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Release and Review of Bloody Heart (Brutal Birthright Book #4) by Sophie Lark @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: Bloody Heart
A Second Chance Mafia Romance
Series: Brutal Birthright #4
Author: Sophie Lark
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Release Date: October 28, 2020


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She Cut My Heart Open… 

I only meant to steal a car. I didn’t know I was stealing a girl, too. Until the most gorgeous face I’d ever seen popped up in the rear-view mirror. 

I fell hard, fast, and forever… 

But she tore out my heart — left me alone and bleeding. 

How can I forget her, when I have to see that damned perfect face on billboards and magazines? 

It’s torture. 

9 long years. I thought I moved on. 

Then I saw her in the flesh… 

And my heart started bleeding all over again…







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AUTHOR BIO

Sophie lives with her husband, two boys, and baby girl in the Rocky Mountain west. She writes intense, intelligent romance, with heroines who are strong and capable, and men who will do anything to capture their hearts.

She has a slight obsession with hiking, bodybuilding, and live comedy shows.  Her perfect day would be taking the kids to Harry Potter World, going dancing with Mr. Lark, then relaxing with a good book and a monster bag of salt and vinegar chips.


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MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Dante Gallo is the oldest of the Gallo children. He’s angry, protective, serious, focused, broody, and oh so sexy! He wasn’t always this way though. When he was younger, he was impulsive, reckless, and happy, but if you crossed him you saw the dangerous side of him. A woman changed him and for almost ten years he was the serious, protective, focused Gallo offspring. He was in love and would do anything to keep Simone Solomon, but fate had other ideas for these two, and Simone left Chicago and Dante. Her leaving crushed Dante and made him a changed man. To avoid the sadness and heartbreak he joined the service and left Chicago himself and his family to fight for his country. Now, with his family’s connection to the Irish mafia, he and his brother in-law Callum Griffin two very powerful men in Chicago.

Simone Solomon is young and the daughter of a very wealthy businessman that has her whole life planned out for her by her father. Her chance meeting with Dante changes everything for her. Her father is not happy about her relationship with Dante and goes to extremes to keep her away from him. Unfortunately, a fateful meeting on Dante’s part one night when he is going to meet Simone, scares her more than anything her father has told her and makes her choose a life away from Chicago. Little does she know that it will be the wrong decision and she is just as miserable as Dante because she left him. Another chance meeting will put her back in Dante’s sights and although they try to avoid one another while she is in Chicago, fate intervenes again.

I have loved Dante from the beginning of the Brutal Birthright stories and this story made me fall more in love with him. He is a brick house as a young man, but he is even more of one almost ten years later when Simone sees him again. We’ve never seen a vulnerable side like this to Dante, but Simone sure destroyed him and then she reconstructed him and his heart when she returned. Even though he tried his best to protect his heart and himself, he was no match for fate and her path for these two. The Gallo family has had their fair share of trouble, but this book has both the Gallo’s and the Griffin’s in danger. It was tragic, beautiful, heartbreaking and healing. Dante and Simone have a once in a lifetime love and there was no way they could avoid the collision both times they met. I give this story a 5-star review and am so looking forward to more of the Brutal Birthright series. Ms. Lark is a great storyteller and has a way of breaking your heart and healing you in one book. I highly recommend her books but will give you fair warning that you will need to be prepared for tears, laughs, and anger. She can bring all of these emotions out in one book as well. If you are a lover of mafia romance, Sophie Lark is a great author to go to.

Release Blitz and Review: Whiskey Tango by K. L. Ramsey @KLRamsey5 @royalbastardsmcbooks #TuesdayBookBlog

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Series: Royal Bastards MC

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Author: KL Ramsey

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Blurb: 

Sometimes goodbye is more than just a second chance. 

Sometimes it becomes your entire future.

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I grew up on the wrong side of the tracks and being stuck with a name like Whiskey was never easy, but none of that ever mattered much to me. Not until I met her. The kids used to call me white trash—WT for short, but I turned that nasty nickname into my fucking mantra after I joined the Air Force. My only regret was falling in with the wrong group of men. But, that’s how I met her and I wouldn’t trade what we had together for anything except maybe another chance.

