Review – Cartel Cobra (Esteban): The Cartel Brotherhood – Book .05; Morally Gray Kingpins, by Sabine Barclay

My Review -⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5

Great story in this series. I loved Esteban and Luciana.

Great characters and a great story. I loved how Esteban wasn’t afraid to go after what he wanted even though it was dangerous. It was great meeting the characters more in detail and the chemistry between them. It was an enlightening story, bringing the characters in the series to life and giving the reader the full story. I loved it! I can’t wait for more in this series.

✨TEASER: NIALL (The Irishman #2) by Melanie Moreland is coming June 19!

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Why you will love Finn releasing May 22nd:

🔥Morally Grey
🔥Crime/Syndicate
🔥Sworn Off Love
🔥Found Family
🔥Touch her and die
🔥Alpha Male/Protector
🔥Heroine in Peril
🔥Opposites Attract
🔥Close Proximity

Niall Black –

Loyal right-hand to Finn O’Reilly.

Cousin and trusted friend. 

He lives for the life he’s created.

Filled with business, both day-to-day and dangerous.

Not interested in a relationship of any kind outside of his comfort zone.

Until fate brings her to him.

Annabelle Lewis. 

She awakens something inside him.

A need. A desire. A new set of feelings he wasn’t prepared for. 

When she is taken from him, how far will he go to get her back?

To the ends of the earth. 

And anyone in his way will be removed. 

Permanently.

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My Review of Scornful (Raiders of Valhalla: New Blood #2) by Elizabeth Knox 5 ⭐’s!

My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5

I loved Geirholf and Astrid.

When Geirholf see’s Astrid in the back parking lot of the bar with a man that is in her face and looks to be threatening, he finds himself moving that way as fast as possible. He’ll protect her and show her how a man should treat a woman.

Astrid’s brother’s and father may have other ideas about her and Geirholf being together, but she isn’t afraid to stand up for herself and her choices.

I love the characters in this series and the stories are always great to read. I look forward to the next book in the series and how the characters will prove their independence and choices.

🏍️ READY TO RIDE WITH THE KINGS OF ANARCHY NY? Property of Shotgun by Janine Infante Bosco is available now and free with KindleUnlimited!! @JanineBosco 3.5 ⭐’s from me

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When anarchy reigns, nothing is truly forbidden.

From the time they were kids in Brooklyn, Shotgun knew he was meant to follow Irish everywhere. But living in the shadow of the man who got everything he ever wanted has tested the limits of Shotgun’s loyalty. So when Irish brutally meets his maker, Shotgun’s devotion shatters once and for all.

Stepping up to fill his fallen brother’s shoes, Shotgun accepts his new role as VP of the Kings of Anarchy MC. Then the first in a long line of betrayals begins as Shotgun finds himself drawn to Irish’s overwhelmed widow. Jade is the one woman Shotgun always wanted but could never have, and he can’t stand by and just watch as she and her children drown in their grief.

Heartache pulls Shotgun and Jade together quickly, their connection deepening as they cope with their shared loss. Soon neither can deny that beneath their sadness simmers the potential for a red hot passion. But defying the Kings’ code would be a costly mistake for both of them since Jade still belongs to Irish in the club’s eyes.

As Shotgun wrestles with the decision to face the wrath of his brothers, chaos erupts, and the new VP finds himself face-to-face with a deadly shot at revenge. But surviving means facing the demands of outlaw justice. Will Shotgun finally claim Jade or will their forbidden love also find its way to an early grave?

Property Of Shotgun is a thrilling tale of loyalty and forbidden love. Grab your kutte and get ready for a heart-wrenching ride that will leave you breathless.


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.

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My Review: ⭐⭐⭐✨ 3.5 out of 4

 A good start to the NY KOAMC. It started off with a bang and then slowed down a bit, but it was a good read. I do wish there had been a little more about Shotgun telling his club about his feelings though.

As always with Bosco’s characters, they were interesting to get to know and read about. The love and affection the men of the chapter have for the kids and Jade shows throughout the book and she feels as though they are family as well. I enjoyed the start of this chapter and look forward to more of the characters and their books to come.

It’s time for another Saint’s Outlaws new release! Elizabeth Knox’s newest release,  Ruger’s Rage is now live! I gave it 4 ⭐’s

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Blurb:

Her scars make her beautiful. My rage makes her safe.

Ruger

The moment I laid eyes on Tildie—the most luscious curvy bartender in town—I knew she’d be mine.

As President of Saint’s Outlaws MC, I’ve built my reputation on protecting what belongs to me. And from the second I saw Tildie nervously tucking that strand of hair behind her ear, something primal inside me claimed her.

