Kash (Star-Crossed Alien Mail Order Brides #3) by Susan Hayes

Blurb:

What do you do when your planet runs out of women? Send for takeout, of course.

Kash knows he’ll never be allowed to claim a mate. A lifetime of military service has left him too battle-scarred and broken to be considered for the off-world mating project his rulers have created to save their people.

His job is to make sure the more fortunate males get to Earth to retrieve their mates. All he has to do is pilot the ship, stay undetected, and keep an eye on things from orbit. It should be the easiest mission of his career…until he lays eyes on the one thing he never expected to find. His mate.

This book contains a hopeful romantic who is giving up hope, and a soldier who is about to discover that love doesn’t obey orders, and it can’t be bound by rules. 

My review:

Kash is my favorite out of this series to date. Kash is a big scarred bruiser of a guy who has been put in the position of bringing two guys to Earth to pick up their mates. He’d love a mate but feels nobody would want a hulk like him. Gwen is feeling old, fat and really down. She’s lost her job, The dating service she and her friends signed up for says she is too old for them. When her BFF’s don’t check in from their dates she starts to freak until Kash shows up at her door. Then she has other issues to worry about.

I really liked Kash and Gwen. Kash is torn between duty and love and Gwen may destroy her future because of her past. This is a sweet and sexy romp.

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Vadir (Star-Crossed Alien Mail Order Brides #2) by Susan Hayes

Blurb:

What do you do when your planet runs out of women? Send for takeout, of course. 

Vadir has a business empire to run and no time to spare on frivolous endeavors. So how did he wind up on the far side of the galaxy to claim a mate he never signed up for? A matchmaking queen and a royal decree, that’s how. 

His plan is simple: meet the female, negotiate terms, and leave the primitive planet of Earth as fast as he can. What could possibly go wrong? 

This book contains a bohemian blonde with a hell of a right hook, and an interstellar tycoon who is about to learn that the best things in life can’t be bought or sold, they have to be won.

My review:

Vadir is filthy rich. He likes and understands business. His king has ordered him to Earth to find his mate. He hasn’t the first idea how to win his mate. Lisa is an artist and former wild child she isn’t about to let Vadir put her in a gilded cage no matter how hot he is or how he makes her burn. This is a fun and sexy romp where despite their differences these two learn to become one.

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Rumor Has It (Real Love #4) by Jessica Lemmon

Blurb:

This is one bad boy who’s fit to print. A notorious jock tackles life—and love—after football with a type-A journalist in this sexy standalone from the author of Eye Candy.
 
Barrett: As a former pro football star, I’m used to playing the field. After injuries cut my NFL career short, my second act as a broadcaster ended on live television when a hot mic picked up a little verbal . . . indiscretion. But this latest publicity stunt might just land me back on top—much to the chagrin of Catarina Everhart, the prissy, beautiful journalist who’s been assigned to date a bad boy (i.e., me) and write about it. Catarina swears I’ll never touch her, let alone kiss those full lips of hers. Based on our chemistry, I’m not buying it. . . .
 
Catarina: Barrett Fox seems to be doing everything in his power to make me hate him. The cocky egomaniac is infamous for his bad behavior, and now, thanks to my boss’s harebrained schemes, he’s apparently my problem. As one fake date leads to another, I start to see a different side of Barrett. He’s close with his family. He does volunteer work. And, okay, he kisses like a dream. Am I really dating Barrett Fox? Or is he playing me? Because suddenly I’m risking my reputation—and my heart.
 

My review:

Fun, sweet and sassy. Rumor Has It is a fun opposites attract romance that will leave you with a smile. Barrett Fox is a former NFL star from the wrong side of the tracks who is too good looking for his own good and whose smack talk gets him in trouble.  In an attempt to clean up his reputation and get him back on television he is set up to fake date relationship columnist Catarina Everhart. They are like oil and water until they try to see life from the others point of view and when they meet in the middle…WOW. This is a light sweet romance that deals with some very real issues. This story is sure to leave you with a happy heart. Though this is part of a series it can be read standalone.

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The Concubine and Her Vampires: A Reverse Harem Vampire Paranormal Romance by Julie Morgan

The Concubine and Her Vampires: A Reverse Harem Vampire Paranormal Romance

by Julie Morgan

Blurb:

When destiny becomes reality…

Born a blood demon, Olivia Martin's sole purpose is to become a blood slave to a vampire. She is nothing more than a blood bag.

With a vampire as her master, she would want for nothing, her every need and whim catered to, but becoming a prisoner was not the life Olivia would have chosen for herself.

At least, until she met Jared and his four brothers-at-arms. Giving yourself to one person was easy. Having fun with two, exciting. But a harem of lovers? It was more than Olivia ever considered possible.

Need, lust, and blood drive Olivia to find a strength inside herself to not only accept her five sexy-as-sin vampires, but to also protect herself from an evil hell bent on claiming her for its own.

My review:

Olivia Martin rails against the fact that she was born with only one future. She was destined to become a blood slave to a vampire. But nobody said it was going to be like this. She may be a bird in a gilded cage but damn if she doesn’t make it work for her.  Five gorgeous hunks dedicated to her every whim. The Concubine and Her Vampires is a delightful fantasy that will keep you flipping pages. I recommend a fan, an ice cold beverage and some privacy.

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Dead As A Doornail (Kenni Lowry #5) by Tonya Kappes

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Beauty is skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone. And doesn’t our Sheriff Kenni Lowry know that? Well, she knows a lot of things.