He worked for my father and I was off-limits but no one told my heart that. He left me—left us on his last run to America and I know he’s not coming back. If he did, they would kill him—kill us both. I know what I have to do now but it won’t be easy. Whiskey deserves to know about his baby and I’ll be the one delivering the news to him—one way or another.

Sometimes goodbye is more than just a second chance. Sometimes it becomes your entire future.

Whiskey Tango is K.L. Ramsey’s second book in the Royal Bastards MC.

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MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Whiskey O’Brien came from a Podunk town in Texas and his only way out was to join the service, so he did. He joined the Air Force at the age of eighteen and loved what he was doing. They taught him how to fly and showed him places he would have never seen otherwise. He also had a brotherhood, until one fateful ride on his motorcycle ended it all. He was lucky to be alive and to be able to walk out of the hospital, but he didn’t feel lucky because he lost his career, a career he loved. Now he takes jobs doing whatever he can to make ends meet and keep a roof over his head and food in his stomach, unfortunately for him, one of those jobs finds him flying for a Cartel Boss in Mexico. Now he needs to find a way to get out and change his life.

Luciana Diaz is the daughter of one of the most notorious Cartel Bosses in Mexico and her father has promised her to the son of another notorious Cartel Boss for marriage to bring the families together and end the war between them. The only problem is that the son doesn’t want Luciana and she doesn’t want him. She decides to become defiant and choose who she gives her virginity to, and that just so happens to be the American pilot that works for her father, Whiskey. He is happy to sneak into her bedroom and is not looking for anything serious, but fate has other plans for these two.

I have loved all of the RBMC books that I have read, and Whiskey Tango is no exception. I love the Huntsville, AL chapter. The characters in all of these books are great. I love to read about the danger and situations that these men and their women find themselves in. They are dangers, sexy, and loyal to the brotherhood. No man or woman left behind is not just a saying to them, it’s their moto and their way of life. They are always there for each other and will stop at nothing to make sure that their family is safe and protected. The Huntsville chapter has had their fair share of deadly and dangerous situations, but this story is a bit different, they MC is not in danger, but one of their brothers and his woman is. The fact that he is not even patched in yet does not mean anything, he and his woman need help and protection and these men will step up and be there for Whiskey and Luciana. Whiskey is hiding some information from his brothers, but even when he comes clean, they still stand behind him and will fight to protect him and Luci. I loved this story and can’t wait for the next RBMC book or the spin off from Whiskey Tango, Don’t Mess With Texas (Lone Star Rangers MC Book 1), or Dirty Ryder (Savage Hell MC Book 3). I love K.L. Ramsey’s stories and love it when I get my hands on her books.

Release Blitz and Review of Ruthless King (Mice and Men, Book 1) by Lana Sky @lanasky101 @GiveMeBooksPR #TuesdayBookBlog

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Title: Ruthless King
Series: Mice and Men #1
Author: Lana Sky
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Release Date: October 27, 2020


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After a decade spent claiming a throne for himself in the seething violence of the criminal underbelly, all Donatello Vanici craves now is peace. 

Only a union forged between his heir and the most powerful mafiya family in existence could ever be strong enough to end the bloodshed for good, but the Stepanov head resists his overtures at every turn… 

Until tragedy strikes, and forces Donatello’s hand. 

Haunted by a past that dogs her every thought, Willow Stepanov will do anything for the man who adopted her—until a chance encounter with the enemy lands her right in the middle of a dangerous power struggle and a war that grows more violent and vicious each day. 

But it’s not just her future her captor holds hostage. 

He is a man with nothing left to lose—while she may just lose everything. 

Her life, her family, and her heart… 

Mice and Men is a new standalone series in the War of Roses Universe.








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EXCERPT

Cold, his eyes rake over me. From my scalp, down to my heaving chest. His jaw twitches, his breathing audibly unsteady. Heavy. Rasping. 

“You can’t be her…” To prove it, he brushes the thumb of his free hand down the length of my cheek. Did he ever stop to picture how his little _____ might look seven years after his betrayal? Did he imagine some weak, broken, mournful creature? 

Anyone but me. I am not broken, holding his gaze even as tears blur my vision. I am not some sniffling little victim.






