Posted April 20, 2023 by Marsha in Discussion / 0 Comments
I often wish there were more hours in the day, mainly so that I could fit in all the books I’ve been meaning to read. Or.. occasionally, the ones that got lost in the shuffle of other books and life in general. Especially in a year that had more than its fair share of health concerns for me or my family members. Oh, well. It is what it is, as the saying goes.
I love novels from Tule Publishing; they so often over the years have allowed me to have ARCs of some really good stories or series that I’m still to this day caught up in. But, honestly, this one got past me somehow. When I mess up, I own it and don’t try to push it under the rug. So, somehow I messed up with The Accidental Billionaire Cowboy series. Looking back I can see the first release coincided with my hospital stay very late last year. It’s a reason, not an excuse, I cannot go back, but can only do the right thing now.
The next three reviews you’ll see on my Happily Ever After Romance website are the three (so far) titles in that series. I read them over this past weekend to get up-to-date, and now the reviews are going live.
I didn’t have to acknowledge this mistake of mine by creating a post about it. Yet, as I said it was my mistake, and I own that mistake by trying to make it right… even if it is a bit late. Sometimes, you just gotta do the right thing, ya know? 🙂
Posted April 20, 2023 by Marsha in Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Modern Western Romance, Owned or Purchased, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
A Texas lawman will do anything to protect a woman and baby.
The woman who broke into ATF special agent Nick Brodie’s home and aimed a gun at him isn’t a stranger.
Neither is the baby with her.
Seven months ago, the lawman and former ATF agent Hallie Stanton rescued the newborn from a black market ring.
Now on the run, they must join forces to escape the abductor hot on their trail.
As their taboo attraction heats up, can Nick and Hallie keep the baby safe and stay one step ahead of a merciless killer?
Titles in The Law in Lubbock County series include — Sheriff in the Saddle —♥— Maverick Justice —♥— Lawman to the Core —♥— Spurred to Justice —♥—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 20, 2023 by Marsha in ARC, Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Previously Published, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Never mix business with pleasure…
Klutzy, adorable Brianna Daughtry is nothing like the women Trent Caldwell is usually attracted to. The handsome, cold-hearted billionaire goes for bimbos and eye candy who look good on his arm, women who won’t make a fuss when things end. But Brianna, his new temporary assistant, is nothing like that at all…
She’s the sort of woman who can make a man’s heart beat faster. And make him wish he were a different man…a better man. The type of woman Trent usually avoids at all costs. Except, he can’t. And even if he could, his heart doesn’t want to…
Brianna can’t believe someone like Trent could be remotely attracted to her. But she can’t deny that his smoldering looks, his lingering touches, and his intoxicating kisses tell her otherwise. Yes, he’s maddeningly overbearing and arrogant. But somehow, the alpha businessman has a sweet side as well.
Even with Trent’s old nemesis casting a shadow over their happiness, it seems her dreams of forever may come true. Until a devastating turn of events threatens to tear everything they’ve built apart…
Titles in the Denver Men series include — CEO’s Pregnant Lover —♥— The SEAL’s Virgin Lover —♥— FBI Agent’s Reluctant Lover —♥— Navy SEAL’s Innocent Italian —♥—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 19, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Carina Press (Harlequin), Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, NetGalley ARC, Romantic Suspense, Series / 0 Comments
It’s a deadly game of cat and mouse…
Willow Landry only plans to humor the adorable little girl playing matchmaker one door down. Everly wants a mommy, and she’s decided that Willow is perfect for her daddy, a handsome firefighter with the soul of an artist. But when an arsonist comes to Marsville, Willow will need all the help she can get…
Only four things matter to firefighter Parker Church: his five-year-old, pickle-loving daughter; his brothers; his art; and Ember, his accelerant detection dog. But when his beautiful new neighbor Willow is targeted by a dangerous outsider, Parker finds himself desperate to keep her safe.
As Parker and Ember work to sniff out the truth, Willow warms to the idea of being part of a family. And Ember proves she’s got what it takes to protect Parker’s one true love.
Titles in the K-9 Defenders series include — In His Protection —♦— Her Delta Force Protector —♦— To Hold and Protect —♦—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 19, 2023 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Harlequin, Owned or Purchased, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Everyone thinks Harper Jansen is dead.
She is not, and she wants her life back.
When Harper—very much alive but terrified—calls Kade Church, he does what is programmed in his DNA: he protects. Delta Force operator Kade and Duke, his military K-9 school flunker, have the skills to keep Harper safe.
Kade has never allowed himself to think of Harper as more than his best friend, but as they join forces to bring the men who tried to kill her to justice, long-buried feelings surface. And Duke may be a goofball and see everything as a game, but when it counts, he proves he’s more than a boot camp dropout.
