[Free eBook Friday # 7] Cora's Heart (A Cypress Hollow Yarn)

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Cora's Heart

(A Cypress Hollow Yarn)

Rachael Herron

Blurb

From bestselling author, Rachael Herron, comes another funny and sexy romcom set in the sleepy Californian coastal town of Cypress Hollow. 

Cora has been hurt too many times, and by one man in particular . . . Abandoned by her mother and widowed in her mid-twenties, Cora Sylvan has learned the hard way that you should take nothing in life for granted. So everything is planned out to the last degree – from how to run her farm on a shoestring to how to survive a major earthquake. 

Unfortunately, there's nothing in those notes to cover the return of the infuriatingly handsome Mac Wildwood, her husband's cousin, the man she loved and lost. And Mac, it seems, has a secret plan of his own up his sleeve. Cora Sylvan safeguarded everything – but she didn't protect her heart . . . 

Fans of Debbie Macomber and Penny Reid will love this trip into Cypress Hollow, and into love.

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Hired by the Cowboy [Opinião]

Hired by the Cowboy

Donna Alward

Blurb
Alexis Grayson is good at looking after herself-she's been doing it all her life. So what if she's alone and pregnant? She'll cope! But gorgeous cowboy Connor Madsen seems determined to take care of her. And Alexis can help him-he needs a temporary wife; she needs somewhere to live until the baby's born. A short-term marriage will solve all their difficulties!

As Alexis gets to know the courageous, honorable Connor, she realizes that she might have made the biggest mistake of her life. Because all this wife-for-hire wants is a marriage for real!


Review
:)
this was a so sweet and cute story!
not so credible in ours days, with so much violence and some cases low moral values.
But in any case, we have here a story based on a perfect gentleman and a sweet young lady, that all she wants is a family who loves her.

Alex wants a simple life for her and for her baby.... Connor need a wife in order to save his ranch.
The destiny forged a not so orthodox date.... and the attraction that both feel leads to a compromised love.

I have a great time reading this story.... the characters seemed real, all the scenes envolved real emotions.

In Too Deep [Opinião]

In Too Deep

Katrhryn Shay

Blurb
IN TOO DEEP is the first novella in Shay’s powerful, new anthology, AMERICA’S BRAVEST (All six novellas are available in a boxed set).

In the Hidden Cove Fire Department, Gabe Malvaso is a favorite among firefighters. He’s tough, fair, has a good sense of humor and loves his work. But for eighteen months, he’s avoided a member of his crew, Firefighter Rachel Wellington, despite his knife-sharp attraction to her. She is also drawn to him but is equally determined to keep things professional between them--until they’re trapped in a basement for a day, thinking they’ll never be rescued. Then, their feelings for each other explode like the building around them.

Review
:)  
was a nice reading... but was so short and the end was so abrupt.
I think the author could developed a little more these final scenes.
we readers get the final but this is our assumption, not written!

The main characters are credible, and the day by day of a firehouse so too, revealing a good sensation of friendship and respect of their work as firefighters and how can they management the feelings that start growing.

Gabe and Rachel have to put on hold their feelings until a major one appear, that love they have for each other is the most important of them all, so they have to figured out what can do and admit it no matter what!

The Billionaire's Contract [Opinião]

The Billionaire's Contract 

Ava Claire

Blurb
Recent college grad Leila Montgomery has her sights set on Whitmore and Creighton, a PR agency for the rich and famous. While she's interviewing for a position she's overqualified for, she's determined to get her foot in the door by any means necessary--but she didn't count on accidentally mouthing off to the enigmatic billionaire at the helm of the company, Jacob Whitmore. 

After a hot tryst in the stairwell, he makes Leila a proposition--be his personal assistant and private submissive. Saying no could cost her dream job and a place among the wealthy and elite. But saying yes could cost so much more...