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Lana Sky is a quirky writer from the US who dabbles in dark, paranormal and contemporary romance. Her stories aren’t always typical, but contain a little something for everyone.


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MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

He was once known as Il Mostro, The Butcher among others, but he’s changed, and he lives his life on the straighter path now. He was once the head of the famiglia, but that didn’t protect him or his family and the day he lost them is the day his life changed forever. He lost everything that day and the days after were pure torture. Donatello Vanici had it all and lost it all. Now his life is making sure that his nephew Vincenzo finishes medical school and has a good life. The only problem is that he could lose Vincenzo too, and it would be the last straw for Donatello.

She wasn’t wanted by her parents. She survived an illness, but it left her mute and her parents saw her as damaged and a pawn. The day that she was taken to Donatello’s house and left was the day her life started to look up, but that changed after Donatello lost his family. He needed to hurt, so he decided to hurt Safiya by selling her at the age of 12. She only tasted a loving house and family for a short time until she was rescued by the Pakhan, Mescha Stepanov and once again her life has taken a turn for the better. The only problem is that Safiya is having a hard time accepting that it will last. The only way she can move on and accept her life with the Stepanov’s is to see the past dead and buried. She has changed her name, but her past won’t let her go. She is no longer Safiya Mangenello, she is now Willow Stepanova.

This story was dark, twisted, and brutal. Donatello was a man in charge until he lost everything and became a broken man that just wanted to live his life and protect his nephew. When he and Vin go a debutante ball for Willow Stepanova, Don finds his world crashing down on him once again and he could lose everything this time, including his mind. His fall won’t be of his own making in the end, but he will get vengeance on the man that has ruined so much of his life. This story ends on a cliff hanger and is full of action, twisted scenes, page turning suspense and great characters. I give this story a 5-star review and am anxious for Queen of Thorns to come out.

Release Blitz and Review: Shielded Wrongs: Bellandi Crime Syndicate, by Adelaide Forrest @AdelaideForrest @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: Shielded Wrongs
Series: Bellandi Crime Syndicate #4
Author: Adelaide Forrest
Genre: Dark Mafia Romance
Release Date: October 26, 2020


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Sadie

Of all the Bellandi men, Lorenzo Vescovi should have been my safety. The one who would understand right from wrong.
But there’s a demon inside him, a cold-blooded killing machine begging to be freed from what remains of his humanity. 
I tempt him. I tease him, just by being me.
And when war erupts all around us, I have to hope I’m strong enough to withstand the flames of his possession.

Enzo

Of all the women in the world, Sadie is the one I should stay the farthest away from. The one my boss forbids me from touching.
But one look at her honey eyes, and I’m lost to the need to make her mine. 
She’s a mess of contradictions and full of jagged edges that threaten to pull me apart at the seams and unleash the beast lurking within. 
I can’t resist her rebellions. But when she’s threatened by my enemies, I’ll risk everything to keep her safe.
Even my humanity.

Shielded Wrongs is a full-length standalone novel with an HEA, but the series presents a better reading experience when following the suggested reading order.

This series contains dark elements, including an over-the-top antihero who does as he pleases. Please read at your own discretion.






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EXCERPT

With outstretched arms, he grabbed the top rope around the ring and tugged it down as he stared at me. A predatory grin played at the sharp curve of his lips, an overwhelming tease in and of itself. 

Those lips were made for sinning. 

Resisting the urge to move, I refused to let him see me squirm. He hadn’t so much as touched me, but he seared my skin with his brand and imprinted himself on my soul with nothing but a look. “You want me to put my hands on you, Baby Girl?” he asked. “I can think of far more interesting ways to entertain you.” 

I swallowed, shaking off the fog of lust threatening to make me jump his bones. 

Well, bone. 

“This is the only thing I’m interested in,” I said. 

“Little Liar,” he chuckled, shaking his head. The look on his face held zero trace of the annoyance most men would have felt if they thought I was playing hard to get. Instead, my resistance only seemed to spur Enzo on and make him more determined to watch me unravel. Something lurked behind his eyes, a demon simmering below the surface even though his face and words seemed otherwise amused. 

