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Release Blitz: Sins of Sevin by Penelope Ward

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New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author
SINS OF SEVIN
(A standalone)
Release date 9/21/2015
A Contemporary Romance novel

From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Ward, comes a new forbidden STANDALONE romance!

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NOW AVAILABLE!

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Blurb

What happens when the one you want is the only one you can’t have?

My name is Sevin.

Homeschooled and sheltered by my ultra-religious family, I was always taught that lust was a sin.

Elle was the girl who’d been carefully chosen for me.

After a long-distance courtship, I’d be moving into her family’s guesthouse so that we could get to know each other in the months before the wedding.

Boundaries were set: no inappropriate touching, no kissing, no sex before marriage.

I’d accepted those rules and my fate.

Until I met the one I wanted to sin with.

That was when restraint became a problem…especially since THE ONE wasn’t Elle.

It was her sister, Evangeline.

You know what they say about best laid plans.

My name is Sevin, and I have sinned.

Told in alternating points of view, Sins of Sevin is a full-length standalone novel.

Contains graphic sexual content and harsh language.

Only appropriate for adult readers

age 18+.

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Meet Penelope Ward

Penelope Ward is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author. She grew up in Boston with five older brothers and spent most of her twenties as a television news anchor, before switching to a more family-friendly career. She is the proud mother of a beautiful 10-year-old girl with autism and a 9-year-old boy. Penelope and her family reside in Rhode Island.

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Blog Tour & Review: Altered Allies by Tara Sue Me

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Altered Allies: A Short Story by Tara Sue Me

Date of Publication: September 21, 2015

Blurb

This is a short story and is not part of The Submissive Series.

Includes a bonus excerpt of Cat Waters new novel, OBSCURED, releasing October 12, 2015!

Emma Olson is out of options after being wrongly terminated from her nursing position. As a last ditch effort before starting over as a grocery store bagger, she interviews with William Richardson, a well known computer geek, said to go through nurses like tissue paper.

William needs a live in nurse for his terminally ill Grandmother. He doesn’t think spitfire Emma Olson is the one for the job, but unfortunately, she’s the only one applying.

When Emma moves in, the combination of her sass and his sarcasm will either keep them apart or show them they might be fighting for the same thing.

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Review

Adorably sweet and a little bit kinky, Cat mixes just the right amount of emotion with scorching sex in this scintillating short story!

Emma’s a quiet but fierce Nurse who is suddenly out of a job after a scandal in which she claims innocence and William needs her to care for his grandmother whose days are far fewer than he wishes.

While each of these needs are fulfilled, Emma pushes off any type of sexual advancement – she’s not sleeping her way through this job – and after accidentally witnessing William’s not quite vanilla tastes, she’s not entirely sure she wants to sample the menu.

I love a quick story that’s filled with hot sex and emotion. Tara Sue Me, who is writing as Cat Waters here, may have strayed from her Submissive Series, but she has not left the dominance and heat she’s known for. This story has absolutely wet my appetite for more from Cat! 4.5 stars!

[I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review]


About Tara Sue Me

After completing several clean romances, she decided to try her hand at something spicier and started The Submissive. What began as a writing exercise quickly took on a life of its own. An avid reader of all types of fiction, she soon discovered she enjoyed writing a variety as well.

Tara lives in the Southeastern United States with her family, two dogs, and a cat.

Tara Sue Me wrote her first novel at the age of twelve. It would be twenty years before she picked up her pen to write the second.

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Cover Reveal: Hoss by MariaLisa deMora

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Synopsis:

Isaiah Rogers grew up on his family farm in Alabama. Loved by his family, he’s a country boy at heart, a southern gentleman by raising.

The path to northern Indiana was twisted and long, but this sensitive man found a comfortable niche as a member of the Rebel Wayfarers, vice-president of their affluent and growing Fort Wayne chapter. Hoss, as he’s now known, retains pieces of the boy from rural Alabama, but life in the club has hardened him, driving home the message time and again that love isn’t safe.

Hope Collins also grew up in Alabama, but their histories could not be more different.

An ill-timed youthful rebellion came with long-lasting consequences. It’s then she finds she’s not an only child after all, her father holding up her half-sister’s failures as a painful lesson before closing the door of her childhood home in her face.

