Romance

Eagle Rock by Fran Tabor

May 17, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Eagle Rock by Fran Tabor

Murder & Romance: Montana Style
Kila Kincaid never understood how her brother could leave Hollywood style civilization to buy Eagle Rock, a primitive Montana ranch. When an accident kills him, she rushes to Montana to bury her brother and sell the ranch.
Kila learns Eagle Rock holds more than scenery. It cradles a dream.
Warriors fight for their dreams, and for the people they love.
Eagle Rock awakens Kila’s warrior spirit. Blake Black Bear awakens her heart.
Eagles, warriors of the sky, mate only with those willing to plummet to the ground, risk death, together.
Only if Kila and Blake possess true Eagle Love, will they survive a killer’s onslaught. If either falters, both will surely die.

Baby for my Brother’s Best Friend by Josie Hart

April 17, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Baby for my Brother’s Best Friend by Josie Hart

One brother’s best friend + one hotel room = two blue lines

If “sexy” had a mascot, my brother’s best friend would be it.
Deep hazel eyes and a diamond cutting jawline.

He offers me the business deal of a lifetime,
If I play a convincing date for his ex’s destination wedding.

But pretending we’re smitten is easier said than done.

His devilish smirk and cocky attitude work me up,
Until I can’t decide if I want to punch him or kiss him.

Now sharing one room in paradise has me questioning everything.

He’s more than off-limits,
But my heart, and his hands, have a mind of their own.

His fingers grazing my skin sends my body humming,
His mouth has me throbbing in brand new places,
And we’re waking up tangled together, again.

At least on the island, our passion is mutual.
I don’t know if he’ll want “us” in real life.

What I do know is he’ll be my brother’s ex-best friend.
Because I’m pregnant.

Take a Chance on Love by Virginia’dele Smith

April 14, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Take a Chance on Love by Virginia'dele Smith

She’s sure forever is a fantasy. He won’t settle for less than a soulmate. Can these playful pals open their hearts to each other?

Dr. Landry Stark is hamstrung by trauma. After escaping abuse as a teen, the saucy physician doesn’t dare reach for anything beyond the sense of belonging she’s found in small-town Oklahoma. And though she enjoys flirting with her firefighter bestie, she knows better than to give in to her feelings… until in the wake of tragedy, he steals a kiss.

Daniel Davis’s roots run deep. Convinced his parents’ wedded joy is too rare to duplicate, the six-foot-tall boy-next-door’s delight over finally claiming his beautiful friend’s lips wars with worry that they’ll ruin their easy companionship. And the tension mounts when he convinces her to move in so they can temporarily foster a child hurt in a devastating explosion.

Discovering the simple pleasure of having someone to share life’s load, Landry grapples with uncertainty when she is called to New York City to respond to a medical crisis. And though Davis is unsure where their relationship stands in her absence, even the start of a global pandemic can’t dim his dreams of a lifetime of loving her.

Can they turn a terrible disaster into happily ever after?

Take a Chance on Love is the sweetly intense fourth book in the Green Hills romance series. If you like independent heroines, true-blue heroes, and tight-knit communities, then you’ll adore Virginia’dele Smith’s silver lining.

Buy Take a Chance on Love to risk everything today!

Mint Juleps & Moonlight Melodies by N.D. Jackson

April 4, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Mint Juleps & Moonlight Melodies by N.D. Jackson

She was ready to become her own woman…
Passion.
It’s the one thing that’s been missing from Marilyn’s life.
After years of mediocre sex and a distinct lack of orgasms, she gets up in the middle of the deed, ending her relationship with the golden boy everyone thought she would marry.
A year later she’s ready to pursue her dreams.
And her passions.
When her cousin Dixie proposes a summer in New Orleans to work on their goals away from parental expectations, Marilyn eagerly agrees.
He wasn’t ready for the bombshell girl next door…
Zack likes his life just the way it is, especially now that his band books enough gigs to pay the bills.
When he needs an itch scratched there’s no end of willing women,
He hadn’t counted on the sweet southern belle next door,
Or those miles of smooth legs on display in those itty bitty shorts she favored.
When she approached him in that shy way of hers asking for lessons on passion, he thought she was crazy.
Then he thought she was the best damn thing that ever happened to him.
It was supposed to be temporary.
Fun.
Not forever.

