Happy Release + Giveaway : Strictly Temporary by Ella Fox

Posted on 01/19/2015 by shellbellereads

Strictly Temporary

Book 1

By Ella Fox

Synopsis

Just a Small Towne girl…

Raised on fairytales and dreams of true love, Arden Winger left for college with a smile on her face and a happy, hopeful heart. Fast-forward seven years and that small town is behind her, but not the baggage she’s been carrying since she left.

Just a city boy…

It’s not that Exton Alexander had anything against relationships—he just never had the desire to try. Not necessarily jaded, Exton considered himself a realist. Little did he know, the one woman that would change everything was about to rock his world. This Alpha male knows the second he lays eyes on her that Arden is special– now he just has to work past her defenses.

Strictly Temporary is Volume One. Volume Two will arrive in February. Arden & Exton’s story will be resolved in book two- but the temporary series will continue after that with different characters.

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Excerpt

The bartenders in the VIP section are incredibly attentive and within sixty seconds of placing my order I’ve got a chocolate martini in my hand courtesy of a girl who looks like she should be a runway model as opposed to a bartender. Color me skeptical that the drink is going to be even halfway decent. Taking a sip, I let out a low moan of pure pleasure as the perfect flavor spreads across my tongue and I mentally scold myself for judging a book by its cover. She isn’t just a bartender—she’s a mixologist.

I hear a groan at the same moment that I feel someone standing right at my back. It sends a shiver through me as I lower my drink.

“I’ve never wanted a chocolate drink before,” a deep and incredibly sexy voice growls against my ear, “but listening to that moan made me want ninety of them.”

I have no explanation for why my nipples immediately become so hard that they could chip diamonds, nor do I know why I’ve got goose bumps. I’m reasonably sure that the reason my panties are damp is because whoever he is, he smells like liquid sex. Straightening my back and mentally erecting my barriers, I turn to tell the man with the fuck me voice to take a hike.

As soon as I’m turned to him, I realize my error. He was too close to begin with and now, I’m right against him, looking at a pair of sexy as sin lips. Suddenly my own feel desert dry and I lick them as I continue staring at his mouth and jaw line. Sweet holy hell—this man’s DNA could be bottled and sold for millions. I’m not even seeing all of his face and already I know that’s he’s beautiful.

A jostling from behind pushes him forward forcing us up against each other—enough so that I can feel that he’s semi hard. My breath leaves me in a whoosh, as my panties get even wetter, and my inner voice is now screaming at me to run—far and fast. Taking a deep breath I raise my free hand and set it on his chest, pushing him back from me. “Don’t touch me,” I snap.

Lifting his hands to his side so that I can see them he says, “Don’t be angry, Beautiful. I didn’t mean to close in on you like that. I just wanted to meet you.”

I am liquid just from listening to the husky tone of his voice, and it both annoys and terrifies me. Lifting my eyes up to check out the rest of his features, I shiver as I get a good look at the man before me. He’s well over six feet tall with jet-black hair and cognac colored eyes that are sending a very sexual message. Licking my lips, I try to think of something to say, then stop dead when my brain finally engages and I realize that I’m staring at Exton freaking Alexander.

Yes, you read that correctly.

I am face to face with one of the biggest playboys in Hollywood, Exton Alexander.

Ella Fox writes like a woman possessed whenever she gets the chance! She is the author of The Hart Family Series, The Renegade Saints Series and The Catch Series.

When she’s not writing, Ella indulges the gypsy in her blood and travels the country. Ella loves reading, movies, music, buying make-up, reading Tmz, Twitter and pedicures… not necessarily in that order. She has a wild sense of humor and loves to laugh. Her favorite thing in the world is hanging out with her family and watching comedy movies.

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ARC Review: Reckless Nights by Karen Erickson- Vegas Nights Series-Book 1

Posted on 01/18/2015 by shellbellereads

Reckless Nights

Vegas Nights Series- Book 1

By Karen Erickson

Synopsis

Sometimes dream crushes do come true.

Vegas Nights, Book 1

Reagan can’t believe her luck—and not in a good way. One minute she’s hanging out with her friends at an exclusive party in Las Vegas. The next, she’s attracted the attention of a famous actor. Not just any actor. Declan Carter, the man on whom she used to—okay, might still—have a fangirl crush. Whose blue eyes leave her embarrassingly tongue tied.

