SUNSET RIDGE BOX SET by Jacqueline Winters

Title:  SUNSET RIDGE #1 - 3 - BOX SET
Series:  Sunset Ridge #1 - 3
Author:  Jacqueline Winters
Publisher:  Jacqueline Winters
Publish Date:   01.26.2022
Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Recommended for:  16+
Grammar/editing:  A – near perfect
Received from:  Jacqueline Winters (as an ARC gifted copy)
Goodreads link: Sunset Ridge, Books 1-3
Date completed: 02.18.2022
 
Description from the publisher:
Welcome to Sunset Ridge, Alaska, where there’s a festival every summer month, a moose who's appointed himself matchmaker, and love is waiting around every corner.

Moose Be Love: When Cadence and her two sisters inherit the Sunset Ridge Lodge in Alaska, their immediate plan is to sell it. But the longer she stays in the charming small town—and around the kind and attractive caretaker, Ford—the more she yearns to stay. After his late wife, Ford never planned to fall in love again. Until he meets one of the inn's new owners. The more time they spend together, the harder he falls. But a deathbed promise that once seemed innocent might cost him a second chance at love.

My Favorite Moosetake: Tessa had her life all figured out, until a betrayal strips away the chance to achieve her dreams. Eager to hide from the fallout, she retreats to the small Alaskan town where she once spent a summer as a teenager. She never expected the military man who broke her heart all those years ago to still be there. Or that she might be tempted to stay. But is a second chance with Liam worth risking her heart?

Anonymoosely Yours: Single mom Sophie has been slowly rebuilding the fractured pieces of her life since her husband left her for another woman. She's made a new home for her and her daughter in Sunset Ridge with her sisters. She's finally feeling settled. Except for the complicated feelings she's starting to have for her best friend, Denver. She made the mistake of letting a man get too close to her heart before. She's worked too hard to heal her wounds. So why can't she stop thinking about the military veteran as more?
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MOOSE BE LOVE is the first book in the Sunset Ridge series.  Each story in this series will stand on its own, but for maximum enjoyment I recommend reading them all. 
 
The title clues you in.  This story is as cute as the title.  It must be love…. Umm, it MOOSE be love.  A window licking moose at that!  Now, if you’re reading this review trying to decide if you want to read it and you’re thinking “window licking moose???”  trust me… it’s funny! 
 
This moose owns Sunset Ridge and wants all of its residents to be as happy as a moose munching blueberries.
 
He has his antlers homed in on Cadence and Ford.  He knows they both need to loosen up and learn to live for themselves as much as they do for everyone around them. 
 
I’ve fallen in love with everyone in Sunset Ridge.  If it wasn’t in Alaska – you know, that place with snow – I might want to live there too!
 
 
MY FAVORITE MOOSETAKE is the second book in the Sunset Ridge Sweet Romance Series.  Each will stand on its own, but I have fallen in love with these sisters (and this town) and want to know all of their stories.
 
Tessa and Liam’s story is all about second chances and a love that has existed since they were in high school.  For Liam, he believed that “if you love something you must let it go.”  He had to allow Tessa to become the person she needed to be as an adult, before she could know what she truly wanted.  Because love is wonderful, but she had big dreams that had to be nurtured.  Liam is my hero.  He allowed them to both experience a small hurt (yes, it lasted ten years), for the sake of the assurance of both of their hearts.
 
This is a wonderful, sweet, small-town romance with a perfect happy ending.  One of my favorite characters never says a word – his name is Ed and he is a moose.  I think he’s part Cupid.
 
ANONYMOOSELY YOURS is the third book in the Sunset Ridge series.  Each is a wonderful, stand-alone, contemporary romance. 
 
Ed the Moose is back!!  He’s even helping to make one special little girl’s birthday even more magical.
 
That little girl’s mom, Sophie, is training for the annual marathon!  In addition to being an awesome mom and helping to run the lodge with her sisters.  This woman is amazing!  Is it any wonder that she has caught the eye of Denver? 
 
