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Summer Heat
DOWNLOAD THE HOTTEST BEACH READS! Ten steamy summer books from bestselling authors fill this limited-time boxed set! If you love brooding heroes and timeless romance, this is for you!
TEN BOOKS INCLUDED:
Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips
Possessive by Willow Winters
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke
The Pawn by Skye Warren
Garrison's Creed by Cristin Harber
Marriage Material by Barbara Samuel
If You Were Mine by Jenika Snow
Bare Ass in Love by Sasha Burke
Making Her Melt by Amber Lin
SUMMER HEAT is a brand new boxed set for the summer as a gift to our readers and to introduce you to new series to love!
TEN BOOKS INCLUDED:
Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips
Possessive by Willow Winters
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke
The Pawn by Skye Warren
Garrison's Creed by Cristin Harber
Marriage Material by Barbara Samuel
If You Were Mine by Jenika Snow
Bare Ass in Love by Sasha Burke
Making Her Melt by Amber Lin
SUMMER HEAT is a brand new boxed set for the summer as a gift to our readers and to introduce you to new series to love!
1434 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 13, 2018
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Carly Phillips
398 books9,778 followersNY Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today Bestseller, Carly Phillips is the queen of Alpha Heroes, at least according to The Harlequin Junkie Reviewer.. Carly married her college sweetheart and lives in Purchase, NY along with her crazy dogs who are featured on her Facebook and Instagram pages. The author of over 75 romance novels, she has raised two incredible daughters and is now an empty nester. Carly’s book, The Bachelor, was chosen by Kelly Ripa as her first romance club pick. Carly loves social media and interacting with her readers. Want to keep up with Carly? Sign up for her newsletter and receive TWO FREE books at www.carlyphillips.com.
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June 15, 2018CURRENTLY FREE!!
10 full-length novels by well-known authors.
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June 14, 20186/14/18 currently free
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DNR14MD/
TEN BOOKS INCLUDED:
Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips
Possessive by Willow Winters
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke
The Pawn by Skye Warren
Garrison's Creed by Cristin Harber
Marriage Material by Barbara Samuel
If You Were Mine by Jenika Snow
Bare Ass in Love by Sasha Burke
Making Her Melt by Amber Lin
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DNR14MD/
TEN BOOKS INCLUDED:
Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips
Possessive by Willow Winters
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke
The Pawn by Skye Warren
Garrison's Creed by Cristin Harber
Marriage Material by Barbara Samuel
If You Were Mine by Jenika Snow
Bare Ass in Love by Sasha Burke
Making Her Melt by Amber Lin
June 26, 2018
This box set pissed me off. Three of the stories literally ended with no HEA or HFN. They ended with; "Stay tuned for the next installment of..." NO! When a box set has stories, we the readers EXPECT our HEA or HFN. Not a cliffhanger. Not a Buy my next installment to find out what happens.
Sad part is, I did enjoy the stories, but I cannot, will not be party to this kind of bait and switch. I'm sorry to the honest authors in the box set who will be affected by my review. Consider carefully vetting exactly who you are allowing in to your box set and whether their serials are what you want to be included with your stand alone. I have no problem with series, where the first book gives me a HFN as it goes along.
Sad part is, I did enjoy the stories, but I cannot, will not be party to this kind of bait and switch. I'm sorry to the honest authors in the box set who will be affected by my review. Consider carefully vetting exactly who you are allowing in to your box set and whether their serials are what you want to be included with your stand alone. I have no problem with series, where the first book gives me a HFN as it goes along.
June 15, 2018
Must Read
Possessive by Willow Winters
Another amazing read that I couldn’t put down. What if you love someone but they were another’s? I absolutely love this book, it will definitely give you all the feels. Love, loss, guilt, and finally finding happiness. Addison, Tyler and Daniel will have you glued to your kindle and not wanting to stop reading. I don’t want too give anything away because I hate spoilers but trust me you will want too read this book. I’m dying to read the next book in this series but I need to know who wants to come after the Cross’s & Addison.
There’s No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
This is my first book by Claire and it will not be the last. From the beginning of this book I was hooked from the start. This story had action, romance and was definitely intrigued. I need the next book ASAP.
Possessive by Willow Winters
Another amazing read that I couldn’t put down. What if you love someone but they were another’s? I absolutely love this book, it will definitely give you all the feels. Love, loss, guilt, and finally finding happiness. Addison, Tyler and Daniel will have you glued to your kindle and not wanting to stop reading. I don’t want too give anything away because I hate spoilers but trust me you will want too read this book. I’m dying to read the next book in this series but I need to know who wants to come after the Cross’s & Addison.
There’s No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras
This is my first book by Claire and it will not be the last. From the beginning of this book I was hooked from the start. This story had action, romance and was definitely intrigued. I need the next book ASAP.
