Month: October 2017

Catching the Player (A Hamilton Family Series: Book 1) by Diane Alberts

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Catching the Player (A Hamilton Family Series Book 3) by [Alberts, Diane]

3.5  Stars (rounded up to 4 for Goodreads and Amazon)

Publisher: Entangled Publishing, Indulgence

Date of publication: October 9th, 2017

Genre: Romance

Number of pages: 190

POV: 3rd person

Series: The Hamilton Family Series

Catching the Player – Book 1

Where you can find Catching the Player: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

Book Synopsis (from Goodreads):

It all started with a bet…

Kassidy Thomas decided to stop hiding behind her past and start living, but she didn’t quite bet on that start including her singing a horrible song in front of the most handsome bachelor in the NFL, Wyatt Hamilton. She also doesn’t think he’d then consequently ask her out on a date but turns out when you’re actually living life…crazy things happen.

He needs to win…

Wyatt Hamilton is a player in every sense of the word. Married to the game, he has no interest in relationships, love, or even second nights with the same woman. But from the second the girl-next-door beauty Kassidy knocks on his door to deliver a singing telegram, nothing goes as planned. He can’t stop thinking about her and keeps showing up on her doorstep for more. That is until the unthinkable happens…

And all bets are off.

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69 Million Things I Hate About You (Winning the Billionaire: Book 1) by Kira Archer

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69 Million Things I Hate About You (Winning The Billionaire Book 1) by [Archer, Kira]

4 Stars

Publisher: Entangled Publishing, Indulgence

Date of publication: October 9th, 2017

Genre: Romance

Number of pages: 228

POV: 3rd person

Series: Winning the Billionaire

69 Million Things I Hate About You – Book 1

Where you can find 69 Million Things I Hate About You: Amazon | Barnes and Noble

Book synopsis (from Goodreads):

After personal assistant Kiersten Abbott wins sixty-nine million dollars in the lotto, she suddenly has more than enough money to quit her impossibly demanding job. But where’s the fun in that? She decides to stay and exact a little revenge on her insufferable ass of a boss. 

Billionaire Cole Harrington quickly figures out something’s afoot with his usually agreeable personal assistant. When he finds out about the office pool betting on how long it’ll take him to fire her, he decides to spice things up and see how far he can push her until she quits.

The game is on, with everyone waiting to see who will crack first. But the bet sparks a new dynamic between them, and soon they realize they just might have crossed that fine line between hate and love.

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The Last Man (The Complete Trilogy) by Tobias Wade

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The Fantasy Series of Enlightenment - COMPLETE TRILOGY: The Last Man by [Wade, Tobias]

Title: The Last Man

Author: Tobias Wade

Publisher: Self Published

Date of publication: May 27th, 2014

Genre: Fantasy

Number of pages: 646

POV: 3rd person

Where you can find The Last Man: Amazon

Book synopsis (from Goodreads):

Embark upon the fantasy story of enlightenment through these seven surreal worlds. 

Test your bravery to pass the land of fear and pain. 
Resist temptations to pass the land of pleasure. 
Clear your mind to pass the land of illusion. 
Trust your heart to pass the land of love and loss. 
Keep your word to pass the land of truth and lies. 
Know yourself to pass the land of identity. 
Forsake the world to pass the land of attachments.

All the while pursuing a desperate course to the center of the Earth where a primordial force awaits its freedom with the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy. 

An epic and insightful adventure filled with magic, monsters, dragons, betrayal, and transcendence!

Trigger Warning: None

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The Golden Bulls (A Life of Death: Book 2) by Weston Kincade

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The Golden Bulls (A Life of Death, #2)

Title: The Golden Bulls

Author: Weston Kincade

Publisher: 

Date of publication: January 9th, 2013

Genre: Fantasy, Paranormal, Young Adult

Number of pages: 308

POV: 1st person

Series: A Life of Death

A Life of Death – Book 1 (review here)

The Golden Bulls – Book 2

Where you can find The Golden Bulls: Amazon

Book synopsis (from Goodreads):

Fifteen years of ritual sacrifices that began before Alex Drummond joined the force have become an anomaly in Tranquil Heights. For most residents, anger at the unsolved murders has turned to disappointment with the small police force. Now citizens hope this year’s sacrificial lamb won’t be one of their loved ones.

