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Romance in Rehoboth Boxed Set (Books 4-6): A Small Town Romantic Comedy Series by K.L. Montgomery – Review by Tracy Manderson

April 13, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Romance in Rehoboth Boxed Set by K.L. Montgomery
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Romance in Rehoboth Boxed Set (Books 4-6) by K.L. Montgomery

5 out of 5 stars
Romance in Rehoboth boxed set is book 4-6 written by K.L. Montgomery is awesome. This author has hit it on the mark with her Rehoboth series. I simply love the characters they are strong and don’t take any crap. The plots are awesome and funny.

Book 1: Badge Bunny – cop meets ER doc in this enemies-to-lovers tale: Brynne Miller’s job as an ER doctor means she’s always meeting cops. In fact, she’s dated so many that her friends/coworkers call her “Badge Bunny.” But she will never date Chris Everson. Nope. Not a chance. He managed to piss her off within two seconds of meeting him and first impressions are everything.
Aren’t they?
Chris Everson has a pretty sweet life: a great job as a state trooper, lots of buddies to hang out with, and he lives at the beach. What could be better? But he’s harboring a secret–a secret that doesn’t fit with his whole tough guy cop persona. He’s gone to great lengths to keep his secret from his guy.

Book 2: Wedding War – can the offspring of two rival families save their wedding businesses without falling in love? Hannah and Jason are both involved in their family wedding businesses. They have always been told to stay away from each other due to some type of feud between their respective families although neither knows exactly what the feud is about. When a common enemy comes to town that threatens to put both families out of business Hannah and Jason decide to form an alliance to save the family businesses. Can these two make a difference in their prospective business? Will they find out what started the family feud?
Book 3: Stage Mom – a single mom fights for her special needs daughter while the nice guy learns to take a stand – Larissa, a single mom who has a daughter participating in the Little Miss Rehoboth pageant, and Mateo, the new director of the Little Miss Rehoboth pageant. This is the first year that Mateo has been trusted to run the pageant by himself.
Larissa is fighting for her daughter Hailey who has down syndrome tells her mom she wants to participate in a pageant. Yes, she is different yes, she has coordination problems, or any kind of talent doesn’t mean she should be excluded in the pageant. So, what does Larissa do she fights hard for what her daughter wants she is tired of being told no or being let down.
I highly recommend this book….
Tracy
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Romance in Rehoboth Boxed Set (Books 1-3): A Small Town Romantic Comedy Series by K.L. Montgomery – Review by Tracy Manderson

April 13, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Romance in Rehoboth Boxed Set by K.L. Montgomery
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Romance in Rehoboth Boxed Set (Romance in Rehoboth #1-3) by K.L. Montgomery

5 out of 5 stars

Romance in Rehoboth box set is books 1-3 written by K.L. Montgomery is an awesome read. You have great characters that have weird quirks that play well will all the characters. The plots are awesome and fun and different.

Book 1Music Man You’re never too old to fall in love with a rock star. Or chase your dreams. Jack and Claire even when I first met them in Fat Girl. Music Man is about chasing your dreams and second chances. I just simply loved it. The characters are great, and the plot was amazing and different.
Claire dares Jack to audition for Benefiting the support art foundations and he wins now so now he must leave Claire for six weeks. What could happen in six weeks?

Book 2 The Flip, Romance in Rehoboth #2 – An enemies to lovers romance with a STEM heroine and underachieving musician…. Andrew and Sonnet hated each other in high school. Always rivals for the best grades and top academic honors, there was no love lost between these two nerds after graduation.
Ten years later, they’re both named heirs to property in coastal Delaware after the passing of its owner, Penelope Vaughn, who was Andrew’s great aunt and Sonnet’s beloved next door neighbor growing up. The quaint beach cottage needs serious work before going on the market.

Book 3 Plot Twist, Romance in Rehoboth #3 – A backstage romance featuring a jaded accountant with a swoonworthy voice and a reluctant plus-size leading lady …. Meric Chandler and Lindy Larson. They both audition and are cast for parts in an upcoming musical.
Lindy Larson prefers to stay behind the scenes, but her girlfriends convince her to audition for a new local theater production. Lindy has a wonderful voice when singing, but she doesn’t have a lot of self-confidence as she sees herself as a plus size woman who has two left feet.
Meric Chandler is a neurotic, introverted accountant by day, but at night he transforms into a magnetic leading man whose voice makes all the girls swoon. He is just getting over a divorce, he has sworn off backstage romances. After all, that’s how he met his EX wife. That is until he meets Lindy. As this story progresses both Meric and Lindy both feel the electricity in the air when they are together.

I highly recommend this box set….
Tracy
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Denial (Hero High Book 1) by Mina Chara – Review by Tracy Manderson

April 8, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Denial by Mina Chara
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Denial (Hero High Book 1) by Mina Chara
4 out of 5 stars

Denial is the first book in the Hero High series written by Mina Chara and it’s the first book that I have read by this author. This is a fast-paced story that takes you to a school where powered people live and train. The main character Friday seems to follow her own drum and is finding out that strange things are happening around her. The secondary characters and the main character are interesting, and I enjoyed the interactions and their quirks.

