BETRAYAL by Christina Dodd
LIZ Q.
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SWEET ENEMY by Heather Snow
SHANNON
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FILE M FOR MURDER by Miranda James
MEL K.
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HUNTER’S RISE by Shiloh Walker
MARIA D.
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SWEET STUFF by Donna Kauffman
SANDRA LYNNE
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MASTER OF SIN by Maggie Robinson
TIFFANY WAHLE
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So today is the first day I’m coming up for air. It’s been a very long time since that’s happened. In January I began in earnest working every day on AN HEIR OF DECEPTION and yesterday I finally got it off to the editor. So I can breathe for a little bit – till I get it back – and get some of the things done I’ve been putting off until this book was done (which is a lot).
So to celebrate this momentous occasion – and yes it is that – I’m doing a GENRE GIVEAWAY where I’m giving away a book from each genre covered by this blog and the site. Click the covers below to get the whole scoop on the books – there is a corresponding page for each book on the website.
Speaking of which, starting next month, book features and/or reviews will go back to the website. I’ve managed to snag some unsuspecting victim, er, person to help me with the site. I have to say I missed the site as I spent the last few months away from it, so it’ll be back in full force and I’m looking for reviewers for all genres but specifically paranormal, inspirational, contemporary (category) and mainstream fiction. If you’re a polished writer, you have the ability to read digital books, you’d like to read books before they hit the stands and you’re interested in reviewing, please contact me at contact at theseasonforromance dot com. Please include some sort of writing sample.
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The Fallen: WARRIOR by Kristina Douglas
MARIEE
MARLENE BREAKFIELD
LINDSEY HUTCHINSON
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THE COWBOY TAKES A BRIDE by Lori Wilde
MARY DOHERTY
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THE RACHEL GIBSON DIGITAL BONANZA!
CARLY M.
JULIE
LISA B.
MARJANA
JULIANA
KAREN C.
MOLLY
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AFTERGLOW by Cherry Adair
PAM R.
GLITTERGIRL
JULIE COMINS
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THE IDEAL WIFE by Jacquelin Thomas
LISA HUTSON
PAT L.
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AT YOUR PLEASURE by Meredith Duran
BETH MAST
SUSAN BAGANZ
SEAGRACE
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WICKED AS THEY COME by Delilah S. Dawson
THROUTHEHAZE
SUSAN IN AZ
J9
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CLAIMING THE HEART by Sara Luck
MOLLY
JOANNE B.
SHANNON
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WHEN PASSION RULES by Johanna Lindsey
JENNIFER L.
STACIED
LEXI
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BROKEN by Patricia Haley
JT
ROBIN C.
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TWISTED by Laura Griffin
BETHP
KAREN C.
LISA BINION
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Title: The Ideal Wife
Author: Jacquelin Thomas
ISBN: 97814516473.65
Price: $7.99/$9.99
On Sale: 3/27/12
Marrying handsome, wealthy lawyer Lawrence Collins and living in his luxurious Hollywood Hills mansion is a dream come true for twenty-four-year-old Jana. True, she put her studies at a local Bible college on hold in order to wed after a six-month whirlwind romance. Beautiful and vivacious, Jana knows men like Lawrence don’t come along every day, and she vows to be a perfect companion—the ideal wife—to this sexy, powerful man. But at what price?
From her wardrobe and hairstyle to her friends and her choice of church, Lawrence seems to want to change Jana into someone she’s not . . . and soon, the man Jana thought she knew will test her values and her faith with a shocking revelation. Now Jana—the modest, smart, and strong woman who knows what she stands for—must put her trust in God and follow His guiding light out of the darkness of a broken relationship.
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Title: Afterglow
Author: Cherry Adair
ISBN: 9781439153833
Price: $7.99/$9.99
On Sale: 3/20/12
Pleasure with a price.
A high-profile celebrity wedding in Monaco is the kind of A-list event security specialist Rand Maguire excels at. Everything goes like clockwork, until guests start inexplicably losing all their inhibitions. . . .
Painful secrets from the past.
Rand is no stranger to the effects of Rapture. His chemist father’s attempt at a cure for depression caused Rand’s mother’s death years ago, and put his father away for her murder. Now someone is circulating Rapture in a campaign of terror, intending to manufacture and sell it on a global scale. But with no leads, Rand feels the heat.
Passion with no limits.
