Book review: DOUBLE PLAY, by L.B. Dunbar

I’m loving this author’s stories about silver foxes! She presents men who have lived some, have a lot of experiences under their belt, regrets and successes, and know what they want.

In this case, Declan and India have always pined for each other but had a lot of near misses, never able to start a relation because they were in different places in their work and personal circumstances. Now, fifteen years after they had a one-week fling, which was way more than a fling and with a potential of something serious, they have a possible second chance.

“I moved. India moved. I had Montgomery. India married Malakai. She went to Vegas. I landed in Nashville. Our history was like one of those maps baseball teams project on the big screen to highlight the crazy path of a player’s journey through the league.”

The story is rife with emotion, regrets, yearning, lots of crackling chemistry and a ton of lust. They are perfect for each other but there are still obstacles. I loved how Declan always deferred to India’s career, understanding how important it is to her.

“India’s work isn’t just a job. It’s her career,” I stress. My hands land on my hips like I’m ready to physically guard India. “A job is something you do. But a career involves passion.” I glance from India to Montgomery. “Women like Indie are paving the way for girls like you. She’s the future.”

They have a constant game of truth or dare, which colors their interactions, and is brilliant in communicating their truths to each other. It’s fun and flirty and sexy. This was a page-turner, very entertaining. I was very invested in how Declan and India would turn out.

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𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱

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About the author

L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips & Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.

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Book review: LONG TIME COMING, by S.L. Scott

Another brother’s best friend romance, to add to the gazillion I’ve read this year.  But in this case, this one has been so incredibly romantic that I actually loved it, in spite of not being a trope I like. I loved the small town vibe, the cowboy/cowgirl element to the story, all the subtle plot lines that add so much to the main plot of second chance, brother’s best friend love story.

Christine had dreams of a career, but those stopped when her mother died and she took over the running of her parents’ farm.  There’s some resentment over the fact that her two older brothers skipped town and left her with the sole responsibility of the farm, and taking care of their aging, ailing father.  

Tagger Grange had also left town, studied Finance with Christine’s brother Baylor, and both were making lots of money as financial advisors in New York.  Tagger had a sudden urge to come visit his hometown, see his parents, and bring his son to visit the place where he grew up.  Same as Christine and Baylor, he had a happy, magical childhood, and he’s only now revisiting and enjoying the memories.  He introduces his son Beck to all his old haunts, the cowboy life, riding horses, all the joys of his boyhood.  And this makes him reassess the quality of life his son has in New York versus the quality of life he could give his son here in Peachtree Pass, Texas.

Christine had a crush on Tagger when they were in school, and it comes blazing back as they share days working in her ranch. She falls in love with Beck, falls back in love with Tagger, but there’s an issue of distance and how to make it work.  Also, there are issues with Beck’s mom, who is a snotty, uppity New Yorker and turns her nose up at dusty Texas and frumpy cowgirls.  Charming, she is not!

I loved how the issues are handled, with lots of respect and consideration.  Loved how Tagger fell back in love with his roots and with Christine, loved how his priority is his son’s happiness.  I even loved that he was respectful to his mother’s son, even though she was to toxic.

It was a lovely read, romantic, a slow reminiscent story of a forgotten and loved childhood and new discoveries. Utterly charming!

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About the author

Kylie is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today best-selling, Audie Award winning author. 

She has sold over 2,000,000 books and was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year four times by the Australian Romance Reader’s Association. Her books have been translated into sixteen different languages. She is based in Queensland, Australia; living and working on land traditionally owned by the Jagera people.

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Book review: UNDER THE SAME SKY, by Claudia Burgoa

 I’m loving this series! Each book is more scary than the previous one, as we read about a small town besieged by an organization, but the townies don’t realize it. Only Nysa is aware because she saw a man being buried in her farm. She escaped the men, and ran away from town, stayed running, hiding, moving around. Three years later, she came back to town and it’s as if the criminals were waiting for her to come back and for the action to begin again.

The author did a great job creating a suspenseful feeling to the story, it even got me paranoid!

Initially, Nysa was closed off, didn’t want to share what happened years ago, and the warnings that started coming at her. Her neighbor was intrigued by her, very much attracted, and was very willing to help her. I loved how little Maddie enchanted Nysa and made her open up. Having to stay close is what made them succumb to their attraction. Both were adverse to commitment, but the danger and suspense helped them overcome the hesitation.

