Justified Escape (A TFH short) by Melissa Schroeder

 

 

Blurb:

This book was included in SASS Devious Delectable Decades charity anthology. You can download it for free from Melissa's Newsletter starting on September 9th.


Seth Meyers and Autumn Bradford have been together for close to a year, and Seth has learned to go with the flow when it comes to his fiancée. When she suggests a quick trip to Vegas for fun, he jumps at the chance for some downtime with the love of his life.

The only problem is once they land in Sin City, they're dodging bullets and nutjobs. But even if they survive, Autumn has plans that not only throw Seth for a loop, but also surprise neither of them saw coming.

Author Note: Yep, Autumn is at it again, keeping secrets from her man, but they are the best kind. There are surprises all around, some gin loood and some bad, but they are infinitely entertaining. As always, you'll need lots of ice water and towels. I mean...it is Sin City, and these two know how to celebrate that in style.

 

My review:

Autumn is in love and ready to be married to former SEAL and TFH Beta team leader Seth Meyers. She has decided to speed things up with a surprise Vegas wedding. Crazy, happy things happen and they get their version of a hea. A fun episode.

 

 

Fangs, Fur & Murder (Detective Eve Sinclair 1) by Elishevah Monrad

 

Blurb:

In a future where Paranormals co-exist with humans under a World Treaty, Detective Eve Sinclair heads the New York City Paranormal Police Squad.

When a claw-marked body is discovered, her Alpha Werewolf boyfriend, Jake Monroe, is accused of the murder. With a war brewing between Packs, Eve must get him out of jail and clear his name. And there's only one person she can turn to for help.

Micah Saint James is the Vampire who saved her life and broke her heart. Seeing him after seven years brings up feelings she’s been running from ever since.

The price for his assistance: One dinner. Then Eve never has to see him again. But when it’s interrupted by a second murder, the stakes are raised as Micah becomes entangled in the investigation.

As they hunt for a Paranormal serial killer, emotions and temperatures rise, and Eve is forced to question whether her feelings for Micah are as buried as she’d hoped, and if her relationship with Jake is as solid as she thought. Caught between feelings for a Werewolf and a Vampire, can she solve the murders before the killer strikes again?

There's a monster to be captured even as her carefully constructed life unravels. But it’s not only Eve’s past that refuses to remain buried.

 

My review:

Detective Eve Sinclair is young, smart and secure in her own skin. When her alpha werewolf boyfriend is arrested for a murder he didn’t commit Eve goes to the master vampire who saved her then broke her heart to bail him out setting her up to be emotionally torn between the two. Her heart doesn’t have time for their games as there is a paranormal serial killer on the loose and it’s her job to find and stop the killer.

This is a fast paced exciting paranormal murder mystery that will keep you guessing. I hate that this ended on a cliffhanger but can’t wait to see what happens next.

 

 

 

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Until She Dies (Noelle Marshall Book 3) by Kendra Elliot

 

 

Blurb:

Detective Noelle Marshall and FBI Agent Max Rhodes unearth bodies and secrets as they become targets of a serial killer in a chilling novel of suspense by a Wall Street Journal bestselling author.

When a search dog locates a mass burial ground in the Oregon forest, Detective Noelle Marshall is plunged into a hunt for a killer who’s hiding in plain sight. The key to her case lies in a decades-old secret: a lone survivor who escaped and is still out there, living in fear. The murderer is a phantom who left behind a collection of victims with nothing in common but their final resting place.

As pressure mounts to identify the bodies and find the killer, the investigation draws in FBI Agent Max Rhodes—Noelle’s partner in work and in life. They’ve hunted monsters before, but this one has spent years preparing for this moment, and he craves revenge. As the search narrows and the clock tightens, Noelle and Max must confront a predator who knows the terrain—and their weaknesses—better than they do.

 

My review:

Until She Dies is a breakneck paced multiple mystery that will leave you breathless. Noelle and Max are up to the task but it will pull them in several directions and involve multiple agencies. This one hits close to home. Strap in and enjoy.

 

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The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary (Starling Island #1) by Jessica Thorne

 

The Teacup Dragon Sanctuary (Starling Island #1) by Jessica Thorne

 

Blurb:

✨ Every lost soul can find a home on Starling Island… ✨

When apothecary Portia Starling clashes with the Academy, she knows exactly how it will end. With her family’s notorious reputation, someone has to take the blame ­– and it’s going to be her. So, reluctantly, she retreats to Starling Island – a place she hasn't considered home in years – to await news of her future.

Noah Turner has always dreamed of travelling north to study the great dragons of Elanholm. However, as a vet with no magic, funding his research feels impossible. But when an opportunity arises to help at Iris Starling’s dragon sanctuary, he can’t afford to turn it down. If he can prove himself there, he might finally reach his dream.

