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Unwrapping: Review of ANYTHING BUT SWEET by Candis Terry

As a huge fan of Candis Terry’s Sugar Shack Series, it was a no brainer for me to sign up for the Tasty Book Tour promoting Candis’s upcoming new release, ANYTHING BUT SWEET. On Wednesday, the lovely lady will be joining me for an interview so be sure to come back then to meet her.   ***eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest and unscripted review.  Blurb for ANYTHING BUT SWEET:  A man who doesn’t like change . . . The Wilder family is something of a Sweet, TX institution: between their yearly BBQ blow-outs and their Hardware and Feed store, they’re an institution—an institution that ex-marine Reno Wilder has tried to preserve, in honor of his lost loved ones. But it seems like he’s the only one who’s got any respect left for traditions when a new TV makeover show rolls in to renovate Sweet to...

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Unwrapping: Review of ANY DUCHESS WILL DO by Tessa Dare

Are you a fan of Tessa Dare’s historical romance series – Spindle Cove? Well, if not, you surely will be after reading ANY DUCHESS WILL DO, her upcoming release from Avon Romance.  Already a fan but I’ve fallen even more in love with Tessa’s skill at creating a delightful escape into romance that you wish would never end. ***eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest and unscripted review. Blurb for ANY DUCHESS WILL DO: What’s a duke to do, when the girl who’s perfectly wrong becomes the woman he can’t live without? Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, has no desire to wed this season—or any season—but his diabolical mother abducts him to “Spinster Cove” and insists he select a bride from the ladies in residence. Griff decides to teach her a lesson that will end the marriage debate forever. He chooses the serving girl. Overworked...

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Unwrapping: Review of THE DEVIL'S HEART, a Chattan Curse novel by Cathy Maxwell

Having already read the first two Chattan Curse novels, LYON’S BRIDE and THE SCOTTISH WITCH, I had no choice but to find out if Margaret would be able to solve the mystery of the little white cat, end the curse, and fall in love in THE DEVIL’S HEART by Cathy Maxwell. Well, I was not disappointed. In fact, the final book of this series is by far the best of the trio and concludes with a fabulous and heart-wrenching finish. ***eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest and unscripted review. Blurb for THE DEVIL’S HEART: They call her the Unattainable. Lady Margaret Chattan spurned every suitor for her hand, vowing never to marry. The only way to break the curse plaguing her family for two centuries is this ultimate sacrifice. But now her brothers' lives are in danger. Determined to save them, she risks her very...

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Tasty Review Tour Blog Stop: THE EARL IN MY BED, a Forgotten Princesses novella by Sophie Jordan

Welcome to my stop on The EARL IN MY BED by Sophie Jordan Blog Tour. Already a fan of the Forgotten Princesses series by Sophie Jordan, it wasn’t a difficult decision to read and review this lovely novella that was released in time for Valentine’s Day. I may be a little late in bringing it to you, my dear readers, but believe me if you haven’t read it yet, by all means, do – it’s very worth it. ***eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest and unscripted review. Blurb for THE EARL IN MY BED: Intended for one man… All her life, everyone assumed Paget Ellsworth, the vicar’s daughter, would marry the Earl of Winningham’s youngest son. And when he left for war with his older brother, Jamie, words and promises were not necessary. She would wait. But destined for another… Four years pass, and the...

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Unwrapping: Review of SINS OF A RUTHLESS ROGUE by Anna Randol

I fell in love with Anna Randol's fascinating and intriguing spy twists on historical romance from the first time I read her debut novel, A SECRET IN HER KISS. When she began the Sinners Trio series, I knew I'd never pass up a chance to read her work, ever! Thankfully, I was able to read an ARC of the second book in the series, SINS OF A RUTHLESS ROGUE and I was not disappointed. ***eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest and unscripted review. Blurb for SINS OF A RUTHLESS ROGUE: Revenge never tasted so sweet… When Clayton Campbell shows up on her doorstep, Olivia Swift is stunned. For long ago, Clayton was the boy who stole her heart. He’s also the man her betrayal had sent to the gallows. A man she believed dead, now standing before her, looking leaner, harder, more powerful than ever,...

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Unwrapping: Review of AND THE MISS RAN AWAY WITH THE RAKE by Elizabeth Boyle

I hope you read ALONG CAME A DUKE, book one in the Rhymes With Love series by Elizabeth Boyle after I reviewed and recommended it last June because the next book in the series, AND THE MISS RAN AWAY WITH THE RAKE is coming March 26th. It might not be quite as excellent but it has its moments and it stars Lord Henry Seldon, the sensible uncle of the Duke from book one. Besides, Elizabeth always gets beautiful covers.    ***eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest and unscripted review. Blurb for AND THE MISS RAN AWAY WITH THE RAKE: Daphne Dale never could have imagined that when she answered an advertisement in the newspaper that she would find true love. Now she has the opportunity to meet her unknown suitor, but it means traveling to Tabitha’s wedding, and into the heart of her family’s sworn enemies....

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Blurb Tour Spotlight: KISS OF TEMPTATION, a Deadly Angels novel by Sandra Hill

Welcome to the first day, and my stop, on the Tasty Blurb Tour spotlighting KISS OF TEMPTATION by Sandra Hill - book three in the Deadly Angels series. If you've been paying attention, you know I have already read and reviewed book one - KISS OF PRIDE - and book two - KISS OF SURRENDER. I was very excited when Avon Romance offered up a chance to read an eARC of KISS OF TEMPTATION by Sandra Hill, releasing March 26th. Be sure to check out the other blogs on the tour - some will be giving away copies of this delightful paranormal. Click HERE. ***eARC provided by publisher via Edelweiss in exchange for an honest and unscripted review Blurb for KISS OF TEMPTATION: Is it lust? Ivak Sigurdsson is dead . . . well, sort of. Guilty of the sin of lust, he's been given an unusual penance: spend eternity as a...

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Amy Valentini

I am a lover of all things literature but I have a special place in my heart for Romance Novels of all sorts. Some day, I hope to proclaim, that in addition to being a reader of romance, that I am an author of romance as well.

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