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  • 5th Day of Christmas by Elle Boon

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    A Perfect Man for Christmas
    An erotic serial in 12 parts
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     5th Day of Christmas
    by Elle Boon
     
     
     
    Wynter barely kept herself from ending the man standing in front of her with a slash of her talons. A sound behind them alerted her to the approaching group of partygoers. “You are a man who does not keep his word. For that, you will not find satisfaction again unless it is with your one true love.” She let her magic flow into him, knowing he had no clue he’d just been dealt a proverbial cockblock.
     
    “Whatever.  You got off. I got off. I say we are even.” He turned away, stumbling into the wall on unsteady feet.
     
    She decided the night had been a bust, but her body burned for fulfillment. Goddess, she wished for the green-eyed Michael. Shaking thoughts of him out of her mind, she headed toward the front of the club to catch a cab. There had to be a way–an easier way–to find the perfect man for her to bring. She’d look in the Book.
     
    Laughing as she thought of the Christmas tale and why she hadn’t thought of it before. Five golden rings, and it had been five days, which now leads her to the Book–the sacred tome her family had kept as a diary of sorts throughout history. Surely if there was help to be had, it was in there.
     
    “I need you to take me to the Warehouse District downtown.” She gave the cabbie the address. He eyed her up and down through the mirror.  Probably thinking she was a hooker in her club outfit. She kept her thighs together, not wanting him to get a peek at her panty-less state.
     
    When she sat back, crossing her legs, she had no doubt he was hoping he’d get a glimpse. Wynter gave him a frosty glare. Michael would be able to help decipher some of the old text in the Book, and help her with her other problem.
     
    A shiver of awareness and need worked its way over her flesh at the image of a naked Michael. Wynter hadn’t been paying attention to the passing scenery and was surprised to find the cabbie hadn’t taken her to the address she’d requested.
     
    She rolled her eyes. “Excuse me. This isn’t the location I asked to be taken to.” Seriously, she wondered if her luck could get any worse.
     
    “Listen, I know you’re a working girl. What’s your rate?”
     
    Wynter laughed. “Darling, you can’t afford me. However, if you put the car in gear and take me where I requested, I will let you live.”  The threat wasn’t empty. She allowed her talons to lengthen, letting him see the black claws.
     
    “What the…what are you?”
     
    “I am a client who you picked up and asked you to take somewhere. Now, take me where you were supposed to.” She sat back, her gaze fierce. “Don’t make me hurt you. The mess would be traumatizing for the both of us.”
     
    He swallowed audibly, his pudgy face a deep shade of red, which was better than the deathly white he’d become when she’d had to flash her talons. Wynter swore the world was becoming nothing but idiots.
     
    As the cab came to a stop outside the location of Michael’s office building, she was disappointed to find it dark inside. She’d been sure he’d be there. The man practically lived at his offices.
     
    “Fuck me running.”
     
    “Not on your life.” The cabbie glared at her from the front.
     
    Wynter rolled her eyes but spoke to him as if he was a child, which most men like him were. “Even if you were the last man on earth I wouldn’t screw you. Now, take me home.” She rattled off her address, already knowing she was going to put a spell on him. She couldn’t allow him to do to another woman what he’d try to do to her. The thought that some defenseless person would fall into a trap like he’d tried with her made anger burn in her veins.
     
    When he stopped outside her home, the sound of the locks popping instantaneously was almost comical. Keeping her breathing even, she thought of the right words to say so the spell would take hold and last forever. She let her power out, a whip of lasting words lashed him. He jerked as if hit by a force much greater than a tornado whipping through the small vehicle. Satisfaction curled her lips when he slumped in his seat breathing hard.
     
    “You will never harm another. Goodbye, little man.” Wynter tossed a twenty dollar bill into the front seat.
     
    She hoped she found something within the Five Golden Rings tome that would help her in finding the perfect man. Her body still burned from unfulfilled desire, and she cursed the fact Michael wasn’t where he should have been. Her night had started with such promise.
     
    “Gah, how did my life become such a dang mess?” Shedding her clothes on the way to her bedroom, she had a quick shower before flopping into bed naked. The cool sheets on her still overheated flesh did nothing to ease her.
     
