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“I love that Denise writes in such a manner that it leaves you dying for more. Ready to get down on your knees and do whatever it takes to find out what happens next! “~Becca

The first book in a humorous contemporary romance from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Denise Grover Swank.

Megan Vandemeer meant to tell her parents about her broken engagement, but a month and a half later she finds herself boarding a plane home to her wedding. Having stretched avoidance to its limits, it’s time to come clean–a terrifying prospect since her mother is sure to blame her rather than her cheating, emotionally frigid ex. A couple of drinks and two Dramamine later, Megan finds herself spilling her sob story to the tall, dark, and handsome stranger in the seat next to her.

With only one week left to save his business, Josh McMillan boards a plane to Kansas City in a last-ditch effort, leaving the details to chance. An unexpected answer is delivered in the form of the beautiful brunette beside him. Though she’s completely loopy, her honesty, openness, and humor charm him. So when she passes out before landing, he helps her off the plane–a good deed that leads to a colossal misunderstanding. Her parents assume he’s her fiancé. In a twist of fate, the mix-up might help Josh save his business, so he plays along, figuring he can help Megan too. All he has to do is stage a public break up convincing enough to appease her mother.

Josh is only supposed to be a substitute groom, but the more time he and Megan spend together, the more their pretend engagement starts to feel real…and the less they want to break it off. Can a relationship that began as a farce turn into happily ever after?

If you are a romance junky, as I am, you have most likely read and re-read and yawned over your fair share of fake fiancee books. I mean…they are EVERYWHERE! When The Substitute got nominated for our #MFEOTourney15 it piqued my interest, so I sent Denise a message and asked if she was interested in sending me an ARC and having it be a part of our blog. Because she is absolutely awesome, she agreed right away…and even offered up a SIGNED PRINT COPY to one lucky winner! (See what I mean about her being awesome?!?)

Okay so anyways where was I…the well played out fake fiancee story…

So, I am super, absolutely, amazingly thrilled that I gave this story a chance! Yep…it is a played out plot line…but Denise has written it in such a way that I just didn’t care!

Why don’t you head on over to Amazon now and pick up your copy…no really…I’ll wait…

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back yet?

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Not only did I not care…I honestly didn’t even remember that I was reading a story line that I have read many times before.

What Denise pulled off in The Substitute is nothing short of an epic love story, and let me just say that I totally understand why someone nominated it for MFEO…Megan and Josh are pretty much the epitome of MFEO and definitely get our stamp of approval!

The story flows beautifully. The twists and turns along the way are well developed and fit in seamlessly with the excellent characters. Everything just seems so natural and real. once we meet Megan’s mom…well lets just say that I totally get why she didn’t want to tell the truth about everything!

While the book does focus mainly on the relationship between Megan and Josh, we get small snippets from their POV about Libby and Blair that give us hints as to what may be coming later in this series. We also get some mystery and fun in the story. The issue with Josh’s business is something that kept me on my toes. I was so nervous about the outcome and what Josh would decide. I was so invested in the story and its characters that I couldn’t figure out what course I wanted him to follow. No matter what choice he made he would end up hurting someone and that just isn’t cool.

The fact that Denise’s writing style was able to make me feel so connected to the characters and story says a ton about her books. I adore a book that can hook me from the first line (I mean seriously, any book that can manage to use the word ‘craptastic’ in the first line is bound to be epic!) and keep me until the very end is written by someone with an amazing gift.

This was my first read from Denise, but I sure don’t plan on it being my last!

I love that Denise writes in such a manner that it leaves you dying for more. Ready to get down on your knees and do whatever it takes to find out what happens next! There is a small cliffhanger at the end…but in all honesty it is more of an insight into the next book seeing has Megan and Josh totally get their HEA.

So…if you haven’t already…and I’m not sure what you are waiting for…head on over to Amazon and one-click this bad boy!!

Denise lives in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. She has six children, three dogs, and an overactive imagination. She can be found dancing in her kitchen with her children, reading, or writing her next book. You will rarely find her cleaning.

