Posted March 18, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: In Bed with the Bachelor
Series: Montana Born Bachelor Auction (bood 5)
Author: Megan Crane
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: March 20, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Our latest bachelor has enough family in Marietta to qualify as an honorary native, but hails instead from Seattle, WA, which is where he’ll fly you for a glamorous weekend on the shores of the sparkling Puget Sound. Jesse Grey will treat you the way a local boy turned construction tycoon should: five star accommodations, gourmet dinners, and celebrated Washington wines. We just can’t promise he’ll smile much. Or at all.
Sold to the highest bidder!
Jesse Grey, notorious bachelor and one of Seattle’s foremost construction tycoons, has been roped into participating in the Marietta Bachelor Auction thanks to an expertly executed guilt trip laid out by his family.
Michaela Townsend already has a fiancé and certainly doesn’t need another man in her life. So when her family buys her surly, sexy Jesse at the auction and wrangles him into driving her from Montana to Seattle, she’s appalled yet disturbingly attracted.
As far as Jesse is concerned, Michaela is forbidden fruit. Even though he knows her fiancé isn’t all he seems, Jesse would never take what didn’t belong to him. But how long can he resist the one woman he shouldn’t touch?
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, In Bed with the Bachelor, Megan Crane, Montana Born Bachelor Auction
Posted March 14, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: The Almost Wives Club – Kate book 1
Series: The Almost Wives Club
Author: Nancy Warren
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: March 15, 2015
Publisher: Ambleside Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Kate Winton-Jones is marrying one of America’s most eligible bachelors. Edward Carnarvon III is rich, handsome and hers. But at the final fitting of her wedding gown, one of the seamstresses pricks her and a tiny blood spot appears on the outrageously expensive gown. Its famous designer fires the clumsy seamstress on the spot, whereupon the girl puts a curse on the dress and storms out. Kate doesn’t believe in curses. She’s modern, American and in love with the perfect guy. What could go wrong?
But that very evening she meets a man who makes her question her future. And then she discovers that Edward has been hiding a secret or two… and before you can say, “This dress is so cursed,” she’s on the run from Edward, his family, her mother, the paparazzi and the person she thought she was.
When the man who discovers her hiding place turns out to be the last man she should trust, it’s time to throw her cautious good sense out with the satin shoes she won’t be wearing. Playing it safe hasn’t done her much good. Maybe it’s time to play by a new set of rules. Her rules.
Sometimes Prince Charming is the one who turns out to be the frog, and true love appears in the most unexpected places.
Follow the cursed dress through five sets of bridal hands as four more women join The Almost Wives Club.
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, Nancy Warren, The Accidental Wives Club
Posted March 14, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: Until You
Series:
Author: Jeannie Moon
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: March 17, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
When newly divorced Kate Adams is approached on the sunny deck of a California hotel by hockey star David Burke, and he invites her to dinner, she almost says no. He’s obviously younger than her. And charming. And drop dead gorgeous. But there’s also something sweet about David, so Kate—who hasn’t done anything spontaneous in a very long time—accepts his invitation.
It is, after all, her fortieth birthday.
However, a real romance with thirty-year-old David, whose picture is in the gossip pages as often as it’s in the sports pages, is out of the question. No matter how much she wants him, it’s just too risky.
But meeting Kate has been David’s lightning strike. She’s the one for him, and he has no intention of giving up on her.
So while Kate guards her fragile heart, David sets out to win her over with the same determination that drives him on the ice.
And he’ll break every rule in the book if he has to.
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, Jeannie Moon, Until You
Posted March 14, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: His Outback Cowgirl
Series: The Wildflower Ranch #4
Author: Alissa Callen
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: March 18, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Australian cowgirl, Bridie Willis, travels to Montana to meet her half-brother and to escape the pain of losing her father. Headstrong and determined to live life to the full, she plans to spend the summer photographing wild animals in the back country.
Cowboy, Ethan Morgan, has been shaped by a childhood spent on the run. Cautious, steady and conservative, he must ensure the risk-taking cowgirl he is entrusted to babysit doesn’t come to any harm.
