Blog Tour Review: Hunter's Hope (Vampire Motorcycle Club #2) by Alyssa Day

 

HUNTER’S HOPE by Alyssa Day is out now from Entangled Publishing!
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Title: Hunter’s Hope

Author: Alyssa Day

Genre: Paranormal Romance

About Hunter’s Hope:

Hunter Evans risked his life again and again as a firefighter until the night he died saving a child…only to be reborn as a vampire. Now the man who lived his life as the quintessential “nice guy” must find a way to conquer the deadly urges that threaten to turn him feral. When his own actions put a beautiful woman in danger, he vows to protect her…even from himself.

Alice Darlington has a secret of her own: she sees ghosts. She thought she’d done a good job of keeping it under wraps—until now. A terrible threat from her past is hunting her down in order to use her power for dark purposes. Now she’s on the run and doesn’t know who to trust or where to go.

When Hunter and Alice team up to battle the dangers coming at them from all sides, they’re forced to rely on each other. But Hunter doesn’t know how long he can keep the beast inside him away from the woman it craves…

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What I thought about Hunter's Hope

New vampire Hunter have a problem -- he can't control his blood lust urges, but he's met the most beautiful woman. His new vampire brain scream "mine" but he has to keep it together because he's so afraid of hurting the woman he wants to claim for his own.

Alice Darlington is immediately drawn to the blue-eyed Hunter, even though she knows he's a vampire.  She's not quite like other humans -- she can speak to and see ghosts and communicate with animals.  She's special in many ways, and Bane and his band of vamps is very interested in Alice and so are other, more villainous groups.

When it turns out Alice is a target. Hunter must help keep Alice safe from old enemies. There's plenty of action as Alice and Hunter deal with all manner of supernatural beings out there.

But what I really enjoyed about this story is the relationship between Hunter and Alice.  It's just so sweet and Hunter is so very protective. I just really loved these two together.  And Charlie is a lot of fun too, but I'll keep that little spoiler to myself.  And did I mention there are werewolves too?  How about a hilarious paranormal volleyball match?  All good fun.

I really like this series.  It combines a paranormal world with the motorcycle club theme nicely. It's romantic and a lot of fun.  And has two of the hottest covers I've seen this year. 

A complementary copy was provided by the publisher for review.

About the Author:

 

 Alyssa Day (aka Alesia Holliday) is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of the Warriors of Poseidon and Vampire Motorcycle Club paranormal romance series and the Tiger’s Eye Mysteries paranormal mystery series, with more than a million books sold. A recovering trial lawyer, Alyssa has won many awards for her books, has had her books translated into many languages (but is holding out for Klingon!), and loves all things spooky—and she's always rescuing dogs. For more info: www.alyssaday.com.  

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Review: The Christmas Project by Christi Barth

 Can they forgive the past and pull off a Christmas miracle?

Mariana Vasquez has always adored the historic waterfront Brampton Mansion, but the beloved building has succumbed to years of neglect. When Baltimore City inherits it, there's only one chance to keep it from being demolished. Mariana plans to earn the mansion a second chance and the money to pay for its upkeep with a designer Christmas showcase.

A mix-up on Scott Ashford’s last renovation job has shaken his confidence and harmed his business. He needs a fresh project and great publicity to caulk over his disgrace. Donating his expertise to save a historic property sounds perfect…except the opportunity is dangled by an old friend. Well, ex-friend, since he abandoned her ten years ago…

Mariana has too much pride to ask Scott to return to Baltimore for her, but she’s desperate enough to ask him to come back to save the mansion. There’s barely time to finish all the restorations, so Mariana’s sure she won’t have any time to fall for Scott again. But maybe the mansion isn’t the only thing that deserves a second chance this Christmas…

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What I thought about The Christmas Project

It's always a treat to catch up with some holiday romance during November and December -- especially when the stories have a little holiday magic.  In The Christmas Project, Mariana Vasquez is in trouble with the historical renovation she's managing.  It could mean dire consequences if she doesn't get the project completed on time. The one person she can think of to help finish the project is probably the last person she'd want to see under normal circumstances.

Scott Ashford is established as a highly sought-after historical renovation expert in New York City.  Ten years ago, he left Mariana unexpectedly, dashing her hopes that they would be partners in work, and maybe in love, too.  But after the way he left her, she's not eager to open herself up to that sort of heartache again -- but she'd love to know why he left when he did.  

With Scott's expertise on board, Mariana has more time to examine just what happened between them ten years ago in between handling the usual catastrophes of electrical and missing materials.  The Christmas Project is a sweet second chance romance holiday story that I found entertaining and interesting.

I really liked the fact that Scott and Mariana were serious about their chosen professions and some of the decisions they made were based on what was best for their career rather than what was in their hearts.  I suspect that many career-minded reader can relate to this situation -- I know I did and it was what kept me reading.  

It takes most of this novella for Scott and Mariana to put aside pride and guilt and really talk to each other about their feelings, but when it happens it's just so doggone wonderful.  Scott is terrific.  I really liked his easy-going attitude.  Mariana has a bit more to work through, namely a ten year old broken heart, so it takes some time for her to see that she's got another chance at happiness.