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What would you do if you found yourself on a plane to your wedding…minus the groom?

On His Watch by Susanne Matthews

becca — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 13:04:37 +0000

Title: On His Watch

Author: Susanne Matthews

Published by: Crimson Romance

Date published: August 18, 2014

Genres: Contemporary, Mystery/Suspense

Book Length: 264 pages

Steam Rating: Sweet/Steamy

Main Characters: Jason & Nikki

“Susanne Matthews manages to flawlessly balance mystery, violence, redemption and romance into one epic story that was entertaining and heart warming. I can say with all honesty that this will not be my last Susanne Matthew’s novel! ” ~Becca

On leave from the FBI, Special Agent Jason Spark is enjoying some welcome peace and quiet when he’s called on to help the local sheriff’s department check out a 911 call. Expecting a prank or misdial, he unwittingly steps into a horrifying bloodbath straight out of a Hollywood slasher movie, complete with clues scrawled on the wall.

Nikki Hart’s husband and son are killed, but she survives, badly beaten and barely clinging to life in a coma. When she awakens, she doesn’t know her name, recognize her face, or remember anything about herself and her past. Terrified, and unsure of whom to trust, she clings to the memory of the angel who comforted her in her darkest moments.

The investigation turns up a prime suspect: The Butcher, an elusive hired assassin for the Sicilian mob. As the news of Nikki’s recovery spreads, putting her in this ruthless killer’s sights again, Jason will do whatever it takes to protect the woman he’s learning to love.

Nikki’s beginning to believe Jason might be the angel who protected her in her dreams. But when she learns about the secret role he played in the worst day of her life, can she ever forgive him?

This was my first Susanne Matthews book and I must say that her writing style is to die for! Within the first few pages of On His Watch I was addicted to both the characters and the story line and just HAD to know more! Susanne Matthews manages to flawlessly balance mystery, violence, redemption and romance into one epic story that was entertaining and heart warming. I can say with all honesty that this will not be my last Susanne Matthew’s novel!

Let’s talk story line.

Susanne Matthews manages to take your typical suspense novel story line and throw in enough twists and turns that not one page could ever be considered predictable or boring. It’s difficult to say a lot about this book without spoilers…but I’m going to try and do a short and sweet little review for you. Basically, as you know from the blurb, Nikki is brutally attacked and left for dead along with her husband and two children. Jason Spark is an FBI agent standing in for his brother. When he responds to the call he never knew how much it would change him.

When Nikki awakes from a 6 week coma she finds herself with a horrible case of amnesia and a very real guardian angel. In the beginning of the book, Nikki’s character was dull and very clearly that of a woman who had been beaten into her submission and didn’t know how to get out. I think my favorite thing about this book is that the Nikki that wakes up from that coma is NOTHING like the woman that went into it. She is strong, independent and refuses to let anyone walk all over her. She may not remember her life…but her sub-conscious clearly wants her to start standing up for herself and her daughter.

When Jason and Nikki realize that the person that attacked her family is still out for blood…the story gets extremely interesting! Honestly…that’s about all I can say without spoilers! Just trust me…this is an extremely unique, action packed and well written story that you will not want to miss!

How about characters and romance?

The background or extra characters in On His Watch are just as important as the main characters. I quickly became attached to sweet Cassie and once the other guys came into the story..well I wanted to know more about them as well! Heck part of me hopes this will become a series and I can learn more about Troy and Angie and Brad…everyone!

The romance in On His Watch was very slow to build. In my opinion this was for the best. If things had moved to fast after such a brutal attack…well it would have made the story seem fake and I probably wouldn’t have read most of it.

While I say that the romance moved slow…I mean that they didn’t have their first kiss until about 65% of the way through the book! What comes before that kiss…just wow! What a man!

