A great series! All of these authors are new to me so I am excited to find out what other worlds they have created!

I voluntarily reviewed this book.

Not a bad series that follows the Mac Brothers' stories. Sometimes things were a little rushed though.

** spoiler alert ** *Thanks to NetGalley for digital copy of this book!*

This was not a great read for me. The stories were short, so there wasn't really any character development. I didn't really like most of the characters. Sometimes the stories overlapped as some things were happening simultaneously, but rather than tying the stories together, it just made them confusing, and each story a little less on its own. The beginning of each story was repetition of the first, which would have been okay if these were longer separate stories, but unnecessary as part of this book, especially since the books are short to start with.

Aaron, Donnan, Layne, and Blake are brothers who left the hometown they hated as soon as they could. When their father died, they learned they had been left land of their grandfather's. He had a lodge that he had been building but never finished, and now wanted the brothers to complete the work. So their grandfather had a lodge a couple miles away from where they grew up, but they hadn't ever seen it or even heard of it? That's the first unlikely event. Then all four brothers are willing to give up their lives and individual businesses to start a resort there, in the town they hated? Second unbelievable occurrence.

Aaron and Elsie were cold and boring. They continually made clear to each other that the did not want a relationship. And they ended up together based on what? All they did was have sex and then were chasing each other across the country for a relationship. There wasn't an actual relationship ever established in the story. They never fell in love. And I don't even know how often the phrase "submissive woman" came up in regards to Aaron's choice of companions, but it was too many times. And "no woman would stand in his way" - nice.

Donnan is the playboy, with no skills, as his brothers continue to tell him. There is more of an actual plot in this story, but the plot is ridiculaous. Emina is being blackmailed into marriage, with the fate of her brother at risk. Human trafficking poorly addressed in a short romance story - really?

Layne the lawyer and Raven the paint dancer. So she took a stranger home, even though he knew his name and where he lived? Then had unprotected sex, and got pregnant, but it was all okay because he fell in love with her at first sight.

And Blake, the dentist. Miserable about having moved there and hadn't had a good relationship with his brothers, even though this is never mentioned in the previous stories, which emphasise their strong bond. It is not believable, and somewhat disturbing, to read about a dentist appointment being a turn-on. I don't care who the dentist is, I don't buy it. Callie lives with Curtis for 5 years, finds out he cheated on her with his secretary, leaves him, and takes their planned romantic trip to the resort solo. She and Blake meet and it's predictable and cute. But then Curtis shows up, she happily goes with him, has a charming enjoyable dinner with him, and doesn't even think to contact Blake. Curtis ends up trying to murder Callie because of an insurance policy. He has this discussion in a public place in the presence of others. In the murder scene, we find out that he's been married to his secretary the whole time, and it's all been a plan to get the million dollar insurance policy. A million dollars is not nearly enough money to play that kind of in-depth long game.

It was a quick read though, and not poorly written.

The Mac Brothers Series
All the story can be read as a Standalone because there is not the red line that connects the stories
3 stars Seaside Seduction
is a story of the oldest of brothers to fall in love. Aaron is the one who summoned al brother and convinces them to all return in their home town. So Arone falls for their guest a free spirit Elsie. Elsie and Aaron have their chemistry and attraction, are good characters, but I don't know I was not impressed with their story it was not special or memorable. The whole style of writing was for me a little bit dull, uninterest. So I was here and there bored by reading it. Quick easy read.
2 Stars Seaside Playboy
This was the least favorite story of the series. The style writing was too uninteresting so I did a lot of speed reading and jump a lot of sentences. For me there felt the integrity of the story. Donnan and Emina really quick fell for each other. They are ok but I didn't fell in love with them. A quick easy read.
4. 5 stars Seaside Rendezvous
was for me the best book of the story. I loved both Layn and Raven. Their story is unique, funny and interesting. How they meet, and how their first acquaintance develops in relationship beautifully. It is truly an interesting story quick but memorable. Layn and Raven great persons both with problems and story from the past that they are not proud of. But they find each other and also the Raven is a little bit of impulsive and Layn a bit slow by the latest problem the love saves it all.
Seaside Passion is a story with suspense and unpredictable events toward the end. Black and Callie find love in this book. A dentist with for him a great secret and flaw and Calie woman who is trying to forget the betrayal of her last boyfriend. In the resort, they find in each other something special and something that was missing in other relationship. Callie helps see that Black is capable of love and Black helps Callie to live life with whole lungs.
I volunteered to review an ARC of this book for Netgelly

I loved that this book had all four brother's stories in it. The stories kind of overlapped so each one started at some point during the previous story, but for one of the other brothers. I loved the story lines and that each brother managed to find their HEA.

