New Release + Review: Anything But Love by Daisy Prescott – Wingman Series – Book 3

Posted on 07/27/2016 by shellbellereads

**ANYTHING BUT LOVE (Wingmen, #3) by Daisy Prescott**
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Another wingman bites the dust in this enemies to lovers story…

For the past year, I’ve been working my butt off to start my own coffee company on Whidbey.

A weekend in Cabo with sun, tiny bikinis, and vacation hook-ups is exactly the kind of tension relief I need.

What I don’t need is a bruised jaw, having to bribe my way out of jail, a hellion set on ruining my life, and my mother seeing a picture of my assets on “The Twitter.”

Caribou Caldwell is my worst nightmare.

Unfortunately, she’s also the star of my sexiest dreams.

What happens when a small town guy becomes the focus of a million fantasies? As Erik Kelso navigates his sudden notoriety, will his feelings for Cari turn out to be anything but love?

Anything but Love is the third book in the Wingmen series, a spin off of Modern Love Stories. Like all Wingmen books, it can be read as a standalone romantic comedy.

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Tracey’s Review

One unguarded moment. That’s all it takes for Erik Kelso to become an overnight media sensation. Faster than he can say ‘Cheese!’ Erik’s backside is plastered across social media outlets, bringing him and the good people of Whidbey Island into the spotlight in a way that he could never have anticipated. What’s worse? The person, erm, behind it all is the sassy woman currently starring in Erik’s less-than-innocent dreams…

What makes a book a winning read for me? Laugh-out-loud moments, snark and wit, characters that I can see wanting to spend time with, and a story line that doesn’t quit. I can say, without a doubt, that Daisy Prescott delivers on every single one of these things with ANYTHING BUT LOVE, the latest book in her Wingmen series.

Daisy has done an excellent job of capturing the current state of instant fame, where hashtags rule and Snapchat can be your friend…or not. The characters in ANYTHING BUT LOVE are typical, everyday kind of folks, living life in the 21st century. Regardless of age or gender, everyone is swept up in the furor that erupts when Erik’s fanny becomes the most sought-after unicorn of the moment. I spent a good amount of my time literally laughing out loud at the situations that Erik found himself in as a result of his momentary lack of judgment. That it takes place amidst the small-town atmosphere of Whidbey Island, Washington, with all of the usual suspects from Daisy’s prior books, makes it an even more heartwarming and entertaining read.

I really appreciate that, between crazy chase scenes and some uber-steamy moments, Daisy takes the time to remind us that even characters in books have to deal with the same issues that we do. Family secrets, money problems, poor health, unrequited love, these are part of everyday life for everybody, and seeing that Erik, Cari, and the rest of the crew have to deal with them just made me appreciate this book, and Daisy’s writing, even more. ANYTHING BUT LOVE is an easy 4.5-star read for me, and I can’t wait for the next book in the Wingmen series. Add Erik and his story to your TBR, because it is one that you do not want to miss.

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AUTHOR INFORMATION:

USA Today Bestselling author Daisy Prescott lives in a real life Stars Hollow in the Boston suburbs with her husband and an indeterminate number of imaginary housegoats. When not writing about people falling in love, she can be found traveling, gardening, baking, and reading a good book. Her novels include the Modern Love Stories series, the Wingmen series, and several short stories. She’s also working on expanding the world of Bewitched this fall.

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New Release + 5 Star Review: The Year Of Second Chances by Jessica Sorensen – Sunnyvale Series – Book 3

Posted on 07/25/2016 by shellbellereads

The Year Of Second Chances

Sunnyvale Series – Book 3

By Jessica Sorensen

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Synopsis

Isabella Anders isn’t ready to accept that her mother is guilty of murder, and with the help of Kai, she might be able to find out the truth.

Over the last month, Kai’s feelings for Isa have grown. He knows he’s in love with her and will do just about anything to protect her. But by helping Isa, he’s putting his own life at risk.

Kai isn’t the only one in danger, though.

Isa is being stalked by someone who knows what really happened the day her mother was accused of murder, and they’ll do just about anything to keep her from discovering the truth.

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Michel’s Review

Yay! The final book in The Sunnyvale Series by Jessica Sorensen has released. It was well worth the wait and just as riveting as the first two books in the series.

The Year Of Second Chances by Jessica Sorensen is the third book in the Sunnyvale series. It should not be read as a stand alone novel. It needs to be read in series order.

The title is perfect for this book. Isabella Anders has spent this past year living second chances. A trip to Europe with her grandmother and cousin changes her life. For once she is a somebody. She’s not being ignored. She’s experiencing a loving family rather than being the black sheep nobody wants to acknowledge. She has transformed into a confident young woman embracing her beauty rather than hiding it. When she returns home she catches the attention of the Meyers brothers. One has been her friend and the other has been her lifetime crush. Now they are both noticing her as a woman. At the same time her family is protesting against her changes. They want to keep her down. Isabella finally has the courage to leave her home and move in with her grandmother. That’s just the tip of the iceberg in Isabella’s life. She is finally asking questions about her real mother who she thought was dead. Her mother is in prison for murder.

