Red's Romance and Mystery Reviews

Alex Donovan is well aware that people think he is reckless, but he just doesn't see it that way, he knows how precious life is, and he doesn't see the point in always walking on the safe side of the line. He would rather put everything he has into things and leave nothing up to chance, and know he did everything he could to get the job done. But sometimes his no nonsense approach to things lands him in trouble, and this time he's found himself in deep, and no amount of persuasion or charm is going to help him in out of it. After he disregards orders and puts his life in danger on the job, he finds himself suspended and ordered to perform a month of community service at a local soup kitchen. He isn't real thrilled about working at the soup kitchen, but once he meets the soup kitchens new director he starts singing a different tune. Walking into that kitchen and seeing Zoe Westin standing there knocks his world off it's axis, has him thankful for small favors... she ...

Whitney Porter is turning over a new leaf, one that does not involve men, she is recuperating from a broken heart and has had it with players. She figures the best way to protect her heart is to take a long break from dating and focus on her career and college courses. She has longed to be a successful journalist and so when the opportunity to write a sports expose presents itself, she is all to eager to sign up for the job, even if it means surrounding herself the very players she has sworn off. She knows that it is going to be challenging to work alongside all these gorgeous and tempting men, but knowing that they are all just like the last man that left her with a broken heart makes them pretty easy to resist. That is until she meets a certain handsome tattooed hockey player that likes to test her patience and her resolve... Hudson Decker is a smooth talking, handsome hockey player that has never had a problem lining up the ladies, to share his bed for the night. But news from hom...

Sometimes people do things for the sake of love, even if it's something they don't necessarily want to do, and no one knows this to be truer than December Howard. She loves Josh, and the idea of him returning to Afghanistan haunts her, that place has taken so much from her and she can't imagine giving it the opportunity to do it again. She is hoping her love for Josh will be enough to keep him safe, but she also knows that it's not always a guarantee and that has her scared to death. The possibility of losing him is unbearable, but she must put those feelings aside now and make the most of the time they have together now... before the war he signed up to fight calls him back to Afghanistan. Josh Walker's heart belongs to December Howard, together they have survived and conquered so many things, so he has know doubts that they can survive him making one more trip to war. The idea of leaving her behind is haunting, but duty calls and he must do the job that he signe...

Reading Friends it's time for you to acquaint yourself with Mr. Ryan Eastham!! Here is a up close look at him...ENJOY! Title: Remaking Ryan Author: Jacie Floyd Series: The Billionaire Brotherhood #3 Genre: Contemporary Romance Pub. Date: January 4, 2016 ISBN: 978-1523255368 Synopsis: In Book Three of the Billionaire Brotherhood, Ryan Eastham appears to have it all—fame, fortune, and legendary good looks—but injury has ended his high-profile professional football career and he’s at loose ends. After years of living, breathing, and training for football, he’s searching for something meaningful to do with his future. He expects nothing but boredom from the on-air sports announcer job he’s been offered, and his so-called love life is more tabloid fiction than fact. Due to the shattering betrayal of her late husband, Jenna McCall is wary of men and their meaningless promises. Isolating herself from friends and family while she reexamines her goals and dreams, her baby da...

About Jacie Floyd Like most writers, I’ve always been an avid reader. I always knew I wanted to write, too, but I kept that tidbit to myself for a very long time. What does a reader who secretly wants to write do? She works in a library. My very first job, and maybe my favorite, was in my hometown public library. I loved everything about the grand old building and was fascinated by the people who came and went every day. But mostly, I loved the books. Seeing them, handling them, checking them in and out, shelving them, and, of course, reading them. To have access to books that contained so much knowledge, history, and tradition was a pleasure that never grew old. In my spare time through the next few years, I continued reading and began learning how to write. I accumulated stacks of completed manuscripts and an increasing determination to get them published. Happily, my sixth full-length novel has just been released. I would describe my books as fresh, flirty, and fun contemporar...

