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Title: Floored

Author: Karla Sorensen

Genre: Sports Romance

Release Date: December 9, 2020

Cover Design: Najla Qamber Designs

If you've ever had a steamy one-night stand with a British football player and then find yourself pregnant with his baby, you know how Lia Ward feels.

To be fair, Lia didn't know who Jude McAllister was when they met.

Studying abroad for her master's program, all she knows is that she's a little lonely and he's very charming, even as they have an epically sexy argument about which type of football is superior.

In Jude's mind, shagging the feisty American girl is exactly what he needs. He’s been fighting the clock of his long-standing football career and the younger players primed to take his position. Proving that he can feel like his old self again—something he's been trying to do with everyone in his life—should be easier after blowing off steam with Lia.

But oh baby, when a plus sign pops up on Lia's pregnancy test, that 'one night' becomes a whole lot more.

Now Lia and Jude have to navigate their impossible-to-ignore chemistry, and prepare for the parenting game, something neither of them know how to play.

Well, let’s see ... I’m a wife and a mother. If the things that I write bring a smile to someone's face, then I've done my job. I am obsessed with Outlander (both the books and the show). I’m almost exclusively a romance reader, which means some people will never consider me a literary snob. If I could meet one historical figure, it would be Jane Austen. I received my Bachelors in Public Relations and worked in health care marketing before I had my babies. I hate Twitter. I do it, but I hate it. Also, if you want to get on my good side, bring me wine and I'll love you forever.

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Review: Bound by Forever by S. Young

Bound by Forever by S. Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC via the author in exchange for an honest review.

It is no secret that I love this series! This installment is no exception, I thought this was the final book but there is one more which is a happy surprise. So far each book in this series is a standalone with an interconnected storyline. The ending of this book gives you a glimpse of what you can expect in the next book, but I would say you could have read this without having read the previous two books in the series. This book does stand on its own two feet and while it does have some foreshadowing for what comes next, doesn't have a cliffhanger ending. The story closes nicely, but promises that there is more to come.

This follows Niamh, who has been present in the previous books helping both Thea and Rose in their previous journeys. Niamh is one of the few remaining fae born children left, and she is burdened by her knowledge of the fae world and her gifts. She's been in hiding for most of her life, but when her brother is killed and she can't use her gift of visions to save him she loses herself. Enter Kiyo, an immortal werewolf who has been hired to protect Niamh from other supernaturals who may want to use her or harm her and protect her from herself as she's going down a path of destruction in the wake of her brother's death. The two of them don't immediately hit it off and grate on each other's nerves until Niamh has a vision involving Kiyo. Realizing that he is somehow involved in the path she is supposed to take to save the remaining fae born, she agrees to work with him. Kiyo realizes that if he is going to succeed as her protector, he has to open up to her a bit if they are going to build any trust. Having been a lone wolf for so long, he hasn't put his trust in anyone in a long time, but he finds it easy to confide in Niamh even when she does things that infuriate him.

As they follow her visions to Tokyo, things heat up as old debts are called in to be paid and new enemies surface. Niamh and Kiyo have to continue working on their trust to make their partnership work as they try to uncover what is going on and how they can save the other fae born and the world. All the while dealing with all sorts of difficulties, Kiyo and Niamh can't fight the blossoming attraction forming between them. When they finally give into their feelings, the sparks literally fly and let me tell you the steam factor is through the roof. Their relationship is a slow burn, but it is so worth it when it finally happens. All I have to say is that hair washing scene was amazing!!!

I absolutely adore this series, the characters Samantha has created, and I can't wait for the next one!

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Review: Hidden Ember by J.M. Miller

Hidden Ember by J.M. Miller
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC via the author in exchange for an honest review.

This is the final installment of the Fallen Flame Trilogy. I fell in love with Fallen Flame a few years ago, and I really love this series. If you love fantasy and mythology this is a good one to check out.

The pace of this one is a bit slow as most of the book is setting up for the final battle and Vala has to deal with her potential loss of humanity she defeats Verdandi. It definitely picks up as the battle nears and the action scenes intensify. If you haven't read the previous books, you really do need to as this is not a standalone. Verdandi and Vala are goddesses made human, one is trying to save the world while the other is trying to destroy it. The team Vala and Xavyn have assembled are racing across the lands to gain allies to stop Verdandi from ending the world. Vala fears that she will become the goddess she was before when she reconnects with her final feather or pith and while she will save the world she will lose herself and those she has come to love. We get alot of good character development in this with not only Vala but the other characters as well. There are quite a few returning characters from books 1 and 2. I like when I get closure on character arcs, especially side characters I've come to love.

The author really pulls on our heartstrings in this installment, and she certainly doesn't pull any punches as she takes us on this final journey. There were quite a few "that didn't just happen moments" before it was all over. I think this is the perfect conclusion to this series!

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Release Blitz: Bound by Forever by S. Young

 

Bound by Forever, a True Immortality Novel by S. Young is now live!

New York Times Bestselling author Samantha Young writing as S. Young.

Niamh Farren has been burdened by knowledge for most of her life. As one of seven fae children born into the human world with the ability to open the gate to Faerie, Niamh's mission is to guide her fae brethren to do what's right. Because Niamh has seen what will happen to the human world if she does not protect the gate. Throughout the years, she's traveled the world with her brother Ronan, using her psychic visions to find the fae-borne and convince them to stay on the path that will keep the gate from opening. She has sacrificed much ... but when she loses her brother to the mission, Niamh begins to lose herself.

