Review | Loreth Anne White - The Slow Burn of Silence

 

An ex-con, wrongfully convicted of a heinous crime, returns to a small mountain town determined to prove his innocence, reclaim the heart of the woman who helped put him behind bars, and win back the right to meet the daughter he learned about in prison. But his arrival stirs up dark secrets and re-ignites a fierce and consuming passion that just might get the woman he loves, and his child, killed.

Nine years ago Rachel Salonen and Jeb Cullen were soul mates--deeply, irrevocably in love. Until the night two young women went missing from a party in the woods. One was found raped, beaten and pregnant with no memory of what happened. The other is still missing. A small mountain community was torn apart and a young relationship shattered when nineteen-year-old Jeb was arrested for the heinous crime, and Rachel was forced to help put the man she loved behind bars. Now, nine years later, Rachel believes she's finally put the past to rest when her sister dies suddenly in a fire and she's made guardian of her adopted niece. A child, she learns, who was conceived that terrible night of violence, a child whose DNA was used to convict Jeb. And when Jeb is unexpectedly released from max security, Rachel sees that the past has only just begun... ... Because Jeb has come straight home to Snowy Creek. To prove his innocence, reclaim his life, his home. And to meet the daughter he learned about in prison. A daughter Rachel will do anything to protect. And when the town turns violently on Jeb, Rachel will once again be forced to take sides. This time she chooses with her heart. But her decision could cost everything she holds dear--including her niece's life. Because someone in town will do anything to keep the truth buried...even kill.

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Review | Loreth Anne White - In The Barren Ground

In the Barrens, a vast wilderness in northern Canada bordering the Arctic Circle, night consumes every hour of the winter. Humans are scarce; ferocious predators roam freely. Locals say spirits do, too.

Rookie cop Tana Larsson doesn’t mind the dark and quiet. Five months pregnant and hoping to escape the mistakes of her past, she takes a post in Twin Rivers, population 320. Maybe here she can find peace and community for her child.

But with her superior out of commission, Tana becomes the sole police officer in 17,500 square miles. One bitter night, she gets a call about the fatal wolf mauling of two students, and the only way to reach the remote scene is to enlist the help of the arrogant, irritatingly handsome Cameron “Crash” O’Halloran, a local bush pilot with a shady reputation for smuggling and a past cloaked in shadow.

When the macabre scene they uncover suggests violence much more sinister than animal, Tana must trust Crash if she wants to protect the town - and herself from the evil that lurks in the frozen dark.

Shortie | L.H. Cosway & Penny Reid - Gefällt mir heißt ich liebe dich

 

Suspendiert von seinem Team, flieht Ronan Fitzpatrick in seine Wohnung nach Manhattan, um sich von einem Medienskandal zu erholen. Doch dort gerät der irische Rugby-Superstar ins Visier von Annie Catrell, Social-Media-Expertin und angesagteste Celebrity-Bloggerin New Yorks. Als sie eines Morgens Ronan Fitzpatrick in einem hässlichen Trainings-Outfit erspäht, gelingt ihr der erfolgreichste Post seit Bestehen ihres Blogs. Mit Ronans dreisten Beschwerde-Emails hat sie allerdings nicht gerechnet – und noch weniger damit, ihm am nächsten Tag in ihrem Büro gegenüberzustehen...

Review | Penelope Ward - Stepbrother Dearest

 

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Greta freut sich auf das letzte Jahr an der Highschool, vor allem da ihr Stiefbruder Elec, dem sie noch nie begegnet ist, für das Abschlussjahr zu ihnen ziehen soll. Doch Elec stellt sich als rebellischer Macho heraus, der jeden Abend ein anderes Mädchen mit nach Hause bringt – am meisten aber hasst Greta die Art, wie ihr Körper auf ihn reagiert. Und als eine gemeinsame Nacht alles verändert, ist es auch um ihr Herz geschehen. Doch so schnell wie Elec in Gretas Leben getreten ist, so schnell verschwindet er auch daraus. Jahre später begegnet sie ihm wieder und muss feststellen, dass aus dem Teenager ein Mann geworden ist, der immer noch die Macht besitzt, ihr Herz in tausend Teile zu zerbrechen...

