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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...

  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...

  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,...

  🎧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...

  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...

  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, ...

  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...

  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...

  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...

  TROPES 💋 Brother's best friend 👩🏼‍❤️‍💋‍👨🏼 Friends to lovers 🕯️ Slow burn 🐷 Darling the pig 💒 Stop the wedding 💞 Unrequited love 🥅 Hockey romance Sebastian Stone has a wedding to stop. His best friend’s sister is planning to make an epic mistake in six months, but no one else seems to get it. So when Lainey Morris needs a place to stay in Cleveland for a four-month long research project, Bash offers her his house. As a pro hockey player, he’s on the road a lot, but when he’s home, he makes his case against her marrying Shane—or anyone else. She’s stubborn and often has her head in a book, but Lainey is also beautiful, funny and sweet. Plenty of men would like to lock her down, but she needs to focus on herself. Take her time. Wait until she’s at least thirty. Bash plans to use logic and reason to persuade Lainey to stay single, but everything falls apart when he finally figures out the he’s in love with her. But is it too late to hope she might feel the same? My Review ...

  From content creator and proud pet parent Kentee Pasek, and award-winning author-illustrator, Bonnie Kelso, comes a picture book about a worldwide Internet sensation and inspirational canine companion. Dexter: The Stand Up Dog tells an amazing story of perseverance and determination as unique and heart-warming as Dexter himself. Dexter was a happy Brittany Spaniel rescue puppy - running, playing with his ball, begging for belly rubs - until one day he ran out the door and over the fence into the road. Injured in a terrible accident, Dexter lost one front leg and the use of the other, but survived the ordeal through the skill of his veterinary team and love of his family. When Dexter finally came home, it was hard to run and jump again. His family bought him a wheelchair, but Dexter wanted to go faster. He made up his mind to do the impossible. And so one day . . . he did! Dexter learned to walk, hop and run on two legs, and was embraced by the small Colorado community he called h...

  do not read this book unless you ❤️Buttoned-up heroes who are silly with their kids ❤️Sunshiny, Cinderelly heroines ❤️Nosy, interfering, small town bureaucrats ❤️Possibly magical HEA-predicting clock towers ❤️Romantic weekend getaways with Forced Proximity Smexy times ❤️ Parks and Rec  and  Schitt’s Creek  vibes At least I didn’t fall on my patootie. That’s what I keep telling myself when the box of supplies I’m carrying crashes to the floor. When the sexiest man in a suit to set foot in my place of employment finds me scrounging on the ground for markers and gluesticks. When he holds out a hand to help me to my feet, and his touch sends a shiver through me, just like in the movies. It’s only when he shows up to the toddler class I teach that I learn how wrong we are for each other. He’s more stoic than the statue of our town’s founder; I cry at commercials. He’s moved upstate from Manhattan; I returned to my small town roots after my big city relationship fell apa...

  I was safe, but now I am his toy. His toy to break and reshape. He says this is the only way. Will it always hurt to be loved by him? He is my captor. My twin brother My sweet ruin. My Review Talk about being "unhinged". That is the best word to describe Tabby's twin brother, Travis. He is straight up obsessed with her. No one and I mean no one can have her but him. There is a lot of intimate scenes between T&T. Yet I am going to tell you now that they are not by Tabby's choice.  If you have not read a Dani Rose book, just be warned. She writes very dark stories. If you like your books to have HEAs, then this is probably not the book for you. There is no HEA. Although if you like Harleigh Beck and Yolanda Olson then you will like this book. 

  Four friends, three drinks, two boys, and one murder. A simple text changes everything. Everyone is a suspect. Trust is broken. Friendships are tested. Lies are told. Hate turns into love, but is it all part of the game? No one is safe. I've turned their college experience that should have been filled with laughter, football games, and partying into my twisted game of survival. Buckle up for a rollercoaster ride of what ifs, where every move counts, and in this dangerous game, the next checkmate may cost them everything. I'm back, and I plan to ruin them one at a time. xoxo-Checkmate B*tches Poisoned Pawns is book 1 of the The Gamemakers Trilogy. A dark murder mystery romance where four guys who hate one another are obsessed with one girl but can they all stay alive long enough to get her. Please see the author’s website for the content warning. This book is intended for readers 18 +. My Review I was intrigued by this book. While other readers say it gives them vibes of Prett...

  My brother? He’s  dead . My first love?  Dead . Accident or murder? I am alone. Until I’m not. My first love left behind three brothers, and for some reason they won’t leave me alone. No matter where I go or what I do, there they are. Always watching in the shadows, waiting for something to happen, but what? The oldest, Grayson, says he's trying to keep everyone safe. He's overbearing, controlling, demeaning. But even more so, lonely. I see myself in him, maybe we will be each other’s salvation? Or will I be his demise? The middle, Axel, he got out of prison just in time to hear the news of his twin’s death. He is angry, domineering, and keeps pushing me to my limits and then past them. Especially in the middle of the night when I think I’m alone. To everyone else I’m Sunday, but to him? I am just a little lamb. The youngest, oh sweet, kind, supportive, Darius. I don’t think I would have made it through my grief without him. But why is he the most dangerous of the three...

  A sweet little virgin left at the altar by her brooding alpha hero. Such a trite tale, right? But it happened to  me , so I’m ready to blow up the whole damn fairytale. That’s not all I’ll be blowing, if you catch my drift. Yes, I just made a sex joke. So what? I’m done being the good girl. My besties came to the Jilted Brides Honeymoon Club and had their wildest fantasies fulfilled. Sign me up for the same, please. So what if my only real fantasy was marrying my hot Navy SEAL sweetheart? I still don’t get why he swears that would ruin my life. Shouldn’t I be the judge of that? Screw judgment. I’m here at this exclusive, luxury resort with a menu of explicit choices And dozens of men eager to satisfy my curiosity. There’s even a package for virgins like me. But what happens when the only man I’ve loved storms in to claim me for himself? My real-life military hero has something to get off his chest. And he’s got his hands all over mine. But the secret he’s hidden so well all ...