Monday, March 31, 2025

Her Cyborg Commander (The Drift: Haven Colony Book 9) by Susan Hayes


 


 

Blurb:

Coming to Haven colony should have marked the start of her new life, but the past isn’t done with her, yet.

River had negotiated the agreement that brought the survivors of Reamus Station to Haven. Back then, she’d dreamed it would be a sanctuary for her cyborg brethren, somewhere out of reach from those who had created and tormented them. She’d been wrong.
Now her home, her friends, and the future she worked so hard for are all in danger… because of her.

He’d vowed to protect every cyborg in Haven… but he’d take on the galaxy to keep her safe.

Edge doesn’t have any illusions about who or what he is–a weapon forged in the heat of battle and quenched in the blood of his kills.
As happy as he is for the rest of his brethren to settle into new lives, he can’t see himself doing the same. It’s enough for him to watch over them from a distance, especially when it comes to River. She’s beautiful, frustratingly stubborn, and far too good for him.

When an old enemy threatens their new home, these broken souls will have to decide which rules are worth breaking, and which chances are worth taking

 

My review:

River and Edge! Finally. Everyone knows they’re meant to be but them. Watching these two find their way to love is a nail-biting adventure you don’t want to miss.

 

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Monday, March 17, 2025

Always a Fake Bridesmaid (Clover Lake #1) by Carrie Ann Ryan



Blurb:

The moment Ewan McBride entered my life, my world tilted on its axis.
When we part, I promise him I owe him anything for saving my daughter’s life.
What I didn’t expect?
Being his fake date to a wedding—in two days.
It was only supposed to be a favor, but we can’t deny the attraction.
Only he lives a state away and my life is in Colorado with my daughter and the Montgomerys.
This can only be one night that feels all too real.
Yet I know walking away will be the hardest thing I ever do.

My review:

Always a Fake Bridesmaid features a single mother and a cowboy out of his comfort zone. The attraction is immediate and worth acting out of character. I adored Livvy and Ewan in this fast-paced romp. A feel good story that will leave you with a happy heart.

 

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Thursday, March 6, 2025

With Love in Their Corner (The Boxers of Brook Street #1) by Sandra Sookoo


 

Blurb:

When you want something out of life, you’ll have to fight for it.

Lewis Stapleton, eighth Earl of Lethbridge is a man hovering on the edge of breaking. Between his mother pestering him about finding a bride of high social standing, maintaining his estates and title without enough funding, and worrying over his brothers, he requires an outlet. Anger and grief haven’t been dealt with since his father’s death two years prior, so he works through those emotions while in the boxing ring. His father was a prize fighter so matching his over-large footsteps is difficult, but something must give else he’ll explode.

Miss Cecilia Dawson is tired of being an object of ridicule or allegedly not good enough for anything beyond a quick tryst. With an affinity for numbers, she keeps the books for her father’s shipping company, but is desperate for a way to defend herself against the coarse and crude men she encounters in the office near the docks. The day she steps into the Stapleton Boxing Salon while disguised as a boy rapidly becomes both the best and worst day of her life.

Despite the instant attraction between them, Lewis ignores it in favor of teaching Cecilia how to box for protection. As the summer days slip by filled with an illegal fight or two as well as activities that come far too close to courtship, the attraction spills into forbidden desire that lands them both into scandal. Distracted, they never see danger coming that puts them into a corner of peril.

Only by releasing fears and working together will they come away with a prize more valuable than anything they could imagine.

 

My review:

With Love In Their Corner is an interesting Regency Romance that takes place in an unusual setting. Our heroine is a smart woman used to getting her way from a loving father. Our hero is an unhappy Earl being harassed by his mother to find a bride despite or because of the family’s tenuous financial condition. Cecilia and Lewis meet in a rather peculiar situation and the author takes us on a wonderful trip through their acquaintance. I thoroughly enjoyed their tale.

 

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