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Safe Harbor: A Logan McKenna Mystery Book 5 AUDIO BOOK by Valerie Davisson – Review by Heidi Schoolman

This is the fifth book in the Logan McKenna series.  This audio book is just under 7 hours long.  The story follows Logan as she goes on a vacation – one she has not taken in years – and ends up getting pulled into a homicide investigation. Just when she thought she would be able to enjoy a family vacation, a murder happens in a normally quiet town. Trouble seems to follow this poor girl. The characters are well written, and scenery is very detailed. This book will keep you on the edge of your seat. This series get better and better.

Flowers in December AUDIO BOOK by Jane Suen – Review by Heidi Schoolman

This is the first book in the series. This audio book is just over two hours long.  This story follows Connor as he travels back home to lay his mother to rest.  Connor has barely been back to his hometown in over 20 years and he is not looking forward to it.  He has so many feelings of regret that he has carried with him throughout his life since he left.  Now he is all alone except for his cat, Tom.  This was such a heartfelt story of a lonely man facing his past and wondering what his future holds.

Eye of the Storm (A Gray Ghost Novel, book 2) AUDIO BOOK by Amy McKinley – Review by Heidi Schoolman

This is the second book in the Gray Ghost series.  This is an audio book and is just under 6 hours.  This story follows Chris and Mari.  Chris was on a mission when he is fired upon and his parachute is damaged.  He lands in the jungle, injured and unconscious.  Mari is running from danger and stumbles upon him and pretends to be his wife in hopes of his help.  As they struggle on through the jungle to find their way out, his memory slowly returns, but it is too late.  Sparks have already started flying between him and Mari.  Will he be able to save them?

Bovine Tricks (Royals Gone Rogue Book 1) by Seelie Kay – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Bovine TricksBovine Tricks by Seelie Kay
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Royals Gone Rogue series. This is a Romantic Suspense novel and is 113 pages. This story follows MISix Mathilda (Tillie) and Abdul. The Queen has tasked them with finding Lady Annabelle and returning her to the Queen. Between the animals and strange sexual fetishes, Tillie and Abdul must find the terrorist connection. Along their journey, they start to develop feelings for each other. The problem is, do they follow their hearts toward each other or go their separate ways and continue to serve the Queen?

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Exhale and Move On AUDIO BOOK by K.L. Shandwick – Review by Heidi Schoolman

This audio book follows Rick, who lives high on the rock and roll lifestyle.  He can have any woman he wants, but there is still something missing.  He is getting older and everyone else is settling down and yet he has not found “the one” for him.  He also carries around a lot of emotional and sexual baggage as well as a secret.  The way the author wrote this, you get a really good idea on what he must be feeling and does pull at the heartstrings a bit.  Get ready to listen/read some absolute hotness!

Queen Of My Heart (Life Won’t Wait Book 1) by Nikki Lynn Barrett – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Queen Of My Heart (Life Won't Wait Book 1)Queen Of My Heart by Nikki Lynn Barrett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Life Won’t Wait series. This is a Contemporary Romance novel and is 412 pages. This story follows Quinn. She is an actress that has actually found her love of music from an acting job she did. Tucker is country music singer who won a reality singing show five years ago. Now working on his second album, it is proving a little more difficult. Tucker hears Quinn audition at the record label, and he is stunned. Tucker offers to help Quinn spring her career in music as she is pretty overwhelmed with it all. Absolutely loved this book!

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Tapestry of Worlds, Part Two: Running and Gunning by Hadley Thorne – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Tapestry of Worlds, Part Two: Running and GunningTapestry of Worlds, Part Two: Running and Gunning by Hadley Thorne
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the second book in this series. This is a Sci Fi Fantasy novel and is 124 pages. This story follows Jack and Cash as they work together to bring down the Black Queen. She is not only a cyberterrorist, but she also holds supernatural powers which she plans to use to tear down the barrier between two worlds. But Jack’s girlfriend, Erika, is helping them. Her powers are just as great as the Black Queens. One problem though. They do not know the true identity of the Black Queen. Will they be able to stop her in time?

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Love by Design (The Meraki Series Book 2) by Effie Kammenou – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Love by Design (The Meraki series, #2)Love by Design by Effie Kammenou
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the second book in The Meraki Series. This is a Contemporary Romance novel and is 337 pages. This story follows Mia and Nicholas. Mia just landed the job of her dreams and better yet, her new boss is someone she has had a crush on. Nicholas does not like her and makes it hard to work for him. But Nicholas has a past filled with broken hearts and he does not need anymore of that. It does not take long before a little kindling fire starts to burn for them both.

