The time has come to say farewell to Sadie Ray, Wes, Rhett, Dane, and the Savage Falls Sinners group. It's been a wild ride full of adventure, love, discoveries, and there has been a lot of steamy moments.
Curious how this story is going to wrap up? I know I am! So be like me, and go pre-order Sever!
If you have no clue what I am talking about when it comes to this book series, go read Savage! That is the first book in the series, and you need to start there as this is an ongoing story.
Sever is releasing on October 28, 2021!
Loving one guy is hard.
Loving three… well, it should be more than a girl like Sadie Ray Dalton can handle.
But Sadie knows where she belongs, and it’s right beside her guys.
Life in Savage Falls is finally calming down. Dane is preparing to step up and take over the Red Ridge Sinners, Rhett is accepting an unconventional life with his princess, and Wes is adapting to his new role within the club.
But another enemy is circling—one who’s closer than they realize.
One who won’t stop until the Sinners MC are on their knees.
Sadie and her guys all want their happily-ever-after, but they should know by now, nothing in life comes easy.
One last time, they’re going to have to fight for it.
And hope everyone makes it out alive.
This is a why choose novel, meaning the main character has more than one love interest. It is book four in the series and must be read after SAVAGE, SACRIFICE, and SACRED. It contains mature content that some readers may find distressing.
When Sparks Fly, an all-new sweet and sexy best friend standalone romance from New York Times bestselling author Helena Hunting is available now!
Charming, hilarious, and emotional...When Sparks Fly is Helena Hunting at her very best!
My copy is waiting for me on my kindle, and oh I cannot wait to read it! My review will be coming sometime soon. In the meanwhile, check out this teaser, and an excerpt from the book.
Avery Spark is living her best life. Between her friends, her sisters, and Spark House, the event hotel her family owns, she doesn’t have much time for anything else, especially relationships. She’d rather hang out with her best friend and roommate, Declan McCormick, than deal with the dating scene. But everything changes when she is in a car accident and needs someone to care for her as she heals.
Declan avoids relationships, giving him a playboy reputation that he lives up to when he puts a one-night stand ahead of a promise he made to Avery. While he may not have been the one driving the car, he feels responsible for Avery’s injuries and is determined to make it up to her by stepping into the role of caretaker.
Little did they know that the more time they spend in compromising positions, the attraction they’ve been refusing to acknowledge becomes impossible to ignore. When they finally give in to the spark between them, neither is prepared for the consequences. Their love is fragile and all it will take is a blow from the past to shatter it all.
Commotion from across the field catches my eye. Two of the riders seem to be at odds with each other. The hand on hip, head tip, nose-to-nose business gives me reason to believe there’s some kind of disagreement happening. “That doesn’t look very friendly.” I nod in their direction. “Maybe the horses need a time-out,” Harley mutters. I give her the side-eye, and she fights a smirk. “Uh-oh, we have hand and hobbyhorse flailing,” London says, pulling my attention back to the field. The argument seems to be heating up, not cooling down. “You need to deal with that.” London gives my shoulder a shove. She’s amazing with finances and she’s great at connecting me with the right vendors, but dealing with conflict is not her strong suit. “Not in the mood to mediate stuffed horses?” I drop my bag on the ground beside Harley’s feet and briskly cross the field as the argument escalates to yelling. I’m about twenty feet away when one of the men hauls off and whacks the other one with his hobbyhorse. “Whoa! Whoa! Gentlemen! Time-out. That’s not very sportsmanlike conduct!” I call. My admonishment goes unheeded, and the two men begin dueling with their hobbyhorses. The bigger of the two jabs the other man in the stomach and snatches his hobbyhorse when he loses his grip on it. “Gentlemen! Please!” I shout, but it’s hard to be heard over their yelling and the newly formed crowd of hobbyhorse enthusiasts who have gathered and are now heckling the fighters. Two other men toss their hobbyhorses to the hobbyhorse-less man with shouts of “Kick his ass!” And here I thought this was a chill sport. Apparently I’m very, very wrong. The hobbyhorsers face off again, each one holding a broom horse between their legs and another like . . . a sword, maybe? It reminds me of medieval jousting. Especially when they start stomping their feet, pawing at the ground, and prancing in place. I know things are about to escalate when they shake their heads back and forth, braying loudly and breathing out through their noses in a hardy snort. Then they run toward each other, while yelling. Even if they’re beating on each other with stuffed horse heads, I’m not interested in anyone ending up with a concussion. I jump in between them before they collide, which I realize a second too late puts me in a very perilous position. However, the man on my right swerves at the last second and ends up crashing into the trough, toppling it and at least half a dozen of the “feeding” hobbyhorses. The other man skids to a stop mere inches from me, loses his balance, and falls backwards onto the ground. It rained yesterday, so while it’s sunny and dry now, the ground is still soft and mucky. And he happens to land in a seriously squishy pile of muddy grass. He also manages to hit himself in the family jewels with the hobbyhorse. He rolls onto his side, clutching the muddy horsehead and his junk. It’s quite the spectacle. Before it turns into absolute mayhem, I grab the megaphone from the group MC and shout, “Whoa, Nelly!” like an idiot. However, it does the trick. Every single one of them freezes. “Rider number seventeen and twenty-three, you are disqualified from this round for roughhousing and inappropriate use of your hobbyhorse!” I’m totally making this up on the fly, but someone needs to get these guys under control, and they don’t seem to be able to manage it on their own. The guy who nut slapped himself—number twenty-three—picks himself up off the ground and hobbles gingerly over to the bench, which is now assigned to disqualified hobbyhorsers. Number seventeen throws himself down on the other end with a huff. I lower the megaphone and cross my arms. “This is supposed to be about team building and sharing something you’re passionate about. If you want to joust, I suggest you either join a club or interview for a position at Medieval Times.”
