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  What do you do when the gate to hell opens and all the creepy crawlies come rushing out? I failed. But that doesn’t mean I’m giving up. My heart may be shattered by Colin’s betrayal, but I refuse to let humanity pay the price. After a disastrous trip to a self-professed expert in the Lost Colony, I’m running out of ideas. Taunted by vengeful demons, all I have to fight them is a vague memory of the curse passed through my family and the practically useless information I find on the internet. Every day brings the world closer to being overrun by demons. I fear I will have to face the god Okeus’s wrath alone until an unexpected offer of help comes from the most unlikely of places. I’m terrified to trust him, but with the fate of the world on the line, how can I say no? The second book in The Curse Keepers Series ratchets up the romantic tension and raises the stakes to impossible heights as Ellie races to save not just her friends but the world. My Review Just like the first book, I di

  My life has been a hard one. Sometimes seeming unbearable. But things have been on the upswing in years since I took the reins back. That was, until I seen Emery Stanner, C.E.O. of Stanner Enterprises on the news. Something about his eyes, his face, brought the nightmares I’ve fought for years to keep away. All the therapy, all the hypnosis, went right out the window. Now, I’m hellbent on getting closer to him. To getting rid of the nightmares for good. By getting my revenge. When Carina Eder walks into my office, her curvy body short-circuiting my brain instantly, I don’t fully comprehend the danger she poses. Something about her is familiar. Something about her has memories my mind repressed for years flooding back to me like tidal waves of ruination. I’m obsessed with knowing the truth. Knowing what I did to her. Knowing why she’s here. She’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever laid my eyes upon. When she’s at home, her hair disarrayed, her thick-framed glasses on, is when she’s at

  He’s a determined billionaire used to getting what he wants, and she’s prepared to marry the wrong man to prove to them she’s moved on. But neither of them is ready to let go of the past… A small-town, friends to lovers, second chance romance from Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson Being the man of honor in my best friend Livvy’s wedding wouldn’t be such a big deal… If I wasn’t in love with her. But I won’t turn her down. No matter how much it’ll tear my heart out to watch her walk down the aisle toward another man. It should have been us—from friends to lovers and back again. But after college, I was so busy building my empire that I let her slip through my fingers. She was my first. And once she realizes he’s the wrong one for her… I’ll be her last. A small-town, friends to lovers, second chance romance from Wall Street Journal & USA Bestselling Author M. Robinson Being the man of honor in my best friend Rosie’s wedding wouldn’t be such a big deal… If

  A paranoid schizophrenic with a dark passenger lurking in the shadows. A broken Siren who would give anything to end her curse. A mystery girl with the traumas of her past written on her body. Pandora's Box has been opened, and to reclaim their identities they will have to determine what is real, what is fantasy, and face the darkness within. **This is a dark romantic fantasy intended for mature audiences. If you like the ruthless side of the Greek Gods, this series is for you. Please cheack the author's website for CW's. My Review The opening scene of this book grabbed my attention. Instantly, I was sucked into this story. It is dark and twisty. It does touch on mental health among other things. So do check the triggers first or if you are ok with everything and want to go into this book blind do so. It is an experience. The gorgeous and haunting world that Dawn created is great.  This book features three main characters, Brooks, Xia, and Lytta. Although Brooks is the ma

  Madison Astor has had a crush on her best friend’s father, James, for years. She often refers to him playfully as, “DILF” behind his back. For months, James has been confiding in Madison about his separation from his toxic wife and they’ve developed their own friendship through text and his frequent visits to Abruzzo’s Jazz Club where she works. Before the news is broken to the family, he agrees to go on a family vacation one last time before the end of summer. While away, James receives an accidental text from Madison that was meant to go to her best friend, Elizabeth. After thinking she successfully covered her tracks, a private conversation when he returns home fuels dark desires between them when she finds out he never deleted the messages. Their friendship escalates to a dirty little secret when James shows Madison who he really is and invites her into a hidden room that will change both of their lives forever. My Review I have been anxiously awaiting this book since I finished,

  Lace up your skates, grab your favorite jersey, and prepare for an ice-cold collision between love and the slap shot! Get ready to be swept off your feet by lovestruck goalies, dashing defensemen, and witty women who know their way around a penalty box. The gloves are off when it comes to finding love on and off the ice! Indulge in this delightful holiday anthology that will have you falling head over skates for these hockey-playing heartthrobs. Love and charity have never been such a winning combination! Join twelve of your favorite hockey romance authors in this  limited edition anthology . All stories are  brand new hockey romance novellas . Participating Authors: Kat Mizera Jami Davenport Lasairiona McMaster Gina Azzi Victoria Denault Cathryn Fox Elise Faber R.C. Stephens Julia Connors Jennifer Sucevic Sierra Hill Chloe Carr ON THE LINE  will donate all proceeds to After Action, a 501(c)3 non-profit that seeks to increase economic outcomes after trauma recovery. My Review Sometim