All Declan wants is to meet a nice, normal woman who won’t use him as a stepping stone to fame. Something about Reagan tells him she could be that rare woman, and he follows his instinct to invite her back to his suite—where they proceed to have wild monkey sex. All. Night. Long.

What was supposed to be one night of no-regrets sex stretches out into a blissful weekend of two people who can’t get enough of each other. But when the glamour of Sin City wears off, they’re standing on the edge of a once-in-a-lifetime chance to turn a weekend fling into something lasting. Will they take the jump?

Warning: Smokin’ hot sexy weekend with a gorgeous actor? There shouldn’t be a warning—more like encouragement to indulge your fantasies!

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Michel’s Review

Reckless Nights by Karen Erickson is the first book in the Vegas Nights series. It is a sexy short story about a sensual weekend in Vegas. It is the kind of weekend where fantasies come true. It is weekend where memories are made. But does the old saying “What Happens in Vegas, Stays In Vegas” ring true? I think that Reagan and Declan walked away from their wild weekend with more than a pocketful of winnings.

Reagan and her girlfriends head to Vegas for a wild, fun filled weekend. They need a break from their stressful jobs in the ER. They are looking to let their hair down and live in the moment.

Their trip starts out with a hitch. The airlines has lost their luggage. Luckily fate has a way of stepping in. They meet a gentleman that invites them to an exclusive Vegas party and helps them pick out the perfect clothing for the party.

Reagan has the opportunity to meet her favorite movie star, Declan Cater, at the party. There is an instant attraction and chemistry between the two. What starts out as a one night stand turns into a wild weekend.

Can both of them leave their weekend behind in Vegas or is this the beginning of something wilder than a Vegas fling?

Reckless Nights is a story story that is novella length. I would of liked for this story to have been longer. I felt that the character development skimmed the surface and we didn’t really get to know who they really were. The chemistry and bedroom scenes were sizzling hot. That was the main focus of the story. I would of liked to see these two lovers develop more of a relationship outside of the bedroom. The story was too short to develop the intimate connections of the heart and mind.

Reckless Nights was a sexy fast paced story. There were enough teasers about the other characters in the series to keep the reader interested in the series.

Karen Erickson is a talented writer. Whether she is writing contemporary romance or in the New Adult genre (aka Monica Murphy), her books are sexy, romantic, and entertaining. Her characters and their stories come to life. Their stories capture the readers attention and keep them entwined in their books until the very last page. She is one of my favorite authors and never disappoints.

About Karen Erickson

USA Today bestselling author Karen Erickson lives in central California with her husband, three kids, one dog and too many cats. Being a romance writer and bringing her characters to life is her greatest dream come true.

She also writes new adult romance as NYT & USA Today bestselling author Monica Murphy.

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ARC Review: Nothing Between Us by Roni Loren

Posted on 01/16/2015 by shellbellereads

Nothing Between Us

Loving On The Edge Series – Book 6

By Roni Loren

Synopsis

Unlike the heroine of her popular thriller series, Georgia Delaune can’t afford to take risks or push sexual boundaries–unless you count spying through her neighbor’s bedroom window, and never missing a single move he makes.

Colby Wilkes is more than willing to put on a show for the alluring woman next door. But his dominant side aches to show her the pleasures of submission up close. As a counselor, Colby is sensitive to Georgia’s fears. As a Dom at The Ranch, a private BDSM retreat, he’s the perfect teacher to unleash her passion.

But just as Georgia lowers her emotional barriers, an unexpected complication arrives: a bad boy musician from Colby’s past who adds fuel to her heated imagination. Now, the lonely author has two gorgeous men eager to fulfill every fantasy she’s ever written–and one she’s never dared to dream….

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Tracey’s Review

Georgia Delaune is a woman in hiding, forced by an abusive ex to flee her hometown of Chicago for an anonymous life in Texas. A virtual prisoner in her own home, Georgia has a lot of time to spend watching the world go by. And watching Colby Wilkes, her exceptionally hot next-door neighbor, whose life is very different from anything Georgia has ever imagined. When Adam Keats, a young man from Colby’s past, enters the picture, life for all three of them takes a decidedly interesting turn.