Friday’s father finds out she has powers, so he sends her to the most famous school for powered people in the world, Hero High. Now she has to live at the Super Structure, and let cameras follow her round every day. She never knew how many expectations they had for powered people. Does she fit in? Dos she wants to be a superhero. Can she live with the cameras following her daily?
You will need to read this story to find out.
Tracy

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Music Man (Romance in Rehoboth #1) by K.L. Montgomery – Review by Tracy Manderson

April 6, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Music Man by K.L. Montgomery
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Music Man (Romance in Rehoboth Book 1) by K.L. Montgomery

5out of 5 stars

Music man by K.L. Montgomery was a great read it’s a book that pulled me in from the beginning and I didn’t want to put it down until I had finished the last page. I loved reading about the characters of Jack and Claire even when I first met them in Fat Girl. Music Man is about chasing your dreams and second chances. I just simply loved it. The characters are great, and the plot was amazing and different.
Claire dares Jack to audition for Benefiting the support art foundations and he wins now so now he must leave Claire for six weeks. What could happen in six weeks? What will happen to Jack and Claire when the six weeks are up will Jack choose his first love music or Claire? Can Claire compete with all this hype and does she really want too?

You will need to read this amazing story to find out. I highly recommend this story….

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Devil’s Spawn (Satan’s Devils MC Colorado Chapter #6) by Manda Mellett – Review by Tracy Manderson

April 6, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Devil’s Spawn by Manda Mellett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Devil’s Spawn (Satan’s Devils MC Colorado Chapter #6)
by Manda Mellett
5 out of 5 stars

I have read quite a few books by Ms. Mellett and I have loved them from the beginning her books just get better and better. The characters are strong and well written. The plot was awesome we even get to see the other couples that we met in the first few books.
While serving as a Marine, Vanna’s husband Mace survived an explosion that took out the transport he was travelling in. He lived but suffered a traumatic brain injury which wiped his memory. What do you do when your husband doesn’t recognize you or his young son? What if living together is doing neither of you any favors? After two years of trying and they still weren’t more than strangers, I accepted defeat and we parted.
Now our son, Cas has grown into an unruly teenager, getting into trouble and
needing a father’s guiding hand. Vann is at her wits’ end, so she set out to find his dad, hoping after all these years, he might have his memory back, or at least, be persuaded to play some part in the life of the son he didn’t accept he had.
Mace is a confirmed bachelor, so when Lizard told him about a girl wanting her ‘Property of’ tat removed. Putting a patch on someone has meaning in our world. Before they cover it up, they need to discover who had claimed her as theirs.
But when they found out who’d put their name on her back, he was one of the first to offer his protection to her, and the kid she brought along with her.
Will mace step up to the plate and help with Cas? Will Mace & Vanna have a second chance for a happily ever after? You will need to read this great story.
Tracy
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Cade (Default Distraction #3) by A.S. Roberts – Review by Tracy Manderson

April 6, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Cade by A.S. Roberts
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Cade (Default Distraction #3) by A.S. Roberts

5 out of 5 stars

Cade is the third book in Default Distraction written by Ms. Roberts and it not my first book that I have read by her and it surely won’t be the last. Ms. Roberts blew my mind and she defiantly didn’t disappoint I think this is book is one of her best works. The characters are well written and amazing the love the little quirks these characters have. Do you believe in second chances? Do you believe in that all-consuming love?

Cade is the drummer of Default Distraction, and a Morello, being the son of a mafia boss, I get what I want, when I want it but its not everything, not to him anyway.

Then Winter walks in, she is their lead guitarist’s little sister, and she’s all grown up. She refuses to let down my guard again, once was more than enough especially for Cade Morello he is far too much to handle.

Now, Cade must convince her that what’s between them, really exists and its real.
Every touch, every taste, everything. We are the real deal, and he is not going anywhere. Even if it means following her back home to where it all started.

You will need to read this book to find out what happens to Cade and Winter but please read the books in order so you will know what’s going on with the other 3couples.

I highly recommend this book/series….

Tracy

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TWO HEARTS UNLIKELY HEROES (Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance Book 8) by Tamara Ferguson – Review by Tracy Manderson

February 29, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Two Hearts Unlikely Heroes by Tamara Ferguson
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Two Hearts Unlikely Heroes (Two Hearts Wounded Warrior Romance #9)
by Tamara Ferguson

5 out of 5 stars

Two Hearts unlikely heroes is the ninth book in the Two hearts wounded warrior series and its not my first read by this amazing author. I have read quite a few books in this series, but I think this one was my favorite. The characters where well written and outgoing with their quirky ways. The plot was awesome with a different concept from the rest of the series. This book is about hope and happily ever after.

AFOSI Agent Captain Ben Nash met Captain Samantha Caldwell in Iraq when she was wounded after killing the leader of the terrorist group who targeted military convoys.

A few years later Ben and Sam meet up at the wounded warrior program in Crystal rock. Sam doesn’t remember Ben, but he seems familiar to her sometime. Ben has never forgotten Sam. He wants to get close to her but how should he do it without scaring her away? Now Sam is being targeted by the terrorist’s group after killing their leader in Iraq, can Ben keep her safe?

