Love on the Rocks by Kim Bailey

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Tis the season to show a little heart. Love on the Rocks blends sweet and sexy to create an unforgettable holiday treat. Melina and Zane are a tempting confection of life, love and learning that pulled at every emotion. Bailey proves that without heart everything else is just window dressing. 



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This is book #3 in the Hot & Hammered series. This book can be read as a standalone novel.  For reader to enjoy and avoid spoilers, I would recommend reading the series in order.

Bethany likes to have her life in order.  She prides herself on the ability to be the best at what she does.  Then the one man who can spin her whole life out of control is the one who volunteers to help her when it counts.

Wes is glad to have a good job and be appreciated.  He also has been trying to get Bethany to go out with him for so long.  Now they must work together and dating and more is off the table.  Better to help her get her business off the ground.

This story was a slow burn.  The attraction between the characters is obvious from the beginning.  The book picks up pace, and so does the main characters.  Then they are invited to do more and add humor, and well I cannot spoil it.  I give this a 4/5 Kitty's Paws UP!

***This ARC copy was given in exchange for an honest review by Netgalley and its publishers.

Katie is fresh out of a breakup and in a position at her job that really isn't going anywhere. When she receives an offer to join her aunt and uncle at the bakery they are opening, she jumps at the chance. She moves south to Savannah. She's always had a good relationship with her aunt and uncle, but has never really "known" them. This will shock you, but Katie has always felt different. It turns out she is a hereditary witch. (And of course now she fits right in!)
I liked the characters; both Katie and the multiple secondary ones. I do wonder at the love triangle (Declan- a firefighter and very close to Ben, Katie's uncle and Steve a journalist and also a witch. The boys have a history (of course they do!). I don't really like Steve (Katie girl- thought this was condescending). This has a slow start, but picked up.
I read this for Romance-opoly Coffee Shop moon track

It's raining babies. So let the fun begin. There's never a dull moment when it comes to the Bailey clan. Piper Rayne celebrates the love of family and the joys of life with another uproariously funny, heartwarmingly stunning, hard to resist, feel good winner. Operation Bailey Babies is a short, sweet, delicious treat.

I'm taking a page from Tigus's book (see what I did there, lol) and posting my next 4 planned books!

Faithful by Alice Hoffman - currently reading

Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor

Sleeping Beauty by Ross MacDonald

Down Among the Dead Men by Patricia Moyes