Braeton Reed left his small-minded hometown and disapproving family long ago and never looked back.
Andrew Hines has nothing against a solid, loving relationship; he just isn’t sure he’ll ever find one.
Braeton has been told he’s a bit of a diva. Andrew has heard he’s not flashy enough. Can their differences pull them together? Or will these polar opposites allow society to dictate who they are and who they love?
**This is a male/male romance meant for ages 18+ due to adult language and adult situations.**

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BRAE!!!!!!!!!!!  I have been WAITING for this book.  People you have no clue how badly I have been wanting to read this.  Mr. Size Gigantic is finally getting a book!!

Brae we fell in love with in Bryan and Jase’s book.  We fell in love with his selfless act of walking away when he saw the love between our two guys.  Sooooo that made my heart bust at the seams for this guy.  Brae is over the top, “ Take me the way I am “ Gay man.  He loved himself and won’t settle.  When he meets Mr. Uptight Andrew a spark happens but he can’t imagine this hottie would want Mr. Flashy??

Andrew aka Drew can’t get over how overly flashy Brae is and how much he wants MORE from him.  He wants to be comfortable and “gay enough” for Brae.

I loved the banter and the dates were hilarious…no date planning privileges anymore Brae!!!  I loved seeing the men complement each other and support each other.  I loved how they were both so insecure but the other man made then be a better man too.

Hands down this is my favorite book of the series.  Yes I was looking forward to Brae but I think the guys chemistry and their love and care for each other plus their friends made my heart happy.

A.D. Ellis spends the majority of her days loving and wrangling two school-aged children and a husband before heading to the inner city of Indiana to teach a challenging group of alternative education students in grades third through sixth. Most days she hits the gym after school in hopes of running and lifting away the stress and headaches of the day before picking up her children and squeezing a whole day’s worth of loving and living into the too-short hours before bed. It’s no wonder Ms. Ellis lives for the slower, easier days she gets to enjoy on breaks from school.
Growing up in a small farming town in southern Indiana, A.D. is grateful to her mother for passing along the love of reading. With her nose constantly stuck in a book, Ms. Ellis became accustomed to friends and acquaintances snickering and shaking their heads at her love of reading.
A.D. never dreamed of being anything but a teacher, although there are certain times of the year when she laments her career choice. Ms. Ellis had a story idea floating in her head for about a year. After persistent prodding from a friend, A.D. put pen to paper and began writing her first story in October 2013. From that moment on, she was hooked. Taking the people and stories from her head and sharing them with readers is a scary, exhausting, rewarding, and fulfilling experience which A.D. plans to continue until there are no more stories banging around in her mind.
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Book Title: Surrender of Trust
Author: Mariel Grey
Genre: Historical Romance (Regency/Clean)
Release Date: April 2013
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Lucy Goodwin knows more about horse breeding than a proper young lady should. Her brother’s thoroughbred business has given her purpose and independence, but when an accident leaves her solely in charge, despair and destruction threaten her every move. Trapped in an impossible position, Lucy must do the right thing and watch their dreams crumble, or save their livelihood at a cost too great to bear.

Lord Philip Lyton, Marquess of Chalifour is a member of the prestigious Jockey Club, dedicated to eliminating cheating in horse racing. Trouble raises its ugly head when his business partner falls foul of an accident and he’s suddenly forced to deal with the man’s sister, who seems alarmingly out of her depth.

Chalifour respects Lucy’s steely resolve, but knows that single-mindedness can be the most dangerous trait of all. She might be beautiful and beguiling, but Lucy Goodwin is keeping secrets and Chalifour is determined to find out what they are.

His thoughts deviated once again to Lucy. The image of her mouth made him shift in his seat. He had the curious sense she had been simultaneously annoyed with him, and yet grateful to him. Why she would feel either of these emotions was beyond him.

Women, for all the many pleasures they could provide, were frequently an enigma. Except for his occasional mistresses, he just could not make out the internal workings of their minds. In his view, the Cythereans were the only women who were generally straightforward. They provided pleasure to him, and in return, he provided lavish gifts and money to them.

