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Uncaged Review – Chance Meeting by Christine Columbus

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Cyrene Olson
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Chance Meeting
Christine Columbus
Contemporary Romance

Melody is fostering her niece while her sister, Captain Opal Erickson, is deployed to Kuwait. A chance meeting at work with Clayton, a construction manager, awakens feelings of the love and romance. Everything is perfect until Opal reveals a family truth and swears Melody to secrecy.
To honor her sisterly pledge, Mel attempts to reject any advances from Clayton, until he guesses the truth. Torn between loyalty to Opal and love for Clayton, she pours herself into work, making a mess of everything. When the dust settles, Mel is left wondering if she’ll be able to put the pieces of her life back together.

Uncaged Review: At work Melody bumps into Clayton a construction worker who’s doing some work for her he presents her with some baseball tickets. But there’s a catch she doesn’t want to fall for him. A interesting take on this book is the fact it centred around baseball that was something fresh to see for a change. Overall I enjoyed reading this! With its positive writing style for a age gap romance. I kind of saw the major plot twist coming. But It was still a decent read tho. I would definitely read more by this author in the future. I also loved how the author didn’t go into much details of the romance between the couple it was left very much to the imagination Reviewed by Jen

3 Stars

Uncaged Review – The Brother of Wrath by Wendy Walla

By
Cyrene Olson
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The Brother of Wrath
Wendy Vella
Historical Romance

A lady bound by a promise. A marquess scarred by his past, and the revenge that binds them together.

Lord Jamieson Stafford was everything society expected—aloof, controlled, and dangerously charming. But beneath the marquess’s calm exterior lies a man haunted by rage and guilt. He chases danger to silence his demons—until one reckless night nearly costs a woman her life.

Lady Alice Smythe is no ordinary victim. Fierce and unyielding, she’s sworn to avenge her brother’s death. When she discovers Lord Stafford is hunting the same man, their uneasy alliance ignites into something neither expected.
He’s the last man she should trust.

She’s the one woman who refuses to fear him.

And as vengeance blurs into passion, both must decide what’s worth saving—their honor, their hearts… or each other.

Uncaged Review: Lady Alice has a plan. Revenge for her brother’s death. Enlisting the help of Jamie the marquees of Stafford they plot a way to achieve this. This is the third book in the Blackwood Brotherhood series but can be read as a standalone book. Lady Alice goes back into society thinking she can gain some insight into her brother’s death. Can Jamie help Alice find the answers to the questions she has surrounding her brother’s death.

This book will have you holding on to the edge of your seat. Even holding on to you’re breath at some points. I felt like Jamie and Alice were wrote as such likeable characters completely human but also flawed and so very strong willed. Reviewed by Jen

4 Stars

Uncaged Review – The Male Luna by Vanna Bay

By
Cyrene Olson
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The Male Luna
Vanna Bay
Shifter Romance

Normal was the goal. Fate brought fur and a punchline.

Brayden’s life is a chaotic mess with the appearance of a broodingly possessive Alpha Damien and one ridiculously inconvenient mate bond later. Lukewarm coffee is out and ancient pack laws are in. Brayden is having none of it, determined to resist this unwanted destiny with a full-scale sarcastic rebellion against this supernatural nonsense.

Prepare for a darkly funny rom-com that gleefully claws its way out of the werewolf genre box. While Damien’s possessiveness howls ‘fated mate’, Brayden’s inner monologue is a laugh-out-loud revolt against any predetermined bond.

His wit is sharp. His mate’s teeth are sharper. Who bleeds first in this untamed romance?

Uncaged Review: This was meant to be a fresh start for Brayden and family. A fresh start in Rocky falls. Well that was the plan anyway a altercation at the grocery store has Brayden second guessing If they even belong in Rocky falls. No matter how hard he tries he can’t get away from a certain person.

I found this book enjoyable and loved the pent up energy between the two male leads. Brayden was a likeable character and I was keen to go on this journey of him finding himself in this book.
Reviewed by Jen

3 Stars

Uncaged Review – Cedar Mills by Dylan James

By
Cyrene Olson
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Cedar Mills
Dylan James
SciFi/Horror

Seeking to understand the recent deaths and disappearances in their town, a disgraced homicide detective and a group of grieving high schoolers unwittingly join forces. But what this ragtag bunch of answer-seekers find will not only force them into a fight to save themselves and their town, but all of humanity as we know it… Welcome to Cedar Mills.

