Cheryl's Book Nook

  If I ever believed in soulmates, or fate, or the idea that two people are destined to find each other, I buried that belief twenty years ago, along with everything else I lost that year. Since then, I’ve built my life around certainty and routine. Boundaries and distance. The quiet knowledge that guilt and grief will always be my companions. But then she walks into my lecture hall, twenty years old, my student, looking at me like she already knows me. Like she’s been waiting her whole life to find me. Every instinct tells me to keep my distance. She’s too young. Too outspoken. Too distracting. Instead, my eyes linger a little longer. My hands itch to touch what they never should. My excuses to stay away continue to lead me back to her. It’s not just her impossible eyes that undo me. It’s the impossible coincidences I can’t explain away. It’s the unsettling feeling that I should know her, too. Wanting her could cost us everything—my career, her future, and the little semblance of ...

  Penelope Everly is set to be married to a complete stranger, a man she has no intention of marrying. But upon meeting Victor VanDaught, she finds herself enamored with the man she was determined to hate. Following Victor to university, Penelope becomes enthralled with the world of academia she finds herself thrust into. The young couple agrees to pretend to be betrothed in order to keep their meddling parents at bay while they each pursue academic interests. But a handsome professor, a promise made to Death, and a series of unsolved murders on campus throw everything into chaos. Death may want me as his bride, but I’ve already been promised to someone else. My Review Penelope finds herself in an arranged marriage with Victor. Did I want to "dislike" Victor, maybe. He and Penelope may not have started out as a strong couple but as the story progressed, I got to witness their relationship transform into something beautiful. There is another that has Penelope in their grasp an...

  Emily The Carnival holds all the secrets and tells no lies. This morning that's all people are talking about. Red tents Gold lights. Rumor has it you should go after dark. I wasn't planning to. Until the invitation appeared on my desk. I thought it was a joke, a prank. Boy was I wrong. The man in the black hat looks at me like he can see my soul. I was invited. I was chosen. Whatever the man sees when he looks at me.. I'm certain I don't want him to stop. My Review Reading Riven and Emily's story is amazing. In fact, I kind of felt like I was crashing something very intimate between these two. It was like two lost souls had finally found each other and intertwined to become one. Twin flames.  I absolutely love this book. It is so sinfully dark and delicious! Someone requests the seven deadly sins. I love how author, Julie Ravencroft incorporated this element into this story. This is one story that will stay with me for a long time.  They paid to handle her. Then t...

  Tropes: Broody Biker MMC Dancer FMC Tragic Past Amnesia / Memory Loss Small-Town Romance Atmospheric Romance Eerie Mystery & Suspense Touch Her and Die Energy Emotional Roller Coaster Blurb: From Amazon bestselling author Kristen Granata comes something new and suspenseful... I woke up from a coma in a life I don’t remember. Without my memories, I start to rebuild the dance studio that burned down with my past. This small town comes together to help me, and I’m beyond grateful. They keep me grounded in reality, which isn’t easy when I hear eerie sounds in my empty house at night, or when the strange man who keeps following me disappears into thin air. Then I meet Luke. The handsome, broody biker doesn’t feel quite like a stranger. My body reacts to him like he’s tied to the parts of myself I can’t access. Despite our connection, there are things he’s not telling me. And being near him feels both safe and dangerous. The more I’m with Luke, the more I’m able to remember. But th...

  A sweet and spicy MM college hockey romance where a jock falls in love with a music nerd. "Hey horror boy, what’s up?" When Stefanos breaks up with his boyfriend, he finds himself desperately in need of a place to live. His best option? The moody hockey captain's spare room. The only problem? The hockey captain doesn't seem to like him very much. Maybe if the Alexei knew Stefanos was 'horror boy' - the guy he's been pining for anonymously online for the past year - he might change his mind. Expect - college hockey, MM sweet and spicy romance, hurt/comfort, nerd/jock, You've Got Mail. My Review Alexei and Stefanos are cute together. Both have golden retriever personalities. I felt like they are both relatable. Seeing how each of them handle "coming out" differently, just showed where they came from and who they are as people.  This is a sweet and charming read. Although, it is better listening to the ALC. Performed in duet by Silas Hart ...

  A line that shouldn’t be crossed and a Daddy who can’t turn back… DAMON I’ve spent my life in combat zones and have seen the worst of humanity. This mission was supposed to be easy and straightforward—protect the embassy from cartel threats. Instead, I’m stuck babysitting Mackenzi Bradenburg, the ambassador’s bratty daughter. She’s the real danger. Too young for me, undeniably beautiful, and my son’s ex. If I had any sense left, I’d stay the hell away. Yet, every breath she takes tests my control. She’s everything I shouldn’t want and can’t stop wanting. But I’m falling for her like a fool and putting both of us at risk. MACKENZI I’ve been yanked from campus and dumped in a South American embassy “for my own safety,” thanks to my father’s enemies and his obsession with control. Now I’m stuck under 24/7 protection, surrounded by grim-faced men who bark orders like I’m the enemy. Except one of them doesn’t bark. Damon growls. And I like it. He’s tattooed, brooding, and old enough t...