The Beast by Hildie McQueenMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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Friday, December 24, 2021
Review: My Darling Duke
My Darling Duke by Stacy ReidMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Longing, passion perfection
The plan to have her sisters have a good season and marry well seems well hatched. I mean, who would think a recluse duke would come to town and seek her out?
I have come to adore Stacy Reid’s storytelling. There is something about her characters that seem so human. Among their faults doesn't feel overdone. You fall along with them.
Things I Loved:
- Heroine isn't a frightened miss but takes charge of her situation
- Hero, tragic beast, but you see his vulnerability from the start in how he loves his sister
Things to consider:
- it ended
- wait, I think Alexander’s cousin deserves a book. He delivers a short but impactful speech.
There is so much I loved about this story, but telling it would be a spoiler. I guess there is tge power in the author's words and spin of the story that serves the issue with not the easy way out. But something that was engaging and made the reader engage and connect.
I have another new favorite.
Recommendation: Buy the book
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Saturday, November 27, 2021
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Review: The Duke's Virgin Sister
The Duke's Virgin Sister by Caroline LeeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Brilliant, Funny gem
I loved this story. Everything about it. The author brings humor depth and realism to het characters. Completely engaging.
I cannot wait for book 2.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Second-In-Command is now LIVE!!
Second-in-Command by Melanie Moreland is now live!
Because love can bleed into the darkest heart
I found her when I least expected.
I should have let her go, but I couldn't.
My world is too dangerous for her.
But she needs the protection only I can give her.
And without her life has no meaning.
For the first time in my life, I'm taking what I want—
consequences be damned.
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Meet Melanie Moreland
New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of thirty-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them.
While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip.
Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet.) She's learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip.
Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet.) She's learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
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Friday, November 5, 2021
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Sunday, October 17, 2021
Thursday, October 14, 2021
Release Day - Romantic Suspense you DO NOT want to miss!!
LIVE
THE BOSS by Melanie Moreland
Special release pricing $2.99 through October 20th
Amazon Universal http://mybook.to/TheBoss-HiddenJustice
Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo only through October 20
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Available on Kindle Unlimited beginning October 21
Melanie Moreland has stepped into the dark side of storytelling and she looks very comfortable here and I for one am glad she’s arrived! ~ Goodreads reviewer
ABOUT THE BOOK
Terrified and on the run, I was lost.
He found me.
I witnessed his crime and he gave me a choice.
Marriage or death.
I never expected to love him.
But the choices were never really mine.
Could this avenging angel of death ever love me back?
His touch consumed me.
Did my heart stand a chance?
Previously published on Verve Romance and in Take Me To Bed Collection. New added content for a complete romantic suspense experience.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of thirty-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them.
While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip.
Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet.) She's learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
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Monday, October 11, 2021
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Monday, September 13, 2021
I am SO Ready for this - Cover Reveal for Men of Hidden Justice
Melanie Moreland has revealed the covers for
The Boss and Second-in-Command!
Because love can bleed into the darkest heart
The Boss is releasing October 14, 2021!
Terrified and on the run, I was lost.
He found me.
I witnessed his crime and he gave me a choice.
Marriage or death.
I never expected to love him.
But the choices were never really mine.
Could this avenging angel of death ever love me back?
His touch consumed me.
Did my heart stand a chance?
Second-in-Command is releasing November 11, 2021!
I found her when I least expected.
I should have let her go, but I couldn't.
My world is too dangerous for her.
But she needs the protection only I can give her.
And without her life has no meaning.
For the first time in my life, I'm taking what I want--
consequences be damned.
Photographer: Wander Aguiar
Cover Designer: Karen Hulseman Feed Your Dreams Designs
The Boss Model: Andrew Biernat
Second-in-Commnand Model: Thiago L
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Meet Melanie Moreland
New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of thirty-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them.
While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip.
Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet.) She's learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
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Friday, September 3, 2021
Thursday, August 26, 2021
Release Blitz: Age of Ava by Melanie Moreland
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Age of Ava by Melanie Moreland
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You are the gift I’ve been given to make up for everything that came before.
ABOUT
Ava Callaghan
A woman working in a male-dominated field.
Organized, strong, and tenacious.
That’s how she has to be to succeed.
Hunter Owens
A loner.
He needs no one, has no ties, and his future is an unanswered question mark.
It’s all he knows.
Until the day their lives intersect.
He sees the woman she hides from the world.
She nurtures the part of him he lost long ago.
But they both agree—their connection is temporary.
They are only for now.
Can their stubborn natures allow them to bend and accept that maybe, just maybe, there is more to life than they believed?
That love can heal.
That happiness can exist.
That for now can be forever.
This book is an emotional roller coaster of a romance read. There are beautiful highs and gut wrenching lows that will keep you glued to your kindle. ~JudyAnnLovesBooks
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New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of thirty-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them.
While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip.
Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet.) She's learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Monday, August 9, 2021
Where Sparks Fly Instantly - Insta-Spark Collection from M Moreland
Looking for something a bit naughty AND sweet?