Hoss and Hope’s paths collide when she travels to Fort Wayne, to meet the sister she had gone most of her life without knowing about. For Hoss, from the first moment he laid eyes on Hope, the truth and beauty inside her called to him. Now he will have to find a way to win the woman’s trust and love, while navigating the dangerous currents swirling around the club.

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Author Bio

Raised in the south, MariaLisa learned about the magic of books at an early age. Every summer, she would spend hours in the local library, devouring books of every genre. Self-described as a book-a-holic, she says “I’ve always loved to read, but then I discovered writing, and found I adored that, too. For reading … if nothing else is available, I’ve been known to read the back of the cereal box.”

A hockey fan, hiker, gamer, and single mom of a special needs son, she embraces her inner geek and has been working in the tech field for a publishing company for a couple decades.

Music is a driving passion, and she says, “I love music of nearly any genre — jazz, country, rock, alt rock, metal, classical, bluegrass, rap, hip hop … you name it, I listen to it. I can often be seen dancing through the house in the early mornings. But I really, REALLY love live music. My favorite thing with music is seeing bands in small, dive bars [read: small, intimate venues]. If said bar [venue] has a good selection of premium tequila, then that’s a plus!”

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Review: He Wants Me – Parts 6 & 7 by Julia Swift

     

Author: Julia Swift

Books:

He Wants Me – part 6
He Wants Me – part 7

Other Books in Series:

He Wants Me – Part 1
He Wants Me – Part 2
He Wants Me – Part 3
He Wants Me – part 4
He Wants Me – part 5

Link to my review of the first three parts
Link to my review of parts four & five

tl;dr recommendation: Julia is at expert level on cliffhangers. Just hang on…we’re almost there.

Book Summary:

He was supposed to be a one-night fling. Landon Blake: hot tech billionaire, and the wildest sex of my life. Until I find him standing over my boss’s dead body – with a bloody knife in his hand.

They say he’s dangerous. He swears he’s not to blame. Somebody’s setting him up, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
I don’t know who I can trust. I should stay away.

But he wants me.

Longer Review:

Book 6 was a hit of smut that has me jonesing for book 7. Immediately. I may have thrown a small tantrum. Good lord. *flails*

It was all going so well. I had rested in my happy place. I was swooning over Landon and cheering for Megan. I was reinvested in the story. I was praying for a break to prove their innocence. I was getting hot and bothered….and THEN I HIT THE BRICK WALL OF DEATH. also known as a cliffhanger. Which I’m intimately familiar with, but never want to see. Sort of like that creepy cousin you know you’re going to see at Thanksgiving but you’d rather he didn’t show.

Shit.

Julia certainly knows how to give you what you want, and leave you wanting more. I’m loving Megan and the force of her strength that comes through in this installment. She’s more than just a pretty face or a girl that’s hanging on to a bad boy – she’s not only sexy, she’s smart and useful. Be awesome, Megan.

Just hang on we’re almost there.

When we start book 7, Landon has a lot of explaining to do. This is a shaking your head installment that had me angry and vengeful and plotting Landon’s demise Bobbitt-style. Of course there’s another twist that I didn’t see coming and that had me throwing my hands in the air. Julia is at expert level on cliffhangers.

I’ll just be over here gritting my teeth waiting for the final installment – BOOK EIGHT, SAVE ME!

[I received an ARC of these books in exchange for an honest review]

Review: Entangle by Veronica Larsen

Author: Veronica Larsen

Book: Entangle (Hearts of Stone #1)

Other books in series:

Entice (Hearts of Stone #2) – my review is here
Enamor (Hearts of Stone #3) – coming soon!

tl;dr recommendation: Entangle twists you in a beautiful mess and leaves you with a crooked smile. 5 stars!

Book Summary:

It begins small.
His smoky blue eyes strike hers until the air between them flickers.
Her whispered suggestion blows the spark into a flame.
A guarded heart. A relentless pursuit.
An insatiable chemistry that yields to a torrid affair.

