Romance Book Review: Cynthia Conley's A Tornado of Lust plus five extra unrelated books

Author: Cynthia Conley

ISBN: n/a

Genre: Erotic Romance

Publisher: Amor Books

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For those who like erotic short romances, Amor Books provides a deal when ordering this book. The reader can sign up for the Amor newsletter and receive five unrelated short erotic romances. The books vary from paranormal to one-night encounters. By far Cynthia Conley's book is the best in the series with a semblance of a plot. 

Maria is working on her fear of leaving the house. She's gotten to know her next door neighbor airline polit Mason. In the mist of a heavy storm Maria goes outside to speak with Mason and notices that a possible tornado is on the way. The two get caught up together and take their mutual attraction to the limits and more. 

What all these books have in common is decent erotic scenes, but as a reader I'm always looking for a little more out of these very short romances. However, those looking for quick reads and a few extra books to round out a reading session, you can't go wrong with this deal. 

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Since Maria Applegate has had previous panic attacks due to phobias, she avoided the public and just recently started to emerge into the world again. She’s also connecting with her handsome neighbor, Mason Jones. She turns to their burgeoning friendship for comfort during a storm but gets more than she expected. 

He asks her to dinner, manages to bring her out of a panic attack, and proves worthy of collapsing every inhibition that she can think of with little effort. When he wants to skip dinner and go straight for dessert, though, she applies the brakes. Unfortunately, trying to stop her own needs only serves to make her even more wanton. 

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Now please don't expect some table-thumping blockbuster that will end up unread and gathering dust on your virtual bookshelf – this is a sizzling erotic short story that will have you flipping over the pages in feverish anticipation.

WARNING: This story is intended for ADULT female readers 18 years of age or older. It contains explicit language and graphic sexual content.

Romance Sneak Peak: Carolyn Brown's The Ladies' Room

Author: Carolyn Brown

ISBN: 9781612186429

Genre: Romance

Publisher: Montlake Romance 

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Haven't read this romance, but I love the first line in the description so thought it was worth a peak.

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Secrets told in the church ladies' room are supposed to stay in the ladies' room. But that doesn't mean that what Trudy overhears there during her great-aunt Gertrude's funeral won't change the rest of her life.

Trudy has a daughter in the middle of a major rebellion; a two-timing husband who has been cheating for their entire married life; and a mother with Alzheimer's residing in the local nursing home. She doesn't really need a crumbling old house about to fall into nothing but a pile of memories and broken knickknacks.

Billy Lee Tucker, resident oddball in Tishomingo, Oklahoma, lived next door to Gert, and in her will she leaves him the funds to help Trudy remodel the old house. That's fine with Billy Lee, because he's been in love with Trudy since before they started school. And just spending time with her is something he'd never ever allowed himself to dream about.

A beautiful home rises up from the old house on Broadway, and right along with it rises up a relationship. But is Trudy too scarred from what she heard in the ladies' room to see a lovely future with Billy Lee?

Romance Book Review: Aline Hunter's Marked

Author: Aline Hunter

ISBN: 9781419941153

Genre: Werewolf, Paranormal, Shifter

Publisher: Ellora's Cave

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Chloe is worried about the implications of a birthmark on her wrist, so she decides to go to a tattoo parlor to have it covered. For some unknown reason she is compelled to visit a tattoo parlor in an area she knows she should stay away from. In fact the werewolf taxi driver is even telling her she should turn around, but determined Chloe goes inside anyway. That step inside the business changes her life forever.

When Chloe steps into the Wolf's Den she is brought face to face with her mate Jackson. Jackson knows he has to get Chloe away from tattoo parlor as soon as possible. He needs to convince her it is best to get away as soon as possible. Taking her back to his place he knows he has to tell her what exactly the birthmark means and that she is a halfling. 

Chloe realizes there is something different about her, but it isn't going to be easy taking Jackson as a mate, especially with another interested in mating with him and a father she has never met and an over protective grandfather. 

