels as though he has a lot to prove to remain in the Houston Defiance, or to prospect for them, but he’s as committed, loyal, and determined as his club brothers and his brother that leads the Houston Defiance. He didn’t want to leave the club, but he did to make his sister and brother feel better. Now he’s back and ready to show them that he belongs with them and to stand beside them in the club. I’ve loved every book I’ve read in this series. I love K. E. Osborn’s books and Secretive did not disappoint. I give this book a 5-star review and anxiously await Survive to come out soon.
Roscoe loved his Rock Star life just the way it was. He loved not being tied to one woman and the variety that he was able to have with women and one-night stands. He was the last of his band mates standing and he was determined to stay that way.
Sienna was Roscoe’s little sister, Addison’s, best friend. They have been best friends since childhood, and she has had a crush on Roscoe for a long time. Sienna has avoided Roscoe for about fifteen years and now she was going to have to see again and be close since they were at Addison’s wedding. How could she avoid him now?
I loved this story and the characters. Sienna is a strong, independent woman. She can take care of herself and has a great relationship with her parents but doesn’t want to burden them with her problems. When Sienna and Roscoe spend a night together their lives will change forever, and their worlds are turned upside down. Now they have to figure out how to go forward and both be happy. When Sienna has an accident and needs someone to help her out, Roscoe is there. However, they have a lot to work out between them after Roscoe’s reaction to Sienna when he returned from his tour with his band. I loved this series and the characters in it. A. K. Evans writes great stories and characters. I give this book a 5-star review and am excited for her Harper Security Ops Series to come soon.
Being the oldest of the Garo family, Edon has taken over the running of the businesses since his father has retired. Edon is happy with being the head of the family and has no intentions of marrying yet. However, his father has other ideas. With one brother in a polyamorous relationship the oldest Tirana brother, and the Tirana Syndicate keeping them down in America with their holdings, Edon has enough to worry about and adding finding a wife is not a top priority.
Adriel Tirana wants nothing to do with marrying into the Syndicate and especially not to a Garo. However, the agreement between her father and Edon’s father years ago has put her on that track. She didn’t want anything to do with being married to any Syndicate man, but the pressure from her father and mother along with the pressure from Edon’s father leaves her no choice.
I liked Edon and Adriel’s story. The meddlesome fathers and the history of Syndicate betrothals put Edon and Adriel at odds, but when they decide that they need to work together to overcome the situation, they find that there is an attraction. The Garo and Tirana family go back a way and these two will have to find a way to appease their families and still be independent. I give this book a 4-star review and look forward to the next books in the trilogy.
I am promised to a monster. A man twice my age. He plans to keep me like a pretty doll, making me move to whatever whims he has.
Trapped, all my choices are taken away apart from one.
A handsome stranger. He tells me his name is Lucas and for one night I’m able to leave my cursed future behind. The pull to Lucas is unexplainable and undeniable. One thing is certain—I have to find a way out of this arranged marriage. I have to claim my life back. And Lucas might be the key.
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Sariah has secrets. I can see it in her eyes. There’s a sadness that swirls within them, a fear of what we’re doing. I want to know who put that look on her face and protect her from it. I will burn the world to ashes to keep her safe.
But when the truth is revealed, and I learn she is being forced to wed a man who has a reputation darker than my own, I realise how much danger Sariah is in. I’m not sure the might of the Fraser crime family will be enough to save her life.
She was promised to a monster but was determined to have her fist experience be of her choosing. Sariah has never had a choice in anything to do with her life. After tragically losing her mother due a dangerous secret, Sariah is raised by a man that has no affection for her and only kept her to use as tool for himself and for power within his territory.
Lucas Fraser is no stranger to arranged marriages or women, but when he meets a sexy, innocent looking woman at the club he can’t deny the interest he has for her. He expects it to be a one night and done, but he can’t seem to get her out of his head and since he doesn’t know who she is, he has no way of finding other than return to the club and hope she returns as well.
The Fraser’s are a powerful family and what they want they get. The kids were raised to rule, and do as they are told by their parents, thus making them all despise their parents and hating to have to do their bidding. When Lucas’s parents want to gain more power and find out that another mafia family is looking to gain power by marrying into a gang to gain strength and hopefully overpower the Fraser’s. When the Fraser’s decided to derail their plans Lucas and Sariah find themselves in a no-win situation, or do they? I love this story and this author. I was introduced to Lucas and the Fraser’s in the Untamed Son’s series, and I love that series as well. The Fraser’s are a dangerous crime family and will go to any extent to keep their power and territory. I give this book a 5-star review and can’t wait for more of the Fraser’s Crime Syndicate.
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Jessica Ames lives in a small market town in the Midlands, England. She lives with her dog and when she’s not writing, she’s playing with crochet hooks.
Bender, the VP of the Steel Scorpions MC works at their club the Heist. They have worked to keep their legitimate businesses successful and running smoothly. When a high-profile client is poisoned as well as his escort, things go downhill really quickly for Bender and the Steel Scorpions.
Aria is a fresh college graduate trying to get her name known and her reporting of stories rather than sitting at a desk acting like a receptionist for a small news agency. She’s nosey, biased, and determined to do what she wants and get a story no matter what the cost, the only trouble is that when she is caught by not only one MC, but two MCs, her life is put in danger. The second MC, the Devils Rage MC is a rival MC to the Steel Scorpions and when they catch Aria snooping around the Steel Scorpions could lose everything they’ve been working towards.
I really liked this start to a new MC series and can’t wait to read more in the series. The characters are great, and the story was action packed, intense, and interesting. When Bender meets Aria and tries to keep her at a distance things go crazy and their attraction wins out over their common sense and loyalty. I give this story a 5-star review and I am looking forward to Angel next and can’t wait to read all of the books in the series.
