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Review: ‘Archangel’s Shadows’ by Nalini Singh
Archangel's Shadows
by Nalini SinghSeries: Guild Hunter #7
Published by Berkley Sensation on October 28, 2014
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 361
Format: Paperback, AudioBook
Source: Purchased
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Return to New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh’s sensual and painfully beautiful Guild Hunter world in her new novel of sacrifice, loyalty, and the choices of love that can shatter the heart.
In the wake of a brutal war, the archangel Raphael and his hunter consort, Elena, are dealing with the treacherously shifting tides of archangelic politics and the people of a battered but not broken city. The last thing their city needs is more death, especially a death that bears the eerie signature of an insane enemy archangel who cannot—should not—be walking the streets.
This hunt must be undertaken with stealth and without alerting their people. It must be handled by those who can become shadows themselves…
Ash is a gifted tracker and a woman cursed with the ability to sense the secrets of anyone she touches. But there’s one man she knows all too well without a single instant of skin contact: Janvier, the dangerously sexy Cajun vampire who has fascinated and infuriated her for years. Now, as they track down a merciless killer, their cat-and-mouse game of flirtation and provocation has turned into a profound one of the heart. And this time, it is Ash’s secret, dark and terrible, that threatens to destroy them both.
Review: ‘Desire Untamed’ by Pamela Palmer #Romanceopoly2020
Desire Untamed
by Pamela PalmerSeries: Feral Warriors #1
Published by Avon on June 30, 2009
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 363
Format: Paperback
Source: Purchased
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They are called Feral Warriors—an elite band of immortals who can change shape at will. Sworn to rid the world of evil, consumed by sorcery and seduction, their wild natures are primed for release . . .
Kara MacAllister's quiet small-town life is transformed forever the night a powerful stranger rips her from her home, claiming she is the chosen one—the key to his survival.
Spiriting her away into the rain-soaked night, Lyon reveals a truth Kara can barely credit. She's immortal, and the only one who can save his race. And deep within her, he arouses a fierce, primal hunger beyond anything she's ever imagined.
But only when their lives are threatened by an ancient evil will Kara and Lyon realize they have found a love they would risk their immortal souls to claim . . . and a powerful desire that could never, ever be tamed.
And he begins to wonder if the woman who's stolen his heart is destined to be his salvation...or his doom.
Review: ‘Tangled’ by Emma Chase #Romanceopoly2020
Tangled
by Emma ChaseSeries: Tangled #1
Published by Gallery Books on January 14, 2014
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Pages: 232
Format: eBook, AudioBook
Source: Purchased
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When rich, handsome, and arrogant meets beautiful, brilliant, and ambitious, things are bound to get tangled
Drew Evans makes multimillion-dollar business deals and seduces New York's most beautiful women with just a smile. So why has he been shuttered in his apartment for seven days, miserable and depressed? He'll tell you he has the flu, but we all know that's not really true.
When Katherine Brooks is hired as the new associate at Drew’s father's investment banking firm, every aspect of the dashing playboy's life is thrown into a tailspin. The professional competition she brings is unnerving, his attraction to her is distracting, his failure to entice her into his bed is exasperating.
How can one woman turn a smooth-talking player into a broken, desperate man? By making the one thing he never wanted in life the only thing he can't live without.
Book Lovin’ Mamas Monthly Round-Up: March 2020
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Romanceopoly Challenge 2020 – April Picks
As of right now I’ve chose the Adventurer Challenge and picked the Moon Pack for my challenge. Although I’ve been reading the seasonal challenges for Sun Pack.
I rolled the dice ‘5’ times for April again. I need to read one book from my March picks, which happens to be for the Spring Square for the Moon pack.
Here are the following squares that I managed to land on when I rolled the dice ‘5’ times:
1. [Burger Joint] – Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost
2. [Fated Folly] – Dark Gold by Christine Feehan
3. [Farmer’s Market] – Nuts by Alice Clayton
4. [Journey’s End] – Lord of the Fading Lands by C.L. Wilson
5. [Library Choice] – A Merciful Secret by Kendra Elliot
February/March Picks that I managed to read and finish:
[Winter – Sun Pack] – Caressed by Ice by Nalini Singh (Finished: March 3, 2020)
[The Vault] – Darkness Dawns by Dianne Duvall (Finished: March 17, 2020)
[Emergency Services] – A Merciful Truth by Kendra Elliot (Finished: March 20, 2020)
[The Office] – Tangled by Emma Chase (Finished: March 23, 2020)
[The Bar] – Desired Untamed by Pamela Palmer (Finished: March 27, 2020)
March Picks I still need to read:
[Spring – Moon Pack] – A Wedding in Springtime by Amanda Forester
Are you participating in the Romanceopoly Challenge? If you are, what have you read so far for the Challenge?