The Mac Brothers are 4 brothers who inherited property from their father that they decide to turn into a luxurious, exclusive resort, set in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Seaside Seduction by Angela Ford: 2 stars. I didn't like this one at all. Not only is it way too short for either character to be developed fully, but I didn't connect with either the H or the h. Aaron and Elsie are both used to control in the bedroom and neither sleeps with the same person more than twice, once preferably. She's at the resort for her sister's wedding, and to write an article about the 4 hot Mac brothers. Aaron's used to submissive women only, but when he meets Elsie this preference ends up being challenged because she's no submissive. I found myself really disliking Elsie. She's cold and unlikable. Aaron is only a tad more likable, but not much. I didn't feel much of a connection between the two other than the physical, and even that wasn't that hot.

Seaside Playboy by Jennifer Conner: 4 stars. I've already read and reviewed this story and really liked it.

Seaside Playboy is a short, sweet insta-love romance. Donnan is one of 4 brothers who inherited a seaside resort. They've come back to the resort to restore it to its once glory. Donnan is a man who's mainly lived his life without roots, taking pleasure as he finds it and not settling down anywhere. But now he's back with his brothers and has taken on the position of Activities Director, so when his brother Aaron informs him that a bachelorette party is coming, he knows just what he'll do. He plans lots of activities with alcohol for the first night and sailing and hiking for the other days. What he didn't plan on was being so attracted to the brunette beauty who just happens to be the bride...

Emina is a successful model who's only modeling and marrying her fiancé because he's got leverage on her - he's sponsoring her younger brother's residence in Canada (Nova Scotia), and will take away that sponsorship and have him sent back to Bosnia if she doesn't just model for his agency, but also marry him so he can make all kinds of money off her beauty. Yeah, her fiancé is a real prince. But, when Emina meets Donnan, she's attracted to him and the way he makes her feel - safe. After one sexy romp while hiking, it's clear that it's not just attraction happening between the two. But, how can they possibly make something work if she's marrying Vitaly in a few short days, and he holds her brother's fate in his sleazy hands?

I like Seaside Playboy. It's sweet and sexy, and short enough to entertain for an hour or two. Donnan and his brothers are great characters, surprisingly fleshed out for such a short story. Donnan does some character growth even in short amount of time. I'm not that fond of the insta-love aspect, but it's necessary in a short story like this. Emina and her brother are great characters and it's nice to see Donnan become attached to both of them.

Seaside Rendezvous by Natalie-Nicole Bates: 4 stars. This is by far my favorite of the Mac brother series. Layne is the lawyer of the bunch and Raven is a paint dancer at the club Paint. When she sees Layne at the club acting very strangely, she knows she has to help him. He's there in his expensive suit, obviously having just been drugged, she knows there's no way she can leave him to get robbed or worse, so she takes him to her apartment, helps him take a bath then gives him a bed to sleep it off. When he wakes up, he remembers everything, and not only is he grateful to her, but he's in lust and love with the raven haired beauty whom he considers his angel.

But, can a fancy lawyer and a party girl ever make a relationship work? Especially when an unforeseen complication comes up? They can if they're both determined, and if they come to realizations about each other. Raven and Layne make a hot couple, and though short, Seaside Rendezvous doesn't feel rushed at all.

Seaside Passion by Tammy Tate: 3 stars. This one is a bit strange. I kind of felt lost throughout. I never felt a strong connection between Blake and Callie and the one steamy scene was lacking in intensity. The bit of suspense that came toward the end was completely out of left field and really added nothing to the story. Sorry, I just couldn't get into Seaside Passion.

The Mac Brothers is a bit of hit or miss. Two of them I really liked and the other two I didn't like at all. Perhaps it's because they're all written by different authors, so the continuity is a bit lacking.