Whatever it takes, they’ll save the woman Kade is falling in love with.
Titles in the K-9 Defenders series include — In His Protection —♦— Her Delta Force Protector —♦— To Hold and Protect —♦—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 19, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Author ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
When their worlds collided…
They became tied forever!
Flora Bick once strayed from her carefully scripted life and lost herself in the uninhibited kisses of a stranger.
Overwhelmed, she fled his bed and returned to her risk-free existence. Now, he’s found her, and together they discover the unimaginable—she’s pregnant!
Demanding Flora accompany him to Sicily, Raffaele Russo finally reveals his vast wealth—and his determination to give their child the stable upbringing he never had.
But for the time being, their secret remains theirs alone, and it will bind them even closer than their ever-present desire…
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 18, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Duet (series), Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Then: a forbidden encounter.
Now: a binding consequence!
After working undercover at Alessandro Rossi’s company for two years, Amelia Seymore is still trying to prove that the Italian billionaire stole her birthright.
The only thing she has been able to prove is their incendiary off-limits attraction—which explodes into life at Alessandro’s irresistible touch!
But when Amelia tries to reignite her revenge plan, it quickly comes crashing down…as she learns that she’s expecting her enemy’s heir!
Avenging her family meant everything to Amelia.
Yet, as she’s whisked away to Alessandro’s Tuscan villa, is it still what she wants the most?
Titles in the Billion-Dollar Revenge duet include — Bound by the Italian’s “I Do” by Michelle Smart —♥— Expecting Her Enemy’s Heir by Pippa Roscoe —♥—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 18, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Owned or Purchased, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
In this game of revenge,
She’ll meet her enemy at the altar…
Billionaire Gianni Rossi destroyed Issy Seymore’s family legacy…and it’s time for payback.
Issy has a plan: she’ll get him onto a yacht headed for the Caribbean, distract him then take down his company!
Gianni has been onto Issy from the start, outmaneuvering her at every turn. But, as the heat between them rises, it’s the Italian who begins to feel out of his depth.
To finally end the charade, he calls her bluff with an outrageous marriage proposal.
Then Issy makes one last move—by saying yes!
Titles in the Billion-Dollar Revenge duet include — Bound by the Italian’s “I Do” by Michelle Smart —♥— Expecting Her Enemy’s Heir by Pippa Roscoe —♥—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 18, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Contemporary Romance, Forever (Grand Central Publishing), NetGalley ARC, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Can three months, two planning projects, and a meddling grandmother finally make two high school hate crushes see just how right they are for each other?
Ambitious real estate agent Sinclair Buchanan is ecstatic to be her best friend’s maid-of-honor—until she discovers the best man is Garrett Davenport.
Sin and Rett’s mutual hate crush ignited when they were teens and hasn’t let up since . . . except for that one extremely hot (and extremely regrettable) night they shared five years ago.
Nothing gets Rett fired up like going toe-to-toe with Sinclair. She’s as infuriatingly stubborn, and as absolutely gorgeous, as when he fell for her back in high school.
Working together to plan their best friend’s last-minute wedding is one thing, but when his matchmaking grandmother gets involved, Rett knows he’s in deep.
An attraction has always simmered between them, but this time, they’re both in danger of losing their hearts.
Titles in the Holly Grove Island series include – Second Chance on Cypress Lane —♥— Return to Hummingbird Way —♥—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 17, 2023 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, NetGalley ARC, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
When a romance gone wrong lands reporter Dakota Jones on the pages of the tabloids, her rising star crashes and burns. Instead of getting the weekend anchor job she’d been promised, she’s promptly shown the door.
Which leaves her one option: return home to lick her wounds, eat lemon meringue pie, and plot her comeback while actively avoiding the man who once broke her heart.
Dexter Roberts made a huge mistake when he walked away from Dakota, and he’s regretted it ever since.
So when Dakota returns to Holly Grove Island to regroup and decide what’s next, Dex can’t pass up the opportunity to win back the love of his life.
Now he just needs to convince Dakota to give him a second chance.
Titles in the Holly Grove Island series include – Second Chance on Cypress Lane —♥— Return to Hummingbird Way —♥—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 17, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Series, Series Connection, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Tule Publishing / 3 Comments
She’s determined to start a new chapter, so why is she still drawn to a man from her past?
When Jasmine Weaver, the chief of staff to a powerful D.C. congresswoman, chose integrity, she didn’t anticipate ringing in the New Year disgraced, unemployed, and sleeping in her childhood bedroom. Now back in River’s Edge, Indiana, identical triplet Jazz has her sisters’ support while she plans her next steps. She agrees to lead the committee for their high school’s fifteenth reunion, never dreaming that her co-chair is the man who broke her teenage heart.
