#TNReads: Real Quick Reviews for Lazy Readers Featuring Alexa Martin

I enjoyed Intercepted, but Fumbled is on another level. The characters are relatable, the romance is hot, and the conflict is so real and not your typical romance fodder. Poppy and TK are a couple you can’t help but root for. They have history, they have chemistry, and they both just seem like such GOOD people.

Alexa Martin is quickly becoming one of those authors I watch so I can hungrily grab each new release before everyone else. I read this book on a flight and would’ve been totally ok with a longer flight since I was ready to dive into the next couple in this series. Tackled? Quarter-Backed? Whatever the next one is, it’s on my TBR list!

Cassie Crow is on her dream vacation with her old college friends when she becomes the unsuspecting victim of an internet prank TV host. No, Logan Reid isn’t actually a time-traveling kilt-wearing Scot in a castle, but their instant chemistry was nothing but real. Now Logan has to try to convince an angry Cassie to sign a consent form to post the footage to his site or he won’t land his TV contract. Cassie has no intention of ever signing the form, but who is she to say no to the foreign fling she’s been looking for her whole vacation?

Then again, these things never quite work out the way we expect them to, do they?

For a century a holy war has raged between the countries of Kalyazin and Tranavia. Long ago, Tranavia abandoned the worship of the gods, using heretical magic through the use of blood spells. Main character Nadya is a Kalyazin cleric, an orphan chosen by the gods to wield their magic. She is being hunted by Serefin, the High Prince of Tranavia as well as a powerful blood mage. Rounding out the mc’s is Malachiasz, a mysterious, deadly Tranavian with whom Nadya reluctantly teams up. There’s battles, political and religious intrigue, enemies-to-lovers, and a lot, and I mean A LOT, of blood.

This a debut author, and the story definitely has some weaknesses. But it was a grim, dark setting with high stakes, and the plot twists, secrets, and huge cliffhanger ending will leave you desperate for more of the story. And if you liked the Darkling (or generally go for anti-heroes) get ready to fall into dark obsession with Malachiasz.

Charlotte is devastated by the loss of her husband James. Although James is gone, during his illness he arranged for some surprises for the loving wife he left behind. What follows is a journey to another land and a heritage Charlotte never imagined. Two stories from one family begin to unfold bringing to light secrets, rivalries, and young love.

Set on the small island of Formentera near Ibiza, Spain, Charlotte is able to connect to her past and begin to heal her broken heart. Fiction meets history as we learn about Charlotte’s ancestors, Cesca (Francesca) and Esperanza, who with there community keep a secret that could destroy their lives. At a time when many of us are researching our family histories through DNA testing and websites, Graham weaves a tale about how connecting with the past can build a more meaningful future.