Tuesday, February 27, 2018

MOUNTAIN BEAR by Scarlett Grove



Title:  MOUNTAIN BEAR
Series:  Timber Bear Ranch #3
Author:  Scarlett Grove
Publish Date:   06.09.2017
Publisher:  Scarlett Grove
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  A
Received from:  Amazon purchase
Goodreads link: Mountain Bear
Date completed: 12.14.2017

Description from the publisher:
Love isn't always obvious ...

A solitary man ...
Cyrus Kincaid has been living in the woods since the Great War ended. In tune with the elements and his shifter nature, he's content to be alone ... mostly. His longing for a mate, however, won't be silenced.

An unhappy woman ...
Daisy Danes is the stepdaughter of a Mafia boss. She loves pink designer suits, her Yorkshire terrier Fifi, and shopping. What she doesn't love is the fact that her stepfather plans to marry her off to a hyena shifter in exchange for a shipment of drugs. In a desperate act of rebellion, she signs up for a shifter-human dating site and learns that she does have a mate -- a bear shifter who lives in a remote cabin on Fate Mountain.

A perilous path…
When the hyena shifter tries to double-cross her stepfather, Daisy escapes with Fifi and flees through the forest -- straight into Cyrus's arms. Despite their being mates, it's anything but love at first sight for this unlikely couple, and things get even more dangerous when a dark figure from Cyrus's past resurfaces. Can they overcome their differences in time to defeat their enemies and find a happy ending?

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MOUNTAIN BEAR is the third book in the Timber Bear Ranch series.  They each stand on their own.  I’m certain of this as I have not read the first two in this series.

These two, Daisy and Cyrus, couldn’t be more different.  Daisy is a spoiled little princess who has lived a life of ease with her stepfather and Cyrus is hardened by war and living alone on the mountain.  On the other hand, Daisy doesn’t just take orders from her stepfather.  Just wait until you see how she defies him!

In my opinion, Daisy’s dog, Fifi, stole the show.  Of course, my own fur baby has my heart, so those four-legged sweeties are always going to make me gush.

I loved the suspense and the showdown on the way to their HEA.  A worthy read for an afternoon!

Note:  while I was given this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Timber Bear Ranch Series:
1.      Boss Bear
2.      Saw Bear
3.      Mountain Bear
4.      Mechanic Bear
Also from Scarlett Grove
·         The Alpha’s Curse
·         Alpha Fated:  Called by the Alpha
·         Beauty and the Bad Bearlionaire
·         Cowboy Bear’s Christmas Surprise
·         Dragon Princes of Endor
·         Education of a Fae
·         Lion’s Halloween Baby
·         Mate for the Feral Barbarians
·         Warrior Witch and Raven
Bear Patrol Series:
1.      Commander Bear
2.      Detective Bear
3.      Cadet Bear
4.      Tech Bear
5.      Deputy Bear
Bear Wardens Series:
1.      Bear Witness
2.      Bearly Believing
3.      His to Bear
Braving Darkness Series:
1.      Marked by the Alpha Wolf (released in three books)
2.      Touched by the Dragon Lord (released in three books)
3.      Desired by the Archangel (released in two books)
Dark Sun Series:
1.      The Event
2.      Alpha Dragon’s Virgin Bride
Draconians Series:
1.      Alien Commander’s Bride
2.      Alien Warrior’s Mate
3.      Alien Fighter’s Woman
4.      Alien General’s Wife
5.      Alien Architect’s Bride
Elemental Dragons Series:
1.      Fire Dragon’s Baby
2.      Air Dragon’s Baby
3.      Water Dragon’s Baby
4.      Earth Dragon’s Baby
Fate Valley Mysteries:
1.      Hero Bear
2.      Holiday Bear
3.      Celebration Bear
4.      Candy Bear
MacKenna Family Series:
1.      This Mess We’re In
Midnight Sun Shifters Series:
1.      Bear His Love
2.      Bear His Baby
Mystic Harbor series:
1.      Unbearably Stranded
2.      Her Two Alphas
3.      Cat Scratch Fever
4.      His Lion Blood
Rescue Bears Series:
1.      Chief Bear
2.      Wild Bear
3.      Big Bear
4.      Brew Bear
5.      Ski Bear
6.      Geek Bear
Spirit Moon series:
1.      Howl
2.      Crave
3.      Claimed
West Coast Witches Series:
1.      Warrior, Witch, and Raven












