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Wicked Suspicion Patti O’Shea (The Paladin League, #6) Publication date: July 28th 2024 Genres: Adult, Romance, Suspense In the treacherous world of covert operations, Special Forces Sgt. Case “Lurch” Lundquist thrives on danger. Undercover as a gunrunner, he dances on the razor’s edge, avoiding rebel forces who hunt him relentlessly. But when his mission jeopardizes a woman’s life, he breaks the rules to protect her. Nyx Templeton is no damsel in distress—usually. But this time, she’s out of her depth. She doesn’t trust the rugged mercenary who steps in, until she recognizes him from a picture she saw years earlier. He’s her brother’s best friend. She remains quiet, knowing one wrong word could cost him everything. Case battles to stay focused, but Nyx is a distraction. When she boldly asks him to cash in her V-card, he can’t resist. It’s not just a yes—it’s a hell, yes! But in the high-stakes game of arms dealing, every edge counts. Nyx unwittingly becomes a pawn, and Cas...

Review: Lake Hollow Fears - Book #2 Lake Hollow Series - Roisin Visser - July 2024 I had been excited to read book #2 Lake Hollow Fears as book #1 Lake Hollow Secrets ended on a major cliffhanger. Book #2 begins with Carlotta's aka Lala's death and Remington finding out that she had been investigating the drownings starting with her first love Daniel. Most of the town thinks that Wilder killed them but Lala has found evidence that Wilder was innocent along with Mitchell Gibson. That leaves Cal, Charlie, and Grady. These three other guys are all ones that Remington has been involved in and currently, she is dating both Cal and Charlie. Book #2 also has Remington adding to her mix Wilder and Grady. Can one woman handle all these guys, especially when one of them could be a murderer? During Book #2 we read as Remington and Wilder try to solve the murder as well as a few sex scenes including a threesome between Wilder, Grady, and Remington and OMG Grady drops a bombshell in th...

Stranded and Seduced Emmy Grayson (The Diamond Club, #8) Publication date: July 23rd 2024 Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance In this red-hot forced-proximity romance from Emmy Grayson, if they can’t escape one another, what chance do they have of resisting one another? He doesn’t want his inheritance… but he does want her! Griffith Lykaois has rejected his family’s billion-dollar legacy. It’s a fitting punishment for his guilt over his father’s death. Only, estate lawyer Rosalind Sutton won’t quit. Amid a raging storm, the infuriatingly alluring woman is on his remote château doorstep determined he claim his inheritance. Rosalind needs Griffith’s signature; the career she put her life on hold for depends on it. But stranded alone with the brooding tycoon, there’s no way innocent Rosalind can escape her response to their intoxicating clashes… The question is, does Rosalind even want to? From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. ...

Review: Caraval - Book #1 Caraval Series - Stephanie Garber - September 2016 I had recently finished the Once Upon a Broken Heart series and the first book mentioned a little bit about Jack's relationship with someone named Donatella.  At the time of reading the first two books, I didn't realize that there was a prequel series with the first book being Caraval. This month on Bookstagram, a group of friends were doing a buddy read and since I had a copy on my bookshelf, I thought I would make it a priority to read this month. I also needed to get the Once Upon a Broken Heart world out of my head. I went in blind to Caraval and have to admit it was a darker book than the Once Upon a Broken Heart series and then reading this book, the female character Scarlett frustrated the hell out of me. She was so whiny and was very much playing the victim-blaming game and she was so self-righteous and wanted to control everything. I just wanted to shake her and scream for her to wake up. I gu...