Portia and Noah immediately dislike one another. Noah assumes Portia is an entitled Academy poser, collecting dragons as a trend, while Portia finds him bossy and overbearing. But with the lives of the poor, sickly rescue dragons on the line, can they see past their differences?

 

My review:

Magic rules in this exciting first in a series. This fun fantasy revolves around dragons, teacup dragons, magic and sadly politics academic and otherwise. I fell head over heels for Portia and the other denizens of Starling Island. Portia isn’t perfect but she is smart, driven and real. The teacup dragons are adorable and Noah is redeemable. I thoroughly enjoyed this tale and look forward to more adventures in this world.

 

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Roses and Ruin (The Botanicum 1) by Evangeline Hunter

 

 

Blurb:

Never trust a woman who knows both wedding flowers and where to hide a corpse.

My name is Anastasia Ashwood. I run The Botanicum, a magical flower shop in New York City, where the roses bite, the orchids judge, and the customers occasionally breathe fire. I’m also a dryad, a retired assassin, and a fugitive from Sentinel Security Group, the organization that trained me, betrayed me, and murdered everyone I loved. One day, I will bring Sentinel down and kill their leader, Isaiah White.

In the meantime, I am trying to keep my shop alive, stay hidden, and pretend wedding flowers are the most dangerous thing on my schedule. Then a high-profile supernatural wedding turns into a murder scene when I find a cleaning woman dead in the bridal suite, killed by a professional assassin.

Now I have to solve the murder, protect my shop, deal with a judgmental telepathic cat who may or may not have adopted me, and follow the first real lead to Sentinel I have had in a year.

Unfortunately, sexy incubus Detective Julian Blake is watching my every move, and if he discovers what I really am, the killer may be the least of my problems.

 

My review:

A wonderfully fast paced urban fantasy that will have you flipping pages faster than a cop eating a donut. Anastasia, Sophie and Mochi are a triple threat of brains, talent and snark. This story left me wanting more. Can’t wait for their next adventure.

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Bookish Girl’s Emergency Contact Is a Lycan King by Elara Hazeby & KA Iris

 

Bookish Girl’s Emergency Contact Is a Lycan King by Elara Hazeby & KA Iris

 

Blurb:

I put down the wrong number as my emergency contact,
and it summoned a 300-year-old Lycan wolf shifter to my hospital bed.

Now he acts like I already belong to him, and growling that I’m his fated mate.

I’m an anxious bookshop owner with panic attacks and a questionable addiction to spicy romance novels.

The last thing I needed was a brooding alpha alphabetizing my chaotic shelf, and laminating my anxiety checklists.

I called him pretty. To be fair, I was concussed.

Orion Halloran is built like a mountain, unbearably controlled, and certain I’m his.

He kisses like he's memorized me. Growls my name when I come apart under his mouth.

But his pack has ancient rules. A human can't be queen.

He thinks I'm worth fighting for. And for the first time in my life, it feels like someone understands me.

Maybe it's time I let him prove it.

 

My review:

I bought this book because of the title and the cover. I was pleasantly surprised that the story did them justice. Two neurodivergent beings finding love with someone who “gets” them. A delightful tale of love and acceptance.

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Pretend it's Forever (The Cage Family #5) by Carrie Ann Ryan

 

Blurb:

Sophia Cage doesn’t need a protector—she needs a night to pretend her world didn’t splinter. After her world burned, she found herself a single mom, a struggling dance studio owner, and unable to do the one thing that had brought her out of the darkness.

Dance.

When Carson walks into her life, all she can see is the broken person she’d been when they’d first met. She’s stronger than the ghosts of her past, at least that’s what she tells herself. Yet with each accidental encounter with the mysterious and dangerous man who’s inserted himself into the Cage family orbit, she’s finding it harder to walk away.

Carson Woods doesn’t trust people. He’s spent his life protecting his sister from their family and the world all while making sure his businesses are the best in their fields.

Then he meets her.

One wrong move with the shattered yet pieced together Sophia could not only fracture his working relationship with the only friends he has but harm the woman he tells himself he cannot crave.

 

My review:

Sophia is so strong. She’s survived the cutthroat world of professional ballerinas, the mess her fathers death left between two families and her own disastrous marriage. But the fates aren’t done with her yet.

Carson doesn’t believe in a lasting love. Despite his sister falling in love and several of friends in loving and committed relationships but after his parents loveless marriage he is convinced love is not for him. But Sophia makes him wish that maybe it could be.

Carson and Sophia are not perfect but they are perfect for each other.

 

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