Spicy Books Lady – Page 16 – Book Talks & Reviews

#BRMondays – First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones

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Published November 3rd, 2011
Amazon Kindle: 320 Pages
Genre: Romance, Suspence, Paranormal

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Private investigator Charlotte Davidson was born with three things: looks; a healthy respect for the male anatomy; and the rather odd job title of grim reaper. Since the age of five, she has been helping the departed solve the mysteries of their deaths so they can cross. Thus, when three lawyers from the same law firm are murdered, they come to her to find their killer.

In the meantime, Charley’s dealing with a being more powerful – and definitely sexier – than any spectre she’s ever come across before. With the help of a pain-in-the-ass skip tracer, a dead pubescent gangbanger named Angel, and a lifetime supply of sarcasm, Charley sets out to solve the highest profile case of the year and discovers that dodging bullets isn’t nearly as dangerous as falling in love.

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#BRMondays – Wife Me Bad Boy by Chance Carter

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Published December 28th, 2015 by Amazon Digital Services LLC
Amazon Kindle: 387 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Suspence, Military Romance

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My Name is Grant Lucas, And I Will Make You My Wife.

I look like any normal Bad Boy. Tattoos, Muscles, Swagger. I look … good.

But I’m not good, and I will Make a Wife out of You.

Lacey thinks she wants a husband, she thinks she wants a nice man to settle down with. She has no idea. The guy she has in mind is all wrong. He doesn’t have the balls. He doesn’t even come close to being man enough for a girl like her.

I know what she wants, she wants the Rock Hard strength of a real man.
And if she’s going to get a husband, it’s going to be me. I’m the only one who can wife her.

She doesn’t know it yet, but I’m going to Wife her so Hard her Head will Spin.

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#BRMondays – Romancing the Beat by Gwen Hayes

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Published April 19th, 2016 by Gwen Hayes Media
Amazon Kindle: 98 Pages
Genre: Nonfiction, Writing, Romance

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What makes a romance novel a romance? How do you write a kissing book?

Writing a well-structured romance isn’t the same as writing any other genre—something the popular novel and screenwriting guides don’t address. The romance arc is made up of its own story beats, and the external plot and theme need to be braided to the romance arc—not the other way around.

Told in conversational (and often irreverent) prose, Romancing the Beat can be read like you are sitting down to coffee with romance editor and author Gwen Hayes while she explains story structure. The way she does with her clients. Some of whom are regular inhabitants of the New York Times and USA Today bestseller lists.

Romancing the Beat is a recipe, not a rigid system. The beats don’t care if you plot or outline before you write, or if you pants your way through the drafts and do a “beat check” when you’re revising. Pantsers and plotters are both welcome. So sit down, grab a cuppa, and let’s talk about kissing books.

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#BRMondays – Neurosurgeon… and Mum! by Kate Hardy

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Published September 1st 2010 by Harlequin Medical Romance
Amazon Kindle: 192 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Harlequin Romance, Medical

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When Amy Rivers’s dreams of a family were shattered by her ex-fiance, she dedicated herself to neurosurgery, where she’s kept her head–and her heart–ever since.

Now, with her career in shreds, Amy needs a lifeline. She escapes to the one place she’s always called home, only to find the new village doctor, Tom Ashby, and his motherless little daughter Perdy sharing her retreat. Amy tries to keep her longings locked up tight but, enchanted by the sad little girl and captivated by Tom’s heart-melting smile, she finds her shattered dreams come flooding back. Life has been tough for all of them, but together can they make each other whole?

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#BRMondays – Sydney by Kat Brewer

Published April 24th, 2017
Amazon Kindle: 297 Pages
Genre: Romance, Science Fiction

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A veteran combat nurse, Sydney’s Davis’ arrival on Jiva leaves her at the mercy of ruthless slavers from Ambria.
Saved by a powerful Warlord she finds herself in the household of his healer as plans for war are furthered. Keeping those around her in ignorance of her true identity, Sydney battles PTSD and the demons of her past as she struggles with the reality of her new world.

Frightened and alone, she discovers that there are other like her, other Portal Travelers. She makes her way to the headquarters camp of the allied nations that have gathered to depose the King of Ambria to find the other women like herself.
At first thought a spy, Sydney is soon welcomed by the women of Erla and Tayliss. Her skills as a combat nurse serve her well as she assists Veronica and the other healers as they treat the wounded.

As freedom rings for the men of Tayliss and Erla, there are those that are opposed to freeing their slaves, and the Queen of Tayliss must fight to keep her Throne, her life and the lives of her children.

Sydney’s journey takes her on an adventure she never could have imagined, and shows her the woman she can be.

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#BRMondays – Outback Billionaire by Nikki Steele

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Published April 24th, 2017
Amazon Kindle: 193 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Romance, Australia & South Pacific

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She has a broken heart. He has a broken body. Together, they’ll find healing in each other and the Great Australian Outback.

Marlo never expected to find love in Australia—far from it, she hates the place. She’s got a crappy job, her fiancé has just left her, and all she wants now is to buy a ticket home to America.

Then she meets Jack—a handsome, rugged Australian billionaire with a wild streak; as good at handling horses as he is at tumbling in her bed. He owns a station in the middle of Australia, and when she takes up his offer of work, sparks of attraction between the two quickly blossom into romance.

But something is wrong.