But the biggest challenge Ethan must face is to accept how Bridie makes him feel. And the biggest risk Bridie must take is to trust in her heart.
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Tags: Alessa Callen, His Outback Cowgirl, The Wildflower Ranch series
Posted March 13, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: Deja Date
Series: Better Date Than Never #9
Author: Susan Hatler
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: February 22, 2015
Publisher: Hatco Publishing
My Rating: 4 star
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Melinda Morgan commits to running her favorite neighborhood bakery when the owner, who’s like a second dad to her, falls ill. Then she finds out his adventurous son, Nate Carter, is back in town. Nate was Melinda’s first kiss and greatest heartbreak all rolled into one, yet he’s still as charming as ever.
When Melinda learns Nate’s dad is selling his bakery, she realizes her dream to own the bakery herself. But in order to access her inheritance funds, she must first complete her father’s Carpe Diem list, which challenges her to take risks she normally wouldn’t—like only dating someone who leaves her breathless.
Nate wants a second chance with her and she finds him nearly impossible to resist. Could he be the key to completing her dad’s list and saving the bakery? And can he help her do both without breaking her heart all over again?
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Tags: Better Date Than Never, Contemporary Romance, Deja Date, Susan Hatler
Posted March 12, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: Stealing Hearts
Series: Magnolia Bay #4
Author: Erika Marks
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: February 9, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Bartender Mick Atwell has one more commitment before he leaves Magnolia Bay for Colorado: help his best friend, Tim, get his new wine bar POUR ready in time for its Valentine’s Day grand opening. But when Tim’s little sister Lucy breezes into town unexpectedly from New York for a visit, Mick doesn’t see how they’ll keep to their tight schedule—any more than he sees how this beautiful, spirited woman could possibly be the same irresponsible “kid” Tim has been complaining about for years…
Despite her carefree smile, Lucy Waverly hasn’t come back to Magnolia Bay for a vacation—she’s come home to hide. After discovering her boss at the gallery is selling forgeries, she needs to lay low and figure out a plan to get herself out of this dangerous mess—a plan which can’t include falling for her brother’s sexy best friend, no matter how safe he makes her feel, or how his smoldering eyes turn her inside out.
Mick has one foot out the door, but when Lucy’s troubles follow her to Magnolia Bay, they are thrust together to keep one step ahead of danger and get POUR open in time. Soon the man who lives by his plans is wondering if the woman who lives by chance may not be worth breaking his rules for.
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, Erika Marks, Magnolia Bay Series, Stealing Hearts
Posted March 11, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: The Millionaire
Series: Hot Aussie Heroes (Book 4)
Author: Victoria Purman
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 1, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Renowned photographer Chris Malone is fed up with fame and disaster. All he wants is anonymity and a chance to recharge. Suburban journalist Ellie Flannery has other ideas. If she can just convince her long-time idol to support her favorite cause, she knows her fund-raiser will be a huge success.
After refusing at first, Chris decides to co-operate. When he’s forced to defend his own reputation as well as his family’s, he decides he wants something from the idealistic and sexy-but-doesn’t-know-it Ms Flannery Ellie in return: her heart.
But Ellie has scars that no one has ever seen, and she doesn’t want to open herself up to anyone, much less a man with such an unflinching eye for the truth. Can Chris convince her to strip herself bare, in more ways than one?
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, Hot Aussie Heroes Book 4, The Millionaire, Victoria Purman
Posted March 10, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 2 Comments
Title: The Playboy
Series: Hot Aussie Heroes (Book 3)
Author: Madeline Ash
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: January 21, 2015
Publisher: Tule Publishing
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Wanted: Sexy sun-kissed surfer for hot summer fling.
Innocent Alexia Burton needs to become sexually confident for an upcoming acting role, and that means taking a lover.
Someone she’s attracted to. Someone who’ll teach her what she needs to know, but not ask for more than she’s prepared to give. She needs to learn the intensity of true desire and then have him walk away.
