Showing posts with label TLC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label TLC. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

review || FATAL AFFAIR { FATAL SERIES tour } by Marie Force


Carina Press | June 1st, 2010 | Romantic Suspense
Fatal, book 1
★★★★1/2

SOURCE: PURCHASED
TOUR HOST: TLC BOOK TOURS

Washington, D.C., Metro Police Detective Sergeant Sam Holland needs a big win to salvage her career--and her confidence--after a disastrous investigation. The perfect opportunity arises when Senator John O'Connor is found brutally murdered in his bed, and Sam is assigned to the case. Matters get complicated when Sam has to team up with Nick Cappuano, O'Connor's friend and chief of staff...and the man Sam had a memorable one-night stand with years earlier. Their sexual chemistry still sizzles, and Sam has to fight to stay focused on the case. Sleeping with a material witness is another mistake she can't afford--especially when the bodies keep piling up.

Friday, February 19, 2016

review || FIGHTING DIRTY { blog tour } by Lori Foster


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HQN | February 23, 2016 | Romantic Suspense
Ultimate, book 4
★★★★★

SOURCE: TLC BOOK TOURS

He's the hottest MMA fighter in the game, but one woman is ready to try out a few steamy moves of her own in an unforgettable new novel from New York Times bestselling author Lori Foster...

With the life he's led and the muscles he's gained, Armie Jacobson isn't afraid of anything. Except maybe Merissa Colter's effect on him. It's not just that she's his best friend's little sister. Fact is, she deserves better. Women pursue him for one night of pleasure, and that's all he wants to offer. Until rescuing Merissa from a robbery leads to the most erotic encounter of his life. 

Good girl meets bad boy. It's a story that rarely ends well. But Merissa is taking matters into her own hands. No matter how he views himself, the Armie she knows is brave, honorable and completely loyal. And as past demons and present-day danger collide, they're both about to learn what's truly worth fighting for…
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Tuesday, February 16, 2016

review || TEXAS ON MY MIND { blog tour } by Delores Fossen


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HQN Books | February 23, 2016 | Contemporary Western Romance
The McCord Brothers, book 1
★★★★1/2

SOURCE: TLC BOOK TOURS

The McCord Brothers are the most eligible bachelors in Spring Hill, Texas. But these cowboys are about to get wrangled by the love of some very special women—the kind who can melt hearts and lay it all on the line. 

Air force Captain Riley McCord has come home on medical leave to find one heck of a welcome reception. Every unattached woman in Spring Hill, Texas, wants to nurse him back to health. That includes his childhood friend Claire Davidson—the only person who understands how damaged he really feels. In high school, she chose his best friend over him. According to Riley's rules, that should make her off-limits forever. But when Claire suggests a no-strings fling, he can't refuse. 

Claire always wanted Riley—but she also craved the safety and stability he couldn't offer. So she chose another path, only to end up crazier about him than ever. She's even convinced herself that this time she won't be devastated when he leaves. Yet once Riley realizes the depth of Claire's feelings—and his own—he'll have to make the ultimate choice: return to the job he loves or stay home for the woman who's always lived in his heart.

Wednesday, January 13, 2016

review || NIGHT HAWK { blog tour } by Lindsay McKenna


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HQN Books | December 29, 2015 | Romantic Suspense
Jackson Hole, book 10
★★★★

SOURCE: TLC BOOK TOURS

Once upon a ranch in Wyoming… 

After losing his comrade, Sergeant Gil Hanford thought a visit to the man's widow would be the decent way to honor his late friend. But Gil found more than comfort in Kai Tiernan—he had always secretly desired beautiful Kai, but a sudden, mutual passion helped assuage their grief… until duty reared its head, removing him from her arms, seemingly forever. 

Four years later, Kai is starting over at the Triple H Ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Born a rancher, she is looking for a new beginning—but her new boss is unforgivably familiar. Kai has tried to move past the memory of what happened between her and Gil, even though she's never forgiven him for leaving her. But even as they begin their journey toward something new and oh-so-uncertain, a shadow emerges, determined to claim Kai for itself.

Tuesday, November 17, 2015

promo || WYOMING RUGGED { blog tour } by Diana Palmer


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HQN Books | November 24, 2015 | Western Romance
Wyoming Men, book 5

Billionaire oilman Blair Coleman has always taken care of his business. After having been used and cast aside by a woman he thought he loved, his personal life is far from his first priority. He knows only one has ever truly cared for him—but the irresistible blonde beauty is the daughter of his best friend.

Niki Ashton has seen her father's friend wounded and she's seen him fight. Blair is the strongest—and most stubborn—man she's ever known. That very heart and passion makes him the man of her dreams, but whenever they've been in danger of getting close, Blair has always pushed her away.

It takes a possible tragedy to strip away all of Blair's misgivings. Now it's all or nothing: marriage, baby, family, forever. But will the choice be too much for Niki…or too late?

{ about diana palmer } .

Diana Palmer is a pseudonym for author Susan Kyle.

