Nanii

Ivy girl, you were so stubborn. She had my head spinning. Scott is so sweet, but I feel like he should’ve told her about his job sooner (like his friend suggested) since he knew she wanted nothing to do with the football world. They were on and off due to Ivy’s fear but when they were together, they were too cute. I loved Ivy’s pops, just for him to be snatched from us, R.I.P. Billy. Their relationship was everything, but I wish she would’ve spent time watching games with him since he loved the game so much. This was a cute sports read. I will say this book has 3 breakups so keep that in mind. I’m not a huge fan of third-act breakups, but the story itself was good, so I stuck to it, and I am so glad that I did.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Olivia Fenwick and BookishBubbly PR for the ARC opportunity!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🏈 Dual POV

🏟️ Broody x Sunshine

🏈 Secret Relationship

🏟️ NFL Sports Romance

🏈 Invisible String Theory

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

Death of loved ones

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

I thought Yesica was annoying most of the time because of how she treated her mother vs how she treated others but I really enjoyed this book. I loved the Spanish phrases incorporated into the story and I loved Yesica’s growth (it took forever in my opinion). My favorite part was when she confronted that horrid mother-in-law of hers and I was glad when she got to say her goodbyes to her father-in-law, who was nothing like his wife. Such a sad way to say goodbye but it was good for her.

This was a random pick from KU and I definitely picked it because it was centered around the lives of three Latina women living under the same roof once again. My first ever book by Annette and I think I might have just become a fan. This book was well-written and it was easy to read. I recommend it 100%

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

How is it possible that I love so many characters in this book? Zeb obviously being number one on my list. I loved how he cared for Benjamin as if he were his own and when Ada came into the picture, I didn’t think I could love him more. Mahina & Zeb’s relationship is everything. Mahina’s brother was such an A-hole, he definitely gave “I’m jealous of my family vibes” and it was NOT cute. I loved Levi and his loyalty to Zeb which extended to Mahina and Benjamin. I am super excited for his book to come out and I’d love to see him around the family more. Caution: This book contains the topic of child trafficking.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Nalani Titcomb and Booksirens for the ARC opportunity!

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

This is my second read by Jenn, and I quite enjoyed it. I love a good enemies-to-lovers, boss-x-employee romance. I can’t get enough of them. The storyline was pretty good, and the spice was great though I thought the FMC was a bit extra sometimes. Her past was a tough pill to swallow; that girl went through it.

Dallas the man that you are! I love how supportive he becomes when he finds out about Blaire’s past trauma and how supportive he continues to be even after her accident and his attitude towards him (rightfully so? I don’t know how I feel about that whole situation with the file on her past and all). I felt so bad for her after that accident with her way of thinking. I appreciate the way Dallas’ family was towards Blaire, even before they found out about what was going on between them, it was so cute. It was a good read in my opinion.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Jenn Plummer and Luna Literary Management for the ARC opportunity!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

☕️ Soft Dom

✨ Insta-Lust

☕️ Small Town

✨ Light BDSM

☕️ Found Family

✨ Boss x Employee

☕️ Enemies to Lovers

I didn’t enjoy this one as much as the first one. It had so much going on that it eventually lost me. I considered DNFing a couple of times but decided to give it the benefit of the doubt. I thought I’d be brought back to the story, but that just wasn’t the case. I did feel bad for Nyxia and everything she went through. They (the people who hurt her, and there were quite a few) really had no mercy for that girl.

For those who would want to read this book, I do recommend that you read the first book, though it says it's not really necessary to do so. And please for the love of all that is good, please read the content warnings and don’t ignore them.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Madilyn DeRose and Booksirens for the ARC opportunity!

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

I finally started an OVERHYPED (imo) book, and I didn't like it at all. When I started reading this, I was immediately in and out, I got 35% through it and had to pause it because I didn't want to DNF it and tried to give it the benefit of the doubt, but to me, it was simply boring. I resumed my reading today (Dec. 19th, 2024) and got to 38% before I decided to just DNF it. I'm not going to spend what I have left of 2024 on a book that I think is boring as hell and has childish ass MCs. You can't be boring and also have childish MCs, pick a freaking struggle.

Jena has left me with another cliffhanger, and I just can’t get enough of these books. I love that Ivy and Lex finally admit they’re important to each other, honestly, it’s what I have been waiting for. The spice in this one was so good, my favorite scene being when Lex had Ivy tied up and Carter showed up, my lawd was that 🥵. Honestly my favorite book in the series.