This was a pretty run-of-the-mill story. It was pleasant enough, but didn't have a lot of emotional resonance.

These 4 books about the MacDonald Brothers of Nova Scotia were the perfect vacation read choice. Each one is well written and unique. I appreciated that each book was a complete story. Characters moved smoothly from story to story, which isnt easy given the multi book format. And oh those Mac Brothers, handsome, tatted, sexy and not aware of their need to settle down until the right woman wakes them. What fun! Thank you so much to the publisher for brilliantly making them available as a boxed set. Besides the entertainment value, I now have new (to me) authors to add to my list.

This was a great box set and i really enjoyed getting to know the Mac brothers each book is for a separate book these were well written great stories that you won't want to put down i really liked them and would recommend.

At first let me tell you that I´m not that good in English, so please forgive me any mistakes in writing and spelling :-)

The Mac Brothers series is a nice read with short stories about 4 brothers finding their love.

1.) Aaron
This one was a nice reading. I liked that Elsie is a girl who says what she wants – and she wants Aaron. It´s sexy and erotic, and I liked both characters very much, although i found the Plot did go to fast sometimes and I was a little confused and had the feeling I missed something. But it´s a nice read and I give it 4/5 stars.


2.) Donnan
Oh, this one was a sweet one  I loved the characters and how Donnan turned out to be the one to help Emina and to see she´s the one. The Plot developed not too fast and I did not get the impression of missing anything. Above all I liked the thrilling end very much – and the epilogue – I loved it  I give this one 5/5 stars.

3.) Layne
This was a short one, but I liked it. They both fit perfect together although Raven ist the opposite of Layne. I liked how they knew from the first moment that they belong together and how Layne works to give love a try. I give this one 5/5 stars.

4.) Blake
Oh, this is a sweet one with action, too. It has some surprises in the end that I didn´t think they will happen. The plot developes not too hasty and I loved reading about finding the last brother his true love.

Alltogether I give it 4,5 of 5 stars.

Thanks to Netgalley for the reading copy.

THIS REVIEW CONTAINS SPOILERS.

This is a collection of four books one for each MacDonald brother, if you're looking for a light holiday read then this could fit the bill.

Seaside seduction - 2.5*

This book features Aaron the oldest of the four MacDonald brothers. After leaving Highland Bay years ago and all making their own way the death of their father brings them back.

“To my boys, I leave their grandfather’s house and property of ten acres. And, the one hundred acres of beachfront property with that abandoned lodge their grandfather never completed...."

So all four brothers Aaron, Blake, Layne and Donnan agree to give it a year. If they couldn’t open for next summer, then they’d all go their separate ways.

Open it does but it's been a long hard year for Aaron, a year when his private life has suffered.
Aaron likes submissive women and his strict goal is to never **** the same woman more than twice, It makes life complicated.
Elsie is staying at Seaside Escape for her sisters wedding plus she has an article to write on the resort and the MacDonald brothers. Elsie is the female equivalent of Aaron , she's career orientated and never has sex with the same man more an twice.

These two are instantly attracted to each other but what will happen when they each meet their equal.

The reviews for this book are really good so I suspect it's a case of it's me not the book but this didn't completely work for me mainly because I didn't particularly like either Aaron or Elise especially....

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Elsie decides that if she's going to have sex a third time with Aaron then...

Fine! He wants a submissive woman. But I’m going to get a submissive man!   

Elsie knocked hesitantly on the door, part of her hoping he wouldn’t answer. Then again, she was eager to comply with his demand; knowing the result would mean more pleasure for her. Could she play him into the submissive role?

Seaside Playboy - 3*

This is the second book in the MacDonald series and features the carefree playboy brother Donnan and it's a nice easy read.

Donnan is definitely a ladies man and he's happy with his single status. He's the Activities Director at Seaside Escape and as the greets his latest group, a hen party one of the bachelorettes catches his eye, she's different from the rest.

Emina is being blackmailed into marriage but can't see any way out, her number one priority is her young brother Amar and Vitaly is using him to control her.

Donnan finds himself attracted to Emina like he's never been attracted to anyone before and he finds that the thought of HEA with one woman doesn't scare him when that woman is Emina.

I had a few issues.... I know, when don't I?

