The Phantom Paragrapher

Title: Terrible Lie Series: Rock Stars & Romance #5 Author: A.K. Evans Genre: Rock Star Romance Release Date: December 28, 2021 BLURB Magnolia Glenn knows all about hardship. She also knows about working hard. So, when times get tough, she does what she has to do. Even if it means doing the wrong thing for all the right reasons. Killian Scott has lead a life of comfort and fortune as a guitarist for a world-renowned rock band. Seeing a woman who needs his help at a show, he doesn’t hesitate to wade in. When the show is over, Magnolia’s not exactly upset that the man she’s had a celebrity crush on for years invites her backstage. Killian and Magnolia instantly hit it off, and it isn’t long before the two are entirely consumed with one another. But just because she lucked out at the show doesn’t mean that Magnolia’s troubles have disappeared. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and Magnolia knows she told a terrible lie. So, when the truth finally comes out, Magnolia isn’t

Title: Cruel Lies Series: Cruel Secrets Duet #1 Author: Faith Summers Genre: Dark New Adult College Romance Release Date: December 28, 2021 BL URB He’s my villain, my monster, my forbidden path… Caspian Ivanov and I come from the same dark world. One where the Bratva and the secret society reign. And, he’s the son of their ruthless leader. “I’ll destroy you.” That’s the last thing he said to me. It was on the night of the Reaping. Hard to believe we were ever best friends. His vengeance is, however, the price I pay for keeping a secret I shouldn’t have kept. A secret that ripped our families apart. It made us forbidden to each other. That’s when he became the viperous devil. Breathtakingly beautiful but with a cold black heart. Like any snake, he wanted to poison me. When our paths collide at Raventhorn University, I stay away from him. What I don’t expect is to become his obsession. Or to be forced to become his wife. Except, we might not get to say I do. Because someo

VBT# My Darling Husband - Kimberly Belle - March 2022 This book was an interesting read as I wanted to first read it as I have enjoyed this author's previous works and I love my thrillers. As I started reading it, it was written in the format of an interview with the husband aka Cam. The book then jumped to months prior when Jade is picking her daughter up from music and she swears a guy is stalking her. She calls Cam and he says it's nothing to worry about and we see Cam dealing with a fire at one of his restaurants. When Jade gets home, a man is standing there with a gun and so begins a journey of a home invasion as Jade and her kids are held hostage by a masked intruder. The masked intruder we learn knows the family too well and wants Cam to pay. As he reveals his story, we discover that all isn't happy and perfect with Jade and Cam and that he has been keeping a truckload of secrets from her and the Bees aka Baxter and Beatrix. When the kidnapper asks for money, can Ca

How to Cowboy Jennie Marts (Creedence Horse Rescue, #3) Published by: Sourcebooks Casablanca Publication date: December 28th 2021 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance For fans of Carolyn Brown, Maisey Yates, and Jennifer Ryan, this steamy, emotional cowboy romance has all your favorites: A hunky single dad showing his daughter the ropes A heroine looking for a fresh start Leaning on each other through hard times Irresistible attraction Rescue horses and ranch animals with lots of personality How do you heal a broken heart? After one injury too many, Cade Callahan gave up the rodeo for a simpler life working at his cousin’s horse rescue ranch. But his life turns upside down when his estranged daughter is placed in his custody after a tragic car accident. Wanting nothing to do with her father, thirteen-year-old Allie struggles to adjust to her new life. Newly single and living out of her mother’s basement, physical therapist Nora Fisher doesn’t think twice about taking

Review: Vanished - Book #1 Callahan and McLane Series - Kendra Elliot - June 2014 Scrolling through my kindle looking for a book to reach my 350th read for the year, I came across a mystery read from Kendra Elliot as she is one of my favorite indie mystery female authors. I have read a few later books that featured Mason Callahan and Ava McLane and Vanished it shows how the two characters met.  One of Mason's CI has just been murdered and during the investigation, he gets a call from his ex-wife Robin. She needs his help as her stepdaughter Henley has been abducted on her way to school this morning. Mason arrives and the FBI is there and here he will become the family liaison and he will meet Ava who will be one of the main FBI agents on the case. As the book goes along though, it looks like someone might be targeting the family as Mason's son Jake ends up also getting abducted.  However, Mason is dealing with his problems as someone is going out of their way to set Mason up fo