Wild and Wanted

 Wild and Wanted

Redemption Valley Ranch #1

Amy Andrews

Reviewed by Helen

Stephanie “Stevie” Everhart is a country music singer who has won a Grammy for a song she wrote about the sister she lost but her agent wants the girl from Boston to be more cowgirl and sends her to a dude ranch for a month to learn to ride horses and get mud on her boots, Stevie never ever thought that this trip would change her life so much, but when she meets Clay Calhoun her thoughts are turning in a completely different direction than normal for this quiet follow the rules girl.

Clay Calhoun was a top bronc rider on the rodeo circuit but injury has forced him out and now he is back home on the family ranch but things have changed here as well with it now being a dude ranch the last thing he wants to do is look after city people who want an experience on the ranch but then she arrives Stevie Everhart and for the first time in a long time Clay is thinking about a woman.

The pull between them is hard to ignore and even though Stevie wears a purity ring, she has now decided that Clay is the one she wants to lose her virginity to but will he want to be that person? There are some hurdles to cross and Clay wants to do things right and slow but soon things are heating up big time between them but there is also a lot going in in Stevie’s family life and career that could very well put a spanner in the works will they get what they both want and deserve or will life change things for them?

If you love a steamy romance then this is one to pick up, Stevie and Clay are both fabulous characters and their relationship is hot from the start sparks fly and they also open up to each other, there is a lot of emotional stuff going on especially from Stevie’s side but a great start to a new series.

My thanks to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.

4 stars

June 9, 2026 by Boldwood Books

Rivals' One-Night Rule

 Rivals' One-Night Rule

Wilde Billionaire Brothers #2

Melanie Milburne

Reviewed by Helen

Another fabulous story from Melanie Milburne, her stories always pull me in with fabulous characters, wonderful settings and stories that are filled with emotions and lots sensuality in such a good way.

Two lawyers both determined never to love after their childhoods Jack Wilde and Sylvie Rathbone, they have come up against each other in court before and now they are acting for a couple who are divorcing Sylvie for the wife and Jack for the husband but they also now find themselves neighbours and there is a pull between them that neither saw coming but both are happy to have one night to get this feeling out of their systems but one night will never be enough.

The more time they spend together the more the heat gets hotter, they both know that it is not a good idea but you cannot ignore love even if they both have done their best to do so, I loved this one so much and I highly recommend it, it is sigh worthy and now I can’t wait for Jonas’s story, bring it one.

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

5 stars

July 14, 2026 by Mills & Boon Modern

Enemies Under One Roof

 Enemies Under One Roof

Clare Miles

Reviewed by Helen

What will happen when two people are forced to stay under the one roof for six weeks, two people who have a lot from their past that will make neither of them want to find love, for Ivy Flame being an actress is used for more than the screen and Ethan he throws himself into his work, but the will of someone they both love may change all of that.

Ethan is not happy when he reads the letter left to him form Ruby the woman who took him in when he was ten he is devastated that she is gone now but that he must share her home WillowGlen with Ivy he has never forgiven her for what happened eight years ago but he will honour Ruby’s wishes.

Ivy missed Ruby’s funeral because she was taking some much needed time out but she has arrived for the reading of the will and she is totally shocked at what it says and the letter she has been given from Ruby the woman who always called her by her real name Annie and knew her so well but after the tragic death of her parents Ivy has made a pact with herself and she aims to stick to it but six weeks alone with Ethan that is not going to be easy.

Time together is tense as Ivy can see that Ethan has not forgiven her for eight years ago but they work out a truce to make Ruby’s wishes come true, and soon neither of them can ignore the spark and pull that is growing between them Ethan is sure that one night together will make it all go away and Ivy agrees, not happening though if anything it grows and Ethan is seeing Annie instead of Ivy but will they be able to open up to their true feelings and find the love and happiness that they both deserve?

This is a fabulous romance, moving, emotional and sensual in so many ways I really felt for both of them and what they had been through, this is one that I highly recommend to any lover of a good romance.

My thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for my copy to read and review.

5 stars

August 25, 2026 by Harlequin Romance

Ex In The Outback

 Ex In The Outback

Outback Kings #3

Kandy Shepherd

Reviewed by Helen

I am loving this series, and this one had me smiling all the way to the end, it is one of the best second chance romances I have read, this series is about four brothers, known as The Princes of the Realm when they were growing up, on a huge cattle station in The Kimberly’s in Western Australia, a lot has changed over the years, is it time for more changes will they all find love?

