The O'Neil Brothers Series by Sarah Morgan

Series overview by Desere 

The O'Neil brothers series by Sarah Morgan tells of three brothers,. Each one has lost their way in life just a little, and are in desperate need of someone to bring them back down to earth. The author takes us on a magical journey as each brother finds the perfect woman to bring him to his knees. 

But don't this this is another of those filled with too many secrets and too many thrills and spills to count series. No, this series is pure romantic perfection , with magical and calming scenery, a family who you will fall in love with and wish to be apart of. 

From grandparents to mothers and fathers , to the staff you will fall deep into the life at Snow Crystal and just like me you will never want to leave! 

In the first book Sleigh Bells in the Snow we gorgeously delicious Jackson, the brother with the plan to save his family business from downfall. He calls in the help of Kayla, and soon falls for her head over heals. But Kayla doesn't believe in love and all that Christmas stuff, so convincing her will be fun but who says he will get her to believe or even stay with him? In this read I learned that the past can mess you up so bad, but only if you let it. If you take control you can live a very happy life. Holding onto the past and letting it control your actions in life only causes pain and emptiness, and in the end all you will be is a cold hearted block of ice. Seek your happiness instead of doing everything possible to keep the happiness away.

In the second book Suddenly Last Summer we meet sinfully sexy surgeon Sean, last summer he and head chef Elise , who last summer rocked his world during a night when neither one could control their attraction anymore. He wants her again but only in his bed, his life is too complicated to let sexy distractions such as Elise mess up what he has worked so hard for, so all this can be is some fun. But even if he does manage to make it all fit someone, Elise has her own set of rules and getting the feisty chef to fall at his feet is more tricky then surgery! From this read a message of sometimes in life we need to step back into the past in order to find our way in the future, rang as clear as day!

In the third and final book Maybe this Christmas we meet ex skiing champ Tyler, he has long ago given up the focus on a career that ended suddenly and instead now focuses on giving his daughter Jess, all the attention she needs, it's a challenge he never knew he would need to face. But life brings about a new challenge when the one woman he has always wanted but never dared to risk the friendship they share ends up in his bed. Only Brenna has always loved Tyler and after their one magical night finds the courage and tells Tyler all about it, but Tyler is not the forever kind thus leaving Brenna to not be so sure that any of it was worth it or that her Christmas wish will indeed come true. From this read am taking away a message of life throws us curveballs we never see coming, but what if we grab onto the curveball instead of dodging it? Will it work out, will it fail? No one knows but just maybe we will get what we want by grabbing hold of the curveball  that is the first step to making it happen.

The entire series is a must read, from Jackson and Kayla and their happiness found amonst the sleigh bells, to Sean and Elise ripping each other's clothes off on a hot summer's night to Tyler and Brenna finally having the best Christmas ever!

I am truly sad to see the family go and I am even more sad that I will never be able to visit Snow Crystal again, the calming effect that each book's scenery gave me was simply amazing. I fell in love with this family more and more with each book and I wanted to stay apart of it all. Sadly none of us can, but at least there is the magic of re-reading this magical , perfect romance series over and over again because believe me this is a series you want your on keepers-shelf!

I highly recommend this series for all fans of romance looking for the magic of love, Sarah Morgan 's writing is simply phenomenal! From sweet, slow and sexy to scorching hot to sensationally sensual each book has something for ever kind of romance fan , or is that a brother for every kind of woman? No matter just read it, you 'll thank me for as long as you live! Sleigh bells in the snow ~ Jackson and Kayla's story


   

                                                                        
                                                                                                                  

Maybe This Christmas by Sarah Morgan

Reviewed by Desere 

This is the final part to the amazing O'Neil brothers series by the always talented Sarah Morgan. This time we get to go inside the mind of Tyler and just why he won't get involved with his best friend Brenna!

Ex-skiing champion, reformed heartbreaker and single dad Tyler has one only mission this Christmas and that's to make sure his thirteen year old daughter, Jess, has the best Christmas ever. Then things get a little more complicated when his best friend Brenna has to temporarily move in with them.

