Cheryl's Book Nook

  Sierra Rockford wants her happily-ever-after, fairy tale ending―she’s dreamed of finding her prince charming for as long as she can remember. The only problem is the scar left on her heart from falling too hard and too fast. It’s made her more careful about the men she chooses to date. When a handsome delivery man makes a guest appearance at Sierra’s workplace, she’s immediately taken with him. He seems to be everything she’s looking for in a guy, which means he’s probably too good to be true. But after a surprisingly wonderful date, she thinks he just might be worth the trouble. As Sierra warms to the idea of having found her forever, life throws her a curve ball in the form of another handsome suitor. This one is a regular customer, who also happens to be wildly successful and rich. He asks Sierra for an impromptu date and it promises to be something out of the fairy tale she’s been seeking. After years of thinking she’d never find anyone to spend the rest of her life with, Sie...

  Neil MacDonald A former investment banker at one of the top firms in Philadelphia, Neil needed a chance of career and a change of pace before yet another stress-induced heart attack. Liquidating his assets gave him more than enough money to buy a farm. With the help of Bobby, his goofy sidekick, a Golden Retriever named after his all-time favorite Philadelphia Flyer Bobby Clarke, Neil’s life is finally calm. Lonely, sure, but calm nonetheless. Until a beautiful raven-haired tornado turned his life upside down. Roxy Carmichael The music business was good to Roxy. Great, in fact! A pioneer during a time when the heavy metal genre was dominated by men, Roxy broke glass ceilings, sales records, and more than her share of hearts along the way. Eventually, the limelight didn’t have the same thrill, and she knew it was time to hang up her microphone. Leaving LA in her rear view, she jumped in her truck and drove to Texas to find the one thing she’s been missing all these years. My Revie...

  She writes about killers.   He kills.   This December, they'll meet. Celeste Sterling came home to the Adirondacks with writer's block and daddy issues. She'll leave with blood on her hands and a monster's ring on her finger. Between now and then? Twenty-three days of being hunted by a man who makes her fictional villains look like choir boys. A man who collects deer skulls like love letters. Who knows every filthy word she's ever written—including the ones she deleted. Welcome to a small town where everyone's keeping secrets, Daddy's gun won't save you, and the local serial killer has been waiting two years for his favorite author to come home. Celeste thought she understood darkness. After all, she's made millions writing it. But there's a difference between typing "he's dangerous" and having danger learn your daily routine. Between writing "touch her and die" and watching him make that promise literal. Between creatin...

  🔥  Tropes: Bad boy x Bad girl • One night stand • Touch her and die • Doc x Artist • Forced proximity • Stalking • Grief • Hate to love • He falls first • Banter • Roommates • Obsessive love • Mafia A one-night stand. A mafia obsession. A roommate she can’t escape. Romi When my friends force me to advertise for a new roommate, the last person I expect to turn up is the stranger I had a one-night stand with. He says he’s a doctor, but I suspect that’s a total lie. I can’t stand his arrogance or the fact that he’s always there, sticking his nose in my business. But I can’t seem to keep my hands off him. Even when every part of me screams that the man is dangerous. Dante When I get the chance to become second in command of the Italian Mafia, I take it because I want to undermine my brother. I want to destroy everything he’s built. That’s why, when I see his fiancée’s friend advertising for a roommate, I decide to move in with her. I intend to use her to burrow deeper into my b...

  🧡Meet again   🤎Killer entrance (literally) 🧡MFM 🤎Age gap x2 🧡Chases off her BF 🤎One night to forever Just sign on the dotted line… Julianne With graduation on the horizon, traveling with a guy who can’t take a hint is the last thing on my to-do list. Good thing there are two unexpected guests waiting at our final destination… Asher One night could turn into forever if Julianne called us after our cactus-catastrophe run-in, but months later and no call back makes me wonder what could have been. Until a beauty walks up to the scene of a crime, and reminds me why we’ve obsessed over her. Magnus Letting our darlin’ go was a hardship we weren’t prepared for, but when circumstances let our paths cross for a second time, we are no longer interested in letting her walk away. A fast burn, age-gap MFM romance where the trio meets again. This is a series of novellas written based on locations I travel to for book signings and each book can be read entirely as a stand alone in any...

