I received from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

If I could give not only this book as a whole a 5 star but each individual story I would.

Prepare to experience all the feels on this journey through the Sutherland family. An awesome collection of stories by equally awesome authors.

FOOLISH EXPECTATIONS - ALISON BLISS

Bailey Hobbs just wanted to get off her aching feet and be left alone.

Nash Sutherland isn't used to being told no by women so this one has him intrigued.

One night results in the unexpected.

Surprises and misunderstandings make for a major page turner.

UNDER AN EVENING SKY - SHYLA COLT

January Sutherland and Flint Marston's budding relationship was brought to am abrupt halt when the past interfered.

Now January is back from college and her feelings for Flint has never waivered. After much pushing Flint grabs for what he's wantes.

The past once again threatens their future but they perserver.

The heat never lets up.

SHADOW RANCH - ROBIN COVINGTON

Eli Sutherland returned home to lay his mom to rest. While trying to decide his future an unknown threat arises. The trouble revealed his attraction to Ranger Shepherd Lockwood takes front and center.

A trouble artist and an alpha hero heat up the pages.

BRAZEN - AVERY FLYNN

Bianca Sutherland is on a mission to save her best friend from the clutches of an old nemesis that created a drug designed to control those under its influence.

Taz Hazard will do anything for Bianca even if that includes going on a mission to save a woman he has never even met.

The mission reveals secrets, brings danger and ups the hawtness to epic proportions.

SCREWED - KELLY JAMIESON

Callie Sutherland is trying to figure out where she wants to go with her life. With her divorce settled the last thing she expected was to be attracted to her ex's best friend.

Cash Hale has always been in love with his best friend's wife but pushed those feelings down. After Callie's divorce Cash knew he needed to keep his distance but his heart was stronger than his brain.

Family and business war with love and passion. The temperature tops the hawt factor.

STRIPPED - ABBY NILES

Jaxon Sutherland has never had to worry about money.

Madison Walker works two jobs while raising two children by herself.

While these two learn that their first judgement of each other isn't what they originally thought the heat between them burns hot.

WRECKED - TERRI OSBURN

Lexi Hanson has the biggest task set in front of her for Southerland Industries and she doesn't need a man coming in to take over.

Adam Logan has revenge for the man that never claimed him as son in mind when he takes on a job for the man's business. 

Secrets and lies are revealed. This story will grab your heart and settle in for the long haul. 

NOT THE MARRYING KIND - JULIE PARTICKA

Desiree Sutherland-Colt has had it with her family dictating her life for her. She isn't letting anyone force marriage and children on her not even Gunner Norton.

Her instant attraction to him has her questioning where they were headed.

Be prepared to experience all the feels.

ONE FORBIDDEN VIRGIN - JOYA RYAN

Summer Villar wanted help opening her body and knew Jace Sutherland was the only one that could assist her.

Major hotness

SWEET SURRENDER - NAIMA SIMONE

Hayden Reynolds was heartbroken when Griffin Sutherland left her 5 years ago. When her boss, Griff's dad, tasks her with finding Griff in order to get him back home she aims to hold her heart in check.

The roads are paved with good intentions but somethings are meant to be. Grab the kleenex and prepare yourself.

I was intrigued by the synopsis on the back. The book isn't bad, but I wouldn't say it's great either.

It's pretty white-centric. I spent a lot of the first two chapters reading the characters as Black (wishful thinking on my part), until it's sort of made clear that they're all white. There are the unnecessary inclusions of "Indian Chief pads" and a bar called "the Wig Wam."

Holt also uses the term nippy, but that's more a personal pet peeve of mine (chilly works just as fine and doesn't sound like a racial slur... especially since there are Japanese characters in the last three chapters of the book).

Kyle and his sister Emma are both hafu, so of course one of them has dark hair and light eyes (Emma is described as having black hair and green eyes). This isn't a problem in and of itself since genes can present in unusual ways in halfie/mixed kids, but it's really annoying when almost every representation of an Asian half/mixed kid in lit is portrayed as having dark hair and light eyes. A much more common combination is a kid with light brown hair and brown eyes who is often seen as white (or sometimes latinx) before they're recognized as Asian (if they're ever recognized as Asian).

These are small things that impacted my enjoyment of the story. Otherwise it's pretty average MG fiction. I probably won't pick this one up again.

Brazen by Avery Flynn was fun, sexy and absolutely wonderful. Bianca and Taz have been dating for 6 months and they are also part of the b squad with their friends and "brothers" that is an undercover investigation ring. They are trying to find a friend of Bianca's and also to help the DEA with a new drug. But there is a surprise when a secret from their past comes out. Can they all work together and find the answers they need.

This is another great read of Avery Flynn's.

Shadow Rancher by Robin Covington was a great quick read about Eli who is back in town on the ranch after his mothers death and he had some things he's run from in Austin where he was living. There is some things going on at the ranch that has brought shep to help Eli out. Who trying to keep Eli away, will Eli and Shep hit it off.

Robin Covington has another great read.