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  I drowned to death. I held my breath as long as I could, but then my lungs sucked in water hoping it was air, and it was a painful and brutal ending, an internal drowning, my heart beating so hard desperate for oxygen...until it just stopped. I could never forget it...even if I wanted to. Bastien assumes our relationship is over. That I'll run for the hills and wash my hands clean of the most dangerous man in Paris. But I'm not going anywhere. Not now. Not ever. I ran before, but not anymore. I can tell it means the world to him. But the dangers haven't passed. The Aristocrats want blood for their leader's execution. Bastien and his brother are still sworn enemies, and the gangs are beginning to riot against the Fifth Republic. It's the most dangerous time to be a French Emperor. Bastien tells me all this...but I still won't leave. I believe Bastien will keep me safe from all the monsters that lurk under the streets of Paris...until he doesn't. Until I...

  Book Details: Book Title :   War at the Ice Cream Store 2: Rocky Road vs The Sundae Storm by Cheryl DaVeiga Category :  Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7),  4 pages Genre :  Children's Picture Book Publisher :  Waterhole Productions LLC Release date:    May 6, 2025 Content Rating :  G. This children's book is for everyone. Book Description: The sequel to the award-winning  War at the Ice Cream Store: Bully Vanilli vs Mustachio Pistachio It’s a perfect Sunny Sunday in July—The ultimate ice cream day! But wait… uh oh… Trouble is brewing down at the Frozen Frogg Ice Cream Store! A swirly, twirly, category five twister is out of control!!  Could this be the first summer Sunday EVER without ice cream? (Say it isn’t so!) Or can the flavors and toppings whip up a plan before it’s too late?  My Review This book is the perfect follow up to book one. What a conundrum The Frozen Frogg, ice cream store and all the ice creams find th...

  When my fiancé forgets to show up for our wedding I show up at the one place on earth I can’t go. No,  literally , I can’t—it’s forbidden to be here right now. How was I supposed to know the Jilted Brides Honeymoon Club closed for a holiday? No naughty massages or sexy group play like my blissed-out best friend had here. Just a grumpy gazillionaire who’s pissed that I’ve crashed his closed sex club. I came here seeking a no-strings revenge fling with an older stranger. Billionaire resort owner Ashton Holyfield will do nicely. He’s sexy and snarky and absolutely won’t connect carnal pleasure with feelings. Perfect. At least until we wind up trapped together in this tropical paradise. We’re forced to spend sensuous days on his luxury yacht, and steamy hot nights indulging my wildest desires. There are worse things, I’m sure. Like falling in love with this tortured bosshole, for one. Another is learning the reason he’s punished himself for so long. One-click this grumpy/sunshin...

  After a horrific, life-changing event, I am left shattered and broken. Once feeling irreparable, Gage drags me out of the shadows to show me the light. Facing a tragedy that is not my own is going to be the vital piece of my healing journey that we both need to move forward. Finding solace in my hidden shadows will be what saves me. COMPLETED SERIES! The Dark Allegiance series must be read to avoid spoilers and understand who the characters are and where they came from! This is a DARK NOVELLA SERIES with HEAVY TRIGGERS. Reader’s discretion is HIGHLY advised. Book 1: Ruthless Bonds Book 2: Merciful Vow Book 3: Dark Reckoning Book 4: Sinful Deception Book 5: Corrupt Desire Book 6: Brutal Reign Book 7: Hidden Shadows My Review I felt for Luci. She experienced a lot of trauma. Gage is just what she needs. Not just because he really cares for her but because him being in control allows her to not have to try to be tough. He protects her. These two are great together. You throw in the ...

