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Book Review: Perfectly Unraveled

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  I was raised to be composed, controlled, the perfect pawn in a world built on silence and shadows. Every step, every breath, every smile was measured. He was the chaos wrapped in control that my soul begged for. I wasn’t supposed to fall for him because I had a life to build for my baby girl. I wasn’t supposed to break, but piece by piece, Cooper Carrington unspooled the woman I was taught to be… until all that was left was the truth of who I am; Perfectly unraveled. This is a dark romance with heavier triggers. Reader's description is advised. My Review I applaud Casey as it truly takes a lot of courage to escape your abuser. Yet, I like that it did not define Casey. Also, I like that Cooper never pushed her into anything that would make her feel uncomfortable.  I laughed so hard when Casey's daughter, Emma threw up on Cooper. Cooper is a bit of a germaphobe. So, to see how both Casey and Cooper reacted was hilarious. Cooper was actually the calm one and Casey was freaking ...

Book Review: Bend The Pucking Rules

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  Bend The Pucking Rules is the second book in the sexy and suspenseful Ice Lords Series. An Enemies to Lovers, Why-Choose, Dark College Hockey Romance. I know too much and now, I’m paying the price. One secret shattered my world. Three boys wrecked my life. And one of them just might own my heart—if only he could remember. As Callan fights to piece together the memories we shared and the time we lost, I’m caught in the crossfire of rival teams, bitter betrayals, and players who would love nothing more than to watch me fall. Someone is out there. Whispering. Watching. Waiting. And if I want to survive, I’ll have to trust the very people who broke me. Aidric. Sebastian. Maybe even Callan Sebastian says he hates me. But hate doesn’t burn this hot. I see it in his eyes. I feel it every time he looks at me. I’m just not sure if his fire is meant to save me, or burn me. When Callan finally remembers, will it be enough to put us back together? Or will the bond I’m building with his best ...

Book Review: Step-Knotting

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  A woman with steamy monster fantasies. Her new wolven stepbrother. One house. Bri plans on a normal year finishing grad school then working for her father’s company, as he’s always expected of her. However, when her new stepbrother, a wolven straight out of her hottest fantasies, suddenly needs a place to live, she scrambles to make space for him, sacrificing the project room where she intended to build a future she truly wants. From the moment Remy takes in Bri’s scent, he’s drawn toward his stepsister, and his new goal is to see her smile as much as possible. Yet, he’s haunted by a past relationship, making him afraid of getting too close to Bri. Can they live together without succumbing to their mutual attraction? Or is it inevitable that they become tied together, in more ways than one? Step-Knotting is a sweet and spicy monster romance with romcom vibes. My Review What can I say about Bri and Remy. I loved these two. Opposites attract. I never felt the relationship between R...

Book Review: Stealing Forever

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  From author A.R. Rose comes complete standalone baseball romance for the readers who live for single dad/nanny, age gaps, and sports. My daughter’s new nanny is the curveball I never saw coming. My whole life’s been spent in stadiums—watching, playing, coaching. Baseball isn’t just what I do, it’s who I am, and I’m damn good at it. What I’m not good at? Raising my three-year-old daughter alone. So when a coworker tells me he knows the perfect nanny, I don’t hesitate hiring her. Hailey Shea is everything I didn’t know I needed: beautiful, intelligent, and incredible with my daughter. She’s also eleven years younger than me and now on my payroll. My instincts tell me to keep my distance, but the more time I spend with her, the less control I seem to have. Our late night conversations, lingering glances, and secret touches have me rethinking everything I thought I knew, and reevaluating what I want. But falling in love isn’t a part of the game plan this season, and if I mess this up...

