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5 Stars For #5, Saving Grayson by Jane Blythe @jblytheauthor

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Every time I see an email from Jane Blythe, I get excited. I LOVE her stories and she has never disappointed me. Soooo, without further ado, let’s check out Saving Grayson.

Saving Grayson (Saving SEALs, #5; Special Forces: Operation Alpha)

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MY REVIEW

I LOVE IT! Five stars for #5, Saving Grayson, in the Special Forces: Operation Alpha (Saving Seals) series. These hunkalicious men have stolen my heart.

Juliet’s father had blackmailed her into marrying Dimitri Federov, a man she didn’t know, let alone love, so she ran. Dimitri is the son of a Russian crime boss, and there is no way they are going to let her go, but she ran to the right place…the bed of Chaos, Grayson Simpson.

“I should go,” she said…”Don’t fight it, Juliet. Chaos has adopted you now.”

She felt like a stray that had been adopted by a bunch of well meaning, albeit a little scary, men who looked like they possessed the skills to fix this for her.

Jane Blythe has included many nuggets of wisdom for life.

Grayson is the funny one of the Seal Team, loving playing pranks and telling jokes. He finds that Juliet and him have much in common. They both like the simple things in life, fish and chips, walks on the beach, time with friends…I wouldn’t mind a sexy, handsome Seal wanting to protect me from the big bad evil men…and neither does Juliet. All the Seals wives had escaped or been rescued from horrendous situations, so they were tight, opening their hearts, making her feel welcome. They would do anything for each other.

Her father is a piece of work, desperate to hold onto what he created from nothing, and will sacrifice her to keep it. He is worse than the Russians he has gone into business with, because he is her father. He is supposed to love and protect her, and he will do whatever it takes to get her back.

Jane Blythe creates in depth characters, making them leap off the pages, grabbing me and never letting me go.

We are going to crawl into the underbelly of black market diamonds and the dangerous men involved. There are no limits they won’t go to make things right, in their own way, murder, theft, kidnapping, torture, human trafficking. She will learn firsthand the meaning of blood diamonds.

Whoa…I didn’t see that coming, but knowing Jane I shouldn’t have become so complacent. Her stories keep on giving, good and bad, filled with twists and turns.

Juliet had a taste of freedom, love, and friendship. She will do anything to get it back.

Jane Blythe wraps up Saving Grayson in a way that made me feel she could not have done more…BUT…I am wondering…King is the last single man standing on the Seal Team and he is quite the player. How about it JB? He needs a woman too.

WAIT! WTF! JANE…A CLIFFHANGER? I don’t think you have ever left me hanging. OMG! NO! How can I wait? Most of the time, when a book ends in a cliffhanger, I take away a star. I left the fifth star for Jane, because, even though she is making me be on pins and needles…waiting…I know I will get the next book…

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Saving Grayson by Jane Blythe.

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5 Stars

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He’s her only hope of escaping the man she’s been sold to.

Juliet York has lived under her father’s thumb her entire life, but when he blackmails her into agreeing to marry a man she doesn’t know, she realizes if she doesn’t run now she’ll spend the rest of her life with an abusive sociopath. The last thing she expects when she seeks shelter from a storm is to meet a man who isn’t put off by her quirks, who makes her smile, and who vows to protect her.

When Grayson “Chaos” Simpson finds a naked woman in his bed he’s intrigued by her, and when he learns she’s in trouble he promises to keep her safe. But Juliet is hesitant to believe that his motives for helping her are pure. Her father has secrets, and his sins are about to be visited upon her. Grayson and his SEAL team are now the only thing standing between her and death.

ABOUT JANE BLYTHE

Jane has loved reading and writing since she can remember. She writes dark and disturbing crime/mystery/suspense with some romance thrown in because, well, who doesn’t love romance? She has one completed series, Detective Parker Bell, and one new series, Count to Ten.

When she’s not writing Jane loves to read, bake, go to the beach, ski, horse ride, and watch Disney movies. She has a black belt in Taekwondo, and a 200+ collection of teddy bears. She has the world’s two most sweet and pretty Dalmatians, Ivory and Pearl. Oh, and she also enjoys spending time with family and friends!