  They say they want me, but I know it’s a lie. It has to be a lie, right? Why else would these two gorgeous twin mafia bosses want to use me for their pleasure and heal me from my trauma? Two becomes three, and I am obsessed with their submission. No matter the cost, I will survive my past. This will be our brutal reign. COMPLETED SERIES! The Dark Allegiance series must be read to avoid spoilers and understand who the characters are and where they came from! This is a DARK NOVELLA SERIES with HEAVY TRIGGERS. Reader’s discretion is HIGHLY advised. Book 1: Ruthless Bonds Book 2: Merciful Vow Book 3: Dark Reckoning Book 4: Sinful Deception Book 5: Corrupt Desire Book 6: Brutal Reign Book 7: Hidden Shadows My Review This book was body positive. Love a curvy woman story. The guys, Grady and Griffin are great about showing Marcy just how much they love her curves. The way that they would hold Marcy when she was crying, had my heart soaring. Rubbing her back...ahh.  Love the cheeky ...

  Training with Jeramy has been the highlight of my life, but everything changes when I’m sold to the highest bidder. I knew my fate would be harsh, but I never expected to be saved. Fighting is all I have left, but can I survive the corrupt desire? COMPLETED SERIES! The Dark Allegiance series must be read to avoid spoilers and understand who the characters are and where they came from! This is a DARK NOVELLA SERIES with HEAVY TRIGGERS. Reader’s discretion is HIGHLY advised. Book 1: Ruthless Bonds Book 2: Merciful Vow Book 3: Dark Reckoning Book 4: Sinful Deception Book 5: Corrupt Desire Book 6: Brutal Reign Book 7: Hidden Shadows My Review This book is darker again. What I mean is that poor Raelynn really has a horrible experience in this book. There are a few scenes that can be traumatic. Luckily, they are not too long or very graphic. Yet, the scenes are part of the story.  Fortunately for Raelynn, she has Jeramy there by her side. He is her knight in shining armor. With Je...

  I use words like sweet venom to deter others from climbing my walls. I can’t let anyone see all the broken and jagged bits of my soul because they’ll never understand. I have lost so much of myself in the hands of monsters who only wanted to cause pain and destruction in the wake of their power. Amongst the chaos, I never expected them to rebuild me using the very wall I used to shield myself away from the world with. Can we survive the fall, or were we always doomed to be lost in the wreckage? COMPLETED SERIES! The Dark Allegiance series must be read to avoid spoilers and understand who the characters are and where they came from! This is a DARK NOVELLA SERIES with HEAVY TRIGGERS. Reader’s discretion is HIGHLY advised. Book 1: Ruthless Bonds Book 2: Merciful Vow Book 3: Dark Reckoning Book 4: Sinful Deception Book 5: Corrupt Desire Book 6: Brutal Reign Book 7: Hidden Shadows My Review This is Gianna's story. We met her in Merciful Vow, book two in this series. After the tragic e...

  Scottie Price just started a new job, and it's a real sausage fest. She's the only woman on a team filled with Brads and Chads. Expecting a bachelor pad atmosphere, she is quickly corrected when she finds out everyone is happily married. In an effort to impress her boss, Scottie mentions her non-existent husband in a company meeting. But eagle-eyed Chad points out her lack of wedding ring. Panicked, Scottie creates a story about her unhappy marriage. Unfortunately for Scottie, her boss has a solution - a one-on-one session with the best marriage counsellor in the Northeast, who happens to be her boss's husband. With no way out of her lie, Scottie agrees to see him. Frantic, she calls in help from her best friend who sets her up with his brother, an improv-obsessed millionaire. Enter Wilder Wells. More than happy to take on the job, he teaches Scottie the main rule of always say yes. But the rule backfires during the session when Wilder signs them up for an eight-day summe...

  You'll love this book if you enjoy: 🖤 Spicy Taboo Rom Com 🌊 Reverse Age Gap ✨ Love after Loss 🕛 Older Heroine (46) 🖤 Sexual Exploration 🌊 MF, MFM, MM, FF, MF + MF ✨ LGBTQ Rep 🕛 HEA 🖤 Single POV Tragedy struck when I least expected it, leaving me a widow in what was supposed to be the prime of my life. With my daughter away at college, I withdrew further—becoming a reclusive version of myself. The quietness of my big empty house was suffocating, my only form of solace being the rhythmic laps I repeated each day in my pool. Day after day, I remained frozen in time, while the world moved on without me. Until…a year later, at forty-six, two young, handsome men came into my life who were more than willing to help me embark on a steamy journey of self-awakening. I found myself eager to watch and learn…to explore exactly what they were offering. And before long, I was diving deep into more than just the water of my pool. My time with them taught me everything I needed to see that...