  Leaving Chicago was the best thing I could've done. We left the drama and chaos behind. It’s finally finished, and I’m starting over with my son, Oliver, in Piper Falls, Texas. A small, quiet, quaint town. It’s everything we need. People are nice, but I’ve learned to trust no one and nothing. I could be hurt by giving people too much of me. I have been in the past and never will allow that again. My son and I deserve better. My next door neighbor, Alexander... He's intense. Grumpy. Gorgeous. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted, the dream of what a man should be and never is. I refuse to fall for his charms. Guys like him are never who they seem. He doesn’t make it easy. Especially when my ex shows up and tries to destroy mine and Oliver’s lives. Alexander is there for me in every sense of the word. As he chips away at the walls I’ve carefully built, I slowly start to believe I can trust again. As long as my son is safe and happy. My Review Charlotte and her son, Ollie have just ...

  World of Warcraft is my preferred method of decompression. It allows me to sink into BloodKnight’s world. He’s my alternate personality in a universe that’s not filled with the drama this one is. A place where Adam Damien and his problems don’t exist. And damn, I have many. An ex who loves spreading lies for no other reason than to hurt me and keep my daughter away from me. A cop who has made sure the entire force harasses me as much as he does. And two men who have my heart. As if my life isn’t complicated enough. TraumaBull, Adrian Sloan, has been my best friend since we were in diapers. We grew up together. We’ve watched each other enter relationships and fail at them. With epic proportions. We’ve always been there to pick each other up, but he has no idea he owns me. And then there’s MoonFire. He’s my Healer in the game. He has no idea that he does the same for me in real life. He fills in the cracks of my armor with his quick wit and sexy voice. And I have no idea who he is ...

  Coming home for Christmas wasn’t supposed to break me open, but here we are. My sisters and I return to Maple Ridge, expecting goodbyes, and end up facing every version of ourselves we had tried to outgrow. Grief hits hard. Love hits harder. And somehow, in the middle of loss and holiday chaos, we’re learning how to be whole—together, messy, and more vulnerable than we’ve ever allowed. This is an interconnected christmas novella. It is highly recommended for the series to be read together. Be sure to continue this story by reading   Kept for Christmas by Brianna Rusler  and  Home for Christmas by Elsa Wilde & Jade Katzchen   . This story contains details that some readers may find triggering. Reader's discretion is highly advised. My Review Talk about an opening scene. From the little bit I knew about Margaret, I loved her. She was so kind to open her doors and heart for Kilah, Emery, and Lily Anne. These three women would not be where they are now if not ...

  ANNA A made man in the Italian Mafia. An immortal blood demon. My dark salvation. I wanted to reinvent myself, stop hiding in a classroom and prove I’m more than a mousey professor. But the real world is deadlier than I imagined. My new boss is arrogant, domineering, and dangerous. His thirsty stare ignites my passions, revealing a woman I don’t recognize—someone desperate to break free. I should have quit, should have run screaming. Because Marco DeVita isn’t just thirsty for my body. He craves my blood. And I’m ready to give him every part of me. MARCO Heritage. Family. Blood. The bonds that have tied me to the Boston underworld for almost a century are unbreakable. Or so I thought. Someone in my crew is stealing from me, betraying our family. But I need an expert to find proof. Anna Barone is a distraction I can’t afford. Her brilliant mind, hot temper, and hotter body make my fangs ache with need. I’m trapped between my desire to possess her and my duty to protect my family a...

