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Review: Little Pest (Once Upon A Bite Book 1) by Charity Parkerson

Rating: 4.5 🌈 If you’re in the mood for a cute kinky adult bedtime story, I’ve got a new trilogy for you! Author Charity Parkerson is offering up a trio of short adult paranormal tales, a mixture of fang, kink, and love done weird vampire style. Little Pest’s unique bag of elements include BDSM Daddy… Continue reading Review: Little Pest (Once Upon A Bite Book 1) by Charity Parkerson

Review: Witchin Warlock (Witchin #1) by Charity Parkerson

Rating: 3.25🌈 Witchin Warlock (Witchin #1) by Charity Parkerson is a cute short romance about a witch who hides his identity and a cop who uses the witch’s help with his cases. While being clueless as to why he solves them so quickly. Parkerson doesn’t give much attention to background here. Not the backstory between… Continue reading Review: Witchin Warlock (Witchin #1) by Charity Parkerson

Review: Fox Recruits a Mute Boy (And Falls in Love): A Short Story MSMD 1.5 (Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees) by Jennifer Cody

Rating: 3.5🌈 “Romily asked me to do this, and I would do anything for that cute, fiery ball of optimism and silver linings except share him. He’s mine and I will fight you for him. No exceptions.” — Fox Recruits a Mute Boy (And Falls in Love): A Short Story MSMD 1.5 (Murder Sprees and… Continue reading Review: Fox Recruits a Mute Boy (And Falls in Love): A Short Story MSMD 1.5 (Murder Sprees and Mute Decrees) by Jennifer Cody

Review: The Stopping Place by Lily Morton

Rating: 4.5🌈 The Stopping Place by Lily Morton is such a lovely short story. Originally written for Heart2Heart charity anthology, the author edited it and enlarged it to incorporate a epilogue here. Many of my favorite Lily Morton elements are at play here. There’s age gap, past trauma to overcome, and men who will find… Continue reading Review: The Stopping Place by Lily Morton

Review: The Rusted Sword by R.D. Hero

Rating: 4 stars out of 5 After ten years of marriage, Lord Raleigh’s union to the vicious fighter Prince Moshe has become mired in endless arguments, uncertainty, and finally separate chambers. A love once hot as the fire is now becoming cold and Raleigh is afraid for their future. A proud man, Raleigh is now beset by… Continue reading Review: The Rusted Sword by R.D. Hero

Review: Promises Made Under Fire by Charlie Cochrane

Rating: 4.5 stars It’s France, 1915, and Europe has been fighting WWI for a year. Lieutenant Tom Donald and his fellow officer Frank Foden help alleviate both the tedium and the terror by sharing confidences about their family and friends back home. Frank Foden, a confident popular officer with a positive outlook on life, happily… Continue reading Review: Promises Made Under Fire by Charlie Cochrane

Review of Back To Hell (Hellbourne #4) by Amber Kell

Rating: 3 stars Luc Hellbourne, son of Lucifer, is trying to settle down with his wolf shifter mate Bran after the problems with his dad and Bran’s old pack. But a calm life is something Luc has never had experience with and it looks like it’s not going to happen now either. Luc’s crazy brother… Continue reading Review of Back To Hell (Hellbourne #4) by Amber Kell

Review of Summer Sizzle by Berengaria Brown

Rating: 3 stars Craig, a history teacher is on break at Two Waters Beach, enjoying his month rental cabin when he spies Seth on a beach towel nearby. Seth is exactly Craig’s type and immediately Craig tries to figure out the best way to approach him. Seth has the exact same reaction to Craig, and… Continue reading Review of Summer Sizzle by Berengaria Brown

Review of One Day at a Time by Dawn Douglas

Rating: 4 stars Homeland Agent Pete Olivera is only on loan to the Evansville Police Department. Temporary assignments mean going in doing the job and getting out, no emotional entanglements needed or wanted. Then Officer Joseph West shoots a young boy in self defense and Olivera’s self isolation is compromised by his need to help… Continue reading Review of One Day at a Time by Dawn Douglas

Review of Shelton’s Homecoming (Shelton #4) by Dianne Hartsock

Rating: 4 stars Shelton has just flown home after receiving a phone call telling him his lover, Nevil, was injured and in the hospital. Nevil is going to be fine but the accident has made it clear that something needs to change in his life, and change now. When Shelton took the promotion and transferred… Continue reading Review of Shelton’s Homecoming (Shelton #4) by Dianne Hartsock