Alexis Stone
I tried to do things the right way. I wore the big white dress and rode off with Prince Charming. Then Charming changed his mind. Some people rush to fill the holes left by their past, but I stripped my life bare. Right down to the essentials: Me, myself, and I. Now I’m thriving, running a successful company and I’m sure I’ve got everything I want. Enter Leo, a gorgeous, blue-eyed specimen of a man, who walks into my company and introduces me to a level of attraction that is inescapable, undeniable, and utterly consuming. I have two choices, I can either edge around the intense chemistry between us or plunge right through it until there’s nothing left. I’m done playing by the rules, but nothing can prepare me for what’s on the other side.

[A standalone romantic drama. First book in a series of interconnected novels. Contains explicit content.]

Longer Review:

Obstinacy meets persistence and boils into a steamy story of re-found love. I’m still swooning over Leo….sigh.

Alexis is one hard nut to crack. I’ve read books with characters who had some pretty steely shells, but damnit to hell – she takes the cake. Congratulations, Alexis. I have awarded you OWMS’ Bitch of The Year.

And yet. I loved her.

Seriously.

I could totally tell, even from the beginning, that behind Alexis’ aloofness and impassivity that there was a lurking insecurity and vulnerability that she had stomped down and was force feeding it the heaviest of guilt trips to stay DOWN.

Until Leo. When she meets Leo, who she technically hired since it’s her company and all, she admires him from afar but refuses to ever do more than that. Leo’s not the relationship type either, but he can’t fight his attraction for Alexis. He sees through her facade and wants to break down her walls. It is so fucking adorable.

If you’re not a fan of uncomfortable silences, you’re going to be uhhhh, uncomfortable. But as for me, I completely enjoyed every weird, awkward and romantic scene Larsen gave to me. The sex is outstanding, the writing flows easily and the characters are complexly simple. Entangle twists you in a beautiful mess and leaves you with a crooked smile.

This book pairs beautifully with book two, Entice – which you need to go read now because I snorted in the first three pages of that book. Just have a Veronica Larsen binge read session. GO FORTH.

5 stars – loved it!

[I received a complimentary copy of this book in exchange for an honest review]

New Cover Reveal: The Call Series by Emma Hart

She’s a high class call girl. He’s taking over his father’s business.

Seven years ago, they fell in love in Paris.

They walked away at the end of the summer, never imagining they’d meet again.

Now he’s her client.

We fell in love the way you jump from a cliff. Hard and fast with a reckless sense of abandon. The six weeks we spent together changed my life, but at seventeen, I was naive. I was a dreamer. A believer.

Now I’m twenty-four and cynical. I don’t believe in love. There’s no place for such emotions as a high class escort. The only things I’m allowed to feel are physical – and that’s why it’s so damn hard when the client of a last minute job turns out to be the man I left in France seven years ago. When he buys me for six weeks at triple my rate, my agent makes it clear I have no choice but to take the job despite our previous relationship. And my heart makes it very clear I have to stay firmly on top of the cliff this time.

Because for six weeks, I once again belong to Aaron Stone.

In the highly anticipated sequel to LATE CALL, Dayton and Aaron learn once more than not everything is as straightforward as it seems, and if they have any chance of getting their long-awaited happily-ever-after, they’ll have to work for it…

We crashed and burned like a falling plane. Hard and fast with an inevitable explosion. Another few weeks together changed my life the way the first did. At twenty-four, I became naïve again. I became a dreamer again. A believer. And walking away hurts just as much as it did seven years ago.

But over doesn’t have to mean over-at least in Aaron Stone’s mind. His pursuit is relentless, his determination unwavering. He’ll go to any lengths to keep me and prove that I belong to him. Unfortunately, love isn’t easy, and whether or not I forgive him is irrelevant to his past catching up with us. Once again, our relationship is haunted by a secret, one that could destroy everything, and the secret is born from the need to protect the other…

But the tables have turned, because the secret is mine.

Final Call is the second and final book in the Call series and is the conclusion to Aaron and Dayton’s story. It’s is not a standalone and Late Call must be read first.

Ten scenes.
Seven you thought you knew.
Three you never did.

In this CALL series novella, get inside Aaron
Stone’s head for the very first time. Experience some of your favourite scenes
from LATE CALL and FINAL CALL from his point of view and enjoy three brand new
scenes you always wondered about…


About the Author:
By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she fancies – usually wine – and writes books.
Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will share with her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally, all Top Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear a shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a whole lotta love.
She likes to be busy – unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to be when all the ideas come to life.

