Her Hometown Man by Shannon Stacey

Posted May 14, 2022 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, Owned or Purchased, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

She has many reasons to leave

He’s the best reason to stay

Summoned home by her mother and sisters, novelist Gwen Sutton has made it clear—she’s not staying.

She’s returning to her quiet, writerly life as soon as the family brewery is up and running.

But when Gwen’s lifelong crush, Case Danforth, offers his help, it’s clear there’s more than just beer brewing!

Time is short for Case to convince Gwen that a home with him is where her heart is.

Titles in the Sutton’s Place series include — Her Hometown Man – An Unexpected Cowboy – Expecting Her Ex’s Baby – Falling for His Fake Girlfriend –

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

The One from the Wedding by Katherine Garbera

Posted May 14, 2022 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned or Purchased, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

What to do when the business mentor she needs…

Is also the man she wants?

Jewelry designer Danni Eldridge needs a mentor, not a lover.

Fortunately, her friend’s destination wedding is the perfect opportunity to meet Leo Bisset, a world-renowned tastemaker and corporate advisor.

But Danni’s professional aspirations are soon overshadowed by an intimate night on Leo’s yacht.

When daylight comes and they’re forced to compete for the same lucrative business contract, Danni wonders if sleeping with an ambitious playboy is worth sacrificing her dreams—and if Leo’s motives can be trusted…

Titles in the Destination Wedding series include — (Her One Night Proposal) a prequel –The Wedding DareThe One from the Wedding – Secrets of a Wedding Crasher –

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

Lost and Found Heir by Joss Wood

Posted May 13, 2022 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned or Purchased, Romantic Suspense, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

He’s suddenly the heir to a fortune…yet can’t get his mind off pursuing a no-strings fling with the woman he can’t forget.

He’s inherited a family and a fortune.

The last thing he wants is complicated.

Until he meets her…

Venture capitalist Garrett Kaye has received the offer of a lifetime—become the CEO of a billion-dollar company…but only if he acknowledges he’s heir to his recently discovered birth family.

To keep his mind off his choices, he lets his attraction to smart, headstrong mixologist Jules Carson sweep him away.

But will “no strings” turn into the ties that bind as he faces the impossible choice between his birthright and his future?

Titles in the Dynasties: DNA Dilemma series include — Secrets of a Bad Reputation – Wrong Brother, Right Kiss – Lost and Found Heir – The Secret Heir Returns – 

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

The Billionaire’s Last Minute Marriage by Amanda Cinelli

Posted May 13, 2022 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Duet (series), Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Owned or Purchased, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

 

He’s heir to an empire…if he can find a wife in time!

From personal assistant…
…to stand-in bride!

To inherit his birthright, Greek CEO Xander Mytikas needs to marry before his half-brothers do. With his first bride stolen at the altar, he needs a replacement, fast! Only the woman he holds responsible for ruining his wedding day will do…

Cautious Pandora agrees to transform herself from executive secretary to high-society wife—anything to make amends. A paper marriage for a year is the arrangement.

Until on their honeymoon in Japan, Xander’s touch sparks a level of desire neither is prepared for!

Titles in The Greeks’ Race to the Altar series include — Stolen in Her Wedding Gown The Billionaire’s Last-Minute Marriage

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

The Wedding Dare by Katherine Garbera

Posted May 13, 2022 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned or Purchased, Series, Series Connection, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

“I dare you…”

When exes reconnect at a weekend wedding getaway…it’s game on.

For TV producer Quinn Murray, hooking up with her ex at a beach wedding spells trouble.

But Logan Bisset is her weakness, and she’s up for facing him again.

She knows that for the hard-driving CEO, winning has always been everything.

But when Logan’s family secrets are exposed, Quinn is the only one he can turn to.

Will she also be the one to convince the competitive bachelor that winning means nothing without daring to risk his heart?

Titles in the Destination Wedding series include — (Her One Night Proposal) a prequel – The Wedding Dare – The One from the Wedding – Secrets of a Wedding Crasher –

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

Her One Night Proposal by Katherine Garbera

Posted May 12, 2022 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned or Purchased, Series, Series Connection, Series Revisit, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

The perfect wedding date…

but at what cost?

She’s about to get way more than she bargained for…Iris Collins needs a wedding date, fast. And the billionaire who saved her from public shaming is the best candidate yet.

She’ll invest in Zac Bisset’s yacht-racing team in exchange for four days in paradise. After all, Zac is adventurous, sexy…perfect for a straitlaced heiress to show off on her arm.

