DISTURBING HIS PEACE

Series: The Academy #3

Author: Tessa Bailey

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: April 24th, 2018

 

She’s got probable cause to make her move . . . 

Danika Silva can’t stand Lt. Greer Burns. Her roommate’s older brother may be sexy as hell, but he’s also a cold, unfeeling robot. She just wants to graduate and forget about her scowling superior. But when a dangerous mistake lands Danika on probation—under Greer’s watch—she’s forced to interact with the big, hulking jerk. Call him daily to check in? Done. Ride shotgun in his cruiser every night? Done. Try not to climb into his giant, muscular lap and kiss him? Umm…

Greer doesn’t let anything—or anyone—distract him from the job. Except lately, all he can think about is Danika. He’s wanted the beautiful, cocky recruit since the moment he saw her. But she’s reckless and unpredictable, and Greer is painfully aware of what can happen when an officer doesn’t follow the rules. Probation seemed like a good idea, but now Danika’s scent is in his car and he’s replayed her voicemails twenty times. Christ, he’s a goner.

Danika’s melting Greer’s stone-cold exterior one ride-along at a time. Being together could have serious consequences… but breaking a few rules never hurt anybody, right?

4.25 ‘Rule Breaking’ Stars

Oh sweet Lord of Grumpy and ‘He-Man’ Thighed Lieutenants! 

The final book of the Academy – and one of the most anticipated every since the very first one – is is here and let me tell you, not even after reading the previous books, I would expect the battle that it would be to put these two together. True definition of enemies to lovers combined with forbidden relationship!

Lieutenant Greer Burns doesn’t have weaknesses.

And not for the first time, I’m caught between wanting to lick her, head to toe . . . and telling her the gray academy T-shirt really brings out her eyes. 
Idiot. You fucking idiot.

Even if she does hate me. 
Why wouldn’t she? My default mode is insufferable asshole.

You know what happens when you put two stubborn control freaks together, that have crackling chemistry and lust going on from the very first sight?! An explosive story that is Disturbing His Peace that what!

Greer and Danika are blindsided by the attraction they feel towards one another from the very first day she set her foot in the Academy, and for long and excruciating months now, they have been denying and pushing aside – or at least trying, lol – the insane lust, and craving, the proximity to other makes them feel. And you can imagine how that went, two fully devoted and controlled professionals, feeling for months and months out of control. It was inhuman to resist all that time, lol…

My mouth is apparently making decisions without consulting my brain. Is the ache in my pants in control? Or even the knocking organ in my chest? Unacceptable.

Since orientation day at the academy, gravity has pulled me toward this man, and now I’m caught.

Every day, since the very first meeting, the fight has been monumental, and each day they feel themselves giving in, little by little, to their attraction, so when they really touch, for the very first time, there was no going back to ignoring the mutual physical want. It was a explosion of feeling at the first contact!

We both freeze at her use of my first name, for the first time ever. God help my cock tonight. I’m going to stroke myself blind to the memory of her saying it.

“Your mouth distracted me,” I slur into her neck, unable to stop the punctuated roll of my hips. “It does that a lot. I see it and I want it working for me. Want it to talk to me, want to kiss it. Use it. I think about that last part when my dick is in my hand.”

Lieutenant Greer, the rule follower, always ‘by the book’ man – instructor to Danika’s recruit – was such a complex and tortured hero. Fully dedicated to his job – which was his whole life until a certain recruit walked into his life – with a baggage the size of a mack truck, and the ever present ghosts of his past, cause for his extreme fear of loss, this man put us and Danika trough the ringer, and I truly hurt for him.

His inner thoughts constant battle, and tormented feelings were a bit part of this story, of their story, causing him to reflect in his actions that struggle between what he wanted and what he thought he should do. His mind and his heart’s war was a huge emotional component of Disturbing His Peace, if not for the enormous extent caused by it, resulting in a bit of push and pull – hot and cold – game, that took too big of a part, and until too late in the storyline, I would have loved their tale even more.

Poor Danika, even after finding out that Lieutenant @ss-Hat, that she felt equal parts attraction and hate for how he treated Jack in the past, craved her just as much as she did him, she had to face a tone of obstacles, but the biggest one was Greer himself. Fortunately, their bodies gave in much faster then their mind did, giving us plenty of Tessa Bailey’s SCORCHING HOT – I’ll never look at a patrol car the same way, that’s for sure, lol – trademark moments, where the hint of forbidden coupled with his filthy talk, just took them to a whole height of heat. Volcanic proportions!

