Release Blitz & Review: The Things We Do

 

Blurb:

Layne left her childhood sweetheart behind in exchange for the perfect life, but that didn't quite go as planned.

After her husband's murder, she's forced to return to her hometown with her young daughter to start over. Soon, her past catches up with her. There's only one man who can protect her and her daughter, but can her heart handle it?

Kyler is vice president of the Folsom Renegades Motorcycle Club. When Layne left, she took a piece of his heart with her. But now that she's back, he needs to know if she's safe. Against his father's orders, he starts investigating her husband's death.

When it turns out that someone is after her, he risks everything to save her. Even if it means putting not only himself but also his MC in danger.



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Review

This is the first book by this author in this genre. I love a single parent trope and well as a good MC book. This one leans dark so be sure to read the content warnings. 

Layne witnesses the horrible murder of her husband and then decides to pick up her daughter and move back to the town she grew up in. With no parents to support her, she is at least looking for familiarity. Unfortunately in her mind, her past is tied to the MC. 

Kyler remembers all the things about Layne and is willing to pick right back up. But she needs to trust again and her trouble may have followed her to their small town. 

Great first book in the series.  You get a good sense as to how the MC is run. We don't see too many old ladies but Kyler's mom is a sweetie.  I like that Kyler is patient with Layne's feelings but not with her safety. I like his good friends and his brother. I am very much looking forward to the next book in the series. 

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About the Author

Mariel Blaze writes the kind of stories your heart warns you about but your soul craves. Grit, heat, and irresistible bad boys collide in addictive worlds of dark romance, biker brotherhoods, and rock gods with scars.


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Release Blitz & Review: Wilde Cowboy

Wilde Cowboy by Kelly Elliott is now live!

Book Blurb

Ladd

As the son of a third-generation cattle rancher, it's expected that I would follow in the footsteps of my father, grandfather, and great-grandfather and work the family ranch just as they did.

However, that wasn't my dream, and thankfully, my parents stood behind me when I told them I wanted to open a sporting goods store in our hometown of River Falls, Colorado. That's my plan. My endgame, and nothing is going to distract me from that goal.

Then, I met Vivianne Pennington. It soon becomes clear to me that Vivianne is now a part of my dreams, and when I bring her home for Christmas, my entire family and the town of River Falls fall head over heels in love with her.


Vivianne

I've gone and found myself in love with a cowboy from a small town in Colorado. When Ladd's mother and father insist that I come and spend Christmas with them on the family's cattle ranch, I'm both excited and nervous.

It becomes clear to me that Ladd's family has deep roots in the community and a family bond I've never experienced before. Estranged from my own parents, I long to be a part of the Wilde family and start to see myself living on the ranch and being a part of the community.

But I'm keeping a secret from my past. A secret that I'm terrified will destroy the future I envision, and I'm scared to lose the wild cowboy who has stolen my heart.

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Review

Such a sweet story.  So truth facts--I didn't read the full description of the book.  I like this author and was happy to read the start of anew series.  I am reading along and thinking--is this going to flash forward to present time?  What is happening here? Well no--that was not what this story was. 

This is the first book int he series but nicely, the author decided to share the VERY beginning with us FIRST instead of as a follow up book once the series completed.  So we meet Ladd and Vivianne and all of Ladd's family. We get settled in their small town and learn some of the history. I am invested!  I love the characters and where this series may go. 

The epilogue is the clue to the rest of the stories.  Love is a Cowboy series will follow Ladd and Vivianne's children and they grow and find their HEA. I am so looking forward to seeing all of that unfold. 

Fantastic way to get things going in this new world.  Great read! 

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About  the  Author

Kelly Elliott is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling contemporary romance author. Her bestselling works include, Wanted, Broken, Lost Love, and Never Enough, to name a few.

Kelly lives in central Texas with her husband, Gus, her chocolate lab, four cats, and endless wildlife creatures. When she's not writing, Kelly enjoys reading and spending time with her family.

To find out more about Kelly and her books, you can find her through her website.

www.kellyelliottauthor.com



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Release & Review: The Touch We Seek

 

Blurb:

From USA Today best selling author, Scarlett Cole, writing as S. Cole, comes a grumpy sunshine, forced proximity, hands off clause, electrifying small town MC romance.



Wren

It was supposed to be a quick job—slip into a criminal network, steal the money, vanish before anyone noticed.

Except now, I’m wedged between a furious cartel and an unrelenting FBI agent.

There’s nowhere left to run… except straight into the arms of the last people I should trust: the Iron Outlaws MC.

Yet Catfish—the biker assigned to shadow my every move—gives me attitude and quiet understanding in equal measure.

I’ve spent my life surviving systems built to erase me.

I didn’t expect a rough-edged biker with too many scars and not enough patience to be the one who sees me clearly.



Catfish

The club got hacked on my watch. Money gone.
Now I’m stuck protecting the outsider they brought in to fix it.
Wren—a hacker with no last name, no respect, and a mouth that drives me wild.
They’re off-limits. President’s orders.
And I’m already one mistake away from getting benched for good.
But when Wren is threatened, the rules go out of the window.
They become the line I'll cross.
Because there isn't anything I won't do, to keep us safe.

Buy Link:

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Review

This is the 6th book in the Iron Outlaws series and I think it may be my favorite. I don't know that I have ever read a book with a non-binary lead. I appreciate the forward with the author's honest expectation about the character o Wren. The rest of the story aside, I think the author did a great job explaining Wren's viewpoint and societies viewpoint of non-binary folks. 

that said, the author once again gives us a blossoming romance snuggled in the life of an MC.  Wren is in hiding. Catfish is their protector but ends up being the only person who really sees Wren for who they are. 

We get lots of action and intrigue in this one. Great seeing the other old ladies wrap up Wren in their group. Really great read overall! 

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

About the  Author

Scarlett Cole is a contemporary romance and romantic suspense author who calls both Toronto, Canada and Manchester, England home. A born city dweller, she periodically quashes the urge to live in the country by hiking up a mountain to remind herself that living away from people would terrify the pants off her.


She believes everybody deserves their love story to be told and loves her heroes on the rough and rugged side…and usually tall (because she married one of those 6ft 6” men you read about in romance!). She’s an A-type personality and Scorpio star sign, so good luck getting her to do anything she doesn’t want to.


When she isn’t writing, she’s happy to talk hot men and expensive shoes while drinking a cold gin and tonic. Don’t bring up olives. As far as Scarlett is concerned, they are the devil’s food. As long as you don’t bring up olives, she’s happy to hear from any time.


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