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RELEASE BLITZ + REVIEW: THE VOICES ARE BACK (Gator Bait MC #5) by Lani Lynn Vale

THE VOICES ARE BACK

Series: Gator Bait MC #5

Author: Lani Lynn Vale

Genre: Romantic Suspense

Release Date: May 11th, 2023

Synopsis
 

Her: Just a word, yet one person came to mind.
Morrigan St. Pete.
The woman that’d been hounding my every step since the day she was born. From the moment
we first comforted each other in the hospital, to the day that I left her to follow her dreams, I
knew that she was my one.
Through marriage, divorce, and a prison sentence, I had low expectations when it came to her
ever coming around to my way of life. What kind of woman wanted a man that’d been to prison,
had a child that disliked him and everything he stood for, and had zero prospects in life?
But then she popped into my life again, and that feeling of suffocation slacked off for the first
time since I let her go.
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The first time I tried to come back to Aodhan, I found him married with a kid on the way.
The second time I tried, he was heading to jail.
As one would say, the third time is the charm, right? Wrong.
The third time, he was divorced, fresh from prison, had a kid, and was again with his ex-wife.
That was the final nail in my coffin. I decided to give up.
I would do anything and everything I could to avoid him. Hiding wasn’t beneath me.

I only wish he’d stuck with my plan, because the moment he sees me again, it’s like he’s seen
the light. Avoiding him is impossible when he goes out of his way to insinuate himself into every
aspect of my life.
If only life was as perfect as my dreams.

 

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4.75  ‘My Obsession’ Stars

 

Awww… What an EPIC love story!!! Aodhan and Morrigan’s tale is an hopeless romantic’s – like myself – DREAM! First of all, their first meeting was the most adorable thing EVER! And that after all these years apart they kept true to that love, wow. Must read romance right here!!!

I must say that I was a bit scared, after reading the previous books, but I should have know better, Ms. Vale surprised me in the best of ways. I did not see it coming, but I couldn’t be happier on how it turned out to be. 

Loving Morrigan was a way of life for me.

Loved their reunion, and loved how all in Aodhan was from the get go, he knew to take this chance that fate handled them and hold it for dear life. My favourite kind of hero!

Morrigan, with her horrible disease was such a strong character, and once again loved how, like usual, Lani Lynn Vale kept her, and them so very real.

Their second chance romance was everything I wanted in a book, and then some. Steamy, funny, emotional, and oh so addictive, The Voices are Back is a read I can’t recommend enough, really ONE CLICK needed!

“You’re my favorite obsession, Morrigan St. Pete.”

 

Because when the love of your life was the love of your life, you couldn’t just wish that feeling away.

ARC kindly provided by the author for an honest review

 

 

 

 

 

 

About the Author


LaniLynnVale

Lani Lynn Vale is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today Bestselling Author of over thirty titles. She is married with three children, two dogs, two cats, a donkey, and a couple (a couple also meaning over twenty) chickens.

When she’s not writing, you can find her curled up in her favorite chair reading.

Lani is married with three children and lives in the Great State of Texas.

REVIEW: NEVERMORE BOOKSTORE (Townsend Harbor #1) by Kerrigan Byrne & Cynthia St. Aubin

NEVERMORE BOOKSTORE

Series: Townsend Harbor #1

Author: Kerrigan Byrne & Cynthia Aubin

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Release Date: March 28th, 2023

 

Cadence “Cady” Bloomquist knows two things for sure: First, shelving books at her shop, Nevermore Bookstore, totally counts as cardio. Second, staying late every Thursday night to take a certain mysterious customer’s order is not the same as waiting by the phone for some man.

Until.

Until the calls with the man who identifies himself only as “Fox” last for hours, and become the highlight of her week. Which leaves her to wonder, if his jagged velvet voice can kindle her fire over the phone, what sort of alchemy might it inspire if they met in person?

There’s nothing Roman Fawkes wants more than the brilliant, beautiful bookstore owner, but Roman Fawkes knows it can never happen. Secreted in his mountain hideaway high above sleepy little Townsend Harbor, his hermit’s existence shields him–and those around him–from the pain of his past.

Until.

Until one of their weekly calls is interrupted by a break-in, and Fawkes is powerless to protect the woman who has become his one link to the world. Orchestrating a trap for the fool who dared harm her, Fawkes finds himself not just ensnared, but beguiled by her. Now so close to Cady, he discovers she’s fallen for “Fox”, and yet he’s unable to reveal her heart’s desire is closer than she thinks.

Can Fawkes resist the temptation to get between Cady’s covers, knowing they’ll never have a happily ever after?

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3.5 ‘My Truth’ Stars

Oh boy, I did not see that coming… The first book of this authors duet, Nevermore Bookstore, gives us a fresh and new take on the small town romance, with plenty of mystery, sass, love and steam. And a couple of twists and turns that left me speechless, lol!

First of all, don’t let the cute cartoony book cover, and advertisement as funny and upbeat rom com, fool you, because they book had quite an heavy emotional charge, and a LOT of inner battles and demons to eradicate. So much so, that it kind of blind sided me immediately upon starting, because there is nothing lighthearted about this story, though there are certainly plenty of hilarious moments.

Surprisingly given the grumpy/sunshine premise, I was in awe at Cady for her strength and bright personality, she had so much to put her down for, but she never lost her ‘heart’, and her faith, I adored that about her, and of course her and Gemma’s sisterhood relationship are goals!

I don’t know if it was an excess of inner monologue, or if it was the extended slow pace of the ‘actions’, but I found myself distracted when normally I devour Ms. Byrne’s books like a thirsty woman in the desert, but I did feel that the story drag way to much, and we got lost many time in their inner struggles, which I wish it had been reduced, for the storyline flow sake, but well, I did pull through, and I’m soo happy I did, because the last couple of chapters were GOLD.

I loved the word building, the small town setting with all its quirky and funny characters, and the love story on itself, with all its genuine love, care and connection between Fox and Cady, it’s like they are truly meant to me, an epic love tale, in every way, even if our hero was a stubborn pig headed alpha, lol. And I can’t wait for the rest of the books in the series, such a great potential!

You are capable, Fox. You’re broken, but so is everything else I love. So am I. You just have to want this enough to fight for it.”

I’m not afraid of pain. I’m afraid of letting it keep me from living.”
Cady was the sum of her pretty parts and the whole of his heart.
ARC kindly provided by the authors for an honest review

 

 

About the Author

KERRIGAN BYRNE

Kerrigan Byrne is the USA Today Bestselling and award winning author of THE DUKE WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO. She has authored a dozen novels in both the romance and mystery genre. Her newest release DANCING WITH DANGER is available February 9th, 2021 She lives on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington with her dream boat husband. When she’s not writing and researching, you’ll find her on the water sailing and kayaking, or on land eating, drinking, shopping, and taking the dogs to play on the beach. Kerrigan loves to hear from her readers! To contact her or learn more about her books, please visit her sites:

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CYNTHIA ST. AUBIN

Bestselling author Cynthia St. Aubin wrote her first play at age eight and made her brothers perform it for the admission price of gum wrappers. A steal, considering she provided the wrappers in advance. Though her early work debuted to mixed reviews, she never quite gave up on the writing thing, even while earning a mostly useless master’s degree in art history and taking her turn as a cube monkey in the corporate warren. Because the voices in her head kept talking to her, and they discourage drinking at work, she started writing instead. When she’s not standing in front of the fridge eating cheese, she’s hard at work figuring out which mythological, art historical, or paranormal friends to play with next. She lives in Texas with two surly cats.

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