Sexy Lodestone agent Dakota North is sent to help Rand kick-start his search, armed only with her uncanny sixth sense. But what they discover in their race across Europe is more far-reaching and lethal than an erotic street drug. From a Barcelona bank heist to a million-dollar arms deal in Paris, Dakota and Rand give in to an insatiable craving for each other in nights of pure carnal delight, no senses left untouched. No Rapture necessary.
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Title: At Your Pleasure
Author: Meredith Duran
ISBN: 9781451606959
Price: $7.99/$9.99
On Sale: 3/27/12
BY CANDLELIGHT, SHE LURES HIM . . .
Glittering court socialites and underworld cutpurses alike know that Adrian Ferrers, Earl of Rivenham, is the most dangerous man in London. Rivenham will let nothing—not the deepening shadow of war, nor the growing darkness within him—interfere with his ambition to restore his family to its former glory. But when tasked by the king to uncover a traitor, he discovers instead a conspiracy—and a woman whose courage awakens terrible temptations. To save her is to risk everything. To love her might cost his life.
AT SWORDPOINT SHE DEFIES HIM . . .
Lady Leonora knows that Rivenham is the devil in beautiful disguise—and that the irresistible tension between them is as unpredictable as the dilemma in which Nora finds herself: held hostage on her own estate by Rivenham and the king’s men. But when war breaks out, Nora has no choice but to place her trust in her dearest enemy—and pray that love does not become the weapon that destroys them both. . . .
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Title: Wicked as They Come
Author: Delilah Dawson
ISBN: 9781451657883
Price: $7.99/$9.99
On Sale: 3/27/12
Have you ever heard of a Bludman? They’re rather like you and me—only more fabulous, immortal, and mostly indestructible. (They’re also very good kissers.)
Delilah S. Dawson’s darkly tempting debut drops her unsuspecting heroine into a strange faraway land for a romantic adventure that’s part paranormal, part steampunk . . . and completely irresistible.
When Tish Everett forces open the ruby locket she finds at an estate sale, she has no idea that a deliciously rakish Bludman has cast a spell just for her. She wakes up in a surreal world, where Criminy Stain, the dashing proprietor of a magical traveling circus, curiously awaits. At Criminy’s electric touch, Tish glimpses a tantalizing future, but she also foresees her ultimate doom. Before she can decide whether to risk her fate with the charming daredevil, the locket disappears, and with it, her only chance to return home. Tish and Criminy battle roaring sea monsters and thundering bludmares, vengeful ghosts and crooked Coppers in a treacherous race to recover the necklace from the evil Blud-hating Magistrate. But if they succeed, will Tish forsake her fanged suitor and return to her normal life, or will she take a chance on an unpredictable but dangerous destiny with the Bludman she’s coming to love?
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Title: When Passion Rules
Author: Johanna Lindsey
ISBN: 9781451633269
Price: $7.99/$9.99
On Sale: 4/17/12
In this “magical” (Library Journal) tale from #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey, a stolen princess discovers her true destiny—in royal duty and in love.
On the eve of her debut into London society, Alana Farmer learns the shocking secret of her birthright. Can it be true? Is she really the lost princess of the European kingdom of Lubinia? Returning to the homeland she and her guardian fled when she was an infant to escape Napoleon’s rampaging army, Alana attempts to quell a bloody revolt in this isolated, mountainous country whose customs strike her as medieval! Suspicious that this beautiful newcomer is a wily imposter or a spy scheming to depose the king, Christoph Becker, the captain of the palace guards, arrests Alana and vows to draw the truth from his alluring prisoner, even if he must lay his life on the line to protect her from harm. Now, as a fiery passion flares between Alana and the man who has wrongly imprisoned her, the fate of a nation rests in their hands and on their hearts.
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Title: Claiming the Heart
Author: Sara Luck
ISBN: 9781451652246
Price: $7.99/$9.99
On Sale: 4/24/12
As the Texas and Pacific Railroad expands across the wide open frontier, a spirited young woman finds a triumphant love amidst the tracks and tumult.
History in the making . . .
July 1876: Building a railroad that reaches Fort Worth city limits by a midnight deadline is an all-consuming obsession for track supervisor Gabriel Corrigan—while his socialite wife, Marthalee, daughter of a powerful Louisiana politician, heads home to arrange a marriage annulment. But when Gabe crosses paths with Josie Laclede, a vivacious businesswoman from St. Louis, he sees a sassy lady bold enough to stake her claim in the wild Texas plains—yet soft and sweet enough to win his heart.