“What if we get caught?” 
Without a formal command from my brain, my teeth snap together, and I deliver a rough slap to her bottom. “Then you’ll hide your pretty face in my neck while I show them my badge. And when they leave, you’ll keep fucking moving. You want to break the rules, baby? Let’s break them.” Christ, there’s lightning singing in my veins, her shallow breaths making me even hotter. Hungrier. “Once I’m inside you, that’s where I’m staying. God himself couldn’t drag me off. Are we clear?”

Oh my… This man… WOW. No wonder Danika was so captivated by him, even after all his pushing away and his @sshole attitudes. There were plenty of pluses there too, lol!

Danika was such an extraordinary and strong female character! So totally kickass and independent, she she is not only fully devoted to her career, but her her loved ones. She does literally everything for them, even demands it in all her controlling glory, not asking or allowing anyone to help. But Greer seems to be her counterpart in every way, and sees right trough her, all the way she doesn’t deal with it and carries the world on her shoulders, and he’s the one that offers a way for her to let go, and finally realize, she doesn’t need to control and do everything on her own. Her insistent spirit, and never giving up, applied also to her relationship with Greer, but specially in trying to help him, to reach him, and break his self imposed loneliness.

They truly were the perfect match in every way, the way she incessantly fought for him, for them, and his palpable love and devotion, and their mutual attraction was amazing to see! 

I barely recognize the sensation because nothing that came before her compares. Made for me. I’m made just for her. All of the above.

“I’m fucking yours, you know that?” He drops hot, panting kisses beneath my ear. “I just want to be yours, Danika.” 
“You are.” I clench my teeth and sail over the edge again. “Greer.”

“You hoped I had a good day, right? I didn’t. Honestly, baby, I haven’t had a good one since the last time I saw you.” She still doesn’t say anything, so I go for broke and let it all hang out. “Danika, you’re . . .”
“What?” 
“You’re the best part of my days.”

Greer and Danika had such beautiful, emotional and steamy moments between the them, that I really wish his pushing and pull, and inner battle, haven’t taken so long to be resolved, because I wanted even more couple time, even more moments with them truly together, without conflict. Once Greer gave in it was amazing to see, so the greedy romantic that I am, I wanted much more of that. He was so swoon-worthy, once he shed the jerk and rule-abiding persona, I wanted the chance to take a deeper look into more of that perfect TB hero!

If I want to be with her again, I have to get used to my heart living in my stomach. That’s how it’s going to be, if I want to have a heart at all. Because she owns it. Every beat.

Tessa Bailey really has the gift of writing a simultaneously emotional, rich and steamy hot story, like no other. Disturbing His Peace is the proof of that, from beginning to end, Ms. Bayley transports us and make us live the struggle, pain, joy and victory right along with Greer and Danika. The complexity of the characters, the incredible setting are flawlessly good. And the little glimpses we had into the secondary characters (MY Jack was brilliant!), couples from the previous books, just sweetened the deal. And like the greedy reader I am, I wanted even more, just like I wished the Epilogue – given it was the closure of this fantastic series – had been further on and more extent. So it is bittersweet saying goodbye to such splendid characters and excellent series, that gave me so much joy. I can’t wait to see what Ms. Bailey has reserved for us next! <3 <3 <3 <3

I don’t mind saying Greer had something to do with it, because I know I restored his confidence, too. In the universe. In fate. How to live with knowledge that no one controls either of those things. We have to grab onto happiness when we’re lucky enough to have it offered. We did. And we’ll keep doing it.

I love this girl. I loved her the day I saw her, but that love is so deep now, no one will ever find the bottom of it.

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DISORDERLY CONDUCT (The Academy #1)

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INDECENT EXPOSURE (The Academy #2)

Tessa Bailey is originally from Carlsbad, California. The day after high school graduation, she packed her yearbook, ripped jeans and laptop, driving cross-country to New York City in under four days.

Her most valuable life experiences were learned thereafter while waitressing at K-Dees, a Manhattan pub owned by her uncle. Inside those four walls, she met her husband, best friend and discovered the magic of classic rock, managing to put herself through Kingsborough Community College and the English program at Pace University at the same time. Several stunted attempts to enter the work force as a journalist followed, but romance writing continued to demand her attention.

