Review: The Bad Guy - Celia Aaron - May 2017 Reading The Bad Guy by Celia Aaron felt a little like coming home. It transported me back to my early days of book blogging, back around 2017, when my blog was only seven years old. Fast forward to today, and The Phantom Paragrapher is now celebrating 16 years! I remember when Celia Aaron first burst onto the book world, and I loved her writing then. Even now, all these years later, I still find myself excited to pick up one of her books. And honestly? This book was exactly what I needed. Lately, I have found myself picking up books that just haven't quite hit the spot. You know that feeling when you're reading, waiting for something to click, but it never quite does? The Bad Guy was the opposite. From the moment I started reading, it just felt right. This is very much an anti-hero romance where the so-called bad guy might actually be the right guy, while the supposedly nice guy turns out to be... well, a complete jerk. Sometimes the...

Review: Abducted - Book #3 Kate Pomeroy Mystery - Linda Watkins - March 2020 Doctor Kate Pomeroy is finally getting where she wants to be in her life and about to marry the love of her life Jeremy and the people who tried to kill her are behind bars for good. That is until she learns that they struck a deal for immunity and are being deported to Russia. However, they managed to escape and Kate finds herself kidnapped on her way home and locked in a ship. During this time, she will find herself tortured and sensory deprived, and drugged as she tries to fight for her life and stay as strong as she can. Back home, though people are searching for Kate, her fiancé Jeremy knows that he can do better as he has contacts from his military days and they can explore places that the police can't and go through back channels. As Kate continues to experience torture, can she hold on long enough for Jeremy to find her or will she succumb to her kidnapper's demands and fall into a state of ...

Title: Queen of His Heart Author: Suzanna Lynn Genre: Psychological Romance/Criminal Romance Cover Designer: Funky Book Designs Editor: Holly the Editor Publication Date: December 27 th , 2018 Hosted by:  Lady Amber’s PR Blurb: When you play your cards, always have a Queen in your hand! Officer Samantha Daniels has been given a dangerous mission; go undercover to get close to criminal mastermind, Dominic Murphy. However, becoming one of the king pin’s family isn’t as simple as introducing yourself with a basket of muffins. Samantha must keep it together as she dives into her dark side, all while undergoing a terrible ignition that could take her life. However, torture can turn anyone’s mind to mush, and she discovers a whole new side of herself as she slowly gives into Dominic and his murderous tendencies. Add a dash of insanity and a touch of Stockholm Syndrome, and you have a romance made of inner demons and blood. It’s a sexy blood covered romance ...

Title: Stockholm Author: Leigh Lennon Genre: Dark Romance Release Date: March 23, 2018 Blurb What happens when your captor becomes your savior? Mikayla Miller wakes up one morning, bound to a bed, in a farmhouse in Alberta, Canada, with no recollection of how she got there. When she comes face to face with her captor, Mikayla can’t deny the instant chemistry between them. The man she only knows as Nolan insists he’s her protector, but lives by his own unique moral compass. As the days turn into months, Nolan’s touch, his words, and the way he looks at her, ignite her body and soul. No matter how hard Mikayla fights their unmistakable connection they share, she begins to fall for him, and a new woman is created in her place. Back in the small town where Mikayla disappeared, two women reel from a shattering loss. When letters suddenly start appearing from Mikayla, twelve years later, they are left wondering why she’d choose ...

Title: Stockholm Author: Leigh Lennon Genre: Dark Romance Cover Design: Najla Qamber Release Date: March 23, 2018 Blurb What happens when your captor becomes your savior? Mikayla Miller wakes up one morning, bound to a bed, in a farmhouse in Alberta, Canada, with no recollection of how she got there. When she comes face to face with her captor, Mikayla can’t deny the instant chemistry between them. The man she only knows as Nolan insists he’s her protector, but lives by his own unique moral compass. As the days turn into months, Nolan’s touch, his words, and the way he looks at her, ignite her body and soul. No matter how hard Mikayla fights their unmistakable connection they share, she begins to fall for him, and a new woman is created in her place. Back in the small town where Mikayla disappeared, two women reel from a shattering loss. When letters suddenly start appearing from Mikayla, twelve years later, they are left...