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  • Full Strength by VL Locey

    Posted on by Karen Comment

    This book is touching, sincere and entertaining all that the same time.  I had tears rolling down my face in a few places.  This was definitely my favorite of the series.

    FullStrength_APPWhat a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, Victor Kalinski was one of the best and most controversial ice hockey players in the pros. This year he’s playing in the minors, has a paternity case pending, and has just been vindictively outed to the world by one of his own teammates.

    But he seems to find life in the tiny town of Cayuga to his liking. A large part of that is Dan Arou, the Cougars’ alternate captain and the man who now holds Victor’s heart. Surely venomous, viper-tongued Victor hasn’t been mellowed by love!

    Well, perhaps a little. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t intend to get sweet revenge on those who’ve hurt the man he loves and the friends he’s somehow made along the way.

    An adult gay romance from Ellora’s Cave

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    Meet the author:

    V.L. Locey loves worn jeans, yoga, belly laughs, reading and writing lusty tales, Greek mythology, the New York Rangers, comic books, and coffee. (Not necessarily in that order.) She shares her life with her husband, her daughter, one dog, two cats, a flock of assorted domestic fowl, and three Jersey steers.

    When not writing spicy romances, she enjoys spending her day with her menagerie in the rolling hills of Pennsylvania with a cup of fresh java in hand. She can also be found online on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and GoodReads.

    Where to find the author:

    Website: http://vlloceyauthor.com/

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    Goodreads- http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5807700.V_L_Locey

    My blog- http://thoughtsfromayodelinggoatherder.blogspot.com/

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    Goodreads Link: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29475902-full-strength

     

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    23-Mar: MM Good Book Reviews, Man2ManTastic

    24-Mar: SiK Reviews, Wicked Faerie’s Tales and Reviews

    25-Mar: Love Bytes, Divine Magazine

    28-Mar: Bonkers About Books, BFD Book Blog

    29-Mar: Scattered Thoughts & Rogue Words, Oh My Shelves

    30-Mar: Jessie G. Books, Bayou Book Junkie

     

     

     

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  • Curtis by Nicole Edwards

    Posted on by Karen Comment
    My Review
    This is the story that started them all. Readers of Ms. Edwards have grown to love Curtis and Lorrie. They are the parents of the men we all love to lust over. In this story, we finally get to see how they fell in love and what their story was. I give a lot of credit to Curtis to being wise beyond his years. Lorrie has the courage and heart of a lion. To live all those years without Curtis, without her parents’ support.

    This story will bring you to tears and touch your heart.

    “I’ve always believed for every person there was only one love that would last a lifetime. I never understood quite what it meant until I met you though. You’re it for me, Lorrie. You are my love that lasts a lifetime.” ~Curtis Walker

    A love story 50 years in the making…

    Curtis Walker has lived his life to the fullest and he attributes that to the woman who has always been by his side. The one thing he knows with absolute certainty: he can’t live without her. Especially not now.

    A love that has withstood the test of time…

    It’s no secret that Curtis and Lorrie, the proud parents of the seven wild and rowdy Walker brothers, have found their happily ever after. Now, it’s time for the emotional journey of how they got there.

    New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards launched her professional writing career in July of 2012. Having been an avid reader all of her life and a huge fan of creative writing, it seemed the likely path for her to take. Since then, she has released fifteen books and has no plans to stop. As her full-time career/hobby, Nicole writes steamy contemporary and erotic romances.

    Nicole is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who was born and raised in Texas. Married with three kids and four dogs, she has plenty of interaction to keep her imagination brewing. Her books have been featured in USA Today’s Happy Ever After segment as well as Indie Reader’s best seller list. She has forged her way as an independent author.

    Although she has a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, she prefers to be hiding out in her writing cave, talking to the fictional characters that have built up in her head over the years.

    When she isn’t writing or plotting her next book (sometimes translated to “playing on Facebook”), Nicole loves to read and spend time with her family and her dogs.
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  • Broken by Nicola Haken

    Posted on by Karen Comment
    This story will break your heart.  I felt so bad for James.  Thank God Theodore is there for him even when James tries to push him away.  Love may not always heal everyone, but it can help support a person through their personal nightmares.  Everyone needs that one person to hold them up emotionally and for James, that was definitely Theodore.
    This is a book definitely worth reading. 

    When Theodore Davenport decides to switch his mundane job for a career, he walks into Holden House Publishing with enthusiasm and determination to succeed. As he settles into his new role, makes new friends, and dreams of making it to the top, everything is going to plan.

    Until he meets James Holden, CEO of Holden House.

    James Holden hasn’t been able to stop thinking about his encounter with the timid man he met in a club bathroom last week, and when he discovers the one haunting his dreams is an employee, he can’t seem to stop himself from pursuing him.

    Just a little fun – that’s what James tells himself. He can’t afford to care for someone who can never reciprocate, not once they find out who he really is. James believes nobody deserves the burden of being attached to him. He’s a complicated man. Damaged. Difficult. Demanding.

