5 Smooches!

Synopsis:

When I found an eviction notice taped on my apartment door, I had two options: find a comfortable cardboard box to call home, or move in with Tucker Jameson.

Seeing that cardboard makes me feel itchy, I chose the latter. Which shouldn’t be that big of a deal Tucker is one of my good friends. And because he’s still pining after his ex-girlfriend and I’m trying to finish my nursing degree, there is nothing to worry about in the romance department, making my last semester an easy one to conquer.

Boy, was I wrong.

Rules are set, dinners are made, conversations are had, and a shirtless, swoony roommate walks around in nothing but a pair of black briefs, ruining me for every other man.

Before I know it, I turn into a panting, lust-filled woman begging for Tucker to kiss me, touch me, and show me exactly what is hiding under those briefs.

But with great orgasms, comes great consequences.

Tucker might be my friend and roommate but he’s also my best friend’s ex-boyfriend, making him completely off-limits. At least that’s what my brain is telling me, my heart is speaking an entirely different language.

Review:

I’ve read many of Meghan Quinn’s books over the last two years, and each one has been fantastic. She always manages to surprise me with her writing. Some of the funniest things I’ve ever read have been within the pages of one of her novels, but if I’m being honest some of the most deeply moving things have been there as well. Quinn is stealthy like that, though. She gears you up for a romantic comedy, entertaining you with the characters’ antics and witty, well-executed banter, and then when you least expect it, she delivers a blow to the feels that you absolutely were not expecting. I love this about her, and it’s one of the many reasons why she is an auto-buy author for me.

Quinn’s readers met the sexy, broody, broken Tucker Jameson in Co-Wrecker. We got a glimpse of the pain this man carried around in that book, but it was here within My Best Friend’s Ex where Quinn peeled back his layers and gave readers a good look at this complicated, soulful man. I fell really hard for Tucker Jameson, aching for him as he dealt with his past and slowly let his walls down to allow himself to open up to the love Emma was offering him so freely.

This was such a beautiful, passionate and emotional love story, and it drew me right in from the very beginning. I laughed, I swooned and my heart soared with Emma and Tucker as they discovered and fought for their love. This book had it all – plenty of laugh-out-loud moments, a surprising amount of emotion and some serious steam. My Best Friend’s Ex by Meghan Quinn gets five smooches from me.

~ Danielle Palumbo

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5 Smooches!

Synopsis:

Sean is a man with needs—needs that a lot of women were ready and willing to fulfill. Yet, the only woman that he wants to fulfill them dumped him for another man. A man who’s a member of his MC and is someone he has to see every single day and twice on Sundays.

He’s bitter and angry. He’s definitely not in the right frame of mind when it comes to dealing with women. Which is unfortunate for his new partner, Naomi, a fresh-out-of-school and totally green paramedic.

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Naomi’s got enough problems on her plate. A brother who’s self-destructive and doesn’t care who he takes down with him. A man who she’s in love with but who doesn’t love her. A job that she hates because it is a constant reminder of what she can’t have.

Desperate to distance herself from her problems, she runs, taking the first job in her field that she finds willing to take on someone with so little experience.

The last thing she needs is a perpetually pissed off partner, especially when he sets her blood on fire.

But life doesn’t ask how much you can handle when it dishes out challenges. It just keeps piling them on until you’ve bested them or you’ve buckled under them.

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Sean really doesn’t want to like his new partner, Naomi. He just wants to be left alone to live his life however he damn well pleases and without complications.

Naomi doesn’t care what he wants, she can’t be anything but herself. It isn’t long before she’s breaking down his walls and making him feel again. She’s trying to pull him closer and he’s pushing her away.

It’s not long before Sean sees the error of his ways.

It’s too bad, though, that by the time he realizes she’s the one, Naomi’s already gone.