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New Release – Some Trust Can Be Rebuilt by Jane Blythe @jblytheauthor

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Some Trust Can Be Rebuilt (River's End Rescues #5)

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MY REVIEW

I feel like I am on the verge of reading burnout. Soooo, I am going to a tried and true author that never lets me down…Jane Blythe and the next book in the Saving Seals series, Some Trust Can Be Rebuilt.

I have met Mia and Shark before and I am excited to get their story. Shark caught my eye early in the series, and even though the books can stand alone, I have enjoyed getting those early glimpses of him and Mia before their story was told.

Mia is the head of Search and Rescue in Rivers End. She has been involved in hundreds of searches, but there was something different about this one. They were looking for a ten year old boy. She knew what he was going through, because she had been lost in a forest for ten hours when she was eight years old.

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Mia feels as if someone is watching her. You know, those feelings that make the hair on the back of your neck stand up and goosebumps rise on your arms. Knowing Jane, someone probably is…and who will be the one to come to her rescue? Julian, better known as Shark to his Seal teammates.

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If you have been following the series, you will know why he had blown it with her. Can he win her back? They were high school sweethearts and he wants her, asking himself why has hasn’t gone after her? What is holding him back? What does he have to lose by trying to woo her back into his arms?

The break up was mutual. At least that is how Mia saw it. She missed him terribly, but, like him, she won’t make the first move. Why do WE make it so complicated? Communication seems to be at the center of many a misunderstanding.

The flowers….

A second boy goes missing…

Some Trust Can Be Rebuilt is like a Criminal Minds episode rolling through my mind. Hey Jane, I think you could be a writer for their show. Or how about having a movie of your very own? I can see Mia walking through the forest, trying not to show her unease. Would we pan around to see if…

I love visiting River’s End, but I’m not to sure about living there. For a town of a little over ten thousand people, they sure do get their fair share of evil dropping by. Thank goodness my friends are still in one piece.

Even though each book can stand alone, which I love if I find myself reading a series out of order, I love this series so much, I highly recommend beginning at the beginning for hours of suspense, love, tears, and laughter.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Some Trust Can Be Rebuilt by Jane Blythe.

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4 Stars

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Trust is fragile.

Mia Taylor-Black loves her job as the head of the River’s End search and rescue team. When the children of the town start going missing, turning up unharmed in the forest, she starts feeling like someone is watching her. She’s been there before, had a stalker whose reign of terror ended up costing her everything, and the idea of going back to that dark time in her life terrifies her.

Julian Black loves his wife but guilt over not protecting her tore them apart. Seeing his brother get a second chance with the woman he loves makes him hope that he might get that same chance with Mia. He knows it won’t be easy to regain her trust, but nothing worth having in life is easy and he vows that nothing and no one is going to stop him from reclaiming his marriage.

ABOUT JANE BLYTHE

Jane has loved reading and writing since she can remember. She writes dark and disturbing crime/mystery/suspense with some romance thrown in because, well, who doesn’t love romance? She has one completed series, Detective Parker Bell, and one new series, Count to Ten.

When she’s not writing Jane loves to read, bake, go to the beach, ski, horse ride, and watch Disney movies. She has a black belt in Taekwondo, and a 200+ collection of teddy bears. She has the world’s two most sweet and pretty Dalmatians, Ivory and Pearl. Oh, and she also enjoys spending time with family and friends!

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MY REVIEWS FOR JANE BLYTHE’S BOOKS

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Hacked & Fractured Lives by Sue Coletta @SueColetta1

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Hacked (Special Forces: Operation Alpha Kindle Worlds Novella)

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MY REVIEW

Shawnee Daniels is an unforgettable character that lives by her own set of rules…so I wouldn’t recommend getting on her bad side. She is a forensic hacker extraordinaire, working for the police. She makes me think of Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds. She is also a cat burglar, but we’re keeping that on the down low. I love a unique character and Shawnee fits the bill. Her BFF, Nadine, is quite the character in her own right. She is bubbly, effervescent and adds a lighter touch to the inherent danger that follows Shawnee around. I have wondered about this scenario in the real world and to see it play out in fiction is all too frightening. A quick reading novella that only whets my appetite for more.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Hacked by Sue Coletta.