The Timberbridge Brothers #2

Hopper & Nysa

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The Timberbridge brothers felt more like enemies than family. Their abusive father used to beat them mercilessly and taunted them against the other, often making them fight between themselves. There was an environment of hate, and their mother would turn her face away and didn’t stop it. Hence their resentment and abandonment of their mother when she got terminally ill. The town troubles are making the brothers start to work together and it’s a part of the series I like very much. I loved that in spite of their issues, all the uncles love their niece so much, she has them twisted around her little fingers.

As with the first book, the story doesn’t end with a resolution on the organization targeting the town, and in my case, I ended with more questions than answers.  Atlas is not what he seems, a simple tattoo artist, and I hope it will be cleared up in his book which comes next.

The story is entertaining, suspenseful, keeps you riveted wanting to know what happens next, and is sort of vague on what the criminals are doing.  It seems everyone is in a waiting game, faking a normal life when it’s anything but.  Interesting!

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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.

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Book review: PROTECTING WHAT’S MINE, by Siobhan Davis

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I had high anxiety as I read this book. This has got to be the most suspenseful book Siobhan Davis has written! I was biting my nails, reading feverishly, waiting for the moment that Sloane’s ruse would be discovered.  High stakes drama, indeed!

I loved Sloane and hurt for her so bad. She was genuinely kind, seriously gorgeous, and so very loving. I can’t imagine the pain of knowing how much her mom was suffering, and the hurt of loving a man, while also deceiving him, waiting for the moment she would lose him and her little prince Elio. I also loved Cristian. In spite of being a mafioso, he was a man of principles, hardly felt like a criminal, as Sloane observed. 

The author kept me at the edge of the seat, wrung my heart with anxiety at the gritty moments of the story. I enjoyed the love story, the lovely moments with the Accardi twins and other famiglia, and cheerfully hated Isa and her vindictive ways. The author also never disappoints when she exacts justice to the baddies and those scenes gladden my heart. 

As always, Siobhan Davis gives me a lot of drama, this time a huge lot of suspense, murder and mayhem as expected, then sweet loving sexy times. I can’t wait for the next one!

Please note: the book is a standalone, connected to the Mazzone mafia world. No need to read the previous books, but it will enhance enjoyment of this one, since the reader will know the other characters that appear in the book, and their very interesting stories.

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About the author

Siobhan Davis™ is a USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Top 5 bestselling romance author. Siobhan writes emotionally intense stories with swoon-worthy romance, complex characters, and tons of unexpected plot twists and turns that will have you flipping the pages beyond bedtime! She has sold millions of books and her titles are translated into several languages.

Prior to becoming a full-time writer, Siobhan forged a successful corporate career in human resource management.

Originally from Ireland, she now lives in Cyprus with her husband.

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Book review: THE FEUD, by Sawyer Bennett

Bluegrass Empires #1: A Blackburn Novel

Ethan & Marcie

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Fascinating! I am loving this new series, far apart from hockey, and now into the horse world in Kentucky.  And we get two warring families, the Blackburns and the Mardraggons, an enmity that has lasted for two hundred years, amazing!

The Blackburns have a saddlebred horse breeding farm, the Mardraggons have a bourbon empire.  Through the years, they have been trying to destroy the other’s empire, but with modern police thwarting their efforts, they have resorted to just hating and insulting.

Imagine the surprise for Ethan Blackburn, oldest son, CEO of the empire, the responsible one for carrying on this huge empire, when he’s told he had a nine-year-old daughter.  And a product of a one night drunken encounter with Alaine Mardraggon, no less. Still, he’s a responsible person, so he goes to court, planning to demand a paternity test, when the little girl arrives, his mini-me in girl form.  No more doubts! Now to fight for custody!

This book was so entertaining!  I devoured the pages, in love with this family and little Sylvie.  Ethan has been a confirmed bachelor for many years, but that lasts until he meets the principal of Sylvie’s new school.  The guy fell like a ton of bricks, and Marcie has already been looking at him, from afar, for quite some time. 

Lots of great plot lines, all perfectly executed, Ethan’s growing feelings for Marcie, the love and protection that surged upon meeting his little girl, the enmity with Sylvie’s grandparents, fighting for money, it’s all there and all thrilling. And of course, sexy times!

I loved, loved this story and can’t wait for Gabe and Kat!

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New York Times, USA Today, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling author Sawyer Bennett uses real life experience to create relatable stories that appeal to a wide array of readers. From contemporary romance, fantasy romance, and both women’s and general fiction, Sawyer writes something for just about everyone.

 

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