Just like in the last book, I didn’t trust Poppy for crap, and I was 100% on Lex’s side when it came to her. Come to think of it, I didn’t trust anyone that wasn’t the main 4. Ivy’s mother has been the absolute worst, and I don’t think it's fixable… What she did in the previous book and continues to do is unforgivable. The fact that a mother could do such a thing to her own child blows my mind. Miri’s grandmother is right behind Ivy’s mother with how horrible they are. Miri is irritating just a bit, like woman stand up to your grandmother!

I’m so excited for the next book and I’m ready to see our beloved characters kick some fairy king 🍑. I can’t wait to get the answers that I still need like, what the hell really happened to Miri in Monaco?

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Jena Doyle and Booksirens for the ARC opportunity!

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🧚🏽‍♀️ MMFF

✨ Angsty

🧚🏽‍♀️ Evil Fairies

✨ Chaotic Bisexuals

🧚🏽‍♀️ Enemies to Lovers

✨ Queer Shakespeare

🧚🏽‍♀️ Arranged Marriage

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

I’ve only ever read 1 other book by this author, and I loved it, this one, not so much. The minute the sheriff was introduced I did not like him. It was an immediate write-off, I contemplated DNFing but since it was such a short read, I decided to stick to it. My mind about the MMC did not change. The FMC seemed a little juvenile to me, but I didn't dislike her nearly as much as the MMC.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Nalani Titcomb and Happily Booked PR for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★☆☆☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 106

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | Kindle

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Dec. 3, 2024

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

This book is so irritating. I had to DNF before finishing the 11th chapter, I refuse to put myself through 20 more chapters of their crap. The MMC is an idiot for throwing money at the problem aka the child he was not expecting from a one-night stand that disappeared before he even woke up the next morning. The FMC and her best friend are both insufferable considering the FMC is the one who left after their one-night stand without getting any sort of contact and had 9 months to come to terms with her pregnancy, then she comes back and expects the news not to completely shock the MMC, please be so FFR. The FMC’s father is no better, while I understand that he is trying to protect his GROWN ASS child he should know that her behavior is gross. When the MMC tries to do the right thing both the FMC and her best friend give him the hardest time about it. He files for shared custody and asks for visitation in the meantime and the FMC immediately calls her lawyer to have him stall on both the shared custody and visitation, that’s ridiculous. Don’t even get me started on the MMC’s fiancée who is only a fiancée because neither of them wanted feelings involved. She cares more about her career than anything else including the MMC’s feelings towards his son but refuses to break off their already fake engagement, so she just wants him to forget he has a son just to keep her happy. Homegirl can kick rocks. This was honestly a waste of a credit, and I am livid about it.

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𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

This novella was too cute. I randomly picked out The Greatest Gift from my random Christmas novella jar so I had no idea this would be an MM romance. That was such a nice surprise and it did not disappoint. I loved all the characters except for Ava the deadbeat mom. I’m excited to get into more of this author’s books. If you love a single dad, found family, bi-awakenings (in this case DOUBLE), and sweet & spicy romance, then this is for you!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 143

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | KU

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Dec. 5, 2024

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

I quite enjoyed this Christmas novella. Alyssa is so me, I’d love to get away from the noise for the holidays and go up to the mountains. I hated Bryan. I thought it was so weird for him to show up the way he did trying to get a reaction out of Alyssa, I’m glad she did not give him one. I love that Logan took the initiative to make up the fake relationship to help Alyssa. Now I need a full-length story for them, I need him to meet the parents and the brother who called him a “f*ckboy” on speaker lol.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 85

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | KU

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov. 23, 2024

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

I enjoyed it, had me hooked from the very first chapter but that MMC gave me the burning desire to beat him to a 🩸 pulp. He was infuriating when he would continuously say “But I’ve apologized” as if the FMC wasn’t entitled to heal on her own time. Not only did she have to put up with his abuse but she had to deal with abuse inflicted by others because they wanted to get back at the HIM.

Portia was a backstabbing snake but what’s to be expected from someone who stands by while other women are being 🍇d daily… (I didn’t expect the betrayal, in fact, it annoyed me when I found out).

Rinaya was power-hungry and a liar and I knew it the minute she spoke to Kiera.

And Grayson… what’s there to like about Grayson? The man couldn’t take a freaking hint even if you drew him a freaking map and he was just so insufferable. His ending wasn’t satisfying enough for me.

This book is for lovers of all things dark. For the love of god, as soon as you open the book you see “Please prioritize yourself and your health” so please read the content warnings before you pick this up, there are some scenes that could be triggering for many people.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Madilyn DeRose and Booksirens for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 419

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | Kindle

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov 12, 2024

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🥀 Morally Grey

📚 Unique Peen

🥀 He Falls First

📚 Twists & Turns

🥀 Tragic Backstories

📚 True Enemies to Lovers

🥀 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

This is my first Tessa Bailey book, liked it a bit, I cringed a couple of times. I’m not sure what made me cringe more, the fact that he could never find pants his size or the dialogue at times.