(1)romance author
Susan Eloise Spaeth was born on 11 December 1946 in Cuthbert, Georgia, USA. She was the eldest daughter of Maggie Eloise Cliatt, a nurse and also journalist, and William Olin Spaeth, a college professor. Her mother was part of the women's liberation movement many years before it became fashionable. Her best friends are her mother and her sister, Dannis Spaeth (Cole), who now has two daughters, Amanda Belle Hofstetter and Maggie and lives in Utah. Susan grew up reading Zane Grey and fell in love with cowboys. Susan is a former newspaper reporter, with sixteen years experience on both daily and weekly newspapers. Since 1972, she has been married to James Kyle and have since settled down in Cornelia, Georgia, where she started to write romance novels. Susan and her husband have one son, Blayne Edward, born in 1980.

She began selling romances in 1979 as Diana Palmer. She also used the pseudonyms Diana Blayne and Katy Currie, and her married name: Susan Kyle. Now, she has over 40 million copies of her books in print, which have been translated and published around the world. She is listed in numerous publications, including Contemporary Authors by Gale Research, Inc., Twentieth Century Romance and Historical Writers by St. James Press, The Writers Directory by St. James Press, the International Who's Who of Authors and Writers by Meirose Press, Ltd., and Love's Leading Ladies by Kathryn Falk. Her awards include seven Waldenbooks national sales awards, four B. Dalton national sales awards, two Bookrak national sales awards, a Lifetime Achievement Award for series storytelling from Romantic Times, several Affaire de Coeur awards, and two regional RWA awards.

Inspired by her husband, who quit a blue-collar manufacturing job to return to school and get his diploma in computer programming, Susan herself went back to college as a day student at the age of 45. In 1995, she graduated summa cum laude from Piedmont College, Demorest, GA, with a major in history and a double minor in archaeology and Spanish. She was named to two honor societies (the Torch Club and Alpha Chi), and was named to the National Dean's List. In addition to her writing projects, she is currently working on her master's degree in history at California State University. She hopes to specialize in Native American studies. She is a member of the Native American Rights Fund, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Cattlemen's Association, the Archaeological Institute of Amenca, the Planetary Society, The Georgia Conservancy, the Georgia Sheriff's Association, and numerous conservation and charitable organizations. Her hobbies include gardening, archaeology, anthropology, iguanas, astronomy and music.

In 1998, her husband retired from his own computer business and now pursues skeet shooting medals in local, state, national and international competition. They love riding around and looking at the countryside, watching sci-fi on TV and at the movies, just talking and eating out.

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Monday, August 17, 2015

END OF SUMMER • blog tour { author guest post + reviews! }

If you're a fall person, HAPPY END OF SUMMER!


ahh... tis the season for pumpkin spice lattes... 

(...my sidejob is a Starbucks barista and PSL...? Oy vey...)


Me? I love summer -- the heat, the sun... so I'm a little sad. But with the end of summer, we get a fun little summertime book tour!

With that said, I have reviews for you for RIDING DIRTY by Jill Sorenson, BACK TO YOU by Lauren Dane, FINDING GLORY by Sara Arden, CAN'T FIGHT THIS FEELING by Christie Ridgway, TAKING THE HEAT by Victoria Dahl, and SECOND CHANCE WITH THE BILLIONAIRE by Janice Maynard.

Also! We have a super fun guest post by Jill Sorenson.

Reviews will be throughout this post in the order listed above, or you can click each individual cover right below here to go straight to that particular review. There's also a giveaway at the bottom of the post!

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Tuesday, August 11, 2015

review || THRILL ME { blog tour } by Susan Mallery


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HQN Books | July 28, 2015 | Contemporary Romance
Fool's Gold, book 18
★★★★

SOURCE: TLC BOOK TOURS

Meet the Mitchell brothers of Fool's Gold, California—five gorgeous men who've left a trail of broken hearts in their wake… 

Maya Farlow learned the hard way to depend only on herself, so when she fell too deeply for the bad-boy charms of Del Mitchell, she did the only thing she could—she ran. Stunned, Del left Fool's Gold to make his name and fortune in extreme sports.

Now ten years later, Maya's been hired to promote her hometown's new slogan, The Destination for Romance. The celebrity spokesman is none other than Del, the man she dumped but never forgot. Awkward!

Although Del's not the type to hold a grudge, he's determined to avoid falling a second time for the woman who broke his heart. He's a daredevil, not an idiot. Trouble is, in all his adventures, he never found a rush as exhilarating as Maya's kiss. Maybe risking his heart will prove to be the biggest thrill of all…
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Monday, July 20, 2015

review || THRILL ME { excerpt tour }


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HQN Books | July 28, 2015 | Contemporary Romance
Fool's Gold, book 18

SOURCE: TLC BOOK TOURS

Meet the Mitchell brothers of Fool's Gold, California—five gorgeous men who've left a trail of broken hearts in their wake… 

Maya Farlow learned the hard way to depend only on herself, so when she fell too deeply for the bad-boy charms of Del Mitchell, she did the only thing she could—she ran. Stunned, Del left Fool's Gold to make his name and fortune in extreme sports.

