Posted July 27, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Author ARC, Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Medical Romance, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
When the hotshot surgeon returns to her hometown, she never expects to run into the single dad again…or for their attraction to still be this powerful!
Her temporary return…
Their explosive reunion!
Hotshot plastic surgeon Cassandra is unexpectedly back in her small hometown. And stunned to see Dr. Brock again!
She’s no longer the timid med student with an unrequited crush. But single dad Brock’s changed too…
He’s a serious workaholic raising his daughter alone. Yet as they consult on a case together, Cassie realizes her desire is as powerful as ever.
And, apparently, it’s mutual!
Titles in the Wyckford General Hospital series include — Single Dad’s Unexpected Reunion —♥—
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 July 8, 2023 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Bedroom Doors, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Heartwarming, Little to No Sexual Content (kissing), Owned or Purchased, Series, Small Town Romance, Sweet Contemporary Romance, TBR Pile Read / 0 Comments
This Christmas…
She’s giving her heart
Bookstore owner Melanie Beach has only ever loved her best friend, Jack Cuthbert.
Everyone thinks they belong together.
But Jack isn’t interested romantically in Mel.
So now she is making some changes in her life and looking for love.
And Jack doesn’t like it.
At all.
Will Jack’s heart open up before Christmas? Or will he lose his best friend—and the woman he’s always loved—to someone else?
Titles in the Matchmaker at Work series include — A Hero for the Holidays —♥— The Bad Boy’s Redemption —♥— A Merry Christmas Date —♥—
This is a romance that includes no swearing, no violence, and no sexual content (beyond a few light kisses).
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Posted July 8, 2023 by Marsha in Closed Bedroom Doors, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Heartwarming, Little to No Sexual Content (kissing), Owned or Purchased, Series, Small Town Romance, Sweet Contemporary Romance, TBR Pile Read / 0 Comments
He is in it to win it…
But what is the ultimate prize?
Former bad boy Josh Riley is determined to become mayor of his small hometown, but that means campaigning against local sweetheart Shelby Cuthbert.
Gone is the shy girl from his childhood, replaced by a fierce beauty Josh doesn’t really want to battle.
Then Josh learns of a scandal that can redeem his reputation—but will it mean losing his chance with the girl next door?
Titles in the Matchmaker at Work series include — A Hero for the Holidays —♥— The Bad Boy’s Redemption —♥— A Merry Christmas Date —♥—
This is a romance that includes no swearing, no violence, and no sexual content (beyond a few light kisses).
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Posted July 8, 2023 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Closed Bedroom Doors, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Heartwarming, Little to No Sexual Content (kissing), Owned or Purchased, Series, Small Town Romance, TBR Pile Read / 0 Comments
She’s his hero…
But they’re rescuing each other!
When Christopher Fox’s house goes up in flames, there’s one shining light in the darkness—firefighter Penny Cuthbert.
His hero may look like an angel, but the widowed father of two has no time for a romantic distraction.
Still, as this strong, bright woman helps him and the kids enjoy the holidays despite all they’ve lost, he wonders—can love grow out of the ashes?
Titles in the Matchmaker at Work series include — A Hero for the Holidays —♥— The Bad Boy Redemption —♥— A Merry Christmas Date —♥—
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Posted July 1, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Duet (series), Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
She’s just found out she’s an heiress…and she doesn’t know she’s sleeping with the enemy.
Caught between a family feud…and the white-hot fireworks between them!
Theme park mogul Ian Blackburn doesn’t believe in love at first sight. One glimpse of his new business adversary, however, is enough to make him fall in lust. Their searing night together is almost perfect…except that Anna Stratford has no idea she’s sleeping with the enemy.
Anna’s only just discovered she’s the heiress to the Lochlainn empire. Now she’s been thrown into a world filled with wealth, decadence, and corporate espionage. Not to mention fireworks with a certain too-tempting billionaire. But is Ian falling for Anna…or manipulating her?
Titles in the Heirs of Lochlainn series include — More Than Rivals… —♥— Seven Years of Secrets —♥—
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 June 29, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Contemporary Romance, Little to No Sexual Content (kissing), Series, Small Town Romance, Sweet Contemporary Romance, Tule Publishing / 0 Comments
When a fake marriage fails, what comes next?
Following a disastrous relationship, successful divorce attorney Wynne Olsen is ready to put her past firmly behind her and start fresh in sunny California. But first, she’ll need to help plan her sister’s wedding and quit her new position as Angel Point’s city attorney. A local hero’s Nordic good looks are a distraction she doesn’t need at any time, much less when she’s tying up loose ends on her way to a better future.
Former marine and single dad Brett Macauley is focused on raising his daughter and opening a veterans village. There’s no time left for courting love, but when his daughter proposes a fake marriage between him and Wynne in order to adopt her best friend out of the foster system, Brett thinks that’s a worthy reason to pop the question. Especially since he’s realizing Wynne is quickly winning over his heart.