Luke walking away without a word after hearing her child cry was rude lol her showing up at his house afterward was insane but I guess it worked out.

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞 ↴

“I’m going to say something for the record one time, just so it’s clear; you’re a package deal with your boy. I’m not scared of that.”

I love it when single moms get all the love, and I love it when the love interest starts to care for the child as if they were their own.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★☆☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 58

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | Kindle

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov. 12, 2024

🎄 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

This story was just perfect, from saving Willow from a gross man to the reunion with Sage and Sloan. Sam was starting to make me mad when he kept telling Willow that he was leaving without her, the girl couldn’t have made it any clearer that she wanted to go with him and he was hellbent on leaving her behind as if she wasn’t old enough to make her own decisions so it was nice to see him give her information at the end instead of leaving her in the dark. I honestly hope that Jack keeps his word and keeps him out of the field so he can spend some much-needed time with his family. This has got to be by far my favorite book in the series, and yes, Sam’s reunion with his sisters is mainly the reason why. I’m so glad that Sage finally got the reunion she’s been hoping for. She was the only one who never gave up hope when it came to her brother. I’m super excited to get Nick’s book.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Isabel Jolie for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★★

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 364

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | Kindle

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Dec. 5, 2024

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🖤Mafia Romance

⚜️Romantic Suspense

🖤Fake Marriage Proposal

⚜️ 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

Darla was such a sad excuse for a mother. It was disgusting that she risked her children’s lives to the point where her oldest had to take her sisters, but the minute she took them, she was blackmailing her. I was waiting for Eloise to put that woman in her place. Nate was a POS; I saw right through him and all his favors. He gave weirdo vibes immediately. Beau was just so cute in how overprotective he became with Eloise, and I just love an MMC with a piercing on his *COCK*! The racing aspect of the book made this so entertaining, but I have questions starting with… How did Nate get a video of Eloise & Beau? Hmm, like I said, he was a bit of a weirdo. The epilogue was great, I think the ending was perfect for Beau & Eloise’s story. If you’re a fan of rivals to lovers and forced proximity, I recommend you pick this one up.

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 ↴

“You’re under my skin, in my veins. From the moment I saw you, I haven’t been able to get you out of my head. Your smile, your laugh, the way you come apart under my touch. It’s embedded into me, baby.” - Beau Carter

“It’ll never be over. You and me, Peach? We’re written in the stars.” - Beau Carter

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Penelope Black for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 417

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | Kindle

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Dec. 4, 2024

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🔥 Street Racing

🏁 Rivals to Lovers

🔥 Secret Hookups

🏁 Forced Proximity

🔥 Romantic Suspense

🏁 He Calls her “Peach”

🔥 Small Town Romance

🏁 Star Gazing Together

🔥 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐃𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ↴

“To those who want the mafia boss to kneel before them and worship them, and to those who want the mafia boss to beg and whimper for permission while you fuck them.

Lev will be your protector in the streets and your good boy in the sheets.”

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

I think this one just bumped The Bratva’s Beast off the favorites list... First of all, I LOVE Nicole, she’s such a badass always ready to fuck shit up with her bombs. She’s so feisty and I’m so here for it. I loved their relationship and the spice—hot holy hell. There’s a lot that goes on in this book but it’s so entertaining that I just couldn’t put it down. If you love a whimpering book boyfriend this is one you should check out.

𝐅𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐨𝐭𝐞 ↴

“I will never see you any less because of what happened. I will never see you as rained, stained, or tainted. So, stop cleaning yourself raw.”

“I will never be able to thank or love you enough in this lifetime, zhizn moya, but I will try my best until my very last breath.”

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Rose Chase and BookishBubbly PR for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★★ ☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 330

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | Kindle

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov. 24, 2024

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🧨 Mafia

🌸 Fast Burn

🧨 Happy Ending

🌸 Possessiveness

🧨 Power Struggles

🌸 Arranged Marriage

🧨 Morally Gray Characters

🌸 Bad Boy with a Heart of Gold

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

vague on-page SA • heavily implied off-page SA • dubious consent • consensual non-consent • drug and alcohol abuse • and more…

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐃𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ↴

“If your xmas gift isn’t hard, ready, and eager to please, is it even a gift?

Happy (spicy) holidays.”

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

Boy was this a hot one. This is a quick, entertaining read full of smut. If the series is as smutty as this novella I’m going to have to read it, it’s a MUST at this point. This book is multi-pov (which I LOVE) so you get to see different couples and with those couples come their kinks.