She now lives in Long Island, New York with her husband of eight years and four-year-old daughter. Although she is severely sleep-deprived, she is incredibly happy to be living her dream of writing about people falling in love.

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Author: Claudia Connor

Genre: Contemporary Romance

 

All new romance from New York Times Bestselling Author Claudia Connor…

How many times can you be unlucky in love before you decide it’s not luck, it’s you?

With her ex-groom’s words, I’m in love with someone else, still ringing in her ears, Clare Franklin flies off alone to her would-be honeymoon. Forced to accept not everyone gets that happily ever after she’s always dreamed of, she’s done with men. Until she gets tangled up, quite literally, with one sexy veterinarian. 

The only thing Dr Deacon Montgomery wants is to share his surgical expertise and get back to his two year old twin daughters. But, the connection he feels with Clare highlights just how alone he really is and makes him wonder if he can be more than doctor and daddy. 

Long talks and moonlit walks under the rustle of palms has Clare thinking maybe she gave up on love too soon. Until one phone call from home changes everything. 

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4.5 ‘Easy to Love, Impossible to Leave’ Stars

Nobody does a Single Parent like Claudia Connor does! Single Parent trope Haven I tell you!

What a emotional and touching journey Claudia Connor gave us with Love At Last!

The last thing Clare expected the day after being jilted at the altar, after deciding to go on her ‘honeymoon’, was to meet the sexy veterinary, Dr. Deacon Montgomery. 

Deacon, single parent of twin girls, is fully dedicated to his little ones, so when he meets Clare on the resort he’s staying for a conference, he’s shocked by the connection he instantly feels. Never in a lifetime did he expect to meet a woman that caused him to crave things he had never felt before, or that he thought were even on the cards for him.

He wanted to kiss her more than he’d ever wanted to kiss another woman in his life. He needed his mouth on hers like he needed air. And it was the raw desperation that kept him from moving.

One wide palm stroked down her side and slowly back up like he owned her. Like she was his. What would that be like? To be Deacon’s. To be loved by Deacon?

The chemistry and attraction were undeniable, the soul recognition was beautifully  described, and the unfolding of their connection on those days was naturally written. Their night of passion was palpable and oh so hot…

It had been fireworks, something she’d always thought she wanted. But anything that hot and bright couldn’t last long. Fireworks were just quick, bright bursts that left behind acrid smoke and a dark sky.

But uncontrollable event separates them and leaves them lost and with no way to contact. I will not reveal much, so that I don’t spoil their journey and all the events, but a LOT happens in all whole months of separation, but one thing never changed, their craving for one another – even if when it didn’t seem right – and Deacon’s will to find Clare no matter what. I adored that about him. The reunion is shocking in all senses, but oh so realistically written! Ms. Connor really knows how to pull every single one of our emotions!

Deacon was such an amazing main male character! Totally swoon worthy! His girls were his whole world, until he meets Clare, and every second we witness all those precious moments between him, Macy and Margo, just made us – and Clare – fall more and more in love with him! Who can resist a hot single dad?! 😉

You’ve got to admit there’s something extremely attractive about a single father. Not just that, but a man who clearly adores his little girls. 

Yes, circumstances changed, life took turns and twists until it brought them back together. With all the new elements, unknown to them, they had to adapt and relearn, and even get to truly know each other, but this time, all in ‘real life’, no in the seclusion of a island resort. It wasn’t an easy task, specially with Clare’s deep seated and justified issues given all her failed relationships, plus all the events upon her separation, but Deacon fought for what he wanted, to show how much he wanted her, need her, loved her…

He loved her in ways he never even imagined loving a woman, this beautiful smart, sweet, amazing woman that he was so desperate for in every way one person could be desperate for another.

“You know I don’t have much success with these things.”
 With a small smile, he caressed her cheek.
 “Does anyone? I mean until the last one? The one that doesn’t end?”

Clare had a lot of inner struggle, but all their family and friends did an amazing in helping her, and specially Deacon, that never gave up on his search for her, and in winning her trust, and above all, LOVE!

The character development was, like in all Claudia Connor’s, brilliantly executed. The complexity of the personalities and emotions was flawlessly unparalleled. Not only Clare and Deacon, but all the secondary characters.

