mar 31- bkfunnel/ Vension Vendetta by Elsie Grey

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When a stranger slips Lily Good a desperate note inside her restaurant, she knows trouble has followed him into Pine Grove.

“I’m being hunted in three days. Find me first… or I die.”

Before Lily can stop him, the man disappears into the night—leaving behind more questions than answers. With time running out, Lily and Detective Lance Phillips race to uncover who is behind the threat.

Their search leads them into the shadowy world of private hunting lands, powerful secrets, and a vendetta someone is willing to kill for.

As the deadline approaches, Lily must rely on the instincts she once used as a homicide detective—before the hunt begins and someone becomes the next target.

Set along the rugged Oregon coast, Venison Vendetta is another deliciously suspenseful installment in The Good Chef Mysteries, where every case comes with a side of danger.

My 4 Star review notes :  TITLED: Lily and Detective Lance Phillips make a great team

 I liked how the story started out with "the man"slipping that note and how she noticed later how he made sure that she got a deliberate, clear view of his face. He seemed to just know that she had surveillance in her restaurant. What a great start. Turns out it was another good story.  

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March 27-Bksprt/ Mafia Enemy's Obsession by Clara Dunn

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I saved my family’s enemy. And now he owns the secret that can ruin me.

Paramedics wheel in a man with three bullets in him, and I recognize Lev Morozov instantly.

The enemy pakhan’s son. The one I should have let bleed out.

Instead, I falsify his name, lock down his room, and keep the police out.

Now his life is in my hands… and my life is in his silence.

He looks at me like he’s been waiting years for this moment, like I’m not a doctor—I’m a claim.

We start with stolen minutes and dangerous truths we don’t say out loud.

Then he drags me into a war I swore I’d never touch… and into hiding under my cousin’s roof.

I tell myself I can quit him.

Right up until I learn the one secret he kept that can destroy me… and the baby I never meant to make with him.

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Contemporary Romance mafia romance dark mafia romance surprise baby romance Russian mafia romance enemies to lovers romance forced proximity Bratva romance alpha male romance touch her and die vibes possessive alpha male

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To my wonderful ARC readers, Thank you so much for reading and reviewing my newest book! It’s part of a series, but it can absolutely be enjoyed as a standalone. One quick note: I’m still finishing up the final round of edits. If you spot anything that needs fixing (typos, formatting hiccups, etc.), please message me directly so I can get it cleaned up fast. Happy reading,
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My 5 Star Review TITLED: Their attraction could get them killed

Lev Morozov might be the pakhan's son but he's the second son. The one the father is not so proud of but plenty ready to send to do the dirty work. When he gets shot up, he DEMANDS that his bodyguard/friend, Ruslan take him to  Moscow General that is further away. He has his reasons ! It because of the very skilled trauma surgeon that he has been obsessing over for 2 years !

Dr. Polina Kozlov treats whoever comes into her E.R. but does the unthinkable and dangerous thing of hiding who he really is. Yep, that really could get them ALL killed even Ruslan for covering for Lev !  I really liked that they were that tight !
Lev and Polina just can't stay away from each other although it keeps getting harder to lie to their families.  It begins as a sweet, secretive romance because Lev refuses to be like his father. He WON'T  just take what isn't offered.  I loved both of them and the intensity of this story.  I will be reading more by this author !

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booksprout March 26/ The Mafia Diplomat's Bride: The Lazaretti Syndicate by Daphne Monroe

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Part of: The Lazaretti Syndicate World (4 books)

  A Dark Mafia Marriage-of-Convenience Romance 

 She was sent to marry him. Then kill him.

Calla Voss is a weapon disguised as a bride. Trained by her crime family to seduce, manipulate, and eliminate, she's given one final mission: marry Domenico Lazaretti--the calculating diplomat of Chicago's most dangerous syndicate--and destroy him from the inside.
Domenico doesn't trust his new wife. He's seen her file. He knows what she is. But the assassin in his bed is also the only person who makes him feel alive--and that's a problem neither of them expected.  When a shadowy puppetmaster reveals their marriage was engineered to ignite a war between their families, Calla and Domenico face an impossible choice: betray each other to survive, or burn their empires to the ground and build something new from the ashes.
In this world, love isn't a fairytale. It's a loaded gun.

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Crime Fiction Romantic Suspense Dark Romance Dark Romance Romantic suspense Mafia romance Organized crime romance Possessive hero romance Crime family romance Alpha male romance steamy romance Action and Adventure Enemies to Lovers

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___________  My 5 STAR Review Notes TITLED:  2 Predators Wed

 

Calla is a dangerous weapon honed by her father. A killing machine that he has USED as a successful, unseen assassin for years ! It's not something that she's ever had a choice about.  She never felt like a daughter. She was just useful !But she comes in looking for all the line of sights, exits and with a few weapons and communications !  