She has been a distraction for as long as he can remember, but he has always kept his distance, because sex will complicate their friendship, and he'll be dammed if he messes up the only friend-relationship he still has left. So Brenna and her sexy ab's will just have to be kept out of his thoughts and out of his bed! Besides he doesn't do long term , ever!

Easier said then done, because Brenna, encouraged by her friends takes a leap of faith and in no uncertain terms makes sure Tyler knows she 's in love with him, she 's waited her whole life for him to see her as a woman and not just as one of the guys. But once they kiss the relationship shifts from friends to madly sexually addicted to each other, and Tyler is not the forever kind so is it actually worth it, or will Tyler make her dreams come true this Christmas?

I have been addicted to this series from book one and since I 'met' Tyler and Brenna in the first book I could not wait to dig into their happy ever after. From the first two books I could of course pick up that both Tyler and Brenna have some issues and the whole world can see they're in love with each other but keep holding back, this was delicious build up tension, but pure torture to wait , am so glad I finally got the lowdown !

Tyler has this sort of electric I'll make you mine with just a kiss feel to him which made him the sexiest brother by far. I adored how the author let him be this  intensely sexy man and he knows it ladies, he truly knows every woman wants him, but he stays gentle in so many other ways and does not let his sex on legs appeal get the better of him. He tries harder than most hero's to be a good father, he puts his foot in it quite a number of times but he tries so hard and it just made my heart melt and I loved him to bits! Through this character the author showed that there is always a different type of person underneath the layers we present to the world, never judge and never believe everything you hear, it hurts a person more than you will ever know.

The character of Brenna was fun, sweet, kind and just the type of heroine anyone will love. Her past is a terrible one, and made me stop and wish I could have been there to teach her how to fight back and stand up for herself. I simply loved how the author used Brenna 's friends to finally push her to fight for what she wants, it was like reading about a tiny puppy turning in to a fierce don't mess with me dog! Riveting ! Through this character the author showed that bottling up your feelings and anger never leads to anything good, the hurt festers and prevents us from becoming the people we are truly meant to be.

From this read am taking away a message of life throws us curveballs we never see coming, but what if we grab onto the curveball instead of dodging it? Will it work out, will it fail? No one knows but just maybe we will get what we want by grabbing hold of the curveball  that is the first step to making it happen.

I highly recommend this read for all fans of romance. The read was magical, sensual and so romantic you will forever believe in the power of love and the magic of Christmas after reading it!

5/5 star review
" One night leads to Christmas every day and an avalanche of emotions " 
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Reviewed by Nas

 MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS by author Sarah Morgan is a Harlequin release for September 2014.

This is Book three of the mini-series about the O’Neil brothers.

Tyler O’Neil had to quit racing professionally after an accident. But he was not too happy to lead a quite life at Snow Crystal, his family’s lodge. He missed the adrenalin of the races. But he now has his teenage daughter living with him and he loved having her with him.

Brenna Daniels had crushed on Tyler since she was a teen and had followed him around ever since. But Tyler just saw her as ‘one of the guys’ and a best friend. Now forced by circumstances they moved in together, could their friendship turn to something more?

MAYBE THIS CHRISTMAS is a heart-warming tale of best friends trying to keep their friendship intact while fighting their attraction for each other. I loved the interaction between Tyler and his daughter. The dialogue between them were pure gold. Author Sarah Morgan depicted realistically how a solo dad waded through the drama of bringing up a teen daughter. And the friendship Tyler and Brenna tried to keep intact by ignoring their scorching chemistry made this emotional saga a treat to read.

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Suddenly Last Summer by Sarah Morgan

Reviewed by Desere 

Suddenly last summer is the second book in super talented author Sarah Morgan's The O'Neil Brothers Series, and this time around we finally get the low down on sinfully sexy surgeon Sean O'Neil.

