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BOOK REVIEW: Deadly Shore by Andrew Cunningham

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✯✦✯✦✯ BOOK REVIEW ✯✦✯✦✯ Book: Deadly Shore Author: Andrew Cunningham Narrator: Greg Hernandez Genre:  Mystery, Thriller & Suspense / Terrorism My Rating: ★★★★★ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2rAUJoa Audible: http://amzn.to/2s2Upzf Synopsis: WHEN IT'S TERRORIST vs. HURRICANE ... EVERYBODY LOSES! It's July 5th, and the Cape Cod roadways are clogged with tourists heading home from the holiday weekend and trying to outrun an approaching potentially catastrophic hurricane. But in the blink of an eye, their lives are thrown into chaos when terrorists bring down the bridges to the Cape. Instantly, a half million terrified people have no way to escape. And when the terrorists threaten to release anthrax on the captive population if their demands aren't met, fear turns to all-out panic. With time running out, Marcus Baldwin, a private investigator and former CIA operative, and Sara Cross, a disgraced ex-homicide detective, are brought together by...

BOOK REVIEW: Murmur (Pierce Securities Book 5) by Anne Conley

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✯✦✯✦✯ BOOK REVIEW ✯✦✯✦✯ Book: Murmur (Pierce Securities Book 5) Author: Anne Conley Genre:  Contemporary Romance/Action & Adventure My Rating: ★★★★★ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2t4VbvO Synopsis: Valerie Dunaway is a former socialite who has hidden from the public eye for years due to a horrific attack that left her scarred—physically and emotionally. When a strange masked man makes himself at home with her, she’s unable to run. She calls the cops, but the agoraphobic won’t go into protective custody, so Detective Hollerman calls the only people he trusts: Pierce Securities. Quinten Pierce is a Renaissance man—artist, lawyer, fighter—but his latest assignment has him losing his ever-present control. He’s got one fight left in his career, and although he can’t wait for it to be over, his opponent seems to have ties to Valerie, thus forcing him to hold on until he finds out exactly who he’s working with. With the help of the Pierce team, the scarred pr...

BOOK REVIEW: The Wayward One (The de Montforte Brothers Book 5) by Danelle Harmon

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✯✦✯✦✯ BOOK REVIEW ✯✦✯✦✯ Book: The Wayward One (The de Montforte Brothers Book 5) Author: Danelle Harmon Genre:  Historical Romance   My Rating: ★★★★★ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2tYzHxG Synopsis: The bluest of blood; the boldest of hearts; the de Montfortes will take your breath away." Irish Captain Ruaidri O' Devir has no love for the English. Taken from his family and pressed into the Royal Navy at a young age, he is now a commander for the fledgling American Continental Navy, hand-picked by John Adams himself to steal a potent new explosive from the British. Ruaidri expects to be successful in his mission. What he doesn't expect is to fall in love with the sister of the man he's crossed an ocean to abduct... Beautiful Lady Nerissa de Montforte is the youngest sibling in a powerful and aristocratic English family. Fiercely guarded by her overprotective brothers, she pines for love after a longtime betrothal was cruelly cut short. When sh...

BOOK REVIEW: Addicted to the Duke: An Imperfect Lords Novel by Bronwen Evans

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✯✦✯✦✯ BOOK REVIEW ✯✦✯✦✯ Book: Addicted to the Duke: An Imperfect Lords Novel Author: Bronwen Evans Genre:  Historical Romance My Rating: ★★★★★ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2ss8JQQ Synopsis: Alexander Sylvester Bracken, Duke of Bedford, has a mission: sail to the Mediterranean and track down Lady Hestia Cary’s missing father. It is a straightforward task, but for two rather vexing complications. First, the sea holds painful memories; second, for her own safety, Hestia is to accompany him. As Alex battles the demons of his past, he must also resist Hestia’s surprisingly skillful attempts at seduction. After all, Alex has sworn to leave her untouched, and he intends to honor that vow—until he can properly ask the Earl’s blessing. Ever since His Grace rescued Hestia from the arms of a Turkish pirate six long years ago, her heart has belonged to Alex. So when he agrees to help find her father, Hestia is thrilled. Although Alex tries to hide it, there’s passion i...