You will have to read this book to find out what happens and if this couple gets a happily ever after…

I highly recommend this book/series

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THE RUNAROUND: A Single Dad Romantic Comedy (CAROLINA CONNECTIONS BOOK 6) By SYLVIE STEWART – Review by Tracy Manderson

February 2, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

The Runaround by Sylvie Stewart
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Runaround (The Carolina Connections #6) by Sylvie Stewart

5 out of 5 stars
The runaround is the sixth book in the Carolina Connection written by Sylvie Stewart, and she didn’t disappoint. I just loved the plot and the characters are amazing, funny and well written I just loved how they played off each other. We also get to see our favorite couple from the first five books.
Ari the last thing she need is the messy complications of love when she got so many balls in the air and so many goals yet to accomplish. She always picked loser boyfriends they’re like martinis; they’re lots of fun at first, but the longer you hang out the bigger headache they’ll give you. In comes Jax he thinks he can tempt her to take a walk on the scary side and he’s using his daughter to reel her in.
Jax has always been carefree he likes to stay 2 steps ahead of everything, so he never gets surprised but, guess what he just finds out that he is a dad to a 14year old girl. She wants nothing to do with him, He’s not ready to be a dad he doesn’t even know what to do.
This is a great book and you will need to read the book to find out what happens with Ari and Jax and Jax’s daughter.
I highly recommend this book/series….

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Broken by Love (The Full Circle Series) by MJ Masucci – Review by Tracy Manderson

January 29, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Broken by Love by M.J. Masucci
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Broken by Love by M.J. Masucci

4out of 5 stars

Broken by Love written by M.J. Masucci is the first book by this author that I have read. I really enjoyed reading this book so much that I read this in one sitting… (Thank goodness it was a Sunday, so I didn’t have to do anything) LOL. So, the characters are great and well written I enjoyed the plot even if it was frustrating at times was great and different. I wanted to strangle Lexi, JC, and Noah. I loved the quirkiness of the characters. This is a second chances romance, with drama, love, betrayal, angst, forgiveness, and a few twists.

It seems Lexi has a hard time keeping fiancés… Everything is going great with her now fiancés Noah when she finds out the new boss is her ex JC. Things seem to unravel as she works with JC and she finds out the Noah is keeping secrets. She doesn’t have to worry about Noah he is her present and future he is her rock she can trust him, right?
As things at work heat up things at home are blowing up. She now realizes that JC is still in love with her, but he is her past, isn’t he? Now she finds out that he isn’t her rock she doesn’t even know him did she ever know him.
As tensions rise and betrayals unfold, Lexi is soon left questioning the strength of her bond with Noah and whether she’s marrying the right man.
You will have to read this great book I can’t wait until February so I can read Hunter’s story

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Jake Wolfe Series Bundle Box Set: (Books 1-2-3) Vigilante Justice Thriller Series by Mark Nolan – Review by Tracy Manderson

January 24, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Jake Wolfe Series Bundle Box Set by Mark Nolan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jake Wolfe Series Bundle Box Set (Jake Wolfe #1-3) by Mark Nolan

4out of 5 stars

Jake Wolfe series bundle box by Mark Nolan is three books in one. This is the only series that I have read by Mr. Nolan and its great but defiantly different from my usual read. I really enjoyed reading about the main characters of Jake Wolfe and his war dog Cody.

Jake is an Attorney by day, assassin by night. He is a young lawyer who leads a secret life. He was trained by the CIA, he now wants peace and quiet, practicing law and living on a boat with his war dog, but of course this doesn’t happen. He gets pulled into all sorts of trouble will he be-able to get out of it? Will he find out who is causing the trouble, or will he still be on the hooks for said trouble?
I will just tell you this buckle up for a wild ride as Jake Wolfe and his exceptionally intelligent dog, Cody, rush into action in these page-turning thrillers in Mark Nolan’s bestselling series….
I highly recommend this book/series….
Tracy
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Ink’s Devil (Satan’s Devils MC Colorado Chapter #5) by Manda Mellett – Review by Tracy Manderson

January 18, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Ink’s Devil: Satan’s Devils MC (Colorado Chapter) #5 by Manda Mellett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ink’s Devil: Satan’s Devils MC (Colorado Chapter) #5 by Manda Mellett

5 out of 5 stars

Ink’s Devil is the fifth book in the Satan’s Devil MC Colorado Chapter. I have read quite a few books by Ms. Mellett and I have loved them from the beginning her books just get better and better. The characters are strong and well written. The plot was awesome we even get to see the other couples that we met in the first few books.

Ink his normal practice, he’d give her one night, but that’s all. Except, he found, it wasn’t enough when he met an almost as tall girl with blue hair intrigues him. He should have kept to his own rules, but he didn’t. He went back. It’s not forever, She’s not for me, she’s a citizen and not someone to be pulled into our underworld. Except as I found out, I didn’t need to pull her in, she was already there.

Now he is sitting in jail when it should be her but as he sits there this is when he realizes Beth is his Old lady.

Beth as soon as she saw Ink she wanted him
While she knew there was no future with the biker and herself, she was sure she could guard her heart and not fall for him. Her life was normal and uncomplicated. Until her estranged brother dumped her in a middle of a mess, a fiasco which ended up with Ink taking the rap.
Will the Satan’s Devils find out the truth about Beth and her brother? Will Ink be-able to get out of Jail? Will the Satan Devils be able to save Beth? You will have to read this awesome book to find out….
I highly recommend this book/series
Tracy
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The Istanbul Conspiracy (Code Raven Book 7) by Lynda Filler – Review by Tracy Manderson

January 9, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

The Istanbul Conspiracy by Lynda Filler
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Istanbul Conspiracy (Code Raven #7) by Lynda Filler

5 out of 5 stars

The Istanbul Conspiracy is the 7th book in the Code Raven series written by Lynda Filler and she did not disappoint me I think this was the best book in the series. The characters are well written with strong personalities and I love their quirks and the way they interact with each other.

