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Uncaged Review: A Lord for Miss Lily by Maggie Dallen and Katherine Ann Madison

By
Cyrene Olson
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A Lord for Miss Lily
Maggie Dallen & Katherine Ann Madison
Historical Romance

Lily’s lord is her long lost friend. He’s also her worst enemy.

Lord Merrick is perfectly handsome and charming…but this lord is a complete traitor. Lily knows this for a fact as she is the very person he turned his back on. Now she’s determined to avoid him at the house party she’s been trapped at with her former friend.

The only problem? Lord Merrick is like the plague… he just keeps cropping up.

And when he saves her from a social embarrassment, she’s tempted to spill all her darkest secrets. But how could she ever trust him like that again?

Even if they could recapture the friendship that once filled her life with happiness what would she do about all the feelings that hint she wants to be far more than his friend?

There is only one thing left to do.

Allow him to kiss her under the moonlight.

Uncaged Review: A friends-to-sweet romance
book that has all the feels. Lily and Merrick were
great childhood friends but each seemed to go
their separate ways for different reasons. Now
stuck at a house party together, they banter back
and forth. Lily believes she can’t trust Merrick
any more, and Merrick is in the dark as to why.
This is a clean, sweet romance that has wonderful
characters and is an easy read. Falling for these
wallflowers is easy and the writing duo of Dallen
& Madison is outstanding.

The books can easily be read as standalones and
come with their own HEA. No cliffhangers here,
just a reader looking forward to the next book in
the series.

4 Stars

Uncaged Review: Earl of Sin by Tammy Andresen

By
Cyrene Olson
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Earl of Sin
Tammy Andresen
Historical Regency

He’s a man of sin and she’s tempting beyond belief…

The Earl of Sinclair is a man returning from the brink. Raising a daughter on his own and only just skirting financial disaster, he’ll be the first to admit he needs help. But a beautiful tutor who whisks into house and begins making changes. He’s not certain this was a good idea. It’s one thing that his daughter loves her, but his own heart is in jeopardy.

Miss Mary Chase has been a burden on her family long enough. Tutor for an earl is the perfect opportunity to prove she can have a successful life as a spinster. But she didn’t count on the earl being so handsome. Nor did she realize he’d need as much help as his daughter.

The question now, is she the woman to heal his broken heart?

Uncaged Review: Mary, who lost her own family
and fiancé in the past, decides to interview to
be a tutor for Cole, the Earl of Sinclair who lost
his wife in childbirth a few years ago, and feels he
is failing his own daughter, Anne. Anne had been
kidnapped by Abernathy and Mary may be just
what Anne needs, but is she also able to heal the
heart of the Earl, and at the same time, her very
own?
I’ve read the other books in this series, and the
characters from the past books are returning, which
is one of my favorite things in series. This is a fast
read and a fast romance. There is no fat in this
book, and it hums along quickly and this is one of
those books that I wish was a bit longer. But with
the series continuing on, it reads like one longer
story. Great addition to this series.

4 Stars

Uncaged Review: Baron of Bad by Tammy Andresen

By
Cyrene Olson
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Baron of Bad
Tammy Andresen
Historical Regency

He’s bad to the bone… and she looks oh so good.

The Baron of Baderness is too dark, too dangerous for any clear minded lady to consider. And Lady Grace has her choice of men. So why can’t she stop thinking about the one man she shouldn’t want?

Lady Grace isn’t his type of woman at all. She’s too beautiful and far too perfect to ever be with a man such as himself. All she knows is drawing rooms and pretty gowns, while he has fought his way from the dregs of society. He shouldn’t want her and yet every time she passes by, he can’t look away.

Uncaged Review: This book started out with a
bang, a kidnapping, a carriage chase and a shooting,
all in the first pages! Lady Grace is kidnapped
by Abernathy, and while she is supposed to be under
the watchful eye of The Baron of Baderness, Ben.
When the chase ends, the love story begins. Ben
never thought he was good enough for someone like
Lady Grace, but she will batter down his walls and
it’s a sweet story and I’ve read the other books in this
series, and is a good addition. It was fun to see the
characters return from the previous books, since they
are all co-owners of a gaming hell.

This may be my favorite of the series so far, with a
not-so-perfect hero, who is transformed into the man
he always should have been with the help of a strong
heroine in Lady Grace.

4 Stars

Uncaged Review: Lady Constantine and the Sins of Lord Kilgore by Julie Johnstone

By
Cyrene Olson
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Lady Constantine and the Sins of Lord Kilgore
Julie Johnstone
Historical Regency Romance

In the game of love, even a rogue can come undone by his own wicked wager.

Callum, the Marquess of Kilgore, long ago accepted that he was no saint. So when he’s offered a shameful bet—to seduce the lady some have dubbed the “Ice Queen” and recover the land he foolishly gambled away—he agrees. Yet, as he comes to know Lady Constantine, he realizes this kind and pure woman deserves far better than a reprobate like himself. Now, he would do anything to protect her from the scandal he helped create, even ruthlessly pushing her away. It seems he hasn’t fallen quite as far into sin as he thought…

But a brush with death and an unexpected offer of a marriage of convenience from Constantine provides an opportunity he never anticipated: recoup his squandered fortune and win back the woman he loves. But before Callum can launch his new plan, a heinous plot rips him away, snatching his freedom and destroying any trace of the man who wanted to open his heart.