Jason is sweet, caring, and a great role model for Mandy. He is everything that her dad wasn’t! Watching Nikki come to love him was so sweet and just perfect! I can’t imagine how seeing him with her daughter made her feel. The man is pretty darn close to perfect! He is sexy and strong and protectedher when she couldn’t protect herself. Jason is just so very raw…real…he is just your typical man…not a super hero…he makes mistakes…he messes up…he is just an amazing man that is determined to do the right thing.

When these two finally do get together it’s not explosive…

it’s not fireworks…

it’s just… right!

It’s love…

it’s acceptance…

it’s perfection!

Jason and Nikki (with Mandy added in!) are the epitome of MFEO!

Trust me when I say that this is one book you will not want to put down and is MORE than worth the purchase!

So what are you waiting for? Click on over to Amazon and support an amazing author and an even more amazing book!

Susanne Matthews grew up as an avid reader of all types of books, but always with a penchant for happily ever after romances. In her imagination, she travelled to foreign lands, past and present, and soared into the future. Today, she has made her dreams come true. A retired educator, she now gets to spend her time writing, so she can share her adventures with her readers. She loves the ins and outs of romance, and the complex journey it takes to get from the first word to the last period of a novel. As she writes, her characters take on a life of their own, and she shares their fears and agonies on the road to self-discovery and love.

Susanne lives in Cornwall, Ontario with her husband. She has three adult children and five grandchildren. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys reading, chatting on the Internet with her writer friends, and hearing from her readers.

Describe your book/series in 15 words or less!

A story of good, evil, obsession, hate, murder, revenge, mistakes, love and forgiveness.

We all need a hero! Tell us about your protagonist(s)? Was there a real-life inspiration behind him or her?

Jason isn’t perfect. He’s made mistakes, and these have undermined his faith in himself and his ability to trust and do his job right. I don’t believe in perfect people. Jason may be alpha male, but he isn’t infallible. Did any one person inspire him? No. He’s a compilation of many different characters, unique onto himself. He is named after my son and my husband’s grandfather.

Tell us a little bit about your cover art. Who designed it? Why did you go with that particular image/artwork?

Crimson provides the cover art for my books. They gave me a choice between this cover and one of a chalet in the mountains with another couple. I discussed the cover with people, including my husband, and he chose this one, so I went with it. Not seeing faces allows the reader to imagine the hero and heroine based on my description, and I think that’s better.

What was your favorite chapter (or part) to write and why?

I had a couple of sections of the book that went well. I think Halloween touched me deeply. The actual assault gave me nightmares. LOL so much for a product of the imagination.

I can imagine! That assault was very graphic and well written, writing it couldn’t have been easy! But Halloween definitely brought the AWE factor up!

Was there a music playlist for you while writing? If so can you share a few songs from it?

No music. I write in silence. The story shouts at me if there are no distractions. That being said, I would consider Endless love a fitting theme song.

What’s next for you?

I’ve sold a couple of other books, and I’m at the editing stage. One will be out later this fall, the other in the spring. I also co-write under the name Misty Matthews and that’s the book I’m working on now. It’s due out mid-October.

Is there anything else you’d like to say?

Just thank you for this opportunity. I’d also like to say to anyone who dreams of becoming a writer–if you want it badly enough, work at it.

A few silly questions

Are you the driver or a passenger in your book? (Are you in control of where the story goes or does it sort of just happen?)

Definitely along for the ride. My stories are character driven and often end up in a completely different place than I expected.

You’re having a party. What character from your book do you hope attends? Why? What character do you hope doesn’t attend? Why?

Obviously, I’d like Nikki and Jason there, Angie and Troy, Cassie and Nathan, but Carlotta and Nikki’s father can stay home. She’s not a party person, and he’s not my kind of man.

Characters often find themselves in situations they aren’t sure they can get themselves out of. When was the last time you found yourself in a situation that was hard to get out of and what did you do?

