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Polaris Rising is the first book in the "Consortium Rebellion" series and its a science fiction romance and what a BOOK!!! Wow.....I had no idea this book would fascinate me so and with the space opera feel to it this story worked for me in EVERY way. I have no clue why I waited so long to grab this up, I think I wasn't sure about the level of romance but seriously....you never need to worry on that score, because this story has romance galore and I loved every moment of it. This author is going on my watchlist from now on because her writing is stellar.

This story begins with Ada von Hasenberg who is a royal princess, but when she decided she wants to craft her own destiny, she decided to be proactive and find her own path and so she has been on the run for over two years from her father and fiancee, who really only want her as a pawn to use in their political chess game. But her luck as failed her and now she has been captured and is thrown into a cell with the infamous and highly dangerous super soldier Marcus Loch, but they form an alliance to work together to escape. But as they join forces they find something more empowering than a simple alliance in striving for freedom....but love and finding their own happy destiny but they will both have to climb some difficult mountains of challenge and adversity and politics before reaching their HEA

Polaris Rising was such a pure delight and I had such a blast with this book from beginning to end. It was such a delight to read this book and honestly, if you love science fiction romance, I honestly couldn't recommend a book enough because every romance reader needs "Polaris Rising" in their lives. This space odyssey was packed with many elements that worked for me in every way. Lets first discuss the plot....whew....the plot was so engaging and there were so many elements combined within this plot that made it so "on the edge of the seat" feeling. It's packed with plenty of surprises to delight in. There were so many things going on from the hero being a military man on the run to our runaway princess forging her own journey in desiring freedom, to the friends they form along the way, the battles, the suspense, the adventure and the complex political game that forms.....you will never be bored in reading this book.

The romance was delicious in every way, from the first chapter, I knew the romance would be stellar amazing and it surely was. The connection that Ada and Marcus form together is powerful even from the start, you see how drawn they are together. But they are from two different universes and backgrounds but they are both fighters, both passionate and both on the run. They have much more in common than they realize, and their differences only complement each other in all the right ways that brings balance in their relationship. I truly loved how Marcus and Ada both are willing to fight for each other even when they have disagreements .....in the end, their relationship only thrives in this story.

Overall I found Polaris Rising to be a space filled gem of a story that lifts the reader to new heights and delights, its a book that will charm and thrill you from beginning to end.....AN EXHILIRATING RIDE

This review was originally posted on Addicted To RomanceToo Hot To Handle is the first book in Bailey’s “Romancing The Clarksons” series, and to be honest I wasn’t super eager for this book. Unlike many readers of Tessa Bailey, I haven’t really enjoyed the books I have read from her. She is really hard to get into her books, the writing just isn’t engaging enough for me but lately I keep hearing so many podcasters rave about this author so I decided to give her another chance with this series through Audio. Now at first, I admit I wanted to DNF because this narrator is not whom I would have chosen for this author but I decided to stick with it for a couple of hours and I eventually became drawn into this story and I am glad that I did with it.

Too Hot To Handle begins with our heroine, and her siblings whose mother has recently passed away and left behind a journal. Rita Clarkson, is the one that took after her mother in the cooking department. The Clarkson mother was a infamous chef and Rita took after her although Rita always had to work much harder to become the chef she imagined her mother wanted her to become. But then when their mother’s resturaunt burns down, Rita convinces her siblings to go to the east coast to fulfill the wish of their mother so they all jump into a car and on their journey to the east coast, their car breaks down in New Mexico and they are rescued by Jasper Ellis who is drawn to Rita. There is some powerful chemistry between Jasper and Rita. And with their car broke down in this small podunk town, Rita and Jasper try to fit everything they feel for each other in just a handful of days even knowing they don’t have much time together. Rita will need to make a decision a new life somewhere else or stay with the man she loves?

I found Too Hot To Handle to be a sexy romance and I really loved the whole small town setting that Bailey creates here. I love small town settings so what Bailey creates here for this story was super fun. I really loved the whole city gal with the country boy mix up here. And they make such a great match. I do want to say that Bailey creates some great sexual tension between Jasper and Rita. Jasper is such a sexy hero and yeah he definitely is alpha in the bedroom for sure. I had a blast with his character, he is such a mix of strong yet respectful toward Rita unless he is in the bedroom and he likes to be very “bad” but its a delicious bad that I really was drawn to. Rita is so self controlled so I liked how she let herself go with Jasper in the sexy times. There is a pretty good balance of romance and smexy times and I enjoyed seeing how it was handled in this story.

I will admit that this story, although enjoyable, wasn’t too impressive. It felt “average” to me, I did love the differing personalities between the siblings and I was very intrigued with seeing how they interact with one another and I definitely will be reading more of the series in the near future because I find myself intrigued by these characters. But the romance between Jasper and Rita wasn’t too memorable, and even though I liked it, I didn’t necessarily love it. But we shall see what future books hold.

Overall I found Too Hot To Handle a enjoyable and slowly satisfying romance that is hot as the desert and will sate your hunger for some delicious smexy times.

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Scot Under The Covers is the second book in the "Wild Wicked Highlanders" series and this was such a delight. Suzanne Enoch is an auto-read author for me, even though not all of her books work for me 100% of the time, this book .....pure delights on every page. I had such a fun time with this book and this story really worked for me. There is nothing I love more than a mix of highlander and English pairings and Enoch is one of the queens in romance in writing these pairings for sure.