BOOK REVIEW: Bond by Anne Conley

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✯✦✯✦✯ BOOK REVIEW ✯✦✯✦✯ Book: Bond (Pierce Securities Book 6) Author: Anne Conley Genre:  Contemporary Romance/Action & Adventure My Rating: ★★★★★ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2qOkyhf Synopsis: Deena Rae is a loner, a strong independent woman who needs nobody, with the possible exception of Mr. Fine Ass, with whom she’s begun a strange courtship. He’s certainly a nice diversion from her new job with Pierce Securities and her first solo gig with the company. Slade is in debt to a man nobody wants to owe, his sperm donor just died, and somehow, Deena Rae knows the half-brother Slade’s never met. Slade can’t keep his eyes off his gorgeous bitch of a neighbor who keeps her drapes open, even when she’s “entertaining.” He’s told her, though, he’s a train wreck and they shouldn’t get involved. Now Deena Rae is riding Slade’s train all the way to the end, whether she likes it or not. Slade is working for her mark, and her mark suddenly wants her dead. And S...

BOOK REVIEW: Dreaming at Seaside by Addison Cole

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✯✦✯✦✯ BOOK REVIEW ✯✦✯✦✯ Genre:  Contemporary Romance Book: Dreaming at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 2) Author: Addison Cole   My Rating: ★★★★★ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2qqB4DV Synopsis: Bella Abbascia has returned to Seaside Cottages in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, as she does every summer. Only this year, Bella has more on her mind than sunbathing and skinny-dipping with her girlfriends. She's quit her job, put her house on the market, and sworn off relationships while she builds a new life in her favorite place on earth. That is, until good-time Bella's prank takes a bad turn and a handsome police officer appears on the scene. Single father and police officer Caden Grant left Boston with his fourteen-year-old son, Evan, after his partner was killed in the line of duty. He hopes to find a safer life in the small resort town of Wellfleet, and when he meets Bella during a night patrol shift, he realizes he's found the one thin...

BOOK REVIEW: Read, Write, Love at Seaside (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 1) by Addison Cole

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✯✦✯✦✯ BOOK REVIEW ✯✦✯✦✯ Book: Read, Write, Love at Seaside  (Sweet with Heat: Seaside Summers Book 1) Author: Addison Cole Genre:  Contemporary Romance   My Rating: ★★★★★ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2rDak3R Synopsis: Bestselling author Kurt Remington lives to write. He spends twelve hours a day in front of his computer, rarely leaving the seclusion of his beach-front property, where he's come to finish his latest thriller -- that is, until free-spirited Leanna Bray nearly drowns in the ocean trying to save her dog. Kurt's best-laid plans are shot to hell when he comes to their rescue. Kurt's as irritated as he is intrigued by the sexy, hot mess of a woman who lives life on a whim, forgets everything, and doesn't even know the definition of the word organized. Leanna's come to the Cape hoping to find a fulfilling career in the jam-making business, and until she figures out her own life, a man is not on the menu. But Leanna can't ge...

BOOK REVIEW: Wired by Leslie North

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✯✦✯✦✯ BOOK REVIEW ✯✦✯✦✯ Book: Wired (The Solomon Brothers Series Book 1) Author: Leslie North Narrator: Rebecca Roberts Genre:  Contemporary Romance/Sports My Rating: ★★★★★ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2skqQWP Audible: http://amzn.to/2qGW6hu Synopsis: Star quarterback Marcus Kingston lives and breathes football. He’s trusted his abilities and instincts to get him this far, but an injury last season nearly ended his career. When his coaches want him to wear biofeedback technology to analyze his game, Marcus thinks the idea is ridiculous. Plus, the mousy scientist behind the project knows nothing about sports, and she quickly gets under his skin. But with another QB waiting on the sidelines, Marcus can either agree to participate, or be benched—permanently. Scientist Clare Wynifred values intellect above most things. With her brain constantly working, she has little interest in her appearance and zero interest in sports. She never imagined her wearable...

BOOK REVIEW: Seducing Sensei by S.N. McKibben

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✯✦✯✦✯ BOOK REVIEW ✯✦✯✦✯ Book: Seducing Sensei (Notice Me Senpai Book 1)  Author: S.N. McKibben Genre:  LGBT Erotica My Rating: ★★★★ Amazon: http://amzn.to/2rWIiD1 Synopsis: A professional teacher by day, Moriel learns that students can sometimes be the best teachers. Eighteen-year-old Scott Cooper and Itsuma Karter, two of his students share similar interests—including lust for each other. Emotions flare when Itsuma challenges “Mr. Reis’s” authority. After Moriel harshly disciplines Itsuma in front of the entire class, the young student vows to regain a piece of his wounded pride back. Torn by loyalty for his smoldering friend and classmate, Scott Cooper watches his homeroom teacher with dreamy, lust-filled eyes. The heated conflict begins a fiery battle between Itsuma and his teacher. As this passion translation becomes a lustful tale, a surprising ‘hot for teacher’ story becomes a love affair, and a passionate adventure. This out of t...