HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!  Need some holiday reads to help you de-combustive from the stress of the holidays? I got your back with a few mini reviews of books that caught my eye and held my attention.

Ice (Regulators MC, #1) by Jessie Lane and Chelsea Cameron
Romance Suspense
Ebook, 288 Pages
December 5, 2014
4 Stars

Ice, a romantic suspense, is the first book in the Regulators MC series by Jessie Lane and Chelsea Cameron. Fans of Joanna Wylde will enjoy these sexy, bad arse, overly dominant alpha men who walk a fine line between justice and revenge. Action packed with plenty of violence and mayhem is tempered by an antagonistic humorous romance between a VERY grumpy biker-Ice-and the straight laced accountant that steals his heart. Though this can be read as a stand alone, the Ex Op series by Lane and the Hellion series by Cameron both introduce the Regulators and offer some background into their history.

Solving For Nic (Southern Style, #2) by Lexxie Callahan
Romance Contemporary
Ebook
December 5, 2014
Self Published
4 Stars

Solving for Nic is an adorably steamy and humorous small town southern romance featuring a young brilliant math geek and a ‘worldy’ slightly jaded playboy who discover that love has no definite rules.  Fans of this series will remember Lizzie and Nic from book one-Sweetened With A Kiss. Too young to pursue when they first met, Nic waits until Lizzie is legal and then sweeps her off her feet. A few small misunderstandings provide some conflict but on the whole, Nic and Lizzie are intelligent, honest people who don’t allow the outside world to dictate their relationship. Callahan updates us on various other characters and I’m intrigued by the clues she will attempt redeem Madlyn. Can I add that I REALLY hope Angie does NOT get an HEA with Rogan? She’s an immature, whiny, cruel little girl who needs a few hard smacks from the reality brick.

 
Love and Leprechauns (Ballybeg, #3)  by Zara Keane
Romance Contemporary
Ebook
December 1, 2014
Beaverstone Press
4 Stars

Though darker than her previous installments, Love and Leprechauns takes us back to the small Irish town of Ballybeg and reintroduces us two former lovers whose past actions have a strong grip on their futures. Olivia and Jonas were young sweethearts until a terrible accident forces them apart. Years later, they are reluctantly brought back together in a bid to improve both their circumstances. Love, laughter, strong characters, and small town shenanigans is what makes this series fun to read. Add in some suspense and intrigue and you have a story that will engage you to the very end.

Return to Clan Sinclair (Clan Sinclair, # 3.5) Karen Ranney
Historical Romance
Ebook
December 23, 2014
Avon Impulse
3.5 Stars

Return to Clan Sinclair is a short steamy novella that introduces us to Ceana Mead Sinclair. Ceana has returned to her brother’s home in Scotland in an attempt to find herself after her husband passed away. A chance meeting of a sexy incorrigible American detective opens the doorway to a second chance at love and happiness; that is if her in laws don’t ruin it for her. Lively banter and intriguing sexual tension between the protagonist makes for an enjoyable read. Ranney also ties off a few loose threads from The Devil of Clan Sinclair. I only wish we would have heard the real reasons behind Ceana’s in laws need to keep her under lock and key.