All the Dead Shall Weep (Gunnie Rose #5) by Charlaine Harris

 

 

Blurb:

#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author returns with the fifth installment in the bestselling Gunnie Rose series as sisters Lizbeth Rose and Felicia as well as brother Eli and Peter, are reunited in Texoma only to break apart before the Wizard’s Ball held in San Diego, which will determine all their fates.

Following the murderous events of the “gripping…thrill-ride” (Karin Slaughter) Serpent of Heaven, Lizbeth Rose is awaiting the arrival of her sister Felicia and her husband’s younger brother Eli in Texoma. Both needed to leave the seat of the Holy Russian Empire in San Diego after Felicia’s burgeoning wizardly power in death magic became the reason for kidnapping and assassination attempts from her mother’s family of high-powered wizards in Mexico.

Yet bad news has traveled ahead of them, as Eli is called back to San Diego, taking Peter along with him, splitting them apart in more ways than one as their enemies’ plans for revenge come to fruition. In this fifth installment in the beloved and bestselling Gunnie Rose series, #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Charlaine Harris has crafted a family drama of murderous and magical thrills.

 

My review:

All the Dead Shall Weep has half sisters Lizbeth and Felicia teaming up against bad guys of all stripes while dealing with personal and political problems. Felicia is apparently a hot commodity as she is young, pretty and has very strong magic. Lizbeth is learning that not all problems can be solved with a gun.

I enjoyed this fast paced installment and anxiously await the next installment. I heartily recommend reading this series in order.  

 

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A Grand Midlife (Witching After Forty, #17) by L.A. Boruff and Lia Davis

 

 

Blurb:

Ava Walker: Mom, Bonus Mom, almost-mother-in-law, and soon-to-be grandmother! The entire Howe-Harper-Walker clan is through the roof excited for Michelle and Wallie’s baby.

Nobody more so than Lucy-Fur.

In the midst of all the last-minute baby preparations, Zoey faces immense familial challenges of her own. After receiving a mysterious message from her cousin, Zoey goes on a journey to learn about her family and pride. Ava is at her side every step of the way.

Not all of the news is good.

Ava and Drew are determined to help Zoey and Larry find out what happened to Zoey’s parents. Zoey’s uncle, a gigantic man with an easy smile, doesn’t quite seem to be who he says he is. Could he be hiding some big clue that will help solve the mystery of Zoey’s parents’ deaths?

Only time will tell.

Sam and his new psychic powers would be very helpful in digging to the bottom of this if only they could pull him away from his own family research…With Olivia spending so much time dealing with her family, Ava’s support system is rather scattered at the moment.

Oh, well, Ava can always call on her friends to help if push comes to shove. After all, what’s the point of knowing the ruler of hell, ruler of the vampires, ruler of the hunters, and being the most powerful necromancer in the world if Ava doesn’t use those connections?

 

My review:

Another manic adventure Ava’s life and world. This is a non-stop adventure with giggle cupcakes, a talking cat turned chicken, family dysfunction, surprises and a baby on the way. I laughed and giggled and spit my coffee. A fantastic addition to the series and a rollicking good time.

 

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Dragon’s Little Minx (Bratburg Daddies Book 1) by Cooper McKenzie

 

 

Blurb:

The director will see you now...

Getting dragged in front of The Council and threatened with the retraining program at Bratburg Institute would be a nightmare for anyone else. For Talia Bowersox, however, the institute represents something far different.

Sanctuary.

Finally safe from the daily cruelty of her family, she finds her inner strength...and her inner brat. The latter lands her in front of the sexy, strict director of the institute, Lonergan Mireles. Over his knee, she learns what loving discipline truly is, and in his bed she discovers the fiery pleasure only found in the arms of her fated mate.

When her family demands she be returned to them, it will take every ounce of courage and strength she has to stand up to them. But this time, she won’t be standing alone, and her new Daddy isn’t letting her go without a fight.

 

My review:

My oh my Talia’s situation about broke my heart. Abusive parents made her life a living hell so that just about anywhere would be better. NOT the guy her father promised her to that would be just as bad so getting sent to the Bratburg Institute sounds like an escape to her.

I loved seeing Talia blossom and enjoy life. This was a truly heartwarming story.

 

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Just Jake by Jaimie Engle

 

Blurb:

Amber Gibson, Entrepreneur
 

Life is perfect. Amber runs Pops Place, a popular downtown Colorado Springs diner and a staple her parents passed down upon retirement. She also teaches music to underprivileged kids at The Music Center, where they put on a concert during Octoberfest at the Mining Museum each year. Amber’s happy with life just the way it is. Until her ex-boyfriend Jake comes back on the scene.

Jake Collins, Superstar

Life is perfect. Jake’s a country music sensation discovered on TikTok by manager Marvin Banks. With fawning fans, cash in his pockets, and travelling on tour, Jake’s got it all. Except for the passion to write his next hit. He’s not feeling it anymore and can’t figure out what’s missing. Jake’s sent back home, where he runs into high school sweetheart, Amber Gibson.