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From the moment she could put pen to paper, Mariel Grey knew she wanted to be a writer. Like all good adventures however, it didn’t happen overnight; it was after several decades of working in litigation that the desire to create dramatic worlds and characters became too great to ignore. Her first foray into historical romance, Surrender of Trust, explored the grime and glamour of regency horse racing, following the determined but impoverished Lucy Goodwin and upright Lord Chalifour. Her second novel, A Gentleman’s Surrender, introduced the innocent Lady Monique and tortured Mr. Stanton, both struggling to find love in a world filled with deceit.

Though entirely at home in the ballrooms and street alleys of London past, Mariel Grey is currently working on a contemporary story set in Florida, a landscape dear to the author’s heart. When she isn’t conjuring words on her computer screen, Grey can be found on the water fishing, snorkeling, and enjoying the incredible natural beauty of her home.

Mariel has a wonderful husband (the hero of her own romantic story) as well as two mischievous rescue kittens (who are quite happy to play the role of villains). In addition to being a dutiful wife and animal wrangler, Mariel is a member of the Romance Writers of America and affiliated chapter of the Ancient City Romance Authors.

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Unlucky in love Emily Parker is about to turn thirty. The big three-0!
Yet, the dream house, perfect husband and cute little children are nowhere to be seen; a little like her sex life.

Instead, most nights consist of a dine in for one, a few bottles of wine and the odd fumble with Vinnie the Vibrator, if she’s lucky; so long as she has remembered to stock up on the batteries.

Is this now her life?
It’s a far cry from where she imagined it would be when she reached her prime.
Where did it all go wrong? Even the big wide world of online dating isn’t getting her anywhere, fast.

Right now, the only thing that Emily knows, is that Heartbreak’s a bitch!

S.M Phillips is a fun loving mum from Manchester. When she’s not busy writing, you’ll most likely find her head buried deep inside her kindle with a cup of coffee in hand. Talk to her when she’s reading and things could get pretty colourful, pretty fast, just ask her Hubby.
She is a lover of chocolate, especially if it has peanut butter inside and loves a good cocktail or two. She often wonders if she should spend more time buying shoes, but then she remembers her never ending TBR list and realises that money can be spent on more important things… Books.

BEAR ON THE PROWL

Life as Alan Carman knew it is over. After he was captured and tortured by a mysterious enemy, the lawyer’s latent grizzly-shifter DNA was triggered. The old Alan is gone, and in his place is a terrifying vicious beast that lives and breathes for revenge. He will track down the person who did this to him-and it’ll be the last thing he ever does.

Tonya Kappes refuses to let Alan run headlong to his death. A bear-shifting deputy-and the Gladwin Clan’s beta-Tonya faces Alan with one weapon: the love that’s lingered between them since they were kids. But the idealistic man she knew has changed…into something raw, primal, and unbelievably sexy, igniting every lustful cell in her body. And, if Alan can’t learn to love the beast inside himself, maybe he can love the animal in her . . .

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The Grizzlies Gone Wild Series

Book 1: The Bear Who Loved Me
Book 2: License to Shift
Book 3: For the Bear’s Eyes Only

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AHH I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS BOOK!!!  Alan and Tonya!!  This book…….Just YES!!

Alan is the shifter who can’t shift.  Tonya is the ambitious shifter who wants power.  She has gone after and pursued the wrong brother but now is SEEING this brother for what he can be for her…..her EVERYTHING!

So in the last book Alan learned exactly how much no one really noticed he was missing.  He realized how unimportant he is the clan.  He is going to destroy the woman who turned him into a monster even if it kills him in the process.

Tonya feels terrible.  She understands why Alan feels the way he does but is trying to make it right.  When she is tracking him for her alpha she decides to seduce him to bring him back to the clan.  Easy Peasy right????  Little does she know she would fall for her subject and need to keep him alive for her bears sanity as well as her own human heart.

The heart felt care and emotion in this book.  It is easily my favorite of the series and if you read the other two and then get to Alans book you will understand why.  He goes through a lot in the series but the last book we see our favorite, kind and caring brother war with his heart and emotions to go after what he wants.  He always does for others but this book is all about Alan and what He desires and needs.  Tonya is there to push him and then love him even when he is being stupid and people he is a stupid man a lot in the book…but it makes us love him even the more when he finally does get his head outta his butt.