Lucy Lowell takes great pride in writing negative reviews in the local newspaper for anything that does not go her way. When Lucy is found dead, it appears to be from natural causes. 

But Sheriff Kenni Lowry knows there is more to it because the ghost of her grandfather, the ex-sheriff, is standing over the body. 

His presence can only mean one thing: Murder!

Since Kenni’s relationship with Deputy Finn Vincent has heated up, Kenni is having trouble conducting the investigation without Finn questioning her every move. 

Can Kenni unravel the mystery on her own or will she have to tell Finn the real reason she knows it was murder—the ghost of her poppa?

It’s blowin’ up a storm and only Kenni knows how it’ll end.

My review:

 Sheriff Kenni Lowry may not be a girly girl much to her mamas’ chagrin but she discovers that the local hair/nail salon is a hotbed of gossip. And you thought politics is dirty - taint nothing next to small town clicks and one upsmanship. Lucy Lowell is a shit stirrer. If she doesn’t get her way she writes a scathing review in the local paper. Could one of those nasty reviews be the reason she was found dead? Or was she having an affair? It’s up to Kenni, her dog Duke, her dead grandfather and her hunky boyfriend/deputy Finn to find out.

I love visiting Cottonwood with all its quirky characters that we can all relate to. I enjoy watching Kenni struggle with her mamas’ expectations and discovering that yes she is falling for Finn. I’ll admit I didn’t figure this one out until Kenni showed me the killer. I anxiously await each installment and devour it as soon as it arrives.

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The Big Alpha in Town by Eve Langlais, Milly Taiden & Kate Baxter

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Three hot stories about three sexy shifters from a trio of today's hottest paranormal romance authors, headlined by bestselling authors Eve Langlais and Milly Taiden!

Bearing His Name
Meeting his mate should have been cause for celebration. There’s just one teeny tiny problem. Jade thinks Ark might have impregnated her sister. He didn’t, but convincing Jade is going to take a bit of honey.

Owned by the Lion
Keir’s been told to stop playing the field and settle down—difficult advice for a hard and hot man with a lion’s heart to follow. But his sights have always been set on Ally. She’s his mate, plain and simple. With her sweet and delicious curves, she’s nothing but sugar and trouble all rolled into one. But he’s known her and sparred with her for years. She’s his best friend’s little sister, and it’s going to take a whole new level of convincing that he’s the mate for her.

No Need Fur Love
Moving with his pack to the tiny town of Stanley, Idaho has Owen Courtney a little on edge. With literally no women in sight, Owen will be lucky to find a date, let alone his true mate. But you know the saying about a werewolf walking into a bar…
Gorgeous wood nymph Mia Oliver is on a mission: Find a suitable male to get her good ‘n pregnant and provide her with an heir. But when Mia decides to pick up a gorgeous and oh-so willing werewolf at the bar, she realizes she might be in over her head. …

My review:

Three sweet and sexy shifter tales from three terrific authors.

Bearing His Name by Eve Langlais – Bear shifter Ark meets his mate when she sends him a postcard informing him that his one night stand with her sister has resulted in a pregnancy. Ark is determined to prove that the baby isn’t his but that Jade is. This story is classic Langlais – funny, sexy and great.

Owned by the Lion by Milly Taiden – Lion shifter has a lot on his mind. His father is pushing for him to find a wife, settle down and come work with him. Ally has issues of her own. Her mom is ill, she’s moved to a new town and then there is this hot lion who has got her purring one minute and yowling the next. Fun, slightly angsty, totally sexy and terrific story.

No Need Fur Love by Kate Baxter – Wolf shifter Owen Courtney is feeling a little left out. His alpha has found his mate but they’ve moved to the Podunk town of Stanley, Idaho where the pickings are not great for the rest of the pack. He is happy for his alpha he just wants a bit of that happiness for himself. He is pouting in a bar when wood nymph Mia Oliver hits on him. She is looking for a good time with no strings. Owens wolf isn’t having any of that, he is claiming his mate. Mia is a smart and strong woman who is being held back by her father who wants her pregnant by any means necessary. This story took me by surprise in a good way. I totally enjoyed it.

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Hitting It by Kathy Lyons

Blurb:

Making it to the Major Leagues is all rookie ballplayer, Rob Lee, has ever dreamed of. But now, he's a little overwhelmed with his new celebrity status. Everyone wants a piece of the new heavy hitter for the Indianapolis Bobcats. Still, he's worked hard for it, and he doesn't have many regrets. Although there is one...

If journalist Heidi Wong wants to keep her job, she needs to come up with a story—fast! That's why she tells her boss that she knows the Bobcat's reclusive new slugger, Rob Lee. And she does...in the Biblical sense. During Spring Break three years ago, she and Rob shared a torrid night on the beach. And she's wanted him again ever since.

But everyone knows reporters and athletes don't mix. Rob's contract doesn't allow him to talk to the press, and her job depends on it. Which is driving them both just a little crazy…

My review:

Hitting It by Kathy Lyons is a contemporary second chance sports romance. Heidi Wong and Rob Lee had a spring break fling that neither can forget. When their paths cross three years later they are still interested but she is a journalist and he is a rookie in the big leagues and not allowed to talk to the press. His handler is cocky and cruel but effective. This story works hard to prove that love overcomes all. This story deals with cultural differences and expectations.  I really liked Heidi and felt she deserved better but the heart wants what the heart wants.

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