Opinião
:)
o que direi sobre esta historia? lol
nada do que imaginei ao me confrontar, ao me deparar com o que ia lendo!
á priori quase que parecia que estava a ler uma fantasia erotica da personagem.... mas era mesmo a realidade que ela estava a viver.

o certo é que o ritmo da ação é tal que so encarando numa vertente de fantasia erotica se consegue "entender".
nestas 25 paginas (historia bem curtinha), lemos com um misto de assombro e com um sorriso nos lábios.
Não foi nada de especial, mas ao mesmo tempo foi curioso ler este genero de historia.
Para quem gosta, é uma leitura relativamente interessante! :)

[Free eBook Friday # 5] Worth the Risk

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Worth the Risk

Robin Bielman

Their love was ancient history...until their paths crossed again.

Sinopse

Samantha Bennett put Dean Malloy out of her mind five years ago, when he broke her heart after a summer fling. But now he's back in her life, and ready to steal a heritage protection contract that could make or break her career--if he doesn't steal her heart first. Samantha's vowed to hate him, but it's more than anger heating the competition between them. 

With sparks flying across the conference table and sizzling in every touch, Dean proposes a weekend liaison. Anything to have Sam again; anything to get her out of his system. But the unresolved feelings between them complicate both their personal and professional lives, and one wild weekend could turn into a disaster that would destroy the one job that means more to Samantha than anything. For a shot at love...is it worth the risk?

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Temptation in Texas: Logan & Lauren [Opinião]

 

Temptation in Texas: Logan & Lauren

Lynda Chance

Sinopse

Logan and Lauren' is a stand alone story with NO cliffhangers or anything like that , but it is SHORT!!! It's the perfect length for a quick read before bedtime or for waiting for a doctor's appointment. 

When Logan Crenshaw comes home from work one day and finds out that his wife is keeping a secret from him, he goes a bit crazy. So he steals her off to the Caribbean where he finally figures out what's been troubling her. But unfortunately, not before he loses his cool and goes completely territorial.

Opinião

:)
historia bem curtinha e nada original.
o "ambiente" é um pouco para o arrogante, tipo dominador vs submissa.
ao ler esta historia, apesar de não gostar exactamente do genero, não considero que seja má de todo.
é exactamente isso, uma "fantasia" em que o casal apesar do sentimento romantico que os une, tambem aceitam o modo como é demonstrado.
algumas cenas hot qb sem cair no exagero.
para quem gosta do genero e como free ebook, até poderam dar uma chance á leitura! :)

3* / 5*

The Texan's Promise [Opinião]

The Texan's Promise

Margery Scott

Blurb
Mary Willow believed Garrett Connors when he left Texas, promising to come back for her. Now, four years later, he's home, and it seems he doesn't even recognize her. 

Was his promise a lie? Did she mean nothing to him? 
Or is there another reason why it took him so long to return?

My Review
:) a very very short story, full of moral stuff, but nevertheless an enjoyable one.
the charaters brings us with hope, good intentions and above all the perspectives of a true love.
Sometimes we have to let go the past and looking forward the future.
The author here has an interesting plot and it could be more developed...

3* / 5*

Someone to Believe In [Opinião]

Someone to Believe In 

Kathryn Shay

Sinopse
Bailey O’Neil, aka, the Street Angel, has been the arch enemy of Senator Clay Wainwright since he was a district attorney and she a young, idealistic social worker. He put her in jail for harboring a teen offender and never looked back. 

Eleven years later, she’s a thorn in his side as an anti-gang specialist trying to get kids out of gangs. While Clay wants to put them in jail, Bailey is determined to help these troubled teenagers make good lives for themselves. But when Bailey and Clay are thrown together on the mayor’s task force, the impossible happens—they’re attracted to each other. 

Their passion erupts early on, and only grows stronger the further they get into a relationship. When they fall deeply in love, their conflicting views drive a wedge between them. Both the Street Angel and the Senator must find a way to deal with their differences in order to make a life together.

Opinião
Uma maravilhosa estreia com esta autora!
Sem duvida uma historia que me deixou muito surpreendida não so com o tema de base, mas tambem com as vertentes profissional e familiar que se foram desenrolando ao longo da historia.

O tema, sem duvida controverso, dá pano para mangas, com os diálogos pouco amistosos que os personagens travam, um senador conservador, uma assistente social idealistica e toda uma familia irlandesa que não se abstem de interferir com a melhor das intenções.