  Jade This wasn't how it was supposed to be. Jade was supposed to return home, reschedule that interview, go back to classes, and continue her life as if nothing had happened. Soran ruined everything. Layol felt more like her home now and she owed it all to him. She finally feels like she's whom she's meant to be. The closer they reach the council to end the war, the more she realizes Soran isn't who she thought he was. Soran's secrets he's been hiding can do more than just break her heart. She'll be forced to choose between the one man she's trusted absolutely or finally come to terms with the truth that's keeping the world she's come to call home in darkness. ​ Soran He wanted to believe it wasn't true. That Jade could live a happy life. That if he helped her, she would be all right. Now the prophecy is looming and the closer they get to the council, the more he sees darkness hides in the shadows and there's nothing he can do as it cre

  They say forbidden fruit is the sweetest sin and the biggest temptation, but they’ve clearly never met her. She’s sunshine and innocence. Hot summer days and golden smiles. She’s everything I want and nothing I need. Choosing her will change everything. But with one taste, I realize I don’t care. The biggest question is… Will she fall from grace and Sin With Me? The Father The Son And the Unholy Temptress. Three lives joined by fate, destroyed by evil, and saved by grace. Three hearts tethered by lies, devoured by lust, and ruined by greed. Welcome to Divinity Falls, where secrets are worth killing for. Love doesn’t always win, and nothing is as it seems. My Review This is not a book but a tome. It is thicc. Yet, I can guarantee that it is worth the read. It is broken into various sections journaling Roman and Eve's stories. Warning through that if you are not ok with anything that you do check out the triggers first.  There are so many emotions connecting Roman, Isacc, and Eve.

  Imagine seeing your ex who is now a cop, for the second time since returning home, as he's bringing your son home... As soon as the door clicks into place, I release the nervous breath I had been holding having to deal with Bronx. And in this situation, where my son had to be brought home by him in handcuffs. Which reminds me, I have a child, who not only left earlier without telling me where he was going, but also didn’t answer his phone the three times I called, and was brought home by the police after ten o’clock. Oh, and then there’s the smoking with other kids in the park. I feel like I’m failing already, and I haven’t even started really doing this whole single mom thing yet. My Review I absolutely loved this book. After Slade, I was looking forward to reading Bronx's story. OMG, the emotions! My heart broke but luckily, it was healed.  The opening scene when Mallory and Bronx were teens and Mallory said goodbye to Bronx and walked out of his life. Then when they had th

  Book Details: Book Title :  Murder by the Stroke (A Fiona Quinn Mystery)  Author:   C.S. McDonald ​ Category :  Adult Fiction, 260 pages Genre :  Cozy Mystery Publisher :  McWriter Books Release date :  Nov 2023 Content Rating :  G. C.S. McDonald's books are appropriate for YA readers as well as adults--no bad language or sexual content. Book Description: Detective Landry's old flame is drop-dead gorgeous, and so are her paintings! ​ Pittsburgh’s most influential cultural enthusiasts are overjoyed when famous artist, Vashti, has scheduled a gala followed by a weeklong exhibit of her latest works. On the other hand, Detective Nathan Landry isn’t so excited about the invitation he has received to the gala. Back in the day, he and the renowned painter were lovers. That is, when her name was Sadie Jensen, or as Nathan’s sister liked to call her, “Psycho Sadie.” Art experts, and collectors alike, have been intrigued by a tiny brush stroke, known as an  invisible stroke . So subtle

  One, two, three, four… You want a fight, I’ll bring a war. Five, six, seven, eight… I’ll even use such pretty bait. Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, why… Did you leave me there to die? But I’m not dead, I survived… somehow. And it’s my games that you’ll play now. Rich men, poor men, begging men, bleed. A brutal death is what they need. Our lives were theirs, they stole our soul. Now it’s our turn to take control. So, do you dare to join me in my game of why’s? Where hidden truths become wicked lies. Will you survive the ultimate test? Which one of you will be the best? They call you The Player, but I’m going to show that those closest to you can be your greatest foe. The Player is a dark, standalone romance set in the Soldiers of Anarchy world. Please read the trigger warnings at the beginning of the book before joining the game. The Taskmaster is ready to play, are you? My Review I have been wanting to read these books for quite some time. I was not disappointed and in fact, after reading t

