Forbidden Princess's Billionaire Bodygurard

 Forbidden Princess's Billionaire Bodyguard

Annie West

Reviewed by Helen

Annie West you know your way to my heart with a Greek hero and I loved Fotis and Princess Rosamund, perfect for each other in my opinion but will they get over the hurdles that their pasts have left behind?

Princess Rosamund does not want any more security she has had enough of it but when her brother, King Leon insists that she have at least one bodyguard and friend of his who will protect her after there has been a bit of trouble with a male from her past, he assures Rosa that this man will stay by her side and they can act as a couple which should make it easier for her, but will it, will it change her life? Her reaction to meeting this tall handsome man shocks Rosa.

Fotis Mavridis has agreed to help a friend by playing bodyguard to his sister not something that he wants to do she is a spoilt Princess as far as he knows and he has no time for women like this but he will ensure that the princess is kept safe and protected although at their first meeting he feels a chemistry like never before.

Time spent together, temptation grows as they get to know each other, both of them have had a past that has molded them in the way they think, as they open up to each at Fotis’s Greek home the pull is too hard to ignore hearts are opening up but will they recognise them, will they be strong enough to be honest about how they feel?

I loved this one it is a beautiful story, I loved Rosamund she is so strong and Fotis what a hero they really do belong together even if it takes them a bit to get there, filled with emotion this sensual romance took me on a fabulous trip to Paris and Greece and I do highly recommend it, it left this reader smiling. Thank you MS. West for another keeper.

My thanks to the author for my copy to read and review.

5 stars

December 16, 2025 by Mills & Boon Modern

A Shearer's Run

 A Shearer's Run

Shearer's Arms #1

Laurelle Cousins

Reviewed by Helen

Another fabulous read from one of my favourite authors, I love the way MS Cousins can make me feel I am in a shearing shed I can hear the shears going and the talk among the workers and I loved meeting LJ and Poppy and the team from Take Two Shearing, come along and meet them all.

Lincoln John Tanner known as LJ and his best mate Sam have just purchased a Shearer’s Run against a lot of advice but they are determined to make it all work but then there is a tragedy and now just LJ is running the business and he is struggling with guilt and trying to get growers to take them on as shearers for their farms but he needs a new classer and he meets Poppy Fletcher but can he promise her full time work, because promises he seems to break.

Poppy has arrived in Tasmania to try and get her confidence back after her reputation was trashed at the last job after black wool was found in the clip, when handsome LJ offers her a job she takes it but soon the work is running out and Poppy needs full time work otherwise she may have to make her father happy and change jobs the last things she wants.

There is a chemistry between Poppy and LJ at their first meeting but there are many ups and downs especially when Poppy’s ex and LJ”s ex arrive and the another contractor offering some of the Take Two team work when they need it, and LJ is being investigated over the accident that took Sam, will the truth all come out and will the farmers start to trust Take Two and will Poppy and LJ find their way to a HEA that they both deserve?

I loved this one from start to finish, MS Cousins brings all of these wonderful characters to life on the pages makes everything so real, it is moving, emotional and heart-warming and truly I felt it all, I do highly recommend this one and yay it is the start to a new series so we will be visiting Tasmania again and I can’t wait.

My thanks to the author for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

December 15, 2025 by LCP

A Very English Christmas

 A Very English Christmas

Love at Langley Park #3

Jane Porter

Reviewed by Helen

This is a gorgeous Christmas story, beautiful setting and such wonderful characters, I fell into this one and it had me smiling throughout.

Catriona Blake is American but has been studying in England for a couple of years now, she has no family but knows that she must go back home to settle some things and get a job but not till after Christmas when her friend find a note for a nanny for a few weeks over the holidays she take a chance never realising how this chance will change her life.

Dr. Rhys Harmon is divorced with two beautiful daughters Jillian who is twelve and Oliva who is nine they usually spend Christmas together with his ex-wife for the girls but this year the ex is holidaying with her new partner, Rhys decides to make this holiday special and take the girls to Langley Park in Derbyshire the place he grew up but he will need a nanny the first one left after a few days his daughter Jillian can be a bit trying but when Catriona applies he feels she will fit and she does in more ways than one.