For nearly one hundred and fifty years, werewolf Kiyo has wandered the planet as a lost soul. Cursed with immortality, he spends his awful eternity as a mercenary for hire. When the powerful Fionn Mór confides the truth about the existence of Faerie and hires Kiyo to protect one of the fae-borne, he accepts the challenge out of boredom, not heroism. Yet Niamh is unexpected in every way the werewolf can possibly imagine.

Guarding Niamh from her enemies is nowhere near as challenging as protecting the fae woman from herself. If Kiyo is to succeed, he must help Niamh find herself again, and not just for her sake. Ignoring the fierce connection between them may no longer be an option. A new enemy is rising and threatening to rip open the gate between worlds. To remind Niamh of who she really is, Kiyo must make the choice to lower his defenses and give into their bond. Or safeguard his own heart ... and in doing so lead the human world to the brink of war.

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Review: Her Alpha Dog by Katana Collins

Her Alpha Dog by Katana Collins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

This is the first of 3 steamy novellas coming in November 2020.  I believe they are all set in the world of the Silhouette Studios series, don't hold me to that as I am still slowly making my way through the author's backlist.  This is roughly 70 pages and follows Josh Murphy, a well known actor and Chelsea Griffin, his new dog walker.  Josh has a husky names Cola, and he works long hours on set.  His trusted dog walker has left for grad school and recommended Chelsea for the job.  Cola immediately takes to Chelsea, and Josh likes her too.  As they get to know each other, they find it hard to deny that the attraction between them.

I was really impressed that we actually got alot of relationship development in such a short story.  The author uses the timeline to her advantage to allow the characters to get to know each other off page, which gives the reader the satisfaction that there is substance to the relationship and it isn't all insta-love and lust driven.  That is hard to is a novella, but I felt it was done really well here.   Don't get me wrong the are plenty of lust filled moments in this short little story.

If you are looking for a light, fun read I highly recommend this.  I really enjoyed it!

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Review: Treoir Dragon Chronicles of the Belador World: Book 3 by Dianna Love

Treoir Dragon Chronicles of the Belador World: Book 3 by Dianna Love
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided and advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This picks up where book 2 left off. Deagan and Casidhe are still looking for the grimoires while still looking for their friends. This moves pretty quickly and alot happens in this installments. The clock is ticking for those possessed by Imortiks and the Tribunal is getting less and less willing to work with the Beladors as more incidents occur. I always find it hard to review this series without spoilers. Love packs quite a bit of action into a short amount of time in these serials.

We get some movement on what is happening with Quinn and Reese, though there are still plenty of unanswered questions there. Daegan and Casidhe come to a sort of truce in an attempt to actually find the grimoire and save their friends and loved ones. The finally make some progress on their trust issues and I expect to see their relationship thaw out quite a bit more as the series continues to progress. I do love the snark though! I think the characters are all developing nicely with the pace of the plot.

This is book 3 of a 9 part series, and it ends with a cliffhanger and alot of unanswered questions. I know there is alot more to the series so that doesn't bother me as much as it normally would in a series. I know the books are coming in quick succession so I won't have to wait much longer for the next installment to find out what happens next and where the story is headed. I have some theories of my own, but we'll see how they play out. I'm really enjoying this series so far. I love that it has a mixture of the original Belador characters as well as some new ones. I'm anxious for the next book to find out what happens.

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Review: Kingdom of the Wicked

Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I really enjoyed this.  The premise of twin sisters who happen to be witches fighting off demons and the princes of hell was such a unique and creative concept.  This story takes place in the time of witch hunts in Italy, so the families with magical talents must live in hiding.  Vittoria and Emilia have hidden their magic from a young age under the tutelage of their Nonna.  Nonna always gives them information in cryptic verses about their magic and why they should stay away from "the Wicked" aka princes of hell.  When Vittoria is murdered, Emilia sets out to avenger her sister and find out what dark magic her twin had gotten herself entangled in.  In her quest to find her sister's killer, Emilia finds herself allied with none other than Wrath, one of the princes she was warned against all of her life.  Wrath has his own agenda, part of which is to uncover who the murder is as well.  Emilia quickly learns that while demons and princes of hell don't outright lie, they can deceive and omit information, so if she wants to find out what is truly going on, she can only trust herself and she must learn to trust her own power.

This left us with a ton of unanswered questions.  Not much is explained about the witches and their magic.  There are witches, devils, demons, prophecies and curses and somehow they are all intertwined.  I'm still have alot of questions as to what happened in the past before Vittoria and Emilia ever came around and how Emilia thinks she is going to gain her vengeance for her sister's death.  I'm hoping some of my questions get answered in the next book.

I feel like Emilia had a good bit of character development in this book.  She went through quite a bit and had to deal with pretty much every emotion.  She started out quiet and reserved, dealt with grief and depression, anger, and ended up on a mission for power and vengeance.  I would have liked to see her confront her Nonna about all of the cryptic messages and actually get some information about what is going on and how to stop some of the chaos, but maybe we'll see some of that in the next book.  The same goes for Wrath, I hope to see their relationship grow, as their is definitely something brewing between them.

Overall I really enjoyed this.  It was a fun read and if you liked Maniscalco's previous books I think you'll like this as well.

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