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21/09/2021

Serve 'N' Protect. Federal K9 Series. by Tee O'Fallon. Romantic Suspense Release & ARC Review.

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Ambushed and left for dead, U.S. Secret Service K-9 Officer Markus York is on the mend and laying low in a safe house while his team tracks down his attacker. But Markus isn’t good at sitting still. Even with his K-9, Ghost, for company, he gets restless and decides now is the perfect time to do some repairs around the house…and inadvertently tears open his wounds.

Fresh out of a bad relationship that ended after a car accident left her with limited mobility, freelance accountant Cassidy Morgan has sworn off men. At least, that’s the plan. Until a frantically barking dog leads her to a neighbor’s house where she finds a mysterious man out cold and bleeding on the floor...and mumbling things like “no, they’ll find me” when she tries to call an ambulance.

Yeah, that’s not at all concerning.

Despite Markus’s surly attitude, Cassidy senses there’s something else at work beneath his rugged, keep-your-distance exterior. Whatever it is, it’s sexy as hell.

With someone still trying to kill him, Markus doesn’t want an innocent to get hurt, let alone take care of him.

If only his dog wasn’t crazy in love with her.

If only the chemistry between Markus and Cassidy didn’t explode whenever they were in the same room.

If only Cassidy wasn’t a target now, too.

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U S secret service agent Markus York us supposed to be resting while recovering from an attack that almost killed him.  He and his K9 Ghost have to keep a low profile until his attacker is caught. Unfortunately he's not the type to be able to be idle. 
Cassidy Morgan is trying to rebuild her life after an accident that changed her life drastically. She is about to need to draw on even more strength when faced with the trouble that's coming from a new neighbour. 
A fabulous, action packed romantic suspense filled with great characters,  both human and canine. Ghost is actually the biggest hero of the whole story.  A very believable tale with a lot of danger and a little sex.  
This is from a great series where each book can be read on it's own.  
I loved it. 


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24/08/2021

Rogue Wolf (SWAT: Special Wolf Alpha Team #12) by Paige Tyler. Paranormal Romantic Suspense Release & ARC Review.

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There's been a wicked attraction between SWAT werewolf Trey Duncan and medical examiner Samantha Mills since the two met, but Trey's never worked up the nerve to ask her out. So when Samantha says she wants to cash in the favor Trey owes her for a date, it seems like the perfect time to confess his true feelings. But the trouble with wolves is that they're never far from danger, and this time Trey is going up against a monster the likes of which his Dallas SWAT team has never seen... This time it's going to take everything Trey and Samantha have to crack the case and protect each other. 

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Trey Duncan is one of a very special SWAT team in Dallas,  the whole team is made up of werewolves.  He has fancied one of the medical examiners for a while now,  but hasn't had the nerve to ask her out.  A particularly nasty serial killer is on the loose.  It's going to take more than ordinary cops to catch this one.  
Samantha Mills has noticed some unusual happenings whenever one particular SWAT team are called in.  Her curiosity just might ruin a budding friendship.  
This is an action packed paranormal romantic suspense.  We have some great characters, some of them you will have met in previous books in the series . You don't have to have read the others to enjoy this one,  but it will tempt you to go and get some of them.  The villians in this book are very scary and difficult for even someone with a werewolf's strength to overcome. 
Very exciting,  I loved it.  


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Paige Tyler is a New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of sexy, romantic suspense and paranormal romance. She and her very own military hero (also known as her husband) live on the beautiful Florida coast with their adorable fur baby (also known as their dog). Paige graduated with a degree in education, but decided to pursue her passion and write books about hunky alpha males and the kick-butt heroines who fall in love with them.




08/10/2020

Hollywood Double (Hollywood Name Game #4) by Alexa Aston. Contemporary Romance / Suspense. Release & ARC Review.


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She’s a Hollywood leading lady who’s never found love – except with Jax, her Basenji.

He’s divorced from a cheating wife and refuses to ever give his heart away again.

Together, their smoking-hot chemistry leads to movie magic . . . and murder . . .

Mac Randall’s life turns upside down when he walks in on his wife and her lover. He finishes his tour of duty overseas and leaves the army, becoming a popular stuntman in Hollywood. When the actor Mac doubles for is murdered, Mac is surprised to find himself cast as the film’s leading man—at the suggestion of the actress who will play opposite him.