Fall in love instantly with the Insta-Spark series from M. Moreland!
Check out these BRAND NEW covers!
Graphic Design Karen Hulseman, Feed Your Dreams Designs
Photography Regina Wamba Exclusive
What is Insta-Spark?
When you want a bit of naughty along with the nice.
Insta-Spark collection from M. Moreland are complete standalone reads with one thing in common - lots of sweetness and a guaranteed HEA. Instant attraction, little angst - love and happiness abounds in this series.
Books in the series include: It Started With A Kiss, Christmas Sugar, An Instant Connection, An Unexpected Gift and coming soon, Harvest of Love!
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Coming September 23, 2021!
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It Started With A Kiss
It started with a kiss.
Then it became so much more.
Love at first sight.
Avery Connor doesn’t believe in it.
But what about love at first kiss?
A favor for a friend. Kiss a stranger and walk away.
But what if that favor, and that stranger, prove to be the turning point of her life?
What if that kiss leads to something more?
Dr. Daniel Spencer is certain it will.
He is determined to make her see him. To feel what he feels.
To have the effects of that kiss last forever.
A story about taking a chance, opening your heart to the moment, and falling in love.
Christmas Sugar
Dylan Maxwell is a busy man. His no-nonsense approach to life and business keeps him balanced – and alone. His life is bland – devoid of any kind of sweetness or light.
An unexpected business trip close to Christmas, however, brings three people into his life he never expected.
An oversharing teenager.
A lisping little angel.
A sexy, unassuming woman unlike any he has ever met. Her bossy attitude challenges him, while her green eyes melt the frost around his heart.
They draw out something in him that he has never experienced.
Feelings.
Are they the Christmas miracles he needs – or will he walk away from the sweetest gift he has ever been offered?
Love.
An Instant Connection
A chance meeting.
An instant connection.
Mitch and Mandy burn hot, but when the smoke clears, and things get real, can their feelings stay strong?
This story is a stand-alone with no cliffhanger.
Part of ReadmeRomance podcast -
Book contains bonus material not in original audio format
An Unexpected Gift
An unplanned journey
A change of direction
The meeting of two lost hearts
When Evan Brooks sets out to repair his fractured relationship with his family, a broken-down car and an unplanned detour lead him to Holly Cole.
Her eyes captivate him.
Her words comfort him.
Her heart warms him.
Is she the unexpected gift he’s longed for?
Is this just a detour, or the road to happiness?
Find out in this heartwarming Christmas story.
Harvest of Love
Danica Rawlins
She’s a career woman, constantly busy, under pressure, and in demand. But the job that once seemed like a dream to her now feels more like a nightmare.
When the stress gets too much, she escapes the office and drives, discovering beauty in the wide-open spaces that surround her in the country. Leaving the worries behind, if only temporarily.
The last thing she expected to find was him.
Noah Edwards
He left the big city behind him long ago and forged a different path. One of earth and sky instead of steel and smog. Acres of plants instead of thousands of people.
The day she stumbled into his life, everything changed.
He saw his former life in her.
And when he looked in her eyes, he saw his future.
He was determined to save her.
Show her a life she never dreamed existed—and a love that would enrich them both.
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New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of thirty-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them.
While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip.
Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet.) She's learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
Melanie is represented by Flavia Viotti at Bookcase Literary Agency. For any questions regarding subsidiary or translation rights please contact her at flavia@bookcaseagency.com
Friday, July 16, 2021
Sunday, June 27, 2021
Review: Finding Ronan's Heart
Finding Ronan's Heart by Melanie MorelandMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Hero with Heart as big as his size
In a world of romance where alpha men and powerful redeemable heroes seem to rock the pages, sometimes a reader needs a bit of a nonshowy hero. A man who isn't always right, maybe has a flaw - a man who keeps it real. Ronan Callaghan is just that hero.
Ohhh don't you be worrying your head over but...I like my possesive alpha men. Thats the perfection of the writing in this story. He has the biggest heart, but protective of what is his.
“I decided right then streetlights were just as romantic as moonlight. Especially if the man kissing me was Ronan.”
Yup that is the sound of my heart swooning.
Beth is a relatable heroine. No OTT antics. Or sad Sally here. Just a strong, independent heroine is looking to give the best for her and her brother. My favorite kind of heroine who I can see being BFF with.
Things that I love:
- story development touching on the power of all types of love.
- kids are scene stealers and some of the best ones
- balance of sexual tension that makes you burn
- all the stuff before this
Things to consider:
- is part of a series but not necessary. This is easily and entrance point into the magic of this world.
Melanie Moreland serves up some of the best in contempory romance. Okay I am trying not to be biased but cant help myself- for me she is the best hitting the checkboxes in what i am looking for. Hopeful, heartful and romantic. I am going to be thinking about this couple for a long while.
PS: Excited for Liam & Paige. Yeah I get it - we’ve seen the story. But through Beth & Ronan’s eyes. I am tickled pink we get to have the curtain pulled back to see their side. Thank you readers for asking for more!!
