Clarice's Book Nook: August 2018

Wednesday, August 29, 2018

Review for Friends With Benefits: A Steamy College Romance (Beta Brothers #2) by Hazel Kelly

Friends With Benefits: A Steamy College Romance

(Beta Brothers #2)

Hazel Kelly

Blurb:

We were only supposed to be friends with benefits.

We even made rules.

So things wouldn't get complicated.

So no one would get hurt.

But somewhere along the way, feelings got involved...

I should've known better, but he got me. Had me.

Besides, I always was lousy at relationships.

I just never cared before.

Not until him, anyway.

Not until Carter.

Review:

This was an interesting read. Kind of flipped from the usual in some ways. Carter has been trying to get into Nina’s pants for a while. Now that isn’t the unusual part. He wants more from her and she’s the one shielding herself from him. She’s the one that instituted rules for their hooking up. That’s what I found to be different. For once it’s not the girl that’s falling all over the guy. It’s not the guy making all kinds of crazy rules. You can kind of tell from the beginning that it’s not going to work out well like that. It was a sweet read. There was a lot of sexual contact in the book, lots. But it was a good college romance.

4 out of 5 stars!

Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Friends-Benefits-College-Romance-Brothers-ebook/dp/B07GBDW4JK/

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41080300-friends-with-benefits

Tuesday, August 28, 2018

Review for The Duke's Scottish Lass by Tammy Andresen

The Duke's Scottish Lass

Tammy Andresen

Blurb:

Lady Delia Alban absolutely cannot marry the handsome rake, Roderick Maddox, fourth Duke of Manchester, despite her brother Stone’s insistence she do just that. Though he has long reformed his ways, he steals her breath away every time their eyes meet and she simply doesn’t deserve that kind of happiness. Not after the death of her brother, Reginald. She must pay penance, because, if not for her, he would still be alive.

Roderick Maddox, has known for years he would marry Delia. Before Reginald’s death, he made a promise to his friend, not only would he care for Reginald’s sister, but he would reform himself into the type of man Delia deserved. He never expected Delia to ignite such passion or to be so resistant to him. Nor did he realize he held the secret about Reginald’s death that could crush their budding feelings forever.

Review:

It’s a match made in heaven, or more like one made by her brother. Delia’s brother wanted a match between she and Reginald’s best friend, Roderick. The very day they meet for the first time, a horrible tragedy happens. It’s one that the whole family has a hard time getting past. The eldest brother and Delia blame their selves for what happens and there is a kind of break down in communication between the two as well. Top it off with the fact that she doesn’t want to remember what happened that day and it makes for a difficult time for Roderick, whose bent on seeing this through and marrying her. But not just because Reginald wanted it. Turns out Delia’s brother knew what he was doing though. I thoroughly enjoyed reading their story and the struggles they faced. It was a very sweet read!

5 out of 5 stars!

Amazon:

https://amzn.to/2MbfEJM

Goodreads:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41045088-the-duke-s-scottish-lass?from_search=true

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/authortammyandresen/

Website:

http://www.tammyandresen.com

Pulse by Angel Payne

Pulse (Bolt Saga Vol 3) by USA Today bestselling romance author Angel Payne Release 28th August Genre: Contemporary Romance #Pulse #BoltSaga #AngelPayne #WaterhousePress

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Synopsis While Reece Richards and Emmalina Crist play out their romance in the global public eye as superhero Bolt and his beautiful ladylove, they keep their biggest secret to themselves. Even if the lunatics of the Consortium have gone underground along with their leader, the cold-blooded Faline, Reece and Emma know the criminals could resurface at any time and threaten everything about the new life they’re building together.

But secrets take on new meanings when a night of glamour and celebration exposes old wounds—and new dangers. When Reece uncovers evidence that there may be a connection between his family and the Consortium’s insane experiments, his quest for answers leads him, Emma, and the rest of Team Bolt to Paris.