About Helena Hunting
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of PUCKED, Helena Hunting lives on the outskirts of Toronto with her incredibly tolerant family and two moderately intolerant cats. She writes contemporary romance ranging from new adult angst to romantic sports comedy.
Imagine being in love with your best friend's brother.
Then.. keeping it a secret for years.
Ridiculously charming, a total player and a hockey super star... Reed Davidson has been the boy next door who's had my heart for as long as I can remember.
He was the ultimate bad boy, and I was just his sister’s shy best friend.
But when Reed's world is suddenly flipped upside down and he gets custody of his nephew, I'm the only one who can help.
I shouldn’t have offered to come on the road with them, but Reed wasn’t cut out to be a single dad and I knew he needed help. I tried to hide my feelings for him, but the two of us, the cutest kid on the planet, and a long hockey season were a recipe for disaster.
Reed was used to getting everything he ever wanted, and this time... He wanted me.
Only now, the stakes are higher and my heart is the one on the line.
Samantha Lind is a contemporary romance author. Having spent the first 27 years of her life in Alaska, she now calls Iowa home where she lives with her husband and two sons.
She enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading, watching hockey (Go Knights Go!), and listening to country music.
Bought is a steamy long novella by USA Today Bestselling Author, Colleen Charles, about a sexy CEO who will stop at nothing to stop his geeky best friend from auctioning off her virginity. It's the fourth Naughty Little Book and is a standalone with all the steam and feels you're looking for, along with an emotional HEA.
I love a good friends to lovers story, and so as I read the teaser for Bought I had high hopes. I can't lie, the fact that Colleen Charles has this book based in Minnesota was also a major draw for me. I had read one other book by her a couple years ago, and I had been wanting to read more. Anytime a book mentions Caribou over Starbucks, I have to smile, and of course read the book! I'm a sucker for books set in Minnesota, and for when Minnesota based businesses are mentioned within said stories.
Anyway...Bought introduces us to Emmie and Rush. These two have been friends for a couple of decades now. Rush has always had feelings for Emmie, but has kept that information to himself. One day, after Emmie lands a new job, the two are talking, and Emmie explains how this new job will help her to pay off all her student loan debt a lot faster. Rush still isn't sold on her new job, but is supporting his friend no matter what. Flash forward a few days, and Emmie tells Rush of a plan she has. She found a website where she can auction off her virginity, and the price these "investors" are willing to pay would wipe out her debt. She's going for it. But Rush can't let this happen. He has to intervene. Not only for Emmie, but for himself. He knows that he and Emmie are meant to be. So what does he do? Naturally he signs up on the website to join the auction.
I have mixed feelings on this book. On one hand I love the friends to lovers storyline. I love how these two have such history together, and that there is an attraction there. On the other hand there's the whole auctioning off Emmie's virginity. That doesn't sit well with me. At all. I feel like, in my mind, the majority of the story should have been different. It should have focused around Emmie's job, and the trying out of the adult toys that the company produces. It could have been an uncomfortable discussion with her best friend, turned into a night of exploration. Or something along those lines. The entire auction situation just feels gross, and I can't see Emmie doing this. She is this intelligent woman who knows what she wants. She also seems like the type of woman who would research the hell out of this idea, and then quickly forget about it. Again, I could see her talking to Rush about all this, and them working out an "agreement" or something.
My gut says to give Bought 3 stars. Yes, I liked the characters. Yes, I LOVED that this book was set in Minnesota. Yes, friends to lovers is one of my favorite tropes. BUT it all comes back to the auctioning off of her virginity. I just can't with that. This book had such potential, I just wish it had gone a different route. (and I know I am in the minority on my thinking, as most reviews I've peeked at are raving about this novella.)
If you're looking for a friends to lovers romance that is a quick/short read filled with steamy moments, and is set in Minnesota, then download the book. Personally, I probably shouldn't have downloaded it since I knew going in that this auction situation was the main premise, but I had hoped that something else would have transpired. Sigh.
This little novella is not going to distract me from reading another Colleen Charles book though. It will remind me though to take the book at face value. If the teaser says _____ is going to happen, believe that, and decide if it is something I truly want to read.
Thank you for taking time to read my thoughts on the book Bought. My hopes were high, but they were slightly crushed. It happens. Not every book will be a favorite. Happy Reading my friends.
Laura
A leader is the one who never gives up.
I built my company from the ground up and now I sit on a throne of iron.
But I've sworn off love because I only want one woman.
The one I can't have.
We met back in grade school. Chasing each other around the playground. Spilling our secrets in the dead of night.
I crushed hard and those feelings I caught haven't even begun to fade.
So when my sweet, innocent Emmie wants to erase her six-figure student loan debt by auctioning her perfect body off to the highest bidder?
I see red.
If my naughty little engineer thinks she can gift her purity to another man...