KATHY LYONS writes light, funny, sexy stories for Harlequin Blaze. She loves the faster pace of category books and that her humor can shine through.

She leaves the dark, tortured love stories to her alter ego, Jade Lee.

Visit them both on the web atwww.kathylyons.com orwww.jadeleeauthor.com!

She wants a short, sweet Master. One Master.

The two devastatingly dominant Drago cousins have other ideas.

Her life destroyed by a stalker, Uzuri Cheval starts anew in Tampa and joins the exclusive Shadowlands club. Unconvinced of her claims that she can overcome her fear of big men without help, Master Z gives her a time limit. And she is improving–until she hears the stalker is out of prison. Now her time limit is up, and the Masters will intervene, which is okay–as long as whoever helps her is short. Okay, sweet and gentle would be good, too.

But two Doms? Dangerously experienced and dauntingly powerful cousins? No way.

Having volunteered in every hellhole in the world, Dr. Alastair Drago is ready to settle down. Detective Max Drago has joined him and, once again, the cousins share everything. A house, lives, problems…and whatever submissive catches their interest. One mischievous submissive has definitely caught Alastair’s. However, having been burned by a woman, Max remains detached…until little mischief’s troubles turn deadly.

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AHHH!!  Uzuri you naughty and lucky trainee!!  Our last trainee is finally getting a Dom and not just any Dom but 2 Doms!!!  The Drago Brothers….ok cousins but they are blood brothers by heart…..Max and Alastair.  Max is super broody and what is not to love about that ladies….but then Alistair is all sweet and kind so we fall for him too.

Uzuri has baggage and also has some apologize to make to our Doms.  She hid from them by lashing out and has been hiding out ever since.  When Master Z is tired of her hiding out, he forces her to confront her issues.  He tells her to tell a Master.  WELP, her bff Master Holt is gone so she confides in Max not knowing he will push her like any of the others…..DANG IT MAX !!!

Max, Alastair and Uzuri begin to look at themselves and face issues they have been hiding all along.  The Doms soon understand they need Uzuri and hope she accepts them, together, as a whole.  They are ready to share a life with one subbie…together.  Uzuri has her past abusive relationship/stalker to deal with.  She has to get over her fear of MEN and she wants to move forward with the guys.

The book is amazing.  The triad are all building and moving forward…granted at times or two they stumble but quickly right the situation because they can’t handle a hurt member of the group.  I loved seeing the triad developing their feelings even when they are fighting what is happening out of fear or rejection from someone in the group.  But of course Uzuri and her pranks….sooo good…each one was amazing and had this subbie in a fit of giggles!!

The side story of Andrea and Cullen’s wedding…my heart…to still see them so happy and in love even deeper than before….sigh….but Holt……This Master is in need of a forever subbie.  What happens to him makes my heart squeeze.  If Master Marcus hadn’t already claimed my heart so many books ago, Holt might be the new contender for my affections.

Whenever I ask for BDSM recommendations, I am told the same two words all the time: Cherise Sinclair. ~ Under the Covers Reviews

Authors often say their characters argue with them. Unfortunately, since Cherise Sinclair’s heroes are Doms, she never, ever wins.

A New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, she’s renowned for writing heart-wrenching romances with laugh-out-loud dialogue, devastating Dominants, and absolutely sizzling sex. And did I mention the BDSM? Her awards include a National Leather Award, Romantic Times Reviewer’s Choice nomination, and Best Author of the Year from the Goodreads BDSM group.

Fledglings having flown the nest, Cherise, her beloved husband, and one fussy feline live in the Pacific Northwest where nothing is cozier than a rainy day spent writing.

Welcome to Wynne, population 3402.

No rockstars. No major politicians. No media moguls.

Things don’t change quickly in a small town, except when they do. It’s been pouring rain all summer long, and the disc jockey and local farmer are all of the sudden attached at the hip. It’s not only the rising river getting deeper and deeper.