Uncaged Review: Cedar Mills is a small town. Where everyone knows everybody. But every town has secrets. A group of high schoolers band together to dive into a mystery involving Jarrett a biker and what really happened to his gang in 1998 I really enjoyed this book and I fell in love with the authors writing style it was very dark and gritty and was well paced hooking me from the first page. The whole mystery throughout the book was really enjoyable to read. It certainly kept me guessing until the very end. Reviewed by Jen

4 Stars

Uncaged Review – Ruination by Heide Drysdale

By
Cyrene Olson
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Ruination
Heidi Drysdale
Gothic Romance

In the stormy spring of 1816, a quiet widow known as Mrs. Sutton arrives in London, ready to rain misery on certain aristocratic heads. Her friend Alice is dead. Four men will pay, haunted by their own cruelty.

Behind Mrs. Sutton’s mask lies Margot, who has come home for retribution, and for the love she lost when forced to flee the country eight years earlier. Her childhood friend Davian Archer—now the mastermind behind assorted criminal enterprises—will make the perfect accomplice in executing Margot’s carefully calculated plans of revenge.

As ruthless as the woman who once left him behind, Davian intends to ensure he and Margot never part again. But before they can explore what their future might hold, the lives of Alice’s privileged killers must be unraveled, one thread at a time.

In a society ruled by appearances, not everything is as it seems, and ruination always lurks in the shadows. Particularly when a woman’s rage is tempered only by her patience.

Uncaged Review: Margot, returns to England for her poor friend Alice who ends up murdered. By some gentlemen the catch is they don’t even know she is dead. What follows next is a journey of retribution and revenge. I found this book a little confusing at first but soon grasped the concept of the book over time. The only downside to the book is I felt like the author took up a lot of the plot by describing a lot of the book while telling us very little at the same time. One thing I did enjoy about the book was it was spilt into three parts. So, it wasn’t all rushed into a ending very quickly. My overall thoughts are the book isn’t bad it just wasn’t for me I did find the premises of the storyline interesting though. Reviewed by Jen

3 Stars

Uncaged Review – Blood, Power & Lies by Jade Christy

By
Cyrene Olson
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Blood, Power & Lies
Jade Christy
Paranormal Romance

One minute I was living my life. The next? Kidnapped by fae and told my blood might end the world. No pressure.

Now I’m stuck in a magical flower kingdom with talking trees, suspicious royals, and once they let him in, a dangerously handsome vampire who’d burn the world for me. (Julian, obviously.)

The good news? I’m not alone.The bad? My newly activated power is terrifying, an evil queen wants to snatch me like a shiny prize, and my blood is basically a cursed VIP ticket to the apocalypse.

But hey, at least I have Azriel, a moody fae warrior who acts like my bodyguard but teases me like a brother. And my love Julian, the gorgeous vampire I’ve fallen for.

I might’ve found family.
I might’ve found myself.
Now I just have to survive long enough to keep them all safe.

Uncaged Review: The second book in The Immortal’s Lie series and Ava is taken from her comfortable world of New Orleans into the Flower Fae Court. Ava finds out quickly that no one really wants her there either. Her cousin, Lysaria, thinks that she wants the crown and to rule over the Fae, while her aunt, Loria, wants to use her to settle a war between the vampires and Fae. Ava is not safe even in the protected realm of the Fae because evil lurks behind every corner and Black Widow, the vampire queen, will stop at nothing to get her too. Ava does have a plan to bring Julian to the Fae world, but in this thinking would it stop the war or create more of a mess? Ava knows every step she takes will put both worlds she cares about in peril and could cause destruction no matter what.

This book definitely was pretty exciting even though it wasn’t in the same realm and some things were a little hard to imagine, especially the food. Definitely not something for a diabetic. I couldn’t help thinking about that, yet it was still intriguing. Ava finds out that she has an interesting legacy and that she is related and tied to the Fae, but she can’t give up her love for Julian even with the hot Fae guys running around, even though there is just one we are reading about. Ava’s existence could also cause a war between the Fae and vampires, which I did want more about too. I did like how Ms. Jade Christy brought two worlds to work in tandem together. I think most books I have read are about vampires and Fae. They don’t get along, are a part of the Fae or are enemies of them. So, this was pretty interesting to read. I even liked Azriel and hoped he would find someone or maybe perhaps he had a secret attraction for Ava? Do I want to read more? Of course, I do. I look forward to the next book in the series!
Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst

4 Stars

Uncaged Review – Vampire Island of Nightfall by Jade Christy

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Cyrene Olson
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Vampire Island of Nightfall
Jade Christy
Paranormal Romance

A luxury yacht. A violent storm. A forbidden island that should not exist.

Mia Kennedy takes a one-month job on a billionaire’s yacht to escape her broken life, thanks to her best friend and chef, Axel. A burned-out ER nurse, she wants some down time and a change of scenery.

She never expected to shipwreck on a vampire island that shouldn’t exist.
Or fall for the vampire sworn to never love a human.
Or awaken a sleeping power on the island.

As forbidden desire ignites and buried secrets surface, Mia discovers that the island itself may be alive — and far more dangerous than the vampires who live there.

Will Mia escape Nightfall Island… or become part of its dark destiny?

Uncaged Review: The book starts off with some very unfortunate treasure hunters after a treacherous storm lands them on supposedly an uninhabited island. The treasure hunters soon learn very quickly that the island is inhabited by some vampires who are hungry for blood. Mia Kennedy, a burnt-out ER nurse. She just can’t do this anymore and save lives. Also, Mia doesn’t have a job anymore either, so when her best friend, Axel, offers her a job with him to work on a yacht with him as medical personnel. Mia decides it can’t hurt and takes the job. When the yacht becomes wrecked on an island after a storm, Mia finds out that the island is filled with vampires and one vampire in particular, Jude, is not only fascinated by Mia but strongly desires her. As Mia gets to know Jude, she can’t stop the strong attraction to him, but the island also calls to her. Will Mia be able to save the island, Axel and herself from doom before it’s too late?

I don’t know what really intrigues me most about vampires. Maybe vampires with a moral code and some who are just plain evil? Me, being a mood reader, I brought several books that have such lovely covers. Sometimes I read the synopsis, and sometimes I don’t, which, luckily, for me, I do know how to pick good books based on just the covers alone. Yes, the story was interesting and there was not only magic because the evil vampires are almost sirens creating storms, but there is also the other humane island with our hero Jude, who becomes protector of Mia Kennedy, a burnt-out ER nurse, me being a health care professional, I already liked her. Even the island had its own agenda, having its own personality which I thought wasn’t all that gracious and also wanted Mia dead as well. Yes, unfortunately, it ends on a cliffhanger, so you have to read the next one, but it is well worth it.
Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst

4 Stars

Uncaged Review – Hunter by Libby J

By
Cyrene Olson
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Hunter
Libby J
Contemporary Romance

Romantic, liberating and totally addictive.
This will obsess you, leave you wanting more.

Hunter Fairmont is a self-made billionaire, the ever-gorgeous alpha bachelor.
McKenna Rayne is a self-made recluse who loves her invisibility more than anything.
He needs a personal assistant, and she needs a job. But things aren’t what they seem.

Secrets are hidden, skeletons are in closets, and both their worlds collide.
He will stop at nothing to make her his, and she’s not ready to fall.

Fate has her own plan.

Suddenly, the game changes for both of them, and every step becomes more deadly and lethal than the next. Someone else has Hunter in their sights and will stop at nothing to have him.
With no promise of a tomorrow, will they both survive what’s to come?

Uncaged Review: Hunter needs a personal assistant immediately! His previous assistant went on maternity leave and Hunter is desperate. Luckily, his dear friend Sarah did promise that she would send her godchild, McKenna “Kenny” or Mack Rayne, to be his temporary assistant until he could find another. As soon as McKenna enters Hunter’s office, he does scream at her, but she doesn’t back down. Hunter has to apologize to her, especially since she saved him from another devious woman who wants him. As Hunter learns, McKenna is a strong, resourceful woman who isn’t scared of anything but does have some pretty scary personal demons. As Hunter falls for McKenna and she for him, they have to fight not just the other woman who wants him but everyone or die trying!

This book intrigued me not only with the amazing storyline and beautiful cover! Sure, half-naked men are a dime a dozen, but this one was mysterious, and seemed bashful, like the model had a secret he wanted to tell you but wasn’t going to until you picked up the book. There are a lot of billionaire romances, but this one was quite a tale and did have an intriguing plot! Hunter Fairmont at first was a cold, cruel billionaire who was just a beast of a man who liked to yell until he met his match in McKenna Rayne, who wouldn’t back down, but she also hid a world of secrets which I would just like to meet this girl and be her friend, but she would probably beat me up too, so there is that. Was the story worth reading? Yes, despite some spelling errors, and it was written well, of course. Do I look forward to the next book also another resounding yes! In fact, I want everyone’s story so that I will just have to reread this book again! Reviewed by Roslynn Ernst

4.5 Stars

Uncaged Review – Furious Angels by L.D. Rose

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Cyrene Olson
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Furious Angels
L.D. Rose
Paranormal Romance

Love was their salvation. Now it may be their downfall.

Kasen Knight believed he could save the world. Now he’s barely surviving.

The vampire war rages on, but the hybrids in New York City are rapidly losing ground. As the Senary’s healer, Kasen is drowning in death and bloodshed. The only thing driving him to carry on is his beloved mate and their unborn child. When the man responsible for his tortured past discovers Kasen has a baby on the way, the threat to all he holds dear has him grappling to keep his beast in check. Kasen is supposed to be a hero, not a villain, but he’ll do anything to protect his family—even if it costs him his soul.

Dr. Veronica Kerr should be ecstatic; she’s pregnant and deeply in love with her soulmate. Yet, between caring for patients by day and assisting Kasen with the battle-wounded by night, she hardly has the energy to prepare for motherhood. When terrifying cravings and disturbing nightmares of blood and darkness begin to haunt her, she quickly discovers that becoming a mom might be the greatest danger she’s ever faced.

Surrounded by monsters, both human and vampire alike, Kasen and Veronica will have to break their halos and carve them into horns.

Uncaged Review: It’s been a minute (2020 original release) since the last book of this series came out, but it all came back to me as I started reading this one, and just like the rest of this series, it’s bloody good. This book follows Veronica and Kasen’s story, but all the Knights are back and between the war with the vampires, the government officials that want to capture them for study to produce the perfect soldier, Rome’s illness and Veronica’s pregnancy, there isn’t much downtime in all of this. Kasen is gifted with healing abilities, and they will be in full use in this book.

There is so much going on, it was hard to put this down once I started reading. I fell in love with all the characters all over again, and this is one of the rare series that I will get physical copies for my shelves and probably reread. This book has perfect action scenes, a perfect balance of emotional turmoil and satisfying moments. A lot of things come to light in this book, and even though the main arc is still evolving in this series, this book made me want to stay in this world a bit longer. I see Shaul’s book will come next, and after that, I’m hoping for Rome. Reviewed by Cyrene

5 Stars

Uncaged Review – Blood Claimed by L.A. McGinnis

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Cyrene Olson
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Blood Claimed
L.A. McGinnis
Paranormal Romance

Seven years ago, Aisling ran away from her fate,
the enemies who wanted her dead,
and her fated mate, Rowan Forge.

Leaving him at the altar was the only way to save him from execution for her crimes.

Now the High Council of Vampires has dragged her back to face the mate she rejected, his brother who despises her, and her best friend, who no longer trusts her. Once, they were her entire world, but now she has lost them forever.

With her enemies closing in, she is walking a razor’s edge, compelled to marry Rowan to mend a deadly blood feud and play the dutiful wife while she outwits the council. War is brewing, Ash is trapped in the middle, and her deepest secret is about to be revealed—a secret that could destroy Rowan.

But Ash doesn’t care about councils or power. The world can burn.

All she wants is Rowan, Finn, and Darrow back, and she is willing to do anything to make that happen.

Uncaged Review: As always with books from this author, this is a very intricate plot with a lot going on with suspense, romance, mortal danger and plenty of action. Aisling is a vampire, who escaped the clan and has been living among humans for seven years until she is caught by an elder and brought back to the clan, to be mated to Rowan, the new King and someone who she had been betrothed to from before she was even born, to settle differences between two high powered families. But there is a lot more to the reasons she left and the three men that were her best friends, including Rowan will slowly find out more about her past, her lineage and the powers she has that have been tamped down by magic and wards. Aisling will be hunted by not only Council members, but also the Elders.

This book is a great start to this series, and there are four books in this set and they are already out, so the slight cliffhanger on the end doesn’t bother me all that much. I don’t like that one of the elders are messing with Rowan and Aisling, but this is setting up to be a reverse harem. Aisling has Finn and Rowan on her side, but her true mate Rowan has been threatened, so it will be a slow burn for that relationship.
A great start to this series, and book two is already on my Kindle. Reviewed by Cyrene

5 Stars

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