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{Review} Northern Twilight by Samantha Young

2024-08-12T12:54:00.000-07:00

Northern Twilight by Samantha Young
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

BLURB:

As teenagers, Callie Ironside and Lewis Adair were inseparable. So much so, Lewis still can’t work out where it all went horribly wrong, or why he’s spent the last seven years in London away from the love of his life.

Callie knows exactly where it all went wrong and while she tried to move on—learning pastry techniques in Paris and dating French men—returning home to Ardnoch to work in her mother’s bakery only reminds her of the future she lost with Lewis.

But when a visit to London brings them unexpectedly together, the passion, pain and animosity between them leads to a one-night stand. For Lewis, it’s the beginning of winning Callie and his life in Ardnoch back. For Callie, it’s a mistake that’s shaken up the devastating heartbreak she fought hard to forget. However, Lewis is determined to fight for her, and proves it when their night together results in more than just unresolved feelings.

As they come to grips with impending parenthood and the mistakes they’ve both made, Callie and Lewis will not only have to decide to fight for a love that has endured so many years apart, but a mysterious adversary who seems intent on destroying the future they’re building together.

REVIEW:

I was super excited for this story because of how Callie and Lewis were in the prior series, I knew they were meant to be but was curious on how they got there.

Callie and her mother went through hell and back because of her father, their journey through he moms romance was one of my favorite stories. With what she went through Callie struggled with her emotional response and she acted before she thought the whole thing through. Even though i struggled with her actions because I felt they were slightly immature for her age, what she went through as a child made me more sympathetic.

Lewis stole my heart as a sweet kiddo, I loved how as a child he was so protective and trying to be strong like his father and uncles. As an adult he is one of my favorites, he in a way had to grow up fast, he had a great family but the loss of his mother and not having that connection matured him. I love that he is caring and learned to be more watchful of his younger sister half sister. Just like his father and uncles the protectiveness and wanting to be there is so strong. But its his love for Callie that never goes away is what I adored the most about him. He's always loved her and was broken when he lost her.

In the end Samantha Young knows her audience, she knows how much we care for all the characters in her series, both past and present. The readers get updates on the past couples and learn more information about characters that will be the focus of the future. I can't wait to know more about Lewis sisters and their journeys to finding happiness.

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{Review} Skies Over Caledonia by Samantha Young

2024-05-10T08:56:00.000-07:00

Skies Over Caledonia by Samantha Young
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blurb:

It’s been five years since Jared McCulloch’s grandfather Collum passed away and he inherited his farm in the Scottish Highlands. After his grandad saved him from his past life, Jared is determined to honor Collum’s legacy. But not only has a series of bad luck put him in danger of losing the farm, his estranged father is disputing the will. In a desperate situation, Jared realizes he’ll do just about anything to save the land.

Even marrying Allegra Howard, a woman he’s avoided at all costs.

A woman who tempts him beyond reason.

There’s only one place that makes Allegra Howard feel safe; one place that feeds her artist’s soul. Allegra wants to settle down in Scotland and expand her business. But there’s a hitch: immigration intends to return her to US soil.

Panicked, Allegra finds the one person just as desperate as she is. The same person she’s lusted after for years. In exchange for marrying her, she’ll invest financially in Jared McCulloch’s farm.

However, living together only forces them to acknowledge their searing mutual attraction. And with it comes an undeniable emotional connection Jared’s not sure he’s ready for.

Yet, blurring the lines of their arrangement is the least of his concerns when someone begins terrorizing the farm.

Allegra and Jared came together to save what matters most and now that might just be each other. And unless they can figure out which of their pasts has returned to torment them, they could lose their chance at a real future together...

Review:

Marriage of Convenience Done Right

Samantha Young is one of my top five favorite romance authors, I love her world building. Character growths, and of course the romance.

The Highland series continues as a sequel to the Adair series with secondary characters now getting their own stories. I was super excited to not only get Jareds story but also Aria's sister Allegra.

This story focuses a lot on Jared and Allgeras past. Jared grew up with an awful father figure and lost the one man who became his father figure. Allegra has to deal with her parents' constant horrible treatment, and everyone around her treats her like she's always badly behaved, but she's been hiding a secret. Together, these two help each other heal but are able to face their fears because of each other support.

As always with Youngs stories, there is a mystery hidden, and it makes the readers constantly guess who is behind it all.

In the end, I have to say this was my favorite story in the Highland series. I have been rooting Allegra after her first introduction, and Jared's love for his cousin just warmed my heart with how much of a big brother type he is.

I can't wait for more of this series, and I can see the possibility of the children getting their stories told in the future.

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{Release Blitz: Review} The Wrong Wife by L. Steele

2023-07-25T12:08:00.000-07:00

The Wrong Wife by L. Steele is now live!

The Wrong Wife by L. Steele
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

GENRE: Contemporary Romance (Erotic)

THEME: Opposites Attract

REVIEW:

The Wrong Wife is my first introduction to L. Steele and it was a great one. I love to fullness of the side characters, it really pulled me into the world along with the main characters Knight and Penny, they supported the story and introduced me to the past characters without confusing me. Of course now I need to read the past books because I have to see how these other couples were brought together.

The Wrong Wife follows Penny who has an awkward encounter with her best friend Abby's brother Knight, who has just returned from being held captive after a mission gone bad with the military. Knight has come back changed, haunted by the loss of his team and being tortured. He's hardened and angry, Abby is determined to help her brother and get him back to the living. She thinks Penny, who is bright and bubbly with help knock Knight back into the world and to his family and friends. Penny nor Knight are prepared for each other, both so opposite but their attraction is fire. Together they go through ups and downs, challenging each other in things they both didn't know they needed or wanted.

Overall I liked this story, at the beginning Penny is a little much, but she calms down a little and is less annoying. She matures and also brings out the best in Knight. The romance is as I said fire, the chemistry burns on the pages and the dirty talk is fan worthy. I look forward to reading the past books and also more future writing from L. Steel, she knows romance and knows how to bring a lot fo characters together without being overwhelming.

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He's my best friend's brother.
My new boss.
And now my fake husband.

Knight Warren. The country's most sought-after heartthrob, and retired military vet, is my complete opposite.
He's confident when I'm collaborative.
Grumpy where I'm sunshine.
Surly where I'm... happy go lucky.
He's the hardened ex-soldier.
I'm still trying to find my calling.
The only thing we have in common is that we both love his sister... who's also my best friend.

So when she asks me to help Knight find a wife I can't say no.

Turns out he'll inherit the father's empire as long as he gets married within the next month.

I agree to work as his assistant and interview the women who apply for the position. But Knight hates every one of them.

With the deadline drawing close, he proposes I marry him--with conditions.

One year of a fake marriage.
One year of living together.
One year of pretending I belong to him.

In return, he'll pay off my debts and take care of my mother's medical treatment.

But stipulations are never that simple.
Especially when the chemistry between us detonates.
Forced to live under his roof I know I'm falling for him.
As the days pass I begin to think he reciprocates my feelings.
Until he introduces me to his real wife...

This is a billionaire, forced proximity, one-bed, fake marriage of convenience, and a best friend's brother novel. It is a complete standalone.

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L. Steele writes stories featuring powerful men and strong women who bring them to their knees. When she's not writing she enjoys trading trivia with her husband, watching lots and lots of movies, and walking nature trails. She lives with her family in London.

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