Idolizing In: Rescue Me Series, Book 1 | #BookReview @_debbieburns

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Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition, Audible Audiobook, Library Binding – Large Print & Mass Market Paperback | File Size: 1210 KB
Audible Audiobook (Unabridged) Listening Length: 10 hours and 12 minutes
Library Binding (Large Print) Print Length: 462 Pages
Mass Market Paperback Print Length: 352 Pages
Publication Date: July 4, 2017 | Language: English
Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca
ASIN: B01N39EXGJ & B072JHR5Z4 | ISBN-10: 1432844296 & 1492650838
ISBN-13: 978-1432844295 & 978-1492650836
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: Edelweiss+

"A New Leash on Love" [Rescue Me Series, Book 1] by Debbie Burns

Author's Book Description : You can't buy love...but you can rescue it.

With her no-kill animal shelter at risk of losing funding, Megan Anderson is working doggedly to save the animals in her care. She'll do anything for them—even go toe-to-toe with a handsome man who's in way over his head.

Craig Williams has had his share of heartache recently, and he's not in the mood to get the guilt trip from a spirited (and beautiful) animal shelter owner. But the more time they spend together, the more he realizes it's not just animals Megan is adept at saving—she could be the one to rescue his heart.

Soon, Craig and Megan find that the magic of unconditional love can do anything...even lead to their forever home.

My Book Review : 5 out of 5 stars!! A man (Craig) who is still coming to terms with the devastating loss that happened in his life years ago takes his daughter’s puppy to a local animal shelter at the wishes of said daughter and his ex-wife. From that moment on his life becomes unexpectedly intertwined with Megan, the Director of the animal shelter. Yet, especially with them both being so different, are they ready to try making something of their budding relationship or will fate take the choice out of their hands?

Second Sentence Saturday: Lover Eternal | @JRWard1 #BookTeaser #PNR

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MY Second Sentence Saturday :

"Lover Eternal" [Black Dagger Brotherhood Series, Book 2] by J. R. Ward - [Amazon Book Link]

Spreading the Word: The Starr Brothers of Montana Series, Book 2 | #BookReview #JoanKilby

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Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition & Paperback
File Size: 3364 KB | Paperback Print Length: 248 Pages
Publication Date: October 10, 2017 | Language: English
Publisher: Tule Publishing : Montana Born Books
ASIN: B07517GXSJ | ISBN-10: 1947636197 | ISBN-13: 978-1947636194
Main Genre(s): Holiday Romance, Contemporary Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"A Baby for Christmas" [The Starr Brothers of Montana Series, Book 2] by Joan Kilby

Author's Book Description : When Mia Tempesta goes into labor during a snowstorm on Christmas Eve, she stumbles into Will Jackson's cherry packing shed. As a war widow, she's lost everything–her husband, her home, and her job. But when Will, a caring stranger, delivers her beautiful baby boy into her arms, she has hope for a brighter future.

After being betrayed and dumped by his long-time girlfriend, Will’s dreading the holidays, but when he helps deliver Mia’s son on Christmas morning, he gains a renewed purpose in life. The beautiful Mia and her child tug on his protective heart strings and he finds himself longing to help. They fight their growing attraction–Will’s on the rebound and Mia is still grieving. Will their reckless passion end in heartbreak?

Can two damaged hearts find healing and happiness? One Christmas baby might just be the miracle they need to love again.

My Book Review : DNF ... another one! 😞😱 I was REALLY enjoying this novel until their relationship took, yet again, a move that brought them closer but also "two more steps back" from where they needed to be and I couldn't take it anymore.

Spreading the Word: The Billionaire's Christmas Baby by Marion Lennox | #BookReview #MarionLennox

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Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition & Mass Market Paperback
File Size: 2200 KB | Mass Market Paperback Print Length: 256 Pages
Publication Date: December 1, 2017 | Language: English
Publisher: Harlequin : Romance
ASIN: B072V85K19 | ISBN-10: 0373744625 | ISBN-13: 978-0373744626
Main Genre(s): Holiday Romance, Contemporary Romance, Secret Baby Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"The Billionaire's Christmas Baby" by Marion Lennox

Author's Book Description : The maid, the billionaire...and the baby

Hotel maid Sunny Raye only went to Max Grayland’s hotel suite to clean—and found herself calming a tiny abandoned baby! With just days until Christmas, the gorgeous but bewildered billionaire demands Sunny help him care for Phoebe over the holidays. She agrees—only if they spend Christmas with her family!