Megan can't believe her eyes, there is man standing underneath her carport that looks like a man that she said goodbye to a few months ago, a man that she thought was dead. Relief begins to wash over her as she realizes that her eyes are not deceiving her, and Shane has in fact found his way home to her and their baby. But the Shane that she knew is not the Shane that is standing before her now, he is broken and in great need of saving... Shane has been subjected to things in the last few months that he doesn't think he will ever be able to move on from, every time he closes his eyes the images are there, taking over and haunting him. He has been on the run from his captors for the last few months and has been doing all he can to find a way home to his girlfriend and friends. He is broken, disturbed, and struggling to find some normality in his life again, and the moment he finally lays eyes on Megan he is certain she will be able to help him find it. Learning that she is pre...

Megan Connor has hidden from dating long enough, and has decided, with her friends encouragement, that it's time to get back on the proverbial dating horse again. She has spent the last several months trying to bury the hurt that is still lingering from her broken engagement, and is also trying to accept the fact that it probably didn't work out because of her deep seated feelings for her best friend Shane. She has harbored feelings for Shane for ten long years, and the fact that he has no idea how she feels and the fact that he doesn't feel the same way is almost more than she can bare. Seeing him with other women is excruciating, and knowing that she will never have that kind of relationship with him hurts beyond belief, and now it's time that she face the fact that she needs to move on. She needs to muster up the courage to put herself out there again, even if idea of opening herself up to someone again scares her. But she knows it is the only way she is going to hav...

Liam Archer is a dare devil who tests the limits in everything that he does, and he doesn't have any intention of slowing down anytime soon. His family constantly worries that his reckless behavior is going to catch up to him, and they will lose him, but giving up his adrenaline seeking adventures is something that he just isn't willing to do. As he watches all of his siblings settle down, get married, and have children, he just can't fathom that being something he'd want for his own life. Just the mear thought of giving up his strings free approach to relationships and settling down with one woman is completely unsettling, but that feeling starts to waver after he meets Aubrey Tallinger. She is smart, beautiful, highly tempting, and has him thinking about taking on his most thrilling adventure yet! Aubrey Tallinger has always wondered what it would be like to belong to a family that makes her feel loved and appreciated, to have siblings to bond with and to be part of a...

Rachel Parker loves being a reporter and covering news for the San Francisco Goliath's, not only is she able to live out her dreams in front of the camera, but she is also front and center at every game covering her favorite sport...baseball! Being surrounded by all the handsome players could certainly be viewed as a added bonus by some, but for Rachel, she decided early on to never let her work life mix with her home life. Which seems to be a rather easy rule to follow, that is until after she meets the Goliath's smooth talking star player Bryce Baxter, then she begins to wonder how bad it would be for her to make a one time exception... Being with Bryce outside of her work world would definitely be breaking the rules, and potentially putting her job at risk, but there is just something about him that has her wanting to stray from the straight and narrow. Not realizing though that this one time exception could change the course of her entire life...  To an outsider looking i...

Just when Morgan Young thinks everything in her life is falling right into place, she learns that her devoted boyfriend has been sneaking around with her best friend. Now instead of celebrating her birthday surrounded by her friends, she is left to celebrate her special day by herself, drowning her sorrows in a bottle of convenience store wine. But just as she is leaving the convenience store she is kidnapped by a former schoolmate who is in great need of saving and he is sure she is the only one who can help... Tucker Noscalo has been recently released from prison and is ready to seek justice for his brother and himself, and see to it that the man who put him behind bars is punished for his wrong doings. He knows he will be facing quite a challenge, but he hopes he can convince his former crush to help him take down his enemy. He needs a good lawyer and it just so happens that her father is a lawyer, now he just has to find a way to convince Morgan to help... This is definitely one ...

Thanks to mother nature Iris Clayton's tropical vacation is now delayed, and has left her stuck in Chicago for the next fifteen plus hours with nothing to do. Being stranded in snow drenched Chicago is not what she had in mind for her vacation, but there's not much she can do so she has to find a way to make the best of it. When a handsome cowboy pulls up a seat beside her and proposes they go sight seeing she instantly decides it sounds like the perfect way to spend a layover. The idea of spending one night with a handsome stranger discovering a new city for the first time sounds a heck of a lot better than sleeping in airport... Chicago is a long way out of Nash Wallace's comfort zone, but making the long trip to Miami to see his little brother graduate college is something he just couldn't pass up. Spending the next fifteen plus hours stranded in a Chicago airport due to a weather delay has Nash regretting his decision to leave the comforts of his sprawling ranch i...