This holiday turns into one of the best Christmas’s Cat and Rhys have ever spent as the days go by Cat is having problems at times with Jillian, Olivia is so good but Jillian misses her mum but with Cat and Rhys falling for each other Cat makes a promise that will put a stop to opening up their hearts any further but she will do anything for the girls she has come to love even if it means breaking her own heart.

I loved this one from start to finish, the ending is just gorgeous love has a way making things right doesn’t and Jane Porter brings it all to life, this one is a story that I highly recommend, heart-warming, moving and just fabulous, a beautiful romance and one that I do highly recommend, very sigh worthy.

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

December 10, 2025 by Tule Publishing

Rumour Has It

 Rumour Has It

Karly Lane

Reviewed by Helen

Another fabulous story from a wonderful story teller Karly Lane and this one had me turning the pages very quickly as we go to the small town of Dalhousie where rumours run full time and never seem to stop but how will they go when a local goes missing someone returns after leaving thirty years ago and a long time business man in the community is wanted and a thirty year old case is re-opened, there will be changes.

Aubree fell in love with Beau a boy from the wrong side of town thirty years ago, teenage love but Aubree never forgot Beau even though he left town after his father was convicted of murder thirty years ago Aubree married Fletcher Randall had two children who are now adults she is divorced now and runs a candle business in town but life changes when Beau rides back into town on his bike, it appears that he has always held a piece of her heart.

Beau is determined to settle a score, his father had been through so much and he was not around anymore but Beau wanted this so much but when he arrives the man he is after, Bruce Randall is not available the local chemist is missing the rumours are running rife with what has happened and then there is Aubree still beautiful and still there what would life had been if things had been different thirty years ago?

Things start moving pretty fast when the police are looking for not only the missing chemist where a crime scene has been set up around his campsite but Bruce Randall is in their sites and a young podcaster is determined to get the case where Beau’s father was convicted of murder re-opened and Aubree and Beau are realising that they have a lot to catch up on but will the rumours that run in this town cause more trouble or will Aubree and Beau finally find their HEA after all of these years?

This is a fabulous rural romance suspense, fabulous characters a gorgeous romance. I loved it, Karly Lane never disappoints and I highly recommend this one, make yourself comfortable when you pick it up because you will not want to put it down.

My thanks to Allen & Unwin for my copy to read and review.

5 stars

December 2, 2025 by Allen & Unwin AU

Dust on the Heather

 Dust on the Heather

Outback Skye #2

Heather Reyburn

Reviewed by Helen

Book two in this beautiful series after seeing Lucy find her HEA on the Isle of Skye in the first book we now get to meet her friend Helen after the sudden death at her husband on their outback property Helen uncovers things that will change her life, their marriage had not been a happy one but her three adult children are there for her and there is nothing for her to do now than sell up, her children Tim, Steve and Lisa decide a trip to the Isle of Skye to visit Lucy is just what she needs and her and Lisa embark on a journey, will it heal Helen and turn her life around?

Dr. Michael Blakeney is a doctor in a busy Sydney hospital but after the loss of his young daughter and the break-up of his marriage, Michael is feeling that he needs a change and a holiday is just what he needs he loves walking and trekking so he decides on a trip to Scotland and the Isle of Skye here he sees things differently and when he comes across a woman on a walk who has hurt herself after a fall he is there to help could this be the turning point in his life that he needs, Helen and he get on really well and then he is thrilled that his son Julian arrives to join him.

Soon this group of people have become friends and you can almost feel Helen and Michael healing and Lisa and Julian are also making friends that may lead onto more, but when Helen gets a phone call from home this starts her worrying again will the police get to the bottom of what happened to her husband and why, will she be able to put it all behind her and move on now that she feels that life is changing for the better.

