A.J. Sherwood’s serial fantasy story continues with Miracle 3 as Tan and Devan ride off together on the back of Dan the Stallion to search for the thieving rapscallion adventurers who stole the powerful, magical Sword of the Sea from a mage friend of Tan’s who was its keeper.
Devan is needed, not just because Tan would have him with the Black Sorcerer 24/7 as he would, but because the Mighty Sword of the Sea can only be wielded by a Knight who’s heart is bright and true. That’s definitely Devante Salvino, First Knight of Goodwine. The Sword, which is a tad naughty, would actually consider Tan a enemy and number one target.
The journey to recover the Sword also leads to increased closeness between Tan and Devan as well as launching considerable introspection about Devan’s occupation and his happiness.
I love how this slow burn romance is starting to heat up through Devan’s realizing how much Tan has become a part of his life.
It makes my need for the next installment and step forward in their relationship even greater.
Plus we got a new look at the King, and a hint he’s as bad as the Princess.
All the stories are called the same , only the number of the Miracle changes.
What else changes? Subtle changes to the cover! Love this aspect too!
Yes, I’m highly recommending the series. Yes, they must be read in the order they are written.
It’s a quick, highly entertaining fantasy series! Start in and get caught up with us heading into Miracle 4 today!
What’s Tan to do when he has to reclaim a holy sword he can’t touch? Call upon his White Knight to save him.
What’s Devan to do when he learns the sword was stolen in order to defeat Tan? Save the poor fools from utter annihilation.
Tan is not amused by this quest line. Devan can’t stop laughing.
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Tan’s turn to need help, what are they teaching these adventurers?, I’m not saying baby adventurers are stupid, but if you put a candle next to their ears their eyes will shine, Tan has all the plans, Devan laughs for the first time, Tan loves it, even if it’s at his expense, Tan is banned from Osedon Conclave, for reasons, Tan disguises himself as a girl, also for reasons, no one likes to be drowned, no one, even magic swords knows who’s boss
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Unless it’s noted, all books reviewed have been purchased by the reviewer.
Antagonist is the first of Ana Ashley’s Dads of Stillwater series. Ashley ‘s story gives us all the necessary elements we need for a first novel. A foundation in the small town of Stillwater, with major events taking place at the elementary school, bakery, and other places that will be highlighted in this and other stories. We get a feel for it’s various citizens and township. Good and bad.
A overall theme of single dads , a section of liberal families versus a conservative “embedded bunch of pearl clutchers”, change versus status.
The first couple mirrors that image in their current lives. Bisexual attorney Harrison Davis is moving with his ex wife Stella and their child, Megan to Stillwater so Megan can have a better childhood.
Several terrific elements here. Harrison, Stella, and Megan are a great family unit even though Harrison and Stella are no longer married. Everyone is a fully fleshed character. No one is demonized over the end of the marriage. These are adults who respect each other and work in the best interests of their child.
Harrison is a bit lost in a small town environment but it’s his personality. It’s all well crafted and believable.
Fletcher, the artist and another single father who is the second main character is very engaging. Ashley has the father / son dynamics down perfectly so we fall in love with them as a family immediately. Gigi is adorable.
Fletcher has moments here that just keeps me frustrated with him. I not sure if it’s the author’s creation of his character or something in the storyline but the entire element with his ex, the dithering about even thinking of giving a narcissist personality(as written by this author) custody of a child because of a old promise comes across more as a need of story inserted drama then any believable plot line.
In reality, a person would have lawyered up faster then you could have said I don’t think so. But then a lot of the dramatic narrative would have been lost. That was me being polite.
The dithering about just was unreal , frustrating, and frankly, made me disconnect from the story a bit.
So was the whole outcome from the disagreements with the “pearl clutcher “ Karen here. Very disappointing.
So some very sweet, lovely elements and a great foundation for the series. A contemporary romance with two men with wonderful children and terrific found family dynamics.
It’s a nice start with some stumbling blocks.
I’m recommending it and will definitely go on to the next installment.