Micah Holmes is stepping out of his comfort zone and making a visit to Las Vegas for the annual Romance Book Convention. After leaving his military career behind he decided to take on the art of writing romance novels full time, and so far he has been quite successful at it, so much so, he's considered a VIP at the convention. And with that kind of prestige comes special privileges, and in this instance means he has his own personal concierge, and after meeting her he is instantly intrigued with her and left with an intense desire to know more about her, but she isn't allowed to fraternize with the guests, which means she is hands off...  Kelsey Kyle would do just about anything to advance at her job and have the opportunity to move up into the manager's trainee program. So, when she is asked to perform a little favor and get a client a personal one on one visit with the famed romance writer Micah Holmes she is willing to go above and beyond to work herself into Micah...

Taffeta Brown moved to Mystic Creek for a fresh start, and is trying to find a way to embrace her newly single lifestyle. She was dealt a devastating blow when she found out her husband was leaving her for another woman, and that he had resorted to dirty tactics in order to gain full custody of their daughter. She was left with no home, no job, and very little money, so she decided a change was in order and fled to Mystic Creek in search of a new life. She took what savings she had and opened a health store, she is hoping the residents of this little town will embrace her store, and help to make it success. She desperately wants her daughter back and so she is hoping that if she can show that she is successfully making a go of things on her own that the courts will have a change of heart and reward her with custody of her daughter. But with trouble arising in her ex-husbands life, her daughters well being is in danger, and Taffeta's life plan isn't progressing fast enough, so s...

Sam Cooper has changed a lot in the last fourteen years, seeing him now you would never have suspected him to have been the awkward teenage computer nerd that he was in high school. He is now a well muscled, FBI agent that spends his days investigating crime and hunting down criminals. For the last fourteen years he has harbored a crush on a beautiful girl that stole his heart back in high school, no matter how hard he tries to get over her, thoughts of her are always still there lingering in the back of his mind. If only he could see her just one more time, and have the opportunity to tell her how he feels... Montgomery prep is under attack, and Casey will do anything to protect the sanctity of her alma mater and place of employment. She is relieved to find out that the FBI is sending an agent to help investigate the cyber attack, and catch the criminal who is threatening her school...but when the agent shows up she gets the surprise of her life, he is beyond gorgeous and riddled with...

Maddie Westerfield gave her heart away once and it was completely disintegrated, when the man she loved was killed in a combat mission. From that point on she made the decision to never let love in again, or give her heart away to another soldier. Her little plan has been relatively easy to accomplish since she keeps herself far too busy to date anyone; between her work helping families deal with loss and caring for her nephew she has very little time to focus on anything in her personal life. That is until fate steps in and has other plans for her, which involves working alongside a handsome soldier that is far too tempting to resist... David Sterling has a serious case of survivor's guilt and has yet to find something to ease the pain of losing one of his men in Afghanistan. He needs an outlet for the pain, something else to focus on, and give him some reprieve from the guilt he carries with him everyday. So, when he sees that Maddie is in need of helping coach her nephews foot...

Olivia McLaughlin left home in search of something bigger and better than small living could provide and had high hopes that she'd find a little fame and fortune. When she left home she also left behind the man who stole her heart in high school, and while leaving him behind broke her heart he made it well known from the start that he had no plans of leaving their small town, so she felt she didn't have any other choice. But when her new job brings him back into her life she thinks they might just have the second chance at love... and a chance to finish what they started all those years ago. This short, but oh so sweet story, pulled me in almost immediately and had me flying right through the pages to see if these two wonderfully crafted characters would find their well deserved happy ending. Olivia and Cody's story was sweet, funny, and a lot of fun to read!! Highly recommend you give this story a try, you will not be disappointed!!  ARC received in exchange for a honest...