    Broken.

    Is Theodore strong enough to confront James’ demons? More importantly, is James?

    (M/M romance. Not suitable for readers under 18 years of age due to language and sexual content. ***Please note*** This book contains scenes of self harm, mental illness and suicidal ideation which may pose as a trigger, or be uncomfortable for some readers.)

     

    Nicola lives in Rochdale, England with her husband and four children (six if you include the dog and cat!) She is the author the author of the m/m romance Souls of the Knight series, and is currently working on a standalone with new boys, James and Theo, due for release early 2016. When she is not busy playing with her imaginary book friends (or talking about them with real life friends!) she can usually be found carrying out her ordinary mum/housewife/all round slave duties. Oh, and if the kids ever ask, she moonlights as the Pink Power Ranger while they’re sleeping…

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  • The Fireman in Unit C & Midnight Heat

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    The Fireman in Unit C

    This book has it all!  Love, arson, loss, intrigue, good friends, a party and even a baby!  What more could you want from a book?  

    This is a who done it within a love story.  When someone tries to tear them apart, they wind up bringing Jackson and Eli together.

    A serial arsonist sets fire to the unit next to Jackson’s apartment—the unit the sexy fireman Eli lives in. 

     

    Things really heat up when Jackson offers Eli a place to stay until Unit C is livable again. Jackson, being OCD, requires everything in his life to be neat and orderly, but Eli’s life is chaotic and messy, especially because of the man’s ex, who keeps pushing his way back into the fireman’s life. Living with Eli turns out to be much more than he bargained for. As much as he would love to just throw caution to the wind, Jackson believes it is best to keep things between him an Eli on the friend level. Nothing more. But an unexpected kiss rocks his world and he must figure out the real reason he’s terrified of the feelings Eli is bringing out in him. 

     

    Will Jackson see that a future with Eli can help him let go of the guilt from his troubled past?

     

     

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    Midnight Heat

     

    Justin and his mom’s sadness weighed on my heart. It was a physical ache I just couldn’t not let go. That is until fate brought Phoenix into his life.

    Fate brought something to Phoenix she never knew she wanted. Her biological mother. She never had the desire to find her, but when a mix up leaves the name of her mother before her, she can’t let it go. I love how her car breaks down to go to the bar and who else ends up there, but they don’t hook up then.

    This book goes to prove, this is a small world, and fate is at work even if you don’t realize it.

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    He needs to escape…Justin Skaggs is on the road to anywhere—as long as it’s far from home—when fate throws a kindred spirit across his path.She needs to get to Oklahoma…

    Phoenix Montagno can’t believe her luck when she runs into the hottie from the bar. He’s the key to her getting everything she’s always wanted, but she can’t tell him that. Luckily he’s not interested in learning her story any more than he is in sharing his.

    Both have secrets they don’t want to share…

    It’s the perfect arrangement. No personal details. No talking at all. Just two strangers sharing the cab of a truck heading the direction they both need to go . . . until they decide to share a bed, too.  

    He needs to escape…
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    A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Cat Johnson writes contemporary romance in genres including military and western. Known for her unique marketing and research techniques, she has sponsored pro bull riders, owns a collection of camouflage and western footwear for book signings, and a fair number of her consultants wear combat or
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  • CHAOS by CA Harms

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    My Review

    Chaos is a book to read with a box of tissues. You will not be making dinner, you will not bed doing laundry, you will not be answering the phone. Kids? What kids? All you will be able to do is read this book until the very end.

    Chaos starts exactly where Lies ended.  I started crying from chapter one and I don’t think I ever really stopped.  I cried in heartache, in anger and every other reason I can fathom.  Such a fabulous book.  I read it in 3 hours.

    – SYNOPSIS –
    The devil wears many masks, and everyone’s world will crash when the truth comes out…
     The life of an undercover FBI agent can be dark. 
    The things you see can never be unseen. 
    The effects it has on your mind, leave a gaping hole in your soul.
    Agent Joshua Phoenix found the one person he knew could save him from the darkness, but just when things become real, she’s ripped from him without warning…
    He is forced to watch his life go on without him. 
    His presence is just too dangerous to those he loves.
    But how far will things go? 
    With only a short list of those he can trust, Josh must race to find answers, before fate is decided for him. Gabriella’s in danger and yet no one around her knows it. 
    And a man who everyone believes they can trust, may just be the devil himself…
    Will Josh and Greyson solve this case before it’s too late?
    Or will Josh lose Gabby forever?
     
     
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    – PHOENIX UNDERCOVER SERIES –
    **Books must be read in order.**
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    – ABOUT THE AUTHOR –
    C.A. Harms is like any other addicted reader. She enjoys happy endings and HEA love stories. She hasn’t always been a lover of Romance and had once been addicted to a good Mystery. Just recently she has taken on a new liking and now is a full blown Romance novel addict.
    She lives in Illinois and enjoys spending time with her husband and two children. You will always find her with her kindle or paperback in hand as it is her favorite pass time.
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