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Book Review: Depraved Valentine

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  My Review Out of the books I have read so far in this series, this one is a lighter on the unhinged vibes. Yet, it was a nice change to get a female FMC in Charli being the one to watch out for. As to her back history and why she does what she does, it is a mystery. Rafe is a cinnamon roll. He is almost too sweet for Charli. That one intimate scene they shared during movie night was a steamy one. Who doesn't love a brother's best friend trope. The ending did leave me wondering and hoping that I see Rafe and Charli again, even if for a brief appearance later in the series. 

Book Review: Savage Valentine

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  St. Valentines University holds a dark secret… This isn’t your typical college. These walls hide some of the darkest of secrets, maybe even darker than mine. My parents adopted me not long after being saved from a trafficking ring. When the time came to get my education, this was the college they sent me to. They are like royalty here, so I’m doing what I can to make them happy. So I stay quiet, be the nice little sorority girl and mind my business. That is, until him. Parker is a hockey player with a bad attitude and lots of secrets. He wanted nothing to do with his family, the societies they were a part of, none of it. But it's in his blood. All it took was one hookup for him to become obsessed, and now he will do anything to become her Savage Valentine. Even if it means spilling the blood of anyone who touches her. This is a Dark MF Hockey, Secret Society story that takes place in a shared world. This story is only intended for those 18+. Please remember to check Triggers/Cont...

Book Review: Sinister Valentine

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  St. Valentines University holds a dark secret... In the dark halls of St. Valentines University, love isn't the only thing that awakens. Hayes, a star hockey player and initiate of the Divine, finds himself entangled in a web of obsession that he never anticipated. The moment he lays eyes on the new girl, Liviana, he knows she’s unlike anyone he’s ever met. With her striking presence, dismissive ways, and a mysterious past that seems to seep into every corner of her life, she captivates him—despite the fact that she carries the weight of a boyfriend back home. As their paths cross more frequently, the undeniable chemistry sets them ablaze in a dangerous game that neither of them is prepared to play. Liviana wrestles with her own secrets and the shadows of the past she can't escape. With Hayes determined to make her his Sinister Valentine, a battle of hearts and loyalties unfolds, one that could threaten not just their intoxicating connection, but their very lives. As tensions...

Book Review: Bloody Valentine

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  My Review Vivian is my kind of woman. She is snarky AF! She is not impressed by who Maddox is. She drops so many "F" bombs. The way she tells Maddox off, she hilarious. Love that she is not afraid and fights to the bitter end. She is the type to be the "final girl" in a horror movie.  Who doesn't love to read books about a secret cult. I know I am a sucker for them. This book is an amazing start to this interconnected series. It features two strong leads in Vivian and Maddox. They are well matched. If you love your books DARK and your MC to be morally black, then you have to read this novella! Purchase here

Book Review: Fenrik's Fate

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  After fleeing from her ex, with a suitcase and $52 to her name, Tracy is trying to rebuild her life in sunny San Diego. She got a job as a host and slowly started making friends, healing and learning to trust again. The unthinkable happens on the night all the girls convince her to go out on the town. The lights go out in the club and Tracy is in the bathroom's darkness. Fenrik is on the run from his tribe for refusing to take the jarl’s daughter as his mate. He doesn’t know what the punishment for this disrespect will be, but he doubts he’ll make it out alive. He manages to make it to an out-of-the-way hunting cabin to shelter for the night, only to find Tracy, crumpled at the doorstep. Both of them are lost in the mountains of Snaerfire and are going to have to rely on each other to find their way. My Review The fact that both Fenrik and Tracy were running away to better themselves did bring me closer to them as I grew an emotional attachment to them both. The language barrier ...

Book Review: The Wrong Brother

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  Book one in the Wrighting the Wrongs series Leah chose the wrong brother—she just doesn’t know it yet. Leah Parker has always found Shawn to be the most attractive of the Wrighting brothers, and the most complicated. Which is why she chooses his predictable, steady brother, Sebastian, to date after an ex leaves her confidence shattered and reputation ruined. While Sebastian is the perfect option to ease back into the dating pool, they make better friends than lovers and part amicably. It’s Leah’s senior year of college and she is more than looking forward to Spring Break with the brothers, until Sebastian backs out. Now she has to face the trip single and without her best friend. Shawn’s yo-yo mood swings—sweet one minute and grumpy the next—make her even more apprehensive, despite Sebastian’s reassurances that Shawn will look out for her. Shawn loves pushing Leah’s buttons, even if it makes her think he hates her. Her angry responses to him are the only times he glimpses the fie...