All the family moments, all the private ones, all the loving touches, the passionate ones, are seated deep in mind, and warmed my heart. Clare and Deacon’s journey was a unforgettable tale, an epic and oh so realistic forever kind of love.

Her eyes shimmered with tears, and he knew beyond a shadow of a doubt that she was the love of his life. He’d already known it, but it grew. Every minute, every second.

“Though it seems strange to back things up to firsts when we already crossed the finish line.” 
“I wouldn’t say we’ve reached the finish line,” he said seriously. “A victory, a success, yes. Two perfect little people, but definitely not finished.”

Love at Last was truly a emotional, heart touching story! Claudia Connor holds us captive from the very first word to last with the beautifully raw emotions, and genuine storyline. This book is right up there with my all time fav Claudia Connor, Worth The Fall, and that is saying a lot given it’s a standing feature on my all time fav list, best book boyfriend list and my fav single parent list, and what got me hooked on Claudia Connor’s brilliant writing. Love at Last is now on all those features, plus it made me crave even more of these characters, and I’m hoping Ms. Connor will give us some of the secondary characters stories! Pretty please…. <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

And didn’t she more than anyone know how rare it was to find a love that made your heart tremble? And if you found it you should grab hold with both hand and not let go.

I found it. I found him. Everything I ever wanted, everything I was always looking for.

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SAVOR YOU

Series: Fusion #5

Author: Kristen Proby

Genre: Contemporary Romance

In the next sizzling romance in Kristen Proby’s New York Times bestselling Fusion series, two celebrity chefs compete in a culinary competition, but resisting each other will prove to be the greater challenge.

Cooking isn’t what Mia Palazzo does, it’s who she is. Food is her passion . . . her pride . . . her true love. She’s built a stellar menu full of delicious and sexy meals for her restaurant, Seduction. Now, after being open for only a few short years, Mia’s restaurant is being featured on Best Bites TV. To say Seduction is a wild success is an understatement. All the blood, sweat, tears, and endless hours of work Mia has put into the restaurant has finally paid off. 

Then Camden Sawyer, the biggest mistake of her life, walks into her kitchen . . . 

Camden’s celebrity chef status is world-renowned. He’s the best there is, and the kitchen is where he’s most at home. He can’t resist the invitation to Portland for a showdown against Mia for a new television show. Mia was in his life years ago, and just like before, he’s met his match in the beautiful Italian spitfire. The way she commands the kitchen is mesmerizing, and her recipes are clever and delicious. He’s never had qualms about competition, and this is no different. He can’t wait to go head to head with Mia. But can he convince her the chemistry theyshare in the kitchen would be just as great in the bedroom as well? 

As Mia and Camden face off, neither realizes how high the stakes are as their reputations are put on the line and their hearts are put to the ultimate test.

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4.25 ‘Perfect Timing’ Stars

Ahhh… I can’t believe the last Fusion is here! Talk about bittersweet!

That’s right, Mia’s story is finally here and Savor You was the perfect cherry on top of this extraordinary series.
After that explosive revelation at the end of The Beauty of Us, all Kristen Proby fans, like yours truly, have been counting down the days to the release of Mia and Camden’s story, because hot damn, the past of these two is to important, to stay in the past, and when Camden is brought to Mia’s life, all of those memories come rushing back. And what memories they are…

I cannot work next to this man every day. I’ll climb him like a damn tree after the first day.

I thought I was over her. Hell, I am over her. But not even two minutes after seeing her again I wanted to strip her naked and fuck her senseless.

With Camden now in her every day life, it’s impossible for them to resist the incredible attraction they once let loose and when things when they separated, they tried to deny. The chemistry between them truly is sizzling and it’s undeniable.

“Whether you believe me or not, I think you’re the sexiest woman I’ve ever met.” 
“Okay.” 
“And I’m going to kiss you.”

