Book review: STILL BURNING, by Abbi Glines

The Judgement MC #4

Tex & Salem

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I started reading this book as soon as it hit my Kindle and didn’t stop reading until finished at 3:45 am, that’s how good this story was.  Completely thrilling, page-turner, riveting, everything and more than I expected of this sequel.

The action is practically non-stop, and we get all the feels that we love from this author.  There’s the ever lasting love between Rome (Tex) and Salem.  I got to read scenes where the love was all consuming and it filled my heart.  We also get the nasty woman who wants to get Tex however she can, by tricks or blackmail (Nixie).  And her comeuppance, which is important! We have the girlfriends who give constant support: Pepper, Nina, and Goldie.  And apart from Liam and Micah, we get a little bit of the Mafia boys, as in Blaise, King, Thatcher, Wilder.  And throw in some DEA and CIA just for funsies.  

We finally get to meet Brady Murphy a.k.a. The Ghost, we get irrefutable proof of the love Eamos had for Salem, lots more.  And what I love the best is that Salem had some sad and angsty parts in the first book, but in this one it’s Tex’s turn.  And I loved all of his angst, how he got into his feels real hard.

This book was completely satisfying and wonderful to read.  Now I’m only mad that I read it so fast that it got over too soon!

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩:

✔️MC Romance

✔️Second Chance

✔️First Loves 

✔️Morally Grey Hero

✔️Alpha Male

Purchase links

https://geni.us/stillburning

Read OLD FLAME, book 1 in Tex’s story:  https://geni.us/OldFlame

About the author

Abbi Glines is a #1 New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Rosemary Beach, Sea Breeze, Vincent Boys, Field Party, and Existence series. She never cooks unless baking during the Christmas holiday counts. She believes in ghosts and has a habit of asking people if their house is haunted before she goes in it. She finally moved to New England into a home that is 200 + years old with it's own ghosts. She drinks afternoon tea because she wants to be British but alas she being born in Alabama, her life in New England is as close as she will get. When asked how many books she has written she has to stop and count on her fingers. When she’s not locked away writing, she is reading, and/or watching Netflix like the introvert that she is. 

You can connect with Abbi online in several different ways:

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Book review: UNDENIABLY ENEMIES, by J. Saman

Boston Irresistible Billionaires #5

Jack Kincaid & Wren Fritz

I tried really hard to love this book, since it was written by J. Saman and I usually love her books.  There are brilliant parts, where her excellent writing shines and I was riveted.  Part of my problem is the enemies to lovers trope, where Wren was especially vitriolic towards Jack.  I saw Jack, sometimes taking her insults as humorous, answering as a sarcastic jerk, and other times her insults hit home and hurt him.

I felt for Jack because he feels he’s jinxed, all the important things he wanted in his life were taken away: his football career lost over an accident, also losing his career as a surgeon; then his fiancee, the woman he was planning to marry, cheated on him with his boss, took his apartment and his dog.  This caused Jack to be very closed off with high protective walls around his heart.

Likewise with Wren, who suffered horrible trauma in her past, so she keeps a distance from physical contact.  However, Jack was never hurtful and Wren knew to feel safe in his company.  Their strong attraction just sparked defensive stunts on each one.  I saw some of her scenes as immature tantrums.

Once the enemies to lovers was resolved, as expected, and they moved on to the lovers part, we are treated to humongous sex scenes, and I felt like the plot lost to them. It felt like there was a way-too-long sex scene every two pages, so there was a lot of skimming pages for me. I resent so many scenes because I feel it steals from the romance and emotional parts of the story.  Towards the end, I got my full dose of angst and love, so all ended well. There was just a lot of skimmed pages.

Purchase links

FREE with Kindle Unlimited

Amazon: http://geni.us/UndeniablyEnemies

Audiobook Narrated by: Teddy Hamilton and Samantha Brentmoor

Goodreads: https://bit.ly/42gFOAM

About the author

J. Saman is a USA Today and Amazon top 40 bestselling author who writes sassy, swoony, and scorching contemporary romances. She is addicted to Diet Coke, sour candy, and indie rock. She swears way too much (especially after a glass of wine) and has a penchant for sarcasm (or so her husband and children like to tell her).

J. is an admitted lover of second chance romances, enemies to lovers, and the perfect amount of angst. She is best known for writing funny and emotional romances filled with smart, strong women, and sexy alphas who have a softer side—especially for their women.