She’s got secrets. Demons that haunt her. And an ex who wants her back.

Too f****ing bad.

Because I’ve spent my life dealing with men who think they can take what’s mine. Her ex doesn’t know it yet, but he’s already a dead man walking.

Tildie thinks she’s broken beyond repair, but she hasn’t seen what happens when a man like me decides to fight for what he wants.

I’ll tear apart anyone who tries to hurt her—even if I have to choke the life from them with my bare hands.

My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5

Ruger’s had a lot to deal with in his life, and now that he’s an adult and the VP of the Saint’s Outlaws MC, Morgantown, his life has gotten more complicated. The SOMC, Morgantown has had their fare share of trouble, but when he’s woken late at night from someone pounding on his door, he knows that his life will be more complicated in the hours to come.

I really liked this book. I love Ruger and his loyal brothers. This chapter has a lot to deal with and even three years later they have to watch their backs. Never knowing when they’ll be struck by revenge.

I loved the characters in the Morgantown chapter and look forward to more of this chapter’s books to come. My only complaint is that this chapter seems to be fighting their battles alone when there are other chapters of the SOMC that could help them out.

It’s time for another Saint’s Outlaws new release – Summer Winters’  Chicago, Chapter,  Falcon’s Fury is now live!  I give it 3.5 ⭐’s

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I’m used to pulling broken women out of hellholes.
What I’m not used to… is one of them being the woman who broke me.

Five years ago, Cara vanished without a trace. No goodbye. No explanation. Just gone.
I buried her memory and focused on my club—the Saints Outlaws—and our mission to take down the trafficking rings infecting Chicago.

But during a brutal raid, I find her again.
Beaten. Traumatized. Clinging to me like I’m the only thing keeping her alive.

She says she didn’t leave me.
She says she was taken.

Now I’m torn between everything I feel for her… and everything I still don’t know.
She’s back, and I don’t know if I should push her away or pull her closer.
But one thing’s certain—this fight is bigger than both of us.

Because the warehouse we raided?
It was just the beginning.

My Review: ⭐⭐⭐✨ 3.5 out of 5

While I really liked the characters, the plot and the story, I felt that there were some things there were mentioned at the beginning and then became lost throughout the remainder of the book. I enjoyed the story and it has great characters, but there were some turns that started out and then ended with the first part of the book. With that being said, I would like to read more of this chapter throughout the series.

I would like to see a little more of other the SOMC chapters included as well. This book seemed as though this chapter was completely on their own when there are other chapters that could have helped them. I do look forward to the next book though.

My 5⭐ Review of Preacher – Satan’s Fury MC, Little Rock, Book 5 by L. Wilder @wilder_leslie

My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5 out of 5

Preacher has been fighting to stay away from his first wife because he knows they’re toxic together, but she’s also familiar and he still has feelings for her, maybe not love, but she is the mother of his first born.

Tabitha Volkov has lived her tragic past and has finally found a way to move on and have the life she’s always wanted. Her sons are near, she’s out of the hands of her late husband that, and she has the ranch she’s always wanted. However, danger is still lurking and has her in it’s sights again.

Preacher and Tabitha are perfect together. She knows his life and how things go and is the perfect Ol’ lady for the president. I loved this story and Preacher’s might be my favorite so far in this series. I’ve loved all of the Satan’s Fury MC stories and characters and Preacher’s story was a great addition.

Cerberus’s Branding by E.C. Land is your next MC Romance preorder!

TOUCH HER & DIE VIBES? ✔️
SECOND CHANCE ROMANCE? ✔️
STRONG HEROINE & ALPHA HERO? ✔️

Cerberus’s Branding by E.C. Land is your next MC Romance preorder! https://geni.us/Cerberus

She left years ago. Now she’s back.

Cerberus

No one told me she was coming back and setting eyes on her, I knew something was different. She was hiding something. What that is, I’m not sure, but I want to know. She’d been mine years ago and I let her go. I wasn’t ready to make her mine and I lost her. With her back home, she’s where she belongs.

Only she came home during a time when we’re in the middle of a war. Taken from us, we’ll do what it takes to get her back. When we do, I’ll find out what’s going on with her. Then I’ll brand her as mine, and this time I won’t lose her again.

She’s mine. Always has been. Always will be. To hell what anyone else says about it.

About E.C. Land

E.C. Land grew up in the country and has it deep in her bones. As she grew up, if she wasn’t out on the ball field or playing in the woods, she had her nose stuck in a book. Now she writes romantic suspense stories, specializing in MC (motorcycle club) romance. She plans to broaden her writing horizons in the near future and move into other forms of romantic suspense. When she’s not writing, she’s spending time with her husband, three kids, and fur babies. 