Cover Reveal: The Art of Stealing Hearts by Stella London

Title: The Art of Stealing Hearts
Series: Love and Art #1
Author: Stella London
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Cover Design: Perfect Pear Creative
 Release Date: September 30, 2015
Blurb
“The bid is at five million dollars. Going once…”This morning, I was waiting tables and dreaming of an internship at San Francisco’s most famous auction house. Now I have my paddle in the air, bidding more money than I can imagine for a priceless painting – and all because of him.

“Going twice…”

Charles St. Clair is a famous British billionaire, and the most seductive man I’ve ever met. I can’t get him out of my head, and he’s not letting me get away. He’s offered the chance of a lifetime, all I need to do is say ‘yes’.

“Sold, to the lady in the front row!”

 Things like this don’t happen to girls like me – or do they? All I know is, I’m going to enjoy the ride.

Book Two releases October 14, 2015

A priceless painting. A devastatingly handsome new boss.
A mystery I can’t resist.

Ever since billionaire art collector Charles St Clair crashed into my life, my whole world’s turned upside down. Now I’m trading my old waitress uniform for designer gowns, and bad blind dates for steamy hookups with the most eligible bachelor in town. But a string of daring art heists is turning heads – and all the clues point to St Clair.

Who is the man behind the myth? And what secrets is he hiding behind that million-dollar smile?
All I know is, I’m going to enjoy unwrapping the truth.

 
Book Three releases October 28, 2015
Charles St Clair’s secret is out. My billionaire art collector boss has been hiding a double life – and now he wants me in on the deal.I’ve never been one to break the rules, but there’s something about him I can’t resist.

It’s thrilling. Intoxicating.
Sexy as hell.But how far can we go before someone gets caught?
I’m going to find out.

Author Bio
Stella London is a romance lover turned newbie author. After a childhood spent traveling in Europe, she now calls New York City her home – but still keeps a flame burning for those sexy foreign accents. She loves strong coffee, new shoes, and handsome men in a well-cut suit.
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Cover Reveal: Slide by T. Gephart

Title: Slide
Series: Black Addiction #1
Author: T. Gephart
Genre: Rock Star Romance
Cover Design: Hang Le
 Release Date: November 16, 2015
Blurb
Touring as an opening act for a huge rock band and landing a record contract means you’ve hit the big time, right?Sadly, neither of those things gave Rusty Crawford, lead guitarist of the band Black Addiction, worldwide fame and fortune. Which was a shame because he had the lifestyle down to a fine art—without the clichéd stint in rehab.

Even being back in the Bronx, paying his dues didn’t rattle the charismatic axe man, ladies loved him and men wanted to be him. Fate would just have to catch up. Seemed like fate had more than just a platinum album planned for his future.

Alison Williams had the perfect life. Or at least she did until her world came crashing down around her, in the most epic way.

With her future no longer a certainty she finds herself out of her comfort zone and into unchartered territory—a place where Rusty Crawford likes to spend most of his time.

Will the charming and ridiculously hot rock god help her find her feet, or send her further down the rabbit hole? One thing was for sure; both of them were in for the ride of their lives.

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T Gephart is an indie author from Melbourne, Australia.T’s approach to life has been somewhat unconventional. Rather than going to University, she jumped on a plane to Los Angeles, USA in search of adventure. While this first trip left her somewhat underwhelmed and largely depleted of funds it fueled her appetite for travel and life experience.

With a rather eclectic resume, which reads more like the fiction she writes than an actual employment history, T struggled to find her niche in the world.

While on a subsequent trip the United States in 1999, T met and married her husband. Their whirlwind courtship and interesting impromptu convenience store wedding set the tone for their life together, which is anything but ordinary. They have lived in Louisiana, Guam and Australia and have traveled extensively throughout the US. T has two beautiful young children and one four legged child, Woodley, the wonder dog.