  I put him in prison, and now he is out. My brother’s best friend is going to take his revenge, and I will be at his mercy. Sometimes, the most dangerous man can be the sweetest reprieve. Will our past consume us, or will this be our dark reckoning? COMPLETED SERIES! The Dark Allegiance series must be read to avoid spoilers and understand who the characters are and where they came from! This is a DARK NOVELLA SERIES with HEAVY TRIGGERS. Reader’s discretion is HIGHLY advised. Book 1: Ruthless Bonds Book 2: Merciful Vow Book 3: Dark Reckoning Book 4: Sinful Deception Book 5: Corrupt Desire Book 6: Brutal Reign Book 7: Hidden Shadows My Review I have to admit that thus far this book is my favorite in this series. Yes, there is still steamy scenes, but they are few and far between. Which in a way, I liked this a lot as it allowed the storyline to shine more.  Once Nilah realized that Gus was not out for revenge against her, she could relax and give into him. I loved the way they ...

  The guy I just met at the mansion I inherited from a complete stranger? He's drop dead gorgeous. Sexy. And rude with a Capital R. Turns out he's not the hot gardener as I wrongly assumed. He's not only a famous rock star who grew up in the house, he's also ready to fight for it. And being both hot-headed and Irish, he's going to fight hard and dirty. I'm not moving out. Full Stop. But neither is he. So we agree on some simple rules. We'll play roommates for a while. What could possibly go wrong? Living together with an Irish Hothead will surely cause a major storm. Let's hope bracing that storm won't turn into a hurricane. My Review I enjoyed this book a lot. The witty banter between Patrick and Lori is what really hooked me. They were throwing out some sharp barbs. Patrick loved to get under Lori's skin and push her buttons. It made for hilarious moments.  Yet, this was all the part of the romantic buildup. Just if you had told this to Lori an...

  Book 1 of 2: Armas Locas Series BLURB// Survival  is more than living. It is a  desire , a  will , something that  burns  so deep in one’s  soul … Raella is celebrating her fortieth birthday. Her husband, Brian, has decided to take her on a vacation to celebrate the memorable birthday, thus ruining all her birthday plans. She decides to take a solo excursion, only to find herself at the mercy of the Armas Locas, one of the most dangerous and influential Mexican cartels in the area. She becomes the prized possession of their leader, and the prime obsession of their second in command. Can she find a way to survive the emotional entanglement, the physical harassment, and sexual urges of two seriously powerful men and still manage to free herself? If she cannot survive, none of the women taken have a chance at freedom, because they’ve all been lost to the chains of evil. Segundo is second in the Armas Locas cartel. When Raella is brought in, he knows, de...

  Romance Tropes: Single Mom, Small Town, Holiday Romance (Fourth of July), He Falls First, Pleasure Dom, Men in Uniform (Firefighters), Slow Burn, Later in Life Romance “You always this stubborn?” “You always this annoying?” Thirty-four-year-old Claire Moore feels like her life is going up in flames. A newly single mom, she’s juggling a sick kid and a bartending shift when a fire breaks out at High Five in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Per usual, she has to save the day. Enter Jake Schmidt: local firefighter, Marine veteran, and all around good guy who’s distracted by the captivating, strong, sassy, red-headed woman who manages to put out the fire moments before he arrives. And despite their tense first impression, he’s determined to win her over. This blond guy isn’t her usual type, but with the chemistry building by the day, she has to decide if she wants to let him in. Trusting someone new isn’t easy, especially when you’ve been burned before. This heartfelt Fourth of July romance is...