Book Review: Tarnished Hands

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  In the mafia world, I’ve been underestimated my entire life. Men are elite. The cream of the crop, and well, women simply aren’t. That was until the boss gave me a chance, now I’m invaluable and as deadly as any man. So why do I let a man I had a one-night stand with play with my emotions? He keeps on sliding his way into my heart, even though I keep trying to kick him right back out. He knows my world, and he also knows my body. But what he doesn’t know… Is me. And I’m not sure how much longer I can keep fighting him until he wins. My Review I had to read this book when I heard about it. The Chained Hearts was my first series introduction to T.L., since then I have become obsessed with her writing. Ezra and Piper are amazing. Love a strong, independent FMC like Piper. Every time that she and Ezra got together, the chemistry between them heated up hotter and hotter. I "stan" Ezra and Piper.  It was great to see Sailor and Keir as well. It was like visiting with old friends ...

Book Review: Double Play

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  ⚾️𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 ⚾️  𝑫𝑶𝑼𝑩𝑳𝑬 𝑷𝑳𝑨𝒀 by USA Today bestselling author L.B. Dunbar is now live!  𝗢𝗡𝗘-𝗖𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱! https://www.amazon.com/Double-Play-L-B-Dunbar India Baker reports the dirt directly from the dugout. As a newly appointed sportscaster for the Tennessee Terrors, she’s down in the trenches reporting live with up-to-the-minute reactions and in-your-face interviews about the team. And the member who hates it the most is the number one man—me—the head coach. I’ve known India a good portion of my life. Difficult to escape your best friend's little sister or a woman who once dared you to kiss her. Now, she’s the one that got away and a pain in my baseball pants’ backside. Life as a former professional baseball player turned coach has its foul balls and strikeouts, and the one thing I am not willing to lose again is my heart. Except . . . She still gets under my skin. She looks so good in those...

Book Feature: How the Heart Breaks

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  TROPES 💞 Reverse age gap 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼 Sexy 💔 Heartbreaking 🌶️ Spicy 🥺 Emotional ❤️‍🩹 Forbidden Love BLURB  He was her secret, her sin, the heart she couldn’t love. Emery Robert’s life is everything she wanted. Married to the love of her life, with a good job, and plans for a family in the future. But when Emery’s husband dies tragically, she is the one who stops living. Three years later, at the age of 30, she’s still struggling to move on. Friends are encouraging her to date again, while her in-laws want to keep her in the past, trapping Emery in the middle. Deciding to move to a new town to start fresh with a new job and house, Emery’s 17-year-old niece, Addison, moves in with her for her final year of high school, where she instantly forms a crush on the popular and mysterious, Mason James. At 19 years old, Mason has been through far more than most.  A past full of tragedy and loss. Being held back a year in school, Mason is mentally years beyond ...

Book Review: Redemption's Awakening

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  Death. It was meant to stop the voices. Bring salvation. It should have saved us all. We were wrong. Stitching together the broken pieces of my heart, I have a new fighting a battle between Heaven and Hell that will alter all our futures forever. War isn't coming; it's already here. Aligning myself with unlikely allies against threats both old and new, nothing will taste sweeter than unleashing my fury on the demons of my past. But will my newfound sanity and all the love filling my soul survive? Redemption comes at a cost. What will I sacrifice this time? This book is intended for mature audiences 18+ years old. Please refer to the author's website for all content warnings. My Review I absolutely love this duet. This book was stronger. It gave me everything I needed and didn't know I wanted from this group. This duet is amazing. Sadie won me over even more, which I did not know was possible, but she did it. The conclusion of this duet ends on a very high note! The wa...

Book Review: Violence and Vice

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  I came back different. Not born, but made. Stronger. Sharper. Maybe I should be devastated by the choice that was made for me. Instead, I feel powerful. Capable. Invincible. But nothing about this new life matters if I can’t find Ares. He’s unraveling—slipping into darkness, losing time, and leaving blood in his wake. The man I love is becoming something monstrous, and no one knows how to stop it. But I swear I will. Even if I have to tear apart everything else in my life to bring him back. New enemies are closing in, and the streets I’ve always called home are starting to feel like a targeted minefield as history repeats itself. This world is so much bigger than I ever realized, its shadows darker, its origins more sinister. But it’s the betrayals that cut the deepest—the ones I never saw coming. In a blood-driven system of power, politics, and predators, love may not be enough to save us all. My Review I have followed Ares and Lana's journey since book one. It has been filled w...