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4 Stars

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Shawnee Daniels wrongly assumes she’s being punished for innocently hacking the Police Chief’s photos. Okay, maybe not-so-innocently, but someone had to expose him for the dog that he is. When she arrives at the mandatory computer seminar, the FBI enlists her help in stopping a serial killer who’s remotely hacking vehicles while the owners are behind the wheel.

Why he’s targeted these people remains a mystery. None of the victims frequent the same places, some don’t even live in the same state. The only commonality is they all drive Fords.

When Detective Levaughn Samuels is taken hostage—his life teetering on the edge of a high-speed chase—there’s nothing Shawnee won’t do to save him, no line she won’t cross. And when her BFF shows up unannounced with problems of her own, she only complicates matters.

Can Shawnee stop the killer before she loses the only man she’s ever loved? Or will the ride of his life end in death?

HACKED is a Mayhem Series crossover novella.

Fractured Lives (Brotherhood Protectors Kindle Worlds Novella)

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MY REVIEW

With a caw caw here and a caw caw there, trouble follow Shawnee Daniels everywhere she goes…and this is one wild trip to the lake. The islancd calls to her, but she doesn’t answer the call right away. This may be a novella, but it was chockablock full of creepy mystery with suspenseful moments and unforgettable characters.

I voluntarily reviewed a free copy of Fractured Lives by Sue Coletta.

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4 Stars

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Three couples, the perfect Maine vacation, and a fateful night that lands one of the women in mortal danger.

Couples are going missing in Sunset Cove at Long Lake, and the authorities seem more concerned with not tarnishing the reputation of their popular tourist destination. Until … while out for a spin on her wave runner, Shawnee Daniels pulls alongside a deserted canoe.

Blood stains the seat.

When retired SEAL Brandon “Boomer” Rayne wakes to an empty bed—his bride-to-be Daphne nowhere inside their rented cabin—he enlists the help of the only people he’s met in the state: the couple next door, Shawnee Daniels and Revere, Massachusetts Detective Levaughn Samuels.

Uncertainty bonds the two neighbors, forced together by tragedy. Their predicament turns even deadlier when the half-nude body of a female washes ashore. No obvious signs of homicide exist. How did she die? Does her death relate to Daphne’s disappearance?

Time’s running out.

Can they piece together the mystery to find Boomer’s fiancé? Or will an elusive serial killer determine their fate?

ABOUT SUE COLETTA

Sue Coletta

ABOUT SUE COLETTA   Member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers, Sue Coletta is an award-winning, multi-published author in numerous anthologies and her forensics articles have appeared in InSinC Quarterly. In addition to her popular crime resource blog, Sue co-hosts the radio show “Partners In Crime” on Writestream Radio Network every third Tuesday of the month from 1 – 3 p.m. EDT/EST (see details at www.suecoletta.com). She’s also the communications manager for the Serial Killer Project and Forensic Science, and founder of #ACrimeChat on Twitter. She runs a popular crime website and blog, where she shares crime tips, police jargon, the mind of serial killers, and anything and everything in between. If you search her achieves, you’ll find posts from guests that work in law enforcement, forensics, coroner, undercover operatives, firearm experts…crime, crime, and more crime.   For readers, she has the Crime Lover’s Lounge, where subscribers will be the first to know about free giveaways, contests, and have inside access to deleted scenes. As an added bonus, members get to play in the lounge. Your secret code will unlock the virtual door. Inside, like-minded folks discuss their favorite crime novels, solve mindbender and mystery puzzles, and/or relax and chat. Most importantly, everyone has a lot of fun.   Sue lives in northern New Hampshire with her husband, where her house is surrounded by wildlife…bear, moose, deer, even mountain lions have been spotted. Course, Sue would love to snuggle with them, but her husband frowns on the idea.  

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