Constantine hasn’t a clue what to do when the man she loved, hated, and mourned returns from the dead. Though she is still legally his wife, she certainly doesn’t know him anymore—if she ever did. The seemingly unrepentant rogue appears focused solely on revenge, no matter the destruction it may cause—a far cry from the complex man of honor she once believed him to be. Yet, despite the pain of the past and the demons of the present, Callum still holds the power to inexorably fill her with a yearning and a hope she can hardly control. Suddenly, Constantine wants to risk her heart again for the one thing she has always longed for from the only man she ever cared for—exquisite, unconquerable love.

Uncaged Review: I had a feeling, when reading this
series, that Lord Kilgore’s story was going to be complicated,
even more so than the first books in the series.
He is a rogue who had my interest the first time I
met him in earlier books. Soon after they are married,
Callum is kidnapped and thrown in an asylum. The
torture is almost unbearable, but so is Callum’s will to
live. He will need to prove himself before he can be
with Constantine, to prove he is the man she can truly
love. But Constantine is no wilting flower, and she is
the perfect match for Kilgore.

This book was heartbreaking, romantic, steamy and a
true page turner. I liked that the book included an epilogue,
but I was a bit bummed about the abrupt ending.
It still deserves five stars, but I would like to see
the ending a bit more, and see if a couple questions
that were never answered could have been resolved.
Good edition to this series.

5 Stars

Uncaged Review: Kiss Me Deadly by Jessie Thomas

By
Cyrene Olson
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Kiss Me Deadly
Jessie Thomas
Paranormal Romance

A necromancer and a vampire walk into a cemetery…and if you’re wondering how this joke ends, that makes two of us.

I’m Seraphina Mason, Buffalo’s only resident necromancer. While other people are on normal sleep schedules doing regular human things, I spend my nights conjuring spirits, resurrecting the dead, and sometimes a bit of poltergeist removal, if you need it.

But I’m not even the most dangerous nocturnal creature lurking around the cemeteries.

That’s where vampire Nathaniel Caligari waltzes in–all devastating eternal beauty and brooding charm, ready to ruin my life. He’d rather have a wooden stake shoved through his chest than ask for my help, yet here we are. Turns out the bloodsucker has something of a heart after all because he’s desperate, fearing his missing son is dead.

Neither of us are excited about this, but I could really use the paycheck. So, we’re just going to have to set aside our petty insults and work together before this city buries his kid.

If we don’t kill each other first.

Uncaged Review: This is a pretty good start to a
series, but you have to slog through to the halfway
point before it picks up speed. It’s a slow
mover, and there are a lot of things that are never
fully explained and some things that are overly
explained. There is always a fine line that authors
walk to give enough information but not so
much as to slow the story down. This book has
a tendency to do both at times, but all-in-all, I’m
seriously looking forward to the next book in the
series.

I like the characters, the plot is original and interesting,
and the slow burn romance is interesting. I
think the series will give us more of a back story
about Ellie, Rhys, Dev and even this entire paranormal
world. I will definitely move on to book
two when it’s available.

4 Stars

Uncaged Review: Knight of Runes by Ruth A. Casie

By
Cyrene Olson
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Knight of Runes
Ruth A. Casie
Time Travel Historical

England, 1605. When Lord Arik, a druid knight, finds Rebeka Tyler wandering his lands without protection, he swears to keep her safe. But Rebeka can take care of herself. When Arik sees her clash with a group of attackers using a strange fighting style, he’s intrigued.

Rebeka is no ordinary 17th-century woman – she’s travelled back from the year 2011, and she desperately wants to return to her own time. She poses as a scholar sent by the king to find out what’s killing Arik’s land. But as she works to decode the ancient runes that are the key to solving this mystery and sending her home, she finds herself drawn to the charismatic and powerful Arik.

As Arik and Rebeka fall in love, someone in Arik’s household schemes to keep them apart, and a dark druid with a grudge prepares his revenge. Soon Rebeka will have to decide whether to return to the future or trust Arik with the secret of her time travel and her heart.

Uncaged Review: One of the things that are such
fun with time travel books, is that when a modern
character gets sucked into the past, and then have
to try and find a way of communicating without
the people from that time period think they are
crazy. Rebeka is tossed into the 17th century, and
as she works to solve the mystery of going home,
she falls in love with Arik. One of the not-so-fun
parts of time travel for me, is do they elect to stay
in the past with their love, or do they go home?
I’m always torn with this scenario.

This is a well written story, it does start off very
slow – at least until Rebeka meets Arik. The characters
are easy to like and even though the story
wasn’t fast and action packed, it still held my interest
and it was great seeing Rebeka and Arik fall in
love.

