Review: Just About Perfect by Leslie Kelly

Title: Just About Perfect
Author: Leslie Kelly

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Published: March 17, 2021
Publisher: LK Books
ASIN: B09KSZ2JJ7

She's living a secret life

Sophie Winchester is the all-American small-town girl—Mexcept for her secret life creating mayhem as horror writer R. J. Colt. Nobody in her small town suspects she's anything except the nice church administrator. And she desperately wants to keep her secret!

He's a Cop Who's Sworn to Protect

Chief of Police Daniel Fletcher thought his new job in a small town would be a nice change from his big city past. But when notes about a murder land on his desk, and the target appears to be Sophie, he has to go right into protective mode. Fortunately, stcking close to a woman he's wildly attracted to--both day and night—isn't exactly a tough assignment.

But if Daniel learns the truth, can Sophie trust him to love the real her and not the sweet girl he thinks he's getting to know?

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Review: Stealth by Janie Crouch

Title: Stealth
Series: Omega Sector
Author: Janie Crouch
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Published: August 10, 2020
Publisher: Harlequin Special Releases
ASIN: B08DJ3VDL1

She never expected to see her old flame again. Or be kidnapped by him.

The wrong place at the wrong time; that's the only way Sophia Reardon could explain her predicament. She wasn't even an FBI field agent and now she was being taken hostage. By her ex-boyfriend Cameron Branson. The moment Sophia walked into his undercover operation, Cameron warned her that his employers would want to break her. So keeping her by his side, pretending not to have feelings for her, was the best way to maintain his role in the dangerous organization, and the only way to keep them both safe. Because if they got their hands on her, she could expose him and his secrets. And then they'd no longer have any reason to keep her around.

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Review: Return to Jenkins Cove by Rebecca York, Ann Voss Peterson & Patricia Rosemoor

Title: Christmas Spirit
Series: Return to Jenkins Cove
Author: Rebecca York
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Published: November 1, 2017
Publisher: Light Street Press
ASIN: B076KS27ZG

Dead bodies. Mysterious gunmen. Eerie voices rising from the mist. When Chelsea Caldwell returned to run her aunt's B&B in Jenkins Cove, she hadn't counted on being swept into a strange and frightening mystery. Something was wrong in the old Victorian house and it started with the arrival of one guest: Michael Bryant.

Michael shadowed her, probed her past and turned up at the deadliest moments. But Chelsea couldn't resist his sexy swagger and dark good looks. Though Michael promised to protect her, she sensed that he had secrets—dark secrets that could get her killed.

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Title: Christmas Awakening
Series: Return to Jenkins Cove
Author: Ann Voss Peterson
Read copy: eBook (Kindle)
Published: November 1, 2017
Publisher: AVP
ASIN: B076JJJ9C6

The Butler’s Daughter...

After ten long years, Marie Leonard returns to Jenkins Cove determined to prove her father was murdered. Desperate, she tries to communicate with his spirit, but the only answer she receives is from the deceased mistress of Drake House...the wife of the man who had once been the love of Marie’s life.

The Reclusive Billionaire...

Brandon Drake has made plenty of mistakes over the years, and the one that haunts him most is letting Marie go. He thought he could move on by marrying the beautiful and accomplished Charlotte—and he tried to make their marriage work—but he could never forget Marie. When Charlotte dies in a fiery car crash, Brandon blames himself and withdraws from the world—until Marie shows up on his doorstep, speaking of ghosts and murder, and Brandon knows he must protect her. Because even though she can never be his, he can’t bear to lose her...not again.

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Title: Christmas Delivery
Series: Return to Jenkins Cove
Author: Patricia Rosemoor
Read copy: eBook (Kindle)
Published: November 1, 2017
Publisher: Patricia Rosemoor
ASIN: B076KRZCS6

Haunted by ghosts, Jenkins Cove will now have to deal with Simon Shea who has “returned from the dead” seeking revenge...only to reconnect with Lexie Thornton, the girl he loved, and the daughter they conceived thirteen years ago.

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Review: Untamed by Nora Roberts

Title: Untamed
Author: Nora Roberts

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Published: April 16, 2013
Publisher: InterMix
ASIN: B00AVA4NF2

After his father’s death, lawyer Keane Prescott finds himself the new owner of a circus. Keane has no interest in running the show, until he meets Jovilette Wilder. The fierce lion tamer had a special bond with Keane’s father, and has made it clear she wants him to leave her and the circus alone. Yet Keane finds Jo impossible to resist—and knows he must find a way to tame her heart.

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Review: Scene of the Crime: Bachelor Moon by Carla Cassidy

Title: Scene of the Crime: Bachelor Moon
Series: Scene of the Crime
Author: Carla Cassidy
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Published: February 1, 2011
Publisher: Harlequin
ASIN: B004JF6DDA

FBI profiler Sam Connelly had come to Daniella Butler's remote Louisiana bed-and-breakfast to escape the consuming horrors of his job—and the dark demons he fears lurk in his own soul. But finding a dead body on her property changes everything. There's no room in his life—in his heart—for a family. Or so he thinks, until a killer's threat places his irresistible innkeeper and her young daughter under his protection. Now, as the obsessed psychopath inches closer to possessing Daniella, Sam must call upon his elite skills to track his target and keep the beautiful blonde and her child safe. Defending them becomes his greatest challenge. Losing them is not even an option.