I had the distinct impression I was treading water in the deep end and too naïve to realize a current threatened to pull me under. 

“Don’t be a douchebag,” I laughed. “We both know sex would be a blast, but it isn’t going to happen. So put on your big boy pants, jump up here, and show me what you’ve got, Enzo.” 

He complied, pulling himself into the ring with a masculine grace that should have been impossible for a man his size. Enzo moved like an assassin in the night, fluid and silent until he wanted his victim to feel that single moment of pure terror before it all ended. Bellandi men were psychotic, often enjoying the thrill and fear they instilled in their victims before they struck. 

But Enzo was his own brand of crazy. Determined to win, with zero interest in anything but getting the job done, he didn’t do it for joy. 

He did it because it was his duty, and I had a feeling he was a killing machine beneath the careful facade he created to hide what lurked inside him.





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Adelaide fell in love with books at a young age and quickly discovered her love for writing soon after. Since then, she’s become a self-professed plot hoarder of over 300 book concepts.
After receiving her degree in Psychology, Adelaide went on to work in a therapeutic riding facility. When her daughter was born, Adelaide traded out her boots to be a stay-at-home mom. In 2019, she added author to those job duties after a lifetime of dreaming about it. 

She lives in New York with her husband, two children, and their dog and cat who all make up the center of her world.



MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Lorenzo “Enzo” Vescovi works for and is part of the Bellandi Crime family. He needed somewhere to work that let him be himself and not have to worry about the PTSD that he has from his time serving his country. His time in the service helps him with his job as head of security for the family. He looks to be a healthy, normal man on the outside, but on the inside, he fights his own battles. He worries about the safety and security of the entire family all the time and he worries that he is missing something while they are at war with the a faction of the Irish Mob.

Sadie has three brothers. She runs her father’s gym since he has retired and has feelings of insecurity when it comes to her father and they gym, but her brothers wanted nothing to do with running it and she loves it. She hides her true self from everyone she loves, with the exception of her best friend Ivory, but they never talk about her issues. She’s tough, strong, and scared. When she finds herself in a dangerous situation, she doesn’t want anyone to protect her because she can take care of herself, but Matteo Bellandi won’t leave her to defend herself. Matteo is the head of the Bellandi family and the husband of Sadie’s best friend Ivory, so when Ivory made him promise to protect Sadie, he knows that he can’t accept Sadie’s argument that she can take care of herself.

This was a great story of two people that feel that they will never find anyone to accept them, flaws and all, but when they find each other Enzo has to convince Sadie that he is in it for the long haul. Sadie has never had a relationship where the guy has stayed around once he gets to know the real Sadie and sees her idiosyncrasies. She doesn’t believe that Enzo will stay around either. I loved the subject matter of Sadie’s issues and Enzo’s PTSD and the way that the story covered both and did such a great job. Reading the Bellandi Crime Syndicate is my first exposure to Adelaide Forrest, and I have to say that I am in love with her stories and cannot wait to read more. Scar’s story looks to be just as deep and intriguing as Enzo’s was. I give this story a 5-star review and look forward to more of the Bellandi Crime Syndicate.

Blog Tour Stop Day Two: Times like these (Inspector Marco #4) by Stephen Puleston @books_n_all @Inspector_Marco

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A grotesque killing. A killer without mercy and out for revenge. Can Inspector Marco capture the madman before he exacts his final act of vengeance?

The death of Frank Armsby is no ordinary hit and run especially when his links to organised crime suggest a gangland killing. But two failed prosecutions of Armsby for rape and a recent case where the charges were dropped paint a different picture.
When a man is brutally killed in a sadistic attack nothing immediately suggests that both deaths are connected. Detective Inspector Marco is convinced that one killer is at work despite the pressure from his superiors to believe otherwise.

Once an executive in the TV world is found dead in his luxury apartment Marco and another body turns up brutally mutilated Marco is more determined than ever that a single killer is at work.

When he finally determines the culprit, a kidnapping has taken place and Marco has a race against time before the victim is killed.

I write crime fiction based in Wales and about Wales. The rural landscape of north Wales provides the backdrop to the Inspector Drake novels. And Cardiff the capital of Wales provides the setting for the Inspector Marco novels set in a modern urban environment.


I love the novels of Raymond Chandler, Ian Rankin, Mark Billingham, Henning Mankell, Val McDermid – the list could go on! And I enjoy watching detective series on the television the recent Hinterland series based near Aberystwyth in Wales was great. One of my favourites is the French series Spiral but The Bridge and Broadchurch and the Rebus series with Ken Stott and Kenneth Branagh in Wallander are great too.


I have been on writing courses at the Welsh Writers Centre in Llanystymdwy, North Wales tutored by Matt Whyman and Marcus Sedgwick as well as crime writing courses with Peter Robinson and Andrew Taylor at the Scottish Writers centre.


I was born in Anglesey an island off the north Wales coast and after leaving school in Holyhead I went to University in London before training as a solicitor/lawyer. I practised in a small family business doing criminal work in the magistrates and crown courts, divorce and family work.
I still live on Anglesey, North Wales near the beach and the mountains of Snowdonia

MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

I love a crime and suspense story that holds my mind captive while trying to find the criminal in the story. This story did that through the entire book. At first, I thought it was one character and then I thought it was another, but I did not entirely suspect the correct criminal. I had a feeling I was correct, but then something would come up and I would discount them. A story like this keeps my interest entirely and makes the book so much better for me. I love Detective Marco and Lydia, they are a great team, and they respect each other. This shows towards the end of the book when Detective Marco is having a difficult day. He may be Lydia’s superior, but they have a mutual respect and a great working relationship.

Detective Inspector John Marco is called to a murder scene while he is in the middle of a Taskforce Forum for Domestic Violence. He knows that the speaker, Chief Superintendent Harper, did not appreciate interruptions while he was talking, but Marco also knew that he needed to go to the scene as he would be the lead investigator. He has multiple scenes throughout this book and a few will hit him, Lydia, the CSI Team, and the Coroner pretty hard. This case would be a tough one for DI Marco as the scenes that he has to go to are brutal and depraved, and little to no leads as to who they are looking for.

This story was intriguing and dark, but it was a great read. It pulled me in early on and the suspense and intrigue kept my attention through the entire book. DI Marco is a man that looks at all angles to find his suspect and he has a hard time curbing his snarky side, but he works on it. Lydia seems to be worried at times as to how he will react and respond to some situations. I loved the story and I love the characters. I give this book a 5-star review and look forward to more DI Marco stories. Hopefully there will be more with Alison Swan as well.

Release Blitz and Review of Cruel Intoxication (Underground Kings, Book 4) by Kelli Callahan @kellicallahan92 @GiveMeBooksPR

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Title: Cruel Intoxication
Series: Underground Kings #4
Author: Kelli Callahan
Genre: Dark Romantic Suspense
Release Date: October 22, 2020


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Promise me you’ll love again. I hear the last words my wife said to me every day. 
A promise I have never and will never fulfill. 
My heart is stone. Impenetrable. I don’t care. I spent twenty years in prison for a crime I didn’t commit. The punishment is what I deserved. For not being there for her. I’m on one mission now. And it isn’t to find love like I promised. 
It’s to kill the man that killed my wife. 
It’s near the anniversary of her death now and I’m in the woods, camping. 
Hunting. Keeping my skills sharp. And that’s when I happen upon her. She’s stumbling naked in the forest, cut, bruised, and half dead. I should give her to the authorities, but something about her makes the stone of my heart crumble a bit. But years ago, I made a promise I couldn’t keep. 
And this girl is better off without me. I’m tarnished. No matter what, no matter how tempted, no matter how much I crave her touch, I cannot give in. Promises are made to me broken. But can I live with broken promises? The more I convince myself that I can, the more whiskey says I can’t.






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Kelli writes hot and steamy romances with delicious alpha males who will not stop until they get the women they crave exactly where they want them. Kelli’s heroes are tough as nails, hot as sin, and underneath the rough exterior is a heart of gold begging to be unleashed. If you think you can tame them, you’re probably right, but it won’t be an easy journey.


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MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Wow! This story definitely had a plot twist to it that I did not see coming! I loved it.

