Short and Sweet Book Reviews # 139 - Champion by Anna Hackett, Rough Rider by B.J. Daniels, On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen

Champion by Anna Hackett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Blaine Strong has been the iffiest of the humans captured and sold into slavery. He has been drugged and made to fight to the death before being rescued. Now he has to try to come to terms with what and who he is now and for that he needs help. Saff Essikani is the one to provide it but not without a lot of danger, tension and new problems for the Galactic Gladiators. The world building and back story was done in the previous novellas but there is some tucked into the story line if you missed the first stories. This one brings Blaine and Saff together in a rescue operation, sets the stage for the next story in the series and is a satisfying read with a nice romance for our two main characters.


Rough Rider by B.J. Daniels
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Boone McGraw and C.J. Knight are on a collision course and don't know it. Both are looking for answers; C.J. to the murder of her partner and Boone hoping to find his sister kidnapped twenty-five years ago. It takes some time but their two investigations come together into one as C.J. learns about secrets her partner kept from her and someone from the past tries to kill both Boone and C.J. A nice ending to the series but there are still characters who need their story. This was a three book series but I hope that we set to see the twins get a HEA like their older brothers.

I received a free copy of the book in return for an honest review.


On Her Majesty's Frightfully Secret Service by Rhys Bowen
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Georgie finds herself with a locked room mystery when she goes to a house party at the request of the Queen. Once again Darcy shows up unexpectedly to provide back up but Georgie is the one to save the day. Their wedding seems to be getting closer while someone sets off to try and stop another wedding from taking place. I love Georgie and Darcy but am hoping they will someday tie the knot. I guess I will just have to wait and see what happens in the next book. This was a very nice mystery even though it was apparent to me if not to Georgie who the villain was.

I received a free copy of the book in return for an honest review.

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Short and Sweet Book Reviews # 134 - Fire Bound by Christine Freehan, White Trash Zombie Unchained by Diana Rowland, Dead Ringer by B.J. Daniels

Fire Bound by Christine Feehan
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Another sister finds her HEA but not without encountering a lot of danger along the way. Lisa Piner and Casimir Prakenskii have a common goal and neither expect to survive. They plan to kill the family looking for the Prakenskii brothers. When they meet they find they have other goals as well. Look for some well planned ops, a lot of sex (at least 2 CDs worth) and a unexpected romance. This is par for the course for Freehan's book but it was fun to see what and how Lisa and Casimir planned and pulled everything off.

White Trash Zombie Unchained by Diana Rowland
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Zombies are real and Angel Crawford knows because she is one. Angel is such a great characters. I have watched her change from someone who was a loser to someone who works at her job, got her GED and is now going to community college. This time she is trying to stop a epidemic of strange zombies who are the mindless killing kind. What is fun is watching Angel take care of the people around her as she offers new views into what is happening and how to find a cure. She also ends up with some very interesting pets. This series just keeps getting better and better. According to Rowland's web site this could be the last book in the series but I hope I get to visit with Angel in future books.

I received a free copy of the book in return for an honest review.



Dead Ringer by B.J. Daniels
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Abby Pierce and Ledger McGraw have a history. Abby is a battered wife and this time she was nearly killed because of something she overheard. Ledger comes to her rescue. Abby's secret and the return of one of the kidnapped McGraw twins are the two elements that drive the story. Along the way both arrive at their HEA. There is still a mystery to be solved and one McGraw brother left to get an HEA. A nice story with predictable action but fun to read.

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Short and Sweet Book Reviews # 121 - Terran by Cara Bristol, Dark Horse by B.J. Daniels, Revenger by Alastair Reynolds

Terran by Cara Bristol
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Both Tara and Alpha Marlix were side characters in Breeder the first story in the series. Marlin starts out as an enemy of the treaty with Terra but he has a secret. Unlike other males on his planet he prefers sex with females not other males. When he rescues Tara feeling that he does not want drive the plot in the story. Tara starts out as a very strong characters but for me she weakens as her attraction to Marlix becomes stronger. Even so I liked the story. There is danger and tension driving the story line. While Marlix and Tara come to their HEA there is a lot more to change on the planet Parson.

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Dark Horse by B J Daniels
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Dark Horse is the start of the three book trilogy set in Whitehorse, Montana. Look for characters from previous books in the same setting. This time there is a 25 year old case to solve and Nikki St. James is going to make this her next true crime novel. There are secrets galore in the story. Nikki has one, as do the other members of the McGraw family. There is a current crime in addition to the 25 year old mystery of who took the McGraw twins. There were plenty of twist and turns as the story progressed. Nikki ended up solving two mysteries as well as finding one of the McGraw brothers to fall in love with. A great story that had a partial solution to the twins mysteries. There are still two McGraw brothers who need a HEA and the rest of the mystery to be solved so look for the next two books in the series.

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Revenger by Alastair Reynolds
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

I loved the setting of Revenger. There are hundred or maybe thousands of world that surround the old sun. None are that large and all have been occupied before. Revenger is set in the latest occupation and there are ships that look for and find the items left from previous occupations. Adrana and Fura Ness have a unique talent. They can read the skulls left from a previous occupation and those reading lead to bobbles or small locked worlds left from those who came before. When tragedy strikes Adrana is stolen and Fura starts on a quest to get her back. I have to admit that Fura is a character that I really did not like that much but I did admire her single minded focus to recover her sister. This was really fascinating science fiction. The world building, the backstory, and the plot kept me riveted to the story. I did listen to this as an audio book and the reading did a very good joy of telling the story in Fura's first person voice. A great book for Science Fiction fans.

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