Firstly for a man who knows women I couldn't believe that he felt Rock climbing, surf lessons and sailing were options a group of high maintenance bachelorettes would want to do at a hen party.

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I know Donnan believes Emina is unavailable but I wasn't impressed when he goes upstairs with Peace

“Whoa...slow down there.” He didn’t want to sleep with this woman, but the one he wanted was taken. His first activity meeting had been a pretty big bust, and he could at least forget about it for a few hours while he was buried deep in a woman. Finally, he gave up the struggle and let go of Peace’s hand.
Clumsily she fumbled with the tab on his zipper, opened his fly, and freed him. The woman dropped down to her knees. Life could be worse, right? He closed his eyes and waited for her lips to surround his cock. He waited...and then waited for....

Yet he tells Emina.

“My reputation precedes me. I really had no plans on having sex with Peace. I was all talk. She was way too drunk, and I’m not into necrophilia. My plan was to take her to her room, drop her off, and say goodnight.” He laughed. “When we arrived, she yanked me inside and got one shoe off before she passed out..."

Seaside Rendezvous - 3*

This book features the third MacDonald brother Layne who's been a bit of a mystery for us so far.

This is going to sound crazy but this is my favourite yet also least favourite of the brothers books so far.

Raven Solis is beautiful with an amazing body which she uses since she's a paint dancer at a local club, she paints the guests and they paint her. I'm showing my age now as the first thing that came to mind was how unsafe it is throwing paint around, what if someone gets it in their eyes and don't get me started on the mess.

But I digress.
Raven is working when she comes across a man who has no idea how he got there and he seems totally out of place. She assumes he's either drunk or he's been slipped something and she just can't bring herself to leave him so she takes him home with her.

The man in question turns out to be Layne MacDonald lawyer and part owner of the Seaside Escape. Despite the brief time they've known each other there's something there, they are both exactly what the other wants and needs.

What did I like?
I liked that this was different from the previous two, I liked Raven and Layne grew on me. This seemed fresher and somehow brighter and kept me reading.

Problems?
I didn't particularly like the writing style it seemed choppy at times but I suspect that's a result of trying to cram a story into so few words, I think this would have worked better as a longer read where we could get more of a feel for the characters.

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I didn't like that Raven took a complete stranger home with her (but then I liked that she cared and didn't leave him) I also wasn't blown away that they had unprotected sex the day after they'd met and yes I know I'm sounding old again, they were caught up in the passion of the moment but neither one knows where the other has been.

Seaside Passion - 3*

This book features Blake the youngest of the MacDonald brothers.

Callie has been with Curtis for five years they were talking marriage and getting ready for a romantic getaway at Seaside Escape so to say she was shocked to find him cheating on her with his secretary would be a huge understatement.
Annoyed and upset she decides to use the paid accommodation rather than waste it and this is where she meets Blake.

The attraction is instant but both have baggage and the question is can Blake get over his insecurities?
He truly believes he's damaged goods and is incapable of love.

Like the previous books this is an easy light read, I liked both Blake and Callie.

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Blake and Callie have an amazing afternoon where Blake opens his soul and tells her he believes he's damaged goods, they make love for the first time and are just heading back when her ex appears. Callie leaves with Curtis giving Blake a quick I'll call you gesture.
Five hours later and he's not heard a word from her, he arrives at the resort to find her and Curtis in the dining room laughing like they haven't a care in the world.
How long would it have taken to send a text?
Especially after he'd opened up and with everything they'd just shared she disappears with her ex with hardly a backwards glance and no attempt to contact Blake for hours.

This just annoyed me.

I voluntarily read a review copy kindly provided by NetGalley

The Mac Brothers is a fabulous series that brings readers the stories of:

Aaron MacDonald - Seaside Seduction by Angela Ford;
Donnan MacDonald - Seaside Playboy by Jennifer Conner;
Layne MacDonald - Seaside Rendezvous by Natalie-Nicole Bates;
Blake MacDonald - Seaside Passion by Tammy Tate.

Reunited due to a tragedy, these rugged, tough as nails bad boys are homeward bound and unprepared for what will befall them once they hit their beloved Nova Scotia.

I loved each story and look forward to reading more from each of these talented authors.

Each book in this set was very enjoyable to read. The four brothers have their own personality. Each author captured the individual brother's character and kept the four stories flowing. The stories are full of heated passion and characters that you will love.

