The Victor by Nicole Flockton

Reviewed by Desere 



Ava Vaughan steps back into a world of glitz, glam and secrecy, a world where she knows she never belonged. But it's necessary if she wants to get her estranged husband to agree to a divorce. After living apart for the last six months the time has come to cut all ties and really start her life over. But she does not expect Cole to say No! Nor does she expect him to kiss her senseless and pretty much knock her off kilter all over again, just like old times.

Cole is no where near ready to let his beloved wife walk away, he devises a plan to keep her around for just a little while, in the office, in the kitchen , in his bed and of course in his life, once he is ready to really let go, she can have her divorce but not before he's darn well and ready!

Ava agrees to live with Cole again and work at his firm as the planner of a major event, once the event it done and dusted she can get back to her life and of course she will have the divorce. But as time passes old feelings rise to the surface, feelings of heartache and loss, of unbearable pain and despair, and feelings of the overwhelming never ending desire they both feel.  But as much as Ava has and still loves Cole he never has nor will he ever love her, so why stick around?

Two hours was all it took to read this fabulous little read, yes two hours is all it took for me to fall hopelessly in love with these two lost souls that were so badly in need of guidance. And guide them the author did ,with spectacular fashion!

The character of Cole is of course every romance reader's worse nightmare, a real ass, arrogant, demanding and always issuing orders to get his way, but let's be honest gals that's what us lovers of romance wants. We want a hero that will be pushed into a corner till they spill it all ! And spill he did, not the secrets about Freemasonry of course but definitely everything I wanted him to!  Btw Nicole the entire secrecy of Freemasonry , SUPER SEXY!

The character of Ava was lost, and I mean really lost as in drowning in a sea of denial, sorrow and all I wanted to do was hug her, and tell her to get her ducks in a row, but as the read went on I was able to really understand why she's so lost and not willing to get anything in a row and rather head for the easier route of divorce.

This being the prequel to the Freemasons series it was short but so very powerful. Fast paced, loaded with emotion and left quite the impact on me. A stunning read about two people who were never meant to be apart, slipping back into their comfort zone with the barriers from the past only half way in place and then the power of love knocking down each and every single one of those barriers. Passionate, heartfelt, remarkable and compelling are just some of the words that come to mind, the book is a whole lot more and simply one that is not to be missed.

I am literally already going out of my mind crazy waiting for book two of this series and I only read this one a few hours ago! Nicole Flockton get your butt into gear and bring on the next one!

5/5 star review
" He'll have her again and again and then let her go, but that's not what The Victor is really about" 

Flirting With Dr. Off-Limits by Robin Gianna

Reviewed by TashNZ - 4.5 Stars

Years ago at her brother’s wedding, champagne fueled Katy kissed her brothers best friend Alec Armstrong.  Now, in the present, they face each other again.  Katy is an intern at a large and busy hospital where Alec (who is a surgeon) is going to be her teacher.   A strict code of ethics forbids Katy and Alec acting on the attraction that they both feel  and the lines become blurred.  It’s hard to ignore their long history and their memories of growing up together.  Unfortunately both of them could lose their careers and as it is Alec is hanging on with dare life to a secret from his past which would ruin him if their colleagues found out.

An of edge of your seat romance, packed with medical adventure, some amazing medical scenes were incorporated in Flirting with Dr Off Limits, it really helped set the scene and everything was right there playing out in my imagination clear as day!   Amid all the drama Alec and Katy face the impossible and the wrath of her brother.  I thoroughly enjoyed this story, I think it’s another winner from Robin Gianna and would highly recommend it to anyone who loves medical romance or Greys Anatomy ;)

I was also excited to read my own words in the Praise for Robin Gianna section.  What a fangirl moment, thank you HM&B!

Reviewed by Nas

FLIRTING WITH DR.OFF-LIMITS by author Robin Gianna is a Harlequin Mills & Boon Medical Romance series release for October 2014.

Could Dr. Katy Pappas still be indifferent to surgeon Alec Armstrong? After all he’d rejected her once after the passionate kiss. But she still had the hots for him! But he was her teacher now.