July 2, 2018
Even though this book has seriously great writers, there is one author who dared to put a CLIFFHANGER in there, and you can only get it by joining her author page.......HOW DARE YOU ? Claire Contreras, very cheesy!
Thankfully I've read most of the authors and have their books already!
I'm not condemning this book, just skip Claire's !!!!!!
Thankfully I've read most of the authors and have their books already!
I'm not condemning this book, just skip Claire's !!!!!!
June 13, 2018
Review for The Pawn by Skye Warren.
The Pawn is the first book in the Endgame series and it is another phenomenal read by Skye Warren. Avery is beautiful, naive and privileged. Suddenly her world is turned upside down and she finds herself in desperate need of money. She only has one choice...one option left....
Gabriel is dark, mysterious, dominant and powerful. He demanded all my attention and I fell hard for him. This book will grip you from the beginning and leave you screaming for more. You will definitely want to dive into The Knight, Endgame Book 2.
“Tell me, little virgin. Did you imagine you could fix me? Did you think if you beat me at chess, I’d learn my lesson? But I won the game, didn’t I? You lost.”
More reviews to come!
~Read on behalf of Two Darlin Dolls and a Book Review Blog
The Pawn is the first book in the Endgame series and it is another phenomenal read by Skye Warren. Avery is beautiful, naive and privileged. Suddenly her world is turned upside down and she finds herself in desperate need of money. She only has one choice...one option left....
Gabriel is dark, mysterious, dominant and powerful. He demanded all my attention and I fell hard for him. This book will grip you from the beginning and leave you screaming for more. You will definitely want to dive into The Knight, Endgame Book 2.
“Tell me, little virgin. Did you imagine you could fix me? Did you think if you beat me at chess, I’d learn my lesson? But I won the game, didn’t I? You lost.”
More reviews to come!
~Read on behalf of Two Darlin Dolls and a Book Review Blog
October 16, 2020
I don't care for most of these books, but I'll keep the box because of the few really good ones.
Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips - 6/10
Possessive by Willow Winters - dnf (1st POV in present tense - I refuse to read books in PT, especially in 1st POV as it sounds ridiculous)
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras - dnf (1st POV in present tense - see above)
Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke - 7/10 (despite being a 1st POV and a serial without warning)
The Pawn by Skye Warren
Garrison's Creed by Cristin Harber - 9/10 (good and supenseful plot)
Marriage Material by Barbara Samuel - 8/10
If You Were Mine by Jenika Snow - dnf (so many spelling mistakes in my copy I stopped)
Bare Ass in Love by Sasha Burke - dnf (1st POV in present tense - see above)
Making Her Melt by Amber Lin - 6/10 (unbelievable that she stays with #1 for so long)
Going Down Easy by Carly Phillips - 6/10
Possessive by Willow Winters - dnf (1st POV in present tense - I refuse to read books in PT, especially in 1st POV as it sounds ridiculous)
There is No Light in Darkness by Claire Contreras - dnf (1st POV in present tense - see above)
Resisting the Bad Boy by Violet Duke - 7/10 (despite being a 1st POV and a serial without warning)
The Pawn by Skye Warren
Garrison's Creed by Cristin Harber - 9/10 (good and supenseful plot)
Marriage Material by Barbara Samuel - 8/10
If You Were Mine by Jenika Snow - dnf (so many spelling mistakes in my copy I stopped)
Bare Ass in Love by Sasha Burke - dnf (1st POV in present tense - see above)
Making Her Melt by Amber Lin - 6/10 (unbelievable that she stays with #1 for so long)
June 13, 2018
The Pawn by Skye Warren
WOW!!The writing is absolutely flawless it will keep you reading until the end craving what comes next .Gabriel is a very secretive puzzle to figure out but everything you want and need. Avery is a very desperate woman at the moment and will do anything she has to to survive not knowing the whole truth. Cannot wait to find out in Book two.
WOW!!The writing is absolutely flawless it will keep you reading until the end craving what comes next .Gabriel is a very secretive puzzle to figure out but everything you want and need. Avery is a very desperate woman at the moment and will do anything she has to to survive not knowing the whole truth. Cannot wait to find out in Book two.
July 9, 2018
Boxed Set Review
It’s difficult to review a box set of books, because some are better than others.
“Bare Ass in Love” is the best and was saved for last. It is worthy of buying independently of the others, as is “Garrison’s Creed”.
The Red Creek book was good also; the others.....not so much.
It’s difficult to review a box set of books, because some are better than others.
“Bare Ass in Love” is the best and was saved for last. It is worthy of buying independently of the others, as is “Garrison’s Creed”.
The Red Creek book was good also; the others.....not so much.
July 11, 2018
Steamy read
Loved Going down easy . Garrisons Creed was. Pretty good, The pawn,Resisting the bad boy was good but didn't end you have to read next book. Possessive was a little dark There's no light in darkness was not something I could get into.Marriage Material and Bare ass naked was for.