Fake Dating my Baby Daddy by Josie Hart

March 20, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Fake Dating my Baby Daddy by Josie Hart

I’m fake dating the hottest man alive.
And he doesn’t know he put a baby in my belly.

Gavin Austin. The epitome of sexy.
A real life demigod with sculpted cheekbones and a perfect body to match that 10/10 face.

After seeing the TV report on his recent breakup,
I can’t stop the intrusive thoughts about everything I want him to do to me.
It’s just my own little fantasy, for now.

When his jilted ex-girlfriend wants back into his life,
I grab his hand and play new girlfriend.

Fake dating for pretenses only… until it isn’t.

Just a flick tingles all my secret spots,
And his touch marks something deep inside me.

The feelings between us just got too real,
And this maverick’s instinct is to run.

But can I make him stay now that he’s my baby daddy?

Fake Dating my Baby Daddy is set in the same universe as my Grumpy Alpha Billionaires and Bossy Billionaire Brothers series.
The couples make frequent cameos, most notably Ava & Noah from Accidental Baby for the Billionaire.

This is a complete standalone, with no cliffhanger and no cheating. Only undeniable chemistry, hot naughty times, and the most satisfying HEA to leave you feeling warm, and a little tingly inside.

Quartermaster by Marilyn Barr

March 18, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Quartermaster by Marilyn Barr

Catalina
He violated me. Don Rodrigo took my family’s business, home, and titles, but he will never own me. I’m on the run. He’s threatened to expose my secret. My last hope is to intercept the ship carrying my dowry before our match is permanent. Trusting pirates to give me a fair share is foolish but not as much as staying on the same island as my attacker…

Chub
The letter from our arch-nemesis was written in feminine calligraphy but our nutmeg Captain Teeth didn’t notice. Blimey that because the author of the letter is my lady love. I’d bet my last doubloon. If only she didn’t shrink away from my touch… Killing every scoundrel who dared to hurt her isn’t helping…but it cools the rage I hold inside.

Can Chub teach Catalina to assemble her shattered fragments into the strong woman she wants to be or is she too broken to believe in herself? Will she accept a pirate’s promise of true love or was the Mortar & Pestle’s message too late for lonely Chub to claim his lady love?

Storm Clouds Rolling In (#1 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Series) by Ginny Dye

March 5, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Storm Clouds Rolling In (#1 in the Bregdan Chronicles Historical Fiction Series) by Ginny Dye

** Amazon Best-Selling Author & Series **

Review: Moses had come to watch his daddy die. I read the first sentence of the first book and knew I would read every word of what Ginny Dye writes. I’ve devoured this remarkable saga, and all 19 that follow! I will read every new one that comes.

Unforgettable characters that will capture your heart. Rich, accurate, historical detail. These are the hallmarks of Ginny Dye’s work. The bestselling Bregdan Chronicles novels have captured the hearts of fans all over the world. This enthralling saga encompassing the Civil War & Reconstruction has eighteen books right now, but many more are coming.

Warning – the Bregdan Chronicles will suck you in and never let you go!

Book Description:

Carrie had always lived a charmed life, but restlessness gnawed at her soul. She dreamed of a different future, but dramatic changes are taking place in the South. Her heart and mind would soon be tested by fire – sweeping away dreamed of freedom as chaos descends.

Carrie Cromwell comes of age as the storm clouds of the Civil War swallow America. Born with a fiery spirit and a strong mind, she finds herself struggling between the common wisdom of the South and the truth she has discovered. The activities of the Underground Railroad and her close friendships with the Cromwell Plantation slaves create difficult choices. But when her decisions put her at odds with her heritage and challenge her dreams, will she be able to give up all that is precious to her?

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This first book of The Bregdan Chronicles historical fiction series will pull you in and never let you go. You’ll experience the Civil War era (and all the years to come) through the eyes of both White and Black, Free & Slave, Southern & Northern – and you’ll fall in love with every character.

Review: I never thought I would find a series to enthrall me like The Bregdan Chronicles has. I was wrong! I am struggling to find appropriate words to describe the awe I am in, and find myself failing miserably. I absolutely could not put these books down. I would finish one, and immediately hop online to go get the next one, sometimes in the wee hours of the morning, when my tail should have been asleep. The writing style of this author brings you right into the story as if you are a part of it. She has amazing talent to capture the imagination, and bring you right into a virtual reality. I have fallen in love with every one of these characters – especially the strong women! – and have become completely entranced with each life represented.