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Review: Finding Ronan's Heart
Finding Ronan's Heart by Melanie MorelandMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Hero with Heart as big as his size
In a world of romance where alpha men and powerful redeemable heroes seem to rock the pages, sometimes a reader needs a bit of a nonshowy hero. A man who isn't always right, maybe has a flaw - a man who keeps it real. Ronan Callaghan is just that hero.
Ohhh don't you be worrying your head over but...I like my possesive alpha men. Thats the perfection of the writing in this story. He has the biggest heart, but protective of what is his.
“I decided right then streetlights were just as romantic as moonlight. Especially if the man kissing me was Ronan.”
Yup that is the sound of my heart swooning.
Beth is a relatable heroine. No OTT antics. Or sad Sally here. Just a strong, independent heroine is looking to give the best for her and her brother. My favorite kind of heroine who I can see being BFF with.
Things that I love:
- story development touching on the power of all types of love.
- kids are scene stealers and some of the best ones
- balance of sexual tension that makes you burn
- all the stuff before this
Things to consider:
- is part of a series but not necessary. This is easily and entrance point into the magic of this world.
Melanie Moreland serves up some of the best in contempory romance. Okay I am trying not to be biased but cant help myself- for me she is the best hitting the checkboxes in what i am looking for. Hopeful, heartful and romantic. I am going to be thinking about this couple for a long while.
PS: Excited for Liam & Paige. Yeah I get it - we’ve seen the story. But through Beth & Ronan’s eyes. I am tickled pink we get to have the curtain pulled back to see their side. Thank you readers for asking for more!!
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Wednesday, June 23, 2021
My Heart Has Been Stolen: Release Blitz for Finding Ronan's Heart by Melanie Moreland
Get ready to meet the next generation of BAM
Finding Ronan’s Heart by Melanie Moreland is
NOW LIVE
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♥ ABOUT ♥
“The boys.”
“The Callaghan Triplets.”
“Three of a kind.”
All his life, Ronan Callaghan has been part of a group. Always looking out for his brothers. Never seen as an individual or judged on his own merits.
When his brothers veer onto their own path, he finds himself alone. Restless.
Then he meets her.
Beth.
A waitress who sees him just for himself. None of the trappings of his wealth or family.
A woman who only wants to know him—Ronan.
She captures his heart, but how will she feel when she discovers the truth he’s holding back?
Can he show her the man he really is?
That he would rather be hers than anything else?
★★★★★
Moreland has such a unique talent of delivering the sweet with enough heat mixed in, that you are definitely getting the full package with her words and writing. - Darlene, Darlene & Dexter’s Book Nook
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EXCERPT
“Jesus, you’re sexy.” I spoke without thinking.
“Me?” she asked, sounding incredulous.
“Yes. Your curls, your curves, your smile. You’re so beautiful, and you have no idea, which makes you even more so in my books.”
She blinked, looking startled. “I had no idea you felt that way.”
I leaned forward, taking her glass from her fingers, setting it on the table, then dragging her onto my lap. I covered her mouth with mine and kissed her. I plunged one hand into her curls I loved so much, smoothing the silky strands between my fingers, and used my other arm to hold her tight. She opened for me, and I explored her, the crisp taste of the wine still lingering on her tongue. I only meant to kiss her once and let her return to her corner, but now that I had her in my arms, I didn’t want to let her go. I kissed her harder, delving my tongue into her mouth and finding all the sweet ridges, the smoothness of her teeth, the velvet feel of her tongue in my quest. She returned my caresses with enthusiasm, pressing herself closer, her legs splaying over mine so she straddled me. She wove her fingers into my hair, tugging and pulling, teasing the nape of my neck, making me hiss in pleasure. I was hard with desire for her, and I let her feel it. I wanted her to know how much she turned me on. When our mouths separated, I dragged my lips to her ear, after worshiping the smooth skin of her cheek and neck. “Beautiful,” I stated firmly.
She blinked at me, her dark eyes wide in her face. “I think you’re the sexiest man I have ever seen.” She ran her hands over my arms. “I have never met anyone like you. So strong and masculine, yet so sweet and amazing.” She swallowed. “You make me feel safe, Ronan.”
“You are always safe with me. Always.”
She bit her lip, glancing down between us. “You’re, ah, large everywhere.”
I chuckled. “All to make you smile, little bird.”
“Well, you do that just fine,” she responded.
AUTHOR BIO
New York Times/USA Today bestselling author Melanie Moreland, lives a happy and content life in a quiet area of Ontario with her beloved husband of thirty-plus years and their rescue cat, Amber. Nothing means more to her than her friends and family, and she cherishes every moment spent with them.
While seriously addicted to coffee, and highly challenged with all things computer-related and technical, she relishes baking, cooking, and trying new recipes for people to sample. She loves to throw dinner parties, and also enjoys traveling, here and abroad, but finds coming home is always the best part of any trip.
Melanie loves stories, especially paired with a good wine, and enjoys skydiving (free falling over a fleck of dust) extreme snowboarding (falling down stairs) and piloting her own helicopter (tripping over her own feet.) She's learned happily ever afters, even bumpy ones, are all in how you tell the story.
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