Review | Bronwyn Parry - Schwarze Dornen

 

Die Erinnerungen an ein totes Kind und einen Lynchmord, den sie nicht verhindern konnte, verfolgen die beurlaubte Polizistin Isabelle O’Connell. Doch als der smarte Detective Alec Goddard mit der Nachricht vor der Tür steht, dass in Dungirri erneut ein Mädchen verschwunden ist, hat sie keine andere Wahl, als an den Ermittlungen teilzunehmen – sie kennt die traumatisierte Stadt, ihre Bewohner und die Wildnis, die sie umgibt. Für Isabelle ist es ein persönlicher Fall, und auch Alec berührt er direkter, als er je gedacht hätte. Denn ihre gegenseitige Anziehung macht die beiden verletzlich für ihre privaten Alpträume – Alpträume, die der Mörder gnadenlos ausnutzt...

Review | Penelope Ward & Vi Keeland - Cocky Bastard

 

He was someone who belonged in my wildest fantasies instead of a rest stop in the middle of Nebraska. A sexy, cocky, Australian named Chance was the last person I expected to run into on my cross-country drive. When my car broke down, we made a deal. Next thing I knew, we were traveling together, spending sexually-tense nights in hotels and taking unplanned detours. My ordinary road trip turned into the adventure of a lifetime. It was all fun and games until things got intense. I wanted him, but Chance wouldn't make a move. I thought he wanted me too, but something was holding him back. I wasn't supposed to fall for the cocky bastard, especially when I knew we'd be going our separate ways. All good things must come to an end, right? "Except our ending was one I didn't see coming."

Review | Veronica Larsen - Entice

Turns out I’ve been faking being an adult.
My job? My apartment? The pretty life I've built?

Let's just say I've made some mistakes.

I'm knee-deep in the mess I've made when I find him. Tall, dark-haired, and rough around the edges. The boy I never noticed is all grown up, in all the right ways. And he's not about to let me forget it.

He can try to pretend he's immune to our attraction. I'm trained in the art of persuasion and I love a challenge.

But how can he know the answers to questions I haven't thought to ask? I’ve been putting out fires, fighting like crazy to get my life back on track. And this man? He acts like he knows who's holding the match.

Maybe there's no such thing as mistakes.
What if it's all just sabotage?

Review | Veronica Larsen - Entangle

 

It begins small.
His smoky blue eyes strike hers until the air between them flickers.
Her whispered suggestion blows the spark into a flame.
A guarded heart. A relentless pursuit.
An insatiable chemistry that yields to a torrid affair.

Alexis Stone
I tried to do things the right way. I wore the big white dress and rode off with Prince Charming. Then Charming changed his mind. Some people rush to fill the holes left by their past, but I stripped my life bare. Right down to the essentials: Me, myself, and I. Now I'm thriving, running a successful company and I'm sure I've got everything I want. Enter Leo, a gorgeous, blue-eyed specimen of a man, who walks into my company and introduces me to a level of attraction that is inescapable, undeniable, and utterly consuming. I have two choices, I can either edge around the intense chemistry between us or plunge right through it until there's nothing left. I'm done playing by the rules, but nothing can prepare me for what's on the other side.

Review | Emma Chase - Appealed

 

When Brent Mason looks at Kennedy Randolph, he doesn’t see the awkward, sweet girl who grew up next door. He sees a self-assured, stunning woman… who wants to crush the most intimate - and prized - parts of his anatomy beneath the heels of her Christian Louboutins.

Brent has never let the loss of his leg in a childhood accident affect his ability to lead a fulfilling life. He sets high goals - and then he reaches them.

And now he has his sights set on Kennedy.

When Kennedy looks at Brent Mason, all she sees is the selfish, Abercrombie & Fitch catalogue-worthy teenager who humiliated her in high school to join the popular crowd. A crowd that made those years a living hell.

She’s not a lovesick social outcast anymore - she’s a DC prosecutor with a long winning streak behind her. Brent is the opposing attorney in her next case and she thinks it’s time to put him through a little hell of his own.

But things aren’t exactly working out that way.

Because every fiery exchange has her wondering if he’s as passionate in the bedroom as he is in the courtroom. Each argument and objection only makes him want her more. In the end, Brent and Kennedy may just find themselves in love… or in contempt of court.

Review | Loreth Anne White - In the Waning Light

 

Two decades after her sister’s brutal attack and murder, Meg Brogan has finally found happiness… or so it appears. A bestselling true-crime writer, Meg has money, fame, and a wealthy fiancé. But when a television-show host presses her to tackle the one story everyone claims she cannot write - the story of her own family’s destruction - her perfect life shatters.

Determined to finally face her past, Meg returns to her hometown of Shelter Bay. Shrouded in cold, brooding fog, the close-knit coastal town harbors dark secrets and suspicious residents. One of the few people to welcome Meg back is Blake Sutton, her high-school sweetheart and the marina’s new owner. Desperate for clues, Meg digs through her family’s files. As Pacific storms brew outside, her passion for Blake reignites.

