Hearts Under Siege by Natalie J. Damschroder

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Entangled Publishing, LLC
222 pages.

Product Description

Brady Fitzpatrick has spent a decade burying the pain of a broken heart while working for SIEGE, an information-gathering spy agency. That it kept him away from his family as well as his best friend Molly has been an unfortunate side effect. But when his brother, also an agent, is killed during a foreign op, Brady is drawn into a web of intrigue that threatens the lives of everyone he loves…

Molly Byrnes has loved Brady forever. As his best friend and a de facto member of the Fitzpatrick family, she holds them together in their crushing grief. But as a member SIEGE’s ground team, she doesn't buy the official line about Brady’s brother’s “accidental” death and launches her own investigation—only to uncover a shocking secret that she and Brady must get to the bottom of before their target finds them.

Tangled emotions land them in bed together, opening Brady’s eyes to the incredible, fearless woman who’s been there for him all his life. But after a lifetime of disappointment, how can Molly trust the possibility of a future with him…or if they can count on any future at all?

Started off well but became more unbelievable as the story progressed.  It was a pleasant enough read. I wouldn't really class this as Military romance even though this is what I was led to believe.  I thought SEIGE was a bit wishy washy and the bad guys could have been overpowered with a 4 yr old brandishing a water pistol (sorry that was a little unfair) The bad guys could have been a bit more badder! ( Is that even a word?!)
And the dangling knives...what is this a cartoon.

3 STARS

Risking It All for Her Boss by Sharron McClellan

Entangled Publishing.
Amazon UK £0.99
204 Pages

Heroes for Hire: Big Risk. Big Reward. No Regrets.

 

When High Risk Securities (HRS) agent, Eva Torres, botches an undercover job by failing

to rescue both of the kidnap victims she was sent to retrieve, Quinn Blackwood—her former

lover and the man who broke her heart—pulls her and one of the victims out of harm’s way.

As a penalty for her sins, she’s offered the dull job of escorting a former bio-chemical warfare

scientist to Washington D.C. to reunite with his daughter. Much to her displeasure, the job of

monitoring her assignment is given to Quinn.

 

Quinn isn’t thrilled with the situation either. He taught Eva everything he knew about secrets,

sex, and lies—but the biggest lie of all was the one he’d told himself: that his missions for

HRS were more important than anything, including his relationship with Eva. Because now

that they’re working together again, the urge to put his hands on her, to feel her beneath him, is

killing him.

 

Things only get worse when their current operation goes wrong, and the scientist they’re

guarding is kidnapped mid-air. Now, Eva and Quinn have to work together to find him before he

is forced to create a monstrous weapon that could destroy entire cities. A hard task made more

difficult when they find themselves fighting both the enemy and their building desire for each

other. Can they work together for the sake of the mission without reigniting the passion between

them—or will passion be the salvation of them all?

 

This is a military romance set in Colombia and America.  It started off well, straight into the action with Eva rescuing Felix but then it fizzles out.  This could do with more...everything.  More description, more action, more suspense, just more everything.  The story line is good and with a bit more Oomph it would be a fantastic read.

3 STARS

Deadly Beginnings (Kinncaid Brothers) by Jaycee Clark

Jaycee Clark is best known for her Deadly books, a series of romantic suspense novels featuring the very sexy Kinncaid brothers. But before Aiden, Ian, Brayden, Gavin, and Quinlan there was Jock Kinncaid, the charismatic patriarch to the Kinncaid family, and Kaitlyn O’Reilly, the woman who captured his heart forever.

Kaitlyn O’Reilly, an RN, believed she’d found love with the charming and well-liked surgeon she’d met at work. Landon Goldburg was kind, attentive, and she thought they had so much in common. Now engaged, the good doctor has quickly become the man of her nightmares. As he grows more controlling and violent, Kaitlyn wants her freedom.

Jock Kinncaid can’t stop thinking about the quietly beautiful—and engaged—redhead he met at a fund-raising gala months ago. He knows a spitfire lurks beneath the surface of this woman who’s invaded his dreams, and he knows she’s exactly what’s been missing from his otherwise ideal life. When a chance meeting throws the two of them together again, Jock swears he won’t let her get away this time.

But even as Jock vows to protect the woman he loves and Kaitlyn struggles to trust Jock and the passion between them, the deranged doctor is bent on destroying them both, even if it means killing the only thing he loves.