The Underground Kings are brothers and family by choice. They may get irritated with each other and want to be left alone at times, but they are loyal to each other and love each other unconditionally, the way a family should. However, these men have been accused of crimes they did not commit, and they have been treated as criminals because of it. They all have a rough past and want retribution for the time they have done because of someone else. Owen accepted his punishment and was ready for more, but he was saved by Jaxon when he walked out of prison. He then became a part of a family that would have his back at all times, few questions asked.

She found her way out of a bad life after she finished high school and was making a good life for herself until one day when she ended up being a captive to a monster. She doesn’t even know how long she has been captive, but one thing is for sure, she can’t let this monster win. She has to fight back and get away. Jolie had a path in life that took her from the dead-end family that she was unlucky to be born into. She wanted to go to college and become an accountant. She was on the right path until she wasn’t any longer because of one monster’s path.

This story is tragic, dark, twisted, action packed, suspenseful and such a great read. I have loved the Underground Kings all along the way, but I think Owen’s story may be my favorite so far. I think I may have said that after each story, but Owen and Jolie’s story broke me. Owen has always been such a stoic character and reading his story and seeing a whole other side of him, I love him even more now. Jolie is a strong woman in so many ways. She fought so hard and is such a great character. She’s perfect for Owen and they really complete each other and make each other stronger. I can’t wait for Heaven’s story. I love this series and cannot get enough of these characters. The women are strong, funny and great for their partners. I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend it and I look forward to more.

Glenna Maynard’s New Release – Tempting The Biker (Royal Bastards MC) @gchellewrites #TuesdayBookBlog @AuthorGlennaMaynard @royalbastardsmcbooks

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இ ☠️ Tempting The Biker ☠️ இ
Series: Royal Bastards MC
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Author: Glenna Maynard

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He’s married and twice my age, but I can’t walk away.


Murder-
We were never supposed to happen. Alexa’s my daughter’s best friend. I’m a married man. I’m too old for her, but stolen glances turn into more than either of us are prepared for. I’ve made promises I can’t keep. I’m the Prez of Royal Bastards MC. I’m not supposed to be tempted by her innocence. My head swears that I don’t love her, but my heart won’t let go.


Alexa-
Murder’s married. Off Limits. But I want him. He’s a powerful man. Untouchable and unbreakable. I’ll be his dirty little secret. No one has to know. We’re playing a dangerous game. A deadly one that will leave me with a broken heart or worse, but I’ll do anything to prove to him that what we share is a ride or die love. And for Murder, I’m willing to risk it all.

Tempting The Biker is part of the Royal Bastards MC world.

Recommended reading order for best enjoyment within the Charleston, WV Chapter:
The Biker’s Kiss
Lady & The Biker
Tempting The Biker

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MY REVIEW:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

He’s old enough to be her father, but she can’t deny the attraction she has to him. He’s strong, sexy, kind, and caring. Murder has showed her more kindness and caring than her own father ever had. Alexa was raised to be perfect and not disappoint her parents. She’s done the best she could for seventeen years, now she just needs to get away from them and their rules. She finds herself in a bad situation and has no one to turn to for help or safety. The only person she can think of is her best friend’s father, the President of the Royal B’s MC in Charleston, WV, but he’s also a man that she is attracted to.

He knows that she is trouble the first time he lays eyes on her. His daughter shouldn’t be hanging around with her, they’re not even the same age. James “Murder” is a man that is not happy in his marriage and wants his daughter’s best friend. He couldn’t curb his temptation and now these two have a bigger secret than before. The trouble is that can’t be together, James has to try to make his marriage work. It isn’t easy and he has convinced himself that he will never have the woman he loves and will have to watch her find someone to make her happy.

I had not read Lady and the Biker before starting this book, but after reading the note from Ms. Maynard that it would be best to read these books in order, I purchased Lady and the Biker and read it first. I am so happy I did too. This story is a continuation of that book and I would have been a little lost at first had I not read the other book first. The Charleston, WV chapter of the Royal B’s MC have had to rebuild over the years after Murder took the presidency and they have done well. This story shows that not everything is great for the MC, there is betrayal, twists, action, secrets, and eventually, an HEA. There are some crazy characters that are crazy and made me want to scream and tell Murder that he was crazy for thinking things would go as he planned. Did he not know the people that he was living around or with for so long? I really enjoyed the book and can’t wait for more of the RBMC Charleston, WV characters to have stories. I give this story a 5-star review and highly recommend the book as well as the series. These men are dangerous, sexy and very possessive.