Until they land in her bed. Now their real connection—and the backlash of a family scandal—threatens their perfect facade…

Her One Night Proposal is part of the One Night mini-series and those titles include — One Night with His Ex – One Night, Two Secrets – One Night to Risk It All – Her One Night Proposal

… but.

It is also the real beginning of the Destination Wedding series and those titles include — (Her One Night Proposal) -The Wedding Dare – The One From The Wedding – Secrets of a Wedding Crasher –

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

Staking a Claim by Janice Maynard

Posted May 1, 2022 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned or Purchased, Romantic Suspense, Series, Series Connection, Series Multi-Author, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

It’s a Lone Star matchmaking twin swap!

As a favor to his identical twin, Joshua Banks agrees to pose as his brother. The switch is supposed to last for just one “date” with Layla Grandin, their childhood friend.

But dinner soon leads to much, much more.

Trust is everything to Layla—she’s been burned before and secrets are destroying her ranching family.

If Joshua stands any chance of staking a claim on relationship-wary Layla, the Texan has to confess so much more than his true identity. And risk losing more than he ever imagined…

Titles in the multi-author Texas Cattleman’s Club: Ranchers and Rivals series include — Staking a Claim by Janice MaynardBoyfriend Lessons by Sophia Singh SassonOn Opposite Sides by Cat SchieldRivalry at Play by Nadine Gonzalez

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

Anyone But A Fortune by Judy Duarte

Posted May 1, 2022 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, Owned or Purchased, Series, Series Connection, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

“You say my name like it’s a dirty word.”

Self-made woman, Sofia De Leon has heard enough about the old money Fortune family to know that Beau Fortune is not to be trusted.

He might be tall, dark, handsome, and rich, but he’s so not her type.

And now that they are competing for the same business award, he is also her rival.

It is just a hot Texas minute, though, before ambition begins warring with attraction…

Titles in The Fortunes of Texas: The Wedding Gift multi-author series include — Their New Year’s Beginning by Michelle Majors – A Soldier’s Dare by Jo McNally – Anyone But A Fortune by Judy Duarte – Cinderella Next Door by Nancy Robards Thompson – A Fortune in the Family by Kathy Douglass – Finding Fortune’s Secret by Allison Leigh –

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

A Soldier’s Dare by Jo McNally

Posted April 30, 2022 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, Owned or Purchased, Series, Series Connection, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

“You said you’re not scared. Prove it.”

When Jack Radcliffe dares Belle Fortune to kiss him at the Hotel Fortune’s Valentine’s Ball, he thinks he’s just having fun.

She’s a pampered Southern princess newly moved to Texas, and she’s interested in someone else. In other words, she’s “safe.”

From the moment their lips touch, however, the former military man is in trouble.

The woman he shouldn’t want challenges him to confront his painful past—and face his future head-on…

Titles in The Fortunes of Texas multi-author series include — Their New Year’s Beginning by Michelle Majors – A Soldier’s Dare by Jo McNally – Anyone But A Fortune by Judy Duarte – Cinderella Next Door by Nancy Robards Thompson – A Fortune in the Family by Kathy Douglass – Finding Fortune’s Secret by Allison Leigh –

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

Their New Year’s Beginning by Michelle Major

Posted April 30, 2022 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Special Edition, Owned or Purchased, Romantic Suspense, Series, Series Connection, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

At the stroke of midnight,

A stranger’s kiss changes everything

Brian Fortune doesn’t think he will ever find the woman he kissed at his brother’s New Year’s wedding. So when the search for the provenance of a mysterious gift leads him into a local antique store a few days later, he’s stunned to find Emmaline Lewis, proprietor—and mystery kisser!

Surprise turns to shock when he realizes that she’s also six months pregnant. Brian has never been the type to commit—and he’s really not ready to become a family man in one fell swoop! But suddenly he knows he’ll do anything to stay at Emmaline’s side—for good…

Titles in The Fortunes of Texas multi-author series include — Their New Year’s Beginning by Michelle Majors – A Soldier’s Dare by Jo McNally – Anyone But A Fortune by Judy Duarte – Cinderella Next Door by Nancy Robards Thompson – A Fortune in the Family by Kathy Douglass – Finding Fortune’s Secret by Allison Leigh –

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

Wrong Brother, Right Kiss by Joss Wood

Posted April 30, 2022 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned or Purchased, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

This was her former brother-in-law.

The last person who should make her feel hot…and alive.

Events guru Cody Gallant is off-limits to Tinsley Ryder-White. Why? Cody is the brother of her unreliable ex-husband.