Roni Loren can write a hot romance like nobody’s business. Her characters are multi-layered, never flat, and always have interesting histories. And the chemistry, oh, my goodness, the chemistry. The relationships are so hot that they sizzle, drawing me into the story completely. Roni does not disappoint in Nothing Between Us, her latest book in her Loving On the Edge series. The themes in Roni’s books are not your everyday garden variety romance, but she always manages to write them with compassion, reality, and, yes, lots of heat. The relationships between Georgia, Colby, and Keats just work, with each of them bringing something to the table that gives everyone what they need. Add to that compelling back stories for all three, dialogue that had me laughing out loud, and tons of raw emotion, and I had a read that I could not put down. I am looking forward to Call On Me, the next book in the series, and give Nothing Between Us 4.5 awesome stars.

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About Roni Loren

Roni wrote her first romance novel at age fifteen when she discovered writing about boys was way easier than actually talking to them. Since then, her flirting skills haven’t improved, but she likes to think her storytelling ability has.

Though she’ll forever be a New Orleans girl at heart, she now lives in Dallas with her husband and son. If she’s not working on her latest sexy story, you can find her reading, watching reality television, or indulging in her unhealthy addiction to rockstars concerts.

She is the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author of the The Loving on the Edge series and other sexy things.

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ARC 5 Star Review: Back To Before by Tracy Solheim – Second Chances Series- Book 1

Posted on 01/16/2015 by shellbellereads

Back To Before

Second Chances Series – Book 1

By Tracy Solheim

Synopsis

Chances Inlet, North Carolina, has an infamous power for second chances. But its charms are lost on the town’s favorite son—until she comes along…

When his father’s sudden death puts his family’s construction business in serious debt, architect Gavin McAlister is forced to put his dream career in New York on hold. Making matters worse, his fiancée calls it quits. Desperate to return to his big-city life, he discovers an opportunity to save his family, one that has him reluctantly starring in a home restoration TV show.

Former soap star Ginger Walsh hopes this job as a TV makeup artist will lead to better things. So far it’s only brought her to a hamlet full of people who don’t like her—except Gavin. After a wild night out leads to Ginger waking up in Gavin’s loft—and the rest of town talking—the two of them soon wonder if getting back to before is what they want. Because being in each other’s arms certainly feels like what they need…

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Michel’s Review

Back To Before by Tracy Solheim is the first book in her new series , Second Chances. It takes place in the small town, Chances Inlet, North Carolina. A small town that is tight knit, full of colorful characters, and loaded with promising future stories.

Gavin MacAlister was the golden boy of Chance Inlet. Being the golden boy made Gavin want to escape his past and become part of a big anonymous city. After college he fled to New York to start his career as an architect. He loves the life he is living. The death of his father forces him to return home to Chance Inlet.

His father left behind a substantial debt, a failing business, and possibly the loss of his mother’s B & B. Gavin is forced to remain in Chance Inlet to save his family’s financial state. He devices a plan that will dig his family out of the financial mess his father left. A plan that will get him back to New York quickly and save his mother’s B&B. He is going to restore an old house on a TV DYI Restoration Show. He will have to work on the show himself. This is when he meets Ginger Walsh.

Ginger Walsh is a former teen soap star. The role she played was that of a spoiled teenage brat that viewers loved to hate. Now she is an adult with a new direction in her life. She wants to work behind the scenes. She has come to Chance Inlet to work with the DYI show as a makeup artist.

Ginger has always wanted to be a part of a small town community. She has always wanted somewhere to belong. But the town doesn’t want to open their arms to her because they view her as the person she played on tv. Gavin seems to be the only one that sees who she really is.

She wants what Gavin has. Gavin wants to walk away from this small town way of life. Somewhere along the way, Gavin and Ginger find each other. They give new meaning to each other’s lives. They open each other’s eyes to much more than a romantic relationship. Will this be a summer fling or something new and better for them both?

Back To Before is a story of second chances in every aspect of life. It is a feel good story that has your heart pitter-pattering. The vivid descriptions, colorful characters, and thoughtful pacing has readers experiencing a beautiful romance in small town America.

I highly recommend Back To Before by Tracy Solheim. It will not disappoint.

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Author Bio:

Tracy Solheim is the international bestselling author of the Out of Bound Series for Penguin. Her books feature members of the fictitious Baltimore Blaze football team and the women who love them. In a previous life, Tracy wrote best sellers for Congress and was a freelance journalist for regional and national magazines. She’s a military brat who now makes her home in Johns Creek, Georgia, with her husband, their two children, a pesky Labrador retriever puppy and a horse named after her first novel. Her fifth book for Berkley, Back To Before, will be released in January. She also has a digital holiday novella for Tule Publishing’s Southern Born Books coming October 20. See what she’s up to at http://www.tracysolheim.com. Or on facebook at Tracy Solheim Books and Twitter at TracyKSolheim.