The Year Of Second Chances is the powerful conclusion to the secrets that are ruling Isabella’s life. It is also an eye opener for Isabella. The Meyer boys are showing their true colors and she’s finally seeing that there wasn’t a choice for her to make at all. The answer has been right in front of her all this time. Her heart knows which one it loves.

As Isabella uncovers a bit of information on her mom and secrets are beginning to reveal themselves ,the danger begins to escalate. A stalker, a kidnapper, and a murderer are on her tail.

Once again Jessica Sorensen wrote a riveting story. From oppression to independence, from hate to love, and from despair to joy, Isabella Anders has come into her own. I thoroughly enjoyed this series.

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The Sunnyvale Series

The Year I Became Isabella Anders

Sunnyvale Series – Book 1

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Synopsis

Isabella Anders has always been the girl that never fit in. Most days she feels invisible, especially when she’s around her older sister, Hannah, who catches the eye of everyone, including Kai and Kyler, the boys who live next door.

Isabella has had a crush on Kyler for years, but knows he’ll never see her as anything more than Hannah’s little sister, unless she finds a way to standout.

When Isabella gets an offer from her grandmother to travel overseas for the summer, she seizes the opportunity, hoping she’ll discover more about herself. And she does, but not in the way that she expected.

Three months later, Isabella returns home an entirely new person. The change is enough to catch both Kyler and Kai’s attention. But Isabella is still struggling with what she discovered over the summer and until she deals with the truth, she’ll never truly be herself.

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The Year of Falling In Love

Sunnyvale Series – Book 2

By Jessica Sorensen

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Synopsis:

Isabella Anders just found out Lynn and her dad want to send her to a reform school. But with the help of Grandma Stephy, Isa’s dad agrees to let her move in with her grandma.

Isa is more than relieved to be moving out. And after going on an unofficial date with Kyler, she wonders if maybe her life is starting to turn around. But then she discovers the truth about what really happened to her mother.

Not ready to fully accept that her mother is a murderer, Isa turns to Kai for help. Kai is more than willing to help, but to protect Isa, he keeps some of the more brutal details about her mother’s case to himself until he can find out more.

But when a mysterious blue car starts showing up everywhere, and Isa receives a threatening text message from an unknown caller, Kai realizes someone is dead set on destroying Isa. And he might not be able to protect her.

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Jessica Sorensen is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author from the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she’s not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.

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New Release + 6 Star Review + 2016 Favorite: A Gift Of Time by Beth Flynn – Nine Minutes Trilogy – Book 3

Posted on 07/25/2016 by shellbellereads

A GIFT OF TIME is the HIGHLY ANTICIPATED conclusion to the NINE MINUTES trilogy where Grizz, Kit & Grunt’s gritty tale continues! You aren’t going to want to miss this!

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A Gift Of Time

Nine Minutes Trilogy – Book 3

By Beth Flynn

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Synopsis

RECOMMENDED FOR READERS 18 AND OLDER DUE TO STRONG LANGUAGE, SEXUAL SITUATIONS AND VIOLENCE.

Book 3 of 3 in the Nine Minutes Trilogy.

A Gift of Time is the third installment in the Nine Minutes Trilogy. It is not intended to be a stand-alone novel, but could be read as one. Still, I highly recommend that you read my first two novels, Nine Minutes and Out of Time, to be able to understand the background stories of the main characters. There are many twists and turns in both books that can best be connected if read consecutively.

Are some secrets meant to stay buried?

Three months have passed since Jason “Grizz” Talbot was put to death by lethal injection for crimes he committed. His former wife, Ginny, whom he had abducted from a convenience store when she was a teenager and became the love obsession of his life, has spent more than the last decade trying to carve out a life of normalcy in the bustling suburbs of Fort Lauderdale—including a thriving and happy marriage to Tommy “Grunt” Dillon, a former member of Grizz’s gang.

Tired of the secrets and the lies, Ginny and Tommy thought the final piece of their past could be left behind forever with Grizz’s execution. However, the past comes crashing around Ginny and Tommy when a newly discovered secret threatens to destroy their marriage.

When tragedy strikes, Ginny is forced to reach into her heart and decide, once and for all, what she really wants.

In this third book in the Nine Minutes trilogy, A Gift of Time takes readers from the busy tropical metropolis of South Florida into the serenity of the North Carolina Blue Ridge mountains as Ginny chases down the answers she needs.

Will she have the strength to confront the secrets of her past…and her heart?

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Michel’s Review

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A Gift Of Time is one of the most anticipated and most dreaded books I have waited for. I was so connected with all of the characters lives and what was to come next. For the past two years Beth Flynn has taken the book world by storm with her epic Nine Minutes trilogy. The readers became extremely passionate about the characters and who would win Ginny’s heart in the end. Social Media has blown up with strong opinions, passionate theories, and die hard fans. A model’s career was made because he was the spitting image of one of the main characters (the cover model). I have seen some crazy things about this series on social media. The one thing that stood out was how much this series touched every reader’s heart. To say the Nine Minutes trilogy was epic is an understatement.

