Review: COUNTDOWN TO A KISS Anthology

 

The New Year’s kiss was just a bet for Tess and her sisters, but, for Johnny, it was a curse that stayed with him for over 10 years. A woman pays off a fine in exchange for a New Year’s date. The cop sister falls for her partner. And can the nerdy girl capture the attention of the nerdy boy, who only has eyes for one Devine sister?

 

Sweet and romantic tales of the Devine sisters. Loved the Adrian Monk and Judge Judy references. Who knew you could get off with just one magical kiss at midnight? Great reads!

 

Rating: 5 stars

Review: GETTING EVEN by Brandi Moore

 

Fun and sexy stories of characters being cheated on by their relationships and getting their revenge in the hottest way possible. Most of them were all about the revenge sex, but some actually ended on a romantic note. Although I don’t know anyone that would want a relationship that started off by cheating. Nice, short reads!

 

Rating: 4 stars

Review: CHRISTMAS WISH by Melanie Shawn

 

A little girl’s Christmas wish was to meet her favorite actor. The actor was not expecting to be so taken by the girl’s lovely mother. After the mom gets fired and evicted, Kyle becomes a savior by offering the two girls his private home.

This was a decent read. A good chunk of story is spent getting to know and falling in love with the town of Hope Falls. The read, quite honestly, was pretty mild and slow. Why did we have to spend so much time knowing who was who? It’s not like I’m going to be checking out the rest of the books in this lame series. This was an okay romance, but it wasn’t great.

 

Rating: 3 stars

Review: A SWEET AND SEXY COLLECTION 1 by Kaylee Spring

 

A man knows he’s going to marry a girl before he even meets her. Yeah, that sounded crazy. How in the world did a meeting spur an impromptu trip to Paris? Crazy, right? Although a bit corny, Lucas and Joy were actually pretty sweet. Can these two wait for each other?

 

These were pretty sweet stories, but they were a bit too tame for me. I guess I expected a little more heat. They were also much longer than I wanted. I guess the best one would have to be the first story. Eh, these were ok reads.

 

Rating: 3 stars

Spotlight: THE MARS MAN by Charles Anthony

 

The Mars Man

by Charles Anthony

Genre: Dystopian Science Fiction

In a world grappling with a climate crisis, a shrinking population and dwindling resources on Earth, billionaire Ezra Graff has founded StarZ. Its mission: begin the first Martian colony. The three hundred pioneers of The Mars Man are the first to venture forth, forging a new civilization on the rust-colored expanse of Mars. But when a massive solar flare cuts off all communication, no one knows what is happening on Mars. The only one who does know is the single occupant of an escape capsule that crashed into the Atlantic ocean one year after the colony’s founding: Commander John Santo. To get the full story, they must find him. With time running out until the second wave launches for Mars, only Commander John Santo knows what is happening to the first colony as they grapple with the harsh realities of their new home, confronting the strange environment outside and the forces of evil within.

The Mars Man weaves a tapestry of adventure, intrigue, and human resilience against the backdrop of a planet that challenges every notion of survival. With richly developed characters and a narrative that balances suspense and wonder, Anthony creates an immersive experience that will leave readers hungry to keep reading.

 

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