“Run all you want, Lifeline! The longer you avoid me the harder 🤫 I’ll you”

I would’ve yelled “Don’t threaten me with a good time” and kept on running.

If you want a quick, smutty, holiday read then this is the one you should grab.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to H.N. DeFore and Happily Booked PR for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 97

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | Kindle

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov. 23, 2024

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

❄️ Icy Play

🎄 Chasing

❄️ Bondage

🎄 “Crawl For Me”

❄️ Hand Necklaces

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

explicit kink play • exhibitionism • minor mentions of pet play • primal play • obsessive men (who doesn’t like them?)

❄️ 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

This is my first book by this author, and I enjoyed it however I did feel like it was a little rushed towards the end. Poor Millie just couldn’t catch a break, she loses her fiancé and her best friend on the same day, she moves to a new place away from her cheating ex-fiancé and her homewrecking best friend and once she gets to Ranger Ridge she starts getting stalked and to make matters worse, the police won’t do anything about it because “It might be a secret admirer”... insane but okay. I enjoyed the mystery this had. For a debut novel, it is pretty good.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to K. Knightly and Luna Literary Management for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★.5

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 388

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book | Kindle

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov. 15, 2024

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🔪 Slow Burn

🥀 Small Town

🔪 Roommates

🥀 Dislike to Love

🔪 Forced Proximity

🥀 Serial Killer/Stalker

🔪 Romantic Suspense

🥀 Best Friend’s Brother

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

A HUGE thank you to Daniele for reaching out and sending me a copy of this short story. I loved it! I loved the whole idea of reincarnation. Max is a ten-year-old boy who sadly passes away too young—leaving both his parents behind with the promise of meeting up in heaven. Max is reincarnated on a different planet and wants to find a way back home to his planet and family.

I loved that Elizabeth (Max’s mom) never gave up hope. I found a bit of myself in her as I too look up at the sky to speak to a loved one. I did not expect the ending. It was such a sad twist when Max came back home to find that his father was no longer on earth. I wonder what became of Max and his mom, I wonder if the family ever got back together.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

Although this short story was given to me as a gift my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Daniele Vaccaro for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 25

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Dec. 18th, 2023

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

“𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐢𝐭. 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞, 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐫.”

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

This is a great and fast read for when you’re in between reads. I will say that I found Stella to be a bit juvenile at times but it is what it is. I think she did entirely too much when she found out about the painting Jasper had bought when they were kids, yeah it was messed up to keep it to himself all those years but girl, it was when you were kids, get over it. I sure wouldn’t mess up what they had going on for a drawing that was made in school lol. There’s something about a man who takes care of his woman (even though she wasn’t his woman yet) that gets me going, like yes sir, show her you care! Love him. If you’re looking for a fast, fun, and spicy holiday read, I suggest picking this novella up when it releases.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Erin Hawkins and Pen Pal PR for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 197

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book / Kindle

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov. 27th

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🎄 Spicy

🎁 Small Town

🎄 Fake Dating

🎁 Childhood Rivals

🎄 He Takes Care of Her

🎁 “It’s Always Been Her”

🎄 Home For The Holidays

🎁 Kinky Use of Holiday Ribbon

🎄 First Kiss Under The Mistletoe

🎁 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

*sigh* I truly wanted to enjoy this more than I did. I was super excited when I read the blurb, and the whole concept was great, but I think the dialogue was a little too juvenile for me. I honestly felt like I was back in middle school reading a Wattpad story.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Lindsey Nicole and Luna Literary Management for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★☆☆☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 127

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov. 11th

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

First time reader of Emily Shacklette and I’m hoping to find a better book from her in the future. Though this was a cute read it wasn’t a favorite which sucks for me. The spice was spicing though, and Dottie was doing the damn thing and y’all… HE WHIMPERS!!!! That gets a bonus point. This book does go between the past and the present so keep that in mind. Chapters based on the past were labeled with the age of whose POV it was and the chapters that went back to the present weren’t labeled. I did like the ending and I loved the two epilogues that were included!

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Emily Shacklette and Truly Yours PR for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★.5

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 348

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov. 11th

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

✨ Small Town(ish)

💜 Dual Timelines

✨ Second Chance

💜 She’s A Flight Risk

✨ “It’s Always Been You”

💜 Accidental-on-Purpose Celibacy

✨ He’s a Golden Retriever with a Golden Retriever

💜 Childhood Best Friends to High School Sweethearts

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

“𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭?”