Luke and Samaar of the Raven Group have their own wedding to attend but it’s called off at the last minute when they uncover a breach in their security. Instead of returning to Paris, they come to the aid of the Turk to get to the bottom of this horrific event. Highly anticipated photos of the wedding of DJ Turk and the daughter of the Minister of Defense which has taken place on a mega-yacht on the Bosphorus in Istanbul now show’s corpses lined up along the dock and a bride covered in blood.
Was this a random act of terror, a targeted assassination of the Turkish political elite, or an attack on DJ Turk who leads a double life. With the conspiracy they uncover they must prevent it before the balance of power in the world is perilously reversed.
I highly recommend this book/series and please read the series in order so you can understand the concept of the series….
Tracy

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Set it Free (Fallen Eagles MC Book 3) by T. Birmingham – Review by TracyManderson

January 7, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Set it Free by T. Birmingham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Set it Free (Fallen Eagles MC Book 3) by T. Birmingham

5 out of 5 stars

Set it Free is the third book in the Fallen Eagles series written by T. Birmingham and it’s the third book that I have read by this author. The characters are well written, and I love how real this author made them real. The plot was great even if a little sad.
In the small town of Golden Trail, PA, the Fallen Eagles MC isn’t just any group of veterans. They’re patrons of the community, the protectors of veterans and townsfolk alike, and a motley group of world military-trained men and women. And their small town and the Philadelphia area aren’t afraid to call on the varied skills of this rough and ready crew to help on a case or two.
Spring Markham is the oldest of four Markham sisters, she’s the spring, the steady tide, the calm breeze after winter’s edge. Until she hits rock bottom. Torn between her past trauma and her need for something more, Spring is at a crossroads… One she’s not handling so well. Drinking to rid herself of the pain and watching every relationship she has slowly start to crumble, she has a choice to make.
Callum “Casper” Gordon has spent his life either creating controlled messes or cleaning up after others’ screw-ups. He doesn’t want commitment. He doesn’t need family. But Spring, for all that she’s a disaster, she’s a beautiful one he can’t stay away from. He knows she’s bound to break his heart and leave him.
Can Cal help Spring move on from the past or will he walk away like he always does? Will Spring let Cal break down her walls she has built up or will she push him away for good? Can Spring move on from past dreams and live in the here and now and move forward to the future?
I highly recommend this book/ series…..
Tracy
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The Fat Girl’s Guide to Loving Your Body by K.L. Montgomery – Review by Tracy Manderson

January 4, 2020/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

The Fat Girl’s Guide to Loving Your Body by K.L. Montgomery
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Fat Girl’s Guide to Loving Your Body by K.L. Montgomery

5 out of 5 stars

The Fat Girls Guide to loving your body by K.L. Montgomery is a great story that contains one-part humor, one-part journal, one-part recipe for self-love. Mix it all together, and you’ll come out the other side with a greater appreciation for both what’s on the outside AND what’s on the inside.

I have to say I was always skinny until I had my first child 29 years ago and I have had a problem with my weight ever since. I also have medical issues that seem to stop me from losing the weight especially when the doctors prescribe meds that make you gain weight So, this book really hit it dead on even if I didn’t care about body-shamers. I loved how the author talks to you as a friend and helps you with body positive knowledge that knocked it out of the ball-park.

This was a great book and I simply enjoy reading Ms. Montgomery’s work and look forward to more of her books….

Tracy

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Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter Seeker by Kumar Sivasubramanian – Review by Tracy Manderson

December 26, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker by Kumar Sivasubramanian
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Tanuja Ramachandran: Hunter-Seeker by Kumar Sivasubramanian

4 out of 5 stars

Tanuja Ramachandran the Hunter-Seeker series written by Kumar Sivasubramanian
Is the first book that I have read by this author. This book is full of action and keeps you on your toes its also a page turner. The characters are amazing and strong and look out for each other.

We find out what happens when Tanuja’s family is murdered and she seeks revenge, but will it push her over the edge we get to see her transform into an instrument of retribution against the criminal underworld. Now, years later, she is a devastating weapon, honed and armed to the teeth, and kept in check only by a fraying leash in the hands of the Embassy of India in Montreal.
She is in pursuit of an international terrorist unearths connections to a now-dead mutant monkey creature that nearly killed her a decade earlier With her brother in tow, on her mission to find the creator, she discovers a seemingly superhuman roller derby team harboring a dark, violent past and a sinister agenda that could topple the government of Canada at the highest levels. But will Tanuja’s single-minded hunger for payback drive her to sacrifice her sanity and her own brother while the fate of the country hangs in the balance?
This was a great book…
Tracy
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Forbidden Love; Written by Lisa Jones Gentry, As Told by Joe Steele – Review by Tracy Manderson

December 22, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Forbidden Love: Written by Lisa Jones Gentry as Told by Their Son Joe Steele by Lisa Jones Gentry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Forbidden Love: Written by Lisa Jones Gentry as Told by Their Son Joe Steele
4out of 5 stars