Bailey O'Neil, quer com toda a força do seu coração e do seu ideal, levar em frente uma forma de recuperar jovens que estão em risco por pertenceram a gangues de rua. 
Clay Wainwright por sua vez, acha que a contenção policial e judicial é que deve ser utilizada nestas situações.

A se reencontrarem pessoalmente passados 11 anos, ao se conhecerem melhor, eis que surge uma paixão poderosa que os vai moldar e no meio haver as respectivas concessões e cedências por algo muito maior que uma carreira.

A sensação de familia, de construir e de partilhar algo tão intenso e que tanta felicidade traz, são sentimentos expressos e que o leitor consegue agarrar e sentir na mesma medida que os personagens.

A autora criou de facto uma historia com uma trama interessante e que nos prende desde logo  o seu inicio. 

Esta historia foi free no Kobo e estou com muita vontade de ler a continuação.... as historias interessantes dos irmãos super "gorgeous" da Bailey! :)

4* / 5*


O'Neil Family #1

The Tycoon's Revenge [Opinião]

The Tycoon's Revenge

Melody Anne

Opinião

Agradávelmente surpreendida com esta historia!

Estreia com a escrita da autora, não fiquei nada desiludida, uma vez que a historia que "prendeu" desde logo o inicio.

Os personagens estão bem definidos e com uma personalidade forte e muito próximos da realidade.

Historias de vida comum que nos fazem sentir todas as emoções por que os personagens tambem passam.

A sensação de perda, do vazio, da dor, mas tambem da descoberta da emoção de um olhar, do entendimento emocional sem necessidade de palavras.

Esta historia foi free no Kobo, mas estou a pensar seriamente em ler a continuação das historias desta familia.... ah pois é.... temos 2 primos "gorgeous" na cena! :) hummmm

3* / 5*

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Never Buried

Never Buried

Edie Claire

The truth about what happened in 1949 went to Paul Fischer's grave... 

Too bad his body didn't!

Sinopse

Advertising copywriter Leigh Koslow doesn't pack heat--just a few extra pounds. And she doesn't go looking for trouble. When she moved into her cousin Cara's refurbished Victorian house, she wasn't planning on discovering a corpse-certainly not one that had been embalmed ten years before. But as anyone in the small Pittsburgh borough of Avalon could tell her, her cousin's house has a history attached. 
A history dating back to two mysterious deaths in the summer of 1949.

Someone wants Leigh and Cara out of the house--someone who has something to hide. But that someone doesn't know Leigh's impetuous cousin, and when Cara digs her heels in, Leigh looks to her old college chum, local policewoman Maura Polanski, for help. But the answers the trio find only point to more questions. 
Were the scandalous deaths of fifty years ago really an accident and a suicide? Or were they murder?

The nearer the women get to the truth, the more desperate someone becomes. Because some secrets are better off kept. Especially when they hit close to home!


Critica na Imprensa

"A funny, fast-paced, clever, and unusual mystery that will have readers clamoring for more. Sheer delight."

-Carolyn Hart-

"A thoroughly delightful debut. Bright, breezy, and witty. I couldn't put it down."

-Tamar Myers-

[Free eBook Friday # 3] Fire at Twilight

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Fire at Twilight

Lila Ashe

Synopsis

Grace is a fixer. She's good at it, too. In her acupuncture practice, she fixes the community of Darling Bay, and in her personal life, she's rescued her sister too many times to count. Her love life, though . . . Grace doesn't think she needs help, especially not from a man whose very nickname is unhealthy.

Tox  Ellis is the hazmat expert at the Darling Bay Fire Department, and he knows about harmful substances. He knows what gases to keep apart to prevent explosions. Why, then, can't he seem to stay away from Grace, the woman who seems to think he needs fixing?

Is Darling Bay ready for the chemical reaction Grace and Tox generate whenever they're in the same place at the same time? And who will be standing by to put out the flames? 