This is your basic water tower painting, tractor driving, tailgate cooler packing kind a guy chases the single, blonde, radio vixen with mosquito bite rage from his youth type of romance. Or is it the other way around?

Low on drama. High on Love.

Grab an umbrella because it’s a long wet summer.

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This series is so refreshing, it’s a small home town story with little drama just a wonderful love story. M. Mabie has a terrific way of pulling me into her story and making me love the characters.

Sunny was the town Radio DJ well the only town radio DJ for that matter. She watched all her friends find there one and get married and start families. Even her BFF the town tomboy was married and starting a family. Her 10 year high school reunion was sneaking up on her and she was feeling like the Old Maid that would never find her perfect man.

Rhett has had a crush on Sunny since he was in the seventh grade. Only problem was she was a senior in high school at the time. Sunny was always nice to Rhett but broke his heart when she turned him down. Ten years later Rhett has returned home after college and finds he still has feelings for Sunny. This time he is not going to chase her but let her come to him.

This was a wonderful story. I absolutely loved how the town was secretly rooting for these two. Everyone could see the connection but Sunny was so hung up on their five year age difference and didn’t want the town to tease her or Rhett about it. I was cracking up at the nickname she gave herself. The talk that Sunny had with Rhett’s mom was heartwarming to see the love both these women had for Rhett.  There were so many scenes I enjoyed the ones that stand out is the four-wheeler ride and the treehouse. I absolutely enjoyed this series and would love more. This small town love story with little drama is such a refreshing read.

Few of my favorite quotes:

“I wanted to kiss you last night and all day today.” He ran his fingers over my hair as I pulled back to look at him, my confession making my cheeks flush hot. “I’ve wanted to kiss you my whole damn life. I win.”

Beyond his looks. Beyond his body. All the way to his personality and character. The awesomeness of the first two were just bonuses. The good stuff was him.

It has everything to do with this.” He tapped at my breastbone again, and then he patted his chest and said, “And this. These don’t age. In hear, there’s no young and old. Trust me – it’s always felt the same.”

M. Mabie lives in Illinois with her husband. She is the author of the steamy comedy Fade In. Her sophomore release, Bait, is the first book in the angst-filled erotic Wake Series. She writes unconventional love stories and tries to embody “real-life romance.”

She cares about politics, but will not discuss them in public. She uses the same fork at every meal, watches Wayne’s World while cleaning, and lets her dog sleep on her head. She has always been a writer. In fact, she was born with a pen in her hand, which almost never happens. Almost.

M. Mabie usually doesn’t speak in third-person either. She promises.

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Sometimes fear is all that keeps you alive.

Murder
A senior account, ballet dancer, and future bride, Marissa Nash likes order, and she expects all the pieces of her life to add up. Her bottom line is skewed after she discovers her fiancé has been unfaithful. When Marissa walks in to the unexpected—David dead and her dog, Halo, agitated and restless, she finds her nightmare is only beginning.

Passion
David’s unenthused best man and traumatized former Army doctor, Justin Tanner understands that a wedding means more than a toast and a kiss. His reluctance stems from feelings that run deeper than they should for the bride. But when he finds Marissa cradling his best friend’s lifeless body, can he find a way to suppress his feelings as they uncover David’s secret world?

Evil
The seemingly pointless murder launches Marissa and Justin into a wicked web of lies, delusion and danger at the hands of a powerful and psychotic foe.

Murder, passion, evil—who will survive?

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Vivian should be hog tied and bitch slapped… except I think she would like it. If you hate the villain, you know the portrayal was spot on. Damn she was a psycho! I knew there had to be some mole for Justin and Marissa to be attacked at every corner. How that connection was finally shared and the extent of the connection …. holy shit!  Although this is fiction, you know there are people in the world that believe they are the “One”. Souvenirs…super creepy! Even though Justin was to be the best man for Marissa and her fiancé David….that went to the window with David’s murder which happened to beat Marisa to the punch since she was going to break it off. Dumb, greedy, selfish bastard….. Marissa desired (just like every other woman) a man that will respect and treat her right.  Justin did just that. Trying to figure out the remaining connection keeps you turning the pages….then BAM!