Rebecca Andrews thoroughly enjoys her job as an attorney because it gives her the control she desires, and feeds off of, and gives her the momentum she needs to close her court cases. But always being in control does have it's disadvantages, she has a hard time just letting go and enjoying herself, and it tends to make her come off as being overly uptight and standoffish to men. Her friends have decided it's time to step in, and get her to finally loosen up and just let go, so they sign her up for a retreat at a luxurious private resort for a weekend of fun. To say that Rebecca is apprehensive about the trip is an understatement, but once she is there and sees the man she will be spending the weekend with she decides that maybe her friends are right, and decides to give in to her desires. Question is, can she find it in herself to completely let go and let Quinn in, and give herself to him fully... This trio of short, but oh so sexy, stories captured my attention almost immed...

Love always find you when you least expect it and happens to find you when you aren't really looking for it, which just so happens to be the case for the three ladies in this trio of stories. Each short, but oh so sweet, story follows a different couple, and I truly enjoyed reading each of them. Ms. Fox definitely knows her romance, and has put together three exceptional stories that will provide readers with quite the literary escape! Highly recommend!! Crashing Down is the first story in the trio and it follows a very determined Kathryn Lane as she does an internship at the Stone Cliff Resort. She is bound and determined to hang on to her scholarship and so that means she must maintain her all work no play motto, which proves to be a little harder than she expected after meeting bad boy Noah Ryan. Wasted Summer is the second story in the trio and it follows Stone Cliff resident Melody Spencer. She has a plan, a plan to get out of Stone Cliff, and get away from all the small tow...

Jenna McCall has secluded herself from the outside world for the past year, and has kept minimal contact with her family and friends because she can't stand the thought of seeing the signs of pity they have on their faces. Losing her husband while she was pregnant with their child was almost unbearable, but then to learn that he sought out comfort from other women during their marriage was completely devastating, and has lead her to have little faith in men in general. Taking care of her daughter is her number one priority now, and trying to secure a future for them has been weighing heavy on her mind. Her family would love nothing more than to see her move a little closer to home, and take a job there, but the idea of them learning about her husbands transgressions is something she isn't quite ready to deal with. And staying in her current location has become a lot less desirable since her in-laws have started to become a little overbearing, and more opinionated about what s...

Ethan has longed to see the girl who captured his heart so long ago, he has constantly wondered if she has found a way to find happiness in her life again and he wants to see the kind of woman she has turned out to be. His desire to see her again has completely consumed him, she is all he thinks about, and all he wants, but he is not so sure she would want him to have a place in her life again. He is hoping she has found a way to survive the trauma she endured at the hands of the monster who took away her innocence and the same man who tormented him for years. He needs to see her again, and once and for all silence the nagging voice in his head, he needs to know she is okay, and that she is safe... Katie Watts past haunts her everyday, she struggles to find happiness in her life, because her demons are always there, lurking and causing her to question the motives of everyone around her. The monster who stole her innocence is always there in the back of her mind, he has taken her abil...

Connor Jackson is beyond happy to return home to New Jersey and play for the Sonics, and have the opportunity to finish out his final year on the baseball field in the town where it all started for him. He is also hoping his return home will reunite him with the girl he left behind to chase his baseball dreams, leaving her has always been one of his greatest regrets. When he heard she had married and settled down with another man it crushed him, but after recently learning that she is once again single he figures this is fate stepping in and giving him a second chance to win her back. The thought of losing her again is something he doesn't even want to think about, so he determined to do all he can to restore a place in her heart again.  Tracy Coleman has recently found herself a single mother of four, after being completely duped by her ex-husband. She never expected to find herself raising four young children on her own, but she is committed to doing all she can to keep things ...

Brody Matthews manages to catch the eye of every women he comes into contact with, and has never had any trouble convincing them to help warm up his bed for the night. He is a self proclaimed eternal bachelor that isn't shy about making it known that he has no intention of ever doing long term with anyone or letting any woman close enough to penetrate the wall around his heart. So, when he crosses paths with the beautiful, and feisty Drea Caron, and she gives him the cold shoulder he is left wondering where he went wrong. He likes her and would love nothing more than to get her in his bed, but she isn't interested in falling prey to his charming bad boy ways ... Drea Caron has endured more in her young life than most would ever dream of living through, and has had to give up on her own dreams to care for her ailing mother. Working two jobs and caring for her mother's needs leaves very little time for her to have a personal life, so she has given up hope on even having the...