FORGET ME NOT BY MAUREEN L. BONATCH

 Title: Forget Me Not

Series: A Candy Hearts Romance

Author: Maureen L. Bonatch

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy/ Futuristic Romance

Pages: 79

Publisher: Wild Rose Press

SYNOPSIS:  The car accident totaled Sabrina Post’s convertible and reinvented her memories. She can’t recall dumping Cole Dawson ten years ago.  What her new clairvoyant visions tell Sabrina is he’s her husband.

Any practical girl would question her sanity.  But if Sabrina wants to make this imaginary future a reality, she’ll have to regain Cole’s trust and eliminate her rival, the coffee shop waitress who’s pegged Cole as husband #4.

To prove she’s foreseen their destiny, Sabrina stirs Cole’s interest by revealing specifics about him she couldn’t have otherwise known.  Unfortunately, the one detail he vividly remembers is the pain when she left him and their “rinky-dink” town in her rearview mirror.

If Cole can’t believe she’s a changed woman, can Sabrina accept the only second chance she has a love exists in her memories?

REVIEW: Sabrina returns home to find that she can’t remember much about the past but she keeps imagining her husband and when she finds out he is her ex-boyfriend, Cole that she dumped for the big city what is she to do? She tries to win him back and he doesn’t want to let himself get his hopes up. He is afraid his heart can’t take it again.

When Sabrina surprises him and buys a coffee shop in town to prove she isn’t going anywhere. The heat they once had ignites even more than before.  Cole hasn’t gotten over her and she knows she will always love him.

I like this story. Sabrina tried to go her own way and to let Cole go his by joining the army. She knew their relationship wasn’t going to work long distance. She wasn’t as happy as she thought she would be and missed her family and her “rinky-dink” town. Cole did follow his heart and gave Sabrina a second chance. She had proven to him she had changed for the better.

I recommend this story.

TAKING PASSION BY STORM BY RAVENNA TATE

Title: Taking Passion by Storm

Series: The Weathermen Book #6

Author: Ravenna Tate

Genre: Erotic, Futuristic, Sci Fi Romance

Pages: 147

Publisher: Evernight Publishing

SYNOPSIS:  When Nadine Jarvis’s father disappears in a tornado on the surface during his Storm Trooper duties, life-long friend Addison Carlyle puts together a search team.  Nadine convinces him to let her come along, where she embarks on a journey that changes her life forever.

Addison is part of a group of friends financing the efforts to put a stop to the Madeline Project.  The program now has a mind of its own, thanks to a virus called Tommy Twister.  These men have power, resources, and money, but they’re as ruthless and possessive as the storms ravaging Earth.

They call themselves the Weathermen.

REVIEW:  This is the 6^th book in the Weathermen series. Nadine Jarvis has been hiding out at the same job and same home since her attack that only the school and police know about. She hasn’t even told her father. He is a storm trooper and is working on the surface when a tornado comes up and he is separated from his group.

Addison Carlyle is a member of the Weathermen group that are all working to find out who has the Madeline project and trying to stop it. They want to be able to one day return to the surface. He has to deliver the horrible news to Nadine and decides to form a search party and go up to find her father. Nadine decides that it would be unbearable to wait underground for news about her father. He is the only family she has left. She tells Addison that she is going with them and Addison understands that it is something she has to do.

Addison has fought his attraction for Nadine ever since he met her as a teenager. He is good friends with her dad and has always kept his distance. Now the woman who is in front of him is playing havoc on his senses. Nadine has been attracted to Addison also. They can’t fight the pull between them and they get separated from their group on the surface and wind up in a cave alone. They are so into each other and it is only a matter of time before they are sleeping together.

His crew gets to their cave and tells them that they found Nadine’s’ dad’s camera. They had a lead and were going to find him.

You will have to read the story to find out if Nadine finds her father and will Addison and Nadine have a chance at a happy ending.

I loved this story. Ravenna Tate has done it again. I love the story and she continues to build on it with each new member of the Weathermen that she unveils. I love that they all are so focused on their work that they aren’t looking for love and it happens to be right in front of them.

I can’t wait until the next book to see what happens in this story and I hope it is even more exciting than this book.

I highly recommend it.

A SLOW BURNING DANCE BY RAVENNA TATE

Title: A Slow Burning Dance 

Series: The Weathermen Book #5

Author: Ravenna Tate

Genre: BDSM, Erotic Romance, Sci-Fi, Futuristic

Pages: 123

Publisher: Evernight Publishing

SYNOPSIS:  When Sela Chavez inspects the unit in a strip mall that will soon become her very own dance studio, she’s on the cusp of a dream come true.  Until she spies Damien Rivera, her brother’s boss. She knows he’s financing the project, and she knows he’s a player.

When he invites her to a concert, she can’t seem to look away from his gaze. But gorgeous eyes or not, she has no intention of becoming Damien’s next conquest.

Damien is part of a group of friends financing the efforts to put a stop to The Madeline Project.  The program now has a mind of its own, thanks to a virus called Tommy Twister.  These men have power, resources, and money, but they’re as ruthless and possessive as the storms ravaging Earth.

They call themselves the Weathermen.

REVIEW: Sela has dreamed of owning her own dance studio and her dream is about to come true. The one problem is Damien Rivera. He is a sexy, hot man and also her brother. She knows he is a player and wants to stay far away from him.

