4.5 stars. Love a romance with mature aged characters.

In this third instalment of the series Devon and Kimball get their story told. Devon is the Chief of the fire station and Kimball is a specialist arson investigator. There’s an intriguing mystery to solve involving arson and that brings Kimball to the island. He and Devon really do enjoy purposely tormenting, teasing and bickering with each other and they also can both be rather stubborn and set in their ways as many 40 and 50 year olds can be. This does lead to some fun back and forth exchanges between them.

The mystery element of the plot has some twists and turns that kept me fully engaged and it intertwined beautifully with the slow burn romance between these two wonderful characters. Devon and Kimball pretty much tried to ignore/disbelieve their inconvenient attraction to each other but after actually getting to know one another, the nature or their relationship changed and grew into more. I cheered them on, felt their pain, laughed at some of their antics and their HEA warmed my heart and left me smiling. I’m really looking forward to the next in the series.

A great way to end the series with this age gap low angst instalove romance. Dwayne and Fabian are wonderful.

In this instalment of the series we are introduced to some more creatures, creatures that use their magic for evil purposes. One outcome of their evil intentions is the arrival in Black Veil of Aldrich the Emperor of Dragons, who just happens to have sizzling chemistry with Emil who is the vampire in charge of security. The chemistry between them very quickly leads to some hot and steamy times which only further cements the connection between them. All the while the dark threat looms over Black Veil and as its evil intentions become clear Aldrich and Emil find themselves and their friends in a fight for their lives. Cue some feels before Aldrich and Emil get their well deserved HEA.

This was another wonderfully engaging and enjoyable read with two very likeable main characters who are well supported by the characters from the previous book and some very interesting new faces.

This is a wonderful grumpy/sunshine age gap romance with just the right amount of angst to balance it out nicely. Oliver and Joss are at different stages in their life and want different things but it doesn’t take them long to understand that given the right circumstances, once held goals and ambitions can change. I was invested in these two from the very beginning, laughing and crying with them on the way to their HEA. Yes, they did have a major hurdle to overcome but a grand gesture gets them back on track and left my heart happy for them.
There’s some great side characters, especially Gran, that kept me entertained and engaged and I’m looking forward to more in the series.

So steamy

Lion shifter Brice knew the moment he met Atticus that they were fated mates. He also believed that Atticus was human and was prepared to take things very slowly. Atticus firmly believed that his kind weren’t gifted with fated mates but when it was getting too hard to control his beast around Brice, he left.
Many years later they reconnect when Atticus, an enforcer for the Paranormal Council is sent to locate the missing lion. Brice went to New Orleans to help his sister but has not been heard from since.
Even though Atticus now knows he and Brice are fated mates all does not go smoothly for them. Brice not only has to negotiate the fact that Atticus is not human but he’s also under immense pressure with trying to locate his missing family members. Add to that the sizzling chemistry between them and Brice feels that his life is getting out of control.
These two very likeable characters do manage to overcome all the obstacles put before them and get their very long awaited HEA.
This is a very enjoyable fated mates read with a great cast of characters and two Alpha’s who finally get to celebrate their mating. The overall story arc continues in this instalment with progress made regarding the villains of the piece.