Romance review of Happily Ever After, Again by D.F. Jones

Title: Happily Ever After, Again
Author: D.F. Jones 
Source: Author Request
Genre: Contemporary Romance 
Length: Novel
Rating: 4
Sexual rating: 2
Reviewed by Laurie 

Happily Ever After, Again is electrifying, heart-pounding romance suspense melding sensuality, danger, and intrigue in this fast-paced page-turner.

Who killed Bratten Drake?

Bratten’s murder leaves Lauren grief-stricken while questioning the motives of his partner, his assistant, and his best friend.

Against Ever-After protocol, Bratten’s ghost mysteriously appears to help Lauren solve the murder, but places her in danger.

Will Lauren live Happily Ever After, Again?

If you like mystery, paranormal and romance this book is for you.

As a mystery lover, I was totally surprised as I kept turning the pages to try to find out who done it.

Lauren and Alex's romance is very different, you see, Lauren just lost her husband in death and Alex was her husband’s best friend. These two quickly find romantic connections with each other as they are forced together to find out who killed Bratten’s. Oh, and Bratten also comes to help them, hint, the paranormal elements in the story. The romance between these two starts rather quickly, but I have to say it’s done tastefully considering the turn of events that happens rather fast. 

Livin' Large In Fat Chance, Texas by Celia Bonaduce ~ Cover Reveal

Title: Livin' Large In Fat Chance, Texas
Author: Celia Bonaduce
Genre: Contemporary
Publisher: Lyrical Press
Release Date: July 19, 2016

From ghost town to growing community, it’s been a few years since a group of strangers inherited property in tiny, deserted Fat Chance, Texas. And besides creating businesses, they’ve developed friendships and romances too. But plans to pave the town may put Dymphna Pearl and her beau, Professor John, on opposite sides of Main Street. In his zeal for the project, he’s making great decisions for Fat Chance, but not for them as a couple. Disgruntled, Dymphna heads back to Los Angeles to collect the rabbits she’s created a special place for in the hot Texas climate. But the professor is in for another surprise…

Professor John didn’t even know about Dympha’s sister, Maggie, and when he meets her in a most unexpected way, he begins to understand why. In the meantime, Dymphna is off pursuing an exciting venture to let the world know about Fat Chance—one that will bring a talented new crew to the eclectic group. The kitschy little place they call home is clearly destined for bigger, better things—-but with so many changes a-coming will the same be true for everyone in Fat Chance, including John and Dymphna?

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Meet the Author

Currently a Field Producer on HGTV’s House Hunters, Celia Bonaduce’s TV credits cover a lot of ground – everything from field-producing ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to writing for many of Nickelodeon’s animated series, including Hey, Arnold and Chalkzone.

An avid reader, entering the world of books has always been a lifelong ambition. The Merchant of Venice Beach, A Venice Beach Romance, was published August 1st, 2013 by eKensington. The dream continues with a brand new series called Fat Chance, Texas, which will be available

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Review: Rocky Coast Romance by Mia Ross

Title: Rocky Coast Romance
Author: Mia Ross
Source: FirstReads
Genre: Clean Contemporary Romance
Release Date: July 23, 2013
Reviewer: Jasmyn

INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCE

Book 1-Holiday Harbor: Where love is just around the bend...

Journalist Bree Farrell heads to the village of Holiday Harbor to salvage her career. And walks straight into the arms of handsome young mayor Cooper Landry. Cooper's fighting to keep his sleepy Maine community from the clutches of big-city developers. And Bree knows it's a major scoop. But the longer she's in town, the more she's won over by the quirky townsfolk-and the charming Cooper. Will Bree ever follow her heart instead of a story and make Holiday Harbor her permanent byline?

Rocky Coast Romance is a clean romance.  There is no sex, but there is a lot of story and there is plenty of romance.  Bree comes to Holiday Harbor as her last chance.  Her last chance at her journalism career after thoroughly blowing it on a previous assignment.  Her last chance at independence, and her last chance at love (even if she doesn't realize it at first).  Writing a bit of a fluff piece about the small ocean side fishing community to help boost tourism, she discovers that there is more to the story of the struggling town that she thought at first.

At the center of it all is the Mayor, Cooper Landry.  Cooper is hoping Bree's article will boost tourism for the small community so they don't decline any more than they already have.  There is a big time land developer waiting in the wings for the town to flounder so he can come in and buy it up for cheap.  Cooper has been hurt in the past by women, so he is determined not to let Bree effect him, but he finds that more difficult that he thought it would be.

Cooper and Bree bond over the small town's history and culture and she falls in love with the small town before she knows it, but it takes a bit longer for them both to realize just how perfect they are for each other.  With a little bit of conflict thrown in to keep things really interesting, this was a great romance story.

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Review: Love Me by Belle Andre

Title: Love Me (Take Me #3)
Author: Belle Andre
Source: Old Amazon Freebie
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Length: Novel
Release Date: June 28, 2012
Reviewer: Jasmyn

It's been five years since Lily and Travis fell in love in Take Me....now it's finally time for Janica and Luke to get their very own happy ending.

If there's one thing that Janica Ellis is absolutely certain of, it's that she and Luke Carson are totally wrong for each other.  She's a wild, artistic and outspoken fashion designer.  He's a type A, workaholic trauma surgeon (who just happens to be sizzling hot and her brother-in-law!).  But Janica is about to be proven wrong when opposites attracti...inthe sexiest possible way.

After a life-changing night in the ER, Luke is desperate for escape- and relief from his personal demons.  For five years he has faught his attraction to his sister-in-law, but when he's pushed too far, he can't fight it another second.  He needs her.  Desperately.  He's spent his whole life doing the right thing.  For one night, he's going to follow desire instead.  Straight into Janica's arms.

Janica can't believe Luke is finally at her front door...and that he's kissing he rlik ehe's been waiting his whole life for her.  But even as their sensual connection deepens with every touch of skin on skin - and the man she always thought was such a good boy turns out to be sinfully, toe-curlingly bad between the sheets - Janica soon realizes she wants more than Luke's body.  She wants his heart too.  But what will Luke do when one night of extreme passion turns into an all or nothing proposition?

I've heard from many people how wonderful Belle Andre's books are and I finally got around to trying one out.  I have to admit that based on what I saw in Love Me, all the people are correct.  The book was fun, engaging, and very romantic.  The couple was perfect from the get go and just needed some not so gentle prodding from life to get them moving in the right direction.  This is a shorter novel (or longer novella), and I sped through it.  Without any slow spots, it was very difficult to put down at the end of the day.

There was a litte too much denial on the part of Luke, I would have liked to see him come to his senses a little sooner, or it would have been 5 stars all the way.