Keely Kennedy has built a solid career in Hollywood, rising from supporting roles to leading lady, but she’s been unlucky in love. She becomes close friends with Mac Randall, her new co-star, while she helps him prepare for his first on-screen role. Friendship blossoms into love during their shoot and despite several mishaps on the set, she knows not only has she done the best work in her career on this film, but she believes Mac will become an instant star.

Before production is complete, though, the murderer surfaces—ready to kill the film—and its two stars.

Hollywood Double is the fourth book in the Hollywood Name Game series. Each book in the series is a standalone story that can be enjoyed out of order.

Series order:
Book 1 – Hollywood Heartbreaker
Book 2 – Hollywood Flirt
Book 3 – Hollywood Player
Book 4 – Hollywood Double
Book 5 – Hollywood Enigma
 

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Mac Randall has spent all his working life in the army and knows how fleeting that life can be.  When his faithless wife dies he is offered a totally different type of career,  as a stuntman. 
Keely Kennedy is a leading lady in Hollywood. She was thrust into the limelight unexpectedly and understands how much it impacts a person's life.  The dramatic events that follow the start of her latest movie will turn everyone's world upside down.
The loyalty and support from real friends is never more important than when things go wrong.  
This is a contemporary romance with suspense. Our characters don't realize the danger they are in.  Someone doesn't want this movie made.  
All the characters are dynamic and full of love but sometimes a little lacking in confidence.  The storyline will keep you entertained from the first to last page. 
If you have read any of the previous books in the series you will have met the supporting cast.  Because they play a big part in each story, the series is best read in order but each book can be read alone.  
Really good fun. 


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Alexa Aston’s historical romances use history as a backdrop to place her characters in extraordinary circumstances, where their intense desire for one another grows into the treasured gift of love.

She is the author of The Knights of Honor, a medieval romance series that takes place in 14th century England during the reign of Edward III and centers on the de Montfort family. Each romance focuses on the code of chivalry that bound knights of this era.

A native Texan, Alexa lives with her husband in a Dallas suburb, where she eats her fair share of dark chocolate and plots out stories while she walks every morning. She enjoys reading, watching movies, and can’t get enough of Fixer Upper or Game of Thrones. Alexa also writes romantic suspense, western historical, and standalone medieval novels as Lauren Linwood. 


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27/07/2020

Zone of Action (In The Zone) by Cathy Skendrovich. Romantic Suspense Release & ARC Review.

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Former terror cell expert Audrey Jenkins has seen enough death and destruction to last a lifetime. When she uncovers her ex, Brett, a higher-ranking officer in her unit, selling military secrets, she turns him in and returns to the simpler life she has embraced since leaving the army.

CID Special Agent Cam Harris is a career military man with a strong sense of duty. When a military prisoner who once saved his life in Afghanistan escapes while in his custody, he requests the assignment to track him down.

Cam's manhunt leads him to Audrey's door. His prisoner—her ex—will resurface here, he’s sure of it. The feisty woman wants nothing to do with hunting down her ex, but when a terror cell she’s all-too-familiar with launches a deadly attack on army intelligence soldiers and officers, she knows it’s Brett.

Helping Cam is the right thing to do. But the attraction burning between them may be the mistake that gets her and Cam killed...

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Audrey Jenkins has a new life outside or the Army.  Since her devastating failure cost so many lives there was no way she would stay. Her bad choices followed her into her personal life, now she's giving evidence against her ex in a court martial.
Our heroine has suffered a blow to her self-confidence,  but is still a strong and brave soldier at heart.
CID Special Agent Cam Harris wanted to give his friend the benefit of the doubt. That turns out to be the biggest mistake of his career. 
Our hero is strong sexy and honourable,  everything you could possibly want in a hero.  
Although we know the villain from the start it doesn't help to foil the plot. 
This is an action packed romantic suspense full of danger and intrigue.  Our characters have to foil a terrorist plot and don't know who to trust.  
A very exciting story that will keep you on the edge of your seat all the way through. 
I loved it.


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Cathy Skendrovich has always loved a good story, and spent her formative years scribbling what is now called Fan Fiction. The current heartthrob of the time featured heavily in all her stories. Unfortunately, once she went to college, her writing took the form of term papers, written on typewriters instead of computer keyboards.

Upon graduation, Cathy took a job as an English teacher in a middle school. Along the way, she married her husband of now thirty-two years, had two sons, and moved to southern Orange County, California. She chose to work part-time in the school system there.