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My ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Review of Ryder (Steel Shadows Investigations) by Amanda McKinney #TuesdayBookBlog

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I killed a man.
Paid ten years of my life for it.
Then she blew through my front door, all train wreck and temptation.
A broken soul . . .
an invitation to danger.

Photographer by day, Ben and Jerry’s enthusiast by night, Louise Sloane isn’t known for her organizational skills or obsession to detail. But when someone from her past goes missing, she makes it her mission to solve the case—especially when the mystery becomes linked to the notorious serial killer, the String Strangler. During one of the worst snowstorms on record, Louise sets off to the small Southern town of Berry Springs, bulldozing her way not only into the investigation, but also into the home of a reclusive former inmate with eyes as cold as ice.

Ryder’s one goal in life is to be left alone. A desire unacknowledged by the five-foot-two-inch train wreck who breaks into his house in the middle of the night. He wants nothing to do with her and all her curves—until she uncovers his secrets and unearths a link to the past that changed his life forever.

As boundaries are shattered and relationships are questioned, a body is found on Ryder’s land, and it becomes apparent that the killer is closer than anyone realized. With his freedom on the line, Ryder must risk going back to prison or losing Louise forever.

RYDER is a standalone romantic suspense.

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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

A story that is heartbreaking, has betrayal and twists and a woman with determination to find the person behind the murder of her friend.

Ryder lives a very quiet life. He likes his house minimal, clean, and quiet, so when he finds an intruder in the middle of the night, his world will be turned upside down and sideways by one small woman. He has no idea what is in store for him when he allows Louise to stay with him because she can’t find a room anywhere in the vicinity.

Louise is a quirky woman that has no path in life except for her photography business. She loves to take pictures, and she’s good at it, but she isn’t really happy with her life. She is disorganized, loyal, and determined. When a friend comes up missing, Louise organizes a search for the young woman and when the local authorities deem her friend to be less important than a local, Louise is determined to find her friend and get justice for her, she has no concept of the danger she could be in while doing this. When she stumbles upon and breaks into a house sitting on the hill on a large piece of land in the middle of the night, she finds herself in a cold, dark, minimal house.

I loved this story. It has so much in it. A quirky woman, a man that has been shunned by his town, danger, twists, betrayal, and suspense. It is full of action, and great characters. Louise is a woman on a mission and has no sense of the danger she has put herself in on more than one occasion, Ryder is a man who has lost so much already and just wants to live his life in peace and quiet, but that won’t be possible once he finds Louise. These two are complete opposites, but they are great together. I give this story a 5-star review and whole heartedly recommend it to readers that enjoy suspense, danger, investigators, quirky women and twists in their stories. This was my first read of the Steel Shadows Investigations series, but not my last for sure. I love Ms. McKinney’s books and she did not disappoint in this one.

Review of Menace’s Siren (A Dublin Falls Archangel’s Warriors MC Novel, Book #4) by Ciara St. James

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Possess and worship, his deepest desires

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

These bikers are tough and loyal, but their women can match them no doubt. The women are just as tough as the men and if they weren’t, they wouldn’t fit in with the big, bad bikers.

Menace wasn’t looking for his forever, but after watching his president and other club brothers find their women and their lives were so much fuller and happier, he thought maybe he was ready for that too. After all, they weren’t getting any younger and being a biker was hard on a man anyways. These bikers were not the worst outlaws, they are retired military and they do what they can to help out their town and community. When Menace laid eyes on the beautiful masseuse that was angry and walking down the hall at the spa, he was taken with her immediately. He wanted her for more than a hit it and quit it, but he has his work cut out for him to convince her of it.