Another failed fake marriage isn’t what Wynne wants, but she does believe in Brett. Can Wynne finally say “I do” to a happy future…one with Brett in it?
Titles in An Angel Point Romance series include — The Sheriff’s Baby Bargain —♥— Wanted by the Marshal —♥— The Christmas Makeover —♥— The Valentine Project —♥— The Fake Marriage Proposal —♥—
**Although I’ve read the entire Angel Point series, so far, most of those reviews are posted on another of my websites. Only the reviews posted here are linked in the series list above.**
This is an adult 18+ romance that does not contain graphic violence, swearing, or sexual situations beyond kisses.
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Posted June 27, 2023 by Marsha in ARC, Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Previously Published, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
One last chance for love…
Aaliyah Botros is beginning to wonder if she’ll ever get her chance at love. Her two best friends are both in happy relationships. But Aaliyah’s insanely overprotective family seems determined to fend off any potential suitors.
When she bumps into her old flame Joseph, she’s delighted to find that he’s just as charming as ever. In fact, he’s even more handsome, muscular, and disarming than she remembered. But despite the connection she still feels in her heart, Aaliyah knows her family will never approve.
Joseph can’t believe his luck, running into Aaliyah after all this time. He never stopped thinking about her after high school. While he may be a respected police officer in his community, he knows it won’t be so easy to earn the respect of the aristocratic Botros family.
It only takes one magical night to reignite the passion between Aaliyah and Joseph, but with her strict family standing in the way, is their relationship doomed from the start?
Titles in the Botros Brothers series include — Sheikh’s Accidental Pregnancy —♥— Sheikh’s Defiant Girlfriend —♥— Sheikh’s Secret Past —♥— Sheikha’s Determined Police Officer —♥—
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 June 27, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Little to No Sexual Content (kissing), Modern Western Romance, Series, Sweet Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
He has an ax to grind with his high school nemesis, and dating that nemesis’s younger sister might just be the revenge he needs.
Cassady Knott vowed a long time ago that she would never date a cowboy. It wasn’t a tough promise to keep, considering there are only seven cowboys in her town, and she’s related to three of them. It hasn’t come up all that much since she’s never seen a cowboy she found attractive. Until now.
Tucker Trotter left Cupid Ridge behind fifteen years ago. After a decade of traveling around the West as a wrangler, he’s forced to come home temporarily. Within minutes, he spots Cassady, the little sister of his high school nemesis, Phoenix. He comes up with a clever way to get revenge.
He might think Cassady has no idea what he’s doing, but she’s on to him. She likes the idea of getting back at her older brother for throwing his weight around all their lives. But over time, they both find themselves developing feelings that have nothing to do with their pretend relationship.
Titles in the Cupid Ridge Cowboys series include — The Grumpy Cowboy —♥— The Cautious Cowboy —♥— The Charismatic Cowboy —♥— The Rugged Cowboy —♥—
Titles in the connecting Cupid Ridge Dude Ranch series include — The Maverick Cowboy —♥— The Brokenhearted Cowboy —♥— The Scorned Cowboy —♥— The Sullen Cowboy —♥—
This is an adult romance that does not contain graphic violence, swearing, or sexual situations beyond kisses.
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Posted June 8, 2023 by Marsha in ARC, Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Previously Published, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Two brothers. Two women who love them. One secret that threatens to destroy their family…
Soraya’s heart melts when she’s around Amir. She has never felt so attracted to any man. No matter how much she tries to fight it, she can’t resist Amir’s playful charms. And nobody had ever seen Amir care so much for a woman. Even his brother, Tariq, jokes that Amir, an infamous playboy, is falling head over heels in love.
Then there’s Sara… Her bond with Tariq strengthens every day. When he is near, she feels feverish, like she is on fire. Just his touch, or a whiff of his cologne, sets her heart racing. He may seem stubborn and intimating on the outside, but his tough exterior disappears around Sara and their child. With another Botros baby on the way, and a wedding on the horizon, their relationship has grown even more passionate.
But when the Botros matriarch invites the whole family to visit an exotic paradise in the heart of the desert, a woman from Amir’s past is waiting for them.
And she carries a secret that could tear the Botros family apart…
Titles in the Botros Brothers series include — Sheikh’s Accidental Pregnancy —♥— Sheikh’s Defiant Girlfriend —♥— Sheikh’s Secret Past —♥— Sheikha’s Determined Police Officer —♥—
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 June 5, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, Owned or Purchased, Series, Series Connection, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Just another bad boy…or a hero in disguise?
Bartender Damon Fortune Maloney doesn’t sweat the small stuff; he has always gotten by on his charm.
When he boasts that he can handle any kid, adorable single mom Sari Keeling dares him to watch her two rambunctious boys for just one day.
It’s game on, but Damon soon discovers that parenthood is tougher than he thought—and so is resisting Sari.