Now she has returned to writing. Prisoner of Love is her first published novel, followed closely by The Pirate's Bride. A sequel to The Pirate's Bride, as well as another contemporary romantic suspense are in the works.

She likes writing romance because she feels it's lacking in today's technological world. While she enjoys writing contemporary stories, creating romance in bygone times fascinates her. She hopes her ability to write in both genres will be the beginning of a long and satisfying writing career. 

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23/06/2020

Lord of Deception (Trysts and Treachery #1) by Elizabeth Keysian. Historical Romantic Suspense & ARC Review.

     

He thinks she’s a traitor to her queen. She thinks he’s just a gardener.

Dive into this new Tudor Historical Romance series Trysts and Treachery by the award winning Elizabeth Keysian. Read for Free in Kindle Unlimited!

Despised by the cousin with whom she’s forced to live, the lonely but determined Alys craves escape. The most dangerous thing she could do is fall in love. Especially when the man who tempts her is Kit Ludlow, an exiled nobleman in disguise. Becoming involved in his secret mission proves more perilous than Alys could possibly have imagined.

Kit has been banished from Queen Elizabeth’s court, and the last thing he wants is to entangle Alys in his web of treachery and deception. It would also be folly to fall in love with her when he can’t be sure where her loyalties lie.

After helping Kit foil a plot against the queen, Alys’ life is at risk from her cousin’s nefarious schemes. Estranged from Kit, she’s forced to make a desperate decision.

Should she protect her family, or follow the demands of her heart?


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Alys is the poor relation living at her widowed cousin's home.  She is more or less the housekeeper,  making sure her cousin and her guests are well looked after.  What she doesn't know is why the gentlemen seem to act as if it's their own home.
Kit is the new gardener but he doesn't always act like one.  There are a lot of secrets in this home,  most of them deadly.  Just who are the real villains?? 
This is an Elizabethen romantic suspense with danger and treachery on every page.  There are so many twists and turns you almost get dizzy.  
It made a nice change to visit this historical period.  The court of Elizabeth the first was very full of intrigue,  so it makes an ideal setting for this story. 
I loved it. 


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Elizabeth Keysian is an English archaeologist, teacher and museum curator. She first started writing "long stories" when her headmaster father needed something to keep her quiet during school summer holidays. In her teenage years she produced angst-ridden poetry, slightly disturbing sketches for an amateur dramatics group and even her own magazine, to the mixed delight and consternation of her friends.
After completing her History degree, Elizabeth joined an English Civil War re-enactment group, messed about with the Middle Ages and finally settled to an enjoyable reconstruction of Tudor Daily Life at Kentwell Hall in Suffolk.
Her imagination was further inspired by living for seven years on a Knights Templar estate, with a garage full of skeletons, a resident ghost and a moat teeming with newts. She now lives near Bath with her partner and cats.
Elizabeth likes to keep her historical novels atmospheric and authentic, with both tears and laughter along the way. She loves to hear from readers.

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15/06/2020

Trap 'N Trace (Federal K-9) by Tee O'Fallon. Romantic Suspense Release & ARC Review.

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For wealthy socialite Katrina Vandenburg, business meetings and charity galas are all part of her orderly, structured world—one that gets blown to hell after finding two dead bodies in the same day. The police think she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. FBI Special Agent Dayne Andrews thinks otherwise. Dayne and his K-9, Remy, are tracking a cold-blooded killer, and that trail...leads straight to Kat.

Kat and her rescue shelter—the Canine Haven—are the only common denominators between the murders, and Dayne is convinced she’s dead center in the killer’s sights. Protecting her will test every ounce of his steely resolve. She’s the most intriguing woman he’s ever met. And everything he shouldn’t want. Too bad neither of them seem to have gotten the memo.

And they need to focus on catching a killer now more than ever. Because if Dayne and Remy fail in their mission, nothing will stand between Kat and the killer’s deadly blade.

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Katrina Vandenburg's world is turned upside down when she finds a murdered woman.  Normally she spends her time in business meetings and her canine rescue center. Now she has to face real fear and the nuisance of the press.
F. B. I. special agent Dayne Andrews and his K9 partner Remy don't usually get involved in a murder case,  but the dead woman was a former agent and good friend.  Later in the same day the case takes a very nasty turn and he finds himself acting as a bodyguard for a very misunderstood woman.  
This is a very exciting romantic suspense / murder / mystery.  Our hero learns his first impression might have been reverse snobbery.  Our heroine makes a lot of changes in her lifestyle and finds out who are her real friends.  The doggy characters are lots of fun.  
This is part of a series of connected but stand alone books.  I will definitely be reading more of them.  