Review:

As a long-time, die-hard fan of Lani Lynn Vale’s work, her monthly releases are constant and consistent source of pleasure for me. Her writing style is one that speaks to me. Her quirky sense of humor is rooted in reality in such a way that those moments are ones the reader can envision happening in their life with their friends. Her books never let me down and never fail to amuse and entertain me. But more than that, Vale always manages to deliver a romance that is a perfect balance of pleasure, pain and passion. It’s an addiction for me, and I am completely, unabashedly hooked.

I’m Only Here For The Beard is the fourth book in Vale’s Dixie Warden Rejects series, a spin-off of her best-selling, fan favorite Heroes of the Dixie Wardens series. Vale has grown tremendously as an author since that series, branching out into somewhat darker themes, with sexier storylines. There has been a lot of experimentation in her writing since that series, and it all comes together in this series.

This book is Sean and Naomi’s story. Two souls unlucky in love, brought together professionally but unable to fight the passionate draw between them. I couldn’t help but root for them to find their way; they both wanted love but had been burned by it in the past. A little gun-shy, a bit tentatively, slowly they come together in a story that was explosive, magical and vibrant.

I absolutely adored this book. While technically a standalone, I highly recommend that the series be read in order for the best experience. This book kept me tapping my Kindle late into the night – I couldn’t get enough, I couldn’t read fast enough. Full of hope, humor and heat, I’m Only Here For The Beard is another fantastic story from an author who consistently turns them out. Five smooches from me!

~ Danielle Palumbo

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5 Smooches

Synopsis

Chloe MacArthur has finally found her mate but he’s the one wolf she can’t have.

To save her heart from further pain, she leaves the pack that she’s come to consider her family. Unfortunately, unfinished business leads her back to her childhood home and straight into a deadly game with shifters that will do anything to prevent her from learning the truth.

Ian Lachlan is in mourning. Nearly two years ago, he lost his mate but, thanks to Chloe, he’s finally living again. When he wanted to give up and die, she saved him.

Now, Chloe is the one who needs help and Lachlan plans to return the favor. Intent on protecting her from her enemies, he follows Chloe and soon discovers that he wants far more from her than friendship. He wants everything she has to give.

But can either of them let go of the past long enough to reach for their future?

Review

I think I have read pretty much every book C.C. Wood has put out and this one definitely has to be my favorite! From the very start I was hit with a deep emotional impact that had me certain I would love every page till I got to the end and Lachlan and Chloe got the HEA they deserved.

Chloe and Lachlan’s story is beautiful and hard, after the deaths of her parents she ran and in the process found the broken Lachlan who was wasting away after the death of his mate. She forced his to eat, to get out of bed and somewhat live again. All the while knowing deep in her heart that he was her mate, her one love, and knowing that after the pain of his first mate’s death he would never be open to taking another mate. Knowing it was time to move on, Chloe leaves without warning to finally solve the mystery surrounding the deaths of her parents. Only Lachlan does something she never expected . . .  he follows her.

‘The dreams were as heartbreaking as always because I knew it would never happen. He’d lost his mate nearly two years ago. In the haze of his grief, he would never know that he was supposed to be mine.’

Blood & Bone truly took me on a journey of emotions. My heart ached for the pain of unrequited love that Chloe had to endure but was also overjoyed at seeing a female being portrayed so fiercely. Chloe is an enforcer in her pack and can fight as hard as any of the men and most likely come out on top. I loved the contrast of her soft and hard sides. She was everything I love in a female heroine!

Lachlan! OMG I loved him. He was absolutely amazing. Even when he didn’t know the power of his feeling he knew he needed to be near Chloe. His was a hard ride, watching him move part the death of his first mate and overcome the fear of what could happen if he took on a new one.

Overall, this is a top notch paranormal shifter book. If you are a fan of shifters than this is one you need to read and if you are on the fence of diving into the shifter world I honestly believe this is a perfect way to test the waters.

 Blood & Bone was full of heat, heart and a ton of action. Do not muss this one.

~miranda