 Domenico (Domi)  Lazaretti is in Chicago, and he's no ones fool. So he's looking for the time that Calla tries to plant a knife in his back !  They are married adversaries circling each other. Each dangerous in their own ways.  

Turns out that they both have been played by both sides of the family.  It's quite a twist or two and I loved how it all played out and how it ended. They managed to get their HEA. Well, at least for now.  Their not stupid and will enjoy their lives but also keep a sharp eye out too !

 I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

 

 

bkfunnel/ His Ring, Her Rules by Poppy Reed

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He faked an engagement to get his mother off his back.
She agreed out of sheer panic at being put on the spot.
Neither of them expected it to feel this real.

Everly Carter knows how small towns work—once a rumor starts in Nicholasville, it never lets go. So when Connor Hayes, her brother’s best friend and a cool, controlled billionaire rancher, claims her as his fiancée to silence his relentless mother, Everly plays along.

What begins as a convenient lie turns into late nights under string lights, lingering looks across barn doors, and a family that treats their “fake” engagement like it’s already forever.

Then the past strikes back. A jilted ex-fiancée tries to destroy Everly’s reputation—and her clinic—while an unexpected pregnancy threatens to shatter the fragile peace they’ve built.

His Ring Her Rules is a small-town, fake engagement romance filled with slow-burn tension, found family, high-stakes drama, and a love that has to survive both scandal and surprise to become real.

Return to Nicholasville for more connected Carter family romances, Black sister bonds, and small-town love stories where legacy, loyalty, and land lead every couple to their happily ever after.

--My 4 star review TITLED:  Small Town Romance 

I really liked both of the main characters. Everly Carter grew up in Nicholasville and then was gone for 8 years studying to be a doctor.  Now that she is, she is ready to practice in her hometown ! She has family and many good memories here !  This town pulls together, big time !

Everly's twin brother, Rowan starts the whole thing causing the delightful chaos with the fake engagement ! He's always been a harmless jokester of their family ! Most of her family is already planning parties and the wedding for them !!! 

Connor Hayes, is a great guy and he grew up with Everly and it takes a short amount of time for him to realize how much he missed her ! Then his ex, Cheryle Harrison shows up stirring up ALL kinds of trouble !  

 Having grown up in a small town I appreciated how real it all was.  I really liked the ending and want to thank the Author for the ARC of this books !

Review by Mar 23, 2026Bkspt/ Nanny for Tempting Mafia Boss by Amanda Mask

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I thought I was just applying to be a nanny.

I didn’t know I was walking into a mafia empire.

Or falling for the most dangerous single dad in the city.

Carlos is forty. Powerful. Controlled. Untouchable.

A feared mafia boss with a cold reputation and two kids who adore him.

I’m twenty. From a small town. Broke enough to need the job.

The plan was simple. Care for six-year-old Nico. Keep up with sharp, observant Ana. Stay out of Carlos’s world.

But staying out of his world is impossible when I’m living in his house.

When I see the way he tucks his son into bed.

The way he listens when his daughter talks about her dreams.

The way his control slips only when he looks at me.

I should be afraid of the danger surrounding him.

Instead, I’m afraid of how much I want him.

Because in his world, weakness gets exploited.

And loving a man like Carlos could make me his greatest vulnerability.

When someone tries to use me—and the mentorship center I built—as leverage against him, I have two choices.

Run from the pressure.

Or stand beside the man everyone fears… and prove I’m not fragile.

He says I’m not temporary.

He says I’m not leverage.

He says I’m permanent.

But can a small-town girl really survive loving a tempting mafia boss?

Or will the heat between us burn everything down?

Nanny for Tempting Mafia Boss is a steamy age-gap single dad romance with high heat, dangerous tension, powerful emotional growth, and a guaranteed happily ever after.

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_______________ my 4 Star review  TITLED:  A Different kind of Mafia Dad

 Tina Moore is a STRONG, 20 year old woman who is in over her head right away ! (I love strong female main characters!)  She is however attracted to 40 year old Carlos Alvarez; the kids father. . The housekeeper, Maria tells Tina to be careful because Carlos likes to test boundaries. She knows !  But she doesn't mind that. 

 Carlos is such a good protective father to his kids, Ana who is 9 and Nico who is 6 years old. Ana is a quiet, slow to warm up child who observes before she decided about Tina the new nanny.  Nico is the opposite, boisterous, out going and flings himself into Tina waist really early.  We get to watch them all grow together as a family and even as the kids become fully rounded adults !