Sure, there’s a major spark between them. But she won’t risk falling in love again. Even if Cody is sexy and considerate—everything his brother isn’t.

Business pushes them together, but she can’t blame that for kissing him on New Year’s! Is it a future together she sees in Cody’s smoldering gaze? Or the promise of another Gallant-brother heartbreak?

Titles in the Dynasties: DNA Dilemma series include — Secrets of a Bad Reputation – Wrong Brother, Right Kiss – Lost and Found Heir – The Secret Heir Returns – 

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

Getting Caught Up on Series

Posted April 29, 2022 by Marsha in Discussion / 0 Comments

I don’t know about you, but I always have several series running through my reading schedule as I wait for the next in line to be released.  Trouble is… I am often overrun with titles that I’ve been waiting for breathlessly but now need to find the time to read.  Not a bad problem I guess… but I sure could use a few more hours tacked onto my day.  You, too?  🙂

Whenever possible I’ll be binge-reading those series back to back in order to get caught up.

How do you deal with series titles that have gotten backlogged, sorta out of control?  I’d love to hear your solutions.  And if they involve stretching time… please tell me your secret!

Divider

Secrets of a Bad Reputation by Joss Wood

Posted April 29, 2022 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Desire, Owned or Purchased, Series, Sexual Content / 0 Comments

He uses his bad-boy persona as a shield

until she gets past his defenses…

After years in seclusion, music megastar Griff O’Hare is about to reboot his career. Performing at Ryder International’s elite charity ball will rehabilitate his tattered reputation. 

But Kinga Ryder-White, who’s managing the ball, is wary of risking its success on a charismatic, but unreliable, hell-raiser. She’s the most uptight woman he’s ever met—and the only one who makes him lose control.

After a searing night of passion, will Griff risk revealing the secrets of his bad reputation?

Titles in the Dynasties: DNA Dilemma series include — Secrets of a Bad ReputationWrong Brother, Right Kiss – Lost and Found Heir – The Secret Heir Returns – 

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

In Bloom by Fern Michaels, Carolyn Brown and Lori Foster

Posted April 28, 2022 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Owned or Purchased, Series Connection, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance, Women's Fiction / 0 Comments

AMAZING GRACIE * Fern Michaels

After years spent traveling the world as a flight attendant, Gracie Walden is ready to stay a little closer to her roots, starting with two weeks at home in Amarillo, Texas. But there’s unexpected turbulence between her mother, Ella, and her older sister, Hope—and it will lead to a revelation that changes Gracie’s life in amazing ways . . .

THE MOTHER’S DAY CROWN * Carolyn Brown

Monica Allen still hasn’t forgiven Tyler Magee for breaking her heart when they were teenagers. Ten years on, they’re back in Luella, Texas, visiting their respective grandmothers. and there’s just a white picket fence and a whole lot of awkwardness between them. Will two weeks be long enough for Monica to learn to stop holding a grudge—and hold on to love?

MEANT TO BE * Lori Foster

When Cory Creed was just a little girl, she knew she’d grow up to marry Austin Winston—and she made the mistake of telling him so. Tired of watching him avoid her ever since, Cory has decided it’s time to leave Visitation, North Carolina, and Austin, behind. But Austin has finally realized what Cory was once so sure of, and now it’s his turn to prove they belong together . . . with a little help from their mothers.

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider

Colton’s Pursuit of Justice by Marie Ferrarella

Posted April 27, 2022 by Marsha in Connection or Spin-Off of Another Series, Contemporary Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romantic Suspense, Owned or Purchased, Romantic Suspense, Series, Series Multi-Author, Sexual Content, Small Town Romance / 0 Comments

Determined to redeem the Coltons’ reputation

He’ll help with even the unlikeliest case…

His family name is being dragged through the mud, but Caleb Colton is about righting wrongs.

So when he believes that activist Nadine Sutherland’s father has been duped by a shady oil company, Caleb vows to help her—and protect her.

Someone doesn’t want Nadine poking into the deal, and the threats are escalating.

But as Caleb works overtime with passionate Nadine, guarding his heart gets harder and harder…and so does staying alive!

Titles in the multi-author Coltons of Colorado series include — Colton’s Pursuit of Justice by Marie Ferrarella –Snowed In With a Colton by Lisa Childs – Colton’s Dangerous Reunion by Justine Davis – Stalking Colton’s Family by Geri Krotow – Undercover Colton by Addison Fox – Colton Countdown by Tara Taylor Quinn – Colton’s Secret Sabotage by Deborah Fletcher Mello –

This is an adult 18+ story that may contain language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Read More

Divider