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Review: Scene of the Crime: Bridgewater, Texas by Carla Cassidy

Title: Scene of the Crime: Bridgewater, Texas
Series: Scene of the Crime
Author: Carla Cassidy
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Published: November 24, 2009
Publisher: Harlequin
ASIN: B002WEPENK

When Sheriff Matt Buchanan discovers FBI profiler Jenna Taylor snooping around his crime scene, he isn't pleased. The last thing he needs is the FBI meddling. But Jenna is determined to find her best friend's murderer, and she won't be bullied out of town. Then the madman strikes again. His calling card? A red rose.

Realizing they're dealing with a serial killer, Matt accepts Jenna's help. But when Jenna becomes the madman's target, the danger—and their unrelenting attraction--is imminent. Will Jenna find safety in Matt's arms—or will the next rose she receives be her last?

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Review: Detective Defender by Marilyn Pappano

Title: Detective Defender
Author: Marilyn Pappano

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Published: August 1, 2017
Publisher: Harlequin
ASIN: B01N9ZV7TA

"Someone knows, Martine. And they're coming after us."

Martine Broussard has never forgotten the terrible night years ago that drove her and her best friends apart. Now a vengeful someone is brutally killing each woman involved. Martine has one chance at survival—and that's the one person she distrusts most! And the passion flaring between them is anything but safe...

Rule-breaking New Orleans detective Jimmy DiBiase wastes no time putting Martine under his 24/7 personal protection. His bad-boy ways caused them to fall out years ago; now all he wants is to guard her and end this nightmare. With every lead they follow, every secret they can't hide sparks a hunger neither can resist—even as a killer's vicious end game turns desire into a devastating trap.

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Review: Christmas on Crimson Mountain by Michelle Major

Title: Christmas on Crimson Mountain
Series: Crimson Colorado
Author: Michelle Major
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Published: December 1, 2016
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 148800286X
ISBN-13: 9781488002861

LOVE ON THE MOUNTAIN

Peace and quiet—that's all Connor Pierce wanted from the rented cabin on Crimson Mountain. Yet the caretaker turned out to be lovely April Sanders—a total distraction. As were the two little girls she was caring for. Connor's plan to forget his painful past soon detoured into giving the ladies a Christmas to remember.

Being named guardian of two motherless girls has upended April's world. Add to the mix a mysterious, brooding writer claiming he wanted to be left alone while going out of his way to bring a little joy to the girls, and she has quite the quandary. April had counted herself out of a happy ending. But maybe Santa still had a few surprises up his merry old sleeve...

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Review: Diamond Girl by Diana Palmer

Title: Diamond Girl
Author: Diana Palmer

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Published: July 15, 2014
Publisher: Harlequin
ASIN: B00K4M3KCY

The last person Kenna Dean had imagined teaming up with was her infuriating boss, Regan Cole. But they had a common goal—to break up the relationship between Regan's brother, Denny, and his latest girlfriend. Regan may have had his own reasons for wanting to split up the couple, but Kenna had made hers perfectly clear—she wanted Denny. Or so she'd thought.

But as Kenna and Regan put their scheme into action, things begin to backfire on them. And what had started out as an unlikely alliance was suddenly promising them more than they'd ever anticipated!

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Review: Treacherous Beauties by Cheryl B. Dale

Title: Treacherous Beauties
Author: Cheryl B. Dale

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Published: March 26, 2012
Publisher: J&H Press
ASIN: B007P5461C

Annabelle Levee’s brother is dead and buried, with no reason to haunt her dreams and beg her to do...what? Maybe her visit to the treacherous gorge where Alan met his death can still his nagging spirit.

Incognito in the small town of Rahunta, she retraces Alan’s steps, glad his ghost is quiet for the first time in months. Then she meets the man who, some whisper, shot Alan in a jealous rage and pushed him into the gorge.

As Annabelle gets to know the influential Jason Forrester, the more his earthy masculinity attracts her and the more convinced she is that he’s no killer. Until she sees him lash out at his sister-in-law. Uncertainties return along with her dreams.

Despite Alan’s frantic pleas, Annabelle can’t reconcile the man she’s in love with to a cold-blooded killer. But if she’s wrong, when Jason discovers who she is and what she wants, she may end up like her brother. Dead, with her ghost begging someone to figure out what happened.

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Review: Irish Rebel by Nora Roberts

Title: Irish Rebel
Series: Irish Legacy
Author: Nora Roberts
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Published: July 10, 2012
Publisher: InterMix
ASIN: B007K3D6S8

Growing up on her parents’ Royal Meadows farm in Maryland instilled in Keeley Grant a passion for horses—and a desire to teach children the joys of riding. When horse trainer Brian Donnelly arrives from Ireland to work at the stable, he only sees Keeley as the boss’s daughter—a spoiled princess who never had to work hard for anything. But the more Brian learns about Keeley, the more he wants what he’s never had before: a place to call home—and a woman to cherish...

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