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Murder at Honeybee Lake (Shadow of a Doubt Book 2) by Jessica Aiken-Hall – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Murder at Honeybee Lake (Shadow of a Doubt, #2)Murder at Honeybee Lake by Jessica Aiken-Hall
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the second book in the Shadow of a Doubt series. This is a Paranormal Crime novel and is 318 pages. This story follows Randy, an author, and Ben, his boyfriend. Randy loves the lake. It is peaceful and he is also going to ask his boyfriend to go further in their relationship. But all that gets chucked out the window when a body floats up in the water. Mandy, Randy’s sister, drops everything to help him and enlists the help of her SIL, Tessa. Tessa is a medium and contacts the victim’s spirit, but everything is pointing to Randy as the murderer. Now Randy really needs to solve this problem. Heads up – this story could cause triggers in some.

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Relentless: Dark Billionaire Mafia Romance (Billionaire Bodyguards Book 4) by Via Mari – Review by Heidi Schoolman

RelentlessRelentless by Via Mari
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the fourth book in the Billionaire Bodyguards series. This is a Romantic Suspense novel and is 193 pages. This story follows Dereck, a security officer, and Layla, an exotic dancer. Dereck protects two of the wealthiest men in the world and is going on assignment with one of them. He ends up in the middle of a traffic ring where he meets Layla. But Layla has secrets that she is bound and determined to keep at all costs. She gets exposed and Dereck will stop at nothing to keep her safe.

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Seductive Prey (Relentless #1) by Vivian Fiano – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in The Relentless Trilogy series. This is a Romantic Military Suspense novel and is 255 pages. This story is meant for 18+. This story follows Grant, a LEO in Boston, and Jordan who is in the Army National Guard. These two meet when there is a crime committed at Jordan’s job and Grant shows up. Que the lightening bolts! There is instant attraction and sparks fly but they are being watched. Multiple threats to Jordan lead Grant racing to find out who is behind this. I cannot say enough about this thrilling romantic read!

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Revelations (Separate Worlds Book 1) by Izzibella Beau – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Seductive Prey (Relentless #1)Seductive Prey by Vivian Fiano
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in The Relentless Trilogy series. This is a Romantic Military Suspense novel and is 255 pages. This story is meant for 18+. This story follows Grant, a LEO in Boston, and Jordan who is in the Army National Guard. These two meet when there is a crime committed at Jordan’s job and Grant shows up. Que the lightening bolts! There is instant attraction and sparks fly but they are being watched. Multiple threats to Jordan lead Grant racing to find out who is behind this. I cannot say enough about this thrilling romantic read!

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I Will Bury You by Brandy Nacole – Review by Heidi Schoolman

I Will Bury YouI Will Bury You by Brandy Nacole
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a Crime novel and is 156 pages. This is an epic crime read! I am pretty sure I was on the edge of my seat the whole time I was reading this one. You seriously cannot put this down. The way this author wrote the book had your imagination running wild. I found myself having to slow down so I could take it all in. The family lies and secrets would be enough to push anyone over the edge.

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The Inheritance, The Story of an Unlikely Submissive AUDIO BOOK by India Kells – Review by Heidi Schoolman

This is an Erotic Romance novel (Audio) and is just under 3 hours long.  This story follows Lani, the Sub, and Max, the Dom.  Lani has a dream of being a painter but unfortunately, she has adult responsibilities – namely paying the bills.  She gets a phone call notifying her of her Uncle’s passing and the opportunity to inherit a lot of money if she completes all the tasks that await her in a lockbox.  Of course, Max, is the only one that can open the box and guide her in completing these tasks, but he is not so willing.  She must submit in order to gain her inheritance.

READY FOR FLYNN, PART 1 (READY FOR FLYNN SERIES) AUDIO BOOK by K.L. SHANDWICK – Review by Heidi Schoolman

This is the first book in The Ready for Flynn series.  This is a Contemporary Romance novel (Audio) and is around 11 hours.  This story follows Valerie.  Young Valerie lives with her brothers and parents.  She is attracted to her older brother’s college friend.  Flynn feels the sparks too, but she is 15 – 6 years younger than he is and he cannot break the bro code.  Tragedy strikes and Flynn tries to be there for her.  A few years later, Flynn is back to rescue her again and now that she is of legal age, they can reconnect in a different way.  Word of warning, make sure you have some tissues ready.