Monday, February 26, 2018

THE BABY PLAN by Tia Siren


Title:  THE BABY PLAN
Series:  N/A
Author:  Tia Siren
Publish Date:   02.05.18
Publisher:  Tia Siren
Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance, 2nd Chance Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  book received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from: Tia Siren (as an ARC gifted copy)
Goodreads link: The Baby Plan
Date completed: 02.18.2018

Description from the publisher:
I’m on a mission to have a baby – but I never imagined my fertility doctor would be my baby daddy.
He’s my brother’s best friend -
The man who broke my heart so many years ago.
Now, he wants to give me the one thing I want most in the world.


Mason:
My jaw dropped when Lara came in for a treatment.
She wasn’t expecting to see me.
My best friend’s little sister looked as stunning as the day I went away,
Except for the resentment in her eyes.
She doesn't know I never wanted to leave her.
She wants a baby?
I’ll give her one.
Skin on skin.
Me inside her.
Her calling my name.
F*ck the IVF program. I’m going to get her pregnant the old-fashioned way…

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THE BABY PLAN is a stand-alone, second-chance romance.

When I think of Tia Siren books, I think erotic.  This one was more romantic.  Don’t get me wrong, it was still hot in parts, but mostly it was about Mason claiming the girl he has loved since she was sixteen years old.  Sigh!
 
I was rooting for Mason all of the way through this story.  He made mistakes; we all do, but he knew where his heart was held. 

I felt for Lara.  All she ever wanted.  All of the heartache that she had endured.  I understood it.  I’ve lived it.

This wonderful story was full of so many feelings, desires, hopes, dreams, and surprises.  I’m still smiling.

Note:  while I was given this book as a gifted ARC, my opinions are my own and are given freely.

Also from Tia Siren:
·         9 Under the Mistletoe
·         Ace
·         Arousing Her
·         The Baby Maker
·         The Baby Plan
·         Bad Boy Biker’s Baby
·         Bad Boy Biker’s Bride
·         Bad Boy Biker SEAL
·         Bad Boy Biker Stepbrother
·         Bad Boy Billionaire
·         Bad Boy Billionaire’s Sex Shop
·         Bad Boy British Rockstar
·         Big Bad Alpha
·         Big Bad Baller
·         Big Bad Billionaire
·         Big Bad Cowboy
·         Big Bad Daddy
·         Big Bad Fake Groom
·         Big Bad Master
·         Big Bad Neighbor
·         Big Bad Professor:  An Alpha and a Virgin
·         Big Bad Rancher
·         Big Bad Royal
·         Big Bad Twins
·         Billionaire Flawed
·         Blazing SEAL
·         Blind Date with a Billionaire
·         The Boss’s Orders
·         Bought by the Boss
·         Bought by the Hitman
·         Christmas Daddy Next Door
·         Claiming Chastity
·         The Coach’s Game
·         Commander Big
·         Daddy to Be
·         Daddy’s Best Friend (69th St Bad Boys #3)
·         A Dangerous Game
·         Dangerously His
·         Double Doms
·         Filthy Marriage
·         Hard Play
·         Hardcore Rockstar
·         He’s the Boss
·         Her Protection
·         Hot Man Wanted
·         Hot Woman Wanted
·         Hotter than Ice
·         Jack
·         Kidnapped
·         King
·         Lieutenant BIG
·         Man Candy
·         Misbehave:  A Navy SEAL Romance
·         More than a Game
·         My Stepbrother’s Game
·         Not with the Coach
·         On Her Knees
·         Outlaw Bad Boy Biker
·         Outlaw Biker’s Baby
·         Outlaw Biker’s Bride
·         Owned and Protected
·         Owned by the Mafia
·         Protected by My Boss
·         Rough
·         Rough Play
·         Sergeant BIG
·         Sleeping with Beauty
·         Tied to Him
·         Touchdown Baby
·         Twin Stepbrother’s Baby
·         What the Boss Wants, He Gets
Christmas Billionaire Ménage Series:
1.      Three Under the Mistletoe
2.      Four Under the Mistletoe