Alannah is an independent woman that works three jobs, is going to college to be a nutritionist, plus works her grandmothers farm with her. She moved back to the area when her grandmother got sick to help her out and take care of her. It was the least she could do for the woman that raised her since she was seven years old and showed her the only love she received. She loves what she does and is not a woman to sit around and do nothing, so working all the time keeps her busy and gives her little time for a personal life. However, when she lays eyes on the sexy biker standing in the hallway, her mind takes her places she never thought about before. The trouble is that no one has ever stayed around her long enough that she could let herself believe a sexy biker would. The only one that ever stayed around and took care of her was her grandmother, Ms. Marie.

I love these books and they keep getting better with each story. The characters are great, the women are sexy, sassy, and strong and keep their men on their feet at all times. They don’t let anyone hurt them and they will protect the men in the MC as fiercely as the men will protect them at all costs. Menace is a bit older than Alannah, but they are made for each other and will have to overcome some problems before they will get their happily ever after. This book is full of actions, twists, turns, and suspense and that along with the heat between these two keeps the pages turning and the steam factor rising. I loved this book and give it a 5-star review. I purchased Ranger’s Enchantress right after reading this book so that I can keep up with the characters. I can’t wait to carve some time out of my schedule to read it. It looks to be as hot and action packed as the others have been.

Review of Pretty Evil New England: True Stories of Violent Vixens and Murderous Matriarchs, by Sue Coletta @rosieamber1 @SueColetta1

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Fractured minds or women without hearts? Quiet killers. What makes a woman kill?

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 5 out of 5

Wow! This was an interesting read. I enjoy Ms. Coletta’s fiction stories and this was my first read of a true crime story by her. I always find her stories to be intriguing and entertaining and she never disappoints.

I have always thought of women serial killers to be more passionate about their victims and this book showed a couple of more sides to the killers themselves. The reasons behind their killings as well as the relationships with their victims.

It has always intrigued me as to the character and disposition of someone that can take a life. If I think about it, I consider most killers to be killers of passion, someone that kills due to anger, love triangle, or wrong place, wrong time, but a serial killer has a completely different mindset, of which I have not ever thought of. Ms. Coletta has now opened my eyes and my mind to this with Pretty Evil New England. The women in this book that were accused of being killers are a range in age, societal standing and temperament. Most are women with families.

Jane Toppan is a woman with a mind of steel but with shards as far as I can surmise. What brings her to determination to kill? How has she picked her victims? She has a line of deaths behind her but unfortunately, some of those deaths will never be solved because she wouldn’t share them with anyone.

Lydia Sherman is a woman that is hard to read. She’s a woman that has been married a few times and doesn’t seem to have any real love for anyone. She has no discern for her victims, even though she may show a soft side in public, her actions behind closed doors are not as kind and soft. Does she kill because she does not like to be the one to have to support her family, or does she do it because she can?

Nellie Webb is a young woman that would not generally be a suspect. She’s young and kind. However, there is another side to her. What happened to Nellie, did she stop killing, did she change her name and live a full life, or did she just disappear?

Sarah Jane Robinson, on the outside she appears to be a loving, caring, kind sister, mother, and person, but she has a sinister side to her, and she has no problem using her womanly wiles to her advantage.

Harriet Nason is not a woman that has a lot of friends, she is probably the one killer in this book that people would suspect as being sinister. She keeps to herself and her immediate family, she’s distant from her community with only a few close friends.

I find it interesting how the mind works and have always been interested in the mind of criminals. I want to know what makes them tick and why they have the desire to be the person they are. While most people have morals and standards of right and wrong, what causes a killer to have their own standards and the desire to kill? Is it due to their upbringing, their childhood due to trauma, or is just because their mind works differently? I also find it intriguing that some of these women believed and vocalized their innocence until the very end, and that some of them walked away without any repercussions. In the time period of these stories, society saw women as being the nurturing, caring, kind human and men as being the violent, cruel, hard human. This was one mistake that led to the mishandling of some of these cases, in my eyes. Women are vicious, dangerous, and more deceptive than some people realize. I love that Ms. Coletta delved into these stories and told them. She’s a great storyteller, whether it be fiction or true crime. I live in New England and these stories were close to home. While this was my first read of one of Ms. Coletta’s True Crime Novels, it won’t be my last. She makes me think and opens my mind to intriguing stories. I have always had an interest in crime stories, and she feeds that interest in her writing of fiction and true crime. I look forward to more and give this book a 5-star review.