I liked how Carlos learned new ways to be in his "business" because of Tina and became even more successful.

One thing that bothered me a bit was the often repeated phrases of, " 

I’m not fragile.

He says I’m not temporary.

He says I’m not leverage.

He says I’m permanent."  

However I did like how intense the story got at times as they dealt together with problems and solved them.  And that there was closed door intimacy between Tina and Carlos. It was more about the story and relationships !

Beautiful ending.  I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Mar 23, 2026Booksprt/ Bad Boy's Secret Baby Book 3 of Bad Boys Bikers of Small Town Moonrise Series by Mia Amour

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One reckless night with a dangerous ex-fighter in Vegas ruined me for every other man.

Four years later, I’m standing on Knox Wilder’s doorstep…

With the little boy, he doesn’t know is his.

Knox was supposed to be one unforgettable mistake.

Tattooed.
Ruthless.
The kind of man my powerful family warned me never to keep.

The kind of man I never stopped wanting.

Now my family is coming for my son.

And there’s only one place left to run.

Moonrise.

Straight to the most forbidden man I’ve ever loved.

Knox gives us his roof before he even knows the truth.

Lets my little boy follow him through the boxing gym.

Teaches him how to throw a punch.

Protects us like instinct.

Like we already belong to him.

One kiss and four years of distance disappears.

But the secret between us is bigger than either of us.

Because the little boy sleeping down the hall?

He has Knox’s eyes.

And if the ex-MC enforcer discovers I kept his son from him…

The most dangerous man in Moonrise may never forgive me.

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Contemporary Romance Romantic Suspense Young Adult / New Adult Romance secret baby forced proximity bad boy biker protector strong single mother emotionally grounded grumpy small town

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Sloan Carrington is on the run from her brother, Rhett. He plans on taking her 4 year old son, Noah ! Whatever it takes !!!  She's been on the run for 4 years but he's caching up.  I love Dee, who points her to Moonrise and the man Knox Wilder.  Her one night stand that she never forgot and who fathered her son Noah. 

Noah hasn't known a father and Knox didn't know about his son, until it all hit the fan !Understandably he's angry because hes missed 4 years of his son's life ! More trouble follows but so do the men that will burn down everything in order to help Knox, Noah and Sloan.

Such an emotional story that pulled me in HARD. I loved it !!!   I sure hope that there will be more in the series of these brave, got your back men.."brothers" I enjoyed it all even with the occasional tears.   There were plenty of smiles too ! And Noah? Ah, Noah such a great little guy !

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Bksprt/ Bound to my billionaire husband Book 1 of A Dry Creek Valley Series by Ivy Waverly

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I didn’t come back to Dry Creek for him.

I came back for my son—for his health, for stability, for a custody battle I refuse to lose. The last thing I need is Adrian DeLuca—billionaire CEO, vineyard owner, and the man who once broke my heart—looking at me like I still belong to him.

But his grandfather’s will leaves him no choice: marry and live in town for a year, or lose control of his company and the family ranch. I need legal protection. He needs a wife.

So we sign a contract.

We play perfect at wine tastings, school events, and the county fair. We share a house. A name. A bed when the town is watching.

What we don’t fake is the heat. The history. The way he touches me like he never forgot.

Then someone starts digging up dangerous secrets buried on DeLuca land—and I become a target.

Now Adrian isn’t pretending anymore.

And somewhere between the lies and the fire, I realize the only thing more dangerous than our enemies… is falling for my husband again.

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I married Adrian DeLuca for stability. He married me to keep his inheritance. It was supposed to be a contract. Until my son got sick… and my fake billionaire husband started acting like we were already his family.

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 my 4 star review- titled:  Rules, Boundaries & Cautious Alliances 

I really liked that Emmy was a STRONG, but exhausted woman. Protective of her 6 year old son Noah and trying to protect her son for her ex's manipulations !  Martin Hales is he enemy from Adrian DeLuca's side and of course HER ex is the other !!  So sad, that custody is one of the things weaponized against her. And they are relentless! The pressures were coming from all sides and Adrian was sincerely trying to help but Emmy's also teaching HIM to let go of his control of her situations. He's trying but he does fail a few times. Emmy wants him to stand WITH her not in  front trying to fix things ! Dom works with him as much as Adrian will allow but knows when to back off too ! The enemies start lining up confident that they are about to win ! Problem after problem designed to make them cave in ! Not going to happen but it is tough for quite a while !

Things get really intense before the ending that made me smile. 

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