Good series start to this series featuring a strong male and female lead characters. I liked that Chloe wasn't a wall flower and didn't back down without questions or fights. I also liked the way she set the scene and explained the world she was creating. 

Description:

Fantasy becomes reality if you carry the mark...

Chloe Bryant doesn’t know what to expect when she enters The Wolf’s Den. Drawn to the werewolf tattoo parlor for reasons she can’t explain, she soon discovers the sexy man from her dreams isn’t a figment of her imagination. Not only is Jackson Donovan real, but he explains the dreams they shared are due to their destined mating. It can’t be possible. She’s not a werewolf. Even if he swears the mark on her wrist indicates otherwise.

Jackson is stunned to discover the beautiful minx from his dreams isn’t a full-blooded werewolf but a Halfling. The only way to uncover Chloe’s past is to stake a claim to her future. By taking the delectable female into his bed, he’ll unlock every secret she has to hide -- as well as awaken the passion she’s tucked away for too long -- by exploring her mind, body and soul one sweet inch at a time.

Romance Book Review: Kristin Miller's Gone with the Wolf

Author: Kristin Miller

ISBN: 978-1-62266-144-2

Genre: Paranormal/ Werewolf/ Shifter

Publisher: Entangled: Covet

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Emelia will do anything possible to speak with CEO Drake Wilder so she can get him to fess up to trying to swindle the building her bar is in away from her. She's tried calling, emailing and even going to work in his investment firm to get the man to speak with her. He has evaded her from the beginning. 

At the company Halloween party she meets Drake not realizing he's the man she's been trying to get a word with. 

Drake is a 300 year old werewolf who has waited for his mate for so long he's given up hope finding her. He can't believe that Emelia is really her. Looking to get to know her better he has his HR department move her in as his secretary. Things don't go well right in the beginning, but as time goes by he falls in love with Emelia, but can she accepted the differences in their lives?

While the two struggle to get together, someone else stands to lose everything if they get together and he'll do everything to keep them apart, even kill Emelia. 

I'm a true fan of paranormal books and especially love a good werewolf shifter romance. This one is well written, sticks to theme and moves pretty quickly through the scenes. The hero is charming in his own way and I love the fiesty heroine. 

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CEO and alpha werewolf Drake Wilder has given up the search for his one true love. When he discovers that she’s a secretary in his company, Drake’s primal instincts kick into overdrive.

What he wouldn’t give to have her fingers rake over his body instead of the keyboard…

Free-spirited bartender Emelia Hudson wants nothing more than to make her Seattle-based bar succeed. But when profits decline, she slips into a dress suit and secures a nine-to-five. After learning that her bar has become property of Wilder Financial, Emelia is determined to get some answers.

Two can play the ruthless business game. If only her attraction to the boss wasn’t so intense… 

When Drake’s twin brother senses that Drake has found his match—and now inherits their father’s billion dollar estate—he hatches a plan to take Emelia out. Drake vows to protect her at all costs, but he might have to pay with his own life.

Romance Book Review: W Lynn Chantale's Tag Team Beauty Queen

Author: W. Lynn Chantale

Series Connection: Love Smackdown/ Pinning Casanova

ISBN: n/a

Genre: Erotic Romance

Publisher: Whisper Publishing

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Quick erotic sexy fill romp, featuring a beauty queen and two wrestlers she's hot for. The only problem is as queen she isn't suppose to be involved with one of the wrestlers, much less two.

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Alexa has always followed her heart, but when her feelings lead her to bed The Tag Team duo of Perfect Storm, well she’s in heaven. That is until another wrestler threatens their happy balance. Tono and Daniel, known as Perfect Storm, don't mind sharing Alexa. In fact, they’ve embraced all the pleasure a threesome will bring. When a heel and fellow wrestler, Virgil, decides to bring his villainous ways outside the ring, all hell breaks loose. With the relationship in jeopardy the guys scramble to defend their beauty queen’s honor and show Virgil why they’re the champions.