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Cover Reveal: Expect Me by Lacey Black

Posted on 01/16/2015 by Saucy Southern Readers

Expect Me
Rivers Edge Book 3
By Lacey Black
Release Date: February 19, 2015
Genre: Adult Contemporary Romance

Travis Stevens struggles to move on and forget about the one amazing night he spent tangled up in the sheets with a beautiful woman who disappeared just before dawn. Now she’s just a memory that he can’t ignore. But what do you do when the woman invades your thoughts day and night?

Josselyn McCray spent one perfect night wrapped up in the strong arms of a handsome stranger before running out in the early morning light. Now she’s out of money and luck and forced to make some life-altering decisions about her future. A future that is going to involve the man she hasn’t been able to forget.

Brought together by one night of passion, Travis and Josselyn are now linked forever. Will Travis and Josselyn be torn apart by demanding responsibilities and the stresses of getting to know each other? Or will they overcome the odds and find their way to happily ever after?

One thing is certain: life isn’t always what you expect.

*This book is intended for an audience of 18 or older due to graphic sex scenes and language.

**Can be read as a standalone but would be better enhanced by reading the previous books.

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Trust Me Rivers Edge Series – Book 1

After all of the devastating betrayals by the one she loved, Twenty-two year old Avery Stevens has spent three years raising her daughter alone, with her family and best friend as a support system, never leaving her small hometown of Rivers Edge, Missouri. Though Rivers Edge holds the pain of her past, it also holds the one person she wants but can’t have – her brother’s best friend, Maddox Jackson. When she learns the attraction might not be one-sided, will Avery be able to trust Maddox with the one thing she’s held onto tightly for the past few years?

Police officer Maddox Jackson is a ladies’ man with one foot out the door. Never planning to settle down, Maddox fights the attraction he feels for his best friend’s little sister, Avery. But can he continue to fight it when his body and his heart are leading him to the one woman he shouldn’t want?

When secrets are finally exposed, can Avery and Maddox trust each other enough to overcome the past, handle the present, and preserve their future? Can Avery trust Maddox with her heart? Will Maddox be able to convince Avery to take the chance?

**This book is intended for an audience of 18 or older due to graphic sex scenes and language.

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Fight Me Rivers Edge – Book 2

Jake Stevens has it made. A local police officer with an open invitation to any number of beds around town, Jake has no desire to settle down with any of the ladies he entertains by night. After watching his best friend fall in love with his little sister, Jake is certain that love and marriage just aren’t in his cards. Heck, he’s not even playing with the same deck.

After Jake encounters a blast from the past one night, he finds himself swimming in uncharted waters. For the first time, Jake has found a woman he can’t get out of his mind. The kicker? The woman wants nothing to do with him.

Erin Anderson returns to the small Missouri town of Rivers Edge for a job after a twenty year absence. Erin spent years loathing the memory of Jake Stevens for his cruelness back in seventh grade. Now, Jake appears to be the same self-centered player he was in junior high, and no one seems to be able to push her button the way the cocky, yet devastatingly handsome cop does.

Between circumstances that keep thrusting them together and Jake’s persistence to annoy her, Erin struggles to fight her growing feelings for Jake. But, can Erin get past the hurt she felt all those years ago at the hands of a young Jake? Can Jake show Erin that what they have is worth fighting for?

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About Lacey Black

Lacey Black is a Midwestern girl with a passion for reading, writing, and shopping. She carries her e-reader with her everywhere she goes so she never misses an opportunity to read a few pages. Always looking for a happily ever after, Lacey is passionate about contemporary romance novels and enjoys it further when you mix in a little suspense. She resides in a small town in Illinois with her husband, two children, and a chocolate lab. Lacey loves watching NASCAR races and should only consume one mixed drink because she’s a lightweight.

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Cover Reveal: A Stone In The Sea by A. L. Jackson

Posted on 01/16/2015 by shellbellereads

A Stone In The Sea

A Brand New Series

By A. L. Jackson

Release Date: February 23, 2015

Synopsis

He wanted nothing at all…

Until he found she had everything to give…

Sunder lead singer and guitarist Sebastian Stone has everything—fans, fame, and fortune. He also has a heart full of bitterness and a reputation for a short-fused temper. But an outward reputation rarely reveals the true man inside. Facing assault charges after trying to protect his younger brother, Sebastian is sent to Savannah, Georgia to lie low until the dust settles in L.A.