Would you believe I can’t think of a time when I’ve been in that kind of a jam? I’m not very good a prevaricating, so I’ve been stuck doing things I’d rather not do, but I’ve never had to face what Nikki does. If someone asks me to do something I don’t want to do, I’ll try to talk myself out of it, but nine out of ten times, I’ll agree just to end the discussion. I’m a wimp.

Who is your favorite “Book Boyfriend”? What series is it from and who wrote it?

That would have to be Rick Castle. I know he’s a television character who is an author, but I love the books the television producer puts out in his name. He’s not perfect and I like that about him.

The sound of breaking glass coming from downstairs shattered the stillness. Nikki tensed. Had the sound come from the kitchen? Had she left a window open? She’d shut the bedroom window a few moments ago because the wind had picked up and its whistling sound bothered her. Could it have knocked over the crystal vase of roses Sam had sent her this morning? Perhaps Mrs. Olsen’s tabby had jumped in the window and knocked the vase over. The cat had been a regular visitor when the previous owners had lived here, and he saw no reason to curtail his visits. She’d almost had a heart attack the last time he entered, bringing her a gift—a dead mouse—and Danny had laughed himself silly at “Mommy’s girliness.” Sam, not an animal lover, had threatened to poison the animal if it came into the house again. If the cat had broken the vase, its days were numbered.

Or what if someone was in the house? She’d noticed a lot of strangers in town, some looking more unkempt than others. There were plenty of family campers, but every now and then, she’d seen so-called gold prospectors combing the Larosa hills. Trudy, Mandy’s best friend Lily’s mother, had said they were harmless but to a girl like Nikki from San Francisco, dirty, half-starved men meant trouble. They could easily be junkies desperately needing a fix.

She took a deep breath. She didn’t hear any other suspicious sounds. As Sam would say, she was letting her imagination run wild. Most likely it was one of Larosa’s minor quakes that had caused a glass to slip off the table. Just a few miles off the San Andreas Fault, the town was constantly trembling. She barely noticed the Earth’s slight shaking anymore.

Even though she’d convinced herself nothing was amiss, Nikki tiptoed to the guest room, got down on all fours, and peeked under the bed. Mandy was asleep. The child slept like the dead once she was out. Nikki reached for the flashlight, turned it off, and used the bed to leverage her body upright again.

She picked up the cell phone she’d left on the dresser earlier, made sure it was on in case Sam called, and dropped it into the right pocket of her pajama top. Carrying the flashlight, she slipped out of the room, closing the door softly behind her.

Maybe getting a dog’s a good idea. It would keep the damn cat out of the house.

Nikki stood still in the hallway and listened. The only thing she could hear was the sound of the television in the den. Someone was buying a vowel.

She reached Danny’s room and opened the door. When she saw his bed was empty, she relaxed and shook her head in resignation. As much as it annoyed her to admit it, this time Sam was right. Her imagination did tend to look for boogeymen where there weren’t any. Clearly her eight-year-old and his bottomless pit of a stomach had decided to have another bedtime snack.

No doubt he was the culprit. She left the room and placed the flashlight on the hall table where it usually sat in case of a power outage.

“What did you break this time?” she called as she headed down the stairs. “I swear, you’re like a bull in a china shop.”

The sound of the garage door opening indicated Sam’s arrival. Although the clinic was nearby, since he carried major opiate drugs back and forth, Sam always took his car to work. He’d enter the house through the garage, leaving his lab coat and shoes out there and washing his hands at the sink he’d had installed for that purpose.

“Let’s get this cleaned up before your father comes in.” She turned the corner into the kitchen and stopped cold.

The fridge door was open, the pitcher of orange juice shattered on the floor beside what was left of her crystal vase full of roses, the red petals vanishing in her son’s blood. So much blood! Danny lay there, his head at an awkward angle, his eyes open, looking into the face of death. A scream froze in her throat as arms grabbed her from behind, and the sting of the knife bit into her upper back.

Susanne Matthews is giving away an e-copy of On His Watch!

