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Book Review: Salem's Rise

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  PLAY THE GAME. TRY NOT TO DIE. One year ago, Jaqueline’s brother vanished without a trace. The police called it an accident. Jaqueline knows better. His last message came from Salem’s Fall—a small New England town steeped in occult rituals and dark traditions. Determined to uncover the truth, Jaqueline enrolls at its elite university. Instead, she discovers a world she was never meant to see. Behind the school’s prestigious reputation lies the Veil, a secret society controlled by the town’s most powerful families—and their heirs rule the campus like kings. To find her brother, Jacqueline must enter The Rites, a deadly competition where she becomes the most hunted player in the game. One winner will inherit unimaginable power. Most will die. Her only hope? Silas Blackhollow. Cruel. Untouchable. The beautiful monster everyone fears. The Rites are deadly. But trusting Silas Blackhollow may be even deadlier. My Review Jaqueline aka Jack is a great sister. When everyone else had given...

Book Review: Branded Betrayal

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BRANDED BETRAYAL Kristen Luciani & Autumn Archer Release Date: September 29 AVAILABLE IN KINDLE UNLIMITED A young woman and the cowboy who broke her heart face off in a tumultuous second-chance romance about family, redemption, and loyalty from  USA Today  bestselling author Kristen Luciani. When her favorite aunt dies, Savannah Carlson inherits the family’s struggling ranch. But after leaving her corporate life in Denver, she arrives in Wyoming to find things worse than she thought. Turns out, she’s been saddled with an impossible task: Make Red Rock Ranch profitable in six months’ time—or lose it forever. Overwhelmed yet resolute, she digs right in, ready for anything. Then Blaze Hartman, her brother’s ex–best friend and the slick cowboy who once shattered her heart, returns to town too. When Savannah meets his whiskey eyes, she can’t deny their familiar spark. But those eyes still hide a world of dark secrets. Running the ranch is anythi...

Book Review: Marrow

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  They say The Colony Carnivale appears without warning—rolling into forgotten towns under blood-red skies, offering laughter, lights, and salvation for the bored and broken. But beneath the painted tents, hides a different sin, each act a different obsession. Lust. Power. Revenge. Fear. The Carnivale feeds on it all—and so do the souls trapped inside.. The games are rigged, the prizes are cursed, and the performers aren’t quite human. So buy your ticket, brave the insanity, and pray the lights go out after you do. Because once you enter, the show owns you. Welcome to The Colony Carnivale—where the fun never dies, it just screams louder.Calvera Bloodwright was born to dance. The Carnivale taught her how to break. By day, she is a contortionist ballerina, folding herself into elegance for a world that prefers not to look too closely. By night, beneath the black-licorice haze of Delirium, she becomes the Marrowmaker—an artist who reshapes living bodies, harvesting bone, blood, and so...

Book Review: Masked Crush

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  Stacy Fredricks went away to college hoping to forget the one guy who had a choke hold on her heart all throughout high school—Austin Lang. She’d been sure he secretly loved her, but his constant stoicism never gave anything away. Now four years later, Stacy finds herself back home while completing an internship. And Austin is still on her mind. The fantasy of him confessing his undying love lives rent-free in her mind as does his handsome, yet brooding face. Stacy pretends to be over him, but her best friend sees right through the facade. She coaxes Stacy into coming to the annual Halloween party, promising her another chance to win Austin’s heart. Stacy reluctantly attends, but when Austin doesn’t recognize her in her costume, Stacy has to make a choice to tell the truth or to pretend to be someone she isn’t. She never drew in Austin by being herself in high school, so lying might be the answer now. A charade is hard to keep up, though, especially when it means lying to someone...

Book Review: Pride

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  Welcome to Superbia. A city where sins are celebrated as virtues, and monsters no longer hide in the shadows. All manner of creatures revel in the pride of their true natures beneath neon lights. EVE Did you know the odds of beating the house are one hundred to zero when you’re the hottest precognitive since… well, ever? I did. Every gamble was mine to win until I walked into Sevenfold Casino. That was my first mistake. My second? Underestimating Ace Reynard, its arrogant owner. Ace wasn’t just a demon I hadn’t seen coming, he was the blind spot I never knew existed. All I wanted was enough money to buy my brother’s freedom. Instead, I wagered far more, putting my body and my life at Ace’s mercy. Until he cracked the mirror I'd spent my entire life believing reflected only me. ACE Knights of Hell aren’t known for patience. I waited anyway. For more than two years, I watched the future unfold one vision at a time, knowing my Little Spade would eventually walk through the doors of ...

Book Review: Built to Last

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  One temporary nanny. A hidden obsession. And a secret that could cost him everything. Griffin Hayes built himself up from blue collar beginnings, but no amount of success changes what matters most: his six-year-old boy. There is no room for distractions, complications, or anyone who threatens the careful routine he built around his son after his wife passed. When his nanny leaves without warning, Griffin is forced to find someone new. Enter Tiana Jones, social media influencer and the woman he’s secretly obsessed with. When the chance to buy the café she works at finally opens up, Tiana is determined to save enough money to fulfill her dream. So when her stepsister connects her with a temporary nannying job, Tiana takes it. Even if it means living under the same roof as the grumpy single dad who looks at her like she is his next bad decision. The plan is simple: Save the money. Keep her heart out of it. But Griffin is rigid, overprotective, unfairly attractive, and impossible to ...

Book Review: Luciano

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  What to Expect: Daddy Kink (heavy) Mafia Age gap Feminine rage Touch her and die Fallon There’s nothing better than taking a baseball bat to my cheating ex’s car. I’m tired of the men in my life disappointing me, so I’m swearing them off for good. Then I find out that the car I vandalized isn’t my ex’s. It belongs to a dangerous man. One with icy blue eyes and a jawline to die for. He’s overbearing, bossy, and a walking red flag. He also continues to surprise me at every turn. And when he calls me princess, I truly feel like one. Suddenly, I’m starting to wonder if a man like Luciano Ricci might be worth trusting after all. Luciano She’s reckless and wild. A fighter. Someone who doesn’t shrink for anyone, including me. She destroyed my car, challenges me every chance she gets, and yet, I can’t walk away. I never thought I was missing anything in my life until Fallon Davis showed up. And now I can’t get her out of my head. She doesn’t make it easy. Not at all. The thing she hasn’t...