Book Review: Hard as Wood

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  Clara has always had a soft spot for her puppets, especially Pineo, the charming wooden man her father carved when she was just a girl. But when a wish on a star brings Pineo to life—as a full-grown man—Clara’s world turns upside down. Now, navigating his new human desires, he’s determined to win Clara’s heart, but the world throws obstacles in their way, making them wonder if they’ll be enough for each other. Clara and Pineo must saw through their fears to accept the true love granted by the stars. My Review Two words...maple syrup! I will never think of maple syrup in the same way again after reading this book. This book also gives a new meaning to the saying "hard as wood".  Never dreamt of Pinocchio as being a book boyfriend. Yet, after reading this book, I have having second thoughts. It was sweet and funny to see Pineo learning about how to be a "real man". I could feel the instant connection between him and Clara. This is a fun, quick read. If you are a fan...

Book Review: Unbound By You

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  Harlow I thought I could keep the two halves of my life separate. The one molded from lies and death was never supposed to bleed over. But when Silas, the man I obsessed over for years, storms into my perfectly balanced world, he shatters it in the worst way imaginable. Now I’m trapped, and a cyclone of danger is pulling everyone I care about into its path. My lies run so deep I can’t tell where they end…or if I’ll escape them. There’s only one way out. I just don’t know if I’ll live through it. Silas Harlow was never on my radar, just my sister’s best friend. Until one night changed everything between us. Now she’s mine in every way that matters… except the one that counts. I didn’t realize that claiming her would come at such a steep price. Someone wants what’s mine, and they’re willing to kill to take it. They don’t know that coming for her means starting a war. One the Vipers won’t lose. Welcome to the world of the Viper’s MC. Where loyalty is earned in blood, love is forced,...

Audiobook Review: Axe-identally Married

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  🎧New Audiobook Alert! 🎧 📚AXE-IDENTALLY MARRIED by Daphne Elliot 🎤Duet narration by Stephen Dexter & Ava Lucas Download this good girl/bad boy small town romance now: https://www.audible.com/pd/Axe-Identally-Married-Audiobook/B0FDBLNN2Y I used to be a good girl. That is until I woke up in Vegas married to a former hockey player who also happens to be my best friend’s ex. Cole Hebert and I are opposites. I’m the new town doctor, a rule follower, and five-five on a good day. He’s the six-seven bad boy currently doing court-ordered community service. I’m struggling to earn the respect of the people in our hometown, and he’s doing some soul searching after an injury ended his hockey career. We’ve already drunkenly said I do, so we agree to a marriage of convenience. Forced to live together, we slowly become friends. I see a side of Cole I never knew existed. He coaches kids’ hockey, knits for the entire town, and loves snuggling while watching Jeopardy. Soon, we’re growing clo...

Audiobook Review: Ain't Nothing But a Pound Dog

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  Toby dog suddenly has plenty to say for himself. The only witness to the brutal murder of his owner, Toby is hexed by a woman with evil intentions. “Speak to none but me”, she tells him. Wretched and misunderstood, he’s incarcerated in the local pound. With a death sentence hanging over his head, Toby has almost given up hope. But then he meets Clarissa. Not only is she a witch, she’s a local investigative journalist, and - amazingly - she can understand what he says too. Finally, he’s found somebody who believes his story. Can Clarissa save Toby? Will they identify who killed his owner and why? And will Toby ever eat his fill of sammiches? Find out in the first installment of this brand new paranormal cozy dog mystery series from the best-selling author of the beloved Wonky Inn books. My Review What a fun and charming book. I listened to the audiobook. This is the way to experience this book. Narrator, Victoria Meakin does a wonderful job of voicing all of the characters. You co...