With all the hype and crazy frenzy, I was concerned for Beth Flynn. She is a kind, gracious, compassionate person that connects with her readers on a very personal level. I was afraid of whatever the outcome of this epic story was, that it would make her a target for the haters. Quite honestly, I don’t think that is going to happen because this final book reflects the very essence of who Beth is. She stayed true to her heart and handled the outcome with grace, compassion, and unconditional love. Every character got their happy ending even if it wasn’t what we expected. For some it was justice for their actions and others it was their redemption.

Throughout this trilogy, each book highlighted one character who’s life was the “shining star”. Nine Minutes introduced the readers to Grizz, a biker and hardened criminal. Out Of Time gave the readers an in depth look at Tommy Dillion, also known as Grunt. Gift of Time is Ginny’s book, she is finally taking control of her life without the allowing either of these dynamic men influence her decisions in her life. She has always been a strong person but now she is exerting her strengths.

The Nine Minutes Trilogy spans over a twenty five year period. It’s a story of three peoples lives that are connected by fate and God. Throughout the years they have experienced friendship,love,loss,and rebirth. They have experienced horrendous crimes and monumental life changing moments. They have lost loved ones along the way and experienced the miracle of life with the birth of their children. In the end it was fate, life experiences, and love that determined the outcome. All three of these dynamic people ended with peace in their hearts. They were whole people that cherished the Gift of Time in a very personal way.

Every question was answered. Beth was very conscientious of every detail and time frame of the story. She graciously gave each character validation. She stayed true to the story she conceived in her mind and put it into eloquent words that have captivated the readers hearts. The best part was she gave the readers a piece of herself.

I want to say thank you to Beth Flynn for this exceptional reading experience. The Nine Minutes Trilogy may be finished, but like the people we love in our lives, Ginny, Grizz, and Grunt will live forever in our hearts.

Book 1

Nine Minutes

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Out Of Time

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Beth Flynn is a fiction writer who lives and works in Sapphire, North Carolina, deep within the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. Raised in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Beth and her husband, Jim, have spent the last 17 years in Sapphire, where they own a construction company. They have been married 31 years and have two daughters and two dogs. In her spare time, Beth enjoys writing, reading, gardening, church and motorcycles, especially taking rides on the back of her husband’s Harley. She is a five-year breast cancer survivor.

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New Release + Review: Twirled Bond by Emma Hart – Holly Woods Files – Book 5

Posted on 07/24/2016 by shellbellereads

If I thought Holly Woods was crazy before, I was wrong.

Devin is finally married. Nonna’s on the wedding warpath. Drake might be getting ideas. His mom just dropped a bombshell, and Bek is caught between a hot as hell FBI agent and my super-sweet little brother.

And I still don’t have the shoe closet Drake promised me when he moved in six months ago.

At least there’s one positive: the old, abandoned Holly Woods Theater is about to reopen, and there’s nothing like a theater opening to bring people together… And make crazy grandmothers forget proposal agendas.

Until that theater comes with a dead body. A very, very, very dead body.

Chaos is coming to town.

Everything I’ve ever known about Holly Woods might just be about to change.

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Tracey’s Review

For a small town, Holly Woods, TX, has seen its fair share of crime. Lucky for the good folks of the town that Noelle Bond and Drake Nash are around to set things to rights. When the latest whodunit is a case that hits very close to home for Noelle, she’s not stopping until the she has the answers she needs, and the town can rest easy again.

Let me start by saying that I love Emma Hart’s books. Sassy heroines, sexy badass men, and plots that do not disappoint. That being said, I am somehow a newcomer to Emma’s Holly Woods books. How can this be? How did I miss these? I’ve got some catching up to do.

Noelle is awesome. Super Sass x gazillion, this is one lady that can hold her own, whether she’s dealing with the bad guys, with Drake, her nemesis-turned-lover, or her Nonna, one heck of an old school Italian grandma, who’s not afraid to let Noelle know what she thinks of her living arrangements and life choices. Noelle, formerly of the Dallas, TX, police department, is doing what she does best, which is using her intuition and her connections to help solve crimes in her hometown. When an unidentified body turns out to be the answer to a decades old cold case, Noelle is on it, working alongside Drake and her brothers over at the Holly Woods P.D.

There is plenty of suspense, and Emma’s red herrings will help to keep the reader guessing up until the end. What I really enjoyed about TWIRLED BOND, though, is the characters and their relationships that Emma does such a wonderful job of fleshing out. Even in just reading this one installment, it’s evident that Noelle is changing, and, although I wouldn’t use the word softening, per se, she’s open to things that she apparently hadn’t been earlier on. And Drake, mmmm, Drake. I love him for many reasons, but mostly because he sees Noelle for who and what she is, and, rather than trying to change her, loves her because of it. Even for all of their back-and-forth, he really is her biggest fan, and the perfect yang to her yin.

The supporting characters, especially Noelle’s brothers and her Nonna, make every scene funnier, and lend lots of charm to the story, making it that much more readable. Having started this series, I have got to go back and catch up, and I am also looking forward to reading BURNING BOND, Bek’s story. TWIRLED BOND is 4.5-stars worth of sass, steam, and suspense, and I couldn’t recommend it more.