Parker Hargreaves is determined to make amends for treating Alexia badly all those years ago. He’s changed and wants her to think better of him. If that means letting her sharpen her sexual moves on him, so be it. He’ll do it. His playboy reputation certainly won’t suffer.
He just doesn’t count on walking away being so hard.
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Tags: Hot Aussie Heroes Book 3, Madeline Ash, The Playboy
Posted March 10, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: What A Bachelor Needs
Series: Montana Born Bachelor Auction
Author: Kelly Hunter
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: March 13, 2015
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Your date with ski champ Jett Casey is an either/or deal. He’ll take you off-piste for the ultimate Montana ski adventure or he’ll put his handyman skills at your disposal for a week.
Single mom Mardie Griffin has a run-down old house in need of fixing and a memory of Jett Casey as her saviour in a time of great need. So when her friends acquire Jett’s services at a bachelor auction and send him to fix up her house, she sets aside her mistrust of men and lets him in.
Elite athlete Jett Casey has the world at his feet and no desire for stability. But there’s one woman he’s never forgotten and if he can help make her safe this time, maybe she’ll stop haunting him.
No strings, no sex, no commitment. Just fix things. Surely it can’t be that difficult…
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, Kelly Hunter, Montana Born Bachelor Auction, What A Bachelor Needs
Posted March 10, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments
Title: The Bachelor’s Baby
Series: Montana Born Bachelor Auction
Author: Dani Collins
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: March 6, 2015
My Rating: 4 stars
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Your date with Bachelor #3 includes champagne and chocolate in the limo that collects you, a helicopter tour of Marietta and the surrounding mountains and valleys, and dinner at a five star restaurant in Great Falls. While oil baron Linc Brady wines and dines you, a maid service will completely clean your home.
Who could resist this tempting offer, but Meg Canon plans to do just that. She is only home to clean out her childhood bedroom for her brother’s new step-daughter and then she’s outta her childhood small town and back to her life in Chicago, but when she meets the sexy, renegade millionaire while she’s stuck in the snow, sparks fly and Meg is tempted to maybe stay a little longer.
Linc Brady is new in town and happy to help a kid in need, but this? Technically he doesn’t owe Meg a damned thing after she bids on him, after setting him up for the Marietta bachelor auction in the first place, but her high-class city polish is his fatal weakness and makes her impossible to forget. When she agrees to come home with him, he makes it clear he’s a confirmed bachelor. This is a one-night thing. One night that turns into nine months and maybe a lifetime…?
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Tags: Contemporary Romance, Dani Collins, Montana Born Bachelor Auction, The Bachelor's Baby
Posted March 8, 2015 by Marsha in Contemporary Romance / 2 Comments
Title: Bachelor At Her Bidding
Series: Montana Born Bachelor Auctions (novella book 2)
Author: Kate Hardy
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: February 27, 2015
My Rating: 4 star
Source: NetGalley
Story Blurb:
Your date with Parisian-trained chef Ryan Henderson promises you’ll get the best meal of your life cooked especially for you. His Red Velvet cheesecake is to die for – but we know he has even better desserts up his sleeve…
How to win a girl in ten cakes…
When Dr. Rachel Cassidy comes back to Marietta with a broken heart and a divorce under her belt, going to a Bachelor Auction fundraiser doesn’t sound like her idea of a good time – and when her sister and friends “buy” her a dinner date with sexy Parisian-trained pastry chef Ryan Henderson, that sounds even worse.
Ryan doesn’t have time for dating – he’s put his dreams to one side and come back to Marietta to look after his sick grandmother. But when he agrees to help a charity fundraiser by offering to cook a special meal to one lucky bidder, he gets more than he bargains for and discovers a woman he might just dare to let himself fall in love with.
Then tragedy strikes, just when Rachel and Ryan think they might have a future, opening up old scars and pushing them apart.
And if they’re to stand a chance of getting back together, then Ryan’s going to have to be seriously inventive. Can he win the love of his life with ten cakes?
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Tags: Bachelor At Her Bidding, Contemporary Romance, Kate Hardy, Montana Born Bachelor Auction