Loved Going down easy . Garrisons Creed was. Pretty good, The pawn,Resisting the bad boy was good but didn't end you have to read next book. Possessive was a little dark There's no light in darkness was not something I could get into.Marriage Material and Bare ass naked was for.
September 20, 2018
Best boxed set I've ever read.
I chose the 5 star rating because I enjoyed reading the books. There was new authors and new books that I haven't read before and it was really nice to read them.
I would recommend this boxed set to anyone who wants to read 'hot stubborn alpha males' and try not fall in love with them.
I chose the 5 star rating because I enjoyed reading the books. There was new authors and new books that I haven't read before and it was really nice to read them.
I would recommend this boxed set to anyone who wants to read 'hot stubborn alpha males' and try not fall in love with them.
July 2, 2018
I love anthologies. I get to know new authors. I get to enjoy old favorites. And if I don't like a book I don't feel guilty about not finishing because an anthology is just an introduction to an author's work.
July 17, 2018
Summer Heat: A Steamy Romance Boxed Set
I enjoyed reading each book in this boxed set most of them was very entertaining which I enjoyed a lot while others left me wondering where they were going with them.
I enjoyed reading each book in this boxed set most of them was very entertaining which I enjoyed a lot while others left me wondering where they were going with them.
August 12, 2018
It's ok. I liked that it was free and the stories are very different from each other. What I liked less was that most novels where first parts of series and just drawn out to try and suck you in to buy also the sequels.
April 29, 2019
Only three stories good
I have issue with all but three of the stories. The others were either cliffhangers (which I loathe with all my heart) or so poorly edited to the point of distracting.
I have issue with all but three of the stories. The others were either cliffhangers (which I loathe with all my heart) or so poorly edited to the point of distracting.
June 9, 2020
Another good grouping of shorts for a weekend read. Theres nothing like a bunch of hot and sexy men to keep you warm!
The only reason this is a 4 star instead of 5 is that I found a few of the stories very similar to each other.
The only reason this is a 4 star instead of 5 is that I found a few of the stories very similar to each other.
July 27, 2021
Not Enjoyable
Too much sex and not enough of a good plot. I misunderstood the title and I could only read about 10 pages and saw what it was. I’m 81 and this is not my kind of books. Maybe for young folks...been there done that & don’t like this.
Too much sex and not enough of a good plot. I misunderstood the title and I could only read about 10 pages and saw what it was. I’m 81 and this is not my kind of books. Maybe for young folks...been there done that & don’t like this.
September 15, 2022
love all these great books!! 1/Going down easy 4 * 2/ Making her melt 4* 3/ garrison`s creed 3* 4/ there is no light in darkness C/H 4* 5/ the Pawn 5* 6/ Reisting the bad boy C/H 4* 7/ Possessive 4* 8/ Marriage Material 5* 9/ If you were mine 3* 10/ bare ass in love 5*.
July 1, 2018
Great compilation
Great stories in this one. I had already read several of these and the new ones were awesome as well.
Great stories in this one. I had already read several of these and the new ones were awesome as well.
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July 4, 2018I've said it before about anthologies; the problem is that each story can be wildly different. And not always in a good way.
The editing is lacking. The JS story is really hard to understand because it doesn't seem to have been edited.
The editing is lacking. The JS story is really hard to understand because it doesn't seem to have been edited.
July 6, 2018
3 Stars
my favorite was Harrison's Creed! That is from my favorite series. I highly recommend this book and series! To many cliff hangers. Some were decent!!
my favorite was Harrison's Creed! That is from my favorite series. I highly recommend this book and series! To many cliff hangers. Some were decent!!
July 21, 2018
Fantastic box set
This was a fantastic box set! I really enjoyed it!!! All the authors were different and the stories were addicting !
This was a fantastic box set! I really enjoyed it!!! All the authors were different and the stories were addicting !
August 24, 2018
Well put together.
September 23, 2018
Very good assortment of books from some great authors! I've read a few beforehand, but they were delicious to re-read!
October 10, 2018
I didn't realise when I started it that it was a collection of books by different authors. I was pleasantly surprised. I enjoyed each story and found new authors to read.
November 4, 2018
What an intense box set!!!
Definitely a top recommendation for anyone who enjoys hot, steamy romance with enough drama to keep your heart pounding!!!
Happy reading : )
Definitely a top recommendation for anyone who enjoys hot, steamy romance with enough drama to keep your heart pounding!!!
Happy reading : )
January 21, 2019
Jenika : I wanted a little more.
March 10, 2019
Summer Heat
This is a great sample of authors. Some were series books and a few were serials. All are good romances by authors I read along with some new authors to add to my list.
This is a great sample of authors. Some were series books and a few were serials. All are good romances by authors I read along with some new authors to add to my list.
July 11, 2019
Absolutely loved this steamy hot collection! A few favorite re-reads and some new reading material by fabulous authors!
June 19, 2020
Please see individual stories for review.
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