Logan King is a top lawyer these days, he lives in Sydney and works hard but his heart is still and always will be on the cattle station he grew up on, but his father Fraser has just dropped a bombshell on the brothers and it is up to Logan to fight it in court, he is divorced and not looking for love but when he discovers his first love on a TV chat show and then at a book signing well his heart is yelling to make sure he does not lose her again.

Jess Booth moved to Kings Reach when she was seventeen she was the housekeeper’s daughter but soon found herself in love with Logan King they knew it would be forbidden but what can you do when love hits but things went terribly wrong on their planned elopement she was banished from the outback to Melbourne and ghosted by Logan she worked hard and became a top chef and is now and award winning author as well as running a very popular blog with her delicious recipes the last person she expected to run into was her ex, Logan at a book signing her heart jumps instantly.

A coffee and dinner together sees them talking about the past and learning more about each other and what has happened over the past sixteen years when Logan offers Jess a business proposition she accepts and is soon back on Kings Reach and they cannot deny the love that they have always held in their hearts for each other, sigh.

I loved this one so much and highly recommend it to any lover of a good romance. I loved Logan and Jess and now I am eager to read Jack’s story and find out what is behind Fraser’s bombshell.

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

5 stars

July 14, 2026 by Mills & Boon Forever

Swallowed in Shadows

 Swallowed in Shadows 

Townsend & Gray #4

Tanya Nellestein

Reviewed by Helen

There have been big changes in Chad and Ash’s lives since the last book and Chad is now back working in the town of Sergis only not as police chief but as assistant basketball coach at the local high school and working undercover with the FBI to help pull down a network of corruption which was what caused Chad to leave the job he loved and as for Ash after all that happened in Atlantic City with her half-brothers she is now doing something that goes against everything she feels but saving lives is also what she does and she now finds herself caught up with the wrong type of people and doing things she never thought she would.

Chad finds that he is loving his new position and working with the kids helps him so much and pulling the network down appears to be moving along well and Ash is feeling the pressure will she be able to pull herself out of the place she is in before things get too bad?

This is another fabulous story in this series that I am loving and of course Chad and Ash are such awesome characters, the ending was fabulous and set the scene for the next book in the series and I can’t wait to read it, this is a fabulous romantic suspense that had me turning the pages and it is one that I would highly recommend but read them in order to get to know Ash and Chad.

4 stars

April 27, 2026 by Amazon Digital Services

The Cowboy's Unexpected Family

 The Cowboy's Unexpected Family

The Bloom Sisters of Montana #4

Nicole Flockton

Reviewed by Helen

Book three in this series ended with us finding out that there was another sister and this book brings that fourth sister into the Bloom family but not without a few hick-ups, so come along and meet Rebecca Dorchester and her daughter Vivian.

Rebecca always knew that her Mum wasn’t her biological mum and that, that woman was alive somewhere but when her father who has been a widow for a few years now meets up with Eunice, Rebecca’s mum and convinces Rebecca to take a trip to Marietta to meet her and to meet her three sisters, Rebecca never thought that this would change her and her daughter’s lives so much when she meets handsome cowboy Harrison Drake, Rebecca has been through a lot and is wary of making the wrong decisions.

Harrison is now running the family ranch it is his legacy and he has been thinking what will happen to it all if he does not marry and have children and then out of the blue a young child trips over his legs in town and he meets Rebecca, Vivian’s mother the sparks rise and he is feeling something that he has not felt before, could she be the woman who will take is heart and the one he will find happiness with?

This is a beautiful romance set in one of my favourite places to be, Marietta and Harrison is a hero to die for, Rebecca has a few issues to overcome but she truly is a loving and caring person and her life has been turned upside down, together their hearts grow with love for each other, the ending is the best and perfect for them all. I do highly recommend this one to any lover of a good romance and it was sad to see the Blooms sister’s series end.

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

4 stars

June 2, 2026 by Tule Publishing

City Girl in the Outback

 City Girl in the Outback

Outback Kins #2

Ally Blake

I did love being back on Kings Reach for book two in this series and this time it is Fitz’s turn to be in the limelight and that is hard for him because he is the quiet brother, he chooses to be quiet after a tragedy many years ago, he now runs an eco-tourism business on the station and it is very successful and also helps run Kings Reach but when a journalist arrives after the bombshell his father dropped at the ball for his late mother Fitz is very wary but there is also a pull a chemistry that he feels for this woman who he knows has been there before.

Mackenzie is a good journalist but she craves recognition from her half-brother and after putting in some suggestions about Kings Reach in Western Australia Mack finds herself back on a plane to Australia to get the story that she hopes will get her a promotion but this time she is there to ask Fitz questions about his popular holiday resort The Haven but this man is hard to talk to at first and the sparks fly between them and this makes Mack even more determined to get her story but will she lose her heart in the process?