Forbidden love written by Lisa Jones Gentry is the first book that I have read by this author and this book was unique and different to what I read. The characters are well written, but I was a little disappointed in them.
This is a true story of Father William C. Grau, a Black Catholic Priest and Sister Sophie Legocki, a White Polish American nun, who in the segregated fifties, defied the church and society with their passionate secret love affair that lasted for nearly a decade and gave birth to a son, Joe Steele.
The Archdiocese sealed is adoption records because they didn’t want him or anyone else to find out that his parents where a priest and nun. Joe is a Harvard College and Harvard Business School graduate and successful Global Development Consultant and Executive Coach.
He finally reunites with his birth mother, Sophie, and finally hears of the passionate love that she and his birth father shared, often risking their lives to be together. Joe also learned for the first time how after his adoption, Sophie and Father Grau continued their love affair when she moved into the Rectory to live with him as his housekeeper until his death in 1964. Joe and Sophie grow closer as he too shares his life as the beloved youngest son in his nurturing and loving adopted Steele family in Cincinnati.
This was a good book and I recommend it….
Tracy
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Amy’s Santa (Satan’s Devils MC Second Generation #1) by Manda Mellett – Review by Tracy Manderson

December 19, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Amy’s Santa by Manda Mellett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Amy’s Santa (Satan’s Devils MC Second Generation #1) by Manda Mellett

5 out of 5 stars

Amy’s Santa is the first book in the second generation of Satan’s Devil MC written by Manda Mellett and its not my first book or the last book that I will read by this awesome author. The characters are great and are well written, I also loved the plot. I read this story in one sitting that how much I enjoyed this story.
Amy is going home for Christmas is something she eagerly look forward to. She can never wait to get back and see her dad, Heart, her stepmom and her younger brother and sisters, as well as the proxy cousins, uncles and aunts who she grew up with. The Satan’s Devils MC has been her family for all her life.
But this year is different she has had a rough few months she knows if she doesn’t show up there will be so many disappointed people. They will know that something is wrong if she doesn’t go home for the holiday. She also fears if she goes home, she won’t be able to keep her secret.
For the last three months Xander’s has been her rock ever since her world blew up. He has barely left her side, and he’s promised he won’t stop now. She is going to try to pretend everything is alright if is by her side.
But what happens when her façade cracks and her MC family demands answers? She can’t let the m know her secret if she does, they will surely take matters into their own hands and she can’t let that happen.

She will defiantly join in the celebrations and pretend that there’s nothing wrong she can do this, or she can’t.

You will have to read the book to see if Amy pulls of her façade. I highly recommend this story and can’t wait for book two in this series.

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Naughty & Nice (Spicetopia #4) by Phoebe Alexander – Review by Tracy Manderson

December 12, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Naughty & Nice by Phoebe Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Naughty & Nice by Phoebe Alexander
5 out of 5 stars

Naughty & Nice is book 4 in the Spicetopia series written by Phoebe Alexander and this is a great series. We get to see some old faces from the previous books as well as meet some new ones. The characters are well written with strong personalities and quirky ways. The plot was great.

The big day for Spicetopia, is approaching and Natalie is planning Cy and Jolie’s wedding. She meets Micah when he arrives a few days early. He is officiating the nuptials and was a little interested in checking out the park. She wanted to make a good first impression, but the minister they brought in to officiate the ceremony was a sugarplum she wouldn’t mind sinking her teeth into. She needed to keep her hands and mouth to herself if she was going to pull off the holiday wedding of the century!

Micah Greene, he worked so hard to keep himself on the straight and narrow after he saw what promiscuity and debauchery had done to his brothers. He didn’t know what to expect when he was asked to officiate a wedding at a theme park catering to “grown-ups.” He would somehow resist the seductress event planner he had to work with. No matter how hard it was.

They could work together for one week, right? How hard could it be? You will need to read this story to find out, but I suggest you read all the books in order, so you know what’s going on.

I highly recommend this book/series….

Tracy

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A Song to Remember: A Crescent City Wolf Pack Novella (Mystifying Music Book 3) by Carrie Pulkinen – Review by Tracy Manderson

December 11, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

A Song to Remember: A Crescent City Wolf Pack Novella by Carrie Pulkinen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

A Song to Remember: A Crescent City Wolf Pack Novella (Mystifying Music Book 3)
by Carrie Pulkinen

5 out of 5 stars

A Song to Remember is the third book in the Mystifying Music A Crescent City Wolf Pack written by Carrie Pulkinen and I really enjoyed this story it seems like with every book just gets better and better.
The characters are awesome, and the plot was great and different. This is a romance story with magic and shifters, witches and other things that normally go bump in the night. We also have memory loss, suspense, drama, danger, and love.
We meet Bekah and Shane’s in this story they meet in a to have a one- night stand but, Shane’s wolf claim Bekah but when he leaves her, he tells her he will be back. When he doesn’t show up, she goes home.
One day Shane shows up at Bekah’s café with no idea who she is or how he got there. Can Bekah help Shane remember his past? Or will both their futures be in peril?
Neither can deny their soul-deep connection, but an unknown menace has followed Shane to New Orleans. If he can’t recover his memory, his fated mate and the entire pack will be in danger.
You will need to read this amazing book to find out what happens…. I highly recommend this book/series….
Tracy
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Spicetopia Boxed Set (Books 1-4) by Phoebe Alexander By Tracy Manderson

December 1, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Spicetopia Boxed Set by Phoebe Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Spicetopia Boxed Set (Books 1-4) by Phoebe Alexander

5 out of 5 stars

Spicetopia boxed set is book 1-4 written by phoebe Alexander. I really enjoyed reading these stories. The characters are well written with strong personalities. The plots where great.