  Last Mistake is a LIGHT GRAY story with medium spice level and high angst! This story originated as a serial on Kindle Vella! Harley hates me, and my past deed haunts us…Until opportunity strikes to make it right and, for the first time, the hatred she holds for me disappears. Now she’s falling for the man beneath the mask—me. She needs to know the truth, but in stolen moments between whispered confessions, I chip away the walls around her heart in search of the woman I should never want... not like this. But I crave her. Time is ticking, and soon the masks will come off and the truth will be revealed. What happens when she realizes just how sordid this connection really is? Last Mistake is a forbidden romance novella that is on the LIGHTER side for a Lauren Biel book. Please still check content warnings on LaurenBiel.com. My Review Harley and Mason are step siblings. After an event years ago, Harley and Mason's relationship have been distant. They are cordial but that is the ext...

  Sometimes the greatest gifts aren't found under the tree. In the cozy town of Sugarville Grove, Charlie Keene quietly runs her beloved pizzeria, a tribute to the father she lost, carefully hiding her past as a tech millionaire.  Haunted by painful Christmas memories, she has avoided the festive cheer that fills every corner of her adopted home—until a gentle-hearted adventurer starts to change everything. Max Hayes, the free-spirited brother of the Hayes clan, has returned to Sugarville to plant roots after years of wandering the globe.  With the purchase of the local country store and the sudden responsibility of raising a child, Max yearns for stability. When his journey intersects with Charlie’s, he finds himself drawn to her guarded heart, sensing the loneliness behind her brilliant smile. As they come together to build a warm, loving home for young Bianca, their shared purpose kindles a tender romance neither expected.  But the shadow of past hurts—Charlie's d...

  “Little Birdie with broken wings and no place to run. Who’s going to save you now?” When Birdie agrees to accompany her friend to an abandoned theme park for an underground Halloween party— she doesn’t realize she signed away more than just her Friday night. Under the bright neon glow of music and partying, a sinister game is unfolding, and Birdie finds herself an unsuspecting player… And Jax, a tattooed, muscular masc in a bright green purge mask, has chosen Birdie as her victim. When a voice booms over the loud speaker announcing the rules: Everyone keeps their masks on. If you’re caught, you’re got. No one speaks a word of this night to anyone— ever. Run to the finish as fast as you can. Ready? Set. GO. “Better run, baby. If I catch you I strap you.” My Review As soon as Jax set their sights on Birdie, they needed to claim her. She would be Jax's and no one else's. I might have held my breathe a little bit more each time that Jax and Bridie interacted. With each scene gett...

  Laney Gray thought she had her life all figured out—until her fairytale wedding turned into a public betrayal. Jilted at the altar and humiliated by the very people she trusted most, Laney flees the city for Sugarville Grove, the picturesque small town where she once spent her happiest summers.  Seeking solace in her aunt’s charming bookstore, Laney hopes to piece her life back together in time for Christmas. What she doesn’t expect is to run into Nolan Hayes—the quiet, bookish boy who stole her heart one magical summer.  Now an English professor with a steady presence and a smile that still makes her knees weak, Nolan is no longer the shy teenager Laney remembers. But as their paths cross amidst twinkling lights and snow-covered streets, the connection between them feels as familiar—and as powerful—as ever. Laney may be a city girl out of her element in Sugarville Grove, but as she works to rebuild the bookstore’s holiday traditions, she finds herself drawn not only to...

  A woman stolen under moonlight… I wanted to drown my sorrows in white sand and dancing. One drink turned into two, then I’m dragged deep into the jungle. This isn’t the Bahamas. It’s a realm of ruts, heats, and milking, and I’ve been gifted to the Taur. A monster bound by the need to procreate... One of many stands among the offerings. Soft skin. Fire in her eyes. Human. She fights and refuses to stand down, but she’s mine—to mark, breed, and own. Breeding Season is a Dark Monster Romance for readers who crave the dark and depraved. Please read the content warning carefully before diving in. My Review Pele was just trying to learn about her family roots. She is kidnapped and the next moment she awakens to find herself a prisoner of the minotaur. Taur is the Minotaur King. Pele may be in an unfamiliar situation but that does not mean that she will not show fear. She bites Taur on the hand. This could go two ways...one Pele is k!lled or two Taur is impressed and claims her as his. ...