Recommended Reads for Oct, 2016

Title: Jumpstart (Crossroads #4) Author: Riley Hart Publisher: Self Published Release Date: October 27th 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary Romance Page Count: 97 pages Reviewed by: Lili Heat Level: 3 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Motocross star, Beckett Monroe, is in need of some serious R&R. Not only to adjust to his new out-of-the-closet status, but in hopes of reigniting his passion for motocross. To his surprise, support shows up in the way of Christian Foster, his childhood best friend and first love. Spending time with Christian is the jumpstart Beck’s heart needs. But even if…

Title: Torch (Unbreakable Bonds #3) Author: Jocelynn Drake and Rinda Elliott Publisher: Self-Published Release Date: October 25th 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary Mystery/Suspense Page Count: 322 pages Reviewed by: Gigi Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Nine months ago, Rowan Ward thought he had it all. Now he's fighting to pull his shredded life together, buried in work and battling the kind of grief that destroys a man's soul. When fires spring up around Cincinnati threatening Rowe's friends and clients, he's thrilled to find his old Army buddy, Noah Keegan in town. They were…

Title: The Copper Horse: Pride (The Copper Horse #2) Author: K.A. Merikan Publisher: Acerbi & Villani ltd. Release Date: October 12th 2016 Genre(s): Steampunk Page Count: 279 Reviewed by: Ele Heat Level: 4.5 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: London 1907, twenty years into the zombie Plague After being kidnapped into slavery by a powerful crime family member - Erik Dal, Reuben is slowly adjusting to his new life. He is now Copper, Erik’s proud stallion, serving in any way his master might require - from pulling a cart, to pleasures in the bedroom. But…

Title: Torch (Unbreakable Bonds #3) Author: Jocelynn Drake, Rinda Elliott Publisher: Self Published Release Date: October 25, 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary, Romantic Suspense Page Count: 287 Reviewed by: Parvathy Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 5+ stars out of 5 Blurb: Nine months ago, Rowan Ward thought he had it all. Now he's fighting to pull his shredded life together, buried in work and battling the kind of grief that destroys a man's soul. When fires spring up around Cincinnati threatening Rowe's friends and clients, he's thrilled to find his old Army buddy, Noah Keegan in town. They were…

Title: First and First (Five Boroughs #3) Author: Santino Hassell and Michael Ferraiuolo (Narrator) Publisher: Dreamspinner Press LLC Release Date: September 12th 2016 Genre(s): M/M Contemporary Romance Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins Reviewed by: Belen Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Caleb Stone was raised on the Upper East Side, where wealth and lineage reigns, and “alternative lifestyles” are hidden. It took him years to come out to his family, but he’s still stuck in the stranglehold of their expectations. Caleb knows he has to build his confidence and shake things…

Title: Jumpstart (Crossroads #3.5) Author: Riley Hart Publisher: Self-published Release Date: 1st Nov, 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary, Novella, Crossroads series, Friends to lover Page Count: 200 Reviewed by: PIU Heat Level: 3.5 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Motocross star, Beckett Monroe, is in need of some serious R&R. Not only to adjust to his new out-of-the-closet status, but in hopes of reigniting his passion for motocross. To his surprise, support shows up in the way of Christian Foster, his childhood best friend and first love. Spending time with Christian is the jumpstart Beck’s heart needs.…

Title: Captive (Beautiful Monsters #1) Author: Jex Lane Publisher: Self-Published Release Date: August 8, 2016 Genre(s): Paranormal Romance Page Count: 316 Reviewed by: Steph Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 5+ stars out of 5 Blurb: **ebook FREE on Amazon for a limited time!** Matthew Callahan has spent seven years struggling against the insatiable hunger for blood consuming him. Unable to stop the vampire inside from preying on humans, he keeps himself confined to a lonely existence. Everything changes the night he is lured into a trap and taken prisoner by High Lord General Tarrick—a seductive incubus who…

Title: Tru Smoke (Ember Peak #1) Author: Edie Danford Publisher: Self-Published Release Date: November 3rd 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary Page Count: 258 Reviewed by: Ele Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire… Whenever Jones touches him, flames flicker in Truitt Larkin's smoky-gray eyes. Growing up in Ember Peak, Colorado, Jones Hudson nurtured dreams as big as the Rockies. Why else would a flat-broke college student believe he has a shot with Truitt Larkin, the billionaire CEO of Larkin Corp? And, sure, Tru might own the fab, five-thousand-acre Ember Peak…

Title: Tru Smoke (Ember Peak #1) Author: Edie Danford Publisher: Self-published Release Date: 3rd Nov, 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance, Emotional Page Count: 258 Reviewed by: PIU Heat Level: 5 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: Where there’s smoke, there’s fire… Whenever Jones touches him, flames flicker in Truitt Larkin's smoky-gray eyes. Growing up in Ember Peak, Colorado, Jones Hudson nurtured dreams as big as the Rockies. Why else would a flat-broke college student believe he has a shot with Truitt Larkin, the billionaire CEO of Larkin Corp? And, sure, Tru might own the fab, five-thousand-acre…

Title: After the Sunset (Timing #2) Author: Mary Calmes Publisher: Dreamspinner Press Release Date: 2nd Nov, 2016 Genre(s): Contemporary, Romance, Timing Series Page Count: 204 Reviewed by: PIU Heat Level: 4 flames out of 5 Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Blurb: 2nd Edition Two years after riding off into the sunset with ranch owner Rand Holloway, Stefan Joss has made a tentative peace with his new life, teaching at a community college. But the course of true love never does run smooth. Rand wants him home on the ranch; Stef wants an exit strategy in case Rand ever decides…