CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Publication date: 02/18/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: Yes

There was some stuff here that really worked for me, and some stuff that REALLY didn’t. I’ll start with the good:

• I love a good second-chance romance. And overall, this one worked.
• The writing was good and the story kept up a nice pace, even with some flashback scenes. (Note: I normally despise flashback scenes, but these were short and sweet and actually helped move the story along.)​

​CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Publication date: 03/10/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

This is a tricky one to rate. There’s some stuff here that I LOVE, and some stuff that doesn’t work for me AT ALL. These are always the hardest reviews to write. So, I guess I’ll just start out with what I loved:

• Colby is a great hero. He’s a genuinely nice guy with no fear of commitment, and he doesn’t let the fact that heroine is a widow with 3 kids run him off. Sure, he knows a few moments of trepidation (who wouldn’t?) but he acts like a grown-up at all times and discusses his feelings when appropriate. He’s a keeper as a book boyfriend.

I was never a star English student or a literature buff, but I’ve always had a creative soul and an active imagination. Writing was a natural culmination of those two talents.

I write what I like to read: romantic suspense. I also write for the same reasons I read–entertainment and escape.
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Two years ago I left my day job as a sonographer at UCSF Medical Center after 22 years in the field to write full time. The muse must have been paying attention, because shortly after, I hit the New York Times Bestsellers list under my name and again a month later under my pseudonym, Skye Jordan. If you like red-hot contemporary romance, check out my alter ego.

​CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE

Publication date: 05/17/2016
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

Before I do this, I have to say that I really do love Terri Osburn.  Her Anchor Island series is a favorite of mine. So when I saw this book was available on NetGalley, I downloaded immediately. It pains me to say I’m sorry I did.

First, the good. The writing is stellar (as always). The dialogue is great. Secondary characters are fun and deep without intruding too much on the main characters. And Cooper? He’s a dream hero. Sensitive but not weak, good with his hands (he’s a mechanic, y’all...minds out of the gutter), and just an all around great guy. The heroine? Pfffttt. Not so much.

​ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Publication date: 03/29/2016
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

OK, I’ll admit that I made a half-assed buying decision on this one. I didn’t even read the blurb. I downloaded it because I saw that it was written by a bestselling author, and...I liked the cover. There, I admitted that I’m totally shallow. It has a pretty cover, OK??? Don’t judge.

​But once I got past the cover, I was less than blown away, which I found surprising. The writing was great. The story flowed beautifully. There was a totally WTF plot twist at the end that I loved. But the main characters? Yawn.

​CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE
ROMANTIC COMEDY

Publication date: 03/20/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No

Apparently there was some huge publicity around this book’s author, who wrote the story while hanging out at a tire shop, just like Kate, the main character in the book. While it’s a cool story, it had nothing to do with why I decided to read the book. I read the book for 2 reasons:

1. The hero isn’t a billionaire, playboy, shifter, Navy Seal or rockstar; he’s a mechanic. You don’t get enough sexy mechanics in romance land (in my humble opinion).
2. The blurb is cute, as is the cover dude (can’t ever go wrong with a hot guy flashing abs and using tools, am I right?)

ROMANTIC SUSPENSE

Publication date: 04/06/2018
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Cliffhanger: No
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OK, y’all know I have somewhat of an attitude problem about romantic suspense. Even when I suspend my disbelief that anyone would stop and have sex (or even think about stopping and having sex) when a serial killer is after them, I still struggle with pretty much this entire category of books. But I like this author, and I read and enjoyed the last book in the series, so I checked my attitude at the door and gave this one a read. Just like the last book, overall, I’m glad I did.