He lives for his job and nothing and no one interferes, and most importantly he never let's a woman interfere with his work.

Except when news of his grandfather collapsing comes he rushes back home to Snow Crystal, to be there for his family, even knowing they most likely don't want his there. Whist there he not only faces having to face the guilt that has kept him away from the place he once called home, but there is Elise.

Beautiful, feisty and full of life Elise who last summer ripped his clothes off and devoured him for hours. They are both alike, they live for work and there is never such a thing as relationships, thus their one blazing hot night of passion was just that, one night that will forever live in their memories.

But seeing her again stirs up all the sinfully sexy memories of that night and he realizes he wants her again. Elise feels the same way, she wants Sean again and using each other for sex is perfect, no emotional attachment, no wedding bells and no planning a life of happy ever after. It's the perfect set up, friends with benefits, that is until they both start to get around to revealing the truth about the past.  And analyzing it like you would a medical procedure or a baking recipe just does not seem to add up.

I have been waiting for this book since reading the first book Sleigh bells in the snow , I have been in absolute torture with wait, I wanted to get back to Snow Crystal and the amazing O'Neil family, they way they stick together to sort through lives up's and down's and of course I needed to get inside Sean's head and find out exactly why he is the opposite of his twin brother Jackson.

I was over the moon at being transported back to an amazing world of love, friendship, family and love. The author once again gave me that homey, family is everything feeling and totally blew me away with the story of Sean and Elise.

Sean's character was amazing. Him being so very focused on what he loves was incredible. His love of saving lives showed me that he is a real man through and through, he might come off as this " I only live for my job and one night stands is what I do best" man but deep down he is a very kind, caring and tender person with an extreme intellect for picking up on other's emotional turmoils. Through this character the author reminded me that everyone has a special gift in life to give, sometimes they just don't know how to fully give it and instead gives it to others than those they need to, but in a different from.

Elise was a very intense character, I loved her fire-y passion and lust for food and life. Her what you see if "what you get, and don't you dare try to discover more" attitude was a little concerning in the start, as it made me almost dislike her and I felt her a little rude,  but as the author revealed the full truth about her past, I understood perfectly why she acts the way she does and why she would rather stick her own rules. Through this character I learned that even though it looks like a person is full of life and loving every minute of everything they do, it's a smoke-screen. Everyone hurts at some point and you cannot always be happy at all times it is simply not possible, so pretending to be only screams out to the world that you are in fact hiding something.

The backdrop settings were as magical as they were the first time around when I was introduced to the magic that is Snow Crystal, this time the magic of romance in the snow was gone but it was replaced with the magic of summer kisses, summer rains washing away the dirt of the past and the sound of birds chirping that made me feel so alive it was if I was right there!

The book also had one of the sexiest, most erotic kissing in the rain scenes I have ever come across! I am taking away a message of sometimes in life we need to step back into the past in order to find our way in the future.

I highly recommend this read for all fans of super sexy romance reads. Sarah Morgan is a very gifted author who's writing brings a touch of magic sparkle to the world of romance!

5/5 star review
"Summer rain washes away the hurt of the past" 

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Reviewed by Nas

SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER is by USA Bestselling Author Sarah Morgan is a Harlequin Books release for June 2014.

This is the second book in the O’Neil Brothers series.

Sean O’Neil is a renowned surgeon and has no intention of making his home on Snow Crystal. But when his grandfather collapses he comes running. Once there he has to face the guilt which kept him away. Then there was Elise Philippe, with whom he had a hot fling last summer.

Elise was hot, gorgeous but had her own demons to overcome. A perfect no-strings attached one-night fling material. Then why did all of a sudden Sean wanted something more? And would Elise agree to more? Would these two ever reach their happily ever after?

I loved revisiting Snow Crystal. And I loved the way the author Sarah Morgan brought Sean and Elise together, overcoming all the obstacles. SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER is a story which shimmers with romance and sensuality.

All lovers of romantic stories would love this story.