PLEAS OF THE POLTERGEIST by Molly Fitz & L.A. Boruff

Title:  PLEAS OF THE POLTERGEIST
Series:  Meowing Medium #3
Author:  Molly Fitz & L.A. Boruff
Publisher:  Sweet Promise Press
Publish Date:   07.22.2022
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Cozy Mystery
Recommended for:  14+
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused
Received from:  Melissa Storm
Goodreads link: Pleas of the Poltergeist
Date completed: 08.18.2022
 
Description from the publisher:
My name is Mags McAllister, and I really need to stop being surprised when new ghosts show up at my door.
 
Thanks to my special spectral feline Shadow, I have a largely unwanted link to the spirit realm—and word is starting to spread that I’m a good person to haunt for those who wish to button up their unfinished business.
 
This time, my new ghost has a voice of her own, and she is definitely not afraid to use it—to make demands, complain, and even to criticize my choice of clothing. Frankly, I’m eager to help her, just so that I can be rid of this 1950s era loudmouth.
 
Once she’s taken care of, maybe I can finally start getting my own life in order… and finally choose between the two men who each hold a piece of my fractured heart.
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PLEAS OF THE POLTERGEIST is the third book in the Meowing Medium series.  These will be best understood if read in the order of release. 
 
First things first – I want to visit Colonial Candles and just smell all the wonderful scents and maybe get to watch some candles being dipped.
 
Second, there was just the right amount of tension – spectral and earthly – to this cozy mystery.  The story kept me glued to my kindle far into the night.  Who needs sleep when there is a great story to be read?
 
Last, I agree with the choice of men at the end of the book.  When the right man has your back, you know it.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via BookSprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Meowing Medium Series:
1.      Secrets of the Specter
2.      Gifts of the Ghost
3.      Pleas of the Poltergeist
Also from Molly Fritz:
·         The Killer at Cat Castle (Kindle Vella)
Claw & Order Series:
1.      Paws and Probable Cause 
2.      Purebreds & Purrjury
3.      Pets & Parolees
Merlin and Her Magical Fluff Series:
1.      Merlin the Magical Fluff  
2.      Merlin Fights a Ghost  
3.      Merlin Kills a Zombie
Paint-Slinging Sleuth Series:
1.      My Colorful Conundrum  
Paranormal Temp Agency Series:
1.      Witch for Hire
2.      Psychic for Hire  
3.      Vampire for Hire
Pet Whisperer, P.I. Series:
1.      Kitty Confidential
2.      Terrier Transgressions
3.      Hairless Harassment
4.      Dog-Eared Delinquent
5.      The Cat Caper
6.      Chihuahua Conspiracy
7.      Raccoon Racketeer
8.      Himalayan Hazard 
8.5  Meowy Christmas Mayhem
9.      Hoppy Holiday Homicide 
10.  Retriever Ransom
11.  Lawless Litter
12.  Legal Seagull
12.5  Black Cat Benefit (Black Cat Crossing Anthology)
13.  Scheming Sphynx
14.  Deer Duplicity
15.  Persian Penalty
16.  Grizzly Grievance
 

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NICK OF TIME by L.A. Boruff

Title:  NICK OF TIME
Series:  Prime Time of Life #5
Author:  L.A. Boruff
Publisher:  L.A. Boruff
Publish Date:  04.13.2022
Category /Genre:  Paranormal Romance
Recommended for:  18+
Grammar/editing:  received as an unedited ARC / errors excused.
Received from:  L.A. Boruff
Goodreads link: Nick of Time
Date completed: 04.25.2022
 
Description from the publisher:
When TIME takes everything Rowena Hembree loves, she calls on friends old and new to take it back.

Raising a teenage daughter by herself and trying to rescue her handler is a lot for one witch, especially one grieving the loss of the love of her life, but Rowena Hembree is determined to undo the wrong from her past that has led to a domino effect of changes to her future.

Nothing is easy and thanks to the TIME agency trying to smooth ripples in the fabric of time, Rowena can’t go back and undo the past.

Boy, has she tried. But maybe she can fix it through the present. She calls in old favors and brings together a wayward band of witches to help her hunt down her half-sister and infamous jewel thief, Fiona, who is trying to steal Ro’s life to repave her own legacy.

Twists and turns accompany Ro on her journey, and she wouldn't make it without her best familiar, Fred.

