REVIEW - The Millionaire's Deception (Men of the Zodiac #2) by Wendy Byrne

The Book

Release Date: 23 February 2015

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He always wins. And she never gives up...

 

Rafe McCall has a reputation as the Closer. He rakes in serious cash to make deals happen. Convincing small restaurant owner Frankie Ritacco to sell his business for property development should have been a piece of cake. So Rafe blows into Wilcox, Iowa on his Harley, convinced the deal is all but done. But he is so, so wrong...

 

For starters, “Frankie” is a woman. A stunning, stubborn woman who wants to preserve her idyllic small town. The Crossroads Café is a family legacy Frankie plans to leave to her future children, and there is no way she's selling—even to a sexy millionaire who makes her heart race. But her café is in serious trouble, and Rafe must decide if he can close the deal...or if he's found the deal breaker of a lifetime.

My Review    3 STARS

**My thanks to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing LLC, for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This story took a little while for me to get through and I struggled to read it in one go like normal.

Although the story is good, there was certainly something missing for me and the end felt so rushed and forced that I felt like I had missed something.

Very much a slow burn with lots of humming and ahhhing, changes of mind with a sudden u turn.

Frankie was a strong character, but at the end all her reservations left her very quickly with Rafe's big announcement.

Its an ok book, but not something I will pick up again anytime soon.

REVIEW - Hottie for the Holidays: Three Steamy Holiday Romantic Comedies by Lili Valente

The Book

Release Date: 7 December 2020

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Three steam-up-your-holiday reads featuring a single mom Cinderella, two sworn enemies catching a streaking Santa (and the love bug), and a Scroogy cowgirl who gets a second chance with the one who got away.

MILF ON THE SHELF

Single mom, Maggie, has given up on love. And dating. And hope that she’ll meet a man who isn’t better left on the shelf.

That is, until her socialite nemesis swears Maggie couldn’t get a date to the Christmas Ball if her life depended on it…

Scrambling to find a plus one, Maggie calls in a favor from her childhood friend, Penny. The one who works for a male escort service…

UP TO SNOW GOOD

The only thing worse than a streaking Santa dashing naked through my Christmas tree farm?

Answer: Lawrence Beverly, the insufferable Brit who opened a competing farm down the lane, finding out about it.

I loathe Lawrence like cocktail sauce in my cocoa, and there’s no way I’m letting him use Mr. Jingle Balls against me. Luckily, I have a foolproof plan to take care of my Santa problem. Or so I think, until it goes hideously awry and Lawrence sweeps in to save the day.

Now we’re making out in front of my fireplace and he’s saying all the right things, but can I trust this man with my heart?

Or is he still up to snow good?

THE TWELVE DATES OF CHRISTMAS

It’s the time of year for miracles…Once upon a time, Lula and Carter were inseparable. But when their romance faltered, the holiday lights went out in Lula’s heart.

She gave up on love and embraced a hermit’s existence, until Carter pops back up in Lonesome Point, begging for a second chance…

She gives him twelve days—and twelve dates—to make his case before she sends him packing.

Soon, however, not even Lula Scrooge can deny she and Carter go together like cocoa and cookies. But when her old fears are reawakened, it may take a holiday miracle to keep them together.

My Review    5 STARS

**My thanks to the author for providing me with a free copy for an honest review**

This book contains three separate stories, two of which have been published before, however now we have a compilation.

This is a delight to read and really helps get you in the festive mood and I lived reading them in front of the fire with a mug of hot chocolate.