Shea Bentley is beautiful, kind, and hiding from the very lifestyle Sebastian has always embraced.

When the mysterious, tattooed stranger begins hanging out at the bar where she works, Shea is quick to recognize he is nothing but trouble, but she’s helpless to the way her body lights up every time his intense gray eyes tangle with hers.

They both soon find themselves drowning in a sea of desire and passion that won’t let them up for air.

Sebastian knows firsthand secrets never die, and he’s not the only one who’s hiding them.

Loving someone always comes with a price. But will it be Shea’s past that costs them everything?

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About A. L. Jackson

A.L. Jackson is the New York Times bestselling author of Take This Regret and Lost to You, as well as other contemporary romance titles, including Come to Me Quietly, Come to Me Softly, Pulled, When We Collide, and If Forever Comes.

She first found a love for writing during her days as a young mother and college student. She filled the journals she carried with short stories and poems used as an emotional outlet for the difficulties and joys she found in day-to-day life.

Years later, she shared a short story she’d been working on with her two closest friends and, with their encouragement, this story became her first full length novel. A.L. now spends her days writing in Southern Arizona where she lives with her husband and three children. Her favorite pastime is spending time with the ones she loves.

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ARC Review: You Really Got Me by Erika Kelly

Posted on 01/15/2015 by shellbellereads

You Really Got Me

By Erika Kelly

Synopsis

The first irresistible novel in a hot new series about a rock star on his way up—and the woman he wants to take all the way…

Emmie Valencia has what it takes to be the music industry’s hottest band manager. She just needs to prove it. Determined to discover a killer new band, Emmie is ready to make her move. First stop: Austin, Texas.

As a sizzling-hot lead singer, Slater Vaughn has no trouble raising heart rates—but his band’s been flat-lining for years. When Emmie, his bandmate’s sister, crashes with them in exchange for some free management, her industry know-how lands them a spot in the biggest music festival in Texas. But it isn’t just her business acumen that catches Slater’s attention. Emmie is sexy and warm, and—for the first time in his life—he wants more.

But as irresistible as Slater is, Emmie is done with musicians. In her experience, a man can’t be a rock star and someone to trust with your heart—but Slater is determined to show her he’s both.

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Michel’s Review

You Really Got Me by Erika Kelly was a very good rock star romance.

The band Snatch is on the cusp of success. They are about to break into the world of rock and roll. Front man and lead singer Slater Vaughn is a talented songwriter and musician. His incredible stage presence and his great looks have the women swooning. He has the world in his hands and his dreams are coming true.

Emmie Valencia is the daughter of a rockstar. She has worked in the industry for quite some time as a PA on a popular record label. She wants a chance to prove she can be an asset in developing and promoting the label. But her job seems to only be fetching coffee and picking out ties. She’s tired of being overlooked and quits her job. She is going to go out on her own and prove she has what it takes to make it in the industry. She has the right connections, knows the ins and outs of the business, and has what it takes to create a powerhouse in the music world.

Emmie becomes the manager of her brother’s band Snatch. Snatch’s success is going to make her career. She is going to make all their dreams come true.

Emmie and Slater form a strong friendship that develops into more. For once Slater is willing to see beyond the groupies and want more. Miscommunications will happen, wires will be crossed, drama will build, success will change them, and they will have many bumps in their road to love. They will have to overcome their insecurities and find a balance in their relationship.

Emmie and Slater will take your heart by storm. Their story will grab your heart.

You Really Got Me by Erika Kelly is a strong debut in the new rock star rseries that you will enjoy. It is a bit predictable and moves a bit slowly during the angsty parts. It is still highly entertaining.

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About Erika Kelly

Award-winning author Erika Kelly has been spinning romantic tales all her life—she just didn’t know it. Raised on the classics, she didn’t discover romantic fiction until later in life. From that moment on, she’s been devouring the genre and has found her true voice as an author. Over three decades she’s written poems, screenplays, plays, short stories, and all kinds of women’s fiction novels. Married to the love of her life and raising four children, she’s lived in two countries and seven states, but give her pen and paper, a stack of good books, and a steaming mug of vanilla chai latte and she can make her home anywhere.

