Havoc (A Breed Apart Legacy) by Ronie Kendig

 

I loved the action and of course the dog was awesome. I enjoyed the way  Foxtrot and Crew tried to deny their growing romance. This was my first book by Ronie Kendig, but it won't be the last. Highly satisfying read!

So grab your favorite treats and settle in for a great adventure.

I borrowed this book with no expectations. All thoughts are my own.

From Amazon:

A soldier, a Malinois, and a stuntwoman walk onto a TV set . . .

Former Special Forces operator Sergeant Crew Gatlin takes everything in stride, even the career-ending incident that separated him from the Army, half a leg, and his beloved working dog, Havoc K027. Putting his life back together and lying low, he takes a job with A Breed Apart and is unexpectedly reunited with Havoc. It’s too good to be true—and the proof is in their first assignment: to work as a K-9 team for a television drama in Los Angeles. Miffed at being relegated to TV fodder, he’s willing to pay the price when he sees the stuntwoman.

Being a stunt double allows Vienna Foxcroft to fulfill her acting dream—with a side of MMA—and stay out of the limelight. The same one that plagued her childhood and put her through a nightmare scenario. Now, her tight-knit stunt team are the only ones she trusts. Then in walks Mr. Mountain-of-Muscle and his tough-as-nails dog, and Vienna has a bad feeling her life is about to turn upside down.

Ticked as they head overseas for a location shoot in Turkey, Crew guts it up—after all, he has Havoc again. Okay, and yeah—Vienna is going, too. When an attack sends the cast fleeing into the streets of Turkey, Vienna must face the demons of her past or be devoured by them. And Crew and Havoc are tested like never before.

Experience the high-octane thrill ride that is the first book in the A Breed Apart: Legacy series.

A Breed Apart: Legacy
Book 1: Havoc
Book 2: Chaos (coming soon)
Book 3: Riot (coming soon)
Book 4: Fury (coming soon)
Book 5: Surge (coming soon)

A Breed Apart by Ronie Kendig
Book 1: Trinity
Book 2: Talon
Book 3: Beowulf

About the author:

Ronie Kendig is a bestselling, award-winning author of over 35 books. She grew up an Army brat, and now she and her Army-veteran husband have returned to their beloved Texas after a nearly ten-year stint in the Northeast. They survive on Sonic runs, barbecue, and peach cobbler that they share--sometimes--with Benning the Stealth Golden and AAndromeda the MWD Washout. Ronie's degree in psychology has helped her pen novels of intense, raw characters. Visit Ronie online at:

www.roniekendig.com

FB: RapidFireFiction

Instagram: @kendigronie

Since launching onto the publishing scene in 2010, Ronie and Rapid-Fire Fiction novels have hit bestseller lists and garnered awards and critical acclaim, including:

2023 Realm Award - Shadow of Honor (Science Fiction Finalist)

2020 Realm Award - Brand of Light (Science Fiction)

2020 Alliance Award - Brand of Light

2020 Carol Award - Brand of Light

2019 Realm Makers Award - Fierian (Fantasy)

2017 RT Reviewers' Choice Award Winner - Crown of Souls (Inspirational Suspense)

2016 RT Reviewers' Choice Award Winner - Conspiracy of Silence (Inspirational Suspense)

2016 Carol Award Finalist - The Warrior's Seal (Novella)

2016 INSPY Shortlist - Falcon (Suspense/Mystery/Thriller)

2016 INSPY Shortlist - Embers (Speculative Fiction)

2015 RT Reviewer's Choice Award Finalist - Falcon

2015 FamilyFiction 15 Top Books of 2015 - Falcon

2015 Lime Award Winner - Falcon (Suspense)

2014 INSPY Award Finalist - Talon: Combat Tracking Team Dog

2013 HOLT Medallion Winner - Trinity: Military War Dog (Best Book by a Virginia Author)

2013 Selah Award Winner - Firethorn (Fiction - Suspense)

2013 Inspirational Reader's Choice Award Winner - Trinity: Military War Dog (Romantic Suspense)

2012 Christy Award Winner - Wolfsbane (Contemporary Romance)

2012 Lime Award Winner - Firethorn (Suspense)

2012 Carol Award Finalist - Wolfsbane (Romantic Suspense)

Christian Retailing's 2011 Readers' Choice Awards Finalist - Nightshade

2011 Inspirational Reader's Choice Award Finalist - Nightshade (Romantic Suspense)

Named one of the Top 25 Christian Fiction Suspense, Mystery, and Thriller Writers by FamilyFiction (Sept 2011)

2011 FamilyFiction Readers' Choice Awards - 3rd place as New Favorite Author, 8th place with Nightshade for Novel of the Year.

