BASK IN MAGIC by L.A. Boruff

Title:  BASK IN MAGIC
Series:  Unseen Midlife #3
Author:  L.A. Boruff
Publisher:  L.A. Boruff
Publish Date:  10.20.2021
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content.
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused.
Received from:  L.A. Boruff
Goodreads link: Bask in Magic
Date completed: 10.28.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
Jen Johnson loves to read about supernatural creatures. She's always dreamed of climbing into the pages of her books to become a vampire or werewolf. Imagine her surprise when she spontaneously turns into a flying dragon. It's a dream come true, right?

Alexander, leader of all of the Fae and his cousin Roan try to help her acclimate to her new life, but it isn't until she meets Doryu, a gorgeous Dragon shifter, that things start to get interesting.

And what is going on in the town? Some of those people aren’t what they seem. If Jen sticks her nose where it doesn't belong, maybe she'll get some answers the Unseen world needs. And maybe her nosiness will only get her heart broken.
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BASK IN MAGIC is the third book in the Unseen Midlife series.  This series is best enjoyed if you read all of the stories and in the order of release.
 
I can connect with Jen in her tendency to love books… to distract herself from the realities of life by diving into a good paranormal…. So here we are talking about this paranormal romance.  The difference is that Jen has a moment of stress that propels her into becoming a paranormal character.  Oh, how I wish…
 
Jen also starts gathering men, because this is a reverse harem romance after all.  The first of her three men is Roan, what we would call Fae, but they call themselves Dannan.  He is her knight in a tailored-suit on her first day as a dragon.  I liked Roan right away.  He’s funny, smart, and sensitive.  Second is Alexander.  He seems cold at first, but ultimately he’s practical and compassionate.  The last of her triple-decker yumminess is Doryu (dor-ee-you).  He is Sarkany – a dragon – like Jen.  He is playful, sweet, and gentle.  All three men are handsome, intelligent, and devoted immediately.
 
I love the continuing world-building in this book.  Plus, there is an open end for more of this world to continue.  It does end in a cliff-hanger, but that just makes me anxious for book 4.  I am one of those odd people who like the suspense of a cliffie!
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
An Unseen Midlife Series:
1.      Bloom in Blood (formerly War of Fangs)
2.      Dance in the Night (formerly War of Fire)
3.      Bask in Magic (formerly War of Wings)
4.      Surrender in Dreams (releases 10.12.2022)
Also from L.A. Boruff:
·         Blood Moon Rising (Goddess of Virtue)
Academy’s Rise Series (with Lia Davis):
1.      Hell Fire
2.      Dark Water
3.      Dead Air
Coven’s End (with Lia Davis):
1.      Kane
2.      Voss
3.      Quin
4.      Jillian
Demons and Demigods Series (with J.L. Burns):
1.      The Devil’s Delight  
2.      Chaotic Creations (releases 01.05.2022)
3.      Divine Deviations (releases 03.31.2022)
Fanged After Forty Series (with Lia Davis):
1.      Bitten in Midlife  
2.      Staked in the Midlife  
3.      Masquerading in the Midlife (releases 01.12.2022)
The Firehouse Feline Series (with Laura Greenwood and Lacey Carter Andersen):
1.      Feline the Heat
2.      Feline the Flames
3.      Feline the Burn
4.      Feline the Pressure
An Immortal Midlife Series:
1.      Fatal Forty
2.      Fighting Forty  
3.      Finishing Forty (releases 11.01.2021)
Immortal Quest Series (with J.L. Burns):
1.      Realm or Ruin (releases 10.20.2021)
2.      Echoes of Ancients (releases 11.03.2021)
3.      Heart and Shadow (releases 11.17.2021)
Immortal West Series (with Kerry Adrienne):
1.      Undead (releases 03.09.2022)
2.      Hybrid (releases 05.11.2022)
3.      Fae (releases 07.06.2022)
Lucifer’s War Series (with Lia Davis) :
1.      Devil’s Consort
2.      Devil’s Assassin
Magic & Metaphysics Academy Series (with Laura Greenwood):
1.      Magical Mischief
2.      Magical Mistake
3.      Magical Misfit
Meowing Medium Series (with Molly Fitz):
1.      Secrets of the Specter
2.      Gifts of the Ghost (releases 01.19.2022)
Midlife Mage Series (with Daphne Moore):
1.      Unfettered (releases 02.09.2022)
Mystic Hollow Series (with Helen Scott and Lacey Carter Andersen):
0.5 Cookies and Cover Ups (Girdles and Ghouls Anthology)
1.      Karma’s Spell 
2.      Karma’s Shift  
3.      Karma’s Spirit
4.      Karma’s Stake (releases 12.29.2021)
Prime Time of Life Series:
1.      Borrowed Time
2.      Stolen Time  
3.      Just in Time  
4.      Hidden Time (releases 12.29.2021)
5.      Nick of Time (releases 02.23.2022)
Shifting into Midlife Series (with Lia Davis):
1.      Pack Bunco Night (releases 11.30.2021)
Southern Soil Series:
1.      Literary Yours
2.      Snow Cure
The Tales of Clan Robbins Series:
1.      Outlaw of Ladies
2.      Princess of Thieves
3.      Alpha of Exiles
Valentine Pride Series (with Laura Greenwood):
1.      Unicorn Mates
2.      Unicorn Luck
3.      Unicorn Truth
4.      A Platypus and Her Wolves
Witching After Forty Series (with Lia Davis):
1.      A Ghoulish Midlife
1.1 Cookies for Satan
1.2 I’m with Cupid
2.      A Cursed Midlife
2.1 Birthday Blunder
2.7 A Girlfriend for Mr. Snoozerton
3.      A Haunting Midlife  
4.      An Animated Midlife  
4.5 Old Magic and Odd Mothers (Girdles and Ghouls Anthology)
5.      A Killer Midlife (releases 11.24.2021)
 