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ARC Review: Return of the Bad Girl by Codi Gary- Rock Canyon, Idaho Series- Book 4

Posted on 01/15/2015 by shellbellereads

Return of the Bad Girl

Rock Canyon , Idaho Series- Book 4

By Codi Gary

Synopsis

Bad girls don’t forgive. Bad girls don’t forget. Bad girls don’t fall in love.

Caroline Willis may be known for causing trouble, but she is NOT about to become homeless. So when she learns that her perfect apartment has been double-booked—to a dangerously hot bad boy—Caroline’s bad-girl reputation comes out in full force. He may be sexy as sin, but she’s not afraid of him … or his panty-melting smile.

Rock Canyon’s got room for only one bad attitude—and Gabe Moriarty was here first. Still, starting over means playing it smart, so while sharing his new apartment is less than ideal, it’s worth getting his dream business off the ground. Not to mention that it means shacking up with a sexy wild child. Caroline may be giving him the cold shoulder, but Gabe always was good at starting fires …

Caroline vows to keep things professional with Gabe, but as close quarters begin to ignite the sizzling chemistry between them, she’s left wondering: Bad boy plus bad girl equals nothing but trouble … right?

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Michel’s Review

Return of the Bad Girl is another great addition to Rock Canyon series by Codi Gary.

CarolineWillis has returned to Rock Canyon after being forced to leave twelve years earlier. She has the reputation of being a very bad girl. Her father threw her out at seventeen. Now she is home to make amends with her family, reunite with her younger sisters, and build her consulting business. She has made a lot of mistakes, lived a little to wild, and burned a lot of bridges. She is hoping to start over again on the right foot. But in small towns the past is not forgotten. Things are not going well at all. The apartment she was supposed to move into has been double booked.

Bad boy Gabe Morlarty has moved to Rock Canyon to start fresh. It is the perfect place to start his bike restoration shop. His best friend from high school lives here, it’s less than two hours away from his younger sister, it’s a small town, and it has great promise for new beginnings. His new beginning is starting off on the wrong foot. His apartment has been double booked. Although it is a snag in his new start, it is also another door in his path to change. He has to compromise. He will share the apartment with Caroline and split the costs.

Both Caroline and Gabe have had ugly pasts. Both are haunted and have many regrets. They are finding that their fresh start in a small town aren’t as easy as they hoped it would be. Along the way they find a deep understanding and respect for one another. They find passion and love. They find that love heals their broken souls and makes them stronger.

This story was very good. Caroline and Gabe have a red hot chemistry that sends them up in flames. They are both strong and passionate characters that learn there’s both good and bad in all of us.

Read Return of the Bad Girl by Codi Gary. It will touch your heart.

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About Codi Gary

From the time I could put a Disney Book cassette into my little stereo,and read along, books have held a fantastic distraction. When I was eleven, I decided I wanted to be one of those magical people that brought stories to life. Devouring a book a day sometimes, my first romance novel stuck with me. I’ve always been a sucker for a happy ending (and the great romantic gesture)and that’s what I try to put into my stories. I am so honored to be a part of Avon, and am so excited to have my own dreams coming true.

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ARC Review: Montana Actually by Fiona Lowe- A Medicine River Romance

Posted on 01/15/2015 by shellbellereads

Montana Actually

A Medicine River Romance

By Fiona Lowe

Synopsis

City doctor Josh Stanton and his sports car don’t suit the country, but with his medical school debt about to bury him, Josh has to make the best out of a bad situation. Adjusting to his new job and life in the middle of nowhere isn’t easy, but at least the views of the mountains—and one distractingly attractive local—are stunning…
After eight years away, Katrina McCade is back in Bear Paw for a break from her life, bad choices—and men. But when a broad-shouldered stranger bursts into town, she finds herself unexpectedly saddled with the town’s sexy new doctor as a tenant. Katrina doesn’t need a man to make her happy, especially a disgruntled physician. But try telling her body that…

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Tracey’s Review

Katrina McCade has come back home to Bear Paw, Montana, to heal her broken heart amidst her loving family. With a less-than-stellar romantic track record, Katrina is happy to spend her time far from anything that reminds her of the mistakes that she’s made, especially good-looking doctors with smooth lines and hidden agendas. For Josh Stanton, coming to Bear Paw as the interim ER doctor/GP is nothing more than the fastest way to get out from under his mountain of debt from medical school. A city boy born and bred, he’s convinced that life in a small town is a chore to be endured.