ARC Review: ‘Bears Behaving Badly’ by MaryJanice Davidson
I received a complimentary copy of the book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
Bears Behaving Badly
by MaryJanice DavidsonSeries: BeWere My Heart #1
Published by Sourcebooks Casablanca on March 31, 2020
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 384
Format: eArc
Source: publisher
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These social worker bear shifters give the term "mama bear" a whole new meaning! Bestselling author MaryJanice Davidson is back with this brand-new paranormal romance series featuring a foster care system for at-risk shifter babies and teens.
Werebear shifter Annette Garsea is a caseworker for the Interspecies Placement Agency. When a selectively mute and freakishly strong teen werewolf is put in her custody, Annette has to uncover the young girl's secrets if she's to have any hopes of helping her. And not even the growling of a scruffy private investigator can distract her from her mission...
Bear shifter David Auberon appreciates Annette's work with at-risk teen shifters, but he's not sure if her latest charge is so much a vulnerable teen as a predator who should be locked up. All that changes when he, Annette, and her motley band of juveniles find themselves dodging multiple murder attempts and uncovering a trafficking cartel that doesn't just threaten the kids, but risks discovery of the shifters by the wider world of homo sapiens.
BeWere My Heart series: Bears Behaving Badly (Book 1)
Review: ‘A Merciful Truth’ by Kendra Elliot #Romanceopoly2020
A Merciful Truth
by Kendra ElliotSeries: Mercy Kilpatrick #2
Published by Montlake Romance on June 6, 2017
Genres: Romantic Suspense
Pages: 322
Format: Paperback, AudioBook
Source: Purchased
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Raised by a family of survivalists, FBI agent Mercy Kilpatrick can take on any challenge—even the hostile reception to her homecoming. But she’s not the only one causing chaos in the rural community of Eagle’s Nest, Oregon. At first believed to be teenage pranks, a series of fires takes a deadly turn with the murder of two sheriff’s deputies. Now, along with Police Chief Truman Daly, Mercy is on the hunt for an arsonist turned killer.
Still shunned by her family and members of the community, Mercy must keep her ear close to the ground to pick up any leads. And it’s not long before she hears rumors of the area’s growing antigovernment militia movement. If the arsonist is among their ranks, Mercy is determined to smoke the culprit out. But when her investigation uncovers a shocking secret, will this hunt for a madman turn into her own trial by fire?
Review: ‘Darkness Dawns’ by Dianne Duvall #Romanceopoly2020
Darkness Dawns
by Dianne DuvallSeries: Immortal Guardians #1
Published by Zebra on February 1, 2011
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 345
Format: Paperback, AudioBook
Source: Purchased, Audible Escape
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In this dazzling, sensual novel, Dianne Duvall beckons readers into a world of vampires, immortals, and humans with extraordinary gifts…where passion can last forever, if you’re willing to pay the price…
Once, Sarah Bingham’s biggest challenge was making her students pay attention in class. Now, after rescuing a wounded stranger, she’s landed in the middle of a battle between corrupt vampires and powerful immortals who also need blood to survive. Roland Warbrook is the most compelling man Sarah has ever laid hands on. But his desire for her is mingled with a hunger he can barely control…
In his nine centuries of immortal existence, no woman has tempted Roland as much as Sarah. But asking her to love him is impossible—when it means forfeiting the world she’s always known, and the life he would do anything to protect...
Review: ‘Caressed by Ice’ by Nalini Singh #Romanceopoly2020
Caressed by Ice
by Nalini SinghSeries: Psy-Changeling #3
Published by Berkley Sensation on September 4, 2007
Genres: Paranormal Romance
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback, AudioBook
Source: Purchased
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Explore new heights of sensuality in this return to the world of the Psy—where two people who know evil intimately must unlock the good within their icy hearts…
As an Arrow, an elite soldier in the Psy Council ranks, Judd Lauren was forced to do terrible things in the name of his people. Now a defector, his dark abilities have made him the most deadly of assassins—cold, pitiless, unfeeling. Until he meets Brenna…
Brenna Shane Kincaid was an innocent before she was abducted—and had her mind violated—by a serial killer. Her sense of evil runs so deep, she fears she could become a killer herself. Then the first dead body is found, victim of a familiar madness. Judd is her only hope, yet her sensual changeling side rebels against the inhuman chill of his personality, even as desire explodes between them. Shocking and raw, their passion is a danger that threatens not only their hearts, but their very lives…
Review: ‘Immortal in Death’ by J.D. Robb #InDeathReadALong
Immortal in Death
by J.D. RobbSeries: In Death #3
Published by Berkley Books on July 1, 1996
Genres: Romantic Suspense
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback, AudioBook
Source: Purchased
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She was one of the most sought-after women in the world. A top model who would stop at nothing to get what she wanted -- even another woman's man. And now she was dead, the victim of a brutal murder. Police lieutenant Eve Dallas put her professional life on the line to take the case when suspicion fell on her best friend, the other woman in the fatal love triangle. Beneath the facade of glamour, Eve found that the world of high fashion thrived on an all-consuming passion for youth and fame. One that led from the runway to the dark underworld of New York City where drugs could fulfill any desire -- for a price . . .