In the City of Light, truths are exposed and a trap is set, leading to a clash in the city’s caverns that permanently alters everything for Reece and Emma—and reveals that no superpower on earth is more potent than the pulse of their true love. Buy the Book Today:

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Meet the Author

USA Today bestselling romance author Angel Payne has written for four publishing houses, and is also independently published. She loves to focus on high heat romance starring memorable alpha men and the women who love them. She has numerous book series to her credit, including the Suited for Sin series, the Cimarron Saga, the Temptation Court series, the Secrets of Stone series (with Victoria Blue), the Lords of Sin historicals, and the rebranded Honor Bound series, as well as several stand-alone titles. Currently, she is serving as the Vice President of Romance Writers of America’s Passionate Ink Chapter. She lives in Southern California with her soul-mate husband and beautiful daughter.

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Saturday, August 25, 2018

New release by Esther E Schmidt!

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Title: “Cross Ties”

Series: Swamp Heads #5

Author: Esther E. Schmidt

Cover Design: Esther E. Schmidt

Photographer: Reggie Deanching of RplusMphoto.com

Model: Darrin James Dedmon

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Day: 08/25/2018

Buy links:

books2read.com/CrossTies

Having his best friend ripped from his life at an early age has carved Zeke into the man he is today. Not being able to address his evolving feelings for her before she disappeared has him still searching for answers sixteen years later. Zeke knows very well he should stop holding onto the dream, as all it does is fuel his nightmares.

Faced with tragedy, Laudy wasn’t given a choice to run; but life and death doesn’t often present options. When given a chance at returning home, she grasps it with both hands. Secrets held for more than a decade will be revealed. Will Laudy’s return stir up old feelings or just old motives that caused her to run in the first place?

Torn apart and thrown back together, misunderstanding and confusion taints the best of intentions. Will Zeke and Laudy’s relationship grow strong again as the dust settles? Or will their second chance die as the promise of death returns?

Add to Goodreads:

goodreads.com/book/show/41454280-cross-ties

Cross Ties can be read as a standalone. The Swamp Head Series; a seven book novella series based on a family born and raised in the swamp. Each sibling will get their own INSTAlove story told (each a different genre) and even though it is a series, each book is a standalone.

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Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Destination Wedding by Lily Ryan

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Title: DESTINATION WEDDING

Author: Lily Ryan

Release Date: 15 August

Genre: Romance

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-SYNOPSIS-
I’m heartbroken.
Devastated.
My narcissistic-womanizing-jackass of a boyfriend decides to break up with me five days before we’re supposed to leave for my best friend’s wedding in London. A destination wedding.
Single in London, I want to stay in my hotel room and cry. The bride has other plans for me. So does the sexy man I met while barely dressed in the hotel hallway.
The last thing I expect is to fall head over heels for him in a matter of days. Especially not while on display in the middle of London’s hottest sex club. With each simmering look and every tantalizing touch, Cam weaves his way deeper into my heart.
There’s so much about Cam I don’t know. Love isn’t found in a matter of days. But I can’t deny there’s something more than just the sizzling chemistry between us. Is it love, or lust on steroids?
**Please note that some of these stories contain adult content**

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Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Calix (Areion Fury MC #6) by Esther E Schmidt

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✮ (¸.•´✶LIVE: “CALIX” AREION FURY MC #6

Title: “Calix”

Series: Areion Fury MC #6

Author: Esther E. Schmidt

Cover Design: Esther E. Schmidt

Photographer: Reggie Deanching of RplusMphoto.com

Model: Mike Minervini

Genre: MC Romance

Release Day: 08/14/2018

Buy links:

books2read.com/Calix

Calix is multifaceted. A detective. A Dom. A bartender. A member of Areion Fury MC. So many sides yet nothing defines him. He takes what he wants out of life and gives what he thinks should be freely given; he craves balance and yet he’s at a standstill in life. That is until a woman walks in and tips his balance out of control.

Tenley is desperate. A strong woman. A business woman. Born into the biker world she has fought her way to the top. And now, she finds herself following the President’s request to seek the help of the one individual who might be able to handle the betrayal and threat the club is facing. She’s thrown off balance when the one person who should be their savior, might turn into her downfall.

When betrayal from within taints the Areion Fury MC, Ohio Chapter with contempt and disintegration, the weight is on Calix to flush out the bad seed and try to save this Chapter. Even if it means leaving his own President to serve another. A fight for the gavel might be the end of Areion Fury MC, or a possibility for a new Chapter…in life.