Damien can’t believe his eyes when he sees Sela all grown up and looking great. He talks her into going to a concert where her favorite band and his will be. He has a private seating area and she loves it. She can’t seem to stop looking at him. She is so turned on by him she starts to become aroused. He watches her and gets so turned on.

This story has more than just erotic romance though. There is a mystery that the weathermen are trying to solve and when Damien looks closer the foreman on the mall job looks like he is involved someone. Damien has Sela’s brother fire him and then they start having problems at the mall. When Sela is in her unit trying to get ready for the opening, a bomb explodes and Damien runs to her rescue. He won’t let her out of his sight. He realizes that she is the one for him. Like I have said in previous reviews when the Weathermen fall they fall hard and fast.

I liked this story. It was great to see another Weatherman finds his mate. I loved how they both were so adventurous and you could tell Sela loved it as much as Damien did. There were some BDSM elements and it brought out another side to Damien. The story of the weather project is also getting more interesting with each book. The one thing I didn’t like was how the book ended so abrupt. I thought there could have been a little more time given for the two to fall in love and then for Damien to pop the question.

I highly recommend this book.

 

EXCLUSIVE ACCESS BY RAVENNA TATE

Title: Exclusive Access

Series: The Weathermen #4

Author: Ravenna Tate

Genre: Erotic, BDSM, Futuristic, Sci-Fi

Pages: 150

Publisher: Evernight Publishing

SYNOPSIS: Reporter Julianne Wallis hasn’t stopped thinking about Kane Bannerman since she seduced him to get a story five years ago. Now she’s back for a second story, but this time she wants more than sex from Kane.  She wants the secret he is hiding.

Kane is a part of a group of friends financing the efforts to put a stop to The Madeline Project. The program now has a mind of its own, thanks to a virus called Tommy Twister.  These men have power, resources, and money, but they’re as ruthless and possessive as the storms ravaging Earth.

They call themselves the Weathermen.

REVIEW: Kane has been agonizing for 5 years over Julianne a reporter who he had a quickie in his office with and she was just after a story. When Julianne shows up in his office again he is furious. He wonders how she got by his assistant. She claims to be a legitimate reporter now and wants to get the inside story from him about the special IT groups him and his friends are working to build up. Kane wonders how she would have found out about something that was secret. He craves the feel of Julianne and she isn’t immune to him either. He has to talk to his group of Weathermen to see if they will give her the story but he doesn’t sound promising to her.

Kane and Julianne are drawn to each other and haven’t really been with anyone serious for 5 yrs. I believe they were waiting for each other. Now that they have gotten together again neither wants to let the other go.

This is the 4th installment in the Weathermen series. While series sometimes become repetitious and boring I find that each book gets better than the one before. I am pulled into each story and with each one another member of their group is introduced. In this story we find out there are a total of 12 Weathermen. I can’t wait to see how each of the men finds their significant other as they continue to search for the hackers who have the Madeline Project and created the Tommy Twister Virus. At the beginning of each story is a little bit of background about what has taken place and because of that each book could be read by itself. I recommend reading them in order.

I loved this book. I think these men don’t mess around. When they fall in love they fall hard and fast. They know who they are looking for and once they find that special person they don’t waste any time to make them theirs.

I highly recommend this book.

I am giving it a 5 Flaming Hearts!

DIXIE'S GIFT BY BARBARA EDWARDS

Title: Dixie’s Gift

Author: Barbara Edwards

Genre: Paranormal, Fantasy/futuristic Romance

Pages: 53

Publisher: Wild Rose Press

Synopsis: Ellen Carter deeply grieves for her husband Dan, but at least she still has Dixie, her beloved Malinois.  However, soon Dixie leaves her too. But the faithful dog cannot rest easy in heaven while her mistress is unhappy.  Dixie pleads with the Archangel Michael to let her send help, and intercedes for Ellen in the only way she can.  But will Ellen get the message, and more, importantly, will she accept Dixie’s Gift?

Sexy newcomer Michael Burke can barely take enough time from his successful restaurant for a decent night’s sleep, let alone romance.  Still, he is intrigued by the beautiful widow and can’t resist entering her shop. Sparks fly, and when Ellen has an accident in a snowstorm, he comes to

Her rescue. Trapped by a blizzard and aided by Dixie’s Gift, Ellen and Michael find more than shelter—they find love.

Review: Ellen is grieving for her husband and her dog, Dixie that she has lost. She is not really living her life. She is kind of just existing and knows she needs to do something but just can’t get out of the funk she is in.

Dixie is at heaven’s doors and decides not to go in. He or she needs to help Ellen. She sees how much pain she is in and wants to help her start living again.

Michael is the answer to Dixie’s prayers. Michael helps Ellen up after she falls outside her store in the snow. She is favoring her knee and Michael is concerned she needs to go to the Emergency Room. Ellen isn’t having it. She makes her way home but not before making Michael promise to call her when he gets home. The storm is getting pretty bad out.

Michael worries that Ellen is going to be stuck in her house from the snowstorm and brings her a generator to make sure she is ok. When he gets to her house, he finds a little puppy there and brings him inside. Ellen thought the dog was Michaels and vice versa. They wind up taking care of him until they can find his family. Michael decides to go out to the store and get groceries for Ellen and winds up stranded at her house. This makes for an interesting evening.

I loved this heartwarming story. Ellen and Michael both were not living their lives to the fullest. One was still grieving and the other was so busy working his life was passing him by. I also loved Dixie trying to help his mistress. This story was very short but it was very touching and I couldn’t put the book down. I highly recommend it.

I am giving it 4 Flaming Hearts.