There is so much to like about Hard Wear.  I loved the small town setting in Washington state. I used to live in Washington and this story took me back in a way that I could smell the ponderosa pines. I loved the characters, Chase and Kali. It’s refreshing to read a billionaire romance where the hero is likeable, loveable even. It’s refreshing to read a BDSM romance  with a submissive who is kind and strong and independent. I love the sweetness of the romance that unfolds here. I think you will too. Hard Wear by Marilyn Lakewood Book One of the Hot Alpha Billionaire Series Stand alone. Not a cliff-hanger.…

Welcome back to another exciting edition of Books Worth Your Bucks. It’s the last big weekend of the summer–Labor Day weekend holiday here in the US. Traditionally everyone makes one last trek to the beaches. With tropical storm  Hermine thrashing just off the Atlantic coast, it’s not looking good for a beach weekend. I think I’ll curl up with the last story in Undertow while the rain falls.Undertow by Patricia A. KnightFormer Army Ranger, Max Harper didn’t know the young woman playing fetch on the beach with his therapy dog—but he wanted to. From his first meeting with Holiday Jones, her fresh beauty and soft heart swept him away. The…

Welcome back to another exciting edition of Books Worth Your Bucks. Where did Summer go? There re only  few more beach weekends ahead. If like me, work demands are making a getaway impossible for you at the moment, grab a copy of Undertow, an anthology of summer beach reads from Troll River Publications. As each of these stories is a nice length, and a satisfying read in itself, I’ll take you through them one at a time in the remaining weeks of August. Story number 3, Backwater BlessingBackwater Blessing by Kris Michaels When Cole, Mr. FBI, and Logan, local cop and reigning Ice Princess, hook up to solve a case…