Now say what you will, but I’m going to bet that any woman would love to be wooed the way that Denver has dreamed up.  His secret admirer plan is so personalized and sweet.  Plus, I love that her sisters – and Ed – are rooting for him!
 
Now for the best news… The three sisters may have their men, but the fun is not over.  Ed the matchmaking moose is not done, and we will be returning to Sunset Ridge, Alaska for LOVE & MOOSECHIEF.  I’m looking forward to it!
 
 
Note:  While I received this boxed set as a gifted ARC via BookSprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Sunset Ridge Series:
1.      Moose Be Love
2.      My Favorite Moosetake
3.      Anonymoosely Yours 
4.      Love & Moosechief
5.      Under the Mooseltoe
6.      Moosely Over You 
7.      Absomoosely in Love  
8.      Perfectly Moosematched
Also from Jacqueline Winters:
·         Hooked on You
Christmas in Snowy Falls Series:
1.      Pawsitively in Love Again at Christmas
2.      Pawsitively Home for Christmas
3.      Pawsitively Yours for Christmas
Starlight Cowboys Series:
1.      Cowboys & Starlight  
2.      Cowboys & Firelight  
3.      Cowboys & Sunrises  
4.      Cowboys & Moonlight
5.      Cowboys & Mistletoe
Willow Creek Series:
1.      Sweetly Scandalous
2.      Secretly Scandalous
3.      Simply Scandalous
 

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A HUNTER TURNED by Kimberly Forrest

Title:  A HUNTER TURNED
Series:  Hired Hunter #2
Author:  Kimberly Forrest
Publisher:  Kimberly Forrest
Publish Date:   07.30.2020
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC
Received from:  Kimberly Forrest
Goodreads link: A Hunter Turned
Date completed: 02.23.2021
 
Description from the publisher:
They may have won the battle, but this is war.
An uncertain future…
Jamie Wilson is a Hunter. A vampire who hunts vampires, and though she may have been injured in the last conflict, she’s far from out. When a faction of rogues threatens the tenuous peace, she’s ready to rejoin the fight. Unfortunately, she’ll need the help of Archer Langley, an alpha wolf shifter who has made his dislike of her and her kind plain. Can she convince the recalcitrant male to join their side before it’s too late?
A haunting past…
Archer Langley hates vampires. Nearly every instance of suffering in his life could be laid at those creatures’ feet. He’d hunt them down and destroy them all if his absence wouldn’t leave his pack vulnerable. He certainly has no interest in helping them. But when bodies are discovered in his territory, a clear and deadly message, he can no longer remain neutral in this war. Teaming up with the attractive vampire that’s been haunting his dreams, however, stirs things inside him better left buried, and risking his heart might prove to be the biggest threat of all.
As the war between supernaturals escalates, the lines between allies and enemies are blurred. They’ll have to trust each other if they hope to survive.
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A HUNTER TURNED is the second book in the Hired Hunter series.  This is a continuing series and you do need to read them in the order of release.  Each book is better than the last.
 
From enemies to lovers – done right! 
 
Archer, the alpha of the New Orleans pack, has every reason to believe there are no redeeming characters in the vampires.  So why is he now so attracted to the beauty recovering in the dragon’s cabin?
 
Jamie is smart, strong, and no-nonsense personified.  She isn’t going to take recovery just lying down.  She’s ready to get back to work!  Blind?  Why would that stop her?  Smexy alpha werewolf with adorable daughter isn’t going to slow her down one bit either.
 
