Kaelie's Reads

The Brass Verdict by Michael Connelly Things are finally looking up for defense attorney Mickey Haller. After two years of wrong turns, Haller is back in the courtroom. When Hollywood lawyer Jerry Vincent is murdered, Haller inherits his biggest case yet: the defense of Walter Elliott, a prominent studio executive accused of murdering his wife and her lover. But as Haller prepares for the case that could launch him into the big time, he learns that Vincent's killer may be coming for him next. Enter Harry Bosch. Determined to find Vincent's killer, he is not opposed to using Haller as bait. But as danger mounts and the stakes rise, these two loners realize their only choice is to work together. Bringing together Michael Connelly's two most popular characters, The Brass Verdict is sure to be his biggest book yet. My Review: My rating: 5 of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book and series. This is the first time I read a legal thriller. I think I found a new Genr...

Lodestar by Serena Akeroyd CONOR She’s difficult. Dangerous. Deadly. A sister in our allied MC. My da would have told me to avoid a woman like her, but she shot him before he had the chance. Lodestar stirs fear into the hearts of the Elite. (xoxo) Now  I’m  scared too. For  her. She’s not only ghosted me, but her daughter too. If she’s gone dark, I’ll hunt her down. This Fecker isn’t about to lose his soul mate. This is an omnibus of the ‘Filthy Feck’ duet - it includes a never-before-published novella! My Review: My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really like this book. It was good but slow This book was really, but really slow. I'm just glad I finished a Series; this author is one of my favorite authors for dark romance. But check your trigger warnings before reading any of her books

My Best Bet by S.C. Kate Exiting professional figure skating after a decade of touring, Meredith Bennett settles in Chicago to start a coaching career… and to start a  life , one with a future. At her new rink, she’s required to give trial lessons before taking on students. But after her first lesson with a little girl named Lucy, she gets off the ice to talk to the parents, just to get a sucker punch from the past. Because the man that Lucy just ran up to… the man that she just called “dad”... Is the only guy she ever loved. And now he’s clenching his jaw and handing her a crisp $100 bill. Looking down at it, her heart sinks through the lobby’s rubber floor at the realization of what it means… And now she’s not quite sure she picked the right place to start over. _____ NHL player Colt Conover didn’t want his 5-year-old daughter, Lucy, anywhere near a rink. But after a couple run-ins with elementary school bullies leaves her confidence in tatters, he needs to do  someth...

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore A spicy small-town romance and TikTok phenomenon, perfect for fans of Hannah Grace and Stephanie Archer. When Jeanie's aunt gifts her the beloved Pumpkin Spice Café in the small town of Dream Harbor,  Jeanie  jumps at the chance for a fresh start away from her very dull desk job. Logan  is a local farmer who avoids Dream Harbor's gossip at all costs. But Jeanie's arrival disrupts Logan's routine and he wants nothing to do with the irritatingly upbeat new girl, except that he finds himself inexplicably drawn to her. Will Jeanie's happy-go-lucky attitude win over the grumpy-but-gorgeous Logan, or has this city girl found the one person in town who won't fall for her charm, or her pumpkin spice lattes… The Pumpkin Spice Café  is a cozy romantic mystery for fans of Gilmore Girls, with a grumpy x sunshine dynamic, a small-town setting and a HEA guaranteed! Tropes: • grumpy x sunshine • small town • found family •...

So Rare by Abby Millsaps An angsty, steamy, why choose second chance romance from bestselling author Abby Millsaps. No more running. It’s the promise I’ve made to myself. It’s also the vow I’ve given to each of the four men who came together in my darkest time of need. Even when I was taken against my will and trapped in the confines of my own mind, unable to access my memories, they never gave up on me. It’s clear by the way they look at me—and in some cases, the way they look at each other—that what we have is rare. Ours is a love worth fighting for. A love worth staying for. And that’s exactly what I intend to do. I choose them: Greedy—my first love and deepest heartbreak. Levi—my not-so-fake boyfriend and personal ray of sunshine. Spence—my dominating, steadfast sanctuary. And Sione—my soul match, and my saving grace. I choose them. All of them. In every way they’re willing to have me. It’s a dream come true, the five of us together, gathered under one roof. But dream...