Now ten years later, Maya's been hired to promote her hometown's new slogan, The Destination for Romance. The celebrity spokesman is none other than Del, the man she dumped but never forgot. Awkward!

Although Del's not the type to hold a grudge, he's determined to avoid falling a second time for the woman who broke his heart. He's a daredevil, not an idiot. Trouble is, in all his adventures, he never found a rush as exhilarating as Maya's kiss. Maybe risking his heart will prove to be the biggest thrill of all…
amazon | bn | itunes | kobo

Monday, May 4, 2015

review || RUBY INK















Ruby Ink by L.J. Wilson

Publisher: AB Edge (3/31/2015)
Series: Clairmont Series, book 1
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Source: TLC Book Tours
Purchase links || amazon || add to goodreads

Rating: ★★★★1/2




The Claremont siblings, known as the "Tribe of Five"—Alec, Aaron, Honor, Jake and Troy—are complex characters in the new adult world, whose individual stories and intricate love lives drive these erotic novels.

In Ruby Ink, Aaron Clairmont has been granted an early parole. He returns home to Nickel Springs and finds employment at Abstract Enchantment, a contemporary new inn. But Aaron’s mind can’t let go of its predecessor, the vintage Rose Arch Inn, the setting for his passionate love affair with Ruby Vasquez. She’s the girl Aaron lost after his secret underworld life unraveled, shocking everyone who thought they knew him.

Freedom comes fast at Aaron—a family desperate to reconnect, an employer cast as his savior, and the hot memories he can’t escape. Just as Aaron surrenders to starting anew, he realizes the diabolical trap he’s been lured into—a fresh hell that makes prison look like a country club. Lives are at stake, his family and Ruby’s. Ruby Vasquez—the woman Aaron never thought he’d see again. The one destined to collide with his future.


Watch for book two in the Clairmont Series Novels where readers learn the suspense-filled and intimate story behind the family legacy.


Thursday, April 30, 2015

review || RUNNING FIRE { blog tour }













Taking Fire by Lindsay McKenna


Publisher: HQN Books (5/1/2015)
Series: Shadow Warriors, book 8
Genre: Military Romance
Source: TLC Tours/NetGalley
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Rating: ★★★★★






He was a haven in the midst of Hell… 

Temporarily assigned to the Shadow Squadron in a troubled region of Afghanistan, Chief Warrant Officer and pilot Leah Mackenzie is no stranger to conflict—even if most of her physical and emotional scars are courtesy of her vicious ex. Still, she's got a bad feeling about picking up a team of stranded SEALs. A feeling that's all too justified once enemy fire hits their helicopter and all hell breaks loose… 

SEAL Kell Ballard's goal was to get the injured pilot out of harm's way and find shelter deep in the labyrinth of caves. It's a place of dark intimacy, where Leah finds unexpected safety in a man's arms. Where prohibited attraction burns brightly. And where they'll hide until the time comes to face the enemy outside…and the enemy within their ranks.






about Lindsay McKenna || Lindsay McKenna is proud to have served her country in the U.S. Navy as an aerographer’s mate third class—also known as a weather forecaster. She is one of the original founders of the military romance subgenre and loves to combine heart-pounding action with soulful and poignant romance. Her latest book is the romantic suspense Taking Fire.

connect with Lindsay || website | facebook | twitter | goodreads



{ review } .
I haven't read many of the SHADOW WARRIOR books, but the ones I have read I've been impressed with. Lindsay certainly has a way of painting the war picture, and she puts two people together very well.

...I suppose she should, she's the author and all. But she just does it well.

Sure, I had issues in my TAKING FIRE review, but really? I guess my biggest one in RUNNING FIRE is one that irked me a bit in all of the SHADOW WARRIOR stories I've read, and it's a simply writing style/grammatical preference thing -- her use of the exclamation point.

But like I said... that's the only thing I could pull out that annoyed me.

Leah is a helicopter pilot, and right away at the beginning of this story, she and her team are on their way to extract a SEAL team. Unfortunately, the Taliban spot them and with the aid of RPGs, shoot them down -- Leah is the only survivor.

In a turn of events, Kell ends up rescuing Leah -- on the same mission that Leah was sent to rescue him. I love these little plays on plot. Kell goes to rescue the lone pilot and is a bit taken aback when he realizes he's a she. No matter, he needs to find them a safe place.

I was appreciative of the fact that Kell thinks that nothing can come between the two of them, once he realizes she's female -- a pretty one at that; his being enlisted and she an officer, therefore fraternization laws would apply. Good for you, man, for thinking that that's going to be able to stop you for falling for this ginger-haired beauty. Hey, at least he tried.

I loved Kell's Southern charm; I loved his upbringing and his family, as well (surely there can be a side series with Cody and Tyler). I enjoyed the battles that Leah had faced -- her life certainly hadn't been a walk in the park. I felt she was a strong individual, and while she did things she did in hopes of pleasing her father, she ended up a very strong woman in light of it all. Of all people to get the chance to live in Kell's little Kentucky world, I think that Leah deserved it most of all.