SMOKE SIGNALS (TULSA THUNDER BIRDS #2) BY CATHERINE GAYLE
SYNOPSIS
USA Today bestselling author Catherine Gayle presents the second novel in the Tulsa Tunderbirds hockey romance series.
Desperation changes a person. Leads them to do things they never would have dreamed.
Thanks to his mother, Ray “Razor” Chambers knows what desperation can lead a person to do. But as a defenseman for the Tulsa Thunderbirds, those days are long in the past for both of them. His best buddy is about to get hitched in Vegas when a woman whose eyes are filled with an all-too-familiar haunted look approaches Razor. She makes him a proposition, and he knows he’s witnessing yet another act borne of desperation.
Viktoriya Dubrovskaya knows all about desperation, too. She came to America to study ballet and escape a fate no one should have to bear. She can never go home again. She’s broke and broken, not to mention in survival mode. Viktoriya turned to the only help offered, but in the end it stripped her of everything she was and all she wanted. Now she’s out of time, money, and options…until she sees Razor.
There’s no chance he’ll take her up on what she’s offering, but he suggests a counter-proposal—one involving a ring, a green card, and the chance to reclaim her body. It’s an opportunity she can’t pass up, but for Viktoriya and Razor, learning to live together as husband and wife is as foreign as interpreting Smoke Signals. And where there’s smoke, there’s usually fire.
CONTENT WARNING: contains graphic and potentially disturbing descriptions of abuse, both physical and sexual.
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REVIEW: SMOKE SIGNALS (TULSA THUNDER BIRDS #2) BY CATHERINE GAYLE
Smoke Signals by Catherine Gayle
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
A person never knows how much they can endure until they are not given a choice. Will it be faced with strength and integrity? Will it cause a breakdown that is hard to recover from? Smoke Signals is a story of courage, hope and kindness. Viktoriya is at her lowest when she meets Ray. This girl is in a foreign country with no way to take care of herself. I cried because she truly was alone and didn't have anyone she could on but herself. A good person with no options, she is willing to degrade herself and is on the verge of giving up on her dream. Ray proves to be her guardian angel. Despair begets a safe haven for these two troubled people. Haunted by a past he can't change, he will do whatever he can to protect Viktoriya from enduring what he faced in his youth. When all is said and done Catherine Gayle's powerful novel shows that one good deed, one big heart can make a difference. An act of kindness has the power to heal. I received an ARC of Smoke Signals in exchange for an honest review. Have the hankies close by.
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CALM BEFORE THE STORM (RISING STORM: EPISODE 5)
BY LARISSA IONE
SYNOPSIS
Secrets, Sex and Scandals …
Welcome to Storm, Texas, where passion runs hot, desire runs deep, and secrets have the power to destroy… Get ready. The storm is coming.
Marcus Alvarez fled Storm when his father’s drinking drove him over the edge. With his mother and sisters in crisis, Marcus is forced to return to the town he thought he’d left behind. But it is his attraction to a very grown up Brittany Rush that just might be enough to guarantee that he stays.
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REVIEW: CALM BEFORE THE STORM (RISING STORM: EPISODE 5)
BY LARISSA IONE
Calm Before The Storm by Larissa Ione
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
I applaud all of the authors within this collaborative series. Julie Kenner and Dee Davis came up with an exceptional idea and with each installment more of the pieces fall into place. These are truly troubled people. Some do the wrong things for the right reason and others are just users who thrive on hurting others. The latest installment has been penned by Larissa Ione. Calm Before the Storm centers around Marcus and Brittany. Drawn together due to tumultuous events within their families, these two find healing and escape from all the chaotic drama. Received an ARC of this novella in exchange for an honest review. The thing that I find so compelling about this series is that every action one person makes has an effect on the lives of many others. It really makes me look at humanity in a different way.
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THE UNINTENDED FIANCE' (CAPTURED BY LOVE #4)
BY MIRANDA P. CHARLES
SYNOPSIS
He arranges a fake engagement to win against his business rival.
Bradley Mead has one overriding goal: to succeed over his fiercest business enemy. To boost his chances of winning a lucrative contract over his competitor, he must first assure his potential client that he is not after the client's new wife--a woman he used to date and who still loves to flirt with him. To aid his cause, he asks Erin Baker, his sister's beautiful best friend, to be his pretend fianceé. But Erin soon becomes a pawn for his archrival's underhanded tactics... and he finds himself torn between winning in business and following the dictates of his heart.
She doesn't expect to fall for her fake fiancé.
Erin Baker believes she is now immune from Bradley Mead's charms. After all, her secret crush for him when she was still a teenager is long gone. When an ex-boyfriend becomes a new work colleague and starts annoying her, accepting Brad's proposition to be his fake fianceé for a short time seems like a great idea... until she discovers that she's been lying to herself about her feelings for him. Can she ever win the heart of the man who has never loved her back, and shows no intention of ever doing so?
*****
The Unintended Fiancé can be read as a stand-alone or as Book 4 of the Captured by Love series. The author recommends reading the books in order to fully enjoy the series.
Book 1: The Unwilling Executive (Lucas Renner and Jade Tully)
Book 2: The Unyielding Bachelor (Rick Donnelly and Lexie Mead)
Book 3: The Undercover Playboy (Carter Garrett and Cassie Stephens)
Book 4: The Unintended Fiancé (Bradley Mead and Erin Baker)
Other books in the series coming soon!
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REVIEW: THE UNINTENDED FIANCE' (CAPTURED BY LOVE #4)
BY MIRANDA P. CHARLES
The Unintended Fiance by Miranda P. Charles
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Captured by Love was the perfect moniker for this series as a whole. Miranda P. Charles has written a series of books that steal the heart with emotion charged stories that are on fire. The Unintended Fiance is my favorite story so far. There has always been unrequited feelings between Erin and Bradley. Erin has always wanted more than friendship. Clueless Bradley has never seen her as more than a friend. When Bradley needs a favor and Erin reluctantly agrees things get complicated. Old feelings surface, emotions become involved and underhanded tactics could put an end to friendship and romance permanently. I received an ARC of The Unintended Fiance' in exchange for an honest review. Ms. Charles put her all into ever story she writes and that can clearly be seen with this story.
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