Like most second-chance romances, the prospects don’t look promising for Amber and Jake’s reunion tour. But then, he connects with her newest student, Joaquin, a boy with Jake’s same musical talents and abusive father. As Jake’s falling in love with her students, Amber’s falling back in love with him.

He never stopped loving her…but his proposal may not be the one she’s expecting.

 

My review:

Disclaimer: I didn’t realize this was a Christian romance when I picked it up. Not being a Christian I don’t usually read these type of stories.

Just Jake is a second chance romance about a country singer making life choices that have affected everything from the way he sings to the girl he left behind. He has reached a spot in his career that has him rethinking things. I liked Jake.

Amber is the girl he left behind. She’s never stopped loving him and buries herself in work. Boy can she hold a grudge.

I enjoyed the story even if it was a bit saccharine. I liked the way they found their way back to each other. I could have done without a lot of the preaching but…

 

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Leo (Masters of the Zodiac #11) by Golden Angel

Blurb:

The only thing Chadrick Cummings loves more than himself, is a woman who hates him.

Her disdain is like his own personal brand of catnip, and he can’t seem to stay away.

And Scarlet O’Brien loathes him.

From the moment she reports for duty as his new bodyguard-slash-fake girlfriend, all he can think about is getting her under him. Then she walks into his dreams—literally—and he finally gets his chance.

But while he’s busy chipping away at Scarlet’s resistance both in the dream world and the waking, someone else is dreaming of Chadrick’s demise. Unless they can figure out who, their dreams of happily ever after may be shattered for good…

 

My review:

Leo is a witty enemies to lovers filled with the authors trademark steam. This fun romp had me laughing out loud.

 

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Money Shot (Blue Ivy Prep Book 4) by Heather Long

 

 

Blurb:

Kaitlin Crosse wields an extraordinary power over me. She pushes, dares, and drives me to the brink of madness. Ever since our paths intertwined, my obsession with her has been absolute and unyielding.

Every aspect of her calls out to me, yet the very thing I yearn for the most might be forever beyond my grasp. She resists my attempts to possess and protect her. She refuses my claims, asserting her fiercely independent nature.

That same, unwavering self-reliance only intensifies my attraction to her, and ignites a fierce desire to eradicate the pain in her eyes. Pain we inflicted upon her. Pain her father has inflicted. Pain that the world relentlessly imposes upon her.

I don’t want to share her with anyone. Not my brothers. Not her friends. Not the world.

But that’s not what Ace needs…

And I need her.

So I have to become what she needs, and that means working with my brothers, her closest friends, and her family. It means fighting to keep her safe when the whole world seems to want to tear her apart.

I won’t let that happen.

We won’t.

Kaitlin Crosse, my ace, my fixation, and my future.

*Please note this is a reverse harem and the author suggests you always read the foreword in her books. Contains some bullying elements, mature situations, and is recommended for 17+. This is book four of four in a series.

 

My review:

FANTASTIC FINALE! Money Shot sucked me in and kept me reading past my bedtime. I just could not put it down. This book wraps up KC’s tenure at Blue Ivy Prep and answers all the questions that have been stacking up. Major surprises.

 

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Khan (Rolling Thunder MC Birmingham #5) by Candace Blevins

 

Blurb:

A motorcycle club dark-and-twisted paranormal romance with his MC brother’s sister...

Khan is in charge of Rolling Thunder’s professional submissives. He manages them (herding feral cats would be easier), he protects them, and he trains them when they wish to advance their skills. There’s no shortage of women at the local BDSM clubs who want Khan to take them home and hurt them, and he frequently has from one to four submissives in his home, but he’s given up hope of finding his very own pet or slave — his needs are too dark, too evil. The human part of him wants to hurt them, his wolf wants to smell their terror, and the combination of the two had, so far, sent even the most hard-core of masochists running for the hills before he’d barely gotten started. So, no more relationships, and no more trusting a masochist could actually handle him at his worst, no matter the promises made ahead of time.

Tempe, short for Temperance, is a self-described maso-slut, chasing the ultimate sadist. She’s been with the same Master three years, and when that relationship crashes and burns, her brother moves back to Birmingham to try to keep her safe. His MC brothers are supposed to help protect her, but she senses one is a kindred spirit, and makes sure he overhears when she’s talking to another woman and shares her fantasies: magnitudes of violence and violation while choked with terror.

Warning: Triggers. All the triggers. Every one of them. Proceed with caution.

 

My review:

Khan is a motorcycle club dark-and-twisted paranormal romance with as the author warns ALL THE TRIGGERS. Theirs is not a sweet romance. They shouldn’t even be thinking of being together. She’s human and everything he could want in a woman but oh so breakable. She wants to be broken repaired and broken again. These two were made for each other and thank goodness for it because I wouldn’t want to wish them on any other. I don’t understand their kind of love but it is a love.

 

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