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Fiancee For Hire by Tawna Fenske

becca — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:31:23 +0000

Title: Fiancee For Hire

Author: Tawna Fenske

Series: Front and Center

Published by: Entangled: Lovestruck

Date published: July 21, 2014

Genres: Contemporary

Book Length: 196 pages

Steam Rating: Risque

Main Characters: Mac & Kelli

“She manages to make the story fun, readable, interesting and compelling all at the same time!” ~Becca

A satisfying category romance from Entangled’s brand new Lovestruck imprint…

Former Marine MacArthur Patton has made a small fortune on top-secret government contracts and black-ops missions, but his new assignment involves something more dangerous—marriage.

Well, fake marriage anyway.

To keep weapons out of the hands of terrorists, Mac has to secure a fiancée. A sweet, demure, compliant fiancée to serve as his arm candy for a few weeks while he completes the covert arms deal in Mexico. His sister claims to know just the woman, and sends her best friend to play the role.

“Sweet” and “demure” aren’t in Kelli Landers’s repertoire. A badass veterinarian who neuters big dogs and bigger men on a regular basis, she can’t wait to bring Mr. Tall-Dark-and-Detached to his knees. Her longtime crush on the commitment-phobe makes her plan to seduce him even sweeter.

Love wasn’t part of the plan, but the deeper Mac and Kelli fall into their ruse, the more danger they attract, until more than just their hearts are on the line…

This is my second Tawna Fenske book and I am loving her writing style! She manages to make the story fun, readable, interesting and compelling all at the same time!

I will admit that in the past week alone I have read FOUR books on hiring a fiance…so clearly this one isn’t getting any points for originality when it comes to the plot line. However, after learning about the characters a bit while reading Marine for Hire (book 1 in the series) I found myself compelled to add this book to the list and check it out. I’m glad that I did! The quirkiness that Kelli brings to the table is just priceless and watching serious Mac deal with her not being the demur, sweet girl he was expecting is just awesome!

The details that Tawna manages to fit into the story are impressive to say the least! Kelli is a veterinarian and Tawna does an amazing job of including details about surgeries, reptile issues, and so much more! I was seriously amazed by the descriptions and actions taken within the story and how well they flowed with the romance and Mac’s side of things. The characters are well developed (especially for a shorter story) and the plot line flows perfectly. The balance between sexual tension and humor definitely made this an awesome read!

I enjoyed the mystery/drama brought to the story and thought that it was well planned and written. While some moments were a bit over the top, most were simply compelling and had me on the edge of my seat ready to see what would happen next! While it may come across as an opposites attract book at first…once we get to know the characters a little bit better I honestly felt that they weren’t as opposite as they thought. (Yes Mac is serious while Kelli is more fun loving…but they have a lot in common as well.)

The sexual tension between these two was explosive! Adding in a fake engagement, drug deals gone wrong and a mother-in-law to be that doesn’t get the point and you end up with a romance that keeps you wanting more. The romance was interesting to say the least. It wasn’t what you typically see, however, in my opinion it was better! These guys fought it…and fought it hard! They were both dead set on fooling around being as far as things went, there would NEVER be love between them. With both Kelli and Mac having commitment issues for one reason or another, the romance side of things never had a dull moment! I think my two favorite quotes from the book are both from Kelli…that mouth of hers! Just wow!

“Will Mac throw in a ride on a white stallion before we trot into the sunset to make beautiful babies and live happily ever after?”

“You’re allergic to horses, afraid of babies, and horrified by commitment.”
“Will I at least get to bang your brother?”

and the epic…

hahaha Gosh, you have to love her!

In the end all I need to say is that this book rocked and you totally need to get it and read it now! But make sure you read Marine for Hire first!

