Mairwen is the geeky girl who hides in the corner of all events. Lord Ronson Cadogan needs an heir and is ready to choose one. Maiwen is not on his radar at all.
I bought this book from Kathryn Moon at Writer's on the River. My daughter loves her stories and I decided to try one. I fell into this story. I like shy smart Mairwen. I like grumpy Ronson. More I thoroughly enjoyed Moon's writing style. Her characters are well developed and her world is vivid and has depth.
Moon created a story which drew me in and held my attention. She created main characters who I liked but also secondary characters who filled in the cast nicely - whether good guys or not. The plot was divine. It was a touch of Jane Austin with a touch of Anne McCaffery. The dragon aspects where delightful. I thoroughly enjoyed this story and this book.
Lord Ronson Cadogan can stall no longer. He needs an omega and he needs an heir.
Settled on the obvious perfect choice, and determined to see his fate through, Ronson can't afford to wait for the next ceremony to claim what he is owed. If only he was more excited about the match.
They call her the mouse.
Mairwen Posy knows precisely who the Alpha of Bleake Isle will choose, and it certainly isn't her. In fact, it's so predictable it's almost boring.
Let me start by saying - I don't like sports and I'm not thrilled with first person books. Having said that, I enjoyed this book. Mazurke did a good job of staying true to the first person POV. Liam and Gracie's story is funny, engaging, and worth the read. Muzurke takes over six hundred pages to develop her characters who are flawed and interesting. Gracie is a ball buster hiding her hurt and vulnerability. Liam is a jock with a heart who's been traumatized. The book starts erratic jumping through time in these two people's lives but quickly settles into a solid story where the couple come together with both hiding their feelings. It evolves into a complex love story which I could not put down.
When I was billeted with the Bukowskis, I made a mistake.
I didn't lock Gracie Agnieska Bukowski down.
Instead, like a 16-year-old idiot, I became best friends with her brother, Kow, and now, the family considers me one of their own.
Until her, hockey was my only refuge. So, when I'm traded to the New York Stars, my first move is to change my number to 35. See, we made a vow, one that she might have forgotten, but I haven't.
Dante is a grey character... sort of. He protects his own. He's willing to take on the seedier side of New Orleans including drug dealers and organized crime. He had a rough childhood and now he keeps everyone but his four brothers at arm's length. Until Mila walks in looking for a job. Mila is hiding. She keeps everyone at a distance and keeps to herself but Dante noticed her and wants her. She's his employee so she's off limits. At least until people start trying to kill her. Then Dante's all over making sure she's safe.
Hackett has created some shady brothers. They can get their hands dirty but fall on the right side of the line of right and wrong. This story is well paced and written. The characters are well developed and the story is believable. There's more romance, a bit of alpha dominance, and a lot of heat. I gobbled this one up and enjoyed it thoroughly. I like how balanced Hackett made her characters. I like how she allowed Dante to be vulnerable but still alpha male. I like how she made Mila at risk but strong enough to fight her way out of things.
I’m not looking for a hero, and definitely not a fake relationship with my new boss, nightclub owner Dante Fury—over six feet of dark, hot, and dangerous.. But he isn’t taking no for an answer.. The plan was to run, live under the radar, survive. My life’s been destroyed by some very bad people and everything I know is gone—career, friends, family. I thought I could hide as a bartender at New Orleans’ hottest new club, Ember.. I can’t trust anyone, but after I’m attacked, Dante is determined to play protector by claiming me as his. No one would dare…
Luke Buckner enjoys living next door to sexy Elena Latimer for most of the year. Starting in November, Elena turns into Scrooge. She complains about his outside decorations. She threatens to call the police if he turns on the lights too early. What is her problem?
Elena Latimer loves her gingerbread cottage and her quiet neighborhood. But her next door neighbor’s excessive holiday decorations turn their neighborhood into a zoo. The holidays are hard enough without his garish decorations.
Can Luke turn Elena’s bah humbug into a Happy Holidays?