Love for the keeping . . .
Though her past is a mystery—Josie was a foundling, raised by a kind widower who now runs a shop and hotel with her—Gabe dreams of a bright future with Josie by his side. Tantalized by his gentle kisses, and swept up in the thrilling track-laying race that has all of Fort Worth pitching in, Josie is tempted to fall hard for Gabe. But Marthalee returns, vying for the T&P fortune he stands to make. And when her father offers Gabe a senate seat and a chance to get back into his wellconnected family, a heartbroken Josie vanishes with the prairie breeze. Will their dream of a once-in-a-lifetime love go up in smoke?
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Title: Broken
Author: Patricia Haley
ISBN: 9781416580935
Price: $7.99/$9.99
On Sale: 4/24/12
#1 Essence bestselling author Patricia Haley takes sibling rivalry to a shocking new level as one man tries to heal his broken family in this compelling series based on popular biblical stories.
Don Mitchell is certain the Lord has a plan for him to reconcile his family when his younger half-brother, Joel, suddenly resigns as CEO of their father’s company. Joel nearly sent the enterprise into bankruptcy, and Don’s first order of business is to bring his estranged older sister home to help clean up the mess.
Tamara has been running for years. But now she plans to claim her rightful place in the multimillion-dollar family ministry— no matter what it takes or who gets hurt. Joel, meanwhile, isn’t letting go easily. Waist-deep in a corporate and family meltdown, Don is also caught between his complicated friendship with a former lover and a budding long-distance romance. Just as he begins to realize that forgiving and forgetting may be his greatest weapon, a terrifying ordeal rocks the family to its core, and they must turn to God and to one another for the answers.
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Title: Twisted
Author: Laura Griffin
ISBN: 9781451617375
Price: $7.99/$9.99
On Sale: 4/17/12
ALLISON DOYLE’S NEW CASE WILL MAKE HER CAREER . . . IF SHE LIVES TO SOLVE IT.
Motive, opportunity, and no alibi—rookie detective Allison Doyle knows it’s as close to a slam dunk as most investigations get. But even though her small-town Texas police department has identified a prime suspect in a young woman’s vicious murder, she can’t rest easy. And when legendary FBI profiler Mark Wolfe shows up with a startling new theory, all her doubts are amplified. If Wolfe is correct, the real killer is an elusive psychopath who has left a trail of bodies behind him. And he’s just days away from his next kill. . . .
Allison was supposed to be Wolfe’s way into the case, nothing more. But she’s ambitious, stubborn, and far too tempting. With the help of her contacts at the Delphi Center crime lab, Wolfe is within striking distance of the monster he’s pursued for ten years. Except the closer Allison and Wolfe get, the more reason there is to fear. Because with a predator this brutal, every thread of evidence can make a difference between hunting a madman—and becoming hunted yourself.
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Title: The Fallen: Warrior
Author: Laura Griffin
ISBN: 9781451655919
Price: $7.99/$9.99
On Sale: 4/24/12
A born warrior, archangel Michael is dedicated to the Fallen’s survival. But only one woman understands the seductive hunger that he cannot forsake.
There comes a time in every angel’s life . . .
Every little girl imagines, now and then, that she’s a princess held captive in a tower. But Victoria Bellona is almost twenty-five. And that whole fairy-tale scenario? That’s her real life. The drop-dead gorgeous man who rescues her is no Prince Charming. He’s the gruff archangel Michael, and he insists that Tory is the Fallen’s only hope for ending Uriel’s vicious rule. She insists he’s crazy.
. . . to show his brethren what he’s made of.
According to the prophecy, Michael must marry this frustrating, fascinating creature, bed her, and drink her blood. But their fate is a double-edged sword. If they give in to their urgently growing desires, Tory will die in battle. If they refuse, she will die anyway, and with her, all of mankind. Michael is determined to find another solution when a traitorous kidnapper forces him into a deadly confrontation. Even if he can save Tory from Uriel’s ruthless clutches, will they ever really be together? Or is her fatal destiny—and the world’s—written in stone?