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Tee O'Fallon has been a federal agent for twenty-two years, giving her hands-on experience in the field of law enforcement that she combines with her love of romantic suspense. Tee's job affords her the unique opportunity to work with the heroic and sexy men in law enforcement on a daily basis. For Tee, research is the easy part!

Besides reading and writing, Tee loves cooking, gardening, chocolate, lychee martinis, and her Belgian sheepdog.

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09/06/2020

Run and Hide ( Tactical Solutions International) by Maggie Clare. Romantic Suspense Release & ARC Review.

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Special Agent Mike Flynn owes his friend a favor, and the instructions are clear. Find Lucia Costa. Keep her safe. But Lucia doesn't want to be found. She's investigating her brother's brutal murder and trying to stay alive.

When the hot FBI agent knocks on her door in the middle of the night, Lucia has to admit, she needs his help. She's out of money, on the run, and the files hidden in her motel safe could take down a deadly human trafficking ring.

As Mike and Lucia chase down the corrupt cops who betrayed Lucia's brother, and work the case he died trying to solve, sparks fly. Gruff and jaded, Mike fights his feelings for the feisty grad student under his protection, but Lucia makes him want things he hasn't in a very long time. With the danger closing in and time running out, Mike will risk everything to give Lucia her life back and to have a chance at loving her.

Run and Hide is the second book in the Tactical Solutions International series but can be read as a stand-alone.
 

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Lucia Costa received a desperate call from her brother. That puts her in grave danger.  The cartel have cops on their payrole so there's no way to know who to trust.
Special Agent Mike Flynn gets a call from an old friend. The man has asked him to find and protect his sister,  because he's on assignment.  
This is an action packed romantic suspense.  The characters are strong, brave and sexy.  Danger comes from all directions and a vicious cartel boss has a long reach with far too many contacts.  This story will have you on the edge of your seat. 
Exciting reading.


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Maggie Clare is the pen name of award-winning speculative fiction author, Tabitha Lord. When channeling Maggie, she writes all the naughty things. She's currently crafting a romantic suspense series featuring hot hunky heroes, smart sexy gals, and nail-biting narratives. Count on Maggie to pair great story-telling with an erotic edge.

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07/03/2020

Armed 'N' Ready (Federal K-9 #2) by Tee O'Fallon. Romantic Suspense My Review.

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Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Nick Houston is as tough as they come, and he and his K-9, Saxon, are hot on the trail of a major illegal gun dealer. But his best lead—the beautiful owner of the Dog Park Café, Andi Hardt––is not cooperating. Doesn't matter how sexy she is, or that his dog seems to be in love with her. She's a suspect and he won't cross that line. Ever.

Andi Hardt sank everything into her dream business—the Dog Park Café, a restaurant catering to dogs as much as people. Now everything is in jeopardy because of one extremely frustrating, incredibly hot state trooper. Like it or not, she's in Nick's crosshairs, and he's calling the shots. Her only option: cooperate, or lose everything she's worked so hard for.

Nick and Andi are catapulted straight into the danger zone, forcing them to make life-altering choices, and face their desires. Risking his life for Andi is the easy part. Risking his heart is the toughest assignment Nick will face.

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Nick Houston  and his K9 partner are on the trail of a nasty gang of gun runners.  Nothing and nobody will stop them from getting the guns off the streets.
Andi Hardt owns a very special restaurant.  It's out in the countryside with a huge dog park attached.  People can run their dogs and have a nice place to eat or drink while the dogs play. She doesn't expect to be under suspicion of a major crime.  
A very exciting romantic suspense with fabulous characters ( some with 2 legs and 4) . This is the second book in the series but easily read on it's own.  I read this one first and am now going back to read the first one. I know the characters from it but not the story.  
I loved every page.


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Tee O'Fallon has been a federal agent for twenty-two years, giving her hands-on experience in the field of law enforcement that she combines with her love of romantic suspense. Tee's job affords her the unique opportunity to work with the heroic and sexy men in law enforcement on a daily basis. For Tee, research is the easy part!

Besides reading and writing, Tee loves cooking, gardening, chocolate, lychee martinis, and her Belgian sheepdog.

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