My Sweet GI AUDIO BOOK by T.L Wainwright – Review by Heidi Schoolman

This is a Historical Romance audio book and is just under 6 hours long.  This story follows Teddy, an American WWII pilot, and Jenny, a clerk at the local candy shop in England.  Jenny was swept away with Teddy’s good looks the moment he ventured into the shop, but the onset of the war did not leave them much time to be together.  The fact that Jenny lives with her overbearing, controlling mother is not helping their situation.  This story hooked me immediately.  It has all the feels of a great romance and I thoroughly enjoyed this one.

Fake Fiancé (A Second Chance Office Romance) AUDIO BOOK by Amy McKinley – Review by Heidi Schoolman

This is an Office Romance audio book and is about 3 ½ hours long.  This story follows Adeline and Stone.  Adeline lands her dream job and although it is in Italy, she transitions to another country with great hopes.  But her boss is something else and not in a good way.  Stone is in the midst of renovating his hotel and even though he is ridiculously attracted to Adeline, he makes her his fake fiancé to seal the deal on another hotel he has his eyes on.  This was such an outstanding story that had a little bit of everything in it!

In Plain Sight ( The Broken Bow Book 3) by Ashley A Quinn – Review by Heidi Schoolman

In Plain Sight (Broken Bow Book #3)In Plain Sight by Ashley A Quinn
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the third book in The Broken Bow series. This is a Romantic Suspense novel and is 320 pages. This story follows Rayna. Rayna has been keeping to herself for quite some time now due to an incident with her friends and her ex. It is harvesting season and she ends up finding a beaten young man in her fields. She must help him, but to do that she needs help from Thomas. They have not dated in years, but Thomas was still clinging to hope that one day she would come back to him.

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Key West Dead (Jake Wolfe Book 6) by Mark Nolan – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Key West DeadKey West Dead by Mark Nolan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the sixth book in the Jake Wolf series. This is a Crime novel and is 358 pages. This story follows Jake and Cody (his war dog) as they travel to Key West for a wedding. While there, a bomber attempts to kill the newly weds on their boat. His MO is targeting boats and will stop at nothing until he gets the ransom money from the local government. The tourism in the Keys can not take a hit like this as it will destroy their economy. Can Jake and Cody find the bomber?

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In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety (The Cecily Taylor Series Book 2) by Krysten Lindsay Hager – Review by Heidi Schoolman

In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety (The Cecily Taylor Series #2)In Over Her Head: Lights, Camera, Anxiety by Krysten Lindsay Hager
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the second book in The Cecily Taylor series. This is a Young Adult Romance novel and is 220 pages. This story follows Cecily and Andrew. Cecily finally feels like she has it all together. Great friends, the start of a great career, and a great boyfriend. But something is amiss. Her BFF Lila starts bailing every time Lila’s BF calls. Anxiety starts to kick in and to make matters worse, Andrew is photographed with another girl. He swears up and down nothing happened, but she is devastated. Was this is all real or just a fantasy?

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Twisted Throttle (Satan’s Devils MC Second Generation #3) by Manda Mellett – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Twisted Throttle (Satan's Devils MC Second Generation #3)Twisted Throttle by Manda Mellett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the third book in the Satan’s Devils MC Second Generation series. This is an MC Romance novel and is 444 pages. This story follows Throttle, the Enforcer of the Satan’s Devils MC. He learns he has a stalker. It started out with random little things, no big deal. But then it started getting serious. Then Gwen pops back up into his life. Gwen is his little sisters friend and he definitely notices how she has grown. Turns out the stalker is one of his one-night stands and she has other plans when it comes to Throttle and Gwen.

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The Executive’s Decision (The Keller Family Series Book 1) by Bernadette Marie – Review by Heidi Schoolman

The Executive's Decision (Keller Family, #1)The Executive’s Decision by Bernadette Marie
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

This is the first book in The Keller Family series. This is a Contemporary Romance novel and is 289 pages. This story follows Regan and Zach. Regan used to date her boss, which turned out to be a colossal mistake. She swore she would never date anyone at work again. Until she meets Zach. Zach is bound and determined to be with her. But Regan’s past comes back with a vengeance and threatens everything Zach has built.

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Scorching Hot Mess by Brooke May – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Scorching Hot MessScorching Hot Mess by Brooke May
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a Romantic Comedy novel and is 435 pages. This story follows Willow, the hot mess. One night she gets drunk and ends up with four different phone numbers and not a very good memory of what happened that night. Willow’s friend convinces her to dump her lazy boyfriend and go on the search for her “forever”. Willow has a history of wrong guys, until she meets Gun. Instant sparks, but then she learns about Sophie. This story has the perfect amount of romance, comedy, and drama. I think my favorite was the pet blind raccoon – hilarious!