But someone doesn’t want Meg digging up the past. And that person will go to deadly lengths to prevent the writer from revealing a terrible truth.

Review | Shelly Alexander - It's In His Touch

 

There’s nothing that Angelique Barbetta can’t handle, no illness she can’t recover from, not one item on her outrageous bucket list that she can’t conquer - not even alligator wrestling! But after discovering her fiancé in a less-than-professional position with their perky assistant, even tough-as-nails Angelique needs a break. Her law firm sends her to Red River to work on a case that should be a piece of cake. Until she meets her sexy neighbor Blake Holloway…one of the proprietors who will lose everything if Angelique wins.

On opposite sides of a hostile legal battle - with a pair of Angelique’s silk undies ending up in Blake’s hands - undeniable chemistry swirls between them. As Blake shows Angelique just what Red River has to offer, her heart begins to melt for the people whose businesses make up the soul of the town. Can she put aside her feelings to win the case? Or will he convince her there’s much more at stake than winning - like love?

Review | Mia Sheridan - Die geheime Sprache der Liebe

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Als Bree in der verschlafenen Kleinstadt Pelion ein Häuschen am See mietet, hofft sie, hier endlich die Ruhe zu finden, die sie so verzweifelt sucht. Dann trifft sie Archer Hale – einen jungen Mann, von dem die anderen Bewohner nur wissen, dass er zurückgezogen auf seinem Familienanwesen lebt und dass er bei einem Autounfall in der Kindheit sein Gehör und seine Stimme verloren haben soll. Doch als Bree sich bei einem Ausflug auf sein Grundstück verirrt und sich nervös stotternd dafür entschuldigt, antwortet er ihr …

Review | Shelly Alexander - It's In His Heart

She has a secret. He has a scandal. And they both have an attraction they can’t deny.

Ella Dennings is furious. Soaking wet, muddy, and furious. All she wants is to enjoy a quiet summer retreat in her Red River Valley cabin. Maybe she can finish healing after the death of her husband, Bradley. Maybe she can even finish writing that third book in her anonymously written bestselling series. But when she arrives at the cabin in a raging rainstorm, who does she find holed up there but Cooper Wells, Bradley’s sexy best friend - a man capable of seducing women within seconds - and a man Ella has never liked.

Coop’s got his own baggage. He’s engulfed in a nasty legal battle, and after selling his home to cover his legal fees, he’s got nowhere to go but the cabin. He and Ella will just have to coexist under one roof...but is their heated animosity boiling over into attraction? And when Ella’s racy new book rocks the sleepy town, will her secret identity spell scandal for both of them?

Review | J.T. Geissinger - Wicked Beautiful

Life coach and best-selling author Victoria Price has it all: a successful career, fabulous friends, a fantastic penthouse in Manhattan. What she doesn’t have - and doesn’t want - is a husband. Fifteen years ago her high school flame broke her heart so badly she swore she’d never love again. Now she makes millions teaching other women how to be just like her: a ruthless bitch.

Drop-dead sexy restauranteur and infamous playboy Parker Maxwell has only three rules for the women he dates: no questions about his past, no expectations for the future, and no spending the night. When he meets Victoria, however, he’s willing to break his own rules if it means sating the explosive desire she arouses in him. What he doesn’t know is that the alluring Victoria Price used to be the mousy Isabel Diaz, the girl he deflowered and dumped long ago.

Presented with a perfect opportunity for revenge, Victoria decides the game is on. But when her connection with Parker proves more than just skin deep, she has to make a choice: continue with her plan for payback, or risk her career, her reputation, and her heart by taking a second chance on love?

Review | Sandra Brown - Eisige Glut

 

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Albträume und Schlaflosigkeit sind die ständigen Begleiter des Journalisten Dawson Scott. Bis er von einem Fall erfährt, der zur Story seines Lebens werden könnte: Ein Mann soll einen grausamen Doppelmord an seiner Frau und deren Geliebten verübt haben. Scott erhält einen entscheidenden Hinweis: Eines der Opfer, Jeremy Wesson, soll der Sohn eines Terroristenpaares sein, das nie gefasst wurde. Auf eigene Faust beginnt Scott zu ermitteln und versucht, über die attraktive Amelia Nolan, Jeremys Exfrau, an Informationen zu gelangen. Was er schließlich aufdeckt, ist mehr als erschreckend...