Alex Drummond’s ability to relive victims’ traumatic murders has not been enough. There are misguided links to Egyptian funerary rights, but without evidence and the murderer’s identity, no one outside of Drummond’s tight circle will believe him, let alone make an arrest and stop the vicious killings. After an anonymous tip, Detective Drummond discovers an annual visitor, a local who moved away years before with a similar flair for murder. He follows her to Washington DC after watching the woman burn her husband alive. His high school friend, Jessie Arturo, who settled in the large city after a failed baseball career, assists with the investigation. In such a large place, unsolved murders abound like cobwebs under abandoned guest beds.

September 20, the serial killer’s anointed date, is only days away. How has the murderer proven so elusive, even from Alex’s paranormal abilities? Is he in over his head, or can Detective Alex Drummond save the ghosts calling to him and decipher this network of brutal, ritual sacrifices before someone else is burnt alive?

Trigger Warning: 

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An Unsuitable Heir (Sins of the Cities: Book 3) by K.J. Charles

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An Unsuitable Heir (Sins of the Cities, #3)

Title: An Unsuitable Heir

Author: K.J. Charles

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group, Loveswept

Date of publication: October 3rd, 2017

Genre: LGBTQIA, romance

Number of pages: 246

POV: 3rd person

Series: Sins of the Cities

An Unseen Attraction – Book 1 (review here)

An Unnatural Vice – Book 2 (review here)

An Unsuitable Heir – Book 3

Where you can find An Unsuitable Heir: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

Book synopsis (from Goodreads):

A private detective finds passion, danger, and the love of a lifetime when he hunts down a lost earl in Victorian London.

On the trail of an aristocrat’s secret son, enquiry agent Mark Braglewicz finds his quarry in a music hall, performing as a trapeze artist with his twin sister. Graceful, beautiful, elusive, and strong, Pen Starling is like nobody Mark’s ever met—and everything he’s ever wanted. But the long-haired acrobat has an earldom and a fortune to claim.

Pen doesn’t want to live as any sort of man, least of all a nobleman. The thought of being wealthy, titled, and always in the public eye is horrifying. He likes his life now—his days on the trapeze, his nights with Mark. And he won’t be pushed into taking a title that would destroy his soul.

But there’s a killer stalking London’s foggy streets, and more lives than just Pen’s are at risk. Mark decides he must force the reluctant heir from music hall to manor house, to save Pen’s neck. Betrayed by the one man he thought he could trust, Pen never wants to see his lover again. But when the killer comes after him, Pen must find a way to forgive—or he might not live long enough for Mark to make amends.

Trigger Warning: None

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Bad Reputation (Bad Boy of Sports: Book 1) by Nicole Edwards

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Bad Reputation (Bad Boys of Sports, #1)

Title: Bad Reputation

Author: Nicole Edwards

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group – Loveswept

Date of publication: October 3rd, 2017

Genre: Romance, Sports

POV: Alternating 1st person

Series: Bad Boys of Sports

Bad Reputation – Book 1

Where you can find Bad Reputation: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

Book synopsis (from Goodreads):

Meet the most wanted players in sports . . . one ridiculously hot alpha male at a time.

Chase: With a nickname like “Sin,” it’s no wonder they call me the bad boy of hockey. Opponents curse me. Fans scream my name—in the arena and in other, much more private places. Penalties or not, I’m not afraid to dish out a little pain. But pleasure? That’s my weakness. And no one knows it better than my best friend, Cassie Desrosiers. I’d have to be blind not to notice her rocking body and teasing grin. So when she invites me along on a trip to Vegas, my curiosity isn’t the only thing that’s aroused.

Cassie: Chase Barrett is a world-class A-hole. As his best friend, I’m allowed to call him on his BS. Who else is going to do it? Certainly not the puck bunnies swooning at every flex of his biceps. Everyone knows that Chase is the love-’em-and-leave-’em type. There’s no such thing as commitment for the king of casual hookups. So why should I care? Maybe because all work and no play makes me a sexually frustrated girl. It’s time to put the hockey stud at my beck and call to good use . . . but after a week in Vegas with Chase, I might never want to go back to the real world.

