Switch Play (Masters of Marquis #4) by Golden Angel

 

Blurb:

From the past to the present, they’ve always been rivals. Who will finally come out on top?

In high school, Quinton and Samantha competed for top honors in almost every course. Now that they’re all grown up and members of the same club, their old rivalry flares back up the moment they lay eyes on each other. When they find themselves paired together in a steamy kink class, these two switches discover that their competitive natures burn even hotter in the bedroom. Both older, both wiser, and both more determined than ever to win, Q and Sam must navigate power dynamics like never before.

Will the struggle for ultimate control lead them both to fail, or can they ace this class and embrace a future together?

 

My review:

Switch Play is a second chance romance for two people who are perfect for each other if they can just get out of their own way. Sam and Q have history but can they have a future. Their kinks mesh but they have to communicate outside of the bedroom. This is a steamy read that will give you all the feels.

 

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The Wrong Bones (Widow's Island #10) by Melinda Leigh

 

 

Blurb:

A frantic chase to catch a grave robber reveals a startling discovery in this tenth installment of the Widow’s Island novella series by Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.

Deputy Tessa Black spots a man disturbing a grave in the local cemetery and gives chase. But when Tessa catches him, she learns that the ghoulish trespasser wasn’t robbing graves; he was burying a box of bones.

With the help of her fiancé, park ranger Logan Wilde, Tessa discovers that the remains belong to a missing teenager from a nearby island. After the girl disappeared nine months ago, police labeled her a runaway. Now, though, it’s clear the teenager was murdered.

When the only witness is an uncooperative teenager, Tessa and Logan must find the killer before the boy becomes the next target.

 

My review:

From grave robbing to murder this fast paced twisted thriller will keep you enthralled through the very end.

 

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Bone Deep (Widow's Island #9) by Kendra Elliot

 

Blurb:

When two men kidnap former FBI agent Cate Wilde’s fiancé, the boldness of the crime rattles the community. Desperate to find the man she loves, Cate joins forces with the FBI and the local sheriff’s department to launch an investigation and bring Dr. Henry Powers home.

Cate soon learns that a brotherhood of bank robbers abducted Henry in the hopes that he might be able to save their youngest brother, who had been shot during a robbery. But this man is beyond saving, which spells life-threatening danger for Henry.

While Henry plots his escape, Cate uses her investigative skills and experience to track down her fiancé. Can she get to him in time, or will Widow’s Island live up to its name?

 

My review:

Bone Deep describes the fear Cate feels when Henry is kidnapped by some crazed bank robbers. She knows the statistics say she needs to find him asap. Fortunately the FBI and local sheriff allow her to be part of the investigation.

This is a quick heart pounding thrill ride that will have you flipping pages to see what happens next.

 

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A Newly-Webs Midlife (Witching After Forty #9) by Lia Davis & L.A. Boruff

 

 

Blurb:

Mr. and Mrs. Walker are off on their honeymoon! You’d think they’d get a break from solving supernatural mysteries while vacationing in the Scottish Highlands, but not Drew and Ava. They’re thrown into a mystery when one of the guests at their resort is found dead. Not helping the locals isn’t an option. How could they live with themselves if they ignored all the problems and let someone else die?

 

My review:

Poor Drew and Ava can’t catch a break even on their honeymoon. Of course if they wanted a break from ghosts maybe going to a haunted castle in the Scottish Highlands was a bad idea. But since they were there maybe they could solve a ghostly mystery.

This is a fun romp that will have you gigglesnorting.

 

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Saving the Bellydancer (Green Brotherhood: SEAL Team XII) by Debra Parmley

 

 

Blurb:

Navy SEAL Antonius (Tony) “Cutter” Cuttino is an Italian American male who has a thing for dancers. He loves their grace and athleticism. He’s been dating strippers, but his grandmother keeps asking when he will marry and give her grandbabies. When he attends a belly dance show and sees Zarifah he is smitten.

“Zarifah” is an American belly dancer, who as child gymnast Edith Smith, was training for the Olympics, before her coaches dashed water on her dream. Her dance style is a unique blend of graceful dance and athleticism. Moments after her fiancé puts an engagement ring on her finger, he changes, demanding she stop dancing in public. She breaks the engagement, but he refuses to accept the ring or the breakup. When he hits her, the police arrest him. She never wants to see him again.