The Mac Brother series brings us Aaron MacDonald by Angela Ford, Donnan MacDonald by Jennifer Conner, Layne MacDonald by Natalie-Nicole Bates and Blake MacDonald by Tammy Tate. Brought back home through tragedy the Mac brothers come together to Nova Scotia. Each of these stories bought something different and made this overall series quite enjoyable. I look forward to reading more by these authors

To be honest, I expected more from this book. A lot more. Most family anthologies show care and attention to an overall plot line but unfortunately this one didn’t. The over-all detail didn’t change in that from book one to four, the basics were consistent (like role, birth order, reason for leaving then returning) but it was very superficial, the characters were surface only and I found it hard to finish, and things jumped around and the books read at very different pacing. I wouldn’t be going out of my way to look for other titles by these authors. 1 star.
I received an Advanced Reader Copy of this book from the publisher and am voluntarily reviewing it. As per, I don’t seek to fund this blog, but the book is available NOW on Amazon & other e-book retailer sites.

The Mac Brothers Series is four short romances from different authors. I really liked how the complete series was in one book. I enjoyed reading about the Mac family dynamics. The reason I gave it four stars and not five was that I would have like story lines to be a little longer. I wish I could have gotten to know each character better however it was still a fun read. I would recommend this book.

What a super book with super stories for everyone to enjoy and enjoy they will. I just couldn't put it down its that fantastic of a book and it keeps you totally enthralled from the start to finish. Would totally recommend this book to everyone

I like reading series, anthologies and sibling series. Having said that “The Mac Brothers” is a short read with a totally new set of writers I’ve never ever read. Typically it’s difficult to encompass a good plot in short novellas, and some writers are pros and some not so much.

With this set of authors – Angela Ford, Jennifer Connor, Natalie-Nicole Bates, Tammy Tate, I wish they had expanded a tad bit more to create a better foundation of the characters. As much as I liked reading them, there was definitely a spark missing. As I’ve never read any of their full-length books, I can’t really judge them on this book, but I definitely did enjoy the stories.

Received an ARC from Books To Go Now via NetGalley for an honest review.

The Mac Brother Series-

•"Seaside Seduction"
3.5 Stars! The first book in this series, "Seaside Seduction", is Aaron & Elsie's story. It's a good story but I found it quite confusing at times. It's a fast read & the story develops very fast, which I found a bit annoying. I wish it was longer & I would've liked the story to be explained in more detail. While reading this story, I sometimes felt like I had skipped parts of the story but it was just how it was written, it jumped from point to point which got a little confusing.

•"Seaside Playboy"
4.5 Stars! The second book of the series, "Seaside Playboy", was partially brought up in the first book, "Seaside Seduction". I really liked this story! It had a heroine in distress & a hero, Donnan, there to save her but the heroine, Emina, wasn't a weakling. Plus the ending was really good too! This story kept me reading late into the night! I'd recommend reading the first book in this series before starting on this book!

•"Seaside Rendezvous"
4.5 Stars! I loved Layne & Raven's story, the third book in the series!! It was a super short read but it felt complete! The story developed at what seemed like a normal pace & I didn't feel like anything was left out & I wasn't confused about anything! I would have liked for his brothers & where they all are at in life, & in the series, to be mentioned but the story was still worth reading! Such a cute story & I really enjoyed reading it!

•"Seaside Passion"
5 Stars! Blake & Callie's story has to be my favorite in the series! It had a few surprises & I loved it! Everything developed at a good pace & the ending was great! Such a cute story that has me wanting to move to Nova Scotia!! I did notice a few parts didn't match up with the other books but it didn't take away from the story. I loved this story!

•"The Mac Brothers Series"-
4-4.5 Stars! The series as a whole was worth reading! I really enjoyed reading about the Mac brothers! I wish each story was longer but they were really good for being as short as they were. I say read the series, it was worth it!

The Mac Brothers contains four short romances written by authors Angela Ford, Jennifer Conner, Natalie-Nicole Bates and Tammy Tate. All of the stories are about the MacDonald brothers who inherit a beachside resort that needs renovation in Nova Scotia. Thanks to NetGalley and Books to Go Now for the advance copy.