An avid reader, T became increasingly frustrated by the lack of strong female characters in the books she was reading. She wanted to read about a woman she could identify with, someone strong, independent and confident and who didn’t lack femininity. Out of this need, she decided to pen her first book, A Twist of Fate. T set herself the challenge to write something that was interesting, compelling and yet easy enough to read that was still enjoyable. Pulling from her own past “colorful” experiences and the amazing personalities she has surrounded herself with, she had no shortage of inspiration. With a strong slant on erotic fiction, her core characters are empowered women who don’t have to sacrifice their femininity. She enjoyed the process so much that when it was over she couldn’t let it go.

T loves to travel, laugh and surround herself with colorful characters. This inevitably spills into her writing and makes for an interesting journey – she is well and truly enjoying the ride!

Based on her life experiences, T has plenty of material for her books and has a wealth of ideas to keep you all enthralled.

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Release Day: Tattooed Emotions by Alicia Rae

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It’s release day for Alicia Rae’s Tattooed Emotions! We’re having a fantastic release day celebration for this amazing new contemporary romance. Alicia is sharing an excerpt with us to celebrate the release of her first book in the Tattooed Billionaire series. Check it all out!

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Tattooed Emotions Synopsis:

Raelyn Jennings has survived the unthinkable. She’s been given a second chance to live, to breathe, to feel. Her ability to overcome such a traumatic hurdle has created armor around her heart. But beyond her shield is fear, a consuming deep one, of the unknown. Raelyn vows to herself that she’ll solely focus on the one constant in her life, her career as the CEO for a prestigious accounting firm.

Damien Heathman’s unrelenting determination has made him a powerful, respected man. He’s sexy and confident and utterly breathtaking. His dominance and strength is evident in every purposeful stride, every meaningful look, and every soft caress.

Raelyn has worked with Damien’s company, Heathman Enterprises, for many years, but they’ve never crossed paths—until now.

Damien’s presence fills a room. He steals Raelyn’s breath and sparks her broken heart back to life. Once Damien sets eyes on Raelyn, there is no turning back. He wants her, and he’ll stop at nothing to have her. Not even the dark secrets hidden behind his tattoos will stand in his way.

The chemistry is undeniable. The passion is palpable.

Can Damien convince Raelyn that he is worth the risk? Or will Raelyn allow her past to control her future, feeling the chance of another heartache is too great to bear?

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Exclusive Excerpt:

Damien lightly laid me on the bed, removed my towel, and tucked me beneath the sheets. “Do you need anything? Water, saltines, anything?” Concern filled his features once again.

“No.” I smiled. “I’m fine. Just tired.”

He nodded his acknowledgment, and then he walked to the bathroom door while pulling his soaking wet shirt from his back. He tossed it on the chair, every muscle flexing with his movements.

I might have been tired, but that didn’t stop me from being stunned into silence as my body flamed to life at the sight of his bare torso. My greedy eyes traveled from one end of his shoulder to the other, drinking in the beauty of his ink.

Without glancing at me, he sauntered over to his dresser to pull out a dark-colored shirt.

“Don’t,” I whispered, feeling my heart stop beating in my chest.

It destroyed me a little every time he concealed this part of himself from me. I knew something awful had happened to Damien and that he didn’t want to talk about it, but him hiding it from me hurt beyond any other physical pain I’d ever experienced.

His arms paused midair, and he gazed over his shoulder. From his side profile, I saw the instant his body tensed, and his jaw clenched.

“Please…” I swallowed thickly and dug for courage. “You want me to stay. And I want to lie with you…with nothing between us.” I realized I was being unfair, but I was that desperate.

A visible tremor shook through him. It felt as though an eternity had passed before he spoke, “Don’t touch them.”

My heart swelled within its confined space. He was going to trust me.

“I won’t,” I breathed in relief. “I promise.”

“Don’t ever break a promise to me, Raelyn.” He slowly lowered his arms and pivoted to face me. “So, don’t make one if you can’t keep it.”

“I keep my promises,” I vowed with the utmost sincerity.

“As do I. Always.” His voice was reverent.

Alicia Rae Bio:


Alicia Rae is a Contemporary Romance Author who lives in Dekalb, Illinois, with her husband and three beautiful boys. Alicia has a passion for reading all types of romance, writing to bring a story to life, and photography.

