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People might think detectives are hard-assed cops with no home life, but Trace McGuire has a dying mom he loves fiercely. Already stressed over his personal problems, he takes a bullet for a virgin beauty hiding while mobsters shoot her brother.

This chick draws out every protective instinct he thought had disintegrated over years on the job and he becomes invested – in her hot body, her plans for retaliation and her fighting spirit.

Helpless, he watches her enter the seedy underworld that’ll eat her alive.

Then he sees her fight.

And wonders if they’ll survive her.

Detective Trace McGuire loses his mother, the person who’s meant everything to him until Cassidy Santino explodes into his life. This chick’s got him so tied up that he’s willing to shirk responsibilities in his job and cut her slack for interfering in his investigation. But, when Cassidy keeps putting herself in danger from the lunatic who owns the bar where she works. That’s where he draws the line. He's determined to protect her, even if she fights him every damn inch of the way. And man… can this girl fight!

Detective Trace McGuire can’t bear to watch the love of his life being sucked into the darkness and dysfunction of the Lipstick Club where she bartends. He wants her free of the nightmare and goes to great lengths to make it happen. But when they take him prisoner, how can he help her?

How can he help himself?

The US Featherweight Champion seeks revenge in a rematch that Cassi refuses to even talk about. But she worries how her rejection will affect Arlene and Rusty.

The female witness of her brother’s murder is still at large. Always in the back of Cassi’s mind is the craving to learn the truth and finally get her revenge.

The Vegas mob she works for is entangled in a gang war, and patrons of the Lipstick Club become even more dysfunctional. She’s forced to hide from the crazy-assed, she-devil gang boss who wants her and is closing in.

All Cassi yearns for is that Trace will soon come back to her - alive.

Trace faces his imprisonment with an intense determination to break free - but how? His cell is impregnable. Every waking moment, he’s filled with the need to get back to Cassi. Though the girl fights like a hellion, she’s as soft-hearted as an angel, and he can’t stand the thought that he might die before ever seeing her again. Visualizing her world of turmoil and danger, he won’t give up.

How can he?

She needs him…

While her wonderful Mani, the man who gave up his future for her, died senselessly, how can she carry on, knowing his killer walks free?

When her long-lost mother, a woman she’d never met, appears to warn her that a blackmailer has found out the family secret, everything spins unbearably out of control.

Detective Mike Kowalski loves the spirited boxing chick in every way a man can idolize his woman. But he feels her slipping away. With the help of their friends, he tries to keep her safe. In the end, the choices were hers to make. All he could do was stand by and watch…

And be ready to pick up the pieces.

**1st place prize of the 2015 - Chanticleer Reviews - Clue Awards. Special Agent Francesca

**A TOUCH OF PASSION, has just become the 2016 WINNER of The Romance Reviews Readers' Choice Awards.

Author: Jana Richards

Narrator: Leigh Linley

Length: 4 hours

Series: Class of '85

Publisher: The Wild Rose Press

Released: Jul. 26, 2018

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Cara McLeod, the girl most likely to have the perfect marriage, is now divorced and, in her own words, "fat, frumpy, and over forty." The thought of facing former classmates - and the ex-husband who dumped her - at her high school reunion terrifies her. Cajoled into attending by her kids and her best friend, Cara enlists help at the gym to lose weight and look great for the reunion. Personal trainer Finn Cooper is more than willing to help - but does he have to be so to-die-for gorgeous? Finn thinks Cara is perfect just the way she is. She's everything he wants in a woman, except for one thing - she can't get past the fact that he's eight years younger. To Finn, age and weight are just numbers. But can he convince Cara the numbers she worries about add up to only one thing for him - love?

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Originally from Vancouver, BC, Canada, Leigh spent her twenties doing voice-over work and writing radio and TV copy for Palmer Jarvis Advertising. She was a theatre critic for 14 years for a Vancouver newspaper and has extensive experience working in "Hollywood North." With a B.A. in English, and 3 years of acting and directing classes, Leigh studied the Stanislavski Method of character acting. She now lives on a secluded lake near Austin, Texas and is a freelance narrator for all genres of fiction and non. Her work is on Audible and i-Tunes.

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USMC Lt. Samantha Quimby is back and preparing for the most important mission of her life- a lifetime of love with the handsome, dominant Captain Lewis. However, the ocean has other plans for the feisty little Marine biologist when a dark mystery from the bowels of the earth is exposed and brings incomprehensible terror for the family.

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Sam's increased confidence in her unique abilities brings her to investigate the ancient secrets that lay in wait under the waves. Her family is beside themselves in the never-ending battle to keep her safe and have come to rely on Richard to help her understand the consequences of her choices. Little do any of them know, but the Captain has discovered a secret of his own, With the help of the orca, Ton, he employs a powerful means of teaching an unforgettable lesson or two- in both discipline and sensuality. He also wants to take Sam on a journey toward the next step in their lifestyle and prove to her that he's the alpha male who can give her what she desires most- but is she ready?