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MY RUTHLESS PRINCE by Gaelen Foley
TERRI
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THE TATTOOED DUKE by Maya Rodale
STACIED
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A ROGUE BY ANY OTHER NAME by Sarah MacLean
BETTY HAMILTON
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WICKED EDGE by Nina Bangs
MAUREEN
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Wicked Edge
Author: Nina Bangs
Publisher: Berkley Sensation
Pub. Date: March 6, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-0425245491
Pages: 336
Digital Price: $9.99
Print Retail Price: $15.00
Amazon ~ B&N ~ iBookstoreUSA Today bestselling author Nina Bangs once again tempts readers to enter the wickedly sensual Castle of Dark Dreams – a playground where private pleasures and devilish fantasies come true, where the men who breathe life into women’s ultimate desires burn with their own supernatural fire…
As an angel, Passion prides herself of perfection. But some mischievous part of her always goes against the godly grain. After one too many attempts to enliven the heavenly halls, she’s sent to Earth to tame her naughty nature. While human, she has to bring goodness and light to the most sinful of places, the Castle of Dark Dreams. Once there, she finds herself in the role of a virgin used as bait to trap a marauding demon. Passion things the game is harmless, until she sees the man playing the demon. His name is Edge, and Passion senses darkness in him beyond any she’s ever dreamed.
Edge may play a demon, but he is something much worse. His past is littered with pain and destruction, and that’s the way he likes it. Now he must prove to himself and others that he is what he has always been: cold and emotionless. But as danger threatens and his need for Passion heats up, he finds himself balanced on love’s… Wicked Edge
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REVIEW
Wicked Edge is a fun paranormal romance full of angels, demons, and a very naughty cat.
Passion is a bad angel. She tries to be good, but she just can’t. So, she’s being punished by being sent to Earth as a human. She finds herself at the Castle of Wicked Dreams where being bad is the only way to be.
Edge is a cosmic troublemaker. He is death. Working at the Castle of Wicked Dreams keeps him occupied between jobs, but the monotony is getting to him. At least until he meets Passion.
I really liked these two characters. They are complete opposites, but still incredibly attracted to each other. Passion and Edge fit well together and the relationship that evolves between them flows well within the story.
The main drama comes from someone wrecking their own havoc with the three cosmic troublemakers – Ganymede, Edge, and Sparkles. They are being controlled at times and made to cause some very big trouble. Normally, it wouldn’t be a bad thing for a troublemaker to cause trouble, but these three larger than life entities don’t take it well when someone is stronger or more powerful than they are. The three set out with the help of Passion, another angel Hope, and several demons and vampires to find out exactly who is messing with them. I thought that the bad guy was pretty obvious, but was completely surprised when he was revealed.
What I loved most about Wicked Edge is the humor in the story. At times the characters are facing real life or death situations, but the way they handle them is at times hilarious. There is also a very sexy overtone to the book – with one scene in particular very, very hot.
I really enjoyed this latest installment of the Castle of Dark Dreams series. If you are interested in reading the other books in the series (which I enjoyed), here they are in order:
1. Wicked Nights
2. Wicked Pleasure
3. Wicked Fantasy
4. My Wicked Vampire
5. Wicked Edge
Rating: 4 (Very Good – Highly Recommend)
Heat-Level: 4 (Hot)
Reviewed by Carrie
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Firelight
Author: Kristen Callihan
Publisher: Grand Central / Forever
Pub. Date: January 31, 2012
ISBN-13: 978-1455508594
Pages: 400
Digital Price: $5.99
Print Retail Price: $5.99
Amazon ~ B&N ~ iBookstoreLondon, 1881
Once the flames are ignited . . .
Miranda Ellis is a woman tormented. Plagued since birth by a strange and powerful gift, she has spent her entire life struggling to control her exceptional abilities. Yet one innocent but irreversible mistake has left her family’s fortune decimated and forced her to wed London’s most nefarious nobleman.
They will burn for eternity . . .
Lord Benjamin Archer is no ordinary man. Doomed to hide his disfigured face behind masks, Archer knows it’s selfish to take Miranda as his bride. Yet he can’t help being drawn to the flame-haired beauty whose touch sparks a passion he hasn’t felt in a lifetime. When Archer is accused of a series of gruesome murders, he gives in to the beastly nature he has fought so hard to hide from the world. But the curse that haunts him cannot be denied. Now, to save his soul, Miranda will enter a world of dark magic and darker intrigue. For only she can see the man hiding behind the mask.
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REVIEW
Firelight is a brilliant debut ripe with romance and intrigue.