The Firefighters of Darling Bay series

Book 1: Fire at Twilight

Book 2: Fire at Dawn

Book 3: Everyday Hero (A Darling Bay Short Story)

Lila Ashe is a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll. She's lived in the big city long enough to know she craves the stars at night, and living on the rugged northern coast of California is just right. Fans of Kristan Higgins, Bella Andre, and Barbara Freethy will settle right into California’s Darling Bay and Florida’s Cupid Island. Lila is happily married and addicted to all things romantic, including surprise getaways to San Francisco for clam chowder or overnight trips to Napa for wine, but she's also found that being romantic at home can be even more exciting. 

Disponivel em KOBO

[Free eBook Friday # 1] A Stranger in the Family

It's Free eBook Friday! 

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A Stranger in the Family

Patricia McLinn

Sinopse
A sexy, intriguing stranger arrives unexpectedly at her Wyoming ranch, threatening the one thing Cambria protects more fiercely than her heart - her family.

Bodie's discovery that he fathered a son 17 years ago starts a search that leads him to the warm and welcoming Weston family. 
But his response to one member of the family is far more than he ever expected. 
The sparks between him and Cambria are real ... and so is the danger to his hopes for their future if she finds out why he's really in Wyoming.

". . . It's one of those books that when you finish, you think, "I'm definitely going to read that again and everything else this author has ever written!"

 - Live, Love, Write -

Disponivel no KOBO

Lovers at Heart

Lovers at Heart

Melissa Foster

Synopse

Lovers at Heart is a steamy contemporary romance with alpha male heroes and sexy, empowered women. They're flawed, funny, passionate, and very relatable for readers who enjoy new adult romance, contemporary romance, and women's fiction. Lovers at Heart may be read as a stand alone novel, or for more enjoyment, read the full Love in Bloom Series (9 full-length novels featuring the Snow Sisters and the Bradens)

Handsome, wealthy resort owner Treat Braden is used to getting what he wants. When Max Armstrong walked into his life six months earlier, he saw right through the efficient and capable façade she wore like a shield, to the sweet, sensual woman who lay beneath. She sparked an unfamiliar desire in him for more than a one-night stand, leaving his heart reeling and his blood boiling. But one mistake caused her to turn away, and now, after six months of longing for the one woman he cannot have, he’s going home to try to forget her all together.

Max Armstrong has a successful career, a comfortable lifestyle, and she’s never needed a man to help her find her way—until Treat Braden caught her attention at a wedding in Nassau, causing a surge of emotions too reminiscent of the painful past she’d spent years trying to forget. Max will do anything to avoid reliving that pain—including forgoing her toe-curling, heart-pounding desire for Treat.

When a chance encounter turns into a night of intense passion, Treat realizes that the mistake he made six months earlier may cause him to lose Max completely. He will do everything within his power to win her heart forever—and Max is forced to face her hurtful past head on for the man she cannot help but love.

Irresistible Forces

Irresistible Forces

Brenda Jackson

Sinopse
An offer he couldn't refuse…

One week of mind-blowing sex on a beautiful Caribbean island. Of all the business proposals financial tycoon Dominic Saxon has heard, Taylor Steele's is definitely the most tempting. 
All Taylor wants in return is for Dominic to father her baby. No strings, no commitments...just a mutually satisfying arrangement. Make that very satisfying. For a man with no intention of marrying again, it sounds ideal.

Taylor wants a baby, not a relationship. And sexy, intelligent Dominic seems like a man with perfect genes. 
Turns out, Dominic has perfect everything. Their "procreation vacation" is a whirlwind of sensual ecstasy. 
But when it's over, will either of them be able to say goodbye? 

Playing for Keeps

Playing for Keeps

Kate Perry

Sinopse
Since her mother's death more than fifteen years before, Grace Connors has been the matriarch of her family. She's put her own dreams on hold to raise her younger sisters and keep her ex-marine father in line.

So when her sister Nell decides to get married, it's on Grace to make it a wedding their mother would have been proud of. It can't be hard to organize a party, right?

But then everything falls apart, including her budding romance with her sexy best friend Pete. Caught in the crossfire with the enemy at her back, will Grace be able to fix it all before she becomes a casualty of love? 