Max is totally out of his comfort zone, but warmhearted Sunny is a revelation. And Max finds he wants more than a nanny for Phoebe—he wants Sunny to lighten his life forever.

My Book Review : DNF. I am so sad that I had to DNF this novel at 80% of the way through as it had such a unique beginning

Made the Grade: Billionaires & One-Night Heirs Series, Book 3 | #BookReview @CarolMMarinelli

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Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition, Hardcover & Mass Market Paperback
File Size: 1798 KB | Hardcover Print Length: 288 Pages
Mass Market Paperback Print Length: 224 Pages
Publication Date: June 20, 2017 | Language: English
Publisher: Harlequin : Presents
ASIN: B01N1ENEPJ | ISBN-10: 0263071553 & 0373060793
ISBN-13: 978-0263071559 & 978-0373060795
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Secret Baby Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"Sicilian's Baby of Shame" [Billionaires & One-Night Heirs Series, Book 3] by Carol Marinelli

Author's Book Description : Seduced...

When hotel chambermaid Sophie delivers room service to Sicily’s most dark-hearted tycoon, Bastiano Conti, his raw sexuality tempts her to take the ultimate risk—surrendering her untouched body to his!

Shamed...

Bastiano’s ruthlessness is renowned, but even his conscience flickers when Sophie is fired for their indiscretion—the memories of which are branded onto his very soul—and disappears.

Pregnant!

Bastiano finds Sophie working in a bar—disgraced, destitute and pregnant! Rejected by his own family, Bastiano is determined to claim his child...by seducing defiant Sophie into wearing his ring!

My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars!! This novel follows the same plot that Ms. Marinelli’s “The Innocent’s Secret Baby” did. Only this time the main male lead is Raul’s nemesis Bastiano. We follow how Bastiano has dealt with his past experiences and we FINALLY learn the truth about EVERYTHING. And within the midst of all of that, we watch as he starts a partial relationship with Sophie and how everything enfolds between them. Do they have the beginnings of something wonderful together or will it end in shambles too?

Made the Grade: Secrets of a Billionaire's Mistress by Sharon Kendrick | #BookReview @Sharon_Kendrick

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Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition & Paperback
File Size: 1908 KB | Print Length: 224 Pages
Publication Date: March 1, 2017
Publisher: Harlequin : Presents | Language: English
ASIN: B01IP8FHGU | ISBN-10: 0373060459 | ISBN-13: 978-0373060450
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Women's Fiction, Secret Baby Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"Secrets of a Billionaire's Mistress" [One Night With Consequences Series] by Sharon Kendrick

Author's Book Description : Waitress...

Neither tall, willowy nor sophisticated, waitress Darcy Denton knew she wasn't Renzo Sabatini's usual type. But enthralled by the powerful magnate, unworldly Darcy became addicted to their passionate nights together.

Mistress...

Ensconced in Renzo's secluded Tuscan villa, Darcy glimpses Renzo's troubled past and desolate soul. She should end it before she gets in too deep, but then she discovers she's pregnant!

Wife?

Harboring her own childhood secrets, Darcy dare not tell Renzo, but as the mother of his child it's only a matter of time—nine months, to be exact—before he claims what's his...

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars. Though from the outside-looking-in Renzo and Darcy look like an odd pairing. And with their backgrounds I would tend to agree. Yet, their connection is intense and undeniable. Though will their connection be enough to overcome everything from their pasts, especially when someone from Darcy’s own past threatens to destroy everything that she holds dear...

Second Sentence Saturday: My Sugar Daddy | @trinityblacio #BookTeaser #RomanceBooks

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MY Second Sentence Saturday :

"My Sugar Daddy" [The Sugar Daddy Series, Book 1] by Trinity Blacio - [Amazon Book Link]

Made the Grade: Almasi Sheikhs Series, Book 2 | #BookReview @leslienorthbook

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Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition, Audible Audiobook & Paperback | File Size: 3199 KB | Audible Audiobook: Unabridged
Paperback Print Length: 162 Pages | Language: English
Publication Date: September 18, 2017 | Publisher: Relay Publication
ASIN: B075RF1Q97 & B07B1HHTCM
ISBN-10: 1976522897 | ISBN-13: 978-1976522895
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Erotic Romance, Diverse Romance
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"The Sheikh's Unruly Lover" [Almasi Sheikhs Series, Book 2] by Leslie North

Author's Book Description : Following a recent merger, American executive assistant Marian is sent overseas to meet with her company’s new Arab business partner. But once Marian sees who she’ll be working with—the handsome Sheikh Omar Almasi—she’s instantly wary of his good looks and brooding demeanor. When circumstances force her to step into her boss’ shoes, Marian is more than ready to prove she should be taken seriously...even if it means working side by side with the surly, sexy sheikh.