Michael and Teagan's romance is blossoming by the hour, and Teagan believes that the depth of her own needs is greater than anything a 'vanilla' life can provide. That is, until she deliberately defies Michael and faces seriousness consequences that force her to reevaluate her future. Standing at a crossroads, she has a choice to make- does she really want a life as an officer's wife with all the pomp, circumstance, and discipline or should she just walk away and live with expectations she knows she can meet?

With the making of choices come new understandings, and the two Marine Corps Generals discover that they aren't exempt. With Sam and Michael's involvement in their own relationships, Scott and Dr. Quimby realize that there's more to life than work and the kids.

It's never too late to fall in love... but will they give themselves the chance?

New adventures mix with old, and even Ton is making his opinion known more than ever! If you think science is boring, you haven't met Sam! Join this wonderful family as they laugh, cry, face their worst fears, and overcome impossible obstacles in this, Book 8, of the Generals' Daughter Series- New Understandings.

I'm a native Californian gone 'wild', and had the opportunity to travel the globe and discover the world through the eyes of both a Marine Intelligence specialist and a BDSM lifestyler. I left the service to go into hospice nursing and grief counseling, eventually working as a marriage and family therapist for those involved in alternative lifestyle development. This experience has allowed me to gain unique inspiration for my books and offer realistic plots and relatable characters.

In 2004, my husband, John, and I joined forces to work with both submissives and dominants- teaching, training, listening and loving. Our goal was to take the mystery and fear out of the lifestyle and mentor people in safe, consensual and healthy relationships.

My first book, The Game Plan, was published in 2012 and opened the door to the now-booming world of Age-Play literature. Since that time, I've devoted my 'spare' time to writing, researching, community involvement, and private and group pro bono counseling in deviant behavior, alternative lifestyle, and addiction recovery.

I was formally 'dungeon trained' as a Domme before discovering my submissive side when I joined the service. My scenarios are pulled primarily from either personal experience or observation, including spending time in BDSM clubs as the safety/medical officer. My multi-faceted background allows me to glean from many avenues and give a unique and intelligent literary experience through elements of fantasy and fiction. I also discuss the questions and psychology of the lifestyle in a manner that is fun and informative, and based on 'the real deal.'

I live with my husband, musician, and fellow-author, John Hayse, and two border collies in southern California. We practice a 24/7 D&S relationship with speckles of AP (and many trips to Build-A-Bear), and happily spend every moment together that we can. My hobbies include my puppies, hiding my vanilla salt-water taffy where John can't find it, exotic art, collecting inspirational trinkets, and developing my own paddle line. You can also see me as a featured author/instructor in professional conference settings and as a Sexpert for kinkyliterature.com.

A Hood Boy's Love is Forever by Taniece
My rating: 4 of 5 stars



Being abandoned by the only person that’s supposed to love you unconditionally messed up Bambi’s mental. Her mother Net leaves her on her grandmother’s doorstep and never looks back. As she gets older, Bambi gets to the point where she pushes everyone away to keep them from leaving her, except her boyfriend Doc and best friend Hershey; that is until Doc breaks her heart and she severs ties. She finds herself in a situation with the sexy, hood boy, Ari XL. The more Bambi finds herself pushing him away, the more she craves him and eventually gives in. 

Ari XL is the oldest out of three brothers. After his parents died, he took on the duty of making sure that his brothers, Nick and MoneyBagg were straight by any means necessary. He gets distracted by the beautiful slick mouth Bambi and immediately feels a connection to her, but she turns out to be more trouble than he bargained for. 

Hershey and her boyfriend Surge nears their one year anniversary with thoughts of his infidelities on her mind. Finally getting proof that he’s been cheating on her, she ends their relationship and finds herself in the arms of the handsome, gentle, and kind Nick. She finds out that Nick isn’t who he says he is and it leaves her at a crossroads. 

Bambi and Hershey both are broken and in need of that unconditional love. Will XL and Nick be able to give them just that? Or will their hearts end up shattered even more? 




Book 1- This was an excellent start to a series by this author. The author delivered on all fronts for me. The story had developed characters, good movement, solid plot, EXCELLENT editing, good structure, and formatting. The story held my interest from page one and I'm looking forward to the sequel. The characters were all rough around the edges, but you can see that they are more than what we've been shown thus far.  On a different note, you can see this author's growth as a writer and I love it.

Book 2- The story moved well.  Each of the characters received closure in the finale. The chemistry that was felt in book one didn't quite transfer to the finale. The couples were separated for 90% of the story but ended up together. The story had a couple of potential explosive scenarios that didn't quite come to fruition.   The conclusion was anti-climatic, a bit rushed and tied in a tidy bow. As a whole, the story/series is a good one.

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