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  • Jinxed (The Rock Series, #2) by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

    My Review 
    Growing up, I was not the pretty girl who always got the guys.  Like Jinx, I was the ugly fat chick everyone made fun of.  I totally get why, after he grew into his looks and joined the band he would go overboard.  Making up for lost time if you would.  People only looked at him for his looks and his status.  Once he comes to terms with his sexuality and takes one night with Jayden, and he is done for. Jayden has always has a crush on Jinx, but never thought in a million years he could be with him, but once he has him, he will hold on to him.
    My favorite part of this story is what Jinx does for Jayden.  It is sweet and beyond romantic.  
      

    Jinx Jett is a rock superstar. As such, the hunky Skull Blasters drummer thoroughly enjoys the many perks of willing groupies, earning him a reputation as the band slut. Making it big and scoring hot women is something Jinx never expected. There’s a little voice in the back of his mind constantly reminding him of how he used to be — shy, overweight and acne prone. One night in a gay bar turns life upside down when Jinx runs into Jayden Dempsey, a kid he’s been fantasizing about since giving him his autograph at a mall. Long-held insecurities keep Jinx from fully committing to anyone, and he may lose Jayden if he can’t put his past behind him.

    Jayden Dempsey always wanted out of his life in small-town Alabama. When his parents kicked him out after he told them he was gay, Jayden decided the time was right to move on. He crosses the country to try out for ‘Singers!’, a show that propels unknowns to stardom. In a twist, producers choose him and three others as winners and form a boy band called London Boys.This season, the show brings Jayden and the guys back for the finale. Surprise! The contest’s heavy metal finalist will be singing with Skull Blasters.

    Jinx and Jayden’s initial meeting doesn’t go so well, and Jayden’s stunned when the guy he’s crushed on for years turns out to be a total jerk. It doesn’t stop him from falling into Jinx’s arms every time they’re alone, but Jayden didn’t sign on for one nighters. He wants Jinx Jett, baggage and all.

    Can a former teen outcast put rejection behind him and embrace the acceptance standing right in front of him? How much will one boy bander put up with from his rock idol before enough is enough? Can they make it work? Or are they jinxed in love?

     
     
     
     


    Best selling author, Sandrine (Sandy) was born in Inglewood, California. Raised by “Old School” French parents, she later moved to Tucson, AZ. It was there that writing became a hobby. Always told she had a great imagination, Sandy wrote short stories for her friends in High School. In college, she took more writing classes while working on her Criminal Justice degree, but it wasn’t until a soap opera caught her eye that she got involved in male on male romances. On the advice of a friend, Sandy dipped her toes into the world of M/M Romance. Sandy takes the writing seriously and has had countless conversations with gay men as well as hours of research. She’s been involved with the military in one way or another for over twenty years, and has a great deal of respect for our men in uniform. She’s traveled the world, but has finally returned to Arizona.
     
     

     
     
     

     
     
     
     
     

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  • Homespun Holiday by Sarah O’Rourke

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    With every book in this series, I want to move Paradise and spend time with these eclectic loveable characters.  

    Mac is gruff and jaded and hates that he has the hots for his nurse.  If anyone can get under Mac’s skin, it will definitely be Millie.  Millie takes no crap from anyone, especially her boss.  The minute they get together……fireworks.  I

    My favorite part of the book was the tea set.  I had tears in my eyes that the rough and manly doctor remembered a little girl’s wish.  le sigh……. 

     

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    Dr. Mackenzie Daniels was a loner. He had the divorce, a far-away family, and well-known cranky persona to prove it. And if he had his way, he would continue on his loner way, in spite of the attempts of the townspeople to infiltrate his life with their irritating, so-called charming ways. That was…until he met the beautiful Nurse Millicent Robbins.

    Millie Robbins had done the love and marriage thing, and all she could say was that she got a beautiful daughter out of the entire debacle. Love was not in her long-term plans when she graduated from nursing school, thank you very much….until she found herself falling head over heels for the grouchiest but most gorgeous doctor she’d ever met.

    Can Mack and Millie find their way to love in spite of their histories? Can happiness actually exist for two star-crossed lovers?

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    Dropping his hands on his hips, Mack looked at the clock hanging above the plasma television. It was already half past five. She was expecting him by six. Since she only lived ten minutes away, he had plenty of time. Dropping into the leather recliner in the corner – the one where he sat and read at night – he dropped his head back against the chair. “Fuck,” he groaned out loud. He didn’t know whether he dreaded tonight or was excited by it. It had been years… literal years… since he’d taken a woman out on a date. Sure, he’d fucked women more recently than that, but those were chicks he’d picked up in a bar or at a medical conference … women that he’d had a few hours of shameless fun with before sending them on their merry way. Each one of them had been carefully selected and knew the score before their clothes had ever come off. If any of those ladies had been interested in more than the number of orgasms he could give them, he’d sent them off on their way with a wave and a smile.