Book 1 Sugar & Spice: Cyrus Sweet is the youngest son of the owners of a kid’s theme park called Sweetopia. To force him to pull his weight in the company, Cyrus is made to go undercover to find the employee who is causing an uprising. But he finds The Red Velvet Queen and she opens his eyes to the troubles in Sweetopia will he choose his family, or will he do right by the employees of Sweetopia?
The Red Velvet Queen is really Jolie Cox and she a single mom who relentlessly struggles to make a living for herself and her sons.
They both met when they disguise what will happen when Jolie finds out who Marcus aka Cyrus is? Will she walk away with-out listening to Cy? Will Cy give up on Jolie?

Book 2 Virtue & Spice: This book contains BDSM and swinging and is hot hot hot. Why can’t adults have an adult theme park that caters to their needs. We get to see Cy and Jolie as they partake in an adventure with Moon and Katja the couple they met while away.
The creators of Spicetopia know adulting is hard. Bills. Mortgages. Parenting. Estate planning. Sometimes you just need to kick back and indulge your inner kid except now that inner kid has grown-up tastes.
Cy and Jolie have experience from the kids’ theme park Cy’s family owns. Moon and Katja bring technical and architectural expertise to the table. So, these two couples set out to create a world of adult fun in a slice of paradise called Spicetopia.

Book 3 Fire & Ice: Neve Romano, Director of Security, and Enya Moore, Director of Public Relations, have never gotten along. What will happen when they must work together to stop someone from sabotaging Spicetopia’s grand opening? Can they work closely together without killing each other? Will they find out who is behind the sabotage? Can these two have something between them and have a happily ever after?

Book 4 Naughty & Nice: The big day for Spicetopia, is approaching and Natalie is planning Cy and Jolie’s wedding. She meets Micah when he arrives a few days early. He is officiating the nuptials and was a little interested in checking out the park. She wanted to make a good first impression, but the minister they brought in to officiate the ceremony was a sugarplum she wouldn’t mind sinking her teeth into. She needed to keep her hands and mouth to herself if she was going to pull off the holiday wedding of the century!

Micah Greene, he worked so hard to keep himself on the straight and narrow after he saw what promiscuity and debauchery had done to his brothers. He didn’t know what to expect when he was asked to officiate a wedding at a theme park catering to “grown-ups.” He would somehow resist the seductress event planner he had to work with. No matter how hard it was.

They could work together for one week, right? How hard could it be? You will need to read this story to find out, but I suggest you read all the books in order, so you know what’s going on.

I highly recommend this book/series….

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The Hazed Series Boxed Set by Brittany Tarkington – Review by Tracy Manderson

November 27, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

The Hazed Series Box Set by Brittany Tarkington
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

The Hazed Series Box Set by Brittany Tarkington

4 out of 4 stars

The Hazed series written by Brittany Tarkington is the first book that I have read by this author and it won’t be the last. This is a college romance with secrets, lies, obsession, and addiction all plays a part in this story. The characters are great and well written the plot is great.

Book one
Taylor Thompson life is controlled by a small town and strict father so when she receives an acceptance letter to a university an hour away from home, she can taste her freedom. When Taylor gets to campus, she finds a local bar that’s hiring a waitress she applies and gets the position. However, one bartender leaves her questioning the acceptance of her new job.

Hayze Clark, his dark eyes pierce through your soul, drawing you near. The tattoos bellowing down his arms and the scar lining his left eyebrow keep you at a safe distance; his carefree attitude lures Taylor in. At first, she’s excited for the new, perfect distractions to pull herself from misery.

The closer she gets, the more secrets are revealed, lies are told, and tears are shed. Their relationship falters and Taylor is left unsure if she’s willing to pick up the pieces of this broken guy.

Book two
Taylor spends winter break away; she is certain she is over Hayze. As the first day of spring semester starts and suddenly, he’s everywhere. They share classes, they work together, and now, unfortunately, they live together, Taylor finds herself kicked out f her dorm during the semester she has no where to go so she goes to Hayze and he welcomes her with open arms.
Taylor is determined to keep him at arm’s length, so she lays out the ground rules, but Little does she know, he has other motives for letting her stay.

He still has his secrets and not everything is black and white in his world. Will Hayze ever tell Taylor his secrets? Will his secrets destroy Taylor? Will living together make them or break them?

Book three
Hayze has accepted the universe loathed him long ago. He was accustomed to covering his past and constantly anxious mind with girls, drugs, and alcohol. When Taylor Thompson comes stumbling into a bar, he’s core is shaken. For the first time in his life, he begins to question if what he is doing is right. He begins to develop feelings for her, and It appears she’s into him as well.
He doesn’t want her to know about his past so instead of him showing her that he care’s he lashes out. He is afraid someone will tell her the truth, he’s constantly on edge. With his odd behavior, and constant need to keep her at arm’s length, she begins to connect the dots.

This was a great box set and I highly recommend it.

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Fire & Ice (Spicetopia #3) by Phoebe Alexander – Review by Tracy Manderson

November 15, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Fire & Ice by Phoebe Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Fire & Ice (Spicetopia #3) by Phoebe Alexander

5 out of 5 stars

Fire & Ice is Book 3 in the Spicetopia series written by Phoebe Alexander and contains suspense, BDSM and other elements that includes intriguing and mysterious. These sweet and spicy books each function as standalones but you really should read al the books in this series in order. The characters are well written, and I love the banter between the main characters. We get to see the other couples from book one and two and what their up to.

This is Neve and Enya’s story.

Neve Romano, Director of Security, and Enya Moore, Director of Public Relations, have never gotten along. What will happen when they must work together to stop someone from sabotaging Spicetopia’s grand opening? Can they work closely together without killing each other? Will they find out who is behind the sabotage? Can these two have something between them and have a happily ever after?