Book Review: So I Married an Alien

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  What’s a girl to do when her cat dies and a plague wipes out most of the male population? Why, she marries an alien, of course! Amara is a party girl with a boring day job, on the search for meaning in her life. When she applies to the Galactic Matching Program looking for an alien husband of her own, she’s paired with Roth’kar, a four-armed Karthinian with adorable antennae. Four arms may present problems when it comes to buying new clothes, but Amara’s excited to find out what else her new husband can do with them. Roth’kar was raised in poverty on a ship in deep space, scrounging for enough to live. His plan to escape? The Matching Program, where all he has to do is please a human bride for thirty days to earn full residency on Earth, and then he’ll be free to do as he pleases. Though the planet is overrun with strange, dangerous animals—spiders, disgusting!—Roth’kar is thrilled to finally feel the sun on his face. But he didn’t expect his new wife to be sweet and thoughtful, ...

Audiobook Review: Bourbon & Secrets

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  Romantic Suspense Single dad Small town Secrets & Blackmail Hate-to-love Returning home Found Family Bourbon “Tasting” In Fiasco, Kentucky, there is one rule: never fall for a Foxx brother. Any woman who did, ended up dead. It wasn’t just a rumor. It was my reality. I buried my wife along with too many secrets surrounding the night she died. Now, I’m a single dad with two priorities above everything else: raising my two girls and making great bourbon. But when Faye Calloway returns after I ran her out of my small town—looking like a fantasy on stage and nothing like the cop she was trained to be—I know for a fact that she’s hiding more secrets than the one she blackmailed me to keep. While everyone is focused on the teasingly beautiful burlesque dancer, I’m distracted by the woman with a hidden agenda. The smart-mouth, who says what she wants. And the instigator, who prefers a very specific way to drink her bourbon. But as secrets begin to unravel, I realize she’s fiercely pr...

Book Review: When I Should've Stayed

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  TROPES 👙 Second Chance 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼 Divorce Never Finalized 💞 He Stayed, She Left 💼 He Never Stopped Loving Her ❤️ All The Feels He may have let her slip away, but he never stopped loving her. Josie: Before the Moment There are ghosts at every corner. In the stolen kisses while I waitressed at the diner, in the town festivals at the square, in the many jokes about Betty Bagley and her pie at the Fall Farmer’s Market, and in the countless nights watching Clay make drinks with that handsome smile of his while I sat on a stool at his bar. It should all feel familiar and comforting, and yet, it just makes it hard to breathe.  Tonight will be a defining moment for the rest of my life. I have to end it now…before it ends me. Clay: After the Moment When Josie and I said “I do,” I thought it’d be us against the world forever. But I wasn’t expecting the world to be so against us. I know I should’ve stayed that night. And I definitely should have gone back sooner. Becau...

Book Review: Sacrificing Zoriah

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  I drift through life from one tragedy to the next, praying for death to have mercy on my soul. Until my saviors guide me out of the dark and awaken something sinfully brutal within me. It doesn’t stop the shadows from creeping back in. I was never supposed to escape, and they want me back. Will I survive the sacrifice, or will I be another forgotten soul? THIS IS A DARK ROMANCE WITH VERY HEAVY TRIGGERS. READER'S DISCRETION IS HIGHLY ADVISED. My Review OMG. I felt for Zoriah. The innocence she lost when she was taken. It is not something she can get back. Yet, she is fortunate to have found several men who love her and want to help her claim her power.  Zoriah is not the only one that found herself in the horrible situation. There is Huxley as well. Yes, men can be victims as well. In a way I am glad that Zoriah had Huxley by her side going through the same ordeal. They were able to lean on one another for support. Then there is Roman, who is Zoriah's boss. I really liked the...