INSPY Award Shortlist final in Mystery/Thriller (Dead Reckoning)

The Christian Manifesto's 2010 Lime Award for Excellence in Christian Fiction (Nightshade)

Ronie's titles include:

-->THE DROSERAN SAGA: Brand of Light, Dawn of Vengeance, Shadow of Honor, War of Torment, Lady of Basilikas (May 2024)

-->THE METCALFES: Stone, Willow, Range, Brooke

-->BOOK OF THE WARS series: Storm Rising, Kings Falling, Soul Raging

-->THE TOX FILES series: The Warrior's Seal (novella), Conspiracy of Silence, Crown of Souls, & Thirst of Steel

-->DEAD RECKONING

-->DISCARDED HEROES series: Nightshade, Digitalis, Wolfsbane, Firethorn, & Lygos (novella)

-->ABIASSA'S FIRE series: Embers, Accelerant, and Fierian

-->A BREED APART series: Trinity, Talon, Beowulf

-->THE QUIET PROFESSIONALS series: Raptor 6, Hawk, Falcon, Titanis (novella)

-->Operation Zulu: Redemption

-->Novellas: one in Central Park Rendezvous and two in Denali Dreams anthologies

Authentically Izzy (Skymar book 1) by Pepper Basham

 

Pepper Basham is one of my favorite authors, however, Authentically Izzy is not one of my favorite books by her. I loved the plot, the characters are fantastic, and the settings are delightful. I did not care for the whole texting thing. I also struggled with all of the references to The Lord Of The Rings. I have neither read nor watched the movies, and honestly I have no desire too. (Sorry Pepper).  I can honestly say Authentically Izzy is worth reading.

So pour up a pot of tea, grab a cozy blanket and curl up for a fun read.

I was given a copy of this book with no expectations. All thoughts are my own.

From Amazon:

Dear Reader, My name is Isabelle Louisa Edgewood—Izzy, for short. I live by blue-tinted mountains, where I find contentment in fresh air and books. Oh, and coffee and tea, of course. And occasionally in being accosted by the love of my family. (You’ll understand my verb choice in the phrase later.) I dream of opening my own bookstore, but my life, particularly my romantic history, has not been the stuff of fairy tales. Which is probably why my pregnant, misled, matchmaking cousin—who, really, is more like my sister—signed me up for an online dating community.

The trouble is . . . it worked. I’ve met my book-quoting Mr. Right, and our correspondence has been almost too good to be true. But Brodie lives across an ocean. And just the other day, a perfectly nice author and professor named Eli came into the library where I work and asked me out for a coffee. I feel a rom-com movie with a foreboding disaster nipping at my heels.

But I’ve played it safe for a long time. Maybe it’s time for me to be as brave as my favorite literary heroines. Maybe it’s time to take the adventures from the page to real life. Wish me luck.

Authentically,

Izzy

• Witty, hilarious, and heartwarming contemporary romance about book lovers
• A sweet, kisses-only romance
• An epistolary novel written mostly in emails and texts
• Stand-alone novel
• Book length: approximately 105,000 words
• Includes discussion questions for book clubs

About the author:

Pepper Basham is a best-selling author who writes romance “peppered” with grace and humor. Writing both historical and contemporary novels, she loves to incorporate her native Appalachian culture and/or her unabashed adoration of the UK into her stories. She currently resides in the lovely mountains of Asheville, NC where she is the wife of a fantastic pastor, mom of five great kids, a speech-language pathologist, and a lover of chocolate, jazz, hats, and Jesus. Her twentieth book, The Cairo Curse, came out in February. Next up is Positively, Penelope, the sequel to her bestselling novel, Authentically, Izzy. She loves connecting with readers and other authors through social media outlets like Facebook & Instagram.

You can learn more about Pepper and her books on her website at www.pepperdbasham.com

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