***ARC generously provided for an honest review.***

TWISTED BOND

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By day, New York Times and USA Today bestselling New Adult author Emma Hart dons a cape and calls herself Super Mum to two beautiful little monsters. By night, she drops the cape, pours a glass of whatever she fancies – usually wine – and writes books.

Emma is working on Top Secret projects she will share with her followers and fans at every available opportunity. Naturally, all Top Secret projects involve a dashingly hot guy who likes to forget to wear a shirt, a sprinkling (or several) of hold-onto-your-panties hot scenes, and a whole lotta love.

She likes to be busy – unless busy involves doing the dishes, but that seems to be when all the ideas come to life.

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New Release + 5 Star Review: Sinner’s Revenge by Kim Jones – Sinner’s Creed Series- Book 2

Posted on 07/22/2016 by shellbellereads

Sinner’s Revenge

Sinner’s Creed MC Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 19, 2016

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Synopsis

The sizzling second book featuring the Sinner’s Creed Motorcycle Club, bikers bent on riding chrome and meting out mayhem…

Shady has spent the last eight years of his life dedicated to the Sinner’s Creed Motorcycle Club. But after losing the man who was both his brother and his best friend, he has a new purpose—to avenge the death of the greatest nomad in Sinner’s Creed history.

His plan is flawless. His mission is simple: seek and destroy. There is no room for distractions—especially a distraction like Diem.

She’s infuriating. Demanding. Complicated. Impossible. And for some reason, Shady can’t stay away. But he only has space in his heart for one love: Sinner’s Creed. And the club always comes first. Always.

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Michel’s Review

After Dirk’s death, Shady wants revenge on the Death Mob MC. The Death Mob MC ruthlessly executed Dirk while the Nationals for the Sinner’s MC sat back and allowed it to happen because it for the good of the club. The Sinner’s MC comes first and as a member it is a top priority. Logically Shady knows this but his heart says something different. He’s beginning to question his life and his position in the Sinner’s MC. He lost more than a fellow club brother, he lost a true brother of the heart. He lost his family of the heart when Saylor and Dirk passed away. He wants revenge for himself and for the Sinner’s MC for being put in the position of sacrificing their best enforcer.

With the secret blessing of the Nationals and a few select brothers, Shady is on a mission of revenge. He has taken a six month leave with the agreement that if the club needs him, he will return and handle business. He’s gone to the east coast undercover as a normal citizen and is slowly making his mark against the Death Mob MC. He’s under the radar and living a life that’s foreign to him. When he meets a sexy pharmeceutical sales rep in a bar, it appears completely normal. Diem is not your ordinary sexy single lady looking for fun. She’s hard as nails, full of spit and vinegar, and a handful. She marches to her own beat and calls the shots. Shady is anything but normal himself. Together they are a war of wills, battling with sex, snarky banter, and one upmanship. Both are hiding deadly secrets.

As the secrets and revelations are revealed, their relationship takes a new direction. A direction that comes with deadly repercussions. Shady’s cover is blown. His mission may be in jeopardy. His life may be in jeopardy. His connection with Diem could cost his life.

Diem is more than a pharmaceutical salesperson. Once her true identity is revealed it takes the story on another path. This path controls the past, the present, and future of the Sinner’s MC. She has all the power.

Sinner’s Revenge took a completely different direction than Sinner’s Creed but also added the answers to the whys in Sinner’s Creed. Kim Jones connected all the dots with a complex story while giving Shady and Diem their right to shine. They were harder characters than Dirk and Saylor. Their damaged souls made them untouchable. In the end it was Dirk and Saylor’s life testimony and acts of love that made Shady and Diem make the right choices. The choice to love rather than hate.

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Sinner’s Creed

Sinner’s Creed Series – Book 1

By Kim Jones

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Synopsis

First in a new series—welcome to the Sinner’s Creed Motorcycle Club, where hard bodies and hot leather are made for each other, and love gone wrong is the most irresistible of all…

“I was the demon-possessed monster and she was the innocent, naïve angel. But none of that matters. She asks, I give and right now, I’ll kill anyone who tries to stop me from giving this woman what she wants—me.”

Dirk lives in the shadows—performing hits, maintaining order, and upholding the no-holds-barred legacy of the Sinner’s Creed Motorcycle Club. A nomad with a restless spirit and a cold heart, the open road is his world. One of the few constants in his life: his desire for the one woman who has consumed his thoughts for years.

Saylor Samson grew up far from the harshness of Dirk’s world. But ever since she was seventeen she’s been drawn to this dark and mysterious man who always seemed to show up just when she needed him.

After years of fated encounters, he’s back. This time he’s taking her. This time she’s ready for the ride. But just when the darkness in Dirk’s life begins to fade, Saylor reveals a secret that puts them both to the ultimate test. Now, Dirk has to make a decision: submit to his destiny with the MC, or choose his own.

