After her brother’s life of crime is brought to a sudden end, twenty-two-year-old Kara Jennings fears she may be the next target of the men who killed him. It comes as a shock, however, when she is taken captive by a mysterious man who promises to keep her safe but quickly demonstrates that he will not hesitate to punish her in any way he sees fit if she disobeys him.

Devin Stringer is certain there is something important that Kara is refusing to share with him–something related to her brother’s death–and he is fully prepared to be as firm as necessary to get her to tell him the truth, even if that means stripping her bare, spanking her soundly, and keeping her caged like a pet.

Despite her shame at being made to kneel naked at her captor’s feet, eat from his hand, and surrender her body to him completely, Devin’s dominance leaves Kara helplessly aroused and yearning for him to master her even more thoroughly. When he brings her to the edge of an intense climax only to leave her desperate and wanting, her need for him to claim her properly compels Kara to confess the secret her brother shared with her before his death. But will that information help Devin protect his beautiful pet or will it ultimately put her in greater danger?

Publisher’s Note: Protecting His Pet is a stand-alone book which is the first entry in the Owned and Protected series. It includes spankings, sexual scenes, extensive pet play, elements of BDSM, and more. If such material offends you, please don’t buy this book.

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Review by Teresa M

Addison, the bratty little rich girl runs away, tries to hide Trevor there to protect her still being a brat needing maybe a bend over the knee and spanking book was so good I really liked this book. I read some of the reviews and they were negative, but I still read it and gave it my own opinion. I thought it was pretty good. Kara and Devin both seem to have their own problems but they worked it out.

Get ready for a forbidden sports romance between a former NFL player turned college coach, and the determined graduate student athletic trainer who has sworn off athletes.

Years of being an NFL quarterback taught me a lot of things. Expecting the unexpected was one. And it had always worked for me on and off the field. Until it didn’t. Until I met Trinity Maxwell. One second, we were having a crash course in couponing, then the next I was asking her out on a date. But the following day, when she walked onto my field the first day of practice, everything changed. She wasn’t just the new graduate student athletic trainer that would be shadowing the college football team I coached. No, as luck would have it, she was also our head coach’s daughter. The same head coach who thought it would be a great idea to have her living across the street from me so I could keep an eye on her. Ignoring our feelings should be easy. It was over before it even started. Besides, nothing could come of us but a dozen code of conduct violations and a scandal of the year title. But she was on my field, constantly in my head, and somehow managed to wedge herself inside of my heart. Unfortunately, nothing stays a secret in this town for long. Someone’s been watching, and they have the power to ruin us both. One wrong move could change everything. My lifelong football career could be ripped right out of my hands and her fragile reputation as a female in a male dominated industry was on the line. It wasn’t just between right and wrong anymore. The stakes were so much higher. For the first time in my life, I realized I had to make a choice. Between love and the game.

Between Love and the Game has a guaranteed HEA and NO cheating. Please read author not for sensitive topics.

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Review by Twinsie Melinda

I absolutely fell in love with both Preston and Trinity.  There is an instant attraction between these two begins in the grocery store over a Pop-Tart discussion and continues with text messages. Then when they agree to a Date things take a turn.

Trinity is a student at the college and her father is the head coach. Preston is one of the coaches on the team and in line to possibly take over as head coach one day.  Therefore, Trinity is off limits because she is a student and the head coach has announced she is off limits.

I love that they try to fight their attractions because it is not allowed. Trinity is trying to make a name for herself and get to know her dad. I love her character she is trying to juggle paying off her college tuition, work, and live her life. As for Preston he is an amazing guy and great godfather to his best friend girls. I liked seeing the softer side to Preston.

Watching these two try to fight their feelings because it the right thing to do then sneaking across the street when the attraction gets too strong. Will these two be able to stay together or will one of them have to loss their career to be together?

I did not want to finish this story I truly loved the “coupon girl” and the ex-professional football player. I have to say I am now hanging on for Liv’s story.  I need to know what caused that tear to escape and her dam to break.