Things do happen very quickly at the end and I wished for a little more build-up to the big moment, but it didn't diminish my overall enjoyment of the story.

So if you are looking for a second chance holiday romance between two career minded professionals, The Christmas Project might be just right for you, too.

A complementary copy was received from the publisher. This is my honest review.

 

About the Author

 

 Christi Barth spent years performing in musicals, singing about love and giving people a happy ending in every performance. Then as a wedding planner she spent every day immersed in romance. Now - she writes it!

It is exciting to be able to share her love of the theatre with the world through her writing. Plus, her parents are thrilled that - in some fashion - she's still getting use out of her master's in music. She lives in Maryland with the absolutely best husband in the world (sorry ladies, it's true!).

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Exclusive Excerpt: Hunter's Hope (Vampire Motorcycle Club #2) By Alyssa Day

HUNTER’S HOPE by Alyssa Day is coming from Entangled Publishing November 30th!

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Title: Hunter’s Hope
Author: Alyssa Day
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Release Date: November 30th

About Hunter’s Hope:

Hunter Evans risked his life again and again as a firefighter until the night he died saving a child…only to be reborn as a vampire. Now the man who lived his life as the quintessential “nice guy” must find a way to conquer the deadly urges that threaten to turn him feral. When his own actions put a beautiful woman in danger, he vows to protect her…even from himself.

Alice Darlington has a secret of her own: she sees ghosts. She thought she’d done a good job of keeping it under wraps—until now. A terrible threat from her past is hunting her down in order to use her power for dark purposes. Now she’s on the run and doesn’t know who to trust or where to go.

When Hunter and Alice team up to battle the dangers coming at them from all sides, they’re forced to rely on each other. But Hunter doesn’t know how long he can keep the beast inside him away from the woman it craves…

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As Hunter started to step out of the elevator, an odd-looking dog raced in front of him and darted inside.

“Marigold!” a woman’s voice called. “Marigold! Stop!”

Hunter looked up to see a flurry of color as a woman rushed down the hallway toward him. Or, presumably, toward the dog.

“She’s inside. She’s not going anywhere,” he said, moving to block the entry to keep the animal in, surprised to find himself amused for the second time in ten minutes. For only the third or fourth time in the weeks since he’d died.

“She might push the button for a floor, and then where would I be? Chasing her all over the hotel all night?” The woman, a colorful whirlwind of purple silk, wild red curls, and flashing green eyes, ducked past him and bent down. “You naughty thing! Hotels are dangerous! What if somebody tried to eat you?”

“This may not be a five-star hotel, but I doubt they’ve resorted to eating dogs,” Hunter drawled.

She lifted the animal into her arms and stood, turning to face him but still looking at the animal in her arms. “Marigold is a raccoon, as you can see. And this is the South. They eat raccoons in the South, or haven’t you read Nathaniel Porter’s Field Guide to Local Fauna?”

“I…can’t say that I have,” he said slowly, because his brain cells seemed to be melting.

It was a raccoon.

In a hotel.

And the raccoon rescuer was the most beautiful woman he’d ever seen.

She was nearly as tall as he was, so maybe five-ten. She had cheekbones that could cut glass, and her smile, directed at the raccoon, was wide and lit up her face. Her eyes were the brilliant green of a spring apple, and her mass of red curls reached nearly to her waist. The purple dress she wore was a complicated thing made of scarves or loose flutters of fabric, and the entire picture gave him the impression of a forest nymph or fortune-teller.

“A raccoon,” he finally said, simply because the situation seemed to call for him to speak, but he had no idea what the hell to say.

“Yes. As I said. If you’d move out of the way?” She finally glanced up at him. Her eyes narrowed, and her glossy red lips tightened. “Oh. I should have known it would be that kind of night.”

He knew she was talking, but he couldn’t quite make out the words or the meaning, because every single molecule of his body was suddenly, painfully focused on one thing and one thing only.

The pulse beating in her throat.

About the Author:

 

Alyssa Day (aka Alesia Holliday) is the New York Times and USA Today best-selling author of the Warriors of Poseidon and Vampire Motorcycle Club paranormal romance series and the Tiger’s Eye Mysteries paranormal mystery series, with more than a million books sold. A recovering trial lawyer, Alyssa has won many awards for her books, has had her books translated into many languages (but is holding out for Klingon!), and loves all things spooky—and she's always rescuing dogs. For more info: www.alyssaday.com.  

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Cover Reveal: Always You (An Adair Family Novel #3) By Samantha Young

 

Samantha Young has revealed the cover for Always You !

Releasing: April 28, 2022

Cover Designer: Hang Le

Photographer: Regina Wamba

Arrochar Adair has loved her brother's ex-bodyguard and best friend, Mac Galbraith, for years. Once upon a time, she was too young for him, but now that she's a mature woman in her thirties, Arro can see no issue with their difference in age. Yet something deeper, a problem much more difficult to surmount, is keeping them apart.