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

I’ve only ever read one other Minka Kent book and that book didn’t disappoint, this one didn’t either. This book is told from Wren and Nicolette’s POV, both unknown to each other until later on in the book. From the very beginning I disliked Nicolette’s husband, and it was easy for me to suspect him of A LOT of things, some that he had nothing to do with. NOTHING… and I do mean NOTHING could’ve prepared me for the revelations or that ending. I felt so bad for Nicolette once we found out what her medical emergency had been and even worse for suspecting her husband of so much, he wasn’t guilty of. I was very glad that they got their happy ending. I for one love when I have to keep second guessing my predictions and I did that a lot throughout this story. It was short but it was so good, I simply couldn’t put it down.

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★★

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 273

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Apr. 9th, 2019

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

kidnapping of children • mention of postpartum psychosis • mention of death of a parent(s) • mention of death of a child

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

What the hell is happening in this book?! Kali is legally still married to Dark but after he came home with a new girl and a baby, Kali refuses to stay married to him. She wants a divorce, and he is refusing to give her just that. I cannot stand Dark and no it is not because I want Kali with his father instead (though I do want her with his father instead). I hate him as much as Kali needs to hate him apparently because she still lets him hit. The nerve of that man to not only cheat on his wife, but to move his new girl and child two houses down from her and have her babysit (she loves the little girl but still!) … It's astronomical! He’s insane! Kali is better than me because I would’ve disappeared off the face of the earth. It really irks my soul that he refuses to give her the divorce she’s been asking for, that he keeps calling her “my wife”. I hated that the one hitting it (Kali’s Garden, while they were away for work) was Dark and not his father. The spice was great, and I just pretended it was Sunshine instead. Book 1 was overall entertaining despite the annoyance that is the ex. In the next book I need her in Sunshine’s bed, and not that PG-13 thing they had going on in this book!

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Bink Cummings for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★☆

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 203

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Nov. 7th

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

Vigilante

Age Gap(ish)

Found Family

Motorcycle Club

40-Year-Old Heroine

Forbidden Love Triangle(ish)

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 ↴

cheating • assault • graphic violence • trafficking

🫧 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 📖

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥

𝐌𝐲 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 ↴

Just like Midsummer, I ate this one up. I loved the banter, I loved the spice, and boy was it hot in there. I knew Carter hadn’t sent Lex and Ivy a text telling them that they needed space (at the end of midsummer) and Miri & Carter getting a text from Lex and Ivy just confirmed it. I couldn’t wait for all four of them to be together again but in the meantime, we had Carter and Miri to satisfy our dirty little needs. For people that got married they sure acted like they were only doing it to be with Lex and Ivy, they both had me screaming “JUST ACCEPT THAT Y’ALL LOVE EACH OTHER DAMN IT.”

Ivy was so stubborn, wanting to get their gift taken back but why take it back when it’s what brought all four of them together during midsummer? All she had to do was enjoy her husbands and her wife but no she decided that she wanted to investigate and go into the woods, Miri should’ve listened to her gut and stayed away from the woods. Carter should’ve listened to Lex when he said Poppy was not their responsibility. I for one think the group should’ve left Poppy in the woods to fend for herself. A part of me feels like the King was being portrayed to be the evil one but what if the Queen is the evil one and the King is just trying to stop her? At the same time, I feel like both the King and Queen played all four of them.

“Telepathic mind trick,” 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐝, 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐚 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐮𝐬. “Your droids are not here.” - Ivy

When I tell you that I spent five minutes laughing at this line after I figured out the reference (I’m not into Star Wars but my partner is) I’m not joking. Carter going “close enough” had me cackling because boy no she wasn’t lmao.

With the ending we got, I was left with so many questions, was Poppy sent with the group to betray them? What does Carter’s sister have to do with anything? Were Miri’s memories real or just the fairy king messing with her? What if (and this is a big IF) Smythe is Poppy’s father? I’m ready for the third book, I need my answers.

𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 ↴

This is an Advanced Reader copy. Although this book was given to me as an ARC my thoughts are my own. Thank you to Jena Doyle and Booksirens for the ARC opportunity!

˚₊· ͟͟͞͞➳❥ 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐃𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 ✎

𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ⇝ ★★★★★

𝐏𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 ⇝ 306

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭 ⇝ e-Book

𝐑𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞 ⇝ Oct. 29th

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 ↴

🍷 MMFF

🧚🏽‍♀️ Queer

🍷 Angst

🧚🏽‍♀️ Second Chance

🍷 Friends to Lovers

🧚🏽‍♀️ Enemies to Lovers

🍷 Why Choose (with a twist)

🧚🏽‍♀️ Fairy Lust Potion Made Them Do It!

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