Rowena Hembree has been to Hell and back in time. At this point, she can do anything. Including… no, can’t tell you that. Spoilers!
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NICK OF TIME is the fifth book in the Prime Time of Life series.  For maximum enjoyment and understanding, read them all and in the order of release
 
There is a lot going on in this book. Their tying up loose ends, but I hope this isn’t THE end.  There is plenty of room for more shenanigans.
 
Life is full of surprises.  This book looks at some of the ones we all go through.  The frenemy who is it turns out is more friend than enemy – was it all a misunderstanding or just something you need to get past?  Hope is a balm to the soul and an instigator towards greatness.  Family is more than the people related to you by blood.  Love is the greatest of all.
 
I loved this story and I sincerely hope that we will return to this world again.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via BookSprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
Prime Time of Life Series:
1.      Borrowed Time
2.      Stolen Time 
3.      Just in Time  
4.      Hidden Time 
5.      Nick of Time
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  
3.      Divine Deviations
Fanged After Forty Series (with Lia Davis):
1.      Bitten in Midlife 
2.      Staked in the Midlife 
3.      Masquerading in the Midlife
4.      Bonded in the Midlife
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
Immortal Quest Series (with J.L. Burns):
1.      Realm or Ruin
2.      Echoes of Ancients 
3.      Heart and Shadow
Immortal West Series (with Kerry Adrienne):
1.      Undead  
2.      Hybrid
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
3.      Pleas of the Poltergeist (releases 2022)
Midlife Mage Series (with Daphne Moore):
1.      Unveiled
2.      Unfettered  
3.      Unbowed
Midlife Shift Series (with Lia Davis):
1.      Pack Bunco Night
2.      Alpha Males and Other Shift
3.      The Cat’s Meow (coming soon)
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 Sense 
5.      Karma’s Stake 
6.      Karma’s Source (releases soon)
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
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)
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 Faery Odd-Mother
5.      A Killer Midlife
6.      A Grave Midlife (releases soon)
7.      A Powerful Midlife (releases soon)
8.      A Wedded Midlife (releases soon)
 

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KISSES OF A REBEL ROGUE by Samantha Holt

Title:  KISSES OF A REBEL ROGUE
Series:  The Duchess’s Investigative Society Series #5
Author:  Samantha Holt
Publisher:  Helstone Press
Publish Date:   03.28.2022
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: Kisses of a Rebel Rogue
Date completed: 03.16.2022
 
Description from the publisher:
The only thing darker than his reputation is his desire for her…

From homeless street thief to business owner, Charlotte Bailey has come a long way. Which makes it all the more distressing when an old friend arrives, asking her for the impossible. She never thought refusing him would put her life in danger. And she certainly wasn’t prepared for a sinfully attractive rake with a past darker than her own to step into the role of her protector. But, here she is…

Peregrine Morgan can’t abide a mystery—and the lovely Charlotte is indeed a mystery. Initially, he thought she was involved with the dangerous criminal he’d been hunting. But now, he’s not sure of anything. He has no idea why he feels so compelled to rescue her. Even more perplexing is his desire to keep her by his side (and in his bed) even after the threat has passed…

With danger lurking around every corner, will Charlotte be able to put her faith in Peregrine—and in love—when it matters the most? Or will happily ever after remain elusive for this reluctant heroine and her unlikely hero?
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KISSES OF A REBEL ROGUE is the fifth book in The Duchess’s Investigative Society Series.  Though the other four books must be read as a unit, this one will stand on its own.  The sisters of the first four books are patrons of Charlotte’s bakery and as daughters of a duke their patronage have assisted in making the bakery fashionable and desired.
 
This was probably my favorite story of the series.  I loved Charlotte’s pluckiness and Peregrine’s dedication to his neighborhood and community.  I especially loved that we have two ordinary citizens of London.  Not gutter-snipes and not aristocrats, the hard-working everyday people that I can truly relate to, not just fantasize or wish to be.
 
This was a wonderful, entertaining, and romantic read.  I highly recommend it to romance lovers, especially if you want a bit of intrigue mixed in to your story.
 
Note:  While I received this book as a gifted ARC via BookSprout, my opinions are my own and are given freely.
 
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   
4.      Seductions of a Duke’s Daughter
5.      Kisses of a Rebel Rogue
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
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 Kidnap Club Series:
1.      Capturing the Bride
2.      Stealing the Heiress
3.      Taking the Spinster  
4.      Kidnapped at Christmas  
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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