Connect with J. Saman

Website: https://www.jsamanbooks.com/

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Book review: PRETEND WE ARE US, by Claudia Burgoa

Timberbridge Brothers #1

Ledger & Galeana

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

I loved this story! Small town with some intrigue and suspense!  And a second chance love story! Galeana and Ledger meet at a resort in the Amalfi coast. She was on her honeymoon but alone because the groom jilted her last-minute at the church.  Ledger was there to be groomsman at a teammate’s wedding.  There’s a confusion about reservations, they both end up in the same honeymoon suite, have a titillating evening with champagne and playing truth or dare, then Galeana escapes during the night.

Fast forward two years, Ledger is back in his small town to help his brothers manage his mother’s estate, and Galeana arrives at the same town, as the long lost heiress of the maple syrup company.

Ledger’s older brother Malerick is the town’s sheriff, and he tasks Ledger with protecting Galeana, as her inheritance is in danger.  Likewise, they need to protect their own inheritance, Timberbridge Timber.  Something’s going on in this town, and we all want to know!

Ledger is all too happy to take care of Galeana, they end up in a marriage of convenience so she can inherit, and things start to go boom.  Ledger turns into the protective hero, Galeana is the scared heroine with an iron backbone, Malerick has mysterious connections with the FBI and it’s all a “they want our town but they won’t get it” type of series.  The town issue is not resolved in this installment, but the love story is and very deliciously so.

Tune in for all the excitement and yummy love scenes!

Purchase links

https://geni.us/PretendWeRUs

About the author

Claudia is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author. 

She writes alluring, thrilling stories about complicated women and the men who take their breaths away. Her books are the perfect blend of steamy and heartfelt, filled with emotional characters and explosive chemistry. Her writing takes readers to new heights, providing a variety of tears, laughs, and shocking moments that leave fans on the edge of their seats.

She lives in Denver, Colorado with her husband, her youngest two children, and three fluffy dogs.

When Claudia is not writing, you can find her reading, knitting, or just hanging out with her family. At nights, she likes to binge watches shows or movies with her equally geeky husband.

Connect with Claudia Burgoa:

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Book review: WORTH THE CHASE, by J. Sterling

Sugar Mountain #3

Mathew & Bella

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Matthew O’Grady was a retired NHL professional player, he was also an O’Grady from Sugar Mountain, he didn’t have to chase women, they flocked to him.  Except for Isabella Sanchez, childhood friend and little sister of his best friend Joe.  She had a crush on him when she was fourteen, but she was just a kid, and Joe invoked bro code on her.  So he kissed her before he left for the NHL and didn’t contact her in the seven years he was away. Cue heartbreak!

Now Matthew is back in Sugar Mountain, retired early from hockey due to a knee injury, he wants Bella but she won’t give him a break.  He visits her at the bar where she’s a bartender, she won’t give him the time of day, he begs and begs until he finally convinces her to help him buy a house.

Since she has a realtor license she doesn’t use, she decides to help him out, they choose a house they both love, and he starts waxing poetic, trying to convince him to give him a chance.

Reading their story was fun, Matthew was so cute pouting and whining and finagling one date after another from Bella.  The interactions and text messages between brothers were cute, full of banter and good-natured insults.  I loved Bella, she held out and made Matthew suffer for his inattention until she needed him urgently and the guy really got present.  I love this series because it involves love and steam, but also the love of a small town, friends and family.  It’s lovely, sweet, cute and very heartwarming.

What to expect: 

💚 Small Town Romance

💚 Retired Hockey Player

💚 Best Friend’s Sister 

💚 Friends to Lovers 

💚 You’re my Hero 

Purchase links

𝗢𝗡𝗘-𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬!

https://geni.us/WorththeChase

𝗕𝗨𝗬 𝗗𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗧 𝗙𝗥𝗢𝗠 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗥!

https://jsterlingbooks.com/products/worth-the-chase

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About the author

J. Sterling is a New York Times and USA Today best selling author whose goal is to write stories that you can get lost in. She wants you to end her books with a smile on your face and a happy heart. If you can forget about the real world while you're reading, then she’s done her job.

 

Jenn is a Southern California native who recently moved to Colorado. It's really cold out here you guys (at least for a day, and then it gets warm again, and then cold and then warm and on & on) If you can't find her sitting behind a computer screen writing her heart out, then there's a good chance she’s sitting in the bleachers of a stadium watching her son, Blake, play baseball. She loves traveling to new places, meeting her readers and living life with the Real Jack Carter. 

Connect with J. Sterling

Email: jsterling@jennster.com

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