It became exceedingly difficult for Alec to stay away from the grown up gorgeous Katy, but he never mixed business with pleasure, did he? Could he resist the allure of Katy once again?

FLIRTING WITH DR.OFF-LIMITS is a fast-paced, thrilling romance. Author Robin Gianna brought the gorgeous but sensitive hero and matched with the beautiful Katy. This is a sensational romance amid the medical drama.

Highly recommended for all readers of medical romance.

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Reviewed by Desere


Everyone knows that when it comes to flirting with the forbidden , it's playing with fire , but more importantly you that you shouldn't do it at all, but it's so much fun and so addicting that stopping is hard, so really hard.

For intern Dr. Katy Pappas, seeing the very delectable surgeon Alec Armstrong again is pure sweet torture! He rejected her after their sinfully delicious kiss years earlier, but boy oh boy does the man still send her into a tizzle! She still wants him and she wants him bad!

Alec is captivated by Katy, she's all grown up and temps him into sinful thoughts, but she's also his best friend's sister, a colleague and his student and therefore definitely off limits. He won't risk their careers with muddling the waters, but as we all know resistance is futile when it comes to something that feels so very right,

Robyn Gianna is fast becoming a author that wows with amazing realistic characters and memorable plots, this time I again got the wow characters and the amazing plot but the difference between this book and her previous reads ? This time she brought her A game and totally wowed me into a state of speechlessness.

I was entranced, transfixed, romanticized and completely blown away.  I adored each and every moment of this read.

The passion, the resistance, the drama and the sweet and soul for-filling ending, it was all simply perfect. Great twits and turns that kept it interesting and wonderful best of all it was a nice, quick easy read.

Noting felt dragged out, yes there is a bit of a back and forth issue but in most reads of similar genres the author did not let the back and forth resistance get in the way of the flow of romance, great job Robin.

I am taking away a message of life has all kinds of little up's and down's generated into the everyday life  and designed to make us fall from our neatly erected throne but falling is not always as bad as it seems. So when you feel yourself being pushed it's important to know when to let go and when to try and hang on, the trick is to of course to make sure to make the right choice, how you may ask will you know, well here's some advise chose your goals and then take the decision.

I recommend this read for all fans of medical romance reads, it was fun, easy to read, lighthearted and had just the right amount of emotion to let you know drama can always be overcome.

5/5 star review
" Flirting with the forbidden leads to finding the heart and soul of life" 


Review by Alexia - 5 Stars

"Flirting with Dr. Off-Limits" by Robin Gianna is a Medical Romance. Dr. Katherine (Katy) Pappas is a surgical intern. Dr. Alec Armstrong is her resident adviser and her brother Nick's best friend. They grew up together, but after he’d rejected passionate kiss when from her in the past things were not the same between them. Now Katy still has the hots for Alec but he is now her teacher and that is frowned upon for ethical reasons.

Alec is "off limits" for more than one reason but grown up Katy is doing a number on his libido, and now she is also "off limits. Will they fight this attraction between each other or take it to the next level? This is a great read, and I recommend it if you love romance. If you love Medical romances I highly recommend reading this.


Review by Hina - 5 Stars

I seriously wish I had a hard copy of this book. I loved it that much!

Dr Katherine Pappas had a huge crush on her brother's best friend who treated her as if she was part of the group and not someone unwelcome when she followed the duo everywhere and conducted science experiments with them. But the girl's got a brain and knows when to stop making her life hell after a man who wants nothing to do with you.

The problem? The man does want her in his life but Dr Alec Armstrong does not know how to make that happen. Being Katy's teacher at the teaching hospital she is interning at added to the fact that she is his best friend's kid sister makes him all kinds of ...(use anyone word you like because it is he thinking that and not me).

In all the hustle of the hospital life, the resolution to stay away from each other and not think of each other gets lost and they do end up together. The sparks flying between are just too strong. Love does that.

Now the question is, will they let all that lie dormant or do something about it? Are they strong enough to brave the gossip that they fear might run rampant or are they cowards? I leave you to read and find out for yourself.

This is the second book that I have read by Robin Gianna and I have loved them both.