Single dads. Polar opposites. Undeniable chemistry. Harrison Meeting at a bachelor auction for charity has trouble written all over it as far as I am concerned. Especially when the guy with the winning bid seems to be after only one thing…a good time between the sheets.
Refusing the advances of a man who’s too good looking for his own good, is easy at first. But how can I stay away from him when our kids are in the same class and trouble is already brewing between the two?
Fletcher What do you do when the guy you can’t stop thinking about—and thought you’d never see again—turns up at your kid’s school? You bring your A-game and flirt until he caves.
Harrison is hell bent on resisting the chemistry between us. That is until we’re thrown together to organize the school’s Spring Fair. Will that be my only chance to prove to him that I’m looking for more than a casual fling?
Antagonist is book 1 in Ana Ashley’s new series, Dads of Stillwater. You can expect bumping heads, show-stealing kids, a school fair so heated it may just go up in flames, lovable secondary characters, and Ana’s usual happy ever after.
The events of Love and History run concurrently to The Professor’s Date and works beautifully to tie all the original couples up into their HEA as well as give us a heartwarming romance for one of the remaining Script Club members and a new boarder at the lovely old historic house they’ve been renting the entire series.
Almost everyone has either moved out as they have found their partner and established themselves in their careers. The ones left at the house are Tommy and Holden, both Professors at CalTech, both geniuses going for their PhD’s. All the other scientists/geeks in their circle have moved out, forcing them to rent to jock friends of Blake (Aster’s boyfriend).
If you’ve read The Professor’s Date, then you’re aware of how certain events will play out regarding the house. So having Lane use it as a dramatic element is a bit awkward. We know there’s no real threat there.
I wish another thread was used to have Holden thinking of moving on other then the loss of the house. Cole and Ezra had a realistic reason. They needed a location closer to work, which made sense. Holden’s emotional ties also felt believable. A renovation versus a loss of lease perhaps?
Anyway, the romance between Holden Galymer ,astrophysicist, microbiologist ,Phd candidate at CalTech and jock/lawyer in the making Ezra Marsden turns out to be incredibly bumbling, sexy, and sweet.
Ezra has been an irritant on Holden’s nerves since he moved in. With a dislike for clothes past the front door, and a disregard for respecting or replacing someone else’s groceries, Ezra is a itch Holden can’t scratch.
Lane is excellent at creating two wholly opposite characters and then making the reader see how perfect they are for each other. As she does here.
Each man has issues they are still working through. Especially Ezra. A lively outgoing demeanor hides someone who’s dealing with deep grief and anger over his father as well as a inability to come fully out of the closet as bisexual. Holden too has many layers and things that he keeps hidden. Those issues impact his feelings and ability to move forward into relationships.
How Ezra and Holden stumble through into love and HEA includes some wonderful events, some painful moments, and a outstanding wrap up with every couple in the series.
It’s a treat and a great way to say goodbye.
This is a series I really enjoyed. I had my favorites (who doesn’t) and was absolutely entertained.
If you love contemporary romance, this is a group of men I think you’re going to love. Including their finale. I’m definitely recommending this!
The Spell Saga continues with the The Tower, a book that , unlike The Train, starts to show how little or how flawed the world building is here.
While The Train’s plot and tight storylines were held to the constraints of a moving train, and the exposition was used to move forward the mystery there. Here the series arc, the characters background, even the very foundation of the nation’s rulers are highlighted and the lack of information is apparent.
Now whether this is by flaw or author’s choice I don’t know but it makes for a oddly murky, disconnected story because we keep trying to pull pieces of a puzzle together that just won’t fit.
Even the timeline seems off.
It appears to pickup weeks after the events on the train. Anton Seiber is soon to finish his Doctorate of Thaumaturgy, even though he just got there. That feels inordinately fast given his work to get there. And the high stature of the College and the students around him.
Anton is still got the highly dangerous , one of a kind, magical palimpsest that was used in making spells for the gun that never missed and knife that always killed.
Having Anton keep that never made sense but otherwise we wouldn’t have this book where he’s clearly the target of a killer who’s victims have all been young men who have resemblances to Anton.