This is a fabulous story, moving and heart-warming as the author takes in many emotions that cause stress and heartache for these characters and brings them out the other side, I loved this one from start to finish catching up with Lucy and Fergus, Callum and Ingrid and another trip to the Isle of Sky was awesome and it is one that I do highly recommend and I am hoping that Roslyn will get her story as well, MS Reyburn you made me smile again, many thanks.

Thank you to the author for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

December 4, 2025

Home to the Heart Country

 Home to the Heart Country

Libby Iriks

Reviewed by Helen

WOW what a brilliant debut book, this one is an emotional roller coaster of ups and downs and I felt every one of those emotions, happy, sad, frustration the lot as we get to know Beth Sullivan, you won’t want to put this one down when you pick it up.

Beth has lived her life roaming the country with her mother, Rosie after losing her father when she was five but she has always craved a place she belonged to put down roots to be able to make friends and now she is twenty six and after losing her mum four years ago she has a job and is renting a small cottage in Townsville but still does not have friends making them is not easy for Beth so when the cottage she has been renting is put up for sale she is losing her stability.

Then a phone call and a letter send Beth on a trip to a small town Karlup, Western Australia to claim an inheritance from a great aunt she never knew she had, things change quickly for Beth firstly meeting Ellie who runs the B & B she is staying and when she hires Ellie’s cousin Noah, farmer who really wants to be a renovator to help flip the run down house that she will own is she adheres to the stipulation in her aunt’s will that she stay in Karlup for three months, Beth does wonder why Aunt Prue put that caveat in her will, she must have had a reason.

As Beth starts to feel very welcome in Karlup and appears to be making friends for the first time in her life and she is also finding out about her family on her father’s side and this is opening up a whole new world for Beth but it is also playing havoc with her heart and her feelings, her emotions are all over the place and she is finding it vey hard to make any decisions as to what she should do, stay or sell up the renovated house and move back to Townsville.

Again wow what a story, a beautifully told one that opens up a whole new world for Beth (and many that may read this book) not only does she discover family and make friends, she discovers herself, her true identity and makes dreams for herself but they do include one very handsome farmer slash renovator, Noah, will it all become her life?

I loved this one from start to finish there are so many fabulous characters in this one that add so much to the story and I cannot highly recommend it enough this is one not to be missed, there were tears from this reader.

My thanks to Netgalley and Harlequin HQ for my copy to read and review.

5 stars

November 25, 2025 by HQ Fiction

A Kiss of Southern Magic

 A Kiss of Southern Magic

Southern Love Spells #4

Sinclaire Jayne

Reviewed by Helen

This is an awesome ending to a fabulous series, this time eldest Maye sister Sarah falls to the magic of the recipe book filled with recipes a very old book that has a magical twist to it when she is encouraged by her sisters to get to know Professor Dr. Raimy who also has the most beautiful of daughters Sage.

Sarah is a paediatrician and is widowed and has finally moved back home to be close to her family after losing their beloved Grandma Millie and sisters Jessica and Meaghan and moved back home and are now living on the old family farm and all three sisters have now found their soul mates maybe it is time for Sarah to think about love again. Sarah is living in the old Maye home and meeting history professor Raimy and his daughter the plans to make the home into a museum goes full steam ahead and the more time she spends with Forster Raimy the more her heart opens up.

Forster Luke Raimy, history professor and single dad is doing his best to make a happy, stable and loving life with his six year old daughter Sage, when he meets her doctor he is shocked to see her here but soon they are becoming friends and then more but can he really open up to love after all that he and Sage have been through?

This really is a beautiful story, filled with emotion I loved Forster and Sarah and of course the Maye sisters are the best and Sage is gorgeous, does magic play a part in their happiness? Sinclair Jayne has ended this series so well it was a joy to read and I do highly recommend this book and the series, I loved it.

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

November 20, 2025 by Tule Publishing

The Firefighter's Christmas

 The Firefighter's Christmas

The Bloom Sisters #2

Nicole Flockton

Reviewed by Helen

Tulip (Tilly) Bloom is bright, bubbly and eager to help but she has a habit of getting part way through things and giving up but as Christmas approaches Tilly has an idea for a Christmas Extravaganza and is thrilled when the Marietta Mayor agrees to her plans but she does rope in someone to help her along the way. Tilly is not sure about this but will take the help.