So Real by Abby Millsaps So Real is the second book in the Boys of South Chapel series. It is a steamy second chance why choose romance that must be read in order. A full list of tropes and triggers can be found on the author’s website My Review: My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book was very slow for me. I didn't heart care for it. For this series, I wish It was a standalone, not a series.

Shenanigans by Sarina Bowen What I meant to do in Vegas: Let my hair down for once and celebrate winning a medal at my first women’s hockey all-stars competition. What I actually did: Got senior prom drunk and woke up married to Brooklyn’s star winger, the great Neil Drake. He’s the heir to a billion dollars, and I barely survived my childhood. Our friendship is based strictly only on hockey, takeout food and smack talk. And now holy matrimony. Although we both know it can’t last, especially once his evil family gets wind of our Vegas shenanigans… Contains: Meddling teammates, meddling parents, ugly jewelry and a pretend-kiss that nearly sets the world on fire. My Review: My rating: 3 of 5 stars I do like This author's Writing I just think this book was not for me, but I am open to trying more books from her

So Wrong by Abby Millsaps No wrong moves. Those were the words the first boy I ever loved whispered in my ear on graduation weekend. Naively, I believed him. Now those three little words feel like a bad omen I can’t escape. Every move I’ve made since I returned to South Chapel hurts my ex-boyfriend, Greedy. But it’s for his benefit. That’s what I tell myself. Intentionally hurting him is for the best. It has to be. I said goodbye to the possibility of forever with him the moment my mom and his dad “introduced us” at their engagement dinner. Three years have passed, but that doesn’t matter to Greedy. He’s hell-bent on making sure I remember it all. On my darkest nights, the memories win. Since his bedroom is just two doors down, he’s the anchor I seek when it all feels like too much. But now Greedy’s best friend is back in town, and he and I are “dating” to get his meddling mother off his back. Not only is Levi my new fake boyfriend, but he’s also our new roommate, too. No...

Between Commitment and Betrayal by Shain Rose My father's business partner will do anything for the empire they built together...Even marry me. Declan Hardy, All-American heartthrob and retired NFL billionaire, is my complete opposite. He's commanding where I'm cooperative. Spontaneous while I am deliberate. Loud when I stay quiet. The only thing we have in common is that both our names are on my father's will. He'll inherit the fitness and hospitality empire and I'll keep the one thing I hold dear. As long as I marry him—with conditions. One year of a fake marriage. One year of living together. One year of pretending I belong in his luxury lifestyle. But stipulations are never that simple. Especially when I can't tell if his kisses are fake or if I'm pretending when I kiss him back. And as more conditions arise, it's clear there's a fine line between commitment and betrayal... and neither of us knows where that line falls. Between ...

Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible to know who to trust. Now Violet must journey beyond the failing Aretian wards to seek allies from unfamiliar lands to stand with Navarre. The trip will test every bit of her wit, luck, and strength, but she will do anything to save what she loves—her dragons, her family, her home, and him. Even if it means keeping a secret so big, it could destroy everything. They need an army. They need power. They need magic. And they need the one thing only Violet can find—the truth. But a storm is coming...and not everyone can survive its wrath. My Review: My rating: 2 of 5 stars This book was very confusing, and I felt like it was just filler for in between the other two books and what wi...

Dirty Rich Betrayal by Lisa Renee Jones The next sinfully sexy standalone book in the bestselling Dirty Rich series by Lisa Renee Jones! Grayson Bennett. He's a billionaire, a lawyer, the king of the world to some. A professed lifelong bachelor. A man who took his father's business and fortune and turned marginal success into an empire. Now someone is threatening that empire and he's going to burn them to the ground. But he'll need the help of one person. He'll need her. That woman is Mia Cavanaugh, criminal attorney, ex-lover, a woman who believes he betrayed her, a woman who could burn him to the ground, but she won't. Because she loves him. Because he loves her, and it's time that she sees the truth of the past. Now, he's handing her the key to his future. He's giving her the chance to burn him to the ground. He's letting her see the real man beneath the surface that not even she's seen in the past. She has to decide what to do with...