Shorties | Meghan March - Beneath these Chains

 

I was raised on the streets, so I know things are rarely as simple as they appear - especially this rich girl showing up at my pawnshop demanding a job. She’s the most tempting thing I’ve ever seen, and I’ll be damned if I can make her leave. Shit just got complicated… but when it comes to her - I want complicated. We’re both fighting our own demons, and our only chance at a future is to let go of the past. But will we be strong enough to break free from beneath these chains?

Review | Tracey Garvis-Graves - Heart-Shaped Hack

When Kate Watts abandoned her law career to open a food pantry in Northeast Minneapolis, she never dreamed it would be this difficult. Facing the heartbreaking prospect of turning hungry people away, she is grateful for the anonymous donations that begin appearing at the end of each month. Determined to identify and thank her secret benefactor, she launches a plan and catches Ian - a charismatic hacker with a Robin Hood complex - in the act.

Ian intrigues Kate in a way no man ever has. But after learning he’s snooped around on her personal computer, she demands retribution. Impressed with her tolerance and captivated by her spirit, he complies and begins to slowly charm his way past her defenses. Time spent with Ian is never boring, and Kate soon finds herself falling for the mysterious hacker.

But Ian has enemies and they’re growing restless. In the hacking world, exploiting a target’s weakness is paramount, and no price is too high to stop an attack. And when Kate learns exactly how much Ian has paid, she’ll discover just how strong her love is for the man who has hacked his way into her heart.

Review | Emma Chase - Sustained

When you’re a defense attorney in Washington, DC, you see firsthand how hard life can be, and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I, Jake Becker, have a reputation for being cold, callous, and intimidating - and that suits me just fine. In fact, it’s necessary when I’m breaking down a witness on the stand.

Complications don’t work for me - I’m a “need-to-know” type of man. If you’re my client, tell me the basic facts. If you’re my date, stick to what will turn you on. I’m not a therapist or Prince Charming - and I don’t pretend to be.

Then Chelsea McQuaid and her six orphaned nieces and nephews came along and complicated the ever-loving hell out of my life. Now I'm going to Mommy & Me classes, One Direction concerts, the emergency room, and arguing cases in the principal's office.

Chelsea’s too sweet, too innocent, and too gorgeous for her own good. She tries to be tough, but she’s not. She needs someone to help her, defend her…and the kids.

And that -  that, I know how to do.

Shorties | Emma Chase - Overruled

As a DC defense attorney, Stanton Shaw keeps his head cool, his questions sharp, and his arguments irrefutable. They don’t call him the Jury Charmer for nothing – with his southern drawl, disarming smile and captivating green eyes – he’s a hard man to say no to. Men want to be him and women want to be thoroughly cross examined by him.

Stanton’s a man with a plan. And for a while, life was going according to that plan.

Until the day he receives an invitation to the wedding of his high school sweetheart and mother of his beloved ten-year old daughter. Jenny is getting married — to someone who isn’t him.

That's definitely not part of the plan.

Sofia Santos is a city raised, no-nonsense litigator who plans to become the most revered criminal defense attorney in the country. She doesn’t have time for relationships or distractions.

But when Stanton, her "friend with mind-blowing benefits" begs for help, she finds herself out of her element, out of her depth, and obviously out of her mind. Because she agrees to go with him – to The-Middle-Of-Nowhere, Mississippi – to do all she can to help Stanton win back the woman he loves.

Her head tells her she's crazy...and her heart says something else entirely.

What happens when you mix a one stop-light town, two professional arguers, a homecoming queen, four big brothers, some Jimmy Dean sausage and a gun-toting Nana? The Bourbon flows, passions rise and even the best laid plans get overruled by the desires of the heart.

Review | Rachel Gibson - Nur Küssen ist schöner

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Die hübsche Ex-Cheerleaderin Natalie Cooper war schon zu ihrer Schulzeit in Truly, Idaho, allseits beliebt. Umso härter trifft es sie, dass ihr das Leben jetzt übel mitspielt. Ihr Mann ist mit all ihrem Geld und einer 20-Jährigen namens Tiffany auf und davon. Tapfer versucht sie, sich und ihre kleine Tochter mit ihrem Fotoladen über Wasser zu halten. Es hebt ihre Laune nicht gerade, dass ihr neuer Nachbar Blake Junger ein übelgelaunter Geselle ist. Bedauerlicherweise ist er dabei auch noch der unverschämt attraktivste Hüne, den sie je gesehen hat. Sie könnte sehr gut auf ihn verzichten. Wirklich ...