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KIDNAPPED AT CHRISTMAS by Samantha Holt

Title:  KIDNAPPED AT CHRISTMAS
Series:  Kidnap Club #4
Author:  Samantha Holt
Publisher:  Helstone Press
Publish Date:   10.28.2021
Category /Genre:  Historical Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content.
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused.
Received from:  Samantha Holt
Goodreads link: Kidnapped at Christmas
Date completed: 10.24.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
They have no choice but to break all the rules. Hopefully their hearts will avoid the same fate…

Millicent Strong has no time for the nobility and their nonsense. Making sure her shop is ready for Christmas requires her full focus. So, when a brooding, battle-scarred lord shows up making ludicrous claims about her being the daughter of a duke, Millicent’s tempted to send him away. But there’s something about him that keeps her from saying no…to anything he wants…

Gabriel is desperate. The only way to rescue his sister from a marriage worse than death is to use Millicent as leverage against her vile father. The last thing he expected was for her to cooperate with his wild plan. And her offer to bring in The Kidnap Club? Even better. Now all he’ll have to do is figure out how to stop kissing his oh-so-willing victim…

But a fake kidnapping can lead to some very real—and problematic—feelings. When all is said and done, Millicent and Gabriel will need a lot more than the magic of the holiday season to make it to happily ever after…
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KIDNAPPED AT CHRISTMAS is the fourth book in Kidnap Club series.  Each story stands on its own, but there is reference to previous kidnappings and couples.
 
This story starts with the kidnapping…. But who is this guy?  He’s not part of the club!  And, why has he chosen to kidnap a shopkeeper.  As it turns out, he has the right woman, but things just don’t go as planned for Gabriel.  Still, he has the luck of his guardian namesake watching over him, since Millie is friends with the members of the Kidnap Club, and he needs them.
 
I loved this story.  I did not put it down and read straight through during my Sunday off.  Gabriel and Millie are meant for each other, and I wasn’t going to be happy leaving their story for a minute.  I had to know what happened next, and next, and next….
 
This was a great addition to a series that I hope has more to come.  It is such a wonderful concept - a sort of underground railroad for the 19^th century women of England who were viewed as possessions instead of people.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
The Kidnap Club Series:
1.      Capturing the Bride
2.      Stealing the Heiress
3.      Taking the Spinster  
4.      Kidnapped at Christmas
Also from Samantha Holt:
·         The Angel’s Assassin
·         Buckle Down
·         Christmas Seduction
·         The Crimson Castle
·         Eden’s Fire
·         Heart of a Viking
·         Her Dream Cowboy
·         Her Highland Defender
·         How to Marry a Rake in Ten Days
·         Hunting His Highland Lass
·         Kissed at Midnight
·         Knight’s Captive
·         Love or Loyalty
·         Loving Her Highland Enemy
·         Must Love Lords
·         Not Another Soldier
·         Once Upon a Rake
·         The Rake Who Rescued Me
·         The Sexy Bartender’s Virtual Seduction
·         A Summer Siege
·         Tempting His Mistress  
·         Too Much to Lose
·         Warriors
·         The Warrior’s Reward
·         A Whole New Duke
Bluestocking Brides Series:
Lavinia and the Laird
1.      Amelia and the Viscount
2.      Julia and the Duke
3.      Emma and the Earl
4.      Catherine and the Marquis
5.      Lilith and the Stable Hand
Borderland Legacy:
1.      Borderland Bride
2.      Borderland Beauty
3.      Borderland Betrayal
Cynfell Brothers Series:
1.      Sinful Confessions
2.      Sinful Deeds
3.      Sinful Liaisons
4.      Sinful Cravings
5.      Sinful Possession
6.      Sinful Temptations
7.      Sinful Secrets
The Duchess’s Investigative Society Series:
1.      Secrets of a Duke’s Daughter
2.      Temptations of a Duke’s Daughter
3.      Wagers of a Duke’s Daughter  
Highland Fae Chronicles:
1.      To Steal a Highlander’s Heart
2.      To Dream of a Highlander
3.      To Avenge Her Highland Warrior
The Inheritance Clause Series:
1.      There Are Plenty More Dukes in the Sea
2.      A Rake Never Changes His Spots
3.      Once a Wallflower, Always a Wallflower
4.      All’s Fair in Love and Debauchery
The Lords of Scandal Row Series:
1.      The Taming of a Wicked Rogue
2.      The Tempting of a Devilish Lord
3.      The Tantalizing of a Scandalous Rake
One Knight Collection:
1.      One Knight
2.      Black Knight
3.      White Knight
4.      Highland Knight
Regency Fairy Twists:
1.      Wake Me with a Kiss
2.      The Beast Who Loved Me
3.      Dance with Me at Midnight
Rogues of Redmere Series:
1.      You’re the Rogue that I Want
2.      When a Rogue Loves a Woman
3.      Waiting for a Rogue Like You
4.      What’s a Rogue Got to Do with It?
Spinsters Club Series:
1.      Gentlemen Prefer Spinsters
The Wallflower Brides Series:
1.      Married to the Rake
2.      Married to the Lord 
3.      Married to the Earl
 

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