Favorite Quotes:

My feelings were devolving and there was nothing I could do to stop it. It was like freefalling out of an airplane.

 
“You remember what I told you.”
How could I forget?
“I do.”
“I told you, don’t bring no woman to me unless you loved her like I loved your mother.” He dropped his pipe between his lips. “And here you are.”
I couldn’t help but grin at the old man. “Here I am.”

 
“So you’re saying, I had you at Pop-Tarts?” I mused.
He chuckled. “Actually, what sealed the deal for me were your dodgeball skills.”

S.J. Chaynie is a small-town Texas girl who has found a love for writing. She enjoys writing romance, with a sprinkle of suspense, and a little humor. If she is not busy writing her newest ideas, she is spending time with her husband and two beautiful daughters. She believes a good book and a lot of laughs is the best medicine. She brings suspense, love, angst, and sometimes the occasional heartbreak to her stories. Always a HEA, but every character and story she holds close to her heart and hopes they touch yours as well.

A meddling gran, a protective brother, and a mysterious gnome in the Georgia mountains…

What could possibly go wrong?

Spending Christmas in the mountains with her family is exactly what Kennedy needs. Work has been stagnant, and Norina has always felt like home. But when her parents bail and her brother’s smoking-hot best friend shows up instead, her underwear goes up in flames.

For Jack, a quiet holiday retreat with his best friend’s family is just what his agent ordered, and the small-town, picturesque setting is instantly inspiring. Falling hard for his friend’s sister, however, wasn’t in his latest outline.

Their chemistry is undeniable.

Their timing couldn’t be worse.

As real life waits below the mountain, Kennedy and Jack must make a choice.

Cut their holiday romance short, or let it blossom into an unforgettable love story.

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Review by Polly B

One date. One wedding. One enormous lie.

Ivy
If Susan wasn’t so uptight, none of this would be a problem. It wouldn’t. Not really. As it is, she’s the biggest Bridezilla I’ve ever seen, which is why I’m stuck interviewing actors to play my boyfriend at her upcoming nuptials. The guy I choose is tall, hot as hell, and…nerdy. Like, ultra-nerdy. He plays video games and reads comics, and he’s seen more anime than me, which is no easy task. Lincoln has a secret, though. It’s something beyond the normal nerdiness. It’s something that he doesn’t want anyone to know about. I want to know about it, though. What is this guy hiding? And why do I have a feeling that it’ll change everything?

Lincoln
When I started running my fake date service, I didn’t expect to meet someone like Ivy. I didn’t expect to want more than just a single date. I couldn’t have possibly planned any of this. That’s exactly what’s happening, though. Just one date, and my inner-tiger lets me know that yeah, she’s our mate. Unfortunately for me, she doesn’t know I’m a tiger shifter, and she doesn’t know I think she’s my one true love. Is Ivy strong enough to handle the truth?

Am I?

The Tiger’s Fake Date is book three in the SHIFTERS OF RAWR COUNTY series; however, it can be enjoyed as a standalone story. It features a snarky human heroine and a tiger who doesn’t believe he’s good enough for love. Expect spicy scenes and a happily-ever-after.

Trigger warning: pet loss.

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Review by Polly B

Loved this quick read by Sophie Stern.

Ivy needs a date for her sister’s wedding so her family would leave her alone, especially her sister Susan. While Lincoln runs a fake date service on the side. Ivy hires Lincoln for said “boyfriend/fiancé” and holy cow let the magic happen!

These two were fated to be with each other. I enjoyed how they managed to build their relationship while dealing with friends/relatives, work and all the wedding festivities that they are required to attend! Boy does Lincoln know how to calm down Bridezilla Susan!!

Authors note: The Tiger’s Fake Date is book three in the SHIFTERS OF RAWR COUNTY series; however, it can be enjoyed as a standalone story. It features a snarky human heroine and a tiger who doesn’t believe he’s good enough for love. Expect spicy scenes and a happily-ever-after.