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Kim Jones is a writer with big dreams. Inspired by her personal experience inside the MC life, she’s chosen to write biker romance stories that are authentic—expressing the true meaning of brotherhood and the lifestyle of motorcycle clubs.

In 2013, Kim began her self-publishing journey. Saving Dallas, her first MC series, is based on the life of an influential president who juggles the pressures of the Devil’s Renegades Motorcycle Club, and the search for true love.

Taking the club life and her career a step further, Berkley will be releasing Sinner’s Creed, her second MC series, in March of 2016—an inside look into the life of a 1%er and his sacrifice for what he believes in.

Kim plans to continue to self-publish off her Saving Dallas series, and has signed a two book deal with Penguin-Random House for Sinner’s Creed. She resides in south Mississippi with her husband, Reggie, two dogs, a cat and a donkey.

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New Release + Review: All I Need by Linda Winfree – Hearts of the South Series – Book 11

Posted on 07/22/2016 by shellbellereads

All I Need (Hearts of the South Book 11) by Linda Winfree

Date of Publication: July 19, 2016

He’s nothing she wants…but everything she needs.

Hearts of the South, Book 11

Two years after she buried the love of her life, ER physician Savannah Mills remains buried in her work and keeps her heart under lock and key. But if anyone could tempt her banked desires to come out and play, it’s her neighbor. A couple of casual interactions with the former police officer has her considering a friends-with-benefits arrangement.

Emmett Beck is forging a new career after an on-duty shooting nearly cost him everything. His love life has been in cold storage during his recuperation, but when Savannah proposes a no-strings relationship, his body warms to the idea. After all, it’s just sex. What could possibly go wrong?

Plenty—once Emmett realizes that hot kisses and steamy nights aren’t enough. And that he’s fallen in love with a woman who intends to never love anyone again.

Warning: Contains a younger man determined to be everything his woman needs, in bed and out, and an older woman unafraid to explore her wild side. Also features cops who talk like cops.

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Michel’s Review

I cannot tell you how thrilled I am with the new releases in the Hearts of the South series by Linda Winfree. I have been reading this series for years and thought the series was finished. It was a great surprise when Linda Winfree released two new books in 2016.

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The latest release, All I Need is another great addition to the series. ER doctor, Savannah Mills, has been an emotional robot since the death of her fiancé two years ago. She has buried herself in her work. She hasn’t allowed herself to invest in new friendships. The only people she allows in are her sister and brother in law ( book 10 characters). She has even transferred to the small town ER where they live. When she meets her new neighbor, she senses a kindred soul. Another person not ready to invest in relationships or long term commitments. She’s ready for a friend, she’s ready for sex, and she’s ready to take baby steps back into the world. What she’s not ready for is a relationship or an emotional connection.

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Emmett Beck has spent the last year recovering from a gun shot wound that put his career as a police officer in jeopardy. He’s at the point where he’s ready to go back to work. The question is what kind of work is he capable of doing. He has spent the last year mentally and physically preparing himself for the next step. He also has been dealing with a strained relationship with his only sister and trying to pacify his mother. His family is a mess. When he meets his new neighbor, he’s ready for a friend that is outside his social circle and not a part of the small town gossip. What he didn’t count on was falling for the beautiful doctor and wanting more than friendship. He wants more than a friends with benefit relationship. He has learned patience in the last year and he’s willing to wait for Samantha.

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Emmett is back to work. An unknown sniper is killing or injuring the EMS units in their town. His sister’s life has fallen apart. His mother is in denial. His father has shown his true colors for the last time. Samantha is running from him. Emmett has his work cut out for him. He has to prove to Samantha that he is all in and she is all he needs.

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Once again Linda Winfree wrote an exceptional book that tapped into the soul. All I Need is a wonderful small town, southern romance with a touch of romantic suspense.

About Linda Winfree

How does a high school English teacher end up plotting murders? She uses her experiences as a cop’s wife to become a writer of romantic suspense! Linda Winfree lives in a quintessential small Georgia town with her husband and two children. By day, she teaches American Literature, advises the student government and coaches the drama team; by night she pens sultry books full of murder and mayhem.

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New Release + Review: Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips – Billionaire Bad Boys Series – Book 1

Posted on 07/22/2016 by shellbellereads

Going Down Easy (Billionaire Bad Boys Book 1) by Carly Phillips

Date of Publication: July 19, 2016

Billionaire Bad Boys: Rich, Powerful and sexy as hell.

Billionaire Kaden Barnes has a reputation for being difficult and always getting his way.

Enigmatic and exacting, he’s unable to keep an assistant for long. Enter his newest hire, Lexie Parker. She’s no-nonsense, efficient and all businessÖ She’s also hot as sin and soon starring in Kaden’s dirtiest fantasies.

As their passion for each other reaches a boiling point, neither can control theexplosive outcome when they finally give in to their desires. He may think he’s calling the shots, but for this bad boy, going down easy has never felt so good.

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Tracey’s Review

I have been a fan of Carly’s for a long time, and this new series is really like a breath of fresh air for me. Don’t get me wrong, I loved the Dare series, and knowing that she’d finished that one up was a little bit like leaving some really good friends behind. But with GOING DOWN EASY, it feels new, with characters and story lines that I know I’m going to really enjoy.