Thank you to my dear sister, Kels, who showed me a few years ago how much I truly missed reading. And to my loving husband, for not throwing away my Nook, and planting the seed of writing in my mind. I am forever grateful. Xo

Readers, words cannot thank you enough for supporting me along this incredible journey. I hope you enjoy my novels as much as I do writing them. I thank each and every one of you.

Believe in yourself and follow your dreams…

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Blog Tour & Review: Ryker by Sawyer Bennett

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The rugged men of the Carolina Cold Fury hockey team are winning hearts once again in another scorching novel from New York Times bestselling
author Sawyer Bennett.
The stakes have never been higher for Carolina Cold Fury goalie Ryker Evans. With his contract running out, he’s got a year left to prove he’s still at the top of his game. And since his wife left him, Ryker has been balancing life as a pro-hockey star and a single parent to two daughters. Management is waiting for him to screw up.
The fans are ready to pounce. Everybody’s taking dirty shots—except for the fiery redhead whose faith in Ryker gives him a fresh start.
As the league’s only female general manager, Gray Brannon has learned not to mix business with pleasure. And yet even this tough, talented career woman can’t help breaking her own rules as she gives Ryker everything she’s got. She hopes their hot streak will last forever, but with Ryker’s conniving ex plotting to reclaim her man, the pressure is on Gray to step up and save a tender new love before it’s too late.
 
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Review:

Nice guys finish last – at least when they’re in the bedroom…and Ryker is the Ultimate Nice Guy. If I were making a list (which I may be doing) my favorite qualities attributable to Ryker include, but are not limited to:

1. his penchant for eating pussy;
2. his inability to do “flings”;
3. his complete honesty to Gray;
4. even though he plays in the back by the net, he knows when it’s time to be forward (oh yes, I just punned that so hard);
5. that he’s not embarrassed to practice yoga;
6. his love for his daughters (I had to tell my ovaries to Shut The Fuck Up because they were screaming with glee); and
7. his Give No Shits attitude about his ex wife.

SIGH. Gray and Ryker fire up the sheets and melted my heart. Gray may be the new GM of Cold Fury, but she’s no ice queen. She’s smart – like, genius smart – and while she’s also incredibly gorgeous, her rapid paced brain has slowed her down in the dating department. She’s never really had a real boyfriend. Of course, just because she meets Ryker, that doesn’t mean she gets to start now. Her appointment to the head of Cold Fury is already controversial because she has a vagina…if she broadcasts that a player now has inside access to that vagina, she’s terrified that she could lose everything: respect, credibility, her job.

The ‘we need to hide this relationship’ drama was pretty adorable and endearing. I love a good secret glance and clandestine fuck. Of course, we also get some office sex – which is oh so hot. Add in ex-wife drama and an unruly player, and the stakes only raise.

There isn’t a Big Misunderstanding in this book, which was incredibly refreshing. Sometimes I read just waiting for the other shoe to drop, but that didn’t happen here and I fist pumped. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t major issues going on, but if you’re seeking a book where the characters are completely honest with each other and actually *gasp* tell each other what’s going on, then you may hug this book to death.

Gray’s big brain and inability to be intimidated by big burly men made me admire and love her. She’s sassy, sweetly insecure and yet overtly confident. She and Ryker fit so well together – damnit, they just make me smile. You already know why I love Ryker 😉

Sawyer scores with this series. Each of the men on Cold Fury are amazing, but Ryker may be my favorite. He may not have had a lot of action since his ex-wife left him, but don’t worry, his stick work is still at pro level. This book is passionate, smart, dramatic, AND romantic. Those Cold Fury men never fail to leave me warm & happy.

I’m just going to flail around over here screaming for you to go read this. LOVED. Five Stars.

[I received an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review]

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USA Today and New York Times Best-Selling Author, Sawyer Bennett is a snarky southern woman and reformed trial lawyer who decided to finally start putting on paper all of the stories that were floating in her head. Her husband works for a Fortune 100 company which lets him fly all over the world while she stays at home with their daughter and three big, furry dogs who hog the bed. Sawyer would like to report she doesn’t have many weaknesses but can be bribed with a nominal amount of milk chocolate.

Sawyer is the author of several contemporary romances including the popular Off Series, the Legal Affairs Series and the Last Call Series. She will be releasing her third book in the Cold Fury Hockey Series with Random House Loveswept, June 2015.

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