Romance Book Review: Debra Kayn's Homemade Hijinks

Author: Debra Kayn
ISBN: 9781616504670
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Lyrical Press

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Cute contemporary romance featuring two people still in love but feeling being together is never going to happen because they both want different things.

Alex has come back home for the Christmas to convince his former  fiance to reunite in anyway he can.

Shannon moved around her whole life and when she moved out on her own she decided she was going to put down roots and not move. Now she is settled in a nice small town with people she loves. She thought she was going to settle down with Alex in her nice small town, but Alex wanted more. He attended law school and moved to the big city.

Now Alex is back and Shannon doesn't know what she's going to do. When Alex and Shannon get stuck in Shannon's Smart House, they are forced to spend time together and talk out their problems. Can Alex convince Shannon to take him back?

Well written sweet romance.

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Can a house make unlikely demands…and be the savior for unsuspecting lovers? After being dragged around the world since birth by her parents, quirky hairstylist Shannon Johansson has sworn to plant her business…and her butt…in Seaport, California. Risking the loss of the love of her life, she settles in a defective Smart House. A bulldog in the courtroom, Alex Yager has to convince Shannon he still loves her.

Nine months apart has proven his success is nothing without her to share it with. When Shannon’s pain of a Smart House locks them in during his New Year’s visit, he seizes the opportunity to win back his girl once and for all. No matter what it takes. Alex is back and playing hardball like the attorney he is, and Shannon’s tired of fighting.

Can she give in to her love for Alex? He’s hoping he can get them out of the crazy house and propose before the town rings in the new year.

CONTENT WARNING: Old flames, a smartass smart house and NO dog. Hot reunion. There’s more than one way to ‘ring’ in a new year.

Romance Byte: Kat Martin's Against The Edge

Author: Kat Martin

Series Connection: The Raines of Wind Canyon

ISBN: 978-0778314431

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Publisher: Harlequin MIRA

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A child he’s never met.

A danger he’s never known.

That he’s a father is news Ben Slocum was notexpecting. But once the initial shock wears off for the confirmed bachelor, he takes in the rest of what socialworker Claire Chastain tells him: that Sam is in the custody of an abusive criminal, that they’ve disappeared. . . and that Ben is now the child’s only hope.

As Ben and Claire band together to track the two down, their concern for the boy draws them closer, each fighting feelings there’s no time to explore. Ben’s got one chance to take back what’s his, and in one gunshot he could lose it all . . .

Romance Book Review: Robyn Carr's The Wanderer

Author: Robyn Carr

Series Connection: A Thunder Point Novel #1

ISBN-13: 978-0778314479

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Publisher: MIRA Books

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The Wanderer starts off a new three book series of Robyn Carr. This series takes place in a small coastal Oregon town. The story leads off when Hank "Cooper" Cooper travels to his friend's home town after hearing that the man had died. Wanted to get reacquainted with the man who had once been a good friend, but now gone, Cooper turns to the local town's people to find out about Ben.

Ben was the man Cooper remembered and now Ben has one last request of his friend. He's asked him to take care of the property Ben owned, telling Cooper in a letter that he would know best what to do with it. What Cooper finds is a run down business that needs a lot of fixing and a town full of friendly townsfolk who really like Ben and who Ben seemed to care about. 

Deciding to stick around for a bit, Cooper befriends a boy who has some trouble with bullies and falls for the boy's sister Sarah.

Sarah is just coming away from a bad marriage and is finding it hard to trust people again. When she meets Cooper she doesn't want to believe he's a good guy, but he wears here down and eventually they begin a no-strings relationship, but what if either of them wants more? What can happen then?

This book is a little slow to take off. Cooper and Sarah don't even meet each other until halfway through the book. There are stories of other townsfolk and a look at the love interests throughout the town. 

The next book, The Newcomer, will be out in July and feature the town deputy, Mac, and local waitress, Gina, and what happens when Mac's ex-wife comes back into the picture just when Mac and Gina have started dating each other and moving into their new relationship.