A nomad, Warp has no roots and no attachments, until he becomes a godfather and then his heart begins to melt for the boys that adore him. His past taught him not to trust or become attached, but now he can’t help himself, and when the godmother gets drunk and kisses him, his walls really begin to crumble around his heart.
She is a southern bell but living in California now and making her own way. Jess owns her own business and decides to follow her best friend to California and open a second store there so they could be close. When Whitney and Bolton start a family, Whitney asks her best friend Jess to be the godmother, and of course she agrees.
Jess and Warp couldn’t be more different, but the attraction between them is off the charts as is the pull they have. Unable to fight it any longer, Warp decides to take a chance and stick around in one location, but an undercover gig that he does for the Kings of Chaos almost goes really bad and he is left with a lot of questions regarding the club and his desire to stay with the chapter. I enjoyed this story and found the characters to be entertaining and likable. This was my first book in this series, but I was not too lost when I started it. Ms. Colt wrote so that she covered the background story for how Warp and Jess met. It was also my first read of a book by Shyla Colt. It was a good read and great characters and I give it a 5-star review.
I’ve been searching for Mrs. Plaid Man my whole life, but I always miss out. I’m the Big Slick, so close to winning, but another hand always wins. I’m too slow to react. That’s how I missed out on a relationship with Lindsey, and part of the reason I had to move to this small town. But now I think I’ve finally found her. But she doesn’t seem to remember me, no matter how many times I talk to her. And let me tell you, there’s only so many times a man can get his ass kicked by a woman.
I’m a stay at home mom that loves to read. Some of my favorite titles are Pride and Prejudice, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, and Horatio Hornblower. I started writing when I was trying to come up with suggestions on ways I could help bring in some extra money. I came up with the idea that I could donate plasma because you could earn an extra $500/month. My husband responded with, “No. Find something else. Write a blog. Write a book.” I didn’t think I had anything to share on blog that a thousand other mothers hadn’t already thought of. I decided to take his challenge seriously and sat down to write my first book, Jack. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed writing. From there, the stories continued to flow and I haven’t been able to stop. I hope my readers enjoy my books as much as I enjoy writing them. Between reading, writing, and taking care of three small kids, my days are quite full.
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Review of The Big Slick: A Small-Town Romance (A Good Run of Bad Luck, Book 7) by Giulia Lagomarsino
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I loved Plaid Man’s story. Poor guy was beaten down at every turn, but he finally found his footing and figured out that the woman for him was there all along, all he had to do was man up, stop mistaking his girl for her sisters, and realize that what they have is forever.
I really love Giulia Lagomarsino’s books. She has a great way of telling a story and bringing out the authenticity of the characters. They are funny, flawed, kind, generous, and real. I loved this story of Jake and Elle finding their way to each other and Elle’s family was hilarious. I loved that the Cortell brothers showed up in this book a bit more too. It was entertaining to read about another crazy family, crazier than the Cortell’s, I think. This book was a fun read, but also had some heartbreaking moments too. I loved it and I am looking forward to more stories by Giulia Lagomarsino to come. I will always buy her books and devour them. I give this story a 5-star review.
BLURB: Death before dishonor. It’s the most important rule and the easiest to break. Riding with the Knightdale Charter isn’t my first choice. But home is where you go when you leave your heart in a pine box. Grief is like a magnet, and I’m surrounded by shadows. Living life among the darkness, just like her. She’s buried an even bigger piece of herself than I have. And all she wants is to finally find the light. If we had any sense at all, we’d steer clear of each other. But I’d rather feel anything than nothing at all. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. When is it love and not just lust? Don’t ask me. I’m a disgrace no matter what.
About Janine USA Today bestselling author Janine Infante Bosco lives in New York City, she has always loved reading and writing. When she was thirteen, she began to write her own stories and her passion for writing took off as the years went on. At eighteen, she even wrote a full screenplay with dreams of one day becoming a member of the Screen Actors Guild.
Janine writes emotionally charged novels with an emphasis on family bonds, strong willed female characters, and alpha male men who will do anything for the women they love. She loves to interact with fans and fellow avid romance readers like herself.
She is proud of her success as an author and the friendships she’s made in the book community but her greatest accomplishment to date would be her two sons Joseph and Paul.
He’s the brother to the President of the North Carolina Chapter of Satan’s Knights MC, but they aren’t close as brothers. In fact, Shady feels as though his brother has always found everything wrong with what he has done. They’ve had a rocky sibling relationship for years and things have just jumped higher when Bianca returns and wants to know where her daughter has been buried.
Bianca and Ghost didn’t have a loving relationship, they had a daughter together and tried to be together for her, but when tragedy struck these two, their lives fell apart and Ghost is not able to find a way to let Bianca heal. Ghost went down a dark path while Bianca tried to recover on her own only to be beat down at every turn.
This was a very emotional story, but such a great story to be told and read. No one is listening to Bianca’s side, and she’s been cast away to fend for herself, when she returns to the club house for answers to lay her pain to rest, Shady tries to keep his loyalty to his brothers, but his attraction to Bianca has never wavered. These two have a long road to healing and finding common ground, but Shady is determined to have Bianca this time and listen to her side of the story. In doing so, he puts himself on the outs with his club, that is until he makes them listen and understand. I loved this story and characters in this series are always terrific. Bianca has to be convinced that she is worth loving and Shady is the man to convince her. I give this story a 5-star review and I can’t wait for more stories from Janine Infante Bosco, she’s an awesome author and storyteller.
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