I can’t help but really like Kaden Barnes. He’s not perfect by any means. He has quirks, to say the least, and difficult is one of the first words to comes to mind when thinking of a way to describe him. His idiosyncrasies and the way that people have dealt with them have shaped him into the man that he is.

Lexie might be one of my favorite of Carly’s female characters to date. She’s forthright and no-nonsense, but her past with her mother and sister have given her a heart for those that need extra patience, concern, and consideration. She knows what is up with Kaden from Day 1, and willingly jumps right in, earning his hard-won respect quickly.

GOING DOWN EASY was a quick read for me. I thoroughly enjoyed everything from the rapport between Kaden and Lexie to the relationship between Kaden and his friends and partners. There are plenty of steamy sexy times because, well, it’s Carly, and she’s great at giving us those moments. Here, too, though, are strong family relationships, ones that revolve around recognizing the needs in others and treating them with compassion and love.

GOING DOWN EASY is an easy 4.5-star read for me. I can’t wait to see what Carly has in store for Lucas and Derek, and look forward to GOING DOWN FAST, the next book in the series.

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About Carly Phillips

After a successful fifteen year career with various New York publishing houses, and over 40 sexy contemporary romance novels published, N.Y. Times and USA Today Bestselling Author Carly Phillips is now an Indie author who writes to her own expectations and that of her readers. She continues the tradition of hot men and strong women and plans to publish many more sizzling stories. Carly lives in Purchase, NY with her family, two nearly adult daughters and two crazy dogs who star on her Facebook Fan Page and website. She’s a writer, a knitter of sorts, a wife, and a mom. In addition, she’s a Twitter and Internet junkie and is always around to interact with her readers. You can find out more about Carly at http://www.carlyphillips.com.

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New Release: The Year Of Second Chances by Jessica Sorensen – Sunnyvale Series – Book 3

Posted on 07/22/2016 by shellbellereads

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Sunnyvale Series – Book 3

By Jessica Sorensen

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Synopsis

sabella Anders isn’t ready to accept that her mother is guilty of murder, and with the help of Kai, she might be able to find out the truth.

Over the last month, Kai’s feelings for Isa have grown. He knows he’s in love with her and will do just about anything to protect her. But by helping Isa, he’s putting his own life at risk.

Kai isn’t the only one in danger, though.

Isa is being stalked by someone who knows what really happened the day her mother was accused of murder, and they’ll do just about anything to keep her from discovering the truth.

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The Sunnyvale Series

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The Year I Became Isabella Anders

Sunnyvale Series – Book 1

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Isabella has had a crush on Kyler for years, but knows he’ll never see her as anything more than Hannah’s little sister, unless she finds a way to standout.

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The Year of Falling In Love

Sunnyvale Series – Book 2

By Jessica Sorensen

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Isabella Anders just found out Lynn and her dad want to send her to a reform school. But with the help of Grandma Stephy, Isa’s dad agrees to let her move in with her grandma.

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Jessica Sorensen is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author from the snowy mountains of Wyoming. When she’s not writing, she spends her time reading and hanging out with her family.

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Release Blitz + Excerpt + 5 Star Review: Pennie$ by Pepper Winters – DOLLAR$ Series- Book 1

Posted on 07/20/2016 by shellbellereads

“A beaten slave and a richly dressed thief. Money is what guided their separate fates. Money is what brought them together. And money is ultimately what destroys them.”

Meet Elder in PENNIES,

Pepper Winters’ newest Dark Romance Series!

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*****

Pennies

Dollar Series – Book 1

By Pepper Winters

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Pennie$ is Book One in the Dollar Series

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Synopsis

“At 18 I had pennies, but money didn’t make me bold. At 19 I had dollars, but it didn’t dull the pain of being sold. At 20 I had hundreds, but then I met him and was found. At 21 I had thousands, but all I wanted was to be bound.”

“At 23 I had dollars, but life changed and made me rich. At 25 I had hundreds, but it wasn’t enough to stop my killing itch. At 27 I had thousands, but my reputation didn’t set me free. At 29 I had millions, but I met her and could finally see.”

Tasmin was killed on her 18th birthday. She had everything planned out. A psychology degree, a mother who pushed her to greatness, and a future anyone would die for. But then her murderer saved her life, only to sell her into a totally different existence.

Elder went from penniless to stinking rich with one twist of fate. His lifetime of crime and shadows of thievery are behind him but no matter the power he now wields, it’s not enough. He has an agenda to fulfil and he won’t stop until it’s complete.

But then they meet.

A beaten slave and a richly dressed thief. Money is what guided their separate fates. Money is what brought them together. And money is ultimately what destroys them.

She was poor.

He was rich.

Together…they were bankrupt.

Excerpt

Fuck this.

I stalked forward.

My hand came up.

The urge to soothe her catapulted my fingers to her cheek. My skin erupted from her delicate heat. I’d already had my single touch when I’d petted her hair. I wasn’t permitted a second.

