Claiming More (Tiger Nip #2) by Brandy Walker

Blurb:

Sampson Hart has known Mary Jane Poppy for ten years. She’s his sister’s best friend, business partner, and has had a crush on Sam for years. When the mating pull hits him, he’s ready to claim her as his own. Given their history, it should be simple. Right?

MJ has loved Sam since she was fifteen. But being a hybrid, she’s been told all her life she won’t have a mate. When Sam proclaims she belongs to him, she doesn't believe it; the mating pull isn't there, and Sam isn't meant to be hers.

Running back home to escape the love she feels for Sam, MJ agrees to become the companion of a man who lost his mate and has three young children to raise. It is the only way to set Sam free to find the one he is truly meant to be with.

Will Sam be Claiming More or will the one he desires the most find comfort in the arms of another?

Review:

This book made me want to scream!  I was so involved with these characters that at one point I was crying so hard I couldn't read the page.  Other times had me laughing so hard I spit my tea.  And then there were the love scenes that had me turning up the air conditioner.  This second book in the Tiger Nip series was even better than the first and although it can be read stand-alone I recommend reading Craving More (Tiger Nip #1) first as it will help you understand the world and the relationships between the characters better and because it is a great story. 

I received a copy of this book from the author (thanks Brandy) in return for a fair and honest review.  I honestly LOVE this story.  Please keep them coming.

This book comes out on October 8^th.

She's All In (Club 3 #1) by Cathryn Cade

Everybody has scars.  Physical and emotional.  They help shape who we are and who we become.  Daisy has had health issues that have left both Physical and emotional scars and she is healthy enough to know this and to want to overcome them.  She has joined Big Iron Fitness with her friends Carlie and Sara where they meet the 3 hotties that own the gym. Dack, Trace and Jake.  She is immediately drawn to Dack.  But Dack has issues of his own.  He is a Dom at Club 3, also owned by Dack, Trace and Jake, and he is a top em and drop em kinda guy.  He doesn't do vanilla no matter how luscious it looks.  When Daisy overhears girls in the locker room talking about Dacks’ proclivities she is intrigued and asks him out on a date.  When they finally do get together they have to navigate the minefield of scars each has attained.  Can they do it or will they end up with new scars for their collection?

I LOVED THIS BOOK!  I was so moved by these characters that I couldn't put this book down.  This book has some BDSM but nothing too harsh.  It illustrates why communication between partners is so important.  For those who have read Cathryn Cade before this contemporary is a bit softer than her scifi space romances or even her Hawaiian paranormal romantic suspense stories but just as well written. 

Bad Witch Rising (Chance Monroe#3) by Heather Long

Each book in this series just gets better and better.  If you haven’t read the first two books in this series Earth Witches Aren't Easy (Chance Monroe#1) & Plan Witch From Out of Town (Chance Monroe#2) STOP!  You really need to read them not just because they are terrific but because in order to understand what is going on in this book and what motivates each of the characters you have to have taken the journey with them.  This series is listed as urban fantasy but I think it defies labeling.  Chance Monroe is an Earth Witch and a Hedge Wizard who is tied to the land of Northern Virginia.  Chance has seen and been through a lot of terrible things but has been healing both herself and the land she is sworn to protect but trouble has found those she cares for and she is glad to help in any way she can.  Chance has survived many things but can she survive betrayal from those nearest and dearest?  I am enamored with this series.  The characters are engaging and the story is well written and though provoking.  I do hope Ms. Long lets us visit with Chance and company again.

I received a copy from the author in exchange for a fair and honest review. Honestly I loved this story.

This book goes on sale October 7^th.

Eternal Echoes (Sisters of the Divine, #1) by Stella Price

A unique and fun first book in a new series by “new to me” author Stella Price. The “Old Gods” are back and humans being humans have almost destroyed the planet trying to keep the out. Now they have to deal with the fact that they aren’t the only ones at the top of the food chain. The Old Gods followers come in many forms… Wolf shifters, bird shifters, etc. The Dagonites are humanoid with a few extras. As human Ambassador Teagan Moss finds out when Dagonite sentry Ariston Dago fishes her out of the water after she is thrown from an airship with a bomb strapped to her. This is a fast paced sexy romp that defies categorization. Action, adventure, romance, mystery, humor this book has it all. I cannot wait to see what they come up with next. Thanks Stella Price for giving me an eARC in exchange for an honest review. Keep em coming I LOVED IT. This book goes on sale October 8th.

Rhythm and Bluegrass (Bluegrass #2) by Molly Harper

This second book in the Bluegrass series by Molly Harper can be read as a stand-alone.  This series is a humorous love affair with the bluegrass state.  In this installment Bonnie Turkle, multimedia historian for the Kentucky Commission of Tourism, is dispatched to Mud Creek, a tiny eastern Kentucky town to rescue important artifacts from McBride’s Music Hall.  She runs into trouble almost immediately in the person of Will McBride, Mud Creek’s new Mayor and son of the former owners of the Music Hall.  Bonnie and Will set sparks off of each other from the start but they need to work together to keep both Mud Creek and the Music Hall history alive.

Molly Harper is on my auto-buy list.  She always makes me laugh and this book is no different.  Though not as snarky as the Jane Jameson books the humor in the bluegrass books is no less funny.  Molly Harper has created a cast of quirky characters so real you feel like you know them. 

I received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.   

This book goes on sale October 7^th.

On Her Own by Dawne Prochilo

After a one night stand Darci finds herself pregnant with Rand’s baby. She has had a crush on him it seems like forever but when he offers marriage she turns him down. She would rather have his love or be alone she doesn't want him to feel obligated. But Rand isn't going away. Can he convince her they are meant to be together or will she be raising their child on her own?
This is a sweet, often predictable, thoroughly enjoyable tale of choices. I got so involved with the characters I was yelling at them to pull their heads out of their butts. A true measure of a good story.
I received a copy of this story from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Now And Always & Faith In You by Charity Pineiro aka Caridad Piñeiro

Now And Always – Connie Gonzalez is small but mighty.  She has just graduated top in her class from the FBI academy and has be rewarded with her choice of assignments to the Miami field office.  She has always been close to her family and this assignment puts her right at home.  Connie is smart, savvy and determined but she isn't super-woman and when she has to have the cast taken off her broken wrist she goes to the doctor her sister works for, Dr. Victor Cienfuegos.  Victor is wealthy sexy and single and immediately taken with the fiery FBI agent. Things get steamy in South Beach surprisingly fast.  This is another well written tale by Caridad Piñeiro.  If you like lusty Latin doctors and sexy special agents then you will enjoy this trip to Florida.

Faith In You – We met Paul Stone when he broke Connie Gonzalez’s wrist in Now And Always.  After a rough beginning Paul and Connie got to be partners and had the start of a friendship.  When she invites him to join her and her family for a traditional and fun-filled Cuban Christmas Eve dinner he is reluctant to attend but when he gets there and is met at the door by the elf that is Connie’s sister Carmen he is very glad he chose to attend.  Paul has no idea how a normal family dynamic works.  He was raised by wealthy parents who had no clue either so he is fascinated by the Gonzalez family and Carmen in particular.  He surprises himself by asking her out and she surprises herself by accepting.  These two have more than the socio-economic and culture differences to overcome to get together but Carmen has faith and now she has to show Paul how to have faith in himself and them.  I will admit this book was harder for me to get through than the first one (which I tore through).  First I wasn't sure Paul had redeemed himself for breaking Connie’s wrist.  Then I just wanted him to get over himself.  But the ending made it all worth while.