Cover Reveal

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We're thrilled to present not one but two gorgeous covers for upcoming releases by Susan Renee. If you love hockey romance featuring enemies to lovers and forced proximity, you need to pre-order these right away! Off Your Game (Chicago Red Tails #1) Expected Publication Date: April 29, 2025 Genre: Hockey Romance For fans of Tessa Bailey, a laugh-out-loud enemies-to-lovers romance about a professional hockey player who finds himself facing off with the team’s new marketing rep, who might just be his new lucky charm. Good looks and wads of cash usually get me whatever I desire, unless I desire a box of my favorite cereal at the grocery store right before it closes. As if tonight’s loss wasn’t bad enough, I'm now watching said box of cereal, my literal good luck charm, disappear in some woman’s cart. The brazen woman denies my cash offer along with my proposal for a more intimate payment. How much loss can a man take in one day? At this point, who cares how...

Audiobook Review: Curated True Crime: Six Volumes of Murder, Madness & Mayhem #2

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  This second giant 6-volume bundle includes a total of 92 real and gripping stories of harrowing crimes. Read how detectives and forensic science identified, tracked down, and convicted these twisted offenders, most of whom you will have never heard about before. Amazon best-selling and Firebird True Crime award-winning author Jamie Malton, in collaboration with new author Aiden Galway, have created a new True Crime series of specially curated stories that carry a common theme in each volume. •  Curated True Crime #7: Watery Graves • Curated True Crime #8: Murder Most Sadistic • Curated True Crime #9: Murder the Mistress • Curated True Crime #10: Dating To Death • Curated True Crime #11: Still Unsolved • Curated True Crime #12: Deadly Stalkers This huge volume includes . . . • The Kettlebell Killings:  A horrifying discovery in the Intracoastal Waterway of New Orleans of a seemingly ordinary couple from Reserve, Louisiana, who vanished without a trace to later be found b...

Book Review: Hollyhocks

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  I’m a monster DNA experiment and I crave the desire coursing through his veins. The DNA experiments killed me. I was sent to a place called Purgatory. It was full of creatures of all types and that’s where I learned to embrace all of mine. Until I had the opportunity to escape. Now I’m in a world where I can feed off the desire of anyone I want. Some are sweet, some are savory, some are bitter with resentment… Those tend to be my favorite. Then, I noticed Fitz, a delicious looking man, and not only does he need me, but he needs a neighbor. And I’m going to make myself right at home. In his house. In his bed. In his dreams. I’m drawn to him and his desire fills me like no other. I’m sated. I’m going to mark him, claim him, and kill anyone who dares to get in my way. This man is mine to have. And all my beasts agree. *This is an mf romance and the FMC (female main character) is the monster stalker. This can be read alone but the author recommends reading in order* My Review Ahh, my...

Book Review: Painter's Obsession

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  "MM HORROR EROTICA" I wasn’t supposed to feel this way about him. the man dating my sister. But no matter how much I try to focus on other women, my mind keeps circling back to him. It started as unease, an itch I couldn’t scratch, a feeling that there was something off about him. Then it grew... an obsession I couldn’t control. Secrets aren’t meant to come into the light, and monsters should stay under the bed. I thought I was smart enough to keep my distance, but with him, logic vanishes. There’s no sense—only madness. The deeper I dig, the darker it gets. He’s not just a man with secrets...he’s something much worse. And I’ve made one fatal mistake...stepping into his world. Now, it’s not just about uncovering the truth. It’s about surviving it. THIS IS NOT A ROMANCE.... THIS IS STOCKHOLM... TOXIC WITH AN UNCONVENTIONAL HAPPY ENDING.. THIS IS MORE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR EROTICA. My Review Gabriella and Byron are very close as siblings. It was really just each other. I me...