But it didn’t stop me.

One second, she stood close, arching her chin at the door.

The next, she was across the cage, flying into a stack of boxes that tumbled in a clatter of butcher knives, butter knives, and sharp forks.

Her eyes turned luminous in the gloom, locking on mine with rage.

Shit.

I’d forgotten myself by feeling sorry for this beaten wraith, but she hadn’t forgotten her overwhelming hatred of men.

I didn’t look away. But I didn’t explain myself, either.

I’d borrowed her for the night. If I wanted to touch her, I could. The fact that she’d leapt away meant I could report her to her master and have her punished.

Or you could punish her instead.

The distance between us grew thicker as we breathed fast.

I waited…wanting to know just how deep her education in pleasure flowed. Tearing her gaze from mine, she swallowed hard. Piece by piece, she hid her loathing, replacing it with reluctant acceptance.

Inching closer, her toes nudged aside sharp blades as she made her way to me and fell to her knees on the cold concrete.

Half of me jolted with insane lust. Most of me shied away with repulsion as her straggly hair covered her face but not before I saw the twisted disgust and echoing despair.

“Get up,” I murmured. Even though my voice was low, the cavern of the garage amplified it, layering it with bite.

Instantly, she swooped up. The crackle of her joints and misused cartilage in her bones sounded like tiny gunfire.

“Don’t kneel. Not in here.”

Michel’s Review

Are you ready for another dark, twisted, and demented romance? One that will take you on a dark journey to hell with snippets of hope along the way? A tale that will take several books to completely unfold before there is justification and happiness? If that’s what you are looking for you might want to buy Pennies by Pepper Winters. It’s the first book in the Dollars series and I truly believe that every penny spent is going to be worth the adventure.

Pepper Winters is the queen of dark romance. She has a way of drawing the reader into a twisted world of pain, torture, suffering, and hopelessness. While she’s drawing the reader into this twisted world, she is also giving the reader a view into the minds of each of the characters. She eloquently introduces us to each character without giving away their true motivations. Her gift is allowing the reader to experience each moment with each character. By the time the reader is a few chapters in they are completely hooked in the dark twisted tale that is beginning to unfold. Pepper’s writing is perfectly synchronized to deliver enough of the dark tale that ends with a nail biting cliffhanger.

Readers meet Tasmin, a young woman that has been kidnapped and sold as a sex slave. Her fortitude and strength are her only weapons in her new world. For two years she suffers from unspeakable abuse until a business deal is the beginning of the change in her circumstances. After two long years she is no longer Tasmin. Tamsin is dead. She has become someone else and her only hope is her friend No One. When Elder Prest begins negotiating a business deal with her Master, she knows this deal is going to change her existence. The change is going to ruin her. Elder Prest is a thief and he is going to steal what’s left of her soul.

Once again Pepper Winters has created a dark world that challenges the reader to take the dark journey. I am sitting on pins and needles waiting for the next book in the Dollars series. Tasmin’s price tag is rising, she is a commodity in a dark world.

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Pennies

Dollar Series – Book 1

By Pepper Winters

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Synopsis

But then they meet.

A beaten slave and a richly dressed thief. Money is what guided their separate fates. Money is what brought them together. And money is ultimately what destroys them.

She was poor.

He was rich.

Together…they were bankrupt.

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Pepper Winters wears many roles. Some of them include writer, reader, sometimes wife. She loves dark, taboo stories that twist with your head. The more tortured the hero, the better, and she constantly thinks up ways to break and fix her characters. Oh, and sex… her books have sex.

She loves to travel and has an amazing, fabulous hubby who puts up with her love affair with her book boyfriends.

Release Blitz + 5 Star Review: Steadfast by Sarina Bowen – True North Series – Book 2

Posted on 07/12/2016 by shellbellereads

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Steadfast

True North Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 12, 2016

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Synopsis

She’s the only one who ever loved him—and the only one he can never have.

Jude lost everything one spring day when he crashed his car into an apple tree on the side of the road. A man is dead, and there’s no way he can ever right that wrong. He’d steer clear of Colebury, Vermont forever if he could. But an ex-con in recovery for his drug addiction can’t find a job just anywhere.

For Sophie Haines, coming face to face with the man who broke her heart is gut-wrenching. Suddenly, he’s everywhere she turns. It’s hard not to stare at how much he’s changed. The bad boy who used to love her didn’t have big biceps and sun-kissed hair. And he’d never turn up volunteer in the church kitchen.

She knows it’s foolish to yearn for the man who returned all the heartsick letters she wrote him in prison. But the looks he sends her now speak volumes.

No one wants to see Sophie and Jude back together, least of all Sophie’s police chief father. But it’s a small town. And forbidden love is a law unto itself.

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Michel’s Review

Steadfast by Sarina Bowen is the second book in the True North Series. It can be read as a stand alone novel or in series order.

