Christmas in Rose Bend – Naima Simone

Christmas in Rose Bend is the perfect festive mix of heartfelt warmth and hot romance. As with The Road to Rose Bend, we see two damaged characters thrown together as they try to navigate a new, unexpected upturn of their worlds. Whilst hero Wolf was an adorable secondary character in the first book, love interest Nessy is new and Wolf’s story only comes out in this instalment so the book reads easily as a standalone although book one is definitely worth reading. Naima Simone has immense bandwidth as a writer and can easily flip from sweet to sassy, back to sweet and then on to spicy all on the same page so she definitely keeps you on your toes.
The Christmassy setting provides the perfect cosy, winter’s backdrop to this adorable book.

Rating: 5/5⭐️

Genre: Romance (Christmas themed)

The Road to Rose Bend

Recently divorced Sydney returns home to Rose Bend after leaving eight years earlier after the death of her sister. Coming home isn’t easy after her parents turned their backs on her but now pregnant, she’s determined to make a new life for herself. What she doesn’t expect is to fall for widower Cole. Cole is struggling to come to terms with the loss of his wife and unborn baby but can’t help being drawn to Sydney.

Both characters are deeply drawn and have a huge amount of baggage. The levels of attraction run high but so do the stakes creating a huge amount of emotional conflict and some great tension. I loved the small town setting and Cole’s family dynamics, as well as the writing style. There’s a little bit of humour here and there, plenty of angst and some steamy scenes to boot. Overall, this book has a bit of everything and is a great read for summer.

I’d also like to say a huge thank you to Mills and Boon for having me on their blog tour 💖

Genre: Romance

Rating: 4/5⭐️

Reawakening – Rachael Stewart

Reawakening review

Well, this book has it all. The Mills and Boon Dare line is know for its quicker, steamier reads but by golly this packs a lot in; sizzling hot desire, heartfelt emotion and humour not to mention characters with some serious depth.

The opening scene is very steamy and the attraction between Olivia and Valentine leaps off the page, grabs you by the throat and pulls you in. As the story moves on, there’s much more than physical attraction. Both characters are wounded by their pasts and endeavour on their own paths of self-destruction until they find something in one another worth saving.

As many of you may know, the Dare line has been discontinued and this is Racheal Stewart’s last book for Dare but she certainly goes out with a bang.

Rating: 5 steamy stars out of 5⭐️

Genre: Romance (steamy)

Fighting for the Trauma Doc’s Heart – Rachel Dove

Rachel Dove’s versatility as a writer never fails to amaze me. I adore her lighter comedy and I’ve enjoyed her more heartfelt works too. This is her first release under the Mills & Boon medical line and despite this line of books being quicker / shorter reads there was no compromises on the rich storytelling. The main characters, Michelle and Jacob, won my heart with their complex backgrounds. They were characters I really rooted for even when their interests were in conflict of one another’s. Mixing work and pleasure is a taboo I love, made all the more exciting by the life or death nature of the work. If you’re a fan of Grey’s Anatomy (or not) you’re sure to fall in love with this book.

Genre: Romance (medical)
Rating: 5/5⭐️