BROCK (7 BRIDES FOR 7 BLACKTHORNES #5)

Meet the Blackthorne men, who are as hot, fast, and smooth as the whisky that built the family fortune, and the yachts and race cars that bear their name. From proud Scottish stock, Blackthornes never lose. But, one by one, the seven sexy men in this family are about to risk everything when they fall for strong and beautiful women who test their mettle in life...and love.


Brock - Book Five

With proud Blackthorne blood in his veins, Brock Blackthorne loves his job the keeper of the "brand." His job is to protect the family name, to keep the company's reputation as clean as possible, and ensure that skeletons stay well-hidden at the family compound in King Harbor, Maine. So when an ambitious and inquisitive biographer is tasked to pen a revealing "tell all" book about the Blackthornes, Brock decides to personally guide the beautiful writer far away from any family landmines. But the more time he spends sharing the history and heart of his unusual clan, the more he wants this captivating woman in his arms...and in his life.

The daughter of renowned investigative journalists, Jenna Gillespie's job, reputation, and advance money is on the line if she doesn't unearth something scintillating and surprising about this dynasty built on whisky. Unfortunately, the maddeningly sexy Brock Blackthorne is doing everything he can to make sure that doesn't happen. But when she uncovers a lead about the family's multi-million dollar whisky recipe having been stolen, Brock decides to help her, certain they will finally remove a cloud that hangs over the family name.
As Jenna and Brock get closer to the truth, they also get closer to each other. And when the real story is finally revealed, one of them will have to sacrifice all they think they hold dear if they have any chance for a lifetime of love.

Don't miss these sexy, heartwarming, emotion-filled books by bestselling authors: Barbara Freethy, Julia London, Lynn Raye Harris, Cristin Harber, Roxanne St. Claire, Samantha Chase, and Christie Ridgway.
Devlin #1 - Barbara Freethy
Jason #2 - Julia London
Ross #3 - Lynn Raye Harris
Phillip #4 - Cristin Harber
Brock #5 - Roxanne St. Claire
Logan #6 - Samantha Chase
Trey #7 - Christie Ridgway

Release Date: August 29, 2019

South Street Publishing

7 Brides for 7 Blackthornes #5

Contemporary Romance

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Liza's Review:

Roxanne St. Claire has totally made me fall in love with her latest hero in book 5 of the 7 Brides for 7 Blackthornes series. Brock David Blackthorne had me falling for him pretty much from the first page of this story...and I wasn't alone based upon the chemistry between Brock and Jenna Gillespie.

Brock and Jenna have an interesting first meeting thanks to a crazy thunderstorm that starts when them sharing a cab and ends with them spending the night together. Brock is super protective of his family, so when he discovers Jenna wants to write a tell-all book that will delve into the family, the business, and rumors about a long ago stolen whisky recipe, he agrees to be her contact with the family. The fact that they both are insanely attracted to one another made their choice of business only working relationship so fun; especially as their chemistry only grew stronger the more time they spent together.

The mystery of the possible stolen whisky recipe kept me on the edge of my seat through much of the book. I love how well Jenna and Brock worked together and I especially loved how sweet Brock's grandmother was with Jenna. I loved these two characters so much and really felt like they were perfect for one another. They each had a childhood trauma and it seemed just talking with one another helped them each find a way to healing said trauma. 

I've jumped around in my reading of the books in this series so far, so I can attest that each of the stories can be read as a stand-alone story. However, I also have already pre-ordered or purchased any of the books currently out as I want to know everything about this family.  Roxanne St. Claire has written a beautiful story centering on family, love, laughter, and mystery that had so much heart I didn't want it to end.

Rating: 5 stars (B+)

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ROSS (7 BRIDES FOR 7 BLACKTHORNES #3)

Meet the Blackthorne men, each one as hot, fast, and smooth as the whisky that built the family fortune, and the yachts and race cars that bear their name. From proud Scottish stock, Blackthornes never lose. But, one by one, the seven sexy men in this family are about to risk everything when they fall for strong and beautiful women who test their mettle in life…and love. 

ROSS 

Ross Blackthorne likes his cars fast and his women faster. As the third son, he’s accustomed to living his life without the pressure to succeed that his older brothers face. But when he crashes his race car during a public event, his father decides enough is enough. It’s time for Ross to step up and join the family business. 

Holly Brooks has her hands full running operations at the Blackthorne Distillery in Lexington, Kentucky. The last thing she needs is to babysit an unrepentant playboy who doesn’t have any interest in learning what it takes to make world-class bourbon. 
Ross only intends to stay for as long as it takes to convince his father he’s better suited to driving fast—but working in close proximity to Holly is more interesting than he expected. 

Can daredevil Ross convince good girl Holly that he’s worth the risk? Or is their budding relationship doomed to crash and burn? 

Don't miss these sexy, heartwarming, emotion-filled books by seven bestselling authors: Barbara Freethy, Julia London, Lynn Raye Harris, Cristin Harber, Roxanne St. Claire, Christie Ridgway and Samantha Chase.

Devlin #1 – Barbara Freethy

Jason #2 – Julia London

Ross #3 – Lynn Raye Harris

Phillip #4 – Cristin Harber

Brock #5 – Roxanne St. Claire

Logan #6 – Samantha Chase

Trey #7 – Christie Ridgway 

Release Date: August 15, 2019

H.O.T. Publishing, LLC

7 Brides for 7 Blackthornes #3

Contemporary romance

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Liza's Review:

Ross is the 3rd book in the 7 Brides for 7 Blackthornes series of books. A different author writes each of the 7 books, yet all are on the same timeline. Ross is by Lynn Raye Harris and I read it as a stand-alone initially, but do plan to go back and read the first 2 books in the series.

Ross Blackthorne is a gear head. He loves fast cars and is extremely blessed to come from money so he can feed his love of cars. While a member of the Blackthorne family, his love of cars has always superseded the family business of distilling bourbon. However, when he crashes his race car, his father demands Ross learn the family business at the Kentucky Blackthorne Distillery. 

Holly Brooks has only ever wanted to work in the Bourbon industry and grew up working in her family's distillery until they had to sell their business following a fire. The Blackthorne family bought the location and allowed both Holly and her uncle to remain with the distillery. Holly is a master distiller and as the best at the Kentucky location, it is her job to teach Ross everything about the business from the ground up.

It was so much fun to watch Holly and Ross interact from the moment they met. Holly was bitter about having to take time out of her already insane schedule to teach Ross the ropes, and he was bitter because he wanted to be racing cars and was forced to learn the family business instead. I really felt like Ross was a bit more open and less hostile in the beginning and I loved that he was such an open and generous individual. He totally and completely melted my heart when he was letting kids sit in his fancy cars and talked to them and took pictures just to make them happy. I really felt like Holly started to thaw about Ross being there when she witnessed this happening over and over again.

I felt the chemistry and attraction between Holly and Ross from the beginning. I loved that Holly was so career minded and loved every moment of what she was doing at the distillery. You could feel her joy as she talked about the process and growing up in that area. Yes the attraction was always there, but I felt like Ross and Holly really became friends the more time they spent together and it was a natural progression to lovers. I get there could have been some sort of enemies to lovers description with this story, but I never really felt it, but did enjoy the progression of their relationship. 

I broke one of my cardinal rules by reading the 3rd book in a series without reading the first 2 and while I think Ross and Holly's story read well as a stand alone, I do think I would understand more of the family dynamics and history if I had started with book 1. I plan to read all 7 books in the series as each of the authors contributing to this series are favorites of mine. With this being the first book I've read in the series, I was pulled into the family and want to know more. 

Rating: 4 Stars (B+)