 Excellent.
Just my kind of book. Weirdo has the girl, good guy gets the girl and lives happily ever after. This is an excellent one to start with if your like me and haven't read the deadly series, also listed as 0.5 in the series it was released after the other 5. The story centres around Jock Kinncaid and how he saves Kaitlyn O’Reilly and the birth of Aiden ( Aidens story, first 1 of the series https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... )

I must read for romantic thriller lovers.

Just the right amount scary moments and steamy scenes. I'm sure am going to love the rest of the series, I've just started book 1

Do or Die, Reluctant Heroes Series by Suzanne Brockmann

Description

Suzanne Brockmann’s seamless blend of heroic military action and intense passion inspired USA Today to call her “a superstar of romantic suspense”—and for years her award-winning Troubleshooters books have been must-reads for fans of sizzling stories of action and adventure. Now the New York Times bestselling author shoots to thrill again with Do or Die, an electrifying new novel that is certain to win Brockmann new readers and delight devotees.

Navy SEAL Ian Dunn went rogue in a big way when he turned his talents to a lawless life of jewel heists and con jobs. Or so the world has been led to believe. In reality, the former Special Ops warrior is still fighting for good, leading a small band of freelance covert operatives who take care of high-stakes business in highly unofficial ways. That makes Ian the hands-down choice when the U.S. government must breach a heavily guarded embassy and rescue a pair of children kidnapped by their own father, a sinister foreign national willing to turn his kids into casualties. Shockingly, Ian passes on the mission for reasons he will not—or cannot—reveal.

But saying no is not an option. Especially not for Phoebe Kruger, Ian’s beautiful and unexpectedly brash new attorney. Determined to see the abducted children set free, she not only gets Ian on board but insists on riding shotgun on his Mission: Impossible–style operation, whether he likes it or not.

Though Phoebe has a valuable knack for getting out of tight spots, there’s no denying the intensely intimate feelings growing between Ian and Phoebe as the team gears up for combat. But these are feelings they both must fight to control as they face an array of cold-blooded adversaries, including a vindictive mob boss who’s got Ian at the top of his hit list and a wealthy psychopath who loves murder as much as money. As they dodge death squads and play lethal games of deception, Ian and Phoebe will do whatever it takes to save the innocent and vanquish the guilty—or die trying.
 

Published Feb 2014 by Ballantine Books


This is the first time I'd read anything by Suzanne Brockmann and I loved it, couldn't put it down.  Ian and his team are out of hiding to do a job the US Government can't touch without an causing international incident and new attorney, Phoebe, is dropped in the deep end by being associated with Ian.  But in  the end, Murphys Law strikes, What can go wrong,  will go wrong!

4.5 Stars for me

Silencing Sapphire by Mia Thompson.

Product Description

While setting her sights on a new serial killer, Beverly Hills heiress and vigilante, Sapphire Dubois, fights to cancel the wedding of the season in the sequel to the bestselling New Adult Thriller STALKING SAPPHIRE.

As a new serial killer dubbed the “Stripper Slayer” plagues Los Angeles, Sapphire once again sheds her socialite persona, this time to go undercover as a penniless stripper. Struggling to find the brutal man before he slays again, Sapphire finds that the thin wall separating her double life is cracking. Her family and friends expect her to walk down the aisle with the most eligible bachelor among the Beverly Hills elite; a man she doesn’t want. Meanwhile, the man she does want, handsome Detective Aston Ridder, is making her life hell as he closes in on the Serial Catcher’s trail.

Sapphire scrambles to keep the chaos at bay, unaware that someone else is tracking her as well. A serial killer from her past is back and will stop at nothing to get his vengeance.


 This is book 2 in the Sapphire series and I loved this one too.  So funny.  Sapphires love life is a disaster but her ability to catch the serial killers is first class.  She's put Aston in an impossible position and made herself a social outcast.  Mia you're fast becoming my favourite author.

5 Stars

Don't Look Away by Leslie Kelly

CAN A MURDER VICTIM'S OWN MEMORIES BE USED TO SOLVE A CRIME? Detective Veronica Sloan isn’t shocked by much. Having lived through the worst terrorist attacks in history—which destroyed much of Washington, D.C.—she’s immune to even the most vicious brutality. But even she is stunned by the discovery of a murder in the basement of the under-reconstruction White House. Sloan and FBI Agent Jeremy Sykes have been assigned to investigate the homicide because the victim was a participant in a top-secret experiment. Veronica has been training for just this kind of case, waiting to use her special skills, anxious to learn if a recording device implanted in a victim’s head can help solve their murder….before the killer strikes again.