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Tawna Fenske traveled a career path that took her from newspaper reporter to English teacher in Venezuela to marketing geek to PR manager for her city’s tourism bureau. An avid globetrotter and social media fiend, Tawna is the author of the popular blog, Don’t Pet Me, I’m Writing, and a member of Romance Writers of America. She lives with her gentleman friend in Bend, Oregon, where she’ll invent any excuse to hike, bike, snowshoe, float the river, or sip wine on her back deck. She’s published several romantic comedies with Sourcebooks, including Making Waves and Believe it or Not, as well as the interactive fiction caper, Getting Dumped, with Coliloquy and the novella Eat, Play, Lust, with Entangled Publishing. Her quirky brand of comedy and romance has won praises from RT Book Reviews, which nominated Making Waves for Contemporary Romance of the Year, and from the Chicago Tribune, which noted, “Fenske’s wildly inventive plot & wonderfully quirky characters provide the perfect literary antidote to any romance reader’s summer reading doldrums.”

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Describe your book/series in 15 words or less!

Steamy romantic comedies about the uber-military Patton family and the folks who fall for them.

(This is for the Front and Center series as a whole, which has two current releases—Marine for Hire and Fiancée for Hire—and two more on the way. I’d give you a different set of 15 words for the individual books!)

We all need a hero! Tell us about your protagonist(s)? Was there a real-life inspiration behind him or her?

MacArthur is the eldest of the Patton siblings, and the hero of Fiancée for Hire. He’s a former Marine turned top-secret government operative, and he’s the ultimate alpha male control freak. He needs a calm, sweet, demure woman to pretend to be his fiancée for an undercover operation, so naturally, his sister Sheri (the heroine of Marine for Hire whose life was famously complicated when Mac hired a Marine sniper as her manny) decides to pay Mac back by sending him her best friend. Kelli is a feisty, bad-ass veterinarian with a filthy mouth and filthier mind, and Mac is about to meet his match with her.

According to my agent, I accidentally wrote myself into my own book with Kelli. I deny everything.

Haha, nice to know your personality! I thought Kelli was an awesome character!

Wow…the sex scenes in this book are H.O.T and yet amazingly realistic (the pillow for instance..)! Was it hard for you to write?

You said “hard.” The fact that I have the dirty mind of a pre-teen boy and the life experiences of a forty-year-old woman make me well-suited to write risqué romantic comedy. My fiancé is accustomed to being drafted into service for research purposes, though I suppose 5 a.m. is not the ideal time for me to yell, “Hey, honey? I need to know exactly where things would line up if I rubbed my bare boobs on your back in the closet.”

LMAO I think I love you! That is totally awesome and I could definitely see Kelli yelling something like that…so yeah you may have possibly written yourself into your book

What’s next for you?

There are two more books coming in the Front and Center series. Grant—the cheerful, friendly “Boy Scout” brother with a dark past—will be paired up with Kelli’s wedding planner pal, Anna, in Best Man for Hire sometime this winter. After that, folks will meet Schwarzkopf “Schwartz” Patton, the surly, reclusive black sheep of the family. The former is nearly finished and due on my editor’s desk five days before my September 6 wedding, and the latter is mapped out in my brain and dying to leap onto the page in the coming months.

EEEKKK!! I can’t wait….no seriously…I can’t wait! Come on…you know you want another beta reader or something right?!?

Is there anything else you’d like to say?

Can I have another glass of wine?

Umm…definitely! I think I’ll have another as well

A few silly questions

You’re having a party. What character from your book do you hope attends? Why? What character do you hope doesn’t attend? Why?

I’d enjoy cracking jokes with Kelli while we ogle Mac from Fiancée for Hire, so I think they should attend as a couple. I’d kind of like to avoid Lieutenant Limpdick from Marine for Hire, for obvious reasons.

Well, I’m getting married two weeks from tomorrow, and I imagine it might be tough to get out of that on short notice. Lucky for me, I have no desire to flee. The man is stuck with me. *rubs hands together and cackles with evil glee*

Who is your favorite “Book Boyfriend”? What series is it from and who wrote it?

Jennifer Crusie is my romantic comedy guru, so I love just about any man she creates in any of her books. I’m probably most partial to Phin Tucker from Welcome to Temptation. I’m a sucker for a guy who seems cool and polite on the surface, but is a dirty-talking sex god underneath. Oh, and he can fix a sink. What’s not to love?