She signs up for the first Shimmy Mob event, a belly dance event held on international belly dance day all around the world, which raises awareness and money for local domestic abuse shelters. Like many women, she never thought she would be a victim of domestic violence. Now she wants to help other women and she takes part, with her troupe, in the Shimmy Mob event.

Cutter and Zarifah start dating. She might be the woman of his dreams, the one he will take home to meet his grandmother.

Her ex fiancé decides if he cannot have her, no one will. The troupe has just finished their Shimmy Mob performance when the live shooter fires. He has no idea a Navy SEAL is there to protect Zarifa,

 

My review:

Cutter is a SEAL who is watching his friends fall in love. He is tired of the strippers he has been dating but he has no idea how to find a good girl. Then he meets Zarifah and is smitten. Zarifah is an American belly dancer just out of an abusive relationship. She isn’t ready for a new man in her life. She hasn’t met a SEAL’s determination before. Cutter has surprises up his sleeve. He woos her and shows her that not all men are abusive. This will leave you with a smile.

 

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Daddy's Guarding (ABC Towers) by Pepper North

 

 

Blurb:

Will taking a chance to live his truth make this Little’s dreams come true?

After landing an interview with the prestigious Edgewater Industries, Alan Phillips watches as his small-minded town disappears behind him. He should be nervous about his appointment, but it’s the strong and handsome security guard at the gate who sends butterflies straight to Alan’s stomach. 
Pete Wilmoth is as sharp as he is powerful, and his instincts are rarely wrong. When the attractive young man in the battered truck rolls up to his station, Pete can tell there’s something very special about him. In fact, he’d bet all he has that Alan is the Little he’s been waiting for. 

Welcome to the ABC Towers series. If you’re tempted by hot Daddies who will risk everything to keep their Littles safe, this adventure is for you.

 

This story was originally released in the Dirty Daddies PArty Romm Pride 2022 anthology.

 

My review:

Alan Phillips has been one of my favorite secondary characters and in Daddy's Guarding we get his story. This is a fast-paced tale of a country boy daring to be his true self in the big city and the man to make his dreams come true. The thing I love most about ABC Towers is that it provides a safe space for folks to be themselves.

 

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Stage Fright (Bewitching Midlife Crisis Mystery #1) by Dakota Cassidy

 

 

Blurb:

If you want to know who unalived you, I'm your girl. Evanora Lavinia Dark at your service!

Heart attack/stroke/open-heart surgery survivor, new-lease-on-life starter, astral-projecting-ghost-talker.

And most importantly, a witch over fifty with bursitis, blood pressure meds, and zero effs to give.

I’m done with corporate life—or maybe it was done with me first— and after a life-changing stroke followed by a heart attack and a subsequent quadruple bypass. All this just before boarding a plane for my lifetime dream trip to Hawaii.

Clearly, it was time for a change.

So I moved back to my hometown and my passion. Interior design. I have no experience, no degrees in the field, but I jumped in with both feet and opened my own house staging business--Stage Right. Nowadays, you can find me happily decorating houses for my best friend, house flipper, and real estate agent, Fabiola Fabrizio.

Together, we’re determined to give our town, Buttermilk Bay, located in Massachusetts (not far from Salem) a facelift and bring in young families to stir up the economy. Little by little, people are beginning to take notice of my work and hiring me on the daily and that’s great for my bank account.

There’s only one problem. Ghosts. Sooo many ghosts. Ghosts I started to see after my bypass surgery (cliche, right?). Ghosts who were murdered and need my help to solve the mystery surrounding their deaths. Do you have any idea how hard it is to carry a fifty pound chandelier while a ghost is in your ear, hassling you to find their killer?

When a guy named Ferris Leopold is found dead at the house next door to the one I’m staging, it’s full steam ahead to solve his murder. Or is it? Ferris was a lowdown dirty, albeit petty thief in life and I’m struggling to set aside my morals in order to help him.

But as I dig deeper into Ferris’s past, meet a hot AF silver fox of a man, and explore my new powers in the process, I discover not everything is as it seems...

 

My review:

Stage Fright is the first in a delightful new paranormal cozy series. It features a fifty something single empty nester who is starting over. She’s left her soul sucking job behind and is doing what she loves. She has a wonderful BFF and a hunky contractor has made his interest known. Evan sees ghosts and helps them solve their murders like a clumsy Jessica Fletcher.

I really enjoyed meeting Evan and her quirky cortege of friends. I can’t wait to see where the author takes this series.

 

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