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Cross Check – Walker University Book 2 by Cala Riley 4 ⭐’s @author.cala.riley

Cross-Check by Cala Riley is NOW LIVE!

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Do you like:

🏒Hockey Romance

🏒Teammate’s Little Sister

🏒Friends to Lovers

🏒Found Family

One wrong move on the ice can shatter dreams—but what about matters of the heart?

Kellan Cooper’s hockey career has always been his anchor, but after losing his best friend and his confidence, he’s skating on thin ice. Determined to prove he’s more than his mistakes, Kellan is focused on redemption—until he meets Cora James. She’s bold, driven, and utterly off-limits. She’s also his team captain’s little sister, a complication he doesn’t need but can’t seem to resist.

For Cora, college is her chance to step out of the shadows of her overprotective family and claim her independence. But her carefully laid plans are thrown into chaos when Kellan crashes into her life. Beneath his cocky exterior is a man grappling with his own demons, and every moment with him leaves her questioning where her loyalties—and her heart—truly lie.

As forbidden lines blur, Kellan and Cora must decide if the risk of breaking the rules is worth the reward of finding themselves—and each other. But with reputations, relationships, and futures on the line, will their love be the ultimate victory, or just another loss?

For fans of The Deal by Elle Kennedy and Icebreaker by Hannah Grace, Cross Check delivers a captivating mix of passion, redemption, and heart. Get your copy today and experience the thrill of a love worth fighting for.

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My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5

College can be a time of awakening and finding one’s self. It is also a time for reflection and redemption for Kellan Cooper. After losing the woman the thought he would marry during his freshman year, Kellan has been on a spiral and hasn’t found a way out.

Until one night at a party that he attended with a team mate. Sitting by himself reflecting on everything that happened the prior year, Kellan finds himself in a dark place again and instead of sitting around at a party he’s ready to head home. However, it seems that someone has other plans for him, is it fate or karma?

I enjoyed reading this second book in the Walker University series, I like the characters and the story was a good read. Kellan and Cora had good chemistry and the progression of Kellan’s character was good to see. He was able to step back and see how he had been before and was ready to change his ways and his life to be a better person for Cora.

Cora was able to stand on her own and had the backing of Kellan to tell her brother and mom that she had different plans for her life than they were pushing her into. I look forward to more of these books and the characters from them getting their stories.

On Tour with Rachel’s Random Resources and Metropolis – Finlay MacBeth Thriller, Book 1 by Colin Garrow 4⭐’s! @rararesources

Metropolis

Edinburgh, 1936. People are disappearing. The police are clueless. Can Finlay MacBeth track down the perpetrator before someone else goes missing?

Haunted by his recent past, Professor Finlay MacBeth returns to his home town to take up a new post at the university. Within hours, his reputation for solving the occasional murder prompts the police to ask for his help. Four men—seemingly unconnected—have vanished into thin air. MacBeth must find whatever it is that links the men before the kidnapper strikes again.

But the police aren’t the only ones interested in MacBeth’s activities, and the amateur sleuth soon discovers that finding the missing men is the least of his problems…

In this thriller series set in Edinburgh, Metropolis is book #1 in the Finlay MacBeth Thriller series.

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Author Bio –

Colin Garrow grew up in a former mining town in Northumberland. He has worked in a plethora of professions including taxi driver, antiques dealer, drama facilitator, theatre director and fish processor, and has occasionally masqueraded as a pirate.

He has published more than thirty books, and his short stories have appeared in several literary mags, most recently in Witcraft, and Flash Fiction North. Colin lives in a humble cottage in Northeast Scotland where he writes novels, stories, poems and the occasional song.

He also plays several musical instruments and makes rather nice vegan cakes.

Social Media Links –

Website: https://colingarrow.co.uk/

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My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5

Suspense, regret, and danger, all a part of Finlay MacBeth’s life in Metropolis. His notoriety comes from a case he helped to solve in London, then another that brought him regret and haunts his nights.

I enjoyed this thriller and the suspense of who the police were looking for was hidden very well, until closer to the end. I had an inkling of what the reasons were behind the disappearances mid way through, but I didn’t have clue as to the who until later. I enjoy reading a thriller or mystery that keeps you wondering, guessing, and thinking throughout the story. This story did that. I enjoyed the characters and the plot of this book.

This was my first read of Colin Garrow, but I would pick up one his books again to read. I like his writing style and his character building. While I’m not a big reader on historical or past stories, this one was an enjoyable read.