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Peaceful Slumber (Soul Connection Book 1) by Nikki Lynn Barrett – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Peaceful Slumber (Soul Connection, #1)Peaceful Slumber by Nikki Lynn Barrett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Soul Connections series. This is a Paranormal Romance and is 390 pages. This story follows Scott, who can see ghosts, and Zelda, a ghost bride who cannot remember her life or death. Scott finds Zelda in a cemetery and she is completely lost and scared and has no idea what is going on. Scott is the only one that can see her. Scott is her only hope of helping her remember. Her blood-stained wedding dress is the only clue they have.

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Evil Sushi (Evil Sushi Series Book 1) by C.A. King – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Evil Sushi (Evil Sushi #1)Evil Sushi by C.A. King
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Evil Sushi series. This is a Paranormal Horror novel and is 219 pages. This story follows two east coast fisherman who are just trying to survive in their small town. This story is set not too much farther in the future and meat has been banned for consumption, so that only leaves fish. This book kind of shows what will happen with pollution and climate change. With corporate fishing taking hold, it is becoming harder and harder to fish. While out on a fishing expedition, they find something. It is either going to be good or go very wrong. This was a such a great read!

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Electric Temptation (The Protectors Series Book 5) by Toya Richardson – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Electric Temptation (The Protectors, #5)Electric Temptation by Toya Richardson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the 5th book in The Protectors Series. This is a Paranormal Romance novel and is 192 pages. This story follows Delilah and Mason. Delilah is on the run. The Trackers, who are hunting her for her powers, are getting closer. The only person that can help, is the same one she ran away from years ago. She left him before because he was hiding his past. She still haunts his dreams. Will he be able to reveal his past? Will she leave again?

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Daisy’s Darkness (Wheels & Hogs Book 6) by D.M. Earl – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Daisy's Darkness (Wheels & Hogs #6)Daisy’s Darkness by D.M. Earl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the 6th book in the Wheels & Hogs series. This is a Young Adult novel and is 222 pages. This story follows Daisy who, in her mind, feels lost and alone. Daisy, being a teenager, struggles with everyday life, and all the trials and tribulations young teenagers go through on the path to finding themselves. Daisy is not one of the popular kids, so it makes life even harder when her brother starts dating the leader of the meanest girls in school. Daisy goes through the motions of self-loathing and self-harm and it all starts to become a bit too much. Her brother finally sees her struggles and reaches out to their family for help.

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City of Whispers (Imperial Assassin Series Book 1) by Katt Powers – Review by Heidi Schoolman

City of Whispers (Imperial Assassin, #1)City of Whispers by Katt Powers
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the first book in the Imperial Assassin’s series. This is a Fantasy Adventure novel and is 309 pages. This story follows Dhani, an assassin. She wrongfully gets expelled from Imperial Assassins and has now taken a new position in the desert with a partner she does not want. She not only has no magic here, but she also gets a death threat and her partner comes up missing. She finds out that it is a cult that is involved and if she does not do something quick, a lot of people will die. This was a good read and I thoroughly enjoyed Dhani’s sassiness. This is definitely a unique story and keeps you glued to your seat.

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Auctioned (Billionaire Bodyguards Book 3) by Via Mari – Review by Heidi Schoolman

Auctioned (Billionaire Bodyguards Book 3)Auctioned by Via Mari
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is the 3rd book in the Billionaire Bodyguards series. This is a Romantic Suspense novel and is 237 pages. This story follows Damian, a bodyguard, and Bryanna, a virgin that fell victim to trafficking. Damian finds her dancing in a bar and it proves difficult to bring her to safety. She feels she does not have a choice in order to protect her family. And that includes being sold to the highest bidder. The sparks fly high with these two, and Damian will do whatever it takes to keep her safe.

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10 Days by KJ Holliday – Review by Heidi Schoolman

10 Days10 Days by KJ Holliday
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This is a Romantic Comedy novel and is 184 pages. This story follows Alexander, Luke, and Penny. Alexander needs to complete a book he has been working on and what better way to do that than to go off into the peace and quiet of nature. So, Luke and his friend Penny set aside 10 days for Alexander to succumb to the country. But it also only took that many days for Alexander to fall for Penny. Does she feel the same way?

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