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Book Review: Dolls of Ruin

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  Owning a thrift shop isn’t glamorous, but it’s mine—my tiny corner of quiet where nothing weird ever happens. Until the dolls arrived. The moment I opened the first crate, my quiet little thrift shop turned into something… unexplainable. Porcelain and cloth dolls, beautiful and eerie, each with a presence that seems to command the room. They're more than antiques—they feel alive. The more time I spend with them, the harder it is to shake the sense that they’re not just watching me but waiting. For what, I don’t know. But I can’t ignore the pull they have over me. I should sell them, move on—but what if I can’t? What if they won’t let me? Step into the beginning of the  Bound by Stitches   universe. This prequel sets the stage for an epic 12-book series, with each standalone exploring a doll—or set of dolls—as love interests. Whether you’re drawn to Quinn Hawthorne’s why-choose chaos, Mae Celeste’s intense M/F romance, or their co-written menage à trois intrigue, there’s...

Book Review: Visions of Darkness

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  Destined to be together, forbidden to love, two lost souls fight evil in an everyday world that belongs to the night. A dark romantasy by a  New York Times  and  USA Today  bestselling author. Aria Rialta is a girl of two realities. One she was born to. The other she was chosen for. Both are a threat. Every night when Aria falls asleep, she enters the nightmare world of Faydor to fight a war. It’s her calling to help destroy the Kruen, who feed sin and chaos to our everyday world of vulnerable humans. It would be a lonely realm in which to do battle if not for Pax, Aria’s dangerously irresistible soulmate whose mere touch can kill. It’s also a realm that’s getting harder to escape. Aria’s hallucinations are seeping into her waking world. And the Kruen are coming for her. To help Aria, Pax must do what no one in Faydor has dared to do before—join his soulmate in the light of day. Giving in to their forbidden attraction could be the death of them, but they might...

Book Review: The Scum of the Earth: Melody's Awakening Melody

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  NO ONE EXPECTS BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE TO BE PSYCHOPATHS Melody is an exotic dancer whose boss makes her an offer she can't refuse. A chance situation sees her fighting for her life. Does she let the darkness out and quench her thirst for blood or will she be just another corpse left mutilated at the hands of a twisted scumbag? With buckets of viscera and lashings of blood soaked torture, this book is not for the faint hearted. Immerse yourself in a story of desire and depravity. Everyone has a dark side. My Review Readers of splatterpunk will like this short book. Blood will be spilled. Lots of it. As with any splatterpunk book, the topics in this book are violent. So just be aware.  I liked how the author dedicated a chapter to each of the four men that had captured Melody. She shared their stories of how they came to be. So that when the story came back to the present with all of them and Melody, you were truly on Melody's side cheering for her.  It was intriguing how the s...

Book Review: Harpy

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  Enemies by blood and by circumstance... Isla and Eamon's paths have been forced to cross again and again. When her best friend was kidnapped, and it was discovered that Isla is part of the demon hunter bloodline, everything changed. Isla's idea of who she is, who she could be, was distorted and twisted into something altogether new upon discovering the dark truth of her family. During her journey through the events in the Birds of Prey Duology, she found pieces of herself that she didn't know existed. The violence she extracted against those who would hurt her loved ones made her blood sing, but now she's forced to face the consequences of that choice. Eamon had warned them. Several times, he cautioned that he would not hesitate to take action if Isla’s involvement jeopardized her safety and the safety of others. The magic coursing through her blood is too powerful to fall into the hands of the Sanctus Sculitis. Everyone may hate him for what he has to do, but if that...

Book Review: The Reed Rivers Trilogy

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  You'll love thi s book if you enjoy: 💰 Playboy Billionaire #️⃣ Age Gap ❤️‍🔥 Enemies to Lovers  💪🏼 Alpha Male 🤭 Witty Banter 😛 Now He's Obsessed 🌶️ Spicy, Sizzling Chemistry 🫦 Dirty Mouth 🫴🏼 He's Used To Getting What He Wants Swallowing lies has never felt so good. Reed freaking Rivers. I wouldn’t trust a word out of the arrogant music mogul’s mouth if his gold-plated tongue were notarized. The Man with the Midas Touch would say anything to get me into his bed, and I know it.  But that doesn’t mean I don’t want him to succeed. The moment I laid eyes on Reed while he was speaking at an on-campus event I’d crashed, my body physically ached to feel his golden fingers—and tongue—all over me. Unfortunately, though, I can’t give into my powerful craving to jump Reed’s cocky bones. Not until I’ve figured out my best strategy with him . . . Reed has something I want. Something my heart desires even more than my body craves one night with him. Reed assumes he’...