Mac Galbraith remembers clearly the night Arro became everything to him, no longer just his best friend and boss's younger sister. However, having made many mistakes over the years, there is one mistake Mac is determined not to make: to believe that he is worthy of Arrochar Adair. Allowing them to grow closer during his daughter, Robyn's, return has proven his undoing. And when Arro forces the subject of their relationship, his response pushes her away. He just never meant for it to destroy them completely.

Devastated by Mac's final rejection, Arro is determined to move on without him in her life, though he seems intent on staying put. And when the Adair family face a new threat, one that may have ties to Mac's past, Arro can't seem to be rid of the man. In fact, Mac will do anything to protect her.

But with so much hurt between them, will Arro let Mac close enough to guard her from their enemy... before it's too late?

 

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Samantha Young is a New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author. She's been nominated for several Goodreads Choice Awards. Samantha writes adult contemporary and paranormal romance, YA urban fantasy and YA contemporary fiction and is currently published in 31 countries.
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Release Day Review: The Hookup Dilemma by Constance Gillam

 What happens when a random hookup turns into the ultimate dilemma?

Rashida Howard has never been a one-night-stand kind of woman, but she has good reason for making an exception with Elliott after meeting him in a bar. Cliché? Yes. Utterly amazing? Absolutely. Regrets? None.

Elliott Quinn is a workaholic. The one night he decides to break his routine, he has an encounter with the woman of his dreams. But no matter how amazing they are together, work will always come first.

Both of their lives get turned upside down when they find themselves on opposite sides of an ongoing fight between Elliott’s company and Rashida’s community. Though their chemistry is undeniable, neither of them will risk their integrity…or their heart.

And just when they think they might have found a solution that benefits both sides, they uncover a secret that will change everything. 

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What I thought about The Hookup Dilemma

Eliott  Quinn is overworked and frustrated with his trying to save his father's ailing business at the expense of his own.  When he meets the beautiful and sexy Rashida at the bar on his birthday, their hookup seems like fate.

Until she takes off on him before he gets her number.

Only there's a big surprise when it turns out Rashida is ready to fight for her grandmother's neighborhood -- the one Elliott's father wants to "rezone".

It set up two people who are super hot for each other on opposite sides. 

This is a cute story that had a nice overall feel to the story, and Elliott is really the star here -- he really wants to get to know Rashida better, even though it might seem like they are adversaries.  Rashida is a bit more reserved with her intentions, but overall, this is a very cute love story in spite of some slow spots with too business talk!

Overall, I enjoyed this book and I would read more from this author. I liked the diversity of the story as well, and the cover is absolutely gorgeous and what made me want to read this book.

A complementary copy was provided by the publisher. 

Release Day Blitz:The Wolf (Black Dagger Brotherhood: Prison Camp #2) By J.R. Ward

Return to the sizzling glymera’s prison camp in this dark and sexy second novel in the new Black Dagger Brotherhood Prison Camp spin-off series from the #1 New York Times bestselling author J.R. Ward 

The Wolf is out now!

In the next installment of bestselling author J.R. Ward’s Prison Camp series, things get steamy when Lucan, a wolven forced into bartering drug deals for the infamous Prison Colony, meets Rio, the second in command for the shadowy Caldwell supplier, Mozart.

After a deal goes awry, a wolf with piercing golden eyes swoops in to save her from certain death. As shocking truths unfurl, Rio is uncertain of who to trust and what to believe—but with her life on the line, true love rears its head and growls in the face of danger.

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J.R. Ward is the author of over thirty novels, including those in her #1 New York Times and USA Today bestselling series, The Black Dagger Brotherhood. There are more than 15 million copies of Ward’s novels in print worldwide and they have been published in 25 different countries around the world.
After graduating from law school, Ward began working in healthcare in Boston and spent many years as Chief of Staff of one of the premier academic medical centers in the nation. She lives in the south with her incredibly supportive husband and her beloved golden retriever. Writing has always been her passion and her idea of heaven is a whole day of nothing but her computer, her dog and her coffee pot.

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Cover Reveal: The Best Men by Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely

 Coming January 25th, 2022!

Bestselling authors Sarina Bowen and Lauren Blakely team up for the first time in an enemies-to-lovers, opposites-attract, irresistibly sexy standalone romance between the best man and the other best man!

In my defense, I was left alone with a bottle of single-malt and a life-long penchant for protecting my baby sister. Still, that's no excuse to send ten drunk-texts on why her hasty marriage would be a mistake.

If only I had just texted my sister. But nope. I accidentally sent the message to her, her groom, and his super hot wingman.

I also used the phrase “super hot wingman,” so I’d like to die now.

Instead, I have to plan a wedding with the aforementioned hottie and share a too-small guesthouse in steamy Miami.

Three days in the sun with the cocky, charming former athlete who likes to push my buttons? Fine, two can play at that let’s-infuriate-each-other game.

Until Asher ups the stakes with one wildly sexy suggestion. A no-strings fling, then I go back to my single dad life in New York, and he returns to his star-studded one.

Sign me up.

But the more nights I spend with the other best man, the more I want days too, and that just can't happen. Especially when I find out the real reason why…

Contents Include: First times, a secret to-do list, champion-level flirting, fast cars, #eggplants, and two men who look good in formal wear.

 

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