Still buried in guilt from losing his unit, Ryder “Patch” Hawkins is ready to end it all. The last thing he wants to do is face his demons and rehash the events of that tragic day. However, he reluctantly agrees to admit himself into Winters Foundation Hospital on Serenity Mountain, a facility that specializes in veteran recovery.

Meeting Dr. Claire Meyers changes everything for the battered corpsman.

Ryder makes an astonishing breakthrough with the sassy and confident psychologist’s unorthodox methods. Soon, the strong and sarcastic man begins to soften in her presence. But when a dangerous killer sets his sights on Claire, Ryder and the Serenity Securities team jump into action. Ryder refuses to lose another person he cares about. He’s determined to save her before it’s too late. Will Ryder finally find a “life worth living” and allow Claire to rescue him from himself?

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Review by Polly B

This is the first book I have read by this author and it will not be my last!

Ryder “Patch” Hawkins suffers from PTDS and with the help of his friends he decided to give Winters Foundation Hospital on Serenity Mountains a chance to help him recover.

Dr. Claire Meyers, one of the psychologists working at Winters Foundation Hospital has been placed with Ryder.

Let me tell you – in the beginning these two butted heads, pushed and pulled at each other – and then slowly the feelings started coming out! There was enough action, suspense, danger, romance to keep me turning those pages. Because in the end – Ryder wasn’t the only one that needing rescuing!

The only “downside” was the number of characters to keep track of and who was married to who and their kids. I realize that this is part of another “book world” – so that is really on me, not the author. In the end I got it all straight!

Collin

I’m not a fan of change. So, when I hear the old bar I work at a couple of nights a week has sold, I wonder if it’s time for me to give up that side gig. It’s not like I need the cash. My job as a full-time firefighter is more than enough to keep me comfortable and plenty busy.

Then I meet the new owner, my new boss, Lizzie Meyer.

She makes me a deal: give her thirty days. If I don’t like the direction she takes the place, I can quit. Simple, right? But nothing feels simple once I’m around her. I try to ignore the pull, but her easy smile, hypnotic green eyes, and that stubborn streak wrapped in determination makes it impossible. The line between professional and personal is clear…until it isn’t.

Just when something real starts to take shape between us, my past stirs—ready to drag its way back into the light and threaten everything we’re beginning to build together.

Lizzie

I’ve spent years dreaming of a place to call my own. Growing up inside the biggest bar and restaurant in my hometown, I learned early on what my calling was. But lately, I’ve wanted something more. Something that isn’t tied to my family’s legacy. I want to build my own.

That dream leads me to Cooper Town, Ohio, a quaint small town with an old bar for sale and enough possibility to make me pack up my life and take a chance.

I know it will take hard work to bring the place back to life, and I’ve got the drive, the grit, and a modest savings account to get started. What I’m not prepared for is Collin Miller, the brooding bartender with a rare, disarming smile and a work ethic that mirrors my own. He’s impossible to ignore, even harder to resist. I try to keep things strictly professional, really, I do, but being around him feels like standing too close to a flame.

My simple request is that he doesn’t break my heart along the way.

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Review by Polly B

I was so excited to finally get my hands on this book! Lizzie Walker has finally grown up and is ready to grab a hold of her dream and not let it go! The dream? Owning her own bar – without any hint of recognition that her family owns the famous Burgers & Brew!

Collin, who happens to be a part-time bartender at the bar she is buying, is not all that happy about having a new owner take over. He likes the status quo and really does not want any changes to be made. Well, a few days later and with a simple request to give her 30 days to before he makes any decisions about staying or leaving… Lizzie needs to bring on her A game!

After working so closely together they both realize that there is “something” about each other and boy is their chemistry a good one! Let us just say that opening a “new” bar brings lots of ups and downs – but some of those are found between the sheets!

Loved this story and the characters – especially that the Burgers & Brew Crue are sprinkled throughout the storyline! Highly recommend this book!!