Dragon Chains by Grace Goodwin and Becca Brayden

 

4 Star

Katy is working on keeping life together. Her house was destroyed in a fire. Worse her mother was caught in the fire and has massive medical bills. Her twin sister Emily is always getting into trouble and needing to be bailed out. When she gets a call from her sister saying she’s stuck and needs Katy to fly to Europe and sign some documents pretending to be Emily the whole way. Katy begrudgingly agrees as this will help pay off their mother’s bills. When she arrives, she meets Ryker. Katy doesn’t know it, but Emily was supposed to meet him and sign a marriage contract with him. Ryker knows she’s not Emily because Katy is his true mate he’s been looking for. Will the secrets break them apart?

Kind of hoping this turns into a series. I enjoyed them coming together and working through their problems to find their happy ending. The book flowed nicely, and I am now interested in checking out Becca Brayden books as she is new to me. Really really hope they make this a series, and we get more books set in this world.

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Reaper Uninvited by Debbie Cassidy

 

3.5/4 Star

Fee is working with Grayson and the Regency Pack to try and find missing people. She hates and lusts after the alpha. When he is taken by the vampires, she will get him back no matter what.

This book starts right where the last one ended. Once again Debbie Cassidy ends her book on a cliff hanger ending and it is very frustrating. This one ends with a very violent death of a character and that was hard to read. It was interesting to see some of Fee’s men avoiding her and continuing relationships with others considering how they felt about it. They weren’t with Fee yet, so it didn’t bother me as they were trying to prevent a relationship. I was also right about Mal/Conah/Az. Thank all the gods the whole series is out, and I can just continue with the next book. I am sure they will all end on a cliffhanger.

Book 2 Deadside Reapers

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Claimed by Laurann Dohner and Kele Moon

 

4 Star

Planning on spending some time with her friends Brandi wasn’t expecting to be kidnapped and hunted. Brandi pulls off for gas and ends up in the woods being hunted by werewolves. Being the shock of being hunted is werewolves are real and they want her. When Jason hears screams in the woods, he rushes off to stop whatever it is. He takes out most of the rogue pack and saves the woman but is now stuck with what to do with the woman. When he accidentally triggers mating heat in her when he healed her, he now has to give her a crash course in werewolves and break the news to her she’s, his mate. How will she react, and will they take out the rest of the rogues?

This was a good story. I enjoyed seeing Brandi protect herself anyway she can. It was hilarious when she took out one of Jason’s pack mates for trying to mate her when she was a hard no. Jason stumbling through explaining everything to a human was amusing. The book flowed nicely but needed some more world building as things are left out that might help explain why things were the way they were. Overall, can’t wait for the next book.

Book 1 Nightwind Pack

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Ink by Elizabeth Hunter

3 Star

Emmie has just inherited her grandmother’s bookshop. She was planning on selling it until she got there and realized she just can’t part with it. To reopen it and make a profit she needs to come up with something that is different. She decides to combine her bookshop with a tattoo chair when she meets Miles (Ox). She plans on keeping it strictly business, but he worms is way into her heart. Will they make it work?

I wanted to like this more than I did. Ox was a dick throughout this book, and he doesn’t really atone for it. At one point his mom is sick and in the hospital. He cuts off all communication with Emmie even though they had plans. Doesn’t let her know what is going on and then gets mad at her when he sees her out with someone else. At this point he had spent several days out of communication so yeah it made me a tad mad. I am also not sure why everyone thought it would be a good idea to have a tattoo shop inside a bookshop. I enjoyed the writing enough that I will check out book 2 but we will see how that one goes.

Book 1 Love Stories on 7^th and Main

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Hunter Raze by Laurann Dohner

 

4 Star

Anabel Brick was forced into service when her parents died. She was separated from her sister and made into a spy. She knows she will never be allowed to leave service as she knows too much. Her current mission has gone sideways. Ending up on the planet with primitive people with no way off and the remaining crew members she didn’t manage to kill hot on her trail to take her out. She was doing ok taking them out until she was “rescued” by a Veslor crew sent to extract her and take her to her sister. Raze and his hunters think it will be a snatch and grab instead get roped into helping take out her former crew.

I enjoyed this one a lot. It was interesting to see all the secrets that are revealed in this book. Watching Anabel throw Raze and his crew for a loop was hilarious. They never quite got the feel of her. Some of the twists and turns in the book were interesting and it will be awesome to see where she goes with the rest of the Veslor crew. I will say seeing the other Veslor Mates leaving the ship and getting their own world was a shocker and I want to see all their friends end up on this new world so badly.

Book 6 Veslor Mates

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Shopping for a Highlander by Julia Kent

 

5 Star

Amy has graduated with her MBA and even though she could work for her sister's business she doesn't want a hand out. She interviews for a job with a business that is invested in sports figures and they need her to keep Hamish in line and out of the news for the wrong thing so they can all get a huge payday. The problem she wants him. Can Hamish break through her reserves and win her over?

I loved Amy and Hamish's book. Hamish gets up to so many shenanigans and Amy is brought in to keep him in line but that's not actually how it actually goes. This is a spinoff of another series but you don't need to read all of the previous books to read this one. We do get to see all of are favorite characters from those books. One of my least favorite parts of previous books was things Marie did to her kids and in this one she was actually mellow and it made my day. I can't wait for the next book to see where Amy and Hamish story goes.

Book 2 Shopping for a Highlander

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The Family You Make by Jill Shalvis

 

4 Star

Levi Cutler figures one more run and then head home except a snowstorm traps him and traveling nurse Jane in a gondola. Preparing for the worst he calls and lets his family know he’s running late. When they hear Jane’s voice, they are curious, and he mistakenly says she’s the one. When they are rescued, he begs her to be his pretend girlfriend. She agrees but the longer they spend together the more the feelings are less pretend and more real.

I enjoyed this story. I liked Levi and Jane. Just like all of Jill Shalvis’ other books there are a lot of feels in this book. Levi and Jane have journey to get their happy ending and it was worth the read. Can’t wait for the next book.

Book 1 Sunrise Cove

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