Review: The Governess Affair by Courtney Milan

Title: The Governess Affair
Series: Brothers Sinister
Author: Courtney Milan
Read copy: eBook (Kindle)
Published: April 21, 2012
Publisher: Courtney Milan
ASIN: B007WIOP68

She will not give up...

Three months ago, governess Serena Barton was let go from her position. Unable to find new work, she’s demanding compensation from the man who got her sacked: a petty, selfish, swinish duke. But it’s not the duke she fears. It’s his merciless man of business—the man known as the Wolf of Clermont. The formidable former pugilist has a black reputation for handling all the duke’s dirty business, and when the duke turns her case over to him, she doesn’t stand a chance. But she can’t stop trying—not with her entire future at stake.

He cannot give in...

Hugo Marshall is a man of ruthless ambition—a characteristic that has served him well, elevating the coal miner’s son to the right hand man of a duke. When his employer orders him to get rid of the pestering governess by fair means or foul, it’s just another day at the office. Unfortunately, fair means don’t work on Serena, and as he comes to know her, he discovers that he can’t bear to use foul ones. But everything he has worked for depends upon seeing her gone. He’ll have to choose between the life that he needs, and the woman he is coming to love...

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Review: Shifter, P.I. by Bonnie Dee

Title: Shifter P.I.
Author: Bonnie Dee

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Published: August 29, 2011
Publisher: Smashwords
ASIN: B005K1J2Z8

New Orleans detective, Rick Plazier is hired by a client to look into her possibly cheating husband. In an effort to prove her investigative skills, Rick’s receptionist, Amy Chang agrees to follow the same woman on behalf of her untrusting husband. Working from opposite sides, Amy and Rick uncover much more than a case of faithless spouses. A deadly paranormal society plans to hold an auction of human beings and one or the other of their clients may be a target.

Amy’s disappearance prompts Rick to finally comes to terms with his shapeshifting curse and use his wolf aspect to track and rescue her. But will the pair acknowledge their constant arguing is due to mutual attraction and will they move from bickering into bed?

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Review: Fury's Kiss by Nicola R. White

Title: Fury's Kiss
Series: New England Furies
Author: Nicola R. White
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Published: August 1, 2015
Publisher: Strange Roads Press
ASIN: B00ZNZE04E

Tara Walker dreams of more excitement than slinging plates of seafood for Cape Cod tourists, but as she learns when she is attacked and forced to fight for her life, fate sometimes has a funny way of giving you exactly what you wish for. Faced with strange new powers and embroiled in a murder investigation, Tara must now race to uncover the secrets of the ancient Fury that has woken inside of her—and of the evil that stalks her.

As if Tara’s life hasn’t gotten complicated enough, she is forced to ally herself with Jackson Byrne, witness to her assault and uncle to a pint-sized oracle whose fate is intertwined with hers. Skeptical, stubborn, and oh-so-sexy, Jackson wrestles with demons of his own. He is determined to ignore the attraction rising between them even faster than the body count, but like it or not, he and Tara need each other if they are to unravel the mysteries that surround them.

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Review: My Scarlet Woman by Shelley Munro

Title: My Scarlet Woman
Series: Middlemarch Shifters
Author: Shelley Munro
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Published: October 18, 2015
Publisher: Munro Press
ASIN: B016UXI958

Emily Scarlet’s husband left her for his secretary and died in a car accident—all on the same day. Now, six months later, Emily has emerged from her chrysalis of painful memories. And to prove she has what it takes to attract a man, she’s determined to experience one perfect night of passion.

Feline shapeshifter, Saber Mitchell has a problem with his four boisterous younger brothers. They’re out of control, causing trouble and dragging him into the mire. It’s too late for him, but he hopes to get his brothers mated and settled, and the inaugural Middlemarch ball is the place to introduce them to marriageable women.

Unbridled sex is the last thing on Saber’s mind, but one glimpse of the bubbly Emily Scarlet in her slinky red dress changes his mind. Sex with her is a necessity. They dance. They make love—passionate, intoxicating and satisfying.

One thing is clear—a single night isn’t enough. Saber must have her for his mate, but Emily isn’t so easy to convince...or trust.

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Review: Waiting for Darkness by Fionn Jameson

Title: Waiting for Darkness
Series: Blood Martyr
Author: Fionn Jamenson
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Published: December 31, 2013
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ASIN: B00C6QKRZE

Tanith Quinn is a vampire with a lot on her mind. After all, it's hard acting like a human when you're so used to being a monster. Between fighting off her constant blood lust, a witch with more than just friendship on his mind, and a seductive Were King with a thirst for her body, she's a walking time bomb. And that's not to mention the hunter who's determined to take her and every other ancient vampire in the city down, as well as an old friend, one she thought long dead, who would like nothing more than to get her revenge.

One minute, the hunter. The next, the prey.

But Tanith has a few tricks up her sleeve...and she doesn't mind using them to save the ones she loves.

Even if it means she has to take on the world.

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Review: Out of the Box by Kallysten

Title: Out Of The Box
Series: Out Of The Box
Author: Kallysten
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Published: March 21, 2012
Publisher: Smashwords
ASIN: B007QO8EFG

The first time Virginia went to the dance club On The Edge, she only wanted to find out what a night in a vampire’s arms would be like. Anando showed her it could be much, much more than she had imagined.

Over the next few months, every time she returned he continued to stretch her imagination and the boundaries she tried to set on their relationship.

Soon, though, Anando’s limits were tested as much as Virginia’s when their sexual encounters gave way to feelings neither of them had expected.

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Review: Protector by Vivian Lane

Title: Protector
Series: Children of Ossiria
Author: Vivian Lane
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Published: January 1, 2016
Publisher: Phantom Ridge (Willowick Publishing)
ASIN: B017WCKL84

Carys Taylor has her life perfectly under control. Equipped with a nice inheritance, she goes where she wants, when she wants, pursuing anything that interests her. So when her old professor asks her to come on a research trip for his thesis, she's eager to tag along.

Until that ill-fated trip to the South American jungle changes her into a supernatural being. Now she's sprouting claws and stronger and faster than any human being in existence. The reclusive tribe calls her their Protector - but from what? And why now? Why her?

Carys is pulled into a world she never knew existed. Is she up to the task?

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