Titles in The Fortunes of Texas: Hitting the Jackpot continuity series include — A Fortune’s Windfall by Michelle Major —♥— Fortune’s Dream House by Nina Crespo —♥— Winning Her Fortune by Heatherly Bell —♥— Fortune’s Fatherhood Dare by Makenna Lee —♥— Fortune’s Runaway Bride by Allison Leigh —♥— Self-Made Fortune by Judy Duarte —♥—
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Posted June 3, 2023 by Marsha in ARC, Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Previously Published, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
A forbidden romance blossoms beneath the burning desert sun…
Sheikh Amir Botros, a notorious womanizer, may finally have met his match in the form of Soraya, his best friend’s sister.
Soraya is fascinating, beautiful, and fiercely intelligent… She constantly pushes Amir away, rejects him in public, and refuses to return his calls. And despite his best efforts, he can’t even make her smile. She never lets her guard down around him, no matter how hard he tries…
Soraya can’t believe how arrogant and obnoxious Amir Botros can be… He’s always showing up to her university or the restaurant where she works uninvited. He won’t leave her alone, and he won’t take no for an answer. Forcing her to ask herself… Why is she so attracted to a man she knows she should despise?
But when he kisses her, something inside her melts. She knows she can’t resist him. But what happens when forces beyond both their control conspire to tear them apart?
Titles in the Botros Brothers series include — Sheikh’s Accidental Pregnancy —♥— Sheikh’s Defiant Girlfriend —♥— Sheikh’s Secret Past —♥— Sheikha’s Determined Police Officer —♥—
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 June 3, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, Owned or Purchased, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
When two friends rediscover one another…
It might be for keeps.
Natalie Tuttle fled her hometown—and its humiliations—for big-city life.
When she must return after her mother falls ill, the last person she wants to see is Jaxon Stringfellow, the one-time friend who shattered her heart.
But military veteran Jax is so much more than the boy he once was.
And he’s coming to terms with his own demons.
Can Nat grant him the forgiveness he seeks…and so much more?
Titles in The Tuttle Sisters of Coho Cove series include — The Soldier’s Refuge —♥—
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 May 25, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, ARC, Booksprout ARC, Contemporary Romance, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments
Sometimes opposites attract…
When Sarah starts work at the Botros Oil Company, she doesn’t expect the tall and stunningly sexy CEO to be so rude, arrogant, and argumentative. He obviously doesn’t approve of his brother hiring her.
Sheikh Tariq Botros has never met anyone like Sarah. She has no respect for tradition. She’s clumsy, stubborn, unladylike, and talks far too much. She also isn’t intimidated by him. In fact, she openly challenges him. Just talking to her is an exercise in frustration.
After a heated argument leads to an unforgettable night of passion, they both agree it can never happen again. But there are consequences to their unprotected encounter, and they’re forced to come to terms with their feelings and the explosive attraction between them.
Titles in the Botros Brothers series include — Sheikh’s Accidental Pregnancy —♥— The Sheikh’s Defiant Girlfriend —♥— The Sheikh’s Secret Past —♥— The Sheikha’s Determined Police Officer —♥—
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 May 25, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Harlequin, Harlequin Intrigue, Modern Western Romance, Owned or Purchased, Romantic Suspense, Series, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
He’s on guard
…with a woman and her protective canine
When rancher Callum Hayes learns that Payton Reinert has returned to Cider Creek, Texas, to hide out from a killer, he opens his family home to her and her rescue dog.
Though reluctant to offer his heart—broken by betrayal—he can’t ignore his electrifying attraction to the vulnerable beauty and his desire to protect her.
Even if stopping the monstrous killer means risking his life…
Titles in The Cowboys of Cider Creek series include — Rescued by the Rancher —♥— Riding Shotgun —♥— Trapped in Texas —♥— Texas Scandal —♥— Trouble in Texas —♥— Murder in Texas —♥—
This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.
Trigger Warning: discussion of rape
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Posted May 25, 2023 by Marsha in 2023 New Release Challenge, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Continuity Line, Harlequin Special Edition, Modern Western Romance, Owned or Purchased, Series, Series Multi-Author, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments
Can an untamed cowboy make a proper father?
Cooper Fortune Maloney is the next best brother—and he knows it.
But when Alana Searle wins him in the Chatelaine, Texas, bachelor auction, he doesn’t mind being second choice.
The flirty ranch hand has a few tricks up his denim sleeve he’s sure will win her over.
The surprise is on Coop, however, when he learns what lovely Alana is hiding—and what she seeks!
Titles in The Fortunes of Texas: Hitting the Jackpot continuity series include — A Fortune’s Windfall by Michelle Major —♥— Fortune’s Dream House by Nina Crespo —♥— Winning Her Fortune by Heatherly Bell —♥— Fortune’s Fatherhood Dare by Makenna Lee —♥— Fortune’s Runaway Bride by Allison Leigh —♥— Self-Made Fortune by Judy Duarte —♥—
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