CLICK HERE for an excerpt from Fiance For Hire!

Tawna Fenske is giving away a eCopy of Marine For Hire, Front and Center book 1.

Do you love a good military alpha male?

Marine For Hire by Tawna Fenske

becca — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 14:31:07 +0000

Title: Marine For Hire

Author: Tawna Fenske

Series: Front and Center

Published by: Entangled: Lovestruck

Date published: February 3, 2014

Genres: Contemporary

Book Length: 195 pages

Steam Rating: Risque

Main Characters: Sam & Sheridan

“This book is sweet, sexy, real and even has a touch of drama. I loved the characters, the story and the ending! (Trust me I will be reading Mac’s story very very soon!) I definitely recommend picking this one up for a quick, fun and HOT read!” ~Becca

A sexy category romance from Entangled’s Brazen imprint…

She thought she’d sworn off military men for good…

Sam Kercher is every inch a wickedly hot Marine. Tall. Sexy. Lethal. When his best friends call in a favor, Sam is forced to face an entirely new line of duty—playing nanny for their newly divorced sister and her squirming seven-month-old twin boys. If Sam can dissemble an M16 in his sleep, diaper duty should be a cakewalk…right?

Unfortunately, Operation Nanny isn’t quite that simple. Sheridan has sworn off overbearing military men, so Sam must protect her from her dirtbag ex without revealing just how much he has in common with her brothers. Or that he’s been ordered not to touch her. Ever. Problem is, Sheri’s one hell of a gorgeous woman, capable of making this hard-bodied marine even harder. And Sam wants her bad.

Protect the girl. Care for the babies. Hide his identity. And keep his handsoff. But even the most disciplined Marine has weaknesses…and Sheridan is one Sam might not be able to resist.

This is my first Tawna Fenske book and I can honestly say that so far I am addicted to her writing! When I ran across this book I was definitely in the mood for something steamy and sexy if not a little bit humorous…what better to fit that build than a sexy Marine and a mom of twins?!?

Sheri is a recently divorced mother of twins with a dickhead of an ex-husband bound and determined to wiggle his way back into her life. She is struggling with life as a single working mom of two and is in dire need of help…so her over-bearing brother offers to help find her a nanny. Needless to say, Sam is not what she was expecting when she agreed to the nanny!

Sam is a Marine who has been attracted to Sheri since the first day he saw her…way back in college! He’s not too surprised that Sheri has no idea who he is and feel awful about keeping his Marine status from her…but knows that it is for her own good. Besides, he owes Mac.

The plot line is a bit dull at times and the “danger” isn’t too great up until the end…however, when it does hit I LOVE how it is dealt with! OMG that was awesome!! Anyways…up until that point the biggest issues to deal with are two 7 month old twins…which definitely keeps things interesting! There were sooooo many hysterical moments that literally had me laughing out loud that I simply couldn’t care less if there wasn’t a ton of drama or mystery (which I was kind of expecting at first)

The romance…hmm…well while Sam and Sheri are instantly attracted to one another, nothing happens on that front for a bit. I honestly thought that this added to the story and made it more believable. Had they simply fallen straight into bed I would have probably put the book down. When things have finally built up to near exploding and the sexual tension can’t possibly get any thicker…the sex is amazing! I love that it is so realistic…I mean Sheri even puts a pillow down for her knees when she goes to give head! Come on…what romance novel actually goes into that? It’s always steam and sex…nothing that even closely resembles an actual person having sex! However, Tawna manages realism while maintaining the sex-appeal…bravo!

This book is sweet, sexy, real and even has a touch of drama. I loved the characters, the story and the ending! (Trust me I will be reading Mac’s story very very soon!) I definitely recommend picking this one up for a quick, fun and HOT read!

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Tawna Fenske is giving away a eCopy of Marine For Hire, Front and Center book 1.