Speaking of adorable daughter – Cady is sure to steal anyone’s heart.  She’s not the only supporting character to add to the story in significant measure.  Archer’s pack is full of wolves that I would want as friends in addition to the Hunters.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via Booksprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Hired Hunters Series:
1.      A Hunter Born 
2.      A Hunter Turned
3.      A Hunter Found
4.      A Hunter Cursed
Also from Kimberly Forrest:
·         Forget Me Not
·         Silver Wolves
Malsum Pass Series:
0.5  The Rearrangement
1.      Malsum Pass
2.      Until You
3.      For Her
4.      Meant to Be
5.      Whole Hearted
6.      Small Moments
7.      Soul Deep
8.      Christmas in Malsum Pass
9.      Fifty, Furred, and Fabulous
Misfits & Rogues Series:
1.      Tea with Monsters
2.      Dinner with the Wolf
3.      Chocolates from a Vampire
4.      Brunch with an Angel
4.5 A Gift from the Vampire
 

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SHOCKING SAPPHIRES by Ann Omasta

Title:  SHOCKING SAPPHIRES
Series:  Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems #5
Author:  Ann Omasta
Publisher:  Ann Omasta
Publish Date:   07.24.2020
Category /Genre:  Suspense Romance
Recommended for:  18+
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from:  Ann Omasta
Goodreads link: Shocking Sapphires
Date completed: 07.24.2020
 
Description from the publisher:
A lonely woman, an abandoned baby, and a famous movie star collide...

Molly Malone is convinced she is the last single person in Brunswick Bay Harbor. Even her brother, the consummate bachelor, has found someone special.

When a baby is left at the Safe Haven drop-off at the local fire station, Molly gladly accepts the opportunity to care for the precious infant.

Grant Chandler is one of the most famous celebrities in the world. The last thing he expects as he's speeding through a seaside Maine town is for a woman carrying a baby to be in the middle of the slick road.

What happens next will change all of their lives forever, and the town of Brunswick Bay Harbor will never be the same.

Will these characters be able to embrace love and help each other heal, or will their startling new reality destroy them? Find out now in Shocking Sapphires.
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SHOCKING SAPPHIRES is the fifth book in the Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems series.  While this story will stand on its own, it is better enjoyed as part of the series.  I recommend reading them all and in the order of release.
 
This series has been absolutely addictive.  This one starts with a baby left at the fire station. 
 
I loved how the characters were allowed to be real people with faults and feelings.  They made mistakes and they grew from them.  Then, they fell in love and that’s the true beauty of this story.  There is a Happy-for-Now and we’ll have to wait for the next book to get the Happily-Ever-After (at least I hope it’s HEA, since they deserve it).  I’ll be reading it as soon as it’s available.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via BookSprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Brunswick Bay Harbor Gems Series:
1.      Shattered Diamonds
2.      Shining Pearls
3.      Shimmering Emeralds
4.      Shadowed Rubies
5.      Shocking Sapphires
Also from Ann Omasta:
·         Breaking Challenges (The Davis Twins, the next generation)
·         Guarding Grace (Gold Coast Retrievers #3)
·         Royally Broke Billionaire
·         Watching Willow (Gold Coast Retrievers #7)
Davis Twins Series:
1.      Taking Chances
2.      Making Choices
3.      Faking Changes
Escape Series:
0.5  Aloha, Baby!
1.      Getting Lei’d
2.      Cruising for Love
Coconutty Christmas – Holiday in Hawaii
3.      Island Hopping
Daring Desires Series:
1.      Daring the Neighbor
2.      Daring His Passion
3.      Daring Rescue
4.      Daring Her Captor
5.      Daring the Judge
Broke Billionaires Club Series:
1.      The Broke Billionaire
2.      The Billionaire’s Brother
3.      The Billionairess
The Keys to My Diary Series:
1.      Fern
2.      Marina
3.      Trixie
Lipstick Smudgers Series:
1.      The Neighbor
2.      His Best Friend’s Wife
3.      The Rescuer
Pet Set series:
1.      Goofy Newfies
2.      Itty Bitty Kitties
3.      Funny Bunnies
Wings on Fire Series:
1.      Falling
2.      Blazing
3.      Soaring
 

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