Zachery Langley has moved to Marietta to get away from Hollywood and his mother Zach is a hotshot firefighter and after he and his team save a family in a wild fire, his mother, a famous talk show host uses her show to get ratings from the experience, Zach is happy now away from the limelight and getting used to the colder weather. When he is told to step in and help a local with a Christmas Extravaganza he is not happy but will help where he can.

When they meet the chemistry sparks instantly but they have work to do and lots of it, soon they are working really well together and getting things done, Zach can see Tilly’s vulnerability and is so good and encouraging her and Tilly can see that Zach has something that is bothering especially when she wants his mother to emcee the event, will Tilly get her event through to the end and how will Zach cope if his mother does come?

This is a beautiful, Christmassy romance, sensual and moving one that had me cheering them on, there were a few ups and downs as they navigate their way to a HEA, but they deserve to find love and happiness, I loved this one and I do highly recommend it, don’t miss this one and I am looking forward to the next one in the series.

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my digital copy to read and review.

5 stars

November 17, 2025 by Tule Publishing

How to Fake Dater Her Billionaire

How to Fake Date Her Billionaire

Clare Miles

 

Reviewed by Helen

Eleanor Ainsworth grew up with feuding parents after a nasty divorce, paparazzi the works and as she grew up she had some life rules and the main one never fall in love, luckily she had close friends the Kosmas family who were there for her through it all father, Leo, Mother Jackie and two sons Nic and Liam, Nic was the one who Eleanor always felt close too and for a while there, six months they had a very sensual relationship but Eleanor puts the brakes on because of her life rules and fled to Australia, but now she is back in London to help launch a foundation honouring Nic’s late father Leo, this brings her in very close contact with Nic again can she stand firm on her life rules?

When Ellie left all those years ago Nic was devastated he had just had some news that shocked him but they must work together and so they will but it is way too hard to hide the sensual pull that is still there and when the paparazzi catch them and photos are released they decide on a fake relationship till the foundation is launched, will they cope with fake or will it all turn real?

Ellie soon finds it hard to stick to her rules and Nic is falling in love more everyday but can they move forward and find the love and happiness that they both hold in their hearts, I loved this one there are so many emotions and past hurts that play a big part in their future, I loved both Nic and Ellie and the other characters, the settings are fabulous and this is a book that I would highly recommend, sensual, moving and fabulous, huge congratulations MS Miles on your story, a must read for any romance lovers.

My thanks to Harlequin Romance and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.

5 stars

November 11, 2025 by Mills & Boon Forever

The Rancher's Christmas Bride

 The Rancher's Christmas Bride

The Westons of Montana #4

Elas Winckler

Reviewed by Helen

I do love Marietta and especially at Christmas time, this is book four in this series and Willow’s story, Willow is fey and very determined not to marry, ever but when her brother hires cowboy Hunter Grant to help on the ranch Willow is having trouble keeping the wall around her heart up, how will this turn out?

Because Willow is fey getting too close to someone can be emotional hence no marriage for her, but Hunter what can she say the man is gorgeous and he just gets under her skin in so many ways and she is finding it hard to ignore him, she is busy painting for an exhibition in Seattle and has no time for romance anyway but her mother has other ideas and soon she finds herself in a fake engagement to the one man who maybe could steal her heart.

Hunter originally from Colorado has every intention of going back to his family ranch but being in Marietta not only is he learning about the Weston’s way of ranching he is losing his heart to Willow, will he be able to convince her that they can love, she is very stubborn and has her reasons for not wanting to marry, he is very determined to win her without being pushy.

This is a beautiful story a beautiful setting and wonderful characters, will Willow and Hunter find their way to a HEA? I do highly recommend this one to any lover of a romance that is filled with emotions and so much sensuality, I loved this one and I am sure you will as well.

My thanks to Tule Publishing for my copy to read and review.

4 stars

November 11, 2025 by Tule Publishing