So our story begins with our hero, Aden MacTaggert, who has practically been coerced into coming to London along with his brothers from their mother who wants them all married. Aden is none too pleased, even though he has had a quiet desire to be married, he just hasn't found the right lass. We see the story set off with Aden befriending a dog who he practically adopts and enters the "cute meet" scene between Aden and our lovely heroine Miranda Harris. Miranda is in a tough situation she learns that her brother has become indebted highly to a gambler he lost a game to and the price he must pay or their family will be ruined.....is herself to marriage to the scoundrel. So Miranda knowing that Aden is a gambler according to his reputation, she goes to him for him and even though there is a angst feels between the two, the angst turns into passionate sweet love as they find a way out of this dangerous love towards their happily ever after....

Scot Under The Covers was a fantastic read and I have to say one the BEST latest releases from Suzanne Enoch. I honestly couldn't get enough of this book. Now I will say that I have yet to read book one of the series and was totally fine not having read it yet, so if you are worried about reading books in order, no worries on this one. You can easily read this one without that. This story was so charming in every way. I am normally a picky reader when it comes to angst love but whew Enoch really worked her magic with this book because I ADORED every single moment of these two as they work out their differences and the angst isn't all the way through the book just a bit in the beginning which was a relief. And there is a great tone of forbidden love in this book. This pair really have to overcome some battles before they can reach their HEA and I really was ALL for it in seeing them fight the struggle together and conquer in the end. And the end was so unexpected and full of surprises, I totally didn't see it working out the way it did and you gotta admire an author that keeps you on your toes, and Suzanne Enoch does that with this story.

Overall I found Scot Under The Covers to be an enriching romance that is packed with mystery, conflict, delightful drama and compelling characters you become endeared to....a a delight canine to fall head over heels in love with....a must READ!

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I really wanted to love this book more, I really did. I had such high hopes when seeing all the great reviews from fellow book bloggers, so I decided to grab it up and start reading. And this is my FIRST Kennedy Ryan. So I definitely had high expectations. But to be honest this book was a struggle. I didn’t even finish it all the way through , I did get through most of it and yeah many things wrong with it. First is the romance, there was NO chemistry that I felt being built between the two characters. I just did’t connect with the story in any way and I think the main issue I had was the fact that this book was pretty much a political point that REPLACES the actual romance. Look I have no issue if you want to insert some political issues here and there in a story BUT it should never actually be replacing what I am looking for....a sexy romance romp. It just seemed like a whole Greta address for the whole book, it was pretty heavy and consistent all the way through and got so tedious and I just couldn’t take it. I still plan on read some other books by this author but I read romance for romance and not for a political missile field of knowledge dumps. There was so much potential for this story so it just saddens me that I couldn’t enjoy it like I wanted to.

This review was originally posted on Addicted To RomanceI received this book for free from Avon in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

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Tough Talking Cowboy is the last of the Wild Rose Ranch series and this installment really was such a beautiful story here. Now Jennifer Ryan really kicks your booty on a very vivid emotional level. I was so fascinated by seeing how everything played out and I have become so intrigued by seeing how this author has set up this series here. I really loved seeing this sisterhood sprout forth out of not the best circumstances in which these women were all raised in. But we see such strength, beauty, and love that flows between them.

Tough Talking Cowboy begins with our heroine, Adria, who has come to Montana when her twin sister overdoses and Adria and the other women unify to get Julianna the help that she needs and to show her that she has support and love to create a new path for herself. Ex-Army Ranger Drake McGrath, is still suffering the trauma from losing himself and "brothers" he couldn't save. He is now home recovering in Montana, feeling stifled under his family's care. He knows that they are just reaching out of concern, but he can't seem to escape the torment or the pain of what he has lost until he meets Adria. Adria and Drake come to an agreement of sorts, to start a fling, the attraction between them is strong but there is also an offering of healing and redemption. Both have pain and trauma and build a unifying relationship of deep connection and sensuality

This is about us healing each other, not hurting each other. I would never use your physical and emotional trauma against you. i want to help, not hurt you more.

Tough Talking Cowboy was such a wild ride of emotion for me. I think this book is the MOST emotional out of all three books, I was SOBBING. But, of course, this is the state in which Jennifer Ryan places me in. I truly loved seeing two people that have both faced such trauma in their lives. From Drake with his military PTSD and Adria with the past sexual abuse she is working to overcome, both understand the pain in its truest form and this is what connects them from the very beginning. We see other elements outside the story as well. With Drake and his siblings trying to find common ground and heal again within the bounds of their family. And Adria dealing with her twin sister almost dying from a drug overdose and trying to help Julianna see the beautiful life she can have.

Tell me you don't feel that. Tell me you don't kiss me with everything inside you. Tell me you're satisfied pretending we don't exist in the day and only having my hands on you at night...

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The ending that happens though is one I didn't expect to be honest as I was hoping for a book four. But that isn't going to happen here. The ending just tore me up as Julianna is killed and Adria has to suffer the loss of that but also in knowing that her sister was beginning to turn her life around. Seriously this is the most challenging and tumultuous part of the book. Because it really shows the level of love and grief and Jennifer Ryan portrayed it so well.

He wanted a partner in his life, someone who saw the man he used to be, the one he is nw, and the man he'd become as he learned to live and dream again

Overall I found Tough Talking Cowboy to be a story of renewal, growth, intimacy and healing love......a gem of vivid emotion that steals your heart in the deepest of ways.