Book Review: Vengeful Lies

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  You'll love this book if you enjoy: 🖤 Mafia Romance 💰 Billionaire 😏 Enemies to Lovers 🫦 Hitwoman ☠️ Touch her and Di3 Dear Kitten, Marry me and I’ll give you the world. Refuse, and I’ll burn yours to the ground. Sincerely, Your soon-to-be husband It started out as a hit. One bullet. One man. My orders are clear—get close to the mafia heir, Eli Monti, play with his head, and wait for the signal to end it. End him. I thought he would be my easiest mark yet. But somehow I’m the one being played. Eli always gets what he wants and now, he wants me. His vengeful proposal isn’t a request. It’s a demand. When you play games with a man who's been mastering them all his life, you learn some new tricks. Top of the list: Find the best way to kill my fake fiancé. From USA Today and Amazon Top 25 Best Selling Author duo, a new Standalone Dark Romance in the same world as the Lethal Vows My Review Jewel is my kind of woman. She is one tough FMC. Love that she is the one that ...

Audiobook Review: The Axe + Giveaway

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  Book Details: Book Title :   The Axe   by Linda Griffin Category :  Adult Fiction (18+),    66 pages (1 hour, 46 minutes) Genre : Mystery, Suspense Publisher :  ACX (ebook edition by The Wild Rose Press) Release date:    July 2024 (ebook edition September 2023) Content Rating :   PG-13 .  A few f-words. Sexual violence that is not depicted, but is described by the victim (not explicitly) and may trigger some listeners.   Book Description: Sweethearts Eric Leidheldt and Desiree Chauveau are spending a weekend at his uncle's cabin when they encounter two strangers cutting wood. Eric is knocked unconscious, and Desi is viciously attacked. The following day two police officers come to their apartment to arrest Desi. Her assailants are dead, murdered with an axe, and her fingerprints are on it. She confesses but is she really guilty? Eric is determined to stand by her, but the physical and emotional effects of the ...

Book Review: Fall

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  It didn’t feel real until they showed up at my door—without their masks. When they knock, I let them in. Even though I know I should slam the door in their faces and call the cops. I know I shouldn’t be this curious, especially after what happened at the warehouse. But I can’t bring myself to turn them away. Nor can I bring myself to tell the police what really happened, no matter how many times they ask or how forcefully they press. What started as thrilling quickly turns into something darker. Something I’m not sure I’m ready for. Something I won’t be able to walk away from if I don’t act soon. Too bad they’re willing to do anything to keep me from leaving. They’ll tear down everything in my life until all I have left is them—and the twisted world they’re offering. They’ll threaten my friends, bind me to them in ways I can’t escape. If they get caught, I get caught too. After all, fair’s fair, right? Please read the content warnings at the beginning of the book.  This book...

Book Review: Nora Roberts Land

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  Journalist Meredith Hale’s ex-husband claimed her Nora Roberts addiction gave her unrealistic expectations about marriage, and she believed him. All dreams of happily ever after—or Nora Roberts Land as her mother calls it—went up in smoke. But when her family asks her to temporarily help their Dare Valley, Colorado newspaper, she decides it’s time to change her life and prove her ex wrong. She’s determined to find her own small-town Nora Roberts hero, prove that true love exists, and publish a story about her quest. War correspondent Tanner McBride has just returned stateside to work for a major newspaper, and the last thing he expects is blackmail. Yet, before he can even unpack, he’s headed to Colorado. His assignment? Make his boss’s ex-wife fall for him and then break her heart. Her article about discovering love à la Nora might air dirty laundry about her marriage to the media mogul, threatening his senate run. The mogul wants Meredith stopped, and he makes sure Tanner has n...

Book Review: Claimed by Rage

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  I thought I was falling for three dangerous men, but in the end, I only fall for their lies. After a heartbreaking divorce, a sudden invitation to the most exclusive night club in the city becomes the fresh start I need to get back on my feet. But what begins as a fun diversion quickly forces me to my knees for three wicked brothers. The eldest brother  Rage  controls the club with an iron fist--the same one he uses to enforce bratva law.  Rebel  is the troublemaker--stealing secrets is only fun when you get caught, and mine are his new addiction.  Ruin  hides behind a mask, bringing death to everyone but me. First they claim my body, then my entire life. But I have dreams these mafia enforcers can't fulfill no matter what they promise. If I'm not careful, they'll drag me into their darkness and make it feel like home. I can't stop fighting or I'll drown in their desires. Because life with these brothers could be good--if I'm willing to give up ...