Trigger Warning: None

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Stolen Kisses (Blushing Bay: Book 2) by Annie Rains

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Stolen Kisses (Blushing Bay, #2)

Title: Stolen Kisses

Author: Annie Rains

Publisher: Random House Publishing Group – Loveswept, Loveswept

Date of publication: October 3rd, 2017

Genre: Romance, Women’s Fiction

Number of pages: 265

POV: 3rd person

Series: Blushing Bay

Forbidden Kisses – Book 1 (review here)

Stolen Kisses – Book 2

Kissing in the Rain – Book 2.5 (short story)

Where you can find Stolen Kisses: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

Book synopsis (from Goodreads):

Krista Nelson loves being a pediatric nurse. What she doesn’t love is her demanding boss and stressful workload. Fortunately, Krista knows she can count on a water-front happy hour every Wednesday with her childhood best friend, Noah Sawyer, the one part of her life she never wants to change. But, like it or not, things are changing—because Krista can’t stop wondering what would happen if she grabbed Noah by the collar and kissed him like it was her job.

Bored of the superficial women he’s been dating, Noah’s putting his love life on hold so he can focus on his family’s high-end fishing business. Sure, there are moments when he’s tempted by Krista’s soft lips and killer smile—but her friendship is too important to Noah. How could he let himself jeopardize everything they share? The trouble is, if he doesn’t take the real risk of opening his heart, Noah might just let the perfect catch get away.

Trigger Warning: None

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The Stolen Marriage by Diane Chamberlain

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The Stolen Marriage: A Novel by [Chamberlain, Diane]

Title: The Stolen Marriage

Author: Diane Chamberlain

Publisher: St. Martin’s Press

Date of publication: October 3rd, 2017

Genre: Women’s Fiction

Number of pages: 384

POV: 1st person

Where you can find The Stolen Marriage: Barnes and Noble | Amazon

Book synopsis (from Goodreads):

From perennial bestseller Diane Chamberlain, a compelling new novel

In 1944, twenty-three-year-old Tess DeMello abruptly ends her engagement to the love of her life when she marries a mysterious stranger and moves to Hickory, North Carolina, a small town struggling with racial tension and the hardships imposed by World War II. Tess’s new husband, Henry Kraft, is a secretive man who often stays out all night, hides money from his new wife, and shows no interest in making love. Tess quickly realizes she’s trapped in a strange and loveless marriage with no way out.

The people of Hickory love and respect Henry and see Tess as an outsider, treating her with suspicion and disdain, especially after one of the town’s prominent citizens dies in a terrible accident and Tess is blamed. Tess suspects people are talking about her, plotting behind her back, and following her as she walks around town. What does everyone know about Henry that she does not? Feeling alone and adrift, Tess turns to the one person who seems to understand her, a local medium who gives her hope but seems to know more than he’s letting on. 

When a sudden polio epidemic strikes the town, the townspeople band together to build a polio hospital. Tess, who has a nursing degree, bucks Henry’s wishes and begins to work at the hospital, finding meaning in nursing the young victims. Yet at home, Henry’s actions grow more alarming by the day. As Tess works to save the lives of her patients, can she untangle her husband’s mysterious behavior and save her own life?

Trigger Warning: None

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The Shepherd Girl’s Necklace (The Windhaven Chronicles) by Watson Davis

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The Shepherd Girl's Necklace (The Windhaven Chronicles) by [Davis, Watson]

Title: The Shepherd Girl’s Necklace

Author: Watson Davis

Publisher:

Date of publication: September 27th, 2017

Genre: Fantasy

Number of pages: 401

POV: 3rd person

Series: The Windhaven Chronicles

The Devil’s Library – Book 1 (review here)

The Archbishop’s Amulet – Book 2 (review here)

The Shepherd Girl’s Necklace – Book 3

Where you can find The Shepherd Girl’s Necklace: Amazon

Book Synopsis (from Amazon):

Sifa grew up dreaming of one day meeting her father, knowing only her protector, the desert, their herd of goats, and an ache in her heart. When their herd is stolen and she learns a bit of her protector’s past, she decides it’s time to follow her heart and run away. But the world is not as she imagined. Her childhood heroes are villains, every priest wants to sacrifice her to infernal gods, and her heart leads her to the last place she should be with only a gemstone on a rawhide string to protect her. 

Trigger Warning: None

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