 I gave this 4 stars, its set in the future (2017) after the white house is destroyed. Detective Veronica Sloan has to investigate a murder when a headless corpse of a young woman is found. Plenty of twists and turns, grusome murders aplenty, a great read

The Dare. Chronicles of Katrina Book One by Karin Tabke

Description

THE DARE is a contemporary erotic romance with the signature Tabke hot cop.  ^_~

THE DARE

I dare you…

Dr. Katrina Winslow has always known who she is; an elite scientist, a certifiable genius and ultra-reserved when it comes to love and relationships. So when a simple game of truth or dare offers the cool doctor the opportunity to shed her lab coat and glasses and put on a pair of sexy stilettos, she accepts the dare.  But will shedding her inhibitions fulfil her every desire and help her discover if she can be truly daring or will it cost her everything?

Two men, one a sexy stranger, and a night of no holds barred passion…

What would you dare to do?

THE DARE: The Chronicles of Katrina (Book One) by Karin Tabke

ebook, 68 pages

Published July 3rd 2013 by Season Publishing 

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Katrina thinks she has a good relationship with Evan until he dares her to have a man in the bar join them for some fun in their room, little did she realise what she was missing out on by being with Evan!
I really enjoyed this erotica novella, I'm a sucker for hot cop romance and a can see that this is going to be exactly that.  I'm so going to have to buy book 2 in the series seeing as the author left me hanging and I'll proberly read all her other hot cop novels too x

4 HOT STARS

Netgalley review

Ready to Die (book 5) By Lisa Jackson

Description

Nothing
His blood quickens as he stares at the photographs. Six faces, all guilty--and detectives Regan Pescoli and Selena Alvarez are at the top of his list. One by one, he'll stalk them, then he'll squeeze the trigger, savoring the way each lifeless body crumples to the reddening snow. One down already. And then there were five. . .
Can Prepare You
Sheriff Dan Grayson lies near death after a shooting, and the police department of Grizzly Falls, Montana, is in shock. Alvarez, torn between a new relationship and her loyalty to Grayson, works with Pescoli to whittle down the list of suspects. The deeper they go, the more personal and dangerous the case becomes. Then a prominent judge's body is found and the killer sends a sinister warning to the press: "Who's Next?"
To Face A Killer
Pescoli isn't waiting to find out. Headstrong and eager for justice, she'll track the scant clues on her own if she has to. But her search leads her straight to a monster who has had her in his sights all along. And when hunter meets prey, both must be willing to kill--and ready to die. . .


 “A pure nail
biter.”—Harlan Coben, New York Times
bestselling author on You Don’t Want to Know

“Shiveringly good suspense!” —Lisa
Gardner, New York Times bestselling author on You Don’t Want to
Know

“A nail-biting tale of dangerous secrets and deadly passions.”—Booklist on Devious

 “A juicy creep-a-thon…builds to a surprising cliffhanger ending.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Without Mercy

 This was good, I'd never read anything by Lisa Jackson before and so I haven't read any of the books in the series leading upto this one.  I caught the jist of what had happen previously as Lisa filled in the blanks without being bogged down with too much detail from the previous books.  Only thing I would say is the gap between the murders and the 'who dunnit' bit was alittle to long for me and my mind was wandering on what to read next instead of finishing this first.  I did enjoy it and I would read the next one.

I GIVE IT 3.5 STARS 

The Kincaid Series by various authors (mills and boon spice)

A Secret Pregnancy Family scandal has flipped heiress Lily Kincaid's world upside down. Also, she'd like to avoid telling sexy, larger- than-life CEO Daniel Addison that she is pregnant. Daniel knows all about boardrooms and bedrooms, but will he be ready to claim what's his - including Lily?

Saving a Child's Life...Millionaire Matthew Kincaid's son needs something only Flynn's true biological mother can provide. Susannah immediately agrees to help, but the minute she is in Charleston under Matthew's roof, passion consumes them. Is this relationship doomed?

A wedding of convenience - a marriage of passion Irresistible Rankin Abdellah needs a wife to claim his inheritance...and after a spontaneous Vegas romp gorgeous, passionate Laurel Kincaid says 'I do.' But behind closed doors, being husband and wife is more delicious than either of them expected...

The illegitimate heir claims his heritage...Illegitimate heir and business tycoon Jack Sinclair wants his slice of The Kincaid Group and he's got just the woman to help him get it - but Nikki works for the Kincaids. Passion offers a second chance - until yet another truth is revealed...