    Because he didn’t do long-term relationships anymore. He certainly didn’t fucking date.

    Except, now, it appeared he did.

    What the hell kind of voodoo magic had Millicent Robbins worked on him when he wasn’t looking that now had him contemplating more than a casual fuck with a woman?

    Because he knew it could never be casual with Millie. And not just because she had a kid, either.

    No, Millie was the type of woman with whom a man put down roots. That kind of guy bought a house. That type of man would get a dog. That man would help her raise a family. Holy shit, he’d already done two out three of those things, he realized with a horrified gasp.

    Bolting to his feet, he darted toward his phone. He had to call this whole thing off before he found himself shackled to yet another woman that would end up hating him for his dedication to his job. He had to cut Millie loose before she looked at him and accused him of wasting the best years of her life waiting for him to be ready to concentrate on them instead of rushing off to take care of his patients.

    He’d dialed the first three numbers of her phone number before he realized….

    “Millie isn’t Tiffany,” Mack said out loud as he stared at the phone in his hand. Looking toward his Newfoundland dog, he grinned. “She’s nothing like Tiffany, is she?”

    One sharp yap from Nugget confirmed what he already knew and he slowly replaced the phone on its base.

    “Holy shit,” he whispered, sinking onto the couch as he stared at his huge long-haired dog. “Millie couldn’t be more different from Tiff if she tried.” First off, Millie wasn’t injected with as much plastic as a Barbie doll. Her tits still bounced when she walked, unlike his ex’s that sat like stone against her chest. Millie loved babies and kids. Hell, she even had one of her own that she loved with a passion that rivaled any parent’s love he’d ever seen. Tiff, on the other hand, couldn’t stand babies. Sad, since he’d loved children and had wanted them to have at least a couple of their own. She despised the idea of having to be responsible for another person. Although, in hindsight, he supposed it wasn’t really shocking since she could barely accept responsibility for the things she did. Most important of all, though, was the fact that he could never see Millie being unfaithful to him because she had something his ex-wife had always lacked. Something called integrity. If Millie wasn’t happy with him, she wouldn’t troll the local bars looking for an easy hook-up to dull the pain. Hell, no. Millicent would march right up to him, rip off his scrotum, and shake it over her head much like the Native Americans did when they’d taken a scalp from an enemy. Oh, Millie would probably give him the opportunity to make things right with her before she resorted to violence, but if that was unsuccessful, he had no doubt she’d go the other route.

    His Millie could be a firecracker when crossed.

    Fuck, now he was thinking of her with highly possessive pronoun usage? He was well and truly screwed.

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  • C.A Harms & Annabeth Albert

    Lies (Undercover Phoenix, #1)

    My Review

    Ok first I have to say, if it has to end in a freaking CLIFFHANGER!!!!!, at least it is writing by the fabulous CA Harms.  Josh is the manly but loveable FBI agent a girl can really fall in love with.  He would have never taken this assignment if he had met Gabby first.  Just when he has found her, he has to let her go.

    She isn’t one to party or sleep around.  When she does something so out of character, Gabby knows there is something there. Can she let Josh’s job take precedence over their relationship?  Or, will she lose him forever.

    You want me to say more right…..well I can’t, because it is a cliffhanger!!!!  Why do you do this to me!!!!????  Now we have to wait……if you haven’t guessed, I hate cliffhangers.  I want my HEAs but for CA, I will try to be patient, because even if it was a CH……I loved it.

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    FBI Agent Joshua Phoenix goes undercover…Deep. 
    Thrust into a world of drugs and criminal activity, integrating himself into the Russian Mafia turned out to be much more than Josh bargained for.  It’s dark and it’s dangerous.  The lives they destroy along the way will never be the same.  The things he is forced to do will haunt him forever.  Even more importantly, he never planned on meeting her… 
    A chance encounter with Real Estate Agent Gabriella Shannon, has Josh questioning his ability to complete his mission.  And now the dark world may consume them both.  
    He’s in too deep. 
    Leaving now would only risk the safety of those around him.  But when his cover’s blown Josh is forced to make a decision that will reroute his future.  One decision. 
    The hardest decision he will ever have to make in his life.  And those he meant to protect will be the ones who suffer the most…

    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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    You must have heard the phrase, “Two ships that pass in the night”.  Well how about you replace ships with RVs.  Noah is a closeted loner who is trying to write his book.