Description:

From Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the popular Virgin River novels, comes Thunder Point—the highly anticipated new series that will make you laugh, make you sigh, and make you fall in love with a small town filled with people you’ll never forget.

Nestled on the Oregon coast is a small town of rocky beaches and rugged charm. Locals love the land’s unspoiled beauty. Developers see it as a potential gold mine. When newcomer Hank Cooper learns he’s been left an old friend’s entire beachfront property, he finds himself with a community’s destiny in his hands.

Cooper has never been a man to settle in one place, and Thunder Point was supposed to be just another quick stop. But Cooper finds himself getting involved with the town. And with Sarah Dupre, a woman as complicated as she is beautiful.

With the whole town watching for his next move, Cooper has to choose between his old life and a place full of new possibilities. A place that just might be home.

Update: Debbie Macomber's Cedar Cove on Hallmark Channel

TERYL ROTHERY ADDED TO CAST OF SERIES REGULARS IN HALLMARK CHANNEL’S FIRST-EVER PRIMETIME SERIES, ‘DEBBIE MACOMBER’S CEDAR COVE,’ TWO-HOUR WORLD PREMIERE JULY 20

Series Stars Andie MacDowell and Dylan Neal 

I didn't picture either of these two like the actors they picked. How about you?

Press Release from Hallmark Channel

Hallmark Channel announces Teryl Rothery (“Stargate SG-1,” “Kyle XY,” “Dragon Ball”) has been cast opposite Andie MacDowell and Dylan Neal, as a series regular, in Hallmark Channel’s first-ever series, “Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove.”  The primetime drama is set to have its two-hour premiere Saturday, July 20 (8 p.m. ET/PT, 7C),  with Ms. Rothery joining the cast regularly beginning in episode two. The series is based on the bestselling book series Cedar Cove by #1 New York Times bestselling author, Debbie Macomber.

In “Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove,” MacDowell plays Judge Olivia Lockhart whose Cedar Cove Municipal Court is the professional milieu and social microcosm of issues the judge will face in her own day-to-day life with family and best friend Grace (Rothery). Neal plays Jack Griffith, the new editor of the Cedar Cove Chronicle and budding love interest for Judge Lockhart.

“Debbie Macomber’s Cedar Cove” is a 16 Lighthouse Road Productions Ltd. production. Executive Producers are Dan Wigutow, Caroline Moore, Ron French, Debbie Macomber and Harvey Kahn. The series is produced by Connie Dolphin with Steve Harmaty as Co-Executive Producer. The pilot was directed by Michael M. Scott, written by Bruce Graham (“Debbie Macomber’s Trading Christmas”) and was adapted from material from Debbie Macomber’s series of books, Cedar Cove. Carl Binder is the show runner for the series.

Hallmark Channel, owned and operated by Crown Media Holdings, Inc., is a 24-hour basic cable network that provides a diverse slate of high-quality entertainment programming available in high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) to a national audience of 87 million subscribers. Hallmark Channel is the nation’s leading destination for quality family programming with an ambitious slate of original TV movies and specials, as well as some of television’s most beloved sitcoms and series, including The Golden Girls, Frasier, and Happy  Days. The channel is also home to a range of lifestyle programming, anchored by Home & Family, a daily two-hour live show shot in a fully functional house located on the Universal Studios lot, and Marie, a one-hour talk show hosted by iconic entertainer, Marie Osmond. Hallmark Channel's sibling network, Hallmark Movie Channel, also available in HD and SD, focuses on family-friendly movies with a mix of original films, classic theatrical releases, and presentations from the acclaimed Hallmark Hall of Fame library.

Romance Book Review: W. Lynn Chantale's Pinning Casanova

Author: W. Lynn Chantale
ISBN: N/A
Genre: Sensual, Interracial Romance
Publisher: Whispering Publishing

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Very short, but well written love story between a wrestler named Sir Casanova and his lovely next door neighbor who babysits his young daughter.