 Kincaid Boardroom Battles & Illegitimate Heirs When secretary Brooke sees her formidable, sexy boss RJ Kincaid behaving badly, she takes him aside, gives him a drink and...ends up in his arms. If only she didn't have a secret that could tear the Kincaid family apart...
The Groom Wants To Change Brides! Event planner Kara Kincaid is planning her sister's wedding. But when her sister calls the whole thing off, the jilted groom starts showing Kara some very personal attention...Hotel magnate Eli has finally found the right woman, now he just has to convince Kara...

Guns 'N' Tulips by Kristine Cayne

Officer Connor Kavanagh lost everything--his badge, his friends and his fiancée--when he agreed to go undercover with the mob and infiltrate the ruthless Bank Bandits. After months of scheming and strategizing, the day of the big heist--and Conner's chance to get his old life back--finally arrives, but right from the start, Conner's plans fall apart. Even worse, the woman he loves is trapped in the crosshairs of the Bank Bandits' murderous leader, and Connor is her only hope for survival.

 

Short but sweet story about a cop undercover with a gang of bank robbers. I've read a couple of Kristine Cayne books before and this was just as good. You will not be disappointed, a great way to pass an hour 

I give it 4 STARS 

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The Good Suicides by Antonio Hill

Young, free and ... dead

Senior staff at Alemany Cosmetics company come home with a secret after a team-building course in a remote country house. Now, they are committing suicide, one by one. Soon, they may all be dead. Each has received a photo from an anonymous source of three dogs hanging dead from a tree near the house.

Deciphering the personalities of these high-earning executives and their power structure, Inspector Salgado has his own way of making them speak. But Barcelona is now freezing cold and the city is hunkering against an unusually cold spell. Can Salgado break the ice before it's too late?

Book two in the Inspector Héctor Salgado series

Publication Date: 6 Jun 2013

AmazonUK 

Well it all started so well, a girl is pushed/jumped infront of a train and then it went so wishy washy and I was reading it for the sake of reading it and not because I wan't to know how it ends.  I hate not finishing a book infact this is only the second book i've not finished.  Maybe i'll revisit it one day but not in the near future :-(

The Wreck by Marie Force

Carly Holbrook and Brian Westbury are weeks away from their high school graduation. The young couple plans to marry before they head to college, and their future seems bright with promise. Everything changes one spring night when their six closest friends, including Brian's younger brother, are killed in a fiery car accident that Carly and Brian witness. The trauma leaves Carly unable to speak, and Brian is forced to make unimaginable decisions about a future that once seemed so certain. With Carly incapable of going forward with their plans, Brian leaves home—and Carly—for good. Fifteen years later, disturbing new clues indicate the accident that wrecked so many lives wasn't an accident at all, bringing Brian home to face a past—and a love—he's never forgotten.

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I have a confession, I love reading books by Marie Force, this is the first single title I've read from her and I'm struggling to put it down.  I devoured The McCarthys of Gansett Island Series , all 8 of them (so far).  Now I have to decide, do I keep reading the single titles or do I start The Fatal Series or The Treading Water Series?
Anyway, I'm half way through and I only started this afternoon so I'll be back very soon...

OK, so I'm finished and Marie kept me guessing to the very end, I had no idea who it could have been.  Its well written and the characters are great, I was hooked from the first chapter.  It's an emotional rollercoaster of which I found myself crying on more than one occasion.

I give the book 5 STARS   

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Stalking Sapphire: A Thriller by Mia Thompson

Despite the illusion Sapphire Dubois presents to the rest of the world, she is not just your stereotypical 22-year old Beverly Hills heiress; she hunts serial killers. While her fellow heirs spend their nights with trending celebs and drugs at the hottest club, Sapphire secretly spends hers luring, capturing, and anonymously handing over So-Cal’s most wanted killers to the police — just your average Tuesday night.

What Sapphire doesn’t know is that one of her adversaries is watching her every move, aware of both her true identity and her unconventional hobby. Needless to say, he doesn’t approve. Used to being the one who redefines the definition of predator and prey, Sapphire’s world abruptly shatters when a gruesome ‘gift’ arrives for her at the Beverly Hills Country Club. With her involuntary crush, handsome Detective Aston Ridder, close on her tail, Sapphire now has to rethink her routine strategy and figure out how to capture a killer who already knows she’s coming.


Well so far I'm enjoying this book, I'm on chapter 4 so if you'll excuse me, I've got a book to read.

OK so 4 days later and I'm back, I loved this book, I liked the style, I enjoyed the characters and I'm so pleased this is book 1 of a series,  I want to know what happens next.

I give it 4 STARS

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Mia Thompson