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Don’t Ruin My Baby: The Predators MC by Zoey Parker

  Second Chances

They both had a a difficult childhood but Michael Di Marco was always there to look out for Lauren Robertson. One day her brother was beating her and Michael stepped in to save her and beat her stepbrother up. As a result he was sent to Juvenile court and locked away. He wouldn’t respond to her letters nor let her visit him as he felt that she deserved someone far better than him.  Seven years later Lauren has tried to move on but Michael will always be her Love and it appears that he has been watching over her to make sure that she is safe.  When her car breaks down and is towed to a garage, after classes at college she goes to the garage and there she sees Michael.  Her feelings for him haven’t changed nor his for her but things are different and now there is someone who wants to hurt her. Will Michael help her? Is this her stepbrother wanting to make her suffer or someone else?  Zoey Parker is a terrific author who knows how to grab your attention and maintain it for a whole book.  I have read a significant number of her stories and have enjoyed every one of them but I think this is my favourite.  The connection between Michael and Lauren is amazing and a love that cannot be ignored and one that people have written about over the centuries.  The chemistry between them is off the charts and the understanding and compassion between them is fantastic to read.  I really felt as if I ‘knew’ these two people and enjoyed reading how their lives progressed.  With plenty of suspense, mystery and passion Zoey has created a fabulous storyline that will want you to just keep on reading her books.  I’m so looking forward to her next book! I received a reader’s copy of the book and voluntarily leave my honest opinion of it here.

Definitely Recommended

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Crossing the Line by Lauren Landish

   Two For The price of One!

This is a brilliant set of two books by that internationally famous author, Lauren Landish.  let me tell you that this is Lauren at her very best.

In Off Limits, we meet Dane who is ex military and is just coming out of prison with a dishonourable discharge.  He’s most certainly down on his luck as who wants to employ an ex con?  However, he hears a woman’s cries for help and he rushes to see thugs attacking a young woman.  he fights them off her and, undoubtedly, saves her from severe injuries if not her life. They go to the flat and she tries to help clean his wounds that he sustained whilst grappling with her attackers. When they get chatting he reveals his past and Abby is disgusted with him.  This makes any hope of a relationship very difficult.  Abby is being raised by a very strict father who treats her as if she were a teenager and a step-mother who is a social climber and disgusted with Abby’s sometimes less than elegant demeanor. We also meet Shawnie who features in No Limits.  How Dane and Abby can be together and discover a HEA is a tough road but well worth it.  Be ready to be shocked by one big reveal – but no spoilers from me.  Just enjoy!

In No Limits, we meet Rafe who is a Professor at the college where Abby and Shawnie are students.  Rafe is a product of a research project to make super humans and he almost seems to be ‘perfect’.  He hires Shawnie as his teaching assistant but does not, initially, know of her tragic past of being kidnapped, raped and left for dead.  Both Rafe and Shawnie have such difficult pasts and I couldn’t help but feel so much for them and feel invested in them gaining happiness together.  But it definitely is not an easy path as there are twists in this terrific plot that just enhance how great a story this is.  They find in each other someone that they can open up to and this is the start of their passionate love story.  When I say Passionate, it is deliberately with a capital P!  Get your fans at the ready as it’s STEAM HEAT with these two lovers.  I confess that I was perturbed when I first started reading this story, but I carried on and it was so well worth it. A fantastic story!

These two books were an absolutely pleasure to read.  There is suspense, mystery, physical attacks, rape, attempted murder, lust, passion, snobbery, protectiveness, caring and, of course, love that overcomes all obstacles.  Lauren writes with passion and it’s that element that, I think, makes her stories ‘come alive’.  With the detailed and often slightly ‘different’ plots and characters that reach your heart so that I feel invested in their story. So well written and every book that I’ve read of hers has been a must have read and, certainly, ones that I will re-read as they are just so entertaining and characters that I love.  Grab this limited addition copy whilst you can!

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book.

DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED

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Stalker (A Dark Romance Novel) by Derek Masters

  Finding Love & Redemption

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Nick has just spent the last five years in prison after a bar fight went wrong.  He has no family as he was in the foster system all his life. The one person he does care for, and regards as a brother, is Curtis whom he met in foster care.  Curtis offers him and room and job until he gets back on his feet and Nick is really appreciative of him but asks that he doesn’t tell his fiancée, Kim, that he’s an ex-con.  Kim’s best friend is Alexa, who is a stunning young woman who goes after what she wants and is making a good career for herself. But when the two of them meet there is instant attraction and they get to know each other. Nick is overjoyed that he’s found a love that he didn’t think he deserved and he will do anything to keep Alexa as his Forever! But a relationship based on lies is not going to work and secrets virtually always become public knowledge. How will Alexa react when she finds out about Nick’s stint in prison? Do they stand a chance at a HEA?  Derek Masters has written a wonderful story here with a easy flowing style of writing, interesting and believable characters that I liked. I was a bit dubious about the title, but don’t worry it’s not creepy and dangerous.  This is the first book that I’ve read by Derek Masters, but it won’t be the last.  I loved the way he wove their love story leading to a conclusion that I hoped would come to fruition.

DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED