Book Review: Defending Morgan (Mountain Mercenaries #3) by Susan Stoker

Title: Defending Morgan (Mountain Mercenaries #3)

Author: Susan Stoker 

Stars: 3 

Review:
Susan Stoker has always been a hit or miss with her books. This one is a miss for this reader.  The writing is basic the story line while interesting it is ruined with the lack of background information as well as character development.  The characters are flat under developed which leaves the story sub par and a forgettable book. 

This book doesn't show the author creative story telling.

Defending Morgan is a forgettable interchangeable with any other basic romantic suspense novel. 

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Montlake for the advance copy of Susan Stoker Defending Morgan.

Synopsis:
Dispatched to the Dominican Republic to rescue a kidnapped child, former Navy SEAL Archer “Arrow” Kane makes a startling discovery: another hostage—Morgan Byrd, a very beautiful and very well-known missing person who disappeared off the streets of Atlanta a year ago. She’s brave, resilient, and unbroken. All Arrow wants to know is why she ended up in a shack in Santo Domingo. All he feels is the desire to protect.

Morgan is done being the victim and is determined to find out who hates her so much that they want her gone—but not dead. Until then, she has Arrow, an alpha stranger who’s offering a warm and safe place to hide. But as the passion between them flares, so does the fear that whoever took Morgan will do anything to get her back. For Arrow, protecting this woman with a mysterious enemy is the most dangerous mission of his life. And it’s worth every beat of his heart.

Kindle Edition, 1st edition, 282 pages

Expected publication: March 5th 2019 by Montlake Romance

About The Author:

New York Times, USA Today, #1 Amazon Bestseller, and Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author, Susan Stoker has a heart as big as the state of Tennessee where she lives, but this all American girl has also spent the last eighteen years living in Missouri, California, Colorado, Indiana, and Texas. She's married to a retired Army man (and current firefighter/EMT) who now gets to follow her around the country.

She debuted her first series in 2014 and quickly followed that up with the SEAL of Protection Series, which solidified her love of writing and creating stories readers can get lost in. 

Connect with her at www.StokerAces.com

Book Review: Body Thrive: Uplevel Your Body and Your Life with 10 Habits from Ayurveda and Yoga by Cate Stillman

Title: Body Thrive: Uplevel Your Body and Your Life with 10 Habits from Ayurveda and Yoga

Author:  Cate Stillman 

Stars: 5 stars

Review:

I will admit I am a beginning when it comes to Yoga as well as Ayurveda .  This book is perfect for beginners looking to find balance and a health habit in your every day life.

Everything is simply laid out for the common person who has no idea where to start with Yoga.  It is perfect for kids to grandparents.  

The author has the ability to pull readers in giving them a starting point and able to create a simple habit for their bodies to be able to accomplish and feel successful.  Her website connect with readers with easy to print out workbooks that are simple and easy to follow.

The book is beautiful and simply perfect for beginners  

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher Yogahealer Press for the advance copy of Cate Stillman Body Thrive.

Synopsis:

Body Thrive applies the most essential teachings of Ayurveda into a modern life by decoding the teachings into habits. Ayurveda is the perennial body wisdom tradition that co-arose with yoga, the path of living awake. Here lies a simple body habits curriculum that every person can learn as a child, master as an adult, and refine as an elder for their body to thrive. Check out more at www.bodythrive.com

The messages in this book are strong and simple. When we embody the 10 core habits of Yogis, based on the wisdom of Ayurveda, we thrive. By becoming vibrant, dynamic human beings on a growth path, we are a boon to ourselves, our families, society, and the planet. 

Ayurveda is based on living in sync. When we synchronize our bodily rhythms to nature’s clock, our physiology harmonizes. We experience balance, ease, and flow. When we live against nature’s body clock, we experience stress, rapid aging, and dis-ease. 

he success and the efficacy of the Body Thrive method came from my search as an innovative Ayurvedic practitioner and yoga teacher. I wanted a more effective path to guide my clients towards their desired health breakthrough and wellness goals. We now have 100 Yoga Health Coaches using the Body Thrive method around the world. As you’ll see in the book, Body Thrive is innovative, practical and results-focused. In a poll of 150 clients working in a group during a 10 week Body Thrive™ program with various Yoga Health Coaches (in training) we discovered:


89% Developed better self-care habits 
79% Feel better in their bodies. 
59% Are eating a healthier diet 
51% Are sleeping better and feel well rested.

Based on this practice lab, the 3 core components taught in this book are
1.Ayurveda
2.Behavioral science
3.Dynamic Groups + Relationship Evolution

Kindle Edition, 336 pages

Published October 22nd 2015 by Yogahealer Press

About The Author:

This book grew out of my online Body Thrive™ coaching program, where my Body Thrive Coaches and Yoga Health Coaches™ guide their pilot groups into 10 specific, habits from the teachings of Ayurveda in 10 weeks. That's one essential, daily habit upgrade per week for a few months. This book guides readers through a entertaining and insightful journey into better body integrity.

http://yogahealer.com/

Book Review: The Last Woman in the Forest by Diane Les Becquets

Title: The Last Woman in the Forest 

Author: Diane Les Becquets

Stars: 4 stars

Review:
This is the first book I have read by Diane Le Becquest and I am not sure what to say other than I am going to pick up all of her mystery books from now on.  The book isn't perfect and I found things that had me wondering if it was the story or the authors writing style but I will admit readers will not be disappointed  as they follow Marian Edgnstom as discover the man she loved wasn't the man she thought he was.  The story moves though different time tables which is difficult for any author who is telling a story.   Which is way I said the story isn't perfect and story might not be for every readers.
The author is very descriptive and details the scenes and animals in the story. 

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of Diane Les Becquets  The Last Woman in the Forest


Synopsis:
Marian Engström has found her true calling: working with rescue dogs to help protect endangered wildlife. Her first assignment takes her to northern Alberta, where she falls in love with her mentor, the daring and brilliant Tate. After they’re separated from each other on another assignment, Marian is shattered to learn of Tate’s tragic death. Worse still is the aftermath in which Marian discovers disturbing inconsistencies about Tate’s life, and begins to wonder if the man she loved could have been responsible for the unsolved murders of at least four women.

Hoping to clear Tate’s name, Marian reaches out to a retired forensic profiler who’s haunted by the open cases. But as Marian relives her relationship with Tate and circles ever closer to the truth, evil stalks her every move.

Hardcover, 352 pages

Expected publication: March 5th 2019 by Berkley

About The Author:

Diane Les Becquets is the author of THE LAST WOMAN IN THE FOREST (March, 2019) and BREAKING WILD, both published by Berkley, Penguin Random House. BREAKING WILD, an Indie Next Pick and a national bestseller, received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist. It was also the recipient of the Colorado Book Award in Fiction, the New Hampshire Outstanding Work of Fiction, and was shortlisted for the Reading the West Book Award in Fiction. Les Becquets is also the author of three young adult novels: THE STONES OF MOURNING CREEK (Kirkus starred review); LOVE, CAJUN STYLE (Booklist starred review) and SEASON OF ICE, the latter being the recipient of a Pen American Fellowship. Other awards she has received include a BCCB Blue Ribbon Award, the Maine Lupine Award, ALA Best Book of the Year, Foreward Reviews Gold Winner Book of the Year, Volunteer State Book Award Selection, and Garden State Book Award Finalist. 

A former professor of English, Les Becquets has served as a judge for the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts and the Maine Arts Commission, and has taught writing workshops at venues across the country, including the University of Mississippi, Auburn University, the New Hampshire Writers' Project, the Department of Forestry, Writers Conference at Ocean Park, Writers in Paradise, the Arkansas Literary Festival, the Telluride Arts District, and at shelters for Katrina victims. She is a volunteer at Back in the Saddle Equine Therapy Center and an avid outdoors woman, enjoying archery, bicycling, snowshoeing, swimming, and backpacking with her dog, Izzy. Before moving to New Hampshire, where she now resides with her husband, she lived in a small ranching town in Northwestern Colorado for almost fourteen years, raising her three sons.

Book Review: Exposed (The Dangerous Distractions #3) by Samantha Keith

Title: Exposed (The Dangerous Distractions #3) 

Author:  Samantha Keith 

Stars: 3 1\2 Stars

Review:
Girl is in love with her brothers best friend. This story isn't believable but it is but it is a quick fun read with just enough suspense to be consider romantic suspense. 
The Author falls on the sword of Romantic suspense when guns and drug deals are around sex seems to follow. The main story falling away and the sex and romance takes over.
The author is a hit or miss when it comes to her writing and story telling.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advance copy of Samantha Keith Exposed

Synopsis:
FBI agent Nate McIver hasn’t been able to get sexy, impetuous Maddie Worth out of his mind since the last time he saw her at a wedding. If only she wasn’t his best friend and colleague’s sister. That’s about the only thing that gave him the strength to back away from the steamy encounter they shared. But now
take-no-prisoners Maddie wants his professional help. And with her life on the line, all bets are off . . .

Maddie’s overprotective brother may have had her blackballed from getting into the FBI, but he can’t stop her from conducting her own undercover operation—whether it’s between the sheets with unforgettable Nate and his abs of steel—or on the streets, trapping a notorious drug lord. And when she combines the two, the result is explosive for everyone involved . 

Kindle Edition, 276 pages

Expected publication: February 19th 2019 by Lyrical Press

About The Author:

https://www.amazon.com/Samantha-Keith/e/B07D8J39BY%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

Book Review: Fierce Justice (True Heroes #5) by Piper J. Drake

Title: Fierce Justice (True Heroes #5)

Author:  Piper J. Drake

Stars: 4

Review:
Fierce Justice is action packed with breathing taking moments that readers will not be able get enough of.  If you start with book 1 or book 5 readers will enjoy this book.
The characters are strong, smart but have a hard time trusting when it comes to romance. Every characters and secondary characters are interesting, smartly written and easy to connect with.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance copy of Piper J. Drake Fierce Justice.

Synopsis:
As a K9 handler on the Search and Protect team, Arin Siri needs to be where the action is--and right now that's investigating a trafficking operation in Hawaii. When an enemy from her past shows up bleeding, she's torn between the desire to patch Jason up or put more holes in him. Then again, the hotshot mercenary could be the person she needs to bust open her case.

Jason Landon's team had always been about taking the contract, getting paid, and not asking questions. But after his last mission went south, he started to get curious. His questions quickly drove him out of his mercenary group and off the grid. Now, the only people he can think of to help him are the Search and Protect team -- and the dark beauty who is as ready to kill him as she is to bed him. And he's totally ready to risk the former for the chance at the latter. But he isn't the only person with a target on his back. Arin's in danger too, and he'll do everything he can to keep her safe.

Kindle Edition, 304 pages

Expected publication: February 26th 2019 by Forever

About The Author:

Piper J. Drake is a bestselling author of romantic suspense and edgy contemporary romance, a frequent flyer, and day job road warrior. She is often distracted by dogs, cupcakes, and random shenanigans.