  If good girls go to Heaven, then bad girls drag their psychiatrists to Hell. Torn between two worlds, succubus Ivangeline fights to level the scales of her heart’s needs and desires. Keeping her job as a soul hunter in another realm a secret from her human boyfriend fuels the waging war inside her but not as much as the forbidden love for her best friend. Fidelity can be a cruel and unforgiving thing, especially when hers gets tested and stretched to its limits by her sinfully alluring hunting partner. Dragging souls to Hell—oh, yes, she has done that over the past five years with a broad smile and her signature blades, but the day comes when one mission shall change her life forever. When Ivangeline explores her darkest and truest desires, she not only gambles with her morality but also her very sanity and soul. Her lie of a life comes with a price, a price that might be too high in the end, when the shadow of an ancient, dark prophecy traps her with its claws. Will karma force her

  In this seventh book of the series, Clive and Henrietta return to England to find Castle Linley in financial ruin. When Clive’s cousin, Wallace, invites an estate agent in to assess the home’s value, the agent is later found poisoned, throwing all of the Castle’s guests into suspicion. Clive and Henrietta are soon drawn into an investigation, which is slowed by an incompetent local inspector and several unexplained phenomena—the cause of which many, especially the frail Lady Linley, believe to be the workings of the ghost of a hanged maid. Meanwhile, Gunther and Elsie have begun  life on a farm in Omaha. Circumstances are difficult, but they are content—until Oldrich Exely appears, proposing an option Elsie finds difficult to ignore. Melody Merriweather, still masquerading as a nun to aid Elsie’s escape, likewise finds it difficult to ignore a letter with tragic news from home, while Julia, on the other hand, receives a very different sort of letter from Glenn Forbes. Back in England

  Description Photographer Viv Montgomery’s dreams were bigger than her small hometown of Blossom Glen. Following them meant leaving everything and everyone behind—including her sweet and funny best friend, Logan Matthews. Now, twelve years later, the town’s “sweetheart” is back, broke, and…well, working in the town’s famous Christmas store until she figures out her next move. Enter her former best friend who she hasn’t seen or talked to in years. Only the cute, funny guy she remembers is gone—replaced by a famous, bestselling author who seems aloof, jaded, and is much,  much  hotter than any book nerd she’s ever seen. Seeing him in the news is one thing, but up close and person?  Whewf, it’s warm in here . Now he’s offered her a job she desperately needs (blissfully free of Santas), and suddenly it’s like no time has passed at all. Their friendship is just like it was…with one very unexpected difference. Because somewhere between the blossom festival and snuggling in front of a crackl

  Every town has a history. Ours is just a little darker than most. For years I’ve celebrated Halloween and Hollow Bridge’s history with everyone else who lives here. Parades, festivals, and insane Halloween parties have always been a staple for us. Some bad behavior is expected, given what we’re celebrating. But murder has never been on the table before. Someone in Hollow Bridge wants to bring the stories to life, and they’re not firing any warning shots. When rumors of someone wearing a Halloween mask surface, it isn’t long before the first person is killed. No one is safe, but when I end up with a serial killer kneeling over me and a knife at my throat, I expect to be the next victim of the Hollow Bridge killer. I don’t expect for him to speak to me, from behind the garish mask he wears. “Who should be the next to die, Bailey?” Inexplicably, he lets me go. But I’m never going to be safe from him. Because he wants more from me than just a name. Don’t Be Scared is a full-length, MMF s

  Shelby Thomas has spent her entire life in a small town outside of Lake Tahoe, surrounded by mountains and pine trees. Running Thomas Realty, she offers vacationers the opportunity to enjoy the rustic charm of log cabin living. The sudden arrival of a famous football star half her age and renting her home turns her well-organized life upside down. Despite the age difference, their connection is instant. Kyle Walker is growing tired of the same old routine of women, drinking, and partying, and is ready for a change. Hoping to escape the disappointment of his season being cut short, he sets his sights on Lake Tahoe, hoping to hide out and reevaluate his life. When an honest mistake brings his landlord barreling into his life, nothing will be the same again. My Review This is a sweet and charming quick read. It has dashes of spice. I mean that first kiss shared between Kyle and Shelby! I could feel the chemistry between these two. Then when Kyle told Shelby while they were dancing...&qu

  Five thousand years ago The Fallen divided Heaven. Twenty-one years ago my mother, an angel who discarded her place in Heaven to save my father when he fell, vanquished Luke, mastermind of The Fall, then gave birth to me. The spirit of Heaven, fires of Hell, and blood of mankind runs through my veins, along with a destiny to rule or destroy them. But that fate has never felt a burden thanks to Declan, Kai, and Luca. Each owns a piece of my heart, and with it, connection to a power in each bloodline: Declan that of my mortal blood, Luca my Fallen, and Kai, Hellfire, through his dark side, Hyde. Together, we have battled and beaten The Augury, an ancient order that has been after me since I was a child. But one final war looms. Luke has returned, and he wants control of Heaven. Only, it’s not a battle I am expected to fight alone. Turns out, Declan, Luca, Kai and I are fated—our connection woven among the stars—and in addition to my own power, each has their own, with kingdoms and armi