You need to read this great book to find out what’s happening.

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Tracy

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Ricochet by Kathryn Berla – Review by Tracy Manderson

November 10, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Ricochet by Kathryn Berla
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ricochet by Kathryn Berla

4 out of 5 stars

Ricochet written by Kathryn Berla is the first book that I have read by this author. This is a science fiction young adult book with some great characters. This book isn’t usually my go to genre, but it seemed interesting. The plot was great if a little confusing in the beginning and the characters are well written and different.

This was an entertaining and very interesting story about a girl who can communicate with herself in parallel universes. I found myself thoroughly enjoying the actual premise of the novel when I wasn’t confused. It was original, and unlike anything I’ve read before.

This story revolves around Tatiana, and she is split into four versions of herself. Each version suffers from something like seizures, which are revealed to be tunnels between the girls so they could (potentially) visit each other.

Even though this was aa confusing story it was also a good story, so I happily recommend this book…

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Tracy

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Falling For His Badass by Jessika Klide – Review by Tracy Manderson

November 2, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Falling For His Badass by Jessika Klide
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Falling For His Badass by Jessika Klide

5 out of 5 stars

Falling For his Badass written by Ms. Klide is the first in this series. This is a short story with a major cliffhanger….
The characters are well written, and you can see the sparks coming off the pages. The plot was great even though a little short I just loved it…
I read this book in one sitting I just couldn’t put it down.

Lizzy is tired of making the wrong choices when it comes to men, she trusts her best friend Tara to take her away for the weekend, She knows that if she wants an all-consuming love, she’s going to have to take a bigger risk to attract a different type of man.
Her panic button will be pushed, and before the first night is over, she will be Falling for His Badass.

In comes Brody Andrews (or otherwise known as BA or “badass”) is a military man to the core. He gets a quick peek of Lizzy at his brother’s house and must have her. In comes a Brody plan where they meet by chance. I’m not saying any more because the book is to short but.

Do BA and Lizzy hit it off? Can Lizzy overcome her panic attacks? Will BA show her she is worth the effort? Will Lizzy take the chance on BA? You will need to read this great book…

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Tracy

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Matt’s Swirly World: Children’s Book by Madeleine Matthews – Review by Tracy Manderson

October 28, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Matt’s swirly world by Madeleine Matthews
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Matt’s swirly world by Madeleine Matthews

5 out of 5 stars

Matt’s Swirly world is the first book that I have read by Ms. Matthews and it was adorable. I read this short story to my grandchildren and they where enchanted with this story.
We deal with tantrums from my granddaughters all the time, so this book helped me when it comes to her tantrums. I do know the reasons my granddaughter has been through a lot this year, so it really helped me.
I will read more of Ms. Matthews books to my grandchildren.

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Tracy

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Virtue & Vice (Spicetopia #2) by Phoebe Alexander – Review by Tracy Manderson

October 27, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Virtue & Vice by Phoebe Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Virtue & Vice (Spicetopia Book 2) by Phoebe Alexander

5 out of 5 stars
Please read books in order so you can follow along with the story line….
Virtue & vice is the second book in the Spicetopia series written by Phoebe Alexander. The characters are awesome, and I love the plot. This book contains BDSM and swinging and is hot hot hot. Why can’t adults have an adult theme park that caters to their needs. We get to see Cy and Jolie as they partake in an adventure with Moon and Katja the couple they met while away.
The creators of Spicetopia know adulting is hard. Bills. Mortgages. Parenting. Estate planning. Sometimes you just need to kick back and indulge your inner kid except now that inner kid has grown-up tastes.
Cy and Jolie have experience from the kids’ theme park Cy’s family owns. Moon and Katja bring technical and architectural expertise to the table. So, these two couples set out to create a world of adult fun in a slice of paradise called Spicetopia.
Can these four work together and build their dream world–while having plenty of adult fun along the way? Or will their dream end up being flushed right down the toilet?

I really enjoyed this story and can’t wait to I start book three in this series…..

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Tracy
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Sugar & Spice (Spicetopia #1) by Phoebe Alexander – Review by Tracy Manderson

October 23, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Sugar & Spice by Phoebe Alexander
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Sugar & Spice (Spicetopia Book 1) by Phoebe Alexander

5 out of 5 stars
Sugar & Spice is the first book in the Spicetopia series written by Phoebe Alexander. The book started out slow, but I ended up loving this book, it is a little different from her other books but with the same flare we have come to expect from Ms. Alexander books. The characters are amazing, and the plot was awesome.
Cyrus Sweet is the youngest son of the owners of a kid’s theme park called Sweetopia. To force him to pull his weight in the company, Cyrus is made to go undercover to find the employee who is causing an uprising. But he finds The Red Velvet Queen and she opens his eyes to the troubles in Sweetopia will he choose his family, or will he do right by the employees of Sweetopia?
The Red Velvet Queen is really Jolie Cox and she a single mom who relentlessly struggles to make a living for herself and her sons.
They both met when they disguise what will happen when Jolie finds out who Marcus aka Cyrus is? Will she walk away with out listening to Cy? Will Cy give up on Jolie?
You will need to read this amazing book…. I can’t wait to read book two in this series.