Enter Lord Camille Lumière, the French Emperor’s spy. A man of rare talents, including that of missing a soul, he’s assigned to the murders and Anton.
Several issues should be addressed. If you haven’t read the first book (it’s a must for this), his soulless condition isn’t explained here. But it’s important arc element . His background is a mystery, is further enlarged with only the smallest of hints.
But it’s his relationship to Anton that is. They go from first attraction to full on sexual relationship here. But without the depth of partnership we saw and got to explore with them in The Train.
There’s so much narrative “traffic “ here that their partnership in investigating the crimes gets lost midway through. That’s the real heft here . The how’s, the why’s, the neat tools of thaumaturgy in investigating the murders and their minds working it out, that’s the fascination.
But it’s a criminal we could spot immediately, side characters we didn’t connect with, and more storylines added in that took us away from what I initially thought was the couple that we were focused on.
That’s a shame because there’s so many terrific ideas and themes here.
I’m definitely awaiting the next in the series The Tank. But I do wish this had lived up to the first book promise.
Still I’m recommending it. Read The Train and then The Tower before moving forward.
Anton Seiber is on the cusp of finishing his Doctorate of Thaumaturgy, ready to leave university life behind and set out to make his own way in the world. His careful plans are interrupted by the arrival of Camille Lumière, the emperor’s investigator—and Anton’s lover.
Camille is in pursuit of a murderer, and needs Anton’s special talents to help track him down. Worse yet, the killer is targeting foreigners with magical abilities—men like Anton himself. If he and Camille don’t find him before he find Anton, his every plan for the future could be in jeopardy…not to mention his life.
Unless it’s noted, all books reviewed have been purchased by the reviewer.
Lily Morton’s Short Stack Collections follow our favorite couples from her romances after their happily ever after endings. What happens next? Or sometimes just before.
It’s the main question every reader and fan has wanted to know when they get involved in the lives of a couple and their relationship. We want to know what happened next?
Did some get married? What? What?
Morton has given her readers a collection of short stories featuring eleven couples from some of my most favorite romances. Some of these stories are ones I often wish had been folded into the books themselves as quite a few take place before the epilogues of the novels mentioned. Others occur after the books have ended so we get glimpses into the lives the couple’s are now leading.
Happy sigh ensues.
All are well written with style that brings these characters so vividly to life, so grounded within the framework the author’s set out for them.
If you’re not familiar with these stories, you’ll be at an immediate loss here. I’ve put the book each couple is from in parentheses next to their names.
For me, the successful stories were the ones that came from those books and couples I loved the most. Apparently my favorites carried over.
The richness of their original novels and romances flowed over into these stories too. I could see them easily written at the same time. It made me want to go and pick up those books and dive back into the love affairs that made me laugh and cry and sigh .
What joy!
So if you’re new. Head to the books these reference. If you’re familiar with these novels, set back and enjoy a side journey with memorable couples you have wanted to see again.
Plus one very stoned Dean appearance that’s hilarious.
I’m highly recommending this second collection as well as the first.
Note:Some of these appear on the author’s website, others are new exclusive stories.
Drawn together for the first time, this is a collection of Lily’s short stories about some of the much-loved men from her books. Follow them through wet and windy marriage proposals, surprise workplace visits, and a very entertaining ghost tour.
It includes stories previously written for her website, newsletter, and readers’ group, along with four brand new and exclusive short stories—Gertie and the Glitch, A Red Ribbon, When Will Met Jem, and Sun Cove.
Playing By the Rules brings to focus a relationship that’s been referred to in the previous books, that of the obviously close connection between the highly stressed young Miami Quarterback and their new Quarterback Coach .
This is their story, from beginning to a realistic HFN at the end.
With a slight wobble for me at the start of the novel, where it seems to want to launch a instant love romance, Playing For Keeps then settles nicely into a grounded sports romance, one that takes time to explore the history and current all around status of both characters involved.
One is ex NFL quarterback Davis Abernathy, who’s NFL career was abruptly cut short, when his team traded for a quarterback with a dubious reputation and investigation in progress. However no team picked up his contract amidst health rumors. Until a phone call asking him to come to Miami.