Readers met Jude in Bittersweet. He is the ex con and recovering drug addict that came to work on the Shipley Apple Farm for six months during his probation period. He was convicted of killing his former girlfriend’s older brother in an accident resulting from being under the influence of narcotics. Not only did he lose his freedom, he also lost the only woman he ever loved. He is now a pariah in the small town of Colebury for killing the sheriff’s son. Small towns have long memories and protect their own. Now that his job is over at the farm he has no other options but to return to Colebury and face his ugly past. Not only will he have the daily struggles managing his drug addiction but also will have to face Sophie Haines.

On his return to Colebury, he finds his father’s auto shop is in worse financial condition than when he left. His father has sunk deeper into his alcoholism. His first course of action is to try to rebuild the failing business. The sheriff wants him out of town and is using his influence and power to keep Jude from succeeding. Jude is being harassed by the local law and his father’s garage is being forced to shut down.

Aside from the financial and business problems, Jude is struggling with his addiction. He holds onto his weekly meetings at NA as his lifeline. His other lifeline is the Thursday night dinners at the Shipley Farm. He’s struggling but staying strong until he runs into Sophie Haines after a meeting.

Sophie was devastated after the accident that not only took her brother’s life but also took the love of her life away. Her life changed just as drastically as Jude’s life did. She’s moved on and has tried to carve out a new life but the aftermath of the accident is holding her prisoner in her small town. Her family was completely destroyed and she is struggling to keep what’s left of their home going. Her mother is broken. Her father has become cruel, indifferent, and spiteful. When he learns Jude has returned to town, he has become even more hateful. Once Sophie runs into Jude and sees a different man than the one she loved, she’s even more determined to find out the truth about what really happened in the accident that destroyed so many lives.

Jude and Sophie were meant to be together. They will have to conquer the past, live for today, and strive to make a better future. The truth will finally set them both free and give them peace once and for all. They will finally be able to love one another without anything holding them back.

Once again Sarina Bowen wrote a powerful story. She gave the readers a truthful view of drug addiction. She also showed how determination and perseverance are worth the effort. I admired Sophie’s unconditional love and Jude’s commitment to becoming the man Sophie deserved to love.

Steadfast was an emotional and powerful novel.

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Bittersweet

True North Series – Book 1

By Sarina Bowen

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Synopsis

BITTERSWEET (TRUE NORTH #1)
If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the orchard.

The last person Griffin Shipley expects to find stuck in a ditch on his Vermont country road is his ex-hookup. Five years ago they’d shared a couple of steamy nights together. But that was a lifetime ago.

At twenty-seven, Griff is now the accidental patriarch of his family farm. Even his enormous shoulders feel the strain of supporting his mother, three siblings and a dotty grandfather. He doesn’t have time for the sorority girl who’s shown up expecting to buy his harvest at half price.

Vermont was never in Audrey Kidder’s travel plans. Neither was Griff Shipley. But she needs a second chance with the restaurant conglomerate employing her. Okay—a fifth chance. And no self-righteous lumbersexual farmer will stand in her way.

They’re adversaries. They want entirely different things from life. Too bad their sexual chemistry is as hot as Audrey’s top secret enchilada sauce, and then some.

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Steadfast

True North Series – Book 2

Release Date: July 12, 2016

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Synopsis

Jude lost everything one spring day when he crashed his car into an apple tree on the side of the road. A man is dead, and there’s no way he can ever right that wrong.

For Sophie Haines, Jude’s sudden return to Colebury, Vermont, is an unwelcome distraction. It’s not acceptable to still crave the man who killed your brother.

And it’s a small town…

*****

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Keepsake

True North Series- Book 3

Release Date: October 2016

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&nbsp Author Bio:

Sarina Bowen writes steamy, angsty Contemporary Romance and New Adult fiction from the wilds of Vermont.

The Year We Fell Down, Book #1 in The Ivy Years series, began breaking hearts in March 2014. Book #2, The Year We Hid Away, is brand new.

For Harlequin-E, Sarina writes the Gravity series. Coming in From the Cold features an angsty downhill ski racer and one of the most unique plot conflicts in contemporary romance today.

Sarina enjoys skiing, coffee products and a nice glass of wine. She lives with her family, eight chickens and more ski gear and hockey equipment than seems necessary.

She would be honored to connect with you at http://www.sarinabowen.com.

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ANYTHING BUT LOVE (Wingmen, #3) by Daisy Prescott Now Available!

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Another wingman bites the dust in this enemies to lovers story…

For the past year, I’ve been working my butt off to start my own coffee company on Whidbey.

A weekend in Cabo with sun, tiny bikinis, and vacation hook-ups is exactly the kind of tension relief I need.

What I don’t need is a bruised jaw, having to bribe my way out of jail, a hellion set on ruining my life, and my mother seeing a picture of my assets on “The Twitter.”

Caribou Caldwell is my worst nightmare.

Unfortunately, she’s also the star of my sexiest dreams.

What happens when a small town guy becomes the focus of a million fantasies? As Erik Kelso navigates his sudden notoriety, will his feelings for Cari turn out to be anything but love?

Anything but Love is the third book in the Wingmen series, a spin off of Modern Love Stories. Like all Wingmen books, it can be read as a standalone romantic comedy.

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