Mia, the workaholic chef, and big responsible for the huge success that is the girl’s Seduction, has tried to move on with her life even though that event in the past left its mark. Even though she’s secure in herself, specially as a professional, and her image. She is a curvy, sexy and successful renown chef, and she owns it. But at times she reveals a hidden fragility, where comments about her curvy figure affect her, like they would hurt deep down, anyone who is criticized, and I just adored that with Camden, even in the past, she had no doubts that he adored her for who she was, every part of her, he showed her every time they were together. It was even hard for her to let that fully sink in. A lifetime of mean comments and bullies, did that to her, but fortunately she had Camden and all gang to prove her otherwise. Even her brother, Landon, made an amazing point on the subject, lol. 😉

And suddenly, this super-hot guy wanted me.” I turn and stare at Cami, just as confused now as I was then. “Why did he do that?” 
“Because he was hot for you,” Landon says. “Because he’s not an asshole and knows that women come in all shapes and sizes, and you’re an amazing girl.”

Camden was such a fantastic and swoon worthy hero! Truly the whole package: drop dread handsome, absolutely enchanted by Mia, and so sweet and caring that it was impossible for her to resist. The celebrity chef, had tried to move on from the heartbreak, ten years prior, but just being in Mia’s presence we could see all his feelings for her coming back to surface.  I adored that he didn’t try to fight it, and made everything in his power to show Mia, that he was ready to win her back again, holding nothing back, and not allowing their past to stop them to have it all. The only down point in my eyes, was my dreaded ‘have always loved you, never stopped loving’ statement, that I really could go without, and everyone that follows me knows I dislike when it’s clear they moved on, so that statement becomes mute in my eyes, lol. Apart from those statements, their love and devotion in the story was palpable, beyond heartfelt, and I love how they realized that timing really was everything. 

Maybe the time is right now. Maybe you both needed to grow up and experience some life so you’d appreciate each other even more when you finally found each other again.”

Kristen Proby really has a gift of creating the most emotional and realistic love stories and Camden and Mia’s Savor You is exactly that, an emotional journey that shows us the importance of communication, personal growth and timing. These characters makes us see things with different eyes, and reevaluate certain aspects of our every day lives, that’s how powerful Ms. Proby’s words touch us and make us think and feel. Their story  touched my heart and I was so rooting for these two to get their much deserved HEA. I adored the full circle aspect of their story, and I couldn’t have asked for a better ending. A second chance at love and life in every way… <3

I do love Mia. Fiercely. I want to claim her, to be with her for as long as I live. My life just isn’t the same when she isn’t in it.

I think that we were always supposed to be a family, the timing just wasn’t right yet. But here you are, and I just couldn’t love you any more than I do.”

I’m so so sad to see this brilliant series go. What an amazing series of empowered women! Fusion was the perfect example of Kristen Proby absolutely gifted and epic writing. These five ladies are a group I won’t soon forget, better yet, never! Savor You gave such an amazing closure for all of them and their loved ones, that left me teary eyed with all the beauty and happiness they ended up as their HEA. That epilogue was the PERFECT wrap up for all the Fusion girls! And even more on the bright side, with Ms. Proby announcing her Manhattan series, we have something new to look forward to. A perfect goodbye for an epic series, a true golden – or better yet, diamond – key closure!

“But at the end of the day,” Kat reminds us, “not only do we have a successful business, but we’ve managed to stay friends, too. And that’s rare, you guys. I love you. Each of you. That’s more important that the restaurants, the money, any of it.” 
“Of course,” I add as the others nod. “As long as we have each other, there’s not anything we can’t do.”

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 LISTEN TO ME (Fusion #1)

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CLOSE TO YOU (Fusion #2)

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BLUSH FOR ME (Fusion #3)

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BEAUTY OF US (Fusion #4)

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Kristen was born and raised in a small resort town in her beloved Montana. In her mid-twenties, she decided to stretch her wings and move to the Pacific Northwest, where she made her home for more than a dozen years.

During that time, Kristen wrote many romance novels and joined organizations such as RWA and other small writing groups. She spent countless hours in workshops, and more mornings than she can count up before the dawn so she could write before going to work. She submitted many manuscripts to agents and editors alike, but was always told no. In the summer of 2012, the self-publishing scene was new and thriving, and Kristen had one goal: to publish just one book. It was something she longed to cross off of her bucket list.

Not only did she publish one book, she’s since published close to thirty titles, many of which have hit the USA Today, New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestsellers lists. She continues to self publish, best known for her With Me In Seattle and Boudreaux series, and is also proud to work with William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins, with the Fusion Series.

Kristen and her husband, John, make their home in her hometown of Whitefish, Montana with their two pugs and two cats.

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