Davis is a recognizable figure, even for those who don’t follow sports closely. We can understand his feelings and predicament. And bitterness.
The man he’s to coach ? A young , new to the NFL quarterback. One who’s already screwed up his first year in the big leagues and is under enormous scrutiny and pressure to produce. Or end up much like Abernathy.
Paxton Kelly is a wonderful character. Although he initially doesn’t seem to have all the dimensions (and can’t) that Davis has, he balances the older man beautifully in a way that makes their romance make sense.
Now the team is rebuilding. New head Coach, new players, new management. And new hope for a ex quarterback and a struggling starter if they can work together as Coach and player.
Bolden’s familiarity with the sport and team dynamics helps to create a professional, realistic team and ,through great writing, a vivid group of personalities trying to mesh in a trying season.
You can hear the bluntness of the advice Davis hands out. The realness of the stubbornness and denial in quarterback Paxton Kelly’s voice as he responds to the first authentic NFL coaching he’s been given. It’s pitch perfect.
As it the revolving relationship between them as Coach and player, Vs the attraction they keep fighting.
The attraction and growing feelings between Davis and Pax has a more realistic feel as the story progresses then that of the “instant” ones layered on at the beginning. I believe in that aspect of them as a couple rather then the hot flames of the start.
Other terrific elements? The dancing and seeing another established couple from a favorite series towards the end. That’s always a plus.
I ended up absolutely enjoying Davis and Pax’ romance. It a grand story and it leads up to one I’ve been anticipating the most.
Ex-quarterback Davis Abernathy knows he’s on his last chance.
If he strikes out as Paxton Kelly’s coach, nobody else is going to call him. Not to get back on the field, and not to stand on the sidelines.
He’s got a lot to teach Pax, and as a second-year quarterback, Pax has a lot to learn. But Davis doesn’t anticipate the irresistible way they’ll be drawn together from their first meeting. He never could have predicted such a fierce and uncontrollable yearning—or that Pax would feel the same.
It should be easy to remember rules aren’t meant to be broken, and certain lines aren’t meant to be crossed, but the only thing that’s easy is falling totally, completely in love with Pax.
As Davis falls harder, Pax succeeding becomes just as important—and maybe more so—than resurrecting his own career. If he messes this up, his last chance isn’t all he’ll be sacrificing.
What he should be is focused on being the perfect mentor. But what he wants is Pax in his bed, Pax in his life, and more impossibly, to win Pax’s heart forever.
Davis Abernathy ex quarterback called to help fix Paxton Kelly quarterback of the Piranhas
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Unless it’s noted, all books reviewed have been purchased by the reviewer.
Petty Crimes returns us to Eden Winters’ outstanding world of the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau in Georgia, it’s Directors, Management and undercover agents that we got to know so intimately in her outstanding series Diversion.
That series is a must read for lovers of contemporary romance and Petty Crimes sees a return of some of our most beloved characters from those stories.
We get them now happily married, with kids, Bo and Lucky Schollenberger. Bo has become the Director of SNB department of Diversion Prevention and Control , with Richmond Eugene Schollenberger aka Lucky, currently Undercover Ops Manager .
Watching them in their new careers and status in life as settled highly respected professionals is everything. Well, with Lucky it’s mostly. He is still ,after all , one of the most fascinating characters I’ve ever had the pleasure to read.
But the story belongs to one SNB agent Jerry Wilkerson, who’s undercover persona is “Brody Jensen “. Jerry first appears in Lucky and Bo’s series, Corruption #3, as a high teenage biker headed to a dead end.
His was a poignant moment and Jeremy, aka Jerry , a memorable character.
The story opens with Jerry in character as Brody Jensen, a petty crimes criminal and drug dealer. Jerry’s been in character for several years and he’s having a harder time separating Brody from who he truly is these days.
He’s also still very much working through his issues that started when he met and fell for biker Cyrus Cooper when he was a teenager. Only to find out that Cyrus was a construct, a undercover personality for Bo Schollenberger, a very much committed and in love Bo.
