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Give Us Bad Boys & Billionaires by L.M. Mountford – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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Give Us Bad Boys and BillionairesGive Us Bad Boys and Billionaires by L.M. Mountford
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Give Us Bad Boys and Billionaires is a collection of twelve short erotica romance stories and novellas that are full of passion, romance, and desire. The collection includes a wide range of topics including second chance romance, age gap romance, friends to lovers, forbidden romance, best friend’s dad, bad boys, menage, and paranormal. The author does not hold back in these sexy stories that will surely have you jumping straight into a cold shower afterwards. I loved the story “Under My BFF’s Daddy” which features Cassandra who has just suffered from a horrible breakup. Her best friend Stacey takes her to her dad’s villa in the hopes of forgetting about the breakup. Stacey’s dad is there and finds himself attracted to Cassandra even though he knows it is wrong. Before long the chemistry and passion sizzles between them and the attraction becomes undeniable. In the story “Falling For My Son’s Best Friend” Elizabeth finds herself married to a man who is unloving and is always away from home for work. She decides to go visit her friend, who is the mom to her son’s best friend, Hugh. Elizabeth finds herself attracted to Hugh when she sees him for the mature young man that he has turned into. The chemistry sizzles between Elizabeth and Hugh and she must decide whether to succumb to the temptation and her desires. The stories are well written with a cast of diverse characters put in situations that have them testing their strength and will power. Each character is put through a journey of self-discovery as they uncover hidden desires and explore their own sexuality.

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A Girl, Stuck (Found Families Series) by Kelly Elizabeth Huston – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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A Girl, Stuck (Found Families #3)A Girl, Stuck by Kelly Elizabeth Huston
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Girl, Stuck is Book Three in the Found Families Series. It is a romantic suspense full of drama, angst, mystery, intrigue, suspense, action, adventure, law enforcement, crime, mafia, attraction, and forbidden romance. The story centers around the MC of Harriet Smith, or Harry, as she prefers. A gutsy, tough as nails, private investigator who does not get intimidated easily and who prefers to face fear and danger head-on. When Harry’s dad is murdered, she sets out to solve the crime which takes her deep into the criminal underworld. Along the way she meets Trey Popov, who is quickly rising amongst the Trubetzkoy crime family. Harry finds herself attracted to Trey but the romance between them is forbidden and she finds herself conflicted about which side of the law she is on. This was a brilliantly written story full of twists and turns that kept me hooked until the final pages. The characters were well developed, and I was instantly drawn to the character of Harry because of her feisty attitude.

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Shadow (Devil’s Handmaidens MC: Timber-Ghost, Montana Chapter Book 2) by D.M. Earl – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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Shadow (Devil's Handmaidens MC-Book Two)Shadow by D.M. Earl
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Zoey was sold into a life of slavery as a child and had unspeakable things done to her. After being left for dead she finds the courage to get free and in doing so meets Tink. Together they start an all-women’s motorcycle club where Zoey starts her new life under the name Shadow and becomes the club’s enforcer. Like Shadow, Tink, and all of the other female members have had traumatic pasts they have overcome and because of this they have made the club’s mission to save others from being sold into lives of slavery and exploitation.

When Shadow meets Panther things change for her and she feels an emotional connection to him. Although she is sexually attracted to him, she cannot bring herself to overcome the demons of her past and sleep with him. Shadow and Panther both feel a special connection to one another and find that they have a common bond in trying to save the lives of women and children being sold into the sex trade. The two of them try to navigate their feelings and desires as they both struggle to overcome the demons that haunt Shadow’s thoughts and memories.

This was exquisitely written, and I loved the characters of Shadow and Panther. Having read about Shadow in past books I could not help but wonder what her story was. Once I read about the absolute horrors that Shadow had experienced as a child I was repulsed. I felt my heart breaking for her and was sickened at the abuse she had suffered at the hands of so many. Shadow was a woman who could have easily let her past abuse and trauma break her but instead chose it to help others in similar situations which is truly admirable. I was happy to see that she found Panther and that he was so patient with her. He never pushed her for her story or tried to make her do things that she was uncomfortable doing. Panther was patient, gentle, kind, and understanding even without knowing Shadow’s story.

Another amazing book with take charge, no holds barred, strong women who do not let their past demons stop them. They take their demons and channel them into helping other women and children. This book was full of action, violence, mayhem, bloodshed, romance, lust, love, emotional highs and lows, strength, hope, and courage. I highly recommend!

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Mission 3047: One Soul’s Fantasy by Stuart Ledwith – Review by Tara Johnson Barnes

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Mission 3047Mission 3047 by Stuart Ledwith PhD
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Mission 3047 starts off with a bit of a backstory of Chloe and how she met her husband. They fell in love, got married, and expected a happily ever after ending. Unfortunately, life had other plans and her husband was in a horrible accident that left him in a comatose state. This left Chloe, or as her friends call her, June, raising two daughters on her own.

Fast forward several years and no change has happened in June’s husband’s state. The lives of June, and her two daughters, Liv, and Cora, have carried on as usual. June is going on missions with her partner, Sarge, to save aliens on other planets. Besides that, June is busy with real estate transactions, research, and numerous other things. Liv and Cora are kept busy with school and for years have been too scared to talk to their dad because his pale, lifeless state scares them.

That changes when June urges them to speak to their dad and spend time with him. Once the girls start doing this, they notice changes in their dad’s condition which inspires Liv to conduct research to help her dad. As the story unfolds we see the progress Liv makes in her research and how it helps to bring her dad out of his state small amounts at a time.

This was an interesting sci-fi adventure and was well written. Liv and Cora were wonderful girls who were willing to help their mom with anything that she needed. Liv was brilliant with the work she did to help her dad. June, I had a hard time deciding whether I liked her or not. Sarge I also was undecided on whether to like. The relationship between June and Sarge seemed to be more than friendship but it was hard to tell. Sarge seemed to like to throw his money around and it almost felt like he was trying to buy love and friendship. Overall a fun story with unique characters.

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