    Adrian is a virtual game developer who is on his way to his sister’s wedding.  When the guy he is driving with stands him in an RV park, Noah feels more than just bad for him.  He decides to do something totally out of character, and decides to drive Adrian to his sister’s.

    Adrian brings Noah out of the closet for now, and he hopes that he will stay out.

    This is a really sweet, yet hot, read that is only made better by the inclusion of the men’s dogs.

     

    Status_Update_CoverAdrian Gottlieb is winning at life. He’s a successful video game designer with everything a man could ask for, including a warm comfy ride to Denver and a date for his sister’s wedding. But he finds himself in need of a total reboot when he’s left stranded at a snowy campground in Utah. Holiday plans? Epic fail.

    That is until Noah Walters offers him shelter for the night and a reluctant cross-country ride. Nothing about the ultraconservative geoarchaeologist should attract Adrian, but once he discovers Noah’s hidden love for video games, the two connect on a new level. Soon, a quiet but undeniable chemistry sparks.

    Something doesn’t add up, though. As the miles accumulate and time runs out, Noah must face the most difficult choice of his life. Meanwhile, Adrian must decide whether he’s ready to level up. Is their relationship status worth fighting for, or has this game ended before it’s even begun?

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    Annabeth Albert grew up sneaking romance novels under the bed covers. Now, she devours all subgenres of romance out in the open—no flashlights required! When she’s not adding to her keeper shelf, she’s a multi-published Pacific Northwest romance writer.

    Emotionally complex, sexy, and funny stories are her favorites both to read and to write. Annabeth loves finding happy endings for a variety of pairings and is a passionate gay rights supporter. In between searching out dark heroes to redeem, she works a rewarding day job and wrangles two toddlers.

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  • How to Deal An All Cocks Story book 3

    Been waiting for Jon and Kory’s story.  Some of the blanks of the last couple of books regarding them are answered.
    Kory learns that rules are made to be broken for the right person.  For that person, those rules that create walls to keep your heart safe, come crumbling down.  When the walls come down, a soul can heal and love can flourish.  That is what happens here.  When tragedy comes to call, Kory is forced to confront his fears and love.  
    This is definitely a book to keep the tissues nearby.
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    Brennan comes from a long line of men in uniform; all born and bred to both
    bleed and wear blue. His family and the majority of his co-workers support him
    every step of the way, so he doesn’t need to hide the fact that he prefers men
    over women. Between the job and his larger than life, loud and rowdy half Irish,
    half Italian family, there isn’t much time for dating, much less finding a guy
    that can deal with the stress and demands placed on the shoulders of an NYPD
    Detective.
    Kory
    White is cocky and abrasive with most people, but it is all a mirage, a façade
    he hides behind to keep his heart safe. As a child, Kory lost his mother to an
    act of violence. Soon after, he and his baby sister Kassandra were separated by
    the system. Kassandra was immediately adopted, but Kory spent the next ten
    years cycling through foster homes before moving to the Big Apple. In an effort
    to keep everyone at a distance, Kory has meticulously built himself an alter
    ego: Hayden Cox, All Cocks’ cockiest model.
    These
    two strong willed men definitely prove opposites do attract. Both are stubborn
    and hard headed to a fault, Kory more so than Jon. But Jon is used to being in
    control, the one calling the shots, and Kory fights him at every turn. Just
    when it seems they have found a way to navigate the unchartered territory that
    is love, tragedy knocks on Kory’s door yet again. Volatile and strong, even in
    the face of adversity, both men refuse to give up on each other – or their
    love.
     
     
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    A military brat born and raised at Ft. Benning Georgia; Smith is an avid reader, reviewer and writer. She now calls Texas home from her small town on the outskirts of the DFW Metroplex. Most days you can find her curled up with her kindle and a good book alongside a glass of something aged and red or a steaming cup of coffee! At 44 years young, she’s decided to enter the next phase of her life by adding the title of “author” to her list of accomplishments. Smith is a single mom of three disturbingly outspoken and decidedly different kids, one of which is Autistic. Besides her writing, Smith is passionate about Autism advocacy and LGBT rights.

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