The Convict's Bounty Bride - Review-

Lena Dowling offers us a unique romance story about a man who allowed himself to be sent to an Australian prison colony in return for money and a bride.

James Hunter knew what he wanted and needed to get ahead.  He just never realized that both what he wanted, needed and bargained for could be found in the same woman.  Lady Thea Willers is a headstrong, opinionated woman who hates the idea of marriage, loves to ride astride a horse and wants a job with her father at the bank.  She has no place in her life for a man and especially not the man that she was basically sold too.  In return for keeping her brother out of jail her father bargained her!

Lena Dowling takes on a fast romantic story with all of the elements.  I say fast since this is a Novella and only about 65 pages.  It is a quick and easy read for those without a lot of time.  It give you everything a full romance gives you but in less book space.

The only downside to this book is that it is so short you really don't get many of the details you crave.  Everything happens too fast to be fully satisfying.  However, I know this is the risk that you run anytime you read any Novella.  I would love to read some of Dowlings full sized books to get a real understanding of her abilities as an author. 

Mark of the Sylph -Review-

Normally I hate coming in on a series that I have not read the first book on.  However, Mark of the Sylph by Rosalie Lario, stands alone.  while it does reference book one, they explain enough so that you don't need to read the prior book to enjoy the story. 

How would you feel if Demons killed your family and terrorized you as a child? Maya Flores has that issue.  Not only that but she is immune to magic.  This means that she can see through all magic and that is exactly what sexy Half-demon Taeg needs.  So when Taeg kidnaps Maya she has to learn to live with having a demon around and keep her nightmares under control.  Oh and did I mention that there is a sword, an angel, a dragon, and more?

I loved this book it had a lot; it had a fast story line that was easy to keep up with, understandable characters and the true meaning of losing prejudice.  Not only that but it also had some hot, not so vanilla, sex scenes.  I mean who can resist a super sexy half demon.  Not Maya that is for sure. 

Things that could be improved in the book would be some of the descriptions of the demons that Maya sees.  While they do give you a good understand of what she is seeing I think that there was room for some amazing embellishment on what was done. 
I really can’t wait to see what happens to the rest of the half brothers and what trouble they get into. 

Cupcake Confessions -review-

Dawn Eskins owner of Carolina cupcakery the full review of which can be located Carolina Cupcakery wrote a book called cupcake confessions.  The book takes us through the great depression, mistakes and how people reacted to the cupcake craze it also includes recipes for the basic whipped cream and butter cream icing to Kailua.  How Dawn came to use power tools to make cupcakes and what trials she went through in making a successful business. 

Dawn grew up with successful parents and a grandmother who went through the great depression.  She was told by most people how no one needed a bakery that specializes in cupcakes.  The book is very relatable as you step through the trials and tribulations of setting up one of the first cupcake bakeries in the country. 

Everything she says is very relatable and easy to connect with.  It was a good read and included a lot of great recipes.  Dawn even explains how she got into kosher and allergy friendly cupcakes and the unique issues that come with setting up bakeries that have no Gluten or are completely kosher.  

On top of a completely enjoyable read, she also makes a mean gluten free cupcake.  If you get a chance you should pick up a copy of this book.  You can find a copy of her book available on Carolina cupcakery

Arcada 1: Blacque/Bleu -Review-

Being Gay and in the closet is hard enough in a small town.  Now add a super attraction to the near century old vampire next door, a pushy father who wants grandchildren and you to take over the family, a sister who is in to everything, and oh yeah you just happen to be an alpha werewolf.  That is only the beginning of what is going on with Lukas Blacque. 


Lukas has been in the closet his entire life and had done really well until Bleu stepped into his life and messed with everything he thought he knew.  Lukas thought he had enough in his life to keep him occupied, he had a successful mechanic shop, he was slowly adding on to his tattoo, and the world was running the way his father would have wanted it.  Until the day that his father decides that Lukas is going to take over the pack and needs to be put into training to be Alpha.  Part of this training is to start having children. 

Bleu had been fading for years, just wanting his afterlife to end.  Nothing excited him anymore.  Until he had his chance with Lukas then everything changed.  He had a reason to live again and a reason to fight convention.  However the situation going on behind the love affair means that it will be over before it starts. 

Belinda McBride delivers a very enjoyable romance between two hot paranormal men.  While I know this is not the first in these particular genera it is the one I have enjoyed the most.  I look forward to seeing what else McBride has to share with us about the lives of Arcada. 

Midnight Secrets -Review-

What are you to do when the love of your life leaves for boot camp and doesn't talk to you again for ten years?  This is what happened to one of the Wilde Triplets Savannah.

Having been threatened Savannah needs to take time off from her job as a prosecutor.  She figures that this is the perfect time to go and clean out her old family house and get it ready for sale.  There is only one downside to this plan.  She has to deal with the new Chief of police and her old flame Zack Tanner.

Soon Savannah finds out that there is more to her visit back in Midnight than she had thought.  The murder Suicide of her father and mother 18 years prior may have been a double murder, Someone Wants Savannah dead and Zack seems to think things are not finished between the two of them. 

This book includes high romance with more than a touch of steam mixed with intrigue and small town secrets.  The flow of the story is really great and I look forward to seeing what Ella Grace has to share with us in the next two installments.  Since the girls are triplets I am sure that there will be at least two more books.  I found almost everything to be believable and well done.  Only one issue with the entire book and that was the expectations from boot camp.  As a military wife I know what to expect from a boot camp and daily letters and phone calls are not one of the items I knew to expect.  While it didn't happen in the story there was one point where Zack said that it could have.  That was the only giant issue that I had the whole story. 

I loved the premise behind this book and am very much looking forward to see what Ella Grace has to hold for us in the next books.