Lone Wolf by Tessa Clarke

Delany Nichols is a new veterinarian that has been called out to rancher Leif Pierce's ranch to aid with an injured eagle.  Sparks fly between Delany and Leif, but there is more to Leif than just a rancher.  Leif is a wolf shifter that is expected to share his future mate with his brothers.  He was prepared to share with his brother Jackson until Jackson was killed in Afghanistan.   However, Leif isn't prepared to share Delaney with his other brothers and they have fallen in love with her too.   Leif must come to grips with his past and his brothers while convincing Delany they have a future.


This was the first book in a new series.  I enjoyed reading this novel and didn't put it down until I was done.  It was smokin' hot.   I liked the "tortured hero" in Leif because of his experiences in Afghanistan and losing the litter-mate he thought he would share a wife with.

With that said I read a lot of shifter novels and this wasn't very shifter.  I think I liked it even more because it wasn't in your face.



I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you!

Savage Urges (The Pheonix Pack, Book 5) by Suzanne Wright

I liked Suzanne Wright's "take" on shifters.  Loved how Mackenna understood Ryan's grunts.  Loved how Ryan kept pushing Mackenna and how patient he was with Zack.  This is the fifth book in the series and the first one that I have read.  It read well as a stand alone.  I didn't feel like I needed a character list so I knew who was who or that I just walked in during the middle of a play.

This was a great shifter read.  I am adding this book and the first four of "The Phoenix Pack" to my shopping list.

I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you!

The Untamed Earl by Valerie Bowman

Lady Alexandra Hobbs is the younger daughter of the Duke of Huntley.  She has wanted to marry Lord Owen Monroe since he rescued her brother and stable hand from some baddies outside of her window.  Lord Owen has been given the ultimatum that he needs to marry.  And the Duke chooses Alex's spoiled rotten older sister, Lavinia to marry Owen.

Valerie Bowman is one of my favorite authors.  But, I just could not get past Lavinia.  I wanted to walk into the book and slug her.  Then, I wanted to find her parents and yell at them.  Sorry, this ended up on the DNF pile because of one obnoxious character that dominated the book.  I gave it three stars because I liked the ending.  Not Ms. Bowman's fault that I hated Lavinia.

I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Much Ado About Highlanders by May McGoldrick

This book was the meeting of the minds of two very strong characters that fought at every turn.  Their banter lead Alex on a merry chase to reclaim his runaway wife.  Months ago, Kenna Mackay left her husband, Alexander Macpherson on their wedding night.  She took sanctuary in a nunnery to learn the art of healing.  While riding with her cousin, Kenna helps with a difficult birth when the midwife is gone.  On their way home, they are kidnapped.  Part of her cousin's dowry is a Macpherson ship that the Macpherson's didn't know they were giving up.  Alexander realizes that he still wants his bride and has to get past Kenna's misconceptions.

I enjoyed this Highland "Taming of the Shrew".  The banter between Kenna and Alexander made it for a lively read.

I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

All I Need by Linda Winfree

Two years ago, ER physician Savannah Mills lost the love of her life when he was killed.  Savannah was transferred to fix problems in the ER.  She meets her new neighbor and proposes a friends with benefits relationship.  After being shot, Emmett Beck is slowly rebuilding his life and his body.  When Emmett realizes that Savannah is holding back, he puts a hold on their relationship while he figures out what he wants.  Emmett has fallen in love with the woman that doesn't want to love again.  Can he get past her frozen heart and help her live again?

I loved the characters in this novel.  While this was Savannah and Emmett's HEA, characters from previous novels in the series gave it the depth of friends and a community.  I liked Emmett and Savannah was a great heroine.  

I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

The Redemption of Julian Price by Victoria Vane

Julian Price is childhood friends with Henrietta Houghton.  His parents died when he was young and he was left in the care of his wastrel uncle.  When he was eighteen, Julian and his best friend, Thomas, enlisted in the army.  Henrietta thought her chance for marriage ended when she received Thomas's marriage proposal three days after receiving news of his death.

Her twin brother, Henry, is getting married and Henrietta wants to get away from the marriage preparation.  She decides to visit her scandalous great aunt in London.  Julian is visiting Henry on his way to London.  His life is changing because his uncle has squandered his inheritance.  On the journey to London, Julian and Henrietta's relationship changes.  She realizes that she has feelings for Julian.  Her great aunt gives her ten thousand pounds for her dowry and Henrietta offers Julian a marriage of convenience.  When she realizes that Julian has a mistress, things change and she no longer wants a loveless marriage.


I enjoyed reading this novel.  I liked the characters and loved how Henrietta got her HEA with Julian.  Victoria Vane does not disappoint.

I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you.

How to Manage a Marquess by Sally MacKenzie

Anne Davenport wants the independence the Spinster House can give her.  Her father is on the verge of proposing to a widow a year younger than her with two children.  She doesn't want to be displaced in her own house.  Her friend Cat won the draw to be the Spinster.  If she would only marry the Duke of Hart Anne could be the Spinster.

The Marquess of Haywood has spend his life looking out for his cousin the Duke of Hart because of a curse.  When he sees that Anne has caught his cousin and Cat in a secret tryst, he is determined to keep Anne from gossiping about the couple.  As he is thrown with Anne at every turn, he slowly discovers that Anne's destiny isn't the Spinster House but with him.

I was thrilled to get his ARC.  I had read the .5 and the first book in this series and was delighted by this novel.  Anne was a strong character that was afraid of being alone in her own home.  I loved the way her future step-mother's family threw her together with Nate.  It gave Nate that push to realize that Anne was what he wanted.  There is a sexual charge between Nate and Anne that was awesome.

While this is technically the third book in the series, it can be read as a stand-alone because a lot of the previous books are rehashed in the beginning.

I received this ARC from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  Thank you.


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