This is such a wonderful story I loved Fitz and Mack both have issues from their past that make them a little vulnerable but together they can fly, this is one that I highly recommend to anyone who loves a good romance.

5 stars

July 1, 2026 by Mills & Boon Forever

Midsummer Magic

 Midsummer Magic

The Enchanted Village #7

Annie Seaton

Reviewed by Helen

We are back in the beautiful magical village of Lower Thistlewick for another story that made me smile come along and meet the newcomer to the village, Charlotte Reid.

Charlotte has decided that a change of life is what she wants giving up her job at Harrods in London she purchases the sweet shop in Lower Thisltewick, she has arrived with her five year plan and the strategy plan that will ensure all goes well this has everything stipulated in time order on a daily basis, planning is a must for Charlotte, will it work here in the village?

All is going well until forty eight hours before opening when a swarm of bees decide that her new sign above the store is where they want to be, publican Alf arrives and calls Tom Wakefield the beekeeper who is very amused at the bees but does his thing and soon things are getting back on track but not quite yet.

Tom has lived just outside the village for fifteen years he has a fourteen year old daughter Bea and is so layback takes everything so easily is quiet and just moves with the flow is very different to Charlotte and Bea has Charlotte all worked out very quickly.

Will Charlotte fit in with the way of life in the village, her five year plan is taking a battering but spending time with Tom seems to be helping not only Tom but the other residents of the village are having a settling effect on her as well and soon she is smiling and laughing and her and Tom are getting to become very good friends who have a lot to talk about discussing honey.

This is another beautiful story about people finding what they need even if they didn’t realise they did, the residents of this village are the best and play a big part in Charlotte’s settling in and there is big news about a couple of the friends I have made throughout this series, this is one that I recommend as is the series.

4 stars

June 30, 2026 by ASA

Coming Home to Your Heart

Coming Home to Your Heart

Hearts of Point Perry

Joanne Speirs

Reviewed by Helen

I do love the small town of Point Perry and loved this visit as much as the other stories, I loved getting to know Annie Schultz and her grumpy cowboy JJ Nash, come along and meet them for this short, sweet and wonderful story.

Annie has been through a bad time, she has given up her job in the city is now divorced and shock she has bought a Christmas Tree Farm in Point Perry it is time to go home and start over again and she is determined to do good after all it is nearing Christmas and she wants everything up and running by then.

JJ Nash is a medically retired rodeo champion and he has been travelling around the country with his van thinking he might drop in on his late uncle’s Christmas Tree farm and meet the new owner he arrives and finds it empty and the trees are in desperate need of looking after not to mention the goats, so he sets up the van and for five weeks he is doing his best to get things as ready as he can for the new owner.

When Annie arrives and finds a squatter on her property she is not happy nor is she thrilled about the goats but soon they have formed a bit of a truce and learning from JJ is got to be better that from YouTube.

Things are very rocky between them but the chemistry sparks are strong and not easy to ignore for long, will they be able to sort things out and find a HEA?

This is a fun and lovely romance. There are lots of smiles from this reader as I was cheering them on and catching up with friends from past stories is always good, I do highly recommend this one to any romance reader who is looking for something quick and fun to read, after all who doesn’t love a grumpy cowboy and a bossy accountant.

4 stars

July 1, 2026 by Nurturing Words

Broken Greek Vows

 Broken Greek Vows

 Lela May Wight

Reviewed by Helen

Two people, Poppy and Konstantinos both hurt so badly by their parents that love was never on the cards, after working together and feeling the sensual chemistry they could not deny they decided that an affair was a good idea no love and never any children but a strong friendship where talking was easy the bedroom was a delight and then the unthinkable a pregnancy so marriage but this pregnancy causes an emotional drift between them and then things just get worse and Poppy must leave.

Konstantinos is furious that she has left with no trace she has ruined the reputation that he has built over the years, one year of searching and he finally finds her and he wants her back to re-instate his reputation and a contract between them is agreed on this time a paper only reunion but will it last the chemistry and spark is still there.

This is a powerfully emotional story the hurt from their past plays havoc with their lives, trust and lies play a big part and the emotional pull is hard on them both but will they find a way to put the past behind them and find the future they both deserve?

I loved this one MS. Wight has again dug deep with the emotions for her readers and I felt for both Poppy and Konstantinos, a moving and emotional story a fabulous setting and one that I highly recommend to any lover of a good romance.

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

5 stars

July 1, 2026 by Mills & Boon Modern