Winters does amazingly well when getting into the minds and hearts of men like Jerry. The complicated emotions , the isolation he feels, the loss of something he’s not willing to identify. It’s painful, and utterly believable. As is Jerry.
And both worlds he moves through. The battered, swill, bottom rung places that Brody feels comfortable in and the nicest clothes , clean condo Jerry inhabits.
The pharmaceutical industry, the opiates and those that are using it to their monetary advantage are on display here. Winters certainly familiar with this business and demonstrates it in the clarity and precision with which it’s portrayed.
The romance element with Nico is as you would have expected in a story that’s as convoluted and emotionally complicated as this one. Nico has as many aspects to his personality and history as everyone else here. As well as a few hot kinks. It’s a great story within a story.
It was splendid to see Rett and others here from Diversion. Honestly it gave me hope that Winters is gearing up for a whole new series here with a new undercover team at its heart.
I’ve missed this fantastic group of incredible people and this brought them all back. And new ones as well.
I’m highly recommending Petty Crime and the Diversion series too.
Five years ago, Jerry Wilkerson was running with a biker gang, making mistake after mistake, till he ended up in the hospital with a gunshot wound, facing criminal charges for drug distribution. On top of everything, he’d fallen in love with the narcotics agent who took them all down. Or rather, with Cyrus Cooper, the man that agent pretended to be.
Making a deal with the Southeastern Narcotics Bureau kept Jerry out of jail, sending him undercover as Brody Jenson, a petty criminal able to get into places other agents can’t. He’s satisfied with his life—or would be if he wasn’t still longing for someone who never existed.
Then a man steps out of his dreams and into his life, who’s everything Jerry ever wanted.
Except for the part where Jerry might have to arrest him.
While this book features characters from the Diversion series, it is a standalone.
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Unless it’s noted, all books reviewed have been purchased by the reviewer.
The Dragon Prince’s Necromancer starts where The Dragon King’s Assassin ends, as Crown Prince Racmar Marresh’du of Zaru , ( a friend of King Taroc ) and the necromancer Daha, (a friend of the assassin/mate , Loch) leave the Kingdom of Racul for that of Zaru.
It seems that the dead are refusing to stay dead there and the other Necromancers they hired haven’t solved a problem that’s only gets worse.
Both the reader and Daha glean key pieces of information from the voyage to Zaru. Daha’s race , the Raltven , are despised to such a degree that Daha faces actual harm against a ingrained national loathing. Daha’s beauty and high intelligence has caused the Prince to change his own personal bigotry, at least towards Daha, and Daha has a long range plan that has nothing to do with his current mission.
It’s delicious and definitely engaging element.
Their arrival and the meeting with King Saric, and Daha’s first confrontation with the risen dead.
Sumida’s previous use of purple prose is missing here. So we can focus on the richness of the cultural aspects of the story and the mysteries at hand.
There’s a continuing look at the arrogance of Dragon rule, the class separation of race and speciesism . And while their relationship and King Saric’s rule take a closer in-depth exploration behind the intensity of hatred and racial bigotry towards the Raltven, it leaves it (probably realistically) at the starting point of disassembling old hatred’s.
The real mystery and culprit (s) is a element that might see some readers divided as to how they feel. As I was initially .
Because no one is punished. Not really. As the reader will find out, the crime (s) has many different origins and many different evils behind it.
After much thought, I found that to be painfully honest, no matter how frustrating and bleak. It’s a standing that’s rather pertinent at the moment.
The romance between Daha and Prince Racmar runs an entirely different course than that of the other couple. Here one , Racmar, still has bigoted views on the race of the one, he’s courting. Daha. That’s not acceptable for Daha.
How that plays out amidst the awakening dead, conspiracy, bigotry, and more makes for excellent and emotional reading. Especially when there’s a inner Dragon who’s acceptance is required for any permanent future. So many fascinating relationship elements to this couple that were missing in the first one.
I could see another story here. Because it’s really so politically unstable at the end, the King himself (un-mated) is a fantastic character, that it calls for a sequel.
Until then, there’s another one coming. The Dragon King’s Philosopher about one of the secondary characters who appears here. I’m anticipating his story.