Montana, Actually, is the first book in the Medicine River series by Fiona Lowe. I enjoyed it from the first page, and read it in one sitting. Bear Paw is a community filled with camaraderie and love, and all of its inhabitants immediately captured my heart. Josh shows up in town with a superior attitude, but is not a bad guy at heart. He’s a first-rate doctor and pretty darned hot, and not at all what Katrina was expecting. The more time they spend together, the more they become their real selves, and it’s a pleasure to see this evolution.

As much as I liked the romance, banter, and sexy times between Josh and Katrina, though, I have to say that it was Beau, Kat’s cousin, that stole my heart. His and Shannon’s storyline was sweet, sexy, and touching, and was a welcome side story that made the book that much more enjoyable. Fiona did a great job with all of the supporting characters and their part of the story, and I am looking forward to reading TRULY MADLY MOTANA, the second book in the series.

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About Fiona Lowe

Multi published with Berkley, Carina Press and Harlequin, Fiona’s been the recipient of a RITA and a R*BY (Australian Romantic Book of the Year) for her novel, Boomerang Bride. She’s also won a CataRomance Reviewer’s Award and been nominated for a RT Reviewers’ Choice Award & an Australian Romance Readers Award. Her current Medicine River series is set in Montana, She loves creating characters you could meet on the street and enjoys putting them in unique situations where they eventually fall in love. Fiona currently lives in Australia, which is a lot warmer than Montana, and she attempts to juggle her writing career with her own real life hero, a rambling garden with 80 rose bushes and two heroes in the making.
Fiona loves to hear from her readers and you can contact her at her website.

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ARC Review: Playing With The Drummer by Robin Covington- Head Over Heels Series- Book 3

Posted on 01/15/2015 by shellbellereads

Playing With The Drummer

Head Over Heels Series- Book 3

By Robin Covington

Synopsis

Entertainment journalist Lita Matthews is on the verge of making it big. As in her-own-TV-show big. She just needs amazing inside scoop on the year’s hottest celebrity wedding. Instead, her big break is becoming a big nightmare—all thanks to rock star Rocky Cardano. Who apparently hasn’t gotten over what happened between them four years ago…

Rocky is pretty damn familiar with just how far Lita will go for a “scoop.” Hell, their unbelievably hot hook-up in Mexico years ago was the story of a lifetime. Rocky’s learned his lessons. He’ll do whatever it takes to keep her from the story—even if he has to seduce her to the point of distraction! But Lita has always had a way of getting under his skin. Only this time, he won’t be able to just walk away…

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Michel’s Review

Playing With the Drummer by Robin Covington is the third book in the Head Over Heels series. It can be read as a stand alone novel or in series order. It is the first book in this series that I have read. I had no trouble adapting to all of the characters and roles they play throughout the series.

Playing With the Drummer was enjoyable but predictable. The overall plot was good. I love stories where old flames reunite and find the love they shared once again.

Lita and Rocky had one wild and romantic weekend in Mexico four years ago that ended badly. Lita did something that was so spiteful and malicious that she completely lost Rocky’s respect and trust. Now four years later they are forced together when her best friend is marrying Rocky’s bandmate.

Lita has agreed to cover the wedding and spin it in a positive manner. Rocky doesn’t trust Lita to follow through. He sees her as an over aggressive, manipulative, ambitious reporter. He doesn’t see the woman he once knew beneath her professional exterior.

These two have a long way to go to find the people they once knew and loved. Their journey to finding each other again is sexy and romantic. They will butt heads and they will do more than kiss and make up.

Playing The Drummer was good but very predictable. I found some of the passages were too cheesy and sweet. I didn’t feel the intense sexual chemistry between the two characters. I felt this was more of a fluffy type romance.

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About Robin Covington

Robin Covington loves to explore the theme of fooling around and falling in love in her bestselling books. A Night of Southern Comfort, her debut novel was nominated for the RT Book Reviewers Choice Awards for Small Press and was touted by RT Book Reviews as bringing a “fresh, modern feel to the genre while still sticking to the things that get our adrenaline pumping — sex and danger”

When she’s not writing sexy, sizzling romance she’s collecting tasty man candy, indulging in a little comic book geek love, and stalking Dean winchester. You can find Robin at her website (robincovingtonromance.com), Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Don’t send chocolate . . . send eye candy!

Robin lives in Maryland with her hilarious husband, brilliant children (they get it from her, of course!) and her beloved furbabies.

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