The Trouble with Texas Cowboys by Carolyn Brown - Review @Sourcebooks

When Sawyer O'Donnell takes a ranch job on a whim, he lands smack dab in the middle of a Texas-sized feud! The Gallaghers and the Brennans are at each other's throats to woo the red-headed spitfire, Jill Cleary, and stake a claim for the Fiddle Creek Ranch.

Jill makes Sawyer's blood boil. They argue, they banter, but Sawyer soon goes from being driven crazy to crazy in love. Damned if he knows how that happened. But now that it has, how does he compete with two men that can give this cowgirl a lifestyle beyond her wildest dreams?

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A feud, a small town, and a bit of meddling by some elderly aunts and a great story is born in Burnt Boot, Texas. I really loved this addition to the series, it has two people that bind together to survive the plotting of the two feuding families and find themselves falling a bit in love.

There were some serious hijinks in the series, and the way Sawyer and Jill handle them was very admirable. I really enjoyed watching them come to rely on each other more and more. The scenes and chemistry with these two were very sexy and I enjoyed every minute it.

I definitely recommend this and the rest of the series, Ms. Brown is a queen at writing small town romance with humor and hot chemistry.

I received a copy for the purpose of review. I was not compensated for my review. 

Totally Bound Submission Calls!

Totally Bound Submission Calls! Are you an inspiring author, or an established author looking for a new publisher or idea? Then how about some cowboys!

MM Vampire Cowboys

Mysterious men are lurking out there ready for their story to be told. These heroes are cowboys with a dark, underlying existence—vampire blood runs through their veins. Be inspired by our submission image and see what dangerous and exciting things happen when you make the world of cowboys and vampires collide. Preferably 30,000 plus words in a series of 6 please, but contact us with any ideas you think would be suitable. Please send a synopsis in the first instance to submissions@totallybound.com

MF Cowboy/Western

They say a picture can tell a thousand words. Here’s your chance to bring that to life. We’d like to hear your story outlines generated from this image. All we ask is that your story includes an MF pairing and will fit into the Cowboy/Western genre. Let your imagination run off into the sunset. Initially we’re acquiring short story series in this genre, so at least three books over 10,000 words that reach the Burning heat rating please. Send a synopsis in the first instance to submissions@totallybound.com

Moonlight Raider by Amanda Scott - Review @ForeverRomance

*Sheri Here: I'm completely in love with this cover. Beautiful dress, that I would love to own.* 

A MAN OF HIS WORD

Border lord Walter Scott of Rankilburn, grief-stricken after burying his father, goes to the forest seeking solace. Instead he finds a half-naked young lady fleeing pursuit. Wat offers his protection, but honor demands that he return the golden-eyed beauty to her rightful husband-even though the last thing he wants is to see her in another man's arms.

A RUNAWAY BRIDE

Molly Cockburn has fled her home, family, and the brutal scoundrel she was forced to wed. Her pursuers are closing in when the powerful new Lord of Rankilburn bravely intervenes, then promises to help prove her marriage unlawful. Though fiercely loyal to her family, Molly fears they might harm the man she is coming to love, and now she must decide whether to remain faithful to her blood . . . or to her heart.

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Molly Cockburn has lived a life of fear amongst her family, so when her family is determined to marry her off to a brute just like her father, she runs. She runs right into Walter Scott who despite what they rules say he needs to do, chooses to shelter her.

Molly and Walter falling in love is sweet, and Molly wins over Walter’s whole clan, but he’s a King’s men so he has to obey the rules of the land and send her back to her father.

I died a bit inside during certain scenes because Molly and Walter were definitely tested in their relationship and love. Ms. Scott brings them together in a way that shows that love can bloom anywhere.

I will be reading more by Ms. Scott in the future, she’s won me over and rekindled my love of historical romance. 

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Rocky Mountain Miracle by Christine Feehan - Review

No Christmas will ever be the same after Cole and Maia meet on a snowy western ranch… Find out why in #1 New York Times bestselling author Christine Feehan’s romantic holiday e-novella!

When Cole Steele, a womanizer rumored to have killed his father, meets Maia Armstrong, a veterinarian rumored to practice magic, the sizzling romance could melt all the snow on his Wyoming ranch. And when an injured horse brings them together, Cole can’t help but believe that Maia casts spells on animals—and men. What else could explain the burning passion he feels for her and the thawing of his heart just in time for Christmas?

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Cole Steele has a reputation and a tragic past. He’s in charge of his younger brother, who also had to live the kind of past full of pain that Cole had to live, and now Cole is just trying to make life normal for Jasper.

He meets Maia Armstrong, a woman that attracts him and stands up for him before they even meet, yet she calls to him to settle down and have a real family even though that’s the last thing he ever imagines. Throw in some crazy suspense and this is a satisfying novella that tugs on the heartstrings.

I definitely enjoyed this contemporary novel from Christine Feehan, it still has a touch of paranormal with Maia’s connection to animals but it was easily worked into the story without being too out of place.

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Romancing the Billionaire by Jessica Clare - Review @BerkleyRomance

The New Billionaire Boys Club novel by the New York Times bestselling author.

The Billionaire Boys Club is a secret society. Six men of astonishing wealth. But there’s one thing money can’t buy. When it comes to love, success doesn’t come so easily…

Jonathan Lyons. Playboy, billionaire, and adventurer, he lives life on the edge. When he hears that his mentor, Dr. Phineas DeWitt, had a secret journal that leads to a legendary artifact, Jonathan takes action. It stirs his blood, but it comes with a heady challenge: DeWitt’s daughter Violet. She has what Jonathan needs. And she’s not giving it up it to the man who broke her heart.

Violet is Jonathan’s weakness—he’s still in love despite their volatile breakup a decade ago. But Violet’s memories have a sharper edge. She’s never forgiven him for abandoning her. Or so she thought. When Jonathan’s attentions turn seductive, she’s in danger of falling for him all over again. And she can’t help but wonder…does he really want her, or just what she's hiding?

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Two young college students fall in love, but fate and a meddling father ends things tragically, years later they aren’t those young kids anymore, but the love still exists even if Violet denies it vehemently.

Jonathan doesn’t have all the details of why Violet is so adamant against their love being rekindled, but he is a grown man, a billionaire, and he doesn’t let a simple no stop him for going for what he wants, and he definitely wants her.

I enjoyed the way Violet’s father seemed to be trying to right old wrongs posthumously, and I understood Violet’s reaction to her dad’s meddling from the grave. I also understood Jonathon’s reactions to various situations, and I couldn’t blame him for expressing his feelings the only way he knows how.

I really enjoy all of Ms. Clare’s Billionare Club books and this was an interesting and good addition because the main characters were second chance lovers, which was a great new trope to explore.

I highly recommend this book, with solid writing and two characters who you never doubt their love, just their ability to learn to live and love again with years of pain and misunderstandings and lack of communication to get through.  

I received a copy for the purpose of review. I was not compensated for my review.