Two years after losing his wife to cancer, Omar is more driven than ever in his family’s oil business. He opposed the merger with the US tech firm, and now that it’s done, he refuses to compromise himself for corporate Americans. But Omar is caught off guard when he meets beautiful, business-savvy Marian. The woman drives him wild with her stubborn determination and her distracting allure. He’s never had to work so closely with someone so…feminine, and the more time they spend together, the more he has to fight his impulses.

Soon their attraction is undeniable, but with the wound of his wife’s death still not healed, Omar may never be ready to move on…unless Marian can show him how to love again.

My Book Review : 3 out of 5 stars! Will Marian & Omar be able to move on from their misgivings to negotiate a good deal or will everything fall apart, just as they try to get their bliss?

Made the Grade: The Doctor's Baby Secret by Scarlet Wilson | #BookReview @scarlet_wilson

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Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition, Hardcover & Paperback
File Size: 2128 KB | Hardcover Print Length: 288 Pages
Paperback Print Length: 256 Pages | Publication Date: May 1, 2016
Publisher: Harlequin : Medical Romance | Language: English
ASIN: B0166ADR8O | ISBN-10: 0263261328 & 0373011113
ISBN-13: 978-0263261325 & 978-0373011117
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Medical Romance, Women's Fiction
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"The Doctor's Baby Secret" by Scarlet Wilson

Author's Book Description : Expecting the astronaut's baby!

Dr. Corrine Carter's job as medical adviser heats up when daredevil Austin Mitchell joins the astronaut training program. And it's soon clear their chemistry is hotter than a Texas summer!

For all his cheeky self-confidence, gorgeous Austin makes this relationship-shy doctor feel out of this world. So when their sizzling fling has an unexpected consequence, does Corrine dare to dream of a home and a future with her star-bound pilot?

My Book Review : 3.5 out of 5 stars! Two people who believe they have their lives all mapped out for themselves get thrown for a loop once they meet one another. Who they once were changes in ways they are not familiar. Therefore, they soon have to decide which path they truly want to take no matter the cost. Will they choose each other or will other life choices get in the way?

Feasted On: Anderson Brothers Series, Book 3 | #BookReview @MaryL_MarissaC

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Available Formats through Amazon: Kindle Edition & Paperback
File Size: 980 KB | Print Length: 208 Pages
Publication Date: November 16, 2015
Publisher: Entangled Publishing : Lovestruck | Language: English
ASIN: B016VIVL7A | ISBN-10: 1682811956 | ISBN-13: 978-1682811955
Main Genre(s): Contemporary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Format Jess Read This Novel In: eBook - MOBI File
Jess Obtained This Book Through: NetGalley

"Chance of a Lifetime" [Anderson Brothers Series, Book 3] by Marissa Clarke

Author's Book Description : Sometimes the biggest risk is playing it safe...

Gen Richards is tired of living down to her family’s expectation of the helpless blind girl. Resurrecting her high-school bucket list that begins with “kiss a total stranger” seems just the thing until she finds herself in a panty-melting lip lock with her big brother’s best friend.

Chance Anderson thrives on adrenaline, but Genny’s the one risk he’s not willing to take. His recklessness a decade ago landed her in the hospital and ejected him from her life. He’s bad for her and everyone knows it—especially her big brother.

Chance reluctantly helps Gen complete her bucket list in order to keep her out of trouble. Running through a freezing fountain, playing Spin the Bottle while fending off a mad horde of stinging insects, and skinny dipping with homicidal attack swans don’t hold a candle to the real danger: falling for the one person he can never have.

My Book Review : 4 out of 5 stars. About ten years ago, a stupid mistake landed Gen (Genny/Genevieve) into the hospital and forced her best friend away from her. Now, she seems to finally be moving on with her life and after a surprising accident that led to a co-worker dying, Gen wants to complete the bucket list that she created when she was fifteen. Yet, the same day that she pushes forth with moving on who happens to waltz back into her life? Why her old best friend and crush, Chance, of course! Will she be able to prove to him once-and-for-all what a bad decision he made way-back-when or will he show her that what happened ten years ago isn’t what it actually seemed? Stay tuned!