The romance between Miranda and Archer is electric. From the first time he sees her, when she is only nineteen, he wants her. Instead of swooping in and taking her, he makes sure that she is ready to be his. He waits for her.
I love how Miranda doesn’t take anything siting down. She doesn’t let Archer tell her what to do. If she did let him have complete control their relationship wouldn’t have worked. She needed him to realize how important he was to her and how she could truly help him.
The only part of the story that didn’t truly work for me was Miranda’s gift. I finished the book not understanding where exactly it had come from and why she had it. I didn’t feel that it truly fit with the rest of the story. With the unusual aspects of Archer and his abilities it seemed like overkill for Miranda to have the gift of fire.
The storyline is rich. Someone is killing Archer’s friends and trying to frame him. He must uncover who it is while keeping Miranda safe. The writing is gripping and kept me reading way into the night. I had to know exactly what Archer was and who the bad guy was.
What made this book so wonderful is the writing. The tale has an epic feeling and is utterly enchanting. I can’t wait to read more by this author.
Rating: 4 (Very Good)
Heat-Level: 3 (Sensual)
Reviewed by Carrie
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The Mind Readers
Author: Lori Brighton
Publisher: Lori Brighton
Pub. Date: December 7, 2010
Pages: 214
Digital Price: Free
AmazonCameron Winters is a freak. Fortunately, no one but her family knows the truth …that Cameron can read minds. For years Cameron has hidden behind a facade of normalcy, warned that there are those who would do her harm. When gorgeous and mysterious Lewis Douglas arrives he destroys everything Cameron has ever believed and tempts her with possibilities of freedom. Determined to embrace her hidden talents, Cameron heads to a secret haven with Lewis; a place where she meets others like her, Mind Readers.
But as Cameron soon finds out some things are too good to be true. When the Mind Readers realize the extent of Cameron’s abilities, they want to use her powers for their own needs. Cameron suddenly finds herself involved in a war in which her idea of what is right and wrong is greatly tested. In the end she’ll be forced to make a choice that will not only threaten her relationship with Lewis, but her very life.
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The Way They Were
Author: Mary Campisi
Publisher: Mary Campisi
Pub. Date: October 29, 2011
Pages: 293
Digital Price: Free
Amazon ~ iBookstoreHe hasn’t spoken her name in fourteen years. She keeps a journal hidden in the back of her closet and permits herself to write about him once a year—on the anniversary of the first and only time they made love. They promised to love one another forever, but tragedy tore them apart. Now, destiny may just bring them back together.
At eighteen, Rourke Flannigan and Kate Redmond thought they’d spend the rest of their lives together—until a family tragedy tore them apart. Fourteen years have passed and they’ve both carved out separate lives hundreds of miles apart—hers as a wife and mother, his as a successful, driven businessman. But once a year, on the anniversary of her daughter’s birth, Kate pulls out a red velvet journal and writes a letter, which she’ll never send, to the man who still owns her heart. Once a year, on the anniversary of the first and only time they made love, Rourke permits himself to read the annual investigative report detailing an ordinary day in Kate’s life.
When a subcontractor at one of Rourke’s holding companies is killed, Rourke decides to pay the widow a visit and offer condolences, never dreaming the widow will be Kate. As they embark on a cautious journey of rediscovery, one far greater than they could have imagined, secrets and lies threaten to destroy their newfound closeness—forever.
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5 - Perfect! - Goes on keeper shelf forever.
4.5 - Excellent - Sooo close to perfection, it hurts.
4 - Very Good - Highly recommend
3.5 - Good - Solid read. Would recommend.
3 - Satisfactory - Okay. Would recommend with caveats.
2.5 - Fair – Wouldn’t recommend.
2 – Fatally Flawed
1 Poor (1 being one of the worst books I've ever read) - Didn't find much in it to like.
DNF - Did Not Finish (Yes, it was that bad)
Heat Level
6 - Erotic – Extremely explicit language and lovemaking scenes. This includes BDSM, ménage a trios.
5 – Scorching – Explicit lovemaking scenes and language.
4 – Hot – Very hot lovemaking scenes. This includes oral sex but no more.
3 – Sensual – Lovemaking scenes are hot but not as detailed or long as Heat Level 4
2 – Mild – Lovemaking scenes are short. Very little detail.
1 – Inspy – Lovemaking scenes are practically non-existent. Kissing but definite closed door policy.
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