This series just keeps getting better. Grab up The Dragon Prince’s Necromancer (The Dragons of Serai Book 2) by Amy Sumida and settle in for a wild, thoughtful story about race, bigotry, and relationships.
And dragons.
I’m highly recommending it. Read the series in the order they are written for character development, series foundation, and information.
The Dragons of Serai series:
✓ The Dragon King’s Assassin #1
✓ The Dragon Prince’s Necromancer #2
◦ The Dragon King’s Philosopher #3 – TBD release date
Two weeks ago, I was hired by the Dragon Prince of Zaru to help his brother, the King, deal with their dead. Not that there is an abundance of corpses in their kingdom, but those who die aren’t staying in their graves. As a necromancer, I’m one of the few people on Serai who can put the dead to rest and discover why they are rising. As a Raltven, I’m particularly good at it. Good enough that the King of Zaru sent his brother across the sea to find someone like me.
At first sight, desire sparked between Prince Racmar and me. On the way to Zaru, our attraction for each other had grown. Now it’s reached the point of combustion, but I want more than a single night of pleasure from the Prince. To win him, I must play a dangerous game, tantalizing the man without riling the beast inside him. Between Racmar and the dead, I have some serious work to do, and both are presenting unforeseen complications. The reanimated corpses aren’t talking, something both unusual and unfortunate for my investigation. Then there is Prince Racmar who speaks too much, and his words are clawing at my resistance. I don’t know who will break first—the unknown power behind the dead, the Dragon Prince, or me.
Death walks beside us Raltven, in our shadow form we are akin to spirits, but if I’m not careful, a spirit is exactly what I will become.
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Unless it’s noted, all books reviewed have been purchased by the reviewer.
So far, Bad Deal is now my favorite story in Annabeth Albert’s A-List Security series.
This is the first book that I really just completely got both characters and was invested in the growing relationship from the very beginning and stayed that way.
It’s not got a ton of high angst. Except for a realistically traumatizing scene (trigger warnings) early in the book. Ambrose Sterling has Hercules, Chinese Crested emotional support dog, because he has anxiety and panic attacks.
Albert does a terrific job with this element of Ambrose’s character and this aspect of the story. He sees a therapist, he’s situationally aware of what might bring on an attack, and he has Hercules. Hercules is an adorable pint sized character indeed. He’s also unafraid to talk about his condition.
I love how adult and responsible this is.
That means that, except for that attack scene (non sexual but realistically frightening), the path that tv producer Ambrose Sterling and head security adviser Harley Burton take towards an emotionally rewarding relationship and HEA is one of small steps. Of them becoming friends, then lovers as eventually, they deeply connect through shared experiences and values.
And one tiny emotional support Chinese Crested who adores both.
Harley Burton, a common character in the previous books, finally gets the depth and emotionally satisfying dimension to his character we’ve been hoping for. The internal dialogue about his sexuality that’s been happening settles in so Harley recognizes he’s probably always been pansexual. It’s the beautiful dialogue that occurs between Ambrose and Harley, a naturally flowing exchange of feelings and thoughts, that’s believable and cements their relationship.
Of course, there’s more bumps to overcome to HEA, but it’s a fabulous, heartwarming journey. One where you absolutely connect with these men and their families. And one tiny dog.
I’m highly recommending Bad Deal and wondering what the next has in store.
Plus it was a pleasure to get glimpses of past couples in Rainbow Cove, if only for a moment.
I’m a bodyguard and far from ideal boyfriend material, but agreeing to this fake dating scheme might be the best bad deal I’ve ever made…
I’m a fixer. As a SEAL chief, I succeeded in impossible no-win situations. Now I’m retired and determined to improve the lives of my former military teammates through our Hollywood security firm. Plus, I get to guard intriguing people like Ambrose Sterling, creator of one of my favorite TV shows.
Of course, I want to keep Ambrose safe. When he’s attacked, I leap into action to save him and his scrappy little therapy dog.
But my good deed results in a coastal road trip with me pretending to be Ambrose’s boyfriend to keep him out of more danger.