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Tracy
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The Men of Holmby Hills: Chase (The Holmby Hills Series Book 1) by Allyson Simonian – Review by Tracy Manderson

October 17, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

The Men of Holmby Hills: Chase by Allyson Simonian
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

The Men of Holmby Hills: Chase by Allyson Simonian

5 out of 5 stars

The Men of Holmby Hills: Chase, is the first book in The Holmby Hills series by Allyson Simonian it was also my first read by this author. It is a short story- and made for a quick and easy read. This was a good story it had some drama, a little mystery and some secrets. The characters are well written, and the plot was amazing.

Chase McDaniel is an actor and is Selfish, Self-centered, Arrogant. He also has money he ever needs; he finds a different woman to keep him company whenever he wants, and he seems happy. When a story pops up that Chase was with a minor, he denies it. The club he went to was a twenty-one and over club. The girl must’ve had a fake Id. Now Chase is worries about his image.

Carries is a high school teacher and she is taking the summer to filling in for Susan over in wardrobe and then she is going back to Texas. But fate has different plans for her when she starts seeing Chase when their relationship is on the fast track to marriage. Its not all rainbows and rose they have trouble in their marriage it seems like they can’t connect is it because they are from different worlds?

Can they move past their differences? Will Carrie for give him when the truth comes out? Will they have a happily ever after or go their separate ways?

I highly recommend this story and can’t wait to read Aiden…

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Tracy

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My Life Series: Prequel to The Brothers of Camelot by Necie Navone – Review by Tracy Manderson

October 15, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

My Life Series: Box Set: Prequel to Brothers of Camelot by Necie Navone
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

My Life Series: Box Set: Prequel to Brothers of Camelot by Necie Navone

5 out of 5 stars
Ms. Navone out did herself with this series. The characters are amazing and well written, and the plot was amazing. The description of the surroundings and the detail of what Alless aka Alessandra went through is just amazing.
My Hidden life book 1: Alessandra, is the Princess of the Canzano crime Family, she was introduced to the dangers of her family’s world at the young age of six when a rival family left her bleeding and scared on her birthday. Her uncle now dedicates his life to making sure she is not only protected but that Alessandra will never feel helpless again in their world. All the while, trying to keep her feeling like she is just a normal young girl. She has to be better than any man around her. She’s the Family future. Can she handle the family and all that it entails?
Let’s, watch Alessandra in Part One of My Life series as she trains to be the heir to the Canzano Family the way her Capo her father wants. A life that she must hide from even her closest friends and family.
My Tragic life Book 2: She is the Princess of the Canzano Family, a title many would think to be glamorous, amazing. Well, the glamorous part would be accurate, but that’s where it ends. She is miserable. She has been training since she was six years old to protect the Family… a side of her that she needs to keep hidden. She must always appear to be the perfectly polished Princess, a ruse and title she really despises.
She gets no choice in anything, everything is controlled for me by her father, the Capo who is a tyrant when it comes to Aless. She wishes and dreams for the freedom to be HERSELF. When a rival Family strikes causing her life to be turned upside down, she didn’t think things could get any worse and then she learns how wrong she is and now she is forced to become her worst nightmare in order to protect the Family she wants no part of.
Her life went from being bearable misery to nothing short of Tragic.
My Free like Book 3: Duty. Responsibility. Family. Three words that form the gilded cage she lived in all her life. But she wants to escape no be the princess she wants to be an ordinary woman…
Freedom. Something most of the people on this Earth enjoy and take for granted. Something she’s never had. Something she want more than anything.
When she left for University, she thought her life wouldn’t be quite so tragic…Ha! She is now the Capo Donna, in charge of the Family and its businesses located in Northern Italy. But her tyrant of a father/capo is in a power struggle and it comes to a head when some of my closest friends find themselves caught in a dangerous situation.
In order to save them, she needs switch flip, in side of her the one she hate’s, in order to be what they need her to be to save them. The monster her Papa insisted she become, the one he can no longer control. The assassin. The side of her fears she will destroy her soul if she can’t escape from the Family…
As friends and loved ones begin finding their Happily Ever After, she knows it’s time to escape. They’ll all be fine. They have their One and Only. It’s time for her to be Free… so she can find her One and only….
I highly recommend this book
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Tracy
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Devil’s Dilemma: Satan’s Devils MC (Colorado Chapter #4) by Manda Mellett – Review by Tracy Manderson

October 15, 2019/0 Comments/in Reviews /by Tracy Manderson

Devil’s Dilemma by Manda Mellett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Devil’s Dilemma (Satan’s Devils MC Colorado Chapter #4) by Manda Mellett

5 out of 5 stars

I really enjoyed Devil’s Dilemma book 4 in the Colorado chapter of Satan’s Devils Mc written by Ms. Mellett. The characters are strong and well written, and the plot was great it had me reading this book in one sitting. I also love how each book has a different storyline that’s unique on their own. There are a few twists and turns that I’m sure you will like I know I did…

This story started when Melissa meets a younger man named Skull in a bar. She fought his advances until she caved, and he dragged her into his world, and she found that she liked it. Loved the family vibe, how everyone would gather around to protect what was theirs.
Then one day he just disappears off the face of the earth. He’d pulled her in claimed her and, now he’s gone. The only explanation for him not coming back is that he’s dead.
Pyro thought Melissa was hot and perfect for him, but another brother claimed her, and a brother doesn’t mess with a brother’s woman. He steps up when she needs someone beside her. Held her when she needed a friend. That his brother was dead was something he’d help her accept. And once she accepts his death Pyro will move in and claim her for his own, we all hope.
I just love this series and can’t wait to see what Ms. Mellett has in-stored for us.

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Tracy

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