Mini Reviews for the month of May

30 May of 2016 by Jean

Gabe’s Fortune By Mandy M. Roth

Paranormal Romance

Released May 30, 2016

Publisher: Raven Happy Hour LLC

Series: Prospect Springs Shifters, Book 3

Shapeshifter Gabriel MacSweeny loves a challenge. When he’s offered the chance to buy a traveling carnival, he knows it’s a business decision he can’t pass up. Doesn’t hurt that the fortune teller is a beautiful, mysterious woman who has curves in all the right places and just so happens to be his mate.

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Reviewed by Jean

A quick & enjoyable afternoon read

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O Factor: Spicy

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Montana D-Force By Elle James

Romantic Suspense

Released May 3, 2016

Publisher: Twisted Page Inc.

Series: Brotherhood Protectors, Book 3

Medically discharged from the army, Tate “Bear” Parker, former Delta-Force soldier, now works for Brotherhood Protectors as a bodyguard. Gruff but outgoing, his in-your-face cheerful exterior hides wounds invisible from the outside. He hopes to keep those scars undercover and get on with his life and his job, with no one the wiser.

Mia Chastain grew up in Eagle Rock, Montana. Now a successful screenwriter, she’s hit a brick wall writing a movie script about a young woman struggling to come to grips with her life in the aftermath of a brutal attack. Mia returns to her hometown to face her own demons and write the script she knows she must. A secret she’s kept buried for a very long time makes her fearful of facing her homecoming alone. When her old school friend suggests she hire a bodyguard, she jumps on the idea, determined to stay the course, with the help of a strong, ruggedly handsome guardian.

In the performance of his protective service, the damaged soldier falls under the spell of the shy screenwriter. They forge an unlikely bond in an effort to keep her safe as the secrets of her past come back to haunt her and threaten to destroy the life she’s built.

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Suspenseful and spicy but a quick read.

Those things being said, based on the dedication this book must have been difficult to write so I applaud Elle for telling this story. You can read the dedication if you “look inside” on Amazon to see what I mean.

Mia and Bear have good chemistry and when things finally come together for them it was hot. The Brotherhood Protector books are enjoyable stories and I look forward to reading more of them.

Warning: this book may contain triggers for anyone who has suffered from a sexual assault.

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O Factor: Spicy

Stone Walls By A. M. Madden

Contemporary Romance / Romantic Suspense

Released December 15, 2015

Loveswept

Series: True Heroes, Book 1

As an NYPD officer, Benjamin Stone is married to his job, determined to clean up the drug-infested streets. His partner, Rob, always has his back—except when Rob and his girlfriend, Andrea, play matchmaker at his expense. On Ben’s birthday, they’re at it again. Andrea’s friend is exactly Ben’s type, even if he stubbornly will never admit it. But it’s not the lithe brunette’s looks that intrigues Ben; it’s the hurt in her eyes.

Ella Parker is bright, beautiful, kind—and, thanks to one horrific night, severely damaged. She’d rather be training for her black belt or watching TV in her favorite pair of pajamas than be dragged out on a blind date. Sure enough, Ben swaggers into the club, locks onto Ella, and claims he’s not interested—despite the irresistible chemistry between them. So Ella decides two can play at that game. But when her dangerous past comes back to haunt her, Ben will break all the rules of seduction to keep her safe.

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Ella and Ben are hot!

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O Factor: Scorcher

Deadly Obsession By Elle James

Romantic Suspense

Released May 1, 2016

Harlequin

Series: Devil’s Shroud, Book 5

Real estate whiz Jillian Taylor thinks heroes and haunted houses are bogus. But when a series of strange events leaves her in danger, Stealth Ops Specialist Chance McCall is quick to the scene. Jillian can’t resist the chemistry brewing between her and the sexy agent. But as she and Chance deconstruct her nightmares, someone becomes more desperate to keep those secrets from surfacing.

Chance knows there’s more going on at the derelict Victorian manor than just ghosts—just as he knows there’s something about the blonde beauty he can’t resist. If only he could help decipher the meaning of Jillian’s tortured dreams…and keep her safe in his arms forever.

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

Great romance, good suspense.

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O Factor: Spicy

Going All In By Molly McLain

Contemporary Romance

Released May 19, 2016

Self-Published

Series: River Bend / Sapphire Falls crossover, Book N/A

When Ellie Morris’s father ran out on her ten years ago, she lost touch with his side of the family. Imagine her surprise when she learns that Uncle Miles, despite their time apart, has left her with half of his estate in Sapphire Falls.

Wounded police officer Dillon Whitmore loves Sapphire Falls and the much-needed peace the town has brought to his life. He wants nothing more than to settle down in the home he helped build for his dear friend and father figure, Miles.

The only problem is the pretty–and completely unexpected–co-heir who stands in his way.

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

A very sweet story with Molly McLain’s trademark super sexy times.

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O Factor: Scorcher

Rogues (A Boys Behaving Badly Anthology) By Delilah Devlin

Contemporary / Regency / Historical

Released May 17, 2016

Twisted Page Inc.

Series: Boys Behaving Badly Anthology, Book 1

Rogues! Even the word conjures a special sort of hero–a playful bad boy with a heart of gold–at least when it comes to his lady love. This volume is filled with the Jack Sparrows of old–pirates sailing the high seas, Regency-era highway men, modern-day jewel thieves, like Cary Grant in To Catch a Thief–men doing bad things, bending or breaking the law, but in a very sexy way. With fourteen stories sure to satisfy the reader who craves that ultimate bad boy, prepare to have your heart stolen!

SWINDLED by Megan Mitcham
OPALS – Axa Lee
HER HEART’S TOMB – Jennifer Kacey
THE HIGHWAYMAN’S TREASURE by Emma Jay
PLUNDER by Delilah Night
THE HEAT by Mia Hopkins
THE HIGHWAYMAN CAME RIDING by Erzabet Bishop
QUEEN HIGH by Cela Winter
ROGUE HEARTS by Delilah Devlin
LADY OF THE HOUSE by T.G. Haynes
BILLIONAIRE AND THE JEWEL THIEF by Elle James
AN EYE FOR LOVE by Cynthia Young
ROGUISHLY HANDSOME, AND OTHER SUPERHERO PROBLEMS by Tray Ellis
GLASS SLIPPERS, HARDLY WORN by Bibi Rizer

Reviewed by ButtonsMom2003

A great collection of very short stories.

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O Factor: Scorcher