The historical account of this time period was so right on, so very vivid, you almost feel like you’ve walked right into it. These books became so alive, I actually had dreams at night of battle. (I’m not even kidding.) But it goes further. There were conversations in these books that had me reading over them several times. Life lessons. Sage advice. The kind of wisdom that comes from every day life. Moments that were so profound, they pierced my heart with an accuracy that I can’t even begin to explain.

Many times, the lives and hearts of each character were changed and rocked with revelation that came about in a moment, yet, so deeply touching the deepest recesses of the heart, that you can’t go beyond it, without it having changed you as well, as you read it.

Thank you, Ginny Dye, not only for an amazing journey, but for those light bulb moments throughout each book, that reached beyond the pages, and made their home inside the soul. What can I say overall? Well, let me put it like this: these books are like… “Gone with the Wind” meets up with “Eat, Pray, Love”; then whispers some “Secret life of Bees”, forges some “Steel Magnolia’s”, and at times, wraps itself with the “Color Purple.” Sigh. Did I mention how much I loved these books?

Seeker by Jean M. Grant

March 1, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Seeker by Jean M. Grant

Nock, draw, release. Her bow is always ready, and if her arrow hits its mark, she will secure her destined soulmate.

Aileana Montgomerie’s bloodline holds valuable gifts of foresight and healing, but with each honor comes a curse. Even though she is descended from the mystical isles’ folk, she lacks the ability of the Scottish Ancients and wonders if she belongs in a magical family. Aileana just wants a purpose. What good is her bow and arrow if she is denied the right to fight for her clan?

Brodie MacDougall is ordained to be the next war chieftain of his clan. The title is a privilege as long as his brother, the future laird, doesn’t expect him to lift a sword and charge into battle. Chronic pain and nervous vapors force him to spend his days alone. Can his strategic skills keep him one step ahead of his conspiring brother?

Through a magical Mortar & Pestle, Brodie finds his heart’s desire. But there’s a catch. The seat on his brother’s council is no longer dependent upon his health…but on Aileana’s strength. With rumblings of unrest among their clans, will their love foster an alliance or be a step toward war?

Cinderella Busted by Petie McCarty

February 24, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Cinderella Busted by Petie McCarty

Once upon a time, in Jupiter Island, Florida . . .

Billionaire developer, Rhett Buchanan, is forced to inspect a shipment of priceless trees and meets the girl of his dreams instead. A bit jaded where women are concerned—since most are gold diggers—Rhett falls head over heels for the Jupiter Island socialite who only wants him, not his money. Except she isn’t the glamorous socialite she appears to be.

She’s the gardener . . .

Surprise Twins for the Boss by Josie Hart

February 23, 2023 By Book Review Matchmaker Leave a Comment

Surprise Twins for the Boss by Josie Hart

Rule #1: Don’t sleep with anyone in the office.
Rule #2: Definitely DON’T get anyone pregnant.
Oh well, I’ve always been a rule breaker.

I’m Drew, the one your mother warned you about.
My ego is as big as my bank account, and I always get what I want.

And I want my sexy as sin PR rep, Camille.

She’s constantly cleaning up my scandals and I know she hates me for it.
Which makes sneaking around the office with her that much hotter.

Our constant love/hate relationship is the stuff of fantasies.
Her insatiable appetite for me drives me wild,
And I’m happy to deliver what she craves.

Camille is off-limits in every way,
Which is perfect because being tied down is the last thing I need.

Until she drops the ultimate bomb: I’m pregnant.

If you’re a fan of the irresistible alpha bad boy paired with the fiery heroine who can match his every move, one-click Surprise Twins for the Boss. You won’t be disappointed by the sparks that fly between Drew and Camille as they navigate their forbidden relationship.

No cliffhangers and no cheating, only the push and pull of their love/hate relationship that will have you rooting for their oh-so-satisfying HEA.

This is the last book of the Grumpy Billionaire Bosses (Crestwood Billionaires) series, with the other couples embedded in the storyline, and can be read as a complete standalone.