I don’t do relationships, and I’ve never thought about dating a man before, but here I am, sizzling with every touch and dreaming about more stolen kisses.
Each night of white-hot passion brings us closer to an unbreakable bond. But I’m blue-collar, and Ambrose is Hollywood elite. I want a happy ending more than anything. Can I turn this fake boyfriend gig into the real thing, or am I just a guest star?
BAD DEAL is book three in the A-List Security series. It features a highly protective SEAL bodyguard, a suit-wearing silver fox, an adorably ugly dog, and all sorts of brand-new emotions. Get ready for all the high heat, big feels, and found family feels readers expect from this fan-favorite military romance author. Join A-List Security for this lower-angst series featuring former SEALs and the celebrity clients who win their hearts. Happy endings and no cliffhangers guaranteed!
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Unless it’s noted, all books reviewed have been purchased by the reviewer.
Unmanageable (In Vino Veritas #3 ) by Leslie McAdam is another terrific contemporary romance in a series solid with them.
There’s several elements here that immediately spoke to me.
Luke Lagomarsino and his ex-wife Kira have a young daughter, Addison. McAdams makes Kira a complicated, loving individual and mother who deserves to thrive in a rewarding professional career. And has Luke acknowledge that it’s time for him to make the changes and decisions necessary for Kira to be able to take a job that’s important to her emotionally and career wise.
I love a story that doesn’t demonize the wife or any ex for that matter but looks at a family situation from a layered perspective.
That continues to happen with Luke as he has to adjust to returning to his small hometown, being a full time father, and a less “ hands on “ business career.
It’s a great portrait of a man in flux. It’s identifiable and makes Luke someone we can relate to.
Scott Malone, the romantic, sweet younger man who’s both rescued by and rescuer of Luke is a vulnerable and engaging character. So overwhelmed by debt that he’s incapable of facing it or knowing how to ask for help, he’s generous of heart and loving nature. The scenes written with him and Addison, the daughter, feel incredibly believable and grounded in reality.
Luke and Scott’s path to love and family is heartwarming and thoughtful. It’s got layers of realistic personal growth that needs to happen, and communicating between men and family for everyone to come together.
It’s wonderful to read and their happiness is everything!
I’m highly recommending this and the series. There’s something for everyone here.
I’ve listed them below. Check them out and happy reading.
Since she broke up with me, I get my needs met any time I want, without putting my heart on the line. Exactly how I like it.
But when she is called overseas and leaves me with our child, my bachelor lifestyle ends faster than you can say, “Daddy, I want a pony.”
I need help.
Problem is, help’s come in the form of an incredibly hot nanny.
My employee.
Who is much younger than me.
And also … a guy.
I watch Scott care for my kid and can’t help feeling like he clicks into place in her life.
When he looks at me, though … I get an entirely different feeling. One that makes me long for things I can’t have.
Like him.
Unmanageable is a contemporary m/m age gap romance about a starry-eyed nanny who wants hot-air balloon rides and singing telegrams and a grumpy single dad who most definitely does not.
The first series:
Vino and Veritas #1:
🔵Featherbed (Vino and Veritas 1) by Annabeth Albert
🔵Heartscape #2 by Garrett Leigh
🔵Headstrong #3 by Eden Finley
🔵Undercover #4 by Eliot Grayson
🔵Aftermath #5 by LA Witt
🔵Booklover #6 by JE Birk
🔵Flipcup #7 by Kim Hartfield f/f
🔵Hideaway #8 by Rachel Lacey f/f
🔵Turnabout #9 by Laurel Greer
🔵Unguarded #10 by Jay Hogan
🔵Insatiable #11 by Rhys Everly
🔵Daybreak #12 by Kate Hawthorne
🔵Heartsong #13 by AE Wasp
🔵Stronghold #14 by Ana Ashley
🔵Limelight #15 by E Davis
🔵Unforgettable #16 by Marley Valentine
🔵Showstopper #17 by Regina Kyle
🔵Undone #18 by Leslie McAdams
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Unless it’s noted, all books reviewed have been purchased by the reviewer.
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 