The Tycoon's Revenge

The Tycoon's Revenge

Melody Anne

Sinopse
Jasmine Freeman’s world is about to tumble down around her and the one responsible for it is none other than her first love, Derek Titan. She hasn't seen him in ten years, and they are both going to learn the truth of what happened back then. 

Jasmine grew up wealthy and oblivious to the destruction her father caused all around him. Derek was from the wrong side of the tracks. In ten years their lives will be reversed. He is now a multi-billionaire tycoon and she works hard, but barely gets by due to her father’s unethical business practices. 

Derek comes seeking revenge and instead finds out he has a half grown son and the woman he's been angry with for so many years is not who he thought she was. They both fight against the passion they still feel for each other, but in the end it is irresistible. 

Come take the journey with Derek and Jasmine as they rediscover a passion that never died and the lies that kept them apart.

Unspoken Promises

Unspoken Promises

Beca Dale

Sinopse

Billie Jensen hates liars and cheats. She’s spent her entire life watching her mother forgive the unforgivable with just a few words from a smooth-talking man. So different from her father, Officer Treynor Pandoah seems like everything Bille has ever wanted—quiet, solid, and truthful—until he snuggles up to another woman on Valentine’s Day. 

He says her eyes lied, but how can she trust a man who won’t share what’s in his heart?

Treynor’s done waiting for Billie to forgive him for something he didn’t do. A man shouldn’t have to explain himself to the woman he loves, but if he can’t find the words to take the tears from her eyes, he could lose her to Unspoken Promises.

Broken

Broken

J.B. McGee

Book Description

Gabby's life has been anything but easy. She is surrounded by friends who seem to have everything she doesn't: money, social standing, and happily married parents. While dealing with the loss of her mother, she experiences her first heartbreak. She commits herself to her studies and runs away from any emotions that aren't safe. 

Bradley Banks, a confident CEO and commercial architect, who has long time commitment issues forces Gabby to feel again, but will he be her next heartbreak?

Romancing Lady Stone

Romancing Lady Stone

Delilah Marvelle 

Book Description

He believes in destiny. She just wants to survive it... 

At forty, Lady Cecilia Evangeline Stone thinks she has everything a woman could ever want. A title, a fortune, and four children who make her proud. After a marriage of convenience that was anything but convenient, she has no desire to complicate her life by including a man in it again. 

When her eldest son announces his engagement to a Russian actress in Saint Petersburg, Cecilia sets out to do what any good mother would do: stop the wedding. 

Unfortunately, destiny has other plans. 

Konstantin Alexie Levin never considered himself to be a villain. In fact, he considers himself to be a Russian gentleman. Having grown up in a refined and well-educated family that embraced criminal life to avoid debtor’s prison, the only thing preventing him from knowing happiness is the rest of the world. 

Everything changes, however, when Konstantin is given a chance to start life anew and travel to London to collect an unexpected reward for saving a man’s life. To his surprise, he is about to become a hero at midnight to a beautiful aristocrat who desperately needs his help. 

The problem is…he wants to do more than save Lady Stone. He wants to make the woman his, all his.

A Spell Cast

A Spell Cast

Tessa Stokes

Book Description
A Secret, a move and they all meet.

Oliver turned to me and with a look of wonder on his face continued, “Think about it, all those years, you could learn so much and do so much. So many chances to be anything you wanted, well maybe it wouldn’t be quite that easy, but the time would be there to try.”

Chloe is eighteen when her family moves to England from California. She didn’t want to move and had a plan to go back home, until she saw Tristan Dearing. Enigmatic and gorgeous, his blue eyes capture her attention and she finds he’s at the center of a mystery that has continued over the last eight hundred years.

She decides to make the most of her new life and as she helps her dad in his restaurant, she meets the lovely Oliver. He’s attracted to Chloe immediately and they begin a special relationship that will last forever.

One girl, two gorgeous guys, friends, lovers, inseparable. Join them on their magical adventures, a reality sprinkled with time travel, witches, and strange events.

This volume is the first part of the beginning story "Seven Spells Stories"