Magical Midlife Madness by KF Breene

Funny is good.  Funny is relief.  Funny is necessary when life has unexpected disruptions.
So if the global problems or personal issues cast a dark shadow, I suggest reading Magical Midlife Madness.
Jessie, forty, divorced, empty-nester, and looking for an adventure wants to take control of her life.
Staying with her kooky parents is out of the question, so she takes a position as a caretaker of the old, creepy house she knew from her childhood.  No pressure, no stress.
Austin Steele runs the sleepy town that the old house is situated in.  He's built better than any man in a magazine.  He's also protective of this town, and with Jessie moving into the Ivy House, he has mixed feelings.
A lot of strange things move and appear in the Ivy House as Jessie warms up to the comfort she feels.  This includes the live-in butler who is always around wearing his funny-looking cape and the gardener who has awfully long nails and teeth.  They're harmless.
Then there's the neighbor, Niamh, who's a hoot and can drink Jessie under the table even if she's 400 years old.  
All the afore-mentioned are waiting to see if the Ivy House accepts Jessie.  Jessie has no knowledge of magic, but the magic in the house knows her.
Austin Steele can't help but smile, which he's never been known to do, every time Jessie is around.  Shifters of his kind get awfully protective of who they choose and Jessie needs a protector until she decides if she's staying or leaving.
And that's how the story goes.  Gradually, the shifters admit their magic.  Gradually Jessie allows herself to consider the reality of magic.
And gradually, with a gallon or two of wine tasting, Austin Steele and Jessie find an attraction hard to avoid.
The great part of the story is the comical actions of the old shifters bumping into a new battle while Jessie makes her own decisions.
I very much recommend this light-hearted read!

Happy reading,
Dawn


 

One True Mate-5 Shifter's Rogue by Lisa Ladew

A truly delightful read!  Paranormal, romance, and characters with amazing personalities.

Mac, a wolfen shifter, is innocent, funny, strong, verile, and sexy as all get out!  He’s been told by his (hard for him to admit) friend, Bruin, a bear shifter, that his one true mate will appear at the yearly “rut” session.

Mac has a quirky friendship with Bruin.  Their words, full of wit and lots of expletives, made me chuckle as I read.  They each have their own powers as they tumble toward making Mac’s dream come true.    

Rogue has been a thief and liar her whole life.  It was the only way to survive and she knew nothing else but to steal from the stealers and give to the more deserving.  For a cost, of course.  She also has unusual and unknown powers to make interesting things go her way. 

She never lets her guard down and is astounded that anyone, let alone Mac, would want her for life, to cherish and love.  That’s a new concept and she’s not giving in easily. 

Rogue has a target on her back and the only one to save her is the man/wolf who shows nothing but respect while she insists on keeping him at bay.

What does Mac have to do, such as save her from a monster, to prove he would do anything for her?  Is that enough for Rogue to soften her heart for more than a couple or thirty-some rolls in the hay in one weekend?  Sex is awesome, but there’s so much more to the one true mate.

I adore the voice of Lisa Ladew, and anyone looking for a light, springy, sexy romance should download this novel right now!

Happy reading,

Dawn

Too Good To Be True by Kristan Higgins

To be a single, pretty woman, teaching history at a New England prep school sounds like an ideal way to attract a perfect mate.  The first perfect mate and fiancé of Grace decided to marry Grace’s sister.

Grace’s family worries about her incessantly, so badly that Grace reverted to her young adult cure of making up boyfriends.  Really, really perfect boyfriends.

During one of Grace’s pretend relationships Callahan O’Shea moves in next door.  He’s hot!  Too bad he has a background her sister/attorney and the rest of her uptight family preferred to meet the nontangible boyfriend. 

Callahan has a slightly unsavory misstep in his past, but he’s so hot!  And he’s honest, which is something Grace needs to work on.

With so much against Grace and Callahan being more than acquaintances, how do they get up the steps together?

Higgins crafts a truly romantic and humorous tale of the power of love between amazing characters.

Happy reading,

Dawn