Marlo is the one with the broken heart, but it’s Jack who is acting strange—like a storm cloud hangs over his head. It has something to do with the eyepatch just above those kissable lips, but he doesn’t want to talk about it. All Marlo knows is it’s an old childhood tragedy, come back to rear its ugly head.

Jack has healed her broken heart. But that might not be enough in the vast Australian Outback. Because Jack too is broken.

And it might take more than she can give to heal him.

Outback Billionaire is a standalone romance with a happy ending.

But be warned: this book is as hot as the Australian Outback! It contains smoking action between a feisty American woman and a sexy, bad boy Australian Billionaire, including sizzling scenes which are for adults only.

Read this book if you enjoy intelligent romance, hot love scenes, and bad boy billionaires with sexy Australian accents!.

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#BRMondays – Shy Girls Write It Better by May Sage

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Published October 11th, 2016 by Madam’s Books
Amazon Kindle: 182 Pages
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Contemporary Fiction, Short Stories

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Cassie Franklin trips over nothing on perfectly flat surfaces every day, and she cannot seem to be able to simultaneously speak and look into her audience’s eyes.

Cassandra Frank is the ultimate tease; her words have aroused, intrigued and captured the heart of thousands…

And somehow, they are the same person.

Hiding the fact that she writes erotica isn’t much of a challenge – no one would ever think that a plain, boring little accountant like Cassie could so much as read anything so scandalous…

But one day, she makes a huge mistake.

Carter Harris employs so many people he can’t exactly recall all their names, but strangely, he knows her. She isn’t an executive, she isn’t sexy, or otherwise noticeable, but the girl is cute – in a helpless, unique sort of way.

He can’t pretend to say she ever crosses his mind, though… Until the day he finds the manuscript she worked on during her lunch hour.

Shy girls write it better is an adult romance with explicit content. Standalone novel.

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#BRMondays – Honored by Frankie Love

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Published April 5th 2017
Amazon Kindle: 128 Pages
Genre: Romance, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance

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When my cousin Jax bails me out after a bar fight, I head to his middle-of-nowhere cabin. Not my first choice—but who knows, maybe I’ll become a real fucking mountain man.

I’m not the only person staying at Jax’s place.
His wife’s cousin, Honor, is here too.
Suddenly this mountain is looking a hell of a lot better.

When Honor tells me her life is complicated it’s the understatement of the century.
Besides having a tender heart and the face of an angel, she’s a sister-wife, on the run from her ex, desperate to give her children a better life.

I’ve spent the last few years fucking around while Honor’s been raising her babies.
It’s time for me to get my shit together.
No one thinks Honor should get involved with another man, especially a man like me.

But they don’t understand—Honor is my woman now.
And I’m not leaving this mountain until I have her.

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#BRMondays – Six Months in Montana by Pamela Kelley

Published November 17th 2013 by Piping Plover Press
Amazon Kindle: 215 Pages
Genre: Romance, Contemporary Romance, Western, Clean & Wholesome

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Molly Bishop loves living in Manhattan and managing a boutique luxury hotel. She’s about to be promoted to her dream job of General Manager, the role she’s been striving for her entire career.

There’s only one thing standing in her way.

The will of her childhood friend, Christian Ford’s grandfather. She hasn’t even seen Christian in over ten years, but a recent run-in with his grandfather during a rare visit home, resulted in a new condition to the will. Christian will only inherit the ranch he’s been running and the real estate development business that he has expanded, if he marries Molly and stays married for at least six months.

This is what I would call a cozy romance, it’s romantic and sweet and is set in a small fictional town about 30 miles from Bozeman, MT. Warning, if you prefer your stories with the bedroom doors wide open and the windows steamed up, you may be disappointed. 🙂

I love to cook and try new recipes and if you do too, you may want to check out the recipe I included at the end of the book, for Lazy Lobster Casserole, the dish that Molly serves her guests at the Rose Cottage Inn’s first wine dinner. It’s a recipe I know by heart and have made a million times and is great for special occasions. It’s a holiday tradition in our family to have it every Christmas Eve. 🙂

***Also, please know that this book has a bit of a food focus, if you don’t like cooking or talk of recipes, etc. this may not be a good fit for you.

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#BRMondays – Own Me by Penny Wylder

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Published March 12th 2017 by Penny Wylder Books
Amazon Kindle: 124 Pages
Genre: Romance, Adult Romance, Erotica, BDSM, Contemporary Romance

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I owe a million dollars to a man who could destroy my life.

Ruining my step-father’s business was an accident—but that’s not exactly comforting when I’m being forced to pay him back. He’s made it very clear: If I don’t repay him ASAP, my mother will take her own life to get him the insurance money. But I’d never let that happen.

I’ll handle this the only way I can…

I’ll sell my body.

Everything about this is scary. Then I meet my first client.

Giovanni is more ink than tanned skin; more muscle than bone. Becoming an escort was never my dream, but if every client is as sexy as him, maybe it won’t be so bad?

But Gio has plans for me. Dirty, filthy plans. Because any man that would pay a million dollars to make sure he’s my ONLY client—to take possession of me in every sense of the word—isn’t someone who acts “vanilla” behind closed doors.

If I let him own me, he’ll be my hero.

But what if I can’t handle what he wants?

This is a standalone novella with a HEA and NO cheating!
Penny Wylder writes just that– wild romances. Happily Ever Afters are always better when they’re a little dirty, so if you’re looking for a page turner that will make you feel naughty in all the right places, jump right in and leave your panties at the door!

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