As the new CEO of Walker Construction, Elias Walker has taken the family business to new levels of success. He’s buried himself in work to ease the grief of losing his fiancé several years earlier and wants nothing more than to be a carpenter again. Elias grudgingly agrees to co-chair the high school’s reunion committee, but when Jazz Weaver blows into town, suddenly, anything seems possible.
These high school sweethearts have lived half their lives apart. Can they reinvent themselves back in the town where it all began?
Titles in The Weaver Sisters series include — Home to River’s Edge —♥— Meet Me in River’s Edge —♥— Christmas in River’s Edge —♥—
River’s Edge, Indiana world now includes three series (so far):
Four Irish Brothers Winery started us off with — The Baby Contract —♥— Christmas with You —♥— Meant to Be —♥— A Small Town Christmas —♥—
Then we moved on to The Lange Brothers with — The Valentine Wager —♥— Falling for the Doctor —♥— The Fireman’s Christmas Wish —♥—
Of course, you don’t have to read the earlier series to enjoy the current one – but if you enjoy falling into an entire community where you’ll often see familiar faces from across all the somewhat connecting series then this is the world you may want to visit. I’ve enjoyed this world from the very beginning, so I highly recommend all of these stories.
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 17, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout ARC, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Things are about to heat up for this single mom and her boss when they escape to Fiji together!
From Fijian fling…
to forever?
Single mom Lucy is nervous to be accompanying new boss Marcus on a work trip to Fiji.
Having sacrificed so much for her son, she’s determined to seize this career-defining moment—if she can keep her growing attraction to Marcus under control!
Marcus has protected himself since a tragic accident tore his family apart.
His desire for Lucy is undeniable, but can he offer her little family everything they truly deserve?
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 16, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout ARC, Harlequin, Harlequin Historical, Historical Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Victorian Romance / 0 Comments
An intriguing encounter…
with the lady next door
Henry, Earl of Beaufort, was London’s most eligible bachelor. Only now, someone is trying to frame him for murder!
He finds an unexpected ally in his enchanting neighbor, Suzanne, who, after fleeing the American Civil War, also finds herself on the fringes of society.
She agrees to help prove his innocence, and a fake engagement provides the perfect cover.
Until his real feelings threaten their charade…
Titles in the Southern Belles in London series include — The Return of His Promised Duchess —♥— The Making of His Marchioness —♥— Falling for His Pretend Countess —♥—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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Posted April 16, 2023 by Marsha in ARC, Booksprout ARC, Closed Bedroom Doors, Contemporary Romance, Little to No Sexual Content (kissing), Previously Published, Romantic Comedy, Series, Sweet Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
A perfect day…
Beck O’Brien is on a roll. Business is good, he’s about to marry a dependable woman who he’ll grow to love, and soon he’ll be picking up a prize filly for his stable. His life feels–secure.
Until Kitty steps in…
Kitty Summer has always looked out for her younger sisters. Today she may have taken that protection a little too far, but the goal was achieved. The wedding of convenience is off! All would be fine, except she’s stranded in Florida with her Grandma Dotty, and with no purse, she’s without a way home. Unless she can get a ride from the no-longer-convenient groom.
There’s a road trip ahead and fences to mend. And when the trio reaches their destination, Beck and Kitty find they may be interested in more than a marriage of convenience…
Titles in the Summer Kisses series include — A Kiss is Just a Kiss —♥— And Then He Kissed Me —♥— Kiss Me At Midnight —♥— When You Kiss Me —♥— It Happened One Night —♥—
*This title was also part of the Magnolias and Moonshine series.*
This is an adult romance that does not contain graphic violence, swearing, or sexual situations beyond kisses.
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Posted April 15, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Author ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, NetGalley ARC, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Blue Blood Meets Blue Collar by Cynthia St. Aubin
The night he can’t remember is one she’ll never forget.
Distillery co-owner Remy Renaud’s rags-to-riches story could launch blue-blooded TV producer Cosima Lowell’s career—even if he has no memory of the night they spent together. When their combustible chemistry lands them back in bed, Cosima knows she’s playing with fire. But Remy’s hiding something—a shocking betrayal that could bring down the Renaud brothers and shatter his second chance with Cosima…
Titles in The Renaud Brothers series include — Blue Blood Meets Blue Collar —♥— Trapped with Temptation —♥—
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One Stormy Night by Jules Bennett
All the rules change once the lights go out…
Up-and-coming plus-size model Mila Hale can’t chance another scandal ruining her newest job. That means keeping her eyes and hands off billionaire playboy—and her potential boss—Cruz Westbrook. Until a storm traps Mila and Cruz at his palatial estate. Now all bets are off. Their chemistry ignites into a whirlwind fling…but what will they do once the lights come back on?
Titles in the Business & Babies series include — Friends…with Consequences —♥— One Stormy Night —♥—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
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