4 Stars

Uncaged Review: Hex, Love and Rock & Roll by Kat Turner

By
Cyrene Olson
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Hex, Love and Rock & Roll
Kat Turner
Paranormal Romance

With a business skidding toward bankruptcy and bone-dry bank account, Helen Schrader is willing to do the unthinkable. But what will happen when she hires a witch to cast a money spell?

When the spell sets in motion her own latent magic and her inexperience causes her to accidentally hex her celebrity crush, rocker Brian Shepherd, all that good fortune she hoped for flies out of the window.

Now, Helen and Brian struggle to break the curse and tackle their growing feelings for each other. Problem is, the harder they fall for each other, the deadlier the curse becomes.

But as a dark magic cult with an unquenchable thirst for power closes in on them, the couple will have to face more than just their inconvenient desire. With time running out and danger mounting, can they beat the hex before Brian becomes its next victim?

Uncaged Review: Helen’s business is going belly up
and she hires a witch to cast a money spell. The witch
gives her small crystals, and she meets and gives a
crystal to her rock and roll crush, an aging rocker
named Brian. But what she didn’t know, is she is a
witch herself, and she accidently hexes Brian.

This is a good story with an original storyline with
some fun moments and some drama. But it’s well
mixed and the characters are easy to like to root for.
It’s not too often that this paranormal genre surprises
me these days, but this was fun and original.

5 Stars

Uncaged Review: The Story Between Us by Darlene Deluca

By
Cyrene Olson
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The Story Between Us
Darlene Deluca
Sweet Contemporary Romance

Her agent warned her not to get attached to a fan. But children’s book author Kristen Hanover is about to break the rules. Kristen meets a young boy who is a victim of a tragic accident and is drawn into the heartbreaking situation.

Six years ago, Reed Armstrong never imagined he’d actually become guardian of his sister’s boy. Now he is, and most days he’s not sure he’s up to the task. When he and Dylan meet Kristen, Reed downplays his nephew’s crush on the author. But as their lives become unexpectedly intertwined, he finds himself captivated as well.

Trouble is, she sells stories for a living. Does she truly care about Dylan…and Reed, or is she using them for her own career advancement?

Uncaged Review: A nice feel good book that will
help you remember that there is good all around
us, we just have to be open to it. Reed was turned
into an insta-dad to his nephew, Dylan, and he
stumbles in his new role at times, but when the
two of them meet Kristen, a children’s author
and a favorite of Dylan’s, their lives will change
forever. Does Kristen really care about Reed and
Dylan, or is she looking for another story?

Set your tissue box close, there are some truly
heartbreaking moments, and also some of the
great moments that will keep you turning pages.
This is one of those books you’ll think of long
after you finish it.

5 Stars

Uncaged Review: Deception by Victoria Saccenti

By
Cyrene Olson
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Deception
Victoria Saccenti
Contemporary Military Romance

Her submission is his sweet revenge…until the truth detonates his plans.

When Joe learns Hunter’s name, his inner Dom’s lust turns to black rage—he’s convinced it’s her fault a teammate committed combat suicide. He embarks on a plan to seduce her, but by the time her sweetness ensnares him, the truth threatens what could be the love of a lifetime.

Uncaged Review: I was pleasantly surprised by this
book – as when I picked it up and saw it was another
dom/sub genre, I almost groaned. The market has
been saturated with these since the Grey movies, but
this is a good read and not like many others just trying
to make a play on the genre.

When Joe believes that the waitress he meets, Hunter
is responsible for a teammate’s death, he sets out for
revenge by turning her into his submissive. But there
are enough twists and turns in this book, that you will
question many different scenerios before all the truths
are revealed. This is a good read for those who aren’t
shy of a bit of hot sex and a good suspense.

4 Stars

Uncaged Review: Carnival of Lies by Laura Greenwood

By
Cyrene Olson
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Carnival of Lies
Laura Greenwood
Paranormal Fantasy

Trapped at the mysterious Carnival, witch-turned-vampire, Rina, knows there’s something not right about the way things are run.

Unable to do anything about it, she spends her time practising her lion taming act, hanging out with her best friend, and falling for her former sweetheart for the second time.

Carnival Of Lies is a prequel to the urban fantasy series, Carnival Of Blades, which includes a low heat m/f romantic sub-plot, vampires, and a sinister carnival.

Uncaged Review: This prequel introduces the Carnival
of Blades series and this book actually focuses
on one of the acts, Rina – a vampire who has a lion
taming act with lion shifters and how she finds and
falls back in love with her first love. Book one in this
series will come out in September 2021 and will focus
on Rina’s best friend Caoimhe who we also meet in
this prequel.
This is a good prequel, and it was a unique telling of
this world and a carnival that things just aren’t all as
they seem. The supernaturals that are here are stuck
here, they can never leave. Reminds me of Hotel
California. But when Rina has an assignment outside
the carnival grounds, will she take the opportunity to
leave?
Unfortunately, things don’t go well for Caoimhe – but
we will have to find out more in book one.

4 Stars

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