Ben really likes his neighbor Serena, but he isn't sure he should approach her at this time in his life especially when has a bit of a problem with a stalker.

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Benjamin Douglas or Sir Casanova had a reputation to live up to, known for tossing roses to beautiful women in the audience and stealing a smooch or two on the way in or out of the ring, well its all part of the act.

Many believe the hype of his philandering when he’s away from his 10 year old daughter, including his next door neighbor Serena Jameson.

Serena Jameson has had a crush on the single dad since she saw him tumbling with his daughter in the backyard, but she knows his altar ego is a playboy, yet her heart tells her it’s all an act. After he treats his daughter like the treasure she is, still Serena can’t get past the womanizing image. Yet she gives him a chance.

When an unexpected visitor emerges from Ben’s past the challenges faced will put their relationship to the test. Will the couple have a chance to endure to the last bell or will one tap out before the match has even begun?

Romance Book Review: Tamaria Soana's Southern Embrace

Author: Tamaria Soana 

Digital ISBN: 9781937325602
Genre: Erotic Contemporary Romance
Publisher: Beachwalk Press
Publication Date: April 15, 2013

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Savannah is dealing with the devastation of the death of her husband when he first love comes to see her and asks for another chance. 

As teenagers Lance and Savannah were in love. Lance's family moved away and Lance choose to break off their relationship thinking it would be better for both of them. When Lance hears that Savannah's husband is killed, he wants nothing more than to help the woman he has always loved.

Can Savannah forgive Lance for the past and move on with their future?

Emotional based love stories dealing with a hard issue of lost love and finding a way to move to the future. 

Description:

Can a long lost love mend a grieving heart?

Widowed at twenty-three, Savannah Grant is devastated and consumed with grief, a grief that she can't seem to move past. When her high school sweetheart, Lance Peterson, re-enters her life, Savannah struggles with the feeling that she would be betraying her deceased husband by moving on. Plus, she can't forget the way Lance broke her heart all those years ago.

Lance never stopped loving Savannah. He wants a second chance, and he's willing to do anything it takes to convince her to give him one. Will she give in and let Lance love her, showing her a passion beyond anything she thought possible?

Content Warning: adult language, explicit sexual situations, anal play

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Romance Book Review: Celia Kyle's Scarlet

Author: Celia Kyle

Series Connection: Alpha Marked

ISBN: N/A

Genre: Erotic Romance/ BBW Erotic Romance/ Menage/ Paranormal

Publisher: Summerhouse Publishing

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Steaming hot paranormal romance starts off this new series by Celia Kyle. 

Since birth Scarlet and one of her triplet sisters has been marked to be the mate of two alpha werewolves. When she reaches age thirty, if she hasn't already met her mates, she must attend the gathering and met up with all the single alpha to find her mates. 

Scarlet and her sister is not looking forward to having to mate with some overly aggressive alpha she doesn't even know, of course that is until she meets her alphas.

Keller and Madden are excited when they meet their mate. She is no wallflower and she was exactly what they wanted, except someone else wants to claim her as well.

Description:

Thirty and single? Well, getcha ass to the Gathering!

As if hitting thirty wasn’t enough, unmated Scarlet Wickham is summoned to this year’s Gathering. As a woman Marked to be the mate of an Alpha pair, she’s not going to find happiness anywhere other than in the arms of two Alpha werewolves. So, off she goes with her sisters in tow. ‘Cause yeah, she’s one of the plump Wickham triplets, and they’re all being carted off to werewolf speed dating.

Keller and Madden, Ruling Alpha pair, can’t believe their luck. They’ve found their mate, and she’s more than they could have ever hoped for. She’s feisty with spirit to spare, and lush curves that they want to trace with their tongues. They can’t wait to solidify their bond and get to know the beautiful woman who is to rule at their side. But first, there’s the minor inconvenience of a challenge to the death…